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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Sixth semester B.Tech degree examinations (S), September 2020
Course Code: EE308

Course Name: Electric Drives
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PART A
Answer all questions, each carries 5 marks. Marks
1 How are the load torques classified? Give an example for each type of load (5)
torque.
2 Derive the speed-torque (-T) equation of a separately excited DC motor. Plot (5)
the -T characteristics of the motor.
3 Compare and contrast Class-C and Class-D choppers. (5)
4 List and explain the merits of constant V/f control of Induction Motor. (5)
5 Explain the differences between the switching devices used for Voltage Source (5)
Inverter and Current Source Inverter.
6 Write the transformation matrix which converts phasor in three-phase system to (5)
an orthogonal, stationary reference frame.
7 List down the salient features of “True Synchronous Mode” of operation of a (5)
synchronous motor.
8 Draw a neat labelled block schematic diagram of microcontroller based (5)
Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) drive.
PART B
Answer any two full questions, each carries 10 marks.
9 a) A motor-drive system has the following specifications: (5)
Polar moment of inertia of motor-load system referred to the shaft, J = 5 kg-m2
Motor torque Tm = 50 – 0.1N, and Load Torque, TL = 0.025N
where, “N” is the speed of the motor in rpm. Calculate the start-up time of the
drive.
b) Draw and explain the closed loop speed control scheme widely used in electric (5)
drives.
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10 a) With neat circuit diagrams and waveforms explain the operation of single phase (5)
fully controlled rectifier fed separately excited dc motor.
b) A 220 V, 1500 rpm, 10 A separately excited motor has an armature resistance of (5)
2. The motor is driven from a single-phase fully-controlled rectifier operating
in continuous conduction mode. The input is rated at 230V, 50Hz. Calculate
firing angle of the controlled rectifier if the motor runs at 600 rpm developing
rated torque.
11 a) Explain the four-quadrant operation of a motor driving a passive load torque. (5)
b) A 200 V, 20 A, 800 rpm, separately excited DC motor has an armature (5)
resistance of 0.5 . The motor drives a load whose torque-speed equation is TL
= 5 + 0.05N, where “N” is the speed of the motor in rpm. The motor is driven
from a single-phase fully controlled rectifier, operating in continuous
conduction mode, from an ac source rated at 230V, 50Hz. Find the firing angle
of the converter if the motor is operating at 500 rpm.
PART C
Answer any two full questions, each carries 10 marks
12 a) With the help of a neat labelled circuit diagram, explain the operation of any (5)
one cycloconverter based drive system.
b) Derive the condition for maximum torque of an induction motor. Also derive (5)
the value of the maximum torque the machine can develop.
13 a) A 230 V, 90 A, 500 rpm separately excited DC motor has an armature (5)
resistance of 0.15 . The motor is controlled by a class-C chopper operating
with a source voltage of 230 V and a frequency of 400 Hz. Calculate the motor
speed for a braking operation at a duty ratio of 0.4 and half the rated torque.
b) With necessary diagram, briefly explain the rotor-resistance controlled drive. (5)
Draw the Torque – Speed (T-) characteristics for different resistances.
14 a) A 230 V, 200 A, 960 rpm separately excited DC motor has an armature (5)
resistance of 0.02 . The motor is fed from a class-C chopper. The DC input
voltage to the chopper is 220 V. Braking method employed is dynamic braking
using brake-chopper. The value of the braking resistor used is 2.5. Find the
duty ratio of the brake-chopper if the speed is 700 rpm and braking torque is
twice the rated torque of the motor.
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b) With the aid of a neat labelled circuit diagram, explain the operation of any one (5)
slip-power-recovery scheme induction motor drive.
PART D
Answer any two full questions, each carries 10 marks
15 a) With the help of a neat, labelled circuit diagram, explain the concept of current- (5)
source-inverter (CSI) fed induction motor drive.
b) A 500kW, three-phase, 3.3kV, 4-pole, 0.8 pf lag, star connected synchronous (5)
motor has following parameters:
Synchronous reactance Xs = 15; Rotor Resistance Rs = 0.
Calculate the per phase excitation voltage in polar form.
16 a) With the help of a neat, labelled circuit diagram, explain the concept of current- (5)
source-inverter (CSI) fed induction motor drive.
b) Explain the reason which facilitates the use of thyristor switches for load (5)
commutated inverters to drive synchronous motors. What is the condition to be
satisfied for the thyristor based load commutated inverter to work?
17 a) Explain Park’s Transformation with reference to space vectors. Write down the (5)
transformation matrices.
b) With the help of a neat labelled diagram, explain the working principle, salient (5)
features and the advantages of Self Controlled Mode of operation of a
Synchronous motor.
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