Four Quadrant Operation

1. What is four quadrant operation in electrical

• Four quadrant operation in AC MACHINE is a the machine operates in four quadrants.

2. Explain about the motor operates in two modes

There is two modes that operates in motor for the example.

• Motoring mode
• Braking mode
Motoring mode Braking mode

• Operates as a motor that convert Operates as a generator that converts

electrical energy into mechanical mechanical energy into electrical
energy energy
 • Power developed in positive.
1. Quadrant • Working as a motor that supply mechanical energy.
• Called forward motoring.

• power developed in direction of rotation in positive but the torque in negative.

2. Quadrant • Working as a generator that developing a negative torque.
• Called or known as a braking.

• Power developed in speed and torque that have negative while the power that
developed in positive.
3. Quadrant
• Called or known as a reverse motoring.
• Working or operates in reverse direction.

• Power developed in positive for the torque and the speed is in a negative
4. Quadrant
• Suitable use at the braking in the reverse motoring mode
4)Explain about quadrant operation table

• T positive, positive
Quadrant 1
• T it support the motion of = forward reverse

• T negative, positive
Quadrant 2 • T it opposes the motion of = forward braking

• T negative, negative
Quadrant 3 • T it supports the motion of = reverse motoring

• T positive, negative
Quadrant 4 • T it opposes the motion of = reverse braking
The mode of ;
Motoring modes
• The torque (T), follow the direction of the motion (

Braking modes
•The torque (T), opposes the direction of the motion ( )