QUESTION BANK

SUBJECT CODE & NAME: EE 2403 SPECIAL ELECTRICAL MACHINES YEAR / SEM: IV / VII

UNIT I SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE MOTOR

1. Explain the constructions and working principle of synchronous reluctance motor. (16) 2. Explain in detail about classification of synchronous reluctance motor. (16) 3. raw the phasor diagram of synchronous reluctance motor. (16) !. eri"e the tor#ue e#uation of synchronous reluctance motor. (16) $. raw and explain the characteristics of synchronous reluctance motor. (16) 6. Explain in detail about "ernier motor. (16)

UNIT II STEPPER MOTOR

1. Explain the construction and "arious modes of excitation of %& stepper motor. (16) 2. Explain the construction and "arious modes of excitation of '( stepper motor. (16) 3. Explain the construction and working principle of )ybrid *tepper motor. (16) !. *tate and explain the static and dynamic characteristics of a stepper motor. (16) $. Explain in detail about different types of power dri"e circuits for stepper motor. (16) 6. Explain the mechanism of tor#ue production in %& stepper motor. (16) +. raw any two dri"e circuits for stepper motor. (16)

UNIT III SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR

1. Explain the construction and working principle of switched reluctance motor. (16) 2. escribe the "arious power controller circuits applicable to switched reluctance motor and explain the operation of any one scheme with suitable circuit diagram. (16) 3. raw a schematic diagram and explain the operation of a ,-. dump con"erter used for the control of *&(. (16) !. eri"e the tor#ue e#uation of *&(. (16) $. raw and explain the general tor#ue/speed characteristics of *&( and discuss the type of control strategy used for different regions of the cur"e. *ketch the typical phase current wa"eforms of low speed operation. (16) 6. escribe the hysterisis type and '0( type current regulator for one phase of a *&( (16)

UNIT IV PERMANENT MA NET BRSHLESS DC MOTOR

1. *ketch the structure of controller for '(12 - motor and explain the functions of "arious blocks. (16) 2. Explain the closed loop control scheme of a permanent magnet brushless dc motor dri"e with a suitable schematic diagram. (16) 3. ri"e the expressions for the emf and tor#ue of a '(12 - motor. (16) !. raw the diagram of electronic -ommutator. Explain the operation of electronic -ommutator. (16) $. iscuss the use of )all sensors for position sensing in '(12 - motor. (16) 6. *ketch the tor#ue/speed characteristics of a '(12 - motor. (16)

UNIT V PERMANENT MA NET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR

1. Explain the construction and operation of '(*(. (16) 2. Explain the principle of operation of a sine wa"e '( synchronous machine in detail. raw its phasor diagram and deri"e its tor#ue e#uation. (16) 3. eri"e the emf e#uation of '(*(. (16) !. 0rite about *elf control of '(*(. (16) $. eri"e the expressions for power input and tor#ue of a '(*(. Explain how its tor#ue speed characteristics are obtained. (16) 6. Explain in detail the "ector control of permanent magnet synchronous motor. (16)