438(S)

September 2021

ELECTRICAL MACHINE II

Time Allowed: 1.5 Hours Full Marks: 70

Answer to Question No.1 is compulsory and Answer any two questions from the rest.

1. A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives (any ten): 2x10

i) In 3 ph induction motor- (a) both stator & rotor core is laminated, (b) only stator core is
laminated, (c) only rotor core is laminated, (d) none of these.

ii) When a 400 V, 50 Hz, 6 pole Induction Motor

is is- (a) 1 %, (b) 2%, (c) 3 % , (d) 4 %.

iii) A short air gap in induction motor reduces- (a) core loss, (b) copper loss, (c) magnetizing
current, (d) none of these.

iv) With the increase in rotor resistance, the starting torque in an induction motor will-
(a) increase, (b) decrease, (c) remain same, (d) none of these.

v) Turbo-alternators are generally employed to run at rpm.

(a) 500, (b) 1000, (c) 1500 or 3000, (d) all of these.

vi) In concentric winding the number of slots is equal to the number of .

(a) coil sides, (b) poles, (c) conductors.

vii) In an alternator the effect of armature reaction is minimum at power factor of .

(a) u.p.f., (b) 0.8 lag, (c) 0.8 lead, (d) all of these.

viii) If the alternator is operating at leading power factor its voltage regulation may be
. (a) positive, (b) negative, (c) all of these

ix) A star delta starter is equivalent to an auto transformer starter with tapping of .
(a) 80%, (b) 60%, (c) 57.7%, (d) 30%.

x) Rotor slots of Squirrel Cage Induction motor are skewed slightly to-
(a) increase the mechanical strength, (b) eliminate magnetic locking and reduce noise,
(c) save amount of copper required, (d) all of these

xi) The maximum possible speed at which an alternator can be driven to generate 60 Hz is
- (a) 3000 rpm, (b) 2000 rpm, (c) 2500 rpm, (d) 3600 rpm.

xii) Which of the following motor will have a relatively higher power factor?
(a) Capacitor start motor
(b) Shaded pole motor
(c) Capacitor run motor
(d) Split phase motor

B. State whether the following statements is True or False (any ten): 2x10
i) Single phase Induction motors are self-starting in principle.
ii) Synchronous reactance can be determined from Open circuit and short circuit tests
of alternator.
iii) Direct on line starters are generally used for 3 phase Induction motors upto 5 HP.

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 iv) The direction of rotation of a synchronous motor can be reversed by interchanging any
two of the supply terminals.
v) AC series motors have high torque to weight ratio than DC series motors of equal ratings.
vi) Linear Induction motor is used in traction.
vii) The power output of a 3 phase induction motor will be maximum when slip is zero.
viii) Salient pole constructionof rotor of Alternator provides better balance and less
noisy operation.
ix) Induction motors require more maintenance compared to Synchronous motors.
x) Reluctance motors operate at synchronous speed.
xi) The speed of Squirrel Cage Induction motor can be controlled from rotor side.
xii) Synchronous motors operated under over-excited condition can be used to improve
power factor.

2. (a) Define pitch factor and distribution factor.

(b) The stator of a 3 ph, 20 pole alternator has 120 slots and there are 4 conductors per slot
accommodated in two layers. If the speed of the alternator is 300 rpm, calculate the induced emf
per phase. Resultant flux in the air-gap is 0.52 mWb and coil span is 150 ° electrical. (7 + 8)

3. (a) What are the conditions of parallel operation of Alternators?

(b) What is synchronisation of Alternator? What are the methods of synchronisation?
(c) How Active power and reactive power output from an alternator are controlled? (5+5+5)

4. (a) What are V-curves and inverted V-curves in Synchronous motor?

(b) Define hunting in Synchronous motor. How hunting can be reduced?
(c) State the applications of Synchronous motor. (6+6+3)

5. (a) What is the function of auxiliary winding in single phase induction motor?
(b) What are the advantages of Capacitor run motor compared to capacitor start motor?
(c) Write short note on reluctance motor. (3+3+9)

6. (a) Draw & explain the Torque-Slip characteristics of a 3 phase induction motor.
(b) A 4 pole, 3 ph, 50 Hz slip ring Induction motor rotates at 1440 rpm with slip ring terminals short
circuited. The rotor resistance and standstill rotor reactance are 0.1 ohm and 0.6 ohm
respectively. If an extra resistance of 0.1 ohm per phase is added to the rotor circuit, what will
be the new full load speed? (7+ 8)

7. (a) Why starters are required for starting an Induction Motor?

(b) A 4 pole, 3 phase, 50 Hz induction motor supplies a useful torque of 180 N-m at 4 % slip.
Calculate (i) rotor input (ii) motor input (iii) efficiency. (Friction &Windage loss is 600 Watt and
stator loss is 1200 Watt.) (5+10)

8. (a) Explain Cogging and crawling of 3 phase Induction motor.

(b) What are the methods of braking of 3 phase Induction motor? Explain any one method.
(7+8)

9. (a) What are the advantages of placing field winding in rotor in an Alternator?
(b) Write short note on Static Excitation System of Alternator. (7+8)

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March 2021

POWER ELECTRONICS & DRIVES

Time Allowed: 3 Hours Full Marks: 70

Answer to Question No.1 is compulsory and Answer any five questions from the rest.

1. A. Answer in one or two sentences: 2x5

i) Name different way of triggering of thyristor

ii) What is meant by commutation of SCR?
iii) What is meant by inverter?
iv) What is meant by duty-cycle?
v) What are the applications of an inverter?

B. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives (any ten): 1x10

i) If the gate current of an SCR is increased, the forward breakdown voltage (a) increase,
(b) decrease, (c) not be affected, (d) become infinite.

ii) Bistable circuit is also known as (a) Latch, (b) Gate, (c) Flip-flop, (d) Bidirectional
circuit.

iii) If the firing angle in a SCR rectifier is increased, output is (a) increased, (b) maximum,
(c) decreased, (d) unaffected.

iv) In a single-phase ac chopper circuit, there (a) is one main SCR and three auxiliary SCRs,
(b) are three main SCRs and one auxiliary SCR, (c) are four main SCRs, (d) are two main
SCRs and two auxiliary SCRs.

v) When the speed of the motor falls below the normal speed, the SCR fires (a) earlier,
(b) later, (c) at the same angle, (d) according to its anode voltage.

vi) An SCR can be constructed by sandwiching two transistors (a) one of the P-N-P type
and the other N-P-N type, (b) both of the P-N-P type, (c) both of the N-P-N type, (d) all
of the above.

vii) An SCR can be operated (a) only on reverse-biased condition, (b) only on forward-
biased condition, (c) both on forward and reverse-biased conditions, (d) without any
biasing.

viii) An SCR has (a) four layers, (b) three-terminals, (c) two layers, (d) all of the above.

ix) Astable multivibrator is in any state (a) Stable, (b) Unstable, (c) Saturated,
(d) Both a & c.

x) A single-phase half-wave controlled converter uses (a) two SCRs, (b) one SCR, (c) four
SCRs, (d) six SCR.

xi) The control of a dc chopper circuit can be achieved by (a) keeping ON Time constant
and varying off time, (b) keeping OFF time constant and varying ON time, (c) varying
the ratio ON-time / OFF-time, (d) all of the above.

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 xii) Armature voltage control method is applied to dc motors to attain (a) a constant speed,
(b) speeds below normal speed, (c) speeds above normal speed, (d) speeds both above and
below normal speed.

2. a) What are the cause of over voltages in a thyristor circuit ? How can thysistor be protected from
the over voltages?
b) Draw a snubber circuit for an SCR. How does it provide dv/dt protection? 5+5

3. a) Why is a freewheeling diode used in rectifier circuit.

b) Draw and explain the wave shapes of supply voltage, output voltage, load current, current through
SCR, current through freewheeling diode and voltage drop across the SCR a single phase of half
wave controlled rectifier feeding R-L load. 2+8

4. a) Draw a diagram and discuss the operation of a series inverter.

b) What is sinusoidal pulse width modulation? How is it obtained? Explain with the help of a neat
diagram. 4+6

5. a) Describe the principle of step up chopper.

b) How are chopper classified? Show the quadrants of operation of different choppers. Draw their
working briefly. 2+8

6. a) What is Jones chopper? Explain its working with a neat circuit diagram.
b) Describe with circuit diagram the operating principle of a three phase step down
Cycloconverter. 5+5

7. a) Draw a simple block diagram for speed control of three phase induction motor by variable
voltage and variable frequency and explain its operation.
b) Draw and explain the speed controlled of separately excited DC motor by single phase fully
controlled converter. 5+5

8. a) Explain the difference between holding current and latching current of a thyristor.
b) What is meant by commutation of SCR?
c) Name different way of triggering of thyristor. 3+2+5

9. a) Draw the pin diagram of IC-555 describing the functions of all of its pins.
b) Draw the circuit diagram of astable multivibrator using IC-555 and explain its operation. 5+5

10. a) What is a Diac?

b) Draw and Explain the operation of thyristor.
c) How is it different from a thyristor and a triac? 2+6+2