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Introduction

Tachogenerators have been employed in industry for many years and enable the control of
machinery on your company's production line, where precise rotation speeds are desired. In
appearance a tachogenerator takes the form of a small electric motor, but with a much higher
specification. The device can be directly coupled, in-line, via a flexible coupling to a driven spindle
or belt driven by means of a timing belt and pulley arrangement. Usually, it is coupled to the main
drive motor for which control is required.

in ac tachometers the coil is wound on the stator and the magnet is allowed to rotate. The rotating
magnet can be either an electromagnet or a permanent magnet.

The machine whose angular speed is to be measured is connected to the rotating magnet. When the
magnet rotates the flux lines are cut by the stationary coil and thus according to the electromagnetic
induction law an emf is induced in the stator coil. The amplitude or frequency of the induced
voltage gives the measure of speed as both the parameters are proportional to the speed of rotation.

The AC output voltage is then rectified and is measured with MC meter

The below mention circuit is used for measuring the speed of the rotor by considering the amplitude
of the induced voltage. The induced voltages are rectified and then pass to the capacitor filter for
smoothening the ripples of rectified voltages.
Construction

Components of an AC Tacho generator:

1. Rotor:

• The rotor is the rotating part of the tacho generator, usually connected to the machinery whose
speed is being measured.

2. Stator:

• The stator is the stationary part that surrounds the rotor. It contains the armature winding.

3. Armature Winding:

• The armature winding is typically a three-phase winding on the stator. The number of phases
depends on the design of the tacho generator.

4. Slip Rings:

• Instead of a commutator as seen in DC generators, AC tacho generators use slip rings to


transfer the generated AC voltage from the rotating part (rotor) to the stationary part (stator).

• Slip rings maintain electrical contact with the rotor and allow the generated AC voltage to be
collected.

• The AC voltage generated in the armature winding is transferred to the external circuit via slip
rings.

• Slip rings ensure continuous electrical contact as the rotor rotates.

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