Section outline


  • Lecture Objectives:

    • To teach the students about the detail construction and principle of operation of a DC generator.


    Lecture Outcomes:

    At the end of this lecture the student will be able to :

    • Understand voltage generation procedure of a DC generator
    • Understand the function of commutator
    • Learn about the construction of DC generator
    • Solve the problems of DC generator 


    Lecture Contents:

    • Construction of DC generator
    • Working principle
    • Commutation
    • induced voltage equation
    • Classification
    • Problem solution