- 2082 Bhadra (new course) · 3 marks
Current, pf and efficiency of 100 hp motor
Short answer
Ia = 114.5 A, pf = 0.946 lagging, efficiency = 90.4%.
A 3 phase, 100 hp, 440 V, star connected synchronous motor has a synchronous impedance per phase of 0.1+j1 Ω. The excitation and torque losses are 4 kW and may be assumed constant. Calculate the current, power factor and efficiency when operating at full load with an excitation equivalent to 400 line volts.
Assumptions: 1 hp = 746 W; "full load" means 100 hp shaft output; the 4 kW excitation and friction losses are supplied by the developed power.
Load angle
Mechanical power developed per phase:
Current and power factor
Power factor lagging (under-excited, 400 V < 440 V).
Efficiency
Answer: A, pf lagging, efficiency .
✓ Answer checked by Claude Sonnet 5.5
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