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(3-phase induction and
synchronous motors)
Contents
Rotor
(rotating part)
Stator
(stationary part)
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1. Asynchronous (induction) motor
The rotor is constructed of a number of conducting bars running parallel
to the axis of the motor and two conducting rings on the ends. The
assembly resembles a squirrel cage, thus this type of motor is often
called a squirrel-cage motor.
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Image from Machine Elements in Mechanical Design, Robert L. Mott _animation.gif
1. Synchronous motor
The synchronous motor operates at exactly synchronous speed with no
slip. The rotor is of a constant polarity (either a permanent magnet or an
energized electromagnet) and the windings of the stator are wrapped in
such a way as to produce a rotating magnetic field. Such motors provide
very little torque at zero speed, and thus need some kind of separate
starting apparatus. Often a squirrel-cage rotor is built into the main rotor.
When the motor reaches a few percent of synchronous speed, the rotor
is energized and the squirrel cage becomes ineffective.
Image from Machine Elements in Mechanical Design, Robert L. Mott Animation © Motorola, Inc.
2. Introduction to motor protection
Insulation faults 30 %
Faulty protection 5 %
Other causes 19 %
2.1 Protective functions needed
Faulty
protection 5 %
SPAM 150C
REX521H07/H50
REF541/3/5
REM541/4/5
REF542Plus
REM610
REM630
2.3 Definitions
Developed Dissipated
heat heat
I2 R T
3.1 Motor Thermal Behaviour
K = constant
Load
e = 2.7183 (Neper)
t = time
t t = time constant
I = highest phase current
IFLC = Full Load Current
t
3.1 Motor Thermal Behaviour
Load
t
3.1 Motor Thermal Behaviour
Low load
Time
Time
3.2 Direct temperature measurement
and
current based thermal model
2
I
1 e t
t
K
I FLC
3.2 Direct temperature measurement
Sensor types
RTD (resistance temperature detector)
Pt 100, Pt250, Ni 100, Cu 10 etc
Linear (or almost linear)
Location
Winding: embedded into the winding slot
this is overheating protection
Bearing
Other: ambient temperature, cooling air
3.2 Direct temperature measurement
Disadvantages
Slow, does not detect rapid change (start-up, heavy overload)
Advantages
True information, i.e. detects also
failures in the cooling system
reduced cooling because of a dirt etc
2
I
1 e t
t
10000
100
Start-up, U=100%
10
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
10
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
10000
1000
Time in sec.
100
COLD motor
10
WARM
motor
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Squirrel cage
motor HXR 500
• 900 kW
• 3 kV
• 200 A
• 1492 rpm
4.1 Example 2
4.2 Protection consideration
1000
Operation time (sec.)
100
10
1
1 2 3 4 5
Stator current / rated current
4.2 Protection consideration
1000
Operation time (sec.)
100
10
1
1 2 3 4 5
Stator current / rated current
4.2 Protection consideration
1000
Operation time (sec.)
100
10
1
1 2 3 4 5
Stator current / rated current
4.3 Different approaches for finding settings
4.3 Motor thermal limit curves are known
10000
1000
Operation time (sec.)
100
10
1
1 2 3 4 5
Stator current / rated current
4.3 Motor locked rotor time
1000
Operation time (sec.)
Locked rotor
time (warm)
100
10
1
1 2 3 4 5
Stator current / rated current
4.3 Process oriented approach
REM610, REM611,
REM615, REM 620, REM630
& SPAM 150C
4.4 Thermal Overload Protection
% Thermal capacity
100
A A ΘA ≈ short time heating/cooling
ΘB ≈ long time heating/cooling
80
B
B
60 I > I I < I
I N 1 I NR
REM610 PU scale
I NM I N 2
effects to ALL protection stages, except earth-fault
I NM I N 2
REM615/MTPPR Rated current
I N 1 I NR
effect only in the function itself
1000
Operation time (sec)
100
10
1
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Phase current (Amps)
4.5 Thermal overload protection in
I N 1 I NR
scaling
I NM I N 2
90 %
Stator
80 %
Used thermal capacity [%]
70 %
Rotor
60 %
50 %
40 %
30 %
20 %
10 %
0%
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Tim e [sec.]
4.5 Thermal Overload Protection
REF 542Plus
4.6 Thermal Overload Protection
Warm Cold
10000
Time
100 constant
Off
10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Current (xIMn)
4.7 Other settings in thermal protection
4.7 Other settings: Cooling time-constant
Heat exchangers
cooling is 1..2 times slower
IC86W
Setting considerations
Should be higher than the thermal level of the motor
which has been running for a long time with full load
Should give enough time to reduce the load
Generally, prior alarm level is set to 80 .. 95 % of the trip level
Undesirable alarms?
At motor restart (compare alarm level to restart-inhibit margin)
At relay power-on
Relay has no memory of the situation before power-off, therefore a
hot (warm) motor condition is assumed. For example SPAM 150C
begins from 74% after power-on.
4.7 Other settings: restart inhibit
Setting (inh ):
100% - “consumption of one start-up” - margin
100%
Margin
Consumption of
a single start-up
inh
time
4.7 Other settings: restart inhibit
start up time
consumptio n 100%
trip time
4.7 Other settings: restart inhibit
General
Supplementary & Backup protection to the thermal overload
Limits the number of consecutive starts protection against
cumulative thermal stress caused by the starts
Settings
The inhibit level
tsi = (n-1) ts +10%
where n = number of allowed start-ups
ts = starting time (in seconds)
Countdown rate
Dts = ts / Dt
where ts = starting time (in seconds)
Dt = count time for one start-up (in hours)
I>
1000
Time in sec.
100
t>
10
1
1 2 3 4 5 10
1000
Time in sec.
Max permitted
100 I2t locked rotor time
10
1
1 2 3 4 5 10
1000
Time in sec.
100
Max permitted
locked rotor time
10
1
1 2 3 4 5 10
Have both
Stall = for locked rotor (LRT) protection
I2t = for allowable running-up time (ART) protection (max. start-up time
allowed for the motor in case the rotor starts to rotate, but because of external problem or too
high mechanical load the start-up is prolonged)
1000
Stall
Time in sec.
I2t
100
Max permitted
locked rotor time
10
1
1 2 3 4 5 10
Doubling effect
I>> setting can be set for automatic doubling during a motor
start-up. Setting is selected 75% - 90% of start-up current
High-set Overcurrent functions as a fast run-time stall protection
Phase current
I>> setting
time
Start-up Run-time STALL
High-set Overcurrent Protection
L1 L1
L1+L3
-(L1+L3)
L3 L3
Unbalance Protection
175
K
Istart 2
where Istart = start-up current of the motor x FLC
Unbalance protection, Min-Max Principle
IL max IL min
DI 100%
IL max
If the phase currents are less than the FLC
IL max IL min
DI 100%
IFLC
DI and negative phase sequence (NPS) are not the same!
= Undercurrent protection
Undercurrent Protection
Apparent E/F
current will occur
at startup due to
the saturation of
CT when sum
connection of CTs
is used.
Earth Fault Protection