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Synchronous Motors for Power Factor Control

Synchronous motors are commonly used in industries due to their constant speed operation. They consist of a stator and rotor field windings. The power factor of a synchronous motor can be varied from lagging to unity to leading by adjusting the field excitation. This property allows synchronous motors to be used to improve the power factor of other loads that have a low lagging power factor. Reactive power compensation using synchronous motors in this way can control the power factor to reduce cable losses and electricity consumption in industrial settings.

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Synchronous Motors for Power Factor Control

Synchronous motors are commonly used in industries due to their constant speed operation. They consist of a stator and rotor field windings. The power factor of a synchronous motor can be varied from lagging to unity to leading by adjusting the field excitation. This property allows synchronous motors to be used to improve the power factor of other loads that have a low lagging power factor. Reactive power compensation using synchronous motors in this way can control the power factor to reduce cable losses and electricity consumption in industrial settings.

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 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.
 [Link]- “ Reactive Power Control in
Electrical Systems.”
Thank You

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