Assignment

Chapter -3 Alternator
1) Explain the construction of an alternator with the help of figure. 2) Explain types of an alternator. 3) Write down the advantages of fixed armature and rotating field type alternator. 4) Write down salient features of construction of fixed armature and rotating field type alternator and fixed field and rotating armature type alternator. 5) Derive distribution factor of an alternator. 6) Derive equation of coil span factor and distribution factor. 7) Draw the vector diagrams of an alternator. 8) Derive E.M.F. equation of an alternator. 9) Explain armature reaction and its effects of an alternator.
10)State the methods of find out voltage regulation of an alternator and

explain any one method. 11) What is synchronizing? Write down the conditions for connecting

alternator with infinite bus bars or connecting one alternator in parallel to the other alternators.

12)

Explain

methods

of

checking

the

phase

difference

for

synchronizing with diagram. 13) What do you mean by infinite bus bar?

Assignment
Chapter -4 Synchronous motor
1) Explain principle of operation of synchronous motor.

2) Explain phasor diagrams of an alternator. 3) Why synchronous motor is not self starting? Explain. 4) Explain load angle in synchronous motor. 5) Explain effect of excitation on armature current and power factor in synchronous motor. 6) Explain working of synchronous motor. 7) What is damper winding in synchronous motor? Explain the function of it. 8) Explain the methods of starting of synchronous motor. 9) How can we use synchronous motor as a correcting power factor? Explain with example.

10) In which condition synchronous motor can be used as a synchronous condenser? 11) What is hunting? Explain the methods of reduce the hunting effect. 12) What is a v curve of synchronous motor? How do you perform practical in laboratory to obtain the vcurve of synchronous motor. 13) 14) Comparison between synchronous motor and induction motor. Write down advantages and disadvantages of synchronous motor.

15)Applications of synchronous motor.

16) 17)

Use of synchronous motor in power system and industry. Features of synchronous motor.

Assignment

Chapter-5 A.C. Commutator motor

1) Explain construction and working of Schrage motor. 2) Explain construction of A.C. series motor. 3) Explain construction and working of Universal motor. 4) Explain methods of speed control of universal motor. 5) Explain constructional difference between induction motor and Schrage motor.
6) Comparison between a.c. Commutator motor and Schrage

motor. 7) Explain the speed characteristics of 3-phase variable speed Commutator motor.