A 25kW Shunt Generator has armature resistanc of 0.50 and field resistance 1500 generates erminal voltage of 250 V at full load. The iron, riction and windage losses are 800W. i) Estimate he total losses in a generator. i) Calculate the fficiency of the generator.

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A 25kW Shunt Generator has armature resistance
of 0.50 and field resistance 1500 generates
terminal voltage of 250 V at full load. The iron,
friction and windage losses are 800W. i) Estimate
the total losses in a generator. ii) Calculate the
efficiency of the generator.
Transcribed Image Text:A 25kW Shunt Generator has armature resistance of 0.50 and field resistance 1500 generates terminal voltage of 250 V at full load. The iron, friction and windage losses are 800W. i) Estimate the total losses in a generator. ii) Calculate the efficiency of the generator.
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