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- From: Leonard J. Bohmann <ljbohman@mtu.edu>
- Subject: Re: Motor speeds
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- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 19:11:25 GMT
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- In article <jkemp.23@bss1.umd.edu> Joe Kemp, jkemp@bss1.umd.edu writes:
- >
- > I have a standard blow with a standard 115V single phase "four
- >speed" motor on it. The label on the motor says it is a 1050RPM motor
- with
- >four speeds. The problem is that all four speeds are about the same.
- >My questions are as follows:
- >
- > 1. If label RPM is 1050 what are the other 3 speeds, higher, lower
- > on each side or what?
- >
- > 2. I thought motors come in 1050, 1175 or 3000 something, other
- > speeds were gotten with a rheostat or pulley system...
- >
- >
- >Anyhelp would be appreciated...
- >
- >jkemp@bss1.umd.edu
- The motor you discribe is propably a 6 pole, 60 Hz high slip induction
- motor. At the high speed position it will run at 1050 rpm when it is
- loaded at its rated load. (Which for a forced air furnace fan is
- typically 1/5, 1/4, or 1/3 hp). The speed adjustments will typically
- reduce the speed to about 700 rpm at the low speed. This is done by
- disconnecting some of the coils of wire in the motor and thus increasing
- the slip. (for this motor slip=(1200-speed)/1200)
-
- Your problem sounds similar to one I have with my furnace fan. I have a
- 1/3 hp motor, but it takes far less then 1/3 hp to turn the fan.
- Therefore the motor runs close to its synchronous speed (1200 rpm). The
- speed adjustments will change the slip of the machine by aproximatly a
- fixed %. With the motor running close to 1200 rpm the slip is small (0.05
- for 1140rpm), so the resulting speed change is small (but if you use a
- strope light, as I did, you will see it change) At rated load the slip is
- much higher (0.125 in your case) The same % change in this larger number
- will produce a speed change which is noticable.
-
- In your case, I suspect your blower is turning at about 1100-1150 rpm
- because the motor is to powerful. Solutions are
- 1.) buy different pulleys (smaller on the motor, larger on the blower)
- This won't work if it is direct drive.
- 2.) buy a smaller hp motor (if you have 1/3 hp, you ussaly can find a
- 1/5 hp which is the same physical size so that you don't have
- to
- change any mounting hardware)
- 3.) reduce the operating volatge (not a very practicle solution)
-