2 mark 1. What are the factors that affect the size of rotating machines? 2.

Write the expressions for output coefficient for a dc machine 3. Define specific electric loading 4. What are known as the main dimensions of a rotating machine? 5. List the factors that influence the separation of D and L of a dc machine. 6. What is square pole criterion? What is the advantage of it? 7. Distinguish between shell type and core type transformer. 8. What is window space factor in a transformer? 9. What are the factors that decide the choice of specific magnetic loading? 10.What are the factors that decide the choice of specific electric loading? 11. How is the area of cross-section of a conductor estimated? 12.What are the factors to be considered for the selection of number of poles in a dc machine? 13.Define commutator pitch.. 14.In a dc machine what are the limiting values for (i) armature peripheral speed and (ii) voltage between adjacent commutator segments 15. What are the constituents of magnetic circuit in rotating machines 16.What are the parameters that are affected by the number of poles? 17.List the advantages and disadvantages of large number of poles 18.Distinguish between core and shell type transformers. 19.What magnetic material is used for the magnetic frames of transformers 20.What is the purpose of laminating the core in a transformers

8/16 marks 1. Explain the criteria for selecting the number of poles for a DC machine. 2. Derive the output coefficient of a DC machine 3. Discuss the significance of specific loadings in the design of DC machines. 4. Derive the output equation for a 1-phase transformer. 5. Determine suitable values for (i) armature diameter, (ii) core length (iii) number of poles for a 1000 KW, 500 volts, 350 rpm dc generator. Assume SEL is 41000 ampcond/m and Bav is 0.68T. Justify the values of diameter and length of armature and number of poles from the limiting values of peripheral speed, voltage between adjacent commutator segments and current per brush. Make appropriate

assumptions as necessary. Justify your answers from point of view of limiting quantities. 6. A 250 kW, 440 volt, 600 rpm 6 pole dc shunt generator is built with an armature dia of 73 cm and a core length of 27 cm. The armature is lap wound and has 680 conductors accommodated in 96 slots. Using the data obtained from this machine, determine the main dimensions for the armature core, number of armature conductors, number of slots and commutator segments for a 350 kW, 500 volt 725 rpm 6 pole dc generator 7. A 4 poles 25hp, 500V, 600rpm series motor have an efficiency of 82%. The pole faces are square and ratio of pole arc to pole pitch is 0.67. Take Bav=0.55wb/m2 and ampere conductors are 17000 amp.cond/m. obtain the main dimensions of the core 8. Calculate the suitable armature core dimensions for a 400 kW, 550 V, 1800 rpm, 16 poles dc generator by assuming an average flux density to be 0.55 wb/m2 and the ampere conductor to be 30,000. Assume an efficiency of 92%. 9. A 4 pole, 400 V, 960 rpm, shunt motor has an armature of 0.3 m diameter and 0.2 m length. The commutator diameter is 0.22 m. Give full details of a suitable winding including the number of slots, number of commutator segments and number of conductors in each slot for an average flux density of approximately 0.5Wb / m2 in the air gap. 10.Design a suitable commutator for a 350kw, 600rpm, 440V, 6poles DC generator having an armature diameter of 0.75m. The number of slots is 288. Assume suitable values where its necessary 11.Determine the diameter and length of armature core for a 55kW, 110V, 1000 rpm, 4 pole shunt generator, assuming specific electric and magnetic loadings of 26000 amp.cond. / m and 0.5 Wb / m2 respectively. The pole arc should be about 70% of pole pitch and length of core about 1.1 times the pole arc. Allow 10 ampere for the field current and assume a voltage drop of 4 volts for the armature circuit. Specify the winding to be used and also determine suitable values for the number of armature conductors and slots. 12.Determine the approximate diameter and length of the stator core, the stator slots and the number conductors for a 10 kW, 400 V 3 phase, 4 pole, 1425rpm induction motor. Assume Bav = 0.5 wb/m2, ac = 4,000 ac/m. Assume full load efficiency and power factor as 0.85. Core length is equal to pole pitch 13.A 5kW, 250 volt, 4 pole, 1500 rpm dc motor is designed to have a square pole face. The average magnetic flux density in the air gap is 0.42 Wb/m2 and ampereconductors per meter is 15,000. Compute the main dimension of the machine. Assume full load efficiency is 87% and the ratio of pole arc to pole pitch is 0.66 14.A 35HP, 440 volt, 6 pole, 650 rpm lap wound dc generator with an armature dia of 65 cm and a core length of 27 cm has 628 conductors in 75 slots. Using appropriate data from this machine, calculate the main dimensions, the number of conductors, the number of commutator segments for a 35kW, 440 volt, 4-pole 675 rpm lap would generator. Make reasonable assumptions where necessary, and justify your answers.