Winter

2016

Controlled Electric
Drives- ELEC 440/6491
HOMEWORK # 1 SOLUTION

1.

In the mechanism shown in the figure below, the motor drives the drum through a 1:10
reduction gear. Assuming that the shafts and cable are non-elastic, calculate the equivalent
inertia of the motor and the mechanism referred to the motor shaft.

Figure 1 Diagram for problem 1

Solution:
The load inertia
= 2 = 1000 0.32 = 90 kg.m2
Load side inertia
= + = 90 + 3 = 93 kg.m2
Referred inertia of the load and cable drum to the motor shaft

= (1 ) = 0.93 kg.m2
2

Total inertia
= 1 + 0.93 + 0.2 = 2.13 kg.m2

2.

A motor is required to drive the take-up roll on a plastic strip line. The mandrel on which the
strip is wound is 10 cm in diameter and the strip builds up to a roll 30 cm in diameter. The
strip emerges from the line at a speed of 20 m/s; the strip tension required is 10 kg. The motor
is coupled to the mandrel by 1:2 reduction gearing. The gears may be considered to be 85%
efficient at all speed. Determine the speed and power rating of the motor needed for this
service.

Figure 2 Diagram for problem 2

Solution

20

1 = = 5102 = 400 rad/s

20

2 = = 15102 = 133.33 rad/s

Referring two speeds to the motor shaft:
1,ref = 21 = 800 rad/s
2,ref = 22 = 266.66 rad/s
The motor should spin at the speed of 800 rad/s.
out = . = 9.8 10 20 = 1962 W
Considering the gears efficiency:
in =

out

1962
0.85

= 2308.2 W

3. A 200-tonne train is accelerated at 1.2 m/s2. Determine the force that must be exerted by the
wheel rims on the track, assuming a train resistance of 20 N/tonne.
Solution
The force required to accelerate the train:
acc = = 200000 1.2 = 240000 N
The required force due to friction (train resistance):
friction = 200 20 = 4000 N
The total force:
total = acc + friction = 240000 + 4000 = 244000 N
4. A train is accelerated uniformly from rest until a speed of 15 m/s is reached 20 seconds after
starting. Power is then cut off and the train coasts for 40 seconds. At the end of this period
braking is applied and the train is brought to rest 70 seconds after starting. Retardation during
coasting may be assumed constant at 0.045 m/s2. Determine the distance run from the start to
stop and the average speed.

Figure 3 Sketch for problem 4

Solution

During acceleration:
1

1 = 2 15 20 = 150 m

During coasting:
Speed drop due to friction
0.045 40 = 1.8 m/s

Speed at the end of coasting

= 15 1.8 = 13.2 m/s
1

2 = 40 15 (2 1.8 40) = 564 m

During braking:
1

3 = 2 13.2 10 = 66 m

The total distance:

total = 1 + 2 + 3 = 780 m

The average speed:

ave =

total

780
70

= 11.14 m/s