
158 CHAPTER 3
ElectromechanicaI-Energy-Conversion Principles
of first order as
L'alo
(a + X0) 2
i' d2x' dx' [
= M-~ + B---~ + K+
L'aI 2
q
/ x' + f' (3
106)
(a + X0) 31
LtXo di' L'alo dx'
v' = i'R + ~
(3.107)
a + Xo dt (a + Xo) 2 dt
Standard techniques can be used to solve for the time response of this set of
linear differential equations. Alternatively, sinusoidal-steady-state operation can be
assumed, and Eqs. 3.106 and 3.107 can be converted to a set of linear, complex
algebraic equations and solved in the frequency domain.
3.10 SUMMARY
In electromechanical systems, energy is stored in magnetic and electric fields. When
the energy in the field is influenced by the configuration of the mechanical parts
constituting the boundaries of the field, mechanical forces are created which tend
to move the mechanical elements so that energy is transmitted from the field to the
mechanical system.
Singly excited magnetic systems are considered first in Section 3.3. By removing
electric and mechanical loss elements from the electromechanical-energy-conversion
system (and incorporating them as loss elements in the external electrical and me-
chanical systems), the energy conversion device can be modeled as a conservative
system. Its energy then becomes a state function, determined by its state variables ~.
and x. Section 3.4 derives expressions for determining the force and torque as the
negative of partial derivative of the energy with respect to the displacement, taken
while holding the flux-linkage )~ constant.
In Section 3.5 the state function coenergy, with state variables i and x or 0, is
introduced. The force and torque are then shown to be given by the partial derivative of
the coenergy with respect to displacement, taken while holding the current i constant.
These concepts are extended in Section 3.6 to include systems with multi-
ple windings. Section 3.7 further extends the development to include systems in
which permanent magnets are included among the sources of the magnetic energy
storage.
Energy conversion devices operate between electric and mechanical systems.
Their behavior is described by differential equations which include the coupling
terms between the systems, as discussed in Section 3.8. These equations are usually
nonlinear and can be solved by numerical methods if necessary. As discussed in
Section 3.9, in some cases approximations can be made to simplify the equations.
For example, in many cases, linearized analyses can provide useful insight, both with
respect to device design and performance.
This chapter has been concerned with basic principles applying broadly to the
electromechanical-energy-conversion process, with emphasis on magnetic-field sys-
tems. Basically, rotating machines and linear-motion transducers work in the same
way. The remainder of this text is devoted almost entirely to rotating machines.
Rotating machines typically include multiple windings and may include permanent