Speed goes up and down with a rhythm...

 

 

 

 

 

This phenomenon of motor speed going up and down in a noticeable rhythm is called “hunting”.

Hunting, or speed of motor going up and down in rhythm, can be caused because of following reasons :

- Load on the motor too small and the adjustments done at normal load do not hold good for light loads.

- Current feedback absent. Check the signal on Burden Resistor of Current Transformers, with an oscilloscope.

- Gain of the speed amplifier does not match with the mechanical inertia. Normally too much gain causes this type of hunting.

- Too much of Integral time.

Irregular speed variation can be caused by loose coupling of tachogenerator, unstable output of RAMP generator, dry solder in feedback path of tachogenerator signal etc.

 

 

 

 

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Block Diagram

 

 

Ramp Circuit

 

Speed Amplifier

 

Current Amplifier

 

 Firing Circuit

 

Power Circuit

 

Types of DC drives 

 

 

 Checking Thyristor

 

Voltage feedback Vs Tacho feedback

 

Current Limit

 

Constant HP & constant Torque

 

Field Weakening

 

Using CRO 

 

 

Motor runs at full speed

 

Fuses Blow

 

Hunting in speed

 

Motor gives jerks

 

Belts vibrate

 

Speed control not satisfactory 

 

 

Speed drops on load

 

Motor overheats

 

Sparking on commutator

 

DC drives and Power Factor

  

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