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AC-induction-Motor-Operation
144 Advanced Digital Motor Controller User Manual V2.1, December 3, 2020
Locked rotor testing
The locked rotor test, like short circuit test on a transformer, provides the information
about leakage impedances and rotor resistance. Rotor is at the stand still, while low volt-
age is applied to stator windings up to rated current. Due to the fact that the magnetizing
inductance L
m
is much higher that leakage phase inductances L
ls
, L
lr
, it can be assumed
that there is no current is floating to L
m
parallel branch. Typically, leakage inductances L
ls
,
L
lr
should be around 2-10% of the magnetizing inductance L
m
. Since there is no rotation
slip (rotor at standstill) s=1, which gives us the following equivalent circuit.
FIGURE 9-11. Electrical Representation of ACIM during locked rotor testing
Therefore, the phase L
ls
(H)
, L
lr
(H), R
s
(Ω), R
r
(Ω)
motor parameters are calculated as fol-
lows:
cos
P
VI
s
s

(9.3)
Z=
V
I
s
(9.4)
R+ R Zcos=
sr
(9.5)
2fL+L=Zsin
slslr


(9.6)
RR=
sr
(9.7)
L=L
ls lr
(9.8)
where P
s
(W) is the input phase motor power, V
s
(V) is the phase stator voltage applied
(peak value), f
s
(Hz) is the stator frequency, cosφ is the power factor, I
(A) is the motor
current (RMS value), Z (Ω) is the equivalent phase impedance at locked rotor test.
According to equations (9.7) and (9.8), it is assumed that rotor resistance is equal to
the stator resistance, as well as rotor leakage inductance is equal to stator leakage
inductance.
In order to implement the above mentioned locked rotor test with induction motor
controllers, please follow these steps:
Set the operating mode to “Volts per Hertz” mode. Encoder feedback action
needed.