Electromechanical Energy Conversion EEE229/EEE223/GEE202

EEE229/EEE223/GEE202 – Problem Sheet 6 –Solutions

(Power Electronics used to Control DC Motors)

1.
At the maximum speed and no-load:
= =
Rearranging yields:

At 3Nm

Hence, the emf is given by:

= − = 24 − 49.7 × 0.1 = 19.0

Hence the rotational angular velocity is given by:

[Note: OK to leave as rad/s in an exam]

Which corresponds to a rotational speed of 3,008 rpm

2. At half the speed and the same torque of 3Nm then

(could have also calculated from 19.0/2)

The current remains at 49.7A to produce the same torque of 3Nm

Hence,
= + = 4.97 + 9.5 = 14.47
To achieve this average DC voltage requires a duty cycle of:

At 20kHz the total switching cycle period is:

Hence, the on-time of the switch is given by

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3. Since the machine is a permanent magnet DC motor, the only means of reversing the direction of rotation
is by reversing the polarity of the applied voltage (since the polarity of the field cannot change).

The applied voltage required to achieve the same speed and torque as in Question 2, albeit in a different
direction of rotation, is simply -14.47V

For a full four-quadrant chopper, the voltage applied is given by:

Rearranging yields an expression for the duty cycle:

4. (a) From the data provided:

10
= = 0.333 /
30

At the 10Nm operating point

= +
Hence,
= − = 50 30 0.12! 46.4
and
$ '(.' -. ×()
# = = 139.3 +/, or # = = 1330 1
%& ).*** /0

(b) The efficiency is given by:

34567 10 139.3
22 =
#
92.8 %
389 50 30

Or:

/
389 3<=>> 50 30! 30/ 0.12!
22 = 92.8 %
389 50 30

(c) The ‘no-load’ current is:

= and =0
and

$ ?) -. ×()
# = % = ).*** 150.2 +/, or # = = 1434 1
& /0

(d) Stall torque is the torque when = 0:

− 50 0
= = 416.7
0.12
and:
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= = 416.7 × 0.333 = 138.8

(e) At 10Nm the current is 30A as before
At 60% of the speed of part (a):

() = 0.6 × 139.3 × 0.333 = 27.8

So:

() = () + = 27.8 + 30 × 0.12! = 31.4

Hence:
C 31.4
@AB = = = 0.628
50
Hence, on time is given by:
1
C = 0.628 × = 41.9 D,
15000

(f) (similar question 3) Since the machine is a permanent magnet DC motor, the only means of reversing
the direction of rotation is by reversing the polarity of the applied voltage (since the polarity of the field
cannot change).

The applied voltage required to achieve the same speed and torque as in part (e), albeit in a different
direction of rotation, is simply -31.4V

For a full four-quadrant chopper, the voltage applied is given by:

2C
= E − 1F GH

Rearranging yields an expression for the duty cycle:

C 1 1 −31.4
= E − 1F = E + 1F = 0.186
2 GH 2 50