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Electrical machines and transformers

DC motors, induction motors (slip, Kloss equation) and transformers: ratio, short circuit, part-load efficiency and voltage regulation.

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Enter nameplate data, determine the operating point and cross-check with the manufacturer's curves or test report.

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01Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.2.3.3

DC Motor Starting Resistor Calculator

Calculate the series resistance needed to limit the initial armature current of a DC motor at standstill.

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02Busch 2006, Gleichungen zu Synchrondrehzahl und Schlupf

Induction Motor Slip Calculator

Calculate synchronous speed and slip of an induction motor from supply frequency, pole pairs and rotor speed.

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03Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.3.3.2 Kurzschlussversuch

Transformer Short-Circuit Current Calculator

Calculate the prospective steady-state short-circuit current of a transformer from rated current and relative short-circuit impedance.

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04Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.3.3.3 Betriebsverhalten

Transformer Efficiency Calculator at Partial Load

Calculate transformer efficiency at a given load from rated apparent power, power factor and no-load and short-circuit test losses.

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05Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.2.3.1 Ersatzschaltbild

DC motor back EMF

Calculate the back EMF E of a DC motor from armature voltage U, armature current IA and armature-circuit resistance RA: E = U − IA·RA. The calculator shows how the armature voltage splits into induced back EMF and resistive armature drop.

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06Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.2.3.1 Leistungsbilanz

DC Motor Efficiency Calculator

Calculate shaft output power and overall efficiency of a DC motor from armature-circuit data and mechanical losses.

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07Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.3.3.2 Leerlaufversuch (Gl. 8.42–8.44); i0-Richtwerte nach Leerlaufversuch-Literatur

Transformer No-Load Current Calculator

Calculate the no-load current of a transformer relative to its rated current from the no-load test.

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08Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.4.3.3, Gl. (8.65) Kloßsche Näherungsgleichung

Kloss Equation Calculator for Induction Motors

Calculate the ratio of torque to breakdown torque of an induction motor at given slip and breakdown slip with the Kloss approximation.

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09Dubbel, Elektrotechnik, Abschnitt Transformatoren (Kappsches Dreieck, Δu ≈ ur·cosφ + ux·sinφ); Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.3.3.3, Gl. (8.51) als Sonderfall R≈0

Transformer Voltage Regulation Calculator

Calculate the relative secondary voltage change of a transformer at rated load from per-unit short-circuit voltage components and power factor.

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10U₁/U₂ = N₁/N₂

Transformer Turns Ratio Calculator

Calculate the secondary voltage or turns ratio of an ideal transformer.

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