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1. (a) Explain the concept of constant torque control and constant power control.
(b) Explain how the speed control of a dc motor is achieved illustrating the trig-
gering circuits of the thyristors. [6+10]
2. Describe the relative merits and demerits of the following types of braking for dc
motors: mechanical braking, dynamic braking and regenerative braking with neat
diagram.
3. (a) List the advantages offered by dc chopper drives over line-commutated con-
verter controlled dc drives.
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(b) A dc chopper controls the speed of dc series motor. The armature resistance
Ra = 0.04Ω, field circuit resistance Rf = 0.06Ω, and back emf constant Kv =
35 mV/rad/s. The dc input voltage of the chopper Vs=600v. If it is required
to maintain a constant developed torque of Td = 547N-m, plot the motor speed
against the duty cycle K of the chopper. [6+10]
4. (a) Explain why stator voltage control is suitable for speed control of Induction
motors in fan and pump drives. Draw a neat circuit diagram for speed control
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of scheme of 3 phase Induction motor using AC Voltage Controller.
(b) A 440V, 3 phase, 50 Hz 6 pole 945 RPM delta connected Induction Motor has
the following parameter referred to the stator.
RS = 2.0Ω, Rr = 2.0Ω, XS = 3Ω, Xr = 4Ω.
When driving a fan load at rated voltage it runs at rated speed. The mo-
tor speed is controlled by stator voltage control. Determine motor terminal
voltage, current and torque at 800 RPM. [8+8]
5. With a block schematic diagram explain how the speed of the Induction motor
can be controlled automatically (i.e., using closed loop scheme) with voltage source
Inverters. Mention the applications of the above scheme. [16]
6. A SER controlled slip ring motor drives a fan load having a characteristic TL = kN 2 .
The motor is rated at 440V, 50Hz, 100kW. The speed is to be controlled from a
rated value of 1420 to 750rpm. The equivalent circuit has the following parameters:
R1 = 0.052Ω, R2 ’ = 0.06Ω, X1 + X2 ’ = 0.29Ω, X0 = 10Ω. Stator / rotor turns
ratio = 1.2. Determine the firing angle and draw the speed-torque characteristic.
[16]
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8. Describe self-controlled and load-commutated inverter controlled synchronous mo-
tor drives in detail and compare them [16]
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1. Two independent single-phase semi-converters are supplying the armature and field
circuits of the separately excited dc motor for controlling its speed. The firing angle
of the converter, supplying the field, adjusted such that maximum field current
flows. The machine parameters are: armature resistance of 0.25 Ω, field circuit
resistance of 147 Ω, motor voltage constant Kv=0.7032 V/A-rad/s. The load torque
is T=45 N-m at 1000 rpm. The converter are fed from a 208 V, 50 Hz ac supply.
The friction and windage losses are neglected. The inductance of the filed and
armature circuits are sufficient enough to make the armature and field currents
continuous and ripple free. Determine
2. Describe the relative merits and demerits of the following types of braking for dc
motors: mechanical braking, dynamic braking and regenerative braking with neat
diagram. [16]
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3. (a) Explain with neat circuit diagram the basic principle of operation of a class A
type of chopper. The chopper is connected to R-L-E load. Analyze the same
for continuous current mode of operation.
(b) A dc supply of 200v supplied power to separately excited dc motor via a class
A thyristors chopper. The motor has an armature circuit resistance of 0.33Ω
and inductance of 11mH. The chopper is fully on at the rated motor speed
1200rpm when the armature current is 20A. If the speed is to be reduced to
800rpm with the load torque constant, calculate the necessary duty cycle. If
the chopper frequency is 500Hz, is the current continuous? [8+8]
5. Discuss with suitable schematic diagrams the principle of operation of CSI fed
Induction motor drives. Mention their merits and limitations. [16]
6. A 3-phase, 460V, 60Hz, 1164rpm, 6 pole, star connected, wound rotor induction
motor has the following parameters referred to the stator: R1 = 0.4Ω, R2 ’ = 0.6Ω,
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The speed for a = 0.6 and 1.5 times the rated torque neglect the friction and
windage loss. [16]
7. A 6 MW, three phase, 11 kV, 50 Hz, unity power factor, 6-pole, star-connected syn-
chronous motor has the following parameters: armature resistance = 0, synchronous
reactance = 10 ohms, rated field current = 50 A. The machine is controlled by vari-
able frequency at constant V/f ratio up to base speed and at constant V above base
speed. Calculate the torque and field current for rated armature current, 750 rpm
and 0.8 leading power factor. Draw motor characteristics and waveforms under the
above method of control. [16]
8. Describe the open-loop and closed loop methods of speed control of a synchronous
motor using VSI. [16]
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1. A dc series motor has Ra = 3 Ω, Rf = 3 Ω and Maf = 0.15 H. The motor speed is
varied by a phase-controlled bridge. The firing angle is π /4 and the average speed
of the motor is 1450 rpm. The applied ac voltage to the bridge is 330 Sin wt.
Assuming continuous motor current find the steady state average motor current
and torque. Sketch the waveforms for output voltage, current and gating signals.
[16]
2. (a) Draw the circuit diagram and explain the operation of closed-loop speed con-
trol with inner-current loop and field weakening.
(b) A single phase fully controlled double bridge converter is operated from 120v,
60Hz supply and the load resistance is 10 ohms. The circulating inductance is
40mH. Firing delay angle for converter I and II are 600 and 1200 respectively.
Calculate the peak circulating current and the current through converters.
[8+8]
3. (a) Derive the expressions for average motor current, current Imax and Imin and
average torque for chopper-fed dc separately excited motor.
(b) A dc chopper controls the speed of a separately excited motor. The armature
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resistance is Ra =0.05Ω. The back emf constant is Kv =1.527v/A-rad/s. The
rated field current is If = 2.5A. The dc input voltage to the chopper is Vs=
600v. If it is required to maintain a constant developed torque of Td = 547N-m,
plot the motor speed against the duty cycle k of the chopper. [8+8]
4. A 3 phase, 4 pole, 50 Hz squirrel cage Induction motor has the following circuit
parameter.
r1 = 0.05ohm, r2 = 0.09ohm, X1 + X2 = 0.55ohm.
The motor is star connected and rated voltage is 400V. It drives a load whose
torque is proportional to the speed and is given as T1 = 0.05 ω Nw-m.
Determine the speed and torque of the motor for a firing angle of 450 of the AC
Voltage Controller on a 400V, 50 Hz supply. [16]
5. With a block schematic diagram explain how the speed of the Induction motor
can be controlled automatically (i.e., using closed loop scheme) with voltage source
Inverters. Mention the applications of the above scheme. [16]
6. A 600V, 50Hz, 30kW, 3-phase induction motor is used as the drive motor in an
SER system. It is required to deliver constant (rated) motor torque over the full
range from 100rpm to the rated speed of 1000rpm. The motor equivalent circuit
parameters are:
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7. Discuss the CSI method of speed control of synchronous motor and describe the
operation of the converter with waveforms. [16]
8. Describe the open-loop and closed loop methods of speed control of a synchronous
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motor using VSI. [16]
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1. (a) Explain how four-quadrant operation is achieved by dual converters each of 3
φ full wave configuration for d.c. separately excited motor.
(b) Distinguish between circulating current and non-circulating current mode of
operation.
diagram.
[10+6]
2. Describe the relative merits and demerits of the following types of braking for dc
motors: mechanical braking, dynamic braking and regenerative braking with neat
3. (a) Derive the expressions for average motor current, current Imax and Imin and
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(b) Draw a closed loop block schematic diagram for the above speed control tech-
nique. Mention the merits of the above method of speed control. [8+8]
5. The equivalent circuit of a three phase Induction motor having a delta connected
stator has the following parameters at rated frequency of 50Hz.
r1 = 0.1Ω, r2 = 0.2Ω,
x1 = 1.0Ω, x2 = 1.0Ω, xm = 20Ω
The rated voltage of machine is 250V. Determine the voltage to be applied as a
function of stator frequency for rotor frequencies of 0, 2, 3Hz. Consider only the
fundamental. [16]
6. A fan with a load characteristic TL = kN 2 is to be driven by an SER drive incorpo-
rating a 440V, 50Hz, 100kW induction motor. It is required to deliver rated speed
of 1440 rpm and to provide smooth speed control down to 750 rpm. The motor
equivalent circuit parameters referred to primary turns are
R1 = 0.052Ω, R2 ’ = 0.06Ω, Xm = 10Ω, X1 + X2 ’ = 0.29Ω, R0 = 100Ω.
Stator to rotor turns ratio: 1.2 Calculate the motor efficiency and power factor at
750rpm. Friction and windage effects may be neglected. It is assumed that the mo-
tor is started from rest and run upto 750 rpm by the secondary resistance method.
[16]
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8. Describe the open-loop and closed loop methods of speed control of a synchronous
motor using VSI. [16]
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