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- 2069 Bhadra
- 2066 Magh (old course) · 8 marks
Series motor current at 800 rpm
Short answer
With total resistance 0.1 Ω, Eb1 = 220−25×0.1 = 217.5 V. For series motor Eb ∝ IN, so (220−0.1I2)/217.5 = (I2/25)×(800/1200). Solving gives I2 ≈ 37.3 A.
A dc series motor with armature resistance of and field winding resistance of is supplied by a 220 V source. If the motor draws 25 A when running at 1200 rpm, calculate the current drawn by motor when running at 800 rpm.
In a series motor the field current is the armature current, so (unsaturated) the flux is proportional to the current: . The back emf then follows .
Total resistance .
Condition 1: 1200 rpm, 25 A
Condition 2: 800 rpm, current
Using :
Check: .
Answer: the motor draws at 800 rpm (assuming an unsaturated magnetic circuit).
✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)
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