EN 212 - Electrical Machines

Practice Questions - Set 4a

Note: 1. Values of the AC voltages and currents indicated are usually RMS values, unless otherwise
specified.

2. The term ‘line voltage’ usually refers to the line-to-line voltage and ‘phase voltage’ refers to
the line-to-neutral voltage on the AC side.

3. The voltage indicated for a 3-phase supply is usually the line voltage, unless otherwise specified.

1. The measurements obtained during different tests on a 3-phase, 3.3kV, 6-pole, 50Hz, 967rpm
induction motor are given below:
(Note: Measurements are carried out on the stator-side for a squirrel-cage induction motor, for
obvious reasons. Even in case of a slip-ring/wound-rotor induction motor, the measurements are
usually made on the stator-side, unless otherwise specified.)
No-load test (at rated frequency): 3.3kV, 5A, 2500W
Blocked-rotor test (at a frequency of 15Hz): 400V, 27A, 15000W
DC resistance test on stator: 3.75Ω per phase

(a) What is the no-load rotational loss (constant loss) of the motor?
(b) Determine the parameters of the equivalent circuit.
(c) Determine the parameters of the Thevenin equivalent circuit.
(d) How much starting current does the motor draw from the supply when started direct on full
voltage at rated frequency?
(e) What is the starting torque of the motor?
(f) Calculate the following performance indices:
(i) Full-load slip
(ii) Full-load current (stator current)
(iii) Ratio of starting current to full-load current
(iv) Full-load power factor (stator-side)
(v) Full-load torque
(vi) Efficiency and internal efficiency on full-load
(g) What is the speed/slip at which the motor develops maximum torque?
(h) What is the maximum torque that can be developed by the motor?
(i) How much external resistance per-phase should be connected in the rotor circuit so that
maximum torque occurs at start?

Answers: (a) 2218.75W, (b) R1 =3.75Ω, R20 =3.11Ω, X1 =X20 =8.51Ω, Xm =371.1Ω, (c) Rth =3.58Ω,
Xth =8.35Ω, (d) 105A, (e) 939.36N-m, (f) (i) 0.033, (ii) 19.77A, (iii) 5.31, (iv) 0.92 lagging,
(v) 950.49N-m, (vi) 90.5%, 96.7%, (g) 0.1804, 820rpm, (h) 2387N-m, (i) 14.13Ω

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2. A 3-phase, 415V, 50Hz, 4-pole slip-ring induction motor drives a constant load of 100N-m at a
speed of 1425rpm when the rotor terminals are short-circuited. It is required to bring down the
speed of the motor to 1300rpm by inserting resistances in the rotor circuit. Determine the value
of resistance to be inserted in each phase, if the rotor winding resistance per-phase is 0.3Ω. The
stator-to-rotor turns ratio is unity.
Answer: 0.498Ω

3. The rotor current at start of a 3-phase, 415V, 1440rpm, 4-pole, 50Hz squirrel-cage induction
motor is six times the rotor current at full-load. Determine:

(a) the starting torque as a percentage of full-load torque.

(b) the slip and speed at which the motor develops maximum torque.
(c) the maximum torque developed by the motor as a percentage of full-load torque.

Answers: (a)144%, (b) 0.244, 1134rpm, (c) 313%

4. A 3-phase source of variable frequency is required for an experiment. The frequency-changer

system is shown below. The induction machine is 3-phase, 6-pole, wound-rotor type whose stator
terminals are connected to a 3-phase, 50Hz AC supply. The DC machine, which is mechanically
coupled to the induction machine, is connected to a DC supply as shown. The variable frequency
output is obtained from the rotor terminals of the induction machine. Range of the output
frequency is 20Hz to 100Hz.
3-phase
50Hz supply DC supply

Pac
Pdc
Slip ring
induction machine DC machine
(SRIM)
N
P2

3-phase
variable
frequency f2
output

(a) Determine the speed N in rpm of the system to give 20Hz and 100Hz output frequency.
(b) If the open-circuit rotor voltage is 200V when the rotor is at stand-still, what is the open
circuit rotor voltage at 20Hz and 100Hz?
(c) If all the losses in both the machines are neglected, what fraction of the output power P2 is
supplied by the AC supply and what fraction is supplied by the DC machine at 20Hz and
100Hz?

Answers: (a) 600rpm/1400rpm, -1000rpm/3000rpm, (b) 80V, 400V, (c) (+2.5P2 /-2.5P2 and
-1.5P2 /+3.5P2 ), (+0.5P2 /-0.5P2 and +0.5P2 /+1.5P2 )