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Can an induction motor ever operate at synchronous speed?
The Induction Motor cannot run at Synchronous speed because the Slip is never zero in an Induction Motor.
Why does an induction motor never runs on synchronous speed?
The induction motor can’t run at synchronous speed because it is not possible to run the motor without load. Even the motor is at no load, there would be core loss,copper loss and air friction loss.In a nut shell, the motor slip can not be zero in any case.
What happens if the induction motor’s rotor was turning at synchronous speed?
If the motor reaches the (synchronous) speed of the stator rotating field then the rotor conductors would experience no changing field. The induced voltage and current would cease to exist and also the torque.
When an induction motor runs at synchronous speed then at that time amount of torque produced by it is equal to?
zero
But due to the lagging of rotor flux current with respect to stator flux current, the rotor will never reach to its rotating magnetic field speed i.e. the synchronous speed. If the motor is running at synchronous speed, then the torque generated by the motor equal to zero.
What are the two types of induction motor?
Single-phase induction motors and three-phase induction motors are the two main types of induction motors.
Why a synchronous motor is not self starting?
Above a certain size, synchronous motors are not self-starting motors. This property is due to the inertia of the rotor; it cannot instantly follow the rotation of the magnetic field of the stator. Once the rotor nears the synchronous speed, the field winding is excited, and the motor pulls into synchronization.
What is synchronous speed of motor?
Synchronous speed is the speed of rotation of the magnetic field in a rotary machine. An induction motor always runs at a speed less than synchronous speed. The rotating magnetic field which is produced in the stator will generate flux in the rotor which will make the rotor rotate.
Why is the speed of an induction motor less than synchronous?
Actual speed of the induction motor will be less than the synchronous speed. The reason for this is if the armature turns exactly at synchronous speed, then the magnetic field of the stator windings no longer cuts the rotor windings. Under this condition, no current would be induced to the rotor windings.
How is the slip of a motor determined?
Slip is the difference between the synchronous speed of a motor and its actual speed. Mathematically it is determined by Slip = Synchronous Speed − Actual Speed Using the example above for synchronous speed of a motor with four poles operating at 60 hertz, the value was calculated to be 1800 RPM.
Slip is strongly associated with synchronous speed. If the motor turned at the same RPM as the magnetic field, there would be no relative motion between the rotor and the field. Therefore, no current would be induced into the rotor, and no magnetic field would be created to cause it to turn.
What’s the difference between rpm and synchronous speed?
Actual RPM is approximately 3 to 5% less than synchronous speed. Table 7-1 provides some typical comparative values between the synchronous speed and the actual speed of an induction motor. TABLE 7-1.