INDUCTION MACHINES NUMERICALS

1) A 3-Phase, 208V, 4P, 60Hz, 30Hp, Star connected Induction motor has a rotational
loss of 900W running at a slip 0.05. Equivalent Circuit parameters are: R1=0.1Ω,
X1=0.21 Ω, R2’=0.07Ω, X2’=0.21Ω and Xm=10 Ω. Calculate the following
1) Current drawn
2) Power factor
3) Power input
4) Air gap power
5) Rotor output
6) Shaft output
7) Gross torque
8) Shaft torque
9) Efficiency
10) Slip for maximum torque
11) Maximum torque
12) Starting Torque
13) External resistance required in the Rotor to obtain Maximum Starting Torque if
Stator to Rotor Turns Ratio is 1.2
14) Slip for maximum mechanical power
15) Maximum Mechanical Power
2) A 3-Phase, 50Hz, 400V, 6pole 10kW, Star connected Induction motor has following
parameters. R1=1.4Ω, X1=2Ω, R2’=0.6Ω, X2’=1Ω and Xm=50Ω. Rotational
loss=275W. Using approximate Equivalent Circuit. Evaluate the power flow and
efficiency if:
a) Machine is in Motoring mode with a Slip 0.03
b) Machine is in Generating mode with a Slip -0.03
c) Machine is in Plugging Braking mode with a Slip 1.2
3) A 440 volts 50 Hz 6P Y Induction motor has following equivalent circuit parameters.
R1=0.3Ω, X1=1 Ω, R2’=0.3Ω, X2’=1 Ω and Xm=40 Ω. Full load slip is 0.05. Motor is
braked by plugging from its initial full load condition. Find the Plugging Torque &
Braking torque. Use approximate Equivalent Circuit
4) A 4 pole 50 Hz 10 kW 400 V Delta connected Induction motor running at No load
drawing a line current of 8 A and a power input 660 W. At full load it draws 18 A and
a power input 11.2 kW. Stator Resistance per phase is 1.2 ohms. Friction and windage
losses 420 W. Find
1. Stator core loss
2. Rotor Copper loss
3. Full load slip
4. Air gap power
5. Gross Power / Power Converted / Rotor Output
6. Shaft power / Net power / Output power
7. Gross Torque
8. Shaft Torque
9. Efficiency
5) A 4 pole 3 phase 50 Hz Induction motor runs at 1440 rpm at full load. Its standstill
induced EMF per phase is 125 Volts per phase. Rotor is slip ring type and Y
connected. Rotor resistance per phase is 0.2 Ohms per phase and standstill reactance
is 1 Ohm per phase. Neglecting stator impedance, Find:
1. Rotor Current, Rotor Power Factor and Torque at starting
2. Rotor Current, Rotor Power Factor and Torque at full load
3. If an additional resistance of 1 ohm is added in series with rotor circuit per
phase find, Rotor Current, Rotor Power Factor and Torque during starting
4. Slip and Speed at which Maximum Torque occurs.
5. External resistance value to obtain maximum torque at starting, rotor current,
power factor and maximum torque.
6) A 4 pole 3 Phase Slip Ring Induction Motor, Stator is fed with 50 Hz supply & Rotor
with 30 Hz Supply source. What is / are possible speeds motor would operate.
7) A 3 phase 6 pole Slip Ring Induction Motor is used as a frequency changer. Its stator
is excited from 3 phase, 50 Hz supply. A load requiring 3 phase 20 Hz supply is
connected across Y connected rotor through slip rings and brushes.
a) At what two speeds rotor prime mover should drive the motor?
b) What is the ratio of two voltages at the slip rings at two speeds?
8) A 40 HP 3 Phase Induction Motor has a full load slip of 3 %. Stator loss is 5% of
input. Mechanical Loss is 1.5% of Output. Current is each rotor phase is 45A. Find
resistance per phase and efficiency of motor
9) A 10 HP 3 Phase 50 Hz 4 Pole Induction Motor running at 1410 rpm at full load.
Calculate the starting Torque if the maximum torque developed at 1200 rpm. Neglect
Mechanical Loss.
10) A 3 phase Delta connected Induction Motor when connected directly to 400V 50 Hz
supply takes a starting current of 100 A in each stator phase. Calculate the line current
drawn with
1. DOL Starting
2. Star Delta Starting
3. Auto Transformer with 70 % Tapping
11) When started by means of Auto transformer with 50% tapping, supply current at start
of an induction motor is reduced to _______ of that when started by means of star
delta starter.
12) The short circuit line current of a 400 V, 6 HP Induction Motor is 3.5 times its full
load current. Motor efficiency is 82% and power factor is 0.85. Calculate line current
at starting if the motor is started with Star Delta Starter with 400 V Supply.
13) A 3 phase 400 V distribution feeder current rating is 1200 A. what is the possible KW
rating of the induction motor if it is directly started and using Star delta starter.
Assume motor efficiency is 85%, pf 0.8 and starting current is 5 times rated current.
14) A 3-Phase induction motor has a ratio of maximum torque to full load torque 2.5.
Find the ratio of starting torque to full load torque for star delta starting. Given R2 =
0.4 Ω and X2= 4 Ω.
15) A 3-Phase SCIM with an applied voltage of 40% gives a blocked rotor current of
250% and starting torque of 30% of rated values. If an auto transformer limits the
starting line current to 150% of motor full load current, find the % Starting Torque.
16) A Squirrel cage induction motor when started by means of Star Delta starter takes
180% of full load line current and develops 35% of full load torque at starting.
Calculate the starting torque and current in terms of full load values if an auto
transformer with 75% tapping were employed.
17) A Squirrel cage induction motor has a starting current of 6 times the full load current
and a full load slip 0.04. Calculate the line current and torque in per unit of full load
values for the following methods of starting.
A) Direct Online Starting
B) Auto transformer starting with motor current limited to 2 pu.
C) Star Delta Starting
 D) Stator resistance with motor current limited to 2 pu.
18) A 230v, 6p, 3phase, 50Hz 15Kw, Induction motor drives a constant torque load at
rated frequency and rated voltage and has a speed of 980rpm at efficiency 0.93. find
1)New operating speed if there is a 10% drop in voltage and 5% drop in frequency.
2)New output power.
3)New speed if v & f both reduced by 10%
19) A 440V, 4 pole, 3 Ph Induction motor is to be operated as Induction generator with
rated current of 40A at rated voltage and 0.85 leading pf. Calculate the capacitance
required per phase if 3 capacitors are connected in delta.
20) The equivalent circuit parameters of double cage induction motor are given below.

Stator impedance R1 = 0.25 Ω X1 = 3.5 Ω

Inner cage R2 = 0.15 Ω, X2 = 3 Ω

Outer cage R2 = 1 Ω, X2 = 0 Ω
Find starting Torque if phase voltage is 250V. Ns is 1000 rpm.