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Enrolment No.___________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE SEMESTERVIII Remedial EXAMINATION WINTER 2013

Subject Code: 180904

Subject Name: Electrical Machine Design - II
Time: 03:00 pm 05:30 pm

Date: 13/09/2013
Total Marks: 70

Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q.1

(a) State the rules for the selection of rotor slots. Describe the methods for reducing the 07

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effect of harmonics torque.

(b) Explain SCR and its effect on synchronous machine performance.
(a) Explain the deciding factor for stator slots and state the equation for

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1) Area of stator slots

2) Stator winding resistance
3) Stator copper losses

Q.3

(b) Explain steps of design of field winding of alternator.

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(b) Explain flow chart for design consideration for low speed alternators and
vertically operated alternator
(a) Explain importance of damper winding in synchronous machine.
(b) Determine the main dimensions and Turns per phase (Tph) of a 3000 KVA, 6.6
KV,50HZ, 187 RPM , 3 phase, star connected alternator. Assume average flux
density =0.58 wb/m2 ac=35000.Assume pole arc/pole pitch=0.7
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(a) What is dispersion coefficient? Explain effect of Dispersion coefficient on maximum

Q.4

output power factor

(b) Calculate the diameter, core length, no of conductors of the stator , size of conductor, 07
no of stator slots of 30 MVA, 11KV, 3000RPM, 50 HZ, star connected Turbo
alternator.
Assume Bav= 0.55 Wb/m2, ac=55000 A/m
Kw=0.955, peripheral velocity= 160m/s
(a) Explain methods of Improving starting torque of Induction Motor.
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(b) Find the current in the bars and end rings of a cage rotor of a 6 pole 3 phase, 07
induction motor having 72 stator slots with 15 conductors in each slot if the
stator current per phase is 20A and rotor slots are 55. Hence find the suitable
size of the cage bars and end rings.
Q.4

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(a) Explain the factors affecting the selection of Air gap of three phase Induction 07
Motor.

(b) Find the main dimensions, no of stator turns, and number of stator slots of a 07
30 H.P., 440 Volt, 3 phase, 50 Hz , 960 rpm, sq. cage Induction motor using
following data:
Specific magnetic loading=0.45wb/m2,Sp.ele.loading=250amp.condctors/cm
full load efficiency= 0.86, full load p.f. =0.87.Assume that stator winding is
delta connected, for normal running.

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Q.5

(a) Explain the designing of capacitance value for maximum starting torque in case of

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capacitor start single phase induction motor.

(b) State the procedure for designing an auxiliary winding in case of resistance
split phase induction motor.
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(a) Explain the terms critical speed and run away speed with reference to 07
synchronous machine.
(b) Explain evaluation of Direct and Quadrature axis reactance of Alternator.
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