EE 1351 – SOLID STATE DRIVES 

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

SUBJECT CODE & NAME: EE1351 – SOLID STATE DRIVES

YEAR / SEM : III / VI

UNIT – I
DRIVE CHARACTERISTICS

PART-A

1. What are the choices of electrical drives? (2)

2. What is meant by regenerative breaking? (2)
3. What are the components of load torques? (2)
4. Draw the multiquadrant operation of drives. (2)
5. Define equilibrium operating point. (2)
6. Define steady state stability. (2)
7. What are the advantages of electrical drives? (2)
8. What is meant by acceleration? (2)
9. What is meant by deceleration? (2)
10. What are the three modes of operation of electrical drive? (2)
11. Mention the different factors for the selection of electrical drives. (2)
12. Write down the fundamental torque equation. (2)
13. What do you mean by four quadrant operation? (2)
14. What are the different types of drives? (2)
15. Mention some of the applications of electrical drives? (2)

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PART- B

1. (a) Draw and explain the general electric drive system (8)
(b) Compare AC and DC drives (8)
2. (a) Explain in detail about dynamics of motor load system (8)
(b) Draw the characteristics of different types of loads (8)
3. Explain in detail about multiquadrant operation. (16)
4. Explain in detail about regenerative breaking. (16)
5. Explain in detail about acceleration, deceleration, starting and stopping.
(16)
6. Explain in detail about steady state stability in electrical drive system.
(16)
7. Explain in detail about the choice (or) selection of electrical drives
(16)

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UNIT – II
CONVERTER / CHOPPER FED DC MOTOR DRIVE
PART – A
1. Draw the speed - torque characteristics of a D.c.series motor (2)
2. Draw the speed - torque characteristics of a D.c.shunt motor (2)
3. Mention the methods to control the speed of a DC shunt motor. (2)
4. What is meant by duty cycle in a chopper circuit? (2)
5. Draw the diagram of regenerative fed separately excited D.C.
motor drive? (2)
6. Mention the applications of chopper fed dc drives. (2)
7. Why thyristors are not preferred now-a-days for chopper fed DC drives. (2)
8. What is discontinuous conduction mode? (2)
9. Draw the regenerative braking characteristics of a separately
excited motor. (2)
10. What is meant by critical speed in phase controlled DC drives? (2)
11. What is TRC control scheme? (2)
12. What are the four quadrants of dc drives? (2)
13. What are the advantages of three phase drives over single phase drives? (2)
14. What is a line commutated inverter? (2)
15. What is a static ward – Leonard drive? (2)
16. What are the disadvantages of conventional ward – Leonard schemes? (2)
17. State the advantages of dc chopper drives. (2)
18. Why self commutated devices are preferred over thyristors for chopper
circuits? (2)
19. What causes poor input power factor in phase controlled dc drives? (2)

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PART – B
1. Explain the operation of a single phase fully controlled converter fed
Separately excited DC motor with neat waveforms and derive the
Speed torque characteristics. (16)

2. Draw the power circuit diagram and explain the operation of a three
Phase full converter fed separately excited DC motor. (16)

3. Explain the operation of the two quadrant chopper fed dc drive

System. (16)

4. Explain regenerative braking and dynamic braking of separately

Excited dc motor by chopper control. (16)

5. Explain the operation of four quadrant dc chopper drive. (16)

6. Explain regenerative braking and dynamic braking of series

Motor by chopper control. (16)

7. What are the various control strategies for varying duty Cycle of the
chopper? (16)

8. The speed of a 10hp, 220V, 1200 rpm separately excited dc Motor is

controlled by a single – phase fully controlled converter the rated armature

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current is 40A. The armature resistance is 0.25Ω.The ac supply voltage is

230V.The motor constant KaФ = 0.18V/rpm.
Assume that the motor current is constant and ripple free. For a firing
Angle of 30deg and rated motor current, determine the following:
(a) speed of the motor,
(b) motor torque,
(c) power supplied to the motor (16)

9. A 220V, 1500 rpm, 10 A separately excited dc motor has an armature

resistance of 10 Ω. It is fed from a single phase fully controlled bridge
rectifier with an ac source voltage of 230 V at 50 Hz. Assuming continuous
load current, compute
i) the motor speed at a firing angle of 30 deg and torque of 5 N-m,
ii) developed torque at a firing angle of 45 deg and speed 1000rpm.
(16)
10. A DC series motor is fed from 600 V dc source through a chopper.
The dc motor has the following parameters: Ra = 0.04 Ω, Rs = 0.06 Ω
K= 4 * 10-3 Nm/amp2 .The average armature current of 300A is ripple free.
For a chopper duty cycle of 60%. Determine (a) input power from the
source, (b) motor speed (c) motor torque. (16)
11. A 220V, 1200 rpm, 15 A separately excited dc motor has an armature
Resistance and inductance of 1.8 Ω and 32 mH respectively. This motor is
controlled by single phase fully controlled bridge rectifier with an ac source
voltage of 230 V at 50 Hz. Identify modes and calculate speeds for (a) ά =
45 deg and torque = 40 Nm. (16)

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UNIT – III
INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVES
PART – A
1. What are the different methods of speed control of induction motors?(2)
2. What are the advantages of stator voltage control method? (2)
3. What are the disadvantages of stator voltage control method? (2)
4. What are the advantages of squirrel cage induction motor? (2)
5. What are features of variable frequency control? (2)
6. What are the three region in the speed torque characteristics of the
induction motor? (2)
7. What is meant by v/f control? (2)
8. What is meant by slip power? (2)
9. What is meant by slip power recovery system? List some of its
disadvantages. (2)
10. What are the different types of slip power recovery system? (2)
11. What is meant by sub – synchronous speed operation? (2)
12. What is meant by super – synchronous speed operation? (2)
13. Compare conventional method of Kramer and scherbius system. (2)
14. Compare the static Kramer and scherbius system. (2)
15. What is a static Kramer drive? (2)
16. Draw the diagram of a static Kramer drive. (2)
17. What are the disadvantages of static Kramer system? (2)
18. Why the power factor of the slip power recovery scheme of speed (2)
control of induction motor is low? (2)
19. Sketch the mechanical characteristics of a three phase induction motor
with v/f control. (2)
20. Compare slip power recovery scheme with rotor resistance control. (2)
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21. Mention few general features of an induction motor on a CSI (2)

22. Induction motor speed control with constant supply voltage and reduced
supply frequency is rarely used in practice – Justify. (2)
23. Compare static rotor control scheme with static scherbius drive. (2)
24. What are the disadvantages of ac drives with PWM inverters? (2)
25. Name the methods of speed control applicable on the stator side of a
three phase induction motor. (2)

PART – B
1. (a)Explain the operation of the constant slip speed control of an
induction motor drive. (8)
(b) Draw and explain voltage/frequency control. (8)

2. Draw and explain the slip power recovery scheme applicable for
Three phase slip ring induction motor. (16)

3. Explain the advantages of variable frequency induction motor drives State

and explain the various schemes for induction motor speed control by
VSI’s. (16)
4. Explain in detail about the closed loop control scheme of an induction
motor? (16)
5. Derive the expression for three phase induction motor using equivalent
circuit? Also draw its speed – torque characteristics. (16)

6. Explain in detail about the stator voltage control of an induction motor?

(16)

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7. A
400 V, 4 pole, 50 Hz , three phase star connected induction motor has r1 = 0, x1
= x2 = 1 Ω, r2 = 0.4 Ω, Xm = 500 Ω. The induction motor is fed from (1) A
constant voltage source of 231 V/phase (2) A constant current source of 28 A.
For both the cases calculate the slip at which maximum torque occurs and the
starting and maximum torques. (16)
8. A 3-Phase , 20 KW, 4 pole , 50 Hz, 400 V, delta connected induction motor
has the following per phase parameters referred to stator. r1 = 0.6 Ω , r1 = 0.4 Ω,
x1 = x2 = 1.6 Ω. Its magnetizing reactance is neglected. If this motor is operated
at 200 V,25 Hz with DOL starting, calculate (i) current and power factor at the
instant of starting and under maximum torque conditions, compare the results
with normal values (ii) starting and maximum torques and compare with
normal values. (16)
9.A 3 KW , 400 V , 50 Hz, 4 pole ,1370 rpm, delta connected squirrel cage
induction motor has the following parameters referred to stator .R1 = 2 Ω, X1 =
X2 = 5 Ω, R2 = 5 Ω, Xm = 90 Ω. Motor speed is controlled by stator voltage
control. When driving a fan load it runs at rated speed at rated voltage.
Calculate (1) Motor terminal voltage, current and torque at 1200 rpm
(2) Motor speed, current and torque for the terminal voltage of 300 V. (16)
10.A 3-Phase , 20 KW, 4 pole , 50 Hz, 400 V, delta connected induction motor
has rotor leakage impedance of 0.5 + j2.0 Ω. Stator leakage impedance and
rotational losses are assumed negligible. If this motor is energized from a
source of 3-Phase, 400 V, 90 Hz, then compute
(a) The motor speed at rated torque
(b) The slip at which maximum torque occurs and
(c) the maximum torque. (16)

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UNIT – IV
SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR DRIVES
PART –A

1. What is constant margin angle control of synchronous motor drive? (2)

2. What is self control mode of synchronous motors? (2)
1. What is a PMSM and discuss its advantages and disadvantages? (2)
2. What are the classifications of PMSM? (2)
3. Define torque angle? Mention some applications of PMSM? (2)
4. When can the synchronous motor be load commutated? (2)
5. What are the major applications of cycloconverter fed synchronous motor?
(2)
6. What are the advantages of cycloconverter drive? (2)
7. What is a commutatorless dc motor? (2)
8. What are the modes of speed control of a synchronous motor? (2)
9. What are the characteristics of true synchronous mode operated
synchronous motor? (2)
10. Give the advantage of using cycloconverter for synchronous motor speed
control. (2)
11. What are the different methods of forced commutation employed in the LCI
fed synchronous motors? (2)
12. What are the disadvantages of the VSI fed synchronous motor? (2)
13. What is the effect different type of VSI on the line power factor and the
synchronous machine power factor? (2)

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PART – B
1. A 3
phase, 400 V , 50 Hz, 6 pole star connected round- rotor synchronous
motor has Zs = 0+j2. Load torque, proportional to speed squared, is 340
N-m at rated synchronous speed. The speed of the motor is lowered by
keeping V/f constant and maintaining unity pf by field control of the motor.
For the motor operation at 600 rpm, calculate a) supply voltage b) armature
current c) excitation angle d) load angle e) the pull – out torque. Neglect
rotational losses. (16)

2. Explain in detail about wound field synchronous motor? (16)

3. Describe the self control of synchronous motor fed from VSI. Discuss
about the separately controlled synchronous motor fed from VSI. (16)

4. Explain in detail about the open loop v/f control and self controlled mode
of the synchronous motor? (16)

5. Write brief notes about

i) Constant margin angle control. (8)
ii) Synchronous motor fed from cycloconverter. (8)

6. Explain in detail about PMSM drives. (16)

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UNIT – V
DESIGN OF CONTROLLERS FOR DRIVES
PART – A
1. Draw the basic block diagram of closed loop control system? (2)
2. What is speed feedback and what are the two types of speed controller?(2)
3. Draw the speed control loop diagram? (2)
4. What are the advantages of closed loop system? (2)
5. What is a closed loop control system? (2)
6. Draw the simplified functional block diagram of a current controller? (2)
7. Draw the block diagram for closed loop control scheme using field
weakening control? (2)
8. What are the design procedures for a closed loop speed control system?(2)
9. Write down the transfer function of a separately excited DC motor and
speed controller? (2)
10. What is armature voltage control? (2)
11. What is field weakening control? (2)
12. What is current feedback? (2)
PART – B
1. Design the following controllers
i) current controller (8)
ii) speed controller (8)
2. Derive the transfer function for separately excited DC motor. (16)
3. Explain in detail about the load torque disturbance? (16)
4. i) Draw the circuit diagram and explain the operation of armature voltage
and field weakening control. (8)
ii) Explain in detail about converter selection and its characteristics (8)
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