- •Textbook Series
- •Contents
- •1 DC Electrics - Basic Principles
- •Introduction
- •Electromotive Force (EMF)
- •Current
- •Resistance
- •Factors Affecting the Resistance
- •Units of Resistance
- •Resistors
- •Power
- •Series and Parallel Circuits
- •Kirchoff’s Laws
- •Annex A
- •2 DC Electrics - Switches
- •Switches
- •Proximity Detectors
- •Time Switches
- •Centrifugal Switches
- •3 DC Electrics - Circuit Protection and Capacitors
- •Electrical Faults
- •Circuit Protection Devices
- •Fuses
- •The Cartridge Fuse
- •Spare Fuses
- •High Rupture Capacity (HRC) Fuses
- •Dummy Fuses
- •Current Limiters
- •Circuit Breakers
- •Reverse Current Circuit Breakers
- •Capacitors
- •Capacitance
- •Capacitor in a DC Circuit
- •Capacitor in an AC Circuit
- •Capacitors in Parallel
- •Capacitors in Series
- •4 DC Electrics - Batteries
- •Batteries
- •Secondary Cells
- •Lead Acid Battery
- •Alkaline Battery (Nickel Cadmium, NiCad)
- •Battery Checks
- •Battery Charging
- •Secondary Batteries Summary
- •5 DC Electrics - Magnetism
- •Magnetism
- •Temporary Magnets
- •Permanent Magnets
- •Permeability
- •Magnetism
- •The Molecular Structure of Magnets
- •The Magnetic Effect of a Current
- •The Corkscrew Rule
- •The Magnetic Field of a Solenoid
- •The Right Hand Grasp Rule
- •The Strength of the Field of a Solenoid
- •Solenoid and Relay
- •The Forces on a Conductor Which is Carrying a Current
- •Questions
- •Answers
- •6 DC Electrics - Generators and Alternators
- •Electromagnetic Induction
- •Fleming’s Right Hand Rule
- •Faraday’s Law
- •Lenz’s Law
- •Simple Generator
- •Simple DC Generator
- •Characteristics of the Series Wound DC Generator
- •Commutator Ripple
- •Characteristics of the Shunt Wound DC Generator
- •A Compound Wound DC Generator
- •Flashing the Generator Field
- •Alternators
- •Voltage Control
- •Voltage Regulator Operation
- •Layout of a Generator System
- •Load Sharing Circuits
- •Operation of Load Sharing Circuit
- •7 DC Electrics - DC Motors
- •Electric Motors
- •Fleming’s Left Hand Rule
- •Practical DC Motor
- •Back EMF
- •Slow Start Resistor
- •Commutation
- •Series Wound Motors
- •Shunt Wound Motors
- •Starter-generator Systems
- •Actuators
- •Solenoid Actuators
- •Motor Actuator Construction
- •The Split Field Series Actuator
- •The Split Field Series Actuator Operation
- •Motor Actuators
- •Rotary Actuators
- •Linear Actuators
- •Actuator Brakes
- •Actuator Clutches
- •Visual Indicators Used with Linear Actuators
- •Visual Indicators Used with Rotary Actuators
- •Indicator Lights
- •Electromagnetic Indicators
- •Questions
- •Answers
- •8 DC Electrics - Aircraft Electrical Power Systems
- •Aircraft Electrical Power Systems
- •Dipole or Two Wire System
- •Single Pole (Unipole or Earth Return) System
- •Generators and Alternators
- •Voltage Regulators
- •Overvoltage Protection Unit
- •Generator Cut-out or Reverse Current Relay
- •Rectifiers
- •Inverters
- •The Generator Differential Cut-out
- •Generator (or Alternator) Warning Light
- •Generator (or Alternator) Master Switch
- •Monitoring Instruments
- •Ammeters and Voltmeters
- •The Battery
- •Bus Bars
- •Bus Bar Systems
- •Parallel Bus Bar System
- •Load Shedding
- •Generator or Alternator Failure
- •9 DC Electrics - Bonding and Screening
- •Bonding
- •The Static Discharge System or Static Wicks
- •Discharge of Static on Touchdown
- •Screening
- •Questions
- •Answers
- •10 DC Electrics - Specimen Questions
- •Questions – General 1
- •Questions – General 2
- •Answers – General 1
- •Answers – General 2
- •11 AC Electrics - Introduction to AC
- •Introduction
- •The Nature of Alternating Current
- •Terms
- •The Relationship of Current and Voltage in an AC Circuit
- •Resistance in AC Circuits
- •Inductance in AC Circuits
- •Inductive Reactance
- •Capacitance in AC Circuits
- •Capacitive Reactance
- •Impedance
- •Resonant Circuits
- •Summary
- •Power in AC Circuits
- •Power in a Purely Resistive Circuit
- •Power in a Purely Inductive Circuit
- •Power in a Capacitive Circuit
- •Power in a Practical AC Circuit
- •Power Factor
- •Power Factor Resume
- •Questions
- •Answers
- •12 AC Electrics - Alternators
- •Introduction to Aircraft Power Supplies
- •Generators / Alternators
- •Rotating Armature Alternator
- •Rotating Field Alternator
- •Alternator Output Rating
- •A Single Phase Alternator
- •Polyphase Circuits
- •Three Phase Alternator Connections
- •The Four Wire Star Connection
- •Delta Connected Alternator
- •Practical AC Generators
- •Brushed Alternators
- •Brushless Alternators
- •Frequency Wild Alternators
- •Obtaining a Constant Frequency Supply from a Frequency Wild System
- •Constant Frequency Alternators
- •Constant Speed Generator Drive Systems
- •CSDU Fault Indications in the Cockpit
- •The Drive Disconnect Unit (Dog Clutch Disconnect)
- •Variable Speed Constant Frequency Power Systems (VSCF)
- •Self-excited Generators
- •Load Sharing or Paralleling of Constant Frequency Alternators
- •Real Load
- •Reactive Load
- •Parallel Connection
- •Before Connecting in Parallel
- •Layout of a Paralleled System
- •Real Load Sharing
- •Reactive Load Sharing
- •Load Sharing General
- •Alternator Cooling
- •Generator Fault Protection
- •Bus Tie Breakers (BTBs)
- •Discriminatory Circuits
- •Differential Fault Protection
- •Synchronizing Units
- •Generator Failure Warning Light
- •Load Meters
- •Voltage and Frequency Meters
- •Generator Control Unit (GCU)
- •Emergency Supplies
- •The Ram Air Turbine (RAT)
- •The Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
- •The Static Inverter
- •Ground Power Constant Frequency Supply System
- •Typical Controls and Indications
- •Questions
- •Answers
- •13 AC Electrics - Practical Aircraft Systems
- •Power Distribution
- •The Split Bus System
- •Parallel Bus Bar System
- •Questions
- •Answers
- •14 AC Electrics - Transformers
- •Transformers
- •Transformation Ratio
- •Power in a Transformer
- •Three Phase Transformers
- •Autotransformers
- •Rectification of Alternating Current
- •Half Wave Rectification
- •Full Wave Rectification
- •Three Phase Rectifiers
- •Transformer Rectifier Units (TRUs)
- •Inverters
- •Questions
- •Answers
- •15 AC Electrics - AC Motors
- •Alternating Current Motors
- •The Principle of Operation of AC Motors
- •The Synchronous Motor
- •The Induction Motor
- •The Squirrel Cage Rotor
- •The Induction Motor Stator
- •Slip Speed
- •Starting Single Phase Induction Motors
- •Fault Operation
- •Questions
- •Answers
- •16 AC Electrics - Semiconductors
- •An Introduction to Semiconductors
- •Conductors and Insulators
- •Semiconductors
- •N-Type Material
- •P-Type Material
- •Current Flow
- •The P-N Junction
- •Reverse Bias
- •Forward Bias
- •The Junction Diode
- •The Bipolar or Junction Transistor
- •Summary
- •17 AC Electrics - Logic Gates
- •An Introduction to Logic Gates
- •Binary Logic
- •Truth Tables
- •Gate Symbols
- •Positive and Negative Logic
- •The ‘AND’ Gate
- •The ‘OR’ Gate
- •The ‘INVERT’ or ‘NOT’ Gate
- •The ‘NAND’ Gate
- •The ‘NOR’ Gate
- •The ‘EXCLUSIVE OR’ Gate
- •Questions
- •Answers
- •18 Index
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Electric Motors
An electric motor is a machine for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy. Its function is, therefore, the reverse of that of a generator. There is little difference between the construction of DC motors and DC generators; both have essentially the same parts and they look alike. In fact, in many cases, a DC machine can be used either as a motor or a generator.
Remember back to magnetic principles, a current flowing through a wire placed in a magnetic field causes the wire to move due to a force acting on the wire; a motor works on this principle.
Fleming’s Left Hand Rule
The direction of rotation of a motor can be determined by Fleming’s Left Hand Rule (Figure 7.1). To do this, align the first finger with the field from the North Pole to the South Pole. Point the second finger in the direction of the current flowing into or out of the armature and the thumb will indicate the direction of motion.
For example in Figure 7.1 the first finger is aligned with the field and the second finger is pointing in the direction of the current coming out of the red (negative) half of the armature. The thumb is pointing upward indicating that the motion is upwards and therefore anticlockwise. In the blue (positive) half of the armature the current is flowing into the armature. Therefore, with the first finger still aligned with the field if the hand rotated through 180 degrees, the thumb will now be pointing downward confirming anticlockwise rotation of the armature.
If the current or the field polarity is reversed, then so will be the direction of rotation of the motor. However, if both are reversed the direction of rotation of the motor remains unchanged.
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Figure 7.1 Fleming’s left hand rule for motors
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Practical DC Motor
The simple DC generator shown earlier and the DC motor below are not practical and can be improved by adding further armature/s and improving the shape of the pole pieces. (Figure 7.2b.) Generator voltage output and motor speed can be controlled by the addition of field windings which enable the field strength to be adjusted. Figure 7.3 shows a sectional view of a practical DC generator which is similar to a DC motor.
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Figure 7.3 Sectional view of DC rotating armature generator
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