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An induction motor or asynchronous motor is an AC electric motor in which the electric current in the rotor that produces torque is obtained by electromagnetic induction from the magnetic field of the stator winding.<ref>IEC 60050 (Publication date: 1990-10). Section 411-31: Rotation Machinery – General, IEV ref. 411-31-10: "Induction Machine – an asynchronous machine of which only one winding is energized".</ref> An induction motor therefore needs no electrical connections to the rotor.Template:Efn An induction motor's rotor can be either wound type or squirrel-cage type.
Three-phase squirrel-cage induction motors are widely used as industrial drives because they are self-starting, reliable, and economical. Single-phase induction motors are used extensively for smaller loads, such as garbage disposals and stationary power tools. Although traditionally used for constant-speed service, single- and three-phase induction motors are increasingly being installed in variable-speed applications using variable-frequency drives (VFD). VFD offers energy savings opportunities for induction motors in applications like fans, pumps, and compressors that have a variable load.
HistoryEdit
In 1824, the French physicist François Arago formulated the existence of rotating magnetic fields, termed Arago's rotations. By manually turning switches on and off, Walter Baily demonstrated this in 1879, effectively the first primitive induction motor.<ref name="Babbage (1825)">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Thompson (1895)">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Bailey (1879)">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Vuckovic (2006)">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Volume 5. 1890">The Electrical engineer, Volume 5. (February 1890)</ref><ref>The Electrician, Volume 50. 1923</ref><ref>Official gazette of the United States Patent Office: Volume 50. (1890)</ref>
The first commutator-free single-phase AC induction motor was invented by Hungarian engineer Ottó Bláthy; he used the single-phase motor to propel his invention, the electricity meter.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=Ricks1896>Template:Cite journal</ref>
The first AC commutator-free polyphase induction motors were independently invented by Galileo Ferraris and Nikola Tesla, a working motor model having been demonstrated by the former in 1885 and by the latter in 1887.<ref>Ion Boldea, Syed A. Nasar, The Induction Machine Handbook, CRC Press · 2010, page 2</ref><ref>Thomas Parke Hughes, Networks of Power - Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930, Johns Hopkins University Press -1993, page 117</ref><ref>W. Bernard Carlson, Tesla - Inventor of the Electrical Age, Princeton University Press · 2015, page 110</ref> Tesla applied for US patents in October and November 1887 and was granted some of these patents in May 1888. In April 1888, the Royal Academy of Science of Turin published Ferraris's research on his AC polyphase motor detailing the foundations of motor operation.<ref name="Vuckovic (2006)"/><ref name="Ferraris (1888)">Template:Cite journal</ref> In May 1888 Tesla presented the technical paper A New System for Alternating Current Motors and Transformers to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE)<ref name="Alger (1976)">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Froehlich (1992)">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="TEE (1888)">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=Sravastava>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Tesla (1888)">Template:Cite journal</ref> describing three four-stator-pole motor types: one having a four-pole rotor forming a non-self-starting reluctance motor, another with a wound rotor forming a self-starting induction motor, and the third a true synchronous motor with a separately excited DC supply to the rotor winding.
George Westinghouse, who was developing an alternating current power system at that time, licensed Tesla's patents in 1888 and purchased a US patent option on Ferraris' induction motor concept.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Tesla was also employed for one year as a consultant. Westinghouse employee C. F. Scott was assigned to assist Tesla and later took over development of the induction motor at Westinghouse.<ref name="Alger (1976)"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Klooster (2009)">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Day (1996)">Template:Cite book</ref> Steadfast in his promotion of three-phase development, Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky invented the cage-rotor induction motor in 1889 and the three-limb transformer in 1890.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="IEEE German Ch. (2012)">Template:Cite journal</ref> Furthermore, he claimed that Tesla's motor was not practical because of two-phase pulsations, which prompted him to persist in his three-phase work.<ref name="Dolivo-Dobrowolsky (1891)">Template:Cite journal</ref> Although Westinghouse achieved its first practical induction motor in 1892 and developed a line of polyphase 60 hertz induction motors in 1893, these early Westinghouse motors were two-phase motors with wound rotors until B. G. Lamme developed a rotating bar winding rotor.<ref name="Alger (1976)"/>
The General Electric Company (GE) began developing three-phase induction motors in 1891.<ref name="Alger (1976)"/> By 1896, General Electric and Westinghouse signed a cross-licensing agreement for the bar-winding-rotor design, later called the squirrel-cage rotor.<ref name="Alger (1976)"/> Arthur E. Kennelly was the first to bring out the full significance of complex numbers (using j to represent the square root of minus one) to designate the 90º rotation operator in analysis of AC problems.<ref name="Kenelly (1893)">Template:Cite journal</ref> GE's Charles Proteus Steinmetz improved the application of AC complex quantities and developed an analytical model called the induction motor Steinmetz equivalent circuit.<ref name="Alger (1976)"/><ref name="Steinmetz (1897a)">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Banihaschemi (1973)">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Steinmetz (1897b)">Template:Cite book</ref>
Induction motor improvements flowing from these inventions and innovations were such that a modern 100-horsepower induction motor has the same mounting dimensions as a 7.5-horsepower motor in 1897.<ref name="Alger (1976)"/>
PrincipleEdit
3-phase motorEdit
In both induction and synchronous motors, the AC power supplied to the motor's stator creates a magnetic field that rotates in synchronism with the AC oscillations. Whereas a synchronous motor's rotor turns at the same rate as the stator field, an induction motor's rotor rotates at a somewhat slower speed than the stator field. The induction motor's stator magnetic field is therefore changing or rotating relative to the rotor. This induces an opposing current in the rotor, in effect the motor's secondary winding.<ref name="Knowlton (1949)">Template:Cite book</ref> The rotating magnetic flux induces currents in the rotor windings,<ref name=NSWHSCOnline>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in a manner similar to currents induced in a transformer's secondary winding(s).
The induced currents in the rotor windings in turn create magnetic fields in the rotor that react against the stator field. The direction of the rotor magnetic field opposes the change in current through the rotor windings, following Lenz's Law. The cause of induced current in the rotor windings is the rotating stator magnetic field, so to oppose the change in rotor-winding currents the rotor turns in the direction of the stator magnetic field. The rotor accelerates until the magnitude of induced rotor current and torque balances the load on the rotor. Since rotation at synchronous speed does not induce rotor current, an induction motor always operates slightly slower than synchronous speed. The difference, or "slip," between actual and synchronous speed varies from about 0.5% to 5.0% for standard Design B torque curve induction motors.<ref name=NEMAMG1C>Template:Cite book</ref> The induction motor's essential character is that torque is created solely by induction instead of the rotor being separately excited as in synchronous or DC machines or being self-magnetized as in permanent magnet motors.<ref name="Knowlton (1949)"/>
For rotor currents to be induced, the speed of the physical rotor must be lower than that of the stator's rotating magnetic field (<math>n_s</math>); otherwise the magnetic field would not be moving relative to the rotor conductors and no currents would be induced. As the speed of the rotor drops below synchronous speed, the rotation rate of the magnetic field in the rotor increases, inducing more current in the windings and creating more torque. The ratio between the rotation rate of the magnetic field induced in the rotor and the rotation rate of the stator's rotating field is called "slip". Under load, the speed drops and the slip increases enough to create sufficient torque to turn the load. For this reason, induction motors are sometimes referred to as "asynchronous motors".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
An induction motor can be used as an induction generator, or it can be unrolled to form a linear induction motor which can directly generate linear motion. The generating mode for induction motors is complicated by the need to excite the rotor, which begins with only residual magnetization. In some cases, that residual magnetization is enough to self-excite the motor under load. Therefore, it is necessary to either snap the motor and connect it momentarily to a live grid or to add capacitors charged initially by residual magnetism and providing the required reactive power during operation. Similar is the operation of the induction motor in parallel with a synchronous motor serving as a power factor compensator. A feature in the generator mode in parallel to the grid is that the rotor speed is higher than in the driving mode. Then active energy is being given to the grid.<ref name="Babbage (1825)" /> Another disadvantage of the induction motor generator is that it consumes a significant magnetizing current I0 = (20–35)%.
Synchronous speedEdit
An AC motor's synchronous speed, <math>f_s</math>, is the rotation rate of the stator's magnetic field <math display="block">f_s = {2f \over p},</math> where <math>f</math> is the frequency of the power supply in hertz and <math>p</math> is the number of magnetic poles. For synchronous speed <math>n_s</math> in RPM, the formula becomes:<ref name=MDEMRC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=elec-toolbox>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> <math display="block">n_s = \frac{2f}{p}\cdot 60= \frac{120 f}{p}.</math> For example, for a four-pole, three-phase motor, <math>p</math> = 4 and <math>n_s = {120f \over 4}</math> = 1,500 RPM (for <math>f</math> = 50 Hz) and 1,800 RPM (for <math>f</math> = 60 Hz) synchronous speed.
The number of magnetic poles, <math>p</math>, is the number of north and south poles per phase. For example; a single-phase motor with 3 north and 3 south poles, having 6 poles per phase, is a 6-pole motor. A three-phase motor with 18 north and 18 south poles, having 6 poles per phase, is also a 6-pole motor. This industry standard method of counting poles results in the same synchronous speed for a given frequency regardless of polarity.
SlipEdit
Slip, <math>s</math>, is defined as the difference between synchronous speed and operating speed, at the same frequency, expressed in rpm, or in percentage or ratio of synchronous speed. Thus
- <math>s = \frac{n_s-n_r}{n_s}\,</math>
where <math>n_s</math> is stator electrical speed, <math>n_r</math> is rotor mechanical speed.<ref name=Sravastava2>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=NEMAASD>Template:Cite book</ref> Slip, which varies from zero at synchronous speed and 1 when the rotor is stalled, determines the motor's torque. Since the short-circuited rotor windings have small resistance, even a small slip induces a large current in the rotor and produces significant torque.<ref name="Herman">Template:Cite book</ref> At full rated load, slip varies from more than 5% for small or special purpose motors to less than 1% for large motors.<ref name="Peltola (no year)">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> These speed variations can cause load-sharing problems when differently sized motors are mechanically connected.<ref name="Peltola (no year)"/> Various methods are available to reduce slip, VFDs often offering the best solution.<ref name="Peltola (no year)"/>
TorqueEdit
Standard torqueEdit
The typical speed-torque relationship of a standard NEMA Design B polyphase induction motor is as shown in the curve at right. Suitable for most low performance loads such as centrifugal pumps and fans, Design B motors are constrained by the following typical torque ranges:<ref name=NEMAMG1C/>Template:Efn
- Breakdown torque (peak torque), 175–300% of rated torque
- Locked-rotor torque (torque at 100% slip), 75–275% of rated torque
- Pull-up torque, 65–190% of rated torque.
Over a motor's normal load range, the torque's slope is approximately linear or proportional to slip because the value of rotor resistance divided by slip, <math>R_r'/s</math>, dominates torque in a linear manner.<ref name="Keljik">Template:Cite conference</ref> As load increases above rated load, stator and rotor leakage reactance factors gradually become more significant in relation to <math>R_r'/s</math> such that torque gradually curves towards breakdown torque. As the load torque increases beyond breakdown torque the motor stalls.
StartingEdit
Template:See also There are three basic types of small induction motors: split-phase single-phase, shaded-pole single-phase, and polyphase.
In two-pole single-phase motors, the torque goes to zero at 100% slip (zero speed), so these require alterations to the stator such as shaded-poles to provide starting torque. A single phase induction motor requires separate starting circuitry to provide a rotating field to the motor. The normal running windings within such a single-phase motor can cause the rotor to turn in either direction, so the starting circuit determines the operating direction.
In certain smaller single-phase motors, starting is done by means of a copper wire turn around part of a pole; such a pole is referred to as a shaded pole. The current induced in this turn lags behind the supply current, creating a delayed magnetic field around the shaded part of the pole face. This imparts sufficient rotational field energy to start the motor. These motors are typically used in applications such as desk fans and record players, as the required starting torque is low, and the low efficiency is tolerable relative to the reduced cost of the motor and starting method compared to other AC motor designs.
Larger single phase motors are split-phase motors and have a second stator winding fed with out-of-phase current; such currents may be created by feeding the winding through a capacitor or having it receive different values of inductance and resistance from the main winding. In capacitor-start designs, the second winding is disconnected once the motor is up to speed, usually either by a centrifugal switch acting on weights on the motor shaft or a thermistor which heats up and increases its resistance, reducing the current through the second winding to an insignificant level. The capacitor-run designs keep the second winding on when running, improving torque. A resistance start design uses a starter inserted in series with the startup winding, creating reactance.
Self-starting polyphase induction motors produce torque even at standstill. Available squirrel-cage induction motor starting methods include direct-on-line starting, reduced-voltage reactor or auto-transformer starting, star-delta starting or, increasingly, new solid-state soft assemblies and, of course, variable frequency drives (VFDs).<ref name="Liang (2011)"/>
Polyphase motors have rotor bars shaped to give different speed-torque characteristics. The current distribution within the rotor bars varies depending on the frequency of the induced current. At standstill, the rotor current is the same frequency as the stator current, and tends to travel at the outermost parts of the cage rotor bars (by skin effect). The different bar shapes can give usefully different speed-torque characteristics as well as some control over the inrush current at startup.
Although polyphase motors are inherently self-starting, their starting and pull-up torque design limits must be high enough to overcome actual load conditions.
In wound rotor motors, rotor circuit connection through slip rings to external resistances allows change of speed-torque characteristics for acceleration control and speed control purposes.
Speed controlEdit
ResistanceEdit
Before the development of semiconductor power electronics, it was difficult to vary the frequency, and cage induction motors were mainly used in fixed speed applications. Applications, such as electric overhead cranes, used DC drives or wound rotor motors (WRIM) with slip rings for rotor circuit connection to variable external resistance allowing considerable range of speed control. However, resistor losses associated with low speed operation of WRIMs is a major cost disadvantage, especially for constant loads.<ref name="Jamil Asghar (2003)">Template:Cite book</ref> Large slip ring motor drives, termed slip energy recovery systems, some still in use, recover energy from the rotor circuit, rectify it, and return it to the power system using a VFD.
CascadeEdit
The speed of a pair of slip-ring motors can be controlled by a cascade connection, or concatenation. The rotor of one motor is connected to the stator of the other.Template:Citation needed If the two motors are also mechanically connected, they will run at half speed. This system was once widely used in three-phase AC railway locomotives, such as FS Class E.333. By the turn of this century, however, such cascade-based electromechanical systems became much more efficiently and economically solved using power semiconductor elements solutions.<ref>Template:Cite conference</ref>
Variable-frequency driveEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In many industrial variable-speed applications, DC and WRIM drives are being displaced by VFD-fed cage induction motors. The most common efficient way to control asynchronous motor speed of many loads is with VFDs. Barriers to adoption of VFDs due to cost and reliability considerations have been reduced considerably over the past three decades such that it is estimated that drive technology is adopted in as many as 30–40% of all newly installed motors.<ref name="Motoring Ahead 1/11">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Variable frequency drives implement the scalar or vector control of an induction motor.
With scalar control, only the magnitude and frequency of the supply voltage are controlled without phase control (absent feedback by rotor position). Scalar control is suitable for application where the load is constant.
Vector control allows independent control of the speed and torque of the motor, making it possible to maintain a constant rotation speed at varying load torque. But vector control is more expensive because of the cost of the sensor (not always) and the requirement for a more powerful controller.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ConstructionEdit
The stator of an induction motor consists of poles carrying supply current to induce a magnetic field that penetrates the rotor. To optimize the distribution of the magnetic field, windings are distributed in slots around the stator, with the magnetic field having the same number of north and south poles. Induction motors are most commonly run on single-phase or three-phase power, but two-phase motors exist; in theory, induction motors can have any number of phases. Many single-phase motors having two windings can be viewed as two-phase motors, since a capacitor is used to generate a second power phase 90° from the single-phase supply and feeds it to the second motor winding. Single-phase motors require some mechanism to produce a rotating field on startup. Induction motors using a squirrel-cage rotor winding may have the rotor bars skewed slightly to smooth out torque in each revolution.
Standardized NEMA & IEC motor frame sizes throughout the industry result in interchangeable dimensions for shaft, foot mounting, general aspects as well as certain motor flange aspect. Since an open, drip proof (ODP) motor design allows a free air exchange from outside to the inner stator windings, this style of motor tends to be slightly more efficient because the windings are cooler. At a given power rating, lower speed requires a larger frame.<ref name="SPECIFIER GUIDE">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Rotation reversalEdit
The method of changing the direction of rotation of an induction motor depends on whether it is a three-phase or single-phase machine. A three-phase motor can be reversed by swapping any two of its phase connections. Motors required to change direction regularly (such as hoists) will have extra switching contacts in their controller to reverse rotation as needed. A variable frequency drive nearly always permits reversal by electronically changing the phase sequence of voltage applied to the motor.
In a single-phase split-phase motor, reversal is achieved by reversing the connections of the starting winding. Some motors bring out the start winding connections to allow selection of rotation direction at installation. If the start winding is permanently connected within the motor, it is impractical to reverse the sense of rotation. Single-phase shaded-pole motors have a fixed rotation unless a second set of shading windings is provided.
Power factorEdit
The power factor of induction motors varies with load, typically from about 0.85 or 0.90 at full load to as low as about 0.20 at no-load,<ref name="Liang (2011)"/> due to stator and rotor leakage and magnetizing reactances.<ref name="Fink (1978)">Template:Cite book</ref> Power factor can be improved by connecting capacitors either on an individual motor basis or, by preference, on a common bus covering several motors. For economic and other considerations, power systems are rarely power factor corrected to unity power factor.<ref name="Jordan (1994)"/> Power capacitor application with harmonic currents requires power system analysis to avoid harmonic resonance between capacitors and transformer and circuit reactances.<ref name="NEMA MG-1, p. 19">NEMA MG-1, p. 19</ref> Common bus power factor correction is recommended to minimize resonant risk and to simplify power system analysis.<ref name="NEMA MG-1, p. 19"/>
EfficiencyEdit
Template:See also Full-load motor efficiency ranges from 85–97%, with losses as follows:<ref name="USDOE (2008)">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Friction and windage, 5–15%
- Iron or core losses, 15–25%
- Stator losses, 25–40%
- Rotor losses, 15–25%
- Stray load losses, 10–20%.
For an electric motor, the efficiency, represented by the Greek letter Eta,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> is defined as the quotient of the mechanical output power and the electric input power,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> calculated using this formula:
- <math>\eta=\frac{\text{Output Mechanical Power}}{\text{Input Electrical Power}}</math>
Regulatory authorities in many countries have implemented legislation to encourage the manufacture and use of higher efficiency electric motors. Some legislation mandates the future use of premium-efficiency induction motors in certain equipment. For more information, see: Premium efficiency.
Steinmetz equivalent circuitEdit
Many useful motor relationships between time, current, voltage, speed, power factor, and torque can be obtained from analysis of the Steinmetz equivalent circuit (also termed T-equivalent circuit or IEEE recommended equivalent circuit), a mathematical model used to describe how an induction motor's electrical input is transformed into useful mechanical energy output. The equivalent circuit is a single-phase representation of a multiphase induction motor that is valid in steady-state balanced-load conditions.
The Steinmetz equivalent circuit is expressed simply in terms of the following components:
- Stator resistance and leakage reactance (<math>R_s</math>, <math>X_s</math>).
- Rotor resistance, leakage reactance, and slip (<math>R_r</math>, <math>X_r</math> or <math>R_r'</math>, <math>X_r'</math>, and <math>s</math>).
- Magnetizing reactance (<math>X_m</math>).
Paraphrasing from Alger in Knowlton, an induction motor is simply an electrical transformer the magnetic circuit of which is separated by an air gap between the stator winding and the moving rotor winding.<ref name="Knowlton (1949)"/> The equivalent circuit can accordingly be shown either with equivalent circuit components of respective windings separated by an ideal transformer or with rotor components referred to the stator side as shown in the following circuit and associated equation and parameter definition tables.<ref name="Liang (2011)">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Jordan (1994)">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Hubert (2002)">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Beaty (2006)">Template:Cite conference</ref><ref name=Knight2022-eqcct>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="IEEE112 (2004)">Template:Cite book</ref>
The following rule-of-thumb approximations apply to the circuit:<ref name="IEEE112 (2004)"/><ref>Alger (1949), p. 711</ref><ref name="Özyurt (2005)">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Maximum current happens under locked rotor current (LRC) conditions and is somewhat less than <math>V_\text{s}/X</math>, with LRC typically ranging between 6 and 7 times rated current for standard Design B motors.<ref name=NEMAMG1C/>
- Breakdown torque <math>T_\text{max}</math> happens when <math>s \approx R_\text{r}'/X</math> and <math>I_\text{s} \approx 0.7\;LRC</math> such that <math>T_\text{max} \approx KV_\text{s}^2/2X</math> and thus, with constant voltage input, a low-slip induction motor's percent-rated maximum torque is about half its percent-rated LRC.
- The relative stator to rotor leakage reactance of standard Design B cage induction motors is<ref name=Knight-2022-nema>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- <math>\frac{X_\text{s}}{X_\text{r}'} \approx \frac{0.4}{0.6}</math>.
- Neglecting stator resistance, an induction motor's torque curve reduces to the Kloss equation<ref name="Hameyer *2001)">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}page=133</ref>
- <math>T_\text{em} \approx \frac{2T_\text{max}}{\frac{s}{s_\text{max}} + \frac{s_\text{max}}{s}}</math>, where <math>s_\text{max}</math> is slip at <math>T_\text{max}</math>.
| Circuit parameter definitions | ||
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| Units | ||
| <math>f</math> | stator source frequency | Hz |
| <math>f_\text{s}</math> | stator synchronous frequency | Hz |
| <math>n_\text{r}</math> | rotor speed in revolutions per minute | rpm |
| <math>n_\text{s}</math> | synchronous speed in revolutions per minute | rpm |
| <math>I_\text{s}</math> | stator or primary current | A |
| <math>I_\text{r}'</math> | rotor or secondary current referred to stator side | A |
| <math>I_\text{m}</math> | magnetizing current | A |
| <math>j = \sqrt{-1}</math> | imaginary number, or 90° rotation, operator | |
| <math>K_\text{TE}</math> | <math>= X_m/\left(X_s + X_m\right)</math> Thévenin reactance factor | |
| <math>m</math> | number of motor phases | |
| <math>p</math> | number of motor poles | |
| <math>P_\text{em}</math> | electromechanical power | W or hp |
| <math>P_\text{gap}</math> | air gap power | W |
| <math>P_\text{r}</math> | rotor copper losses | W |
| <math>P_\text{o}</math> | input power | W |
| <math>P_\text{h}</math> | core loss | W |
| <math>P_\text{f}</math> | friction and windage loss | W |
| <math>P_\text{rl}</math> | running light watts input | W |
| <math>P_\text{sl}</math> | stray-load loss | W |
| <math>R_\text{s}, X_\text{s}</math> | stator or primary resistance and leakage reactance | Ω |
| <math>R_\text{r}', X_\text{r}'</math> | rotor or secondary resistance & leakage reactance referred to the stator side | Ω |
| <math>R_\text{o}, X_\text{o}</math> | resistance & leakage reactance at motor input | Ω |
| <math>R_\text{TE}, X_\text{TE}</math> | Thévenin equivalent resistance & leakage reactance combining <math>R_\text{s}, X_\text{s}</math> and <math>X_m</math> | Ω |
| <math>s</math> | slip | |
| <math>T_\text{em}</math> | electromagnetic torque | Nm or ft-lb |
| <math>T_\text{max}</math> | breakdown torque | Nm or ft-lb |
| <math>V_\text{s}</math> | impressed stator phase voltage | V |
| <math>X_\text{m}</math> | magnetizing reactance | Ω |
| <math>X</math> | <math>X_s + X_r'</math> | Ω |
| <math>Z_\text{s}</math> | stator or primary impedance | Ω |
| <math>Z_\text{r}'</math> | rotor or secondary impedance referred to the primary | Ω |
| <math>Z_\text{o}</math> | impedance at motor stator or primary input | Ω |
| <math>Z</math> | combined rotor or secondary and magnetizing impedance | Ω |
| <math>Z_\text{TE}</math> | Thévenin equivalent circuit impedance, <math>R_\text{TE} + X_\text{TE}</math> | Ω |
| <math>\omega_\text{r}</math> | rotor speed | rad/s |
| <math>\omega_\text{s}</math> | synchronous speed | rad/s |
| <math>Y</math> | <math>= G + jB = \frac{1}{Z} = \frac{1}{R + jX} = \frac{R}{Z^2} - \frac{jX}{Z^2}</math> | S or Ʊ |
| <math>\left\vert Z \right\vert</math> | <math>\sqrt{R^2 + X^2}</math> | Ω |
| Basic electrical equations | ||
|---|---|---|
Motor input equivalent impedance
Stator current
I_\text{s} =
V_\text{s}/Z_\text{m} =
V_\text{s}/\left(R_\text{s} + jX_\text{s} + \frac{\left(\frac{1}{s}R_\text{r}' + jX_\text{r}'\right) jX_\text{m}}{\frac{1}{s}R_\text{r}' + j\left(X_\text{r}' + X_m\right)}\right)
</math> Rotor current referred to the stator side in terms of stator current
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| Power equations | ||
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From Steinmetz equivalent circuit, we have
That is, air gap power is equal to electromechanical power output plus rotor copper losses
P_\text{gap} &= P_\text{em} + P_r \\
P_r &= 3R_\text{r}' I_\text{r}^{\prime 2} \\
P_\text{gap} &= \frac{3R_\text{r}' I_\text{r}^{\prime 2}}{s} \\
P_\text{em} &= 3R_\text{r}' I_\text{r}^{\prime 2}\frac{1 - s}{s} \\
P_\text{em} &= P_\text{gap}(1 - s)
\end{align}</math> Expressing electromechanical power output in terms of rotor speed
Expressing <math>T_\text{em}</math> in ft-lb:
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| Torque equations | ||
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In order to be able to express <math>T_\text{em}</math> directly in terms of <math>s</math>, IEEE recommends that <math>R_\text{s}, X_\text{s}</math> and <math>X_\text{m}</math> be converted to the Thévenin equivalent circuit File:IMEQCCTTE.jpg IEEE recommended Thévenin equivalent circuit where
Since <math>R_\text{s}^2 \gg{\left(X_\text{s} + X_\text{m}\right)^2}</math> and <math>X_\text{s} \ll X_\text{m}</math>, and letting <math>K_\text{TE} = \frac{X_\text{m}}{X_\text{s} + X_\text{m}}</math>
For low values of slip:
For high values of slip
For maximum or breakdown torque, which is independent of rotor resistance
Corresponding slip at maximum or breakdown torque is
In foot-pound units
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Linear induction motorEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Linear induction motors, which work on the same general principles as rotary induction motors (frequently three-phase), are designed to produce straight line motion. Uses include magnetic levitation, linear propulsion, linear actuators, and liquid metal pumping.<ref name="BAS (1973)">Template:Cite book</ref>
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
Classical sourcesEdit
External linksEdit
- Who Invented the Polyphase Electric Motor?
- Silvanus Phillips Thompson: Polyphase electric currents and alternate current motors
- Induction motor topics from Hyperphysics website hosted by C.R. Nave, GSU Physics and Astronomy Dept.
- Cowern Papers