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EE211| Electrical Machines

Tutorial
Synchronous Machines
1. At a location in Europe, it is necessary to supply 300 kW of 60-Hz power. The only power sources
available operate at 50 Hz. It is decided to generate the power by means of a motor-generator set
consisting of a synchronous motor driving a synchronous generator. How many poles should each of
the two machines have in order to convert 50-Hz power to 60-Hz power?
2. A 2300-V 1000-kVA 0.8-PF-lagging 60-Hz two-pole Y-connected synchronous generator has a
synchronous reactance of 1.1  and an armature resistance of 0.15 . At 60 Hz, its friction and
windage losses are 24 kW, and its core losses are 18 kW. The field circuit has a dc voltage of 200 V,
and the maximum IF is 10 A. The resistance of the field circuit is adjustable over the range from 20 to
200 .
The OCC of this generator is shown in Figure P1.

a) How much field current is required to make VT equal to 2300 V when the generator is running at
no load?
b) What is the internal generated voltage of this machine at rated conditions?
c) How much field current is required to make VT equal to 2300 V when the generator is running at
rated conditions?
d) How much power and torque must the generator’s prime mover be capable of supplying?
e) Construct a capability curve for this generator.
3. Assume that the field current of the generator in Problem 2 has been adjusted to a value of 4.5 A.
a) What will the terminal voltage of this generator be if it is connected to a Δ-connected load with an
impedance of 20∠30° Ω?
b) Sketch the phasor diagram of this generator.
c) What is the efficiency of the generator at these conditions?
d) Now assume that another identical Δ-connected load is to be paralleled with the first one. What
happens to the phasor diagram for the generator?
e) What is the new terminal voltage after the load has been added?
f) What must be done to restore the terminal voltage to its original value?

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4. Assume that the field current of the generator in Problem 2 is adjusted to achieve rated voltage (2300
V) at full load conditions in each of the questions below.
(a) What is the efficiency of the generator at rated load?
(b) What is the voltage regulation of the generator if it is loaded to rated kilovoltamperes with 0.8-PF
lagging loads?
(c) What is the voltage regulation of the generator if it is loaded to rated kilovoltamperes with 0.8-PF
leading loads?
(d) What is the voltage regulation of the generator if it is loaded to rated kilovoltamperes with unity-
powerfactor loads?
5. A 480-V, 60 Hz, four-pole synchronous motor draws 50 A from the line at unity power factor and full
load. Assuming that the motor is lossless, answer the following questions:
(a) What is the output torque of this motor? Express the answer both in newton-meters and in pound-
feet.
(b) What must be done to change the power factor to 0.8 leading? Explain your answer, using phasor
diagrams.
(c) What will the magnitude of the line current be if the power factor is adjusted to 0.8 leading?

6. A 480-V, 60 Hz, 400-hp 0.8-PF-leading six-pole Δ-connected synchronous motor has a synchronous
reactance of 1.1 Ω and negligible armature resistance. Ignore its friction, windage, and core losses for
the purposes of this problem.
(a) If this motor is initially supplying 400 hp at 0.8 PF lagging, what are the magnitudes and angles
of EA and IA ?
(b) How much torque is this motor producing? What is the torque angle ? How near is this value to
the maximum possible induced torque of the motor for this field current setting?
(c) If EA is increased by 15 percent, what is the new magnitude of the armature current? What is the
motor’s new power factor?
(d) Calculate and plot the motor’s V-curve for this load condition.

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