UNIT I & II QUESTION BANK

PART A

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State the requirement for an electrical motor to operate in the constant torque
mode.
What is dynamic torque?
What are all the conditions to be satisfied for the regenerative braking
operation to take place?
Mention the necessary condition to obtain the three modes of operation of an
electric drive.
List the components of load torque.
What is meant by duty cycle in a chopper circuit?
Draw the diagram of a regenerative chopper fed separately excited DC motor
drive.
Why thyristors are not preferred now a days for chopper fed DC drives.
What do you understand by constant torque drive and constant power drive?
What are the various control strategies for varying duty cycle of the chopper?
Write down the fundamental torque equation of motor-load system.
What are the components of load torque?
List the three modes of operation for electrical drive.
What is a regenerative braking?
List the components of load torque.
What is discontinuous conduction mode?
Write the advantages of three phase drives over single phase drives.
Draw the regenerative braking characteristics of a separately excited motor.
Draw the torque speed curves of a series motor a varying flux and various
voltages.
Mention the methods to control of the speed of a dc shunt motor.

PART B
1.

(a) (i) Explain in detail dynamics of motor load system.

(ii) Explain in detail different types of loads.

(b) (i) Explain in detail multiquadrant operation.

(ii) Compare AC and DC drives.

3.

(a) (i) Explain in detail modes of operation of electric drives.

(ii) Mention the different factors for the selection of electric drives.

(i) Explain in detail steady state stability in electrical drive system.

(ii) Explain in detail regenerative braking.

(i) Mention the advantages and disadvantages of electrical drives.

(ii) Explain in detail different types of drives.

6.

Describe the operation of single phase fully controlled converter fed

separately excited DC motor with neat waveforms and derive the speed torque
characteristics.

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(i) A 200V, 875 r.p.m, 150 A separately excited dc motor has an armature
resistance of 0.06. It is fed from a single phase fully controlled rectifier
with an ac source of 220V, 50Hz. Assuming continuous conduction,
calculate i) firing angle for rated motor torque and 750rpm, ii) motor speed
for =160.
(ii)
Explain regenerative braking and dynamic braking of separately
excited DC motor by chopper control.

8.

Describe the operation of three phase fully controlled converter fed separately
excited DC motor with neat waveforms and derive the speed torque
characteristics.

9. A dc series motor is fed from a 600 V source through a chopper. The DC

motor has the following parameters, armature resistance is equal to 0.04 ohms,
field resistance is equal to 0.06 ohms, constant K = 4 x 10-3 N-m/Amp2. The
average armature current of 300 Amps is ripple free. For a chopper duty cycle
of 60%, determine (1) input power drawn from the source (2) motor speed and
(3) motor torque.
10. Explain the operation of chopper for forward motoring and braking control of
separately excited DC motor with aid of diagram, waveforms and speed torque
curves.

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(i) Explain in detail multiquadrant operation.

(ii) Mention the different factors for the selection of electric drives.

12.

(i) Explain in detail modes of operation of electric drives.

(ii) Compare ac and dc drives.

13.

(i) Explain in detail dynamics of motor load system.

(ii) Explain in detail steady state stability in electrical drive system.

14.

(i) Explain in detail different types of loads.

(ii) Explain in detail different types of drives.

15.

(i) Explain in detail regenerative braking.

(ii) Mention the different factors for the selection of electric drives.

16.

Explain the operation of chopper for forward motoring and braking

control of DC series motor with aid of diagram, waveforms and speed
torque curves.

17.

Describe the operation of single phase fully controlled converter fed

separately excited DC motor with neat waveforms and derive the speed
torque characteristics.

18.

A 220V, 1500 r.p.m, 10A separately excited dc motor has an armature

resistance of 10. It is fed from a single phase fully controlled bridge
rectifier with an ac source voltage of 230V at 50Hz. Assuming continuous
load current, compute i) the motor speed at a firing angle of 30 and torque
of 5 N-m, ii) developed torque at the firing angle of 45 and speed of 1000
r.p.m.

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20.

A 230V, 960 r.p.m and 200A separately excited DC motor has an

armature resistance of 0.02. The motor is fed from a chopper which
provides both motoring and braking operations. The source has a voltage
of 230V. Assuming continuous conduction, i)calculate duty ratio of chopper
for motoring operation at rated torque and 350 r.p.m, ii) calculate duty ratio
of chopper for braking operation at rated torque and 350 r.p.m, iii) if
maximum duty ratio of chopper is limited to 0.95 and maximum
permissible motor current is twice the rated, calculate maximum
permissible motor speed obtainable without field weakening and power fed
to the source, iv) if motor field is also controlled, calculate field current as a
fraction of its rated value for a speed of 1200r.p.m.
Explain the operation of four quadrant chopper fed DC drive system.