Lab Report # 7
Muhammad Asjad Mehmood
Reg No # 22abelt0941
Class No # 15
Course:
Electrical Machines
9/18/2024 Submitted To:
Sir Adnan Malik
TO STUDY THE CONNECTIONS AND OPERATION OF A TACHOGENERATOR AS A
TACHOMETER FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF RPM (OF ROTATING SHAFT )OF A
MACHINE
APPARATUS:
A DC machine (Model: M-1/EV) which will be used as a shunt-wound DC motor),
tachogenerator (Model: M-16/EV), variable DC power supply (Model: CEM-E-A/EV),
connecting wires, voltmeters
PROCEDURE:
Connect the DC machine as a shunt-wound DC motor as shown in the circuit diagram. It will be
used as a prime mover. So mechanically couple the shaft of the shunt-wound DC motor with the
tachogenerator. The objective is to find the RPM of the shunt-wound DC motor. Switch on the
DC power supply and gradually increase the input voltage of the shunt-wound DC motor, it will
speed up accordingly. Connect a DC voltmeter (since tachogenerator is a DC generator) across
the output terminals of the tachogenerator and measure its output voltage. The tachogenerator
has two output voltage scales calibrated in terms of RPM. Such that:
Output Voltage Scale# 1: 300 Volts=5000 RPM ⟹ 0.06 Volts=1 RPM
Output Voltage Scale# 2: 10 Volts=5000 RPM ⟹ 0.002 Volts=1 RPM
Using Output Voltage Scale# 1:
5000 RPM
Unknown RPM of machine= × 95 Volts(measured value)=1500 RPM
300 Volts
Using Output Voltage Scale# 2:
5000 RPM
Unknown RPM of machine= ×3 Volts (measured value)=1500 RPM
10 Volts
It is clear that no matter whether we use scale# 1 or scale # 2, both gives the same value of RPM.
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
Quantity / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Observation
No.
Voltage on 8.4 13.4 65.4 70.5 122.9 15.6 120.2 16.5 60.3 34.2
output Scale #
1 (Volts):
Voltage on 5.4 6.1 4.4 3.1 5.2 6.2 6.1 3.2 4.1 3.3
output Scale #
2 (Volts):
RPM 139.44 222.44 1072.56 1170.3 2040.1 258.96 1995.32 273.9 1000.98 567.72
mathematicall 4
y calculated
(From output
scale#1)
RPM 2700 3050 2200 1550 2600 3100 3050 1600 2010 1560
mathematicall
y calculated
(From output
scale#2)
OBSERVATIONS:
Hardware circuit picture :
Figure 3 show the voltage on scale 1
Figure 4 show the voltage on scale 1 Figure 5 show the voltage on scale 2
Conclusion:
In this experiment successfully demonstrated the functionality of a tachogenerator as a
tachometer for measuring RPM. Its principles of operation, connection requirements, and
practical applications were effectively illustrated, providing a comprehensive understanding of its
role in monitoring rotational speed in various engineering contexts.
