Course Name / Code : Electrical Machine II/ EE8401

Degree/Branch : B.E/ EEE

Semester / Section :V

UNIT – IV – STARTING AND SPEED CONTROL OF THREE PHASE INDUCTION

MOTOR

Need for starting – Types of starters – DOL, Rotor resistance, Autotransformer and Star-delta
starters – Speed control – Voltage control, Frequency control and pole changing – Cascaded
connection-V/f control – Slip power recovery scheme-Braking of three phase induction motor:
Plugging, dynamic braking and regenerative braking.
PART – A

1. What is the effect of change is supply voltage on starting torque of induction motor?
[N/D 2015], [A/M 2016], [A/M 2017]
Large reduction in starting torque because the starting torque because the starting torque varies
as the square of voltage applied to the stator.

2. List out the methods of speed control of cage type three phase induction motor. [N/D
2015]
i) Voltage control. ii) Frequency control iii)V/F control iv)Pole changing method

3. Why is a starter needed for starting a large capacity induction motor? [N/D 2016] OR
What is the need of starter for induction motor? [A/M 2018] OR Why is starter necessary
to start a three phase induction motor?
When a three phase induction motor is switched on at normal supply voltage, heavy current will
flow through the motor because at the time of starting there is no back emf. An induction motor,
when directly switched on, takes five to seven times its full load current and it develops only 1.5
times full load torque. This initial inrush of excessive current is objectionable because, it will
produce large line voltage drop. This will affect the operation of other electrical equipments
connected to the same line. Due to this, starters are used for starting the three phase induction
motor.

4. What are the starting methods of three phase induction motor? [N/D 2016]
i)Direct On Line starter ii)Primary Resistance starter iii)Star-Delta starter
iv)Autotransformer starter v) Rotor resistance starter

5. State two advantages of speed control of induction motor by injecting an e.m.f in the
rotor circuit. [A/M 2017]
i) Any speed within the working range can be obtained.
ii) If the rotary converter is over excited, it will take a leading current which compensates for
the lagging current drawn by SRM and hence improves the power factor of the system.

6. Why rotor rheostat starter is is unsuited for a squirrel cage motor? [N/D 2017]
The rotor rheostat starter is unsuited for a squirrel cage motor because the rotor bars are
permanently short circuited.

7. What are the conditions for regenerative breaking of an induction motor to be possible?
[N/D 2017]
When the supply frequency is fixed, regenerative braking is possible only for speeds greater
than synchronous speed. With variable supply frequency, it cannot be obtained for speed below
synchronous speed.

8. What are the advantages of slip power recovery scheme? [A/M 2018]
 Power dissipation at slip ring is reduced.
 Improves the overall efficiency of the system.

9. List the advantages of rotor resistance starter based induction motor starting. [A/M
2019]
 Limits the starting current.
 Starting torque gets improved
 Power factor gets improved

10. What type of braking is employed during deceleration of an induction motor? [A/M
2019]
DC Dynamic braking is employed during deceleration of an induction motor.

PART – B

Need for starting – Types of starters – DOL, Rotor resistance, Autotransformer and Star-
delta starters:
1. Explain the method of starting of slip ring induction motor. (16) [N/D 2015]
2. Describe a starter available for a three phase slip ring induction motor. (8) [A/M 2016]
3. With neat diagrams, explain the working of (i) Star-Delta starter (ii) Autotransformer starter
for three phase induction motor. (16) [N/D 2016], [N/D 2017], [A/M 2019]
4. Why starters are necessary for starting three phase induction motors? What are the
various types of starters? Explain any two starters in detail.

Speed control – Voltage control, Frequency control, V/F control and pole changing:
5. Explain the speed control of three phase induction motor using voltage control and frequency
control. (8) [N/D 2015]
6. Describe the method of speed control of a three phase squirrel cage induction motor by
changing the number of poles and state the applications of this method. (5) [N/D 2017]
7. Explain the V/F control technique in three phase induction motor. [N/D 2017]
8. Explain the various speed control techniques of three phase induction motor from stator
side.

Cascaded connection-V/f control – Slip power recovery scheme:

9. Explain in detail the speed control methods of three phase induction motor. (16) [A/M 2016],
[N/D 2016], [A/M 2018]
10. Explain in detail the scherbius system of speed control. (8) [A/M 2016]
11. Explain the speed control of three phase induction motor with slip power recovery scheme.
(16) [A/M 2017]
12. Draw and explain the schematic diagram of a static Kramer variable speed drive system for a
slip ring induction motor. (7) [N/D 2017]
13. Explain the various speed control techniques of induction motor from rotor side.
14. Briefly discuss various methods to control the speed of a 3-phase induction motor. (13) [A/M
2019]

Braking of three phase induction motor: Plugging, dynamic braking and regenerative
braking:
15. Explain the dc dynamic braking of a three phase induction motor. (6) [N/D 2017]
16. Write short notes on braking of three phase induction motor. (8)

PART – C

1. The rotor of a 4 pole, 50Hz slip ring induction motor has a resistance of 0.3 Ω per phase and
runs at 1440 rpm at full load. Calculate the external resistance per phase which must be added to
lower the speed to 1320 rpm, the torque being the same as before.

2. A 4 pole induction motor and a 6 pole induction motor are connected in cumulative cascade.
The frequency in the secondary circuit of the 6 pole motor is observed to be 1.0Hz. Determine
the slip in each machine and the combined speed of the set. Take supply frequency as 50Hz.
3. A 4 pole, 50 Hz, 3 phase slip ring induction motor when fully loaded runs with a slip of 3%.
Determine the value of the resistance to be inserted in series per phase in the rotor circuit to
reduce the speed by 10% and the new slip. The rotor resistance per phase is 0.2Ω.

4. A 4 pole, 50 Hz, 3 phase induction motor develops a maximum torque of 162.8N-m at 1365
rpm. The resistance of the star connected rotor is 0.2Ω/phase. Calculate the value of the
resistance that must be inserted in series with each rotor phase, if the starting torque is equal to
half the maximum torque.

5. A 400Vinduction motor runs at a speed of 1440 rpm when supplied from a 50Hz source. Find
its speed at 30Hz when the load torque is constant. The frequency is varied while maintaining the
ratio (V/F) constant. [N/D 2018]