Unit-Wise Important Questions
Unit-Wise Important Questions
2019 FN
EE6801 Electric Energy Generation Utilization and Conservation
Unit-I ELECTRIC DRIVES AND TRACTION (Book Name: Utilization of Electric Power by R. K. Rajput)
1. Tutorial Problems on Trapezoidal Speed Time Curve, Quadrilateral Speed Time Curve, Tractive Effort,
Specific Energy Consumption. ( Refer Tutorial Note)
2. Explain the fundamental principal of Electric Drive. (Page. No: 186)
3. Discuss in detail the various factors governing the selection of a motor for a particular application.
Explain with an example. (Page. No:188 )
4. Explain the mechanism of train movement with its speed-time curve.(Page. No: 478,491)
5. Sketch the typical speed-time curve for main line service and to sub-urban services in electric Traction.
Derive the equation for distance travelled. (Derivation of Trapezoidal speed time curve, Quadrilateral
speed time curve). (Page. No:482)
6. Explain the desirable characteristics features (Properties) of Traction Motors. (Page. No: 523)
7. List the requirements of electric traction system.(Page.No: 453)
8. What is tractive effort of a train and what are its functions? Derive an expression for the tractive effort
developed by a train unit. (Page. No:493)
9. Describe the different types of supply systems used for railway electrification. (Page. No:457)
10. Discuss and compare various arrangements of current collection used in traction. (Page. No:472)
11. List the application of motors for particular services. (Page. No:431)
12. What are the various types of electric braking used in traction? Discuss in detail.(Page. No: 564)
13. Derive the expression for specific energy consumption and discuss the factors that affects the specific
energy consumption of trains operation at a given schedule speed.(Page. No: 496)
14. Explain the various methods of traction motor control. (Page. No: 546)
15. What are the various requirement of braking system?(Page.No: 563)
UNIT-III Heating and Welding (Book Name: Utilization of Electric Power by R. K. Rajput)
1. Tutorial Problems (Refer solved problems in Tutorial Note)
2. Explain the various advantages of electric heating. (Page. No: 65)
3. Explain the various modes of heat transfer. (Page. No: 66)
4. Explain the different types of Electric Heating? (Page. No: 70)
5. Describe the construction and operation of Ajax-Wyatt induction furnaces. (Page. No: 90)
6. Explain the process of dielectric heating and derive the expression for total heat energy.
7. Draw a neat sketch of coreless type induction furnaces and explain its working. (Page. No: 92)
8. With neat diagram explain the working of different electric arc welding. (Page. No: 107)
Date of Exam: 29.04.2019 FN
9. With neat diagram explain the working of different electric arc welding. (Page. No: 104)
10. Derive the expression for length and diameter of the heating elements when the power and voltage of
the oven is known. (Page. No: 76)
11. Explain the operation of radiation welding. (Page. No: 120)
12. Describe the choice frequency for induction and dielectric heating. (Page. No: 101)
13. Discuss the power supply used in AC and DC welding. (Refer Unit-3 PPT Slides)
14. List the applications of Electric heating. (Page. No: 65)
UNIT-IV Solar Energy (Book Name: Non Conventional Energy Resources by G.S. Sawhney)
1. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of concentrating collectors over flat plate collectors. (Refer
Unit-4 PDF Material)
2. What are the main components of a flat plate solar collector, explain the function of each. (Page. No:
59)
3. Explain the solar radiation geometry at earth surface. (Refer Unit-4 PPT Slides)
4. Derive the expression for Transmissivity of cover system of ‘n’ cover materials. (Refer Unit-4 PDF
Material)
5. Explain the principle of conversion of solar energy into heat. (Refer Unit-4 PDF Material)
(OR)
Explain the basic phenomenon of solar energy conversion with suitable diagram.
6. What is solar constant? What are the reasons for variation in solar radiation reaching the earth and that
received outside the earth atmosphere? (Page. No : 30-32)
7. Write short notes on beam and Diffuse radiation. (Page. No: 50)
8. Difference between flat and focussing collectors. (Page. No: 67)
9. Explain the working principle of various types of concentrating solar collectors with neat sketch. (Page.
No: 61-66)
10. Explain the energy balance equation and collector efficiency of concentrating type solar collector.
(Refer Unit-4 PDF Material)
UNIT-V Wind Energy (Book Name: Non Conventional Energy Resources by G.S. Sawhney)
1. Explain with help of block diagram describe the functions of various components of WECS.(Refer Unit-
5 PDF Material)
2. Explain some important factors that are considered for site selection of WECS. .(Refer Unit-5 PDF
Material)
3. How are WEC systems classified? Discuss in brief. (Refer Unit-5 PDF Material)
4. Compare VAWT and HAWT. (Page. No: 155)
5. Derive the expression for power and maximum power available for wind turbine. (Refer Unit-5 PPT
Slides)
6. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of wind energy. (Refer Unit-5 PPT Slides)
7. Discuss the rotor types of VAWT. (Page. No:154)
8. Explain in detail about vertical axis wind turbine VAWT in WECS system and various components used
in it.(Page. No: 153)
9. Explain the Power-Speed Characteristics of a wind turbine. (Refer Unit-5 PDF Material)
10. Explain the performances of wind machines. (Refer Unit-5 PDF Material)
11. Explain the Basic Principle of wind energy conversion. (Page. No: 139-142)
12. What are the advantages of vertical axis machines over horizontal axis machine?