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EE385
DC and AC Machineries, Lab
Laboratory Experiment No. 2
LOADED CHARACTERISTIC OF A DC GENERATOR

OBJECTIVE
1. Record the external and the regulation characteristics of a separately excited
DC generator
2. Determine the conventional efficiency of the DC generator

SIMULATION SOFTWARE
NI Multisim version 14.1

FIGURE

Figure 2.1
PROCEDURE
1. Construct the circuit as shown in Figure 2.1.
2. Set the machine parameters using the values given in the Table 2.1 and Table
2.2.

Table 2.1
 Table 2.2

3. Simulate the circuit and gather all the data for all the values given in Table 2.3.
4. Record the speed and torque of the prime mover for all the values given and
write it in Table 2.4.
5. Calculate the efficiency of the dc generator for all the values given and write it in
Table 2.4.
6. Graph the load current versus the terminal voltage in Graph 2.1
7. Graph the power output versus the efficiency in Graph 2.2.
RESULTS, DATA, CALCULATIONS

Load (watts) Excitation current (If) Load current (IL) Terminal Voltage (VL)

0
20
40
60
80
100
125
150

Table 2.3

Load Load Terminal Power Torque Speed Power Efficiency

(watts) current voltage output (N-m) (rad/s) input (Pin) (η=
(IL) (VL) (Po) Po/Pin)
0
20
40
60
80
100
125
150

Table 2.3
GRAPH

VL

IL

Graph 2.1

% eff

Pout

Graph 2.2
COMPUTATIONS

OBSERVATIONS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

CONCLUSION