- 2069 Chaitra · 4 marks
Excitation emf of motor drawing 160 A
Short answer
Using motor equation: V_ph = 1905.26 V, Ia = 160∠-36.87° A. Voltage drop Ia Zs = 630.4 + j627.2 V. Ef = V - Ia Zs = 1420.8 V per phase (2.46 kV line) lagging V by 26.20°.
The full load current of 3.3 kVA, star-connected synchronous motor is 160 A at 0.8 pf lagging. The resistance and synchronous reactance of the motor are 0.8 Ω and 5.5 Ω per phase respectively. Calculate the excitation emf. Assume mechanical stray load loss to be 30 kW.
Reading of data: "3.3 kVA" is a misprint for 3.3 kV (a 3.3 kVA motor cannot take 160 A). Star connection. The stray loss does not affect the excitation emf, since depends only on , and .
Motor equation: , with as reference.
Line value V.
Since the motor is under-excited, which agrees with its lagging power factor.
(For reference: input kW, copper loss kW; the 30 kW stray loss would be used only for output or efficiency.)
Answer: Excitation emf V per phase (2.46 kV line), lagging by .
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