Induction Motor
Induction Motor
INDUCTION MOTOR
Construction
Wound rotor
Notice the
slip rings
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Construction
Slip rings
Cutaway in a
typical wound-
rotor IM.
Notice the
brushes and
the slip rings
Brushe
s
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Principle of operation
ind kBR Bs
Where ind is the induced torque and BR and BS are the
magnetic flux densities of the rotor and the stator
respectively
Induction motor speed
• At what speed will the IM run?
• Can the IM run at the synchronous speed, why?
• If rotor runs at the synchronous speed, which is the same
speed of the rotating magnetic field, then the rotor will appear
stationary to the rotating magnetic field and the rotating
magnetic field will not cut the rotor. So, no induced current will
flow in the rotor and no rotor magnetic flux will be produced so
no torque is generated and the rotor speed will fall below the
synchronous speed
• When the speed falls, the rotating magnetic field will cut the
rotor windings and a torque is produced
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Induction motor speed
• So, the IM will always run at a speed lower than the
synchronous speed
• The difference between the motor speed and the
synchronous speed is called the Slip
nslip nsync nm
Where nslip= slip speed
nsync= speed of the magnetic field
nm = mechanical shaft speed of the motor
The Slip
nsync nm
s
nsync
Pout Pout
load
m 2 nm
60
10 hp 746 watt / hp
41.7 N .m
1710 2 (1/ 60)
Problem
Slip and its effect on rotor frequency
Effect of slip on rotor voltage
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