An Interactive Software Package to Predict the Performance of a Single-Phase Induction Motor

Abstract

This paper describes a software package to determine the performance characteristics of a single-phase induction motor. The inductance parameters are evaluated mostly by using finite element ( FE ) field calculation technique and partly by some standard empirical formulae; the secondary resistance is estimated by using lumped parameter circuits, which take into account the deep bar effects. The performance characteristics of the machine are then estimated by solving the equivalent circuit. The computed values of the performance parameters have been compared with measured values for verification and validation of the technique. The main dimensions of the motor and the winding distribution are the input to the software.

Keywords:

• Cage Winding Field Distribution Finite Element Technique Two-DIMENSIONAL Analysis