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    The document discusses the various applications of different types of DC generators based on their characteristics. Separately excited DC generators are used where self-excited generators are unsatisfactory, such as for testing or controlling motor speed. Shunt generators are used for lighting, battery charging, and small power supplies due to their constant voltage characteristic. Series generators are used to provide field excitation for locomotives or boost voltages due to their increasing voltage characteristic. Compound generators are widely used due to their compensating property and are suitable for lighting, driving motors, and small power distribution.

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    The document discusses the various applications of different types of DC generators based on their characteristics. Separately excited DC generators are used where self-excited generators are unsatisfactory, such as for testing or controlling motor speed. Shunt generators are used for lighting, battery charging, and small power supplies due to their constant voltage characteristic. Series generators are used to provide field excitation for locomotives or boost voltages due to their increasing voltage characteristic. Compound generators are widely used due to their compensating property and are suitable for lighting, driving motors, and small power distribution.

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    The document discusses the various applications of different types of DC generators based on their characteristics. Separately excited DC generators are used where self-excited generators are unsatisfactory, such as for testing or controlling motor speed. Shunt generators are used for lighting, battery charging, and small power supplies due to their constant voltage characteristic. Series generators are used to provide field excitation for locomotives or boost voltages due to their increasing voltage characteristic. Compound generators are widely used due to their compensating property and are suitable for lighting, driving motors, and small power distribution.

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    Types of DC Generators
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    There are various types of DC generators available for several types of services. The
    applications of these dc generators based on their characteristic are discussed
    below:

    Applications of Separately Excited


    DC Generators
    These types of DC generators are generally more expensive than self-excited DC
    generators because of their requirement of separate excitation source. Because of that
    their applications are restricted. They are generally used where the use of self-excited
    generators are unsatisfactory.
    I.Because of their ability of giving wide range of voltage output, they are generally used
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    for testing purpose in the laboratories.


    II.Separately excited generators operate in a stable condition with any variation in field
    excitation. Because of this property they are used as supply source of DC motors,
    whose speeds are to be controlled for various applications. Example- Ward Leonard
    Systems of speed control.

    Applications of Shunt Wound DC


    Generators
    The application of shunt generators are very much restricted for its dropping voltage
    characteristic. They are used to supply power to the apparatus situated very close to its
    position. These type of DC generators generally give constant terminal voltage for small
    distance operation with the help of field regulators from no load to full load.
    I.They are used for general lighting.
    II.They are used to charge battery because they can be made to give constant output
    voltage.
    III.They are used for giving the excitation to the alternators.
    IV.They are also used for small power supply.

    Applications of Series Wound DC


    Generators
    These types of generators are restricted for the use of power supply because of their
    increasing terminal voltage characteristic with the increase in load current from no load
    to full load. We can clearly see this characteristic from the characteristic curve of series
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    wound generator. They give constant current in the dropping portion of the
    characteristic curve. For this property they can be used as constant current source and
    employed for various applications.

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    I.They are used for supplying field excitation current in DC locomotives for regenerative
    breaking.
    II.This types of generators are used as boosters to compensate the voltage drop in the
    feeder in various types of distribution systems such as railway service.
    III.In series arc lightening this type of generators are mainly used.

    Applications of Compound Wound


    DC Generators
    Among various types of DC generators, the compound wound DC generators are most
    widely used because of its compensating property. We can get desired terminal voltage
    by compensating the drop due to armature reaction and ohmic drop in the in the line.
    Such generators have various applications.
    I.Cumulative compound wound generators are generally used lighting, power supply
    purpose and for heavy power services because of their constant voltage property. They
    are mainly made over compounded.
    II.Cumulative compound wound generators are also used for driving a motor.
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    III.For small distance operation, such as power supply for hotels, offices, homes and
    lodges, the flat compounded generators are generally used.
    IV.The differential compound wound generators, because of their large demagnetization
    armature reaction, are used for arc welding where huge voltage drop and constant
    current is required.
    At present time the applications of DC generators become very limited because of
    technical and economic reasons. Now a days the electric power is mainly generated in
    the form of alternating current with the help of various power electronics devices.
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