McGill

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECSE 461 Electric Machinery

Fall 2016
Assignment # 5 DC Machines
A 90 kW separately excited dc motor has the following rated values (nameplate): 1750 rpm (full
load), 3500 rpm max (no load), 600 V (armature), 160 A (full load), 2100 W field power (full field),
0.13 armature resistance. The maximum armature current is 1.5 times the rated value. Armature
and field windings have separate power supplies. Assume the magnetic circuit is not saturated and
neglect armature reaction. Assume that, at full load and rated speed, the speed dependent losses
(rotational, friction, hysteresis and eddy current losses) are equal to the sum of all copper losses
(armature and field windings) and proportional to speed.
The load torque has a constant component equal to 150 N.m, and a component proportional to
speed, equal to 50 N.m for a speed of 1750 rpm.
1. Motor operation rated operating performance, using nameplate information and assumptions
(a) For rated operation, compute the total losses, copper and speed dependent losses.
(b) Compute the total input power and rated efficiency.
(c) Compute the no load speed for rated voltage and field current, and the speed regulation.
(d) Compute the field current at maximum speed under full load (rated current) conditions, in %
of rated field current.
(e) Find the rated and the maximum shaft torque at full field, and at reduced field (as defined in
Q1 (d), with and without losses.
2. Motoring operation variable speed control. Compute, for the following operating conditions, the
speed for no load and rated load, the developed torque and power, and the speed regulation.
Ignore mechanical losses.
(a) Rated armature voltage, rated field current.
(b) 30 % rated voltage, rated field current.
(c) Rated voltage, 65 % rated field.
3. Regenerative braking (generator operation) braking at variable speed, same direction of
rotation. Compute, for the following operating conditions, the speed for no load and rated load,
the developed torque and power, and the speed regulation. Ignore mechanical losses.
(a) Rated armature voltage, rated field current.
(b) 30 % rated voltage, rated field current.
(c) Rated voltage, 65 % rated field.
4. Machine/load operating curves motoring and regenerative braking operation
(a) Draw the approximate speed/torque and torque/speed curves, with speed in rpm, for the
operating conditions calculated in Q2 and Q3. Indicate the quadrants of operation. Complete
the curves for the other two quadrants.
(b) Draw, on the torque/speed curves, the load characteristics. Indicate the steady state
operating points for motoring conditions.
(c) Draw the trajectory of the operating point for the following: (a) the motor starts at standstill,
accelerates at maximum current, settles at rated voltage; (b) accelerates to a new operating
point corresponding to 65 % rated field; (c) is brought to standstill using regenerative braking
at maximum current. Draw the approximate time domain waveforms for speed and armature
current for these trajectories.

ECSE 461

Joos, G.