[3 marks]
(h) Calculate the distribution and coil span factors. [6 marks]
(i) Calculate the phase voltage on no load, when the air-gap flux per pole is 0.05 Wb. [4 marks]
2. (a) A stator having 12 slots is wound with a 3-phase, 2-pole, 2-layer winding. The coil span is one
pole pitch. The coils are connected in 60o groups.
(i) Determine the number of coils in a group. [3 marks]
(ii) Draw a coil group, indicating the numbers of all slots containing its coil-sides. Use slot 1 for
the first upper coil-side and assume that the coils are multi-turn.
[3 marks]
(iii) Determine the connections between all coil groups if all coil groups per phase are connected
in series. Use the following symbol to represent a coil group: . [3 marks]
(b) A 3-phase, star-connected, 50-Hz, 6-pole generator has a fundamental flux per pole of 0.015 Wb.
The stator has 90 slots and 4 conductors per slot and each stator coil spans 12 slots. 60o group, 2-
layer winding is used and all coil groups in a phase are in series. The flux density in the air gap
contains a 30 % third harmonic with respect to the fundamental.
(i) Determine the fundamental and the third harmonic distribution factors k m1 and k m 3 [3
marks]
(ii) Determine the fundamental and the third harmonic coil-span factors k e1 and k e 3 [3
marks]
(iii) Determine the rms value of the phase voltage [8 marks]
(iv) Determine the rms value of the line voltage [2 marks]
3. A 3-phase, star-connected, 50-Hz, 8-pole generator has 96 slots with 10 turns per coil. The coil span
is 10 slots. The air-gap flux per pole is 0.050 Wb. 60o groups, 2-layer lap winding is used and all
coils per phase are connected in series.
(a) Find the total number of coil groups per phase. [1 mark]
(b) Find the number turns per phase. [2 marks]
(c) Find the number of coils in a coil group [2 marks]
(d) Draw a coil group, indicating the numbers of all slots containing its coil-sides. Use slot 1 for the
first upper coil-side. [4 marks]
(e) Indicate the connection between all coil groups in phase A winding over four pole pitches.
Represent a coil group by its symbol. [2 marks]
(f) Calculate the rms line voltage of the generator on no load. [14 marks]
4. A 3-phase, 2-pole induction motor has its 12 stator coils brought out to a linear array of terminals 1,
1' to 12, 12' on a terminal panel as shown in Fig. 1.
(a) Determine the total number of coil groups if
(i) 60o phase spread, 2-layer lap winding is used [2 marks]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
5. (a) The stator of a 3-phase, 4-pole, 50-Hz induction motor has 12 slots. 60o groups, 2-layer lap
winding is used. A phase winding consists of full-pitch, multi-turn coils all connected in series.
(i) Find the total number of coils. [1 mark]
(ii) Find the number of coils in a group. [1 mark]
(iii) Indicate the arrangement and slot numbering of all coils and coil groups in phase A
winding (i.e. a developed winding diagram). The upper and lower coil-sides in a slot should
be represented by solid and broken vertical lines respectively. [7 marks]
(iv) Determine the connections between all coil groups. Use the following symbol to represent a
coil group: [6 marks]
(b) A 3-phase 12-pole star-connected alternator on open circuit is required to generate a line voltage
of 3600 V, 50 Hz when driven at its rated speed. The stator has 3 slots per pole per phase and 10
conductors per slot. Determine
(iii) the useful flux per pole [8 marks]