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Final Exam - 2021-Fall

This document contains the questions and problems for an ECE 3550 final exam on induction motors. It includes questions about the speed of the stator and rotor magnetic fields, slip, frequency of rotor currents, stator and line currents, induced torque, rotor copper losses, efficiency, maximum torque, torque-speed characteristics, starting torque, pull-out torque, converted power, number of poles, and multiple choice questions.

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Final Exam - 2021-Fall

This document contains the questions and problems for an ECE 3550 final exam on induction motors. It includes questions about the speed of the stator and rotor magnetic fields, slip, frequency of rotor currents, stator and line currents, induced torque, rotor copper losses, efficiency, maximum torque, torque-speed characteristics, starting torque, pull-out torque, converted power, number of poles, and multiple choice questions.

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ECE 3550- 201, Final exam, 12/14/21 120 minutes

Name and UIN (2 points):

1) A three-phase, 230 V, 4-pole, 60 Hz, 1730 rpm, Y-connected, squirrel cage induction motor
has rotational losses of 1600 W and the following per-phase equivalent circuit parameters:

R1=0.3 Ω, R2=0.3 Ω, X1=X2=0.5 Ω, XM=30 Ω

Find

a) The speed of rotation of the magnetic field created by the stator currents (in rpm),

the speed of rotation of the magnetic field created by the rotor currents (in rpm),

full-load (rated) slip,

the frequency of the rotor currents at full-load conditions (8 points)

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b) Stator phase current and line current at full-load (rated) condition (8 points)

c) Induced torque (τind) at full-load condition (6 points)

d) Rotor copper losses at full-load conditions (4 points)

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e) Efficiency at full-load conditions (13 points)

f) The maximum induced torque and the slip at which maximum torque occurs (Use the
approximate values of RTH, XTH, VTH, Smax and τind,max for ease of calculations) (10 points)

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2) The torque-speed characteristic of a 3-phase, 60 Hz, wound rotor induction motor is shown in
the figure below.

Determine the (approximate) values of the

a) starting torque, (3 point)

b) pull-out torque, (3 point)

c) The converted power when the motor delivers its maximum torque (4 points)

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d) Number of poles (3 points)

e) slip at which maximum torque occurs, (4 points)

f) steady state speed of the motor if the load torque is 30 N.m. (4 point)

g) The pull-out torque if the rotor winding resistance is doubled. (3 points)

h) The starting torque if the rotor winding resistance is doubled. (3 points)

i) The slip at which maximum torque occurs if the rotor winding resistance is doubled. (3
points)

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3) Multiple-choice questions (Select one choice only; 3 point each)

3.1. The rated speed of a three-phase, 6-pole, 50 Hz cage induction motor is more likely to be

a) 1000 rpm b) 950 rpm c) 3000 rpm d) 2850 rpm

3.2. The rated current of a cage induction motor is 100 A. In steady state, when the motor is
supplied with rated stator voltage and runs at no load (no mechanical load is coupled to the motor),
the motor current is more likely to be

a) 2 A b) 20 A c) 100 A d) 500 A

3.3. The rated current of a cage induction motor is 100 A. When the motor is supplied with rated
stator voltage, the motor starting current is more likely to be

a) 2 A b) 20 A c) 100 A d) 500 A

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True/False questions (2 point each)

Next to each statement write T (True) or F (False).

a) ---- Induction motors are also called asynchronous machines because the magnetic fields of the
stator and rotor rotate at different speeds.

b) ---- At no-load condition, the slip of an induction motor is close to 0.

c) ---- In a cage induction motor, the rotor Ohmic resistance at starting is larger than its Ohmic
resistance in the full load conditions.

d) ---- In a cage induction motor, the rotor leakage reactance at starting is larger than its leakage
reactance in the full load conditions.

e) ---- If the stator of an induction motor is supplied and its rotor is locked, the voltage induced
in the rotor is zero.

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