Caloocan Campus

College of Engineering
EE Department

EXPERIMENT # 1
Structural Study of the Dynamo

Instructor: ENGR. REBONG

Name: HERRERA, MARK KENNETH R.

Student number: 20111128871

Subject and Section: NEE 419 1ECM

Date Performed: January 06, 2016

Date Submitted: January 08, 2016

LIST

OF

INSTRUMENTS

DESCRIPTION

AND

EQUIPMENT

AND

THEIR

Stator

Is the stationary part of a rotary system, found in electric generators,

electric motors, sirens, or biological rotors.

Rotor

The non-stationary part of an alternator or electric motor, operating

with a stationary element.

DC Machine

The

electro

mechanical

energy

converters

which

work

from

a d.c. source and generate mechanical power or convert mechanical

power into a d.c. power.

DATA
Part of the Dynamo
Frame or Yoke

Material
cast iron or steel

Main Function
It carries the magnetic
flux which produced by

Field Windings

copper

the field winding.

Field coils are former
wound and placed on
each

pole

and

are

Poles

cast iron or steel

connected in series.
They carry field winding
and

Shaft

pole

shoes

are

fastened to them.
The
shaft
transfers

Steel

mechanical

energy

to

the generator and turns

the

Commutator

coil

through

magnetic field.
Collect
the

Copper

the

current

generated in armature

Armature Core

conductors.
thin laminated circular It is cylindrical in shape
steel disks

Armature Windings

former
coil

wound

with

slots

to

carry

armature winding.
copper The
armature
conductors
insulated

are
from

each

other and also from the

Brush Holder

copper

armature core.
distributes

current

evenly

all

across

the

brushes, and permits a

careful

operator

to

remove a bad brush and

replace it with a new
one,

even

machine

as

continues

the
to

spin fully powered and

Brush

carbon or graphite

under load.
They
rest
commutator

segments

and

on

the

when

the

slide

segments
commutator
keeping
contact

Pigtail

Spring

on

rotates

the
to

physical
collect

or

Copper

supply the current.

Protecting the brush

Steel

from sparking.
To run the dynamo in
constant speed.

GRAPHS AND DRAWINGS

Magnetic circuit of a four pole dynamo.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
1. Why are some parts of the dynamo made of highly permeable materials
and some are made of conductive material?
- Because the motion of the wire within the magnetic field causes the
field to push on the electrons in the metal, creating an electric current
in the wire.
2. Is it possible to use the Revolving Field Stationary Armature
construction for DC dynamos?
- Yes
3. Which part of the dynamo requires the greatest attention? Why?
- Armature winding, because of a Dynamo is virtually the heart of the dynamo.

DISCUSSION
In this experiment, we are able to determine and to know what the
different parts of a dynamo is, to understand why some parts of it are made

of conductive material while other parts are made of highly permeable

materials and lastly to know how motors and generators operate.

First thing to do is to make a physical inspection of the stator and rotor

of a DC dynamo. Then we will identify each parts of it and take note what
material type it is made. We can see that the parts of the dynamo are frame
or yoke, field windings, poles, shaft, commutator, armature core, armature
windings, brush holder with also brush, pigtail and also spring. After we
determine each part of the DC dynamo, we identify each of it if the part was
a copper, steel orany type of metal or material. After that we need to
understand and think what the different parts of the dynamo is, what is the
function of it, is it important inusing a DC dynamo or not. Lastly we need to
draw the magnetic circuit of a four pole dynamo.

CONCLUSION
After doing the experiment and complete the datas needed, I conclude
that there is different parts of DC dynamo and generators which every part

of it is important for running it. I observed that some parts of dynamo are
made of conductive materials much often that made of highly permeable
materials. I can say that motors and generators are machines which convert
electrical energy inputs into forces or applied kinetic energy inputs into
electrical energy. Also I observe that generator can also be operated as a
motor and vice versa.

REFERENCES
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Section 15, page 11
by C. JAMES ERICKSON, CHARLES D. POTTS, and BYRON M. JONES
Basic Construction and Working of a DC Generator
by Kiran Daware