Electrical – AC single phase induction motor – phase difference problem

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I want to build and AC single phase induction motor. There's the following schematic for its construction.

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This motor can only work if there's a 90º phase difference between \$I_1\$ and \$I_2\$ as you can see written here, on the Construction section. I did some circuit analysis and I found the following relation:

$$\bar{I}_2=\frac{w L_1}{wL_2-\frac{1}{wC}}\bar{I}_1$$

So, according to this relation, there only can be a 0 or 180º phase difference between the two currents. Did I do something wrong?

Best Answer

If you know the resistance and inductance of the windings, you can calculate the impedance angles from Zm = Rm + jXm and Za = Ra + jXa - jXc. Main winding angle = arctan (Xm/Rm) and aux winding angle = arctan (Ra/(Xa-Xc)). These angles will only be true for the instant the motor is energized. Once the rotor begins to rotate, the rotor characteristics and load must be taken into account.