EE22-2

DC and AC Machinery
 Module: 2 Basic Principle and Operation of DC Generators
Course Outcome: 2 …
DC Generators Parallel Operation of DC Generators

Basic Principle and Operation of DC Motors

DC Motor Types
Characteristics of DC Motors
Efficiency of DC Motors
Speed Control of DC Motors
 Parallel Operation of DC Generators
Requirements
DC Generator 1. The same external characteristics
2. Terminal polarity must be the same.
3. Terminal voltage must be equal in magnitude.
1. Two shunt DC generators G1 and G2 are rated at 100 and
150 kW at 110 V respectively. Their external load
characteristics may be considered as straight line. The
drop in the terminal voltage from no-load to full-load is 10
V for G1 and 20 V for G2. Calculate the no-load voltages of
these generators when they are operated in parallel to
supply a load of 2000 A, which is divided between them in
proportion to their ratings.

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2. Two shunt generators operating in parallel are giving a
total output of 320 kW.
Generator Armature Resistance Induced EMF
A 0.02 ohm 450 V
B 0.025 ohm 460 V
Find the bus bar voltage. Neglect shunt field current.

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