Assignment 4

EXERCISE PROBLEMS ON INDUCTION MOTORS

Q1. The stator of a of a 3-phase induction motor has 3 slots per pole per phase. If
supply frequency is 50 Hz, Calculate
(i) number of stator poles produced and total number of poles on the stator
(ii) speed of rotating stator flux (or magnetic field).
(iii)

Q2. A 4-pole, 3-phase induction motor operates from a supply whose frequency is
50 Hz. Calculate:
(i) the speed at which the magnetic field of the stator is rotating.
(ii) the speed of the rotor when the slip is 0.04.
(iii) the frequency of the rotor currents when the slip is 0.03.
(iv) the frequency of the rotor currents at standstill.

Q3. A 3-phase induction motor having a star connected rotor has an induced e.m.f.
of 80 volts between slip-rings at standstill on open circuit. The rotor has a resistance
and reactance per phase of 1 ohm and 4 ohms respectively. Calculate current/phase
and power factor when (a) slip-rings are short circuited (b) slip-rings are connected
to a star connected rheostat of 3 ohms per phase.

Q4. A 1100-V, 50Hz delta connected induction motor has a star-connected slip-ring
rotor with a phase transformation ratio of 3.8. The rotor resistance and standstill
leakage reactance are 0.012 ohms and 0.25 ohms per phase respectively. Neglecting
stator impedance and magnetizing current determine.
(i) the rotor current at start with slip-rings shorted
(ii) the rotor power factor at start with slip-rings shorted
(iii) the rotor current at 4% slip with slip-rings shorted
(iv) the rotor power factor at 4% slip with slip-rings shorted
(v) the external rotor resistance per phase required to obtain a starting
current of 100A in the stator supply lines.

Q5. A 150-Kw, 3000-V, 50-Hz, 6-pole star-connected induction motor has a star-
connected slip-ring rotor with a transformation ratio of 3.6 (stator/rotor). The rotor
resistance is 0.1 ohms/phase and its per phase leakage reactance is 3.61 mH. The
stator impedance may be neglected. Find the starting current and starting torque on
rated voltage with short circuited slip-rings.
Q6. A 3-phase, slip-ring, induction motor with star connected rotor has an induced
e.m.f. of 120 volts between slip-rings at standstill with normal voltage applied to the
stator. The rotor winding has a resistance per phase of 0.3 ohms and standstill
leakage reactance per phase of 1.5 ohms. Calculate
(i) rotor current/phase when running short-circuited with 4% slip.
(ii) the slip and rotor current per phase when the rotor is developing
maximum torque.

Q7. Calculate the torque exerted by an 8-pole, 50 Hz, 3-phase induction motor
operating with a 4% slip which develops a maximum torque of 150kg-m at a speed
of 660 r.p.m. The resistance per phase of the rotor is 0.5 ohms.

Q8. A 746-kW, 3-phase, 50-Hz, 16-pole induction motor has a rotor impedance of
(0.02 + j 0.15) W at standstill. Full-load torque is obtained at 360 r.p.m. Calculate
(i) the ratio of maximum to full load torque
(ii) the speed of maximum torque
(iii) the rotor resistance to be added to get maximum starting torque.

Q9. A 3-phase induction motor having a 6-pole, star-connected stator winding runs
on 240-V, 50-Hz supply. The rotor resistance and standstill reactance are 0.12 ohms
and 0.85 ohms per phase. The ratio of stator to rotor turns is 1.8. Full load slip is 4%.
Calculate the developed torque at full load, maximum torque and speed at maximum
torque.

Q10. A 440-V, 3-phase, 50-Hz, 4-pole, Y-connected induction motor has a full-load
speed of 1425 r.p.m. The rotor has an impedance of (0.4 + j 4) ohm and rotor/stator
turn ratio of 0.8. Calculate
(i) full-load torque, rotor current & full-load rotor Cu losses
(ii) power output if windage & friction losses amount to 500 W
(iii) maximum torque and the speed at which it occurs
(iv) starting current & starting torque.
 Q11. A 400 V, 3-phase, 50-Hz, 4-pole, star connected induction motor takes a line
current of 10A with 0.86 p.f. lagging. Its total stator losses are 5% of the input. Rotor
copper losses are 4% of the input to the rotor, and mechanical losses are 3% of the
input of the rotor. Calculate
(i) slip, rotor speed & torque developed in the rotor
(ii) shaft-torque

Q12. An 18.65-kW, 4-pole, 50-Hz, 3-phase induction motor has friction and
windage losses of 2.5% of the output. The full-load slip is 4%. Compute for full load
(a) the rotor Cu loss (b) the rotor input (c) the shaft torque (d) the gross
electromagnetic torque.

Q13. The useful full-load torque of 3-phase, 6-pole, 50-Hz induction motor is
162.84 N-m. The rotor e.m.f. is observed to make 90 cycles per minute. Calculate
(a) motor output (b) Cu loss in rotor (c) motor input (d) efficiency if mechanical
torque lost in windage and friction is 20.36 N-m and stator losses are 830 W.

Q14. A 3-phase, star connected 400 V, 50-Hz, 4-pole induction motor has the
following per phase parameters in ohms, referred to the stators. R1 = 0.15, X1 = 0.45,
R2’ = 0.12, X2’ = 0.45, Xm = 28.5. Compute the stator current and power factor when
the motor is operated at rated voltage and frequency with s = 0.04.

Q15. A 220-V, 3-phase, 4-pole, 50-Hz, Y-connected induction motor is rated 3.73
kW. The equivalent circuit parameters are R1 = 0.45 ohms, X1 = 0.8 ohms, R2’ = 0.4
ohms, X2’ = 0.8 ohms, Bo = -1/30 mho. The stator core loss is 50 W and rotational
loss is 150 W. For a slip of 0.04, find (i) input current (ii) p.f. (iii) air-gap power
(iv) mechanical power (v) electro-magnetic torque (vi) output power (vii) efficiency.

Q16. A 440-V, 3-phase 50H-z, 37.3 kW, Y-connected induction motor has the
following parameters. R1 = 0.1 ohms, X1 = 0.4 ohms, R2’ = 0.15 ohms, X2’ = 0.44
ohms. Motor has stator core loss of 1250 W and rotational loss of 1000 W. It draws
a no load line current of 20 A at a p.f. of 0.09 lagging. When motor operates at a slip
of 3%, Calculate (i) input line current and p.f. (ii) electromagnetic torque developed
in N-m (iii) output (iv) efficiency of the motor.
Q17. A 115 V, 60-Hz, 3-phase, Y-connected, 6-pole induction motor has an
equivalent T-circuit consisting of stator impedance of (0.07 + j 0.3) ohms & an
equivalent rotor impedance at standstill of (0.08 + j 0.3) ohms. Magnetizing branch
has Go = 0.022 mho, Bo = 0.158 mho. Find (a) secondary current (b) primary current
(c) primary p.f. (d) gross power output (e) gross torque (f) input (g) gross efficiency
by using approximate equivalent circuit. Assume a slip of 2%.

Q18. The equivalent circuit of a 400 V, 3-phase induction motor with a star-
connected winding has the following impedances per phase referred to the stator at
standstill: Stator (0.4 + j 1) ohm; Rotor (0.6 + j 1) ohm; Magnetizing branch (10 + j
50) ohm. Find (i) maximum torque developed (ii) slip at maximum torque (iii) p.f.
at a slip of 5%. Use approximate equivalent circuit.