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Tutorial No.3 (Generator Characteristics, Parallel Operation of Shunt Generators)

The document presents a series of tutorial problems related to the characteristics and operation of d.c. shunt generators, including calculations for voltage, resistance, load, and power output. Each problem provides specific data points and requires the application of electrical principles to determine various parameters. The problems cover scenarios such as open-circuit characteristics, parallel operation, and the effects of changes in field current and resistance.

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Tutorial No.3 (Generator Characteristics, Parallel Operation of Shunt Generators)

The document presents a series of tutorial problems related to the characteristics and operation of d.c. shunt generators, including calculations for voltage, resistance, load, and power output. Each problem provides specific data points and requires the application of electrical principles to determine various parameters. The problems cover scenarios such as open-circuit characteristics, parallel operation, and the effects of changes in field current and resistance.

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Electrical Machines Generator Characteristics

Tutorial Problems
1. A d.c. shunt generator running at 850 r.p.m. gave the followig O.C.C. data:
Field current (A): 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 5
E.M.F. (V): 10 60 120 199 232 248 258
If the resistance of the shunt field is 50 Ω, determine the additional
resistance required in the shunt field circuit to give 240 V at a speed of
1000 r.p.m. (64.3 Ω)

2. A d.c. shunt generator gave the following open-circuit characteristic when


driven at 750 r.p.m.
Field current, A: 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
E.m.f., V: 50 84 105 120 131
(i) If the machine is run as a shunt generator at 750 r.p.m., to what voltage
will it excite with shunt field resistance equal to 70 Ω?
(ii) What is the critical value of shunt field resistance?
(iii) What is the critical speed when the shunt field resistance is 70 Ω?
(iv) With shunt field resistance equal to 55 Ω, what reduction in speed be
made to make the open-circuit voltage equal to 100 V?
(105 V, 100 Ω, 525 r.p.m., 98 r.p.m.)

3. A shunt generator gave the following results in the O.C.C. test at a speed of
r.p.m.
Field current (A): 1 2 3 4 6 8 10
E.M.F. (volt): 90 185 251 290 324 345 360
The field resistance is adjusted to 50 Ω and the terminal is 300 V on load.
Armature resistance is 0.1 Ω and assuming that the flux is reduced by 5%
due to armature reaction, find the load supplied by the generator.
(21.6 kW)

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Electrical Machines Generator Characteristics

4. Two shunt generators operating in parallel given a total output of 600 A.


One machine has an armature resistance of 0.02 Ω and a generated voltage
of 455 V and the other an armature resistance of 0.025 Ω and a generated
voltage of 460 V. Calculate the terminal voltage and the kilowatt output of
each machine. Neglect field currents.
(450.56 V; 100 kW; 170.2 kW)

5. Two shunt generators running in parallel share a load of 100 kW


equally at a terminal voltage of 230 V. On no-load, their voltages rise to 240
V and 245 V respectively. Assuming that their volt-ampere characteristics
are rectilinear, find how would they share the load when the total current is
reduced to half its original value? Also, find the new terminal voltage.
(20 kW; 30 kW, 236 V)

6. Two shunt generators and a battery are working in parallel. The open

circuit voltage, armature and field resistances of generators are 250 V, 0.24
Ω, 100 Ω are 248 V, 0.12 Ω and 100 Ω respectively. If the generators supply
the same current when the load on the bus-bars is 40 A, calculate the e.m.f.
of the battery if its internal resistance is 0.172 Ω.
(248 V)

7. In a certain sub-station, there are 5 d.c. shunt generators in parallel, each


having an armature resistance of 0.1 Ω, running at the same speed and
excited to give equal induced e.m.f.s. Each generator supplies an equal
share of a total load of 250 kW at a terminal voltage of 500 V into a load of
fixed resistance. If the field current of one generator is raised by 4%, the
others remaining unchanged, calculate the power output of each machine
and their terminal voltages under these conditions. Assume that the speeds
remain constant, and flux is proportional to field current.

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