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The formulas and calculations which w appear be elow should be used for estim mating purp poses only. It is s the responsib bility of the cus stomer to speci ify the required d moto or Hp, Torque, , and accelerati ing time for his application. The T salesman may m wish h to check the customers c spec cified values with w the formula as in this sectio on, how wever, if there is serious doubt concerning th he customers application a or if f the cust tomer requires guaranteed mo otor/application n performance, the Product Dep partment Customer Service gr roup should be e contacted. Rules Of Thumb (Approximati ion) motor form mulas motor fo ormulas motor form mulas motor for rmulas motor formulas f At 1800 1 rpm, a mo otor develops a 3 lb.ft. per hp p At 1200 1 rpm, a mo otor develops a 4.5 lb.ft. per hp h At 575 5 volts, a 3-p phase motor dra aws 1 amp per r hp At 460 4 volts, a 3-p phase motor dra aws 1.25 amp per p hp At 230 2 volts a 3-ph hase motor dra aws 2.5 amp pe er hp At 230 2 volts, a single-phase moto or draws 5 amp p per hp At 115 1 volts, a single-phase moto or draws 10 am mp per hp Mec chanical Form mulas motor fo ormulas motor r formulas H x 5250 HP rpm ue x Torqu rpm m 5250 120 x Frequency No. of Po oles

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Tor rque in lb.ft. =

HP =

rp pm =

Tem mperature Con nversion Deg g C = (Deg F - 32) x 5/9 Deg g F = (Deg C x 9/5) + 32 High h Inertia Loads s t = WK2 x rpm WK2 = iner rtia in lb.ft.2

308 x T av. WK2 x rpm T= 308 x t

t = accelerating time in sec. T = Av. accelerating torque lb.ft..

Load rpm inertia reflected to motor = Load Inertia Motor rpm 2

Synchronous Speed, Frequency And Number Of Poles Of AC Motors 120 x f ns = P f= 120 P x ns P= ns 120 x f

Relation Between Horsepower, Torque, And Speed Txn HP = 5250 Motor Slip ns - n % Slip = ns x 100 T= n 5250 HP n= T 5250 HP

Code KVA/HP A B C D E Symbols I = E = KW = KVA = HP = = n ns = 0-3.14 3.15-3.54 3.55-3.99 4.0 -4.49 4.5 -4.99

Code KVA/HP F G H I K 5.0 -5.59 5.6 -6.29 6.3 -7.09 7.1 -7.99 8.0 -8.99

Code L M N P R

KVA/HP 9.0-9.99 10.0-11.19 11.2-12.49 12.5-13.99 14.0-15.99

Code S T U V

KVA 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.4

current in amperes voltage in volts power in kilowatts apparent power in kilo-volt-amperes output power in horsepower motor speed in revolutions per minute (RPM) synchronous speed in revolutions per minute (RPM)