Methods of Excitation of DC Generator

Methods of Excitation of DC Generator: The performance characteristics of a dc machine are greatly influenced by the way in which the field winding is excited with direct current. There are two Methods of Excitation…

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Commutation in DC Machine

Commutation in DC Machine or Generator or Motor: One coil each under an adjoining pole-pair is connected between adjacent commutator segments in a lap-wound dc armature, while in a wave-wound armature the only difference is…

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Compensating Winding in DC Machine

Compensating Winding in DC Machine: Compensating Winding in DC Machine - It was seen from earlier section, that armature reaction causes the flux density wave to be so badly distorted that when a coil is…

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Armature Reaction in DC Machine

Armature Reaction in DC Machine: When the armature of a dc machine carries current, the distributed armature winding produces its own mmf (distributed) known as armature reaction in DC Machine. The machine air-gap is now…

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Circuit Model of DC Machine

Circuit Model of DC Machine: The parallel paths of DC machine armature are symmetrical and each has an induced emf Ea and a resistance Rp. The armature can be represented by the Circuit Model of…

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Introduction of DC Motor

Introduction of DC Motor: Introduction of DC Motor is constructed in many forms and for a variety of purposes, from the 3-mm stepper drawing a few μA at 1.5 V in a quartz crystal watch…

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Tooth Ripple in Armature Winding

Tooth Ripple in Armature Winding: Because of lower reluctance of the magnetic path corresponding to the teeth as compared to the slots, the flux density wave in the air-gap is Tooth Ripple in Armature Winding…

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AC Winding

AC Winding: Ac winding are generally of a 3-phase kind because of the inherent advantages of a 3-phase machine. The armature coils must be connected to yield balanced (equal in magnitude and successive phase difference…

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