GATE EE 2014 Set 1 — Question 47
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A 15 kW, 230 V dc shunt motor has armature circuit resistance of and field circuit resistance of . At no load and rated voltage, the motor runs at 1400 rpm and the line current drawn by the motor is 5 A. At full load, the motor draws a line current of 70 A. Neglect armature reaction. The full load speed of the motor in rpm is _________.
Correct answer
1239 to 1242
Solution
Given:
- Power rating
- Voltage
- Armature resistance
- Field resistance
- No-load speed
- No-load line current
- Full-load line current
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