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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

Calculate series resistance needed to limit initial armature current of a stationary DC motor.

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02Busch 2006, Gleichungen zu Synchrondrehzahl und Schlupf

Induction motor slip

Evaluate synchronous speed and relative slip of an induction motor from frequency, pole pairs and rotor speed.

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03Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.3.3.2 Kurzschlussversuch

Transformer short-circuit current

Estimate prospective steady short-circuit current from rated current and relative impedance established by the short-circuit test.

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04Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.3.3.3 Betriebsverhalten

Transformer partial-load efficiency

Determine transformer efficiency at a specified load from rated apparent power, power factor and test losses.

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05Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.2.3.1 Ersatzschaltbild

DC motor back EMF

Determine induced back EMF and converted electromagnetic power of a running DC motor from armature-circuit data.

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06Busch 2006, Abschnitt 8.2.3.1 Leistungsbilanz

DC motor overall efficiency

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

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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 ratio

Determine a transformer's no-load current 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

Induction motor torque ratio (Kloss equation)

Calculate the ratio of internal torque to breakdown torque of an induction motor at given slip and breakdown slip using 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 relative voltage change under load

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

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10U₁/U₂ = N₁/N₂

Transformer turns ratio

Calculate secondary voltage or turns ratio of an ideal transformer.

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