why induction motor always operate at lagging p.f.?

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why induction motor always operate at lagging p.f.?..

Induction motor always operates at lagging power factor
because induction motor is a electrical machine in which
only stator is supplied and rotor gets its power through
mutual induction.In the rotor how much current lag behind
the voltage is actually depends on the material used for
rotor.

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why induction motor always operate at lagging p.f.?..

Answer / monish daniel

first of all the wings are inductive in nature...above all since voltage in induced in rotor also there is a high reluctance in air gap..these are the reasons for the motor to run at lagging pf

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why induction motor always operate at lagging p.f.?..

Answer / pintu sain

because emf produce due to induction always leg

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why induction motor always operate at lagging p.f.?..

Answer / dhivya

induction motor is under excited and runs only in subsynchronous speed that is why it has lagging pf

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