ELECTRICAL MACHINES - II

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK
SUBJECT CODE & NAME : ELECTRICAL MACHINES - II

YEAR / SEM : II / IV

UNIT-I

SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR

PART –A

1. What is an alternator? (2)

2. What is the equation for induced emf in an alternator? (2)
3. What are the advantages of having rotating field system? (2)
4. Define voltage regulation of an alternator. (2)
5. Why EMF method is called pessimistic method? (2)
6. Does changing the number of conductors have any effect on the frequency?
(2)
7. Why MMF method is called optimistic method? (2)
8. Compare salient pole rotor and smooth cylindrical rotor. (2)
9. How is the armature winding in alternators different from those used in
machines? (2)
10. What are squirrel cage windings of alternators? How and why they are
used? (2)
11. Represent the power/power angle curve of a synchronous generator. (2)
12. What is the principle of an alternator? (2)
13. What is the relation between speed and frequency of an alternator? (2)
14. What do you meant by hunting in alternators? (2)
15. What do you meant by synchronizing power? (2)
16. What are the methods used to determine losses in alternator? (2)
17. What are the conditions for parallel operation of alternators? (2)
18. What are the methods used for synchronization? (2)
19. Define short circuit ratio of an alternator. (2)
20. Define pitch factor. (2)
21. Define distribution factor. (2)
22. Draw the phasor diagram for a lagging power factor load alternator. (2)
23. What do you meant by synchronous reactance? (2)
24. What do you meant by capability curves? (2)
25. Why alternator is called Synchronous generator? (2)

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PART –B

1. Find the no load phase and line voltages of a star connected 3 phase, 6 pole
alternator which runs at 1200 rpm, having flux per pole of 0.1wb sinusoidally
distributed. It’s stator has 54 slots having double layer winding. Each coil has 8
turns and the coil is chorded by 1 slot. (16)

2. The open circuit and short circuit readings for a 3 phase, star connected
1000kVA, 2000V, 50Hz, synchronous generator are:
Field 10 20 25 30 40 50
amperes
OC 800 1500 1760 2000 2350 2600
terminal
voltage(V)
SC - 200 250 300 - -
armature
current(A)
The armature effective temperature is 0.2Ω per phase. Draw the characteristics
curves and estimate the full-load percentage regulation at 0.8pf lagging and
0.8pf leading. (16)

3. A 3300V, 3phase star connected alternator has a full load current of 100A. On
short circuit a field current of 5A was necessary to produce full load current. The
emf on open circuit for the same excitation was 900V. The armature resistance
was 0.8 Ω/phase. Determine the full load voltage regulation for (1)0.8pf lagging
(2)0.8pf leading. (16)

4. A 3 phase, 50Hz star connected 2000kA for a certain field excitation. With the
same excitation, the open circuit voltage was 900V. The resistance between a
pair of terminals was 0.12 Ω. Find the full load regulation at UPF and 0.8pf
lagging. Draw the phasor diagrams. (16)

5. A 3 phase 16 pole alternator has a star connected winding with 144 slots and
10 conductors per slot. The flux per pole 0.04wb and is sinusoidally distributed.
The speed is 375 rpm. Find the frequency, phase emf and line emf. The coil
span is 160ο electrical. (16)

6. a)Describe the principle and construction of slow speed operation generator

with neat diagram (8)
6. b)Derive the emf equation of alternator. (8)

7. What are the methods of determining regulation of alternator? Discuss each

briefly (16)

8. Explain the procedure for POTIER method to calculate voltage regulation of

alternator (16)

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9. For a salient pole synchronous machine, prove the d-axis synchronous

reactance Xd, can be obtained from its OCC and SCC. Neglect armature
resistance. (16)

10.Explain the condition for parallel operation of 3 phase alternator with neat
diagram (16)

UNIT-II

SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR

PART –A

1. What is hunting? How is it minimized? (2)

2. When is a synchronous motor said to receive 100% excitation? (2)
3. What is synchronous condenser? (2)
4. When is a synchronous motor said to be under excited? What will be the pf at
this condition? (2)
5. What are the inherent disadvantages of synchronous motor? (2)
6. Mention four applications of synchronous motor. (2)
7. What is the role of synchronous motor in a transmission line? How? (2)
8. Define pull out torque in synchronous motor. (2)
9. What are the different torqueses of a synchronous motor? (2)
10. What is meant by V curves of synchronous motor? (2)
11. Name the important characteristics of a synchronous motor not found in
induction motor. (2)
12. What are the uses of damper winding s in synchronous motor? (2)
13. What are the special features of cylindrical rotor type synchronous motor?
(2)
14. Why is a synchronous motor not self staring? (2)
15. When does a synchronous motor get over excited? (2)
16. Draw the “V” curve and Inverted “V” curve of synchronous motor. (2)
17. Give the expression for the gross mechanical power developed by
synchronous motor. (2)
18. In what operating condition is a synchronous motor referred to as
asynchronous condenser? (2)
19. What are the advantages of synchronous motor over other type of motors?
(2)
20. What are the effects of load variation in synchronous motor? (2)
21. Does change in excitation affect power factor of the synchronous motor?
(2)
22. What do you meant by “V” curves of synchronous motor? (2)
23. What are the main parts of a synchronous motor? (2)
24. What are the two classifications of synchronous machines? (2)
25. What is a synchronous capacitor? (2)
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PART-B

1. a) Explain the methods of starting synchronous motor against high-torque

loads. (8)
1. b) Explain various torques associated with synchronous motor. (8)

2. a)Draw the equivalent circuit and phasor diagram of a synchronous motor.(8)

2. b)Explain the significance of V and inverted V curves. (8)

3. a). Explain the working of synchronous motor with different excitations (8)
3. b)List out the main characteristic features of synchronous motor. (8)

4. Discuss the following

(a) Constant excitation circle (8)
(b) Constant power circle (8)

5. Derive the mechanical power developed per phase of a synchronous

motor (16)

6. A 3300V,3 phase synchronous motor running at 1500 rpm has its excitation
kept constant corresponding to no-load terminal voltage of 3000V. Determine
the power input, power factor and torque developed for an armature current of
250A if the synchronous reactance is 5 Ω per phase and armature resistance is
neglected. (16)

7. A synchronous motor having 40% reactance and negligible resistance is to be

operated at rated voltage at UPF,0.8pf lag,0.6pf lag, 0.8pf lead and 0.6pf lead.
What are the values of induced emf. (16)

8. A 75 kW,400V,4 pole ,3 phase, star connected synchronous motor has a

resistance and synchronous reactance per phase of 0.04Ω and 0.4 Ω
respectively. Compute for full load 0.8pf lead the open circuit emf per phase and
gross mechanical power developed. Assume an efficiency of 92.5%. (16)

9. A 6600V,3 phase, star connected synchronous motor draws a full load current
of 80A at 0.8pf leading. The armature resistance is 2.2 Ω and reactance of 22 Ω
per phase. If the stray losses of the machine are 3200w. Find (i) Emf induced
(ii)Output power (iii) Efficiency of the machine. (16)

10. A 2000V,3 phase, 4 pole, star connected synchronous motor runs at

1500rpm. The excitation is constant and corresponding to an open circuit
voltage of 2000V. The resistance is negligible in comparison with synchronous
reactance of 3.5 Ω/ph. For an armature current of 200A.Determine (i) power
factor (ii) power input (iii) torque developed. (16)

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UNIT III

THREE PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR

PART-A

1. Name the important parts of induction motor. (2)

2. Name the two types of rotor of an induction motor. (2)
3. Name the classification of induction based upon the supply. (2)
4. What are the advantageous of three phase induction motor? (2)
5. What is Principle of operation of induction motor? (2)
6. State Faradays second law. (2)
7. Draw the phasor diagram of induction motor. (2)
8. A 50 Hz 3 phase 440 v, induction has speed of 1440 rpm on full load. A
machine has 4 poles calculate the slip and how many complete alternations
will the rotor voltage make per minute. (2)
9. What is meant by magnetic induction? (2)
10. Draw the power flow diagram of an induction motor. (2)
11. Draw the torque slip characteristics curve of an induction motor. (2)
12. Define the efficiency of an induction motor. (2)
13. Name the two types of rotor of an induction motor based on torque. (2)
14. Define self induced emf and magnetic induction. (2)
15. Give the expression for torque equation of three phase induction motor.(2)
16. What is cogging? (2)
17. What is an induction generator? (2)
18. Define synchronous wattage. (2)
19. Explain why the pf of an induction motor is very low at starting. (2)
20. Why the air gap is kept minimum in induction motor? (2)
21. Why is it impossible for an induction motor to operate at synchronous
speed? (2)
22. What information are learned in locked rotor test. (2)
23. What factors determine the direction of rotation of three phase induction
motor? (2)
24. What is the difference in starting torque and when started by DOL starter
and star delta starter? (2)
25. How will change the direction of rotation three phase induction motor? (2)

PART B

1. Explain the construction and working of three phase induction motor. (16)

2. Explain the power flow diagram and torque slip characteristics of induction
motor. (16)

3. Derive the torque equation of a three phase induction motor (16)

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4. Develope an equivalent circuit for three phase induction motor. State the
difference between exact and approximate equivalent circuit. (16)
5. The power input to the rotor of a 3 phase, 50 HZ, 6 pole induction motor is 80
KW .The rotor emf makes 100 complete alternations per minute.
Find
1) Slip
2) Motor Speed
3) Mechanical power developed
4) Rotor copper loss per phase
5) Rotor resistance per phase if rotor current is 65 A
6) Torque developed (16)

6. Derive the equation for torque developed by an induction motor .Draw a

typical torque – slip curve and deduce the condition for maximum torque. (16)

7. (i) A 3300V,10 pole ,50HZ three phase star connected induction motor has
slip ring rotor resistance per phase =0.015 ohm and standstill reactance per
phase =0.25 ohm .If the motor runs at 2.5 percent slip on full load ,find.
1) Speed of the motor
2) Speed at which the torque will be maximum
3) The ratio of maximum torque to full load torque. (10)

(ii) A 3 phase, 4 pole, 50 HZ induction motor is running at 1440 rpm. Determine

the slip speed and slip. (6)

8. A 3ph, 400 V IM, gave the test readings:

No load test: 400 V, 1250W, 9A
SC test: 150V, 4KW, 38A
Draw the circle diagram
If the normal rating is 14.91 KW, find from the circle diagram, the full load
current and slip. (16)

UNIT- IV

STARTING AND SPEED CONTROL OF THREE PHASE INDUCTION

MOTOR

PART-A

1. State two advantage of speed control of IM by injecting an emf in the rotor

circuit. (2)
2. Point out the disadvantages of rotor rheostat control to obtain variable speed
of induction motor. (2)
3. Give the functions performed by induction motor starter. (2)
4. List out four methods of speed control in 3 phase induction motor. (2)
5. Why is starter necessary to start a 3 phase induction motor? (2)
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of auto transformer starter? (2)
7. What is meant by stator voltage control? (2)
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8. What are the different methods of stator voltage control? (2)
9. Draw the speed torque characteristics of stator voltage control. (2)
10. What is voltage /frequency method? (2)
11. What is the purpose of adding external resistance in the rotor circuit? (2)
12. Draw the speed torque characteristics of rotor resistance control. (2)
13. What are the advantages and disadvantages of rotor resistance control? (2)
14. What is meant by slip power recovery scheme? (2)
15. Why is speed control by pole changing technique suitable only to squirrel
cage induction motors? (2)
16. Indicate the methods of starting 3 phase squirrel cage induction motor. (2)
17. What are the various methods of speed control of 3 phase induction motor
from stator side? (2)
18. What are the speed controls of 3 phase induction motor from rotor side? (2)
19. What are the types of slip power recovery scheme? (2)
20. What are the disadvantages of cascade control? (2)

PART B

1. With neat diagrams explains the working of any two types of starters used for
squirrel cage type 3 phase induction motor. (16)

2. Discuss the various starting methods of induction motors. (16)

3. Explain the different speed control methods of phase wound induction

motor (16)
.
4. Explain the various schemes of starting squirrel cage induction motor. (16)

5. Explain the speed control of 3 phase squirrel cage induction motor by pole
changing. (16)

6. Discuss the theory of star – delta starter. (16)

7. Explain briefly the various speed control schemes of induction motors. (16)

8. Explain in detail the slip power recovery scheme. (16)

9. Explain the various techniques of sped control of induction motor from rotor
side control. (16)

10. Explain the cascade operation of induction motors to obtain variable

speed. (16)

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UNIT -V

SINGLE PHASE INDUCTION MOTORS AND SPECIAL MACHINES

PART-A

1. What are the different types of single phase induction motors? (2)
2. What are the applications of, characteristics of split phase motors? (2)
3. What are the applications of capacitor start motor? (2)
4. What are the main advantages of capacitor run motor? (2)
5. What are the applications and characteristics of capacitor run motor? (2)
6. Compare the performance and applications of resistance split phase and
permanent capacitor single phase induction motors. (2)
7. Name any two applications of shaded pole induction motors. (2)
8. In a single phase induction motor not self starting? Why? (2)
9. List out four applications of shaded pole induction motor. (2)
10. Draw the vector diagram for (a) Capacitor start (b) Split phase induction
motor. (2)
11. What is the use of shading coil in the shaded pole motor? (2)
12. Why is capacitor –start induction motors advantageous? (2)
13. List out two disadvantages of shaded pole single phase motor and give two
applications of the motor. (2)
14. What are the classifications of single phase induction motor based on the
method of starting? (2)
15. Name the motors used in ceiling fan and in lathes. (2)
16. Draw the circuit diagram of any one type of 1- phase induction motor. (2)
17. Which type of single phase induction motor is to be selected for driving fans
and blowers and why? (2)
18. Draw the circuit diagram of capacitor start 1 phase induction motor? (2)
19. How would you reverse the direction of rotation of a capacitor start induction
run motor? (2)
20. What is stepper motor? (2)
21. List out four applications of reluctance motors. (2)
22. What are the demerits of repulsion motor? (2)
23. What type of motor is used in computer drivers? (2)
24. Determine the step angle of a single stack, 4 phase, 6 pole VR stepper
motor. (2)
25. Mention some applications of reluctance motor. (2)

PART B

1. Give the classification of single phase motors .Explain the types pf single
phase induction motors. (16)

2. Explain the double field revolving theory for operation of single phase
induction motor. (16)

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3. What are the types of single phase induction motor? Explain any two in
detail. (16)

4. Explain the shaded pole induction motor with diagram. (16)

5. Develop equivalent circuit of a single phase induction motor ignoring core

losses. (16)

6. Explain the working principle of single phase induction motor .Mention its
four applications. (16)

7. What is the principle and working of hysteresis motor? Explain briefly.(16)

8. Explain the construction and working of stepper motor. (16)

9. Explain the principle of operation and applications of reluctance motor.

(16)

10. Explain the principle of operation and applications of reluctance motor

and hysteresis motor. (16)

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