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Shunt motor loaded speed at 50 A

Short answer

The no-load input of 1.25 kW gives a line current of 5 A, armature current of 4 A, and back emf 249.2 V at 1000 rpm. When loaded with 50 A line current, armature current is 49 A, back emf drops to 240.2 V, and speed becomes 1000 × (240.2/249.2) ≈ 963.9 rpm.

A 1.25 kW, 250 V dc shunt motor on no load runs at 1000 rpm. The armature and field circuit resistance are 0.2 Ω0.2\ \Omega and 250 Ω250\ \Omega respectively. Calculate the speed of motor when it is loaded and draws current of 50 A.

The flux is constant for a shunt motor, so N∝EbN\propto E_b.

The 1.25 kW figure is the motor's input on no load (a 1.25 kW rated motor could not draw 50 A on load), so the no-load line current is I0=1250/250=5I_0 = 1250/250 = 5 A.

Field current: Ish=250250=1I_{sh} = \dfrac{250}{250} = 1 A.

No load (1000 rpm):

Ia0=5−1=4 A,Eb0=V−Ia0Ra=250−4(0.2)=249.2 VI_{a0} = 5 - 1 = 4\ \text{A}, \qquad E_{b0} = V - I_{a0}R_a = 250 - 4(0.2) = 249.2\ \text{V}

Loaded (line current 50 A):

Ia=50−1=49 AI_a = 50 - 1 = 49\ \text{A} Eb=V−IaRa=250−49(0.2)=240.2 VE_b = V - I_aR_a = 250 - 49(0.2) = 240.2\ \text{V} N=1000×EbEb0=1000×240.2249.2=963.9 rpmN = 1000\times\frac{E_b}{E_{b0}} = 1000\times\frac{240.2}{249.2} = 963.9\ \text{rpm}

Answer: loaded speed ≈963.9 rpm\approx 963.9\ \text{rpm}. (If the no-load armature drop is neglected, taking Eb0≈250E_{b0}\approx 250 V, the result is 960.8960.8 rpm.)

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