Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

EEE 332 EXPERIMENT NO- 4 DETERMINATION O T!E "#$ %UR#E& O A &'N%!RONOU& MOTOR INTRODU%TION( # c)rves of synchrono)s motors are plots of armat)re c)rrent Ia vs* field e+citation Ir ,ith constant load condition* These c)rves are termed so d)e to their typical appearance resem-ling a #. giving a minim)m Ia at certain If and rising almost linearly for other val)es of field e+citation in either direction* /hen a voltage is applied across the stator terminals of the motor. armat)re c)rrent prod)ces a definite amo)nt of fl)+ to generate a -ac0 emf to co)nter the applied voltage* This fl)+ remains constant no matter ,hat the load condition may -e* !o,ever. if the field is e+cited to s)pply the re1)ired fl)+. then the motor ,ill not dra, any reactive armat)re c)rrent is red)ced from 2334 e+citation then the motor ,ill dra, a reactive c)rrent 5ind)ctive6 and for over e+citation it ,ill dra, a reactive 5capacitive6 c)rrent to 0eep the fl)+ constant at the initial val)e* Th)s. depending )pon the field e+citation the motor ,ill dra, either leading or lagging c)rrent* E78ERIMENTA9 &ET:U8( 2 =
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&tart the synchrono)s motor as an ind)ction motor -y s)pplying the <: phase ac s)pply only to the stator terminals* O-serve the stator line c)rrent* After -)ilding )p the speed. s,itch on the dc field s)pply of the motor* O-serve the stator line c)rrent again* If it is decreased significantly then one can -e s)re that the motor is loc0ed to the synchrono)s speed* Arad)ally increase field c)rrent and ta0e readings. as long as the motor remains synchroniBed* Ia ,ill initially decrease ,ith increase of I f. -)t after a certain period it ,ill increase again* 9oad the motor and ta0e the necessary readings*

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RE8ORT( a6 -6 8lot the Ia vs If for vario)s loading conditions* Disc)ss a-o)t the nat)re of the c)rves*

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