Green University of Bangladesh

Department of EEE

GREEN UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Program: B.Sc. Engg. in EEE
Course Title: EEE 208 Energy Conversion II Laboratory
Course Credit: 1.5, Prerequisite: All types of AC and DC machines

Laboratory Experiment Sheet

EXPERIMENT #: 08

NAME OF THE EXPERIMENT: LOADING CHARACTERISTICS OF A DC

COMPOUND GENERATOR.

OBJECTIVES:
 To know about dc compound generator.
 To determine the loading characteristics of dc compound generator.

THEORY:
The terminal voltage of self excited DC shunt generator decries with loading. To avoid this
problem a series field is connected with armature. When increase the load the series field then
also increase. If the series field is connected cumulatively the flux compensates the decreasing
voltage. Some time it may be overcompensating. If the series field is connected differentially the
terminal voltage will raped decrees with loading.

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In compound wound DC generators both the field windings are combined (series and
shunt). Thistype of generators can be used as either long shunt or short shunt compound
wound generators as shown in the diagram below. In both the cases the external
characteristic of the generator will be nearly same. The compound wound generators may
be cumulatively compounded or differentially compounded (discussed earlier in the type of
generators). Differentially compound wound generators are very rarely used. So, here we
mainly concentrate upon the characteristic of cumulatively compound wound
generators.
We all know that, in series wound DC generators, the output voltage is directly
proportional with load current and in shunt wound DC generators, output voltage is
inversely proportional with load current. The electric current in the shunt field winding
produces a flux which causes a fall in terminal voltage due to armature reaction and ohmic
drop in the circuit. But the current in the series field also produces a flux which opposes the
shunt field flux and compensates the drop in the terminal voltage and try to operate the
machine at constant voltage.

APPARATUS:
Serial No. Name Ratings quantity

1 Power Supply (240/415V-10A)AC 1

2 DC Generator 150W, 1500rpm, 150V, 0.75A 1

3 Three phase Squirrel 4 pole, 360W, 415V, 0.7A, 50 Hz, 1400 rpm 1
Cage Induction Motor

4 Resistive load 446W, 240V, 50Hz, Accuracy +-10% 1

5 Digital Techo-meter Photo type, (0.1 rpm-5~999.9 rpm) & (1 1

rpm-1000~99999 rpm)

6 Analog AC Ammeter (0-5)A 1

7 Analog DC Ammeter (0-5)A 1

8 Analog DC Voltmeter (0-300)V 1

9 Connecting wire 5A As
required

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CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

Squirrel Cage Induction motor DC Motor/Generator

Armature

3 Phase
Supply Series Field
From Power
supply unit
terminals
1, 2 and 3

Shunt Field
V
A

Resistive Load

Figure -1

DC Motor/Generator
Squirrel Cage Induction motor

Armature

3 Phase
Supply Series Field
From Power
supply unit
terminals
1, 2 and 3

Shunt Field
V
A

Resistive Load

Figure -2

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PROCEDURE:
1. Couple the squirrel cage induction motor with DC Motor/Generator
2. Set the field rheostat control knob at it Maximum position (Full CW) for maximum
resistance and connect the circuit shown in figure-1
3. Turn on the power supply.
4. Gradually decries the field rheostat that the terminal voltage become at it rated voltage [If
the voltage do not built turn off power supply and revers the direction of rotation of the
prime mover or interchange the connection of shunt field]
5. Provide load on the generator by varying the resistive load and fill up the table-1
6. Set the field rheostat at it maximum value (Full CW) for maximum resistance.

7. Turn of the power supply.

8. Connect the Circuit shown in figure-2
9. Gradually decrease the field resistance that the terminal voltage become at generator
rated voltage.
10. Provide load on the generator by varying the resistive load and Fill up the Table 2.
11. Turn of the power supply.

DATA TABLES:

Load resistance, RL Load current, IL Voltage, VT

2000 Ω
1200 Ω
800 Ω
571 Ω
480 Ω
387 Ω
Table-1

REPORT

(i) Show all the recorded data in tabular from

(ii) Identify the (figure) connection where voltage is not decreasing with loading rapidly,
and explain why?
(iii) Identity the (figure) connection where voltage is decreasing with loading rapidly and
explains why?

REFERENCE BOOK:
1. A text book of Electrical Technology
B.L. Theraja

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