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    This document discusses regulation of an alternator by the zero power factor (ZPF) method. It involves conducting open circuit characteristic (OCC), short circuit characteristic (SCC), and ZPF tests. The ZPF curve is similar to the OCC but shifted vertically by the armature reaction reactance and horizontally by the armature reaction mmf. To plot the ZPF characteristic, the OCC and SCC are drawn and the ZPF test point is marked. A line is drawn parallel to the air gap line through this point to intersect the OCC, representing the voltage drop and field current required to overcome armature reaction effects. This is used to calculate the generated emf and regulation.

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    This document discusses regulation of an alternator by the zero power factor (ZPF) method. It involves conducting open circuit characteristic (OCC), short circuit characteristic (SCC), and ZPF tests. The ZPF curve is similar to the OCC but shifted vertically by the armature reaction reactance and horizontally by the armature reaction mmf. To plot the ZPF characteristic, the OCC and SCC are drawn and the ZPF test point is marked. A line is drawn parallel to the air gap line through this point to intersect the OCC, representing the voltage drop and field current required to overcome armature reaction effects. This is used to calculate the generated emf and regulation.

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    This document discusses regulation of an alternator by the zero power factor (ZPF) method. It involves conducting open circuit characteristic (OCC), short circuit characteristic (SCC), and ZPF tests. The ZPF curve is similar to the OCC but shifted vertically by the armature reaction reactance and horizontally by the armature reaction mmf. To plot the ZPF characteristic, the OCC and SCC are drawn and the ZPF test point is marked. A line is drawn parallel to the air gap line through this point to intersect the OCC, representing the voltage drop and field current required to overcome armature reaction effects. This is used to calculate the generated emf and regulation.

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    This document discusses regulation of an alternator by the zero power factor (ZPF) method. It involves conducting open circuit characteristic (OCC), short circuit characteristic (SCC), and ZPF tests. The ZPF curve is similar to the OCC but shifted vertically by the armature reaction reactance and horizontally by the armature reaction mmf. To plot the ZPF characteristic, the OCC and SCC are drawn and the ZPF test point is marked. A line is drawn parallel to the air gap line through this point to intersect the OCC, representing the voltage drop and field current required to overcome armature reaction effects. This is used to calculate the generated emf and regulation.

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    Regulation by Zero Power Factor ( ZPF)

    method:
    During the operation of the alternator, resistance voltage drop IaRa and
    armature leakage reactance drop IaXL are actually emf quantities and the
    armature reaction reactance is a mmf quantity. To determine the
    regulation of the alternator by this method OCC, SCC and ZPF test details
    and characteristics are required.
    -As explained earlier OC and SC tests are conducted and OCC and SCC
    are drawn.
    -ZPF test is conducted by connecting the alternator to ZPF load and
    exciting the alternator in such way that the alternator supplies the rated
    current at rated voltage running at rated speed.
    -To plot ZPF characteristics only two points are required. One point is
    corresponding to the zero voltage and rated current that can be obtained
    from scc and the other at rated voltage and rated current under zpf load.
    -This zero power factor curve appears like OCC but shifted by a factor IXL
    vertically and horizontally by armature reaction mmf as shown below in
    figure.

    Following are the steps to draw ZPF characteristics:

    -By suitable tests plot OCC and SCC. Draw air gap line. Conduct ZPF test
    at full load for rated voltage and fix the point B.
    -Draw the line BH with length equal to field current required to produce
    full load
    current on short circuit..
    -Draw HD parallel to the air gap line so as to cut the OCC. Draw
    DE perpendicular to HB or parallel to voltage axis.
    -Now, DE represents voltage drop IXL and BE represents the field current
    required to overcome the effect of armature reaction.
    -Triangle BDE is called Potier triangle and XL is the Potier reactance. Find
    E from V, IRa, IXL and .
    -Use the expression E = (V cos + IRa) + (V sin ) + IXL) to
    compute E. Find field current corresponding to E. Draw FG with magnitude
    equal to BE at angle (90+ ) from field current axis, where is the phase
    angle of current from voltage vector E (internal phase angle).
    -The resultant field current is given by OG. Mark this length on field
    current axis. From OCC find the corresponding E0. Find the regulation.

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