INE Indie's Best Institute for IES, GATE & PSUs ‘Test Centres: Delhi, Hyderabad, Noida, Jaipur, Lucknow, Bhopal, Indore, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Patna ESE-2018 : MAINS TEST SERIES ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION ELECTRICAL Test No. ENGINEERING Section A: Power Electronics & Drives + Engineering Mathematics [All topics] Section B : Basic Electronics Engg.-1 + Analog Electronics-1 + Electrical Materials-1 + Electrical Machines-2 [Part Syllabus] [Topies: Basics and characteristics of diodes, BT, FET and MOSFETS, equivalent circuits, different types of amplifiers frequency response of transistor amplifiers + Electrical Engg, Materials, crystal structures & defects, als, insulating materials + DC machines- types, windings, generator characteristics, armature reaction and commatation, starting and speed control of motors, Synchronous machines~ performanee, regulation, parallel ‘operation of generators, motor stating, characteristics and applications} Time Allowed : 3 hrs Maximum Marks: 300 Question Paper Specific Instructions Please read each of the folowing instructions carefully before attempting questions: + Answers must be written only in ENGLISH. + ‘There are EIGHT questions divided in TWO sections. + Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all + Question no. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE question from each section. + The number of marks carried by @ question/part is indicated against it + Wherever any assumptions are made for answering a question, they must be clearly indicated Diagrams/ figures, wherever required, shall be drawn in the space provided for answering the question itself. + Unless otherwise mentioned, symbols and notations carry their usual standard meanings. Attempt of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO For any query write to us, at: info@madeeasy.in2 | ESE 2018: MAINS TEST SERIES MADE EASY nr aed Q1@ (b) © (a) ‘The diodes in the circuit shown below, have a reverse recovery time of f,, = 50 ps Determine the percentage reduction of average output voltage due to the effect of reverse recovery time if the supply frequency is @ f=2kHz (i) f= 60 Hz [12 marks] A current commutated chopper has source voltage of 220 V. It has a peak commutating current of 1.8 times the load current. The turn off time of main SCR is 20 us. If the factor of safety is taken as 2 and load current is 180 A, then determine the value of commutating inductor and capacitor. [12 marks] () The holding current of thyristors in the single phase full converter is [;, = 500 mA. and the delay time is t, = 1.5 ps. The converter is supplied from a 120 V, 60 Hz supply and has a load of L = 10 mH and R = 10 Q. The converter is operated with a delay angle of o = 30°, Determine the minimum value of gate pulse width. [6 marks] (i) A 3-phase, M-3 converter, fed from three phase, 400 V, 50 Hz supply, has a load R = 1 Q, E = 230 V and large L so that load current is constant at 15 A. If source hasan inductance of 4 mH, determine the firing angle delay of the inverter mode of operation. [6 marks] If the probability that an individual suffers a bad reaction from a certain injection is 0,001, determine the probability that out of 2000 individuals, (exactly 3 suffers. Gi) more than 2 individuals suffers. (ii) more than one individual suffers a bad reaction. [12 marks] ecorat MADE ERSY wwwmadeeasy.inMADE EASY Test No :6 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | 3 © Q2 (a) (b) © Q3 (a) zsecz a-2) Evaluate J dz where C is the ellipse 4x? + 9y? = 9, using Cauchy’s residue é theorem [12 marks] () A 3-phase full-converter charges a battery from a three-phase supply of 230 V, 50 Hz. The battery emf is 200 V and its internal resistance is 0.5 ®, On account of inductance connected in series with the battery, charging current is constant at 20 A. Calculate the firing angle delay and the supply power factor. (i) Incase it is desired that power flows from de source to ac load in part (i), calculate the firing angle delay for the same current. [20 marks] A Buck-boost regulator has an input voltage of V, = 12 V, duty cycle o = 0.25 and switching frequency is 25 kHz. The inductance L = 150 wH and filter capacitance C = 220 uF. If the average load current I, is 1.25 A, (i) determine peak to peak output ripple voltage. i) determine peak to peak current through the switch. Obtain the critical values of L and C. (iv) Draw the waveforms of inductor current (i,), current through capacitor (j,) and voltage across capacitor (v,). [20 marks] Verify Cayley Hamilton theorem for the matrix 2-41 A=|-1 2 «A, 1-12 Hence compute A“. [20 marks] 3.14 Find the eigen values and eigen vectors of matrixA=|0 2 6 005 [20 marks] ccomant MADE EASY www.madeeasy.in4 | ESE 2018: MAINS TEST SERIES MADE EASY (®) (Prove that the rectangular solid of maximum volume which can be inscribed in a sphere is a cube. Find the maximum volume also. [10 marks] 4a Vox (i) Change the order of integration and hence evaluate [ { xydydx oO 4a [10 marks] (c) A 200 V, 875 rpm, 150 A separately excited de motor has an armature resistance of 0.06 Q. Itis fed from a single phase fully controlled rectifier with an ac source voltage of 220 V, 50 Hz. Assuming continuous conduction, calculate (firing angle for rated motor torque and 750 rpm. i) firing angle for rated motor torque and (-500) rpm. Gii) motor speed for o = 160° and rated torque. [20 marks] a@y yay 4 4G) (Find thecomplete solution of the differential equation, 2? 9 — 2x0 — dy = x meade [10 marks} Gi) There are three bags: first containing 1 white, 2 red, 3 green balls: second 2 white, 3 red, 1 green balls and third 3 white, 1 red, 2 green balls. Two balls are drawn from a bag chosen at random. The red. Find the probability that the balls so drawn came from the second bag, [10 marks] are found to be one white and one (b) A type-B chopper drive is used to control a 220 V, 60 A de series motor in regenerative mode as shown in figure. +o} (Rt R,) = 0.150 Vemov WY ‘The motor constant is 0.05 V-sec/ A-rad and the average motor armature current is rated and ripple free for a duty cycle of 50% ot MADE EASY wwwmadeeasy.inMADE EASY Test No :6 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | 5 Determine: (@ Power returned to the supply (i) Minimum and maximum breaking speed. [5 +15 marks] (9 Inthe circuit shown below, Se oe L v5 TOAD] rele Fe Pe a ol, the load is series R-L-C with R = 10 , L = 31.5 mH and C = 112 pF. The inverter frequency is f, = 60 Hz and de input voltage is V, () Express the instantaneous load current in Fourier series up to fifth harmonic Calculate: i) the total harmonic distortion (THD) ii) the average supply current. (iv) the peak transistor current. (For all calculations consider upto fifth harmonic) [10 +4 +3 +3 marks] Q5(@ (i) Determine the DC bias voltage Vo, and the current [, for the voltage divider configuration of figure shown below. e+2v [6 marks] conan MADE ERSY wnwmadeoasyin6 | ESE 2018: MAINS TEST SERIES MADE EASY (ii) Calculate the stability factor S for the fixed bias circuit shown in the figure below. prerev 100k ERs Var“ 07 V [6 marks] (b) A straight line law connects terminal voltage and load of a 3-phase star-connected alternator delivering current at 0.8 power factor lagging, At no load, the terminal voltage is 3500 V and at full load of 2280 kW, it is 3300 V. Calculate the terminal voltage when delivering current to a 3-phase, star-connected load having a resistance of 8 Q and a reactance of 6 @ per phase. Assume constant speed and field excitation. [12 marks] (9 Determine Vaso, Ing and Vp for the self bias circuit shown in figure below. 9420 27kQ Ips = 10 mA, 4V 1Ma [12 marks] (4) Whatis piezoclectricity? What are the different applications in which piezoelectricity is used? Describe materials that exhibits piezoelectricity. [12 marks] (@) Consider the CsCl crystal which has one Cs* - Clr pair per unit cell and a lattice parameter a of 0.412 nm. The electronic polarizability of Cs* and CI- ions is 3.35 x 10? Fm? and 3.40 x 10” Fm? respectively, and the mean ionic polarizability perion pair is 6 x 10” Fm2, What is the value of dielectric constant at low frequencies and that at optical frequencies? [12 marks] ecovot MADE EASY wwwmadeeasy.inMADE EASY Test No :6 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | 7 Q6 (a) The transistors of the circuit, shown, have f = 100 and |V,,| = 0.7 V. Determine the value of Ro, Rr, Re, and R;, such that Ig, = Ic, = 0.8 mA, Vee, = 3.5 V and Veg, = 4.0 V. Assume that the leakage current Ic, is negligible. e15V [20 marks] (b) A250 V, 1500 rpm de machine has an armature resistance of 0.2 2 and total brush drop under load is 2.0 volts. The rotational losses for a speed of 1500 rpm and for an armature generated voltage of 250 V are 600 watts. Neglect the field circuit losses. ()_ For an armature current of 30 A and an armature generated voltage of 250 V, find the electromagnetic torque of the motor at rated speed. Gi) If the machine in part-(i) is working as a generator, determine the shaft power input and the electric power output. (ii) If machine in part-(i) is working as a motor, determine electric power input and the shaft power output. (iv) The motor of part-(iii) drives a load requiring constant torque at all the motor speeds. Calculate the motor speed if the armature terminal voltage is halved and the field flux is kept constant. (v) The motor of part-(iii) drives a load requiring a constant power. Calculate the motor speed if the field flux is reduced to 0.6 of its previous value and the terminal voltage is kept constant. [20 marks] (©. Two3-phase, 6.6 kV, star-connected alternators supply a load of 3000 kW at 0.8 power factor lagging. The synchronous impedance per phase of machine A is (0.5 + j10) Q and of machine B is (0.4 + j12) ®. The excitation of machine A is adjusted so that it delivers 150 A ata lagging power factor, and the governors are so set that the load is. shared equally between the machines. Determine the current, power factor, induced emf and load angle of each machine. [20 marks] ccomant MADE EASY www.madeeasy.in8 | ESE 2018: MAINS TEST SERIES MADE EASY Q7 (a) ©) 0 Q8 (a) (b) ‘The amplifier shown in figure utilizes an n-channel FET for which V, = -2.0 V and 1.65 mA. It is required to bias the circuit at I,,=0.8 MA using Vpp = 24 V. Assume r, >> R,. Find (i) Vey (ii) g,,, (iii) R, and (iv) R, such that the voltage gain is at least 20 dB with R, bypassed with a very large capacitor C,, Voo [20 marks] Determine the packing fraction of the following structures: ( Body centered cubic, i) Face centered cubic [20 marks] A 250 V, 25 kW shunt motor has maximum efficiency of 89% at shaft load of 20 kW and speed of 850 rpm. The field resistance is 125 Q. Calculate the rotational losses and armature resistance. What will be the efficiency, line current and speed at an armature current of 100 A. [20 marks] () Explain the phenomenon of electronic polarization in brief. (ii) The dielectric constant of Helium, measured at 0° C is ¢, = 1.0000684. Under these conditions the gas contains 2.7 x 10° atoms per m*. Calculate the radius of electron cloud (atomic radius). Also calculate the displacement x when a Helium atom is subjected to a field of 10° V/m. [20 marks] () A6-pole, 2200 V, 50 Hz, 3-phase, star-connected synchronous motor has armature resistance of 0.4 Q per phase and synchronous reactance of 4 @ per phase, While running on no load, the excitation has been adjusted so as to make the emf numerically equal to and anti-phase with the terminal voltage. With a certain load torque applied, if the rotor gets retarded by 3 mechanical degrees, calculate the armature current and power factor of the motor. [10 marks] ot MADE EASY wwwmadeeasy.inMADE EASY Test No :6 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | 9 (i) A3-phase, 100 hp, 440 V, star-connected synchronous motor has a synchronous impedance per phase of (0.1 + jl) @. The excitation and torque losses are 4 kW and may be assumed constant. Calculate the current, power factor and efficiency when operating at full load with an excitation equivalent to 400 volts. (Take 1 hp = 746 W) [10 marks] (© @ The magnetization characteristics of a 4 pole de series motor may be taken as proportional to current over a part of the working range; on this basis the flux per pole per ampere is 4.5 mWb/A. The load requires a gross torque proportional to the square of the speed. The torque is equal to 30 N-m at 1000 rev/min, The armature is wave wound and has 492 active conductors. Calculate the speed at which the motor will run and the current it will draw when connected to a 220 V supply, the total armature resistance of the motor being 2.0 Q. [10 marks] (ii) A50 kW, 250 V, 1200 rpm de shunt motor when tested on no-load at 250 V draws an armature current of 13.2 A, while it’s speed is 1215 rpm. Upon conducting other tests it is found that R, = 0.06 @ and R, = 50 © while V, (brush voltage drop) = 2V. . Calculate the motor efficiency at a shaft load of 50 kW at rated voltage with a speed of 1195 rpm. Assume that the stray load loss is 1% of the output. Calculate the load for the motor to have maximum efficiency and value of maximum efficiency. [10 marks] ccomant MADE EASY www.madeeasy.in