The experiments are carried out with industrially manufactured machines. All test machines have a special base for connection to the Machine Test System 0.3. With the Machine Test CASSY all measured values of the AC machines are recorded. The measured values can be shown directly on the built-in display as a single value, table of a measurement series or diagram. The measurements can be made without additional software, and the measured data can be stored locally on the device. The machines are supplied via a variable transformer or the mains.
Objectives
- Protective measures and electrical safety
- Setting up electrical machines and putting them into operation
- Use of starting circuits
- Assessment of electrical machine characteristics
Universal motors are a kind of commutator machine for both DC and AC operation. This is achieved by additional lamination of the iron in the stator. Universal motors can also be called single-phase series-wound motors. They are in widespread use, for example, in household appliances and machine tools.
Highlights:
- In order to protect against overheating, the stator windings of the test machines are equipped with temperature detectors.
- In case of overheating, the machine testing system switches off the load of the test machine, thus a preserved air cooling. This prevents damage to the testing machines.
- The test machines are equipped with an educationally designed terminal board with the winding configuration printed on it.
- The ends of all the windings are led out at the terminal board at safety sockets (4 mm).
- Computer-supported acquisition of measurement data provides for meaningful measurement results.
- The arrangement of the 4 mm safety sockets corresponds to the standards for industrial machines.
In the following configurations there are further extended experiments with AC machines:
- E2.2.2.2 Universal motor DC
- E2.2.3.2 Capacitor motor
Topics
- Connection and operation of universal machines in a DC power supply network
- Reversing direction of rotation
- Measurement of efficiency
- Armature reaction and commutation
- Characteristics of motors