CHAPTER ONE

Basic Principles of Electrical Machines Analysis

ELECTROMAGNETIC PRINCIPLES
Electric machines and electromechanical devices are made up of coupled electric and magnetic
circuits. An Electrical machine converts energy from one form to another. Electrical machines
based on power flow can be classified into DC and AC Machines and these also can be classified
each into Motor and Generator.
 Motor- Converts Electrical energy into Mechanical energy
 Generator- Converts Mechanical into Electrical energy
Any motor and generator has three main parts
1. Rotor (rotating part)
2. Stator (stationary part)
3. Enclosure (protect the stator & the rotor)

Fig 1 Maine parts of Electrical Machine

1. THE MAGNETIC ASPECTS OF MACHINES

1.1. Magnetics
Magnet is a substance that attracts the iron pieces and pieces of some other metals. A magnet can
be classified into Permanent and Temporary magnet.

 Permanent magnet is a magnet which retains its property of magnetism indefinite period
of time. This is made up of cobalt, steel or tungsten steel. The significance of permanent
magnet is that it can be produce magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit in the absence of an
 external source. It is used in moving coil instruments, energy meters, loud speakers,
microphone etc.
Permanent magnetization or residual flux density (Br) and coercivity are the two important
qualities of permanent magnet.
 Residual flux density (Br) it is the flux density trapped in closed magnetic
structure if the applied emf (and therefore the magnetic field intensity H) were
reduced to zero.
 Coercivity it is the measure of mmf or H which, applied to the magnetic
curved, carried reduce its flux density to zero. Its value is negative and in units
of kA/m.
 Temporary magnet (Electromagnet)
The material used here is soft iron or silicon steel. A soft iron piece with a coil acts as a magnet
as long as current flows through the coil. It is used in electrical machine such as motor and
generator.
 Magnetic Lines of Force are a magnet lines which travels from South Pole to North Pole
inside the magnet.
 Magnetic field is a region around the magnetic force of lines.

1.2. Magnetic Circuit

Magnetic circuit is a closed path followed by magnetic lines of forces or simply a path for
magnetic flux, just as an electric circuit provides a path for the flow of electric current. Source of
magnetic fluxes are electric current and permanent magnets. In electric machines,
currentcarrying conductors interact with magnetic fields, resulting in electromechanical energy
conversion.
A. Magnetic flux (ϕ) is the total number of lines of force in a magnetic field. Source of ϕ are
Electromagnet and Permanent. ϕ produced due to the flow of current in wire is Electromagnet.
The direction of ϕ can be found from the Right hand thumb rule.

 It states that when a current carrying conductor is held on the right hand, then the thumb
is indicates the direction of current and the fingers pointing in the direction of Magnetic
flux.
SI unit of ϕ is Weber (wb)
B. Magnetic Flux Density (В)
A more useful measure of the magnetic effect is the magnetic flux density, which is the magnetic
flux per unit cross-sectional area. We will consider two equal areas through which the magnetic
flux penetrates at right angles near one end of the permanent magnet along its centerline. From
the illustration it becomes apparent that there is a greater amount of magnetic flux passing
through an area that is nearer the magnet pole. In other words, the magnetic flux density
increases as we approach closer to the end of the magnet. However, it must be noted that the
magnetic flux density inside the magnet is uniformly constant. Magnetic flux density is measured
in units of tesla (T) and is given the symbol B. One tesla is equal to 1 weber of magnetic flux per
square meter of area.We can state that

= ( )
Where B = magnetic flux density, T
= magnetic flux, Wb
A = area through which penetrates perpendirularly, m2
Example 1 The total magnetic flux out of a cylindrical permanent magnet is found to be 0.032
mWb. If the magnet has a circular cross section and a diameter of 1 cm, what is the magnetic flux
density at the end of the magnet?
Solution

The total flux = 0.032 x 10-3 Wb, cross-sectional area of magnet:

Note that this magnetic flux density exists only at the immediate end of the magnet. As we move
away from the end of the magnet, the magnetic flux spreads out, and therefore the magnet flux
density decreases.

C. Magneto-motive Force (mmf)

We have seen that an increase in the magnitude of current in a coil or a single conductor
results in an increase in the magnetic flux. If the number of turns in a coil are increased
(with the current remaining constant), there is an increase in magnetic flux. Therefore, the
magnetic flux is proportional to the products of amperes and turns. This ability of a coil to
produce magnetic flux is called the magnetomotive force. Magnetomotive force is
abbreviated MMF and has the units of ampere-turns (At). The magnetomotive force is
given the symbol Fm. Strictly speaking, the units of MMF are amperes because turns are
dimensionless quantities. However, from a pedagogical standpoint, we prefer and shall use
 throughout this book the units of ampere-turns (At) for MMF. We may write
ℱm=NI
where ℱm = magnetomotive force (MMF), At
N= number of turns in the winding
I= electric current passing through the coil
Magnetomotive force in the magnetic circuit is analogous to electromotive force in an electric
circuit.
D. Magnetic Flux Intensity (H) is the mmf per unit length and given by :

E. Reluctance (R) is an opposition offered by magnetic material to the flow of magnetic

flux. It is defined as the ratio of mmf to the flux.

F. Permeability (µ) is the magnetic conductivity of iron as compared to that of air.

The permeability of magnetic material is given by:
 Figure 2 Simple magnetic circuits

A simple example of a magnetic circuit is shown in Fig. 2. The core is assumed to be composed
of magnetic material whose permeability is much greater than that of the surrounding air (µ >>µo).
The core is of uniform cross section and is excited by a winding of N turns carrying a current of i
amperes. This winding produces a magnetic field in the core, as shown in the figure.

Because of the high permeability of the magnetic core, an exact solution would show that the
magnetic flux is confined almost entirely to the core, the field lines follow the path defined by the
core, and the flux density is essentially uniform over a cross section because the cross-sectional
area is uniform. The magnetic field can be visualized in terms of flux lines which form closed
loops interlinked with the winding.

As applied to the magnetic circuit of Fig.2, the source of the magnetic field in the core is the
ampere-turn product N i. In magnetic circuit terminology N i is the magneto motive force (mmf) F
acting on the magnetic circuit. Although Fig. 2 shows only a single coil, transformers and most
rotating machines have at least two windings, and N i must be replaced by the algebraic sum of
the ampere-turns of all the windings.

Fig 3 Magnetic circuit with air gap

Finally for any magnetic circuit with total reluctance the magnetic flux is given by:

Example 1

1.3 Electro Mechanical Energy Conversion Process

Converting of energy from one form of energy to another form of energy is called
energy conversion. Therefore, electromechanical energy conversion is the
conversion of energy either from electrical to mechanical or from
mechanical to electrical.
When we speak of electromechanical energy conversion, however, we mean either
the conversion of electric energy into mechanical energy or vice versa. For
example, an electric motor converts electric energy into mechanical energy. On the
other hand, an electric generator transforms mechanical energy to electric energy.

Electromechanical energy conversion takes place via the medium of a magnetic

field or an electric field, but most practical converters use magnetic field as the
coupling medium between electrical and mechanical systems, this is because the
electric storing capacity of the magnetic field is much higher than that of the
electric field.

Electromechanical energy conversion is a reversible process except for the losses

in the system. The term "reversible" implies that the energy can be transferred back
and forth between the electrical and the mechanical systems. However, each time
we go through an energy conversion process, some of the energy is converted into
heat and is lost from the system forever.

When the conversion takes place from electrical to mechanical form, the device is
called the motor, and when the mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy,
the device is called a generator. In these machines, conversion of energy from
electrical to mechanical form or from mechanical to electrical from results from
the following two electromagnetic phenomena:

1. When a conductor is allowed to move in a magnetic field, a voltage is

induced in the conductor.
2. When a current-carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field, then a
mechanical force is experienced by the conductor.

In monitoring action, current flows through the conductors placed in a magnetic

field. A force is produced on each conductor. The conductors are placed on the
rotor which is free to move. An electromagnetic torque produced on the rotor is
transferred to the shaft of the rotor and can be utilized to drive a mechanical load.
Since the conductors rotate in the magnetic field, a voltage is induced in each
conductor. In generating action, the rotor is driven by a prime mover. A voltage is
induced in the rotor conductors. If an electrical load is connected to the winding
formed by these conductors, a current will flow, delivering electric power to the
load. Moreover, the current flowing through the conductors will interact with the
magnetic field to produce a reaction torque, which will tend to oppose the torque
developed by the prime mover.

When a current-carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field, it experiences a

force that tends to move it. If the conductor is free to move in the direction of the
magnetic force, the magnetic field aids in the conversion of electric energy into
mechanical energy. This is essentially the principle of operation of all electric
motors. On the other hand, if an externally applied force makes the conductor
move in a direction opposite to the magnetic force, the mechanical energy is
converted into electric energy. Generator action is based upon this principle. In
both cases, the magnetic field acts as a medium for the energy conversion.
The conversion of energy from one form into another satisfies the principle of
conservation of energy. Therefore, the input energy , is equal to the sum of the
useful output energy , the loss in energy as heat , and the change in the stored
energy in the field . That is,
= + + Eq. (1.1)
Electric Machines converts Mechanical energy to electrical energy or vice versa.
Mechanical energy generator Electric energy
Electrical energy motor Mechanical energy:
Almost all practical motors and generators convert energy from one form to
another through the action of a magnetic field.
The energy flow diagram is shown in Figure 1.1. The output energy and the loss in
energy are considered positive quantities. The change in the stored energy, on the
other hand, may be positive or negative, depending upon whether it is increasing or
decreasing. In the above equation, if represents the electrical energy input, then
Wo, may be the electric equivalent of the mechanical energy output.

Figure y: Energy flow diagram

The system is said to be conservative or lossless if the loss in energy in the system
is zero. In that case, Eq. (1.1) becomes
= +
If the output energy of a system is zero, then the input energy must either
 Increase the stored energy of the system, or
 be dissipated as heat by the system, or
 Both of them
1.2 ENERGY BALANCE
The principle of conservation of energy states that energy is neither created nor
destroyed; it is merely changed in form.
Energy balance represents the difference between energy intake and energy
expenditure. When the energy intake exceeds the energy expenditure, there is a
positive energy balance, which results in weight gain. When the energy intake is
below the energy expenditure, there is a negative energy balance and weight loss
results. Over the long term, energy balance is maintained in weight-stable
individuals, even though on a day-to-day basis this balance may sometimes be
positive and sometimes negative. Although life is not always that simple, basic
manipulation of the energy balance equation will yield weight loss or gain. For
example, if someone wishes to lose weight, it is important to increase the energy
expenditure relative to the energy intake or decrease energy intake below daily
energy expenditure. The opposite would be true if an individual is trying to achieve
weight gain.

For an electro-mechanical system, following terms are important:

(i) Electrical port (armature terminals): receiving / delivering electrical energy.
(ii) Mechanical port (shaft): delivering / receiving mechanical energy.
(iii) Coupling field: Magnetic field or Electric field.
Even though, theoretically, both the types of fields mentioned above are able to
convert the energy, the magnetic medium is most popular since the voltage levels
required are not very high, and the devices of given power rating are smaller in
size and are economical. Hence, only those will be dealt with.
It is obvious that an electrical motor receives energy at the electrical port and
delivers it at the mechanical port. While an electric generator receives the energy at
the mechanical port and delivers it at the electrical port. It is also known
Conversion of electrical energy into mechanical energy that the following losses
take place in such systems and are dissipated away as heat:
(i) Losses in the windings of the machines,
(ii) Friction and wind-age losses,
(iii) core-losses.
Energy balance equation is written for motor action below:
ℎ
= + +
ℎ

For generator action, the energy balance equation is written as:

For lossless magnetic-energy-storage system;
Change in Electrical Energy = Change in Mechanical Energy + Change in Field-
Energy
= +
Where, :
: ℎ
: ℎ
Dynamic equations:
Consider the electromechanical system given below
Initially, the displacement xo is the zero and force fe is zero.

The equation for the electric system is-

= + +

is voltage drop across coupling field

The total energy supplied by the electric source is-

=∫ =∫ + +

The equation for the mechanical system is-

Spring
=− ( − ) K: Spring constant (N/m)
Damper:

f =− D: Damping constant (N.s/m)

Mass

=− M: Mass (Kg)

When there is displacement in the movable core, the dynamic behavior of

translational mechanical system may be expressed by Newton’s law of equation:

= + + ( − )+

The total energy equation for the mechanical system is-

=∫
Substituting f from the equation of motion-

=∫ =∫ + + ( − )−

Where;

= Kinetic energy stored in the mass

= Heat loss due to the friction

( − ) = Potential energy stored in the spring

= Total energy due to the coupling field from the mechanical system
Power flow diagram
The most convenient method to understand these losses in a generator or a motor is using the
power flow diagram. The diagram visualizes the amount of power that has been lost in various
types of losses and the amount of power, which has been actually converted into the output.

Losses in a rotating machine

  Copper losses 
  
Armature Cu loss
  
Field Cu loss
  
Loss due to brush contact resistance
  Iron Losses

  
Hysteresis loss
  
Eddy current loss
  Mechanical losses

 
Friction loss

Windage loss
The above tree categorizes various types of losses that occur in a dc generator or a dc motor. Each
of these are explained in details below.

Copper losses
These losses occur in armature and field copper windings. Copper losses consist of Armature
copper loss, Field copper loss and loss due to brush contact resistance.

Armature copper loss = Ia2Ra (where, Ia = Armature current and Ra = Armature resistance) This
loss contributes about 30 to 40% to full load losses. The armature copper loss is variable and
depends upon the amount of loading of the machine.

Field copper loss = If2Rf (where, If = field current and Rf =field resistance) In the case of a shunt
wounded field, field copper loss is practically constant. It contributes about 20 to 30% to full load
losses.

Brush contact resistance also contributes to the copper losses. Generally, this loss is included into
armature copper loss.

Iron losses (Core losses)

As the armature core is made of iron and it rotates in a magnetic field, a small current gets induced
in the core itself too. Due to this current, eddy current loss and hysteresis loss occur in the armature
iron core. Iron losses are also called as Core losses or magnetic losses.
Hysteresis loss is due to the reversal of magnetization of the armature core. When the core passes
under one pair of poles, it undergoes one complete cycle of magnetic reversal. The frequency of
magnetic reversal if given by, f=P.N/120 (where, P = no. of poles and N = Speed in rpm)
The loss depends upon the volume and grade of the iron, frequency of magnetic reversals and
value of flux density. Hysteresis loss is given by, Steinmetz formula: Wh=ηBmax1.6fV (watts)
where, η = Steinmetz hysteresis constant & V = volume of the core in m3

Eddy current loss: When the armature core rotates in the magnetic field, an emf is also induced
in the core (just like it induces in armature conductors), according to the Faraday's law of
electromagnetic induction. Though this induced emf is small, it causes a large current to flow in
the body due to the low resistance of the core. This current is known as eddy current. The power
loss due to this current is known as eddy current loss. Eddy current loss depends on the various
factors which are,
 Nature of material
 Maximum flux density
 Frequency
 Thickness of lamination
 Volume of magnetic material
 Eddy current loss can be minimized by laminating the core.

Mechanical Losses
Mechanical losses consist of the losses due to friction in bearings and commutator. Air friction
loss of rotating armature also contributes to these. These losses are about 10 to 20% of full load
losses.

Stray Losses
In addition to the losses stated above, there may be small losses present which are called as stray
losses or miscellaneous losses. These losses are difficult to account. They are usually due to
inaccuracies in the designing and modeling of the machine. Most of the times, stray losses are
assumed to be 1% of the full load

 An example of power flow diagram for DC machine summarized as

 The Equation can be summarized for the DC Motor:
 Pin = Pout + PSCL +PRCL+ (Prot= Pmech + Pcore +Pstray)
Where Pin –Electrical power in pu Pout-Mechanical out put power
PSCL-Power stator copper loss PRCL –Power rotor copper loss
Prot-rotational power losses Pmech- Mechanical power loss
Pcore –Power core loss Pstray- Stray power loss

Example 2

Solution: using power flow diagram of an Induction motor

1.4.1. Motional EMF (Dynamically or Speed EMF)

Figure 7 shows three conductors a, b, c moving in a magnetic field of flux density B in the
directions indicated by arrow. Conductor “a” is moving in a direction perpendicular to its
length and perpendicular to the flux lines. Therefore, it cuts the lines of force and a motional
emf is induced in it. Let the conductor move by a distance dx in a time dt. If the length of
conductor is l, the area swept by the conductor is l dx. Then change in flux linking the coil

Since there is only one conductor

Since dx/dt is v, i.e. velocity of conductor

……………….. (9)

Fig. 7 Motion of a conductor in a magnetic field.

Where e = emf induced,
volts B = flux density, tesla
v = velocity of conductor, metres/second
l = length of conductor, metres.

The motion of conductor b (Fig. 7 b) is at an angle θ to the direction of the field. If the conductor
moves by a distance dx, the component of distance travelled at right angles to the field is (dx sin
θ) and, proceeding as above, the induced emf is
e = Bl v sin θ volts ... (10)
Equation (10) includes Eq. (9) because when θ = 90°, the two equations become identical. In Fig
7 (c) the motion of conductor c is parallel to the field. Therefore, in this case, no flux is cut, θ is
zero and induced emf is also zero. Dynamically induced emf is also known as speed emf or
motional emf or rotational emf
Generally the dynamically induced EMF is found by Flemings Right Hand Rule.

Stats that:
Stretch the fore finger, middle finger and thumb of right hand mutually perpendicular to each
other. If fore finger represents the direction of magnetic field, thumb represent the direction of
motion of conductor then the middle finger will represent the direction of induced EMF.

1.4.2. Statically Induced EMF (Transformer EMF)

In this case the conductors and the electromagnet are stationary but EMF is induced by vary the
flux. This is achieved by changing the flux associated with a coil by increasing or decreasing the
current through it rapidly. Statically induced EMF is further classified as
I. Self induced emf
II. Mutually induced emf

1.5. Self Inductance

The property of a coil which opposes any change in the current passing through it is called Self
inductance. It depends on

1. Shape and number of turns

2. Relative permeability of the material
3. The speed with the magnetic field changes

If rate of change of flux is constant, then

and

Therefore the Self inductance is given by:

1.6. Mutual Inductance

When the flux of one coil is links another coil, a mutually induced emf appears across the second
coil. The mutually induced emf can be written as

1.7. Forces and Torque in Magnetic Field

…….. (11)

…………….. (12)

……………. (13)
Figure 8 (a) shows a conductor lying in a magnetic field of flux density B. The conductor is
carrying a current (entering the page). This current sets up a flux in clockwise direction. The
external field is in a downward direction. As seen in Fig. 8 (a) the field of the conductor assists
the external field on the right hand side of the conductor and opposes it on the left hand side. This
produces a force on the conductor towards left. If the direction of current is reversed (Fig. 8 (b)),
the flux due to this current assumes counter-clockwise direction and the force on the conductor is towards
right. In both cases, the force is in a direction perpendicular to both the conductor and the field and is maximum
if the conductor is at right angles to the field. The magnitude of this force is

F = B I l Newton’s……………… (14)

Where B is flux density in tesla, I is current is amperes and l is the length of conductor in metres.
If the conductor is inclined at an angle θto the magnetic field, the force is

F = BI l sin θ Newton’s…………… (15)

Fig. 8 Force on a conductor in a magnetic field (a) current into the page, (b) current out of the page

Figure 9 shows a coil carrying I and lying in a magnetic field of flux density B. From the discussion
in fig 8, it is seen that an upward force is exerted on the right hand conductor and a downward
force on the left hand conductor. Equation (14) gives the force on each conductor and the total
force is
Fig. 9 Torque on a coil in a magnetic field.

F = 2B I l Newton’s
If the coil has N turns, the total force is

F = 2N B I l Newton’s
The torque is acting at a radius of r meters and is given by

Torque = 2N BIlr Newton’s -meters

1.8. Singly Excited System

Consider a singly excited linear actuator as shown below. The winding resistance is R. At a certain
time instant t, we record that the terminal voltage applied to the excitation winding is v, the
excitation winding current i, the position of the movable plunger x, and the force acting on the
plunger F with the reference direction chosen in the positive direction of the x axis, as shown in
the diagram. After a time interval dt, we notice that the plunger has moved for a distance dx under
the action of the force F. The mechanical done by the force acting on the plunger during this time
interval is thus
1.9. Doubly Excited System

Fig 10 multiply excited energy system