Investigation of voltage and frequency variation on induction motor core and copper losses

Abstract

This paper presents a dynamic induction motor (IM) model which incorporates all the power losses. The presented module is entirely built in Simulink to investigate the effect of varying the applied voltage and frequency on IM efficiency for different load applications. The model includes the power losses such as copper losses, core losses, stray load and mechanical. The accurate determination of induction motor efficiency depends on the estimation of all above mentioned power losses which are modeled and presented in this paper. The effect of variation in applied voltage and frequency on induction motor efficiency is investigated at various load conditions and the results are tabulated and evaluated accordingly. The obtained results show that the efficiency of the IM is significantly affected by the voltage and frequency levels especially at low load. Therefore matching the right applied voltage and frequency to the motor terminal based on the load condition will reduce the motor losses and hence increase its efficiency.