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CS/B.Tech(EE)/SEM-7/EE-703/2012-13
2012
UTILISATION OF ELECTRIC POWER
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.

GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )

1. Choose the correct alternatives for the following :

10 1 = 10

i) An auto transformer used sodium vapour lamp should

have

a) higher step-up ratio

b) high step down ratio

c) high leakage resistance

d) high efficiency.

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ii) For welding aluminium alloys, the method used is

a) Tungston arc welding

b) Acetylene oxygen gas welding

c) D.C. arc welding

d) A.C. arc welding.

iii) Induction heating is used for

a) insulating material

b) magnetic material

c) conducting non-magnetic material

d) magnetic and conducting material.

iv) Quadrilateral speed-time curve is a better

approximation to the actual conditions for

a) sub-urban services

b) urban services

c) main line service

d) urban and sub urban servie.

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v) At low frequency of the order of 2 Hz to 10 Hz the

induction motors develop :

a) high starting torque with excessive starting current

b) high starting torque without excessive starting

current

c) low starting torque with excessive starting current

d) low starting torque without excessive starting

current.

vi) When the speed of the train is estimated taking into

account the time of stop at a station in addition to the

actual running time between stops, is known as

a) Average speed b) Schedule speed

c) Notching speed d) Free running speed.

vii) A train has a schedule speed of 36 km per hour on a

level track. If the distance between the stations is 2 km

and the stoppage is 30 seconds the actual time of run

will be

a) 260 seconds b) 230 seconds

c) 200 seconds d) 170 seconds.

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viii) For rheostatic breaking of two series motors connected

in parallel

a) equalizer connection is better

b) cross connection is better

c) both are equally good

d) none of these two is used.

ix) It is desirable to operate the arc furnace at

a) unity pf b) 0.707 pf

c) 0.8 pf d) 0.5 pf.

x) In arc welding better results are obtained when arc

length is equal to

a) 3/4 ll

b) 1

c) half the diameter of electrode

d) diameter of the electrode.

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GROUP – B
( Short Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 5 = 15
2. A 250 volt lamp has a total flux of 3000 lumen and takes
current of 0.6 amp. Calcuate

a) lumen/watt

b) M.S.C.P./watt.

3. a) State the laws of illumination.

b) Calcualate the total flux from the lamp having mean

spherical candle power of 35.

4. Describe different ways of supply system for electric

traction with their merits and demerits.

5. Explain briefly the following :

i) Space-height ratio

ii) Utilization factor

iii) Depreciation factor.

6. Describe the conditions of maximum output for an electric

arc furnace.
GROUP – C
( Long Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 15 = 45

7. a) What do you understand by speed-time cures ? What is

its use in practice ?

b) An electric train has an avg.-speed of 42 km/hr. on a

level track between stops 1400 apart. It is accelerated
at 1.7 km/hr./sec. and is braked at 3.3 km/hr./sec.
Draw the speed-time curve for the run. 5 + 10

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8. A 100 tone electric train has a rotational inertia of 10%. This

train while running between two stations which are 2.5 km

retardation during braking are respectively 1 km/hr./sec

and 2 is 1 percent and the train is to move up the incline.

The electric train is 65 percent, determine

i) Total energy output at driving axles

ii) Total energy consumption

iii) Specific energy consumption.

Assume that journey estimation is being made in simplified

trapezoidal speed-time curve.

9. a) What is a polar curve ? Explain Rousseau's

construction for calculating M.S.C.P. of a lamp.

b) A 60 candle power, 250 volt metal filament lamp has a

measured cnadle power of 71.5 candle at 260 volt and

50 candle at 240 volt metal filament lamp has a

measured candle at 240 volt calculate

i) The constant for the lamp is the expression

c = av 6 , where c = candle power and V = Voltage.

ii) The change of candle power per volt at 250 volt.

iii) The percentage variation of candle power due to a

voltage variation of 4 percent from the normal

value. 6+9

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10. a) Explain construction, operation performance and

application of arc furnance. Illustrate your answer by

appropriate graphs.

b) Derive the condition for maxinum output in an arc

furnace. 10 + 5

11. Write short notes any three of the following : 3 5

a) High pressure mercury vapour lamp

b) Integrating sphere

c) SCADA system in traction

d) Buck Boost method of speed control in traction system

e) Laser welding.

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