QUESTION BANK

MEB - 430 ELECTRICAL DRIVES CONTROL

UNIT - I
PART - A
1 Mark

1. What is meant by current? What is the unit of current?

2. What is one ampere?
3. What is EMF and what is the unit of EMF?
4. What is one volt?
5. What is meant by electric potential? What is the unit of electric potential?
6. What is work?
7. What is meant by potential difference and what is it unit?
8. What is meant by resistance? What is its unit?
9. What is meant by magnetic flux? Write its units.
10. Define MMF.
11. What is Reluctance?
12. What is magnetizing force?
13. What is permeability?
14. What is the function of commutator?
15. State the different types of D.C generator.
16. State the different types of D.C motor
17. Mention any two applications of D.C motor
18. State the starters used in D.C motor.

Part - B
12 Mark

1. State and explain Faradays Laws of Electromagnetic induction.

2. Find the effective resistance for the following circuit and power developed in each resistor.
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3. Find the current flowing through 5ohm resistor using Kirchhoffs laws
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4. Determine the value of R, if the voltage across it is 25 volt.
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5. Find the value of current flowing through 3 ohm for the following circuit.
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6. Explain the principle of D.C generator
7. Explain the construction of D.C generator
8. Draw and explain the operation of 3 point starter.
9. Draw and explain the operation of 4 point starter.
10. Explain the principle of operation of a D.C. motor.
 UNIT - II
PART - A
1 Mark

1. What is cycle?
2. What is time period?
3. What is frequency?
4. What is Amplitude?
5. What is average value?
6. What is RMS value?
7. What is power factor?
8. Define power in single phase circuit. State its formula
9. Write any two applications of transformer.
10. Define the efficiency of transformer.
11. State the e.m.f equation of transformer.
12. What are the main parts of a transformer?
13. State the applications of capacitor start induction motor.
14. What are the types of alternator?
15. What is damper winding?
16. State the types of phase induction motor.

PART - B
12 Mark

1. Explain the construction of transformer.

2. Explain the principle of operation of single phase transformer. What are the losses of
transformer?
3. Explain the constructional details of salient pole alternator.
4. Explain the constructional details of cylindrical alternator.
5. Explain the working of squirrel cage 3 phase induction motor.
6. Explain the principle of operation of capacitor start induction motor.
7. Explain the construction and operation of D.O.L starter.
8. Explain the construction and operation of star-delta starter.
9. Explain different methods of speed control of 3 phase induction motor.
 UNIT - III
PART - A
1 Mark

1. State any two applications of permanent magnet DC motor

2. What is stepper motor?
3. State any two applications of stepper motor
4. State any two applications of Brushless servo motor.
5. State any two applications of permanent magnet servo motor.
6. What is individual drive?
7. What is group drive?
8. What is half stepping?
9. What is multi motor drive?
10. What is meant by earthing?
11. Write any one form for electric shock.
12. What is meant by energy conservation?
13. List two types of servo motor.
14. Write one precaution of avoid electric shock.

12 Mark

1. Explain the construction and working principle PMDC motor.

2. Explain the construction and writing of stepper motor.
3. Explain the construction and application of brushless servo motor.
4. Explain the construction and applications of permanent magnet servo motor.
5. Explain the working of different types of drives.
6. Draw the block diagram of variable frequency drive and explain its working.
7. Explain the working of single stepping stepper motor drive.
8. Explain the working of half stepping stepper motor drive.
9. Draw the block diagram servo drives and explain its working
10. Write the importance of earthing.
11. Write about the causes of accident. How will you prevent them?
12. What is meant by industrial drives? List the types and explain any two in details.
 UNIT - IV
PART - A
1 Mark

1. Draw the symbol for LED display and indentify the terminals.
2. Write any one application of UPS.
3. Write the Boolean expression for two input NAND gate.
4. Why do you need filter in rectifiers?
5. Write the symbol and truth table of NAND gate.
6. Expand SMPS and UPS.
7. What is diode?
8. What is forward biasing?
9. What is rectifier?
10. State any two differences between LED and LCD.
11. Why is NAND gate called universal logic gate?
12. What is inverter?
13. State any two applications of SMPS.

12 Mark

1. With diagrams explain forward biasing and reverse biasing of PN junction diode.
2. (a). What is positive logic and negative logic?
(b). With a diagram explain half wave rectifier.
3. Explain how NAND gate can be used as a universal gate for building other gates.
4. Explain the working of full wave rectifier with a neat diagram. Also draw its input and
output waveforms.
5. (a). Write short notes on LED display.
(b). With diagram explain ON line UPS.
6. With block diagram explain SMPS.
7. (a). Write notes on LCD
(b). Draw the symbols and write the truth tables of OR, AND, NOT, NAND AND NOR
gates.
 UNIT - V
PART - A
1 Mark

1. What is meant by fuse?

2. What is the need of fuse?
3. Mention any two types of switches.
4. Expand MCCB.
5. Expand MCB.
6. Expand OCB
7. Expand ELCB.
8. State the use of MCB.
9. Draw the symbol of NO and NC contact.
10. State the different types of sensors.
11. What is meant by Relay?
12. What is PLC?
13. State any two features of PLC.
14. What is sensor?
15. What is meant by contactor?
16. Mention the two contacts of a relay.

12 Mark

1. Explain fuse switch units.

2. Explain the working of photo electric sensor.
3. Explain the working of inductive proximity sensor
4. Explain the working of proximity sensor
5. Explain the working of temperature sensors.
6. Draw the neat diagram of oil circuit breaker and explain its working.
7. Explain how the earth leakage circuit breaker can be applied in electrical circuit.
8. What is meant by contactor and explain the working of solenoid type contactor.
9. Explain the operation of two types of switches.
10. Explain the Bimetallic thermal over load relay.
11. Explain the operation of MCB and MCCB.
12. Draw the block diagram of PLC and explain each block.
13. What is PLC scanning and explain briefly?
14. Write shorts notes on fixed and modular PLC.
15. Draw and explain the ladder logic diagram for AND and OR gate.