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The DC Generator
Electricity and Electronics · Chapter 2 · 2. The DC Generator and Motor
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- Single-loop DC generator and the split-ring commutator; parts of a practical generator
- Lap and wave windings of the armature; armature reaction, commutation and period of commutation; interpoles
- EMF equation Eg = (P x phi x N x Z) / (60 x A) and its use
- Excitation: separately excited and self-excited (shunt, series and compound) generators; voltage, current and power equations
- No-load and load characteristics; critical field resistance; causes of failure to build up voltage; applications