MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT LAGUNA

2018 – 2019

EE108L / A37

DC/AC MACHINERY (LABORATORY)

Experiment #5

THE DC SERIES MOTOR

Leader: VALDUEZA, MARK JONATHAN

Member: BRIONES, AIRA OLIVEROS, CARLOS

MUSTAZA, MARY GRACE CASTILLO, KYLE JOSEF

QUIDATO, LOUBELLE PEREZ, MARK LEONARD B.

CAPUSO, RENNIEL BELOSTRINO, RAMSHALL

COLINARES, KURT JESTER HERNAEZ, NEIL CHESTER

DATE PERFORMED: APRIL 4, 2019

DATE SUBMITTED: APRIL 11, 2019

The previous experiment focused more on how the shunt DC motor works, but in this experiment the
connections of the field windings as well as the principles, torque and speed characteristics of the DC series
motor. In DC series motor the field winding used to induce a magnetic field is called the series field
windings. More is explained in the report.

INTRODUCTION

DC Series Motor

In considering a DC generator and motor, a generator simply converts mechanical energy to

Figure 1.

In this type of motor, its peak output can be said to be at its starting. Considering the series field
winding and the armature windings, once voltage is provided in this circuit, a strong magnetic field
is immediately produced. But as speed of the rotor (armature windings in this connection)
increases. Considering torque and speed characteristics, at this point of starting the torque and
speed is at its peak, but as speed continues to increase the need of more current through the rotor
is needed to support the magnetic field it produces and because of this the current passing through
the series field windings is decreased making the behavior of the torque to decrease when speed
increases (Mirza, n.d). In performing the experiment motor efficiency was also computed.

OBJECTIVES

 To study the torque vs speed characteristics of a series-wound DC motor.

 To calculate the efficiency of the series-wound DC motor.

DATA AND RESULTS

Table 5-1:

E I SPEED Torque

(volts) (amps) (r/min) (lbf-in)

120 1.1 3992 0

120 1.6 2872 3

120 2.1 2254 6

120 2.8 1905 9

120 3 1659 12

5) c.

Table 5-2.

Speed (r/min)
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
0 3 6 9 12

Speed (r/min)

6) Speed Regulation = 69%

8) b. E = 33.96 V

Torque = 11.4 N-m

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Calculate the mechanical output power developed by the series-wound DC motor when

the torque is 1.2 N-m [9 lbf-in]. Use the equation:

2𝜋 × 𝑁 × 𝑇
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 (𝑊) =
60

2𝜋 × 1905 × 1.2
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 (𝑊) =
60

𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 (𝑊) = 239.4 𝑊 [0.32ℎ𝑝]

Knowing that 1 hp is equivalent to 746 W, what is the equivalent “output power” of the

motor?

𝑂𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 = 239.4 𝑊

2. What is the input power (in watts) of the motor in Question 1?

𝑃𝑖𝑛 = 𝐸 × 𝐼

𝑃𝑖𝑛 = 120𝑉 × 2.8𝐴

𝑃𝑖𝑛 = 336 𝑊

3. Knowing the input and output power in watts, calculate the efficiency of the motor in

Question 1.

𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡
𝜂= × 100%
𝑃𝑖𝑛

239.4𝑊
𝜂= × 100%
336𝑊

𝜂 = 71.25%
4. What are the losses (in watts) of the motor in Question 1?

𝑃𝑖𝑛 = 𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 + 𝑃𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠

𝑃𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 = 𝑃𝑖𝑛 − 𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡

𝑃𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 = 336𝑊 − 239.4𝑊

𝑃𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 = 96.6𝑊

5. How much larger is the starting current than the normal full load current?

𝐼 = 𝐼𝐹𝐿 − 𝐼𝑁𝐿

𝐼 = 3𝐴 − 1.1𝐴

𝐼 = 1.9𝐴

6. Compare the shunt wound DC motor and the series-wound DC motor on the basis of:

a) Starting torque - Compound designs have a starting torque that is higher than shunt

wound designs, but lower than series wound DC motors. Series wound motors are

used for applications that require high startup torque for short durations, without the

need for speed regulation. Due to lack of back emf the series-wound DC motor needs

a higher torque.

b) Starting current – The starting current of the series-wound DC motor is higher than

the shunt wound DC motor because the starting torque of the series-wound DC motor

is higher than the shunt wound DC motor. Due to lack of back emf the series-wound

DC motor needs a higher current.

c) Efficiency – The shunt wound DC motor is more efficient than the series-wound DC

motor because the shunt regulator enables the required speed control to be obtained

easily and economically. But in any type of case both can be efficient.
d) Speed regulation - Speed of a shunt motor is sufficiently constant. While the shunt

wound DC motor have low speed at high loads and dangerously high speed at low

loads.