Question 9.10: A 10 hp, four-pole, 50 Hz, three-phase induction motor has f...
A 10 hp, four-pole, 50 Hz, three-phase induction motor has friction and windage loss of 3 per cent of output. Calculate at full load the rotor copper loss, rotor input for a full-load slip of 4 per cent. If at this load stator loss is 6 per cent of the input power, calculate the efficiency.
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Output power = 10 hp = 10 × 735.5 W
= 7355 W
and slip, S = 0.04
Friction and windage loss = 0.03 × 7355 W
= 220.6 W
Power developed = 7355 − 220.6 = 7134.4 W
Rotor copper loss = S × Rotor input, (i)
Power developed = (1 − S) Rotor input (ii)
From (i) and (ii),
Power developed = (1− S) \frac{\text {Rotor copper loss}}{S}
or, Rotor copper loss =\frac{S}{(1− S)} Power developed
Substituting values, Rotor copper loss =\frac{0.04}{0.96} \times 7134.4 W
= 297.3 W
Rotor input − Rotor copper loss = Power developed
Therefore, Rotor input = Power developed + Rotor copper loss
= 7134.4 + 297.3
= 7431.7 W
Let input power be = X W
Out of this, 0.06 X W is wasted as stator losses. Stator output = Rotor input = 0.94 X W. Equating with actual values, 0.94 X = 7431.7 W
or, X = 7906 W
Percentage Efficiency = \frac{\text {Output}}{\text {Input}} \times 100 =\frac{7355 \times 100}{7906}=93 per cent