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The effect of high frequency on an induction motor.

08/13/2010 1:16 PM

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What will be effect on a simple induction motor if i run it above its rateted frequency.

I mean what will be if 20hp ,50hz motor run on 55hz;60hz;70hz.

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Re: The effect of high frequency on an induction motor.

08/13/2010 2:29 PM

Above the base motor design speed, you are running in what is called "constant HP mode" because you can no longer maintain the designed V/Hz ratio. So since HP is a function of torque and speed, if the speed increases and the voltage cannot, you start losing torque and the HP stays the same. Your 20HP 50Hz motor is still a 20HP motor at 70Hz, but will provide only 71% of it's rated torque (50/70) at that speed. The end effect of that depends totally on the nature of the connected load.

If your load is mainly speed dependent, such as a polisher or grinder, that may not make any difference.

If your load is a constant torque load, such as a conveyor, you will not have enough torque unless the motor was seriously over sized.

If your load is a centrifugal pump or fan, load power varies by the cube of the speed (quadratic load) so at 70Hz you are at 140% speed, so your power requirement went up by 1.42 to almost 40HP. Your motor will overload.

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Re: The effect of high frequency on an induction motor.

08/13/2010 11:05 PM

The motor speed will increase proportionately . . . The idling current will reduce . . . The torque will reduce substantially . . . Your maximum hors power will reduce . . . oleh

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Re: The effect of high frequency on an induction motor.

08/14/2010 11:11 AM

apart from what has been said, The heating of the core due to increased frequency will lead to over heating.

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Re: The effect of high frequency on an induction motor.

08/15/2010 1:52 AM

The core losses depend upon flux. As v/f ratio goes down core losses(heat) also go down.But current (copper losses) increase, as amount of work done increased, which should not exceed FLC. Also the lifetime of bearings go down.

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