Code No: R05420201

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IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2009 UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY (Electrical & Electronic Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. An induction motor has a short circuit current equal to 6-times the full load current at normal voltage. It has a slip of 5 percent on full load. Calculate the starting torque in terms of full load torque if started by: (a) A star-Delta starter (b) An Auto-Transformer with 60 percent tapping. Ignore the magnetizing current. [16] 2. (a) What are the various types of induction furnace? Make a neat sketch and describe one of them. (b) 100kg of tin is to be melt during an hour is a melting furnace. Determine the suitable rating of the furnace, if melting temperature of tin is 235 0 C. Specic heat = 0.055, latent heat = 13.3 Kcal 1 kg. Take initial temperature of the metal as 35 0 C. [6+10] 3. (a) What are the various methods of welding? (b) What are the advantages of coated electrodes in welding process? [16]

4. A incandescent lament lamp is suspended 2 m above the such working plane. The lamp and the reector are such that the illumination below the horizontal is 500 candle. Find the illumination at a point P below the lamp exactly and at position 2m, 4m and 5m from P all in a straight line. [16] 5. With a neat diagram, explain the construction and working of Mercury vapour lamp. [16] 6. What are main transition connections from series to parallel operation of traction motors and what are their relative merits? [16] 7. The average speed of a train is 50 kmph. Determine its maximum speed assuming trapezoidal Speed-Time curve, if the distance between the stops is 2.5 km, acceleration 1.8 kmphps and retardation 3kmphps. [16] 8. (a) Dene and discuss the signicance of the following terms: i. Dead weight ii. Accelerating weight iii. Adhesive weight. 1 of 2

Code No: R05420201 (b) Discuss the features of traction motors.

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IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2009 UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY (Electrical & Electronic Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) Explain with the help of quadrantal diagram the speed-torque characteristics of an induction motor. (b) Discuss the various methods of controlling the speed of 3-Phase induction motors. [6+10] 2. (a) What is the method by which pinch eect in direct core type of induction furnace has been eliminated? (b) It is desired to employ an induction furnace for melting 1 to nne of zinc at each charge, the time taken for each melt, being about 1 hour. What must be approximate kw input to the furnace assuming it to have an eciency of 65%? Specic heat of zinc =300 J/kg-0 C, latent heat of fusion of zinc = 111.65 KJ/kg; Melting point 455 0 C. [6+10] 3. (a) Write short notes on electric welding. (b) Name and describe various resistance welding processes. [6+10]

4. Find the total saving in electrical load and percentage increase in illumination if instead of using twelve 150 watts lament lamps, we use twelve 80W uorescent tubes. It may be assumed that: (a) There is a choke loss of 25% of rated lamp wattage (b) Average luminuous eciency for each lamp is 15 lm/w and for each tube 40 lm/w (c) Coecient of utilization remains the same. [16]

5. (a) Compare the merits and demerits of lament lamps and uorescent lamps. (b) A work shop measures 15m36m, 20 lamps of 500w each are used for lighting the workshop. The luminous eciency of lamp is 15 Lumens/watt. Determine the illumination on the working plane, if the depreciation factor is 0.7 and the coecient of utilization is 0.5. [6+10] 6. Discuss the application of rheostatic braking as applied to series and a.c induction motors with neat diagram. [16] 7. With the help of a complete Speed-Time curve, discuss how dierent parameters of this curve change with the type of train service. [16]

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8. A 400 ton goods train is to be hauled by a locomotive on a gradient of 2% with an acceleration of 1 kmphps. Coecient of adhesion is 0.2, track resistance is 40N/Ton and eective rotating masses 10% of dead weight. Find the weight of the locomotive and number of axles if the axle load is not to be beyond 22 tonnes. [16]

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IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2009 UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY (Electrical & Electronic Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. Compare the running characteristics of a 3-Phase induction motor of similar rating with: (a) Slip ring motor (b) Squirrel cage motor. [8+8]

2. (a) What do you understand by electric heating? What are the advantages over other methods of heating? (b) What are the characteristics of heating element? Explain the design of heating element in resistance heating. [8+8] 3. (a) What are the various methods of electric welding? (b) Describe the various types of electric Arc welding processes. 4. (a) Dene the terms: i. ii. iii. iv. Waste light factor Maintenance factor Depreciation factor Utilization factor. [8+8]

(b) A lamp has a uniform candle power of 300 in all directions and is tted with a reector with direct 50% of the total emitted light uniformly on to a at circular disc of 20 m diameter placed 20 m vertically below the lamp. Calculate illumination: i. at the centre ii. at the edge of surface with and without reector. [8+8]

5. A drawing hall measuring 30m15m5m is to be provided with illumination of 100lux. Assuming coecient of utilization of 0.5 and depreciation factor of 0.8, determine the number of lamps required, their spacing, mounting height and total wattage. Luminous eciency of lamps is 16.67 lumens/watt for 300w. [16] 6. The magnetization curve of series machine at 500RPM is as follows: Field (or) Arm Current in amps : 20 40 Induced e.m.f. involts : 50 100 60 80 100 125 140 150

Total resistance of armature circuit including eld is 0.03. Motor is driving a hoist carrying load of 30kg at radius of 50cm. Estimate the resistance to be connected in motor circuit for applying rheostatic braking to limit speed to 400RPM. [16] 1 of 2

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7. Derive an expression for the distance traveled by an electric train using quadrilateral Speed-Time curve. [16] 8. What is coecient of adhesion? How the value of coecient of adhesion aects the slipping and skidding of the driving wheels of traction unit? [16]

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IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2009 UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY (Electrical & Electronic Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. Give with reasons the type of application for which the following motors are best suited: (a) DC shunt motor (b) DC series motor (c) Synchronous motor (d) 3-Phase induction motor. 2. (a) Explain the Principle of dielectric heating and applications (b) The power required for dielectric heating of a slab of resin 150sq cm in area and 2 cm thick is 200 watts at a frequency of 30 MHZ. The material has relative permittivity of 5 and a p.f 0.05. Determine the voltage necessary and current owing through the material. If the voltage is limited to 600V. What will be the value of the frequency to obtain the same heating? [6+10] 3. (a) What is fundamental dierence between electric arc welding and resistance welding? (b) Compare the AC and DC systems of welding methods. [8+8] [44=16]

4. Determine the height at which a light source having uniform spherical distribution should be placed over a oor is order that the intensity of horizontal illumination at a given distance from its vertical line may be greatest. [16] 5. (a) Discuss the various faults that occur in lighting systems and explain how these are rectied. (b) What are the various factors that decides the life of a tungsten lament? [8+8] 6. Compare the various types of braking methods as applied to dierent types of motors. [16] 7. With the help of trapezoidal speed time curve, derive an expression for the maximum speed and hence estimate the values of acceleration and retardation. [16] 8. Explain in detail the signicance of the following terms in electric traction: (a) Dead weight (b) Accelerating weight (c) Gear ratio 1 of 2

Code No: R05420201 (d) Coecient of adhesion.

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