ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

EE042-3.5-2

TITLE : NO LOAD TEST OF A DC SHUNT MOTOR

EXPT. No. : 2

NAME & ID. :

INTAKE :

LECTURER :

DATE :
Instructions:
 This report is to be carried out individually.

 You are not allowed to Plagiarize.

Learning Outcome and Programme Outcomes covered:

ON COMPLETION OF THIS LAB REPORT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE

THE FOLLOWING LEARNING AND PROGRAMME OUTCOMES:

List of Learning Outcomes covered:-

Conduct experiments on DC Motors and Transformers to investigate their
characteristics. (PO3, P4)
List of Programme Outcomes covered:-
PO3:- Ability to recognize and apply suitable tools and techniques for engineering
practical applications.

Lab Question Vs Taxonomy

Report Cognitive Level Psychomotor Level Affective Level
Exp 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
No.
4 100M

POM 100%
EXPERIMENT 2

OBJECTIVE : The experiment is designed to measure the mechanical plus iron losses.

THEORETICAL REVIEW : The mechanical losses are caused by friction on bearings,

brushes and ventilation. They are not affected by the load and depend only on rotation speed.
Copper losses may be disregarded due to the low current absorbed in these conditions. When in
rotation, the rotor is subject to the alternating flux generated by the excitation winding on the
stator and this causes the iron losses due to hysteresis and Eddy currents.

COMPONENTS :

DC Series Excitation Machine Model A4242

Shunt Excitation DC Machine Model A4244

Power Supply Model A0240

Cables Model A4890

Cables Support Model A4891

Coupling Base Model A4840

Tachometer Model A4725

Ammeter With adequate range for this test

Voltmeter With adequate range for this test

FORMULAE :

Table 1

PARAMETER SYMBOL UNIT

Armature Voltage Va Volts

Armature Current Ia Amperes

Input Power (no-load) P Watts

Mechanical Losses Pm Watts

Magnetic Losses Pfe Watts

P = Va * Ia = Pm + Pfe ............................................................(a)

CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS :

Shunt Excitation A4244

Figure 1
EXECUTION DIAGRAM :

Figure 2
EXECUTION PROCEDURE :

The components must be connected as shown in the circuit diagrams and must be grounded.

MANUAL DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

1. Set the excitation voltage PS4 and armature voltage PS3 = 0

2. Switch on the power supply and adjust PS4 to nominal voltage.
3. Start the motor by gradually increasing the armature voltage PS3.
4. When the motor is at nominal speed measure the current and voltage and enter the values
in the worksheet table.
5. Decrease step by step the armature voltage and adjust the excitation voltage to keep the
motor at nominal speed.
6. Choose a suitable stepping value and repeat the above procedure at each step
7. The experiment is completed when the armature voltage is so low that the motor begins
to slow down.
8. Plot the graph

WORKSHEETS :

Table 2

Parameter Symbol Unit Value

Armature Voltage Va V

Armature Current Ia A

No Load Losses P W
 Table 3

Parameter Symbol Unit Value

Armature Voltage Va V

Armature Current Ia A

No Load Losses P W

Table 4

Parameter Symbol Unit Value

Armature Voltage Va V

Armature Current Ia A

No Load Losses P W

Machine Model :
GRAPH :

Va

Graph 1

Machine Model :
 P

Va

Graph 2

Machine Model :