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WEEK 17: INDUCTION MOTOR (SQUIRREL CAGE) ARMATURE DESIGN NOTES


Legend: Formula: : Formula | Limits: : Limits, Range | Notes: : Notes


Updated: Saturday, October 06, 2000

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Item 12. Pole Pitch, t

Output

B"g

Output

B"g

5

37,000

750

61,000

10

42,000

1,000

62,000

100

53,000

4,000

65,000

200

56,500

5,000

65,500

300

57,500

7,500

66,500

400

58,500

1,000

67,000

500

59,000

Larger

67,500

Limits: For 60-hz machines running at moderate speeds, use Article 103, page 275 as trial value. Interpolate for corresponding HP/p. This value lies between 6 to 12 inches.
Notes: For final value, round-off trial value to the nearest multiple of 1/8".

Item 13. Gross Length of Stator, la
Formula: Use: la = D²la / = Item 09 / (Item 10)².
Notes: Round-off to nearest multiple of 1/8" without necessarily increasing the Output Factor, D²la.

Item 14. Dimensions of Vent Ducts, #v × lv × tv

v
fpm

No.
#v

width
lv

thick
tv

1,500

1

3/8"

1½ - 2"

3,000

1

1/2"

2 - 2½"

4,500

2

3/8"

2½ - 3"

6,000

2

1/2"

3 - 3¼"

Notes: Use the value nearest the calculated peripheral velocity, v above. For the thickness of the stack, tv, use the lower values for a difference in peripheral velocities of less than 500 fpm, else use the respective maximum.

Item 15. Net Length of Stator Core, ln
Formula: Use: ln = 0.9 × (la - #v × lv ).
Notes: Where #v is the number of ducts. Change this value when the motor temperature rise exceeds the limit.

IMPORTANT NOTE: For Item 16 to 19, make at least three (3) trial combinations in a table of values showing the trial ns, l, Cs and q. Then select the most appropriate combination such that the final value of specific loading, q, is within the qLO and qHI, refer to Item 07. This combination would greatly affect the final values of the flux densities in the core, B"c, and teeth, B"t, as well as the slot dimensions and the ratio d/s.

Item 16. No. of Armature Slots per Pole per phase, ns
Formula: Use: ns is selected arbitrarily.
Limits: Possible numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Notes: For higher HP, this could reach up to 8, but this is not recommended because this would create smaller slot and teeth dimensions, thus the greater the probability that permissible values of flux densities would be exceeded.

Item 17. Slots per pole, S/p
Formula: Use: S/p = ns × n.
Notes: Where n = 3 for three-phase machines.

Number of Armature Slots, SA
Formula: Use: SA = S/p × p.
Notes: Where p = the number of poles.

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