3-PhaseInduction Motor slip baffling problem

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The discussion revolves around calculating the air gap power of a 3-phase induction motor with a nameplate rating of 3 kW and a speed of 1430 rpm. The user successfully calculated the torque as 20.02 Nm but is struggling to determine the slip due to the unknown number of poles. The slip formula requires synchronous speed, which depends on the number of poles and frequency. The user explored various pole configurations, concluding that the slip at rated operation is typically small, ruling out extreme values. The conversation highlights the challenge of calculating air gap power without knowing the number of poles.
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Hello, I was trying to solve a problem about induction motors but was baffled at one point.
Here's the question.

Nameplate of a 3 phase induction motor has the following information:

Power = 3kw, speed = 1430rpm, f= 50hz, PF = 0.85, V= 380v
Neglect Stator Impedance.

Q1. Calculate Torque : T= (Motor Power)/(angular velocity of motor) = 20.02 Nm (confirmed from answers)

Q2. Calculate the air gap power ?

What I did :
I know that the air gap power is the same as the rotatory magnetic field power which is at synchronous speed. I also know that this power is all sent to the rotor as (I^2)R/(slip) meaning that :

P (air gap)= Power of Motor / (1 - slip)

My problem I don't seem to find a way to calculate the slip because I don't know the number of poles used since:

slip = ( synchronous speed - motor speed ) / synchronous speed

where synchronous speed (rev/min) = ( 120 * frequency ) / # of polesPlease, if someone has an idea, how the air gap power can be calculated I will appreciate that.

Ans = Air gap power = 3.144KW
 
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Lets try some educated guessing:

( p = # poles, n=synchronous speed, s=slip )

1. p=2 -> n=3000 rpm -> s= 0.52
2. p=4 -> n=1500 rpm -> s= 0.047
3. p=6 -> n= 750 rpm -> s= -0.9

In what order of magnitude is the slip in an induction machine at rated operation ?

Based on this reasoning and ruling out all the alternatives, the answer is left alone.
 
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