Induction Machine

Q.1 A 3-phase, 50 Hz induction motor has a full-load speed of 1440 r.p.m. For this
motor, calculate the following:
(a) number of poles
(b) full-load slip and rotor frequency
(c) speed of stator field with respect to (i) stator structure and (ii) rotor structure and
(d) speed of rotor field with respect to (i) rotor structure (ii) stator structure and (iii) stator field.
For parts (c) and (d), answer should be given in rpm and rad / sec.
Q. 2 A 3-phase, 4-pole, 1440 rpm, 50 Hz induction motor has star-connected rotor winding, having a
resistance of 0.2 Ω per phase and a standstill leakage reactance of 1 Ω per phase. When the stator is energised
at rated voltage and frequency, the rotor induced e.m.f. at standstill is 120 V per phase.
(a) Calculate the rotor current, rotor power factor and torque both at starting and at full load and compare
these results.
(b) If an external resistance of 1 Ω per phase is inserted in rotor circuit, calculate rotor current rotor power
factor and torque at the time of starting.
Q. 3 A 10 kW, 400 V, 3-phase 4-pole 50 Hz delta connected induction motor is running at no load with a
line current of 8 A and input power of 660 watts. At full load, the line current is 18 A and the input power
is 11.2 kW. Stator effective resistance per phase is 1.2 Ω and friction, windage loss is 420 watts. For
negligible rotor ohmic losses at no load, calculate,
(a) stator core loss;
(b) total rotor losses at full load;
(c) total rotor ohmic losses at full load;
(d) full load speed;
(e) internal torque, shaft torque and motor efficiency.
Q. 4 A 3-phase, star-connected, 400 volts, 50 Hz, 4-pole induction motor has the
following per phase constants in ohms referred to stator:
r1 = 0.15, x1 = 0.45, r2 = 0.12, x2 = 0.45, Xm = 28.5.
Fixed losses (core, friction and windage losses) = 400 watts.
Compute the stator current, rotor speed, output torque and efficiency when the motor is operated at rated
voltage and frequency at a slip of 4 percent.
Q. 5 For the motor of above question, determine (a) the slip at which maximum torque occurs, the maximum
torque and the corresponding power output, (b) the rotor current and the torque at starting; (c) the external
resistance to be inserted in the rotor circuit to produce maximum torque at starting; (d) the internal power
developed for a slip of 0.04 and (e) the maximum internal power developed and the corresponding slip.
Stator to rotor effective turns ratio is 1.2.
Q. 6 A 10 kW, 400 V, 3-phase, 4-pole, 50 Hz slip-ring induction motor develops rated output (i.e. 10 kW)
at rated voltage and frequency and with its slip rings short-circuited. The maximum torque equal to twice the
full-load torque, occurs at a slip of 10% with zero external resistance in the rotor circuit. Stator resistance
and rotational loss are neglected. Determine
(i) slip and rotor speed at full-load torque,
(ii) rotor ohmic loss at full-load torque,
(iii) starting torque at rated voltage and frequency,
(iv) starting current in terms of full-load current,
(v) stator current at maximum torque, in terms of full-load current and
(vi) full-load efficiency.
The rotor resistance is now trebled by inserting external resistance in the rotor-circuit. For the same full-load
torque, find
(vii) the slip at maximum torque,
(viii) full-load slip and rotor speed,
(is) starting torque,
(x) starting current in terms of full-load current,
(xi) rotor I2R loss at full-load torque and
(xii) developed power at full-load torque and efficiency.
Q. 7 A 3 phase induction motor has a starting torque of 150% and a maximum torque of 250% of the full-
load torque. Neglect stator resistance and assume constant rotor resistance. Compute (a) the slip at maximum
torque (b) full-load slip and (c) the rotor current at starting in terms of full-load rotor current.
Q. 8 A 100 kW, 3-phase, 420 V, 6-Pole, 50 Hz wound- rotor induction motor, with its rotor winding short
circuited, has a full load slip of 0. 04 and the slip at maximum torque of 0.2 when operating at rated voltage
and frequency. Neglect stator resistance and rotational losses.
Find (a) maximum torque, (b) starting torque and (c) full-load rotor ohmic loss.
The rotor resistance is now doubled by adding external series resistance. Determine (d) slip at full load output
(e) full-load torque (f) slip at maximum torque.
Q. 9 A 3-phase, 400 V, 50 Hz star-connected induction motor gave the following
test results:
No load : 400 V, 7-5A, 0.135 power factor
Blocked rotor : 150 V, 35 A, 0.44 power factor
The ratio of standstill leakage reactance of stator and rotor is estimated as 2. If the motor is running at a speed
of 960 rpm, determine.
(a) net mechanical power output (b) the net torque and
(c) efficiency of the motor.
Assume stator and rotor copper losses to be equal.
Q. 10 A three phase 440 V distribution circuit is designed to supply not more than 1200 amperes. Assuming
that a three phase squirrel cage induction motor has a full load efficiency of 0.85 and a full- load power factor
of 0.8 and the starting current at rated voltage is 5 times the rated full-load current, what is the maximum
permissible kW rating of the motor,
(a) if it is to be started at full voltage ?
(b) if it is to be started using an auto-transformer stepping down the voltage to 80% ?
(c) if it is designed for use with a star-delta starter ?