Lahore University of Management Sciences

EE 352: Electromechanical Systems (Spring 2013) Assignment: DC Machines Due Date: 6th March 2013 (in my office until 6pm)
Instructions: Solve all problems. Provide explanation where necessary. The units of all quantities must be properly mentioned. Q-1: A four-pole DC machine has an armature of radius 12.5 cm and an effective length of 25 cm. The poles cover 85% of the armature periphery. The armature winding consists of 33 coils, each coil having seven turns. The coils are accommodated in 33 slots. The average flux density under each pole is 0.75T. 1) If the armature is lap-wound, (a) Determine the machine constant K. (b) Determine the induced armature voltage when the armature rotates at 800 rpm. (c) Determine the current in the coil and the electromagnetic torque developed when the armature current is 360A. (d) Determine the power developed by the armature. 2) If the armature is wave-wound, repeat parts (a) to (d) above. The current rating of the coils remains the same as in the lap-wound armature. Q-2: A 12 kW, 100 V, 1000 rpm DC machine has the armature resistance RA = 0.1 , field winding resistance is 80 and NF = 1200 turns. The rated field current is 1 A. The magnetization characteristic at 1000 rpm is given. The machine is operated as a shunt DC motor and connected to a DC supply voltage of 100 V. At no load and rated speed the armature current is 6 A. At full load the motor runs at 932 rpm if the field current is not changed. (a) Determine the armature reaction effect at full load in ampere-turns of the shunt field winding. (b) How many series field turns per pole should be added to make this machine into a cumulatively compound motor (long-shunt) whose speed will be 800 rpm at full load? Neglect the resistance of the series field winding. (c) If the series field winding is connected for differential compounding, determine the speed of the motor at full load.

Q-3: A 220V, 7hp series motor is mechanically coupled to a fan and draws 25A and runs at 300 rpm when connected to a 220V supply with no external resistance connected to the armature circuit. The torque required by the fan is proportional to the square of the speed. RA = 0.6 and RS = 0.4. Neglect armature reaction and the rotational losses. (a) Determine the power delivered to the fan and the torque developed by the machine. (b) The speed is to be reduced to 200 rpm by inserting a resistance Radj in the armature circuit. Determine the value of this resistance and the power delivered to the fan. Q-4: A permanent-magnet dc motor is known to have an armature resistance of 1 . When operated at no load from a dc source of 50V, it is observed to operate at a speed of 2100 rpm and to draw a current of 1.25A. Find (a) The machine constant K in V/rad-s-1 (b) The no-load rotational losses of the motor (c) The power output of the motor when it is operating at 1700 rpm from a 48V source.