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This document is a worksheet for an electrical engineering course focused on electrical machines, specifically induction motors. It includes a series of problems related to motor speed, slip, power output, efficiency, and losses, providing answers for each problem. The problems cover various scenarios involving different motor specifications and operational conditions.

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Worksheet 3

This document is a worksheet for an electrical engineering course focused on electrical machines, specifically induction motors. It includes a series of problems related to motor speed, slip, power output, efficiency, and losses, providing answers for each problem. The problems cover various scenarios involving different motor specifications and operational conditions.

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Addis Ababa University

College of Technology and Built Environment


School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Introduction to Electrical Machines: ECEG-3151


Worksheet-3
1. A balanced three-phase, 50 − Hz voltage is applied to a 3 phase, 4 pole, induction motor. When the
motor is delivering rated output, the slip is found to be 0.05. What is the speed of the rotor m.m.f.
relative to the rotor structure?
(Ans: 75 rpm)

2. The synchronous speed for a 3 phase 6-pole induction motor is 1200 rpm. If the number of poles is
now reduced to 4 with the frequency remaining constant, what will be the rotor speed with a slip of
5%?
(Ans: 1710 rpm)

3. The rotor power output of a 3-phase induction motor is 15 KW and corresponding slip is 4%. What
is the value of rotor copper loss?
(Ans: 625 watt)

4. The power input to a 500 V , 50 Hz, 6 pole 3 phase squirrel cage induction motor running at 975 rpm
is 40 KW . The stator losses are 1 KW and the friction and windage losses are 2 KW . Calculate,

(a) Slip (c) Mechanical power developed


(b) Rotor copper loss (d) The efficiency
(Ans: (a) 0.025, (b) 975 kW, (c) 36.025 kW, and (d) 90%)

5. The shaft output of a three-phase 60 − Hz induction motor is 80 KW . The friction and windage
losses are 920 W , the stator core loss is 4300 W and the stator copper loss is 2690 W . The rotor
current and rotor resistance referred to stator are respectively 110 A and 0.15 Ω. If the slip is 3.8%,
what is the percent efficiency?
(Ans: 87.81%)

6. A 4-pole, 3 phase, 400 V , 50 Hz, induction motor has the following parameters for its circuit model
(rotor quantities referred to the stator side): R1 = 1.6 Ω, X1 = 2.4 Ω, R2 = 0.48 Ω, X2 = 1.2 Ω and
Xm = 40 Ω. Rotational losses are 720 W . Neglect stator copper losses. For a speed of 1470 rpm,
calculate the input current, input power factor, net mechanical power output, torque and efficiency.
(Ans: I1 = 10.24 −35.9◦ , pfin = 0.81, Pout = 4490 watt, τout = 29.18 N m, and η = 77.39%)

7. The per-phase equivalent circuit parameters of a 208 − V , 4-pole, 60 − Hz, three-phase, Y-connected,
induction motor are R1 = 0.4 Ω, X1 = 0.8 Ω, R2 = 0.3 Ω, X2 = 0.9 Ω, and Xm = 40 Ω. The core
loss is 45 W , and the friction and windage loss is 160 W . When the motor operates at a slip of 5%,
determine:

(a) the input current, (e) the power output,


(b) the power input,
(f) the shaft torque, and
(c) the air-gap power,
(d) the power developed, (g) the efficiency of the motor.

8. A standard squirrel-cage induction motor rated at 50hp, 440V , 60Hz, 1150rpm is connected to a
208V , 3-phase line. By how much are the breakdown torque and locked-rotor torque reduced?

Prepared by: Amare/Mesfin/Nebiyu Introduction to Electrical Machines AAU/SECE, 2024/25AY (1)


9. A 300hp, 2300V , 3-phase, 60Hz squirrel-cage induction motor turns at a full-load speed of 590rpm.
Calculate the approximate value of the rotor I 2 R losses. If the line voltage then drops to 1944V ,
calculate the following:

(a) The new speed, knowing that the load torque remains the same,
(b) The new power output, and
(c) The new I 2 R losses in the rotor.

10. A 30, 000hp, 13.2kV , 3-phase, 60Hz air-to-water cooled induction motor drives a turbo compressor
in a large oxygen- manuhlcturing plant. The motor runs at an exact full-load speed of 1792.8rpm and
by means of a gearbox, it drives the compressor at a speed of 4930rpm. The motor has an efficiency
of 98.1% and a power factor of 0.90. The Locked Rotor torque and current are, respectively, 83.5kN m
and 5212A. Calculate the following:

(a) The full-load current,


(b) The lotal at full load,
(c) The exact rotor I 2 R if the windage and friction losses amount to 62kW , and
(d) The torque developed at the compressor shaft

11. A 550V , 1780rpm, 3-phase, 60Hz squirrel-cage induction motor running at no-load draws a current
of 12A and a total power of 1500W . Calculate the value of Xm and Rm per phase.

12. A wye-connected squirrel-cage motor having a synchronous speed of 900rpm has a stator resistance
of 0.7Ω and an equivalent rotor resistance of 0.5Ω. If the total leakage reactance is 5Ω and the line-
to-neutral voltage is 346V . calculate the following:

(a) The speed when the breakdown torque is reached,


(b) The primary current I1 at the breakdown torque, and
(c) The value of the breakdown torque

Exam Type Questions

13. After performing open circuit and short circuit test of a 600 KV A single phase transformer, it is
found that the efficiency is 92% for full load and half load at unity power factor. Determine the
efficiency of the transformer at 60% of full load at 0.8 pf .

14. A 3-phase, Y-connected, 400 V , 50 Hz, 4-pole IM has the following per-phase constants in ohms
referred to the stator:

r1 = 0.15 r2 = 0.12 xm = 28.5

x1 = 0.45 x2 = 0.45

Fixed losses (core loss, friction and windage losses) = 400 W atts.
Compute,

(a) The stator current, output torque, and efficiency at a slip of 0.04.
(b) The slip at which maximum torque occurs, the maximum torque and the corresponding speed.
(c) The rotor current and the torque at starting

Prepared by: Amare/Mesfin/Nebiyu Introduction to Electrical Machines AAU/SECE, 2024/25AY (2)

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