DC MOTORS 527.

A 220 V shunt motor driving its normal

load draws an armature current of 50 A from a
525. A simplex lap wound armature has 560
220 V DC voltage. The armature resistance of
conductors and carries a current of 125
this motor including brushes is 0.25 ohm. How
Amperes per armature current path. If the flux
much armature current will this motor draw
per pole is 20mWb. Calculate the
from a 220 V DC source when driving the same
electromagnetic torque developed by the
load with the field adjusted to maintain the
armature?
same speed.

528. A DC shunt motor has a full load rating

526. A 6 pole lap wound shunt motor takes of 15 hp, 230 V, 57.1 A, 1400 rpm. The armature
300 A when the speed is 500 rpm. The flux per circuit resistance is 13 0.13 ohm and the field
pole is 0.06 Wb and the armature has 870 turns. circuit resistance is 115 ohm. Neglecting the
Neglecting the shunt field current, calculate the effect of armature reaction, determine the no
brake horsepower of the motor. Assume a load line current.
constant loss of 4%.
529. At rated load, a shunt motor draws an 531. A DC shunt motor runs at 600 rpm on a
armature current of 50A from a 230 V DC 240 V supply while drawing a line current of
source mains while running at 1000 rpm. At no 30A. Its armature and field resistances are 0.5
load the armature current drops to % A. If the ohm and 120 ohm respectively. (Viedor, 21018)
effect of armature reaction has weaken the flux resistance should be placed in series with the
by 2 % from no load to full load. Determine the armature circuit in order to reduce the speed to
speed of the motor at no load. Assume the 400 rpm. Assume no changes in the armature or
armature resistance to be 0.15 ohm. field current.

530. The nameplate rating of a shunt motor 532. A 120 V shunt motor has an armature
is 150 hp, 600 V, 205 A, 1700 rpm. The equivalent of 0.5 ohm and a field resistance of
resistance of the shunt field circuit is 240 ohms 60 ohm. At full load, the motor takes 10A and
and the total armature circuit resistance is 0.15 the speed is 1000 rpm. At what speed must this
ohm. Calculate the speed regulation of the motor maybe driven as a generator to deliver
motor. 10A to an external load at 120 V.
533. A belt driven 150 kW shunt wound DC 535. A DC shunt motor has a full load rating
generator is running at 450 rpm and is of 15 hp, 230 V, 57.1 A, 1400 rpm. The armature
supplying full load to a bus at 240 V. At what circuit resistance is 0.13 ohm and the field
speed will it run if the belt breaks and the circuit resistance is 115 ohms. Neglecting the
machine continues to run taking 8.5 kW from effect of armature reaction, determine the no
the busbar? The armature and field resistances load speed.
are 0.05 ohm and 85 ohms respectively. The
brush contact drop is 1.5 V per brush. Neglect
armature reaction.

534. A shunt motor draws a current of 40 A 536. A 220 V shunt motor delivers 40hp on
full load at 950 rpm and has an efficiency of 88
from 120 V source and runs at 1200 rpm at
rated load. The armature and field circuit %. The armature and field resistances are 0.3
resistances are 0.1 ohms and 60 ohms ohm and 110 ohms, respectively. Determine the
respectively. Determine the speed of the motor starting resistance such that the starting
at half load. Assume a brush drop of 2V at rated armature current does not exceed 1.36 times
load and 1 V at half load. the full load current.
537. A 120 V DC motor rated at 5hp has a full 539. The nameplate rating of a shunt motor
load efficiency of 86 %. The field and armature is rated 150 hp, 600 V, 205 a, 1700 rpm. The
resistance are 60 ohms and 0.75 ohm, resistance of the shunt field circuit is240 ohms
respectively. What starter resistance will be and the total armature circuit resistance is 0.15
required to limit the armature current at ohms. If the motor is to be deliver full load
starting 200 % of its rated armature current? torque at 1200 rpm, what value of resistance
must be added to the armature circuit?

538. A 10 hp 230 V DC motor of 85 % full 540. A 120 V shunt motor draws a current of
load efficiency is located 450 ft from the supply 77 A at rated load. The armature and shunt filed
mains, If the motors starting current is 1.75 resistances are 0.2 ohms 60 ohms respectively.
times the full load current, what is the smallest A multi tap starter rheostat is inserted in the
cross sectional area of copper wire required armature circuit to limit the starting current. If
when the allowable voltage drop in the feeder the rheostat has a resistance of 1.732 ohm,
at starting is limited to 24 V? determine the percentage tap used such that
the starting current will be limited to 150 % of
its full load value?
541. A 10 hp power 220 V DC shunt motor 543. A 100 V shunt motor is developing 6 hp
has an armature and field resistance of 0.25 while running at an overall efficiency of 86%.
ohm and 100 ohms respectively. The full load The armature and shunt field resistances are
efficiency is 83 %. Determine the value of the 0.06 ohm and 50 ohms respectively. Determine
starting current will not exceed 200 percent of stray power losses.
full load value.

542. A 50 hp, 550 V shunt motor draws a line 544. The shaft power of a shunt motor is 7.8
current of 4.5 A at no load. The shunt field hp. It draws 50 A from 120 V. The field winding
resistances is 275 ohms and the armature draws 1.2 A. What is the efficiency of the
resistance exclusive of brushes, is 0.3 ohms, the motor?
brush drop at full load is 2 V. At full load the
motor draws a line current of 84 A. Calculate
the efficiency at full load.
545. A 500 V shunt motor running at 720 547. The armature and field resistances of a
rpm takes an armature current of 50 A. The shunt machine are 0.2 ohm and 110 ohms
equivalent armature resistance is 0.4 ohm. respectively. While running as a generator, the
What resistance must be placed in series with generated emf is 250 V at 1200 rpm. If the
the armature to reduce the speed to 540 rpm machine is run as shunt motor, it takes 4 A at
while maintaining the same torque? 220 V. At a certain load the motor takes 30 A at
220 v. However, on load, the armature reaction
weakens the field by 2%. Find the motor speed
at this load.

546. A certain shunt motor has an armature 548. A shunt motor, which has a field
resistance of 0.05 ohm. It draws 50 A at a resistances of 220 ohms and an armature
terminal voltage of 120 V. Assume other resistance of 0.8 ohm takes 26 A from a 260 V
miscellaneous losses at at 1%. Determine the supply when running at 500 rpm on full load. In
output horsepower of the motor. order to control the speed of the motor a 1.2
ohm resistor is connected in series with the
armature. Calculate the speed at which the
motor will run when supplying full load torque.
549. The input and output powers of a 200 551. The equivalent armature resistance of a
V, shunt motor are 30 and 28 kW respectively. series motor is 0.1 ohm. When connected
Determine the efficiency of the motor if the across a 110 V mains, the armature takes 20 A
output power is reduced to 10kW. and its speed is 1000 rpm. Determine the speed
of the motor when the armature takes 50 A
from the same mains, with the field increased
by 10 %.

550. A 220 V series motor takes 15A and 552. A 400 V series motor has a field
runs at 700 rpm. Assume the armature resistance of 0.2 ohm and an armature
resistance including the resistance of the series resistance of 0.1 ohm. The motor takes 30 A of
windings is 0.8 ohm. At what speed will it run if current at 1000 rpm while developing full load
a 2 ohm resistance is connected in series with torque. What is the motor speed when this
supply voltage? Assume the motor is taking the motor develops 60% of full load torque.
same current.
553. A 10 hp, 230 V, 1200 rpm series motor 555. A 100 V series motor is used to drive a
having rated load efficiency of 85.5 %. The load through a pulley. This machine has an
armature resistance including brushes is 0.3 armature resistance of 0.2 ohm and a series
ohm. The field resistances is 0.25 ohm. field resistance of 0.25 ohm. When a torque of
Assuming the flux varies directly as the 25 Nm is applied to the pulley, the speed is 600
armature current, what value of resistance rpm. If stray power losses at this load is 300 W,
should be placed in series with this motor when calculate the armature current.
starting, in order that the starting current
maybe limited to a value that will exert a
starting torque equal to 150 % of its rated
torque?

554. The field and armature resistances of a 556. A 400 V series motor, having an
220 V series motor are 0.2 ohm and 0.1 ohm equivalent armature circuit resistance of 0.5
respectively. The motor takes 150 A of current ohm, takes 44 A of current while running at 650
while running at 700 rpm. If the total iron and rpm. What is the motor speed for a line current
friction losses are 350 W, determine the motor of 36 A.
efficiency.
557. The resistance of each of the coils of a 559. A 400 V series motor working with
series motor is 0.04-ohm, armature resistance, unsaturated field is taking 60 A and running at
0.04-hm. The motor takes 50A at 100 V while 840 rpm. The total resistance of the motor is 0.1
running at 800 rpm and the coils are in series. ohm. At what speed will the motor run when
What will it speed if the coils are re-connected developing half full load torque.
in parallel while the load torque is double?

558. On full load a 500 V series motor takes 560. A long shunt compound motor takes a
100 A and runs at 820 rpm. The armature and current of 42 A from a 230 V source. The
series field resistances are 0.1 and 0.04 ohm
generator parameters are: Ra = 0.1, Rse = 0.2
respectively. What will be its speed when and Rsh = 50 ohms. If the friction and windage
developing half full load toque and with a 0.08 losses amount to 400 W, determine the overall
ohm diverter connected across the series field efficiency of the machine.
winding. Assume flux is proportional to the field
current.
561. A 230 V, long shunt machine has the 563. A 200 V shunt motor has armature and
following parameters; Ra = 2.0 ohm, Rsh = 460 shunt field resistances of 0.15 ohm and 125
ohm and Rse = 0.25 ohm. When the machine is ohm respectively. When running light, it takes 6
run at no load at its normal speed and rated A and runs at 1200 rpm. As eries winding of
voltage, the armature draws 0.6 A. Determine 0.05 ohm is added to make it long shunt
the armature current drawn if the machine cumulatively compounded. This winding
delivers an output of 5 bhp. increases the flux per pole by 25% when the
motor is taking its full load current of 100 A.
Neglecting armature reaction, solve for the
operating speed as a compound motor.

562. A 25 hp, 250 V long shunt compound 564. A 220 V DC motor has an armature
motor takes 5 A when running light and runs at resistance of 0.4 ohm, a shunt field resistance
1150 rpm. Armature resistances, 0.15 ohm, of 175 ohms and a series field resistance of 4
shunt field resistances, 200 ohm and series field ohms. This machine is connected as a short
resistances, 0.05 ohm. At rated load the motor shunt compound motor to 220 V mains.
takes 86.5 A and runs at 720 rpm. Determine Calculate the power developed by the armature
the ration of torque developed from no load to current is 30A. Neglect the brush drop.
full load.
565. The input current to a 220 V, short 567. The pony break test of an elevator door
circuit compound motor at no load is 6A. The drive shunt motor, the ammeter and voltmeter
shunt field circuit resistance is 220 ohms, the measuring the input read 34 A and 220 V. The
armature resistance is 0.10 ohm and the series speed of the motor is found to be 910 rpm and
field resistance is 0.08 ohm. What is the stray the balance on a 0.61 m brake arm read 11.9 kg.
power loss? The dead weight of the arm is found to be 1.09
kg. What is the output hp of the door motor.

566. The pony break test of an elevator door 568. A shunt motor with an armature and
drive shunt motor, the ammeter and voltmeter field resistance of 0.055 and 32 ohms,
measuring the input read 34 A and 220 V. The respectively, is to be tested for its mechanical
speed of the motor is found to be 910 rpm and efficiency by means of a rope brake. When the
the balance on a 2ft brake arm read 27.2 motor is running at 1400 rpm, the longitudinal
pounds. The tare weight of the arm is found to pull on the 6 inch diameter pulley is 57 pounds.
be positive 2.3 pounds. Determine the The readings of the line ammeter and voltmeter
efficiency of the motor at this load. are 35 and 105 respectively. Calculate the
T = (scale reading – dead weight) * length of efficiency.
arm
569. A shunt motor was tested by means of 570. Calculate the force that will be exerted
a pony brake having a length arm of 3.5 feet on the scale in a pony brake test when a 20 hp,
and a tare weight of 5.7 pounds. The current 1400 rpm motor is operating at full load. The
drawn by the machine from a 240 volt line was length of the brake arm is 3ft. and the tare
50.9 A when the scale reading was 24 lbs and weight of the brake is 3.75 lb.
the speed of the motor was 1215 rpm. Calculate
the rotational losses of the motor. The
armature and shunt field resistances of the
machine are 0.25 ohm and 120 ohm,
respectively.