DC MACHINE QUESTION.

Problem 1. An armature core requires 360 conductors on it. With 3 turns per coil, how many coils are there?
(60)
Problem 2. Solve the pole pitch in a 4-pole lap wound, 32-coil dc generator. Assume two conductors per coil.
(16)
Problem 3. In a 4-pole, 35 slots armature core, a coil span of approximately 180 electrical degrees will be obtained
when coils occupy what slot numbers?
(slot 1 and slot 9)
Problem 4. In a six-pole dc generator, 45 mechanical degrees corresponds to ____ electrical degrees.
(135 elec.)
Problem 5. Assume the armature of a 4-pole dynamo has 16 coils. Specify the front and back pitches for a simplex
progressive lap winding.
(9 elements, 7 elements)

Problem 6. Assume the armature of a 4-pole dynamo with 30 armature conductors. Specify the front and back pitches
for a simplex retrogressive wave winding.
(7 elements, 7 elements)
Problem 7. A commutator has 456 segments, test whether or not the following windings are possible
a. Simplex, 6 poles
b. Triplex, 6 poles
(not possible, possible)
Problem 8. A six-pole dynamo requires 360 conductors on its armature, with three turns per coil and two coil side per
slot. Determine number of commutator bars.
(60)
Problem 9. How many parallel paths are there in the windings of an armature wound six-pole triplex wave winding?
(6)

Problem 10. The armature of a 6-pole generator carries a total of 300 A. What current flows in each path if the winding
is simplex lap?
(50 A)

Problem 11. A 4-pole, simplex lap-connected dc armature has an armature resistance of 0.15 .. If the armature is
rewound for simplex wave-connection, what will be the new armature resistance?
(0.6 )
Problem 12. A 4-pole machine running at 1500 rpm has an armature with 90 slots and 6 conductors per slot. The flux
per pole is 60 mWb. Determine the terminal emf as a dc generator if the coils are simplex lap connected.
(810 V)

Problem 13. An 8-pole simplex wave connected dc generator has 1000 armature conductors and flux per pole of 0.035
Wb. At what speed must it be driven to generate 500 V?
(214 rpm)

Problem 14. A 4-pole dc generator has 124 simplex lap coils each having two turns. The flux per pole is 0.015 Wb.
Calculate the dc voltage appearing across the brushes when running at 1500 rpm in a steady field.
(186 V)

Problem 15. When a generator is being driven at 1200 rpm, the generated emf is 125 V. Determine the generated emf
if the speed is reduced to 1100 rpm, the field flux remaining unchanged.
(114.6 V)

Problem 16. A 4-pole generator has 500 conductors on the armature. If the generator is running at 1200 rpm, find the
average voltage generated between the brushes for a simplex wave winding. The total flux per pole is 10 6 lines.
(200 V)

Problem 17. Determine the flux per pole of a 6-pole generator required to generate 240 V at 500 rpm. The armature
has 120 slots, with eight conductors per slot, and is simplex lap connected.
(0.03 Wb)

Problem 18. A 4-pole shunt generator has 51 slots, each having 24 conductors with a wave wound armature. The flux
per pole is 0.01 Wb. At what speed should the armature be driven to give an induced emf of 220 V?
(539 rpm)

Problem 19. A dc generator runs at 800 rpm and generates a voltage of 110 V. What will be the new generated emf if
the flux is decreased by 20% with the speed increased to 1,200 rpm?
(132 V)
Problem 22. The armature of a separately excited generator has a resistance of 0.16 ohm. When run at its rated
speed, it yields 132V on open circuit and 126 V on full load. How much power is delivered to the external circuit?
(4725 W)

Problem 23. A lap connected separately-excited dc generator has 728 conductors and 20 mWb flux per pole. The
armature resistance is 0.1 . At what speed must the generator run to maintain 220 V at the terminals while supplying
50 A current to a resistive load?
(927.2 rpm)
Problem 24. A certain 110-V shunt generator has an armature and brush resistance of 0.06 ohm at full load of 85 A.
The resistance of the shunt field is 45 , and the stray power losses are found to be 897 W. Determine the efficiency.
(85.20%)

Problem 25. A shunt generator delivers 50 A of current to a load at 110 V, at an efficiency of 85%. The total constant
losses are 480 W, and the shunt-field resistance is 65 . Calculate the armature resistance.
(0.114 )
Problem 26. A shunt generator supplies 100 A at 200 V. The driving engine is developing 32 b.h.p. Armature resistance
0.1  and shunt field resistance is 50 . Find the iron and friction loss.
(1990 W)
Problem 27. The terminal voltage of a 150-kW series generator is 600 V at rated load. The armature resistance is 0.06
 and the series field resistance is 0.04 . Find the generated emf.
(625 V)

Problem 28. A series generator delivers a current of 100 A at 250V. Its armature and series field resistances are 0.1 
and 0.05  respectively. Determine the generated emf.
(265 V)
Problem 29. A long-shunt compound generator supplies 22 kW at a terminal voltage of 220 V. The resistance of the
armature, the shunt field and the series field are respectively 0.05 , 110 , and 0.06 . If the overall efficiency of the
above load is 88%, find the iron and friction losses.
(1415.56 W)

Problem 30. A 125-kW, 250-V, long shunt compound dc generator has the following winding resistances: armature =
0.025 ; series field = 0.01 ; shunt field = 50 . Its stray power loss at rated voltage and speed is 5 kW. Find the
efficiency under this condition.
(89.17% )
Problem 31. A 50-kW, 250-V short shunt compound generator has the following data: armature resistance = 0.06 ,
series field resistance = 0.04  , and shunt field resistance = 125 .. Calculate the induced voltage at rated load and
terminal. Take 2 V as the total brush contact drop.
(272.12 V)

Problem 32. A short shunt compound dc generator supplies a current of 100 A at a voltage of 220 V. If the resistance
of the shunt field is 50, of the series field 0.025, of the armature 0.05 , the total brush drop is 2 V, and the iron
and friction losses amount to 1 kW, find the BHP of the driving engine.
(33.52 hp)
Problem 33. A short shunt compound generator supplies 100 A at 110 V. Armature resistance 0.05 , shunt field
resistance 57 , series field resistance 0.04 . Iron and friction losses amount to 852 W. Find the overall efficiency.
(84.614 %)
Problem 34. A short shunt compound generator has a shunt field resistance of 77 , a series field resistance of 0.008
, a commutating-pole winding resistance of 0.005 , and an armature resistance of 0.02 . When the armature
current is 128 A, the generated voltage emf is 234.2 V, solve the power delivered to the load.
(28.75 kW)
Problem 35. In a compound generator connected short shunt, the terminal voltage is 230 V when it delivers 150 A. The
shunt field current is 2.5 A, armature resistance 0.032 , series field resistance 0.015 , and diverter resistance 0.03
. Determine the total power generated in the armature.
(36.05 kW)

Problem 36. A long shunt compound generator has a shunt field winding of 1000 turns per pole, and a series field
winding of 4 turns per pole. In order to obtain the same (rated) voltage at full load as at no-load, when operated as a
shunt generator, it is necessary to increase the field current by 0.2 A. The full load armature current of the compound
generator is 80 A and series field resistance is 0.05 . Calculate the diverter resistance required for flat compounded
operation.
(0.0833 )
Problem 20. The eddy current loss of a dc machine is 300 W when the flux per pole is 30 mWb and the machine is
driven at 1000 rpm. How much is the loss if the field is adjusted to produce 50 mWb per pole while the speed is
reduced to 900 rpm?
(675 W)

Problem 21. A dc machine runs at 500 rpm. The eddy current losses and hysteresis losses are found to be 100 and 200
W, respectively. At what speed will it be run to reduce the core losses by 20%.
(422 rpm)
Problem 37. Two shunt generators running in parallel supply a total load current of 2000 A. Each machine has a field
resistance of 50  and an armature resistance of 0.01 . The emfs generated are 230 V and 235 V respectively.
Calculate the
a. bus bar voltage
b. current delivered by each generator
(222.456 V, 750 A, 1250 A)

Problem 38. Two shunt generators A & B are operating in parallel. The emf induced in A is 260 V and that induced in B
is 270 V. They supply together a load current of 1000 A. If each machine has an armature resistance of 0.03  and
field resistance 50 , determine the terminal voltage.
(249.85 V)
Problem 39. Two dc shunt generators A & B are operating in parallel. One machine has a terminal voltage of 500 V on
no-load and 465 V at a load current of 600 A. The other machine has a voltage of 505 V on no-load and 465 V at 380
A. Determine the common bus bar voltage if the total load supplied is 400 kW.
(469.83 V)

Problem 40. Two 220-V generators operate in parallel supplying a total current of 65 A. One machine has a terminal
voltage of 260 V on no load and 220 V when supplying 30 A. The second machine has a voltage of 270 V on no load
and 220 V when supplying 45 A. Calculate
a. bus bar voltage
b. current delivered by each generator
(226.061 V, 25.455 A, 39.545 A)
Problem 41. Two DC generators A and B are running in parallel to supply a load. A is rated: 50 kW, 500 V, %VR=6%. B
is rated 100 kW, 500 V, %VR = 4%. Assuming linear characteristics on both machines, find the bus bar voltage when
the total load current is 250 A.
(503.75 V)
Problem 42. Two DC generators are operating in parallel and taking equal shares of a 2000 A, 250 V bus load. The
ratings of the generators are as follows: Generator A: 400 kW, 250 V, %VR=3%. Generator B: 300 kW, 250 V,
%VR=2.5%. If an 800-A load is added to the bus, determine the
a. new bus bar voltage
b. new current delivered by generator A.
Assume no adjustments have been made in the excitations on both machines.
(248.026 V, 1421.12 A)
Problem 43. Two dc shunt generators, each with armature resistance of 0.02  and field resistance of 50  run in
parallel and supply a total current of 1000 A to the load circuit. If theirs emfs’ are 270 V and 265 V, solve the bus bar
voltage.
(257.4 V)

Problem 44. Two identical dc shunt generators A & B, each having an armature resistance of 0.02  and field
resistance of 100 . The two generators are operated in parallel to supply a common load of resistance 0.1 . Solve
the current delivered by A if the induced emfs’ in the two machines are 500 V and 510 V, respectively.
(2045 A)

Problem 45. Two shunt generators are running in parallel. The no-load voltage of each generator is 120 V. Generator A
is rated at 250 kW and its full load voltage is 115 V. Generator B is rated at 200 kW at 112 V. If the load supplied is
3600 A, solve output current of generator A.
(2379 A)

Problem 46. Two dc generators A and B are operating in parallel equal shares of a 3000 A, 250 V bus load:
Generator A: 600 kW, 250 V; % VR = 4%.
Generator B: 600 kW, 250 V; % VR = 3%.
Generator A is accidentally disconnected from the bus, what will be the new bus voltage assuming no adjustments
have been made in the excitation?
(245.3125 V)

Problem 47. A generator whose terminal voltage falls uniformly from 240 V on open circuit to 220 V when delivering
250 A is connected in parallel with a battery having a constant emf of 235 V and an internal resistance of 0.1 . Find
the current supplied by the generator when the total external load is 250 A.
(166.667 A)