Name: dc motors and generator action
Uploaded: 2023-04-30T06:43:07.000Z
Duration: 9 min 29 s
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DC Motors

1. DC Tests
<ol>
	<li>With the low-power DC power supply limited to 0.8 A, connect the supply terminals to the DC machine armature.</li>
	<li>Record the supply's DC voltage and current readings.</li>
	<li>Estimate the resistance of each winding.</li>
	<li>Repeat for the other windings, shunt field and series field, one at a time.</li>
	<li>Turn off and disconnect the low-power DC power supply.</li>
	<li>Set the built-in field rheostat to maximum resistance and measure its resistance.</li>
	<li>Set the series field rheostat (external) to the maximum resistance and measure its resistance.</li>
</ol>
2. Prime-Mover Setup and Residual Magnetism
The prime-mover in this experiment is the synchronous machine, which operates as a motor that spins the DC generator rotor (armature).
<ol>
	<li>Make sure the three-phase disconnect switch, synchronous motor switch, and DC motor switch are all off.</li>
	<li>Check that the VARIAC is at 0%.</li>
	<li>Wire the VARIAC to the three-phase outlet, and connect the setup shown in Fig. 5.</li>
	<li>Check that the "Start/Run" switch is in the "Start" position.</li>
	<li>Turn on the three-phase disconnect switch.</li>
	<li>Turn on the high-voltage DC power supply.</li>
	<li>Make sure all connections are clear from the supply terminals.</li>
	<li>Press the "V/I DIS" button on the supply to display the voltage and current operating points. Adjust the voltage knob to 125 V.
	<ol>
		<li>Do not press the start button.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Press the "Start" button on the DC power supply panel.</li>
	<li>Slowly increase the VARIAC output until VAC1 reads 120 V.</li>
	<li>When the synchronous motor reaches a steady-state speed, flip the Start/Run switch into the Run position.</li>
	<li>Measure and record the rotational speed using the strobe light and record VA.</li>
	<li>Turn off the DC power supply and return the VARIAC to 0%.</li>
	<li>Reset the "Start/Run" switch to "Start."</li>
	<li>Turn off the three-phase disconnect switch.</li>
</ol>
<img alt="Synchronous motor diagram, high voltage DC setup, variac, dynamometer, mechanical coupling." src="/files/ftp_upload/10166/10166fig5.jpg" data-altupdatedat="1761830439000" data-alt="Figure 5"> 
Figure 5: A schematic of how to setup the prime-mover. <a href="//cloudfront.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/10166/10166fig5large.jpg" target="_blank">Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.</a>
3. DC Shunt Generator Characterization
<ol>
	<li>On the DC generator side, connect the shunt field in parallel with the armature field as shown in Fig. 6.</li>
	<li>Use the built-in rheostat for RFsh(ext), and use the multi-meter as an ammeter to measure IFsh.</li>
	<li>Keep "S1" open for a no-load test.</li>
	<li>Keep "RFsh(ext)" at maximum resistance.</li>
	<li>Turn on the three-phase disconnect switch.</li>
	<li>Press the "Start" button on the DC power supply panel.</li>
	<li>Slowly increase the VARIAC output until VAC1 reads 120 V.</li>
	<li>When the synchronous motor reaches a steady-state speed, flip the "Start/Run" switch into the "Run" position.</li>
	<li>Measure the shaft speed using the strobe-light technique described elsewhere.</li>
	<li>Record VA at this no-load condition on the DC generator side.</li>
	<li>Reduce RFsh(ext) until the voltage generated at VA is around 150 V.</li>
	<li>After that point, reduce "RFsh(ext)" in five almost-equal steps until the minimum resistance is reached.
	<ol>
		<li>For each step, measure VA and IFsh.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Leave RFsh(ext) at its minimum value.</li>
	<li>Turn off the DC power supply.</li>
	<li>Reduce the VARIAC output to 0%.</li>
	<li>Move the ammeter from measuring IFsh to measure IA.</li>
	<li>Restart the setup as described earlier.</li>
	<li>Set RL to 300 Ω, and turn on "S1". Measure VA and IA.</li>
	<li>Turn off "S1," set RL to 200 Ω, then turn on "S1." Measure VA, and IA.</li>
	<li>Turn off "S1," set RL to 100 Ω, then turn on "S1." Measure VA, and IA.</li>
	<li>Turn off the DC power supply and set the VARIAC output to 0%.</li>
	<li>Keep the synchronous generator side of the setup intact.</li>
	<li>Disconnect the DC generator connections.</li>
	<li>Reset the "Start/Run" switch to "Start."</li>
	<li>Turn off the three-phase disconnect switch.</li>
</ol>
<img alt="Synchronous motor diagram with variac, high voltage DC power supply, and dynamometer coupling setup." src="/files/ftp_upload/10166/10166fig6.jpg" data-altupdatedat="1761830439000" data-alt="Figure 6"> 
Figure 6: A schematic of the shunt DC generator setup. <a href="//cloudfront.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/10166/10166fig6large.jpg" target="_blank">Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.</a>
4. DC Series Generator Characterization
<ol>
	<li>On the DC generator side, connect the series field in series with the armature field as shown in Fig 7.
	<ol>
		<li>Use the external rheostat for RFse(ext).</li>
		<li>Use the built-in rheostat as RL and have it at maximum resistance.</li>
		<li>Keep "S1" open for a no-load test.</li>
		<li>Keep RFse(ext) at maximum resistance.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Turn on the three-phase disconnect switch.</li>
	<li>Press the "Start" button on the DC power supply panel.</li>
	<li>Slowly increase the VARIAC output until VAC1 reads 120 V.</li>
	<li>When the synchronous motor reaches a steady-state speed, flip the "Start/Run" switch into the "Run" position.
	<ol>
		<li>Measure VA at this no-load condition on the DC generator side.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Turn on "S1" and reduce RFse(ext) as needed to see non-zero VA.</li>
	<li>Vary RL in five almost-equal steps until its 50% setting is reached, set to 300 Ω, and turn on "S1." Measure the speed, VA, and IA.
	<ol>
		<li>Turn off "S1," set RL to 200 Ω, then turn on "S1." Measure the speed, VA, and IA.</li>
		<li>Turn off "S1," set RL to 100 Ω, then turn on "S1." Measure the speed, VA, and IA.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Turn off the DC power supply.
	<ol>
		<li>Set the VARIAC output to 0%.</li>
		<li>Keep the synchronous generator side of the setup intact.</li>
		<li>Disconnect the DC generator connections.</li>
		<li>Reset the "Start/Run" switch to "Start."</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Turn off the three-phase disconnect switch.</li>
	<li>Disassemble all wires and meters.</li>
</ol>
<img alt="Synchronous motor diagram with VARIAC and dynamometer setup for mechanical-electrical conversion." src="/files/ftp_upload/10166/10166fig7.jpg" data-altupdatedat="1761830439000" data-alt="Figure 7"> 
Figure 7: A schematic of the series DC generator setup. <a href="//cloudfront.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/10166/10166fig7large.jpg" target="_blank"> Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.</a>
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DC machines are significantly less common than they used to be before the invention of AC induction and synchronous machines. They remain common in simple low power applications such as toys, small robots, and legacy equipment. Permanent magnet DC machines, which use abundant non-rare-earth magnets, are more common than their shunt and series counter parts due to simpler excitation, especially in low cost and low complexity applications.

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Source: Ali Bazzi, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. 
The DC machine operates with DC currents and voltages as opposed to an AC machine, which requires AC currents and voltages. DC machines were the first to be invented and utilize two magnetic fields that are controlled by DC currents. The same machine can be easily reconfigured to be a motor or generator if appropriate field excitation is available, since the DC machine has two fields termed field and armature. The field is usually on the stator side and the armature is on the rotor side (opposite or inside-out compared to AC machines). Field excitation can be provided by permanent magnets or a winding (coil). When current is applied to the armature or rotor coil, it passes from the DC source to the coil through brushes that are stationary and slip rings mounted on the rotating rotor touching the brushes. When the rotor armature coil is a current-carrying loop, and is exposed to an external field from the stator or field magnet, a force is exerted on the loop. Since the loop is "hanging" on both sides of the motor using bearings, the force produces a torque that will rotate the rotor's shaft rather than move it in any other direction.
This rotation causes the magnetic fields to align but at the same time, slip rings switch sides on the brushes, or "commute," and this is what is known as the commutation process. When this commutation occurs, current flow in the rotor coil is reversed and magnetic fields oppose each other again, causing further torque in the same direction of rotation. This process continues and the rotor shaft spins providing motor action. In generator operation, mechanical rotation is provided to the rotor shaft and current flows out of the rotor after it is induced due to a moving coil under a magnetic field.
The machines discussed in this experiment have a field winding rather than permanent magnets. A commutation process that is critical in DC machine operation uses slip rings and brushes to transfer energy from the rotor (armature) to the outside world since the rotor is spinning and having spinning wires would twist and break them. However, these brushes and slip rings have major reliability drawbacks as they require regular maintenance, brush replacement, cleaning, and may cause sparking. This has led to replacement of most DC machines by AC machines that do not have these issues, and remaining DC machines mostly have permanent magnet field excitation, such as in toys and simple low-power tools. AC machines termed brushless DC machines (or BLDCs) are AC machines that utilize a DC source and power electronic inverter to get AC voltages out of the inverter. 
The objective of this experiment is to test two main DC machine configurations: shunt and series. Tests are intended to estimate the residual flux in the machine and to study the no-load and loading characteristics of different configurations.

Series windings typically carry high current rated at the machine&#39;s rated armature current, since both series and armature windings are in series. Therefore, series windings are expected to be on the order of a m&#937; to a few &#937;. Shunt windings on the other hand should draw minimum current from the source which power them along with the machine&#39;s armature, and therefore, have large resistance values of tens to hundreds or even thousands of &#937;.
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Source: Ali Bazzi, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. 
The DC machine operates with DC currents and voltages as ...

DC Motors, drive equipment, ranging from small toys and rechargeable power tools, to electric vehicles. These electromechanical machines consist of an inner conductive coil, called the armature, and an outer magnet, called the stator. A DC source provides current to the armature through a commutator slippering. Inducing electromagnetic force and allowing rotation of the loop. The magnitude of the electromagnetic force depends on the angle between the magnetic field and the coil, creating fluctuations in torque with rotation. Multiple windings, spaced around the armature, minimize torque fluctuations, and prevent the commutator form shorting out the power supply. The commutator slippering periodically switches the direction of current through the coil, further preventing alignment of magnetic fields. This video introduces DC motor configurations, and demonstrates the measurement of DC motor performance characteristics, such as speed, current, and voltage with varying load.Permanent magnet staters, in DC machines are the most common, however, when the staters magnetic field is produced through conductor windings, performance characteristics, such as speed and torque output, can be modified through electric field design. For example, speed is related to the voltage developed by the motor, called the electro motor force, or EMF. Similarly, torque is proportional to current. These characteristics vary depending on the design of the motor, and influence the motor design selected for certain applications. The four basic electronic configurations of DC machines are separately excited, shunt, series, and compound. Separately excited motors use separate power supplies for the field and armature, allowing for independent control to support varying loads. In shunt design, the most common configuration, field windings are connected parallel to the armature load, with a common DC supply. This provides adjustable speed with varying load, which is useful in machine tools and centrifical pumps. In series configuration, a DC supply powers the field and armature in series. This delivers higher starting torque for overcoming intertial loads in equipment, such as trains, elevators, or hoists. Compound design motors use both shunt and series circuits for both high starting torque and speed regulation. The shunt field may be loading before or after the series field. Now that the configurations of DC motors have been outlined, the analysis of current, voltage, and load relationships in shunt DC motors will be demonstrated.The data collected in the DC tests can be used to build equivalent circuit models if needed. Before measuring the electrical characteristics of the DC motor, set the low power DC supply to 0.8 amps, and connect the supply terminals to the machine armature. Then, record the supplies voltage and current. Next, use a multimeter to measure voltage and current across the armature, winding the shunt field and the series field. Use the data to estimate the resistance in each component. After measuring the basic characteristics of the DC motor generator, set the built in field rheostat to the maximum settings, and measure its resistance. Finally, set the external series field rheostat to its upper limit, and measure its resistance.Following the DC motor tests, a synchronous machine is used to rotate the DC machine's armature. Thus, the DC machine is run as a generator, without field excitation, then with no load. Under these conditions, the terminal voltage equals EMF. The rotational speed of the generator is measured, and used to calculate the magnetism retained by the armature in the absence of coil excitation, called residual magnetism. First, check that the three phase disconnect, synchronous motor, and DC motor are all switched off. Then, attach a small piece of tape to the DC motor external rotor. After checking that the variac is set to zero percent, wire the variac to the three phase outlet. Next, connect the setup as shown. Then, check that the start run switch is in the start position. Following the adjustments to the variac, confirm that all connections are clear from the supply terminals. Only then, turn on the three phase disconnect switch. Next, turn on the high voltage DC power supply, press the VI display button to display the operating end current, and adjust the voltage knob to 125 volts. Do not press the start button before adjusting the voltage knob. Press the start button the DC power supply panel, and switch on the equipment. Next, slowly increase the variac output until the terminal voltage reads 120 volts. When the synchronous motor reaches a steady state rotational speed, flip the start run switch to run. Pay attention to machine sound changes. The machine sound becomes monotonic at steady state. Use the strobe light to freeze the motion of the motor by synchronizing the strobe rate to the motor rotation speed. The tape attached to the rotor will appear stationary when the strobe light is synchronized. Confirm that this rate is the motor speed by slowly increasing the strobe rate to synchronize the fan at the next highest rate. If correct, this will be double the first observed strobe synchronization rate. This start up sequence will be repeated before each subsequent test run. After startup, record the rotational speed of the motor and the armature voltage. Then use this data to calculate the residual magnetic field strength.DC machines are used in a variety of applications. Once operating parameters of different machines are characterized, they can be chosen based on design specifications for a particular device. The DC generator can be characterized in various configurations, such as the shunt configuration. With switch S1 open, for no load testing, the field end load resisters are adjusted to the maximum. Then, the shaft speed and terminal voltage are recorded as described previously. The shunt resistance is reduced in five steps until the minimum resistance is reached. And the terminal voltage and current across the shunt resistor measured. The motor can be measured with simulated loads using load resistors, following the same protocol. Each type of DC generator has its own voltage current output. Shunt generators can provide voltage for a wide range of current load, while series generators provide increasing voltage with current load. In a variety of applications, where a wireless power source is preferred, such as motorized prosthetics, DC motors are the actuator of choice. In neurally controlled lower limb prosthetics, either surface or transdermal sensors are used to send signals to motorized joints in the replacement limb, much as in an intact leg. Gate and foot flection are controlled more naturally and intuitively than would be possible using a rigid limb replacement.You've just watched Jove's introduction to DC motors. You should now understand how a DC motor works and how to characterize its parameters. Thanks for watching.

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dc motors and generator action

DC machines use direct current and direct voltage to create motion or generate electricity. They were the first machines of this kind to be invented. A DC machine works with two magnetic fields that are controlled by DC currents, and the same machine can be set up as either a motor or a generator when the right field excitation is available.

In a DC machine, the field is usually on the stator side and the armature is on the rotor side. That arrangement is the reverse of what is found in many AC machines. The field can come from permanent magnets or from a winding, which is a coil of wire.

When current reaches the armature coil, it passes from the DC source through brushes and slip rings. The brushes stay still, while the slip rings are mounted on the rotating rotor and touch the brushes as the rotor turns. A current-carrying loop in the armature, when placed in the field from the stator or field magnet, feels a force.

Because the loop is supported by bearings, that force creates torque. Torque makes the rotor shaft spin instead of moving in some other direction. As the shaft turns, the magnetic fields line up, and the slip rings switch sides on the brushes. This switching is called commutation.

During commutation, the current in the rotor coil reverses. The magnetic fields then oppose each other again, which keeps producing torque in the same direction. The cycle repeats, and the rotor shaft continues to spin. That is how the machine produces motor action.

In generator operation, the process is reversed. Mechanical rotation is applied to the rotor shaft, and current is induced in the moving coil under a magnetic field. The machines discussed here use a field winding rather than permanent magnets.

Brushes and slip rings are critical because they transfer energy between the spinning rotor and the outside circuit. They are needed because spinning wires would twist and break. At the same time, these parts have reliability problems. They need regular maintenance, brush replacement, and cleaning, and they may also cause sparking.

These drawbacks have led most DC machines to be replaced by AC machines that do not have the same issues. The DC machines that remain are often simple systems with permanent magnet field excitation, such as toys and low-power tools. AC machines called brushless DC machines, or BLDCs, use a DC source and a power electronic inverter to produce AC voltages.

The experiment in this collection focuses on two DC machine setups: shunt and series. It also aims to estimate the residual flux in the machine. In addition, it studies the no-load and loading characteristics of the different configurations.

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The method of joints is a commonly used technique to analyze the forces in structural trusses. The method is based on the principle of equilibrium, which ...

Rigid Body Equilibrium Problems - I

A rigid body is said to be in static equilibrium when the net force and the net torque acting on the system is equal to zero. To solve for rigid body ...

Stability of structures

Consider two rods connected at point O by a pin and a torsional spring of constant k. The ends of both the rods are pin-connected.
If both the rods are ...

Buckling of Steel Columns

Source:&#160;Roberto Leon, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
In the design of civil works, it is important ...

Machines

Machines are complex structures consisting of movable, pin-connected multi-force members that work together to transmit forces. One example of a machine ...

Rolling Resistance

When a solid cylinder rolls steadily on a rigid surface, the normal force applied by the surface on the cylinder is perpendicular to the tangent at the ...

Propulsion and Thrust

Source: Alexander S Rattner; Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Aircraft, rockets, ...

Rocket Propulsion in Empty Space - I

The driving force for the motion of any vehicle is friction, but in the case of rocket propulsion in space, the friction force is not present. The motion ...

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Aerodynamic Performance of a Model Aircraft: The DC-6B

Source: Jose Roberto Moreto and Xiaofeng Liu, Department of Aerospace Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
The low-speed wind tunnel is ...

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Airfoil Behavior: Pressure Distribution over a Clark Y-14 Wing

Source: David Guo, College of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics (CETA), Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), Manchester, New Hampshire
An ...

Use mathematics and computational thinking to explain how Newton’s laws are used in engineering and technologies to create products to serve human ends.

DC Motors and Generator Action

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