GITAM UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD CAMPUS

(Declared as Deemed-to-be University u/s 3 of the UGC Act 1956)

Accredited by NAAC with A Grade
Rudraram(V), Patancheru (M), Medak (D) 502 329, A.P. INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Name of the subject: Electrical Machines (ECE C&D)

Semester/year :IV/II
Faculty name: G.Srinivas Submission
Date:17/7/2015
Assignment / Tutorial 1

Dc Generators:

1 Give constructional details of a dc machine. State functions of each part &materials used.

2 From fundamentals give an expression for generated emf .

3 Depending on methods of excitation how are DC Generators classified. Give relation for voltages
& currents.

4 Why is out put of DC Generator alternating in nature. Explain action of commutator.

5 Give characteristics of various types of generators.

6 Why is shunt generator called constant voltage generator. Give applications of different dc
generators.

DC MOTORS

1 Explain the principle of operation & working of a dc motor.

2 From fundamentals arrive at an expression for torque of a dc motor.

3 Draw the characteristics of a dc shunt ,series & compound motors.& analyze

4 why dc shunt motor is called a constant speed motor.& why a dc series motor is never started
on no load. Give reasons

5 What are the general methods of speed control of a dc motor state their advantages &
disadvantages of each method.

6 With neat sketch show various parts of a 3 point starter & how it works

7 Give the method of performing SWIN BURNES TEST on dc machine & give its significance.
8 What is the method of method of testing a dc machine directly & give its merits & demerits.

Problems related to D C Generators& motors.

1 A 6-pole dc generator has a lap-connected armature with 480 conductors the resistance of the
armature circuit is 0.02. With an output current of 500A from the armature, the terminal voltage
is 230V when the machine is driven at 900 rpm. Calculate the useful flux per pole.

2 A dc generator has an armature emf of 100V when the useful flux per pole is 20mwb and the
speed is 800 rpm. Calculate the generated emf
i) with the same flux and a speed of 1000 rpm
ii) with a flux per pole of 24mwb and a speed of 900 rpm

3 An 8-pole dc generator has 500 armature conductors and a useful flux of 0.05 wb per pole.
What will be the emf generated if it is lap-connected and run at 1200 rpm? What must be the
speed at which it is to be driven to produce the same emf if it is wave-wound?

4 A 4-pole armature is wound with 564 conductors and driven at 800 rpm, the flux per pole
being 20m wb. The current in each conductor is 60A. Calculate the total current, the emf and the
electrical power generated in the armature, if the conductors are wave connected

5 A 240 v dc shunt motor running at 1000rpm gives 15 hp with. The armature Ia =50A &Ish=1A. The
armature winding is wave connected & has 540 conductors. Its resistance is.1ohms &voltage drop
per brush is 1 V .Find the useful torque ,total torque ,flux/pole& over all efficiency.

6 A 220V DC Shunt motor takes 22A at rated voltage & runs at 1000rpm.Its field resistance is 100
ohms & armature resistance is 0.1 ohms. Calculate the value of additional resistance required in
armature circuit to reduce the speed to 800rpm.
When:
A Load torque is proportional to speed. B Load torque is proportional to square of speed.
C Load torque is constant.

7 The armature of a dc shunt machine has a resistance of 0.1 ohm & is connected to a 230v
supply. Calculate the generated emf when it is running as :A motor taking 60 A & as a generator
supplying 80 A.

8 A 25 KW shunt generator supplies full load output of 400V to bus bars & is driven at 950 rp m by
belt drive. The belt breaks suddenly but the machine continues to run as a motor taking 25 KW
from the bus bars. At what speed does it run .Take armature resistance as 0.5ohms & field
resistance as 160 ohms.