One of the design requirements for the wheelchair states


Table 1 shows a set of torque-speed measurements for a d.c. electric motor intended for use in an electric wheelchair. Data of this type is used by manufacturers to help specify motor performance.

Table 1

Speed /rpm

600

1200

1850

2400

3050

3100

Torque/Nm

5.51

4.53

3.75

2.94

2.09

1.08

(a)  Use the data in Table 1 to plot a suitable graph and obtain the five missing pieces of information, labeled (i)-(v), in the motor specification chart shown in Table 2.

Table 2

Operating Voltage /V

Stall

 

No Load

 

Maximum Efficiency

 

 

 

Torque /Nm

Current /A

Speed /rpm

Current /A

Torque /Nm

Speed /rpm

Current /A

Output power /W

Efficiency/I%

24

(i)

140

(ii)

5.2

(iii)

4000

18

(iv)

(v)

(b)  One of the design requirements for the wheelchair states that the motor must be able to supply 40 Nm of torque at 100 rpm. Determine whether this particular motor has the power to meet that requirement.

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