Motors direct - current field excitation

This is a very good motor for direct connection to certain loads, particularly where constant speed is required. NEMA defines it as a synchronous machine which transforms electrical power from an alternating-current system into mechanical power. It usually has direct-current field excitation by a separately driven direct-current generator or one directly connected to the motor. This motor remains synchronous with the supply frequency and is not affected by the load. Proper application requires consideration of the following ... 

Another concept is brushless excitation, in which an ac generator (exciter) is direc tfy coupled to or mounted on the motor shaft. The ac exciter has a stator field and an ac rotor armature which is directly connected to a static controllable rectifier on the motor rotor (or a shaft-mounted drum). Static control elements (to sense synchronizing speed, phase angle, etc.) are also rotor-mounted, as is the field discharge resistor. Changing the exciter field adjusts the motor field current without the necessity of brushes or slip rings. Brushless excitation is suitable for use in hazardous atmospheres, where conventional brush-type motors must have protective brush and slip-ring enclosures. 

Direct-current motors are classified as separately excited motors, series motors, shunt motors, and compound motors. The field winding of a separately excited motor is in a circuit that is energized by a separate dc source the field winding is not physically connected to the armature circuit (containing the armature winding). 

In synchronous motors, the excitation is supplied by a separate direct current source, either as a separate motor-generator (M-G) set or as an exciter mounted directly on the motor shaft. The current can be made to lead to various degrees by varying the magnitude of the field strength. 

Straight Shunt-Wound Motor. A straight shunt-wound motor is a direct-current motor in which.the field circuit is connected either in parallel with the armature circuit or to a separate source of excitation voltage. The shunt field is the only winding supplying f ield excitation. 

Permanent Magnet Motor. A permanent magnet motor is a direct-current motor in which the field excitation is suppled by permanent magnets. 

The excitable tissue to be stimulated (peripheral nerves, motor neurons, CNS neurons, etc.) are in aU cases surrounded by an extracellular fluid with a relatively high conductivity (80 to 300 S2 cm). The electrodes used for electrical stimulation are always placed in this volume conductor and it is essential to understand how the currents and the electric fields are distributed [Heringa et al., 1982]. The calculation of the current density and electric fields can be easily done in simple cases such as a homogenous conductivity (the same everywhere) and isotropic conductivity (the same in all directions). 

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