Motor Formulas

V = Volts A = Amperes R = Ohms P = Watts PF = Power factor (Motor) Eff = Efficiency (Motor) HP = Horsepower BHP = Break Horsepower (Motor) r = running np = nameplate

Max. Motor sheave = Existing Motor sheave Dia. X 3

V A V R

Max.BHP ExsistingEstimatedBHP

Ohm's Law:

V = A R

R=

A=

Single Phase:

P = V A PF

V=

P A PF

A=

P V PF

BHP =

V A Effiency PowerFactor 746

Estimated BHP from Amps and Volts:

BHP = nameplate(np) HP read ,Volts readAmps np,V np, A

0.5npA read , Amps read ,Volts Estimated BHP = 745.7 read ,Volts read , Amps or BHP = Name plate BHP x Volts Amps

BHP = nameplate(np) HP

(read , Amps 0.5np, Amps ) read ,Volts

np,Volts

Estimated BHP from Amps, Volts, Efficiency, Power Factor, and % of load:
read , Amps read ,Volts Effiency PowerFactor 745.7 1.732 Amps Volts Effiency PowerFactor %ofLoad 745.7

Single phase BHP =

Three phase BHP =

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