SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR

FACMA42
Dr. R. B. Aniez, Jr., PEE

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SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR
• Operates at the average at a synchronous speed regardless of load.
Factors:
1. frequency of source
2. Number of poles in the machine
Excitation:
1. Stator winding ---- AC source
2. Rotor winding ---- DC source

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Power factor is variable from lagging to leading depending upon the
magnitude of the field excitation
-- under excited - lagging
-- over excited - leading

Starting Torque is zero

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SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER
--- a SM without mechanical load used for power correction only

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EXAMPLE:
A 2,300-volt 3 phase industrial plant of 2,000 KVA capacity supplies
1,800 kW to an induction motor load at 0.9 power lagging current. An
extension to the factory involves the installation of an additional 250
HP motor. It is proposed to install a SM whose full load efficiency is
0.945 with its field adjusted to make the power factor of the
combined load unity. Determine the input rating of the SM in KVA and
the power factor at which it must operate?

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LOAD: SL = 2,000 kVA
PL = 1,800 kW
pfL = 0.9 lagg ( 25.840)
QL = 2000 sin 25.840 = 871.72 ind KVAR
SM: Po = 250 HP , Effy = 0.945
PSM = 197.35 kW
SSM = KVA input = ____ pfSM = ____

Corrected to: pfnew = 1 ( 00)

at pf =1 : QSM = QL = 871.72 kvar
KVAinput = 893.78
pfSM = 0.22 leadg

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EXAMPLE
An industrial plant has an average load of 900 kW at a power factor of
0.6 lagging. A SM is to be installed to drive a dc generator and to raise
the overall power factor to 0.92. If preliminary estimates indicate that
the input to the SM will be about 200kW, calculate
a. Its KVA input rating
b. The power factor at which it will operate

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Load:
PL = 900 KW
ƟL = 530
QL = 1200 Ind KVAR
SL = 1500 kVA
SM:
PSM = 200 KW
New power factor: Ɵnew = 230
QNEW = ( PL + PSM ) tan Ɵnew = 467 inductive KVAR

QSM = QL - QNEW = 733 Kvar

KVASM = 760
pfSM = 0.263 leadg

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EXAMPLE
The input to a manufacturing plant is 3,000 kva at a power factor of
0.72 lagging. A SM having a rating of 1,300 kva is installed for the
purpose of operating a new line shaft and improving the plant power
factor. Assuming that the SM load is about 600 HP at an efficiency of
89.5% and that it is operated at rated KVA input, calculate
a. The overall KVA load
b. The over-all power factor

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LOAD: SL = 3000 KVA , pfL = 0.72 lagg ( ƟL = 440)
PL = 2160 KW , QL = 2084 KVAR
SM:
SSM = 1300 KVA
PSM = 600 HP@ 89.5% effy
= 500 kW
QSM = 1200 cap KVAR

QNEW = QL – QSM = 884 KVAR

SNEW = 2803 KVA
pfNEW = 0.95 leadg
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