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EEE229/EEE223/GEE202 - Problem Sheet 1

This document contains 4 problems related to calculating acceleration times and torque for rotating electrical machines. Problem 1 asks the time to accelerate to 8000 rpm for a machine producing 5Nm torque connected to a 0.007 kg-m2 load. Problem 2 is similar but with an added 0.7Nm friction torque. Problem 3 asks for acceleration time when torque drops linearly from 5Nm to 0 at 10000 rpm. Problem 4 provides schematics and parameters to calculate torque, angular acceleration, and back EMF for a permanent magnet rotary actuator.

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EEE229/EEE223/GEE202 - Problem Sheet 1

This document contains 4 problems related to calculating acceleration times and torque for rotating electrical machines. Problem 1 asks the time to accelerate to 8000 rpm for a machine producing 5Nm torque connected to a 0.007 kg-m2 load. Problem 2 is similar but with an added 0.7Nm friction torque. Problem 3 asks for acceleration time when torque drops linearly from 5Nm to 0 at 10000 rpm. Problem 4 provides schematics and parameters to calculate torque, angular acceleration, and back EMF for a permanent magnet rotary actuator.

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EEE229/EEE223/GEE202 - Problem sheet 1

1. A rotating electrical machine produces a constant rated torque of 5Nm across its full operational speed range of
0-8000rpm. The rotor of the machine has a moment of inertia of 0.005kgm2. The machine is connected a load
with a moment of inertia of 0.007kg m2. How long does the machine take to accelerate up to 8000 rpm? (You
may assume for this idealised case that the friction and aerodynamic drag are negligible in this case)
[Difficulty level – very easy bordering on the trivial]

2. The machine in Q1 is connected to a different load and although it has the same moment of inertia of 0.007kgm2
it also generates a constant friction torque of 0.7Nm that does not change in magnitude with speed. Calculate
the time taken for this combination to accelerate up to 8000rpm.
[Difficulty level – similarly straightforward to Q1]

3. A replacement electrical machine produces the same rated torque of 5Nm at standstill but this torque drops
linearly with speed until it reaches zero torque at its maximum speed of 10,000rpm. Assuming that this machine
has the same moment of inertia of 0.005kgm2 and is connected to the same load with a moment of inertia of
0.007kgm2, calculate the time taken for this combination to accelerate up to 8000rpm? (You may again for this
idealised case that the friction and aerodynamic drag are negligible in this case).
[Difficulty level – Looks straightforward but actually is very challenging involving the solution of a differential
equation – harder than an exam question but a good test of knowledge (and maths!)]

4. Figure 4 shows a schematic cross-section through a permanent magnet limited angle rotary actuator which is
used to rapidly move a scanning head in a laser system. It consists of a permanent magnet rotating element and a
stationary iron core which is equipped with two series connected coils. The depth of the actuator (i.e. into the
plane of the paper) is 30mm while the mean diameter at which the coil is positioned is 50mm. Each coil has 100
turns. The average airgap flux density is 0.6T. Calculate the following:
a) Starting from the basic equation for the Lorentz force calculate the torque produced by the actuator
when the coil is carrying a steady DC current of 2A.
b) The angular acceleration is the rotor and laser scanning mechanism have a combined effective moment
of inertia of 3×10-4 kgm2.
c) The back-emf induced in the coil when the rotor is rotating at 4500°/s.

Figure 4 Cross-section through limited angle rotary actuator – coil shown is a schematic and the
actual coil contains many more turns (100 per coil)
[Difficulty – Exam standard question with some important concepts about calculating L]
Numerical solutions: 1) 2.01s 2) 2.33s 3) 4.03s 4) 0.045Nm, 150 rad/s2, 1.77V

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