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Principles and Applications of

Electrical Engineering
Seventh Edition
Chapter 16
Special-Purpose
Electric Machines

GIORGIO RIZZONI JAMES KEARNS

Credit: Denis Boussard

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 16.1 Brushless DC Motors 1

Brushless DC motor actually a permanent

magnet synchronous machine.
• Operating characteristics similar to shunt DC
motor with constant field current.
Variable-frequency power source.
• Determines mechanical frequency of rotation.
Methods of measuring rotor position.
• Hall-effect position sensor.
• Optical encoder.
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 16.1 Brushless DC Motors 2

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 16.1 Brushless DC Motors 3

Electronic commutation eliminates need

for brushes.
Armature on the stator.
• Liquid cooling simple to implement.
Rotor made of rare-earth or ceramic
magnets.

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 16.1 Brushless DC Motors 4

Resolver used for position encoding.

• Requires a separate AC supply.

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 16.1 Brushless DC Motors 5

Transistor switching circuit for a DC supply.

• Provides appropriate currents to three-phase
rotor winding.

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 Brushless DC Motor Equations

V = kawm + Rw I
T = kT I
Where ka = kT
V = motor voltage
ka = armature constant
wm = mechanical speed
Rw = winding resistance
T = motor torque
kT = torque constant
I = motor (armature) current

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 Brushless DC Motor Performance and
Efficiency Characteristics

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 Comparing Brushless DC Motors to
Conventional DC Motors
Conventional DC motors
Advantages
1. Controllability over a wide range of speeds.
2. Capability of rapid acceleration and deceleration.
3. Convenient control of shaft speed and position by servo amplifiers.
Disadvantage
1. Commutation (through brushes) causing wear, electrical noise, and sparking.
Brushless DC motors
Advantages
1. Controllability over a wide range of speeds.
2. Capability of rapid acceleration and deceleration.
3. Convenient control of shaft speed and position.
4. No mechanical wear or sparking problem due to commutation.
5. Better heat dissipation capabilities.
Disadvantage
1. Need for more complex power electronics than the brush-type DC motor for equivalent
power rating and control range.

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 16.2 Stepping (Stepper) Motors

Convert digital information to mechanical

motion.
Rotate in distinct steps.
• Position controlled by logic signals.
• Motor’s angle of rotation directly proportional to
number of input pulses.
Types.
• Variable-reluctance.
• Permanent-magnet.
• Hybrid.
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 Figure 16.8

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 Operation of Stepping Motors 1

When coils are energized, magnetic poles

are generated in the stator.
Rotor aligns with direction of magnetic
field.
Alignment of stator magnetic field can be
modified by:
• Reversing phases of coil currents.
• Energizing only some coils.

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 Operation of Stepping Motors 2

Locked-step mode.
• Motor comes to rest between steps.
Slewing mode.
• Does not allow stopping or reversal.
• Achieves higher continuous speeds.

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 Operation of Stepping Motors 3

Stepping motor power supply components.

• DC power supply.
• Logic and switching circuits.

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 16.3 Switched Reluctance (SR) Motors 1

• Simplest electric machine with variable-

speed operation.

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 16.3 Switched Reluctance (SR) Motors 2

Reluctance machine.
• Motor torque developed from change in
reluctance with rotor position.
• Has a single source of magnetic field.
• Coil or permanent magnet.
Switched reluctance machine.
• Currents continuously switched in the stator
allow rotor motion.
• Requires position feedback.
• Relative position of rotor and stator poles.

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 Switched Reluctance Machine
Configuration

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 Operating Principles of Continuous
Reluctance Machine
Torque production depends on variation in
stored magnetic energy as a function of
position.
Average torque developed at only the
synchronous speed w = wm .
Torque depends on amplitude of
inductance (reluctance) variation.
Torque varies with angle.
• Maximum torque known as pull-out torque.
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 Operating Principles of SR Machine

• SR machine torque given by:

1
( K m P ) I ( Lmax - Lmin )
2
Tm = !
4p

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 16.4 Single-Phase AC Motors

Fractional-horsepower motors.
• Designed for single-phase use.
• Applications in household appliances.
The universal motor.
• Armature and field windings connected in
series.
• Speed control achieved by changing the rms
input voltage.

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 Universal Motor

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 Torque-Speed Characteristics of a
Universal Motor

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 Single-Phase Induction Motors 1

Winding typically
distributed around the
stator.
• Produces approximately
sinusoidal mmf.
• mmf is sum of two equal
and opposite
components.
• No net torque if rotor is at
rest.

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 Single-Phase Induction Motor Circuits with
Idle Rotor (l) and Rotor in Motion (r)

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 Single-Phase Induction Motors 2

Not self-starting.
• Capable of sustaining torque and reaching
operating speed once started.
• Direction of initial starting torque determines
direction of operation.

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 Classification of Single-Phase Induction
Motors 1
Configuration based on starting method.
Split-phase motors.
• Constructed with main and auxiliary stator
windings.
• Axes of the two windings differ by 90 degrees.

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 Classification of Single-Phase Induction
Motors 2
• Nonzero starting torque.
• Switch disconnects auxiliary winding once
started.

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 Capacitor-Type Motors 1

Capacitors used to provide starting or

running capabilities.
Capacitor-start motor.
• Identical to split-phase motor, with added
capacitor in series with auxiliary winding.
• Changes reactance so that auxiliary current leads
main current.
• Greater starting torque.
• Uses centrifugal switch to disconnect auxiliary
winding above a certain speed.
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 Capacitor-Type Motors 2

Permanent-split capacitor motors.

• Simpler design without centrifugal switch.
• Compromise between running and starting
characteristics.
Capacitor-start capacitor-run motor.
• Small capacitor improves running
performance.
• Larger capacitor provides temporary
improvement in starting torque.

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 Torque-Speed Curves: Capacitor-Start (l)
and Permanent Split-Capacitor (r) Motors

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 Shaded-Pole Motors

• Stator of a shaded-pole motor has a

salient pole construction

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 Summary of Single-Phase Motor
Characteristics
Single-phase induction motor applications.
• Compressors, lathes, water and air circulators.
Shaded-pole motors used for quiet, low-
cost applications.
Universal motors operate on household
AC frequency or direct current.
• High speed and high power for their size.
Capacitor-type motor good for low-speed
applications.
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 16.5 Motor Selection and Application

Requirements for motor selection.

• Starting characteristics (torque and current).
• Acceleration characteristics (load-dependent).
• Efficiency at rated load.
• Overload capability.
• Electrical and thermal safety.
• Cost.

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 Motor Performance Calculations 1

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 Motor Performance Calculations 2

Reflected load inertia.

• Reflected inertia seen by motor at shaft
equals the load inertia times the gear ratio.
2
æ nL ö
Jr = JL ç ÷
è nr ø
Maximum acceleration.
• Achieved by gearing to make load inertia
equivalent to motor inertia.
1 Tm peakwL
a max =
2 J mwr
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 Torque Definitions 1

Locked-rotor (static) torque.

• Minimum torque developed at rest.
Breakdown torque.
• Maximum torque under rated conditions.
Full-load torque.
• Torque necessary to produce rated power
output at full-load speed.

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 Torque Definitions 2

Acceleration torque.
• Motor torque reduced by load torque and
frictional load torque.
Acceleration calculations.

2p J T
t= ( n1 - n2 ) s
60T

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 Efficiency and Thermal Calculations

Efficiency.
• Ratio of mechanical power output to electric
power input.
Ploss Ploss
h =1- = 1-
Pinput VI
Temperature rise.
• Depends on the motor construction.

Rmax !
q !
max =
RT
(q ambient + 235 ) - 235

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 Motor Selection

Table 16.6 Motor selection requirements

Motor requirements Load requirements Control requirements

Operating speed Determine worst-case operating Available power (AC, DC)
conditions
Life span and maintenance Dynamic acceleration, full-load Motor operating voltage and current
and overload conditions
Torque characteristics Starting conditions Open- or closed-loop
Mechanical aspects (size, weight, Transients Forward/reverse operation
noise level, environment)
Applicable standards (e.g., radio- Need for gearing, selection of Motoring and/or braking
frequency interference) optimum gear ratio
Overload characteristics Frictional characteristics Torque, position, or speed control
Thermal dissipation characteristics Accuracy of speed or position control
Controller complexity and cost

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 Motor Selection Process Overview

Understand type of motion and duty cycle

required.
Size the motor itself.
• Calculate temperature rise to ensure motor
can operate within thermal specifications.
Define the power requirements.
Choose a transmission.

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