Tutorial Problems 30.1 1. Ade. shunt motor rans 900 pm. from 460 V supply when aking an armature curent of 25 A. Calculate te sped a which twill un from a 230-V supply when ting an amature current of 15 ‘A. The resistance of the armature circuit is 08. Ansume the flax per pole at 230 to have decreased to 75% ofits value a 460 ¥. (595 cpm] ‘8.250 V shan motor as an armature esstnesof 0.5 and rans at 1200 pom. when the emature cents 80 A. I the torque remains unchanged, tnd the sped and armatire current when the fl is strengthened by 25% (0998 rpm. 2 64 Al 3. When on normal full-load, « 500 V, d.c, shunt motor runs at $00 rp.m, and takes an armature current 42.A. The flux per pole is reduced to 75% of its notmal value by suitsbly increasing the field circuit resistance. Caleslte the speedo theoreti onjueaxergd on thearmarar so) unchanged (0) reduced by 20%. “The armature resistance i 0.6 & andthe total voltage fossa! the brushes is 2V. {(@) 1042 rpm. (b) 1061 rp.m.) | 4 "The following data apply to dc. shunt motor. Supply voltage = 460 V jarmature curent = 28 A ; speed = 1000..p.m. ; rmaure resisance = 0.72 ‘2 Caleulae () the armature curent andi) the speed when the Mux per pole is increased to 120% of the initial value, given that the total torque developed by the armature is unchanged [i 23.33 A Gi) 840 p.m.) 5. A 100. shunt motor, with «fick! resistance of $0.0 and armature resistance of 0.5 2 runs at a speed of 1,000 rpm. and takes a current of 10 A from the supply. Ifthe total resistance of the field cirsuit is reduced to three quater of its original value, find the new speed and the curent taken from the supply. Assume that flix is directly proporional field curent. [1089 rzpan. 3 8.33 A) A 230-V series motor runs at 1200 rp.m. at a quarter full-load torque, taking a curr of 16 A. Calculate it speed at half and full-load torques. The resistance ofthe armature brushes, and field coils is 0.25 8, Asaame the flux per pole to be proportional to the current. Plot torque/speed graph between full and quarter-load, : 1842 pam. ; $89 np.m.) '5. A de. series motor drives a load the torque of which is proportional o the square of the speed. The ‘motor curteat is 20 A when speed is 500 rp.m. Calculate the speed and current when the motor field ‘winding is shunted by a resistance ofthe same value the field winding, Neglect all notor losses ‘and assume that the magnetic field is unsaturated, 1595 rpm, : 3264 A] (Electrical Machines-1, Aligarh Muslim Univ. 1979) 6. Ade. series motor, with unsaturated magnetic ciscuit and with negligible resistance, when running at & certain speed on a given load takes 50 A at 300 Y. I the load torque varies as the cube of the speed, find the resistance which should be connected in series with machine to reduce the speed by 25 per cent [739.01 (Blectrical Kngg-1, MS. Univ, Baroda 1980) | 7. A series motar runs at 500 fp.m. on acersin load. Calculate the resistance of a divertor required to ‘ase the speed to 650 p.m. with the same load curent, given thatthe series fled resistance is 0.03 ‘Qand the field is unsaturated. Assume the ohmic drop in the field and armature to he negligible. ‘ (0.1665 8, A.230-V de. series motor has armature and field resistances of 0.5 Q and 0.3.0 respectively. The | ‘motor draws a line current of 40 Awhile unning at 400 rpm. If adivertorof resistance 0.15 Wis used, find the new speed of the motor forthe same armature current. may be assumed that fx per pole is directly proportional to the field eument. [1204 rp-m.) (Blectrical Engineering Grad. LET, June 1986)13, 4, 1s, ‘A 440-V shunt motor while running at 1500 rpm. takes an amature curent of 30 A snd delivers a ‘mechanical output of 15 hip. (11.19 kW). The load torque Varies asthe square ofthe speed. Caleu- late the valu of resistance to be connected in series with the armature for reducing the motor speed {0 1200 rp.m. and the armature current at that speed, (2.97 0,225.4) ‘A AGO-V series motor bas a resistance of 04 © and takes a current of 25 A when there is no ald tional controller resistance in the armature circuit. Its speed is 1000 rpm. The control resistance is 0 adjusted as to reduce the field flux by 5%. Calculate the new current drawn by the moter and its speed. Assume that the load torque varies as the square ofthe speed andthe same motor efficiency under the two conditions of operation (226 A; 926 npam.} (Elect. Machines, South Gujarat Univ. Oxt. 1977) ‘A 460-N, series motor runs at 500 rp.m. taking a current of 40 A. Calealate the speed and percent- age change and torque ifthe load is reduced so tha the motor is aking 30 A. Total resistance of armature and field circuit is 0.8 ©. Assume Mux proportional to the field current {680 rpm. 43.78%)