MANGOSUTHU UMLAZI - KWAZULU NATAL ECHNIKON PO. Box 12363 Jacobs 4026 Durban Tel: [0311 9077111 Fx: (0311 9072892 FINAL EXAMINATION SUBJECT F ELECTRICAL MACHINES 11 SUBJECT CODE : 080812622 DATE Fl NOVEMBER 2006 ‘TIME NUMBER OF PAGES. : 3 (Including Cover) TOTAL MARKS EXAMINER : MRK. W.NGIDI MODERATOR =: — MRJ. WIMBUSH DEPARTMENT : ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COURSE(S) + NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INSTRUCTIONS + ATTEMPT ALL QUESTION REQUIREMENTS :___ SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS ARE NEEDED DO NOT TURN OVER UNTIL PERMISSION IS GIVENQUESTION 1 1.1 A 4-pole wave wound de machine has an armature of 25 em diameter and runs at 1200 rpm. If the armature current is 160 A, thickness of the brush is 12 mm and the seif inductance of each armature coil is 0.14 mH, calculate eer ae sensitive tes pteHWtinig UE OW Meare LUND. ws 1.4 List four procedures for paralleling d.c. generators. (4) 1.5 A230 V shunt motor on no-load runs at 1000 rpm and takes an armature current of 3,33 A. The field and armature resistances are 160 ohms and 0,3 ohms respectively. The line current at full-load and rated voltage is 40 A. Calculate the full load speed if armature weakens the no-load flux by 4%. (9) 1.6 There are three types of electric braking on de motor machines, name them. (3) 1.7 In testing of de machines, there are four most important performance tests that are conducted to ensure that commutation is satisfactory, list them. (4) 1.8 The no-load armature current of a 230 V de shunt motor is 2.A at a speed of 1200 rpm. If the full load armature current is 40 A, find the full load speed and torque developed. Assume that the armature resistance is 0,25 Q and the field flux remains unaltered. (8) [46]QUESTION 2 2.1 Briefly discuss the principle of operation of a transformer. @ 2.2 A 200 kVA, 6600/40 V, 50 Hz single phase transformer has 80 turns on the secondary. Calculate (a) the approximate values of the primary and secondary cutrents. (b) the approximate number of primary turns and (c) the maximum value of flux. (8) 2.3 Two single phase transformers with equal turns have impedances of (G, 5 +13) ohms and (0,6+j10) ohms with respect to the secondary. If they operate in parallel, determine how they will share the total load of 100 kW at p-f. 0,8 lagging? © 2.4 A 20 kVA, 2500/250 V, 50 Hz, single-phase transformer gave the following test results; O.C. (Iv) 250V; 1,4. and 105 W S.C.(hv) 104V; 8A and 320W Determine the parameters of the approximate equivalent circuit referred to both sides. Also draw the exact equivalent circuit referred to the low voltage side (gy Boy QUESTION 3 3.1. With the aid of sketches discuss the principle of capacitor start motors as, used in. the single phase induction motors. (2) 3.2. List three ways of how to control the speed of a single phase induction motor. (2) 3.3. The effective rotor resistance of @ 120 V, 50 Hz, 6-pole, single-phase induction motor in the forward branch at a slip of 5 % is 120 ©. (i) What is the rotor resistance at standstill? ii) What is the effective resistance in the backward branch? (iii) What is the operating speed of the motor? @ (21) TOTAL = 103 FULL MARKS = 100