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Electricalmotorefficiencyistheratiobetweenshaftoutputpowerandelectricalinputpower.

ElectricalMotorEfficiencywhenShaftOutputismeasuredinWatt
IfpoweroutputismeasuredinWatt(W),efficiencycanbeexpressedas:

m =Pout/Pin(1)

where

m =motorefficiency

Pout=shaftpowerout(Watt,W)

Pin=electricpowerintothemotor(Watt,W)

ElectricalMotorEfficiencywhenShaftOutputismeasuredinHorsepower
Ifpoweroutputismeasuredinhorsepower(hp),efficiencycanbeexpressedas:

m =Pout746/Pin(2)

where

Pout=shaftpowerout(horsepower,hp)

Pin=electricpowerintothemotor(Watt,W)

PrimaryandSecondaryResistanceLosses
Theelectricalpowerlostintheprimaryrotorandsecondarystatorwindingresistancearealsocalledcopperlosses.Thecopperlossvarieswiththeloadinproportiontothecurrentsquaredandcanbeexpressedas

Pcl=RI 2(3)

where

Pcl=statorwindingcopperloss(W,watts)

R=resistance()

I=current(A,amps)

IronLosses
Theselossesaretheresultofmagneticenergydissipatedwhenwhenthemotorsmagneticfieldisappliedtothestatorcore.

StrayLosses
Straylossesarethelossesthatremainsafterprimarycopperandsecondarylosses,ironlossesandmechanicallosses.Thelargestcontributiontothestraylossesisharmonicenergiesgeneratedwhenthemotoroperatesunderload.Theseenergiesare
dissipatedascurrentsinthecopperwinding,harmonicfluxcomponentsintheironparts,leakageinthelaminatecore.

MechanicalLosses
Mechanicallossesincludesfrictioninthemotorbearingsandthefanforaircooling.

NEMADesignBElectricalMotors
ElectricalmotorsconstructedaccordingNEMADesignBmustmeettheefficienciesbelow:

Power
MinimumNominalEfficiency1)
(hp)
14 78.8
59 84.0
1019 85.5
2049 88.5
5099 90.2
100124 91.7
>125 92.4

1) NEMADesignB,SingleSpeed1200,1800,3600RPM.OpenDripProof(ODP)orTotallyEnclosedFanCooled(TEFC)motors1hpandlargerthatoperatemorethan500hoursperyear.

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