CENTURION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING QUESTION BANK ON ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICE
Short Questions: MODULE-1 1. In how many ways mmf required to establish the flux in the magnetic circuit of a dc generator can be held? 2. Draw and label to show the flux path of a four pole DC machine. 3. Why DC series motor is ideally suitable for traction purposes? OR Mention with reason the type of D.C. motor used for loads requiring high starting torque.

4. What will be the frequency of the current in the armature winding of a loaded 6-pole dc shunt generator running at 1000 rpm? 5. How does a four point starter differ from a 3-point starter from constructional point of view? 6. The developed torque in a d.c. shunt motor is 15 Newton-meter. Compute its no-load induced emf E if it runs at a speed of 1500 rpm and draws an armature current of 9.5A. 7. A D.C. shunt machine develops an open circuit emf of 250V, at 1500rpm. Find the develop torque for an armature current of 10A. 8. Why is it desirable for the starting lever of the starter of a D.C. shunt motor to fall back to OFF-position, when the power fails. 9. What do you mean by critical resistance of a dc shunt generator? 10. Why is only a differentially compounded dc generator suitable for arc welding? 11. Explain why speed lower than the rated speed cannot be obtained by field control method of speed
control of DC shunt motor.

12. What is back E.M.F. or counter voltage? 13. Calculate the voltage induced in armature winding of a 4 pole lap wound DC machine having 728
active conductors and running at 1800 rpm.The flux per pole is 30mWb?

LONG QUESTIONS: 1. What do you mean by the voltage build up of a DC generator and what may be the possible reasons for voltage buildup failure. Explain with required circuit diagram. 2. The terminal voltage of a separately excited D.C. generator with constant excitation is constant and is equal to 250V.Determine the percentage reduction in speed when the load Changes from 250KW to 150KW.The armature resistance are 0.012 and total contact drop at brushes is 2V.Neglect armature reaction. 3. Describe the working of a three point starter for a DC shunt motor with the help of a neat diagram. How do four point starters differ from this? What are the advantages of four point starter? 4. A separately excited d.c.generator operating at a voltage V volts has an armature circuit resistance of Ra ohm. It has a constant loss Pc watt. It delivers an armature current of Ia amps. Derive the expression for the armature current Ia for obtaining maximum generator efficiency. 5. A 220V D.C.shunt motor having an armature current of 50A and runs at 600rpm.If the flux is reduced by 10% by field regulator, Find the speed assuming load torque remains the same. 6. The shunt generator delivers full load current of 200A at 240V.The shunt field resistance is 60 and full load efficiency is 90%.The stray losses are 800W.Find (i) armature resistance (ii) current at which maximum efficiency occurs. 7. The shunt generator delivers full load current of 200A at 240V.The shunt field resistance is 60 and full load efficiency is 90%.The stray losses are 800W.Find (i) armature resistance (ii) current at which maximum efficiency occurs. 8. What do you mean by rotational losses in a D.C.machine? Describe all types of losses in a D.C. generator. Which of these losses are termed as variable losses?

MODULE-2 1. It is desired to have 5mWb maximum core flux in a transformer at 230V and 50Hz. Determine the required no of turns in the primary. 2. What do you mean by hysteresis angle of advance? Write the significance of the two components of the no load current in a single phase transformer. 3. Draw the voltage regulation curve of a two winding single phase transformer showing the variation in full load voltage regulation for various load factors starting from lagging toward leading through unity power factor. 4. The voltage regulation of a transformer will be zero for a leading factor load. Justify this statement. 5. Draw and explain the no load phasor diagram of a single phase transformer. 6. What is the voltage regulation of a transformer, under what type of load power factor regulation
becomes zero?

7. If P1 and P2 be the iron and cooper loss of a transformer on full load, find the ratio of P1 and P 2 such
that maximum efficiency occurs at 75% of full load.

8. Does eddy current loss of a transformer depend on applied voltage? Explain. 9. Draw the phasor diagram of the cylindrical rotor synchronous generator supplying a leading power factor load. 10. Compute the winding factor of a 3-phase balanced distributed winding with the following data: Slots/pole=9, No of poles=2, Coil span=8 slots. 11. Calculate the winding factor a 3- balance distributed winding having a coil span of a 11 slots with 96 stator slots and 8-poles. 12. Draw the per-phase phasor diagram of a cylindrical rotor synchronous generator supplying power to a balanced load 3- 0.8 lagging power factor load. Show the mmf space phasor in the same phasor diagram. 13. A 3- cylindrical rotor synchronous motor, fed from an infinite bus, is operating at unity PF while driving 50% of its rated full-load. What will be the nature of its operating P.F. if the load on its shaft is increased to 100% of its full-load without changing its excitation? 14. Draw the phasor diagram of the cylindrical rotor synchronous generator supplying a leading power factor load. Show the mmf space in the same diagram. 15. Calculate the pitch factor and distribution factor of a 3- balanced winding having a coil span of 8-slots with 72 starter slots and 8-poles.

16. A 3- cylindrical rotor synchronous motor, fed from an infinite bus, is operating at unity P.F. while driving driving its rated full load. What will be the nature of its operating P.F. if its excitation is increased to 120% of its normal value without changing its shaft load?

17. Write down the expression for induced emf per phase in case of a three phase synchronous generator and explain briefly the winding factor associated with it 18. Calculate the winding factor of the three phase balanced winding having 54 stator slots, 6 pole and coil span of 8 slots. 19. Explain the function damper winding in case of a synchronous motor. 20. What will be the no. poles of a 50Hz alternator if it runs at its highest speed? 21. Why voltage regulation of an alternator is negative for leading power factor load? LONG QUESTIONS: 1. The following readings were obtained on O.C and S.C test on a 200 / 400V, 50Hz, single phase transformer O.C. Test: (l.v. side): 200V, 0.6A, 60W S.C. Test: (h.v.side): 15V, 9A, 80W Calculate the secondary voltage when delivering 4KW at 0.8 p.f. lagging, the primary voltage being 200V. 2. A 3-Phase, 50 Hz transformer has a delta connected primary and star connected secondary, the line voltage being 2200V and 400V respectively. The secondary has a star connected balanced load at 0.8 power factor lagging. The line current on the primary side is 5A.Determine the current in each coil of the primary and each secondary line. What is the output of transformer in KW? 3. What is voltage regulation of an alternator? Explain the synchronous impedance method of voltage regulation. 4. A 600V, 60KVA single phase alternator has an effective resistance of 0.2. A field current of 10A produces an armature current of 210A on short circuit and an emf of 480V on open circuit. Calculate (i) Synchronous Impedance and reactance. (ii) Full load regulation with 0.8p.f. lagging.

5. A 500KVA, 1100V, 50Hz, star connected three phase alternator has an effective armature resistance per phase 0.1 ohm and synchronous reactance per phase 1.5 ohm. Find voltage regulation for a power factor of (i) Unity (ii) 0.8 leading 6. The following readings were obtained from O.C. and S.C. test on 8KVA 400/120V, 50Hz transformer. O.C. test (l.v.side) : 120V ; 4A ; 75W S.C. test (h.v side): 9.5V; 20A; 110W Calculate: (i) (ii) (iii) The equivalent circuit constants Voltage regulation and efficiency for 0.8 p.f. lagging. Efficieny at half full load and 0.8 p.f. load.

7. Explain how the parameters of the approximate equivalent circuit of a single phase transformer can be determined from open circuit and short circuit tests. What are the assumptions made here while computing the parameters of the equivalent circuit? 8. Draw and explain in brief: (i) the phasor diagram (ii) The exact equivalent circuit of a two winding single phase transformer. 9. Explain why the synchronous motor has no self starting torque. Describe briefly any two methods of starting a synchronous motor. What is the function of damper winding in a synchronous motor?

MODULE-III 1. In an induction motor P1 is the electrical power delivered to rotor, S is the % slip of rotor, Pm is the gross mechanical power appears in the rotor. So find P1/ Pm 2. Calculate the slip frequency and slip speed of 6-pole 3phase induction motor drawing power from a 3 phase, 110V 60Hz source and running at 1140 rpm. 3. What do you mean by split phase motor? 4. A 4-pole, 3-phase induction motor draw power from a 3-, 440V, 50Hz Source and run 1440 rpm. Calculate the frequency of the current induce in the rotor winding. What will be the speed of the rotor flux w.r.t. the rotor? 5. A 6-pole, 3-phase, 50Hz induction motor run at full-load speed of 950r.p.m. What will be the total rotor copper loss and the gross mechanical power developed, if the total air-gap power available is 10KW under full-load? 6. Draw the torque speed characteristics of 1-phase induction motor. Show the torque speed
characteristics for both forward-field motor and backward-field motor using the same axes. What is the starting torque?

7. Calculate the slip frequency and slip speed of a 6-pole 3- inducting motor drawing power from a 3-, 110V, 60Hz source and running at 1140 rpm. 8. 13. A 3-, 60Hz induction motor having 6-pole runs at full-load speed of 1140 rpm. What will be the speed of rotation of its rotor field with respect to the starter structure and also with respect starter field? 9. Why the developed torque in case of a 1- induction motor is zero at starting? Explain by drawing its torque speed characteristics? 10. Calculate the slip frequency and slip speed of a 6 pole three phase induction motor

drawing power from a three phase , 415 volts, 50Hz source and running at 960rpm. 11. Explain in brief, why the rotor of a three phase induction motor cannot run at synchronous speed. 12. Mention and briefly explain any two starting methods used in case of a single phase induction motor. 13. Why do we require starters for starting of three phase induction motor?

14. On what factors does the speed of an induction motor depend? 15. Why do we need a capacitor in the case of a single phase induction motor?

LONG QUESTIONS:

1. Explain how the speed of a three phase induction motor can be changed from stator side by varying (i) supply frequency (ii) number of poles. 2. Explain Double Revolving field theory? 3. Draw and explain the circuit diagram showing the connection of main running winding and auxiliary starting winding of a single phase induction motor using a capacitor for its starting purpose. 4. Explain the construction and principle of operation of a single phase induction motor. 5. Does the maximum torque developed in an induction motor depend on its rotor resistance? Justify the answer with proof? 6. Does the maximum torque developed in an induction motor depend on its rotor resistance? Justify the answer with proof.

Prepared By Nanda Kishore Ray CIT, JATNI