Worked Examples, Chapter 6

Worked Example 1
Q A 4-pole d.c. shunt generator has an armature resistance of 0.018
. The armature is lap-wound with
520 conductors. When driven at 750 rev/min the machine produces a total armature current of 400 A
at a terminal voltage of 200 V. Calculate the useful flux/pole.

A
750
p
2; a
4; Ra
0.018
; z
520; n

12.5 rev/s
60
I a
400 A; V
200 V
E
V  I aRa volt
200  ( 400  0.018 )
E
207.2 V
2 pzn
E
volt
a
Ea 207.2  4
so, 
weber

2 pzn 4  520  12.5

31.9 mWb Ans

Worked Example 2
Q A short-shunt compound generator has armature, shunt field and series field resistances of 0.5

100
, and 0.3
respectively. When supplying a load of 8 kW at a terminal voltage of 250 V the
input power supplied by the driving motor is 10.4 kW. Calculate (a) the generated emf, (b) the
efficiency, (c) the iron, friction and windage loss, and (d) the total fixed losses.

A
Ra
0.5
; Rf
100
; RSe
0.3
; Po
8000 W; V
250 V; Pi
10 400 W

Ia RSe
IL
0.3 Ω
Ra 0.5 Ω
If
Pi 80 kW Po
Rf 100 Ω V 250 V
E
10.4 kW

PO 8000
(a) IL
amp

32 A
VL 250
Vf
V  I LRSe volt
250  (32  0.3)
Vf
259.6 V
Vf 259.6
If
amp

2.6 A
Rf 100
I a
I L  I f amp
32  2.6
34.6 A
E
Vf  I aRa volt
259.6  (34.6  0.5)
E
276.9 V Ans 167
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Po 8
(b) 
 100%
 100%
Pi 10 .4

76.92% Ans
(c) From the power flow diagram

PFe
Pi  E I a watt
10 400  (276.9  34.6 )

PFe
819.26 W Ans

(d) total fixed losses
PFe  I f2Rf watt

819.26  (2.6  100 )
total fix ed losses
1.08 kW Ans