Ajeto, Joshua Allen D.

BSME EE 330 B
Assignment #5
I Characteristics of DC Motor
- DC Motor Characteristics
- Runs on DC power or AC line voltage with a rectifier
- Operating speeds of 1,000 to 5,000 rpm
- 60-75% efficiency rate
- High starting torque
- Low no-load speeds

II Principles of DC Motor Operation

1. Lenz's Law- Lenz's law states that. The induced electromotive
force with different polarities induces a current whose magnetic
field opposes the change in magnetic flux through the loop in
order to ensure that the original flux is maintained through the
loop when current flows in it.
2. Fleming's Rules- Fleming's left- hand rule states that if we
stretch the thumb, middle finger and the. The index finger of
the left hand in such a way that they make an angle of 90
degrees (Perpendicular to each other) and the conductor placed
in the magnetic field experiences Magnetic force.
3. Commutator Action in a DC Motor- On DC and most AC motors the
purpose of the commutator is to insure that the current flowing
through the rotor windings is always in the same direction, and
the proper coil on the rotor is energized in respect to the
field coils.
4. Armature Reaction- Armature reaction is the effect on the
main field flux of that flux set up by the currents in the
armature winding. The effect is the same for both lap- and wave-
wound machines.
5. DC Motor Torque- In a DC motor, a circumferential force (F)
at a distance r which is the radius of the armature is acted on
each conductor, tending to rotate the armature. The sum of the
torques due to all the armature conductors is known as armature
torque (τa).
6. DC Motor Horsepower and Efficiency- The motors are normally
designed to have maximum efficiency while working at or near
full load. The efficiency of a dc motor at normal operating
conditions may be as high as 95%.
7. Back/Counter EMF- Counter-electromotive force (counter EMF,
CEMF, back EMF), is the electromotive force (EMF) manifesting as
a voltage that opposes the change in current which induced it.
CEMF is the EMF caused by electromagnetic induction.