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ALTERNATOR

The elementary 3-phase 2-pole synchronous generator has a stator equipped with 3 coils displaced 120 degree from each other; although shown as concentrated, they actually are distributed.

When the rotor is excited with dc and rotated, the resultant field will also rotate so that sinusoidal voltages are generated in the 3 stator phases, displaced 120 degree in time and having a frequency directly related to rotor speed.

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Estimated Cost

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Vendor Contact Information for Hardware Labs

The hardware for the Power Electronics Lab and the Electric Drives Lab can be purchased from the following vendors.

HiRel Systems LLC - For Power Electronics and Electric Drives board

4418 Haines Road, Suite 400

Duluth, MN 55811-1526

Fax: 218-727-0331

 

Contact -

Lois King (loisk@hirelsystems.com)

Phone - 218-727-3115 Ext 5014

 

Joy Smith (joys@hirelsystems.com)

Phone - 218-727-3115 Ext 5013

 

Motorsolver LLC - For Electric Drives Lab Machines

102 Triano Circle

Venice Florida 34292

Phone: 941-492-3533

Fax: 941-492-3533

motorsolver@yahoo.com

 

dSPACE Inc. - For Electric Drives Lab

28700 Cabot Drive, Suite 1100

Novi, MI 48377

Phone: 248-567-1262

Fax: 248-567-0130

 

Contact -

Vivek Moudgal (vmoudgal@dspaceinc.com)

 

Muzafar Moshref (mmoshref@dspaceinc.com)