Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering Department

EST, May 2017

Branch-Mechanatronics, 4th year

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Subject-Electric Drives (UEE-801) Faculty name: Shailesh Kumar
Note: Answer all questions.

Q1.(a) Developed the mathematical expression of energy relation during the starting of the DC shunt
motor and shows that the energy lost during starting depends both on the accelerating time and on the
nature of speed variation with time during acceleration.[10]

Q1.(b) A 230 V, 970 rpm, 100 A dc separately excited motor has an armature resistance of 0.05 CZ. It
is broken by plugging from an initial speed of 1000 rpm. Calculate

(i) resistance to be placed in armature circuit to limit braking current to twice the full load value.

(ii) braking torque, and (iii) torque when the speed has fallen to zero.[10]

Q2. (a) the discontinuous conduction mode of single- phase half — controlled rectifier control
of dc setv:.;.,tely excited motor and develop the mathematical expression of critical speed WIIIC which
separates continuous conduction from discontinuous conduction for a given phase angle (a).[10]
Q2. (b) A 200 V, 875 rpm, 150 A separately excited dc motor has an armature resistance of 0.06 c2. It
is fed from a single phase fully - controlled rectifier with an ac source voltage of 220 V, 50 Hz.
Assuming continuous conduction, calculate

(i) firing angle for rated motor torque and 750 rpm. (ii) motor speed for a = 160° and rated torque.[10]

Q3. (a) Why stator voltage control is suitable for speed control of induction motor in fan and pump
drives?[5]

Q3. (b) Fe variable frequency control of induction motor speeds below base speed (V/f) ratio is
maintained constant, why?[5]

Q3 (c) A 2.8 kW, 400V, 50 Hz, 4 pole, 1370 rpm, delta connected squirrel- cage induction motor has
following parameters referred to the stator: Rs = 2 ohm, R'r = 5 ohm Xs = X'r = 5 ohm, X.= 80 ohm.
Motor speed is controlled by the stator voltage control. When driving a fan load it runs at rated speed
at rated voltage. Calculate, motor terminal voltage, current and torque at 1200 rpm.[10]

. Q4. (a) Define PLC and explain its advantages and disadvantages in industrial application.[7.5

Q4. (b) Explain the IEC 61131-3 standard programming languages.[7.5]

Q4. (c) Any automation system is said to be blind without HMI, justify this statement[5]
Q5. (a) Define the intermittent periodic duty in the operation of dc motor and explain its overloading
factor.[101

Q5. (b) ) the mathematical expression of time and energy loss in transient operation of electric
drives.[10]