ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

California Polytechnic State University

EE 255 Assignment #9
Problem #1
A 48!"# $!%&# 4!'ole# (!connecte) synchrono*s generator rate) at 4+!,"A an) -85 P. lagging- /ts
armat*re resistance is -1$ . 0he core losses of this machine at rate) con)itions are + ,1# an) the
friction an) 2in)age losses are 8 ,1- 0he o'en!circ*it characteristics are sho2n in the Errata Sheet *n)er
error +-
a- 3etermine the electrical losses of this generator at rate) con)itions-
b- /f this generator is o'erating at the rate) con)itions# 2hat in'*t tor4*e m*st be a''lie) to the shaft5
E6'ress yo*r ans2er both in 7e2ton!meters an) in 'o*n)! feet-
Problem #2
A 48!"# $!%&# 4!'ole synchrono*s motor )ra2s 5 A from the line at *nity 'o2er factor an) f*ll loa)-
Ass*ming that the motor is lossless# ans2er the follo2ing 4*estions8
a- 1hat is the o*t'*t tor4*e of this motor5 E6'ress the ans2er both in 7e2ton!meters an) in 'o*n)!feet
b- 1hat m*st be )one to change the 'o2er factor to -8 lea)ing5 E6'lain yo*r ans2er *sing 'hasor
)iagrams-
c- 1hat 2ill the magnit*)e of the line c*rrent be if the 'o2er factor is a)9*ste) to -8 lea)ing5
Problem #:
A 48!"# $!%&# 4!h'# -8 P.!lea)ing# si6!'ole# )elta!connecte) synchrono*s motor has a synchrono*s
reactance of 1-1 an) negligible armat*re resistance- /gnore its friction# 2in)age# an) core losses for the
'*r'ose of this 'roblem-
a- /f this motor is initially s*''lying 4 h' at -8 P.!lagging# 2hat are the magnit*)es an) angles of EA
an) /A5
b- %o2 m*ch tor4*e is this motor 'ro)*cing5 1hat is the tor4*e angle 5 %o2 near is this val*e to the
ma6im*m 'ossible in)*ce) tor4*e of the motor for this fiel) c*rrent setting5
c- /f
A
E is increase) by 15;# 2hat is the ne2 magnit*)e of the armat*re c*rrent5 1hat is the
motor<s ne2 'o2er factor5
Problem #4
A 28!"# (!connecte) synchrono*s motor is )ra2ing 4 A at *nity 'o2er factor from a 28!" 'o2er
system- 0he fiel) c*rrent flo2ing *n)er these con)itions is 2-+ A- /ts synchrono*s reactance is -8 .
Ass*me a linear o'en =circ*it characteristic-
a- .in) the tor4*e angle -
b- %o2 m*ch fiel) c*rrent 2o*l) be re4*ire) to ma>e the motor o'erate at -8 P. lea)ing5
c- 1hat is the ne2 tor4*e angle 5
Problem #5
A synchrono*s machine has a synchrono*s reactance of 2- 'er 'hase an) armat*re resistance of -4
'er 'hase- /f V E
a
= 8 4$ an) V V = 48

# is the machine a motor or a generator5

%o2 m*ch 'o2er P is this machine cons*ming from or s*''lying to the electric system5 %o2 m*ch reactive
'o2er ? is this machine cons*ming from or s*''lying to the electric system5
Problem 11
A 48!"# 5!%&# 1!,1# fo*r!'ole# (!connecte) synchrono*s motor has a rate) 'o2er factor of -85
lea)ing- At f*ll loa)# the efficiency is 91;- 0he armat*re resistance is -8 an) the synchrono*s
reactance is 1- - .in) the follo2ing 4*antities for this machine 2hen it o'erating at f*ll!loa)8
a- @*t'*t tor4*e-
b- /n'*t 'o2er
c- 0he s'ee) of the motor
)- 0he armat*re c*rrent
e- 0he in)*ce) voltage
f- 0he converte) 'o2er
g- 0he mechanical loss A the core loss A the stray loss