ECM - QUESTION BANK - FOR PRELIM EXAM

UNIT – 5

1. Explain the construction and working principle of BLDC motor

2. Compare variable reluctance and permanent magnet reluctance motor
3. Explain the construction and working of universal motor with neat diagram.
4. State the advantages and disadvantages of BLDC motor.
5. State applications of universal motor. Compare DC motor with universal motor
6. Explain the working principle and torque – slip characteristics of reluctance
motor with neat diagram.
7. Compare conventional DC motor with BLDC motors.
8. Write applications of universal motors? Explain speed-torque characteristics of
compensated type & non-compensated type Universal Motor
9. Explain the working principle of bipolar brushless DC motor with neat diagram.
10. What is pullout torque in reluctance motor? State advantages and disadvantages
of reluctance motors?

UNIT – 6

1. Explain the principle of operation of shaded pole induction motor along with
torque slip characteristics. Enlist the applications
2. What are stepper motors? Explain any one in details
3. State the applications of AC servo motors and explain any one in details.
4. State advantages of hybrid stepper motor. Explain the static & dynamic
characteristics and stepper motor.
5. Explain the working and features of armature controlled DC servo motor
6. What is microstepping? State advantages and disadvantages of stepper motors?
7. Compare AC servo motor and DC servo motor
8. Describe the principle of operation of single phase split phase induction motor
along with torque – slip characteristics.
9. Draw and explain stepper motor characteristics
10. Explain the stepper motor in open loop and stepper motor in closed loop with
suitable diagram.