UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST-

CALOOCAN
106 Samson Rd., Caloocan City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Experiment No. 1
Structural Study of the Dynamo

NEE 2106 – 1ME

Subject & Section

Mediodia, Rafael Ronald Rodrigo A.

Student Name

20130132353
Student Number

Engr. Sinforoso D. Cimatu, Jr.

Faculty Name

August 20,2021 August 27,2021

Date Performed Date of Submission
I. Introduction:
The Dynamo is an old term which refers to a Generator that makes a Direct
Current power using a commutator. Dynamos were the first electrical generators
capable of delivering power for industry, and the foundation upon which many
other later  electric-power conversion devices were based, including the  electric
motor, the alternating-current  alternator, and the rotary converter. (Dynamo n.d.
para. 1)

Dynamos were widely used in power generation and transportation during its
early years but were replaced by more efficient and economical Alternators.
Today, Dynamos are used in low voltage DC like Flashlights and Clockwork Radios.
II. Drawings :

III. DATA

Part of the Dynamo Material Main Function

 Acts as the outer frame of a DC
Frame or Yoke Cast iron generator.
(Small  Acts as a Protecting Shield for
the Generator.
Generators),
 Provides Mechanical Support for
Cast steel, the Poles.
Rolled steel,
(Large
Generators).
  Consists of Pole Core and Pole
Field Windings Copper Wires Shoes.
Spreads out the Flux in the Air
Gaps.
 Reduces Reluctance of the
Magnetic Path.
 Acts as Support for the Field
Coils.

Poles Copper Wires  Produces the necessary Magnetic
Flux.
Usually made  It is provided with a key to hold
Shaft of cast iron or the armature firmly in proper
cast steel position.

 Its main function is to rotate.

Copper  Facilitates collection of current
Commutator Segments from Armature Conductors.
(Wedge-
Shaped  Converts AC current into
Segments of Unidirectional Current.
high
conductivity.)
Circular  Houses the Armature Conductors.
Armature Core shaped Steel
Disks or  Provides a path for Very Low
Laminations Reluctance to the Flux through the
approximatel Armature.
y 0.5mm
thick.
Wave  In wave winding, all the armature
Armature Windings Winding and coils are connected in series
Lap Winding. through commutator segments in
such a way that the whole
 armature winding is divided into
two parallel paths.

 In lap winding the armature

conductors are divided into the
groups equal to the number of
poles of the motor. All the
conductors in each group are
connected in series and all such
groups are connected in parallel.

Brush Holder  Holds the Brush in the Generator.

Made of
Brush Carbon or  Collects Current from the
Graphite in Commutator.
the shape of a
Rectangular
Block.
 To convey the current from the
Pigtail brushes to the holder.

IV. Answers to Questions and Solution to Problems

1. Why are some parts of the dynamo made of highly permeable materials
and some are made of conductive material?
 The more conductive a material is to magnetic fields, the higher its
permeability.
 2. Is it possible to use the Revolving Field Stationary Armature construction
for DC dynamos?

3. Which part of the dynamo requires the greatest attention? Why?

VI. Findings and Conclusions

VII. References

 https://edisontechcenter.org/generators.html

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamo