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2. A 3-phase, 15kW, 4 pole, 440V, 50Hz, star-connected induction motor has the following test
results:
Determine the full-load efficiency of the motor. Neglect copper loss during no load test and core loss
during blocked rotor test. The full load current of this motor is 30A.
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3. A 230 V, 50 Hz, 4-pole single-phase induction motor has the following equivalent circuit
impedances:
𝑅1𝑚 =2.22 ohm, 𝑅2′ =4.52 ohm, 𝑋1𝑚 =3.1 ohm, 𝑋2′ =2.6 ohm, 𝑋𝑚 =80 ohm.
For a slip of 0.03 pu, calculate (a) input current, (b) power factor, (c) developed power, (d) output
power, (e) efficiency.
4. A 1500 KVA, 6600V, 3-phase star-connected alternator with a Resistance of 0.4 ohm per phase and
reactance 6 ohm per phase, delivers full-load current at power factor 0.8 Lagging, and normal rated
voltage. Calculate the terminal voltage for the Same excitation and load current at 0.8 power factor
leading.
7. Two station generators A and B operate in parallel. The station capacity of A is 50 MW and that of
B is 25 MW. Full-load speed regulation of station A is 3% and the full-load speed regulation of B is
3.5%. Calculate the load sharing if the connected load is 50 MW. No-load frequency is 50 Hz.
8. A 3-phase, 1500 kVA, star-connected, 50-Hz, 2300 V alternator has a resistance between each pair
of terminals as measured by a direct current is 0.16 ohm. Assume that the effective resistance is 1.5
times the ohmic resistance. A field current of 70 A produces a short-circuit current equal to a full-
load current of 376 A in each line. The same field current produces an e.m.f. of 700 V on an open
circuit. Determine the synchronous reactance of the machine and its full load regulation at 0.8 power
factor lagging.
9. A 3-phase, 10 kVA, 400 V, 50 Hz star-connected alternator supplies the rated load at 0.8 power
factor lagging. If the armature resistance is 0.5 ohm and synchronous reactance is 10 ohm, find the
torque angle and voltage regulation.
10. In a 50kVA, star-connected, 440 V, 3-phase, 50 Hz alternator, the effective armature resistance is
0.25 ohm per phase. The synchronous reactance is 3.2 ohm per phase and the leakage reactance is
0.5 ohm per phase. Determine at rated load and unity power factor: (a) internal emf, (b) no-load emf,
(c) percentage voltage regulation at full load, (d) value of the synchronous reactance which replaces
armature reaction.
11. Two three-phase alternators operate in parallel. The rating of o machine is 200 MW and that of
the other is 400 MW. The droop characteristics of their governors are 4% and 5% respectively from
no-load to full-load. Assuming that the governors are operating at 50 Hz at no-load, how would a
load of 600 MW be shared between them? What will be the system frequency at this load? Repeat
the problem if both governors have a droop of 4%.
13. A 660 V, 3-phase, star-connected synchronous motor draws 50 kW at a power factor of 0.8
lagging. Find the new current and power factor when the back e.m.f., increases by 50%. The machine
has a synchronous reactance of 3 ohm and effective resistance is negligible.
14. A 6600 V,3-phase, star-connected synchronous motor draws a full-load current of 80 A at 0.8
power factor leading. The armature resistance is 2.2 ohm and synchronous reactance 22 ohm per
phase. If the stray losses of the machine are 3200 W, determine (a) the e.m.f. induced; (b) the output
power; (c) the efficiency.