G.K.M COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI-63.

MODEL EXAMINATION EE2355- DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL MACHINES Time: 3 hrs Date: 11.04.2012 Max. Marks: 100 Year/ Sem: IV/VIII

PART-A (10x2=20 Marks) 1. What is the use of economizer in thermal power plant? 2. Draw the block diagram of open cycle MHD system. 3. State the advantages of power factor improvement. 4. Define load factor. What is the difference between load curve and load duration curve? 5. Name the Laws of illumination. 6. Why is tungsten preferred as superior filament material? 7. What is tractive effort? 8. What are the factors that affect specific energy consumption? 9. What are the desirable characteristics of heating element? 10. Give 2 applications of dielectric heating. What are the qualities of a good weld? PART-B (5x16=80 Marks) 11. (a) Explain in detail about the electric energy generation by tidal power and wind power. (OR) (b) (i) Write about the concept of distributed generation and its effect on system operation. (ii) With neat schematic explain the principle of solar power plant. 12. (a) (i) Discuss briefly about Energy auditing. (ii)Briefly discuss about sinking fund method depreciation. State its merits & demerits. (OR) (b) (i) Give a detailed comparison between Static capacitor and Synchronous Condenser. (ii) A power station has to supply load as follows: Draw the load curve, load duration curve & find load factor. Time(hours) Load(MW) 0-6 45 6-12 135 12-14 90 14-18 150 18-24 75

13. (a) (i) Explain the working of low pressure mercury vapour lamp with necessary circuit diagram.

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(ii) Two street lamps of 20 m apart and fitted with a 500 C.P. lamp at a height of 8m above the ground. Find the illumination at a point under the lamp post and midway between the lamps. (OR) (b) (i) A lamp giving 400 candle power in all directions below the horizontal, is suspended 3m above the center of a square table of 1.5m side. Calculate the maximum and minimum illuminations on the table. (ii) Determine the effective illumination of a drawing room of size 12m x 15m illuminated by 15 lamps of 200 W each. The luminous efficiency of each lamp is 12 lumens/ W. Given, coefficient of utilization -0.6, depreciation factor- 0.8. Assume any other relevant data appropriately. 14. (a) (i) Explain the working of high-frequency coreless induction furnace with neat sketch. (ii) What is pinch effect with respect to heating? Explain how the same is overcome with vertical core type furnace. Use necessary diagram. (OR) (b) A resistance oven employing nichrome wire is to be operated from 220V single phase supply and is to be rated at 16 kW. If the temperature of the element is to be limited to 1170C and average temperature of the charge is 500C find the diameter and length of the element wire. Radiating efficiency is 0.57, emissivity=0.9, specific resistance of nichrome is 109x10-8 15. (a) A train runs between two stations 1.6km apart at an average speed of 36 km/h. If the maximum speed is limited to be 72 km/h, acceleration to 2.7 km/h/s, coasting retardation 0.18 km/h/s and braking retardation 3.2 km/h/s, compute the duration of acceleration, coasting and braking periods. Assume a simplified speed-time curve. (OR) (b)(i) What is tractive effort of a train and what are its fuctions? Derive an expression for the tractive effort developed by a train. (ii) Discuss briefly the modern traction control methods.

Prepared by S. THANGALAKSHMI, Associate professor/EEE, GKMCET,Chennai-63.