7-7. A 208-V four-pole 60-Hz Y-connected wound-rotor induction motor is rated at 15 hp.

Its equivalent
circuit components are
R1 = 0.220 Ω R2 = 0.127 Ω X M = 15.0 Ω
X 1 = 0.430 Ω X 2 = 0.430 Ω
Pmech = 300 W Pmisc ≈ 0 Pcore = 200 W
For a slip of 0.05, find
(a) The line current I L

(b) The stator copper losses PSCL

(c) The air-gap power PAG

(d) The power converted from electrical to mechanical form Pconv

(e) The induced torque τ ind

(f) The load torque τ load

(g) The overall machine efficiency
(h) The motor speed in revolutions per minute and radians per second
SOLUTION The equivalent circuit of this induction motor is shown below:
IA
R1 jX1 jX2 R2

+ j0.43 Ω 0.127 Ω
0.22 Ω j0.43 Ω

jXM §1− s ·
Vφ j15 Ω R2 ¨ ¸
© s ¹
2.413 Ω
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(a) The easiest way to find the line current (or armature current) is to get the equivalent impedance Z F
of the rotor circuit in parallel with jX M , and then calculate the current as the phase voltage divided by
the sum of the series impedances, as shown below.
IA
R1 jX1 jXF RF

+
0.22 Ω j0.43 Ω

Vφ

The equivalent impedance of the rotor circuit in parallel with jX M is:

1 1
ZF = = = 2.337 + j 0.803 = 2.47∠19° Ω
1 1 1 1
+ +
jX M Z 2 j15 Ω 2.54 + j 0.43

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The phase voltage is 208/ 3 = 120 V, so line current I L is
Vφ 120∠0° V
IL = IA = =
R1 + jX 1 + RF + jX F 0.22 Ω + j 0.43 Ω + 2.337 Ω + j 0.803 Ω
I L = I A = 42.3∠ − 25.7° A
(b) The stator copper losses are

PSCL = 3I A R1 = 3 ( 42.3 A ) ( 0.22 Ω ) = 1180 W

2 2

R2
The air gap power is PAG = 3I 2 = 3I A R F
2 2
(c)
s
2 R2 2
(Note that 3I A RF is equal to 3I 2 , since the only resistance in the original rotor circuit was R2 / s ,
s
and the resistance in the Thevenin equivalent circuit is RF . The power consumed by the Thevenin
equivalent circuit must be the same as the power consumed by the original circuit.)
R2
= 3I A RF = 3 ( 42.3 A ) ( 2.337 Ω ) = 12.54 kW
2
PAG = 3I 2
2 2

s
(d) The power converted from electrical to mechanical form is
Pconv = (1 − s ) PAG = (1 − 0.05)(12.54 kW ) = 11.92 kW
(e) The induced torque in the motor is
PAG 12.54 kW
τ ind = = = 66.5 N ⋅ m
ω sync § 2π rad ·§ 1 min ·
(1800 r/min )¨ ¸¨ ¸
© 1 r ¹© 60 s ¹
(f) The output power of this motor is
POUT = Pconv − Pmech − Pcore − Pmisc = 11.92 kW − 300 W − 200 W − 0 W = 11.42 kW
The output speed is
nm = (1 − s ) nsync = (1 − 0.05)(1800 r/min ) = 1710 r/min
Therefore the load torque is
POUT 11.42 kW
τ load = = = 63.8 N ⋅ m
ωm
(1710 r/min )§¨ 2π rad ·¸§¨ 1 min ·¸
© 1 r ¹© 60 s ¹
(g) The overall efficiency is
POUT POUT
η= × 100% = × 100%
PIN 3Vφ I A cos θ
11.42 kW
η= × 100% = 83.2%
3 (120 V )( 42.3 A ) cos 25.7°
(h) The motor speed in revolutions per minute is 1710 r/min. The motor speed in radians per second is

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