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Faculty of Engineering, Electrical Machines Lab

Cairo University, Fourth Year


Electrical Power Engineering Dept. MC #13

MC #2 DC Drive
1. Introduction

A DC drive (direct current drive) is a DC motor speed control system which


convert the input AC supply to the DC using converter circuit based on rectifier
(diodes and thyristors) to control the speed of DC motors.
The speed controlling techniques for dc motors are quite simple and
inexpensive in comparison to that of ac motors and because of this reason the fields
where a wide range of speed controlling is required, dc drives are used.
The controlled rectifier for dc-drives finds applications where there is a need
for a wide range of speed controlling, as well as frequent starting, braking, and
reversing. The major applications associated with dc motors are in adjustable-speed
drives and position control applications. Some of the applications include a printing
press, rolling mills, mine winders, machine tools, etc.

Fig.1 Block diagram of a typical motor-drive system.


The classification of dc drives depending on the type of source provided or
the method of voltage control. For motors up to a few kilowatts the armature circuit
of the motor can be supplied from either single-phase or three-phase mains, but for
larger motors three-phase is always used.

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The classifications are as follows:
• Single-phase dc drives
• Three-phase dc drives

Derive - Type Voltage Relation Applications

vm
Half-wave converter Va = [1 + cos(α)] Up to 0.5 kW
2π

vm
Semi-converter Va = [1 + cos(α)] Up to 15 kW
π
Single
2vm
Phase Full converter Va = cos⁡(α) Up to 15 kW
π
derives
2vm
Va = cos⁡(α1 )
π
Dual converter Up to 15 kW
2vm
Va = cos⁡(α2 )
π

Derive - Type Voltage Relation Applications

3√3𝑉𝑚
Half-wave converter Va = cos(α) Up to 40 kW
2π

3√3𝑉𝑚
Semi-converter Va = [1 + cos(α)] Up to 115 kW
2π
Three
3√3𝑉𝑚
phase Full converter Va = cos(α) Up to 1500 kW
π
derives
3√3𝑉𝑚
Va = cos(α1 ))
π
Dual converter Up to 1500 kW
3√3𝑉𝑚
Va = cos(α2 ))
π

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2. Experiment objectives
The student should be able to:
▪ Connect up the drive system (power thyristors unit with Dc motor).
▪ Check the basic connection of the power thyristors unit.
▪ Compare the motor performance under different operation of the variable speed
drive.

3. Equipments used in the experiment


1. Power supply……………………………………. Figure 2
2. DC separate motor………………….… ………... Figure 3
3. Dynamometer……………………………………. Figure 4
4. Power thyristors unit …………….……………… Figure 5
5. Firing circuit unit ………………………………. Figure 6
6. Digital-multimeter ……………………………… Figure 7

4. The installation setup

According to the layout of the setup is shown in Figure 8:


1. Connect the varaible voltage power supply to the power thyristors unit’s input
terminals.
2. Connect the DC output of the power thyristors unit to the motor’s armature
terminals.
3. Couple the motor with the variable load torque (dynamometer).
4. Connect the digital-multimeter to measure the motor input voltage.
5. Vary the firing angle of the thyristors using the Potentiometel.
6. Measure the motor input voltage and its speed (using tachometer) according to
the following table.

α⁡(degree)
Va (V)
n (rpm)

Report
1. Plot the V and cos(α) Relationship
2. Plot the V and n Relationship

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Figure 2 Figure 3

Figure 4 Figure 5

Figure 6 Figure 7
Figure 8

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