MAPÚA UNIVERSITY

Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila

School of Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering

EXPERIMENT 7
The Wound Rotor Induction
Motor

Members:
Arada, Francis Benedict U.
Bias, Robi Hudiel DL.
Caday, Benjamin Andre B.
Catindig, Leslie Veronica D.

Course Code/Section: EE22L-2 / B7

Date submitted: July 21, 2020

Engr. Esperanza E. Chua

Instructor
FINAL DATA SHEET
Table 7.1 Measured Values

Input Line Line

Torque Speed Wattmeter Wattmeter
Power Voltage Current
(N-m) (rpm) Wa (W) Wb (W)
(W) (V) (V)

0.10 1749 40 80 120 232.7 0.43

0.20 1700 40 100 140 232.6 0.43
0.30 1650 41 110 151 232.1 0.44
0.40 1625 42 120 162 232 0.49
0.50 1600 44 130 174 232.9 0.50
0.60 1550 45 150 195 232.5 0.55
0.70 1500 47 160 207 232.5 0.58
0.80 1450 49 180 229 232 0.62
0.90 1350 50.6 200 250.6 232 0.70
1.00 1300 52 220 272 231.9 0.75
1.10 1200 59 255 314 232.7 0.86
1.20 1000 63 288 351 232 0.96
1.30 550 82 110 192 232 1.20

Slip-ring starter
Starting Torque
setting Starting Current (A)
(N-m)
(ohms)

Infinity 1.85 1.36

500 0.6 0.46
300 0.6 0.46
100 0.6 0.46
50 0.6 0.46
0 0.6 0.46

Table 7.2 Calculated Values

Torque Output Power Volt-Amperes Efficiency
Power Factor
(N-m) (W) (VA) (p.u.)

0.10 18.315 17.326 6.926 0.153

0.20 35.605 17.322 8.082 0.254

0.30 51.836 17.503 8.627 0.343

0.40 68.068 18.467 8.772 0.420

0.50 83.776 18.691 9.309 0.481

0.60 97.389 19.586 9.956 0.499

0.70 109.956 20.113 10.292 0.531

0.80 121.479 20.773 11.024 0.530

0.90 127.234 22.073 11.353 0.508

1.00 136.136 22.842 11.908 0.501

1.10 138.23 24.502 12.815 0.440

1.20 125.664 25.849 13.579 0.358

1.30 74.875 28.900 6.644 0.390

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ANSWER TO QUESTIONS
1. What effect does the slip-ring starting resistance have on the starting torque and the
starting current?
Due to the slip ring external resistance, the starting current of the motor is
reduced which helps in winding protection of the motor as the starting current drawn by
the motor is usually 5-7 times the full load current which can be dangerous. So when the
starting current is reduced the starting torque of the motor also gets reduced due to it.
Relationship is, if the starting current is reduced to 50% then the starting torque gets
reduced to 25% . So this method of motor starting is only effective for small motors.
2. To what value of resistance should the slip-ring starter be adjusted when starting a
wound-rotor induction motor?
When the rotor resistance is equal to rotor reactance then maximum torque will
occur at the starting. So rotor resistance adjusted till it become equal to reactance.
3. Under what conditions it is advantageous to use the wound-rotor type of induction
motor?
Wound rotor Motor also known as slip ring induction motor which have
external slip rings to connect the external resistance at rotor side. Slip ring induction
motor has high starting torque and low starting current. Low starting current is due to at
the time of starting we intentionally connect the external resistance at rotor side to bring
down the starting current. These are the main advantages for the wound rotor induction
motor.