Surefire01
Electrical
Chaps,
Is it possible to calculate the VA (apparent power) and the VAr (reactive power) of a three phase induction motor by using information from the manufactures data sheets?
I've tried it but must be doing something wrong because when I plot these values on a power triangle I'm getting a ridiculous value for cos phi giving me a power factor of 0.4 which is bonkers. The formulas I'm using give me VA=401, VAr=395 all for a motor of 180W (yes this is a very tiny motor)
Ta
Is it possible to calculate the VA (apparent power) and the VAr (reactive power) of a three phase induction motor by using information from the manufactures data sheets?
I've tried it but must be doing something wrong because when I plot these values on a power triangle I'm getting a ridiculous value for cos phi giving me a power factor of 0.4 which is bonkers. The formulas I'm using give me VA=401, VAr=395 all for a motor of 180W (yes this is a very tiny motor)
Ta