Question (1)

A 25-kW, 230-V shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.11 Ω and a field resistance of 117 Ω. At
no load and rated voltage, the speed is 2150 rpm and the armature current is 6.35 A. At full load and
rated voltage, the armature current is 115 A and, because of armature reaction, the flux is 6% less
than its no-load value.

1. Calculate the sum of core, mechanical and stray losses in this motor.
2. Calculate the full-load speed of this motor.
3. Calculate the motor efficiency at full load

Question (2)

A 120-V DC shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.1 Ω and a field resistance of 30 Ω.
The motor develops a torque of 111.16 Nm when running at 1100 rpm. Neglecting
mechanical and core losses, it is required to:

1. Find the armature current at the above-described operating point (Take the smaller
value)
2. Calculate the motor efficiency at the above-described operating point
3. Find the developed torque at a speed of 1150 rpm
4. Find the motor speed when it drives a load with the following torque-speed
characteristics:
 l = 6.2778 
5. Calculate the armature current for the conditions of part (4) .
Question (3)

A variable-speed drive system uses a dc motor that is supplied from a variable-voltage

source. The torque and power profiles are shown in the figure below. The drive speed is
varied from 0 to 1500 rpm (base speed) by varying the terminal voltage from 0 to 500 V with
the field current maintained constant.

1. Determine the motor armature current if the torque is held constant at 300 N.m up to the
base speed.
2. The speed beyond the base speed is obtained by field weakening while the armature
voltage is held constant at 500 V. Determine the torque available at a speed of 3000 rpm
if the armature current is held constant at the value obtained in part (a). Neglect all losses.

Question (4)

A 220 V, 7 hp series motor is mechanically coupled to a fan and draws 25 amps and runs at
300 rpm when connected to a 220 V supply with no external resistance connected to the
armature circuit (i.e., Rae = 0). The torque required by the fan is proportional to the square
of the speed. Ra = 0:6 Ω and Rsr = 0:4 Ω. Neglect armature reaction and rotational loss .

1. Determine the power delivered to the fan and the torque developed by the machine .
2. The speed is to be reduced to 200 rpm by inserting a resistance 𝑹𝒂 in the armature circuit.
Determine the value of this resistance and the power delivered to the fan .