For a four pole, 16 slot armature with two coil-side/slot having wave ...
The number of parallel path for a wave wound machine is equal to two.
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For a four pole, 16 slot armature with two coil-side/slot having wave ...
Armature Construction:
- Four pole, 16 slot armature
- Two coil-side/slot
- Wave connected progressive winding
- Single turn coils
- Simplex winding
Explanation:
- In a four pole, 16 slot armature, each pole has four slots.
- Each coil-side is placed in a slot, so there are a total of 16 coil-sides.
- Since the winding is wave connected progressive, the coils are connected in a continuous chain across the slots.
- The winding is simplex, which means each coil has only one turn.
- In simplex winding, each coil occupies two slots, so there are a total of 8 coils.
Calculating the Number of Current Paths:
- Each coil-side has one turn, so there are 16 coil-sides in total.
- In wave connected progressive winding, the current flows in one direction through each coil-side and then jumps to the next coil-side in a progressive manner.
- Since each coil-side is connected to the next one, there are only two possible paths for the current to flow.
- Therefore, the number of current paths is equal to the number of coil-sides, which is 16.
Conclusion:
- The correct answer is option 'A', which states that there are 2 current paths in the given winding configuration.
- This is because the wave connected progressive winding with single turn coils results in only two possible paths for the current to flow.