SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY

(Established under section 3 of UGC Act,1956)

Course & Branch B!E " AE#$%&&'%&EC( )itle of the 'a*er Electrical En+ineerin+ 0ub! Code 6C//95 2ate 19%11%3//9 'A#) " A Ans8er A99 the :uestions 1! 3! 3! @! 5! 6! C! .! 9!

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;hat is the a**lication of star"delta con<ersion= 0tate 9en>?s la8! 2ra8 the load characteristics of d!c!shunt +enerators! ;hat are the <arious 1ethods of s*eed control of d!c!1otors= 2ra8 the *hasor dia+ra1 of sin+le *hase transfor1er 8ith inducti<e load! 2istin+uish a1on+ Aco11ercial? and Aall daB? efficiencB! 2ra8 the torDue"sli* cur<es of three *hase induction 1otors! ;hat are the <arious tB*es of sin+le *hase induction 1otors= ;hat is 1eant bB huntin+=

1/! 0tate the a**lications of ste**er 1otors! 'A#) E B Ans8er A99 the :uestions (5 , 13 7 6/)

11! (a) 4or the net8or- sho8n in 4i+!11 (a), find F s 8hich 1a-es Go 7 C!51A!

(b) A series #9C circuit has #735 oh1s, 9 7 /!331 ( and C 7 66!34 and is su**lied at 15/ <olts 6/c%s 4ind (i) the eDui<alent i1*edance (ii) the *o8er factor and (iii) the reacti<e *o8er! (or) 13! (a) E,*lain the calculation of reluctance in series and *arallel circuits! (b) 2eri<e the e,*ressions for the self and 1utual inductance and e,*lain the1 8ith suitable e,a1*les! 13! (a) A co11utator 1achine is rated at 5 H;, 35/F, 3/// r!*!1! )he ar1ature resistance #a is 1! 2ri<en fro1 the electrical end at 3/// r!*!1 the no"load *o8er in*ut to the ar1ature is Ga 7 1!3A at 35/F 8ith the field 8indin+ (# f 7 35/ ) e,cited bB Gf 7 1A! Esti1ate the efficiencB of this 1achine as a 5 H; +enerator! (.) (b) 0tate the <arious tB*es of d!c! shunt 1otors and their a**lications! (@) (or) 1@! 2ra8 the neat s-etch of three *oint starter and e,*lain its o*eration! 15! (a) 2eri<e the E&4 eDuation of sin+le *hase transfor1ers! (@) (b) E,*lain the construction and o*eration of three *hase transfor1ers! (.)

(or) 16! (a) 4ind the efficiencB of a 1// HFA transfor1er at (i) half"load (ii) full"load both at /!. *!f! la++in+ if the co**er loss at full" load is 3 H; and iron loss is 1!3 H;! (b) ;rite short notes on auto transfor1er! 1C! E,*lain the construction and 8or-in+ *rinci*le of three *hase 0li* rin+ induction 1otors! (or) 1.! (a) E,*lain the <arious 1ethods of s*eed control of induction 1otor! (.) (b) E,*lain the 8or-in+ *rinci*le of sin+le *hase induction 1otors! (@) 19! E,*lain the deter1ination of <olta+e re+ulation of an alternator bB 0Bnchronous G1*edance &ethod! (or) 3/! ;ith neat dia+ra1 e,*lain the o*eration of A!C! 0er<o1otor! Co1*are and contrast it 8ith 2!C!0er<o1otor!