Ajeto, Joshua Allen D.

BSME EE 330 B
Assignment no. 4
SELF-EXCITED COMPOUND-WOUND DC GENERATOR
1. The Series Generator- The voltage regulation of a generator
is an important factor in deciding the type of load to which the
generator should be connected. For lighting loads, a constant
terminal voltage should be maintained when the load current
increases. A simple shunt generator can only do this if
expensive regulating equipment is also used.
2. The Shunt Generator
A. Short Shunt

B. Long Shunt
3. Compound Generator
A. Compound Field Windings- Two important details of the
compound-wound generator must be considered: (1) the relative
direction of the currents through both windings of a particular
field pole, and (2) the magnetic effects that these currents can
produce
B. Output Voltage Control- the rated voltage of a compound
generator operating at rated speed is set by adjust ing the
field rheostat. Because the compounding effect of the series
field changes with speed, it is important to operate a compound
generator at its rated speed.
C. Voltage Regulation- The voltage regulation of a generator is
an important factor in deciding the type of load to which the
generator should be connected. For lighting loads, a constant
terminal voltage should be maintained when the load current
increases. A simple shunt generator can only do this if
expensive regulating equipment is also used.
D. Proper and Improper Commutations-
E. Compensating Windings and Interpoles- Compensating windings
are then wound into the pole faces and connected in series with
the output current to help move the neutral magnetic plane back
to the original physical location. Another effect of armature
reaction is the reduction of the output voltage. As the magnetic
field of the rotor (armature) increases because of increased
load current, the magnetic field of the rotor tends to cancel
some of the magnetic field strength of the main field. This
canceling effect tends to decrease the voltage output of the
generator.
4. Output Voltage Control
- Because the induced voltage into the armature depends on the
rate at which the magnetic lines of force are cut per second, it
is possible to vary the output voltage by controlling either the
speed of the prime mover or the strength of the magnetic field.
In all but a few instances, the output voltage is controlled by
varying the field current in the field circuit.
5. Variation of Compounding
- In general, compound-wound generators are designed by the
manufacturer to have an over-compounding effect. The amount of
compounding can be changed to any desired value by using a
diverter rheostat across the series field. In Figure 4-5, a
diverter rheostat (R) is connected in shunt (parallel) with the
series winding. If the resistance of the diverter is set at a
high value, the load current passes through the series winding
to produce a maximum compounding effect. If the diverter is set
at its minimum value, no load current passes through the series
winding and the generator acts like a normal shunt generator. By
adjusting the rheostat to intermediate values, any degree of
compounding within these limits can be obtained. Flat
compounding results when “no-load” voltage is equal to “full-
load” voltage.