LAB (1)

Characteristics of DC
Shunt motor

Aim of Experiment:
To study the Characteristics of the shunt motor( speed,
torque, current with time).

Apparatus:
1) D.C Voltage source.
2) Voltmeter.
3) Ammeter.
4) D.C Shunt motor.
5) Cables for connection.

:DISCUSSION
The field winding in a shunt motor is in parallel with the
armature winding and the DC supply. If the DC line
voltage is constant, the armature voltage will be
constant and thus the magnetic field strength will be
constant. This consistency leads to a reasonably
constant speed of operation.
The speed does tend to drop with increasing load on the
motor. This drop in speed is a result of resistive losses
in the armature winding. Shunt motors with low
armature winding resistance tend to have nearly
constant speed of operation.
The DC shunt motor is not 100% efficient.The difference
between electrical power supplied and mechanical
power available at the shaft is lost in the form of heat
inside the motor. Losses occur in the DC resistance of
the field and armature windings, in the magnetic circuit
that couples field and armature windings, in the friction
and windage of the rotating armature and in the
resistance of the brush contacts on the commutator.
Losses increase as the load on the motor increases,
resulting in significant heating of the motor at full load.