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Thursday 12 January 2017

THREE PHASE AND SINGLE PHASE Induction Motors

Induction Motor


•      Induction motors are used worldwide in many residential, commercial, industrial, and utility applications.
•          Induction Motors transform electrical energy into mechanical energy.
•     It can be part of a pump or fan, or connected to some other form of mechanical equipment such as a winder, conveyor, or mixer.

THREE PHASE AND SINGLE PHASE Induction Motors


Construction


•          The three basic parts of an AC motor are the rotor, stator, and enclosure.
•          The stator and the rotor are electrical circuits that perform as electromagnets.

THREE PHASE AND SINGLE PHASE Induction Motors


Squirrel Cage Rotor

Squirrel Cage Rotor

Construction (Stator construction)


•          The stator is the stationary electrical part of the motor.
•          The stator core of a National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) motor is made up of several hundred thin laminations.
•          Stator laminations are stacked together forming a hollow cylinder. Coils of insulated wire are inserted into slots of the stator core.
•          Electromagnetism is the principle behind motor operation. Each grouping of coils, together with the steel core it surrounds, form an electromagnet. The stator windings are connected directly to the power source.

Construction (Stator construction)

Construction (Rotor construction)


•          The rotor is the rotating part of the electromagnetic circuit.
•          It can be found in two types:
–        Squirrel cage
–        Wound rotor
•          However, the most common type of rotor is the “squirrel cage” rotor.

 Construction (Rotor construction)

•          Induction motor types:
v                  Squirrel cage type:
Ø  Rotor winding is composed of copper bars embedded in the rotor slots and shorted at both end by end rings
Ø  Simple, low cost, robust, low maintenance
v   Wound rotor type:
Ø  Rotor winding is wound by wires. The winding terminals can be connected to external circuits through slip rings and brushes.
Ø  Easy to control speed, more expensive.

Construction (Rotor construction)


Wound Rotor

Wound Rotor


Squirrel-Cage Rotor


Squirrel-Cage Rotor


Construction (Enclosure)


•          The enclosure consists of a frame (or yoke) and two end brackets (or bearing housings). The stator is mounted inside the frame. The rotor fits inside the stator with a slight air gap separating it from the stator. There is NO direct physical connection between the rotor and the stator.

Construction (Enclosure)


•          The enclosure also protects the electrical and operating parts of the motor from harmful effects of the environment in which the motor operates. Bearings, mounted on the shaft, support the rotor and allow it to turn. A fan, also mounted on the shaft, is used on the motor shown below for cooling.

Construction (Enclosure)

Construction (Enclosure)



Nameplate Data

Nameplate Data

Manufacturer’s Type


Manufacturer’s Type



Rated Voltage


Rated Voltage


FLA(Full Load Amps)


FLA(Full Load Amps)


Rated Frequency


Rated Frequency


Full Load RPM


Full Load RPM


Insulation Class


Insulation Class


Ambient Temperature


Ambient Temperature

Time Rating(Duty)


Time Rating(Duty)


Horsepower Rating


 Horsepower Rating


Locked Rotor kVA Code


Locked Rotor kVA Code
Locked Rotor kVA Code


Power Factor


Power Factor


Service Factor


Service Factor


Enclosure Type


Enclosure Type


Nominal Efficiency


Nominal Efficiency


Frame Size


Frame Size


NEMA Design Letters


NEMA Design Letters


Rotating Magnetic Field


•          When a 3 phase stator winding is connected to a 3 phase voltage supply, 3 phase current will flow in the windings, which also will induced 3 phase flux in the stator.
•          These flux will rotate at a speed called a Synchronous Speed, ns. The flux is called as Rotating magnetic Field
•          Synchronous speed: speed of rotating flux

 Where;                 p = is the number of poles, and
                                                f  = the frequency of supply

Rotating Magnetic Field

AC Machine Stator

AC Machine Stator


Slip and Rotor Speed


•          The synchronous speed for a squirrel cage motor is calculated by multiplying the constant 120 times the electrical supply frequency; then dividing the result by the number of poles in the motor.
Synchronous speed = 120(frequency)
                                        no. of poles

Slip and Rotor Speed



The actual speed of a squirrel cage motor is less than its synchronous speed. This difference between actual speed and synchronous speed is called "slip.“

                                                                slip%= (syn-actual)(100)
                                                                                        sync

Slip and Rotor Speed


The design of a motor stator and rotor affect its slip characteristics. Squirrel cage motors are made with slip ranging from less than 5% to more than 20%. Motors with slip less than 5% are sometimes called normal slip motors. Motors with slips greater than 5% are used for hard to start loads, because of their inherent capability to create more torque.

Asynchronous and Synchronous Motor


In a typical AC motor, a rotating magnetic field is produced in the stator. The speed of this rotating field is called the synchronous speed and is determined only by the frequency of the power supply and the number of poles of the machine. A synchronous motor is one in which the rotor rotates at the same speed as the rotating magnetic field in the stator. An asynchronous motor is one in which the rotor rotates at a speed slower than the synchronous speed.

 Principle of Operation


Ø  When a 3 phase stator winding is connected to a 3 phase voltage supply, 3 phase current will flow in the windings, hence the stator is energized.
Ø  A rotating flux Φ is produced in the air gap. The flux Φ induces a voltage in the rotor winding (like a transformer).
Ø  The induced voltage produces rotor current, if rotor circuit is closed.
Ø  The rotor current interacts with the flux Φ, producing torque. The rotor rotates in the direction of the rotating flux.
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