Code No: 126ZJ R15

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

B. Tech III Year II Semester Examinations, April - 2018
STATIC DRIVES
(Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 75
Note: This question paper contains two parts A and B.
Part A is compulsory which carries 25 marks. Answer all questions in Part A. Part B
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consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit. Each question carries
10 marks and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
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PART - A
(25 Marks)

1.a) Which drives are best suitable for electric traction purpose and why? [2]
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b) Which converters are suitable for four quadrant operations of D.C. motor? [3]
c) Indicate reverse and regenerative braking in 4 quadrants of operation of dc motor with
neat diagram? [2]
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d) List out the advantage of having closed loop over open loop operation of dc drive. [3]
e) What are the advantages of continuous operation over discontinuous operation of
chopper drive? [2]
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f) Draw 1-quadrant chopper and indicate the equations used in it. [3]
g) What are the advantages of VSI over CSI? [2]
h) What do you understand from the term slip power recovery? What is its significance in
induction motors? [3]
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i) What is the basic difference between true synchronous mode and self controlled mode
for variable frequency control of synchronous motor? [2]
j) Justify how synchronous motor drive in self-control mode is treated as brush-less,
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commutator less d.c. motor? [3]

PART - B
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(50 Marks)

2.a) A separately excited dc motor is fed from a single-phase fully controlled converter.
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Derive an expression for average speed when it is operated in continuous current mode
(CCM)?
b) A 220 V, 100 A d.c. series motor has armature resistance and inductance of 0.04 ohm
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and 2 mH, and field winding resistance and inductance of 0.06 ohm and 18 mH,
respectively, Running on no load as a separately excited generator at 1000 rpm it gave
following results:
Field current, A 25 50 75 100 125 150 175
Terminal voltage, V 66.5 124 158.5 181 198.5 211 221.5
Calculate and plot the speed torque and speed - current curves of this motor for firing
angles of 600 and 1200 when fed by a single-phase half-controlled rectifier with an ac
source voltage of 230V, 50 Hz. [5+5]
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3.a) Explain the operation of dc series motor fed from three phase semi converter with neat
diagrams?
b) Draw and explain the operation of dc separately excited motor fed 3-  fully controlled
rectifier with necessary sketches. [5+5]
4.a) Draw the speed - torque characteristic for regenerative braking operation of a d.c. series
motor. Why is dc series motor best suited for electrical traction application, Explain?
b) A 230 Volts, 960 rpm and 200 Amps d.c. separately excited motor has an armature
resistance of 0.02 ohm. It is driving an overhauling load whose torque may vary from
zero to rated motor torque. Field flux can be changed and field saturates at 1.2 times the
rated flux. Calculate the speed range in which motor can hold the load by regenerative
braking without exceeding twice the motor current? [5+5]
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5.a) Where do you find four quadrant operation of dc motor drive? Describe the role of dual
converters?
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b) Classify dual converters and describe them in brief with neat diagrams. [5+5]

6.a) List the advantages of chopper drives when compared to phase controlled rectifier
drives? Describe Class B chopper with neat circuit diagram?
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b) A 220V, 300 A dc series motor has combined resistance of armature and field of
0.04  Running on no load as a generator with field winding connected to a separate
source it gave following magnetization characteristic at 600 rpm.
Field Current, A 50 100 150 250 300 350
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Terminal voltage, V 66 124 158.5 198.5 211 221.5
Motor is controlled by a chopper from source voltage of 220 V. Calculate the motor
speed for a duty ratio of 0.8 and motor current of 300 A? [5+5]
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7.a) Explain the closed loop speed control of a chopper d.c. motor drive with necessity
diagrams.
b) Distinguish clearly between voltage commutation and current commutation used in
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choppers. [5+5]

8.a) Describe cyclo-converter fed induction motor drive? What are its limitations when
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compared to VSI drive?
b) A 2.8 KW, 400 V, 50 HZ, 4 pole, 1370 rpm delta connected squirrel - cage induction
motor has following parameters referred to the stator: R5 =2 ; R1r =5 ;
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XS =X1r =5 ; Xm = 80 . Motor speed is controlled by stator voltage control. When
driving a fan load it runs at rated speed and at rated voltage. Calculate motor terminal
voltage, current and torque at 1200 rpm. [5+5]
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OR
9.a) “Addition line side converter is not required for regenerating braking of CSI fed
induction motor”, if so, describe with appropriate diagrams.
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b) Explain the functioning of Static Scherbius Drive in detail with necessary diagram and
draw its performance characteristics. [5+5]

10.a) “Over excited synchronous motor under lightly or no-load condition behaves as
synchronous capacitor” if so, describe? Explain the operation of separately controlled
synchronous motor drive.
b) Explain the closed loop control of synchronous motor drive with block diagram. [5+5]
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11.a) What do you understand from the term load commutation? Describe the load
commutated synchronous motor drive.
b) Describe the methods available for speed control of synchronous motor. [5+5]

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