ul. pene 10. B.EJB.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY/JUNE 2006. Eighth Semester Electrical and Electronics Engincoring EE 031 ~ SPECIAL ELECTRICAL MACHINES ‘Time ; Three hours ‘Maximum : 100 Marks Answer ALL questions. (10 x2 = 20 marks) Part A 1, List atleast five commercially available permanent magnet materials. Write the torque equation of PM synchronous reluctance motor. Identify alignment and reluctance torques. Define Detent torque. What are the advantages of multistack stepper motors. What are the salient differences between stepper motor and switched reluctance motor? What are the effects of saturation in switched reluctance motor? Define Recoil permeability. Give few applications of permanent magnet brushless D.C. motor, How the permanent magnet synchronous motors are catagorised based on the fixation of PM on the rotor? How the permanent magnet motors are named based on the wave shape of emf? PART B (6x16 = 80 marks) @ Draw and discuss’ the torque — speed characteristics of switched reluctance motor. (i A switched reluctance motor with six stator poles and four rotor poles has a stator pole are of 30° and rotor pole are of 32°, The aligned inductance is 10,7 mH and the unaligned inductance is 1.5 mH. Saturation can be neglected. Calculate the instantaneous torque, when the rotor is 30° before the aligned position and phase current is 7A. Neglect fringing.ar ‘SPECIAL ELECTRICAL MACHINES 12. (@) (@) Distinguish between Axial and Radial air-gap motors with relevant figures, Gi) Explain with a neat sketch, constructional features and principle of operation of synchronous reluctance motor, (Or) Draws the steady state phaser diagram of synchronous reluctance motor. What changes will be made in the phaser diagram, if a Permanent magnet is placed on the rotor of same? GD Draw and discuss the torque-speed characteristics of 1 ph synchronous reluctance motor. 13. (a) Gi) What is the Recessity for suppressor circuits in the driver of stepper motor? Give different methods with relative merits and demerits, Design a simple unipolar drive circuit for a stepper motor (coneiators of Rex. Pr, De, Binds and fremsiator).guch-that the cioetrical time constant is 2 meee at phase turn-on and 1 mace at turn off. The stepping rate is 800/sec. Give Ryinds =n, Twinds = 80 mA, rated winds current =3 A. (Or) Explain the concept of torque production in variable reluctance ste 14. (a) (@) Derive the expression for emf and torque of a permanent magnet Jomushless D.C. motor. Draw the relevant wave forms (A permanent magnet DC commutator motor has a stall torque oF Nem with a stall current of 5 A. Estimate ite no-load speed in rpm. when fed from a 28 V die. supply.QUESTION PAPERS aps (b) 15. (a) ai) Gi) @ Gi) During an over load, the motor temp becomes excessive and magnet lose 12% of its remanent flex density. If the armature resistance is 0.8.9, det, speed at which the motor will run when the load torque is 0.3 Nm. Assume a total brush voltage drop of 2: Vand supply voltage of 20 V D.C. Ignore friction and other losses. (Or) Draw the driver cireuit along with control strategy for permanent magnet brushless DC motor. Discuss its functional operation. ‘A permanent magnet DC commutator motor has a no-load speed of 6000 rpm, when connected to 120 V supply the armature resistance in 2.6 Q and rotational and inner loss may be neglected. Det. the speed, when the supply voltage in 60 V and torque is 0.5 Nm. Derive the torque and emf equations for an ideal sinewave permanent magnet motor. A 3 ph 4 pole brushless PM motor has 36 slots. Each phase winding in made up of 3 coils por pole with 20 turns/coil. The coilspan in 7 slots. If the fundamental component of magnet flux is 1.8 m wh. Calculate the open circuit phase emf at 3000 pm. (Or) Discuss the vector control method for permanent magnet synchronous motor: Show that power output of PM DC brushless motor is more than PM synchronous motor for the same size.SPECIAL ELECTRICAL Mi B.EJB.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY/JUNE 2007. Eighth Semester Electrical and Electronics Engineering EE 031 - SPECIAL ELECTRICAL MACHINES ‘Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 Answer ALL questions. (40x 2=20 Part A ‘What is the main advantage of synchronous reluctance motor? List the applications of synchronous reluctance motor? Define the term step angle. What is meant by detent torque? What is the significance of closed loop control in switched relu motor? Listout the disadvantages of switched reluctance motor? What are the types of materials used in PMDC motors? State some important applications of PMDC motor? How a permanent magnet synchronous motor is started? What are the advantages of permanent magnet. synchronous m PART B (5x 16=80 IL (a) Deseribe the construction, working and uses of a reluctance (Or) (b) Draw and explain a typical torque-speed characteristics reluctance motor. Compare a reluctance motor with an equiv induction motor. 12. (a) Describe the operation of a variable reluctance type stepper What is meant by micro stepping also Explain? (Or)PAPERS: < aps (6) G) Explain the working of a Hybrid stepper motor. 6) (i) Draw and explain the torque pulse rate characteristics of a stepper motor, (3) With neat diagram explain the construction and working of a switched reluctance motor a6) (Or) (b) (i) With block diagram ex plain the importance of closed loop control in SR motor (0) 6) Describe the construction of a permanent magnet de motor. What are the advantages and disadvantages of PMDC motors compared with conventional shunt de motors? (16) @_ Compare SR motor with VR stepper motor, (Or) @ Explain the speed torque characteristics of PMDC motor. @) GD Write a note on power controllers used in PMDC motor, 8) Explain the construction and Performance of a permanent magnet synchronous motor with neat diagram, (16)‘SPECIAL ELECTRICAL MACHINES M.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2003, First Semester Power Hlectronics and Drives PX 033 - SPECIAL MACHINES AND CONTROLLERS ‘Three hours ‘Maximum : 100 Marks Answer ALL questions. (10x 2=20 marks) Part A Explain how saturation improves the energy conversion efficiency in veriable reluctance machines. Differentiate between VR, PM and hybrid stepper motors. Determine the step angle of a three phase switched reluctance motor having 12 stator poles and 8 rotor poles. What is the commutation frequency in each phase at a speed of 6000 RPM? ‘When do we go for chopping and single pulse modes of operation for SRM? Explain why rotor position sensor is essential for the operation of Switched Reluctance motors. What are the differences between mechanical and electronic commutators? What are the relative merits of the Brushless de motor drives? What do you mean by delta modulation current control? What are the differences in the constructional features of PMBLDC. and PMSM? What is meant: by self-control? PART B (6 x 16 = 80 marks) 11. Explain the closed loop control scheme of a Permancnt Magnet Brushless DC motor drive with a suitable schematic diagram. (16) 12. (a) i) Explain the mechanism of torque production in variable reluctance stepper motors. @PAPERS apr Gi) Draw the bi-directional /half step mode logic sequencer for four phase stepper motor using J-K flip flop and draw the truth table to explain its operation. (12) (Or) A stepper moter driven by a bipolar circuit has the following Parameters: winding inductance =30 mH, rated current = 3A, DC supply = 46 V, total resistance in each phase =15 ohms. When.the “Tesistors are turned off, determine (i) the time taken by the phase current to decay to zero (i) the proportion of the stored inductive energy returned to the supply. as) Draw a schematic diagram and explain the operation of a “C” dump “Converter used for the control of SRM. (a6) rotor position estimation schemes 'y one scheme in detail with suitable Enumerate the different sensorless of SRM and explain an; diagrams. 6) fe the expressions for the emf and torque of a PM Brushless (16) (Or) the IGBT based inverter circuit sLDO motor and sketch the firing sequence and phase current ‘eveforms for 180° magnet, and 120° square wave current. (16) for the delta connected the principle of operation of a sine wave PM synchronous ine in detail. Draw its phaser diagram and derive its torque n, (16) (Or) Hires phase, four pole Brushless PM motor has 36 stator slots phase winding is made up of three coils per pole with 20 turne soil. The coil span is 7 slots. The fundamental component of flu is 1.8 m Wh, calculate the open circuit phase emf at 3pm Also determine the torque developed at 3000 rpm, if tho ‘current is 4.0 Amps and the angle between the phase o () is zero.ope SPECIAL ELECTRICAL MACHINES ME, DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2003. Power Electronics and Drives Elective PX 033 - SPECIAL MACHINES AND CONTROLLERS : Three hours ‘Maximum : 100 Marks Answer ALL questions. (10 x2=20 marks) Part A Explain the principle of operation of single phase on 3-phase stepper motor excitation. Explain the need for closed loop operation of a stepper motor. Sketch the variation of inductances of phases of SR motor with rotor Position, How is energy conversion loop useful to determine the average torque of the motor? Discuss how the saturation affects the conversion of Electrical Energy into mechanical energy. Explain 60° and 120° mounting of Hall position sensors in 2 pole PMBLDC motor. Sketch the ideal phase voltage and current waveform of PMBLDC machine. Discuss the important characteristics of magnet used for PM synchronous motor. Sketch the torque-speed characters of ideal brushless d.c. motor. Explain the concept of self controlled synchronous motor. PART B (5x 16 = 80 marks) 11. @ Develop magnetic equivalent circuit of 2 pole 120° magnet are PMBLDC motor. Gi) Derive an expression for permeance co-efficient (PC) for PMBLDC motor in terms of magnet permeance. Pyyo rotor leakage per phase Py and air gap reluctance Ry.) @ ® PAPERS aps Discuss with suitable diagrams converter circuit suitable for three phase SR motor using two transistor/phase and n+1 transistor for n phase-motor. (Or) Explain the Hysteresis type current regulator suitable for switched reluctance motor and discuss the torque speed performance obtained. Derive an expression for synchronous reactance of PM synchronous motor with P-pair of poles, D-diameter of stator bore, I-length of bore, frequency supply, Nyu-turns per phase and g-airgap. (Or) Draw the phaser diagram in d-q axis for PM synchronous motor when phase current I, has phase angle of y degree with respect to q axis with y leading and lagging angle. Explain static and dynamic characteristics of VR stepper motor and discuss the effect of series resistance/phase on position-time response (step) of a S-phase VR motor in two phase excitation mode. (Or) Discuss dual voltage driver circuit for two phase on drive of a four phase stepper motor and explain the nature of current build up in @ual voltage drive. Write brief notes on the following: (@ Microprocessor based control of 4 phase, 2 phase on stepper motor. (i) Torque equation of PM synchronous motor. (Or) Write short notes on the following: @ Multiple phase brushless motor. Gi) Microprocessor based controller for PM BLDC motor.SPECIAL ELECTRICAL MACHINES — ME, DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2006. Model question paper Power Electronics and Drives Elective PX 033 - SPECIAL MACHINES AND CONTROLLERS ‘Three hours Maximum : 100 Marks Answer ALL questions. (10 x 2= 20 marks) Part A What is the step angle of a four phase stepper motor with 12 stator teeth and 8 rotor teeth? What are the different modes of excitation used in variable reluctance: stopping motor? Draw the typical dynamic characteristics of a stepping motor. Draw the schematic diagram of a bidirectional two phase on logic sequences for four phase stepper motor, Mention any four advantages of switched reluctance motor. What is switched reluctance motor? List out the various permanent magnet materials, Draw the magnetic equivalent circuit of 2 pole permanent magnet brushless d.c. motor. Draw the circle diagram of permanent magnet synchronous motor for current limit and voltage limit condition. Write down the expressions for the self and synchronous reactance of permanent magnet synchronous motor. PART B (6x 16 = 80 marks) Show that for an unsaturated SRM operating with a field conduction angle and flat topped current waveform average torque is proportional to v?/w? where v is supply voltage and w is angular frequency. AG/4 SRM has stator bore dia =2.5 cm, 1=5 om and g=0.5 mm. There are 98 turns/pole. If the overlap angle of poles is 15°, calculate the flux density in the air gap and torque for a current of 6 amps.PAPERS: apa G State and explain static and dynamic characteristics of a VR stepper motor. GD Explain the dual voltage driver for a two phase on drive of a four phase motor with necessary cireuits and trath table. (Or) ) G) Describe the working of a 3 stack stepper motor having 12 poles in the stator and the rotor, Gi) Discuss any three suppressor circuits for stepper motor, @) Explain hysteresis and duty cycle control schemes for a phase of 3 phase SR motor and explain its operation with phase current waveforms. () Discuss the various converter topologies for a 3 phase SR motor with merits and demerits of cach. GD 'A'SR motor has six stator poles and four rotor poles and Br=S2deg, B.=30deg, Ly=10.7 mH, L,=15 mit, Calculate the torque'when the rotor is 30 deg. before the aligned position and I, =7 amps. ©) Sketch the structure of controller for PMBLDG motor and _ xplain the functions of various blocks, ©) Why is 2 PMBLDC motor cali led an electronically commutated motor? (On,