DC Wave winding, Double layer

Draw a double layer wave winding of a DC machine with 17 slots and 4 poles
Double layer means one single slot contains two conductors.
1. Calculations
Conductors, Z = 17 x 2 = 3
!oles, ! =
"ulti#licity, m = 1 $sim#lex%
$&b'&(%)2 = $Z'2%)!
*o, &b'&( = 1+
,ssume &b = &(. *o &b = - and &( = -
.ote/ 0it1er &b = &(, or &b 2 &( = 2m
2. Write the winding table
Yb = +9 Yf = +9
1'-=13 13'-=1-
1-'-=2+ 2+'-=37$3%
'3'-=12 12'-=21
21'-=33 33'-=3- $4%
4'-=1 1'-=23
23'-=32 32'-=1 $7%
7'-=15 15'-=24
24'-=3 3'-=3 $-%
-'-=1+ 1+'-=27
27'-=35 $2% 2'-=11
11'-=23 23'-=2-
2-'-=3+ $% '-=13
13'-=22 22'-=31
31'-=3 $5% 5'-=14
14'-=2 2'-=33
33'-=2 $+% +'-=17
17'-=25 25'-=34 $1%
.ote/
a. .umber o( rows will be Z)2m = 17
b. 0very alternative rows will increase by 2m, 1ere, by 2 $m=1%
c. 6e(t column results in even numbers, rig1t column in odd numbers
3. Draw the winding table
3.1 Draw 3 lines and number t1em.
*ince t1is is a double layer, every alternate line is dotted. ,ll odd numbered conductors are solid
lines7 all even numbered conductors are dotted. 81e conductors on to# are odd numbered $solid%,
and t1e ones in bottom are even numbered $dotted%
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3.2 Draw to# and bottom over1angs
1'-=13 2 81is is to# over1ang $bac9 #itc1%
13'-=1- 2 81is is bottom over1ang $(ront #itc1%
,lways t1e to# $solid% conductor is connected to bottom $dotted% conductor
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3.3 Com#lete t1e connections and number t1e unconnected over1angs
3. Draw t1e commutator segments
.umber o( commutator segments given by Z)2m = 3)2 = 17 $m=1, sim#lex%
. Draw t1e se:uence diagram
*e:uence diagram s1ows t1e connections between conductors. 81is can be develo#ed (rom t1e
winding table, or even (rom t1e winding diagram above. ;n Wave winding, se:uence diagram is
very im#ortant (or determining t1e current direction and t1e #lacement o( brus1es
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.1 1
st
conductor is connected to 13 at t1e to#, 13
t1
is connected to 1- at t1e bottom, and so on<
.2 .ormally, wave winding 1as two brus1es only, as t1ere are only two #arallel #at1s, irres#ective
o( t1e number o( #oles. =ut more number o( brus1es $, 5,etc<% can be included. >ere, only two
brus1es are enoug1
a. , #ositive brus1 can be #laced at t1e #oint before t1e 1
st
conductor, i.e., between 1 and 25
b. , negative brus1 can be #laced at t1e #oint after t1e last conductor, i.e., between 3 and -
c. ,t a #ositive brus1, current (lows out o( t1e winding. *o, conductors 1 and 25 1ave current in
downward direction
d. ,t a negative brus1, current (lows into t1e winding. *o, conductors 3 and - 1ave current in
u#ward direction
e. ?nce t1ese directions are identi(ied, #lace arrows on ot1er conductors
5. Draw the brushes on the winding diagram
!lace t1e brus1es according to t1e se:uence diagram above.
've brus1 at segment number 13 between 1
st
and 25
t1
conductor
2ve brus1 at segment number 17 between 3
t1
and -
t1
conductor

.ote/ 81e segment numbers may c1ange i( t1e commutator segments are started (rom ot1er coils.
*ince a rotating mac1ine is cylindrical, it does not matter (rom w1ere t1e segments start.
;( commutator segments are drawn (rom 1
st
conductor, brus1 #osition is as below, at segments 1
and 4
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