EECS 3603 Electromechanical Energy Conversion
Fall 2024
Review Tutorial (DC Machines &Transformers)
DC Machines:
1. A 240V dc motor has an armature resistance of 0.4 Ω. The armature current is 40A at a
steady speed of 1200 rpm.
a. Find the armature’s back EMF
b. Find the internal power of the armature and the delivered torque.
c. Find the speed of the motor is the field flux is reduced to 75% of its value. (The
torque remains the same).
d. Find the torque of the motor if the field flux is reduced to 80% of its value
corresponding to conditions of part (b). (The speed remains the same).
2. A 220-V dc shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.3 Ω. Calculate
a. The resistance required in series with the armature to limit the armature current
to 80 A at starting.
b. The value of the counter EMF when the armature current has decreased to 30 A
with the resistor still in the circuit.
3. A 20 hp, 1150 rpm, 230V dc shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.188 Ω and a
shunt field resistance of 144 Ω. Calculate:
a. The line current if the motor is connected directly across the 230V supply without
a starting resistance.
b. The resistance of the starting resistor that limits starting current to 150% of the
fully rated current of 74.6A
c. The full load back EMF
4. A 15-hp 230-v shunt motor has a full load armature current of 56 A at 1200r/min. the
armature resistance is 0.2 Ω. Determine:
a. The internal developed power and torque at rated load
b. The torque when the field current is reduced to 90% of its value instantaneously.
c. The final speed for part (b)
Assume that the horsepower load on the shaft remains constant throughout.
5. 600V, 150hp, 600 rpm dc series motor has an armature and series field resistance of
0.16 Ω. The full-load current 210A.
a. Find the back EMF at the full load.
b. Find the armature developed power and torque at the full load.
c. Compute the efficiency of the motor neglecting the rotational losses.
6. A 250V, 25hp dc series motor takes a current of 85A when its speed is 62.83 rad/sec. the
armature circuit resistance is 0.1 Ω and the series field resistance is 0.05 Ω.
a. Find the speed when the line current is 100A.
b. Find the torque at speed of 100 rad/sec.
Transformers:
Ideal Transformer
1. A 50KVA, 400/2000V, single phase transformer delivers a load of 40 KVA at 2000V and
0.8 PF lagging. Assume the transformer is ideal. Find:
a) The load impedance.
b) The load impedance referred to primary.
2. A single phase 10:1 ideal transformer has a primary voltage of 39.8KV and a primary
power of 1000 KVA at 0.8 PF lagging Find the load impedance connected to the secondary
winding.
Practical Transformer:
3. A 10KVA, 480/120V, single phase transformer has the following parameters:
R1=0.6 Ω X1=1 Ω
R2=37.5*10-3 Ω X2=62.5*10-3 Ω
Gc= 0.333*10-3 Ω Bm=2*10-3 Ω
Use the approximate equivalent circuit to calculate the voltage and current at the primary
terminals for a load of 10KVA at 120V and PF 0.85 lagging. Also calculate the power loss in
the secondary winding, primary winding and in the core as well as the efficiency of the
transformer.
4. A 50 KVA, 400/2000V, single phase transformer has the following parameter:
R1=0.02 Ω R2=0.5 Ω
X1=0.06 Ω X2=1.5 Ω
Gc=2ms Bm=6ms
The transformer supplies a load of 40KVA at 2000 V and 0.8PF lagging. Calculate the
primary voltage, current and the efficiency of the transformer using the
approximate equivalent circuit.
5. Single phase transformer 220/110V with the load impedance is 8+j6 Ω and the primary
voltage is 220V. the transformer have the following parameters:
R1=0.5 Ω X1=1 Ω
R2=0.125 Ω X2=0.25 Ω
Rc= 100 Ω Xm=100 Ω
Find the load current, the secondary voltage and the voltage regulation of the transformer.