Q1. State and explain the important features of various braking methods of de motors.

Q2. A 230 V, 870 rpm, 100 A separately excited dc motor has an armature resistance of 0.05 ohm. It
is coupled to an overhauling load with a torque of 400 N-m. Determine the speed at which
motor can hold the load by regenerative braking.

Q3. A 230 V, 960 rpm and 200 A dc separately excited motor has an armature resistance of 0.02
ohm. It is driving an overhauling load whose torque may vary from zero to rated motor torque.
Field flux can be changed and field saturates at 1.2 times the rated flux. Calculate speed range in
which motor can hold the load by regenerative braking without exceeding twice the rated motor
current.

Q4. Motor of Problem Q3 is now required to hold the rated load torque by dynamic braking at 1200
rpm without emf exceeding 230 V. Calculate the value of external resistance to be connected
across armature.

Q5. A 220 V, 100 A, dc series motor has armature and field resistances of 0.04 and 0.06 ohm
respectively. Running on test on no load as a separately excited generator at 1000 rpm it gave
following results:

Field 25 50 75 100 125 150 175

current,
A
Terminal 66.5 124 158.5 181 198.5 211 221.5
voltage,
V

Machine is connected for dynamic braking with a braking resistances of 1.5 ohm. Calculate
motor current and torque for a speed of 800 rpm.

Q6. Calculate the speed when dc series motor of Example Q5. Is holding an overhauling load torque
of 250 N-m with a breaking resistance 1 ohm.

Q7. Draw the speed torque characteristic for dynamic braking operation of de series motor. Why
torque becomes zero at finite speed?

Q8. A dc shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.2 ohm and field winding resistance of 120
ohm. Following magnetization characteristic was measured at 1000 rpm:

Field 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.75 1 1.5 2

current
A Back 80 120 150 170 200 220 245 263
emf, V

Motor is holding an overhauling load of 50 N-m by self-excited dynamic braking with a braking
resistance of 10 ohm. Calculate the motor speed.