CADACIO, JERICO JAMES C.

PROBLEM SET

1. A single-phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75% power factor and 220 volts. What is its full
load current?
2. A squirrel cage induction motor with nameplate data of: 150 HP, 3-phase, 460-V, 60 Hz, ^-pole,
0.85 pf was subjected to certain performance tests. The test result readings were as follows:
Full load current = 202 A Full load torque = 678.8 lb-ft. Solve the percentage slip
3. A six pole, three- phase squirrel cage induction motor is connected to a 60-cps supply. At full
load, the rotor’s induced emf makes 72 complete cycles in 1 minute. Find the rotor speed.
4. A 10 hp (nameplate), 6-pole, 60 Hz, three-phase induction motor delivers 9.9 hp with an input of
9200 wats. The core loss is 450 W. The stator copper loss is 650 watts and the rotational losses
is 150 watts. What is the motor speed?
5. A 3- phase squirrel-cage induction motor is drawing 45 KW from a 440-V, 60 Hz 3-phase line. If
stator losses amount to 900W, determine total mechanical power developed. Assume a slip of
3%.
6. A 10-hp, 4-pole. 25 Hz. 3-phase induction motor is taking 9100 watts from the line. Core loss is
290 watts: stator copper loss is 568 watts: rotor copper loss is 44 watts and the friction and
windage loss 121 watts. Determine the output torque in newton-meters.
7. A 40 hp, 230-V, 8-pole, 25-Hz three-phase induction motor is running at 355 rpm at rated load.
The torque lost by friction is 24 N-m. If total stator losses amount to 1000 VV, evaluate the
efficiency of the motor at this load.
8. A 6-pole, 50-Hz. 3-phase induction motor runs at 960 rpm white delivering a shaft torque of 120
N-m It friction and windage loss amount to 160 W. determine rotor copper loss.
9. A 50 hp, 3-phase, 4-pole, 60 Hz, 230-volt squirrel cage induction motor has an efficiency of 90%,
a power factor of 85% and a slip of 2% at full load. Find the torque in lb-ft at full load.
10. The losses in a three-phase, 25-Hz , 4- pole induction motor at full load are as follows :
Core -3% , Friction and windage- 2%, Stator copper – 4%, Rotor copper -2%
At 70% of full load of the machine, determine its efficiency.
11. A six-pole three-phase 440-V 60 Hz induction motor develops 10-hp at 1150 rpm. the power
factor being 80% lagging. Stator and core losses amount to 400 W and 350 respectively.
Frictional losses amount to 0.5-hp. Calculate motor Iine current.
12. A three-phase, six-pole. 60 Hz. Y-connected squirrel-cage induction motor operates with a slip of
2% and draws 10 A and 3,500 W at full load When running light, the motor draws 4.2 A and 300
 W. When the rotor of this motor is blocked, the motor draws 450 W, 15 A at 50 V Calculate the
torque exerted when driving its full load.
13. A wound rotor motor. 7 5 HP. 230 volts, 3-phase takes a line current of 18.4 amperes when
operating at rated output at an efficiency of 88% Calculate the indications on wattmeters when
these are inserted to measure power by the two- wattmeter method
14. Two-wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP. 230-volt, 1800 rpm. 60 cycle. 3-phase induction
motor. When the line voltages are 230 volts, one wattmeter reads +13.400 watts and the other
+7,400 watts, Determine motor line current.
15. A 25-hp. 230 V three-phase motor with 85% power factor has a starting current of 5.5 Times
rated current. To reduce the starting current, a wye-delta starter is installed. What shall be the
new starting current?
16. A delta-connected load induction motor draws 100 A from each line of a three-Phase source and
develops 40 lb-ft torque at standstill. Find the torque when connected to the same service if the
motor is re-connected in wye.
17. An Induction motor of 30 HP. 220 V. 3-phase draws 450 percent of the rated current with the
rated voltage and delivers during the starting period of 130% of the normal torque, the full load
efficiency and full load pf of this motor is 80 percent and 70 percent respectively If an
autotransformer is used as a starting and starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of the
rated torque of the motor. find the starting current on the line
18. A 7 5 hp. 500 V three-phase motor induction motor is developing its full load output at 960 rpm
The starting torque is equal to the full load torque What will be the starting torque if the supply
voltage falls to 400 volts?
19. The deep well pump motor is 50 hp, 3-phase. 4-poles. 230 volts. 60 Hz induction motor,
operating at 0.90 efficiency. 0.85 power factor and 3% slip. Determine the discharge of the
pump in cubic meters per minute, assuming that the total head against which the pump is
working is 50 meters and that the density of water is 1000 kg per cubic meter.
20. A three-phase, 230 V. 6-pole. 60 Hz induction motor is loaded by means of a pony brake. The
length and dead weight of which are 2.5 ft and 2 lbs respectively. With 230-V impressed on this
motor, the total force delivered by the pony brake is 30 lbs. The power input to the motor is
measured by two-watt meters using the two-wattmeter method. These watt meters register 4
and 8 kW respectively If the motor has a slip of 5% under this condition, determine its efficiency