2016 Exercise On IM (Chapter - 3)
2016 Exercise On IM (Chapter - 3)
2. A12-pole,3-phase alternator driven at the speed of 500 r.p.m. supplies a power to an 8-pole ,3-
phase induction motor. If the slip of the motor at full load is 3%, calculate the speed of the motor
at full load
3. A 208-V, 10hp, four pole, 60 Hz, Y-connected induction motor has a full-load slip of 5
percent
4. A 480-V, 60 Hz, 50-hp, three phase induction motor is drawing 60A at 0.85 PF lagging. The
stator copper losses are 2 kW, and the rotor copper losses are 700 W. The friction and wind age
losses are 600 W, the core losses are 1800 W, and the stray losses are negligible. Find the
following quantities:
5. A 460-V, 25-hp, 60 Hz, four-pole, Y-connected induction motor has the following impedances
in ohms per phase referred to the stator circuit:- R1= 0.641W, R2= 0.332W, X1= 1.106 W, X2=
0.464 W, Xm= 26.3 W
The total rotational losses are 1100 W and are assumed to be constant. The core loss is lumped in
with the rotational losses. For a rotor slip of 2.2 percent at the rated voltage and rated frequency,
i) Full load torque ii) rotor current and full load rotor cu loss iii) power out if windage and
friction losses amount to 500W iv)Maximum torque and the speed at which it occurs v)
starting current and vi) starting torque
7. A 3φ, 460V, 1740rpm, 60Hz, 4-pole wound-rotor induction motor has the following
parameters per phase: R1=0.25Ω, R2’=0.2Ω ,X1=X2’=0.5Ω, Xm=30Ω The rotation losses are
1700 w. with the rotor terminals short-circuited, find
d) How much external resistance per phase should be connected in the rotor circuit so that the
maximum torque occurs at start?
8. 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
9.A 3φ, 15 hp, 460V, 4-pole, 60Hz, 1728 rpm induction motor delivers full output power to a
load connected to its shaft. The windage and friction loss of the motor is 750 W. Determine the