Tutorial Question:

Q1- A 500-V D.C. shunt motor draws a line-current of 5 A on light-load. If armature resistance is 0.15 ohm and field
resistance is 200 ohms, determine the efficiency of the machine running as a generator delivering a load current of
40 Amps.

Solution. (i) No Load, running as a motor:

Input Power = 500  5 = 2500 watts

Field copper-loss = 500  2.5 = 1250 watts

Neglecting armature copper-loss at no load (since it comes out to be 2.5  0.15 = 1 watt), the balance
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of 1250 watts of power goes towards no load losses of the machine running at rated speed. These losses
are mainly the no load mechanical losses and the core-loss.

(ii) As a Generator, delivering 40 A to load:

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Output delivered = 500  40  10 = 20 kW Losses:

(a) Field copper-loss = 1250 watts

(b) Armature copper-loss = 42.5  0.15 = 271 watts

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(c) No load losses = 1250 Watts Total

losses = 2.771 kW
Generator Efficiency = (20/22.771)  100 % = 87.83%

Q2- A 220-V, d.c. shunt motor takes 4 A at no-load when running at 700 r.p.m. The field resistance is 100 . The
resistance of armature at standstill gives a drop of 6 volts across armature terminals when 10 A were passed through
it. Calculate (a) speed on load (b) torque in N-m and (c) efficiency. The normal input of the motor is 8 kW.