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Electrical Engineering
ESE CONVENTIONAL TEST I
Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Maximum Marks: 200

INSTRUCTIONS
Please read each of the following instructions carefully before
attempting questions.

Candidates should attempt FIVE questions in all. Question No.1 is

compulsory. Out of the remaining SIX questions attempt any
FOUR.
The number of marks carried by a part of a question is indicated
against it.
Answers must be written in ENGLISH only.

Assume suitable data, if necessary and indicate the same clearly.

Unless otherwise mentioned, symbols and notations have their
usual standard meanings.
Neat sketches may be drawn, wherever required.

All parts and sub-parts of a question are to be attempted

together in the answer book.

Any pages left blank in the answer book must be clearly struck
out.
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01. (a) Write the differential equations governing the mechanical

system shown in figure and determine the transfer function.
(8M)
x1

K1

M2

M1

f(t)

K
B2

B1

(b) What is control system? What are its types? Explain with
example.
(8M)
(c) Draw the schematic diagram of a 2phase servomotor and
draw the torque-speed characteristics .What care is taken to
obtain linear characteristic? Derive the linearized transfer
function under load condition.
(8M)
(d) What are time domain specifications? Explain them briefly.
(8M)
(e) Sketch the root locus of the system whose open loop
K
transfer function is, G (s)
. Find the value
s(s 2) (s 4)
of K so that the damping ratio of the closed loop system is
0.5.
(8M)
(f) Obtain the Thevenins equivalent of circuit
10

4Vx
+

+
Vx

15
b

(8M)

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(g) Draw the Dual of the circuit shown below

2

6V

(8M)

t=0

2H

10 mF

(h) Two loads connected in parallel are respectively 2kW at a

power factor of 0.75 leading and 4 kW at power factor of
0.95 lagging. Calculate the combined power factor of the
two loads. Find the complex power supplied by the source.
(8M)
(i) The current
i(t) = 2t
0t1
= 2t + 4
1t2
=0
otherwise
is passed through a capacitor of 0.5 Farad. Find the
expression for the voltage across capacitor in the time
interval 1 t 2.
(8M)
(j) Determine the time constant for the network shown in figure.
S

2R

10V

(8M)
C

02. (a) Differentiate between hydraulic and pneumatic system

(8M)

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(b) Obtain the closed loop transfer function C(s)/R(s) of the

system whose block diagram is shown in Fig.
(12M)
H2
R(s)

++

G1

C(s)

G2

G3

++

H1
G4

(c) Use the routh stability criterion to determine the location of

roots on the s-plane and hence the stability for the system
represented
by
the
characteristic
equation
5
4
3
2
s + 4s + 8s + 8s + 7s + 4 = 0
(10M)
03. (a) For servomechanisms with open loop transfer function
given below. Explain what type of input signal gives rise to
a constant steady state error and calculate their values.
(12M)
20 (s 2)
s (s 1) (s 3)
10
(ii) G (s)
(s 2) (s 3)
10
(iii) G (s) 2
s (s 1) (s 2)

(i) G (s)

(b) Convert the given block diagram to signal flow graph and
determine C(s)/R(s)
(8M)
G3
R(s)

G1

G2

C(s)

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(c) The response of a servomechanism is,

c(t) = 1+0.2e60t 1.2 e10t when subject to a unit step input.
Obtain an expression for closed loop transfer function.
Determine the undamped natural frequency and damping
ratio.
(10M)
04. (a) Network of figure shown is in relaxed state until time t = 0
when switch K is closed. Using Thevenins theorem, find
the current in the resistor R3.
(15M)
K

1H

R3
1
1

R2
1F

L2

1H

(b) Find V0(t) in the circuit of figure using superposition

theorem.
(15M)
1

2H

+ V0
10 cos2t V

0.1F

2 sin 5t A

5V

05. (a) For the circuit shown below, determine the numerical value
of i1, using nodal analysis.
(10M)
2
1

1
i1
0.5

0.5

+
2V

1A

+
2V

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(b) Use Thevenins theorem to find the current in 4 branch

of the network given in figure.
(10M)
I1 5

10 I1

+
12A

12V

4
1
+
20V

(c) State & Prove Maximum Power Transfer Theorem for D.C
(10M)
06. (a) Determine the sensitivity of the overall(closed-loop)
transfer function for the system shown in figure at
1 rad/sec w.r.t.
(i) forward path transfer function
(ii) feedback path transfer function.
(12M)
R(s)

25
s(s 2)

C(s)

0.25

(b)The forward path transfer function of a unity feedback

2
control system is given by G (s)
, Obtain an
s(s 3)
expression for unit step response of the system. (10M)
(c) In the circuit shown below, the switch S is in position 1
long enough to establish steady state conditions and at t =
0 is switched to position 2. Draw s - domain network :
(8M)
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S
1

25

2H

100V

50V

07. (a) The maximum overshoot for a unity feedback control system
having its forward path transfer function as G(s) =

K
s(sT 1)

is to be reduced from 60% to 20%. The system input is a unit

step function.
Determine the factor by which K should be reduced to
achieve aforesaid reduction.
(8M)
(b) Write the node equations for the network shown in figure.
Assume node (2) as a reference node:
(12M)
5

(1)

(2)

+
500

j2

j2

+
5090o

(3)

(c) Using fourier transform method, obtain expression for V(t)

in the following network.
(10M)
+
0.5

e-t u(t)

1F

V(t)

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