EED 203 (Electro Mechanics) Mid Exam

Part A each wrong answer carries 25% negative marks Max Marks- 40
Part B- no negative marks Time- 75 Min
Name and roll number-
PART- A
1. Neglecting all losses, the developed torque (T) of a d.c. separately excited motor, operating under
constant terminal voltage, is related to its output power (P) as under

a) T P b) T P c)
2 3
T P d) T independent of P

2. A cumulative compounded long shunt motor is driving a load at rated torque and rated speed. If the
series field is shunted by a resistance equal to the resistance of the series field, keeping the torque
constant

a) The armature current increases
b) The motor speed increases
c) The armature current decreases
d) The motor speed decreases
3. A dc series motor fed from rated supply voltage is overloaded and its magnetic circuit is saturated.
The torque-speed characteristic of this motor will be approximately represented by which curve of
Figure

a) Curve A b) Curve B c) Curve C d) Curve D
4. A DC shunt motor is running at 1200 RPM, when excited with 220V DC. Neglecting losses and
saturation, the speed of the motor when connected to a 175V DC supply is

a) 750 RPM b) 900 RPM c) 1050 RPM d) 1200 RPM

5. In relation to DC. Machines match the following and choose the correct combination
List-I List-II (2 Marks)
(Performance variables) (Proportional to)
P. Armature emf (E) 1.Flux (), speed (), armature current (Ia)
Q. Developed torque (T) 2. and only
R. Developed power (P) 3. and Ia only
4. Ia and only 5. Ia only
Codes:
a) P-3, Q-3. R-1 b) P-2, Q-5, R-4 c) P-3, Q-5, R-4 d) P-2, Q-3, R-1
6. Following graph represents OCC of a DC shunt generator. Which of the following is true

a) R1 > R2 > R3 > R4 b) R1 < R2 < R3 < R4 c) R1 > R2 =R3 = R4

7. Following graph represents OCC of a DC shunt generator. Which of the following statements are
true ( 2 Marks )

If
E0
Rf-line
n1
n4
n2
n3

a) N1 > N2 > N3 > N4 & N4 = Nc (critical speed) b) N1 > N2 > N3 > N4 & N4 = Nc

c) N1 > N2 > N3 > N4 & N3 = Nc d) N1 < N2 < N3 < N4 & N3 = Nc
8. The current drawn by a 120 V d.c. motor with back e.m.f. of 110 V and armature resistance of 0.4
ohm is

a) 4 A b) 25 A c) 274 A d) 300 A

9. The dummy coils in d.c. machines are useful to
a) Increase the efficiency b) Improve the commutation
c) Reduce the cost of the machine d) Maintain mechanical balance of armature




10. Four types of D.C. generators of constant speed are considered List I. Their external
characteristics at constant speed are given in List II. Match List I (Type of D.C. generator) with
List II (External characteristics) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List- 1 List-2
A. Separately Excited
B. Series Excited
C. Shunt Excited
D. Over- Excited Compound


Codes:
A B C D
a) 2 3 1 4
b) 1 4 2 3
c) 1 3 2 4 (2 Marks)
d) 2 4 1 3

11. Which of the following is a correct statement about a series motor?

a) Its field winding consists of thicker wire and less turns.
b) It can run without load easily.
c) It has an almost constant speed.
d) It has a poor torque.

12. Four pole lap wound DC shunt generator is supplying 46 A to a load. The. Field current of
the generator is 2A. The current per parallel path is
a) 12 A b) 11 A c) 13 A d) 24 A

13. Due to which of the following reasons a twelve pole, lap wound D.C. generator be preferred to
four-pole lap wound D.C. generator? ( No.of conductors are same in both cases )

a) Low speed b) High speed c) higher voltage d) higher current output










Part-B


1. Derive an expression for the torque developed in a DC machine. ( 4 marks)

Sol:

Torque produced by the armature and mmf produced by the field winding are orthogonal.

The average force acting on the rotor conductor, is expressed as







2. Give the analogy between electrical circuit and magnetic circuit? ( 4 marks)

Sol:

Electrical Magnetic Units
Voltage Magneto motive force F= Ni Amp-turns
Current ,I Magnetic flux() Webers
Resistance R Reluctance (R) Amp-turns / Wb
Conductivity Permeability(u) Wb/A-t-m
Current density , J Magnetic flux density , B Tesla or Weber/m2
Electric field , E Magnetic Field Intensity , E A-t/m

3. Find an expression for the magnetic force developed in a doubly excited system?(4 Marks)
Solution:
Doubly Excited or Rotating Electro mechanical system









4. A 6 pole, 3.0 hp 120V DC lap-wound shunt motor has 960 conductors in the armature. It
takes 25.0 A from the supply at full load. Armature resistance is 0.75, flux/pole=10.0
mWb, field winding current is 1.20A. Find the speed and torque. (5 Marks)
Solution:
:
5. Draw lap-winding diagram of a simple two layer 4- pole generator with 8 coils. Represent
brush position, number of parallel paths and current in each parallel path.
(7 Marks)



Solution:

Yb = (Z/p) + 1

Yf = (Z/p) -1
Yb = 5; Yf = 3







Back Connections Front Connections
1+5 =6
3+5 =8
5+5 =10
7+5 =12
9+5 = 14
11+5 = 16

13+5 = 18(2)

15+5 = 20 (4)
6-3 = 3
8-3 = 5
10-3 =7
12-3 = 9

14-3 = 11

16-3 = 13

18-3 = 15

20-3 = 1