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EM Assignment

1. A 10 kVA, 380V, 4-pole, 50 Hz, star connected cylindrical rotor alternator has a stator
resistance and synchronous reactance of 1 ohm and 15 ohms respectively. Its supplies a
load of 8 kW at rated voltage and 0.8 power factor lagging.
a. The terminal if the load is suddenly removed. (704.92 V)
b. The % regulation. (85.5)
2. Two 550 kVA alternators operate in parallel to supply the following loads:
a. 250 kW at 0.95 PF lagging
b. 100 kW at 0.8 PF leading

One machine is supplying 200 kW at 0.9 PF lagging. Find the power factor of the other
machine. (0.86 lead)

3. The distribution factor for a 36 slot stator with 3-phase, 8-pole winding, having 120 degrees’
phase spread will be? (0.844)
4. A 3-phase, 50 Hz, 415 V, synchronous machine operation at rated voltage and at a leading
power factor of 0.9. Shaft power is 15 kW and excitation emf is 400 V, per phase resistance
is 0.5 ohm. Neglecting mechanical losses of the system the synchronous reactance will be?
(2.72)
5. A 4 pole generator with 16 coils has a two-layer lap winding. The pole pitch will be? (4)
6. A single-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 2 ohms and negligible resistance.
If it supplies 10 A to a purely capacitive load at 200 V, then find generated emf and the
percentage regulation. (180V & -10%)
7. The armature of a single phase alternator is completely wound with T single turn coils
distributed uniformly. The induced voltage in each turn is 2 V rms. The emf of the whole
winding will be? (1.273 T)
8. A 3-phase alternator is wound with a 60-degree phase spread armature winding and
develops 300 kVA. If the armature is reconnected utilizing all the coils for single phase
operation with a phase spread of 180 degrees. Then find new kVA rating of the machine.
(200 kVA)
9. A single phase, 2000 V alternator has armature resistance and reactance of 0.8 ohms and
4.94 ohms respectively. Find the voltage regulation of the alternator at 100 A load at 0.8
leading power factor. (-8.9%)
10. A 2300 V, 3-phase synchronous motor driving a pump is provided with a line ammeter and
field rheostat. When the rheostat is adjusted such that the ac line current is minimum, the
ammeter reads 8.8 A.
a. Find the power being delivered to the pump neglecting losses. (35.056)
b. If the rheostat be adjusted so that the motor operates at 0.8 leading PF. Find the
current drawn and kVARs supplied by the motor to the system at this new power
factor. (11A, 26.292 kVAR)
11. It is desirable to eliminate 5th harmonic voltage from the phase voltage of an alternator. The
coils should be short-pitched by what electrical angle. (36 degrees)
12. A star connected 440V, 50 Hz alternator has per phase synchronous reactance of 10 ohms.
It supplies a balanced capacitive load current of 20 A. It is desirable to have zero voltage
regulation. What should be the load power factor? (0.92)
13. A 415 V, 2 pole, 3-phase, 50 Hz, star connected motor has synchronous reactance of 2
ohms/phase and negligible stator resistance. At a particular field excitation, it draws 20 A at
unity power factor from a 415 V, 3-phase, 50 Hz supply. The mechanical load on the motor
is now increased till stator current equal to 50 A, the field excitation remains unchanged.
Find the per phase open circuit voltage E0, developed power and corresponding power
factor for the new operating condition. (420.7V, 35.38 kW, 0.9845 lag)
14. A 4-pole, 3-phase, double-layer winding is housed in a 36 slot stator for an AC machine with
60-degree phase spread, coil span is 7 slot pitches. Find the number of slots in which top
and bottom layers belong to different phases. (24)
15. A hydraulic turbine having rated speed of 250 rpm is connected to a synchronous generator.
In order to produce power at 50 Hz, what is the number of poles required in the generator?
(24)

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