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