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Mansoura University. First Semester.

Faculty of Engineering. Exam Date: Dec. 2020.
Electrical Engineering Dept. Allowed Time: 40 Mins.

Mid-Term Exam of (Electrical Machines IV – EE 2412).

For 4th Grade Electrical Engineering Dept. students. Full Mark: [40]
- Answer the following questions and assume properly any missing data.
- Choose the correct answer then fill in its corresponding circle in the answer sheet given at last page.
- All points have an equal weight of two marks.

(1) The electromagnetic torque of a three-phase salient-pole synchronous machine with zero field current
excitation can be recognized from the primitive machine as
a ids Md iqr − iqs Mq idr + (Ldr − Lqr )idr iqr b ids Md iqr − iqs Mq idr
c ids Md iqr d (Ldr − Lqr )idr iqr

(2) In order to transform a three-phase induction machine into its equivalent two-axis machine rotates
at speed of its stator current, the angle required in the transformation matrix for stator variables
and rotor variables will be
a 0, −ωsl t. b −ωe t, −ωsl t. c ωe t, −ωsl t. d −ωe t, −ωr t.

(3) For a separately excited dc motor driving a constant torque, if the load inertia is suddenly increased,
then the motor current during transient will be ..........., while its steady state current will be ........

R
a decreased, increased. b increased, constant. c increased, decreased. d constant, increased.

Data for points 4 to 7 is given as:

A 230V, separately excited d.c. motor with the following data:
rf = 115Ω; ra = 0.4Ω; La ' 0.0mH; km = 2N.m/A; D = 0; J = 12kg.m2 .
The motor is running at steady state with rated voltage of the armature and field.
(4) If the motor is suddenly loaded with a load torque (Tl = 0.8 ωr ) N.m, then the motor speed will be
 t

a ωr = 115 − 0.08 1 − e− 1.2 . b ωr = 115 t .
1+0.08 1−e− 1.2
 t
  t

c ωr = 115 + 0.08 1 − e− 1.2 . d ωr = 115 1 − e− 1.2 .

(5) The motor armature current due to the transient occurs in (4) will be
" #
 t

a ia = 575 1 − 1 t  . b ia = 575 1 − e− 1.2 .
1+0.08 1−e− 1.2
 t
  t

c ia = 575 − 42.6 1 − e− 1.2 . d ia = 42.6 1 + e− 1.2 .

(6) Now, after steady state due to transient occurs in (4) the motor terminal voltage is suddenly increased
to 300 V. The motor current just at the instant after voltage change will be
a -132.4 A. b 42.6 A c 150 A d 217.6 A.
(7) The steady state motor armature current after the transient occurs in (6) will be
a 45.3 A. b 55.56 A. c 78.65 A d 115.36 A.
(8) The primitive machine equivalent of amplidyne can be represented by
a a coil in DS, a coil in QS and a coil in QR. b Two coils in DS, a coil in DR and a coil in QR.
c a coil in DS, a coil in QS, a coil in DR and a coil in QR. d Two coils in DS and a coil in QR.
(9) During analysis of kron’s primitive machine, the effect of d-axis rotor coils on q-axis stator coils is:
a a transformer voltage. b a speed voltage. c a negligible effect d a null effect.

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(10) A separately excited dc generator with a rated armature current of Ia , if its brushes are shifted by
α◦ w.r.t the quadrature axis with same load current, the machine temperature will be
a decreased. b increased. c same. d slightly decreased.
(11) Three phase voltages are applied to the three windings of an electrical machine. If any two supply
terminals are interchanged, then the rotating MMF wave
a Direction reverses, amplitude alters. b Direction reverses, amplitude unaltered.
c Direction remains same, amplitude alters. d Direction remains same, amplitude unaltered.
(12) In a three-phase induction motor, voltage between the slip rings at standstill is 50 V. At full load
the slip is 0.04. The voltage between slip rings at full load is
a 2 V. b 5 V. c 20 V. d 50 V.
(13) A 3-phase slip ring IM is has its copper bars replaced by the aluminum bars in the machine. With
the above change,
a starting torque increases, maximum torque remains same, smT increase.
b starting torque increases, maximum torque remains same, smT remains same.
c starting torque increases, maximum torque increases, smT increase.
d starting torque decreases, maximum torque remains same, smT decrease.
(14) For a constant load torque, the supply voltage of a squirrel cage induction motor is reduced by a
factor of 0.5, its rotor current is modified by a factor
a 0.25. b 0.5. c 2. d 4.
(15) A 10 kW, 400 V, 3-phase, 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor develops the rated output at rated voltage
with its slip rings shorted. The maximum torque is twice the full load torque occurs at the slip of
10% with zero external resistance in the rotor circuit. The speed at the full load torque will be
a 1360 rpm. b 1400 rpm. c 1460 rpm. d 1470 rpm.
(16) In a 3-phase induction motor, if supply voltage and supply frequency are reduced by the same degree,
then under maximum torque conditions:
a motor current decreases and PF is improved. b motor current increases and PF is improved.
c motor current decreases and PF as worsened. d motor current increases and PF is as worsened.
(17) In a 3-phase induction motor, if supply voltage and supply frequency are reduced by the same ratio,
then slip at which maximum torque occurs
a is more and maximum torque Tem remains constant. b is more and Tem decreases.
c is less and Tem decreases. d is less and Tem increases.
(18) A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3-phase induction motor has a full- load speed of 950 rpm. At half-load, its speed
would be rpm.
a 475. b 500. c 975. d 1000.
(19) The fractional slip of an induction motor is the ratio
a rotor Cu loss/rotor input. b stator Cu loss/stator input.
c rotor Cu loss/rotor output d rotor Cu loss/stator Cu loss.
(20) A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3-phase induction motor is running at 950 rpm and has rotor Cu loss of 5 kW. Its
rotor input is . . . . . . kW.
a 5.3. b 10. c 95. d 100.

Answer Sheet
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(17) a .b .c .d . (18) a .b .c .d . (19) a .b .c .d . (20) a .b .c .d .

Good Luck, Dr. Mohamed Eid Dr. Abdelhady Ghanem

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