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B.E.lRTech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2013.
Third Semester
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ME 2205/ME 36/10122 ME 306/EE 1205 AI 080120013 - ELECTRICAL DRIVES

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1. Draw the block diagra:m of an electrical drive.
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Give the examples where continuous duty at constant load. is required.

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of a three phase induction motor.
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9. Name the power modulators (converters) used for V/f control of three phase
induction motor.
10. State the applications where stator voltage control is employed for three phase
induction motors.
PART B - (5 x 16 = 80 marks)
11. (a) Explain the thermal model of an electric motor for (16)
(i) heating the electric motor when starting from cold
(ii) cooling the electric motor when it is switched off from the mains.
Or
(b) (i) A constant speed drive operating at a speed of 500 rpm has a cyclic
loading as given below:
200 Nm for 10 minutes
300 Nm for 20 minutes
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150 Nm for 20 minutes

No load for 10 minutes
Estimate power rating of the motor. (10)
(ii) What are the different classes of motor duty? (6)
12. (a) Explain the modifications to the speed-torque characteristics of a de
shunt motor for the following:
(i) with increase in armature resistance (8)
(ii) by field weakening. (8)

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motor terminal voltage' i~' reversed and the number of turns -in field
winding is reduced to 80%. Assume linear magnetic circuit. , (16)
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each section. The armature resistance of the motor is 0.5 n. (16)

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Question Paper Code 11521

B.E.lB.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012.

Third Semester

ME 2205/131305/ME 36/10122 ME 306/EE 1205 AlOS0120013/0S0210005-

ELECTRICAL DRIVES AND CONTROLS

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pole and speed.

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5. What are the functions of starter of a DC motor?

6. What is the advantage of three phase slip ring induction motor?

7. Enumerate the limitations of field control in DC Motors.

S. What. is a DC chopper?

9. What are the advantages of V/f control of three-phase induction motors?

10. Mention the advantages of slip power recovery scheme of controlling the speed
of induction motor.

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PART B - (5 x 16;:: 80 marks)

11. (a) .(i) Explain what is meant by a group drive. What are its advantages
and disadvantages? (8)
(ii) The enclosure of a 10 kW motor is equivalent to a cylinder of 70 cm
diameter and 100 em length. The motor weighs 500 kg assuming
that the specific heat is 700 J/kg/oC and that the peripheral surface
of the enclosure of the motor alone is capable of heat dissipation of
12.5 W/m2/oC. Calculate the heating time constant of the motor and

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(1) DC shunt motor. (5)

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with rated field excitation 'has a back emf of 245 V at a speed of
1200 rpm. It is coupled to an overhauling load with a torque of
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200 N-m. Determine the lowest speed at which the motor can hold
the load by regenerative braking. (6)

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(b) (i) Sketch the speed-torque characteristics of a three phase induction
motor and explain its motoring mode, generating mode and braking
mode of operation. (8)
(ii) A 15 kW, 415 V, three-phase, 4 pole, 50 Hz induction motor has a
speed of 1455 r.p.m. at full load. At this load, the mechanical losses
are 600 watt and the stator losses are 750 watt. Find
(1) Full load slip
(2) Total input power to the motor
(3) Current drawn at full load, if the power factor is 0.8 lagging
(4) Net torque developed at output at full load. (8)

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13. (a) (i) Explain the function and working of 'Overload Release' in a three
point starter for shunt motors. (6)
(ii) A 250 V, 37 kW, DC shunt motor is allowed to exert a maximum of
150 percent of the full-load torque during the starting period. The
resistance of armature is 0.2 ohm and the full-load efficiency is
84 percent. Number of sections of resistances in the starter is 7.
Determine:

(1) the upper and lower limits of current during starting

(2) the values of resistances of each section of the starter. (10)

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(b) (i) Describe the working of step down DC chopper, with the help of a
suitable circuit diagram and wave-form diagrams. State the
relation between output and input voltages. How is the speed of a
DC motor controlled using a step down chopper? (10)

(ii) A 100 V shunt motor has armature resistance and field resistances
of 0.4 ohm and 100 ohm respectively. At a particular constant-
torque load, it takes a current of 25 A at the speed of 1200 r.p.m.
A chopper is used to control the speed of the motor. Find TON to
reduce the speed to 800 r.p.m. at a chopper frequency of 500 Hz. (6)

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15. (a) Sketch and explain the circuit, using thyristor controller, to control the
speed of a three phase induction motor by varying the stator voltage.
Mention the merits and demerits of this method. Also sketch and explain
the torque-speed characteristics when stator voltage control is used. (16)

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phase induction motors, with suitable schematic diagrams:
(i) Cycloconverter static Scherbius drive (8)
(ii) Static Kramer drive. (8)

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B.E.IB.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY/JUNE 2013.

-Third Semester

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3. Draw speed-torque characteristics during regenerative braking of induction
motor.
4. What are the types of electric braking of electric motor?
5. State the basic principle in DOL for .3-phase induction motor.
6. What is the basic principle in starting -3-phase induction motor using rotor
resistance starter?
7. Draw the speed-torque characteristics of DC series motor by armature
'resistance method.
B. Draw the block diagram of phase controlled rectifier fed DC drives.
9. Draw the block diagram of conventional scherbius system.
10. What are the variable frequency AC drive applications?

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PART B - (5 x 16 = 80 marks)

11. (a)· Explain various classes of motor drives. (16)

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(b) Describe the selection of motor rating for continuous duty load. (16)

12. (a) Explain speed-torque characteristics of different types of load with graph.
(16)

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(b) Explain with speed-torque characteristics of DC series motor under
dynamic braking. (16)

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Third Semester

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3. Draw speed-torque characteristic of constant torque type load.

4. Draw speed-armature current characteristic ofDQ series motor.

5. What are the types of DC motor starter?

6. What is the basic principle of primary resistance starter used in 3-

phase induction motor?

7. Define armature control method of DC shunt motor.

8. Define duty cycle in DC chopper.

9'. What are the conventional methods of speed control of three phase induction
motor from stator side.

10. What is the basic principle in v/f control? ,

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11. (a) List and explain various classes of motor duty. (16)
Or
(b). Explain the selection of power rating for drive motor with regard to
continuous duty load.

12. (a) With circuit diagram explain plugging method of braking of D.C. shunt
motor and its torque speed-characteristics. . (16)
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