Patent GB-1435941-A (GB)
Title: Ac motors
IPC: H02K19/02
Filed: 1973-01-09
Abstract: 1435941 Dynamo-electric machines; control of A.C. motors BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS Ltd 18 Dec 1973 [9 Jan 1973] 1145/73 Headings H2A and H2J A motor stator arrangement comprises an inductive stator winding of substantially uniform inductance along its length and having either (a) an odd number of tapping points at substantially equi-spaced intervals along its length so as to divide the winding into an even number of sections of substantially equal length or having (b) an even number of tapping points also at equispaced intervals to divide the winding into an even number of equal length sections, by choosing one of the tapping points to be at one end of the winding, the same odd or even number of capacitors as there are tapping points, and a common connector, each capacitor being of substantially the same capacitance and connected between a respective tapping point and the common connector, in case (a) one end of the winding being connectible to a terminal of a single phase A.C. or chopped D.C. supply, the other end of the winding being connectible through a short circuit connection to the common connector and the latter being connectible to the other terminal of the supply, or in case (b) the other end of the winding being connectible to a terminal of a single phase A.C. or chopped D.C. supply and the common connector being connectible to the other terminal of the supply, in both cases the winding having the characteristics of a transmission line, case (a) constituting a "closed circuit" line connection and ease (b) an "open circuit" connection, the values of the winding, the capacitors and the frequency of the supply being so arranged and matched that in operation, the wavelength of the winding current is equal to an even multiple of the sections such that a travelling magnetic field is set up in the stator and the magnetic intensities at the two ends of the winding are equal. The rotor of the motor may be of the induction, hysteresis or reluctance type. The A.C. supply may be a sine wave supplied from a static inverter or frequency multiplier or the D.C. supply may be a mechanical or solid state switch chopping D.C. All the embodiments described are of the "open circuit" line type, Fig. 4A (not shown) and Figs. 1 and 2 respectively show rotary and linear motors having capacitors 15 connected between the stator winding taps and common connector 16, the whole arrangement being supplied by squarewave single-phase A.C. through a reversing switch 21. In Fig. 1 the stator 11 comprises a conventional gramme ring winding 12 wound on a toroidal core 13 and in Fig. 3 (not shown), windings (120) are fitted into stator slots. The motor speed may be varied by changing the supply frequency with the voltage constant, but preferably the speed is varied by changing the number of inductance/capacitance sections in the line, by changing the values of inductance and capacitance or by periodically moving the switch 21 to an intermediate neutral position, so that the input is momentarily and periodically removed. Instead of a reversing switch, an on/off switch can be used for the same purpose. Solid state switches could be controlled from a single source to connect capacitors in parallel with each of the capacitors 15. In operation, the leading edge of each square wave of the supply sends a travelling wave along the stator winding and the rotor follows this wave, equations being discussed relating the wavelength, velocity and frequency of the wave with the resistance, inductance and capacitance of each section of the winding. Typical figures are given for the six section stator arrangement of Fig. 1 and the modification to give a "closed circuit" line arrangement is described, Fig. 4B (not shown). Operation at frequencies lower or greater than the maximum determined by the inductance/capacitance ratio of each section respectively produces constant motor speed or stalling, the effect of load changes on the speed also being discussed.