ELECTRICAL MACHINES II (EE501)

GROUP A (Multiple Choice Type Choice Questions) 1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following: (i) A compensating winding in an A.C. Commutator motor a) reduces reactance drop and improves communication b) reduces reactance drop c) reduces drop but retards communication d) improves communication only (ii) A capacitor selected for capacitor-start induction motor should be rated for a) peak voltage c) average voltage b) r.m.s voltage d) none of these (iii) Which of the following statements is true regarding speed and power factor of a 1- AC commutator motor? a) Both increases with increase in Load Torque b) Both decreases with increase of Load Torque c) Former increases while latter decreases with increase of Load Torque d) Former decreases while latter increases with increase of Load Torque (iv) In a repulsion motor, commutator provides a means of connecting the a) stator winding c) starting winding b) armature winding d) any one of these (v) In a shaded pole motor, shading coils are used to a) Reduce winding losses b) Reduce friction losses c) Produce rotating magnetic field d) Protect against sparking (vi) A capacitor start and capacitor run induction motor is supplied from a) single-phase supply c) 3-phase supply b) 2-phase supply d) none of these (vii) In a synchronous generator operating at zero power factor lagging, the effect of armature reaction is a) Magnetizing b) Demagnetizing c) Cross-magnetizing d) Both magnetizing and Cross-magnetizing (viii) Negative voltage regulation is observed in an alternator which is a) overexcited c) normally excited b) underexcited d) all of these

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Find r1, x1 and r2 and x2 referred to stator side. GROUP C (Long Answer Type Questions) 7. a) Draw and explain phasor diagram of a single-phased series motor. b) Derive the equation of rotational and transformer emf of a single phase commutator machine as produced by the pulsating field. c) The number of poles of teeth in the stator and rotor of a stepper motor are different. Why? 8. a) Why is a shaded pole motor recommended over a resistance start for the same applications?

Explain the principle of operation of Linear Induction Motor and performance of LIM. Explain why a synchronous motor is not self-starting. What is distribution factor? What are the advantages of distributing a winding in slots? For a universal motor, the performance of the machine is better under d.c. operation than under a.c. operation. 6. Determine the parameters of a 1/6 HP, 6-pole, 50 Hz split phase motor from the following data: i) No load test: (starting winding open) V1 110V, P0 = 63W, I6 = 2.70A r1 = 2.6, PF+W = 3W ii) Locked rotor test: (starting winding open) VL = 110V, PL = 850W, IL = 11A

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The electrical angle, between adjacent slots in a 4-pole alternation with 36 slots is in electrical degree a) 90 c) 200 0 b) 10 d) 900 When the synchronous motor runs at synchronous speed, the voltage induced in the damper winding is a) maximum c) zero b) minimum d) none of these The motor generally used in a tape recorder is a) universal motor c) split-phase motor b) reluctance motor d) hysteresis motor Induction generator runs at a) super-synchronous speed c) synchronous speed b) sub-synchronous speed d) none of these

b) A single-phase induction motor when excited by a single-phase supply produces two equal and opposite resolving fields. Justify the statement. c) A 240V, single phase induction motor gave the following test results: Blocked rotor test: 120 V, 9.6A, 460 W No-load test: 220V, 4.6A, 125 W The stator winding resistance is 1.5 and during the block rotor test, the starting winding is open. Find the equivalence circuit parameters. Also find the core friction and windage losses. 9. a) Explain two reaction field theory for a salient pole synchronous machine. Using theory, draw the phasor diagram for lagging current for (i) salient pole generator, (ii) salient pole motor. b) A 3- star connected alternator is rated 1600 kVA, 13500V. The armature effective resistance and synchronous reactance are 1.5 and 30 respectively per phase. Calculate the percentage regulation for a load of 1280kW at a p.f. of (i) 0.8 leading, (ii) unity and (iii) 0.8 lagging. c) Define voltage regulation of an alternator. Is it possible to have the full-load terminal voltage greater than the no-load terminal voltage? Explain. 10. a) Describe the armature reaction of an alternator for zero p.f. lagging, zero p.f. leading and unity p.f. load. b) A 20 MVA, 3-phase star connected alternator, with and impedance of 5 ohms and a resistance of 0.5 ohm, is operating in parallel with constant voltage 11kV busbar. If its field current is adjusted to give an excitation voltage of 12 KV, then calculate (i) maximum power output from the alternator and (ii) Armature current and pf under maximum power condition. c) A 3300 V, star connected synchronous motor has synchronous impedance of 0.4 + j5 ohm per phase. For an excitation emf of 400 V and motor input power of 1000 kW at rated voltage, compute line current and power factor. 11. Write short notes on any three of the following i) Brushless d.c. motor ii) Resolver iii) A.C. servo motor iv) Induction generators

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