Dc generators are classified based on how their fields are excited i e.
Permanent magnet dc generator characteristics.
A permanent magnet synchronous generator is a generator where the excitation field is provided by a permanent magnet instead of a coil.
A permanent magnet dc motor also works on the same principle.
When a current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field it experiences a force.
Separately excited dc generators field coils excited by some external source.
Permanent magnet dc generators field coils excited by permanent magnets.
Characteristics of dc generator.
A permanent magnet generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.
The term synchronous refers here to the fact that the rotor and magnetic field rotate with the same speed because the magnetic field is generated through a shaft mounted permanent magnet mechanism and current is induced into the stationary armature.
Basic configuration of a permanent magnet dc motor is very similar to that of a normal dc motor.
These devices do not require a separate dc supply for the excitation circuit or do they have slip rings and contact brushes.
There are three methods of excitation and thus three main types of dc generators.
Self excited dc generators field coils excited by the generator.
The characteristics of any motor are done to know the performance of the machine in different conditions.
In this device the rotor windings have been replaced with permanent magnets.