Tutorial

Dynamic Motor Starting

CYME 7.0 Power Engineering Software
This tutorial provides a guideline on how to perform a Motor Starting Analysis on a network file provided with this tutorial.

 Getting Started

1. Launch the program.

2. Open the file by clicking on the icon of the Main

toolbar and select the self contained study file
provided with the Dynamic Motor Starting tutorial
DynMotorStart.sxst.

 Network Description

The 4-Bus System is connected to a utility with a 1000 MVA LLL and an 800 MVA L-G short circuit level
operating at 230 kV. The main transformer T-UTIL is supplying the 13.8kV_BUS of the industrial plant at
13.8 kV. A 6 MVAR power factor correcting capacitor CAP is connected to the 13.8kV_BUS.
The main bus is supplying power to three feeders:
a. C1 is providing power to a 5MW non linear load operating at 4.16kV.
b. C2 is providing power to 12 MW, 9 MVAR lumped static load operating at 13.8 kV.
c. C3 is providing power to the 450 HP, 0.48 kV induction motor PM-101 coupled to a process pump.
The induction motor to be started has the following name plate data:

Motor Inertia 18.12 kg-m2 Pump Inertia 30.21 kg-m2

The motor equivalent circuit parameters required for dynamic motor starting simulations will be
computed with the help of the parameter estimation methods provided with the program.

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 Network One Line Diagram

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 Induction Motor Equivalent Circuit

1. Select Equipment > Motor > Induction Motor.

2. Select motor M-IN-450HP-0.85PF.
3. The nominal and locked rotor data for the
induction motor are entered in the General tab of
the dialog box.
4. In the Subtransient Impedance group box, select
the option Compute from the Equivalent Circuit.
5. Click on the Equivalent Circuit Tab of the dialog
box to estimate the rotor, stator and magnetizing
impedances of the motor.

6. Since this is a single rotor type motor we will assume that there is no
linear variation of the rotor impedance with slip. Hence the Resistive
(CFr) and Inductive (CFx) cage factors will be set to zero.
7. Select the Locked Rotor / Full Load Test and click on the

button.
8. The test data on the left hand side of the dialog box are either
obtained or computed from the name plate data of the motor except
for the Operating Slip which is defaulted to the typical value of 2 %.
9. The Xs/Xr Ratio is defaulted according to the NEMA Class of the
motor; which in our case is a Class C Induction Motor. Any of the
values presented in the Test Data group box can be edited by the
user.

10. Click on the Calculator button to estimate the impedance values

of the motor in Ohms. The Estimated Impedances will be displayed on
the right hand side of the Parameter Estimation dialog box.

11. Click on the button to confirm and update the values at

the Equivalent circuit tab of the motor dialog box.
12. Finally enter the Motor Inertia of 18.12 kg-m2 Note that the analysis
will assume the following:

I Rotating Mass = I Motor + I Pump

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 Induction Motor Load Characteristic

1. Double click on the Induction Motor PM-101 symbol to access the

network properties dialog box of the motor.
2. Select Load Characteristics under the Induction Motor entry in
the Devices list.

3. Select the load

curve model in (1)
that corresponds to
a pump. This is the
default selection
since this load
model is a very
common
characteristic which
calculates the torque
as a function of the
square of the speed
T = FLT x ω2
4. The Full Load
Torque FLT as
indicated in (2) is the
maximum
continuous torque
that the motor can
develop at rated
speed. It is
displayed as a guide
line to the user.

5. You can edit the Mechanical Load Torque Curve

by using the General Torque Equation (3)
(T = T0 + T1ω + T2ω2 + T3ω3) or by entering user
defined Torque Curve Discrete Points (4).
6. Enter the Pump Inertia of 30.21 kg-m2 (5).

7. Click on the button to view the Electrical

(Green) and Mechanical (Blue) Torque curves.
8. These curves indicate that under normal operating
conditions, the induction motor should be able to
start and pick up the load.

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 Motor Starting Analysis

The objective of a Dynamic Motor Starting Analysis can be summarized as follows:

a. Insure that the voltage levels during starting are within acceptable limits.
b. Selection of a starting method.
c. The motor will pick up the load and will not stall.

1. Select Motor Start: Dynamic Analysis, from

the list of available analysis. (See illustration.)
You can also select it from the Analysis >
Motor Start > Dynamic Motor Start.

2. Click on the Run Simulation icon in the

Simulation toolbar to access the Dynamic
Motor Start study dialog box.

3. Set the Status of the motor to Starting and the Starting Mode to no assistance, which simulates the
direct across the line starting.

4. Check the option to Display Motor Start Iteration Report and click on the button.

5. The Monitoring Tab is to select the buses to be monitored during the motor starting analysis.

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 Plotting of Results

1. Once the motor starting analysis is

completed, the CYMVIEW chart
selector dialog box will be displayed
on screen.
2. The following motor variables versus
time or speed are available:
a. Terminal Voltage, Current, Power
Factor, Electrical / Mechanical
Torque.
b. Time Versus Current for
coordination studies.
3. Select the Electrical/Mechanical
Torque curves and the Time-Current
curve for motor PM-101.

4. Dynamic Motor Start report

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 Starting Assistance

1. Double click on the Induction Motor PM-101 Symbol to display the Network properties dialog box for
the motor.

2. Select Starting Assistance (DMS) under the Induction Motor entry in the
Devices list and select the desired starting method from the following:
Capacitor, Resistor and/or inductor, Auto transformer, Soft starter (Current
ramp, Voltage ramp or Current limit), Slip ring resistor insertion,
Manufacturer supplied curves, Variable Frequency Drive or Star Delta.

3. For the purpose of this tutorial we

illustrate the Soft Starter method
with a voltage ramp characteristic.
4. The parameters entered for the
starter are as follows:

5. Then, follow the same procedure as the direct on

line starting to run the Dynamic Motor Start
analysis.
6. Plot the terminal voltage curve of the Motor and
the Bus B15 on the same chart by pressing on the
Ctrl key while selecting both curves.

7. Notice the terminal voltage at the Motor is ramped

up gradually as per the Starter Characteristic and
thus minimizing the starting impact of the motor on
bus B15 terminal voltage and hence the network
as a whole.

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