COURSE TITLE

COURSE CODE
COURSE CATEGORY
PERIODS/WEEK
PERIOS/SEMESTER
CREDITS

: INDUCTION MOTORS
: 4039
:A
:4
: 72
:4
TIME SCHEDULE

MODULE
I
II
III
IV

TOPIC
Principle of Induction Motors
Test I
Power and torque
Test II
Circle diagram and speed control
Test III
Single phase induction motors
Test IV
Total

PERIODS
17
1
17
1
17
1
17
1
72

Rationale
This subject is intended to teach the students about various aspects of construction ,
working principle ,testing and application of 3 phase Induction motor. This will also
enable them to learn the speed control and performance characteristics of the induction
motor.
OBJECTIVES

MODULE I
1.1.0 Understand the Principle of Induction Motors
1.1.1 Know the parts of an induction motor and the materials used for each part.
1.1.2 Bring out the differences in construction between a squirrel cage and slip ring
Induction motor
1.1.3 Enlist the advantages of skewing of rotor conductors in squirrel cage rotor.
1.1.4 Explain how 3 phases current produce rotating magnetic field
1.1.5 Derive an equation for the magnitudes of resultant magnetic field
1.1.6 Explain how rotor rotates on applying a 3 phase voltage to the stator winding
1.1.7 Define slip
1.1.8 Find the rotor frequency and rotor e m f under running conditions.
1.1.9 Understand the variation of rotor reactance and rotor power factor under running
Conditions
MODULE II
2.1.0 Understand Three Phase Induction Motor Power and Torque
2.1.1 Understand the analogy between induction motor and transformer

2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.1.9
2.1.10
2.1.11
2.1.12
2.1.13
2.1.14
2.1.15
2.1.16

Draw the equivalent circuit diagram of induction motor

Calculate the electrical load equivalent to the mechanical load on the motor, from
the equivalent circuit.
Find out the equivalent circuit parameters by conducting no load and blocked
rotor test
Derive Torque Equation
Define torque in synchronous watts
Derive the condition for maximum torque
Find out the value of maximum torque
Derive torque slip characteristic from torque equation
Explain the effect of rotor resistance on torque slip characteristic curve
Find the ratio of starting Torque to Tmax
Find out the ratio of Tmax to T-full load.
Solve problems using Torque equation.
Understand the effect of voltage on induction motor operation
Power stages of induction motor
Losses and efficiency

MODULE III
3.1.0 Understand the Circle diagram, Starting and Speed Control of Induction
Motor
3.1.1 Study to construct circle diagram by conducting no load test and blocked rotor
test.
3.1.2 Interpret the performance of 3-phase induction motor from circles diagram.
3.1.3 Develop performance characteristics from circle diagram
3.1.4 Measurement of slip
3.1.5 Study the necessity of starters
3.1.6 List out the various methods of starting and induction motor
3.1.7 Explain each method with the help of circuit diagram
3.1.8 Compare the starting Torque with full load torque from each method
3.1.9 Understand the need of Speed control
3.1.10 Speed control by pole changing
3.1.11 Describe the speed control of induction motor by changing stator frequency
3.1.12 Understand the methods of speed control using rotor rheostat method
3.1.13 construction and working of double cage induction motors
3.1.14 Application of induction motors
MODULE 1V
4.1.0 Single phase induction motor
4.1.1 Understand the Principle of Single Phase Induction Motor
4.1.2 State the double revolving field theory applied to single-phase induction motor
4.1.3 Explain the working principle of split phase, shaded pole, repulsion start motors
and their fields of application.
4.1.4 Describe the principle and construction of capacitor start capacitor run type
motor and their field of application
4.1.5 Explain Torque-Speed characteristics of single phase induction motors

4.1.6
4.1.7

Describe Constructional details & working of ac series motor

Describe Constructional details & working of universal motors

COURSE CONTENT
MODULE I
Principles of Induction Motor
Three phase induction motor - Principle of operation - production of rotating magnetic
filed in a three-phase induction motor speed of rotating magnetic field
Constructional details of squirrel cage and phase wound motors -TEFC/Flame proof -
skewing of rotor in squirrel cage motor advantages.
Slip and frequency of rotor currents - Relation between rotor e m f and stator e m f Resistance and reactance of rotor - Stand still rotor reactance - Rotor power factor
MODULE II
Torque equation of induction motor relationship between torque and rotor resistance Torque slip characteristics
Analogy between Induction Motor and transformer- exact and approximate equivalent
circuit, Relationship between rotor input, rotor copper loss and rotor output- power
transfer from stator to rotor-Problems torque in synchronous watts and Newton meters Relation of full load torque to stand still torque - Effect of voltage on Induction motor
operation - maximum torque and condition for maximum torque-power flow diagramlosses & efficiency-problems
MODULE III
No load and blocked rotor tests - determination of equivalent circuit- derivation of circle
diagram of induction motor from simplified equivalent circuit - power scale and
determination performance characteristics using circle diagram at various loads
problems determination of slipStarting of induction motors necessity of starters for squirrel cage and slip ring
induction motors Improving starting torque in cage and phase wound motors.
Speed control of induction motors pole change - Change of stator frequency, rotor
resistance control.
MODULE 1V
Single phase Induction Motors
Single phase induction motors - Principle of operation - Revolving double field theory
split phase-equivalent circuit-torque equation- Torque-Speed characteristics of single
phase induction motors- shaded pole repulsion motors - capacitor start - capacitor run
motor ac series motor-universal motor- field of application of each type.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. A text book of Electrical Technology Vol. II B.L. Theraja, A.K. Theraja
2. Electrical Machines - Smarajit Ghosh