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This document is the exam for the final term of the Electrical Machines Control course for 4th year electrical engineering students at Mansoura University. It contains 100 multiple choice questions worth a total of 90 marks to be completed in 3 hours. The questions cover topics related to electric drives, DC motors, and their control including characteristics, operation in different modes, and applications of DC motors.

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This document is the exam for the final term of the Electrical Machines Control course for 4th year electrical engineering students at Mansoura University. It contains 100 multiple choice questions worth a total of 90 marks to be completed in 3 hours. The questions cover topics related to electric drives, DC motors, and their control including characteristics, operation in different modes, and applications of DC motors.

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Mansoura University. Second Semester.

Exam Date: 30th May 2019.

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Faculty of Engineering.
Electrical Engineering Dept. Allowed Time: Three Hours.
Final-Term Exam of (Electrical Machines Control – EE 2422). of pages [8 pages]
For 4th Grade Electrical Engineering Dept. students. Full Mark: [90]

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- Answer the following questions and assume properly any missing data.
- Choose the correct answer then fill in its corresponding circle in your answer sheet.

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Points from 1 to 50 have 0.5 mark each. Points from 51 to 60 have 2 marks each.
Points from 61 to 80 have 0.75 mark each. points from 81 to 85 have 1.25 mark each.
points from 86 to 89 have 1.5 mark each. Points from 90 to 93 have 1 mark each.
points from 94 to 100 have 2 mark each.
Part-I
(1) Electric drive is becoming more and more popular because:
(a) It is simple, clean, compact and reliable.
(b) It provides easy control, flexibility in layout, easy starting and facility for remote control.
(c) It is cheaper in initial as well as in maintenance cost. (d) All of these.
(2) The main drawback of electric drive is that:
(a) It is cumbersome drive. (b) It is costlier in initial as well as in maintenance cost.
(c) Electrical power supply failure makes the drive standstill. (d) All of these.
(3) Which of the following alternatives will be cheaper in initial cost:
(a) One motor of 100 kW. (b) Four motors of 25 kW each.
(c) Five motors of 20 kW each (d) 10 motors of 10 kW each.
(4) The selection of an electric motor is governed by:
(a) Nature of load to be handled. (b) Environmental conditions.
(c) Nature of electric supply available. (d) All of the these.
(5) The least significant electrical characteristic in selection of electric motor for an active load is
(a) Starting characteristics. (b) Braking. (c) Running characteristics. (d) Efficiency.
(6) A typical active load is
(a) Hoist. (b) Blower. (c) Pump. (d) Lathe.
(7) An elevator drive is required to operate in
(a) One quadrant only. (b) Two quadrants. (c) Three quadrants. (d) Four quadrants.
(8) With the increase in speed of a dc motor
(a) Both back emf as well as line current increase. (b) Both back emf as well as line current fall.
(c) Back emf increases but line current falls. (d) Back emf falls and line current increases.
(9) When a dc motor is connected to normal dc voltage and then stopped forcibly,
(a) The motor will burn. (b) Only the field winding will burn.
(c) Nothing will happen to the motor. (d) Back emf increases.
(10) If the flux of a dc motor approaches zero, its speed will
(a) Approach infinity. (b) Approach zero. (c) Remain unchanged. (d) Between 0 and infinity.
(11) An unsaturated dc shunt motor drives a constant torque load at a speed at 1000 rpm taking an
armature current of 20 A when 230 V is applied to the motor. If the applied voltage is reduced to
115 V, the motor runs at:
(a) 500 rpm taking an armature current of 20 A. (b) 1000 rpm taking an armature current of 20 A.
(c) 500 rpm taking an armature current of 40 A. (d) 1000 rpm taking an armature current of 40 A.
(12) A dc shunt motor drives a load at rated speed and supply voltage. If both the load and voltage are
halved, the speed of the motor will be
(a) Almost doubled. (b) Almost halved. (c) The rated speed. (d) Slightly less than the rated speed.
(13) DC shunt motor has
(a) High starting torque and suitable for heavy-duty applications. (b) Almost constant speed.
(c) Torque varying nearly as the square of the current. (d) Dangerously high speed at no load.
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(14) The shunt motor with armature shunted through a resistance as compared to with armature not
shunted has no-load speed
(a) Lower. (b) Higher. (c) Equal. (d) None of these.
(15) For the same series armature resistance. The speed-torque characteristic of a shunted armature dc
shunt motor as compared to when it is not shunted has a slope
(a) Equal. (b) Higher. (c) Smaller. (d) None of these.
(16) In an unsaturated dc series motor
(a) Torque is proportional to armature current. (b) Torque is proportional to field current.
(c) Torque is proportional to the square root of the armature current
(d) Torque is proportional to the square of the armature current.
(17) The demand for a large increase in torque of a dc series motor is met by a
(a) Large decrease in current. (b) Large decrease in speed.
(c) Large increase in speed. (d) Small decrease in speed.
(18) T is the load torque of a dc series motor having linear magnetization and negligible armature resis-
tance. Speed of the motor is √ √
(a) Inversely proportional to T . (b) Directly proportional to T .
(c) Inversely proportional to T 2 . (d) Directly proportional to T 2 .
(19) An electric train employing a dc series motor is running at a fixed speed, when a sudden slight drop
in the mains voltage occurs. This would result in
(a) Drop in speed and rise in current. (b) Rise in speed and drop in current.
(c) Rise in speed and rise in current. (d) Drop in speed with current unaltered.
(20) A dc series motor is running at rated speed without any additional resistance in series. If an additional
resistance is placed in series, the speed of motor
(a) Increases. (b) Decreases. (c) Remains unchanged. (d) Oscillates around the rated speed.
(21) Which of the following dc motors will have least percentage increase of input current, for the same
percentage increase in torque?
(a) Cumulative compound. (b) Differential compound. (c) Shunt. (d) Series.
(22) For very sensitive and wide speed control, the preferable control method is
(a) Field control. (b) Armature control. (c) Multiple voltage control. (d) Ward-Leonard system.
(23) If the terminal voltage of a dc shunt motor is halved with the load torque varying as the square of
speed, then
(a) Speed is halved and armature current is doubled.
(b) Speed is halved and armature current remains unaltered.
(c) Speed remains unaltered and armature current is doubled.
(d) Speed is doubled and armature current is is halved.
(24) A dc shunt motor has external resistances of Ra and Rf in the armature and field circuits respectively.
Armature current at starting can be reduced by keeping
(a) Ra maximum and Rf minimum. (b) Ra maximum and Rf maximum.
(c) Ra minimum and Rf minimum. (d) Ra minimum and Rf maximum.
(25) For dc shunt motor, speed control by variation of armature voltage with field excitation constant is
best suited for
(a) Constant power drive. (b) Variable power drive.
(c) Constant torque drive. (d) Variable torque drive.
(26) In a Ward-Leonard drive, if the field current of the dc generator is suddenly reduced, the controlled
dc motor operates
(a) In the motoring mode. (b) In dynamic braking mode.
(c) In counter-current braking mode. (d) In regenerative braking mode.
(27) In a Ward-Leonard drive, operating at N rpm, the generator field is gradually changed to equal but
negative value. The drive finally operates in
(a) Regenerating mode at −N rpm. (b) Motoring mode at −N rpm.
(c) Regenerating mode at +N rpm. (d) Motoring mode at +N rpm.
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(28) In Ward-Leonard system, the lower limit of speed is imposed by
(a) Armature resistance. (b) Field resistance. (c) Residual magnetism of the generator. (d) None.
(29) In Ward Leonard method of speed control, the direction of rotation of the motor is reversed usually
by reversing the connections of the
(a) Generator field terminals. (b) Generator armature terminals.
(c) Motor armature terminals. (d) Motor field terminals.
(30) Ward-Leonard controlled dc drives are usually used for ........ duty loads.
(a) Light (b) Medium (c) Heavy. (d) Medium intermittent.

(31) In plugging of dc motors


(a) Connections to armature are reversed. (b) Connections to field are reversed.
(c) Connection to both armature and field are reversed. (d) Connections to supply are reversed.

(32) A dc separately excited motor runs from 220 V supply. If the motor is braked by plugging with
field excitation kept constant and a resistance of 10 Ω is inserted in the armature circuit, the initial
braking current is (neglecting all losses)
(a) 22 A. (b) 11 A. (c) 44 A. (d) Zero.

(33) A dc shunt motor, running lightly at 1000 rpm, is operated under plugging. With plugging connec-
tions left as it is, the final speed of the motor will be
(a) Zero. (b) 1000 rpm. (c) -1000 rpm (d) -2000 rpm.
(34) The dynamic braking is generally used with ....... dc motors.
(a) Series. (b) Shunt. (c) Compound. (d) all.
(35) For non-reversing dc drives, it is preferable to use
(a) Plugging. (b) Regenerative braking.
(c) Dynamic braking with separate excitation. (d) Dynamic braking with self-excitation.
(36) During rheostatic braking the braking torque is proportional to
(a) Speed. (b) l/speed. (c) (Speed)2 . (d) square root of speed.

(37) A dc separately excited motor runs from 220 V supply. With the field excitation kept constant, the
machine is taken off from dc supply and fed to a load with resistance of 10 Ω. Neglecting all losses,
the initial current is
(a) 22 A. (b) 11 A. (c) 44 A. (d) Zero.

(38) The condition of regenerative braking can be achieved by


(a) Speed higher than no-load speed of overhauling load.
(b) Increasing the excitation while supply voltage remains constant.
(c) Increasing the armature current. (d) Either (a) or (b).
(39) In a dc shunt motor, regenerative braking is limited by
(a) Saturation of flux at high speed. (b) Saturation of flux at low speed.
(c) Armature current at high speed. (d) Either (a) or (b).

(40) The drawback(s) of regenerative braking is/are


(a) Additional equipment is required for regeneration control and for protection of machines.
(b) The dc machines required for regenerative braking are of large size than those ordinarily employed.
(c) The operation of substations becomes complicated and difficult. (d) all of these.

(41) In machine tool drive applications, the speed of a separately-excited dc motor is required to be
controlled both below and above the rated speed of the motor. which one of the following methods
is best suited for this purpose? (Va : armature voltage; If : field current; If r : field current at rated
speed).
(a) If = If r , Va variable. (b) Va fixed, If variable.
(c) Va and Vf variable with If ≤ If r . (d) Va and Vf variable with If ≥ If r .
(42) The value of dc motor terminal voltage fed from a single phase semi-controlled rectifier under con-
tinuous current mode is
(a) Vπm (1 + cosα) (b) Vπm (1 − cosα) (c) V2π
m
(1 + cosα) (d) V2π
m
(1 − cosα)

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(43) A single phase fully controlled rectifier is fed by a voltage Vm sinωt. The average output voltage is
(a) 2Vπm cosα (b) Vπm cosα (c) 3V

m
cosα (d) 2V

m
cosα
(44) Turn on time of an SCR (ton ) is related to its turn-off time (tof f ) in the following way
(a) ton > tof f (b) ton < tof f (c) ton depends on L/R ratio of load (d) tof f increases with ton
(45) the ideal no-load speed of a controlled rectifier fed dc motor to no-load speed of pure dc supply fed
dc motor ratio is given by
(a) 0.5π (b) 2/π (c) π (d) 0.5
(46) Half-controlled rectifier is ..... and gives .... power factor compared to fully-controlled rectifier
(a) cheaper, higher (b) expensive, higher (c) cheaper, poor (d) expensive, poor
(47) For controlled rectifier fed dc motor, the armature voltage in discontinuous mode depends on
(a) firing angle (b) armature inductance (c) motor speed and load torque (d) all of these
(48) For controlled rectifier fed dc motor, the armature voltage in continuous mode depends on
(a) firing angle (b) armature inductance (c) motor speed and load torque (d) all of these
(49) In a single-phase fully controlled rectifier, if α and β are firing and extinction angles respectively,
then the load current is discontinuous if
(a) (β − α < π) (b) (β − α > π) (c) (β − α = π) (d) (β − α = 3π
2
)
(50) In a single-phase half-controlled rectifier with discontinuous conduction and extinction angle β > π,
freewheeling diode conducts for
(a) α (b) β − π (c) α + π (d) β
(51) A motor driving a colliery winder has to deliver a load rising uniformly from zero to maximum of
1500 kW in 20 sec during the acceleration period, 750 kW for 40 sec during the full speed period and
the deceleration period (with regenerative braking) of 10 sec. When the regenerative braking takes
place the kW which is returned to the supply falls from an initial value of 250 to zero. The period
of rest before the next load cycles starts in 20 sec. The suitable rating for the motor will be:

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(a) 1500 kW. (b) 856 kW. (c) 648 kW. (d) 1256 kW.

Data for points 52, 53 and 54 is given as:


A 220 V. 20 kW dc shunt motor running at its rated speed of 1200 rpm is to be braked by reverse
current braking. The armature resistance is 0.1 Ω and the rated efficiency of the motor is 88%.
(52) The resistance to be connected in series with the armature to limit the initial braking current to
twice the rated current is equal to:
(a) 2.08 Ω. (b) 1.98 Ω. (c) 0.58 Ω. (d) 3.12 Ω.
(53) The initial braking torque is equal to:
(a) 518.13 N.m. (b) 78.13 N.m. (c) 318.3 N.m. (d) 159.15 N.m.
(54) The torque when the speed of the motor falls to 400 rpm is equal to:

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(a) 214.72 N.m (b) 118.12 N.m. (c) 462.15 N.m. (d) 198.85 N.m.

Data for points 55, 56 and 57 is given as:


A torque sensor is connected between the motor shaft and the load shaft. The load torque is constant
TL = 150N m and the load inertia is JL = 1.0kgm2 . The motor inertia is JM = 0.6kgm2 . The speed
is increased from zero to ωm = 100rad/sec in 0.5 sec with a constant angular acceleration.
(55) The electromagnetic torque during acceleration is equal to
(a) 350 Nm (b) 470 Nm (c) 589 Nm (d) 150 Nm
(56) The Shaft torque during acceleration is equal to
(a) 350 Nm (b) 470 Nm (c) 589 Nm (d) 150 Nm
(57) The electromagnetic torque at constant speed is equal to

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(a) 350 Nm (b) 470 Nm (c) 589 Nm (d) 150 Nm

Data for points 58 and 59 is given as:


A 220 V, 750 rpm, 200 A separately excited motor has an armature resistance of 0.05 Ω. The
armature is fed from a three-phase dual converters (A and B) with circulating current control. The
ac source line voltage is 400 V.
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(58) The firing angles for motoring operation at rated torque and -600 rpm are given as:
(a) αA = 109.24◦ , αB = 70.76◦ (b) αA = 73◦ , αB = 107◦
◦ ◦
(c) αA = 129.32 , αB = 50.68 (d) αA = 85◦ , αB = 95◦
(59) The firing angles for regenerative braking at rated torque and 600 rpm are given as:
(a) αA = 109.24◦ , αB = 70.76◦ (b) αA = 73◦ , αB = 107◦
◦ ◦
(c) αA = 129.32 , αB = 50.68 (d) αA = 85◦ , αB = 95◦
(60) A separately excited dc motor with ke Φ = 0.54 has armature resistance of 0.71 Ω and armature
inductance 0.1 H. The armature inertia is 0.05 kgm2 and frictional damping is negligible. The motor
is connected through a 10:1 gearbox to a load which has inertia of 5 kgm2 and constant torque of
30 Nm. The motor is supplied from a single phase fully controlled rectifier with ac input of 115 V
rms at 50 Hz (continuous mode of operation). The bridge firing angle which will produce a load
acceleration of 5 rad/sec2 when the load speed is 15 rad/sec should be
(a) 28.05◦ (b) 18.05◦ (c) 56.1◦ (d) 36.1◦

Part-II

(61) Breakdown torque of a 3-phase induction motor of negligible stator impedance is


(a) directly proportional to the rotor resistance. (b) inversely proportional to the rotor resistance.
(c) directly proportional to the reactance. (d) inversely proportional to the rotor leakage reactance.
(62) The induction motor has lagging power factor during
(a) starting only. (b) operation only. (c) both starting and operation. (d) none of these.
(63) An induction motor is fed from a balanced three phase supply at rated voltage and frequency through
a bank of three single phase transformers connected in delta-delta. One unit of the bank develops
fault and is removed. Then
(a) single phasing will occur and the machine fails to start.
(b) the machine can be loaded to the extent of 57.7% of its rating.
(c) the machine can be loaded to the extent of 75% of its rating.
(d) the machine can be loaded to the extent of 66.66% of its rating.
(64) When the supply voltage to an induction motor is reduced by 10%, the maximum torque will decrease
by approximately
(a) 5%. (b) 10%. (c) 20%. (d) 40%.
(65) In case of 3-phase slip-ring induction motor, as the rotor resistance is increased, the starting torque
(a) increases to a certain value of resistance and then decreases. (b) decreases.
(c) increases to a certain value of resistance and then remains constant. (d) remains constant.
(66) A variable frequency induction motor is operated at constant V/f ratio. It has the following feature
over wide speed range regarding motor magnetising current (Im ) and maximum torque (Tmax )
(a) variable Im constant Tmax . (b) constant Im constant Tmax .
(c) constant Im variable Tmax . (d) variable Im variable Tmax .
(67) While operating on variable frequency supplies, the ac motor requires variable voltage as well in
order to
(a) protect the insulation. (b) avoid the effect of saturation.
(c) improve the capabilities of the inverter. (d) protect the thyristor from dv/dt.
(68) The emf induced in the rotor of an induction motor is proportional to
(a) Voltage applied to stator. (b) Relative velocity between flux and rotor conductors
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Slip
(69) The slip frequency of an induction motor is
(a) The frequency of rotor current (b) The frequency of stator current
(c) Difference of the frequencies of the stator and rotor currents
(d) Sum of the frequencies of the stator and rotor currents
(70) The disadvantage of starting an induction motor with a star-delta starter is that
(a) The starting torque is one-third of the torque in case of delta connection
(b) During starting high losses result
(c) The starting torque increases and the motor runs with jerks (d) None of these
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(71) The torque-slip characteristic of a poly-phase induction motor becomes almost linear at small values
of slip, because in this range of slips
(a) the effective rotor circuit resistance is very large compared to the rotor reactance.
(b) the rotor resistance is equal to the stator resistance.
(c) the rotor resistance is equal to the rotor reactance.
(d) the rotor resistance is equal to the stator reactance.
(72) Unbalanced supply voltage given to a 3-phase, delta-connected induction motor will cause
(a) zero sequence currents. (b) less heating of motor.
(c) negative sequence component current. (d) all of these.
(73) In a 3-phase induction motor connected to a 3-phase supply; if one of the lines suddenly gets discon-
nected, then
(a) the motor will come to a standstill.
(b) the motor will continue to run at the same speed with line current unchanged.
(c) the motor will continue to run at the same speed with increase in line current.
(d) the motor will continue to run at a slightly reduced speed with increase in line current.
(74) An induction motor having full-load torque of 60 Nm when delta connected develops a starting torque
of 120 Nm. For the same supply voltage, if the motor is changed to star-connection, the starting
torque developed will be
(a) 40 Nm. (b) 60 Nm. (c) 90 Nm. (d) 120 Nm.
(75) One slip-ring connection of a 3-phase induction motor gets open-circuited, The motor will
(a) stop (b) continue to run at the same speed.
(c) run at a lower speed. (d) run at a higher speed.
(76) In variable frequency drive of 3-phase induction motor, with increase in frequency, the maximum
torque and slip at which maximum torque occurs, would respectively
(a) increase and decrease. (b) increase and increase.
(c) decrease and increase. (d) decrease and decrease.
(77) In a double cage induction motor, the inner cage has
(a) Low R and low X (b) Low R and high X (c) High R and high X (d) High R and low X
(78) Reducing the poles of a 3-phase induction motor, it
(a) will decrease maximum power factor (b) will increase maximum power factor
(c) will make no change in power factor (d) can not be depicted
(79) A 3-phase IM taking a line current of 200 A, is started by direct switching. If an auto transformer
with 50% tapping is used, the motor line current and supply line current will be respectively
(a) 100, 50 (b) 50, 100 (c) 50, 200 (d) 50, 50

(80) A 3-phase induction motor is controlled by voltage and frequency control such that the ratio V /f is
constant. At 50 Hz, the starting torque is 150 Nm. At 25 Hz, the starting torque
(a) will be less than 150 Nm. (b) will be more than 150 Nm. (c) very small. (d) very large.
(81) A 3-phase, single-cage 5 kW, 6-pole, 950 rev/min, 50 Hz induction motor takes five times full-load
current in a direct-on-line start. The starting torque is
(a) 188.4 Nm (b) 125.6 Nm (c) 62.8 Nm (d) 31.4 Nm
(82) The full-load slip of a 2-pole induction motor at 50 Hz is 0.04. The slip at which the motor will
develop rated torque if the frequency is reduced to 25 Hz, 3 Hz respectively is
(a) 0.08,0.08 (b) 0.08,0.67 (c) 0.67,0.08 (d) 0.08,0.75
(83) When a particular induction motor is started at its full-rated voltage, its starting torque is 20%
greater than the load torque. By how much could the supply voltage be reduced before the motor
would not start
(a) 9% (b) 8.3% (c) 40% (d) 14.4%
(84) A 4-pole, 60 Hz induction motor runs with a slip of 4%. The speeds of rotation of the rotor current
wave relative to the rotor and stator surfaces are
(a) 72 rev/min,1800 rev/min (b) 1800 rev/min,72 rev/min
(c) 72 rev/min,1728 rev/min (d) 1728 rev/min,72 rev/min
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(85) A 4 pole induction motor with unbalanced 3 phase 50 Hz supply, is rotating at 1440 rpm. The
frequency of the induced negative sequence current in the rotor is

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(a) 48 Hz (b) 52 Hz (c) 98 Hz (d) 100 Hz

Data for points 86 to 89 is given as:


A 3-phase wound rotor induction motor has leakage reactance five times the resistance for both stator
and rotor windings. The stator impedance is identical with the referred rotor impedance. If the full
load slip is 3 % and it is desired to limit the starting current to three times the full-load current.
(86) By how much the maximum torque should be affected as a ratio of full-load torque if Rs is increased
to fulfill this purpose
(a) 1.135 (b) 0.5675 (c) 2.27 (d) 1.288
(87) By how much the maximum torque should be affected as a ratio of full-load torque if Xs is increased
to fulfill this purpose
(a) 0.75 (b) 3.0 (c) 1.5 (d) 1.25
(88) By how much the maximum torque should be affected as a ratio of full-load torque if Rr is increased
to fulfill this purpose
(a) 1.135 (b) 1.5 1.735 (c) 1.0
(89) Which method is preferable based only on the consideration of maximum torque loss

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(a) Xs (b) Rs (c) Rr (d) None of them

Data for points 90 to 93 is given as:


A 3-phase 440 V, 50 Hz, 6 pole, Y- connected induction motor has the following parameters referred
to stator, Rs = 0.5Ω, Rr0 = 0.6Ω, Xs = Xr0 = 1Ω. If stator to rotor turns ratio is 2. Motor is being
braked by plugging.
(90) Maximum braking current at initial speed of 950 rpm
(a) 67.5 A (b) 212.9 A (c) 119.8 A (d) 117.8 A
(91) Initial and final braking torques at initial speed of 960 rpm
(a) 199.53 ; 117.9 Nm (b) 119.53 ; 212.9 Nm (c) 212.9 ; 119.53 Nm (d) 117.9 ; 212.9 Nm
(92) The value of the braking resistor to be inserted in rotor circuit so as to limit the maximum braking
current to twice its rated value. Assume motor rated speed 960 rpm
(a) 1.7 Ω (b) 4.3 Ω (c) 3.4 Ω (d) 0.6 Ω
(93) The value of braking resistor and maximum braking current if maximum torque occurs at 500 rpm.

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(a) 2.3 Ω, 117 A (b) 3.2 Ω, 117 A (c) 0.26 Ω, 89 A (d) 0.62 Ω, 89 A

Data for points 94, 95 and 96 is given as:


A 440 V, 3-phase, 6-pole, 50-Hz, delta-connected induction motor has the following per phase
equivalent-circuit parameters at nominal frequency, Rs = 0.2Ω, Rr0 = 0.18Ω, Xs = Xr0 = 0.58Ω.
(94) If the motor is subjected to 40% drop in both voltage and frequency, the safe total mechanical load
to be driven by motor so that it doesn’t stall.
(a) 900 Nm (b) 1800 Nm (c) 1600 Nm (d) 1400 Nm
(95) The speed at which maximum torque occurs when delivering this load torque at nominal voltage and
frequency
(a) 748 rev/min (b) 874 rev/min (c) 847 rev/min (d) 784 rev/min
(96) If both V and f are halved, what would be the increase in starting torque compared to that at rated
voltage and frequency.

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(a) 1.55 (b) 0.772 (c) 3.1 (d) 1.0

Data for points 97 to 100 is given as:


A 3-phase, 4-pole, 3.3 kV, 50-Hz, star-connected induction motor has identical primary and referred
secondary impedances of value 3 + j9Ω per phase. The turns-ratio per-phase is 1/3 (rotor/stator),
and the rotor winding is connected in delta and brought out to slip rings.
(97) The full-load torque at rated slip of 5%
(a) 699 Nm (b) 969 Nm (c) 696 Nm (d) 996 Nm
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(98) The maximum developed torque is
(a) 1631 Nm (b) 815.5 Nm (c) 3262 Nm (d) 1800 Nm
(99) The percent of supply voltage reduction which can be withstood without stalling at full load
(a) 23 % (b) 77 % (c) 11.5 % (d) 33 %

(100) The additional external rotor resistance which, at normal voltage and frequency will permit maximum
torque to be developed at starting
(a) 1.13 Ω (b) 5.08 Ω (c) 1.69 Ω (d) 0.565 Ω

U Good Luck u, Dr. Sayed Abulanwar Dr. Abdelhady Ghanem

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