ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

California Polytechnic State University

EE 255 Assignment 8
Problem #1
At a location in Europe it is necessary to supply !"" #$ of %"&'( po)er* +he only po)er source
available operate at 5"&'(* ,t is -eci-e- to generate the po)er by means of motor&generator set
consisting of synchronous motor -riving a synchronous generator* 'o) many poles shoul- each
of the t)o machines have in or-er to convert 5"&'( to %"&'( po)er.
Problem #2
A 2!""&/ 1"""&#/A "*8&P0&lagging %"&'( 2&poles 1&connecte- synchronous generator has
a synchronous reactance of 1*1 an- an armature resistance of "*15 . . At %"&'( its friction
an- )in-age losses are 22 #$ an- its core losses are 18 #$* +he fiel- circuit resistance is
a-3ustable over the range from 2" to 2"" 4* +he 5CC of this generator is sho)n in 0igure P5&1
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a* 'o) much fiel- current is re8uire- to ma9e the no&loa- line&to&line terminal voltage e8ual to
2!"" /.
b* $hat is the internal generate- voltage of this machine at rate- loa- con-itions.
c* 'o) much fiel- current is re8uire- to ma9e the terminal voltage e8ual to 2!"" / )hen the
generator is running at rate- con-itions.
-* 'o) much po)er an- tor8ue -oes the generator:s prime mover supply un-er rate- loa-.
Problem #!
Assume that the fiel- current of the generator of problem 2 has been a-3uste- to a value of 2*5 A*
a* $hat )ill the terminal voltage of this generator be if it is connecte- to a -elta&connecte-
loa- )ith an impe-ance of !" 2" .
b* S9etch the phasor -iagram of this generator*
c* ;o) assume that another i-entical -elta&connecte- loa- is to be parallele- )ith the first one*
$hat happens to the phasor -iagram of the generator.
-* $hat is the ne) terminal voltage after the loa- has been a--e-.
e* $hat must be -one to restore the terminal voltage to its original value.
Problem #2
A 28"&/ %"&'( 2&pole 1&connecte- synchronous generator rate- at 2<"&#/A an- "*85 P0
lagging* ,ts armature resistance is "*"1% . +he core losses of this machine at rate-
con-itions are < #$ an- the friction an- )in-age losses are 8 #$* +he open&circuit
characteristics are sho)n in the Errata Sheet un-er error <*
a* =etermine the saturate- synchronous reactance of this generator at rate- armature
current*
b* =etermine the unsaturate- synchronous reactance of this generator at rate- armature
current*
c* =etermine the internal generate- voltage of this generator at rate- con-itions*
-* =etermine the voltage regulation of this generator at the rate- current an- po)er factor.
e* $hat fiel- current -oes this generator re8uire to operate at the rate- voltage current
an- po)er factor.
f* ,f this generator is operating at rate- con-itions an- the loa- is su--enly remove- )hat
)ill the terminal voltage be.