National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Department of Electrical Engineering

Electric Drives (EE3201) : Assignment Sheet # 3
1. Rheostatic braking is employed with a 4-pole dc separately excited motor driving a load. The armature is
wave wound and has 251 conductors. The moment of inertia of the motor as well as the load is 350 kg.m 2.
The armature resistance is 0.02 Ω. Flux per pole is constant at 0.02 Wb. Calculate the time taken to reduce
the speed from 100 rpm to 1 rpm. Armature current is 300 A and constant until the entire external resistance
is cut out. (Ans: 14.71 s)
2. A dc shunt motor has a magnetization curve at 1000 rpm as given below:
Field current (A) 2.5 5.0 7.5 10 15 20 25
EMF (V) 40 80 117 142 168 184 215
The armature resistance is 0.05 Ω and the field resistance is 110 Ω. The speed of the motor is reduced from
1000 to 540 rpm by reverse current braking. The supply voltage is 220 V and the armature current is not to
exceed 202 A. The armature circuit resistance remains constant during braking. Calculate the time taken when
the moment of inertia of motor load combination is 80 kg.m 2. (Ans: 64.3 s)
3. A 220 V dc shunt motor with 88% efficiency, drives a hoist of 75% efficiency. Calculate the current drawn
from the supply to raise a load of 400 kg at 2.5 m/s. What resistance must be added to the armature circuit to
lower the load at 2.5 m/s, using rheostatic braking? (Ans: 67.56 A, 7.47 Ω)
4. A 50 kW, 400 V, 3-phase, 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor has a full load slip of 4%. The ratio of standstill
reactance to resistance per phase of rotor is 5. Calculate the torque developed at the start of reverse current
braking at rated speed. Neglect stator impedance and magnetizing current. (Ans: 174.12 N.m)
5. A 440 V, star connected, 3-phase, 6-pole, 50 Hz induction motor has the following equivalent circuit
parameters referred to stator. R1 = 0.1 Ω; R2 = 0.08 Ω; X1 = X2 = 0.2 Ω, Xm = 10 Ω. It is braked regeneratively.
Determine:
(a) The maximum overhauling torque which it can hold, and
(b) The speed at which it will hold a load with a torque corresponding to 50% of what has been determined
in (a). (Ans: (a) 2960 N.m, (b)1070 rpm)
6. A 400 V, 3-phase, delta connected, 6-pole, 50 Hz slip-ring induction motor has the following equivalent
circuit parameters referred to stator: X1 = X2’ = 1.5 Ω, Xm = 45 Ω. Stator resistance is negligible. Determine
magnitude of the rotor circuit resistance referred to stator, which enables the motor to be brought to rest by
reverse current braking in the quickest possible time from a speed of 950 rpm. Moment of inertia of the motor
is 5 kg.m2. Calculate the minimum time required for braking to stop.(Ans: 4.345Ω; 0.663s)
7. A 3-phase, star connected, 440 V, 50 Hz, 4-pole induction motor has the following equivalent circuit
parameters referred to stator: R1 = 0.8 Ω; R2’ = 0.3 Ω; X1 = X2’ = 2 Ω, Xm = 48 Ω. An external resistance of
2 Ω per phase referred to stator has been inserted in the rotor circuit to brake the motor at 1440 rpm by dc
rheostatic braking. Determine:
(a) The initial braking torque, and (Ans: (a) 215.28 N.m, (b) 87.586 A, 101.136 A)
(b) The magnitude of dc currents to be fed to the stator for different connections of the stator winding.
8. A three phase, star connected, 50 kW, 400 V, 6-pole, 960 r.p.m. slip ring induction motor has following
equivalent circuit parameters (referred to stator): R1 = 0.08 Ω, R2’ = 0.1 Ω, X1 = 0.3 Ω, X2’= 0.3 Ω.
Moment of inertia, J = 10 kg.m2.
For no load operation of the motor, calculate the following.
(i) Starting time,
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 (ii) Braking time to stop the motor from no load speed by reverse current braking,
(iii) Slip at maximum torque, for starting time to be minimum.
(iv) Slip at maximum torque, for reverse current braking time to be minimum.
9. A 3-phase, star connected, 440 V, 50 Hz, 1440 rpm squirrel cage induction motor has the following equivalent
circuit parameters referred to stator: R1 = 0.1 Ω; R2’ = 0.1 Ω; X1 = X2’ = 0.4 Ω, Xm = 10 Ω. Determine:
a) The starting current of motor, when switched on line, and
b) The stator current at the start of reverse current braking.

DC Drives
10. The speed of a 20hp, 230V, 900 rpm series motor is controlled by a single phase semi-converter. The
combined armature and field circuit resistance is 0.15Ω. Motor back emf due to residual flux is 0.075
V/rad/sec. Motor torque constant is 0.03 N.m/A2. AC supply voltage is 260V. Calculate the motor torque,
motor current, and supply power factor for α = 30˚ and speed of 900rpm. Assume continuous and ripple free
motor current. (Ans. 156.47 N.m, 70.98 A, 0.92)
11. A six pulse converter working from three phase, 400V supply feeds a 250V, 181A, 1500 r.p.m. separately
excited dc motor, whose armature resistance is 0.1 Ω. Motor drives a load whose torque vrs. speed
characteristic is given by:
𝑇 = 0.0064 𝜔 N.m, where, 𝜔 is the speed in rad/s.
a) Determine the firing angle to give rated speed operation.
b) If using a transformer, rated speed is obtained at 0o firing angle, calculate the converter input voltage,
and firing angle to give a speed of 500 r.p.m.
(Ans. (i) 63.3o, (ii) 179.7 V, 71.1o)
12. A 250V, 30A, 1500 r.p.m. separately excited DC motor has armature resistance of 0.2 Ω. A chopper used for
control of the motor is operated at 450Hz, and has a supply voltage of 250V. On-time of the chopper is 1.8ms.
The motor drives a constant torque load at 1200 r.p.m. Assuming continuous ripple-free current,
i) Calculate the load torque.
ii) If at the same load torque, speed is to be reduced from 1200 to 800r.p.m., what should be the duty
ratio and on period of the chopper?
iii) For the above load, determine the range of speed control and the range of duty cycle.
(Ans. (i) 56.7 N.m, (ii) 0.55, 1.222 ms, (iii) [0, 1492 rpm], [0.0292, 1] )
13. The speed of a 125hp, 600V, 1800 rpm, separately excited dc motor is controlled by a three phase full
converter. The converter is operated from a 3-phase, 480V, 50Hz supply. The rated armature current is 165A.
The motor armature resistance and inductance are 0.0874Ω and 6.5mH, respectively. Back emf constant is
0.33 V/rpm.
i) Find no load speed at firing angles α = 0˚, and α = 30˚, assuming no load armature current is 10% of
the rated current, continuous and ripple free dc.
ii) Find the firing angle to obtain rated speed of 1800 rpm at rated torque. Compute supply power factor.
iii) Compute the speed regulation and supply p.f. for the firing angle obtained in part (ii).
(Ans. (i) 1960 rpm, 1696.8 rpm, (ii) 20.2o, (iii) 2.185%, 0.896)
14. The speed of 110HP, 500V, 200A, 1500 r.p.m. separately excited DC motor is controlled by a six pulse
converter, operating from 400V, 50 Hz supply. Armature resistance and inductance are 0.1Ω and 6 mH
respectively. At no load armature current is continuous and 10% of rated current.
i) Calculate no load speed at α = 30˚.

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 ii) Find α to obtain rated speed at 80% load.
iii) If regenerative braking is done at the above condition, [(ii)] by reversing the field flux, calculate the
value of α to keep the motor current unchanged, and power fed back to the supply.
15. The speed of a 15 kW, 220 V, 1800 r.p.m. separately excited dc motor is controlled by a three phase full
converter. The field current is also controlled by a three phase full converter, and is set to the maximum
value. The ac supply is 3-phase, star connected, 163 V (line-to-line). Armature resistance is 0.35 Ω, field
resistance is 250 Ω, and the motor back e.m.f. constant is 1.15 V/A.rad/s. The armature and field currents are
continuous and ripple free. The friction and no-load losses are negligible. Determine:
i) The delay angle of the armature converter, if the motor supplies the rated power at the rated speed.
ii) The no-load speed, at the delay angle determined in (i), if armature current at no-load is 10% of the
rated value.
iii) The speed regulation for above delay angle.
16. The armature of a separately excited dc motor is fed from a three phase, fully controlled bridge converter,
which is supplied from a 580 V, 50 Hz three phase system. The motor has an armature resistance of 0.15 Ω
and a back emf constant of 1.1 V/rpm. Determine:
i) The firing angle required to give no-load speed of 600 rpm.
ii) Speed at this firing angle when the motor draws a current of 500 A at a given load.
iii) The new firing angle to bring the speed to 600 rpm with this load.
17. A dc series motor is controlled by a chopper circuit operating from 600 V dc supply. The armature and field
of the motor have a combined inductance of 0.15 H and negligible resistance. The chopper has a duty ratio
of 0.6 and chopping frequency of 80 Hz. Determine the ripple of load current. If the ripple has to be limited
to half of this value, determine the chopping frequency keeping the duty ratio same.

Induction Motor Drives

18. A 440 V, 3-phase, 50 Hz, 6-pole, 945 rpm, delta connected induction motor has following parameters
referred to the stator:
Rs = 2.0 Ω, Rr’ = 2.0 Ω, Xs = 3 Ω, Xr’= 4 Ω
When driving a fan load at rated voltage it runs at rated speed. The motor speed is controlled by stator voltage
control. Determine (i) Motor terminal voltage, current and torque at 800 rpm, (ii) Motor speed, current
and torque for the terminal voltage of 280 V.
[(i) 253 V, 31.55 A, 95 N.m; (ii) 850 rpm, 28.77 A, 105 N.m]
19. Repeat Problem 18 for a load whose torque varies linearly with speed.
[(i) 275 V, 34.3 A, 112.3 N.m; (ii) 812 rpm, 33.6 A, 114.5 N.m]
20. A 2.8 kW, 400 V, 50 Hz, 4-pole, 1370 rpm, Y-connected induction motor has the following parameters:
Rs = 1.9 Ω, Rr’ = 4.757 Ω, Xs = Xr’ = 3 Ω
Load characteristics are matched with motor such that the motor runs at 1370 rpm with full voltage across
its terminals. The motor is controlled by terminal voltage control and load torque is proportional to speed.
Calculate the motor terminal voltage and current at half the rated speed. Can the motor be allowed to run
continuously at this speed? [ 88.7 V, 7.43 A, no.]
21. A three phase, 440V, 50 Hz, 4 pole star connected slip ring induction motor has the following parameters
referred to stator: Rs = 0.5 Ω, Rr’ = 0.4 Ω, Xs= Xr’= 1.2 Ω. Stator to rotor turns ratio is 3.5. The motor is
controlled by injecting an external voltage in the rotor circuit. Calculate the motor current and torque for a

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 speed of 1200 r.p.m., when an external voltage of 15V at the same phase as the stator voltage is injected in
the rotor. Ignore the no load current.
22. A 3-phase, 50Hz, 415V, 6-pole slip-ring induction motor is controlled by slip power recovery scheme. Open
circuit voltage between slip rings is 600V at stand-still. Inverter is directly connected to stator terminals.
Calculate the firing delay angle of the inverter for a speed of 800 r.p.m.
23. A 440 V, 50 Hz, 6 pole, Y-connected squirrel-cage induction motor has the following parameters:
Rs = 0.6 Ω, Rr’ = 0.3 Ω, Xs= Xr’= 1 Ω. The normal full load slip is 0.05.
The motor is fed from a voltage source inverter, which maintains a constant V/f ratio. For an operating
frequency of 10 Hz, calculate the breakdown torque as a ratio of its value at the rated frequency. What should
be V/f ratio at 10 Hz so that the breakdown torque at this frequency remains the same as at rated frequency?
[0.407, 7.96]
24. In the drive of Problem 23, the inverter frequency range is from 60 to 5 Hz. Calculate the starting torque and
current of this drive as a ratio of their values when the motor is started at the rated voltage and frequency.
[0.566, 0.2378]
25. A 3-phase, delta-connected, 6 pole, 50 Hz, 400 V, 925 rpm, squirrel-cage induction motor has the following
parameters: Rs = 0.2 Ω, Rr’ = 0.3 Ω, Xs = 0.5 Ω, Xr’ = 1 Ω
The motor is fed from a voltage source inverter with a constant V/f ratio from 0 to 50 Hz and constant voltage
of 400 V above 50 Hz frequency.
(i) Determine the breakdown torque for a frequency of 100 Hz as a ratio of its value at 50 Hz.
(ii) Also obtain the torque at the rated motor current and 75 Hz as the ratio of rated full-load torque of the
motor.
(iii)Calculate the motor torque at 30 Hz and a slip-speed of 60 rpm.
[(i) 0.267, (ii) 0.6, (iii) 746.66 N.m]
26. Calculate the following for inverter-fed induction motor drive of Problem 25.
(i) Speed for the frequency of 35 Hz and half of full-load torque.
(ii) Frequency and motor current for a speed of 600 rpm and 80% of full-load torque.
(iii)Torque for a frequency of 35 Hz and speed of 650 rpm. Assume motor speed-torque curve to be
parallel straight lines in the region of interest.
[(i) 662.5 rpm, (ii) 33 Hz, 72.57 A; (iii) 614.5 N.m]
27. A 400V, 50 Hz, 980 r.p.m. Star connected squirrel cage induction motor has following equivalent circuit
parameters referred to stator. Rs = 0.29 Ω, Rr’ = 0.145 Ω, Xs = 0.21 Ω, Xr’ = 0.5 Ω, Xm = 13.3
Ω. Motor is supplied from a Current Source Inverter. The flux is maintained constant at the rated value.
Calculate:
(i) the stator current and dc link current when the machine operates at rated torque and 50 Hz.
(ii) the inverter frequency and dc link current for a speed of 600 r.p.m. and rated torque.
(iii)the motor speed and stator current for half of the rated torque and inverter frequency of 30 Hz. Assume
speed-torque characteristics to be linear in the stable region.
[(i) 36.88 A, 45.17 A, (ii) 31 Hz, 45.17 A, (iii) 590 r.p.m., 23.73 A]
28. A 440 V, 50 Hz, 4 pole, 1420 rpm, delta connected squirrel-cage induction motor has the following
parameters: Rs = 0.35 Ω, Rr’ = 0.4 Ω, Xs = 0.7 Ω, Xr’ = 0.8 Ω . The motor is fed from a voltage
source inverter. The drive is operated with a constant (V/f) control up to 50 Hz and at rated voltage above 50
Hz. Assume speed-torque curves to be parallel straight lines in the region of interest.
(i) Calculate the breakdown torques for a frequency of 75 Hz both for motoring and braking operations.

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 (ii) Frequency for motoring operation at 950 rpm and full-load torque.
(iii)Frequency for the regenerative braking operation at 1000 rpm and full load torque.
[(i) 469.17 N.m, -639.6 N.m, (ii) 34.33 Hz; (iii) 30.67 Hz]
29. A 10kW, 440V, 3-phase, 50Hz, squirrel cage motor operating at rated voltage and frequency has the rotor
copper loss at maximum torque 8 times that at full load torque. The slip at full load torque is 0.04. Stator
resistance and rotational losses are negligible. Determine (a) the slip at maximum torque, (b) the ratio of
maximum torque to full load torque, (c) the ratio of starting torque to full load torque.
[(a) 0.155; (b) 2.0656; (c) 0.6253]
30. A 3-phase squirrel cage induction motor has a starting current of 6 times its full load current. The motor has
a full load slip of 6%. Calculate: (a) the ratio of starting torque to full load torque, (b) the slip at which
maximum torque occurs, and (c) the ratio of maximum torque to full load torque.
[(a) 1.25; (b) 0.253; (c) 2.628]
31. A 4-pole, 50 Hz, slip ring induction motor has R2’ = 0.2 Ω, X2’ = 1 Ω. At full load it runs at 1440 rpm.
Determine the value of resistance to be inserted in rotor per phase to operate at a speed of 1200 rpm, if (a)
the load torque remains constant, and (b) the load torque varies as the square of the speed. Neglect stator
resistance and leakage reactance. Assume a ratio of stator to rotor turns of 1.1. [(a) 0.8 Ω; (b) 1.27 Ω]
32. A 10 kW, 400 V, 3-phase, 6 pole, 50 Hz slip ring induction motor has a maximum torque equal to twice the
full load torque at 20% slip, with slip rings short circuited. Neglect stator resistance and rotational losses.
(i) Determine the slip at full load, starting torque and torque developed at a slip of 0.25.
If the rotor circuit resistance is increased to four times by connecting resistances in series with each rotor
slip ring, determine
(ii) the slip at maximum torque,
(iii) the slip at which the motor will develop the same full load torque, and
(iv) the starting torque.
[(i) 0.053, 77.7 N.m, 197 N.m; (ii 0.8; (iii) 0.2143; (iv) 197.03 N.m]
33. 16. A 4-pole, 50 Hz, 3-phase squirrel cage induction motor has R2’ = 0.2 Ω, X2’ = 0.8 Ω. Its full load slip is
4%. Neglect stator resistance and leakage reactance. By what fraction stator voltage should be reduced to get
a speed of 1200 rpm, if (a) load torque remains constant, and (b) load torque varies as the square of the speed.
[(a) 0.568; (b) 0.4734]
34. A 50 kW, 400 V, 3-phase, 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor has a full load slip of 4%. The ratio of standstill
reactance to resistance per phase of rotor is 5. Calculate the torque developed at the start of reverse current
braking at rated speed. Neglect stator resistance and magnetizing current. [174.12 N.m]