A 6-pole lap wound de shunt generator supplies 290 amperes to a load a...
Solution:
Given data:
P = 6 poles
IL = 290 A
Ish = 10 A
The total current in the armature conductors, Ia = IL + Ish = 290 + 10 = 300 A.
To find the current in each parallel path, we need to find the number of parallel paths in the armature winding.
Number of parallel paths in a lap wound generator is given by the formula,
Z/2P
where Z is the total number of armature conductors and P is the number of poles.
Let's assume that the generator has 1000 armature conductors, then
Number of parallel paths, A = Z / 2P = 1000 / (2 x 6) = 83.33
Round off to the nearest integer, A = 83
Therefore, the current in each parallel path is given by,
Ia / A = 300 / 83 = 3.614 A
Rounded off to the nearest integer, the current in each parallel path is 4A.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 4) 55 A.
Explanation:
The armature conductors of a lap wound generator are grouped into a number of parallel paths, each consisting of a number of conductors in series. The current in each parallel path is determined by the total armature current divided by the number of parallel paths in the armature winding. In this case, the armature winding has 83 parallel paths, and the total armature current is 300 A. Therefore, the current in each parallel path is 3.614 A, which is rounded off to 4 A.
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