Subject Code / Name: :EE 1210 Electrical Drives and Controls

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

Sub Code/Name: Electrical Drives and Controls Year/Sem:II / III

UNIT- I
PART – A (2 Marks)
1. State Ohm’s law.
2. Define Kirchhoff’s law.
3. Find the total resistance when the resistance are connected in series and in
parallel.
4. Define electric current.
5. Define potential and potential difference.
6. What you mean magnetic circuit?
7. Explain magnetic field intensity.
8. Define reluctance.
9. Define self inductance.
10. Explain mutual inductance.
11. Define peak factor.
12. What is meant by form factor?
13. State Lenz’s law.
Part – B (16 Marks)
1. Explain briefly the electro magnetic induction with an example.
2. Explain Faraday’s law in detail with relevant example.
3. Describe the principle of operation of an electrical machine, taking Lenz’s law
and mutual inductance in to account.
4. Explain the process of producing alternative voltage.
5. Define the terms
1. RMS voltage (4)
2. Average voltage (4)
3. Form factor (4)
4. Peak factor (4)
with relevant expression.

Unit II
Part – A (2 Marks)
1. Define drives.
2. Explain Electric drives and mention its advantages and disadvantages.
3. Write all the basic elements of electric drives.
4. What are the motors used as electric drives?
5. Mention the functions of power modulator.
6. What are the types of electrical drives?
7. Draw the speed torque characteristics of a DC series motor.
8. What are the mechanical consideration to be observed in the selection of a motor?
9. Draw the circuit for DC series and DC shunt motor.
10. What are the types of motor?

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Subject Code / Name: :EE 1210 Electrical Drives and Controls
11. Draw the block diagram of electric drive.
12. Compare individual, group and multi motor drives.
13. What is the importance of power rating?

Part – B (16 Marks)

1. Describe the types of electric drive with neat diagrams.

2. What are the factors influencing the choice of electrical drives?
3. Explain the operation of DC motor with relevant diagrams.
4. Draw and explain the DC series, shunt and compound motors with related
expressions.
5. Explain the speed torque characteristics of DC series motor and shunt motors.
6. Explain the power rating of drive motors.

Unit III
PART -A (2 Marks)
1.why the Dc motor starting current is high?
2. why the Dc motor need starters ?
3.what are the difference between 3 point starter and 4 point starter?
4.what is the function of NVR coil in Dc motor?
5. what are the different methods of starting of three phase induction motor?
6.what is the function of starters?
7.How automatic starters are working?
8.Draw the Slip-Torque characteristics of induction motor?
9.why single phase induction motor are self starting?
10. what are the different types of starters?
11. what are the different methods to reduce energy loss ?
12.list the factors taken into account for the starting of electric drive system?

PART –B (16 Marks)

1.Explain the principle of operation of three phase induction motor?
2.Describe the working of rotor resistance starter with related diagram?
3.Discuss the need of starter and explain any one in detail?
4.explain the direct on line starter?
5.Explain briefly the star delta starter ?
6.Discuss the operation of four point starter?

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Subject Code / Name: :EE 1210 Electrical Drives and Controls
Unit IV
PART -A (2 Marks)

1.what are the methods of speed control of Dc motor?

2.what is the application of Ward-leonard system?
3.List the different methods of speed control of three phase squirrel cage induction
motor?
4.what are the advantages of Ward-leonard system?
5.Draw the speed-armature characteristics of Dc series motor?
6.what do you mean by chopper?
7. what are methods of speed control of Dc series motor?
8. what are advantages of speed control?
9. State the advantages of Dc chopper drives?
10.list the different ways of obtaining variable flux?
11.what are the drawbacks of rheostatic control method?

PART-B (16Marks)
1.Explain the armature and field control method ?
2.Discuss the Ward-leonard system& mention its application?
3. Explain the chopper circuits used to control the speed of DC motors.
4. Explain any one method of speed control of DC shunt motor
5. Explain the Control of dc drives using rectifier & choppers.
6. Draw the typical control circuits for dc series & shunt motors.

Unit V
PART -A (2 Marks)
1. List the methods of speed control of induction motor.
2. What are the two types of slip power recovery scheme.
3. What is the drawback of v/f control scheme.
4. What do you mean by slip power control.
5. What do you mean by slip
6. Define speed control
7. What is meant by frequency control
8. Compare Krammer & Scherbius system.
9. What is meant by voltage control in induction motor.

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10. List the advantages & disadvantages of flux control method.
11. What is meant by armature control.
12. How reduced voltage starting of induction motor is achieved
PART-B(16Marks)
1.Describe briefly the speed control of induction motor by supply frequency control?
2. Explain the speed control of induction motor by any one method?
3.list the different methods of speed control from the startor side of induction motor?
4.Explain any one method in brief the speed control of induction motor from the rotor
side?
5.Explain the Kramme scheme in detail
6. Explain the scherbius scheme in detail
7. Describe briefly the speed control of induction motor by rotor resistance control.

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