Code: 9A02601 R09

B.Tech III Year II Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations May/June 2015
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POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVES
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Time: 3 hours
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Max Marks:
Answer any FIVE questions
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All questions carry equal marks
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Write down the basic performance equations for a separately excited D.C motor. Sketch
characteristics of constant torque drive and constant power drive regions.
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Explain the fundamentals of thyristor controlled drives and their operation.
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The speed of a separately excited D.C motor is controlled by means of a 3-phase semi-converter from
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a 3-phase 415 V 50 Hz supply. The motor constants are inductance 10mH, resistance 1 ohm and
armature constant 1.5 V/rad/s. Calculate speed of the motor at a torque of 50 Nm when the converter
is fired at 600. Neglect losses in the converter.
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Explain in detail the braking operation of a controlled separately excited D.C motor.

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Discuss with the suitable diagrams I quadrant and II quadrant choppers.
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A 220 V, 24 A, 1000 rpm separately excited dc motor having an armature resistance of 2 is

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controlled by a chopper. The chopping frequency is 500 Hz and the input voltage is 230 V. Calculate
the duty ratio for a motor torque of 1.2 times rated torque at 500 rpm.

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Explain four quadrant operation of three phase induction motor using AC voltage controllers.
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Describe the closed loop speed control of AC voltage controller fed induction motor drive.

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Explain the operation of voltage source inverter fed induction motor drive with neat diagram.

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A three phase, 460 V, 60 Hz, 1164 rpm, six pole star connected, wound rotor Induction motor has the
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following parameters per phase referred to the stator.
R1 = 0.4 ohm, R2 = 0.6 ohm, X1 = X2 =1.8 ohm, Xm = 40 ohm. Stator to rotor turns ratio is 2.5. The
motor speed is controlled by static rotor resistance control. The filter resistance is 0.02 ohm. The
value of external resistance is chosen such that = 0 and the breakdown torque is obtained at stand
still. Determine the following: (i) The value of the external resistance. (ii) for a speed of 960 rpm at
1.5 times the rated torque.

8 With the help of a neat sketch, explain control of self controlled synchronous motor.

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