Faculty of Information Engineering

& Technology
Electrical Machine (ELCT708)
Dr. Adel Ahmed Fouad
Summer 2020

Sheet (4)
DC generators
Solution

Problem (1):
The armature of 2-pole, 200V, and wave wound DC machine has 400 conductors and
runs at 300 rpm. Calculate the machine flux per pole.

Solution

Givens:

Required:

The machine flux per pole ( )

Solution:
Problem (2):
A 400V, 8-pole, 600 rpm DC machine has 100 slots. Each slot contains 40 conductors.
The flux per pole is 0.01 Weber .what type of winding is used?

Solution

Givens:

Required:

What is the type of the winding?

Solution:
Problem (3):
A 100kW, 230V, shunt generator has Ra=0.05Ω and Rf=57.5 Ω. The generator has a
total mechanical and core loss of 1.8kW. If the generator operates at rated voltage,
calculate the induced voltage and the generator efficiency at:
a) Full-load.
b) Half full-load.

Solution
Givens:

Required:
The induced voltage ( ) and the generator efficiency ( ) at:
1. Full load
2. Half load
Solution
a) At full Load
b) At half load
Problem (4):
A shunt generator has a field resistance of 60 Ω. When the generator delivers 6 kW,
the terminal voltage is 120 V, while the generated EMF is 133 V. Determine:
a) The armature resistance, and
b) The generated EMF when the output is 2 kW at terminal voltage of 135 V.

Solution

Givens:

Required:

a)
b)

Solution:

a)

b)
Problem (5):
A separately excited DC generator has rated terminal voltage and full load armature
current of 200v and 50 A respectively and rated speed of 1500 rpm. The generator
armature resistance Ra=0.1Ω and field resistance Rf =100Ω and field voltage of 150v.
Calculate:
a) The induced emf and torque at full load.
b) The emf, armature current and terminal voltage at rated speed when the field
voltage is changed to 100 v.
c) The developed torque at rated speed when the field voltage is changed to 120 v.
d) The emf, armature current and terminal voltage at half rated speed when the field
voltage is changed to 200 v.

Solution

Givens:

Required:

a)
b)
c)
d)

Solution:

a)
b) Let case 1 occurs when

case 2 occurs when

Solving (1) and (2):

c) Consider this part as case 3 where

d) Consider this part as case 4 where