ETAP Workshop Notes

Motor Parameter Estimation

Induction Motor Dynamic Modelling (Where Optimization is seen to be required):

Using optimization technique for arriving of rotor (non-linear) impedance variation with slip.
Optimization required where large difference exists in ETAP calculated (using linear
impedance technique) values of torque-slip as compare to vendor declared values.
This exercise involves creating the below shown SLD and entering the corresponding data. The
detail modelling of the SLD is shown in the subsequent pages.

Procedure:
Step1: Modelling of equivalent circuit model with few inputs such as Peak torque, LR torque,
LR power factor, LR Current, FL power factor, FL efficiency & slip as specified in attached
vendor datasheet.
1. As per given datasheet, model the motor connected to grid in ETAP.

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kW rating

No of Poles & slip

2. Go to model page & estimate the motor parameters.

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Note: Locked rotor power factor is assumed to be 20%.

3. Update the estimated values in motor. The ETAP estimated curves will appear as shown
below.

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4. Go to Inertia page, enter inertia data for motor & load model from motor data sheet.

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5. Enter load curve points in ETAP library as shown below.

Go to library => Motor load model=> Add a new ‘curve type’ model with ID
‘Load_Model_2’.
Enter the data of % Speed V/S % Torque for load curve as available in data sheet.

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6. Go to Induction motor => Load page & select above load model.
7. Now, go to transient stability module, make a new study as ‘MS-2’ and give the event
to accelerate the motor 2.

8. Plot bus and motor2.

9. Run the case & check the starting time of motor-2 by using plot option.

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10. Starting time of motor as per vendor datasheet: 8.5sec at 100% voltage
& calculated Starting time of motor in ETAP is = 11.6 sec, which is not matching with
starting time mentioned in vendor datasheet.
11. Now, compare the vendor declared Torque v/s Speed curve data with ETAP estimated
data.

Speed (%) Torque as per vendor Torque as per ETAP

datasheet (%) estimation (%)
0 75 74.99
20 82.2 71.14
40 87 70.39
60 97.6 75.41
80 114.4 99.45
Tmax 220 220

Note: There is significant difference between vendor declared & ETAP parameter
estimated values of Torque v/s Speed.
This is because ETAP parameter estimation is based on few data points such as Locked
rotor torque, Locked rotor current, Locked rotor power factor, Peak torque, Full load
efficiency, Full load slip & Full load power factor, where ETAP uses linear rotor
impedance (Z) variation with slip.
A more elaborate model estimates, when more data points are taken from Torque v/s
Slip, Pf v/s Slip & Current v/s Slip curve for motor characteristics model library, which
is first created and then used as input to parameter estimation.
In next points parameter estimation by characteristics model is explained

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Step 2: To perform optimization more torque, current & pf V/s slip points are need to be
consider.

12. Go to library – “Motor characteristic Model”, then add new motor

characteristics model named as ‘TEST’ as shown below.

13. Add the following points in the TEST model:

Slip Torque Current Pf Slip Torque Current Pf
% % % % % % % %
100 74.8 549.3 20.02 6 181.6 397 49.88
90 77.9 543.7 19.78 5 192.87 383.31 55.07
80 80.7 540.5 19.64 4 209.2 357.15 61.66
70 83.5 533.2 19.63 3 220.24 318.73 70.01
60 87.3 525.2 19.8 2 215.2 274 79.98
50 92.9 516.3 20.23 1.5 212.6 216.6 85.1
40 97.6 502.6 21.1 1 165.7 159.35 89.45
30 103.8 485.7 22.81 0.8 138.5 118.35 90.6

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20 113.5 463.1 26.52 0.67 101.5 99.91 91

10 143.4 430.1 37.44 0.6 93.79 89.55 91

9 147.84 423.6 39.7 0.4 88.96 59.70 90.25
8 156.04 416 42.43 0.2 78.28 29.85 89.78
7 169.29 407 45.75 0.01 75.4 1.49 89.21

Note: The points can be traced using Didger software as well for accurate results.
14. Now, go to Model page of motor & select the saved characteristic Model from
library as shown below:

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15. Again estimate and update the motor parameters with TEST characteristics
model.

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16. The deviation in the manufacturer curves (entered in library) and ETAP estimated
curves are shown below.

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17. The difference between two curves can be reduced by changing weighting factor
specified in Advance settings.
18. Now, go to transient stability module and run the same case to accelerate motor 2.
19. Check motor starting time by using plot options.

Starting time of motor is reduced from 11.6 sec to 9.2 sec.

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