Ashish Kumar Thakur

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Experiment-5

OBJECTIVE

To study the inrush current of squirrel cage induction motor using psim software.

THEORY

When an electrical device, such as an AC induction motor, is switched on, it experiences a

very high, momentary surge of current, referred to as inrush current. The highest level of
inrush current occurs during the first half-cycle of motor operation and can be more than 10
times the motor’s full-load current. As the motor beings to move, the current decreases to
the level of the motor’s locked rotor current, which is often six to eight times the motor’s
normal operating current. As the motor speed — and, therefore, back EMF — increases, the
current further decreases, until normal operating speed and normal operating current are
reached.
Equipments Required

Powergui, AC voltage source, Ground, Squirrel Cage Induction Machine, Three phase V-I
measurement ,VAR meter, Power Factor meter .

Simulation Circuit

A IM
VA 1
Var PF
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Input Inrush Current at 400 volts
Input Inrush current at 350 volts
Input Inrush Current at 300 volts
Input Inrush Current at 250 volts
Discussion

When simulated the circuit we saw the initial spike in current is the inrush current, which
quickly decreases to the level of the motor’s locked rotor current (LRC) before finally
reaching the normal operating current.

Conclusion

We designed and simulated the required squirrel cage induction motor circuit in psim
Software and we observed that the squirrel cage induction draws high initial inrush current
And then after some cycle it decays to its rated value.