Presented by

Md.Saad-Ul-Haque
B.Sc in EEE, BUET
 Synchronous motors are
widely used in Industries
and are well known for
their const. speed
operation
 It consists of:
Stator
Rotor Field Windings (On
rotor)
Armature Windings (On
Stator)
 Per-phase equivalent circuit
Phasor diagram of a synchronous motor
o EA = KΦw
o Φ changes with IF
o If IF is varied, EA changes
 When the excitation of the
motor is increased, the
power factor changes
from lagging to unity and
then to a leading power
factor.
 Its reactive power output
can be controlled by field
excitation
 This property of the motor
is utilized to improve the
power factor of the leads,
having a low lagging
power factor.

Phasor diagram of a synchronous capacitor

 In factories the majority
of the motors used are
induction motors , the full
load power factor of
these motor may be
around 0.8 lagging.
 The synchronous motor
is connected in parallel
and run without any
mechanical load
 Excitation is adjusted in
such a manner that it
works at a leading power
factor
 Reactive power compensation is a must for
improving the performance of the ac system.
 By reactive power compensation using
synchronous motor we can control the power
factor and reduce the cable loss and
consumption of electricity.
 Chapman, S. J., Electric
Machinery
Fundamentals, McGraw Hill, New York, 2005.
 T.JMillen- “ Reactive Power Control in
Electrical Systems.”
Thank You