big electric motor 3000 kW - startup test sound

We present a typical 3000 kW motor start in our test field. You can see and hear how such a big motor starts. The accelerating takes about 90 seconds from 0 to 993 min-1. This is the maximum speed that a 6-pole slip ring motor of this size can achieve.

Enjoy the big motor starting sound!

The video shows a three-phase asynchronous motor with slip ring rotor with a nominal voltage of 10500 V and a power output of 3000 kW. It features a shaft height of 630 and a total weight of approx. 13.5 tons (including cooling system) - a typical motor size of our day-to-day business.

Electric motors of this type and size are used, for example, as main drives in cement mills or as compressor or fan motors. Slip ring motors are the motors of choice whenever high starting torque or low starting current are required. They are especially suitable for heavy load inertia applications.

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MENZEL Motors provides robust, practical, high-quality, durable drive solutions for industrial plants of all kinds - fast, flexible, and reliable

MENZEL Elektromotoren GmbH is an independent, medium-sized, internationally active company specializing in drive technology. We look back with pride at over 90 years of experience in production and delivery of electric motors for all kinds of industrial applications.
With our range of services, we are several steps ahead of the competition with regard to speed, service, and engineering. When delivery of a new motor can often take several months, the decision is obvious: MENZEL Motors is the speedy partner at your side!

Electric motors of all types and sizes are part of MENZEL's comprehensive delivery program - from a low voltage standard motor to an individually planned high-voltage motor with output up to 25000 kW. The production range covers cage motors, slip ring rotor motors, direct current motors, and special drives with various cooling and protection types as well as voltage ratings up to 13.8 kV.

In addition to delivery of our standard series, we also produce electric motors in custom designs of all conceivable kinds in accordance with the requirements of our clients. MENZEL's production emphasis is on the production of individual units, regardless of whether for special applications or as a back-up or replacement, both mechanically and electrically replaceable for present motors.

Another major focal point is the fast delivery of large electrical machines - including special designs. Our extensive stock service, flexible provision outside normal business hours, short production times, and modern processing and testing facilities allow us to react in a uniquely fast manner. We have unparalleled stock of brand-new, larger electric motors with nominal power up to 15 MW available for you.

As a manufacturer of electric motors, we place our customers and their individual requirements at the heart of the focus of our engineering work.

MENZEL has manufactured electric motors since 1927 and has its headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Many industrial plant operators worldwide from the cement, paper, steel, or other industries trust the proven quality of MENZEL electric motors. Our product portfolio includes squirrel cage and slip ring motors as well as DC motors.

MENZEL represents high-quality motor manufacturing, reliability, flexibility, and speed. From personal advice regarding planning, development, design, and production, with us you receive everything from a single source: Standard motors for industrial applications, identical and replaceable replicas, custom-built designs, mechanical and electrical adjustments, special designs for special drive operations and more.

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[sorantheskysky]

Please tell me there are others who searched for Electric Motor Sounds XD

[YCbCr]

Oh come on, I'm stuck yet again in the electric motor start-up corner of youtube.
And your videos make it worth it! :) The attention to detail is awesome. Thank you for such content!

[juanzingarello]

I was looking at the Amps thinking "30 Amps? Not bad for how large that motor is." But then I realized its running with 3, 500 Volts

[hogsworthhammer]

Very smooth running, should be available just in time for Christmas.

[mn]

Fun fact: Even a very powerful motor spinning without a load takes very little energy to run as the reverse voltage generated by the coils cutting the magnetic field cancels out the supply voltage. The same is true for generators as well. If you place an electrical load on a generator, the shaft gets harder to turn.



P.S. The youtube algorithm is weird.

[fim-redeye]

The sound of power and a lot of vindicated engineers. Beautiful machine. It's crazy to think that we went from barely harnessing fire to 3-megawatt engines.

[grantmarshall]

This takes me back to my days in the mining industry where we had a 3900kW compressor motor. Started using a Korndoffer starter.

[MenzelMotors]

Shall we upload another video with electric motor sound?

[briwire]

I remember the days before semi conductors, all done by gradually shorting out large resistors. The smell and the shimering above the panels are something I will always remember.

[imeprezime]

Thanks for the upload. You may be interested to know that I saw the DOL test start of a 5 MW, 6 kV squirrel cage motor for a power plant . It took only 4 seconds to accelerate to rated speed 1492 rpm Line voltage sag was 22%. Motor function was to drive a condensate pump

[WarpFactor]

We used similar sized motors at the nuke power plant I worked at as condensate and feed pump motors. 4 in a bank x 2 banks. I don't remember for sure, but I think they were 12KV and 6K HP. They were vertically mounted with the big multistage pumps at the bottom. I was standing next to one when they started it. (My first time.) Scared the crap out of me...and I knew what to expect!

[TheMegaloYT]

nobody:
YouTube: *recommends big electric motors*

[aspopulvera]

The sound of electric motors and combustion engine is what terrifies me during my childhood times and now its the opposite

[pabloarias]

This video reminds me my classes of "electric machines" all about electric motors in technical high school
Thank you for uploading this

Greetings from Argentina

[MasterChef-uxgk]

You can definitely post more videos of electric motors spinning, the sound is beautiful lol

[keeganplayz]

It sounds like a jet engine, so cool! This is why engineering is awesome..we can achieve such great things!

[Half_Finis]

This started up remarkably smooth/silent
We have some almost 30year old 10500V 163A fans that start up pretty violently in comparison :D

[clydeceniza]

Loved how this channel keeps on commenting on similar videos.

[vedymin]

Working with these must give such a half life vibe 🐸

[SkyChaserCom]

That's an incredible amount of power (1 hp is about 746 watts) so this is over 4, 000 hp!