SPECIAL ELECTRICAL MACHINES

11 MARKS
Unit 1
1. Explain the different modes of excitation used in variable reluctance stepper motor?
Explain the different modes of excitation used in permanent magnet stepper motor?
Describe the construction and working principle of hybrid stepping motor.
2. Write detail about mini step drive.
3. Describe the working of a 3 stack stepper motor having 12 poles in stator and in rotor.
4. Analyze the mechanism of torque production in VR stepper motors.
5. State and explain static and dynamic characteristics of a stepper motor.
6. Discuss in detail the different types of power drive circuits for stepper motor.
7. Draw the bi-directional two phase logic sequencer for four phase stepper motor and draw the
truth table and explain its operation.
8. Explain dual voltage drives for a two phase on drive of a four phase motor with necessary circuit
diagrams.
9. Explain the different types of current suppression circuits.
10. A stepper motor driven by a bipolar drive circuit has the following parameters: winding
inductance = 30 mH, rated current = 3A, DC supply = 45V, total resistance in each phase = 15.
When the transistors are turned off, determine (i) the time taken by the phase current to decay to
zero and (ii) the proportion of the stored inductive energy returned to the supply.
11. A stepper motor has a step angle of 3. Determine (a) resolution (b) number of steps required for
the shaft to make 25 revolutions and (c) shaft speed, if the stepping frequency is 3600 pps.
12. A stepper motor has a step angle of 1.8. What number should be loaded into the encoder of its
drive system if it is desired to turn on the shaft ten complete revolutions?
13. What is the motor torque Tm required to accelerate an initial load of 3*10-4 kg m2 from f1 = 1000
Hz to f2 = 2000 Hz during 100 ms. The frictional torque Tf is 0.05 N-m and the step angle is
1.8.
Unit 2
14. Explain the construction and working principle of SRM.
15. Describe the hysterisis type and PWM type current regulator for one phase of a SRM.
16. Derive the torque equation of SRM.
17. Sketch the general speed-torque curve of SR motor and discuss the type of control strategy used
for different regions of the curve. Sketch the typical phase current waveforms of low speed
operation and high speed operation.
18. Explain why rotor position sensor is essential for the operation of SRM.
19. Describe the various power controller circuits applicable to switched reluctance motor with neat
diagrams.
20. Discuss the various converter topologies for a 3 phase SR motor with merits and demerits of
each.

21. Explain the various duty cycle schemes for a phase of three SR motor and its operation with
phase current waveforms.
22. Discuss in detail about microprocessor based control and computer control of SRM.
23. What is the step angle of a 5 phases SRM and commutation frequency in each phase for the
speed of 6000 rpm. SRM is having 10 stator poles and 4 rotor poles.
24. A SRM with 6 stator poles and 4 rotor poles has a stator pole arc of 30 degree and rotor pole arc
of 32 degree. The aligned inductance is 10.7 mH and unaligned inductance is 1.5 mH. Saturation
can be neglected. Calculate the instantaneous torque when the rotor is 30 degree before the
aligned position and phase current is 7A. What is the maximum energy conversion one stoke, if
the current is limited to 7A? Determine the average torque corresponding to this energy
conversion.
Unit 3
25. Explain the principle of operation and constructional features of synchronous reluctance motor.
26. Explain circle diagram and torque-speed characteristics of synchronous reluctance motor.
27. Explain the working of vernier motor with neat diagram.
28. Compare the constructional features of axial and radial gap synchronous reluctance motor.
29. Describe the construction and principle of operation of synchronous reluctance motor with
diagrams.
30. Draw and explain the steady state phasor diagram of synchronous reluctance motor. What
changes will be made if a permanent magnet is placed on the rotor of same?
Unit 4
31. Explain the construction and operation of PMBLDC.
32. Derive the expressions for emf and torque of a PM brushless dc motor.
33. Discuss in detail about the operation of an electronic commutator.
Explain the difference between mechanical and electronic commutator.
34. Discuss the use of Hall sensors for position sensing in PMBLDC motors.
35. Sketch the structure of controller for PMBLDC motor and explain the functions of various
blocks.
36. Explain the closed loop control scheme of a permanent magnet brushless DC motor drive with
suitable schematic diagram.
37. Compare PMBLDC motor with switched reluctance motor and bring out its features.
38. A PMBLDC motor has torque constant 0.12 Nm/A referred to DC supply. Find no load speed
when connected to 48V DC supply. Find stall current and stall torque if armature resistance is
0.15 / phase and drop in controller transistors is 2V.
39. A PMBLDC motor has a no-load speed of 6000 rpm when connected to a 120 V supply. The
armature resistance is 2.5 and rotational and iron losses may be neglected. Determine the speed
when the supply voltage is 60V and the torque is 0.5 Nm.

Unit 5
40. Explain the construction and operation of PMSM.
41. Compare electromagnetic excitation with permanent magnet of a PMSM.
42. Derive the emf equation of PMSM.
43. Derive the expressions for power input and torque of a PMSM. Explain how its torque-speed
characteristics is obtained.
44. Explain the principle of operation of a sine wave PMSM in detail by drawing the phasor diagram
and also derive the torque equation.
45. Explain in detail the vector control of PMSM.
46. Explain the construction, working principle, characteristics, and applications of doubly fed
induction generator.
47. Clearly in detail explain the differences between synchronous reluctance motor and PMSM.
48. Explain the microprocessor based control of PMSM.
49. A three phase , four pole, brushless PM rotor has 36 stator slots. Each phase winding is made up
of three coils per pole with 20 turns per coil. The coil span is seven slots. If the fundamental
component of magnetic flux is 1.8 Mwb, Calculate the open circuit phase emf at 3000 rpm.
50. A three phase, 16 poles synchronous motor has a star connected winding with 144 slots and 10
conductors per slot. The flux per pole is 0.03 wb, sinusoidally distributed and the speed is 375
rpm. Find the frequency and the phase and line emf. Assume full pitched coil.