Assignment 8 Solutions
Assignment 8 Solutions
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1. A trapezoidal permanent magnet AC motor is fed by a quasi rectangular current of 120o pulse
width, such that the current pulse is located in the region where the induced voltage is constant
and maximum. The torque produced by the motor is proportional to
A) the dc link current
B) the square of dc link current
C) the cube of dc link current
D) the square root of dc link current
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2. The torque ripple for the motor in Q1 is ideally
A) Finite at 6f frequency
B) Finite at 3f frequency
C) Finite at 2f frequency
D) Zero
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3. The torque of a switched reluctance motor with current switched at +ve dL/dθ is
A) proportional to the stator current
B) proportional to the square of the stator current
C) proportional to the cube of the stator current
D) proportional to the square root of the stator current
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4. The operating mode for switched reluctance motor for speed less than the base speed is
A) current chopping mode
B) constant power mode
C) angle control mode
D) Twm2= constant mode
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5. Which of the following wires should be almost horizontal in overhead traction transmission line?
A) catenary wire
B) contact wire
C) dropper wire
D) supporting wire
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6. Coefficient of adhesion does not depend on
A) the speed of the locomotive
B) the weight of the locomotive
C) the type of motor torque speed characteristics
D) the type of motor connection
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7. Coasting of a locomotive refers to
A) Operation when the input power is finite and constant
B) Operation when the motor torque is finite and constant
C) Operation when the input power is zero
D) Operation when the motor torque is ‐ve
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8. A train starts from a station at constant acceleration, α, 5 km/h/s and reaches a free running
speed of 100 km/h. It brakes at a constant deceleration, β, 4 km/h/s for coming to stop at the next
station. If the travel time between the two stations is 10 minutes, what is the distance in km
between the two stations?
A) 11 km
B) 13 km
C) 16 km
D) 19 km
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9. A locomotive starts from rest with a constant acceleration of 6 km/h/s and runs at constant
acceleration for 18 sec. The speed of the locomotive at the end of 18 sec is
A) 54 km/h
B) 68 km/h
C) 90 km/h
D) 108 km/h
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10. The locomotive in Q9 has a mass of 500 tonne. If rotational mass account for 10% of the mass of
the locomotive, calculate the tractive effort (in Newton) required for acceleration on a levelled track
neglecting the train resistance.
A) 916.6 kN
B) 828.5 kN
C) 755.3 kN
D) 500 kN
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11. A locomotive has a weight of 120 tonne. If the permissible weight per axle is 20 tonne, the
minimum number of wheels for the locomotive is
A) 4
B) 6
C) 12
D) 18
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12. A locomotive weighing 110 tonne is moving at steady speed of 80 kmph on a up‐gradient track
with G=10. If the train resistance is 30 N/tonne, the total tractive effort required to move the train is
A) 12002 N
B) 14091 N
C) 15003 N
D) 16053 N
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13. If the locomotive in Q12 is to be accelerated from rest with constant acceleration, α, 3 km/h/s.
Assume the rotational mass to be 10 % of the dead weight. The total tractive effort required for
acceleration is
A) 114.924 kN
B) 115.829 kN
C) 117.625 kN
D) 121.682 kN
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14. Wheel slipping can be prevented by
A) Increasing the speed
B) Increasing the power
C) Increasing the motor torque
D) Decreasing the tractive effort
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15. The wear and tear of pantograph is made even by
A) lubricating the pantograph
B) using carbon collector strip
C) laterally staggering the contact wire
D) increasing the vertical inclination of the contact wire