Electrical Machines – I
Induction machines: Tutorial – 3
1. A three-phase, 460 V, 1740 rpm, 60 Hz, four-pole wound-rotor induction motor has the
following parameters per phase:
R1 = 0.25 ohms, R2' = 0.2 ohms
X1 = X2’ = 0.5 ohms, Xm =30 ohms
The rotational losses are 1700 watts. With the rotor terminals short-circuited, find
a. (i) Starting current when started direct on full voltage.
(ii) Starting torque.
b. (i) Full-load slip.
(ii) Full-load current.
(iii) Ratio of starting current to full-load current.
(iv) Full-load power factor.
(v) Full-load torque.
(vi) Internal efficiency and motor efficiency at full load.
c. (i) Slip at which maximum torque is developed.
(ii) Maximum torque developed.
d. How much external resistance per phase should be connected in the rotor circuit so that
maximum torque occurs at start?
2. The following test results are obtained from a 3ϕ, 100 hp, 460 V, eight-pole, star-connected
squirrel-cage induction machine.
No-load test: 460 V, 60 Hz, 40 A, 4.2 kW
Blocked-rotor test: 100 V, 60 Hz, 140 A, 8.0 kW
Average dc resistance between two stator terminals is 0.152 Ω.
a. Determine the parameters of the equivalent circuit.
b. The motor is connected to a 3ϕ, 460 V, 60 Hz supply and runs at 873 rpm. Determine
the input current, input power, air gap power, rotor copper loss, mechanical power
developed, output power, and efficiency of the motor.
3. A 3ϕ, 280 V, 60 Hz, 20 hp, four-pole induction motor has the following equivalent circuit
parameters.
R1 = 0.12 Ω, R2' = 0.1 Ω
X1=X2' = 0.25 Ω Xm = 10.0 Ω
The rotational loss is 400 W. For 5% slip, determine
a. The motor speed in rpm and radians per sec.
b. The motor current.
c. The stator cu-loss.
d. The air gap power.
e. The rotor cu-loss.
f. The shaft power.
g. The developed torque and the shaft torque.
h. The efficiency.
Use the IEEE-recommended equivalent circuit
4. A 3ϕ, 100 kVA, 460 V, 60 Hz, eight-pole induction machine has the following equivalent
circuit parameters:
R1 = 0.07 Ω, X1= 0.2 Ω
R2' = 0.05 Ω, X2’ = 0.2 Ω
Xm = 6.5 Ω
a. Derive the Thevenin equivalent circuit for the induction machine.
b. If the machine is connected to a 3ϕ, 460 V, 60 Hz supply, determine the starting torque,
the maximum torque the machine can develop, and the speed at which the maximum
torque is developed.
c. If the maximum torque is to occur at start, determine the external resistance required in
each rotor phase. Assume a turns ratio (stator to rotor) of 1.2.