Abstract
There can be no doubt that the most accurate methods for determining the efficiency of an induction motor are based on calorimetry. Such methods seek to determine losses directly be measuring the heat generated by the appropriately loaded motor. Unfortunately, however, calorimetric testing is expensive and time consuming and as such is completely unsuitable for routine testing in industry. As a result, test methods that rely on assumptions and approximations of varying accuracy have been developed and enshrined in testing standards. This is a pragmatic approach to efficiency measurement, balancing the time and cost of testing against the accuracy of the result.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2000 Springer-Verlag Berlin ⋅ Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Williamson, S., Sambath, H.P. (2000). Induction Motor Efficiency Measurement. In: Bertoldi, P., de Almeida, A.T., Falkner, H. (eds) Energy Efficiency Improvements in Electronic Motors and Drives. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59785-5_28
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59785-5_28
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-67489-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-59785-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive