Exam 16: Three-Phase Induction Motors

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List the advantages of a wound-rotor induction motor.

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The wound-rotor induction motor has the following advantages:
• High starting torque and low starting current if the motor is started with the maximum resistance inserted in the rotor circuit
• Variable speed
• Smooth acceleration under heavy loads

The ____________________ is a three-phase winding that is placed in the slots of a laminated steel core.

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The wound-rotor motor and the squirrel-cage motor have the same percent efficiency, power factor, percent slip, speed, and torque characteristics.

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Some types of squirrel-cage induction motors are smaller than others and have aluminum end rings that are cast in one piece.

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The winding of a three-phase, squirrel-cage induction motor is made of formed coils that are connected to give three single-phase windings spaced 60 electrical degrees apart.

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Discuss how the direction of a wound-rotor induction motor can be reversed.

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Describe a three-phase, squirrel-cage induction motor.

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The basic structure of a three-phase, squirrel-cage induction motor consists of a(n) ____________________, a rotor, and two end shields that house the bearings supporting the rotor shaft.

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The stator leads of a three-phase, wound-rotor induction motor are marked M1, M2, and M3.

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List the disadvantages of a wound-rotor induction motor.

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The ____________________ induction motor is used when a strong starting torque and a range of speed control are required.

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The basic squirrel-cage induction motor is a(n) ____________________ speed motor.

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What are the three factors that cause the magnetic field to rotate in a three-phase motor.

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At start-up, all of the resistance of the wye-connected speed controller is inserted in the rotor circuit.

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The torque produced by an induction motor results from the interaction between the stator flux and the ____________________.

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