PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA

(University of the City of Manila)

Intramuros, Manila

Electrical Engineering Department

Subject: ELE 416.1-1 DC AND AC MACHINERY (LAB)

EXPERIMENT NO. 3 SHUNT MOTOR CONTROLLED BY RHEOSTAT

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Student Name:

Course/Year: BS MfgE 5

Date Submitted:

Submitted to:

ENGR. ANDREW G. BITANCOR

Instructor
 EXPERIMENT NO. 3 SHUNT MOTOR CONTROLLED BY RHEOSTAT

I. OBJECTIVES:

To study the variation of speed of a D.C. shunt motor

1.) With armature voltage under constant field excitation, and

2.) With field excitation under constant armature voltage

3.) Actual electrical wiring connection of a D.C. shunt motor

APPARATUS REQUIRED:

SI No. Name of Range Type Quantity

Apparatus
1 DC Shunt MC 1
Motor
2 DC Ammeter 0-10A/0-2A MC 2
3 Voltmeter 0-300V MC 1
4 Rheostat 200 ohm, 2A MC 1
5 Tachometer (0-1000 rpm) Analog 1
6 Variable DC 1
Supply (0-
220V)
7 Tachometer Analog 1
8 Rheostat 200 ohm, 2A 1
9

II. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

III. PROCEDURE:

1. Connect the circuit as shown in Figure 1.

2. Start the motor with maximum resistance in the armature circuit and minimum
resistance in the field circuit.

3. Bring the motor to the rated speed, first by decreasing the resistance in the armature
circuit and then by increasing the resistance in the field circuit.

4. Vary the resistance in the field circuit and take readings of speed and field current,
keeping the armature voltage constant at a particular value.

5. Change armature voltage to another value and repeat the procedure given in (4).

6. Then change the resistance in the armature circuit and take reading of speed and
armature voltage, keeping the field current constant at a particular value.

7. Change the field current to another value, repeat the procedure given in (6).

8. Take three sets of readings for each method of variation.

IV. TABULATION

Observation:

Table I: Variation of speed with field excitation

S No. Field Current (A) Speed (rpm) Constant Armature Voltage

(V)
Table II: Variation of speed with armature voltage

SI No. Armature Voltage (V) Speed (rpm) Constant Field Current (A)

V. RESULTS:

i.) Plot speed against field current for different sets of constant armature voltage on a graph
paper.
ii.) Plot speed against armature voltage for different sets of constant field current on
another graph paper.

DISCUSSION:

i.) Discuss and explain about the nature of the plots with relevant equations.
ii.) Discuss about the limitations and merits of the two methods of speed control.
iii.) Why do you keep the resistance in the armature circuit at a maximum, and resistance in
the field circuit a minimum at start?
iv.) What will happen when the field circuit gets opened, while the machine is running?
v.) At steady state condition, draw an equivalent circuit diagram for the DC Shunt Motor
and express it with a mathematical model.

MODEL GRAPH
SCHEMATIC CONNECTION OF THE LAB EQUIPMENT

Brand Name:

Serial No.:

MODEL CALCULATION
ACTUAL CONNECTION OF THE EXPERIMENT

VI. QUESTION:

1. What is the application of DC Shunt Motor?

2. What is the characteristic of a DC Shunt Motor?

VII. OBSERVATION:

VIII. CONCLUSION: