DE LA SALLE LIPA

COLLEGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
EEELEC1 – PNEUMATICS EXPERIMENT MANUAL

EXPERIMENT #9: STARTING SQUIRREL-CAGE INDUCTION MOTOR

I. OBJECTIVES
1. TO STUDY THE DIFFERENT METHODS TO START A 3 – PHASE
INDUCTION MOTOR.
2. TO APPLY THE COMMON METHODS IN THE TRAINER.
II. DISCUSSION
CONNECTING A SMALL ELECTRICAL MOTOR TO A POWER SOURCE
VIA A SWITCH OR BY PLUGGING THE ELECTRICAL CORD INTO A WALL
OUTLET IS CORRECT IN MOST SITUATIONS. HOWEVER, HIGH POWER
INDUCTION MOTORS REQUIRE A DEVICE CALLED A STARTER
WHETHER IT WILL BE DIRECT VOLTAGE STARTING OR REDUCED
VOLTAGE STARTING. FOR MOTORS GREATER THAN 10 HP, REDUCED
VOLTAGE STARTING IS USED TO REDUCE THE STARTING CURRENT
PROTECTING THE MOTOR TO SUDDEN CURRENT RISE.

III. COMPONENTS NEEDED

MATERIALS QTY
Sequence Control Trainer
1
Connecting Wires (Set)
1
Digital multi meter
1

IV. PROCEDURE
1. UNDERSTAND THE ASK QUESTIONS, THE PURPOSE OF
EXPERIMENT AND SELECT THE COMPONENTIAL EQUIPMENT AND
PARTS.
2. FOLLOW THE CIRCUIT DIAGRAM FOR EACH METHOD AND
OBSERVE THE BEHAVIOR OF THE MOTOR.
V. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

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COLLEGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
EEELEC1 – PNEUMATICS EXPERIMENT MANUAL

1. DIRECT VOLTAGE STRATING

2. TRANSFORMER STARTING
VI. QUESTIONS
1. RECORD HOW THE VOLTAGE AND CURRENT READING OF THE
MOTOR DURING THE 2 DIFFERENT METHODS. HOW DOES THE
REDUCTION OF VOLTAGE AFFECT THE STARTING OF THE
INDUCTION MOTOR?

VII. CONCLUSION

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