Part B
Part B
Part B
11. Explain the operation of dual converter controlling the separately excited
dc motor.
12. Explain the operation of 3-phase six pulse converter feeding DC series
motor with neat diagram and relevant waveforms.
15. A 220 V, 750 rpm, 200 A separately excited motor has armature and field
resistances of 0.05 and 20 Ω respectively. Load torque is given by TL = 500-
0.2N N-m. Where N is the speed in rpm. Armature is fed from a three phase
fully controlled rectifier with AC source voltage (line) of 200 V, 50 Hz and
field is fed from a half controlled single phase rectifier with a single phase
source voltage of 250 V, 50Hz. Drive operates in continuous conduction.
Calculate the firing angles for speeds of 500 rpm and 1000 rpm.
1. Explain the operation of a four quadrant chopper fed to the D.C series
motor and also draw the current and voltage wave forms for continuous
current operation.
12. When fed by a constant voltage source, regenerative braking below base
speed can also be obtained by connecting a step-up chopper. Justify.
13. Explain the operation of four quadrant chopper fed dc separately excited
in detail with neat sketches. Take any control scheme. Assume
continuous current.
What should be the value of the duty ratio if one desires to reduce the
speed from 600 to 400 rpm, with the load torque maintained constant?
15. A 220 V, 960 rpm and 200 A separately excited dc motor has an
armature resistance of 0.02 ohm. The motor is fed from a chopper which
provides both motoring and braking operations. The source has a voltage
of 220 V.
Assuming continuous conduction (i) Calculate duty ratio of chopper for
motoring operation at rated torque and 400 rpm. (ii) Calculate duty ratio of
chopper for braking operation at rated torque and 300 rpm
6. For variable frequency control of induction motor for speeds below base
speed V/f ratio is maintained constant, why?
9. Discuss speed control of induction motor from stator side with speed-
torque curves.
10. The parameters of a three phase 400 Volts, 50 Hz, 6 pole, 960 rpm, and
star connected induction motor has the following parameters per phase
referred to the stator. R1= 0.4 Ohm. R2 = 0.20 Ohm, X1 = X2 =1.5 Ohm,
Xm = 30 Ohms. If the motor is controlled by variable frequency control at
a constant flux of rated value, determine the motor speed and the stator
current at half the rated torque and 25Hz.
11. Draw and explain speed control of 3 phase Induction motor using AC
Voltage Controller.
12. The rotor resistance and stand still reactance referred to stator of a 3
phase, 4 pole, 50 Hz Squirrel cage Induction motor is 0.2 ohm and 0.8
ohm per phase respectively. The full load slip of the motor is 4 percent.
Neglect stator resistance and leakage reactance. Determine how much
stator voltage should be reduced in order to get a speed of 1200 rpm if the
load torque remains constant.
13. Show that variable frequency control of induction motor is more efficient
than stator voltage control.
14. A 440V, 3 phase, 50 Hz, 6 pole, 945 rpm, delta connected Induction
Motor has the following parameters referred to the stator. Rs = 2ohms ,
Rr’ = 2ohms, Xs = 3ohms, Xr’ = 4ohms. When driving a fan load at rated
voltage it runs at rated speed. The motor speed is controlled by stator
voltage control. Determine motor terminal voltage, current and torque at
800 RPM.
15. A 440V, 3 phase, 50Hz 6 pole 945 RPM delta connected induction motor
has the following parameters referred to the stator. Rs=2.0ohm, R’r = 2.0
ohm, Xs = 3 ohm, X’r = 4 ohm. When driving a fan load at rated voltage, it
runs at rated speed. The motor speed is controlled by stator voltage
control. Determine motor terminal voltage, current and torque at 600
RPM.
17. A 3 phase, 4 pole, 50 Hz squirrel cage Induction motor has the following
circuit parameters: r1 = 0.05ohm, r2 = 0.09ohm, X1 + X2 = 0.55ohm. The
motor is star connected and rated voltage is 400V. It drives a load whose
torque is proportional to the speed and is given as Tl = 0.05𝜔 N-m.
Determine the speed and torque of the motor for a firing angle of 45
degree of the AC Voltage Controller on a 400V, 50 Hz supply.
1. Draw the circuit diagram and explain the operation of rotor- resistance
control of Induction motor. Mention the advantages and disadvantages of
the above method of control.
2. Draw the circuit diagram and explain the working of a slip power
recovery system using static Scherbius system for a three phase
induction motor.
4. Draw the circuit diagram and explain the working of a slip power
recovery system using Static Kramer drive for a three phase induction
motor.
5. Explain with circuit and waveforms for speed control of induction motor
by Static rotor resistance method.
7. A 440 V, 50 Hz, 6-pole Y-connected wound rotor motor has the following
parameters:Rs=0.5 Ω, Rr’=0.4 Ω, Xs=Xr’=1.2 Ω, Xm=50 Ω, stator to rotor
turns ratio is 3.5. Motor is controlled by static rotor resistance control.
External resistance is chosen such that the breakdown torque is
produced at standstill for a duty ratio of zero. Calculate the value of
external resistance.
8. Draw a suitable circuit diagram and explain the working of slip-power
recovery scheme using commutator-less Kramer drive.
10. What are the advantages of static rotor resistance control over
conventional methods of rotor resistance control?
12. A 3 Phase, 400V, 50 Hz, 10 KW 960 rpm, 6 pole star connected slip ring
Induction motor has the following constants referred to the stator. Rs =
0.4 Ω, Rr’ = 0. 6 Ω, Xs = Xr’ = 1.4 Ω. The motor drives a fan load at 960
rpm. The Stator to rotor turns ratio is 2. When the motor is controlled by
a static rotor resistance control, calculate the value of external resistance
so that motor runs at 800 rpm for duty ratio of 0.5.
3. Why the LCI fed synchronous motor drive is found suitable for high
speed and high power applications?
11. A 400 kW, three-phase, 3.3 kV, 50 Hz, unity power factor, four-pole,
star-connected synchronous motor has the following parameters: Ra=0,
Xs= 12 ohms, rated field current=10 A.The machine is controlled by
variable frequency control at a constant V/f ratio.
Calculate:
(i) The torque and field current for rated armature current, 900 rpm and
0.8 leading power factor, and
(ii) The armature current and power factor for regenerative braking torque
equal to rated motor torque, 900 rpm and rated field current.