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Module 4.1

The document discusses the concepts of armature windings, including pole-pitch, coil-span, and the differences between full-pitched and fractional pitched coils. Full-pitched coils have a coil-span equal to the pole pitch, maximizing the induced electromotive force (e.m.f.), while fractional pitched coils have a shorter span, resulting in a phase difference and reduced e.m.f. The document emphasizes the importance of coil span in determining the efficiency of armature windings.

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Module 4.1

The document discusses the concepts of armature windings, including pole-pitch, coil-span, and the differences between full-pitched and fractional pitched coils. Full-pitched coils have a coil-span equal to the pole pitch, maximizing the induced electromotive force (e.m.f.), while fractional pitched coils have a shorter span, resulting in a phase difference and reduced e.m.f. The document emphasizes the importance of coil span in determining the efficiency of armature windings.

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Armature Windings

• Now, we will discuss the winding of an actual


armature.
• But before doing this, the meaning of the following terms
used in connection with armature winding should be
clearly kept in mind
Pole-pitch
• The periphery of the armature divided by the number of
poles of the generator i.e. the distance between two
adjacent poles.
• It is equal to the number of armature conductors (or
armature slots) per pole. If there are 48 conductors and 4
poles, the pole pitch is 48/4 = 12
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Coil-span or Coil-pitch (𝑌𝑠 )
• It is the distance, measured in terms of armature
slots (or armature conductors) between two sides
of a coil.
• It is, in fact, the periphery of the armature spanned
by the two sides of the coil
• if the coil span is 4 slots, it means one side
of the coil is in slot 1 and the other side in
slot 5

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Full-Pitched Coil
• If the coil-span or coil pitch is equal to pole pitch, it
is called full-pitched coil (See Fig. 1.19).
• In this case, the e.m.f.s in the coil sides are additive
and have a phase difference of 0°. Therefore, e.m.f.
induced in the coil is maximum.
• If e.m.f. induced in one coil side is 2.5 V, then e.m.f.
across the coil terminals = 2*2.5 = 5 V.
• Therefore, coil span should always be one pole pitch
unless there is a good reason for making it shorter.

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Fractional pitched coil
• If the coil span or coil pitch is less than the pole
pitch, then it is called fractional pitched coil (See
Fig. 1.20).
• In this case, the phase difference between the
e.m.f.s in the two coil sides will not be zero so that
the e.m.f. of the coil will be less compared to full-
pitched coil.
• Fractional pitch winding requires less copper but if
the pitch is too small, an appreciable reduction in
the generated e.m.f. results

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