Electrcal Machines I
Electrcal Machines I
KINGS
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
QUESTION BANK
SUBJECT CODE & NAME : EE 1202 - ELECTRICAL MACHINES I YEAR / SEM : II / III
PART-B
1.a)Explain why distributed field winding is employed in cylindrical rotor synchronous machine (6) b) With neat sketch explain the multiple excited magnetic field system in electro mechanical energy conversion systems. Also obtain the expression for field energy in the system,(10) 2.a)Explain clearly how a rotating magnetic field is set up around the three phase AC winding having 120 (electrical) phase displacement each when three phase balanced supply is given to it.(8) b) Obtain the torque equation for round rotor machine having P number of poles. State the assumptions made.(8) KINGS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,PUNALKULAM
UNIT-II DC GENERATOR
PART-A
1. What are the basic parts of a DC machine? (2) 2. Why is commutator employed in DC machines? (2) 3. Under what circumstances does a DC shunt generator failed to build up? (2) 4. Define critical field resistance and critical speed in DC shunt generator. (2) 5. Name any two applications of DC series generator. (2) 6. What are the effects of armature flux on the main field flux in DC machines? (2) 7. What is the purpose of providing compensating winding in DC machines? (2) 8. What is the function of Interpoles? (2) 9. What are the conditions to be satisfied before connecting two DC generators in parallel? (2) 10. What is commutation? (2)
PART-B
1. a)Describe with sketches the construction of a DC machine.(8) b)Derive the EMF equation of DC generator.(8) 2. Draw and explain the no-load and load characteristics of DC shunt, series and compound generators.(16) 3. Explain the effect of armature reaction in a DC shunt generator. How are its demagnetizing and cross-magnetizing ampere turns calculated?(16) 4. Explain the process of commutation in a DC machine.(16) KINGS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,PUNALKULAM
UNIT-III DC MOTOR
PART-A
1. What is back emf in DC motors? (2) 2. Why is the starting torque of a DC series motor more than the DC shunt motor of same power rating? (2) 3. Why starters are used for DC motors? (2) 4. What is the difference between cumulative compound and differential compound motors? (2) 5. What is the function of a no-voltage release (NVR) coil provided in a DC motor starter? (2) 6. What does base speed mean? (2) 7. How does 4 -point starter differ from.. 3 point starter? (2) 8. List the different methods of speed control employed for DC series motors. (2) 9. What will be the effect of change in supply voltage on the speed of a DC shunt motor? (2) 10. Why DC series motor is not started at no load? (2) KINGS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,PUNALKULAM
UNIT-IV TRANSFORMERS
PART-A
1.Why transformer is rated in kVA? (2) 2.Mention the properties of oil used in the transformers. (2) 3.Why is autotransformer not used as distribution transformer? (2) 4.Under what value of power factor a Transformer gives zero voltage regulation? (2) 5. Mention the condition for maximum efficiency. (2) 6.Define all day efficiency of a transformer. (2) 7.What are the types of three phase transformer connections? (2) 8.Define the regulation up and regulation down of a transformer. (2) 9. What is meant by turns ratio in Transformer? Give any two advantages of auto Transformer. (2) 10.Give the function of conservator and breather in transformer? (2) KINGS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,PUNALKULAM
PART-B
1.a)Derive expressions for the current shared by two transformers operating in parallel, with unequal no load voltages.(8) b)Draw and explain the no load phasor diagram of a single phase transformer(8) 2.a)Derive the emf equation of single phase transformer.(8) b)A 120kVA, 6000/400V, Y/Y, 3-phase, 50Hz transformer has a iron loss of 1800W. The maximum efficiency occur at full load. Find the efficiency of the transformer at (i) Full load and 0.8 pf (ii)the maximum efficiency at unity pf. (8) 3. A 100 kVA, 6.6kV/415V, single phase transformer has an effective impedance of (3+8j) referred to HV side. Estimate the full load voltage regulation at 0.8 pf lagging and 0.8 leading pf.(16) 4.a)Explain the working of auto transformer and prove that when transformation ratio approaches unity, the amount copper used approaches smaller value.(8) b)The emf per turn of a single phase, 6.6kV/440V, 50 Hz transformer is approximately 12V. Calculate the number of turns in the HV and LV windings and the net cross sectional area of the core for a maximum flux density of 1.5T.(8)
3. Draw the circuit diagrams for conducting OC and SC tests on a single phase transformer. Also explain how the efficiency and voltage resgulation can be estimated by these tests. 4.What is the sumpners test ? Draw the circuit diagram to conduct this test and explain its principle. 5. Explain in detail about parallel operation of single phase transformers.