Introduction to Drives

28 August 2020
11:54

Q. 1
A lift usually has some friction torques (apart from the unbalanced load torque
caused by the difference in weights of the car and counterweight) which may be
considered to be independent of speed.

(a) Sketch the speed-torque curve of a fully loaded lift having significant friction
torque component.

(b) Sketch the speed-torque curve of the same lift having a counterweight equal to
the weight of the car.

(c) State the conditions under which the car will remain stationary although the
brakes are released and the motor not switched on?

Figure shows a weight of 1000 kg being lifted up at a velocity of 1 m/sec by means of [Ans. 11.57 Nm]
a motor running at 960 rpm and a winch having a diameter of 0.30 m. The inertia of
the motor and the winch drum are 1.6 kg-m2 and 3.2 kg-m2 respectively. Calculate the
total load torque of the system referred to the motor shaft.

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