IAM 22523

Assignment No. 1 Three phase induction motor

1) Describe with neat sketch working of three phase induction motor.

2) Explain construction of three phase induction motor.
3) State the material used and function of following parts in Induction
motor.- i) stator core, ii) slip ring, iii) stator winding, iv) squirrel cage
rotor
4) List different torques and write formula with respect to induction motor.
5) Derive the condition for maximum torque under running condition of a 3
phase induction motor.
6) Explain four quadrant operation of induction motor with any practical
application/example.
7) Prove that for a 3Ø induction motor. Rotor copper loss = s × Rotor input.
8) The power input to a 500V 50Hz 6 Pole 3Ø induction motor running at
975 rpm is 40 kW. The stator losses are 1 kW and friction and windage
losses are 2 kW. Calculate : (i) Slip (ii) Rotor copper loss (iii) Shaft
power (iv) Efficiency
9) A 400V, 50Hz slip ring type three phase induction motor is star
connected and has per phase rotor resistance and standstill reactance of
0.5 and 1.5 ohm respectively. Calculate resistance to be added per phase
to achieve maximum torque at starting.
10) Explain working of autotransformer starter for a 3 phase induction motor
with neat diagram.
11) Explain working of DOL starter for a 3 phase induction motor with neat
diagram.
12) Explain working of star delta starter for a 3 phase induction motor with
neat diagram.
13) Explain working of rotor resistance starter for a 3 phase induction motor
with neat diagram.
14) Explain the activities carried out during weekly maintenance of 3 ph.
Induction motor.
15) Draw and explain torque slip characteristics of induction motor shows the
effect of rotor resistance.
16) Write and explain any four selection criteria’s w.r.t. application of
induction motor.
17) Explain “ Induction motor as generalised transformer with phasor
diagram”.

Y. V. Mahadik