Electrical Machines
A 240 V, dc shunt motor draws 15 A while supplying the rated load at a speed of 80 rad/s. The armature resistance is 0.5 W and the field winding resistance is 80 W. The external resistance to be added in the armature circuit to limit the armature current to 125% of its rated value is

 15.9 Ω
 15.1 Ω
 31.1 Ω
 31.9 Ω

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Electrical Machines
Consider the following statements: To control the speed of a dc shunt motor above the base speed over a reasonably wide range, the motor must 1. have compensating winding 2. have interpole winding 3. be started using a 3-point starter 4. be started using a 4-point starter Of these statements

 1 and 3 are correct
 1, 2 and 4 are correct
 1, 2 and 3 are correct
 2 and 4 are correct

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