Cumulative Compound Wound Generator Characteristics

Cumulative Compound Wound Generator Characteristics Points : Cumulative Compound Wound Generator Characteristics The various types of apparatus which ultimately consume the electrical energy, are mostly designed to operate at constant voltage. Consequently, the use of dc shunt generators because of its dropping voltage characteristic, is somewhat restricted. It is employed to supply power to apparatus located within the immediate vicinity of the generator. The dc shunt generator cannot he employed for supplying power to remotely located load because in this case there is also a voltage drop in the line in addition to drop in terminal voltage of the generator itself as load increases. The greater the load, the greater the volt drop in the line. The combined effect of reduction in generator terminal voltage and the line drop makes the shunt generator quite unsatisfactory for the transmission of power over long distances.