Exercise problems on DC generators

Q. 1 Draw and develop diagram of a simple 2 layer lap winding for a 4 pole dc generator
with 20 coils.
Q. 2 Repeat the above exercise for a wave winding.
Q. 3 A 4 pole, dc generator has a wave wound armature with 792 conductors. The flux per pole
is 0.0121Wb. Determine the speed at which it should run to generate 240 V at no load.

Q. 4 A dc generator when driven at 1000 r.p.m. with a flux per pole of 0.02 Wb, produces an
e.m.f. of 200V.If the speed is increased to 1100 r.p.m. and the flux per pole is reduced
to 0.019 Wb per pole what will be the new value of e.m.f.

Q. 5 A shunt generator delivers 450A at 230V and resistance of the shunt field and armature

are 50 and 0.03 ohms respectively. Calculate the generated emf.

Q. 6 Calculate the flux per pole required on full load for a 50 kW, 400 V, 8 pole, 600 r.p.m. dc
shunt generator with 256 conductors arranged in a lap connected winding. The armature
winding resistance is 0.1 ohm, the shunt field resistance is 200 ohms and there is a brush
contact voltage drop of 1 V per brush.
Q. 7 A short shunt compound generator delivers a load current of 30 A and has R
a
= 0.05
ohm, R
se
= 0.3 ohm and R
sh
= 200 ohms. Calculate the induced e.m.f. and I
a
. Allow 1.0
per brush as contact drop.
Q. 8 Repeat the above problem for a long shunt compound generator.

Q. 9 A 4 pole, lap wound, long shunt generator has flux per pole of 0.07 Wb. The armature
winding consists of 220 turns and the resistance per turn is 0.004 ohm. Calculate the
terminal voltage if the resistance of shunt and series field are 100 ohms and 0.02 ohm
respectively; when the generator is running at 900 r.p.m. with armature current of 50
A. Also calculate the power output of the generator.
Q.10 A long shunt compound generator running at 1000 r.p.m. supplies 22 kW at a terminal
voltage of 220 volts. The resistances of armature, shunt field and series field
are0.05,110 and 0.06 ohms respectively. he overall efficiency at the above load is 88 %.
Find (a) Cu losses (b) Iron and frictional losses (c) The torque exerted by the prime
mover.

Q.11 A four pole wave wound generator has 51 slots each with 20 conductors. Find the EMF
if its speed is1500 rpm & flux per pole is 7 mWb.


Q.12 A dc shunt generator has a no load terminal voltage of 127V. Find the load current if
the terminal voltage is 120V. The field and armature resistances are 15 and 0.02
ohms.



Q.13 A long shunt generator delivers 100A at 240V.The armature, series field, inter pole
field,
& shunt field winding resistances are: 0.1 ohm, 0.02 ohm, 0.025 ohm, 100 ohms. The
iron losses are1000W, frictional losses are 500W. Calculate efficiency.