Q1
1- 220 V dc machine has an armature resistance of 1 ohm. If the full load current is 20 A
, the difference of induced voltage, when the machine is running as a motor and
generator is
a) 20 V b) 0 V c)40V d) 60v
2-The output power of any electrical motor is taken from the
a) Armature b) Field c) Coupling mounted on the shaft d)Motor
frame
3-The direction of rotation of a dc motor can be determined by
a) Fleming’s right-hand rule b)Fleming left hand rule c)Lenz’s law D)
Ampere law
4- The current drawn by a dc motor at starting is
a) Zero b)Very low c)Normal d)Very high
5-A dc motor having full load speed of 750 rpm and speed regulation of 10% will have no
load speed of
A)825 rpm B)675 rpm C)800 rpm D)700 rpm
6-If the applied voltage to a dc machine is 230 V, then the back emf, for maximum
power developed is
A)115 V b)200 V C)230 V D)460 V
7-The efficiency of a dc motor when developing maximum power will be about
A)100% B)50% C)Less than 50% D)More than 50%
8-A dc shunt motor having unsaturated magnetic circuit runs at 1,000rpm with rated
voltage. If the applied voltage is half of the rated voltage, the motor will run at
A)2000 rpm B)1000 rpm C)750 rpm D)500 rpm
9-What is the increase in torque expressed as percentage of initial torque, if the
current drawn by a dc series motor is increased from 10A to 12A (neglect
saturation)?
A)21% B)25% C)41% D)44%
10-The horse power obtained from the motor shaft is called the
A)1 HP B) BHP C)Useful output D)None of these
(20 mark)
Q2//A 200-V, d.c. shunt motor takes 4 A at no-load when running at 700 r.p.m. The
field resistance is 100 Ω and the resistance of armature is 0.6 ohms. Calculate (a)
speed on load (b) torque in N-m and (c) efficiency (d) armature current when
efficiency is maximum. The normal input of the motor is 8 kW. Neglect armature
reaction
(a) Ish = 200/100 = 2 A F.L. Power input = 8,000 W
F.L. line current = 8,000/200 = 40 A Ia = 40 − 2 = 38 A
Ebo = 200 − 2 × 0.6= 198.8 V Eb = 200 − 38 ×0.6 = 177.2 V
N /N0 = Eb/Ebo N /700 = 177.2 /198.8 →
→ N = 623.94r. p. m (5 mark)
(b) Ta = 9.55 EbIa/N = 9.55 × 177.2 × 38/623.9
(c) = 103 N-m (5 mark)
(d) (c) N.L. power input = 200 ×4 = 800 W
N.L Arm. Cu loss = Ia 2 Ra = 22 × 0.6 = 2.4 W
Constant losses = N.L. power input- N.L Arm. Cu loss
=800-2.4=797.6 W
F.L. arm. Cu loss = 38×38× 0.6 = 866.4 W
Total F.L. losses = Constant losses+ F.L. arm. Cu loss
=797.6 + 866.4 = 1664 W
F.L. output = F.L. Power input− Total F.L. losses
=8000-1664 = 6336 W
F.L. Motor efficiency = 6336/8,000=79.2% (5 mark
(e) When efficiency is maximum, Ia 2Ra = constant losses Ia 2 × 0.6 =
797.6 →→ Ia = 36.5 A (5mark
Q3//A 200V DC shunt motor takes a total current of 100 A and runs at 750 rpm. The
resistance of the armature winding and of shunt field winding is 0.1 and 40 Ω,
respectively. • Compute (i) the torque developed by the armature, and (ii) copper
losses. • If the friction and iron losses amount to 1500 W, also calculate (iii) shaft
power, (iv) shaft torque, and (v) efficiency
Voltage applied across the motor, V= 200 V
• Resistance of the shunt field winding= 40 Ω
• Shunt field current, I sh= 200/40=5 A •
Total current drawn by motor= 100 A •
Thus, armature current, I a= 100-5= 95 A •
Armature resistance, Ra= 0.1 Ω •
Back EMF, Eb= V-I aRa= 200-95×0.1=190.5V •
Mechanical power developed= Eb I a=190.5 × 95= 18097.5
EaIa=2 NTa/60 Ta=(60/2π) (EaIa/N)
Ta=230.3 N.m (4Mark
The back EMF for a DC motor •
The armature copper loss, = Ia2 Ra=905.5 w
Field copper losses = Ish2Rsh= 1000 w
Total Cu losses= 902.5+1000=1902.5 W (4Mark
(iii) Friction and iron losses= 1500 W •
Total Cu loss= 1902.5 W •
Input to the motor= 200 × 100= 20000 W •
Output= 20000-(1500+1902.5)=16597.5 W (4Mark
Or shaft power= 16.6 Kw
Solution parts (iv) and (v)
P= 2π N Tsh/60 x1000 Kw
Tsh= p x60/2π N= 60x16597.5/2πx750 =211.32 N.m (4Mark
Efficincy = pout/pinut=16597.5/20000= 83% (4Mark
Q4// A 240 V d.c. shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.2 Ω. When the
armature current is 40 A, the speed is 1000 rpm. (a) Find additional resistance Rx to
be connected in series with armature to reduce the speed to 600 rpm. Assume the
armature current remains the same. (b) If the current decreases to 20 A (with
resistance Rx connected) find the new speed of the motor
a)
Eb1= v1-Ia Ra =230-40x0.2= 232 V
Eb2= V-Ia1(Ra+ Rx)= 232-40 Rx
But N2/N1=Eb2/Eb1 600/1000= 232-40Rx/232
Rx=232-0.6x232/40 = 2.325 hom
Rx=2.324 ohm (10 Mark)
B) N2/100= 240-20(2.325+0.2)/ 240-20x0.2
N2=803 r.p.m (10 Mark)
