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Induction Motors – Power Flow: Air-Gap Power, Rotor Copper Loss = s·P_ag, Shaft Torque & an Energy-Flow Chart

Lesson 6 of 816 minLab

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In this lesson

You follow 18.6 kW of electrical input through a fictional induction motor stage by stage – stator losses, air-gap power, rotor copper loss, mechanical power, friction – to the shaft, then compute speed, torque and efficiency and chart the power at each stage.

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Lessons in this course

  1. Ideal Transformers: Turns Ratio, Voltages, Currents, Apparent Power & Impedance Seen ThroughLab15 minFree
  2. Equivalent Circuit & Voltage Regulation: |Z|, Per-Unit Impedance and Phasors in Two ColumnsLab17 min Locked
  3. Efficiency at Every Load: Fixed Core Loss, Copper Loss ∝ Load², Maximum Efficiency & All-Day EfficiencyLab17 min Locked
  4. DC Motors: Back-EMF, Speed and Torque, the Speed–Torque Line & a Starting ResistorLab17 min Locked
  5. Induction Motors – Speed & Slip: Synchronous Speed, Slip, Rotor Frequency and Speed at Part LoadLab15 min Locked
  6. Induction Motors – Power Flow: Air-Gap Power, Rotor Copper Loss = s·P_ag, Shaft Torque & an Energy-Flow ChartLab16 min Locked
  7. The Torque–Slip Curve: Starting, Maximum and Rated Torque, the Stable Region & the Operating PointLab18 min Locked
  8. Capstone – Motor Energy Costs: Duty Cycles, Efficiency Classes, a Variable-Speed Fan & PaybackLab20 min Locked