Pete...i was thinking on the same lines...Probably weaken the field sufficiently with a DC drive!! ?? But i dont know if it ll work ..Coz i have'nt tried before..the locked rotor tests that i have performed were on small 20 Hps...N what i did in the lab was use a belt and pulley. n connect it...
The customer who is visiting my facility in a couple of days wants to test his new drive and he s bringing in his 4160 volt drive. We have a GDY-37 generator set coupled to a 1000 HP motor which is capable of running in 4160 volts with an FLA of 124 amps. Now the problem is that, the customer...