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A DC series motor with negligible series resistance is running at a certain speed driving a load, where the load torque varies as cube of the speed. The motor is fed from a 400 V DC source and draws 40 A armature current. A linear magnetic circuit. The external resistance, in Ω, that must be connected in series with the armature to reduce the speed of the motor by half, is closest to

  1. 23.28
  2. 4.82
  3. 46.7
  4. 0

Correct answer: 23.28

Solution

To reduce the speed of a DC series motor by half, the armature voltage must also be halved, which requires adding external resistance to drop the voltage across the armature. The calculated resistance of approximately 23.28 Ω accounts for the necessary voltage drop while considering the motor's characteristics and the load torque relationship.

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