ELECTRIC MOTORS 21EE44

VTU QUESTION BANK

Module-1: DC Motors
1. What is Back EMF and its significance? Derive Torque equation of a DC Motor.
Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (06 Marks), June/July 2019. (06 Marks)
2. Explain the significance of Back EMF in DC motors? Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (04 Marks)
3. List the application of DC motors. Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (04 Marks), June/July 2017. (05
Marks)
4. A 4 pole DC shunt takes 22 A from 220V supply. The armature and shunt field resistance
are 0.5ohm and 100 ohm respectively. The armature is lap connected with 300
conductors if the flux/ pole is 20 mili Wb, calculate the speed and developed torque?
June/July 2017. (05 Marks)
5. Explain the characteristics of DC Shunt Motors. Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (05 Marks)
6. A 230v dc shunt motor runs at 800 rpm and takes armature current of 50A. Find resistance
to be added to the field circuit to increase speed from 800 rpm to 1000 rpm at an armature
current of 80A Assume flux proportional to field current. Armature resistance is 0.15
ohms and field resistance is 250ohms. June/July 2017. (06 Marks)
7. Describe with neat sketch the working of three-point starter. Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (06
Marks), June/July 2017. (05 Marks), June/July 2019. (10 Marks)
8. Draw the power flow diagram of a DC motor and Derive the condition for maximum
efficiency. Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (06 Marks), June/July 2019. (05 Marks)
9. Derive the torque equation of DC motor. Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (05 Marks), June/July
2017. (05 Marks), June/July 2019. (05 Marks)
10.Explain briefly the losses in DC motor. Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (05 Marks)

Module-2: Testing of DC Motors & Three Phase Induction Motors

1. With a neat sketch explain Ward- Leonard method of speed control of dc motor.
June/July 2017. (05 Marks)
2. The Hopkinson’s test on two shunt machines gave the following results for full load
condition, line voltage 250V, line current excluding field currents is 50 A, motor
armature current 380A, generator field current 5A, motor field current 4.2 A. Armature

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resistance of both machines is 0.02 ohms. Find efficiency of generator and motor.
Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (06 Marks)
3. With neat diagram Explain the test to determine rotational loss in DC machines.
Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (05 Marks)
4. With neat diagram, Explain the Swinburne’s test on a DC motor, mention its demerits of
this test. Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (05 Marks), Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (05 Marks), June/July
2017. (05 Marks)
5. Draw and explain the torque- slip characteristics covering motoring, generating, and
breaking regions of operation. Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (06 Marks), June/July 2017. (05
Marks), June/July 2019. (10 Marks)
6. Derive Torque Equation of 3 phase Induction Motor and condition for maximum torque.
Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (05 Marks), June/July 2017. (05 Marks)
7. Explain the effect of rotor resistance on maximum torque and slip of an Induction Motor.
Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (04 Marks)
8. What is slip? Derive the maximum torque equation of an induction motor. Dec.2017/
Jan.2018. (06 Marks)
9. A 400V, 4 pole 3 phase, 50Hz star connected induction motor has a rotor resistance and
reactance per phase is 0.01ohm and 0.1ohm respectively Determine i) starting torque ii)
slip at which maximum torque occurs iii) Speed at which maximum torque occurs iv)
maximum torque. June/July 2017. (06 Marks)
10. Describe the field test applied to two similar DC series motors. Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (05
Marks)
11. Explain back to back test as two identical DC machines and calculate the efficiency of
the machines as a generator and motor. June/July 2017. (05 Marks), June/July 2019.
(10 Marks)

Module-3: Performance of Three-Phase Induction Motor

1. Derive the approximate equivalent circuit referred to stator of an Induction Motor.

Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (06 Marks), June/July 2017. (05 Marks), June/July 2019. (10
Marks)

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2. Discuss the various losses that place in 3 phase Induction motors. Explain briefly.
Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (05 Marks)
3. Explain With neat diagram the blocked rotor test on an induction motor. Dec.2017/
Jan.2018. (05 Marks), June/July 2019. (10 Marks)
4. Explain No load and blocked rotor test conducted on 3 phase induction motor to construct
circle diagram. Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (06 Marks), June/July 2019. (10 Marks)
5. Explain the power flow diagram of an Induction Motors.
6. Draw a circle diagram for a 20HP, 50Hz, 3 phase, star connected IM with following data.
No Load Test: 400V, 9A, 0.2 Pf lagging
Block rotor test: 200V, 50A, 0.4 P.F lagging. Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (08 Marks)

7. Derive Relationship between P2, Pc & Pm.

8. Draw a circle diagram for a 415V, 29.84 KW, 50Hz, 3 phase, star connected IM with
following data. Find i) Line current an PF for rated output. ii) Max torque, assume stator
and rotor losses are equal at stand still
No Load Test: 415V, 21A, 1250W
Block rotor test: 100V, 45A, 2730W. June/July 2019. (10 Marks)
9. Explain the concept of Cogging & Crawling in Induction Motors. June/June
2017. (05 Marks)
10. With neat diagram explain the construction of rotor of a Double cage Induction
Motor. Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (05 Marks), Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (05 Marks)
11. Explain the stand-alone operation of the Induction generator. Dec.2017/
Jan.2018. (05 Marks), Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (05 Marks)

Module-4: Starting and Speed Control of Three-Phase Induction Motors and

Single-Phase Induction Motor

1. Why starter is necessary for an induction motor? Explain with neat d iagram operation of
Star- Delta starter. Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (06 Marks), Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (08 Marks)
2. Name the different methods of starting of squirrel cage induction motor. Explain star
delta starter. June/July 2017. (08 Marks)

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3. Explain Stator Voltage Speed control of a three phase Induction Motor. Dec.2017/
Jan.2018. (05 Marks)
4. Describe the different methods of speed control of three phase Induction Motor.
Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (06 Marks), June/July 2017. (05 Marks), June/July 2019. (10
Marks)
5. Explain the concept of Double revolving field theory why the 1 phase Induction Motor is
not self-starting with phasor diagram. Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (08 Marks), June/July 2017.
(10 Marks), June/July 2019. (10 Marks)
6. Explain with neat diagram, the working principle of Capacitor start single phase
Induction Motor. Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (08 Marks), Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (05 Marks)
7. Why starter is necessary to start all induction motor? Explain in detail auto-transformer
method of starting a cage induction motor. June/July 2019. (10 Marks)
8. With neat sketches explain the construction, working and applications of Split phase
induction Motor. Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (04 Marks), June/July 2019. (05 Marks)
9. Discuss with a neat sketch the working of DOL starter. Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (05 Marks)
10. Describe the construction working and applications of shaded pole induction motor.
June/July 2017. (06 Marks)

Module-5: Synchronous Motor and Other Motors

1. Explain the operation of a synchronous motor under constant excitation and varying load.
Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (06 Marks), June/July 2017. (05 Marks), June/July 2019. (10
Marks)
2. What is a synchronous condenser? What is its application? Dec.2017/ Jan.2018. (04
Marks)
3. List the causes of hunting and effects of hunting in a synchronous motor. Dec.2017/
Jan.2018. (06 Marks), June/July 2017. (06 Marks)
4. Explain briefly Why Synchronous motor are not self-starting? Dec.2018/
Jan.2019. (06 Marks)
5. Explain the different methods of starting synchronous motor. Dec.2018/
Jan.2019. (06 Marks), June/July 2017. (05 Marks), June/July 2019. (05
Marks)

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6. What is Hunting in Synchronous motor. Explain the concept of hunting.

Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (06 Marks), June/July 2019. (05 Marks)
7. With neat Sketch explain the operation of a two-phase AC servomotor. Dec.2017/
Jan.2018. (08 Marks), June/July 2017. (08 Marks)
8. What is a linear induction motor? Explain its principle of operation Dec.2017/
Jan.2018. (08 Marks) June/July 2019. (05 Marks)
9. Write a brief note on V and inverted V curves of synchronous motors. Dec.2018/
Jan.2019. (06 Marks), June/July 2019. (10 Marks)
10. List the application of Linear Induction motor. Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (04 Marks),
June/July 2019. (05 Marks)
11. Write a brief note on AC series motor. Dec.2018/ Jan.2019. (04 Marks)

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