A shunt generator has an external characteristic whose terminal voltage is given by the equation  VT = 240 – 0.5IL, where IL is the load current and RL=12Ω, what is the value of the terminal voltage VT  (in Volts)

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A shunt generator has an external characteristic whose terminal voltage is given by the equation

 VT = 240 – 0.5ILwhere IL is the load current and RL=12Ω, what is the value of the terminal voltage VT  (in Volts).

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