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Q10. What is direct-connected alternator? How is a direct-connected exciter arranged in an alternator?  Sketch a graph of starting current, and torque against the speed of rotation for a single cage motor. A 440V shunt motor takes an armature current of 30A at 700 rev/min. The armature resistance is 0.7 ohm. If the flux is suddenly reduced 20 per cent, to what value will the armature current rise momentarily? Assuming unchanged resisting torque to motion, what will be the new steady values of speed and armature current? Sketch graphs showing armature current and speed as functions of time during the transition from initial to final, steady-state conditions.