ECEg439:-Electrical Machine II
2.1.General Arrangement of DC Machine
By Sintayehu Challa
By Sintayehu Challa ECEg439:Electrical Machine II
Objectives
? To instill an understanding of the underlying electromagnetic effects permitting electric machine operation and introduce basic DC machine types
• To describe the construction of these machines
• To examine the main types of DC machine
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DC Machines
? The direct current (dc) machine can be used as a motor or as a generator. ? DC Generator convert Mechanical
Energy Input at their shafts into to Electrical Energy in the form of Voltage or Current.
? A DC motor convert Electrical energy into rotary (or linear) mechanical energy at the output shaft.
? The major advantages of dc machines are the easy speed and torque regulation.
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Principle of DC machines
? The working principle of the DC generator is Faraday’s Law, which states that emf and electric current if the circuit is closed, is produced when a conductor cuts through magnetic force lines.
? The opposite of the law applies for the DC motor. Motion is produced when a current carrying wire is put in a magnetic field.
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Conversation of Energy
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1. A Generator converts Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy, Where as a Motor converts Electrical Energy into Mechanical Energy.
2. The Energy conversion from Electrical to mechanical or vice-versa take place via the magnetic field provided by the field system.
3. A single rotating dc machine can either be operated as a generator or as a motor.
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commutation
? In DC machines the current in each wire of the armature is actually alternating, and hence a device is required to convert the alternating generated current into the DC by a mechanical device is called a commutator.
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Contd.
Fig. 1( a) DC generator:Induced AC emf is converted to DC voltage using commutator ;
Fig. 1(b) DC motor: input direct current is converted to alternating current in the armature at to produce a unidirectional torque.
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DC Generator Operation
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DC Generator Operation
? The N-S poles of a dc machine produces constant magnetic field and the rotor coil turns in this field.
? The conductors in the rotor slots cut the magnetic flux lines, which induce voltage in the rotor coils.
? The coil has two sides: one is placed in slot a, the other in slot b.
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(a) Rotor current flow from segment 1 to 2 (slot a to b)
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DC Generator Operation
? In Figure below , the conductors in slot a are cutting the field lines entering into the rotor from the north pole,
? The conductors in slot b are cutting the field lines exiting from the rotor to the south pole.
? The cutting of the field lines generates voltage in the conductors.
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(a) Rotor current flow from segment 1 to 2 (slot a to b)
1. The induced voltage is connected to the generator terminals through the commutators (1 & 2) and brushes.
2. The induced voltage in b is positive, and in a is negative.
3. The positive terminal is connected to commutator segment 2 and to the conductors in slot b.
4. The negative terminal is connected to segment 1 and to the conductors in slot a.
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DC Generator Operation
? When the coil passes the neutral zone: ? Conductors in slot a are then moving toward the south pole
and cut flux lines exiting from the rotor? Conductors in slot b cut the flux lines entering the in slot b.
? This changes the polarity of the induced voltage in the coil.? The voltage induced in a is now positive, and in b is negative.? The simultaneously the commutator reverses its terminals, which
assures that the output voltage (Vdc) polarity is unchanged.
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In Figure B ? the positive terminal is
connected to commutator segment 1 and to the conductors in slot a.
? The negative terminal is connected to segment 2 and to the conductors in slot b.
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DC Motor Operation
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DC Motor Operation
? In a dc motor, the stator poles are supplied by dc excitation current, which produces a dc magnetic field.
? The rotor is supplied by dc current through the brushes, commutator and coils.
? The interaction of the magnetic field and rotor current generates a force that drives the motor
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DC Motor Operation
? The magnetic field lines enter into the rotor from the north pole (N) and exit toward the south pole (S).
? The poles generate a magnetic field that is perpendicular to the current carrying conductors.
? The interaction between the field and the current produces a Lorentz force,
? The force is perpendicular to both the magnetic field and conductor
(a) Rotor current flow from segment 1 to 2 (slot a to b)
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(b) Rotor current flow from segment 2 to 1 (slot b to a)
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DC Motor Operation
? The generated force turns the rotor until the coil reaches the neutral point between the poles. At this point, the magnetic field becomes practically zero together with the force.
? However, inertia drives the motor beyond the neutral zone where the direction of the magnetic field reverses.
? To avoid the reversal of the force direction, the commutator changes the current direction, which maintains the counterclockwise rotation.
(a) Rotor current flow from segment 1 to 2 (slot a to b)
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(b) Rotor current flow from segment 2 to 1 (slot b to a)
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DC Motor Operation
? Before reaching the neutral zone, the current enters in segment 1 and exits from segment 2,
? Therefore, current enters the coil end at slot a and exits from slot b during this stage.
? After passing the neutral zone, the current enters segment 2and exits from segment 1,
? This reverses the current direction through the rotor coil, when the coil passes the neutral zone.
? The result of this current reversal is the maintenance of the rotation. (b) Rotor current flow from segment 2 to 1 (slot b to a)
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(a) Rotor current flow from segment 1 to 2 (slot a to b)
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Neutral Zone
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Basic DC Motor Operation
? Consider the illustration below With the current flowing the wire as shown, and the magnetic field in the direction indicated, it is clear there is a force on the conductors acting as shown below
• If the wire is free to rotate around the ends (terminals) then the wire would rotate - beginnings of motor action.
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Contd.? Consider the situation shown on the last
slide, The currents in the wire are, taking a cross- section, in opposite directions
? The magnetic field across this cross-section clearly illustrates the areas where the magnetic flux is increased and decreased due to the magnetic flux from the wires
? This illustration demonstrates the ‘elastic band’ nature of lines of magnetic flux, which will always act in a way to try to shorten themselves
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Contd.
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Contd.
? Consider the situation if the wire rotates through 900
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Contd.? The forces on the conductor remain acting in
the same directions , With the pivot point at the wire ends (terminals) there is now zero torque acting on the wire forcing it to rotate (Neutral zone)
? Consider the situation after a further 900
rotation of the wire (assume the wire has sufficient momentum to rotate)
? The torque acting on the conductors now rotates the wire in the opposite sense.
? How can this be avoided?The answer would be to reverse either the magnetic field or the direction of current
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Contd.
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Contd.
• It is easier to reverse the current flow in the wire this is managed by employing a commutator
• A commutator ensures that the current is reversed in the armature (turning conductor) every half rotation thereby allowing the forces on the wire to aid rotation
• Take the previous example and add a commutator to the supply end of the wires.
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Contd.
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Contd.• By including a basic commutator it is possible
to obtain the forces on the conductors in the same sense for a 3600 rotation.
• However there are still periods of zero torque for the simple two piece commutator considered
• This would lead to a very uneven drive and could, dependent on the load, seriously effect either the motor, the load or both
• To compensate for this effect utilize a commutator with more segments
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Contd.
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Improved Commutator? Having a commutator with more segments means that
there are no zero torque parts of the rotation cycle. This significantly improves the drive of the motor
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Example of many segment Commutator & Motor
? A common application of a DC motor is a battery powered hand drill. The commutator has many segments and delivers relatively smooth output torque
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Commutator Action
? As the commutator passes a brush, the direction of current flow reverses, ensuring constant drive torque in the direction of rotation