VINAYAKA MISSION UNIVERSITY V.M.K.

V ENGINEERING COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING SOLID STATE DC DRIVES Unit: 1: 1. Write the different methods of speed control. 2. What is the need of speed control? 3. List out the classification of Braking? 4. What are the factors limit the maximum speeds of field controlled DC motor? 5. A 220V, 200A, 800 Rpm DC Separately excited motor has an armature resistance of 0.06ohmThe motor armature is fed from a variable voltage source with an internal resistance of 0.04 ohm. Calculate internal voltage of the variable voltage source when the motor is operating in regenerative braking at 80% of the rated motor torque and 600 rpm. 6. Draw the Regenerative braking characteristics of a separately excited Motor. 7. Field control is employed for getting speeds higher than rated and armature voltage Contol is employed for getting speeds less than rated. Why? 8. Write the difference between steady state and transient state. 9. List out the merits and demerits of the Ward Leonard System. 10. When varying the speed by field flux control, flux must be varied in small steps only. Why? 11. What is meant by jogging? 12. Explain the Ward Leonard 13. What are the two types of torques in a dc motor? 14. Define speed regulation 15. Write the speed equation of dc shunt and series motor. 16. Draw the speed -torque characteristics of a dc series motor. 17. What are the factors affecting the speed of the dc motor? 18. What is meant by braking? 19. What are the advantages of flux control methods? 20. What is meant by rheostatic speed control of dc series motor?

21. Draw the Dynamic braking characteristics of a separately excited Motor. 22. what are the methods of speed control of dc motor? 23. what is armature voltage control? 24. what is armature resistance control? 25. what is regenerative braking of a separately excited motor? Part-B: 1. Explain the armature speed control of a Series Motor. List out the merits and demerits and application. 2. State and explain the important features of various braking methods of dc motor with its Characteristics. 3. Draw the Dynamic Equivalent circuits of separately excited and Series Motor and analyze its Starting and braking operation with its Transfer functions. 4. Write the brief notes on Energy losses during Transient operation. 5. (i) Explain the operation of Ward Leonard Speed control with its performance Characteristics. List out the merits and demerits. (ii) Transient Analysis of Separately excited motor with Field control. 6. Write the short notes on (i) Jogging (ii) Inching with its performance characteristics of Separately excited and Series Motor. 7. Explain the various field controlling methods in speed control of a dc series motor. 8. Explain the various methods of braking of a dc motor. 9. Explain the thyristor control of a separately excited dc motor. 10. Explain briefly (a) inching (b). jogging

Unit: 2 Part-A: 1. What is phase control? 2. List out the different modes of converter operation? 3. Define CLC. 4. Define TRC.

5. List out the classification of Controlled Converter Fed DC Drives? 6. Write the Problems of DC machines fed by Converter? 7. Draw the Speed Torque Characteristics of single phase fully controlled fed Dc Separately Excited Motor? 8. Write the importance of Feed Back and Free Wheeling Diode? 9. List out the applications of Converter? 10. Write the draw backs of Rectifier Fed Dc Drives? 11. What is the purpose of a converter in dc drives? 12. Explain the speed regulation of dc drives 13. What is the basic principle of single phase full converters fed dc motor drives? 14. What are the advantages of single phase full converter fed dc motor drives? 15. What are the disadvantages of three phase full converter dc motor drives? 16. Why it is preferable to use a full converter for field control of separately excited motor? 17. what is the difference between controlled rectifier and uncontrolled rectifier? 18. Draw the speed torque curves of single phase half controlled rectifier fed separately excited motor 19.what is reverse voltage braking operation of drive? 20. draw the drive circuit for three phase fully controlled rectifier control of dc separately Excited motor 21. what is dual converter? 22. what is field current reversal? 23. what is the effect distortion of supply in motor current? 24. what is the effect low power factor in motor current? 25. what is the effect of ripple in motor current? Part-B 1. Explain with neat sketch and analyze the waveforms of Single phase fully controlled Rectifier control of DC Separately Excited Motor with continuous conduction. 2. Draw and Explain the operation of Single phase fully controlled rectifier control of DC Separately Excited Motor with Discontinuous conduction with its waveform. 3. Explain briefly the operation of Single phase half controlled rectifier control of DC

Separately Excited Motor with continuous conduction with its waveform. 4. Write the Short Notes on (i)CLC (ii)TRC. 5. Explain with neat sketch and analyze the waveforms and Performance of Three phase Fully controlled rectifier control of DC Series Motor with continuous conduction. 6. Explain briefly about the operation of three phase fully controlled rectifier control of DC Series Motor with Discontinuous conduction with its waveform. 7. Draw and explain the operation of Single phase Half controlled rectifier control of DC Series Motor with continuous conduction with its waveform. 8. Explain the operation of a single phase semi converter feeding a separately excited dc motor with necessary waveforms. 9. Explain a three phase semi converter drive for a separately excited dc motor. 10. Draw the power circuit diagram and explain the operation of a three phase converter drive also sketch and explain the output voltage and output current waveforms at firing angle of 60degree and 90 degree .

Unit :3 Part-A: 1. What is Chopper? 2. Write the Application of Chopper? 3. Draw the Motoring control chopper circuit of Separately excited motor? 4. List out the classification of chopper? 5. What is Harmonics? 6. List out the controlling Techniques of the Chopper? 7. Draw the Speed Torque curves of Chopper controlled series motor? 8. Draw the Motoring and Regenerative braking characteristics of chopper controlled Series motor? 9. List out the Mode of operation of chopper controlled DC drives? 10. What is Commutation? 11. What is a one quadrant dc drive? 12. What is a two quadrant dc drive?

13. What is a four quadrant dc drive? 14. What are the advantages of dc chopper fed dc drive? 15. What is the principle of regenerative braking of dc chopper fed dc motor drives? 16. What is the principle of rheostatic braking of chopper fed dc motor drives? 17. What are the advantages of multi phase chopper? 18. What is the principle of step up chopper? 19. What is meant by combined regenerative and rheostatic brake control? 20. What is affect of chopping frequency on the load ripple current? 21. what are the self commutated devices are used to build chopper? 22. why the self commutated devices are used to build chopper? 23. draw the speed torque curves of chopper controlled separately excited motor 24. A 230V, 960 rpm and 200A separately excited dc motor has an armature resistance of 0.02 ohm. The motor is fed from a chopper which provides both motoring and braking operations. The source has a voltage of 230V.Assuming continuous conduction calculate duty ratio of chopper for motoring operation at rated torque and 350rpm. 25. what is the effect of source current harmonics in chopper? Part-B: 1. Draw and explain the operation of Motoring and Regenerative Braking chopper control of Separately Excited DC motor with its Characteristics. 2. Write the brief notes on Dynamic Braking of Separately Excited & Series motor by Chopper Control. 3. Explain with neat sketch of Motoring and Regenerative Braking chopper control of Series DC motor with its Characteristics? 4. Briefly explain the effect of saturation in Series Motor with CLC strategies. 5. Explain the effect of saturation in separately excited motor with TRC Strategies. 6. Explain the chopper controlled dc drive for a dc series motor. 7. The speed of the 100kw , 1000rpm, separately excited dc motor is controlled by three phase full converter. The specification of the converter are 460V , 300A .the input to the converter is a three phase 415V, 50Hz ac supply. Determine (a). firing angle of converter and power factor at rated speed ,

(b) firing angle and power factor at 10% rated speed , (c) active and reactive power drawn from the system at rated speed. 8. Derive the expression for the average motor current, RMS motor current, torque for the chopper fed dc series motor. 9. Explain in detail the sinusoidal pulse width modulation control scheme for power factor improvement. 10. A 230V, 960 rpm and 200A separately excited dc motor has an armature resistance of 0.02 ohm. The motor is fed from a chopper which provides both motoring and braking operations. The source has a voltage of 230V.Assuming continuous conduction. (i) calculate duty ratio of chopper for motoring operation at rated torque and 350rpm. (ii) calculate duty ratio of chopper for braking operation at rated torque and 350rpm. (iii) If maximum duty ratio of chopper is limited to 0.95 and maximum permissible motor Current is twice the rated, calculate maximum permissible motor speed obtainable without field weakening and power fed to the source. (iv) if motor speed is also controlled in (iii), calculate field current as a fraction of its rated value for a speed of 1200 rpm.

Unit: 4 Part-A: 1. What is the importance of Simulation? 2. List out the simulation techniques. 3. How the analog controllers differ from the digital controller? 4. Write the importance of feed back loop. 5. What is inching? 6. What is the difference between Current limiter and current controller? 7. Define Armature current Reversal. 8. Define Field current Reversal. 9. What is the role of firing Circuits? 10. Write the draw backs of Armature and Field current reversal. 11. Draw the representation of the outer speed loop in the dc motor drive.

12. Draw a speed controller block diagram. 13. How to represent a current and speed controllers by proportional-integral type. Part-B: 1. Explain with neat sketch of the closed loop speed control scheme for control below and above base speed. 2. Draw and Explain with neat sketch of the current loop converter Fed DC Drives with its characteristics. List out the merits and demerits. 3. Write the short notes on (i) Armature Current Reversal (ii) Field Current Reversal. 4. Explain briefly about the operation of simulation and techniques of the Converter Fed DC Drives. 5. Write the short notes on (i) Digital controller (ii) Firing circuits. 6. Draw the circuit diagram and explain the operation of a closed loop speed control with inner current loop 7. Draw the block diagram and explain the operation of a phase locked loop control systems 8. Explain the principle of micro computer control of dc drives and list out the advantages of this control method. Unit-5 Part-A : 1. What is Fuzzification? 2. What is De Fuzzification? 3. What is Fuzzy and Neuro controller? 4. What is closed loop? 5. What are the draw backs of Open loop system? 6. List out the intelligent controller for DC Drive? 7. What is neuro controller? 8. What is Fuzzy? 9. What is the need of intelligent controller? 10. Write the advantage and disadvantage of Fuzzy and Neuro controller?

11. What are the advantages of micro computer controller dc drive? 12. What is the principle of micro computer control dc drive? 13. What is a mechanical time constant dc motor? 14. What is a electrical time constant of dc motor? 15. Define an artificial neuron. 16. What are the applications of fuzzy logic in power electronic system? 17. What are the primary graphical tools for building, editing, in fuzzy logic tool box? 19. Define fuzzy set. 20. What are the application of a neural networks in power electronic and drives?

Part-B : 1. Draw and explain Briefly about the operation of Fuzzy controlling system for DC drive. List out the Merits and Demerits. 2. Explain briefly about the operation of Neuro controlling system for DC drive. List out the Merits and Demerits and Application. 3. Write the brief notes on Microcomputer based controller for DC Drives. List out the merits and demerits. 4. Explain with neat sketch of the Fuzzy neuro controller for DC Drive. List out the merits and demerits. 5. Explain with neat sketch of a computer controlled four quadrant dc drive. 6. Draw a program flow chart for a micro computer controlled dc drive system. List out the merits and demerits of the system. 7. Briefly explain the architecture of a feed forward neural network showing back propagation training. 8. Explain with neat diagram of a speed control method of a dc motor drive using neural network. 9. Briefly give the designing procedures of a fuzzy logic control. *******************