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Code No: 137FW R16

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD


B. Tech IV Year I Semester Examinations, March - 2021
POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVES
(Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
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Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75
Answer any Five Questions
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
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TU
1.a) A single-phase fully controlled thyristor converter is supplying a separately excited DC
Motor. Draw the relevant waveforms and explain various operating modes of the drive both
in motoring and regenerative braking.
b) A 220 V, 970 rpm, 120 A DC separately excited motor has an armature resistance of
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0.05ohms. It is braked by plugging from an initial speed of 1000rpm. Calculate resistance
to be placed in armature circuit to limit braking current to twice the full load value and
Braking torque. [8+7]
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2.a) Explain the operation of a four-quadrant chopper fed to the D.C series motor and draw the
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current and voltage wave forms for continuous current operation.
b) A 220v, 24A, 1000rpm separately excited dc motor having an armature resistance of 2ohm
is controlled by a chopper. The chopping frequency is 500Hz and the input voltage is
230V. Calculate the duty ratio for a motor torque of 1.2 times rated torque at 500rpm.
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[8+7]

3.a) Explain with the help torque-speed characteristics, why stator voltage control is suitable for
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speed control of induction motors in fan and pump dives. Draw a neat circuit diagram for
speed control of scheme of 3 phase induction motor using AC voltage controller.
b) A 440V, 3 phase, 50Hz 6 pole 945 RPM delta connected induction motor has the following
parameters referred to the stator. Rs=2.0Ω, Rr1 = 2.0Ω, Xs = 3Ω, Xr = 4Ω. When driving a
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fan load at rated voltage, it runs at rated speed. The motor speed is controlled by stator
voltage control. Determine motor terminal voltage, current and torque at 600 RPM.[7+8]
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4.a) Explain the operation of three phase slip ring induction motor drive when static Kramer
scheme is employed, with the help of circuit diagram. Draw the speed-torque
characteristics.
b) A 3 Phase, 420 V, 50 Hz, star connected Induction motor has the following constants
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referred to the stator. Rs = 2.95 Ω, R’r = 2.08 Ω, Xs = 6.82 Ω, Xr’ = 4.11Ω per phase. The
motor draws a current of 6.7 A at no load and controlled by rotor resistance control. The
resistance Re has been controlled by chopper. Find the value of Re to get a speed range of
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1500 to 500 rpm, assuming a turns ratio of two between stator and rotor. The torque and
speed of the load are related by T α N. Determine the characteristics giving the speed Vs
time ratio of the chopper. [8+7]

5.a) Describe self-controlled and separate controlled mode of operation of a synchronous motor
drive in detail and compare them.
b) A 500KW, 3-phase, 3.3KV, 50Hz, 0.8(lag) pf, 4 pole star connected synchronous motor
has following parameters. Xs=15Ω, Rs=0, rated field current is 10A. Calculate (i) Armature
current and power factor at half the rated torque & rated field current. (ii) Field current to
get unity power factor at the rated torque. [8+7]
6.a) Explain the speed control operations of separately excited DC motor fed by armature with
3 – phase full converter and field with 1 – phase semi- converter.
b) Explain the operation of two-quadrant, type-D chopper drive with necessary equivalent
circuits and waveforms? [8+7]
JN
7.a) Briefly discuss the speed torque characteristics of 3-phase Induction Motor obtained by
stator voltage variation.
b) Compare stator side control and rotor side control of induction motors. [8+7]
TU
8.a) Explain the closed loop control operation of Synchronous motor drive employing variable
frequency control.
b) State and explain the important features of various braking methods of dc motors? [8+7]
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