Title :
Measurement setup for a power laboratory motor generator station
Author :
Walsh, Patrick J. ; Hancock, Garwin C. ; Zeng, Yuming ; Malik, Om P.
Author_Institution :
Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
fDate :
5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A measurement set up developed for autonomous motor generator stations for an undergraduate power laboratory is described in this paper. Methods used to measure and display the various electrical and mechanical quantities for easy observation by the students during the experiment are described. A microcontroller-based instrument to measure speed, frequency, load-angle and slip has been developed. The setup minimizes the tangle of wires on the work table. It also allows the students to devote their time more usefully to the experiment and observation of the characteristics itself. The setup has proven to be safe, functional durable and instructive
Keywords :
automatic test equipment; automatic testing; electric generators; electric motors; frequency measurement; load (electric); machine testing; power engineering computing; power engineering education; slip (asynchronous machines); student experiments; torque measurement; velocity measurement; electrical quantities; frequency; load-angle; measurement; mechanical quantities; microcontroller-based instrument; motor generator; slip; speed; testing; undergraduate power laboratory; Displays; Electric variables measurement; Frequency measurement; Instruments; Laboratories; Mechanical variables measurement; Power generation; Power measurement; Velocity measurement; Wires;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
