Assignment.

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Course: Electrical Machines

Topic(s): Induction Machines Starting, Synchronous Machines
1. An autotransformer starter is suitable for
(a) Delta connected induction motor
(b) Star connected induction motor
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Solution: (Answer :c)

2. When stator resistance starter is used, the factor by which stator voltage reduces
is x. If x < 1, then due to stator resistance starter, the starting torque
(a) Increases by fraction x
(b) Reduces by fraction x2
(c) Reduces by fraction x
(d) Increases by fraction x2
Solution: (Answer b)

3. Practically, most of the alternators prefer which type of construction?

(a) Rotating armature type
(b) Rotating field type
(c) Both are equally important
(d) None of the above
Solution: (Answer :b)

4. Which type of rotor is generally used for high speed alternators or turbo alterna-
tors?
(a) Salient pole type
(b) Projected pole type

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 (c) Smooth cylindrical type
(d) Both (a) & (b)
Solution: (Answer :c)

For questions 5, 6, 7 & 8

A 3-ph cage induction motor has a short circuit current 5 times that of full load
current. Full-load slip is 5%.

5. Calculate the starting torque of the induction motor as a percentage of its full load
torque when it is started using direct online (DOL) starting method.
(a) 125 %
(b) 130 %
(c) 120 %
(d) None of the above.
Solution: (Answer :a )
Short circuit current, Isc = 5 × I f l
Full-load slip, s f l = 5%
I
For DOL, DOL−st = 5
Ifl
Tst IDOL−st 2
=( ) × s f l = 25 × 0.05 = 1.25 = 125%
Tf l Ifl

6. Calculate the starting torque of the induction motor as a percentage of its full load
torque when it is started using star-delta starter.
(a) 41.6%
(b) 60.3%
(c) 58.8%
(d) None of the above.
Solution: (Answer :a )
Tst
= 1.25/3 = 0.416 = 41.6%
Tf l

7. Calculate the starting torque of the induction motor as a percentage of its full load
torque when it is started with an autotransformer, if the maximum starting current
is to be limited to twice the full load current at the input line.
(a) 75%

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 (b) 73%
(c) 62%
(d) None of the above.
Solution: (Answer :d )
Iauto−st = 2 × I f l
IDOL 1
= 5/2 = 2.5 = 2
Iauto−st x
Therefore, x2 = 0.4

Tauto−st
= 1.25 × 0.4 = 0.5 = 50%
Tf l

8. Calculate the starting torque of the induction motor as a percentage of its full load
torque when it is started using impedance starting limiting the supply line current
during starting to its full load value.
(a) 5%
(b) 8%
(c) 3%
(d) None of the above.
Solution: (Answer :a)
Ist = I f l
Tst
= 12 × 0.05 = 0.05 = 5%
Tf l

9. A 3 phase, 8 pole alternator has 120 slots in its armature. The distribution factor is
equal to
(a) 0.796
(b) 0.836
(c) 0.957
(d) None of the above.
Solution: (Answer c)
No of slots per pole, n = 120/8 = 15. This corresponds to 180 degrees.
Angle between two adjacent slots, β = 180◦ /15 = 12◦

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 120
No. of slots per pole per phase, m = =5
3×8
mβ
sin( )
Distribution factor, k d = 2 = 0.957
β
m sin( )
2

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