Assignment - 1 Solution PDF
Assignment - 1 Solution PDF
Q1. What is the overhead power supply for mainline AC traction locomotive in India?
a)3.3kV, 50Hz
b)6.6kV, 50Hz
c)11kV, 50Hz
d)25kV, 50Hz
Q2. Which of the following is an interface between Electric Power Supply and the motor?
a)Load
b)Sensing Unit
c)Power Modulator
d)Mechanical Gear
Q3. Fixed voltage Fixed Frequency AC can be converted to Variable Voltage Variable Frequency AC by
a)AC voltage regulator
b)Cycloconverter
c)Fully controlled converter
d)Half controlled converter
Q4.Which of the following is called the inertial torque? (J is moment of inertia in kg‐m2, B is the coeffiecient of viscous
friction in Nm/(rad/s) and wm is the rotor speed in rad/sec)
a)J d wm/ dt
b)J d2wm/dt2
c)Bwm
d)Bwm2
Q5.A motor drives two loads. One has rotational motion. It is coupled to the motor through a reduction gear with a=0.2
and effieciency of 95%. The load has moment of inertia of 5 Kgm2 and load torque of 20 N‐m. The other load has
transational motion and has a weight of 500 Kg which has to be lifted at a constant speed of 1m/sec. The coupling
between the transational load and the motor has an effieciency of 90%. The motor inertia can be taken as 0.5 Kgm2 and
the motor runs at a speed of 960 rpm. The equivalent inertia referred to the motor shaft is
a)0.54 Kgm2
b)0.64 Kgm2
c)0.74 kgm2
d)0.84 Kgm2
Q6.The power developed by the motor in Q5 is
a)3873 Watt
b)4873 Watt
c)5873 Watt
d)6873 Watt
Q7. Which of the following Load Speed‐Torque characteristics represents a hyperbola?
a)Fan type of load
b)Traction load
c)Low speed hoist load
d)Constant power load
Q8.Which of the following types of friction is independent of speed?
a)Coloumb Friction
b)Static Friction
c)Viscous Friction
d)Windage Friction
Q9.Which of the following load offers a constant load torque?
a)Traction Load
b)Low speed hoist
c)Fan type of load
d)High speed hoist
Q10. A motor‐load combination has the following speed torque characteristics:
T=100‐0.1N, Nm
Tl=0.05N, Nm
where T=motor torque in Nm, Tl=load torque in Nm, N=speed of the motor‐load combination in rpm.
The steady state speed of the drive is
a)333.33 rpm
b)455.55 rpm
c)666.66 rpm
d)721.66 rpm
Q11.A drive has the following motor and load speed‐torque equation
Motor: T=1+2wm
Load: Tl=3(wm^0.5)
The steady state equilibrium speeds are
a)1 & 1/4
b)1 & 1/2
c)2 & 1/4
d)2 & 1/2
Q12.The drive in Q11 will operate stably in the steady state at a speed of
a)2
b)3/2
c)1
d)1/4
Q13.What is the most appropriate way to smoothen the motor torque for a pulsating type load torque?
a)By connecting an inductance in series with the motor
b)By connecting a flywheel with the motor‐load combination
c)By controlling the triggering angle of the converter feeding the motor
d)By introducing a gear with appropriate gear ratio
Q14.The motor torque speed characteristic is given by the equation:
wm=100‐T (wm is in rad/sec and T is in Nm)
The initial motor torque is 10 Nm. A step load torque of 50 Nm is appliad at t=0. If the total inertia of the motor load
combination is 5 kgm2, the value of the motor torque after 5 sec is
a)50.0 Nm
b)45.2 Nm
c)35.2 Nm
d)25.2 Nm
Q15.The speed of the motor in rad/sec in Q14 at t=5 sec is
a)100 rad/s
b)64.7 rad/s
c)356.9 rad/s
d)37.7 rad/s