FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIK

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY III BEKB 3551

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRIK

UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA
SEM 1 SESSION 2018/2019

BEKB 3551
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY III
MODULE POWER ELECTRONICS
PART 1: Steady State Analysis and Simulation Model of DC Motor
PART 2 : Performance Analysis Comparison : Conventional vs Switching Mode
Converter for DC Motor Control

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Prepared by
Dr. Auzani Jidin
Lecturer
Confirmed
Prof. Madya Dr. Mohd Luqman Bin
by
Mohd Jamil
KJ / TD(A)

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1.0 Equipment
• A PC running the Windows NT, 2000, XP operating systems or Windows 7.
• MATLAB version 2011 or higher.

2.0 Objectives
• Study the steady state behavior of DC motor.
• Design/model and simulate the DC motor and its control strategy using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Identify the problems and analyze some performances though the simulations

3.0 Part 1 : Steady State Analysis and Simulation Model of DC Motor

Pre-Lab

Your task is to model and analyze the steady state behavior of permanent magnet DC motor for fan
applications as shown in Fig. 1. The parameters/specifications of the motor are given as follows:

▪ Armature resistance, 𝑅𝑎 = 1.2 Ω

▪ Armature inductance, 𝐿𝑎 = 10 𝑚𝐻
▪ Torque constant, 𝐾𝑡 = 0.5 𝑁𝑚/𝐴
▪ Back EMF constant, 𝐾𝑒 = 0.5 𝑉/𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠
▪ Combined moment of inertia, 𝐽 = 0.0005 𝑁𝑚/𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠 2
▪ Viscous friction, 𝐵 = 0 𝑁𝑚/𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠

It can be assumed that the load torque due to air resistance is proportional to the speed, i.e. 𝑇𝐿 = 0.0955𝜔.
Note that, 𝜔 is in rad./s.

𝑇𝐿
𝑉𝑎 DC motor

Figure 1 : DC motor for fan application

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Based on the parameters given, calculate a desired DC voltage, i.e. 𝑉𝑎 (to be supplied at the armature
terminals of the motor) so that the motor will operate at 1200 rpm. Model and simulate the motor using
MATLAB/Simulink. Compare and discuss the simulation results with that obtained in the calculations.

Part 2 : Performance Analysis Comparison : Conventional vs Switching Mode DC-DC Converter

for DC Motor Control

Problem/Project Guide

A DC voltage of 200 V is supplied by a series of batteries needs to be decreased using TWO approaches
to obtain the desired speed (i.e. at 1200 rpm) of the motor (as modeled in Part 1). This means the dc
voltage of 200 V voltage should be decreased to the desired voltage 𝑉𝑎 , as calculated in Part 1.

At first you will identify the problems in obtaining the desired speed (i.e. at 1200 rpm) of the motor (as
modeled in Part 1) using a conventional approach. Then, you have to apply the basic switching mode of
DC-DC converter to solve/minimize the problems. Comparison of performance analysis through
simulation results obtained in both approaches is required to highlight the minimization of the problems.

A. Conventional Approach:

Figure 2 shows a conventional approach to obtain the desired speed of the motor (as modelled in Part 1).
The DC voltage supplied (𝑉𝑑𝑐 = 200 𝑉) by a series of battery needs to be decreased to get the desired
DC voltage 𝑉𝑎 , as calculated in Part 1 for obtaining the motor speed at 1200 rpm. As can be noticed in
Fig. 2, a rheostat is used to obtain the desired DC voltage 𝑉𝑎 by appropriately changing its resistance
value.

Your task is to calculate the appropriate resistance of the rheostat and identify the major problems of
using this approach. Perform the simulation to highlight the problems.

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𝑇𝐿
𝑉𝑑𝑐 𝑉𝑎 DC motor

𝜔
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Figure 2 : Control of speed of the DC motor using rheostat.

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B. Switching Mode of DC-DC Converter:

The switching mode of DC-DC converter is widely used in many industrial application due to its some
advantages (to be proven in this exercise). It can be used either to step-up or to step-down the DC voltage
by producing appropriate pulse width of gate pulse for driving the switching operation of IGBT.

In this exercise, you should complete the following tasks which are as follows; 1) explain the principle
operation of DC-DC converter, 2) design and simulate the basic switching mode of DC-DC converter to
obtain the desired speed, 𝜔 =1200 rpm of the motor, and 3) compare and analyze the performances with
that obtained in the conventional approach.

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𝑇𝐿
𝑉𝑑𝑐 𝑉𝑎 DC motor

𝜔
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Figure 3 : Control of speed of the DC motor using switching mode of DC-DC converter.

4. Problem-solving time-line:

Activities Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Steady state analysis and model the DC motor using
MATLAB/Simulink
Development of simulation models: 1) the conventional
approach and 2) the switching mode of DC-DC converter
Performance analysis and identification of
problems/advantages
Report writing

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5. Report Writing

Prepare your report based on the general guide specified by the Laboratory Coordinator. Your
report for this laboratory must include the following sections:

■ Calculation and discussion on the principle operation of the control strategies

■ MATLAB / SIMULINK models and simulation results
■ Discussions on all the simulation results

Plagiarism will be strictly observed!

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