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Problem set 45
1. A separately excited dc generator, when running at 1200 rpm supplies 200 A at 125 to a circuit
of constant resistance. What will be the voltage when the speed is dropped to 1000 rpm and the
field current is reduced to 80%? Armature resistance, 0.04 ohm and total drop at brushes, 2V.
Ignore saturation and armature reaction.
A. 90V B. 100V C. 80V D. 110V

2. A 4-pole, dc shunt generator with a shunt filed resistance of 100Ω and an armature resistance of
1Ω has 378 wave-connected conductors in its armature. The flux per pole is 0.02 Wb. If a load of
10Ω is connected the armature terminals and the generator is driven at 1000 rpm, calculate the
power absorbed by the load.
A.5153W B. 5513W C. 3155W D. 4153W

3. A four-pole, lap wound shut generator has 300 armature conductors and a flux/pole of 0.1 Wb.
It runs at 1000 rpm. The armature and field resistances are 0.2 ohm and 125 ohms respectively.
Calculate the terminal voltage when it is load to take a load current of 90A. Ignore armature
reaction.
A. 381.2V B. 481.2V C. 481.2V D. 248.1V

4. A short shunt dc compound generator supplies 200A at 100V. The resistance of armature, series
field and shunt field windings are 0.04, 0.03 and 60 ohms respectively. Find the generator emf.
A. 124.12 B. 114.07V C. 116.70V D. 141.07V

5. In number 4, find the generated emf it is connected as long –shunt machine.

A.124.12 B. 141.07V C. 114.12V D. 121.41V

6. A long shunt dynamo running at 1000 rpm supplies 20 kW at a terminal voltage of 220V. The
resistance of armature, shunt field, and series field are 0.04, 110 and 0.05 ohm respectively.
Overall efficiency at the above load is 85%. Find the torque developed in the prime mover.
A.248.2 N-m B. 248.2 N-m C. 224.8N-m D. 282.2 N-m

7. A 10 kW, 250V dc, 6-pole shunt generator runs at 1000 rpm when delivering full-load. The
armature has 534 lap-connected conductors. Full-load Cu loss is 0.64kW. The total brushed drop
is 1 volt. Determine the flux per pole. Neglect shunt current.
A. 40mWb B. 35mWb C. 45mWb D. 30mWb

8. A 500 V, DC shunt motor draws a line current of 5 amps, on light load. If armature is 0.15 ohm,
and field resistance is 200 ohms. Determine the efficiency of the machine running as a
generator, delivering a load current of 40 Amp.
A. 97.83% B. 93.87% C. 83.87% D. 87.83%

9. A shunt generator has F.L. current of 196 A at 220V. The stray losses are 720W and the shunt
field coil resistance is 55Ω. If it has a F.L. efficiency of 88%, find the armature resistance.
A. 0.107Ω B. 0.701Ω C. 0.017Ω D. 0.181Ω
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10. In problem 9, find the load current corresponding to maximum efficiency?
A. 122.34A B. 132.24A C. 142.32A D. 222.34A

11. A four pole generator has 500 conductors on the armature. If the generator is running at 1200
rpm, find the average voltage generated between brushes for wave winding. The total flux per
pole is 106 lines.
A. 200V B. 100V C. 120V D. 250V

12. Calculate the current taken by a 500 volt dc motor at efficiency 80%, driving a pump at efficiency
70% which delivers 1400 m3 per minute at an effective head 15cm?
A. 231A B. 213A C. 123A D. 312A

13. Dirt on motor commutator may produce_______________.

A. Isolation B. Excessive Sparking C. Lower torque D. Power loss

14. A 6-pole, wave wound, dc generator armature has 720 active conductors. The flux per pole is
20.35 mWb. What speed must the generator operate to induce 630 volts in the armature?
A. 860 rpm B. 665 rpm C.758 rpm D. 956 rpm

15. A 240 volts dc shunt motor has an armature current of 50 ampere, armature resistance of 0.25
running at 1200 rpm. If it is run at 220 volts, what value of armature current when driving the
same load? The field is subjected so that the speed remains at 1200 rpm.
A. 55 B. 50 C. 60 D. 57.5

16. A lap-wound armature, having 720 conductors, rotates in field of 20.35 mWb. If the induced emf
is 420 volts, what is the speed?
A. 1720 rpm B. 1665 rpm C. 1758 rpm D. 1456 rpm

17. A separately excited motor runs at 1045 rpm, with a constant field current, while taking an
armature current of 50A at 120V. The armature resistance is 0.1Ω. If the load on the motor
changes such that it now takes 95A at 120V, determine the motor speed at this load.
A. 1004 rpm B. 1104 rpm C. 1014 rpm D. 994 rpm

18. A dc shunt motor develops 15 hP at 120 volts. The armature resistance is 0.071 ohm. What is
the armature current?
A. 95.81A B.91.85A C. 96.15A D. 98.15A

19. It is dc motor that tends to over-speed when the field opened while running.
A. Shunt motor B. Series motor C. Split phase motor D. Over-compounded motor

20. A 120 volt Shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.08ohm and field resistance of 60 ohms.
What current is drawn when its back emf is 114.8 volts?
A. 65A B. 67A C. 63A D. 70A
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21. A 440 volt 75 hp shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.185 ohm and a field resistance of
350 ohms. The current drawn at full load is 135 amperes. What is the back emf in volts?
A. 415.3 B. 398.3 C. 394.8 D. 417.1

22. A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V. The armature efficiency is 95%. What is the back
emf?
A. 114 volts B. 122 volts C. 118 volts D. 117 volts

23. Calculate the voltage induced in the armature winding of a 4-pole, wave-wound, dc machine
having 728 active conductors and running at 1800 rpm. The flux per pole is 30 mWb.
A. 1310.4 V B. 468.2 V C. 720.4 V D. 236.4 V

24. A 4-pole lap wound, dc machine has 728 active conductors running at 1800 rpm. The flux per
pole is 30 mWb. The armature current is 120A, what is the electromagnetic power developed in
the armature in kW?
A. 72.4 B. 78.6 C. 65.5 D. 62.4

25. The armature and field currents of a 230 volt shunt motor have resistance of 0.31 and 115 ohms
respectively. It takes 52 Amp when operating at a certain load. What is the armature power
developed?
A. 14.4 hp B. 24.6 hp C. 7.5 hp D. 12.4 hp

26. A 500 volt shunt motor running at 720 rpm takes an armature current of 50 Amp, its effective
resistance 0.40 ohm. When a resistance of 1.6 ohm is placed with the armature, what is the new
speed? Assume that load torque is constant.
A. 720 rpm B. 600 rpm C. 750 rpm D. 680 rpm

27. If a motor is found excessively hot, which of the following is the LEAST likely cause?
A. Very high ambient temperature C. Inadequate internal ventilation
B. Faulty starter D. Excessive loading

28. A dc shunt motor runs at 900 rpm from a 460 volt supply when taking an armature current of
25A. Calculate the speed at which it will run from a 230V supply when taking an armature
current of 15A. The resistance of the armature circuit is 0.8 ohm. Assume flux per pole at 230 V
to decrease to 75% of its value at 460V.
A. 495 B. 485 C. 585 D. 595

29. A 230-volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.28 ohm and a field resistance of 115
ohms. At no-load, the line current is 8 amperes and the speed is 2300 rpm. What is the speed
when the line current is 52 amperes? Assume brush drops of 1 volt at no-load and 3 volts at load
condition and constant flux density.
A. 2154 rpm B. 2212 rpm C. 2178 rpm C. 2155 rpm
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30. The no-load armature current of a 220 volts shunt motor is 3 amperes. The no load speed is 950
rpm and the total resistance of the armature circuit Ra including the brushes is 0.2 ohm. If the
motor is loaded, the flux is reduced by 15% and the resistance of 2 ohms is inserted in the
armature, the speed is then 609 rpm, what is the electromagnetic torque in lb-ft?
A. 63 B. 58 C. 55 D. 60

31. A motor is supplying 70 N-m to a load. If the shaft of the motor rotates at 1500 rpm, determine
the power developed of the motor.
A. 10,996 W B. 8,206 W C. 11,937 W D. 96,789 W

32. For the lap and wave windings, there are as many commutator bars as the number of
A. Poles B. Slots C. Armature conductors D. Winding elements

33. A 6-pole, lap-wound armature having 720 conductors, rotates in field of 20.35 mWb. If the
armature current is 78A, what is the torque developed by the armature?
A. 18.19 N-m B. 19.18 N-m C. 181.9 N-m D. 191.8 N-m

34. The armature of a dc machine running at 1200 rpm carries 45A in current, if the induced
armature voltage is 130V, what is the torque developed by the armature?
A. 46.5 N-m B. 4.65 N-m C. 45.6 N-m D. 456 N-m

35. A motor has nameplate rating of 15 hp and 1160 rpm. Solve for the rated torque.
A. 103.6 lb-ft B. 67.8 lb-ft C. 121.4 lb-ft D. 123.3 lb-ft

36. The armature of a motor has 400 active conductors, the flux density in the field being 3000
gauss. The axial length of the armature is20.32 cm. The current is 30 amperes. Determine the
total axial force exerted in the armature.
A. 731.5 N B. 645.9 N C. 0.07 N D. 439.2 N

37. A dc motor takes an armature current of 105 Amp at 480 volts when running at 720 rpm. The
resistance of the armature circuit is 0.2 ohm and the field resistance is 96 ohms. What is the
torque developed in the armature?
A. 668 N-m B. 610 N-m C. 752 N-m D. 639 N-m

38. A dc shunt motor develops 7.8 hp at 120 volt, the armature efficiency is 93%. What is the
armature effective resistance?
A. 0.1 ohm B. 0.06 ohm C. 0.16 ohm D. 0.05 ohm

39. A certain shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.05. It draws 50 amperes at a terminal
voltage of 120 volts. Assume other miscellaneous losses of 15. Determine the output
horsepower of the motor.
A. 8.5 hp B. 7.1 hp C. 6.8 hp D. 7.8 hp
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40. Calculate the efficiency of a 230 volt shunt motor from the following data: Input current is 19.8
Amp, balance reading is 14 lbs, tare weight is 2lbs, brake arm is 2ft long & speed is 1100 rpm.
A. 82.4% B. 81.4% C. 84.2% D. 86.5%

41. A 240 volt dc motor on brake test took 52 Amp when running at 1500 rpm. The spring balance at
the end of the 76 cm brake arm reads 93.5 N. What is the efficiency of the motor at this load?
A. 0.85 B. 0.95 C. 0.90 D. 0.86

42. A 100-kW, 230-V, shunt generator has Ra = 0.05 Ω and Rf = 57.5Ω. If the generator has a total
mechanical loss and core loss of 1.8 kW. At what load does the generator achieve maximum
efficiency and what is that maximum efficiency? Neglect brush-contact drop.
A. 57.2 kW & 90.6% B. 57.8 kW & 93.6% C. 59.2 KW & 91.6% D. 56.2 kW & 92.6%

43. The shaft power of a shunt motor is 7.8 hp. Its armature draws 50 Amperes from 120 volts. The
field winding draws 1.2 Amp. What is the efficiency of the motor?
A. 94.7% B. 93% C. 96.5% D. 98.2%

44. An electric motor develops 20 metric Hp at a speed of 600 rpm. What is the torque?
A. 240 N-m B. 290 N-m C. 210mN-m D. 260 N-m

45. A 15-hp 220 volt, 1200 rpm shunt motor takes 50 amperes. Its armature resistance is 0.1 ohm
and field resistance is 220 ohms. Brush contact voltage drop is 2 volts, friction and windage loss
is 400 watts and stray load loss of 1 % of the output. Calculate the efficiency.
A. 91.8% B. 92.4% C. 90.4% D. 94.6%

46. A 250-V, 10-hp shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.5Ω and a field resistance of 250Ω.
The motor takes a current of 5A on no load and 37.1A on rated load. Determine its rated load
efficiency.
A. 88.4% B. 76.4% C. 86.5% D. 79.7%

47. A shunt motor runs at 1100 rpm, at 230V, and draws a line current of 40A. The output power (at
the shaft) is 10.8 hp. The various losses are: core loss, 200W; friction and windage losses, 180 W;
electrical loss due to brush contact, 37 W; stray loss, 37W. The armature and field circuit
resistances are 0.25Ω and 230Ω, respectively. Calculate the motor efficiency.
A. 89.56% B. 88.69% C. 87.89% D. 92.48%

48. A 440 volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.8 ohm and field resistance of 200 ohms.
What is the armature power developed when giving an output of 7.46 kW and 85% efficiency?
A. 7.56 kW B. 8.46 kW C. 7.46 kW D. 7.23 kW

49. In a 5-hp, 230 volt, 1500 rpm shunt motor, the resistance of the armature including brushes is
0.175 ohm and that of the shunt field is 610 ohms. The stray power losses when the motor
delivers rated load at rated voltage is 305 watts. The efficiency at rated load is nearest to_____.
A. 98% B. 89% C. 90% D. 85%
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50. A 15-hp 220-volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.07 ohm and a shunt resistance of
200 ohms. The overall efficiency at rated output is 89%. What is the rotational loss?
A. 688 watts B. 1,383 watts C. 921 watts D. 242 watts

51. A 15-hp, 120 volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.1 ohm, and full load armature
current of 40 Amp. Determine the value of series resistance to add the armature to limit the
initial starting current to 150% of normal.
A. 1.87Ω B. 1.82Ω C. 2.81Ω D. 3.28Ω

52. A 120 volt shunt motor takes 75A at full load. Armature resistance is 0.2 ohms and brush contact
drop is 2V. Find the starting resistance to limit the current of 150% of rated load at the instant of
starting.
A. 0.85Ω B. 0.82Ω C. 0.92Ω D. 0.88Ω

53. A 5hp, 230V shunt motor takes 18 amperes when operating at full load. The shunt field
resistance is 115 ohms and the armature resistance is 0.25 ohm. Calculate the starter resistance
if the starting torque is limited ti 1.5 times the full load torque (take a 3-V brush drop).
A. 13.94Ω B. 9.2Ω C. 9.46Ω D. 9.33Ω

54. A 60hp, 230 V shunt motor has a shunt field resistance of 38.3 ohms and an armature resistance
of 0.04 ohm. If the resistance in the starter is 0.66 ohm and the brush drop is 3 volts. What is the
input current to the motor at the instant it is started?
A. 324 B. 328 C. 330 D. 344

55. A dc series motor develops 180lb-ft of torque when the current is 30 Amp. The load increases so
that the motor current rises to 50 Amp. The torque now is….
A. 500 lb-ft B. 300 lb-ft C. 64.8 lb-ft D. 108 lb-ft

56. A series motor takes 285 amperes and develops 153 lb-ft torque when operating at 1200 rpm.
Calculate the torque for a speed of 1700 rpm under the condition the current drops to 2210
amperes and the flux is decreased by 18%.
A. 50 lb-ft B. 30 lb-ft C. 92.4 lb-ft D. 94.2 lb-ft

57. A dc series motor is connected to a constant-torque load which may be considered to require a
constant electromagnetic torque regardless of motor speed. Neglect the motor drop due to
armature and series-field resistance, the armature reaction and effect of saturation, by what
percent is the motor speed changed when the voltage is reduced from 230 volts to 200 volts?
A. 13% B. 21% C. 16% D. 32%

58. A 100 volt dc series motor run at 400 rpm when taking a current of 55 Amp. Armature resistance
is 0.03 ohm, field resistance is 0.03 ohm. If the load torque remains the same, what is the input
current when the field is shunted by a resistor of 0.02 ohm?
A. 62A B. 87A C. 76A D. 82A
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59. A 25 hp 240 volt series motor takes 93 amperes when driving its rated load at 800 rpm. The
armature resistance is 0.12 ohm and series field resistance is 0.08 ohm. At what speed will the
motor operate if the load is partially removed so that the motor takes 31 ampere? Assume that
the flux is reduced by 50% for a current drop 66 2/3 percent and that the brush drop is 2 volts at
both load.
A. 1690 rpm B. 1580 rpm C. 1230 rpm D. 1604 rpm

60. If the armature of an eight pole dc machine were wound with a simplex wave winding. How
many parallel paths would there be?
A. 16 paths B. 2 paths C. 8 paths D. 4 paths.

61. In a 4 pole, 35 slot dc armature, calculate the coil span

A. 8 slots B. 7 slots C. 10 slots D. 9 slots

62. A 4-pole, 12 slot lap-wound dc armature has two coil side/slot. Assuming single turn coil,
calculate the back pith for progressive and retrogressive winding.
A. 5&3 B. 3&5 C. 7&5 D. 6&4

63. In a 10-pole, lap wound dc armature, the number of active armature conductor per pole is 50.
The number of compensating conductor per pole required is
A. 5 B. 500 C. 50 D. 10

64. A simplex lap wound dc dynamo has 800 conductors on its armature, a rated current of 1000
ampere and 10 poles. Calculate the number of pole face conductor per pole to give full
armature reaction compensation, if the pole face cover 70% of the pole pitch.
A. 6 B. 9 C. 5 D. 4

65. A 4 pole dc generator with simplex lap winding has 48 slots and four element per slots. The flux
per pole is 2.5 x 106 maxwells and it runs at 1500 rpm. What is the output voltage?
A. 60 volts B. 360 volts C. 225 volts D. 120 volts

66. A 4 pole dc generator with duplex lap winding has 48 slots and four element per slot. The flux
per pole is 2.5 x 106 maxwells and it runs at 1500 rpm. What is the output voltage?
A. 60 volts B. 480 volts C. 225 volts D. 120 volts

67. A separately excited generator generates 230 volts when driven at 1200 rpm, if the flux is
decrease by 10%. What is the new emf with speed remains the same?
A. 230 volts B. 256 volts C. 207 volts D. 253 volts

68. A shunt generator when running light as a motor at 1000 rpm takes 12 Amp from 115-volt
mains. The field current is 7 Amp and the armature resistance is 0.03 ohm. Determine the stray-
power loss of the machine at this particular value of flux and speed.
A. 574.25 W B. 576.25 W C. 575.25 W D. 577.25 W
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69. A 20-kW 2200 volt shunt generator has an armature resistance of 0.07 ohm and a shunt
resistance of 200 ohms. Determine the power developed in the armature when it delivers its
rated output.
A. 27.9 kW B. 20.83 kW C. 19.2 kW D. 25.7 kW

70. The pulley of an old gen-set ha a diameter of 20 inches. The belt exerts a pull of 353 lbs on the
pulley. The gen-set runs 900 rpm. What is the approximate kW rating of the gen-set?
A. 75 B. 250 C. 200 D. 35

71. A 288 volt shunt generator has constant losses of 2880 watts. The armature circuit resistance is
0.20 ohm and field resistance of 144 ohms. If the generator is delivering power at maximum
efficiency, then its armature current is…
A. 10A B. 120A C. 130A D. 64A

72. A 400-kW, 600 volt, dc shunt generator has an armature resistance of 0.03 ohm. The field
resistance is 48 ohms. The stray power loss for this machine at rated voltage and speed is 7200
watts, what is the maximum efficiency?
A. 93.4% B. 96.3% C. 95.3% D. 98.5%

73. A 50-kW 460 volt shunt generator has a voltage regulation of 8.7%. Calculate the no-load
terminal voltage.
A. 475 B. 500 C. 505 D. 490

74. A shunt generator delivers 195 Amp of terminal of voltage 250 volts. The armature resistance
and shunt field resistances are 0.02 ohm and 50 ohms respectively. The iron and friction losses
equal to 950 watts. What is the overall efficiency?
A. 94% B. 98% C. 96% D. 95%

75. A 440 volt long shunt generator has a full-load current of 200 Amp. Its armature resistance,
series field resistance and shunt field resistances are 0.02 ohm, 0.04 ohm and 100 ohms
respectively, the stray losses are 2000 watts. What is the full-load efficiency of the generator?
A. 97% B. 95% C. 98% D. 93%

76. A 25 kW, 500 volts long shunt compound generator delivers a full load. It has armature, series
field and shunt field resistances of 0.05 Ω, 0.03Ω and 250Ω respectively. What is the generated
voltage allowing 3V for brush contact drop?
A. 496V B. 507V C. 503V D. 484V

77. A 420 kW 600-volt 580 rpm long shunt generator has an armature resistance of 0.03 ohm, series
field resistance of 0.01 ohm, shunt field resistance of 45 ohms and SPL of 12 kW. Calculate the
necessary driving torque at rated load in lb-ft.
A. 5580 B. 5280 C. 5830 D. 5460
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78. A 50 kW, 500 volt short shunt generator has an armature resistance, series field resistance and
shunt field resistances of 0.05 ohm, 0.06 ohm and 253 ohms respectively. What is the armature
power generated?
A. 51.76 kW B. 48.74 kW C. 52.13 kW D. 51.52 kW

79. Two shunt generators A and B operates in parallel and their load characteristics may be taken as
straight line. The voltage of generator A falls from 240 volts at no-load to 220 volts at 200 Amp
while that of B falls from 245 volts at no load to 220 volts at 150 Amp. Determine the common
terminal voltage when the load is 67 kW.
A. 223 volts B. 322 volts C. 241 volts D. 315 volts

80. Two generators A and B, with ratings of 250 and 400 kW respectively having equal no-load
voltage of 260 volts and full-load voltage of 240 volts. Calculate the load of each when the total
load shared is 600 kW.
A. 231 kW &369 kW B. 238 kW & 362 kW C. 242 kW &358 kW D. 234 kW & 366 kW

81. In DC shunt motors, how is the shunt field connected in relation with the armature windings?
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A. Parallel B. Series-parallel C. Parallel series D. Series

82. It is a dc motor that tends to over-speed when the field opened while running.
A. Shunt motor B. Series motor C. Split phase motor D. Over compounded motor

83. DC shunt motor are commonly used in what application?

A. High starting torque C. Constant speed
B. Low no-load speed D. High speed

84. Which motor is used to start heavy loads?

A. Shunt C. Series
B. Cumulatively compound D. Shade pole