B. Tech.

8th Semester Electrical Engineering

Assignment (Question Bank)

Subject: Advance Electric Drive

code: PEEE801C

1. What are the orders of harmonics present in sinusoidal PWM Inverter? What is over
modulation region?
2. Explain the method of Selected harmonic elimination PWM for eliminating the 5 th and 7th
Harmonics.
3. Explain the switching state of SVPWM with proper diagram and table.
4. Explain the principle of Independent current and slip control principal in a current fed
Inverter drive. What is its difference with speed and flux control in current fed inverter
drive. Explain with proper diagram.
5. Explain the operation of three level Inverter with proper diagram.
6. Explain the operation of three-phase diode rectifier with Boost Chopper.
7. Highlight the important features of PWM converter with line sided rectifier. Find the
active and reactive power developed in converter using proper phasor diagram.
8. Why analysis of dynamic d-q model of Induction motor is important.
9. Explain the Principal of conversion from 3-phase stationary reference frame to 2-phase
stationary reference frame.
10. Explain the Principal of conversion from 2-phase stationary reference frame to 2-phase
synchronous rotating reference frame and show that the d-axis and q-axis voltage have
been converted to dc voltages.
11. Explain the machine model matrix equation from d-axis stator and rotor voltage, q-axis
stator and rotor voltages and flux linkage equations.
12. By orienting the synchronous rotating frame in rotor field oriented control , how the
Torque of Induction machine can be controlled independently as dc machine.
13. By orienting the synchronous rotating frame in rotor field oriented control, how the
rotor flux of Induction machine can be controlled independently as dc machine.
14. Mention the switching state vector with proper diagram for direct torque control.
15. How the torque is related to stator flux vector angle and how the flux vector is related to
voltage vector.
16. Draw the close loop block diagram of DTC controller and explain the principle.
17. Explain the trajectory of Stator flux vector in DTC with proper diagram.
18. Explain with an example how the torque and stator flux trajectory is changed with help
of switching state control when the stator flux vector is in a particular sector.
19. Explain the look up table of Direct torque control with respect to trajectory of stator flux
vector.
20. Mention the features of Direct Torque control and its problem.
21. Give a comparison of Vector control and direct torque control.
22. Give the difference between Conventional DC motor and BLDC motor.
23. Give a brief description of different parts of BLDC motor with proper diagram.
24. Explain the stator construction of BLDC motor
25. Explain the rotor construction of BLDC motor.
26. Explain the operation and Torque nature of low cost BLDC Motor.
27. Explain the principle and operation of BLDC motor.
28. Explain the control of BLDC motor using the waveform for input voltage to each phase
synchronising with Hall Effect sensor signal.
29. Why BLDC motor is also called Trapezoidal Permanent magnet motor.
30. Find the expression for torque in BLDC motor with proper current and torque waveform.
Why BLDC motor is suitable for Electric vehicle?
31. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of BLDC motor.
32. Explain the schematics for close loop control of BLDC motor.
33. Discuss about different applications of BLDC motor.
34. How the speed versus torque control is implemented in BLDC motor.
35. With the help of Cross-sectional view of Switched reluctance motor, explain the instance
at which the current is switched on in the motor.
36. Explain the drive configuration of BLDC motor.
37. Explain the drive configuration of PMSM.
38. Give a comparison of BLDC motor and PMSM.
39. Explain with block diagram the close loop control of BLDC motor.
40. Explain with block diagram the close loop control of PMSM motor.
41. Draw the waveform for change of Inductance and rate of change of inductance in a
Switched reluctance motor drive using proper diagram with stator and rotor pole position.
42. Draw the switching voltage waveform and the corresponding input current waveform of
SRM with respect to change of Inductance and flux within the motor and explain it.
43. Explain the different mode of operation of SRM. With different speed level , explain how
the Torque , Current and Advance angle change with proper graphical representation.
44. Explain the Closed loop speed and torque control of SRM.
45. For Over-modulation, the modulation Index, m is greater than value_______
46. In a hybrid PWM scheme, low voltage low frequency region uses SPWM and high
voltage high frequency region uses __________methods.
47. For a Space vector PWM technique, a 3-phase bridge inverter has ___________
permissible switch state
48. When speed of an Induction motor drive working in constant power mode is increased,
then supply voltage remains constant but what happens to the current?
49. How many line voltage levels are there in three level inverter.
50. BLDC motors are also referred as _____________________ motors
51. BLDC are capable of running at high speed .Why?
52. Which motor is very suitable for space applications because of its light weight.
53. In d-q model of AC machine two phase suplly are given at an angular phase difference of
_____ degree.
54. What does Park’s transformation converts.