ROEVER ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PERAMBALUR

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICA & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

EE1352 ELECTRICAL MACHINE DESIGN
UNIT 1 : FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
PART-A
1. Define air contraction factor for slots and ducts.
2. How is leakage magnetic flux different from useful magnetic flux?
3. List the advantages of direct cooling of rotating electrical
machines.
4. Distinguish between continuous rating and short time rating of an
electrical machines.
5. What is the difference between real and apparent magnetic flux
densities in rotating machines
6. State any two methods of cooling turbo alternators.
7. Calculate the mmf per meter for a flux density of 1.7 wb/m
2
. And a
permeability of 23.5 x10
-6
H/m
8. State any two methods of cooling turbo alternators.
9. List the methods of estimating the mmf for tapered tooth.
10. Define unbalanced magnetic pull.
PART-B
11) Define the terms specific electric loading and specific magnetic
loading as applied to electrical Machines. What are the
considerations in the choice of these for rotating machines?
12) i) Explain in detail about the MMF calculation for tapered teeth.
ii) Discuss in detail about the real and apparent flux densities.
13) i)Calculate the apparent flux density at a section of the teeth of an
armature of a D.C machine from the following data at that section. Slot
pitch=24mm, slot width=tooth width =12mm, length of armature core
including five ducts of 10mm each=0.38m,iron stacking factor=0.92.
True flux density in the teeth at that section is 2.2T for which the mmf
is 70000AT/m.
ii) Discuss in detail about the UMP.

UNIT - 2 : D.C.MACHINES
PART - A
1. List the advantages of lap winding in a DC
2. State the relationship between number of armature coils and
number of commutator segments in a dc machine.
3. State different losses in a dc generator.
4. List the factors that influences the separation of Dand L of a dc
machine .
5. In a dc machine what are the limiting values of armature peripheral
speed and voltage between adjacent commutator segments .
6. What are the factors that affect the size of the rotating machines?
7. What are the factors to be considered for the selection of number
of poles in a dc machine?
8. Why square poles preferred?
9. What is the effect of interpole on main pole?
10. Write the guiding factors for choice of number of armature slots of
D.C machine.
PART- B
11) A 250 kW, 500V, 600 r.p.m. d.c. generator is built with an
armature diameter of 0.75m and a core length of 0.3m. The lap
connected armature has 720 conductors. Using the data obtained
from this machine, determine the armature diameter, core length,
number of armature slots, armature conductors and commutator
segments for a 350kW, 440V, 720 r.p.m 6pole d.c. generator.
Assume a square pole face with ratio of pole arc to pole pitch equal
to 0.66. The full load efficiency is 0.91 and the internal voltage
drop is 4% of rated voltage.The diameter of commutator is 0.7 of
armature diameter. The pitch of commutator segments should not
be less than 4mm. The voltage between adjacent segments should
not exceed 15Vat no load.
12) i) Explain the design procedure for the shunt field winding of
D.C.machine
ii) Derive the output equation of a d.c.machine and point out its
salient features.
13) i) Discuss the factors that influence the choice of number of poles
of a dc machine
ii) A 5 kW, 250 volts, 4 pole and 1500 rpm dc shunt generator is
designed to have a square pole face. The average magnetic flux
density in the air gap is 0.42wb/m
2
and ampere conductors per
meter = 15,000. Compute the main dimensions of the machine.
Assume full load efficiency = 87%. The ratio of pole arc to pole
pitch = 0.66.

UNIT - 3: TRANSFORMERS
PART- A
1. What are the advantages of having circular in a transformer?
2. State the merits of three phase transformers over single phase
transformer.
3. Distinguish between shell type and core type transformer.
4. What you mean by stacking factor? What its usual value?
5. The voltage per turn of a 500KVA, 11KV, /Y three phase
transformer is 8.7V calculate the number of turns per phase of LV
and HV windings
6. What are conservator and breather?
7. State the various methods of cooling of power transformers.
8. Write the relation between core area and weight of iron and copper
for a single phase transformer.
9. Comment on the hysteresis and eddy current loss when voltage and
frequency of a transformer is doubled.
10. Explain the significance of the ratio r=m/AT in the design of
transformer.
PART- B
11. i) Estimate the main dimensions including winding conductor
area of a 3 phase delta-star core type transformer rated at
300KVA, 6600/400 V, 50 Hz. A suitable core with 3 steps
having a circumscribing circle of 0.25m diameter and leg
spacing of 0.4 m is available. EMF / turn = 8.5 V, _ = 2.5 A
/mm2,kw=0.28 and Sf = 0.9 (stacking factor)
ii) Derive the output equation of a single phase transformer.
12. i) Estimate the no-load current of a three phase transformer.
ii) For a transformer show that the emf per turn Et=K KVA.
Where KVA= rating of transformer. What are the factors on
which the value of K depends on?
13. A 250KVA 6600/400 volts. three phase core type transformer has
total loss of 4800 watts at full load. The transformer tank is 1.25
meter in height and 1m X 0.5m in plan. Design a suitable scheme
of tubes if the average temperature rise is to be limited to 35
degree Celsius . The diameter of each tube is 50 mm and the
tubes area spaced 75mm from each other. The average height of
each tube is 1.05m. Specific heat dissipation due to radiation and
convection is respectively 6 and 6.5w/m
2
/degree Celsius. Assume
that convection is improved by 35 percent due to provision of
tubes.
UNIT - 4 : INDUCTION MACHINES
PART- A
1. State the main constructional difference between cage and slip ring
induction motor.
2. Give the methods to reduce harmonic torques in an induction
motor.
3. What are the effects of change of air gap length in an Induction
motor?
4. What are the merits of slip ring induction motor over squirrel cage
induction motor?
5. What are the materials used for slip rings and brushes in induction
motor?
6. What are the factors to be considered for the choice of specific
magnetic loading in I.M?
7. What are the types of slots preferred in induction motor?
8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of large air gap length
in induction motor?
9. List out the methods to improve the power factor of induction
motor.
10. What is crawling and cogging?
PART - B
11) Estimate the stator core dimensions, number of stator slots and
number of stator conductors per slot for a 100kw, 3300V, 50Hz,
12 pole star connected slip ring induction motor. Assume
average gap density =0.4wb/m
2
; Conductors per metre
=25000A/m; Efficiency =0.9; Power factor =0.9 and winding
factor =0.96. Choose main dimensions to give best power factor.
The slot loading should not exceed 500-ampere conductors.
Explain the design of rotor bars and slots.
12) Write short notes on i) design of rotor bars and slots ii) design of
end rings
13) i) Derive the output equation of a three phase induction motor
ii) State and explain factors governing the choice of ampere
conductors per metre in the

UNIT - 5 SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES
PART - A
1. What are the merits of computer aided design?
2. What is run away speed?
3. What are the constructional differences between salient pole
alternator and cylindrical rotor type alternator?
4. How Cylindrical pole different from salient pole in asynchronous
machine?
5. Define short circuit ratio (SCR) of a synchronous generator.
6. What is critical speed of Alternator?
7. Mention the uses of damper winding in a synchronous machine.
8. List the factors to be considered for separation of D and L for
salient pole machines.
9. What are the factors to be considered for the choice of specific
magnetic loading in synchronous machine?
10. List the factors to be considered for the choice of number of slots
in synchronous machine
PART - B
11. Determine the main dimension for 1000 kVA, 50 Hz, three phase,
375 rpm alternator. The average air gap flux density = 0.55
wb/m2 and ampere conductors / m = 28000. Use rectangular
pole. Assume a suitable value for L / in order that bolted on pole
construction is used for which machine permissible peripheral
speed is 50 m/s. The runway speed is 1:8 times synchronous speed.
12. i) Explain the design of field winding if alternator
ii) Derive the output equation of a synchronous machine
13. i) Explain the role of digital computers in the design of electrical
machines
ii) Discuss the factors leading to the choice of length of air gap in
alternator design.
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