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The document covers various concepts related to electric drives, including definitions, characteristics, and control methods for DC and AC motors. It addresses the importance of starters, motor ratings, and speed control techniques, as well as specific types of motors and their applications. Additionally, it discusses the advantages of different motor types and control strategies, providing a comprehensive overview of electric drive fundamentals.

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The document covers various concepts related to electric drives, including definitions, characteristics, and control methods for DC and AC motors. It addresses the importance of starters, motor ratings, and speed control techniques, as well as specific types of motors and their applications. Additionally, it discusses the advantages of different motor types and control strategies, providing a comprehensive overview of electric drive fundamentals.

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1.Define cooling time constant of an electrical machine.

2.Name the four commonly used methods for the determination of power rating of
motors.

3.Write down the equation for the back e.m.f. of DC motor in terms of flux, pole and
speed.

4.List the types of single phase induction motors.

5.What are the functions of starter of a DC motor?

6.What is the advantage of three phase slip ring induction motor?

7.Enumerate the limitations of field control in DC Motors.

8.What is a DC chopper?

9.What are the advantages of V/f control of three-phase induction motors?

10.Mention the advantages of slip power recovery scheme of controlling the speed
of induction motor.

11.List any four classes of insulation used in motors with their maximum
temperature ratings.

12.What are the different classes of motor duty ratings?

13.What are cumulative and differential compound motors?

14.What is meant by plugging?

15.A starter is needed for a DC motor. Justify.

16.Why is it that DC series motors should not be started on no load?

17. What are the factors controlling the speed of a DC motor?

18.Bring out the advantages of DC chopper controlled DC drives with that of line
commutated converter controlled DC drives.

19.How can the direction of rotation of a three phase induction motor be


reversed?

20.What is an inverter?
What is an electrical drive?

Define the term "short time rating."

What are the various components of load torque?

What do you understand by electric braking?

Why should motors not be started without starters?

What type of protection is provided in the starters used for 3-phase induction
motors?

List the various methods of conventional and solid-state speed control of D.C.
motors.

Compare armature control and field control.

Why is the V/f kept constant while controlling the speed of a 3-phase induction
motor?

Mention the advantages of squirrel cage induction motor over a D.C. motor.

UNIT I: Fundamentals of Electric Drives

Topics: Concept of electric drive, types, multiquadrant operation, choice factors,


heating/cooling, loading, power rating.

Relevant Questions:

1.What is an electrical drive?

2.Define the term "short time rating."

3.What are the various components of load torque?

4.List any four classes of insulation used in motors with their maximum temperature
ratings.

5.What are the different classes of motor duty ratings?

16 & 8 Mark Questions

Draw the mechanical characteristics of 3-phase induction motor. (8 marks)

Discuss the basic elements of an electric drive system with block diagram. (8 or 12
marks)
Discuss the various classes of duties of a motor with suitable diagram. (12 or 16
marks)

Compare electrical and mechanical drive. (8 marks)

Explain the four-quadrant operation of the motor. (6–8 marks)

Discuss the factors affecting the selection of drives for cranes, hoists, blowers,
compressors. (16 marks)

UNIT II: Drive Motor Characteristics

Topics: Dynamic conditions, mechanical characteristics, starting and braking of


DC/Induction motors.

Relevant Questions:

1.What do you understand by electric braking?

2.What is meant by plugging?

3.Why should motors not be started without starters?

4.Why is it that DC series motors should not be started on no load?

5.A starter is needed for a DC motor. Justify.

6.What are the functions of starter of a DC motor?

7.What is the advantage of three-phase slip ring induction motor?

8.What type of protection is provided in the starters used for 3-phase induction
motor?

9List the types of single phase induction motors.

UNIT III: Solid State DC Drives

Topics: Speed control (armature/field), Ward-Leonard system, converters, choppers,


DC drive applications.

Relevant Questions:
1.Write down the equation for the back e.m.f of DC motor in terms of flux, pole and
speed.

2.What are cumulative and differential compound motors?

3.What are the factors controlling the speed of a DC motor?

4.Compare armature control and field control.

5.Enumerate the limitations of field control in DC Motors.

6.Bring out the advantages of DC chopper controlled DC drives with that of line
commutated converter controlled DC drives.

7.What is a DC chopper

UNIT IV: Solid State AC Drives

Topics: Speed control of 3-phase induction motor (V/f, rotor resistance, slip power
recovery), VSI, CSI, inverters.

Relevant Questions:

1.Why is the V/f kept constant while controlling the speed of a 3-phase induction
motor?

2.What are the advantages of V/f control of three-phase induction motors?

3.How can the direction of rotation of a three-phase induction motor be reversed?

4.Mention the advantages of slip power recovery scheme of controlling the speed of
induction motor.

5.Mention the advantages of squirrel cage induction motor over a D.C. motor.

6.What is an inverter?

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