ASSIGNMENT -3

1. Which type of dc and ac motors are suitable for high starting torque applications, justify?

2. Compare performance of dc motor working in a constant torque region and constant power
region operation, which region gives a better performance?
3. Compare the performance of fully controlled and semi controlled converter fed drive.
4. Advantage of 3 phase converter fed drive over a 1 phase converter fed drive.

5. A single phase full converter bridge supplies to an RLE load from 230V, 50 Hz source. The average
load current is continuous and is 10A over working range. Then find triggering angle of converter
for R=0.4Ω,L=2mH and E= -120V.
6. Explain the effect of switching frequency on the performance of a chopper control dc drive.

7. Dynamic braking is done in a chopper control dc drive where the external resistance used 5ohm
if the armature resistance of motor is 0.2ohm then find out the effective resistance of armature
circuit during dynamic braking if duty cycle is 0.7

8. A 200 V, 1000 rpm, 60A dc separately excited motor has armature resistance of 0.8 Plugging is
used to brake this motor from initial speed of 1200 rpm, then find resistance to be added to
armature circuit to limit braking current to twice the full load value.

9. Justify the effect of braking resistance on braking time for dynamic braking of dc motors with
speed-current characteristics.

10. What type of speed control method is mostly used for dc drive system for speed more than base
speed, justify?

11. A dc shunt motor is running at 500 rpm driving a load whose torque is same at all speeds.
Armature current is 90A.The armature resistance can be neglected and field circuit can be
assumed to be linear. If the source voltage is reduced to 80%, calculate the speed and armature
current of motor?

12. Can a rectifier fed dc drive be operated in all four quadrants? Support your Answer.

13. A 220 V,1000 rpm,40 A, separately excited dc motor having armature resistance of 0.5 Ω is fed
from a 3ɸ fully controlled rectifier, which is given supply from 440V,50Hz source. A star-delta
 transformer is used to feed the armature so that for zero firing angle motor terminal voltage is
equal to rated voltage. Then find the transformer turns ratio.

14. How effective braking resistance depends on duty ratio for chopper operated dynamic braking?

15. Why MOSFET,BJT and IGBT switches are preferred for chopper drives in contrast to thyristors?

16. A 220 Volt, 1060 rpm and 200 Ampere separately excited dc motor has an armature resistance of
0.02 ohm. The motor is fed from a chopper which provides both motoring and braking operation.
The motor has to be braked using dynamic braking done with the dc chopper and a braking
resistance of 2 ohms. Calculate the duty ratio of the chopper for a motor speed of 600 rpm and
breaking torque twice of the rated value.
17. A 230 V, 750 rpm, 25A dc series motor is driving at rated condition a load whose torque is
proportional to square of speed .The combined resistance of armature and field is 1ohm. Calculate
the motor terminal voltage and current for speed of 400 rpm, assume the magnetic circuit to be
linear.
18. A 220V, 800 rpm, 200 A dc separately excited motor has an armature resistance of 0.06 ohm. The
motor armature is fed from a variable voltage source with an internal resistance of 0.04
ohm .calculate the internal voltage of the variable voltage source when the motor is operating in
regenerative breaking mode at 80% of rated motor torque and 600 rpm.

19. Which type of dc-dc converter can be used for both motoring and regenerative braking of dc
separately motors, justify?

20. For an induction motor, if supply voltage drops by 10% during stator voltage control, than by what
percent will the maximum torque decrease?

21. For a three phase induction motor if rotor resistance is reduced by 10 %, than by how much
percent would the maximum torque reduce?

22. What are the effects of high frequency on no load speed, maximum torque and starting torque of
3ф induction motor?

23. Why a three phase induction motor takes high starting current at low power factor?

24. A 415 V, 3 phase ,6 pole,50Hz induction motor is to be braked by plugging from its initial full load
speed of 930 rpm, then find the value of full load slip and slip at plugging.

25. Rotor resistance control method is not suitable for squirrel cage induction motor, justify.

26. How v/f speed control of induction motor is more superior as compared to only stator voltage and
frequency control?

27. A 400 V star connected ,3 phase ,6 pole, 50 Hz induction motor has following parameters referred
to stator: RS=Rr=1 ohm, Xs= X'r= 2 ohm. For regenerative operation of this motor, find the
 maximum overhauling torque it can hold.

28. For above question, what should be the range of speed for safe operation in regenerative braking?

29. What are the demerits of stepped wave inverter based drive for induction motor as compared to
PWM inverter drive?

30. How static rotor resistance speed control is performed using a self-commutating switch for slip
ring induction motor and how this method is more suitable than conventional rotor resistance
control?

31. With circuit diagram explain how a star/delta starter for starting of induction motor limits starting
current?

32. Wind power generators employing induction machine employ which type of braking, justify your
answer with speed-torque characteristics?

33. In which slip power recovery method, both sub synchronous and super synchronous speed control
can be achieved, analyze your answer with proper circuit diagram?

34. How voltage control is achieved by soft starter using solid state A.C. switches for single and 3
phase induction motors.
35. What are the factors affecting the torque of a induction motor in the linear region torque- speed
characteristics. Support your answer with mathematical expressions.
36. What are the various methods of starting an induction motor.
37. What are the disadvantages of the pole changing methods of speed control Methods?
38. What are the limitations of regenerative braking of induction motor?
39. What is the need of external rotor resistances during plugging of an induction motor?
40. Differentiate between Kramers’s drive and scherbius’s drive.
41. State the limitations of krammer’s drive.
42. A 3 phase, 50 Hz, 12 pole, induction motor has a star connected rotor and the resistance
measured across any two slip ring is 0.04 ohms and the full load slip of the motor is 0.02.
Calculate the resistance to be inserted in the rotor circuit to reduce the full load speed to
350 rpm, the load torque being proportional to the square of speed. Assume the torque slip
curve to be linear.
43. A 220V, 1500 rpm, 50A, separately excited dc motor with Ra = 0.5Ω is fed from a circulating
current dual converter with a source voltage of 165V L-L. Determine the converter firing angles
for the following operations.• Motoring operation at rated motor torque and 1000 rpm.•
Braking operation at 75% rated motor torque and -800 rpm.