Speed control of d.c. Motors:Series Motor Starters

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Series Motor Starters

The basic principle employed in the design of a starter for series motor is the same as for a shunt motor i.e., the motor current is not allowed to exceed a certain upper limit as the starter arm moves from one stud to another. However, there is one significant difference. In the case of a series motor, the flux does not remain constant but varies with the current because armature current is also the exciting current. The determination of the number of steps is rather complicated as illustrated in Example 30.55. It may however, be noted that the section resistances form a geometrical progression.

The face-plate type of starter formerly used for d.c. series motor has been almost entirely replaced by automatic starter in which the resistance steps are cut out automatically by means of a contactor operated by electromagnets. Such starters are well-suited for remote control.

However, for winch and crane motors where frequent starting, stopping, reversing and speed variations are necessary, drum type controllers are used. They are called controllers because they can be left in the circuit for any length of time. In addition to serving their normal function of starters, they also used as speed controllers.

Example 30.55. (a) Show that, in general, individual resistances between the studs for a rheostat starter for a series d.c. motor with constant ratio of maximum to minimum current at starting, are in geometrical progression, stating any assumptions made.

(b) Assuming that for a certain d.c. series motor the flux per pole is proportional to the starting current, calculate the resistance of the each rheostat section in the case of a 50 b.h.p. (37.3 kW) 440-V motor with six sections.

The total armature and field voltage drop at full-load is 2% of the applied voltage, the full-load efficiency is 95% and the maximum starting current is 130% of full-load current.

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