Lecture 2 DC DC Chopper Starting
Lecture 2 DC DC Chopper Starting
Lecture 2 DC DC Chopper Starting
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DC Chopper Vs Vo R
controlled DC Drive
• Advantages:
• High starting torque
• Wide range speed control Ton
• Simple and economic control Vo = Vs = kVs
system T
• DC Drive is cheaper than the AC
drive (>40 kW)
DC Chopper Drive
Vs
t/ms
va/v
Vs
Ton Toff Va
T
t/ms
ia/A
𝑇𝑜𝑛
iQ iD •𝑉𝑎 = 𝑉 = 𝑘 𝑉𝑠 = 𝛿 𝑉𝑠
Ia 𝑇 𝑠
1
•Switching frequency 𝑓 =
𝑇
t/ms
𝑇𝑜𝑛
•𝑉𝑎 = 𝑉 = 𝑘 𝑉𝑠 = 𝛿 𝑉𝑠
𝑇 𝑠
•𝑃𝑒 = 𝑉𝑎 × 𝐼𝑎 = 𝛿𝑉𝑠 𝐼𝑎 •𝐼𝑠 = 𝛿𝑉𝑠 𝐼𝑎
DC Chopper Drive
•Example 2.1
•A DC permanent-magnet motor is supplied from a 50 V
source through a fixed frequency chopper circuit. At normal
rating the armature current is 30 A and the speed is 1000
r.p.m. The armature resistance is 0.2 . if the current
pulsation can be taken as relatively small so that mean
current can be used in calculations. What is the required
duty-cycle ratio of the chopper if the motor is to operate at a
mean torque corresponding to full rating and at speed of 400
r.p.m.
Example 2.1 Solution
•Vs=50 V, Ia=30 A, n=1000 r.p.m. Ra=0.2 .If n=400 r.p.m,
find the duty-cycle ratio at a mean torque corresponding to
full rating.
An unloaded DC motor
drive is started from rest
by applying a sudden
100% speed demand.
DC Series Drive
How would you expect the
armature voltage and
current to vary as the
motor runs up to speed?
Electric
Braking
DC Series Motor
Regenerative
Braking
B. DC Chopper
Drives
T_off T_on
▪ Illustrate the
operation.
𝑇𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑇 − 𝑇𝑜𝑛
𝑉𝑎𝑣𝑔 = 𝑉 ∗ =𝑉 ∗
𝑇 𝑇
= 𝑉 ∗ (1 − 𝛿)
Regenerative Braking
o In regenerative mode, the energy of the load is fed back to the supply. The
DC motor works as a generator.
o When chopper is ON, the mechanical energy is converted into electrical
energy, increases the stored magnetic energy in the armature circuit.
o When chopper is OFF, a large voltage Va = (𝐸 + V𝐿 ) appears across the
motor terminals, where Va > Vs . The energy stored in the inductance and
energy supplied by the machine is fed back to the supply.
o When the voltage of the motor fall to Vs , the diode in the line blocks the
current flow. Prevent any short circuit of the load be supplied to the source.
o Very effective braking of motor is possible up to extreme small speeds.
▪ Wave forms
▪ Equations
▪ Note:
𝛿𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 10% → Max. speed
𝛿𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 90% → Min. speed
Example-2.5
A two quadrant D.C. chopper is used to control the speed of a D.C. motor.
The D.C. supply voltage is 120 V. The armature resistance is 0.2 Ω and
the inductance is sufficiently large . The motor constant is 0.1 V/rpm. The chopping
frequency is 250 Hz.
For motoring mode at 400 rpm and 100A (ripple free current), determine :
i. Turn-On time of the chopper
ii. Power delivered by the motor, power absorbed by armature resistance and
power from the DC supply.
For regenerative braking mode at 350 rpm and -100A (ripple free current),
determine :
Solution
Given:
𝑉𝑠 = 600 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 350 A 𝑅𝑡 = 0.08 Ω 𝐾∅ = 4.2 𝑉. 𝑆𝑒𝑐
𝛿 = 0.5
Example-2.5 Solution
𝑉𝑠 = 120 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 100 A 𝑅𝑎 = 0.2 Ω 𝐾∅ = 0.1 𝑉/rpm
𝑛 = 400 𝐹𝑠 = 250 Hz
𝑉𝑎 = 1 − 𝛿 ∗ 𝑉𝑠 = 0.5*600=300 V
𝑛𝑚in
𝐸𝑔 = 𝐾∅ ∗ w = 𝐾∅ ∗ 2 ∗ π ∗ ∴ 𝑛𝑚in =200 rpm
60
Example-3 Solution
v. Maximum permissible braking speed
v. Motor speed
𝑛 be at δ = 50%
– Regenerative braking,
– Dynamic braking,
– Plugging, and
– Four quadrants.
• Motoring:
The Back emf 𝐸𝑔 < 𝑉𝑎 .
Both armature and field currents are positive.
The motor develops torque to meet the load demand.
Regenerative braking
• The motor acts as a generator and develops an induced voltage 𝐸𝑔 > 𝑉𝑎 .
• The armature current is negative, but the field current is positive.
• The kinetic energy of the motor is returned to the supply.
• A series motor is working as a self-excited generator.
• For self-excitation, it is necessary that the field current aids the residual
flux. This is normally accomplished by reversing the armature terminals
or the field terminals.
Dynamic braking
• Same as regenerative braking, except Va is replaced by Rb,.
• The kinetic energy of the motor is dissipated in Rb.
Plugging
• The armature terminals are reversed while running.
• The supply voltage Va and the induced voltage Eg act in the same
direction.
• The armature current is reversed, producing a braking torque.
• For a series motor, either the armature terminals or field terminals
should be reversed, but not both.
• The field current is positive.
Four Quadrants
• Forward motoring (quadrant I): Va, Eg and Ia are all positive. The torque and
• Forward braking (quadrant II): the motor speed runs in the forward direction
negative; the direction of energy flow to reverse, the armature current must
and speed are also negative in this quadrant. To keep the torque negative and
the energy flow from the source to the motor, the back emf Eg must satisfy
and the energy to flow from the motor to the source, the armature current
must be positive. The induced emf Eg must satisfy the condition | Va | < | Eg |
Four Quadrants Summary
Quadrant Va Ia Eg Speed Torque Direction of Energy
I + &|Va|>|Eg| + + + + Consumed in Motor
II + &|Va|<|Eg| - + + - Return to supply
III - &|Va|>|Eg| - - - - Consumed in Motor
IV - &|Va|<|Eg| + - - + Return to supply
Thanks