I.

OUTCOME SHORT CIRCUIT TEST

A 3
IN THIS LABORATORY THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN
(2 , 2.72)

SHORT CIRCUIT OUTPUT

THE CONCEPTS OF A ROTATING ARMATURE AND ROTATING FIELD 2.5
IN AN ALTERNATOR.
2

1.5
II. DISCUSSION (1 , 1.496)

CURRENT
1
IN AN ROTATING FIELD ALTERNATOR, THE ARMATURE WINDING
IS STATIONARY AND IS CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE LOAD. THE 0.5
FIELD SYSTEM ROTATES AND IS SUPPLIED THROUGH SLIPRINGS (0 , 0.177)
FROM A LOW-VOLTAGE DC SOURCE. 0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 A

ROTOR CURRENT
III. DATA AND RESULTS Zs = 14µF

NO LOAD TEST CAPACITIVE LOAD TEST

V 80 NO LOAD TERMINAL VOLTAGE = 82 V
CAPACITIVE LOAD TERMINAL VOLTAGE = 89 V
70
(3 , 71.2)
60 RESISTIVE LOAD TEST
TERMINAL VOLTAGE

(2 , 59.3)
50 % 120%

40 100%
(72.6 , 100)
(1 , 37.5)
30
80%
(68.5 , 80)
20
60%
10 (61.8 , 60)

40%
0 (50 , 40)
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 A
20%
(30 , 20)
ROTOR CURRENT
0%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 V

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NAME: MARTIJA, ROLLEN JOSEPH E.
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (ROTATING FIELD / ROTATING ARMATURE) DATE: 04/04/2022
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 IV. QUESTION AND ANSWER
1. WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE FIELD EXCITATION TO THE
GENERATED VOLTAGE OF THE ALTERNATOR?
FIELD EXCITATION REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF GENERATING A MAGNETIC
FIELD BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT. IN THE EXPERIMENT SHOWN IN
THE VIDEO, THE GENERATED VOLTAGE OF THE ALTERNATOR INCREASES AS
THE ELECTRIC CURRENT IS INCREASED. THIS MEANS THAT THE ELECTRIC
CURRENT IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE GENERATED VOLTAGE OF
THE ALTERNATOR.
2. WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE FIELD EXCITATION TO THE
SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT OF THE ALTERNATOR?
IN THE EXPERIMENT SHOWN IN THE VIDEO, THE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT
OF THE ALTERNATOR INCREASES AS THE ELECTRIC CURRENT IS INCREASED.
THIS MEANS THAT THE ELECTRIC CURRENT IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO
THE SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT OF THE ALTERNATOR. IN ADDITION, IT CAN
ALSO BE OBSERVED THAT THE ROTOR CURRENT AND SHORT CIRCUIT
CURRENT VALUES ARE NOT FAR AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
V. CONCLUSION
THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXPERIMENT WAS TO DEMONSTRATE AND LEARN THE
CONCEPTS OF A ROTATING ARMATURE AND ROTATING FIELD CURRENT IN AN
ALTERNATOR. THE EXPERIMENT ITSELF WAS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH A
YOUTUBE VIDEO USING INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS STATORS, ROTATING ARMATURE,
AND PRIME MOVER (VARIABLE DRIVE MOTOR) WHICH IS SET TO 1500 RPM. IT WAS
FOUND THAT THE FIELD EXCITATION HAS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
GENERATED VOLTAGE OF THE ALTERNATOR. IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE GRAPH THAT
THE LINE IS CONSTANTLY GOING UPWARDS INDICATING A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE TWO VARIABLES. IT WAS ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS ALSO
A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING: THE SHORT CIRCUIT
CURRENT AND FIELD EXCITATION, AND RESISTIVE LOAD TO THE TERMINAL
VOLTAGE OF THE ALTERNATOR. LASTLY IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS AN
INCREASE TO THE TERMINAL VOLTAGE OF THE ALTERNATOR WHEN A CAPACITIVE
LOAD IS CONNECTED. IT IS SEEN THAT THE TERMINAL VOLTAGE INCREASES FROM
82 V AT NO LOAD TO 89 V WHEN THE CAPACITIVE LOAD IS CONNECTED. ARMATURE
REACTION IN AN ALTERNATOR, WITH CAPACITANCE LOADING (LEADING POWER
FACTOR) GIVES MAGNETIZING EFFECT AS THE MAIN POLE FLUX AND ARMATURE
FLUX ARE IN-PHASE, RESULTANT FLUX INCREASES AND OUTPUT VOLTAGE
INCREASES AS CAPACITANCE NATURE LOAD INCREASES.

3. WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE CAPACITIVE LOAD TO THE

TERMINAL VOLTAGE OF THE ALTERNATOR?
IN THE EXPERIMENT SHOWN IN THE VIDEO, THERE IS AN INCREASE TO THE
TERMINAL VOLTAGE OF THE ALTERNATOR WHEN A CAPACITIVE LOAD IS
CONNECTED. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY THE EXPERIMENT WHEN IT SHOWS THAT
THE TERMINAL VOLTAGE INCREASES FROM 82 V AT NO LOAD TO 89 V WHEN
THE CAPACITIVE LOAD IS CONNECTED.

4. WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE RESISTIVE LOAD TO THE

TERMINAL VOLTAGE OF THE ALTERNATOR?
IN THE EXPERIMENT SHOWN IN THE VIDEO, THE TERMINAL VOLTAGE OF THE
ALTERNATOR INCREASES AS THE RESISTANCE IN THE RESISTIVE LOAD
INCREASES. THIS MEANS THAT THE RESISTIVE LOAD IS DIRECTLY
PROPORTIONAL TO THE TERMINAL VOLTAGE OF THE ALTERNATOR.

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AND ENGINEERING
LABORATORY EXPERIMENT #1:
SINGLE PHASE AC GENERATOR
NAME: MARTIJA, ROLLEN JOSEPH E.
SECTION: V3A
2
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (ROTATING FIELD / ROTATING ARMATURE) DATE: 04/04/2022
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