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Dept. : EEE
St. Peter’s Engineering College (Autonomous)
Dullapally (P), Medchal, Hyderabad – 500100. Academic Year
QUESTION BANK 2024-25
Subject Code : AS22-02PC03 Subject : Electrical Machines - I
Class/Section : B. Tech. Year : II Semester : I

BLOOMS LEVEL
Remember L1 Understand L2 Apply L3
Analyze L4 Evaluate L5 Create L6

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UNIT - I
1 a) State Faraday’s laws 1M L1 C214.1
b) Distinguish between self and separately excited DC Generators 1M L1 C214.2
c) List the methods to improve commutation in DC Generators 1M L1 C214.2
d) State Fleming’s Right Hand Rule 1M L1 C214.2
e) State Lenz’s Law 1M L1 C214.1
2 a) Distinguish between lap and wave windings 3M L2 C214.2
b) What are the applications of DC generators 3M L2 C214.1
c) what are the causes for failure of self excitation of DC generator 3M L4 C214.2
d) A 4-pole, lap connected DC machine has 540 armature 3M
conductors. If the flux per pole is 0.03 Wb and runs at 1500 RPM, L3 C214.1
determine the emf generated.
e) Show the load characteristics of DC Series generators 3M L4 C214.3
a) A wave connected armature winding has 19 slots with 54
conductors per slot. If the flux per pole is 0.025 Wb and number
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of poles is 8, find the speed at which the generator should be run
to give 513V. Also find the speed if the armature is lap connected.
b) Explain the constructional features of DC Machine 5M L2 C214.1
c) Discuss about cross magnetization AT/pole and Demagnetizing 5M
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AT/pole
d) Discuss the different methods to improve commutation 5M L4 C214.2
e) Explain the procedure of armature reaction 5M L2 C214.2
a) Explain the working principle of DC Generator and derive the 10M
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equation for generated EMF.
b) What do you mean by generator? Discuss different types of DC 10M
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generators
c) What is commutation? Explain the process of commutation 10M L4 C214.2
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UNIT - II
1 a) What is a DC motor? 1M L1 C214.2
b) Why brushes are made with good conducting materials in DC
1M L1 C214.2
Machines
c) State Fleming’s Left Hand Rule 1M L1 C214.1
d) Why do we need starters in case of DC Motors. 1M L1 C214.2
e) Mention speed control methods of DC motors. 1M L1 C214.4
2 a) Write down the voltage equation DC Motor 3M L2 C214.1
b) What are the different losses occurring in DC motors 3M L3 C214.1
c) What are the applications of DC Motors. 3M L2 C214.1
d) How does back EMF developed in DC motor. 3M L1 C214.1
e) A 4 pole DC motor takes an armature current of 150 A at 440V.
If its armature circuit has a resistance of 0.15 Ohm, what will be 3M L5 C214.1
the back emf at this load.
3 a) Derive the condition for maximum efficiency in DC motors. 5M L3 C214.5
b) Explain ward Leonard speed control method of DC motor. 5M L4 C214.4
c) Elaborate 3- point starter with neat diagram. 5M L4 C214.4
d) Derive torque equation in DC motor. 5M L2 C214.5
e) A 4 pole 250V series motor has a wave connected armature 5M
with 1254 conductors. The flux per pole is 22mWb. The motor
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takes an armature current of 50 A. Armature and field resistances
are 0.2 Ohm and 0.8 Ohm respectively. Calculate its speed.
a) Explain the characteristics of DC shunt motor with its 10M
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applications.
b) Discuss about different types of DC motors. 10M L4 C214.1
c) What are the speed control methods of DC motor. Explain 10M L2 C214.4
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UNIT - III
1 a) What are the different types of testing of DC machines. 1M L1 C213.5
b) What is the use of Swinburne’s test? 1M L1 C213.5
c) Why brake test is not suitable for large size machines? 1M L1 C213.5
d) Define Efficiency? 1M L1 C213.3
e) Name any 2 non – load method of testing DC machines. 1M L1 C213.5
2 a) Hopkinson’s test is also called a regenerative test. Justify 3M L2 C214.5
b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of Swinburne’s 3M
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test.
c) Show the speed-torque characteristics of dc shunt motor. 3M L2 C214.3
d) Draw the performance characteristics of DC series motor. 3M L6 C214.3
e) Explain power stages in DC generators with neat diagram 3M L2 C214.5
a) How will you determine the efficiency of a DC machine when
3 running as a generator and as a motor by conducting Swinburne’s 5M L3 C214.5
test in the laboratory?
b) Explain that how are the iron losses and mechanical losses 5M
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separated by conducting a suitable test on DC machines.
c)The Hopkinson’s test on two similar shunt machines gave the 5M
following data: Line voltage = 110V, Line current = 48A, Motor
armature current = 230A, Field currents are 3 A and 3.5 A ,
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Armature resistance of each is 0.035 Ohm. Calculate the efficiency
of each machine assuming a brush contact drop of 1 Volt per
brush.
d) A 60 KW, 250V Shunt motor takes 16 A when running light. If 5M
Ra = 0.2 Ohm and Rsh = 25 Ohm, estimate the efficiency of the
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machine at a line current of 152 A when running as a i) Motor ii)
Generator.
e) In the brake test, the effective load on the branch pulley was 5M
40kg, the effective diameter of the pulley 73.5 cm and speed 15
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rps. The motor took 60 A at 230V. Calculate the output power and
efficiency at this load.
4 a) Explain in detail about Brake test of a DC motor. 10M L4 C214.5
b) Discuss the details of Hopkinson’s test for DC machines. Why is 10M
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it called regenerative?
c) Discuss the details of Field’s test for DC Series machines. Also 10M
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mention the advantages of this test.
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UNIT - IV
1 a) Define transformer 1M L1 C214.1
b) Why is transformer rating expressed in terms of KVA? 1M L1 C214.1
c) How to minimize hysteresis loss? 1M L1 C214.5
d) The parameters of 2400/120V, 50Hz transformer are R1=0.1
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ohms and R2 = 0.035 ohms. Find R01 and R02?
e) Define all day efficiency of a transformer. 1M L1 C214.5
2 a) Distinguish between a core type and a shell type transformer. 3M L2 C214.1
b) Will the transformer draw any current from the source when 3M
secondary is open? Draw the phasor diagram for actual L2 C214.5
transformer on no-load?
c) Define regulation and efficiency of a transformer. 3M L1 C214.6
d) Derive the EMF equation of transformer. 3M L3 C214.5
e) What are applications of transformers. 3M L1 C214.5
3 a) Explain constructional details of transformer. 5M L2 C214.1
b) Elaborate the equivalent circuit of transformer. 5M L2 C214.1
c)Draw and explain the phasor diagram of single-phase 5M
transformer on resistive load considering with winding resistance L2 C214.5
and leakage reactance.
d) A 100 KVA, 1100V/200V single phase transformer has the 5M
following parameters R1 = 0.1Ω, X1 = 0.3 Ω, R2 = 0.004 Ω, X2 =
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0.012 Ω. Find equivalent resistance and leakage reactance as
referred to high voltage winding.
e) The no load current of a transformer is 5A at 0.3 power factor 5M
when supplied at 230V, 50Hz. The number of turns on the primary
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winding is 200. Calculate i) the maximum value of flux in the core
ii) The core loss iii) the magnetizing current.
a) A single transformer has 50 primary turns and 600 secondary 10M
turns. The cross-sectional area of the core is 400 cm2. If the
4 primary of the transformer is connected to 230V supply. Find i) L4 C214.1
the secondary induced emf ii) the maximum flux density in the
core.
b) Explain the behaviour of a transformer on No–load and ON 10M
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Load conditions with relevant phasor diagrams.
c) Discuss about losses of transformer and the effect of variations 10M
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of frequency & supply voltage on iron losses.
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UNIT - V
1 a) List out the conditions for conducting OC and SC Test. 1M L1 C214.5
b) What is an auto transformer? 1M L1 C214.1
c) How to minimize eddy current loss? 1M L1 C214.5
d) What are the necessary conditions for parallel operation of the
1M L1 C214.5
transformers.
e) What are the different types of testing of transformer. 1M L1 C214.5
2 a) Why DC supply is not applied to transformer? 3M L1 C214.1
b) What are the advantages of Sumpner’s test? 3M L1 C214.5
c)What are the applications of auto transformer. 3M L1 C214.5
d) Show that the maximum efficiency in a transformer occurs 3M
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when its variable loss is equal to constant loss.
e) Difference between auto transformer and two winding
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transformer.
a) Explain in detail about open circuit test and short circuit test of
3 5M L2 C214.5
a transformer.
b) In a 50KVA transformer, the iron loss is 500W and full load 5M
copper loss is 800W. Find the efficiency at full and half loads at 0.9 L3 C214.5
Pf lagging.
c). Discuss about polarity test of a transformer. 5M L2 C214.5
d) Explain star-star and star-delta connections. 5M L4 C214.5
e) A 120KVA, 6000V/400V, star/star, 3-phase 50Hz transformer 5M
has a iron loss of 1800W. The maximum efficiency occurs at ¾ full
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load. Find the efficiency of the transformer at i) full load and 0.8Pf
ii) the maximum efficiency at unity Pf.
a)Explain procedure of load test on a single phase transformer 10M
4 L2 C214.5
with a neat diagram.
b) Discuss scott connection of transformers. 10M L2 C214.5
c)A 5KVA, 1-phase transformer rated at 50Hz, 200V/400V gave the 10M
following data.
S.C Test: 9V, 6A, and 21.6Watt (on HV side);
O.C Test: 200V, 0.7A, 60Watt (on LV side); L3 C214.1
For the above transformer; Draw the equivalent circuit and insert
the various parameters on it referred to i) Primary and ii)
Secondary.