MODEL QUESTION PAPER

Hall Ticket No.: SRIT R20

SRINIVASA RAMANUJAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

PART-A Mark
(Answer the following, 5 X 2 = 10 Marks) s CO BL
1 a) Why the rotor of three-phase induction motor can never attain [2M] CO1 L1
synchronous speed?
b [2M] CO1 L1
) What does crawling of induction motor mean?
c) Draw the load characteristics of alternator a feeding unity power [2M] CO1 L1
factor load.
d [2M] CO1 L1
) Explain briefly about power flow equations in alternator.
e) What is meant by under-excitation with reference to synchronous [2M] CO1 L1
motor?

PART-B
(Answer all five units, 5 X 10 = 50 Marks)

UNIT-1
2 a) Show that in an induction motor the rotor input: power developed: [5M] CO L1
rotor copper losses = 1: (1-s) : s, where s is the fractional slip. 1
b In a 6-pole, 3-phase, 50 Hz motor with star connected rotor, the [5M] CO L3
) rotor resistance per phase is 0.3 Ω, the reactance at standstill is 1.5 2
Ω per phase and an e.m.f between the slip rings on open circuit is
175 V. Find: (i) Rotor e.m.f per phase. (ii) Rotor frequency and
reactance at a speed of 950 rpm.
OR
3 a) Explain how a rotating magnetic field is produced in a three-phase [5M] CO L2
induction motor. 1
b (b) A 3-phase, 400 V, 50 Hz induction motor takes a power input [5M] CO L3
) of 35 kW at its full-load speed of 890 rpm. The total stator losses 2
are 1 kW and the friction and windage losses are 1.5 kW.
Calculate: (i) Slip. (ii) Rotor ohmic losses. (iii) Shat power. (iv)
Efficiency.

UNIT-2
4 a) Explain in detail about auto tranformer control method for speed [5M] CO L2
control of 3-phase induction motor. 1
b Why at all starters are necessary for starting the induction motor? [5M] CO L2
) Explain the different starters used for squirrel cage motors. 2
OR
5 a) Explain double cross field theory of single-phase induction [4M] CO L2
motors. 2
b A 3-φ squirrel cage induction motor has a short circuit current of [6M] CO L3

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 ) 5 times the full load current. Its full load slip is 5%. Calculate the 2
starting torque as a percentage of full load torque if the motor is
started by: (i) Direct on-line starter. (ii) Star delta starter. (iii)
Auto transformer starter limiting the supply line starting current to
twice the full load current. Find the auto transformer tapping in
this case also.

UNIT-3
6 a) List and explain the salient features of cylindrical – rotor type [5M] CO L1
synchronous machine. 3
b A 4 kVA, 3-∅, 110 V, 50 Hz, star connected alternator has X = 3 d [5M] CO L3
) Ω and X = 2 Ω. The machine is delivering full load current at 0.8
q 3
p.f. lagging at rated voltage. Find the induced e.m.f, load angle
and maximum power output of the alternator.
OR
7 a) Explain about EMF method to determine voltage regulation. [5M] CO L2
4
b Determine Xd and Xq with the help of a phasor diagram of a [5M] CO L2
) synchronous generator. 4

UNIT-4
8 a) Two single phase alternators operating in parallel have induced [6M] CO L3
e.m.f’s on open circuit of 220 V at an angle of 0° and 220 V at an 5
angle of 10° and respective reactance’s of j3Ω and j4Ω. Calculate:
(i) Terminal voltage. (ii) Currents. (iii) Power delivered by each of
the alternators to a load resistance 6 Ω.
b Describe synchronizing alternators with infinite bus bars. [4M] CO L2
) 5
OR
9 a) Discuss the load sharing between alternators with change in [5M] CO L2
excitation and prime mover speed on any one alternator. 5
b Two alternators working in parallel supply a lighting load of 3000 [5M] CO L3
) kW and a motor load aggregating to 5000 kW at a p. f 0.72. One 5
machine is loaded up to 5000 kW at 0.8 p. f lagging. What is the
load and power factor of the other machine?

UNIT-5
1 a) What are synchronous condensers? Explain. [5M] CO L2
0 6
b A 440 V, 50 Hz, circuit takes 18 A at a lagging power factor of [5M] CO L3
) 0.8 A synchronous motor is used to raise the power factor to 6
unity. Calculate the kVA input to the motor and its power factor
when driving a mechanical load of 6 kW. The motor has an
efficiency of 88%.
OR
1 a) Explain about construction and working of shaded pole motor. [5M] CO L2
1 6
b What are the methods to eliminate hunting? Explain them. [5M] CO L2
) 6
*CO refers the Course Outcome (CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4, CO5 and CO6)
*BL refers the Blooms Level (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6)

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