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    Load equalization is used to overcome problems caused by fluctuating loads on motors. It involves mounting a flywheel on the motor shaft of a non-reversible drive. During high load periods, the flywheel stores kinetic energy which is then released during low load periods to maintain the motor's speed and reduce torque fluctuations. The moment of inertia of the flywheel required can be calculated based on the motor's mechanical time constant, rated torque, speed range, and the torque cycle of the varying load. Proper flywheel sizing allows a smaller motor to be used compared to if it had to meet the peak load demands directly.

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    Load equalization is used to overcome problems caused by fluctuating loads on motors. It involves mounting a flywheel on the motor shaft of a non-reversible drive. During high load periods, the flywheel stores kinetic energy which is then released during low load periods to maintain the motor's speed and reduce torque fluctuations. The moment of inertia of the flywheel required can be calculated based on the motor's mechanical time constant, rated torque, speed range, and the torque cycle of the varying load. Proper flywheel sizing allows a smaller motor to be used compared to if it had to meet the peak load demands directly.

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    Load equalization is used to overcome problems caused by fluctuating loads on motors. It involves mounting a flywheel on the motor shaft of a non-reversible drive. During high load periods, the flywheel stores kinetic energy which is then released during low load periods to maintain the motor's speed and reduce torque fluctuations. The moment of inertia of the flywheel required can be calculated based on the motor's mechanical time constant, rated torque, speed range, and the torque cycle of the varying load. Proper flywheel sizing allows a smaller motor to be used compared to if it had to meet the peak load demands directly.

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    Load Equalisation

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    Laxmikant Bagale
    Load equalization is used to overcome problems caused by fluctuating loads on motors. It involves mounting a flywheel on the motor shaft of a non-reversible drive. During high load periods, the flywheel stores kinetic energy which is then released during low load periods to maintain the motor's speed and reduce torque fluctuations. The moment of inertia of the flywheel required can be calculated based on the motor's mechanical time constant, rated torque, speed range, and the torque cycle of the varying load. Proper flywheel sizing allows a smaller motor to be used compared to if it had to meet the peak load demands directly.

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    Load Equalisation

    In some drive application load torque fluctuates widely within short intervals of
    time. Examples of loads are,
    1) In pressing machine
    2) Electrical hammer
    3) Steel rolling mills
    4) Reciprocating pumps
    In such drives if motor is required to supply peak torque demanded by load
    following problems may arrives,
    1) Motor with high rating should be use
    2) Motor will draw a pulsed current from the supply, it gives rise
    to the voltage fluctuations
    3) Reduces System Stability
    In above mentioned problems of fluctuations of loads are overcome by mounting a
    flywheel on motor shaft in a non-reversible drives.
    During high load period load torque will be much higher than motor torque.
    Deacceleration occur producing large dynamic torque component. Because of
    Deacceleration motor speed falls during light load period .The motor torque
    exceeds the load torque acceleration speed is brought back to original value before
    the next high load period. It show that peak torque required from the motor has
    much smaller value than peak load torque hence a motor with small rating than
    peak load can be used. Fluctuations in motor torque and speed are also reduced
    since power drawn from the source fluctuates very little. This is called load
    equalization.
    The moment of inertia of the fly wheel required for load equalization is
    calculated as follows.
    Assuming a linear motor speed-torque curve in the region of interest
    (drooping characteristic AC)


    T
    (1)
    Tr
    m= m 0

    ( m 0 mr )

    Where,
    m 0

    - no- load speed in rad/sec

    mr
    Tr

    - Rated speed in rad/sec


    - Rated torque in N-m

    Differentiating equation (1) and multiplying both sides by J gives

    ( m 0 mr )

    dT
    /T
    dt r

    Jd m
    =J
    dt

    m dT
    (2)
    dt

    ( m 0 mr )/T r
    m=J

    Where

    Term

    (3)

    is defined as a mechanical time constant of the motor. It is the time

    required for the motor speed to change by


    mentioned constant at rated value

    Tr

    ( m 0 mr )

    From fundamental torque equation & equation (2)


    m

    dT
    +T =T l
    dt

    when motor torque is

    Consider now a periodic load torque, a cycle of which consists of one high load
    Tlh

    period with torque


    T

    and duration

    tl

    and duration

    T max=T l h 1e
    T min

    Where
    Tlh

    )+T

    and one light load period with torque

    For high load period (0<=t<=


    th
    m

    th

    t h
    m

    min

    th

    ) the solution of above equation is

    ( 4)

    is the motor torque at t=0 which is also the instant when heavy load

    is applied and motor torque at the end of heavy load period is

    T max

    When operating in steady-state, motor torque at the end of the cycle will be the
    same as at the beginning of the cycle Hence at t=
    We get,

    T min=T 1e

    t l
    m

    )+T

    max

    t l
    m

    From equation (4)


    th

    m=
    log

    ( T l hT min )
    T l hT max

    (6)

    From equation (3) & (6)

    m
    0
    (
    m )(7)
    th
    J=
    T r /
    ( T l hT min )
    log
    T l hT max

    Also From equation (5)

    (5)

    tl

    ,T=

    T min

    tl

    m=
    log

    ( T max T )
    T min T

    ( 8)

    From equation (6) & (3)

    ( m 0 mr)(9)
    tl
    J=
    T r /
    ( T maxT )
    log
    T minT

    Moment of inertia of flywheel required can be calculated either from Eq. (6) or(7)
    further
    J =W R2 , Kgm 2 (10)

    Where W is weight of flywheel (kg) and R is radius (m).

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