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Equation
of
an
Alternator
Part2
In practice short pitch coils are preferred. So coil is form by connecting one coil side to
another which is less than one pole pitch away. So actual span is less than 180 o . The coil is
generally shorted by one or two slots.
Note : The angle by which coil are short pitched is called angle or short pitched is called angle of
short pitch denoted as ''.
= Angle by which coils are short pitched. As coils are shorted in terms of number of slots
i.e. either by one slot, two slots and so on and slot angle is then angle of short pitch is always a
multiple of the slot angle .
...
ER = E + E = 2E
Now the coil is short pitched by angle ' ', the two e.m.f. in two coil sides no longer remains in
phase from external circuit point of view. Hence the resultant e.m.f. is also no longer remains
algebraic sum of the two but becomes a phasor sum of the two as shown in the Fig. 3.
Obviously ER in such a case will be less than what it is in case of full pitch coil.
From the geometry of the Fig. 3, we can write,
AC is perpendicular drawn on OB bisecting OB.
...
l (OC) = l (CB) = ER /2
and
BOA = /2
... cos (/2) = OC/OA = ER/2E
...
ER = 2 E cos (/2)
This is the resultant e.m.f. in case of a short pitch coil which depends on the angle of short
pitch ''.
Note : Now the factor by which, induced e.m.f. gets reduced due to short pitching is called pitch
factor or coil span factor denoted by Kc.
It is defined as the ratio of resultant e.m.f. when coil is short pitch to the resultant e.m.f. when
coil is full pitched. It is always less than one.
E.M.F.
Equation
of
an
Alternator
Part3
Similar to full pitch coils, concentrated winding is also rare in practice. Attempt is made to
use all the slots available under a pole for the winding which makes the nature of the induced
e.m.f. more sinusoidal. Such a winding is called distributed winding.
Consider 18 slots, 2 pole alternator. So slots per pole i.e. n = 9.
m = Slots per pole per phase = 3
= 180o /9 = 20o
Let E = Induced e.m.f. per coil and there are 3 coils per phase.
In concentrated type all the coil sides will be placed in one slot under a pole. So induced
e.m.f. in all the coils will achieve maxima and minima at the same time i.e. all of them will be in
phase. Hence resultant e.m.f. after connecting coils in series will be algebraic sum of all the
e.m.f.s. as all are in phase.
As against this, in distributed type, coil sides will be distributed, one each in the 3 slots per
phase available under a pole as shown in the Fig. 1(a).
Fig. 1
Thought the magnitude of e.m.f. in each coil will be same as 'E', as each slot contributes
phase difference of o i.e. 20o in this case, there will exist a phase difference of o with respect to
each other as shown in the Fig. 1(b). Hence resultant e.m.f. will be phasor sum of all of them as
shown in the the Fig. 2. So due to distributed winding resultant e.m.f. decreases.
Note : The factor by which there is a reduction in the e.m.f. due to distribution of coils is called
distribution factor denoted as Kd.
Let us see the derivation for its expression.
In general let there be 'n' slots per pole and 'm' slots per pole per phase. So there will be 'm'
coils distributed under a pole per phase, connected in series. Let E be the induced e.m.f. per coil.
Then all the 'm' e.m.f.s induced in the coils will have successive phase angle difference of =
180o/n. While finding out the phasor sum of all of them, phasor diagram will approach a shape of
a 'm' equal sided polygon circumscribed by a semicircle of radius 'R'.
This is shown in the Fig. 3. AB, BC, CD etc, represents e.m.f. per coil. All the ends joined at
'O' which is center of the circumscribing semicircle of raduis 'R'.
Angle subtended by each phasor at the origin 'O' is o. This can be proved as below. All the
triangles OAB, OBC .... are similar and isosceles, as AB = BC = CD = ... = E.
OAB = OBA = OBC = .... = x
AOB = BOC = ... = y say
Now in OAB,
2x + y = 180
................. (3)
Fig. 4
l (AB) = E
..
l (AF) = E/2
and l (OA) = R.
.
E = 2R sin (/2)
..
..
........... (5)
Now consider OAM as shown in the Fig. . 3 and OG is the perpendicular drawn from 'O' on
its base bisecting OAM.
...
l (AM) = E
l (AG) = E/2
..
..