// FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTICAL MACHINES // M.A.SALAM // NAROSA PUBLISHING HOUSE // SECOND EDITION // Chapter 6 : CONTROL AND STARTING OF A DC MOTORS // Example : 6.6 clc;clear; // clears the console and command history // Given data V_t = 220 // shunt motor supply voltage in V P_0 = 3550 // o/p power in W n = 0.85 // efficiency // condition given : starting current of the motor should not exceed twice the load current // caclulations P_in = P_0/n // i/p power in W P_tloss = P_in-P_0 // total loss in W I_a = P_in/V_t // neglet the field current then armature current in A P_cu = P_tloss/2 // copper loss in W R_a = P_cu/I_a^2 // armature resistance in ohm I_1 = 2*I_a // maximum starting current in A R_1 = V_t/I_1 // maximum resistance in ohm k = (R_1/R_a)^(1/4) // constant R_2 = R_1/k // other value of resistance in ohm R_3 = R_2/k // other value of resistance in ohm R_4 = R_3/k // other value of resistance in ohm R_5 = R_4/k // other value of resistance in ohm R_1step = R_1-R_2 // resistance of the 1st step in ohm R_2step = R_2-R_3 // resistance of the 1st step in ohm R_3step = R_3-R_4 // resistance of the 1st step in ohm R_4step = R_4-R_5 // resistance of the 1st step in ohm // display the result disp("Example 6.6 solution"); printf(" \n resistance of the 1st step in ohm \n R_1step = %.1f ohm \n", R_1step); printf(" \n resistance of the 2nd step in ohm \n R_2step = %.2f ohm \n", R_2step); printf(" \n resistance of the 3rd step in ohm \n R_3step = %.2f ohm \n", R_3step); printf(" \n resistance of the 4th step in ohm \n R_3step = %.2f ohm \n", R_4step);