TUTORIAL

1) . A 5 kW, 250 V, 4 pole , 1500 rpm shunt generator is designed to have a square pole
face. The loadings are:Average flux density in the gap = 0.42 Wb/ and ampere
conductors per metre =15000. Find the main dimensions of the machine . Assume full
load efficiency =0.87 and ratio of pole arc to pole pitch =0.66.[ Ex9.1 A.K shawney]
[April/May 2011]

2) Calculate the apparent flux density at a particular section of a tooth from the following
data:Tooth width = 12mm;slot width = 10mm; grass core length = 0.32m;number of
ventilating ducts=4,each 10 mm wide; real flux density = 2.2 Wb/ ; permeability of

teeth corresponding to real flux density = 31.4 x H/m(henry per meter);stacking

factor=0.9.[Example 3.8 ,A.K shawney](April/May-2011)

3) A 350 KW,500V ,450rpm ,6 pole DC generator build with an armature diameter of 0.87m
and core length of 0.32.The lap wound armature has 660 conductors .Find the specific
electric and magnetic loading.[Ex 6.1,A.K shawney] (May/june 2012)

4) Determine the diameter and length of armature core of a 55KW,110V ,1000 rpm ,4 pole
shunt generator ,assuming specific electrical and magnetic loadings of 26000
amp.cond/m and 0.5Wb/m2 respectively.The pole arc should be about 705 of pole pitch
and the lenth of core about 1.1 times the pole arc.Allow 10 ampere for the field current
and assume a voltage of 4 volts for the armature circuit .Specify the winding used and
also determine suitable values for the number of armature conductors and number of
slots(May/june-2012) (Nov/Dec 2014)

5) A 50KW ,4 pole ,600 rpm ,d.c shunt generator ,the full load terminal voltage being
220V .If the maximum gap density is 0.83Wb/m2 and ampere conductors per metre as
30000 amp.cond/m.Find the main dimensions of armature if it has square pole
face.Assume the full load armature voltage drop as 3 percent of the rated terminal voltage
,and the field current is 1 percent of rated full load current.Ratio of pole arc to pole pitch
is 0.67[Ex-9.2 ,A.K Shawney](April-May 2013)

6) Determine the main dimensions ,number of poles and the length of air-gap of a
600kW,500V,900rpm DC generator .Assume average gap density as 0.6Wb/m2 and
ampere conductors per metre as 35000 amp.cond/m.The pole arc to pole pitch ratio is
0.75 and the efficiency is 91%.The mmf required for the air-gap is 50% of armature mmf
and gap contraction factor is 1.15.(April-May 2012) Ex 9.3 A.K shawney
7) Calculate the diameter and the length of armature for a 7.5kW,4 pole 1000 rpm,220V
shunt motor.Given the full load efficiency =0.83;maximum gap flux density
=0.9Wb/m2;specific electrical loading =30000 amp.cond/m.Field form factor is 0.7
.Assume the maximum efficiency occurs at full load and the field current is 2.5% of rated
current.The pole face is square. .[Ex 9.4,A.K shawney] (May/june 2013) and (Nov/Dec
2014)

8) A 250 kW, 500 volt, 600 r.p.m. d.c. generator is built with an armature diameter of
0.75m and a core length of 0.3m. The lap connected armature has 720 conductors . Using
the data obtained from this machine, determine the armature diameter, core length,
number of armature slots, armature conductors and commutator segments for a 350 kW,
440 volt, 720 rpm, 6 pole d.c. generator. [Ex-9.13 ,A.K Shawney]

9) A 100kW ,500V ,6 pole 450 r.p.m ,d.c motor has the following data,armature diameter
=0.54m; armature core length= 0.245m,average flux density in the gap is
0.55Wb/m2.Find the number of slots and find the suitable armature winding.Assume full
load efficiency of 0.89and the armature voltage drop of 5 percent of rated voltage and the
field current 1 percent of line current and the ratio of pole arc to pole pitch is 0.66. [Ex-
9.14 ,A.K Shawney].

10) A 500kW ,460V ,8 pole,375 r.p.m compound generator has an armature diameter of 1.1m
and core length of 0.33m.Design the armature winding and slots.The ampere conductors
per metre as 34000 amp.cond/m.The internal voltage drop is 4 percent of terminal voltage
and the field current is 1 percent of output current.The ratio of pole arc to pole pitch is
0.7. [Ex-9.15 ,A.K Shawney].