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Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
B.Sc. Engineering 2nd Year Odd Semester Examination 2017
Course No: ECE 2107
Course Title: Electrical Machines-I
Full Marks: 72
Time: 3 Hours
N.B.
- Answer any SIX questions taking any THREE from each section.
- Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
- Use separate answer script for each section.
SECTION - A
Question 1
(a) Why induction motor is called a rotating transformer? [03]
(b) Show how a uniformly rotating magnetic flux of constant value is produced in the stationary coils of 3-Φ induction motor? [04]
(c) The rotor of a 6-pole, 50 Hz induction motor is rotated by some means at 1000 r.p.m. Compute: [04]
- i) Rotor voltage
- ii) Rotor frequency
- iii) Rotor slip &
- iv) Torque developed.
Can the rotor rotate at this speed by itself?
(d) What will happen if the slip of a 3-Φ induction motor becomes negative? [01]
Question 2
(a) Define: [02]
- i) Plugging
- ii) Pull out torque of induction motor.
(b) For full load and maximum torque show: [03] TmaxTf=a2+Sf22aSf Where the symbols have their usual meaning.
(c) Mention the names of speed control methods and discuss any one of them. [04]
(d) A three phase, 50 Hz, 8 pole induction motor has full load slip of 2%. The rotor resistance and stand still rotor reactance per phase are 0.001 Ω and 0.005 Ω respectively. Find: [03]
- (i) The ratio of the maximum to full load torque and
- (ii) The speed at which the maximum torque occurs.
Question 3
(a) Draw the step by step equivalent circuit diagram of 3-Φ induction motor. [03]
(b) A 415V, 29.84 KW, 50 Hz delta connected motor gave the following test data: [09]
- No load test: 415V, 21A, 1250W
- Locked rotor test: 100V, 45A, 2730W
Construct the circle diagram and determine:
- (i) The line current and power factor for rated output
- (ii) The maximum torque. Assume stator and rotor cu losses are equal at standstill.
Question 4
(a) Briefly explain why the single phase induction motor inherently produces no starting torque. [04]
(b) Briefly explain why the permanent-split capacitor motor runs more quietly than the capacitor-start motor. [04]
(c) Explain how an auxiliary winding provides a starting torque for single phase induction motors. [04]
SECTION - B
Question 5
(a) What is transformer? Write down its advantages. [04]
(b) Explain the operating principle of an ideal transformer. [04]
(c) In a 25 KVA, 2000/200V, single phase transformer, the iron and full load cu losses are 350W and 400W respectively. Calculate the efficiency at unity power factor and 0.8 lagging p.f. on: [04]
- (i) full load
- (ii) half load.
Question 6
(a) Draw the full load phasor diagram of a single phase transformer. [03]
(b) Write short notes on: [04]
- (i) Hysteresis loss
- (ii) Eddy current loss
(c) A 2300/208 V, 500 KVA, 50 Hz transformer has the following O.C. and S.C. test data: [05]
- O.C. test: 208V, 85A, 1800W (L.V. side used)
- S.C. test: 95V, 217.4A, 8200W (H.V. side used)
Find the:
- (i) Equivalent resistance referred to the low voltage side (R02) &
- (ii) Other equivalent transformer parameters.
Question 7
(a) Explain why the open Δ transformer connection is limited to supplying 57.7 percent of a normal Δ-Δ transformer bank. [04]
(b) Write down the conditions of parallel operations of 3-Φ transformers. [04]
(c) A distribution transformer is rated at 18 kVA, 20000/480V and 60 Hz. Can this transformer safely supply 15 KVA to 415 load at 50 Hz? (Note: printed as "415 load" without "V" in original paper). Why or why not? [04]
Question 8
(a) What is Instrument transformer? Explain the operation of Potential Transformer in brief. [03]
(b) What happens to a transformer when it is first connected to a power line? (Note: printed as "corrected" in the original paper). Can anything be done to mitigate this problem? [04]
(c) The equivalent circuit for a 200/400V step-up transformer has the following parameters referred to the low voltage side: [05]
- Equivalent resistance =0.15 Ω
- Equivalent reactance =0.37 Ω
- Core loss component resistance =600 Ω
- Magnetizing reactance =300 Ω
When transformer is supplying a load at 10A at a power factor of 0.8 lag, calculate:
- (i) The primary current and
- (ii) Secondary terminal voltage.
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