MUTARE POLYTECHNIC

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE
IN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Subject: Workshop Practice Paper No: 321/S02

Date: June 2011 Time: 08:30 – 1500 hours

Project 2
A new farmer is installing a 2 Hp 3Φ electric water pump. The pump room floor is of 300mm
concrete and the walls are standard brick with 60mm plaster. The roof is of asbestos sheets
supported by 6inch treated timber. The pump is to irrigate 2 hectares of land and the load is six
sprinklers. The pump is 100m from the field.

Tasks
a) Design a suitable starter circuit that will control the motor. When there is an overload
it should be manually reset. The circuit should be economical and meet IEE
requirements.
b) Explain circuit operation
c) Produce a quotation for the job. Show the time to complete the job.
d) Wire the control and power circuits. Time; 2 hrs
e) According to the IEE regulations what is the maximum power rating for a direct on
line starter.
f) Give three other regulations pertaining motors and starters.
g) Briefly describe the mounting of the motor and the control panel.
Project 3
A food-processing factory has bought an induced draft (ID) fan for its main plant. You have been
asked to install the ID fan.
The motor driving the fan has the following information on the nameplate.
Power rating: 30 Hp Voltage: 415V, 3Φ Frequency: 50Hz Connection: Δ
RPM: 1440rpm Current: 70A pf: 0.86 lag

a) What type of starter is most suitable for this motor?

b) Design the control and power circuit.
c) Explain the circuit operation
d) Produce a quotation for the tender biding.
e) Wire the control and power circuits; 3Hrs
f) Measure currents and voltages in star and delta. Record the data. What is the
relationship between the currents and voltages in star and delta?
g) Rectify the fault on the control and power circuits. 35 min.
h) Explain the advantage of star delta in terms starting currents.
Project 4
A shipping and forwarding company in Mutare has completed its loading and receiving bay.
Mutare polytechnic has been contracted to construct an overhead crane. The bay is 100 x 10 m
and the gantry is 15 m high. The electrical department has been tasked to come up with electrical
requirements for the project.
a) The crane is supposed to move forward and reverse on the gantry at a top speed of
20m/min. The crane should stop at limit points, which are 5 m from the ends of the
gantry. A 100 Hp 2880-rpm squirrel cage induction motor is required for the longitudinal
horizontal traverse of the crane. 220V, 20KW Magnetic brakes are also coupled to the
main drive shaft to stop the crane. The supply is 415V 50Hz 3 phase.
(i) Using manufacture catalog select the appropriate motor type and frame.
(ii) Give three types of motor enclosures.
(iii) Design and wire a control and power circuit for the above situation.
(iv) Explain circuit operation
(v) Prepare a BOQ for the project.
(vi) Give 5 requirements for motor starters.

b) The crane is going to lift a maximum load of 50 tons. A 150 Hp motor is required for
vertical traverse. When lifting up the motor is supposed to run continuously to a height
suitable enough. When lowering the motor should jog or inch.
(i) Select the appropriate motor for the project.
(ii) Design and wire a starter circuit for the motor.
(iii) Explain circuit operation.
(iv) What are the precautions to be taken in motor starter circuits?
(v) What is the maximum power rating for a star delta starter?
(vi) What other type of starter could be used for this situation?
Project 5
A diamond mining company is installing a diamond processing plant. The separation plant has a
layout plan as shown in the diagram below.

V1

M2
M1

An electric motor drives a vibro-feeder V1, which has two grading screens. The desired grade is
fed to conveyor 1 driven by motor M1, which feeds into another conveyor 2 driven by motor M2.
When the system is started conveyor 2 starts first. Conveyor 1 starts 30seconds after conveyor 2.
Vibro-feeder V1 starts only when conveyor 1 has started for 30 seconds.
When the system is stopped vibro-feeder V1 stops first, after 15 seconds conveyor 1 stops and
after 15 seconds conveyor 2 stops. An overload on one of the motors stops all the motors
immediately and an indicator shows the tripped motor. In case of emergency all the motors
should stop immediately.
The following are the motor specifications.
VI; 30 Hp, 380V 50Hz, 0.85 pf, efficiency 90% at full load, gear coupled
MI and M2; 20 Hp, 380V 50Hz, 0.85 pf, efficiency 93 % at full load.

a) Design and wire the circuit for the plant. Include audible alarm at each stage.
b) Briefly describe circuit operation.
c) What precautions should be taken in environments where there are moving machines that
can be started at any time?
d) State safety clothing that should be considered in dusty and noisy environments.
e) One of the motors fails to start. State 3 possible causes
Project 6
Mutare municipal is constructing an electric carriage on one of its urban city routes, to easy
transport problems. Your institution is tasked to design the electrical circuitry that will control
one of the 200Hp 200V dc motor to be used.

a) State three types of dc motors.

b) Design a control and power circuit for the dc motor.
c) Explain circuit operation.
d) Prepare a materials list for the job.
e) Wire the control and power circuits for the motor
f) What is a dead man switch?
g) Why is it dangerous to connect a series motor on no load?
h) Give two other applications of shunt and series motor.
Project 7
A horticulture industry has three water reservoirs. You have been contracted to install pumps to
supply water to these tanks. The tanks are 500m from the boreholes. The situation is that all the
tanks are required to be filled automatically. One of the tanks has a booster pump that supplies
irrigation water to hydrain points. When there is no water in this tank the borehole motor pumps
water into the tank. A local switch starts the booster pump manually. It can only start when the
tank is full and stops when tank is empty or by means of a stop button. The supply is TNC-S
single phase to the premises.

a) Using manufacture catalogues select the proper type and size of pump motors for the
tanks.
(i) Design starter circuits for tank A and tank C. The booster pump has a totally
enclosed capacitor start capacitor run motor.
(ii) (ii) Explain the circuit operation.
b) Prepare BOQ
c) Wire the circuit
d) Compare single-phase motors and three phase motors.
e) List four types of single-phase motors.
Project 8
Opalcity has decided to upgrade its water treatment plant, by adding two extra treatment tanks.
The existing tank was fed a 3 150 Hp self prime electric water pump 2km away. An additional
150 Hp pump is installed as stand by.

M
M Tank A
M M2
1

Tank B

Tank C
M3
a) Design the control and power circuit for the stand by pump, and for the additional pump
driven by a 100 Hp motor. The booster pump will start only when tank C is full and stops
when empty. Pump 2 starts when tank A is empty and stops when full.
b) State three types of level switches that can be used in water level control.
c) What do you understand by the term single phasing?
d) Prepare a BOQ for the project.
e) Describe the principle of operation of current transformer overload relay