Problem-1: A 250 HP, 220V, 600 rpm separately excited dc motor is controlled by a chopper.

The chopper is connected to a diode bridge rectifier supplied from a 220V, 3-phase, 50 Hz ac
main. The motor details are as follows.
Ra=0.7 Ohm, La=0.0019 H, Kb = 5.2 V/rad/sec, fsw=3 KHz.
The motor is running at 300 rpm with 59% duty cycle in the chopper. Determine the average
current from steady state current waveform and the electromagnetic torque produced in the
motor. Compare these results with those obtained by averaging method.
Problem-2: A 230V, 1400 RPM, 70A separately excited motor with armature resistance of 0.4
ohm is fed from 3-phase fully controlled rectifier. Available ac source has a line voltage of 400V,
50 Hz. A star-delta connected transformer is used to feed the armature so that motor terminal
voltage equals rated voltage when converter firing angle is zero.
(i) Calculate transformer turns ratio
(ii) Determine the value of firing angle when (a) motor is running at 1000 rpm and rated
torque (b) when motor is running at 600 rpm and twice the rated torque
Problem-3: A 240V, 1000 rpm, 15A separately excited dc motor has armature circuit resistance
and inductance of 1.5 ohm and 170 mH, respectively. It is fed from a single phase half-
controlled rectifier with an ac source voltage of 220V, 50 Hz. Calculate:
(i) Motor torque for alpha = 50 degree and speed = 700 rpm.
(ii) Motor speed for alpha = 50 degree and torque = 15 N-m.
Problem-4: A 240V, 1000 rpm, 120A separately excited dc motor has an armature resistance of
0.08 ohm. It is fed from a single phase fully controlled rectifier with an ac source voltage of
230V, 50 Hz. Assuming continuous conduction, calculate:
(i) Firing angle for rated motor torque and 700 rpm
(ii) Firing angle for rated motor torque and - 400 rpm speed
(iii) Motor speed for alpha = 130 degree and rated torque.
Problem-5: A dc shunt motor has the armature resistance of 0.06 ohm and the field winding
resistance of 15 ohm. The motor is connected to an overhauling load with a torque of 300 N-m.
Following magnetization curve was measured at 600 rpm.

If (A) 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 17.5 20 22.5 25

Eb (V) 25 56 73.5 90 102.5 110 116 121 125 129

Motor is braked by self-excited dynamic braking with a braking resistance of 1 ohm. At what
speed motor will hold the load?
Problem-6:
Calculate the value of Rb when motor of previous example is required to hold overhauling load
at 1100 rpm.

Problem-7: A 2220 V, 970 rpm, 200 A dc separately excited motor has an armature resistance
of 0.04 ohm. It is braked by plugging from an initial speed of 1100 rpm. Calculate
(a) Resistance to be placed in armature circuit to limit braking current to twice the full load
value.
(b) Braking torque, and
(c) Torque when speed has fallen to zero.

Problem-8:
Design a speed controller and current controller of a separately excited dc motor drive
maintaining the field flux constant. The motor parameters and ratings are as follows.
240V, 10A, Ra = 2 ohm, J=0.05 kg-m2, La=0.09 H, Bt = 0.098 N-m/rad/s, Kb=1.24 V/rad/s.
The converter is supplied from 220 V, 3-ph, ac at 50 Hz. The converter is linear. For current
measurement, a current sensor is used whose gain is unity and Band Width is 200 kHz. Speed
sensor has unity gain with Band Width of 100 Hz. Switching frequency of the dc-dc converter is
5 kHz.