
111AC and DC Motors
Solution:
Power drawn from the source = output ÷ efficiency = 100 hp × 746 W ÷ 0.94
efficiency = 79,362 W. Using the general three-phase power relation P
3-ph
= √3
V
LL
I
L
pf,
motor line current I
L
= 79,362 ÷ (√3 × 460 × 0.90) = 110.68 A.
Example 4.8
A water pumping system in a ship is designed to pump 90 m
3
/h of fresh water
against 80 m of total pressure head. Determine the motor horsepower rating and
the motor control center kilovolt-ampere rating, assuming 94% pump efficiency,
96% motor efficiency, and 90% pf lagging.
Solution:
The total head of 80 m may be partly due to elevation difference between the
water entrance and discharge ...