Assignment -1 (EED203)

1.The effective flux density in the core of a 220/110-V ideal transformer is 1.2 T. The cross-sectional
area of the core is 80 cm2, and the stacking factor is 0.93. Calculate the number of turns in the primary
and secondary windings if the frequency of oscillations is (a) 25 Hz, (b) 50 Hz, (c) 60 Hz, and (d) 400
Hz.
2. A 25-kVA transformer has 500 turns on the primary and 50 turns on the secondary. If the primary is
rated at 2.5 kV, find the rating of the secondary. What is the flux in the core at no load if the operating
frequency is 50 Hz? If the transformer delivers full load at 0.8 pf lending, determine (a) the primary
and the secondary winding currents, (b) the power output, (c) the load impedance on the secondary
side, and (d) the load impedance as referred to the primary side.
3. A 240 KVA, 480/ 4800 V, step-up transformer has the following constants, RH = 2.5 , XH = 5.75
, RL = 25m, XL = 57.5 m. The transformer is operating at 50% of its load. If the load is pure
resistive, determine (a) the applied voltage on the primary side (b) the secondary current (c) the
primary current (d) the efficiency of the transformer

4. The following data were obtained from the tests on a 12-kVA, 480/120-V, 60-Hz, two-winding
transformer:

Voltage (V) Current (A) Power (w)

(I) Sketch the equivalent circuit of the transformer as viewed from (a) the low voltage side
and (b) the high-voltage side.
(II) Obtain efficiency of the transformer at i) half of full-load ii) 3/4th full-load iii) full- load,
when the transformer is operating at 0.8 power factor lagging.
(III) Find out percentage regulation when the transformer operating at i) half of full-load ii)
3/4th full-load iii) full- load, when the transformer is operating at 0.8 power factor lagging.
(IV) Find out percentage regulation when the transformer operating at i) half of full-load ii)
3/4th full-load iii) full- load, when the transformer is operating at 0.8 power factor leading.
(V) Find the load at which maximum efficiency occurs and also calculate the maximum
efficiency.
5. The armature of a 4-pole, lap-wound dc generator has 28 slots with ten conductors in each slot. The
flux per pole is 0.03 Wb and the armature speed is 1200 rpm. Calculate (a) the frequency of the
induced emf in each armature conductor, (b) the induced emf in the armature, (c) the induced emf
per coil, (d) the induced emf per turn, and (e) the induced emf per conductor (f) When the generator
is connected to the load, the current in each conductor is 2 A. What is the armature current? What
are the power and torque developed by the generator?
6. A 230-V, 1800-rpm, 4.6-kW shunt generator has an armature-circuit resistance of 0.2 and a field-
circuit resistance of 65 . The induced emf due to residual flux is 10 V. If the generator is short-
circuited prior to its operation, what is the short-circuit current? Will there be a voltage buildup?
7. A 50-kW, 250-V, 600-rpm, separately excited generator has an armature resistance of 0.05 .The
generator supplies the rated load at its rated voltage. The field-winding circuit has a resistance of 100
and is connected across a 200 V source. The rotation loss is 5 kW. Determine the efficiency, the
applied torque, and the voltage regulation when the armature reaction is zero.

8. The armature of a 6-pole, lap-wound machine has 48 coils. Each coil has 12 turns. The armature is
enveloped by a ceramic permanent-magnet ring, and the flux density per pole is 0.7 T. The armature is
12 cm in length and 31.6 cm in diameter. If the armature speed is 900 rpm, determine the induced emf
(a) in the armature, (b) in each coil, and (c) in each conductor.
(d) Determine the induced emf in the armature winding if the speed of the armature is changed to (i)
600 rpm, (ii) 450 rpm, and (iii) 1200 rpm. What is the frequency of the induced emf at each speed?
(e) If the armature current is 30 A, determine (a) the current per path, (b) the power developed, and (c)
the torque developed. If 90% of the mechanical power is converted into electrical power, what must be
the applied torque of the prime mover?

9. A 4-pole dc shunt generator with a shunt field resistance of 100 and an armature resistance of 1
has 400 lap-connected conductors in its armature. The flux per pole is 20 mWb. The rotational loss is
500 W. If a load resistance of 10 is connected across the armature and the generator is driven at 1200
rpm, compute (a) the terminal voltage and (b) the efficiency. Neglect the armature reaction.

10. The magnetization curve for a 4-pole, 110V, and 1000-rpm shunt generator is as follows

If (A) 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4

(a) The resistance of 140 lap-connected conductors in the armature is 0.1 .Field-winding resistance
is 40 . Determine (a) the no-load voltage, (b) the critical resistance, (c) the residual flux, and (d) the
speed at which the machine fails to build up.
(b) The generator is supplying a load at its rated terminal voltage. The rotational loss is equal to the
copper loss. If the flux is reduced by 5% owing to the armature reaction, find (a) the load supplied by
the generator, (b) the applied torque, (c) the voltage regulation, and (d) the efficiency.

11. A 120-V, 6-kW compound generator has armature resistance of 50 m , series-field resistance of
30 m , and shunt-field resistance of 25 . When the generator is connected as a long-shunt, calculate
its armature current and the induced emf. If the rotational loss is 800 W, determine its efficiency. Repeat
when the generator is connected as a long-shunt.

12. A shunt generator is converted into a compound generator by adding a series-field winding. From
the test on the generator with shunt excitation only, it is found that (a) a field current of 8 A gives 240
V at no-load and (b) that 10 A maintains the same voltage at full-load. If the shunt-field winding has
500 turns per pole, determine the number of series turns required. State assumptions

13. A 240-V, 48-kW, long-shunt compound generator has a series field resistance of 0.04 and a shunt
field resistance of 200 . When the generator supplies the rated load at the rated voltage, the power
input is 54 k. The rotational loss is 2.5 kW. Find (a) the armature-circuit resistance and (b) the
efficiency.

14. A 50-kW, 250-V, 600-rpm, long-shunt compound generator equipped with a field diverter
resistance delivers the rated load at the rated voltage. The armature and series field resistances are 0.05
and 0.01 , respectively. There are 100 turns per pole in the shunt field winding and 2 turns per Pole
in the series field winding. The rotational loss is 4.75 kW. The measured currents through the shunt
field winding and the diverter resistance are 5 A and 41 A, respectively. Determine (a) the series field
current, (b) the diverter resistance, (c) the efficiency, and (d) the torque applied by the prime mover.