SEMI-FINAL

DC SHUNT MOTOR
WEEK/ MODULE- 6

SEPARATELY-EXCITED DC MOTOR The armature and field windings of this motor are connected in parallel across
the supply voltage.

A separately- excited dc motor is a dc motor whose field winding is exited

from a separate dc source.

Note: In a shunt motor, the flux is assumed constant at any loading, if not
specified to vary.

EXAMPLE: A dc shunt motor takes 30 A from 230 V mains. Its efficiency is

80%. If the field resistance is 160 ohms and an armature resistance is 0.4 ohm.
EXAMPLE: A separately-excited motor runs at 1045 rpm, with a constant field
Find out the iron and stray power loss.
current, while taking an armature current of 50 A at 120 V. The armature
resistance is 0.1 Ω. If the load on the motor changes such that it takes 95 A at Solution:
120 V, determine the motor speed at this load.

Solution:

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 DC SERIES MOTOR DC LONG-SHUNT COMPOUND MOTOR

The armature and field windings of this motor are connected in series across
A compound motor is a combination of a shunt and a series motor. It has two
the supply voltage.
field windings, a series field and a shunt field. When the series field windings
are connected in series with the armature windings, the compound motor is
called long-shunt compound motor.

EXAMPLE: A 250 V dc series motor takes 30 A and runs at 900 rpm. The
armature resistance is 0.25 ohm and series field is 0.2 ohm. Calculate
armature torque.
Solution:
EXAMPLE: A long shunt compound motor draws 40 A from the 440 V supply
mains. The shunt field resistance is 220 ohms, series field resistance is 0.2
ohm and armature resistance is 0.3 ohm. If iron and stray losses are 1500
watts, find BHP developed.
Solution:

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 DC SHORT-SHUNT COMPOUND MOTOR

When the series field windings are connected in series with the supply
terminals, the compound motor is called short-shunt compound motor.

EXAMPLE: A 220-V compound motor is connected short-shunt. At full load,

the current in the series field is 60 A. Series field resistance= 0.05 Ω; shunt
field resistance= 109 Ω; armature resistance= 0.2 Ω; total brush drop= 2V; full
load iron & friction losses 1230 W. Calculate the full load efficiency.

Solution:

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