Reg.No.

L37 S 72
FOUR YEAR B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION - APRIL 2018.
SEVENTH SEMESTER EXAMINATION
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
DRIVES AND STATIC CONTROL (DSC)
(scHEME - 2013)

Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 70

Note : (r) Question No.l is compulsory and it must be answered first iir
sequence at one place only.
(ii) Answer any FOUR from the remaining.
(iii) Question No.l carries 10 marks and remaining questions
carry 15 marks each.

1. Answer the following questions : (10 x 1 = 10)

(a) Draw the general block diagram of a drive.

(b) Define duty cycle of a chopper.

(c) List the d-ifferences between AC and DC d.rives.

(d) What are the advantages and disadvantages of a scalar control?

(e) Draw the speed torque characteristics of a synchronous motor.

(0 What are the advantages of a inverter fed AC drives?

(g) What is the significance of a slip recovery scheme?

(h) Distinguish between current limit control and the time ratio control.

(i) What is the function of free wheeling d.iodes in phase controlled.

DC drives?

CI) What are the applications of a four quadrant fed d.c d,rives?

2. (a) Expiain the working of a single phase full converter fed'dc drive with
wave forms and basic equations. (10)
(b) Discuss the factors to be considered. for selection of drives. (5)
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 3. (a) Explain the working of a single phase semi converter fed drive with wave
forms and basic equations. (10)
(b) The speed of a 10 HP, 230 V, 1200 rpm separately excited dc motor is
controlled by a single phase full converter. The rated motor armature
current is 38A and the armature resistance is, 0.3 f) . The ac supply
voltage is 260V. The motor voltage constant is ka O 0.1g2 V/rpm
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Assume that sufficient inductance is present in the armature circuit to
make the motor current continuous and ripple free. (5)

4. (a) Explain the operation of a four quadrant chopper fed separately excited
dc motor drive. (10)
(b) The speed of a separately excited dc motor is controlled by a chopper. The
dc supply voltage is 120V, armature circuit resistance is 0.b (), irmature
circuit inductance is 20 mH and motor constant is K" O = 0.0bVrpm. The
motor drives a constant torque and load requiring an average armature
current of 20A. Assume that motor current is continuous. Determine
(, The range of speed control.
(ii) The range of duty cycle. (5)

5. (a) Discuss open loop Volts I Heftz control of induction motor drives. (8)
(b) A three phase, 4 po1e, 18 kW, 300V, r - connected induction motor is
driven at 50 Hzby a six step VSI supplied from a dc supply of 200V. The
motor equivalent pararheters for 50 Hz operation are
ft =0.1f),R,=0.170; Y, =0.3f);X, =0.5C) i X*=20092. Calculate
the rms current and the harmonic copper losses when this operates at
1450 rPffi, 50 Hz. Determine the motor .efficiency compound. with
sinusoidal operation.

6. (a) Explain the rotor resistance control schemes for induction motors. (10)
(b) Explain the different slip powers recovery schemes for induction motor
control. (5)

7. Explain the operation of a variable frequency through VSI fed synchronous

motor. (1b)

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