Assignment_B38EC_B38EI (Malaysia Campus)

Due date: Mon. 3rd April 2017, 5pm

Please submit the hard copy of your coursework in the assignment box (Electrical Engineering)
located in level 1, East wing, clearly writing your name and student number.

1. A simple relay has an air gap of 1.0 mm and an effective cross sectional area of 1000 square
mm2. The magnetizing coil consists of 1000 turns of wire carrying a current of 200 mA.
Calculate the energy stored in the air gap. The reluctance of the ferromagnetic part of the
magnetic circuit may be neglected.

2. A six-pole D.C. motor has a wave-connected armature with 87 slots, each containing six
conductors (Z = 522 conductors). The flux per pole is 20 mWb and the armature has a
resistance of 0.13 ohms. The motor is running off a 240 V dc supply and taking an armature
current of 80 A. Calculate:
a. The speed of the motor Nr (rotations per minute)
b. The mechanical power
c. The torque Ta, in Nm, developed by the armature.