EE6604 Design of Electrical Machines.

Unit-1 Notes
Alloys of Copper: Brass, Bronze, Beryllium Copper
Eg : magnanin
Nichrome,Tungsten

Magnetic materials:

Ferromagnetic (µr less than 1 )

Paramagnetic(µr slightly greater than 1 )

Dia-magnetic (µr much greater than 1 )

Soft magnetic material (narrow Hysteresis loop )

Hard magnetic material (Broad Hysteresis loop )

 Problems in Unit-1

Refer derivation in Class notes

TYPES OF MOTOR DUTIES ( CLASSES OF MOTOR DUTY)
 Advantages of Hydrogen cooling: (self study topic)

 Windage losses which are proportional to the density of the cooling

medium are drastically reduced. as lower as 10 times compared to the
air. Therefore this has the advantage of increase in the efficiency of
the generator by 0.7 to 1%

 The noise generated by the alternator is reduced considerably due to

the lighter cooling medium and lower friction.
 The cooling surface required for Hydrogen cooling is considerably
smaller than that needed for the air coolers due to high heat transfer
rates
 The reliability of the insulation increases and its life span is
prolonged. The absence of oxidation of the insulation and of
accumulation of dust and moisture reduces the maintenance of the
machine.
 There is no possibility of the fire hazard in the machine if the failure
occurs in the winding insulation as hydrogen gas does not support
 combustion. Therefore there is no needs to incorporate any fire
control
 The usage of hydrogen gas as cooling medium compared to air
permits the machine of the same dimension to have 20% greater
output capacity. Hydrogen cooled alternators requires 20% less active
material (steel and copper) than an air cooled machine. The reason
for this is the rate of heat transfer is 1.35 times greater than air and
thermal conductivity of hydrogen is 6.7 times greater than that of the
air.
 The corona effects on the conductors in the windings are less harmful
in hydrogen atmosphere compared to air. This also increase the life of
the windings.

Methods of Calculating Motor Rating (self study)