5. a) Separately excited dc exciter
EX - depends on speed and winding
configuration of exciter armature.
EX – non linear function of Ief due to
magnetic saturation.
Ex – also affected by the load on the exciter
6. • Air gap line – tangent to the lower linear
portion of the open circuit saturation
curve
• Rg – slope of air gap line
• Δief – departure of the load saturation
curve from the air gap line