REVIEW QUESTIONS

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1. a) Give the constructional details of both Salient pole and Cylindrical-rotor synchronous machines.
b) Derive the emf equation of 3-phase Alternator by considering all the factors
2 a) Show how the phasor diagram can be used to demonstrate the conditions of motoring or generating in
a synchronous machine.
b) A 4-pole AC machine has a 3-phase winding wound in 36 slots with coil span of 140
0
Calculate i) Pitch factor ii) Distribution factor
3 a) Explain the effect of change in excitation of alternator and draw the curves of V and curves and
Also for motor
b) Why 3-phase induction motors are not self-starting? Explain any two methods for making synchronous motor
Self-starting with neat diagram
4 a) how synchronous motor acts as a synchronous condensor
b) What do you understand by the terms, normal excitation, under-excitation and over excitation in
Connection with synchronous motor operation?
5 a) 3-phase, 16-pole Alternator has a star connected winding with 144 slots and 10 conductors per slot.
The flux per pole is 30mwb, sinusoidally distributed and the speed is 375 rpm. The winding is
Chorded by one slot. Find the no load phase and line emfs.
b) the stator of a three-phase, 8-pole synchronous generator driven at 750rpm has 72 slots. The winding
has been made with 36 coils having 10turns per coil. Calculate the rms value of the induced emf per
phase if the flux per pole is 0.15Wb, sinusoidally distributed. Assume that full-pitch coils have been
used.
6 a) A 3-phase, star-connected alternator is rated at 1500KVA, 11kV. The resistance and reactance per
phase are 1.5 and 30 respectively. To what value will the terminal voltage rise when full-load at
p.f. 0.8 lagging is switched off?
b) A 550V, 55KVA, 1-phase alternator has an effective armature resistance of 0.2 and a synchronous
reactance of 2.25. Calculate the voltage regulation at full -load 0.8 p.f. leading.
7. a) Explain in detail synchronous impedance method for obtaining regulation of 3-phase alternator why
it is called pessimistic method
b) A 3-phase star connected alternator is rated at, 1600 KVA, 13,500V. The armature effective
resistance and synchronous reactances are 1.5 and 30 respectively per phase calculate the
percentage regulation for a load of 1280 KW at, power factors of (i) 0.8 leading, (ii) 0.8 lagging
(iii) UPF
8. a)Explain double revolving field theory of 1-phase induction motor. Draw the torque slip
Characteristics
b) Why single-phase induction motors are not self starting? Explain
c) Discuss the methods of starting 1-phase induction motors.
9. a) Explain principle of operation of stepper motor with a neat diagram and mention its applications
b) With a neat sketch explain operation of shaded pole motor? Give its applications
c) Briefly explain the Universal Motor
10. a) Explain the principle of operation of a shaded pole 1-phase induction motor and draw its torque-
speed characteristic.
b) A 200W, 230V, 50Hz capacitor-start motor has the following winding constants
main winding: R=4.5, X
L
= 3.7
starting winding: R= 9.5, X
L
=3.5
find the value of starting capacitance that will result in the maximum starting torque.
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