Activity No.

2 Armature and Field Winding

Name:________________________________________ Section: __________

Answer the following problems.

1. A four pole machine generates 250 volts when operated at 1500 rpm. If the flux
per pole is 1.85x106 maxwells, the number of armature slots is 45 and the armature
winding has two parallel paths.Calculate (a) the total number of armature conductors
(b) the number of conductors in each slot.

2. How many total conductors and conductors per slot would be necessary in the
armature of Problem no.1 if the winding had four parallel paths?

3. Calculate the coil pitches and indicate the slots into which the first coils should be
placed for the following armature windings, (a) 36 slots, four poles; (b) 57 slots, four
poles; (c) 76 slots, six poles; (d) 132 slots, eight poles,(e)270 slots, 10 poles; (f) 234
slots, 12 poles.

4. The armature of a six pole generator carries a total of 350 amp.What current flows
in each path if the winding is (a) lap? (b) wound?. Assume the type of winding is
simplex.

5. How many parallel paths are there in the windings of armatures that are wound (a)
duplex lap for four poles? (b) triplex lap for six poles? (c) duplex wave for six pole?
(d) triplex wave for eight poles? (e) quadruplex wave for eight pole?