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9209-509 DECEMBER 2016
Level 5 Advanced Technician
Diploma in Electrical and
Electronic Engineering
Principles and operation of electrical.machines

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The Cty and Gakts of Londor insttute 2016

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plain the function and operation of automatic tapchangers on power transformers. (8 marks)

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2 Evaluate a method of earth fault protection for a three-phase power transformer using
Current transformers. (8 marks)

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3 Atfull load, a 325 kVA transformer has an iron loss of 1.5 kW anda copper loss of 4.5 k.
Calculate the efficiency at 70 %full load at a power factor of 0.8 lag (14 mark

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Draw a labelled equivalent circuit of an induction motor 8 marks)

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b An induction motor has the following impedance parameters referred to
stator and measured in ohms per phase
Stator R 0.2 X1 =1
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Rotor R2 = 0.3 X2 = 1

Magnetising components Rm 150 X 20 (2 marks)

Calculate the value of the load component at 0.05 slip.

(Total marks 10)

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5 A 40 kW three-phase irnduction motor has stator losses of 1 kW and iron losses of

0.5 kW when running with a slip of 0.04. Mechanical losses are 0.8 kW.
a) Calculate the
rotor copper losses (4 marks)

ii) mechanical power developed by the rotor (2 marks)

ii) efficiency. (4 marks)

b) If the slip is increased to 0.05, calculate the efficiency.

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Draw a labelled phasor diagram for a synchronous machine

running with a lagging power factor. operating asa motor
(8 marks)

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b) The gereraled emls of two alternators, A and B, are 1000 V and (1000-j100) v
respectively, with corresponding impedances of (0.1 +j1.0) 2 and (0.2 + j2) 2.
Both alterrnators are connected to a common busbar of
voltage (1100-j100) V.
Calculate the
) load currents of each machine (8 marks)

I) total current
(2 marks)

(Total marks 18)

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which must be
lain the consequences of not satisfying the four conditions
busbar system (12 marks)
chieved when synchronising an alternator to an infinite

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8 a) Explain how a three-phase motor can'be started using a variable frequency supply,
giving details of the equipment required. (8 ma

b) A 1.5 kW
synchronous motor withastar connected stator has a synchronous
reactance of 1.4 2 per phase. It is
operated at unity power factor from a 2.3 kV
supply.Calculate the
motor emf per phase
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load angle.
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xplain the effect of over exciting a synchronous motor. (3 marks)

(Total marks 18)

9 Two generators rated at 20 MW, O.15 p.u.reactance and 10 MW, 0.1 p.u.reactance,
feed an 11 kV/33 kV transformer rated 30 MVA with 0.05 p.u. reactance.
The transformer is connected to a 33 kV cable. The cable has a symmetrical short
circuit fault with an impedance (3 + j15)2.
Calculate the overall fault MVA. (20 marks)

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10 a) Explain howa bipolar transistor can be used as a power switching device.

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b) With the aid of a circuit

of a voltage source diagram, analyse the operation of the three main parts
bridge inverter for supplying a three-phase induction motor.
(10 marks

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With the aid of time related diagrams, explain the operation of a pulse width
modulated inverter suitable for supplying a three-phase induction motor.
(10 marks)

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