Electrical Machines - Exercise 5 - Solution:

magnetic circuit of a dc machine

1.
2p = 4
p = 2
2. see extra sheet 1
3. In general, the magnetic air-gap ux

per pole is calculated:

= B

b
pi
l
i
b
pi
=
p
2
360

d
o2
2
= 66

2
360

0.6m
2
= 0.346m

= 1T 0.346m 0.4m = 0.1384Wb = 138.4mWb

4.

=
g
k
C
= 3.79mm
k
C
=

sl2

sl2

g
=
26.18
26.18 1.819 3
= 1.263
=
(
w
sl2

g
)
2
5 +
w
sl2

g
=
(
12.18
3
)
2
5 +
12.18
3
= 1.819
5.

p1
= H

=
0
H

p1
=
B

0
=
1 3.79 10
3
4 10
7
A = 3016A
6.

p2
=
p1
+ V
t2
V
t2
= H
t2
h
t2
B
t2
=

sl2
w
t2
k
Fe2
B

=
26.18
14 0.92
1T = 2.03T
We use the magnetization curve given in the appendix to determine
the magnetic eld strength H
t2
. We obtain: B
t2
H
t2
= 40
kA
m
V
t2
= 40 36A = 1440A

p2
= 4456A
7. see extra sheet 2
8. see extra sheet 1
9. see extra sheet 1
10. The electric loading of the rotor a
2
(x) is considered to be equally dis-
tributed. Hence we calculate the average value of the electric loading
of the rotor a
2
(x).

p
=
d
o2

2p
= 0.471m

sl2
= N
cl2
I
rc2
= 4 114A = 456A
a
2
(x) =

sl2
Z
sl2
2p
p
=
72 456A
4 0.471m
= 17.427
kA
m
The eld excitation curve V
2
(x) is dened by the electric loading a
2
(x):
V
2
(x) =

a
2
(x) dx
We consider one pole and use symmetrical conditions. The ordinate
axis is placed in the center of the pole. We calculate the value of the
eld excitation curve V
2
(x) at the end of the pole:
V
2
(

p
2
) =

p
2
a
2
(

p
2
) =
0.471m
2
17.427
kA
m
= 4104A
see extra sheet 2
11. We calculate the magnetic eld density B
2
at the edge of the pole shoe:
B
2
(

p
2
) =
V
2
(

p
2
)
0

=
33

45

4104A 4 10
7
V s
3.79 10
3
Am
2
= 1T
It is also possible to use extra sheet 2 to determine the value of the
eld excitation curve at the edge of the pole shoe V
2
(

p
2
).
12. Distortion of the magnetic eld density distribution B(x)

due to sa-
turation of the iron.
compensation winding in each pole shoe