Synchronous Motors and Generators
Synchronous Motors and Generators
Synchronous Motors and Generators
Synchronous Motors
• Constant-speed machine
• Propulsion for SS “Queen Elizabeth II”
– 44 MW
– 10 kV
– 60 Hz
– 50 pole
– 144 r/min
Synchronous Motors (continued)
• Construction
• Operation
• Get motor to
maximum speed
(usually with no load)
V I R I jX I X E
T a a a l a ar f
X X X
s l ar
V E I (R jX )
T f a a s
V E I Z
T f a s
Phasor Diagram for one phase of a
Synchronous Motor Armature
Synchronous Generators
Motor-to-Generator Transition
Motor-to-Generator Transition (cont)
Phasor Diagram
VT = Ef + IajXs
Allow the Turbine to take part load
• In order for Ia to
reverse direction,
voltage Ef must
become a source
voltage
Ia
• Ef > VT