Cogging in Induction Motor

Cogging phenomenon is observed in Squirrel Cage Induction Motor during starting for certain combination of Stator and Rotor Slots. In Cogging motor fails to start at all. For better understanding a view of Stator Core Laminations, Stator Core and Rotor of Squirrel Cage Induction Motor is shown in figure below. Squirrel Cage Induction Motor Stator … Read more

Crawling in Induction Motor

Crawling is a phenomenon in which Induction Motor operates at very low speed. Crawling is caused by the presence of space harmonics in the air gap flux. For understanding Crawling, there are some points which are very important to know. Those points are as follows: Speed of Rotating magnetic flux = 2f/P, where f is … Read more