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Equivalent Circuit of A Synchronous Motor

The document discusses the equivalent circuit of a synchronous motor. It defines key terms like armature current, excitation voltage, synchronous impedance. The equivalent circuit model helps understand how the motor operates under normal, under-excited, and over-excited conditions based on the resultant voltage.

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Equivalent Circuit of A Synchronous Motor

The document discusses the equivalent circuit of a synchronous motor. It defines key terms like armature current, excitation voltage, synchronous impedance. The equivalent circuit model helps understand how the motor operates under normal, under-excited, and over-excited conditions based on the resultant voltage.

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4/6/24, 3:57 PM Equivalent Circuit of a Synchronous Motor

Equivalent Circuit of a Synchronous Motor


Electronics & Electrical Electron Digital Electronics

A synchronous motor is a doubly-excited system, i.e., it is connected to two electrical


systems −

A 3-phase supply is connected to the armature winding.

A DC supply is connected to the rotor field winding.

The figure shows the equivalent circuit for one phase of a three-phase synchronous motor

Let

V = Terminal voltage per phase applied to the motor

Ef = Excitation voltage

Ia = Armature current per phase drawn by the motor from the supply

Ra = Effective armature resistance per phase

XS = Synchronous reactance per phase of the motor armature winding

ZS = Synchronous impedance per phase of the armature

By applying KVL in the equivalent circuit of the motor, we have,

V = Ef + I a Z s . . . (1)

The synchronous impedance of the motor is

Z S = Ra + jXS . . . (2)

From eqns. (1) & (2), we get,

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V = Ef + Ia (Ra + jXS ) . . . (3)

⟹ Ef = V − Ia Ra − jIa XS . . . (4)

Where,

IaRais the voltage drop per phase in the armature resistance.

IaXSis the reactive voltage drop per phase due to armature reactance and
armature reaction effect.

Also, the armature current per phase is given by,

V − Ef Er Er
Ia = = = . . . (5)
ZS ZS Ra + jXS

Here, Eris the resultant voltage in the armature circuit.

The equivalent circuit of the synchronous motor helps considerably in understanding the
operation of the motor as follows −

If the field excitation is such that Er = V, then the synchronous motor is said to be
normally excited.

If the field excitation is such that Er < V, then the synchronous motor is said to be
under-excited.

If the field excitation is such that Er > V, then the synchronous motor is said to be
over-excited.

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