An electric lift is required to raise a load of 5 tonne through a height of 30 m. One quarter of electrical energy supplied to the lift is lost in the motor and gearing. Calculate the energy in kWh supplied. If the time required to raise the load is 27 minutes, find the kW rating of the motor and the current taken by the motor, the supply voltage being 230V d.c. Assume the efficiency of the motor at 90%.

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An electric lift is required to raise a load of 5 tonne through a height of 30 m.
One quarter of electrical energy supplied to the lift is lost in the motor and gearing. Calculate the
energy in kWh supplied. If the time required to raise the load is 27 minutes, find the kW rating of the
motor and the current taken by the motor, the supply voltage being 230V d.c. Assume the efficiency
of the motor at 90%.
Transcribed Image Text:An electric lift is required to raise a load of 5 tonne through a height of 30 m. One quarter of electrical energy supplied to the lift is lost in the motor and gearing. Calculate the energy in kWh supplied. If the time required to raise the load is 27 minutes, find the kW rating of the motor and the current taken by the motor, the supply voltage being 230V d.c. Assume the efficiency of the motor at 90%.
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We have an electric lift with,

load or mass (m) = 5 tonne

Height (h) = 30 m

Time taken = 27 Minutes = 1620 Sec

Supply voltage (V) = 230 V d.c

Efficiency of motor = 90% = 0.9

 

We need to determine,

  1. Energy supplied in KWh
  2. KW rating of motor
  3. Current taken from motor
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