Electrical Machines

Electrical II/II
Tutorial 1
Magnetic Circuits

1. A circular iron ring has amean circumference of 1.5 m and a cross-sectional area of 100
cm2 . A cut of 0.5 cm wide is made in the ring. Calculate the magnetising current
required to produce aa flux of 0.8 mWb in the air gap if the fing is wound with a coil
of 350 turns. Assuming relative permeability of iron as 400 and leakage factor = 1.25
(Ans: 1.58 A) (Hint: φ = leakagef actor × φrequired )

2. the magnetic circuit shown in figure 1 has cast steel core. The corss sectional area of the
central limb is 800 mm2 and that of each outer limb is 600 mm2 . Calculate the exciting
current needed to set up a flux of 0.8 mWb in the air gap. Neglet magnetic leakage
and fringing. Use magnetisation characteristic of cast steel. (Hint: you can determine
H from B using magnetisation characteristics if given.)(Take: µr = 1000) (Ans: 2.21 A)

Figure 1:

3. The magnetic circuit is shown below in figure 2 which has cast steel core. The dimensions
are: ab + cd = 50 cm, area = 25 cm2 , ad = 20 cm, area = 12.5 cm2 , dca = 50 cm, area
= 25 cm2 . Determine the exciting coil mmf required to establish air gap flux of 0.74
mWb. Take µr = 666.6 (Ans: 410 AT)

4. The ring shaped core shown in figure 3 is made of a material having a relative perme-
ablility 1000. The flux density in the smallest area of corss section is 2 T. If the current
through the coil is not to exceed 1.5 A. Compute the number of turns of the coil.(ans:
371.36)

5. The magnetic frame shown in figure 4 is built up of iron of square creoss section, 3 cm
side. Each air gap of 2mm wide. Eacho or coils is wound with 1000 turns and the exciting
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Figure 3:

Figure 4:
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current is 1 A. Realtive permablity of part A is 1000 and part B is 1200. Calculate flux
set up in circuit. (Ans: 0.50 mWb)

6. Calculate the loss of energy caused by hystersis loss in oone hour in 11.4 kg of iron if
mazimum flux density reached is 1.3 W b/m2 and frequency 50 Hz. Assume Steinmetz
co-efficiency as 500 and density of iron as 7.6 gm/cm3 . What will be the area of B-H
curve (hystersis loop) of the specimen if 1 cm = 50 AT/m and 1 cm = 0.1 wb/m2 (Ans:
152.16 cm2 )

Ref books: Fundamental of Electrical Engineering, S Shadev, Electrical Machines, Khotari,

Electrical Machines, J B Gupta.