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This document contains a model practice test question paper for the subject of Solid State Drives with 100 marks. It has two parts - Part A contains 8 short answer questions of 3 marks each for a total of 24 marks. Part B contains 4 long answer questions of 19 marks each for a total of 76 marks. The questions cover various topics related to electric drives including DC motors, induction motors, synchronous motors, choppers, control strategies, speed control methods and more. Design procedures for closed loop speed control systems and simulation software packages for electric drives are also mentioned.

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SSD Model Practice Test Questions

This document contains a model practice test question paper for the subject of Solid State Drives with 100 marks. It has two parts - Part A contains 8 short answer questions of 3 marks each for a total of 24 marks. Part B contains 4 long answer questions of 19 marks each for a total of 76 marks. The questions cover various topics related to electric drives including DC motors, induction motors, synchronous motors, choppers, control strategies, speed control methods and more. Design procedures for closed loop speed control systems and simulation software packages for electric drives are also mentioned.

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St.

JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING


St. Joseph’s Group of Institutions
OMR, Chennai - 119
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Model Practice Test Question Paper

Subject Name: SOLID STATE DRIVES Marks: 100

Subject Code: EE8601 Year/Sem: III/ 06

Part A- Answer Any 8 Questions (8×3=24 Marks)

S. No QUESTIONS

1. What is an electric drive & mention the difference factors for the selection of
electric drive?

2. What are all the components of load torque? Define Active load torque and passive
load torque with example.

3. Brief about the different types of control strategies in dc chopper?

4. Why the variable speed applications are dominated by D.C. drives? Why does the
armature voltage control is not preferred for the speed above the rated in dc motor

5. Discuss the constant torque and power mode with respect to induction motor. Also
draw the speed-torque characteristics of Induction motor

6. What are the drawbacks of stator voltage control method? Also state the advantages
and disadvantages of rotor resistance control?

7. Why v/f ratio is kept constant upto base speed and v constant above base speed in
variable frequency control?

8. Compare sinusoidal PMAC with trapezoidal PMAC motor

9. What is field weakening mode control? What are the functions of feedback loops
in an electrical drive?

10. Name any four simulation software packages that can be used for electrical drives.
What are the design procedures for a closed loop speed control system?

Part B – Answer Any 4 Questions (19×4= 76 Marks)

11 a (i)Explain in detail the multi quadrant dynamics in the speed –torque plane.

(ii)Classify and explain various types of loads of electrical drives based on the speed
– torque characteristics.
(OR)
11 Discuss the different modes of operation of an electrical drive.
b State the essential parts of Electrical drive. What are the functions of power
modulator?

12 a (i)Explain the control strategies of the chopper with proper waveform(10)


(ii)Compares converter fed drives and chopper fed drives (9)

(OR)

12 (i)Explain the operation of four quadrant chopper.(12) Marks)


b (ii)A chopper used to control the speed of a separately excited dc motor, has supply
voltage of 230V, Ton=15ms, Toff=5ms. Assuming continuous conduction of motor
current, calculate the average load current when the motor speed is 3000 rpm.
Assume voltage constant Kv=0.5V/rad/sec and Ra=4Ω (7 Marks)

13 Describe in brief about the control of an Induction motor by stator voltage variation
a using 3-Ф voltage controller.(with reference to both open loop and closed loop) (19
Marks)

(OR)

13 (i) Explain the v/f control of induction motor drives. (10 Marks)
b (ii)A 2.8 KW, 400V, 50HZ, 4Pole, 1370 rpm, Delta connected squirrel cage
induction motor has following parameters referred to the stator: Rs= 2 , Rs= 5 ,
Xs= Xr’= 5 and Xm=80 . Motor speed is controlled by stator voltage control.
When driving a fan load it runs at rated speed at rated voltage. Calculate motor
terminal voltage, current and torque at 1200 rpm.(9 marks)

14 Describe the open loop v/f control of VSI fed synchronous motor drives.(10 marks)
a Explain the self – controlled mode of operation of synchronous motor(9 marks)

(OR)

14 i) Explain commutatorless DC motor?(10 Marks)


b ii) Compare the features of VSI and PWM fed synchronous motor.(9 Marks)

15 Derive the transfer function of DC motor-load system with converter fed armature
a voltage control (14 marks)
Mention the advantage of closed loop speed control.(5 marks)

(OR)

15 Discuss the current controller design using (i) P controller and (ii) PI controller for a
b separately excited dc motor drive system.

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