Ryerson University

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EES612 (Electric Machines and Actuators)
Final Examination
December 2012
Examiners: Profs. A. Yazdani and S. Karim

Name
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Student No Sectiojr

NOTES

1. This is a closed-book examination. Only basic non-programmable scientific calculators

are permitted as the aid.

2. The examination paper is comprised of five questions. out ol which you shall answer
only FOUR QUESTIONS of your choice. Answer the questions within the blank spaces
provided under each question in this booklet. Do not use the reverse side. Each question
is worth 25 marks, and the entire examination is worth 100 marks.

3. On the table below, clearly identify which guestion should not be marked. If all five
questions are found to have been answered with no one clearly identified to be
excludedfrom getting marked, then Qi will be eliminated automatically.

Question Maximum Mark To Be Marked Mark Earned

Qi 25 Yes or No (please circle one)
Q2 25 Yes or No (please circle one)

Q3 25 Yes or No (please circle one)

Q4 25 Yes or No (please circle one)

— 25 Yes r Va (please circle one)

100

4 Ao questions to be asked in the exam. i/in doubt about any question. c/ear/i state your
assumption in answering the question.

Part marks 1or an answer will only he granted if the correct methodology is clearly
shown.
6. The last page of this booklet includes some useful formulas and equations.
Do Not Detach any pages. including the formula sheet.
Qi: In the magnetic system of Figure-i, the magnetic material can he considered to be of
infinite permeability. The coil wound on the left-hand side leg has N = 600 turns, and the
air gap on the right-hand side is of the dimensions sho n in the figurL fringing 1% ncgligible

0.6cm

Figure-i: magnetic system ofQl

(la) Draw the magnetic equivalent circuit of this system.

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 (ib) Calculate the flux density within the air gap, the inductance of the coil, and the force
trying to close the gap, if I = 2.0 A.

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 Q2: A single-phase. I 20-kVA. 1000/100 V transformer has given the following test results:

Short-circuit test Open-circuit test

(low-voltage side (side 2) shorted) (high-voltage side (side 1) open)
Voltmeter 50 V 100 V
Ammeter 120 A 8.0 A
Wttmeter 2500 W 500W
2a) Calculate the parameters and draw the equivalent circuit of the transformer (with the
numerical values indicated on the drawing) as referred to the high-voltage side (side 1).

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c
x
1 = I 1

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—

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2b)Calculate the efficiency if a $OO-V1120-Ajcththe load is energized at the high-oItage
side (side 1) ofthe transformer.

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Q3: Figure-3 shows an elevator system in which a cable is wound around a grooved cylindrical
sheave (dnirn) that has the elevator cage on one end and a counterweight on the other. The
sheave is of the radius r = 0.25 in and driven by a separately excited DC motor through a
1:8 step-down gearbox, such that a forward rotation of the motor translates into an upward
movement of the cage. The empty cage weighs 150 kg more than the counterweight does.
The DC motor has an armature resistance of R = 0.6 fl, and its open-circuit armature
voltage at a shaft speed of 1170 rpm is reported in Table-3 for different values of the field
current. The armature is energized by a variable DC power supply. Rotational losses and
friction may be ignored.

Sheave

Motor Gear

Counterweight

Figure-3: elevator system of Q3.

Table-3: Open-circuit armitaire volta e at different filed current values, at n = 1170 rpm.

(A)
1 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0

V(V) 58l6__0 220 265) 292 350J 390

Ittue field current is 5.0 A. calculate the armature current and voitane for a downward
movement of the cage with Three 75-kg passengers and at a constant speed of 1.0 rn/s.

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Q4: A 6-pole, 220-V (line-to-line, rms), 60-Hz, three-phase, squirrel-cage, induction motor has
1 = 0, r
the following parameters (referred to the stator side): r 2 = 0.094 fi, X = 0.20 c,
2 = 0.26 fi, and Xm = 10.5 fl. Ignore the rotational losses.
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4a) Sketch a typical torque-speed curve (characteristic) of a three-phase induction machine, and
label on the curve the synchronous speed, maximum torque, and stand-still torque.

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4h) Calculate the start-up (standstill) torque, the torque at a shaft speed of 1164 rpm. and the
shaft speed (in rpm) at which the pwchine develops its maximum positive torque.
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Q5: FIGURE-5(a) shows that a twoquadrant PWM chopper is used to charge a car battery off a
DC source, VDC 16 V. The battery can be regarded as the series connection of an em1
E = 10.5 V. and a resistance, R = 0.15 The chopper is switched with a switching period
.

of T = 0.1 nis and is connected to the battery through an inductor. L = 0.1 niH.

but
’1 Battery
+

Figure-5(a): battery charger of Q5.

5a) Draw the missing typical switching waveforms of the chopper on FIGURE-.5(b).

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Figure-5(b): switching waveforms of the chopper of Q5.

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Sb) If the duty cycle is d = 0.75, determine the averaged value of the battery voltage v,
and the minimum, maximum, and aieraged values of the battery current

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Important Constants and Formulae

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Tmax
= 11 + 22 + ))
= 1 +
H + h1
1 2 — (3p 1
2
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g=981N/m
max —
—

AJ2

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0
u
1
H
7 /m — 2Tmax
T_( S
maxj
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BHjLoUrH
= dVDc

q5=BA 1)17DC
t
a(2

VaRaE
ti txt
uA
1 L

2
Bg Ra
g
w=—— T
k4 2
(k)

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E=kçbw

=
1
V
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1
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= a
955 2
V ‘1 “2

120
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AYSK December 5, 2012

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