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Subject Test

Electrical Machines

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KST- General Instructions during Examination

1. Total Duration of KST is 60 minutes.

2. The question paper consists of 2 parts. Questions 1-10 carry one mark each and Question
11-20 carry 2 marks each.
3. The question paper may consist of questions of Multiple Choice Type (MCQ) and
Numerical Answer Type.
4. Multiple choice type questions will have four choices against A, B, C, D, out of which
only ONE is the correct answer.
5. All questions that are not attempted will result in zero marks. However, wrong
answers for multiple choice type questions (MCQ) will result in NEGATIVE marks.
For all MCQ questions a wrong answer will result in deduction of 𝟏/𝟑 marks for a 1-mark
question and 𝟐/𝟑 marks for a 2-mark question.
6. There is NO NEGATIVE MARKING for questions of NUMERICAL ANSWER TYPE.
7. Non-programmable type Calculator is allowed. Charts, graph sheets, and
mathematical tables are NOT allowed during the Examination.

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Q.1 In a transformer, input is applied as square wave as shown then the induced voltage at
secondary is?

Q.2 A 20KVA, 2000/200V transformer is shown in figure. If the transformer is reconnected

to series aiding auto transformer. The KVA rating of the transformer is___________.

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Q.3 A 230V, D.C. shunt motor with Ra=0.2Ω and Rsh=10Ω When connected to D.C. supply, it
develops back emf of 222V at 1500 rpm, then Ia at the time of starting is_________(A).
Q.4 A D.C. is shunt motor is running at rated speed and if the field circuit is open then the
motor will
(A)Rotate with same speed
(B)Rotate with dangerously high speed
(C)Rotate with reduced speed
(D)The machine will come to stop

Q.5 A 100KW belt driven shunt generator with Ra=0.025Ω and Rsh=60Ω is running at 300 rpm
on 220V bus bar. When belt breaks the machine continue to run as motor by taking 10KW
then speed of the machine is__________(rpm)
Q.6 A 500KVA, 3.3KV, 3 phase 4 pole cylindrical synchronous generator has a synchronous
reactance of 20Ω/phase, neglect the Ra≈0. Consider operation at full load at unity power
factor. The induced L-L EMF(KV) is ________.
Q.7 Name plate details of induction motor are as follows
3 phase, ∆-connected, 440V, 50Hz, 6 pole, 100A, 5HP, 950 rpm, and constant losses=400W,
copper loss=200W; calculated by O.C. and S.C. then efficiency of induction machine when
connected to 80% of its full load _________(%).
Q.8 A 220V shunt motor drawing an armature current of 40A at full load has an armature
resistance of 0.5Ω. If the developed torque is constant, then to raise the speed by 50% the
main field flux (in %) must be reduced to_________.
Q.9 Read the following statements about synchronous Generator & pick up the correct
statements
1. Armature reaction MMF due to 0.8 logging P.F current is partly cross magnetizing and
partly demagnetizing
2. The torque developed by the damper winding is in the opposite direction as that of rotor
rotation during super synchronous speed
3. A salient pole alternator has larger diameter, smaller axial length
4. Phase sequence of a three phase alternator can be reversed by interchanging the terminals
of its field winding
(A) 1, 2, 4 (B) 1, 4 (C) 2, 3 (D) 1, 2, 3
Q.10 A 220V series motor running at a certain speed takes 25A. Its armature and series field
resistance are 0.3  and 0.1 respectively. The motor supplying to a load that the torque
varies as the cube of the speed. The resistance to be connected in series with the armature
to reduce the speed by 30 percent is_______()

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Q.11 For an alternator, let Ia, pf be the armature current and power factor respectively. There
exists two alternators namely machine-1 & machine-2 which are connected in parallel with
the load. What will be the effect of decrease in excitation of alternator 1?
(A) Ia1 increases, Ia2 decreases; pf1 decreases, pf2 increases
(B) Ia1 increases, Ia2 decreases; pf1 increases, pf2 decreases
(C) Ia1 decreases, Ia2 increases; pf1increases, pf2 decreases
(D) Ia1 decreases, Ia2 increases; pf1decreases, pf2 increases
Q.12 A 6 pole dc machine has 200 conductors. The flux per-pole is 0.012 wb and machine runs
at 1500 rpm. The machine has a wave-connected winding. But someone mistakenly
considered it to be lap-connected. Find the error in the estimated no-load voltage.
(A) 33.33% (B) -33.33% (C) -66.67% (D) 66.67%
Q.13 A 2000 KVA transformer single phase has equivalent impedance of Zeq=1 Ω. Another 500
KVA transformer has to be operated in parallel with the former transformer. Both
transformers have equal secondary voltage. The value of equivalent impedance (Ω) of second
transformer so that the load is shared in the ratio of 4:1 is _________.
Q.14 A 230V, 60Hz, 4-pole delta connected, three phase induction motor operates at full load
speed of 1710 rpm. The power developed by the motor at this speed is 895 W. If the supply
voltage decreases by 10%, then the torque developed by the motor will be
(A) 5 N-m (B) 6.05 N-m (C) 4.5 N-m (D) 4.05 N-m
Q.15 A DC series motor is running a constant – torque load at 800 rpm taking 30A from 200V
supply. The field resistance and armature resistance are 0.05Ω & 0.01Ω respectively. A
diverter of 0.06Ω is placed across the field resistance to increase the speed. If the field flux is
unsaturated, the new speed in rpm is_________.
Q.16 In a single –phase transformer, the core-loss is found to be 100 W at 50Hz and 130 W at
60 Hz. The applied voltage is adjusted so that the peak flux density is constant in either case.
Find the hysteresis loss and eddy-current loss at a frequency of 75 Hz with same peak flux
density.
(A) 87.5W,93.75W (B) 80W,90W
(C) 78.5W,85.7W (D) 70W,80W
Q.17 A dc shunt machine has the following data:
Total armature resistance0.2 Ω ; field resistance30 Ω ; open circuit characteristic at 1000 rpm
is such that the field current is 4A for an e.m.f of 220V and 3A for 200V. Neglect armature
reaction. When running as motor on a 220 V supply at full load armature current is 25A.
Calculate the magnetizing current required.
(A) 3.5 A (B) 3.65 A (C) 3.75 A (D) 3.95 A

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Q.18 A 50 Hz, 6-pole, 3 phase Induction motor running on full load develops a useful torque
of 142 N-m. The rotor electromotive force makes 120 complete cycles per minute. The brake
horse-power (in HP) is _______.
Q.19 The test data obtained at the rated speed on a 3-phase, Y-connected Synchronous
generator is given as follows:
Short circuit test: Field current = 10 A Short circuit current = 200A
Open-circuit test: Field current = 10A Open circuit voltage=1150 V
The per phase winding resistance is 0.6 Ω. The per phase synchronous reactance of the
generator is equal to ____________ Ω.
Q.20 The rotor resistance and standstill reactance of a 3-phase induction motor are
respectively 0.018Ω and 0.08Ω per phase, full load slip at normal slip is 4%. Estimate the
percentage reduction in stator voltage to develop full-load torque at half of full-load speed.
(A) 68.7% (B) 31.3% (C) 47.2% (D) 52.7%

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Answer Key

Question Number Option/Answer

1 A
2 D
3 2
4 B
5 -6.224
6 C
7 C
8 10
9 B
10 A
11 0
12 B
13 B
14 D
15 5
16 A
17 A
18 A
19 14.1
20 A