8.

Braking of Electric Machines

Why Braking
To stop the electric motor.
To sustain the speed of the drive system
at the desired value.
To prevent
speeding.

the

motor

from

over-

To hold the motor shaft at a certain

position regardless of the applied load
torque.

1. Regenerative Braking
When the load torque causes the machine to
run at a speed > no-load speed, but
without changing its direction of rotation,
Fmbraking.
the motor is in regenerative
Fm

F
F

Fl

Fl

Speed

Power Flow

Power Flow

Load

Tload

Load

Tm

Tm

Tload

M
Fm

Torque

Fm

Fl

Fl

2. Dynamic Braking
When the motor is running, kinetic
energy is stored in its rotating
mass.
If the kinetic energy of the motor is
dissipated in a resistive element,
the motor stops.

IA

IB
B

MOTOR

RB
B

Source

3. Counter Current
Braking

If the the airgap field reverses its

rotation, the rotor shaft must also
reverse its rotation.
A
Field

B
C
A

Field

C
B