HW NUMBER 1 DATE:3/21/2022

NAME: BASSEL NABOULSI

SYNCHROSCOPE OR VISUAL INDICATOR

WHAT IS SYNCHROSCOPE?
A power-plant instrument used on multiengine aircraft to give a visual indication
of synchronization, or lack of it, between two or more engine or propeller speeds.
Synchronization meaning: the operation or activity of two or more things at the
same time or rate
another definition
an instrument for determining the difference in phase between two related
motions, as those of two aircraft engines or two electric generators.
Another definition
A device to visually indicate rotation (direction, fast, slow) of engine (or
propeller) in compare with other and Master engine

How does it work?

The synchroscope working principle is based on the principle of an AC motor. The
synchroscope rotates when there is a difference in the frequency of the incoming
generator and the running generator. It is designed in such a way that the
incoming frequency should be greater than the running frequency. The pointer of
the synchroscope rotates in a clockwise direction, only when the incoming
frequency is greater than the running frequency. If the synchroscope indicates the
phase difference of 0 degrees, then the two AC generators are in phase and
synchronized with each other
What is its purpose?
The purpose of the synchroscope device is, to show the frequency and phase
difference of two synchronized electrical AC machines. They are an incoming
generator/alternator (or simply incoming machine) and an on-line
generator/alternator. The function of the synchroscope is to determine the
running speed or frequency of the incoming generator or alternator.

If the pointer of the synchroscope rotated in an anti-clockwise direction, then the

incoming generator will have a small amount of frequency. If the pointer of the
synchroscope generator rotates in a clockwise direction, then the incoming
generator will have more frequency.

If we have digital synchroscope? Yes, we have

Types of Synchroscope
Synchroscopes are the devices where these are exclusive form for the power
factor meters and these instruments are mainly classified as two types and those
are of
Electrodynamic type
Moving iron type