MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

P.O Box 12363, Jacobs, Durban, 4026 Tel.: +0027 (31) 907 7249 Fax: +27 (31) 907 7249

TEST 1 19 AUGUST 2014 10H30 – 12H00

ELECTRICAL MACHINES 2

QUESTION .1 [19]
1.1 On which part of a d.c. machine is the field winding wound and in which
direction? (1)

1.2 How many parallel paths are there through the armature in the case of a wave
winding and a lap winding? (2)

1.3 Given ( Pout  VI ) and ( Pin  VI  I a2 Ra  WC ) where Wc is the constant loss, Ra is

the armature resistance, Ia is the armature current, I is the line current and V the
voltage. Prove that the load current corresponding to maximum efficiency is
WC
IL  . (9)
Ra
1.4 What produces armature reaction in d.c. generators? (1)

1.5 Briefly describe armature winding and why it is used in the construction of a d.c.
machine. (6)

QUESTION .2 [14]
2.1 Mention two conditions for parallel operation of a d.c. generator. (2)

2.2 Design a neat and fully labeled circuit for separately excited d.c. motor. (4)

2.3 An 8-pole lap wound armature rotates at 350 rpm is required to generate 260 V.
The useful flux per pole is about 0,05 Wb. If the armature has 120 slots,
calculate the suitable number of conductors per slot and hence determine the
actual value of flux required to generate the same voltage. (8)

QUESTION .3 [17]
3.1 List all the important information available on the “name plate” of a d.c. motor.
(6)
3.2 A 4 pole, lap wound d.c. motor has 540 conductors. Its speed is found to be 1000
rpm when it is made to run light. The flux per pole is 25 mWb. It is connected to
230 V d.c. supply. The armature resistance is 0.8 Ω. Calculate:

(i) The e.m.f. induced; (3)

(ii) The armature current; (3)
(iii) Stray losses; (2)
(iv) Lost torque. (3)
TOTAL = 50
 MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
P.O Box 12363, Jacobs, Durban, 4026 Tel.: +0027 (31) 907 7249 Fax: +27 (31) 907 7249

TEST 1 21 AUGUST 2014 13H00 – 14H30

ELECTRICAL MACHINES 3

QUESTION .1 [16]
1.1 Explain the grouping of three phase transformers including an explanation of the
phase shifts between primary and secondary. (10)

1.2 Write down the meaning of the following abbreviations for the cooling methods of
transformer oil, OB, OW, OFN, OFB and OFW. (5)

1.3 Before connecting a practical transformer, what type of test must be conducted
first? (1)

QUESTION .2 [18]
2.1 Sketch the phasor and connection diagrams of ∆y11 transformer connections.
(6)
2.2 A 200kVA transformer with a per unit impedance (0.01+j0.08) Ω is operated in
parallel with a 450 kVA transformer of per unit impedance (0,006+j0.06) Ω to
supply a load of 600kVA at power factor 0.85 leading. Write down the equations
that can be used to calculate the kVA demand of transformer A and transformer
B. (4)

2.3 For unequal voltage ratio transformers operating in parallel, derive an equation
that can be used to calculate the current flowing in transformer B. (8)

QUESTION .3 [16]
3.1.1 The temperature-rise of a motor after working on full load for 40 minutes is
16.5oC. After another 40 minutes the temperature-rise is 27.5oC. Calculate:

(i) The thermal time constant. (5)

(ii) The final temperature-rise. (3)

3.2 A 300 kVA, 3 phase,  /  6600/400 V, 50 Hz transformer operates at a core flux

density of 1.3 T and has a core stacking factor of 0.95. Assuming that the
voltage per turn is 0.5 S , calculate:

(i) the number of primary and secondary turns, (4)

(ii) the gross core cross-sectional area. (4)

TOTAL = 50