Tutorial II Chopper Fed DC drives

Problem -1 Given Data: Vs=120 volts, Ra=0.5 ohms, La=20mH, K=0.05 V/RPM. Ia=20A Constant Load, Separately excited DC motor Find The range of Speed Control The range of duty cycle Assume Continuous current mode Solution

Ia=20 A DC CHOPPER
F Motor FF
DC Supply

VS=120V

(i) Range of Duty cycle Average output voltage of the motor

Va = Eb + I a Ra

Vs = Eb + I a Ra Vs = KN + I a Ra

Va = Vs E = KN b

As motor drives a constant load, T is constant and Ia is 20A and minimum possible speed is ZERO

x120 = (0.05) x0 + (20 x0.05) 120 = 10 =

10 = 0.08 120

Maximum possible speed corresponds to = 1 , i.e. when 120 volts is directly applied to
the motor. Therefore the range of duty cycle is 0.08 1 (ii) The range of Speed

Vs = KN + I a Ra
Minimum speed N=0 Maximum speed at = 1 1x120 = 0.05 xN + (20 x0.5) 120 = 0.05 N + 10

N=

120 10 = 2200 rpm 0.05

The range of speed control is 0 N 2200 RPM

Problem-6 Given Data:

Vs=220 volts, Ra=0.2 ohms, La=20mH, K=0.08 V/RPM. Ia=25A Constant Load, Separately excited DC motor Find The range of Speed Control The range of duty cycle Assume Continuous current mode

Solution
(i) Range of Duty cycle Average output voltage of the motor

Va = Eb + I a Ra

Vs = Eb + I a Ra Vs = KN + I a Ra

Va = Vs E = KN b

As motor drives a constant load, T is constant and Ia is 25A and minimum possible speed is ZERO

x 220 = (0.08) x0 + (25 x0.2 ) 220 = 10 =

10 = 0.04 220

Maximum possible speed corresponds to = 1 , i.e. when 120 volts is directly applied to the motor. Therefore the range of duty cycle is 0.04 1 (ii) The range of Speed

V s = KN + I a Ra
Minimum speed N=0 Maximum speed at = 1 1x 220 = 0.08 xN + (25 x0.2 ) 220 = 0.08 N + 5 N= 220 5 = 2687.5rpm 0.08

The range of speed control is 0 N 2687.5 RPM

Problem -2 Given Data

Vs=230 volts, N=960 rpm, Ia=200 amps, Ra=0.02 ohms separately excited DC motor, chopper drive for both motoring and braking operation, Assume continuous conduction Find (i) = ? at rated Torque and Speed =350rpm. (ii) If = 0.95 and current is twice rated calculate speed

Solution (i)
At rated operation

230 (200 x0.02 ) = 226volts E at 350 rpm (ie) E 2 = ?

From rated condition

E1 = Va I a Ra

E1 = K1 220 = Kx1 960 x 2 = 100.53rad / sec 60 226 K = = 2.24Volts. sec/ rad 100.53

1 =

E 2 at 350 rpm is given by

350 x 2 = 36.651 60 E 2 = 36.65 x 2.24 = 82.1Volts

2 =

Motor terminal voltage at 350 rpm is

V350 rpm = 82.1 + (200 x0.02 ) = 86.1Volts

=
(ii)

V350 rpm V960 rpm

86.1 = 0.37 230

Maximum available
Va = Vs = 0.95x230 = 218.5 Volts E = Va + I a Ra = 218.5 + (200 x0.02 ) = 222.5Volts Speed at 222.5 volts Eb is

Eb = K

222.5 = 99.330rad / sec 2.24 99.330 x60 N= = 948.53rpm 2

Problem -5 Given Data

Vs=230 volts, N=1100 rpm, Ia=220 amps, Ra=0.02 ohms separately excited DC motor, chopper drive for both motoring and braking operation, Assume continuous conduction Find (i) = ? at rated Torque and Speed =400rpm. (ii) If = 0.9 and current is twice rated calculate speed

Solution (i)
At rated operation

230 (220 x0.02 ) = 225.6volts E at 400 rpm (ie) E 2 = ?

From rated condition E1 = K1 1110 x 2 = 115.192rad / sec 60 225.6 K = = 1.95Volts. sec/ rad 115.192

E1 = Va I a Ra

1 =

E 2 at 400 rpm is given by

400 x 2 = 41.887 rad / sec 60 E2 = 41.887 x1.95 = 81.68Volts

2 =

Motor terminal voltage at 400 rpm is

V400 rpm = 81.68 + (220 x0.02 ) = 86.1Volts

=
(ii)

V400 rpm V1100 rpm

86.1 = 0.37 230

Maximum available Va = Vs = 0.9x230 = 207 Volts E = Va + I a Ra = 207 + (2 x 220 x0.02 ) = 215.8Volts Speed at 222.5 volts Eb is Eb = K 215.8 = 110.667 rad / sec 1.95 110.667 x60 N= = 1056.78rpm 2

Problem-4 Given Data

Vs=600 volts, Ia=300 amps, Ra=0.04 ohms, Rf=0.06 ohms, K= 4 x10 3 Nm / amp 2 = 0.6 DC SERIES motor.

Solution
a. Power input to the motor = P = Va I a Va = Vs = 0.6 x600 = 360Volts P = 360 x300 = 108 KW b. For a DC series motor

Ea = K am

= KI am [ = I a ] = 4 x10 -3 x300 xm

Va = E + I a (Ra + Rs ) = KI am + I a (Ra + Rs ) 0.6 x600 = 4 x10 3 x300 xm + 300(0.04 + 0.06 )

m =

360 30 = 27.5rad / sec(or )2626rpm 1 .2 2 Motor Torque T = KaI a = KI a = 4x10 -3 x300 2 = 360 N - M