ANNA UNIVERSITY COIMBATORE

-
B.E.! B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS: OCTOBER 2009 16. Why is starter necessary to start 3 phase induction motor?
REGULA nONS - 2007 17. List four methods of speed control in 3 phase induction motor.
FOURTH SEMESTER - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGG. 18. Compare the performance and applications of Resistance split phase and
070280026 - SYNCHRONOUS AND INDUCTION MACHINES permanent capacitor single phase induction motors.
19. Mention two advantages in using stepper motors ..
TIME: 3 Hours Max.Marks : 100 20. What is the use of a linear motor?
PART-A
(20 x 2 = 40 MARKS) PART- B
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (5 x 12 = 60 MARKS)
ANSWER ANY FIVE QUESTIONS
1. What is meant by compounding curve in synchronous generator?
2. State factors responsible for a change in synchronous generator terminal voltage
while feeding isolated load .. 21. A 5000 KVA, 10000 V, 1500 rpm, 50 Hz alternator runs in parallel with other
3. Why synchronous motor is not a self starting motor? machines. Its sync ronous reactance is 20%. Find for (1) no load (2) full load at
4. What is cogging? power factor 0.8 lagging, synchronizing power per unit, mechanical angle of phase
5. What is locked rotor torque? displacement and calculate the synchronizing torque if the mechanical displacement
6. Why slots on the rotor of induction motor' are skewed? is OS.
7. A 3-phase squirrel cage induction motor should not be started directly from the main
supply. State reasons. 22. Explain the procedure that are followed to connecting a synchronous a machine to a
8. What is the effect of change in line frequency on the performance of induction motor? infinite busbars.
9. Mention some of the advantage of stepper motor.
10. How do you size the capacitor rating required for an induction motor? 23. A 1500 KW, 3 phase, star connected, 3.3kV synchronous motor has reactance of
11. Give difference between cylindrical rotor type synchronous machine and salient pole xd = 4.01 and xq = 2.88 0 per phase. All losses may be neglected. Calculate the
type machine. excitation emf when the motor is supplying rated load at unity p.f. Also calculate the
12. Define the term 'voltage regulation' of a synchronous generator. maximum mechanical power that the motor can supply with excitation held fixed at
13. What is hunting? How is hunting minimized? this value.
14. Write the uses of capability curves in a synchronous machine.
15. Draw torque-slip characteristics of induction motor with increasing values of rotor 24. Explain the phenomenon of hunting in an synchronous motor. How it is remedied?
resistance.

2
25. A 6 pole, 50 Hz, 3 phase induction motor has a rotor resistance of 0.250 per phase
and a maximum torque of 10 N-m at 875 rpm. Calculate (1) the torque when the slip
is 5% and (2) the resistance to be added to the rotor circuit to obtain 60% of the
maximum torque at starting. Explain why two values are obtained for this resistance.
Which value will be used? The stator impedance is assumed to be negligible.

26. Discuss briefly the effect on the speed-torque characteristics of an induction motor
produced by: (1) halving the applied voltage with normal frequency (2) halving both
the applied voltage and frequency.

27 Explain double revolving field theory of a single phase Induction motor. Write a brief
note on Hysteresis motor.

28. Discuss briefly the operation and characteristics of

********THE END**·*···*