Basic Motor Formulas And Calculations The formulas and calculations which appear below should be

used for estimating purposes only. It is the responsibility of the customer to specify the required motor
Hp, Torque, and accelerating time for his application. The salesman may wish to check the customers
specified values with the formulas in this section, however, if there is serious doubt concerning the
customers application or if the customer requires guaranteed motor/application performance, the
Product Department Customer Service group should be contacted. Rules Of Thumb (Approximation) At
1800 rpm, a motor develops a 3 lb.ft. per hp At 1200 rpm, a motor develops a 4.5 lb.ft. per hp At 575
volts, a 3-phase motor draws 1 amp per hp At 460 volts, a 3-phase motor draws 1.25 amp per hp At 230
volts a 3-phase motor draws 2.5 amp per hp At 230 volts, a single-phase motor draws 5 amp per hp At
115 volts, a single-phase motor draws 10 amp per hp Mechanical Formulas Temperature Conversion Deg
C = (Deg F - 32) x 5/9 Deg F = (Deg C x 9/5) + 32 High Inertia Loads Synchronous Speed, Frequency And
Number Of Poles Of AC Motors Relation Between Horsepower, Torque, And Speed Torque in lb.ft. = HP x
5250 rpm HP = Torque x rpm 5250 rpm = 120 x Frequency No. of Poles t = WK2 x rpm 308 x T av. WK2 =
inertia in lb.ft.2 t = accelerating time in sec. T = WK T = Av. accelerating torque lb.ft.. 2 x rpm 308 x t
inertia reflected to motor = Load Inertia Load rpm Motor rpm 2 ns = 120 x f P f = P x ns 120 P = 120 x f ns
HP = T x n 5250 T = 5250 HP n n = 5250 HP T

Motor Slip Symbols Equivalent Inertia In mechanical systems, all rotating parts do not usually operate at
the same speed. Thus, we need to determine the "equivalent inertia" of each moving part at a particular
speed of the prime mover. The total equivalent WK2 for a system is the sum of the WK2 of each part,
referenced to prime mover speed. The equation says: This equation becomes a common denominator on
which other calculations can be based. For variable-speed devices, inertia should be calculated first at
low speed. Let's look at a simple system which has a prime mover (PM), a reducer and a load. % Slip = ns
- n ns x 100 Code KVA/HP Code KVA/HP Code KVA/HP Code KVA/HP A 0-3.14 F 5.0 -5.59 L 9.0-9.99 S
16.0-17.99 B 3.15-3.54 G 5.6 -6.29 M 10.0-11.19 T 18.0-19.99 C 3.55-3.99 H 6.3 -7.09 N 11.2-12.49 U
20.0-22.39 D 4.0 -4.49 I 7.1 -7.99 P 12.5-13.99 V 22.4 & Up E 4.5 -4.99 K 8.0 -8.99 R 14.0-15.99 I = current
in amperes E = voltage in volts KW = power in kilowatts KVA = apparent power in kilo-volt-amperes HP =
output power in horsepower n = motor speed in revolutions per minute (RPM) ns = synchronous speed
in revolutions per minute (RPM) P = number of poles f = frequency in cycles per second (CPS) T = torque
in pound-feet EFF = efficiency as a decimal PF = power factor as a decimal WK2 EQ = WK2 part Npart
Nprime mover 2 WK2 = 100 lb.ft.2 WK2 = 900 lb.ft.2 WK2 = 27,000 lb.ft.2