Three-Phase AC machines

Resource 6

Three-Phase Wound Rotor Induction Motors

Three-Phase AC Machines
Three-Phase Wound Rotor Induction Motors
Resource 6

Aim

• To understand the construction, operation and performance of a Three-Phase Wound

Rotor Induction Motor
Three-Phase AC Machines
Three-Phase Wound Rotor Induction Motors
Resource 6

Objectives

• To be able to describe the construction of a three-phase wound rotor

induction motor
• To be able to describe the operation of a three-phase wound rotor
induction motor
• To be able to describe the performance of a three-phase wound rotor
induction motor
 Motor Construction

Outside View 1

1. Terminal Box

2. Outer Casing
7
3. Mounting Bolts
2

4. Inspection Cover

5. Air Intake Vents

6
6. End Plate

5 4 3
7. Rotor Shaft
 Motor Construction

1 2
Terminal Box

1. Rotor Terminals K, L, M

2. Stator Terminals U1, V1, W1 3

3. Stator Windings

4. Stator Terminals U2, V2, W2

5. Rotor Windings

5 4
6
6. Earth Terminal
 Motor Construction

1
The Stator

1. Motor Outer Casing

2. Stator Coils
2
3. Stator Slots 6

4. Air Intake Vents

5. Stator Laminations 3
5
6. Slots Insulators

4
 Motor Construction

The Rotor

1. Rotor Coils

2. Slip Rings

3. Brushes

4. Rotor Terminals

5. Rotor Laminations

6. Rotor Slots
 Motor Construction

The Rotor 2 3

1
1. Slip Rings

2. Rotor Coils

3. Cooling Fan

4. Rotor Slots

5. Bearing
4
5
 Motor Construction

The Brush Gear 6

1

1. Brass Brush Holders

2. Carbon Brushes
5
2
3. Springs

4. Nylon Insulator

5. Rotor Terminals

6. External Connecting Wires

3
4
 Motor Operation

The Rheostat Method of Starting

1. Motor starts with 3-gang

Rheostat set to highest
resistance giving low starting
current and slow speed.

2. The Rheostat is adjusted

slowly thus reducing rotor
resistance to zero.

3. This increases rotor speed

up to its maximum value

4. Starting torque can be

easily adjusted by initial
resistance setting to suit the
load.
 Motor Operation

Stator Connections
The Contactor Method of Starting

1. Motor starts with 3 Earth Terminal

resistors in each rotor circuit Shorting Relays K1, K2, K3
giving low starting current Rotor Connections
and slow speed.
2. K3 is energised shorting
Rotor Resistor
out resistors R31, R32, R33 Bank 1
giving increased speed.
3. K2 is energised shorting
out resistors R21, R22, R23 Rotor Resistor
giving increased speed. Bank 2

4. K1 is energised shorting
out resistors R11, R12, R13
giving full speed. Rotor Resistor
Bank 3
 Motor Performance

Torque-Speed Curve for a

four pole motor

Increasing Rotor Resistance

1. Does not change synchronous

speed

2. Does not change maximum

torque

3. Increases Starting Torque

4. Decreases Speed in running

region for given load

5. Decreases Speed where

maximum torque occurs

6. Decreases Starting Current