1.What is the difference between 3-point and 4-point starters?

2. What are the drawbacks of three point starters? Describe a four-point starter with a neat
sketch.

3. A 250V, 4-pole, shunt motor has two-circuit armature winding with 500 conductors. The
armature circuit resistance is 0.25 ohms, field resistance is 100 ohms and the flux per pole
is 0.03Wb. If the motor draws 14.5A from the mains, compute the speed and the internal
(gross) torque developed. Neglect armature reaction.
4.What is the necessity of a starter for dc motor
5. Plot the speed-torque characteristics of different types of dc motors. Based on these
characteristics specify the applications of dc motors.
6. A 230V dc shunt generator has armature and field resistances of 0.06 ohms and 100
ohms respectively. Determine the total armature power developed when working (i) as
generator delivering 25 kW output and (ii) as a motor taking 25 kW input.

7. What are the different types of speed control methods for dc motors? Discuss merits and
demerits of each method.
8.What is back e.m.f in dc machine? What is its significance
9.Explain how torque is produced in a rotating electrical machine
10. Explain the working principle of a 3 point starter of a dc shunt motor with neat diagram.

11. A 440V shunt motor takes 105A (Armature current) from the supply and runs at 1000
r.p.m. Its armature resistance is 0.15 ohm. If the total torque developed is unchanged,
calculate the speed and armature current if the magnetic field is reduced to 70% of the
initial value.

12.Prove that speed control characteristic of a dc shunt motor by flux control method is
hyperbola.
13.What is the significance of back e.m.f in dc machine

14.Explain speed-current, torque-current and speed-torque characteristics of a dc series

motor.
15. Why is starting current high in a dc motor? Explain the working of a four-point starter for
a dc machine
16.Give advantages and disadvantages of Ward leonard Drives
17.Explain what would happen if the DC Motor is directly switched on to the
supply without any starter

18. Distinguish between Cumulative and Differential Compound Motors

19. Sketch and explain the speed torque characteristics of DC Shunt, series and
cumulative Compound motors.

20.A DC Series motor, with unsaturated magnetic circuit and negligible resistance,
when running at a certain speed on a given load, takes 50 A at 500 V. If the load
torque varies as the cube of the speed, find the resistance to be inserted to reduce
the speed by 50 %.
21. Explain with a neat diagram the working of a three point starter used for d.c. shunt
motor?

22. A 20 KW, 250 V dc shunt motor has a full-load armature current of 85 A at 1100
rpm. The armature resistance is 0.18 ohm. Determine (a) the initial torque
developed; (b) the internal torque if the field current is suddenly reduced to 80% of
its original value
23. Explain the construction and operation of 3-point starter used for starting of d.c.
motor?

24. A 4-pole, 250 V series motor has a wave-connected armature with 1254
conductors. The flux per pole is 22 mWb when the motor is taking 50 A. Iron and
friction losses amount to 1.0 kW. Armature resistance is 0.2 ohm and series field
resistance is 0.2 ohm. Calculate: i) the speed ii) the shaft torque and

iii) the efficiency at this load

25. Distinguish between motor and generator action. Derive the equation for the back
e.m.f induced in a DC motor

26. A 4 pole dc series motor has wave connected winding with 600 conductors. Total
resistance of the motor is 0.8 _. When fed from 250 V source, dc motor supplies a
load of 10 kW and takes 50 A with a flux per pole of 3 mWb. For these operating
conditions calculate the developed torque and the shaft torque.
27. Derive the torque equation of dc motor?

28. A 5kW,250 V dc shunt motor takes a no load armature current of 4 A at rated

voltage and runs at 1200 rpm. The armature circuit resistance is 0.4 _ and field
resistance is 250 _. At rated load and rated voltage, the motor takes 26 Aand the
armature reaction weakens the filed flux by 3%.Calculate the full load speed and the
corresponding torque of the motor.

29.Discuss the significance of back e.m.f. in a d.c. motor?

30. Compare the merits and demerits associated with each method of speed control of
dc motor?

31. List the advantages and disadvantages of high number of poles in dc machine?
32.What is the difference between speed regulation and speed control

33.Sketch the speed- torque characteristics of dc shunt, series and cumulative

compound motors in one figure and comment on the nature of characteristics.

34. Enumerate various losses in a dc motor? Derive the expression efficiency of dc

motor?
35. What is the need of s tarter for dc motor? (4)
36. What is meant by constant torque drive and constant power drive? (4)
37. The total weight of field copper in d.c. machine decreases with increase in number
of poles. Explain?

38. Discuss the significance of back e.m.f. in a d.c. motor? (4)

39. Explain with a neat diagram the working of a three point starter used for d.c. shunt
motor?
40. A 20 KW, 250 V dc shunt motor has a full-load armature current of 85 A at 1100
rpm. The armature resistance is 0.18 ohm. Determine (a) the initial torque
developed; (b) the internal torque if the field current is suddenly reduced to 80% of
its original value
41. What is the difference between speed regulation and speed control?
42. Explain the construction and operation of 3-point starter used for starting of d.c.
motor?
43. A 4-pole, 250 V series motor has a wave-connected armature with 1254
conductors. The flux per pole is 22 mWb when the motor is taking 50 A. Iron and
friction losses amount to 1.0 kW. Armature resistance is 0.2 ohm and series field
resistance is 0.2 ohm. Calculate: i) the speed ii) the shaft torque and
iii) the efficiency at this load.
44. Describe and compare various methods of speed control of dc motors?
45. A DC shunt motor runs at 750 rpm from 250 V supply and is taking a full load line
current of 60 A. Its armature and field resistances are 0.4 _ and 125 _ respectively.
Assuming 2 V brush drop and negligible armature reaction effect, calculate the no
load speed for a no load line current of 6 A and resistance to be added in series with
armature circuit to reduce the full load speed to 600 rpm.
46. Sketch the speed- torque characteristics of dc shunt, series and cumulative
compound motors in one figure and comment on the nature of characteristics.
47. Enumerate various losses in a dc motor? Derive the expression efficiency of dc
motor?
48. Distinguish between motor and generator action. Derive the equation for the back
e.m.f induced in a DC motor
49. A 4 pole dc series motor has wave connected winding with 600 conductors. Total
resistance of the motor is 0.8 _. When fed from 250 V source, dc motor supplies a
load of 10 kW and takes 50 A with a flux per pole of 3 mWb. For these operating
conditions calculate the developed torque and the shaft torque.

50. What is the need of s tarter for dc motor?

51. What is meant by constant torque drive and constant power drive?
52. Derive the torque equation of dc motor?
53. A 5kW,250 V dc shunt motor takes a no load armature current of 4 A at rated
voltage and runs at 1200 rpm. The armature circuit resistance is 0.4 _ and field
resistance is 250 _. At rated load and rated voltage, the motor takes 26 Aand the
armature reaction weakens the filed flux by 3%.Calculate the full load speed and the
corresponding torque of the motor.

54. Give advantages and disadvantages of Ward leonard Drives

55.Explain what would happen if the DC Motor is directly switched on to the
supply without any starter
56. Distinguish between Cumulative and Differential Compound Motors
57. Sketch and explain the speed torque characteristics of DC Shunt, series and
cumulative Compound motors.
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58. A DC Series motor, with unsaturated magnetic circuit and negligible resistance,
when running at a certain speed on a given load, takes 50 A at 500 V. If the load
torque varies as the cube of the speed, find the resistance to be inserted to reduce
the speed by 50 %.
59.Explain how torque is produced in a rotating electrical machine
60.Why no-volt release coil is provided in a dc motor starter.