EE22-2

DC and AC Machinery
Engr. George C. Vallestero MSEE Phd.
Graduate School Professor / EECE Faculty
 Module: 2 Basic Principle and Operation of DC Generators
Course Outcome: 2 …
DC Generators Parallel Operation of DC Generators

Basic Principle and Operation of DC Motors

DC Motor Types
Characteristics of DC Motors
Efficiency of DC Motors
Speed Control of DC Motors
 Speed Characteristics of a DC Motor

DC Motor

, speed in rpm
, number of armature current paths
, number of poles
, number of conductors
, flux per pole in Wb
, back emf or counter emf
 Torque Developed in the Armature

DC Motor

Mechanical Power Input

1. A simplex lap wound armature has 580 conductors and
carries a current of 125 A per armature current path. If the
flux per pole is 20 mWb, calculate the electromagnetic
torque developed by the armature.

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2. A 6-pole lap wound shunt motor takes 300 A when the
speed is 500 rpm. The flux per pole is 0.06 Wb and the
armature has 870 turns. Neglecting the shunt field current,
calculate the brake horsepower of the motor. Assume a
constant loss of 4%.

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