- 2073 Magh · 8 marks
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 .
Given: V, , ; no load: A, rpm; load: A.
Field current
No-load (running light)
On load
Speed on load
(Armature reaction is neglected, so flux is taken as unchanged.)
Answer: Speed at 25 A rpm.
✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)
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