Q. In a D.C. machine the number of brushes in lap winding is __.

A
Same number of poles
B
Double number of poles
C
Half of the number of poles
D
Two numbers
Solution:

If the machine is ?lap wound? the number of brushes will be equal to the number of poles. There will be many low voltage high current paths through the rotor. Consider that each ?pole? represents a physical magnet in the stator. A pair of brushes is required for each pair of stator magnets.

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