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Contents:
Short pitched armature winding: advantages and disadvantages
Harmonics cancellation
For subsequent materials assistance taken mainly from:
1. https://etrical.blogspot.com/2016/08/Full-pitch-and-short-pitch-
coil.html?m=1
2. http://www.uotechnology.edu.iq/dep-
eee/lectures/3rd/Electrical/Machines%202/I_Introduction.pdf
If it happens that the two coil sides are not lying under the pole, then obviously the
space electrical angle between the coil sides will not be 180 degree rather it will be
less than 180 degree as shown in figure below.
•Chording Angle ξ is defined as the angle by which the coil span departs from
a pole pitch i.e. 180 degree.
E = 1.141 πfNØ
E = 1.141 πfNØCos(ξ/2)
Thus it can be seen that a Short Pitched Coil reduces the output voltage by a
factor Kp i.e. Cos(ξ/2). This is the disadvantage of Short Pitch Coil.
Advantages of Short Pitch Coil:
•Short Pitching reduces the amount of copper needed for End Connection
when compared with Full Pitched Coil as can be observed from the figure
above.
•They improve the waveform of generated EMF i.e. generated EMF can be
made to approximate to a sine wave more easily and the distorting
harmonics can be reduced or totally eliminated.
Therefore, Cos(nξ/2) = 0
Cos(5ξ/2) = 0
5ξ/2 = π/2
ξ = π/5 = 36°
The disadvantages of using short-pitch winding is that, the total voltage around
the coils is somewhat reduced. In order to compensate for this reduction in
generated EMF, more number of turns and therefore more copper is required.
However, for end connection of a turn short pitch winding needs less copper.