EXERCISES ON SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE

1. A3Ф, 5KVA, 208V, four –pole, 60HZ, star-connected synchronous machine has negligible stator
winding resistance and a synchronous reactance of 8 ohms per phase at rated terminal voltage.
Determine the excitation voltage and the power angle when the machine is delivering rated KVA at 0.8
power factor lagging.
2. A 3-phase, 1500KVA, star-connected, 50HZ, 2300V, alternator has a resistance between each of
terminals as is 0.16Ω. Assume that the effective resistance is 1.5 times the ohmic résistance. Afield
current of 70A, produces a short circuit current equal to full load current of 376A in each line. The
same field current produces an e.m.f of 700V, on open circuit. Determine the synchronous reactance of
the machine its full load regulation at 0.8 power factor lagging

3. A 3-phase, star-connected alternator supplies a load of 10 MW at p.f. 0.85 lagging and at 11 kV

(terminal voltage). Its resistance is 0.1 ohm per phase and synchronous reactance 0.66 ohm per phase.
Calculate the line value of e.m.f. generated.

4. In a 50-kVA, star-connected, 440-V, 3-phase, 50-Hz alternator, the effective armature resistance is
0.25 ohm per phase. The synchronous reactance is 3.2 ohm per phase and leakage reactance is 0.5 ohm
per phase. Determine at rated load and unity power factor :
(a) Internal e.m.f. Ea (b) No-load e.m.f. E0 (c) Percentage regulation on full-load
(d) Value of synchronous reactance which replaces armature reaction.
5. A 200KVA,480V,50HZ,Star connected synchronous generator with a rated field current of 5A was
tested and the following data were obtained
a) Vt,OC=540V at rated If
b) IL,Sc=300A at the rated If.
c) When a d.c voltage of 10V was applied to two of the terminals, a current of 25A was
measured. Find the generator’s model at the rated condition(i.e., the armature resistance and
the approximate synchronous reactance

6. A 3-phase, 10kva, 400V, 50Hz, y-connected alternator supplies the rated load at 0.8p.f lagging. If
armature resistance is 0.5Ω and synchronous reactance is10Ω, find the power angle and voltage
regulation?
7. The following test results are obtained from a 3-phase, 6000KVA and 6,600V star connected, 2- pole,
50Hz, turbo alternator.

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With a field current of 125A, the = 8000Vat rated speed; with the same field current and rated
speed, the . = 800A. At full load, the resistance drop is 3%. Find the regulation of the alternator
on full load and at a power factor of 0.8 lagging.

8. The effective resistance of a 1200kva, 3.3kv, 50Hz, 3-phase, y-connected alternator is

0.25/phase. Afield current of 35A produces a current of 200A on short circuit and 1.1KV (line
to line) on open circuit. Calculate the power angle and per unit change in magnitude of the
terminal voltage when the full load of 1200KVA, at 0.8p.f (lag) is thrown off. Draw the
corresponding phasor diagram
9. A 1500KVA, Star connected, 2300V, 3-phase, salient pole synchronous generator
has reactance’s = 1.95 Ω and = 1.40Ω per phase. All losses may be
neglected. Find the excitation voltage for operation at rated KVA and power
factor of 0.85 lagging.
10.A 3-phase, 5KVA, 4 poles, 60Hz, Star connected synchronous machine has
negligible stator winding resistance and a synchronous reactance of 8Ω per phase
at rated terminal voltage. What is the steady state (static) stability limit? What are
the corresponding values of the stator (or armature) current, power factor and
reactive power at this maximum power transfer condition?