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HOPKINSON'S TEST OF DC MACHINE

PRODUCT PROFILE

(SWINGING FIELD CRADLE MOUNTED) LOADING ARRANGEMENT

 

It is designed to demonstrate the fundamental concepts and also facilitates easy learning about the various losses of DC Machine. Both the Machines are flexibly coupled and mounted on a M.S channel Base acts as a Motor Generator set.                 Two similar machines are required to carry out Hopkinson's Test. Electrically these two machines are connected in parallel to determine the Efficiency of DC Machine by separately calculating the losses.
      Separate terminals of Armature and Field windings are brought out on a terminal box fitted on top of the motor.

              The training system includes terminals for Rheostat and Starters so that these devices can be connected externally to the panel. In a manufacturing concern a number of identical machines may be on production line. Two such machines can be put on a test and coupled mechanically. These machines can then be tested by the Hopkinson’s test where these two machines are connected in parallel across the supply.

              By adjusting their excitations both of them can be simultaneously loaded (to any extent) where one machine (motoring) feeds mechanical power to the other machine (generating), while the generating machine feeds electrical power to the motoring machine. The only power drawn from the mains is the losses of both the machines. Load test and heat-run test could thus be conducted with very little energy consumption while the machines carry full load current at rated voltage.

                The machine trainer has been designed in such an easy way that users can observe the voltages and current of windings of both the motors. All protection devices are in built negligible chance of fault or danger.

Features:

 

  • Two DC machines of same rating
  • A fully equipped control panel with high quality and calibrated voltmeters and ammeters
  • Standalone operation
  • Exclusive panel design
  • one year warranty

Technical specifications

  • 200 V Fixed DC        :  0 - 200 Variable DC
  • Type                         :   DC Shunt
  • Voltage Rating        :   200 V
  • RPM                        :   1500 (no load)
  • Insulation                 :   Class 'B',’F’
  •  Voltmeter                :   300 V
  • Ammeter (2 Nos.)   

 

 

 

 

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