Torque Synchro System

• A torque transmitter (TX) and a torque

receiver (TR) make up a simple torque-synchro
system.
• rotors are connected in parallel
• so the voltage in each of the transmitter stator
coils opposes the voltage in the corresponding
coils of the receiver.
• When both transmitter and receiver rotors
in a synchro system are on zero or displaced
from zero by the same angle, a condition
known as correspondence exists.
• the rotor of the TR induces voltages in its
stator coils (S2 = 52V; S1 and S3 = 26V) that
are equal to and opposite the voltages
induced into the TX stator coils (S2 = 52V;
S1 and S3 = 26V).
• causes the voltages to cancel and reduces
the stator currents to zero.
• the receiver torque is zero and the system
remains in correspondence.
• The angle through which a transmitter rotor
is mechanically rotated is called a signal.
• In view B of figure 3.27, the signal is 600.
• Now, consider what happens to the two
synchros in correspondence when this
signal is generated
• When the transmitter rotor is turned, the
rotor field follows and the magnetic
coupling between the rotor and stator
windings changes.
• S2 coil voltage decreasing to 26 volts, the S3
coil voltage reversing direction, and the S1
coil voltage increasing to 52 volts.
• This imbalance in voltages, between the
transmitter and receiver, causes current to
flow in the stator coils in the direction of
the stronger voltages.
• The current flow in the receiver produces a
resultant magnetic field in the receiver
stator in the same direction as the rotor
field in the transmitter.
• A force (torque) is now exerted on the
receiver rotor by the interaction between
its resultant stator field and the magnetic
field around its rotor.
• causes the rotor to turn through the same
angle as the rotor of the transmitter.
• As the receiver approaches correspondence
the stator voltages of the transmitter and
receiver approach equality.
• This action decreases the stator currents
and produces a decreasing torque on the
receiver.
• the receiver and the transmitter are again
in correspondence,
• The stator voltages between the two
synchros are equal and opposite (S1 = 52V;
S2 and S3 = 26V), the rotor torque is zero,
and the rotor are displaced from by the
same angle (600).
• In the system we just explained, the receiver
reproduced the signal from the transmitter. As
you can see, a synchro system such as this
could provide a continuous, accurate, visual
reproduction of important information to
remote locations
 Receiver Rotation

• In the transmitter-receiver system, S1 of the

transmitter is connected to S3 of the receiver.
It is used to reverse the receiver's direction of
rotation
• the system at 00 acts the same as the basic synchro system we
previously described at 0°.
• This is because the voltages induced in the S1 and S3 stator windings
are still equal and oppose each other.
• causes a cancelling effect, which results in zero stator current and no
torque.
• the system remains in correspondence and the reversing of the stator
connections has no noticeable effect
• Suppose the transmitter rotor is turned counter clockwise 60°, The TX rotor is now
aligned with S1,
• This results in maximum magnetic coupling between the TX rotor and the S1 winding.
This maximum coupling induces maximum voltage in S1.
• Because S1 is connected to S3 of the TR, a voltage imbalance occurs between them.
• maximum current flows through the S3 winding causing it to have the strongest
magnetic field.
• S2 and S1 decrease proportionately, the S3 field has the greatest effect on the resultant
TR stator field.
• The strong S3 stator field forces the rotor to turn 60° clockwise into alignment with itself,
• the rotor of the TR induces cancelling voltages in its own stator coils and causes the
rotor to stop. The system is now in correspondence.
• Notice that by reversing S1 and S3, both synchro rotors turn the same amount, but in
opposite directions.