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EE 2312 / ME 2613:

AC and DC Machinery /
Electrical Machines 1
INSTRUCTOR: KEVIN LESTER B. LOBO
Types of DC Generators
ACCORDING TO FIELD EXCITATION
Field Excitation
When a DC voltage (excitation voltage) is applied to the
field windings of a dc generator, current (exciting current)
flows through the windings and sets up a steady magnetic
field.

This DC excitation voltage can be supplied by an external


source or produced by the generator itself.

A generator that supplies its own field excitation is called a


Self-Excited generator and a generator that relies to an
outside source is called a Separately Excited Generator.

The magnitude of the exciting current (field current) is


directly proportional to the amount of flux produced.

http://ffden2.phys.uaf.edu/211_fall2010.web.dir/tony_mancuso_211webproj_Rev2/Electromagnetic%20Wave.html
Types of DC Generator (according to field excitation)
I. Separately Excited DC Generator
➢ A DC generator whose field magnet winding is supplied from an independent
external DC source (e.g., battery, dc-power supply, etc.)

Eg = Vt + Ia R a

Ia = IL
Vf
If =
Rf
Types of DC Generator (according to field excitation)
II. Self Excited DC Generator
➢ A DC generator whose field magnet winding is supplied from the output of the
generator itself.
➢ Categorized based on how the field winding/s is/are connected.

a) Series Wound – field winding (series field) is connected in series to the armature
b) Shunt Wound – field winding (shunt field) is connected in parallel to the armature
c) Compound – has both series and shunt field windings
i. Long Shunt Compound – series field is connected in series to the armature
ii. Short Shunt Compound – series field is connected in series to the load
Series Field (Rse) vs Shunt Field (Rf)
There are two types of field windings used in DC Machines:
Series field winding and Shunt field winding.

The Series Field winding (Rse) is made with a few turns of large
diameter wire. It has a low resistance and is designed to be
connected in series with the armature.

The Shunt Field (Rf) winding is made with many turns of small
diameter wire. It has a high resistance and is designed to be
connected in parallel with the armature. Since the shunt field
is connected in parallel with the armature, the line voltage or
the load is connected across it. The current through the shunt
field is, therefore, limited by its resistance.

http://ijyam.blogspot.com/2013/11/types-of-direct-current-dc-compound.html
https://www.industrial-electronics.com/ind-mtr-cntrl_032.html
Self Excited DC Generator
Series Wound Generator – the field is connected in series with the armature

Eg = Vt + Ia R a +Ise R se
Ia = Ise = IL
Self Excited DC Generator
Shunt Wound Generator – the field is connected in parallel to the armature
Eg = Vt + Ia R a
Ia = If + IL
Vf
If =
Rf

Vf = Vt
Self Excited DC Generator
Long-Shunt Compound Generator – has both series and shunt field and the series field is
connected to the armature

Eg = Vt + Ia R a +Ise R se
Ia = Ise
Ia = If + IL
Vf
If = Vf = Vt
Rf
Self Excited DC Generator
Short-Shunt Compound Generator – has both series and shunt field and the series
field is connected to the load

Eg = Vt + Ia R a +Ise R se
Ise = IL
I a = If + IL
Vsht Vf ≠ Vt
Isht =
R sht Vf = Vt + Ise R se
Self Excited DC Generator
Presence of Residual Magnetism
The field of a DC Generator is an electromagnet which is in a form of an inductor.
Hence it can store energy as an electro-magnetic field.

This field will not all disappear completely even when generator is turned-off, some
magnetic energy will remain, as residual magnetism or residual flux. Hysteresis Loop

Due to the residual flux in the field, it will enable the armature to develop the residual
voltage, which causes a small current to flow through the field windings.

As the generated voltage rises, the field current also rises, which in turn causes more
flux to be developed, and further increase the generated voltage.

This process will continue until the generator reaches its rated value.

Should the field lose its residual flux, it is to be connected to a separate DC source for
it to produce and retain small amount of flux. This method is called flashing the field.
https://www.nde-ed.org/Physics/Magnetism/Demagnetization.xhtml
Saturation Curve of DC Generators
• The field current is directly proportional to the
flux created and the flux created is directly
proportional to the generated voltage.

• But there will come a time that even with the


increase in field current, there will be minimal
or none at all increase to the generated
voltage.

• This this due to the saturation of the core of


the field windings that even when the
excitation current is increased, the core cannot
anymore produce more flux.
Brush Contact Drop
It is the voltage drop over the brush contact resistance when current passes from commutator
segments to brushes and finally to the external load.
Its value depends on the amount of current and the value of contact resistance. This drop is
usually small and includes brushes of both polarities.
However, in practice, the brush contact drop is assumed to have following constant values for all
loads.
0.5-V: for metal-graphite brushes. (pair)
2.0-V: for carbon brushes. (pair)
Problems
1. An 8-pole d.c. shunt generator with 778 wave-connected armature conductors and running
at 500 r.p.m. supplies a load of 12.5 Ω resistance at terminal voltage of 250 V. The armature
resistance is 0.24 Ω and the field resistance is 250 Ω. Find the armature current, the induced
e.m.f. and the flux per pole.
Answer: 21 A, 255.04 V, 9.83mWb

2. A long-shunt compound generator delivers a load current of 50 A at 500 V and has armature,
series field and shunt field resistances of 0.05 Ω, 0.03 Ω and 250 Ω respectively. Calculate the
generated voltage and the armature current. Allow 1 V per brush for contact drop.
Answer: 506.16 V, 52A
Problems
3. A 4-pole, long-shunt, lap-wound DC generator runs at 1,200 rpm and supplies 25-kW at a
terminal voltage of 500-V. The armature resistance is 0.03 ohm, series field resistance is 0.04
ohm and shunt field resistance is 200 ohm. The brush drops may be taken as 1.0-V. If the flux
per pole is measured at 0.02-Wb, determine the generated emf and the total no. of
conductors of this generator.
Answer: 505.67-V, 1,264 conductors

4. A separately excited generator has an armature resistance of 0.04 ohm and a total brush
drop of 2-V. When running at 1,000rpm, it supplies a load current of 200-A at 125-V. What
will be the load current and terminal voltage when the speed drops to 800rpm and the field
current is unchanged?
Answer: 159.4A
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