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Shunt motor speed from no load to load

Short answer

Field current is constant 2 A, so flux remains unchanged. No-load back emf is 247 V, on-load 227 V; speed = 1500 × 227/247 ≈ 1379 rpm.

A 250 V dc shunt motor has the armature and field winding resistance of 1 Ω and 125 Ω respectively. When running light, it takes a current of 5 A and the speed is 1500 rpm. When the load is added on the shaft, the motor draws a current of 25 Amp. Calculate the speed at this load.

With constant supply voltage, the shunt field current and flux stay constant, so N∝EbN \propto E_b.

Given: V=250V = 250 V, Ra=1 ΩR_a = 1\ \Omega, Rsh=125 ΩR_{sh} = 125\ \Omega; no load: IL0=5I_{L0} = 5 A, N0=1500N_0 = 1500 rpm; load: IL=25I_L = 25 A.

Field current

Ish=250125=2 AI_{sh} = \frac{250}{125} = 2\ \text{A}

No-load (running light)

Ia0=5−2=3 AEb0=250−3×1=247 V\begin{aligned} I_{a0} &= 5 - 2 = 3\ \text{A} \\ E_{b0} &= 250 - 3 \times 1 = 247\ \text{V} \end{aligned}

On load

Ia=25−2=23 AEb=250−23×1=227 V\begin{aligned} I_a &= 25 - 2 = 23\ \text{A} \\ E_b &= 250 - 23 \times 1 = 227\ \text{V} \end{aligned}

Speed on load

N=N0×EbEb0=1500×227247=1378.5 rpmN = N_0 \times \frac{E_b}{E_{b0}} = 1500 \times \frac{227}{247} = 1378.5\ \text{rpm}

(Armature reaction is neglected, so flux is taken as unchanged.)

Answer: Speed at 25 A ≈1378.5\approx 1378.5 rpm.

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