BRAKE TEST ON ADCCOMPOUND

MOTOR
Cireuit Diagram

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 BRAKEISTONADC COMTOUND MOTOR

To perform Brake test on a given DC Compound motor and obtain the perlormance
Aim
characteristics of the motor from the test observation

Name Plate Details:

Apparatus

Theory:

Procedur
The circuit diagram is connected as shown.
2 The field regulator is kept at minimum resistance position.
. The belt on the pulley is checked so that theres' no load acting on the pulley.
The motor is started using the starter.
 The motor is made to run at its rated speed by adjusting the field current.
The load is gradually applied on the pulley by tightening the belt around it.
The speed. readings of the ammeter, voltmeter and the spring balance readings are to be
noted down at each step.
The pulley is cooled through out the experiment by pouring water on to it.
The experiment is continued till the full load of the motor is reached.
10 The observations are tabulated.

Graph:
i) BHP Vs 7. ii) BHP Vs Torque ii) BHP Vs Current iv) BHP Vs speed.

Precautions:
The pulley is cooled while performing the experiment by pouring water into it.
The effective radius ofthe pulley is considered while measuring the radius of the pulley.
The field regulator is to be kept at minimum position while starting the motor.

Results
The Brake test on the D.C. compound motor has been performed and the performance
characteristics have been plotted. The maximum efficiency of the motor has been found to be
78.63 % and the coesponding torque, output, speed and load current are 7.21 N-m,. 1117.23
Watts. 1480 rpmand 4 A.

Conclusions
On plotting the performance characteristics, we conclude that the torque of the
compound motor varies linearly wih oupút power. The load current does not increase linearly
with output power as the motor cotains both the series and shunt field windings. The speed
decreases more pronouncedly tkán the D.C. shunt motor.