Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

Electrical Technology : Tutorial Sheet 6

(Induction Machine)
Problem 1 - A 4-pole 50-Hz induction motor is driving a load at 1450r/min.
(a) What is the slip of the motor? [ 3.33 % ]
(b) What is the frequency of the rotor currents? [ 1.67 Hz ]
(c) What is the angular velocity of the stator field with respect to the stator? With respect
to the rotor? [ 1500 rpm, 50 rpm ]
(d) What is the angular velocity of the rotor field with respect to the rotor? With respect to
the stator? [ 50 rpm, 1500 rpm ]
Problem 2 - A 3- induction motor runs at almost 1000r/min at no load and 950 r/min at
full load when supplied with power from a 50-Hz 3- line
(a) How many poles does the motor have? [ 6 Poles ]
(b) What is the % slip at full load? [ 5 % ]
(c) What is the corresponding frequency of the rotor voltages? [ 2.5 Hz ]
(d) What is the corresponding speed of the rotor field with respect to the rotor? Of the rotor
field with respect to the stator? [ 50 rpm, 1000 rpm ]
(e) What speed would the rotor have at a slip of 10%? [ 900 rpm ]
(f ) What is the rotor frequency at this speed? [ 5 Hz ]
(g) Repeat part (d) for a slip of 10%. [ 100 rpm, 1000 rpm ]
Problem 3 - The power input to the rotor of 440 V, 50 Hz, 6-pole, 3-phase induction motor
is 80kW. The rotor emf is observed to make 100 complete alternations per min. Calculate :
(a) the slip, [ 3.33 % ]
(b) the rotor speed, [ 967 rpm ]
(c) the mechanical power developed, [ 77 KW ]
(d) the rotor copper loss per phase, [ 890 W ]
(e) the rotor resistance per phase if the rotor current is 65A. [ 0.21 ]

Problem 4 - In a 3-phase induction motor, the stator reactance is equal to the equivalent
rotor standstill reactance, whilst each resistance is equal to one-fourth of this value. A torque
of 405 N-m is developed at a slip of 3%. Find the values of the starting torque and the
maximum torques. [ 806 Nm, 1712 Nm ]
Problem 5 - Describe the effect on the normal torque-speed characteristics of an induction
motor produced by
(a) halving the applied voltage with normal frequency?
(b) halving both the applied voltage and the frequency?
Sketch the associated torque-speed characteristics in their approximate relative positions with
respect to the normal one. Neglect the effects of stator resistance and leakage reactance.
Problem 6 - A 208 V four-pole, 60 Hz, Y-connected, wound-rotor induction motor is rated
at 15 HP. Its equivalent circuit components referred to the stator side are :
R1 = 0.220 ,
R2 = 0.127 ,
X = 15.0 ,
X1 = 0.430 ,
X2 = 0.430 .
Pmech = 300 W, Pmisc 0, Pcore = 200 W. For a slip of 0.05, find :
(a) The line current Il [ 42.3 A ]
(b) The stator copper losses Pscl and the air-gap power Pag [ 1.18 KW, 12.54 KW ]
(c) The power converted from electrical to mechanical form Pconv [ 11.92 KW ]
(d) The induced torque ind and the load torque load [ 66.5 Nm, 63.8 Nm ]
(e) The overall machine efficiency [ 83.2 % ]
Problem 7 - A 3- induction motor, at rated voltage and frequency, has a starting torque of
160% and a maximum torque of 200% of full-load torque. Neglect stator resistance and
rotational losses and assume constant rotor resistance. Determine:
(a) the slip at full load, [ 0.133 ]
(b) the slip at maximum torque [ 0.5 ]
(c) the rotor current at starting, in per unit of full-load motor current [ I2st =3.468 I2f l ]
Problem 8 - A 2000 HP, 2300 V, 3-phase, Y-connected, 4-pole, 60 Hz induction motor has
the following specifications referred to the stator:
R1 = 0.02 ,
R2 = 0.12 ,
Rc = 451.2 ,
X = 50 ,
X1 = X2 = 0.32 .
Find the full-load efficiency of the motor if the full-load slip = 0.03476. [ 94.95 % ]

Problem 9 - A 3-phase, Y-connected, 220 V (line-to-line), 50 Hz, 6-pole induction motor has
the following constants in ohms per phase referred to the stator :
R1 = 0.294,
R2 = 0.144,
X1 = 0.42,
X2 = 0.209,
X = 11.04
The total friction, windage, and core losses may be assumed to be constant at 403 W,
independent of load.
For a slip of 2%, compute the speed,output torque and power, stator current, power
factor, and efficiency when the motor is operated at rated voltage and frequency. Neglect the
impedance of the source. [ 980 rpm, 50.97 Nm, 5.23 KW, 19.74 A, 0.81 lagging, 85.8 % ]
Problem 10 - For the motor of Problem 8, determine:
(a) the load component I2 of the stator current, the internal torque T and the internal power
P for a slip s = 0.03; [ 23.9 A, 78.79 Nm, 8 KW ]
(b) the maximum internal torque and the corresponding speed; [ 148.35 Nm, 311 rpm ]
(c) the internal starting torque and the corresponding value of I2 . [ 113.18 Nm, 163.58 A ]
Problem 11 - A 3000 V, 24-pole, 50 Hz, 3-phase, Y-connected induction motor has a
slip-ring rotor of resistance 0.016 and stand-still reactance of 0.265 per phase. Full-load
torque is obtained at a speed of 247 rpm. Neglecting stator impedance, calculate the ratio of
maximum to full-load torque. [ 2.61 ]
Problem 12 - An 8-pole, 50 Hz, 3-phase induction motor has an equivalent rotor resitance of
0.07 /phase. If its stalling speed is 630 rpm, how much resistance must be included per
phase to obtain maximum torque at starting? Ignore magnetizing current. [ 0.37 ]
Problem 13 - A 230-V 3- Y-connected 50-Hz 4-pole squirrel cage induction motor develops
full-load internal torque at a slip of 0.04 when operated at rated voltage and frequency. For
the purpose of this problem rotational and core losses can be neglected. Impedance data on
the motor in ohms per phase are as follows:
R1 = 0.36,

X1 = X2 = 0.39,

X = 12.92

Determine the maximum internal torque at rated voltage and frequency, the slip at
maximum torque, and the internal starting torque at rated voltage and frequency. Express
the torque in newton-meters.
Problem 14 - The rotor resistance and stand-still reactance of a 3-phase induction motor are
respectively 0.015 and 0.09 per phase. At normal voltage, the full-load slip is 3 %.
Estimate the percentage reduction in stator voltage to develop full-load torque at one-half of
full-load speed. What is the power factor? [ 22.5 %, 0.31 ]
Problem 15 - When operated at rated voltage and frequency, a 3- squirrel-cage induction
motor (of the design classification known as high-slip motor) delivers full load at a slip of 8.5%
and develops a maximum torque of 250% of full load torque at a slip of 50%. Neglect core and
rotational losses, and assume that the resistances and inductances of the motor are constant.
Determine the torque and rotor current at starting with rated voltage and frequency.
Express the torque and rotor current in per unit based on their full load values.
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Problem 16 - A 500-hp wound rotor induction motor, with its slip rings short-circuited has
the following properties:
Full load slip = 1.5%
Rotor I 2 R at full load torque = 5.69 kW
Slip at maximum torque = 6.0%
Rotor current at maximum torque = 2.82I2f l where I2f l is the full load rotor current
Torque at 20% slip = 3.95Tf l
If the rotor-circuit resistance is increased to 5Rrotor by connecting noninductive resistance
in series with each rotor slip ring, determine:
(a) the slip at which the motor will develop the same full-load torque,
(b) the total rotor circuit I 2 R loss at full-load torque,
(c) the horse power output at full-load torque,
(d) the slip at maximum torque,
(e) the rotor current at maximum torque,
(f ) the starting torque, and
(g) the rotor current at starting. Express the torques and rotor currents in per unit based on
the full-load torque values.