EE-664A Problem Set – 2

1. A 220 V, 1500 rpm, 10 A separately excited dc motor is fed from a single-phase fully-controlled
rectifier with an ac source voltage of 230 V, 50 Hz. 𝑅𝑎 =2 ohms. Conduction is assumed to be
continuous. Calculate firing angles for

(a) Half the rated motor torque and 500 rpm.

(b) Rated motor torque and -1000 rpm.

2. A 220 V, 1200 rpm, 15 A separately excited dc motor has armature resistance and inductance
of 1.8 Ohm and 32 mH respectively. This motor is controlled by a single-phase fully-controlled
rectifier with an ac source voltage of 230 V, 50 Hz. Identify the modes and calculate developed
torques for:

(a) α= 60° and speed = 450 rpm

(b) α= 60° and speed = 1500 rpm.

3. A 220 V, 750 rpm, 200 A separately excited motor has an armature resistance of 0.05 ohm.
Armature is fed from a three-phase circulating current dual converter consisting of fully-controlled
rectifiers A and B. Rectifier A provides motoring operation in the forward direction and rectifier
B in reverse direction. Line voltage of ac source is 400 V. Calculate firing angles of rectifiers for
the following assuming continuous conduction:

(a) Motoring operation at rated torque and 600 rpm.

(b) Regenerative braking operation at rated torque and 600 rpm.

4. A 220 V, 100 rpm, 24 A separately excited dc motor has an armature resistance of 2 ohm. Motor
is controlled by a chopper with a frequency of 500 Hz and source voltage of 230 V. Calculate the
duty ratio for 1.2 times rated torque and 500 rpm.

5. A 230 V separately excited dc motor takes 50 A at a speed of 800 rpm. It has armature resistance
of 0.4 ohm. This Motor is controlled by a chopper with an input voltage of 230 V and frequency
of 500 Hz. Assuming continuous conduction throughout, calculate and plot speed-torque
characteristics for:

(a) Motoring operation at duty ratio of 0.3 and 0.6.

(b) Regenerative braking operation at rated torque and 600 rpm.

6. A 3-phase, Y-connected, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction motor has the following parameters:

rs = 0.024 Ω, rr’ = 0.024 Ω, xs = xr’ = 0.12 Ω.

The motor is controlled by the variable frequency control with a constant V/f ratio. For an operating
frequency of 12 Hz, Calculate:
a. The breakdown torque as the ratio of its rated value at the rated frequency for both motoring
and braking.
b. The starting torque and rotor current in terms of their values at rated frequency.