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    The length of the air gap is an important design parameter for synchronous machines as it affects the machine's performance. A longer air gap has advantages like higher stability but disadvantages such as requiring a larger field mmf and increased size and costs. The air gap length is typically estimated based on the required air gap ampere turns, which are a percentage of the no-load field ampere turns. As a guideline, the air gap length is generally 0.012 to 0.016 times the pole pitch for salient pole alternators and 0.02 to 0.026 times the pole pitch for turbo alternators.

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    Design of Electrical Machines

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    The length of the air gap is an important design parameter for synchronous machines as it affects the machine's performance. A longer air gap has advantages like higher stability but disadvantages such as requiring a larger field mmf and increased size and costs. The air gap length is typically estimated based on the required air gap ampere turns, which are a percentage of the no-load field ampere turns. As a guideline, the air gap length is generally 0.012 to 0.016 times the pole pitch for salient pole alternators and 0.02 to 0.026 times the pole pitch for turbo alternators.

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    The length of the air gap is an important design parameter for synchronous machines as it affects the machine's performance. A longer air gap has advantages like higher stability but disadvantages such as requiring a larger field mmf and increased size and costs. The air gap length is typically estimated based on the required air gap ampere turns, which are a percentage of the no-load field ampere turns. As a guideline, the air gap length is generally 0.012 to 0.016 times the pole pitch for salient pole alternators and 0.02 to 0.026 times the pole pitch for turbo alternators.

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    Design of Electrical Machines

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    The length of the air gap is an important design parameter for synchronous machines as it affects the machine's performance. A longer air gap has advantages like higher stability but disadvantages such as requiring a larger field mmf and increased size and costs. The air gap length is typically estimated based on the required air gap ampere turns, which are a percentage of the no-load field ampere turns. As a guideline, the air gap length is generally 0.012 to 0.016 times the pole pitch for salient pole alternators and 0.02 to 0.026 times the pole pitch for turbo alternators.

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    Design of Electrical Machines - Synchronous Machines

    Length of the air gap - Design of


    Synchronous Machines
    Length of the air gap is a very important parameter as it greatly affects the performance of the
    machine.

    Length of the air gap:


     

    Length of the air gap is a very important parameter as it greatly affects the
    performance of the machine. Air gap in synchronous machine affects the value of
    SCR and hence it influences many other parameters. Hence, choice of air gap
    length is very critical in case of synchronous machines. Following are the
    advantages and disadvantages of larger air gap.

    Advantages:

    (i)                Stability: Higher value of stability limit

    (ii)             Regulation: Smaller value of inherent regulation

    (iii)           Synchronizing power: Higher value of synchronizing power

    (iv)           Cooling: Better cooling

    (v)             Noise: Reduction in noise

    (vi)           Magnetic pull: Smaller value of unbalanced magnetic pull Disadvantages:

    (i)                Field mmf: Larger value of field mmf is required

    (ii)             Size: Larger diameter and hence larger size


    (iii)           Magnetic leakage: Increased magnetic leakage

    (iv)           Weight of copper: Higher weight of copper in the field winding

    (v)             Cost: Increase over all cost.

    Hence length of the air gap must be selected considering the above factors.

    Calculation of Length of air Gap: Length of the air gap is usually estimated based
    on the ampere turns required for the air gap.

    Armature ampere turns per pole required  ATa = 1.35 Tphkw /p

    Where Tph = Turns per phase,  Iph = Phase current, kw = winding factor, p = pairs
    of  poles

    No load field ampere turns per pole AT fo = SCR x Armature ampere turns per pole
    ATfo = SCR x ATa

    Suitable value of SCR must be assumed.

    Ampere turns required for the air gap will be approximately equal to 70 to 75 % of
    the no load field ampere turns per pole.

    ATg = (0.7 to 0.75) ATfo

    Air gap ampere turns  ATg = 796000 Bgkglg

    Air gap coefficient or air gap contraction factor may be assumed varying from 1.12
    to 1.18.
     

    As a guide line, the approximate value of air gap length can be expressed in terms
    of pole pitch

    For salient pole alternators: lg = (0.012 to 0.016) x pole pitch For turbo
    alternators: lg = (0.02 to 0.026) x pole pitch

    Synchronous machines are generally designed with larger air gap length compared
    to that of Induction motors.

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