ELECTRICAL MACHINES:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. What is the basic principle of operation of a DC Generator? What are the different types of D.C.Generators. What is long compound and short compound? What are the factors affecting EMF generated in a DC Generator? What is armature reaction? What is a compensating winding in DC Machine? What are interpoles? What is commutation? What are the causes of self-excitation and what are the remedies? Name applications for different types of generators. What is back emf? Why a starter is required to start a dc motor? Explain the basic principle of operation of a starter? Explain the characteristics of different types of motors and their applications. How is the dc motor speed is controlled? What is the advantage of Swinburnes Test? What are the different losses in a DC Motor? What is the condition for maximum efficiency? What is the purpose of Hopkinsons Test? What is a transformer and its basic principle of operation? How many types of transformer are there based on construction? What is the purpose of laminations in the core of a transformer? What are the different losses in a transformer? What is the condition for maximum efficiency? What is the effect of variation of supply frequency on iron losses? What is all day efficiency? Is it for all types of transformers, explain. What are the different tests carried on the transformer How the equivalent circuit parameters of a transformer are obtained? What is regulation? And how it is obtained /calculated? What is Sumpners test and its purpose? What is an autotransformer? Is it advantageous when compared to two winding transformer. What is Scott connection? What are the conditions required for parallel operation of transformers? Explain the principle of operation of three phase induction motor? How is a rotating magnetic field is produced? And what is its speed of rotation?

36. Is the frequency of voltage/current in the rotor of induction motor different from supply frequency, explain. 37. What happens if the rotor of an induction motor is open circuited and three phase supply is given to stator? 38. What is slip? 39. What is the slip at stand-still? 40. What are the different types of induction motors based rotor construction? 41. What are the advantages of slip ring induction motor? 42. What is the condition for obtaining maximum torque from a 3-phase induction motor? 43. What is the relationship between rotor input and copper losses? 44. What is a circle diagram and how it is conducted? 45. What are different types of starting an induction motor? 46. Can the speed of an induction motor be controlled? How? 47. Applications of different types of induction motors? 48. Explain the principle of operation of an alternator. 49. What is pitch factor and distribution factor? 50. How harmonics can be suppressed in an alternator? 51. What is regulation of an alternator and how it is obtained? 52. What is synchronizing power torque? 53. What are sub-transient, transient and steady-state reactance? 54. Explain the principle of operation of a single phase induction motor.