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    What type of current flows in stator winding and rotor winding of a DC shunt generator?
    Question

    What type of current flows in stator winding and rotor winding of a DC shunt generator?

    A.

    Alternating Current and Direct Current

    B.

    Direct Current and Alternating Current

    C.

    Alternating Current and Alternating Current

    D.

    Direct Current and Direct Current

    Correct option is B


    In a DC shunt generator, both the stator (field windings) carry Direct current (DC) and the rotor (armature windings) carry Alternating current (AC).
    Stator (Field Windings):
     The field windings, also known as the shunt field windings, are connected in parallel (shunt) with the armature windings.
     These windings are excited by a DC source to produce a steady magnetic field.
    Rotor (Armature Windings):
     The armature windings are located on the rotor, where the mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy.
     As the rotor turns within the magnetic field produced by the stator, an electromotive force (EMF) is induced in the armature windings according to Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction.
     Although the EMF induced in the armature is initially alternating, the commutator and brushes on the rotor rectify this alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC).

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