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The document contains a series of tutorial problems related to direct current (d.c.) generators, focusing on calculations involving voltage, current, resistance, and electromagnetic force (e.m.f.). Each problem presents different scenarios, including generator types, configurations, and operating conditions, requiring the application of electrical engineering principles. The problems aim to enhance understanding of generator performance and design considerations.

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Tutorial Problem No

The document contains a series of tutorial problems related to direct current (d.c.) generators, focusing on calculations involving voltage, current, resistance, and electromagnetic force (e.m.f.). Each problem presents different scenarios, including generator types, configurations, and operating conditions, requiring the application of electrical engineering principles. The problems aim to enhance understanding of generator performance and design considerations.

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Tutorial Problem No. 26.

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1. A 4-pole, d.c. generator has a wave-wound armature with 792 conductors.


The flux per pole is 0.0121 Wb. Determine the speed at which it should be run
to generate 240 V on no-load.

2. A 20 kW compound generator works on full-load with a terminal voltage of


230 V. The armature series and shunt field resistances are 0.1, 0.05 and 115 Ω
respectively. Calculate the generated e.m.f. when the generator is connected
short-shunt.
3. A d.c. generator generates an e.m.f. of 520 V. It has 2,000 armature
conductors, flux per pole of 0.013 Wb. speed of 1200 r.p.m. and the armature
winding has four parallel paths. Find the number of poles

4. When driven at 1000 r.p.m. with a flux per pole of 0.02 Wb, a d.c. generator
has an e.m.f. of 200 V If the speed is increased to 1100 r.p.m. and at the same
time the flux per pole is reduced to 0.019 Wb per pole. what is then the
induced e.m.f.
5. Calculate the flux per pole required on full-load for a 50 kW, 400 V, 8-pole,
600 r.p.m. d.c. shunt generator with 256 conductors arranged in a
lap-connected winding. The armature winding resistances is 0.1 Q, the shunt
field resistance is 200 Ω and there is a brush contact voltage drop of 1 V at
each brush on full- load.

6. Calculate the flux in a 4-pole dynamo with 722 armature conductors


generating 500 V when running at 1000 r.p.m. when the armature is (a) lap
connected (b) wave connected.
7. A 4-pole machine running at 1500 r.p.m. has an armature with 90 slots and
6 conductors per slot. The flux per pole is 10 mWb. Determine the terminal
e.m.f. as d.c. Generator if the coils are lap-connected. If the current per
conductor is 100 A, determine the electrical power.

8. An 8-pole lap-wound d.c. generator has 120 slots having 4 conductors per
slot. If each conductor can carry 250 A and if flux/pole is 0.05 Wb, calculate
the speed of the generator for giving 240 V on open circuit. If the voltage
drops to 220 V on full load, find the rated output of the machine.
9. A 110-V shunt generator has a full-load current of 100 A, shunt field
resistance of 55Ω and constant losses of 500 W. If FL. efficiency is 88%, find
armature resistance. Assuming voltage to be constant at 110 V, calculate the
efficiency at half FI.. And at 50% overload. Find the load current.
10. A short-shunt compound d.c. Generator supplies a current of 100 A at a
voltage of 220 V. If the resistance of the shunt field is 50Ω, of the series field
0.025 Ω, of the armature 0.05 Ω, the total brush drop is 2 V and the iron and
friction losses amount to 1 kW, find
(a) the generated e.m.f. (b) the copper losses (e) the output power of the
prime-mover driving the generator and (d) the generator efficiency.
11. A 20 kW, 440-V, short-shunt, compound d.c. generator has a full-load
efficiency of 87%. If the resistance of the armature and interpoles is 0.4 Ωand
that of the series and shunt fields 0.25 Ω and 240 Ω respectively, calculate the
combined bearing friction, windage and core-loss of the machine.

12. A long-shunt, compound generator delivers a load current of 50 A at 500 V


and the resistances of armature, series field and shunt field are 0.05 ohm and
250 ohm respectively. Calculate the generated electro- motive force and the
armature current. Allow 1.0 V per brush for contact drop.
13. In a 110-V compound generator, the resistances of the armature, shunt
and the series windings are 0.06 Ω, 25 Ω and 0.04 Ω respectively. The load
consists of 200 lamps each rated at 55 W. 110 V.
Find the total electromotive force and armature current when the machine is
connected (1) long shunt (ii) short shunt. Ignore armature reaction and brush
drop.

14. Armature of a 2-pole, 200-V generator has 400 conductors and runs at 300
r.p.m. Calculate the useful flux per pole. If the number of turns in each field
coil is 1200, what is the average value of e.m.f induced in each coil on
breaking the field if the flux dies away completely in 0.1 sec ?
15. A 1500 kW, 550-V, 16 pole generator runs at 150 rev. per min. What must
be the useful flux if there are 2500 conductors lap-connected and the full-load
copper losses are 25 kW? Calculate the area of the pol shoe if the gap density
has a uniform value of 0.9 wb/m and find the no-load terminal voltage,
neglecting armature reaction and change in speed.

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