Dc Machine Problem Set
1. A dc motor taken an armature current of 110 A at 480 V. The resistance of the armature is 0.2
ohm. The motor has 6 poles and the armature has lap winding with 864 conductors. The flux
per pole is 0.05 Wb. Find (a) speed, (b) torque. Ans: 636.11 rpm, 756.31 N-m.
2. A 60 hp, 230 V dc shunt motor has armature resistance of 0.5 ohm and field circuit resistance
of 46 ohm. The no-load speed is 1000rpm, with 8A armature current. Consider when line
currents are (a) 75A, (b) 150A. Assume no flux distortion. Find speed and efficiency in both the
cases. (Hints: from no-load information find constant loses: mechanical and field) Ans: (a)
862.83 rpm, 68.65% (b)696.90 rpm, 60.96%.
3. A 250 V dc shunt motor has a field resistance of 125 ohm and armature resistance of 1 ohm. It
takes an armature current of 25 A at a speed of 900 rpm. It is required to increase the speed to
1100 rpm, keeping the torque constant. Find the additional resistance of field regulator to
achieve this speed. Assume that the magnetic circuit is unsaturated. (Hints: Quadratic equation
will appear) Ans: If = 1.589 A or Rfx=32.33 Ω.
4. A 4-pole, d.c. shunt motor has a wave wound armature with 65 slots each containing 6
conductors. The flux per pole is 20mWb and the armature has resistance of 0.15 Ω. Calculate
the motor speed when the machine is operating from a 250-V supply and taking a current of
60A. (Notice, field resistance is not provided, so assume very high value) Ans: 926.92 rpm
5. A 250V d.c. shunt motor runs at 1000 r.p.m. and takes an armature current of 25A. Its armature
resistance is 0.40 Ω. Calculate the speed with increased load with the armature current of 50A.
Assume that the increased load results into flux-weaking by 3%(due to armature reaction), with
respect to the flux in previous loading condition. Ans: 987.97 rpm.
6. A 500-V, 37.3 kW, 1000 r.p.m. d.c. shunt motor has on full-load an efficiency of 90 percent.
The armature circuit resistance is 0.24 Ω and there is total voltage drop of 2 V at the brushes.
The field current is 1.8 A. Determine (i) full-load line current (ii) full load shaft torque in N-m.
Ans: 𝟖𝟐. 𝟖𝟗 𝑨, 356.19 N-m.
7. A 220-V d.c. series motor is running at a speed of 800 r.p.m. and draws 100A. Calculate at
which speed the motor will run when developing half the torque. Total resistance of the armature
and field is 0.1 Ω. Assume that the magnetic circuit is unsaturated. Ans: 1147.1 rpm.
8. A 240 V, series motor has a resistance of 0.2 ohm. When the line current is 40 A, speed is 1800
rpm. Find the resistance to be added in series with the motor, (a) to limit the speed to 3600 rpm
when line current is 10 A [Assume that between line currents of 10 A, and 40 A, flux is
proportional to current]; (b) to make the motor run at 900 rpm when line current is 60A [Assume
that flux at 60 A is 1.18 times the flux at 40 A]. (c) Find the speed of motor when it is connected
directly to the mains and the line current is 60 A. Ans: (a) 12.2 𝜴, (b) 1.519 𝜴, (c) 1499.12 rpm.
9. A 35 hp, 230 V dc series motor has armature resistance of 0.07 ohm, series field resistance of
0.08 ohm and brush voltage drop of 2V. When the line current is 95A, speed is 700 rpm. Find
(a) speed when line current is 130A, (b) speed when the line current is 130 A and a diverter
having a resistance of 0.08 ohm is connected across the field. Assume that the flux is
proportional to field current. Find efficiency in both the cases. Ans: (a) 499 rpm and 90.6% (b)
1022.8 rpm and 92.9%.