PRACTICAL LP-12

(CAR 66 3.12&3.12)
AIM: - Familiarization of Alternators and its parts .
MATERIAL EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED:- Alternators & their parts
DESCRIPTION: -
1. Rotating Field AC Generator
From the word itself that means that the field coil that produced magnet (magnetic field)
is located in the rotor and being moved by a prime mover action.
This is completely opposite to the rotating field type of a generator but this is the most
common type of AC generator used in the industry.
The frequency of the alternating voltage generated in the stator windings is proportional
to the number of poles in the rotor field and the speed of shaft rotation.

As describe in the diagram the excitation system is supplying DC power source to the
rotor through the brush contacts.
The frequency of the alternating voltage generated in the stator windings is
proportional to the number of poles in the rotor field and the speed of shaft rotation.

Advantages of rotating field (stationary armature) over rotating armature:

For large power plant that has a generator voltage level up to 11 kV, rotating field is
advantageous since the stator can accommodate large volume of conductors to attain
this voltage level.
High voltage armature should be kept stationary and it can be accomplished by
placing the armature coils in the stator. Rotating coils with high voltage at the terminals
level is risky due to sparking in the slip rings.
Low voltage level in the rotor has low inertia and the required starting effort to move
this is also less.

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 The ventilation arrangement for high voltages can be easily designed if it is stationary.
Conductor - is the armature coil where the voltage is being produced.
Magnetic Field - is the field coil where the magnetic field is being produced. The
magnetic field is being produced when the field coil is supplied with external DC power
source such as DC generator or a battery (exciter) through brush contacts.
Relative Motion - is the mechanical action from the prime mover.

CONCLUSION: - We are understood the working of AC alternators and their parts.