DC Generator

Short
1. What is DC generator?
2. What are the losses of DC generator? Explain in brief.
3. What are the power stages of DC generator?
4. What is efficiency of DC generator?
5. Find the condition of maximum efficiency of DC generator.
6. What is armature reaction?
7. What are GNA and MNA?
8. What is compensating winding?
9. What is commutation?
10. What is equalizer?
11. What is residual magnetism?
12. What is field flashing?
13. What is the cause of sparking at brushes in DC generator? How is it solved?
14. What is critical resistance?
15. What is critical speed?
16. Define Voltage Regulation.

Broad
1. Explain the working principle of a single loop DC generator.
2. Explain the basic parts of DC generator.
3. Distinguish between Lap winding and Wave winding.
4. What are the types of DC generator? Explain.
5. Derive the EMF Equation of DC generator.
6. How is brush position shifted by the MNA? Explain.
7. Derive the expression for Demagnetizing AT/pole and Cross-Magnetizing AT/pole.
8. Explain the characteristics/characteristics curves of DC generator.
9. Explain the O.C.C. for separately excited DC generator.
10. Explain the O.C.C. for self-excited DC generator.
11. Explain the voltage build-up of a self-excited DC shunt generator.
12. What are the causes that a DC generator fails to self excite? Explain.

Math
1. Example 26.3 – 26.7
2. Example 26.8 – 26.16
3. Example 26.23 – 26.28
4. Example 27.1 – 27.8
5. Example 28.1-28.3