Vishwakarma University

Department of Engineering Sciences

Mid semester exam for FY BTech
( Total Mark 50, Duration 2 hrs)

Instructions:-
1) Figures to right indicate full marks
2 ) Use of scientific non programmable calculator is allowed
3) Assume suitable data whereever necessary

Q1 Solve any one of the following

a) Prove that current in purely capactive circuit leads the applied voltage by 900. (07)
Calculate capacitive reactance and current if 100 μF capacitor is connected across
230V, 50 Hz ac supply
b ) The expression for the alternating voltage is given by v = 1.41 sin (314t + φ )
Calculate :
i) The average value of voltage
(07)
ii) RMS value of voltage
iii) frequency of the supply
iv) draw the waveform for this alternating voltage

Q2 Solve any one of the following

a) Draw connection diagram and phasor diagram for three phase balanced delta
connected resistive load across a three phase a.c. supply and show line voltage, (07)
phase voltage, line current and phase current on it.
b)
The resistance of 5Ω is connected in series with inductance L across 200 V, 50
Hz single phase ac supply. The voltage across resistance is 50 V. Calculate: i) (07)
Voltage across inductance ii) current in circuit iii) value of inductance.

Q3 Solve any one of the following

a) For a single phase transformer, Define and state formula: i) Voltage Regulation ii)
(06)
Efficiency of transformer
b) A 80 KVA single phase transformer has iron losses of 2 kW and full load copper
losses of 1 kW. Calculate: 1) Efficiency at full load, unity p.f. 2) Efficiency at half (06)
load 0.8 p.f. lead.

Q4 Solve any three of the following

a) A three phase slip ring induction motor is wound for 4 pole and is supplied from
415 V, 50 Hz three phase supply. Calculate:
i) Synchronous speed (05)
ii) Rotor speed if slip is 4% iii)
Calculate slip when rotor runs at 1300 rpm
b) In which type of 3 phase induction motor rotor side speed control is possible and
explain any two methods of rotor side speed control of three phase induction (05)
method
c) Draw and discribe torque slip characteristic of induction motor (05)
d) Explain with block diagram v/f control method for speed control of induction
(05)
motor

Q5 Solve any three of the following

a) List the applications of various types of DC motors. (05)
b)
A 8 pole lap wound dc generator has 1200 conductors on its armature.Flux per
pole is 0.05 Wb. Calculate i) The speed at which the generator must be run to (05)
generate 500 V. ii) What would be the speed if the generator is wave wound?
c) Draw and explain torque-armature current and speed armature current
(05)
characteristics of a DC series motor
d) Draw diagram and label various parts of dc machine (05)