Electrical Power and Machines EPE491

TUTORIAL 4 Induction Motor

1. What are slip and slip speed in an induction motor?
2. How does an induction motor develop torque?
3. Why is it impossible for an induction motor to operate at synchronous speed?
4. State the problem encountered when starting an induction motor. How can the
problem be avoided?
5. Name and describe 4 means of controlling the speed of induction motors.
6. A 3, 12-pole, 50 Hz induction motor operate at a slip of 0.05. What is the
corresponding rotor speed of this motor?
7. A 3, 8-pole, 50 Hz induction motor operate at a slip of 0.04. What is the
corresponding rotor speed of this motor?
8. A 3, 4-pole, 60 Hz induction motor operate at a slip of 0.035. What is the
corresponding rotor speed of this motor?
9. A 3, 20 hp, 208 V, 60 Hz, six pole, wye connected induction motor delivers 15 kW
at a slip of 5%. Calculate:a) Synchronous speed
b) Rotor speed
c) Frequency of rotor current
[1200 rpm, 1140 rpm, 3 Hz]
10. A 480 V, 50 hp, 3 induction motor is drawing 60 A at 0.85 pf lagging. The stator
copper losses are 2 kW and the rotor copper losses are 700 W. The friction loss is
600 W and the core losses are 1800 W, find:
a) The air gap power
b) The converted power
c) The output power
d) The efficiency of the motor
[38.6kW, 37.9kW, 37.3 kW, 88%]
11. A four pole 3 induction motor is energized from a 50 Hz supply, and is running at a
load condition for which the slip is 0.03. Determine
a) The rotor speed
b) The rotor current frequency
c) The speed of the rotor rotating magnetic field with respect to the stator rotating
magnetic field
[1455 rpm, 1.5 Hz, 0 rpm]

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12. The parameters of the equivalent circuit for a 3 phase 4 pole star connected 50 Hz
induction motor are
R1 = 0.2

R2 = 0.1

X1 = 0.5

X2 = 0.2

Xm = 20.0

The supply voltage is 220 V and the total iron and mechanical losses are 350 W. For
a slip of 2.5%, by using approximate circuit, calculate
a) The stator current
b) The output power
c) The output torque
d) The efficiency
[31.50-20.95A, 10.06 kW, 65.69Nm, 89.74%]
13. A 3 star connected 220 V (line to line) 7.37 kW 60 Hz 6 pole induction motor has
the following constants in per phase referred to the stator:
R1 = 0.294 R2 = 0.144 X1 = 0.503 X2 = 0.209 and Xm = 13.25
The total friction, windage, and core losses may be assumed to be constant at 403
W, independent of load. Neglect the impedance of the power supply. For a slip of
2.0% and when the motor is operated at the rated voltage and frequency, calculate
a) The speed
b) The stator current
c) The power factor
d) The output torque and power
e) The efficiency
[1176 rpm, 20.07-33.26A, 0.836 lagging, 5.614kW, 45.59Nm, 87.8%]
14. A 440V, 60Hz, 3 star-connected induction motor draws 16.8A at a power factor of
80% lagging. The stator copper losses are 350W, rotor copper losses are 120W and
rotational losses are 400W. Find the power crossing the air gap, the developed
power, the output power and efficiency.
[Pin = 10.243kW, PAG = 9.893 kW, P=9.773kW, Pout= 9.373kW, =91.51%]
15. A 75kW, 440V, 3-pase, 6 pole, 50 Hz wound rotor induction motor has full-load slip
of 0.04 and rotational losses of 1000W when operating at rated voltage and
frequency. At full-load condition, determine:
a) the shaft speed
b) the mechanical developed power and torque
c) the load torque
[960 rpm, 736.1Nm]