EE In House Review - Problem

DC Machines
Sample Problem
1. How many parallel paths do a 6 pole quadruple wave
wound connected armature winding of a dc generator has?
a. 24 c. 12
b. 6 d. 8
2. An 8 pole dc generator with 778 wave connected armature
conductors and running at 500 rpm supplies a load of 12.5Ω
resistance at a terminal voltage of 50 V. The Ra = 0.24Ω
and Rf = 250Ω. Find the flux per pole in mWb.
a. 9.83 c. 2.31

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3. The output of shunt generator is 24 KW at a terminal

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voltage of 200 V. Ra = 0.05Ω, Rf = 40Ω. If iron and friction
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losses equal the copper losses at this load, the output of the
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engine driving the generator is

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a. 27.562 kW c. 25.672 KW
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b. 22.762 kW d. 26.257 KW
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4. A shunt delivers 195 A at a terminal voltage of 250 V. The

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Ra = 0.02Ω and Rf = 50Ω. The iron and friction losses are

equal to 950 W. Find the commercial efficiency of the
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generator.
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a. 94.2% c. 98.2%
b. 95.9% d. 93.5%
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5. A dc generator has a mechanical efficiency at 98.2% and

an electrical efficiency of 95.9%. Find the commercial
efficiency.
a. 96.5% c. 97.4%
b. 98% d. 94.2%
6. A 60 KW, 250 V dc shunt generator has an Ra = 0.05Ω, Rf
= 50Ω and maximum efficiency of 91.2%. the approximate
stray power loss is
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 a. 1785 W c. 160.25W
b. 1660 W d. 2135 W
7. A 288 V dc shunt generator has a constant loss of 2880 W.
The armature circuit resistance is 0.20 ohm and field
resistance is 144 ohm. If the generator is delivering power
at maximum efficiency, then its armature current is?
a. 10 A c. 160 A
b. 50 A d. 120 A
8. Two shunt generators A and B, with ratings of 250 KW and
400 KW respectively. If the no load voltage is 260 V and full
load voltage is 240 V, calculate the terminal voltage when
the total output is 575 KW.

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a. 242.3 V b. 245.3 V

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d. 253.3 V

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9. The hysteresis and eddy current losses in a dc machines
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running at 1000 rpm are 250 Watts and 100 Watts

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respectively. If the flux remains constant, what is the total

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iron loss at speed of 1200 rpm?

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a. 350 watts c. 450 watts

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b. 444 watts d. 420 watts

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10. The armature and field circuits of a 230 volt shunt

motor have resistance of 0.31 and 115 ohms respectively. It
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takes 52 Amp when operating at a certain load. What is the

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counter emf?
a. 213.88 Volts c. 246.12 Volts
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b. 214.5 Volts d. 245.5 Volts

11. A 120 Volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of
0.08 ohm and field resistance of 60 ohms. What is the
power developed when it draws 67 amperes current.
a. 10 hp c. 7.8 hp
b. 8.78 hp d. 5.5 hp

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 12. A d.c shunt motor develops 10 hp at 120 Volt. The
armature effective resistance is 0.05 and field resistance is
60 ohms. What is the overall efficiency?
a. 94.4% c. 96%
b. 95.6% d. 96.5%
13. A 250-Volt, 10 hp shunt motor has an armature
resistance of 0.5 ohm and a field resistance of 250 ohms.
The motor takes a current of a 5 Amp on no-load. What are
its rotational losses?
a. 980 W c. 975 W
b. 992 W d. 875 W
14. A dc motor takes an armature current of 105 Amp at

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480 volts when running at 720 rpm. The resistance of the

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armature circuit is 0.2 ohm and the field resistance is 96

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ohms. What is the torque developed in the armature?
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a. 668 N-m c. 610 N-m

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b. 752 N-m d. 639 N-m

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15. If the current taken by a series motor is increased from

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10 to 12 A, the percentage increase in its torque is

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a. 20% c. 44%
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b. 30.5% d. 16.6%
16. A 5 hp, 230 V shunt motor takes 18 Amperes when
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operating at full load. The shunt field resistance is 115 ohms

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and the armature resistance is 0.25 ohm. Calculate the

value of the starter resistor if the armature current is limited
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to 1.5 times the rated value at the starting instant (take a 3

Volts brush drop).
a. 13.94 Ω c.9.2 Ω
b. 9.46 Ω d.9.33 Ω
17. A 240 volt d.c. 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?
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 a. 0.85 c.0.95
b. 0.90 d.0.86
18. A motor has a nameplate rating of 15 kW and 1160
rpm. Solve for the rated torque at full-load.
a. 103.6 N-m c. 92.2 N-m
b. 121.4 N-m d.123.3 N-m
19. An electric motor develops 20 metric HP at a speed of
600 rpm. What is the torque in Newton meter?
a. 240 c. 290
b. 210 d. 260
20. 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

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kW at 85% efficiency?

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b. 7.46 kW d. 7.23 kW
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Prepared By:
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Engr. Jeffrey P. Landicho

Lecturer, Power Line Review Center
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