LecturesChapmanChapter3ACFundamentals
LecturesChapmanChapter3ACFundamentals
Fundamentals
Outline
• A simple loop in a uniform magnetic field
• The rotating magnetic field
• MMF and flux distribution on AC machines
• Induced voltage in AC machines
• Induced torque in AC machines
• Winding insulation in AC machines
• AC machines power flows and losses
• Voltage regulation and speed regulation
A simple loop in a uniform magnetic field
• Simplest machine
– Large stationary magnet (stator)
– Rotating loop of wire within that field (rotor)
Voltage Induced in a simple Rotating Loop
• Rotation of loop will induce a voltage
• Loop geometry rectangular
– ab and cd perpendicular to plane of page
– bc and da parallel to plane of page
Voltage Induced in a simple Rotating Loop
• Segment ab
– points into page
– Parallel to
–
• Segment bc
– first half of segment, points into page
– second half of segment, points out of page
– length in the plane of page
– perpendicular to for both portions of segment
• Segment cd
–
• Segment da
–
Voltage Induced in a simple Rotating Loop
• Total induced voltage
The Torque Induced in a Current-Carrying Loop
• Loop at some arbitrary angle with
• Current flowing
• Force and thus torque will be induced
• Segment bc
• Segment cd
• Segment da
The Torque Induced in a Current-Carrying Loop
• Total induced torque
• At
The Rotating Magnetic Field
• Observations
– One cycle of current = one complete
rotation of
– Magnitude constant at 1.5
Rotating Magnetic Field
t 0
Relation between Electrical Frequency and Mechanical Speed
• Rotating field in stator can be
represented as
– A north pole (where flux leaves stator)
– A south pole (where flux enters stator)
• Relations between
electrical and mechanical
quantities on stator
P P P
se sm , f se
f sm , se sm
2 2 2
n P 120 f se
f se sm ns m
120 P
Reversing the Direction of Magnetic Field Rotation
• Swapping of current in any two coils will reverse rotation of field
• Reality
– Rotor inside stator
– Small air gap
– Flux distribution vastly different
MMF and flux distribution on AC machines
• Rotor types
– Cylindrical (easier to understand)
– Salient pole (complex and left for advanced courses)
MMF and flux distribution on AC machines
• Cylinderical rotor
– Reluctance of air gap dominates
– jumps perpendicularly between
rotor and stator
– Production of sinusoidal voltage
needs sinusoidal variation of flux
density around stator periphery
• Can only happen if varies sinusoidally
MMF and flux distribution on AC machines
• Possible to achieve with
sinusoidal variation in winding
turns
• Number of turns in each slot
given by
• Segment bc
– Induced voltage =0
– is perpendicular to
Induced voltage in ac
machines
• Segment cd
– = 0°
– directed radially outward
– Angle between and is
– in direction of
• Segment da
– Induced voltage = 0
– is perpendicular to
Induced voltage in ac machines
• Total voltage on coil
• Further math
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Generator
Motor
Voltage regulation and speed regulation
• VR for generators