Republic of the Philippines

ILOILO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

La Paz, Iloilo City

College of Engineering and Architecture

Electrical Engineering Department

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EE 25 ELECTRICAL MACHINES 2
AC Machines (LAB)

ACTIVITY No. 03

NO LOAD TEST

(This experiment is performed on single phase, three phase squirrel cage and two speed asynchronous motors.)

3.1 OBJECTIVES

The experiment is meant to compute the no-load current and the no-load power factor

3.2 THEORETICAL REVIEW

The power absorbed by an unloaded asynchronous motor is only caused by mechanical losses (cooling and
friction) and Joule losses in the stator and rotor.

The motor absorbs a low current and rotates close to the synchronous speed. Therefore the Joule losses in
the rotor are negligible and also its iron losses are low because of the low flux frequency.

3.3 FORMULAE

PARAMETER SYMBOL UNIT

Power 1 W1 Watts
Power 2 W2 Watts
Armature Voltage V Volts
Armature Current I Amperes
No Load Power Factor Cos

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3.4 INSTRUMENTS AND COMPONENTS

Squirrel Cage Asynchronous Motor Model A4220

Slip Ring Motor Model A4222
Two Speed Asynchronous Motor Model A4224
Single Phase Capacitor Motor Model A4230 – A4232
Single Phase Universal Motor Model A4234
Repulsion Motor Motor A4236
Shaded poles Motor Motor A4238
Power Supply Model A0245
STAR / DELTA Starter Model A4820
Commutator for 2 Speed Motor Model A4830
Cables Model A4890
Cables Support Model A4891
Ammeter (A) With adequate range/precision for this test
Voltmeter (V) With adequate range/precision for this test
Wattmeter (W1, W2) With adequate range/precision for this test
Frequency meter (F) (Optional)
Coupling Base A4840

3.5 CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS

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 Theoretical Diagrams

Three Phase Motors (Squirrel Cage A4220, Slip Ring A4222, Two Speed, A4224)

Single Phase Motors (Repulsion Motor A4236, Shaded Poles Motor A4238)

Single Phase Capacitor Motor A4232

Universal Motor A4234

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 Electrical Diagram

3.6 PROCEDURE
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The components must be connected as shown in the circuit diagrams and must be grounded.

MANUAL DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

Set the supply AC output = 0.

Switch on the power supply.

Increase the supply voltage AC to 120% of the motor's nominal voltage.

Gradually decrease the voltage from 120% to 20% in 20% steps.

At each step record the values of voltage V, current I and input power W1 and W2 into the work-sheet table.

For each step calculate power P and the no-load power factor with the above formulae and enter the values in the
work-sheet table.

Plot the graphs.

Note: The use of the frequency meter is not strictly necessary and may be omitted.

3.7 WORKSHEETS
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 Three Phase
Parameter Symbol Unit Value

Armature Voltage % 120 100 80 60 40 20

Winding Voltage V V

Armature Current I A

Wattmeter 1 W1 W

Wattmeter 2 W2 W

No Load Power P W

No Load Power Factor Cos 

Motor Model:

Single Phase
Parameter Symbol Unit Value

Armature Voltage % 120 100 80 60 40 20

Winding Voltage V V

Armature Current I A

Wattmeter 1 W1 W

No Load Power P W
No Load Power Factor Cos 

Motor Model:

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OBSERVATION/CONCLUSION:

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