FIFTH SEMESTER MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

INTERNAL TEST I - SEPTEMBER 2018

EE 311 - ELECTRICAL DRIVES AND CONTROL FOR AUTOMATION
Time: 2hrs Maximum mark: 50

Part A (Answer any five )

1.Explain the working of a DC generator with neat diagram. (10 marks)

2.What are the different types of excitation methods of a DC generator? Draw the diagram of
each type and deduce the equation for generated voltage in each type. (10 marks)

3 a) Derive the Emf equation for a DC generator. (5 marks)

b) Explain the armature reaction in DC generator and its effects. (5 marks)

4. a) When generators lose its residual magnetism, then how it can be made to build up?
(5 marks)

b) The emf generated by a 4 pole DC generator when driven at 1000 rpm is 400V. If the
armature has 39 slots with 16 conductors per slot, then calculate the flux per pole. (5 marks)

5. a) A 6 pole, long shunt, wave connected DC generator supplies 22KW at a terminal voltage
of 220V. The armature, series and shunt field resistances are 0.05Ω, 0.04Ω and 110Ω
respectively. The speed of armature is 1000 rpm and the flux per pole is 7.8mWb. Find i)
armature current ii) emf generated iii) number of armature conductors. (5 marks)

b) Draw and explain the internal and external characteristics of DC series generator. Draw and
explain the load characteristics of DC compound generator. (5 marks)

6.a)What is a commutator? How split rings are different from commutator? (2 marks)

b) Draw the OCC curve for a DC generator. Why the OCC curve of a DC generator starts from
some point above origin in the Y axis and not from origin? (3 marks)

c) What are the necessary conditions for building up of a DC shunt generator? (2 marks)

d) The OCC for a DC shunt generator driven at 1200rpm is given

Field current (A) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Induced voltage (V) 60 120 138 145 149 151 152

i) If terminal voltage is 100V and field resistance is adjusted to 50Ω, calculate the open circuit
voltage and load current.

ii) What is the critical resistance of the shunt field?

iii) What is the critical speed when shunt field resistance is 75Ω? (3 marks)