Experiment - 12: Power Angle Curve of Syncronous Machine
Experiment - 12: Power Angle Curve of Syncronous Machine
EXPERIMENT_12
POWER ANGLE CURVE OF SYNCRONOUS MACHINE
AIM: Conduct an experiment to draw the Power - Angle characteristics for the given alternator.
APPARATUS:
Tachometer 1 No.
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
PROCEDURE:
1. Make circuit connections as shown in the circuit diagram.
2. With 18 Ohms rheostat in cut-in position, 200 Ohms rheostat in cut-out position, and 700
ohm rheostat in cut-in position, close the supply switch S1.
3. Cut - out the 18 ohms rheostat gradually and if necessary cut-in the 200 ohm rheostat, bring
the motor to its rated speed
4. Close the supply switch S2, increase the current in the field winding by cutting out the
700 ohm rheostat and bring the alternator terminal voltage to the rated value.
5. Note down the meter readings in the tabular column
6. Close the switch S3. Load the alternator in steps and at every load adjust the
excitation to maintain constant voltage at the terminals of the alternator. Note down
the meter readings in the tabular column.
7. Reduce the load, reduce the excitation of the alternator, open the load switch S3.
Open the switch S2. Bring all the rheostats in DC motor circuit to their initial
positions and open the supply switch S1.
4. Switch off the lamp load and open the supply switch S.
OBSERVATIONS:
DC MOTOR ALTERNATOR
Rating Rating
Rated voltage Rated voltage
Rated Armature Current Rated Armature Current
Field winding Voltage Field winding Voltage
Field winding current Field winding current
Rated speed Rated speed
TABULAR COLUMNS
Wattmeter Constant =
voltage rating of wattmeter x Current rating of wattmeter x
Power factor of wattmeter
Full scale reading of wattmeter
Power,
Votage Current Field Induced Power
Sl. Speed P = W1 +
V Iac W1 W2 current EMF factor
No. N rpm W2
volts Amp If Amp Eg Cos Φ
watt
CALCULATIONS:
W 1−W 2
{ (
−1
Power Factor cos Φ=cos tan √ 3
W 1+ W 2 )}
Effective armature resistance, Ra = 1.25 x Resistance measured per phase.
Synchronous Impedance, Zs = Ra + j Xs
Induced voltage Eg ∠ δ ° = V ∠ 0 °+ I a Z s ∠ θ °