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EE 448 Introduction to AC Circuits and Motors

Due Wednesday October 30, 5:00 pm

Answers must be accurate to within 3 significant figures!

Problem 1: Consider the linear machine shown below.

Find the initial starting force magnitude and final speed if the length of the bar (l) is 0.3 m, VT is
10 V, RA is 0.2 , and the magnetic field is 1.5 T. (10 points)
f iAlB

iA start

VT
RA

f start 22.5 N
eA B l u
u final

VT
22.22 m / s
B l

Problem 2: Now assume that a force is applied such that the bar is moving at a velocity of 30
m/s to the right. Find the power associated with the battery and the power associated with the
bar. Use positive for power absorbed, negative for power generated. (10 points)
eA B l u 13.5 V
iA

VT eA
17.5 A
RA

pbar eAiA 236.25 W

pbattery VT iA 175 W
Problem 3: A shunt-connected dc motor has the magnetization curve shown with VT = 330 V,
RA = 3 , and RF+Radj = 160 .

a) Find the no-load speed. (5 points)

m _ no _ load

VT
K

E A Km Get K from plot

IF

VT
2.0625 A
RF Radj

From Plot
V

E A 150 I F 371.25 V
A

60m
nm
m 209.4395 rad / s
2
E
K A 1.7726 Wb

*********

m _ no _ load

VT
186.1685 rad / s
K

b) Find the torque once a load is added that drops the speed to 5% less than the no-load
speed. (10 points)

m _ new 176.86 rad / s

Tdev

K
VT Km 9.7492 Nm
RA

Problem 4: Assume that you have a DC motor with the following magnetization curve over the
operation range of interest and with RF Radj 15 and RA 2 . Assume that the motor is

in the shunt configuration with VT 95 V as shown below. Find the speed and torque
developed when the power delivered by the motor is 100 W and there are no rotational losses
given the motor is operating in its normal operating range. (20 points)

IF

VT
6.3333 A
RF

From Plot
V
E A 8 I F 50.6667 V
A
E
K A 0.2533 Wb

m
Pdev Tdev m E A I A
IA

VT E A
RA

Pdev RA VT E A E A
E A2 VT E A Pdev RA 0
E A 92.8459V OR 2.1541V
E
m A 366.4969 rad / s OR 8.5031 rad / s
K
V
m _ no _ load T 375 rad / s
K
m 366.4969 rad / s

Tdev K I A 0.2729 Nm

Problem 5: VT = 210 V is applied to a shunt connected DC motor with Radj set so that IF = 9 A.
For the motor, RA = 1 and RF = 20 . The motor needs to supply a torque of 150 Nm and has
rotational losses equivalent to 20 Nm of torque. Determine the motor speed and value of Radj.
(20 points)

IF

VT
Radj RF 23.3333 Radj 3.3333
Radj RF

From Plot
V
E A 30 I F 270 V
A
60m
nm
m 125.664 rad / s
2
E
K A 2.1486 Wb

VT
RA
Tdev 60.9136 rad / s

K K 2

Problem 6: Now you want to increase the torque from the motor described in Problem 5 so that
the new torque supplied is 200 Nm instead of 150 Nm. What is the new speed? (10 points)

VT
RA
Tdev 50.0827 rad / s

K K 2

Problem 7: Now you want to decrease the speed of the motor described in Problem 5 (torque
still at 150 Nm + rotational losses) by 3%. What should be the new value of Radj? (15 points)
K
Tdev
VT Km
RA

K m K VT Tdev RA 0
K 2.3070 OR 1.2472
2

Pick closest to previous

K 2.3070 E A plot 289.9033

V I F 9.6634 A

RA Radj 21.7314 Radj 1.7314