Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MANIPAL

(A Constituent Institute of Manipal University, Manipal)

THIRD SEMESTER B.E. DEGREE MAKEUP EXAMINATION

(REVISED CREDIT SYSTEM)
08 January 2008
ELECTRICAL MACHINES - I (ELE 205)
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 50
Note : Answer any FIVE full questions.
Graph sheets may be used

1A. Explain armature reaction in a DC generator and how its effect can be reduced ? (06)
1B. A 4-pole wave wound DC generator has 880 conductors and supplies a load current of
120A. The brushes are displaced by 3 mechanical degrees from the geometrical axis.
Calculate
a) Demagnetizing amp-turns/pole b) Cross magnetizing amp-turns/pole. (04)

2A. Compare power transformers with distribution transformers (02)

2B. A 5kVA single phase transformer has a core loss of 40 Watts and full load copper loss
of 100 watts. The daily variation of load on the transformer is as follows:
7 A.M. to 1 P. M. : 3kW at pf 0.6
1 P.M. to 6 P. M. : 2kW at pf 0.8
6 P.M. to 1 A. M. : 6kW at pf 0.9
1 A.M. to 7 A. M. : No Load
Determine the All day efficiency of the transformer. (05)
2C. A transformer has no-load loss of 55 W when primary voltage is 250 V of frequency
50 Hz and the no-load loss of 41 W when the primary voltage is 200 V of frequency
40 Hz. Determine hysterisis and eddy current losses at 50 Hz. (03)

3A. What is an induction generator? Why it is not proffered for generation of bulk power.
(02)
3B. Calculate efficiency and voltage regulation when supplying full-load secondary
current at power factors i) UPF ii) 0.8 lag for a 4 kVA, 200 / 400 V single phase
transformer. The following are the test results: O.C. with 200 V applied to LV side,
0.8 A, 70 W; S.C. with 20 V applied to HV side, 10 A, 60 W. (05)
3C. A 10 pole 50 Hz slip ring induction motor runs at 580 RPM on full load. The rotor
resistance per phase is 0.3 . Calculate the additional resistance per phase to be
inserted in the rotor circuit if the speed is to be reduced to 500 RPM for full load
torque. (03)

4A. Two, single phase furnaces I and II are supplied at 80 V by means of Scott connected
transformers from a 3-phase 6600V supply. The furnace I is supplied from teaser
transformer. Calculate the line currents on the 3-phase side when furnace I takes
500kW at upf and furnace II 800 kW at 0.7 pf lag. Draw the phasor diagram. (04)

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4B. Two transformers A and B are connected in parallel to a load of (2 + j1.5) . The
equivalent impedance of transformers referred to their secondary are (0.15 + j0.5)
and (0.1 + j0.6) respectively. Their no load terminal voltages are respectively 205
and 207 Volts. Find (i) Load terminal voltage (ii) Power output and power factor of
each transformer (iii) KVA load shared by each transformer (iv) Circulating current
on no load. (06)

5A. Draw and explain the torque-slip characteristic of a 3-phase induction motor. Also
explain the effect of rotor resistance on torque slip characteristics. (04)
5B. For a 6 pole 3 phase Induction motor has mechanical losses total 2 HP at a speed of
950 RPM on 550 V, 50 Hz mains. The power factor is 0.88. Calculate for this load
(i) The rotor copper loss (ii) The total input if the stator losses are 2000 W (iii) The
efficiency (iv) The line current (04)
5C. What changes can be made on cage rotor construction to improve the starting torque
of a three phase induction motor. (02)

6A. With the help of double field revolving theory, show that single phase induction
motor is not self staring. (04)
6B. A 6 HP, 220 V, 50 Hz, 6 pole, 3 phase delta connected Induction motor gave the
following test data
No Load Test : 220 V (L-L) 6A 475 W
Blocked Rotor Test : 110 V (L-L) 27 A 1930 W
Calculate from circle diagram for full load condition the line current, PF, torque, Slip
and efficiency. Stator copper loss at stand still is twice the rotor copper loss. (06)

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