TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Electrical Engineering Department

Assignment No.2

DC MOTORS

Rating:

EEC423L1 / EC41FB1 Submitted By: NAME: Vitalicio, Genesis F. 0910915 Signature: _____________

Submitted To:

ENGR. DATU AMIL HUSSIEN O. ASAKIL

Instructor

Date Submitted: July 14, 2013

DC Motor:

1. Working principles of DC Motor. Answer: In any electric motor, operation is based on simple electromagnetism. A current-carrying conductor generates a magnetic field; when this is then placed in an external magnetic field, it will experience a force proportional to the current in the conductor, and to the strength of the external magnetic field. As you are well aware of from playing with magnets as a kid, opposite (North and South) polarities attract, while like polarities (North and North, South and South) repel. The internal configuration of a DC motor is designed to harness the magnetic interaction between a current-carrying conductor and an external magnetic field to generate rotational motion.

References: http://www.solarbotics.net/starting/200111_dcmotor/200111_dcmotor2.html

2. Characteristics of Series, Shunt, Long shunt and Short shunt motor. Answer: Series motor characteristics are high starting torque, no load operation and poor speed regulation. The primary disadvantage of D.C. series motors is they cannot operate safely in an unloaded condition.

When a Shunt motor reaches its full speed, the armature current is directly related to the motor load. Since load is very small in a shunt motor, armature current is also very low. Once the motor reaches its full speed, it remains constant.
In long shunt motors, series winding will carry no load current. In short shunt motors, the series field winding wont carry any current under no load condition.

References: http://www.ohioelectricmotors.com/dc-series-motors-high-starting-torque-but-no-loadoperation-ill-advised-595 http://www.lmphotonics.com/DCSpeed/shunt_dc.htm

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/DifferEnces_of_long_vs_short_shunt_DC_COMPOUND_MOTORS

3. Applications of Series, Shunt, Long shunt and Short shunt motor. Answer: Series motors are widely used for starting heavy, industrial, high torque loads such as cranes, hoists, elevators, trolleys and conveyors, but are also used for automobile starters. Shunt DC motors are very suitable for belt-driven applications. This constant speed motor is used in industrial and automotive applications where great amount of torque precision is required. Compound motors like long shunt and short shunt has an applications used in the printing presses, ice machines, air compressors and rolling mills etc.

References: http://www.ohioelectricmotors.com/dc-series-motors-high-starting-torque-but-no-loadoperation-ill-advised-595 http://www.lmphotonics.com/DCSpeed/shunt_dc.htm http://shehzi.hostzi.com/campus/coarses/EM/Chap_4%20DC%20Motors.pdf