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S TEST SERIES ELECTRICAL (PAPER-I), CONVENTIONAL

PART-A
Q.1(a) For a parallel plate capacitor (as shown in the figure below), d is the separation between plates and A is the surface area. If V0 is the voltage applied across the plates,
obtain the value of capacitance
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(b)

If L is the charge per unit length; obtain an expression for the electric field produced by a line charge (infinitely large), placed along the z-axis, at some point P with

position vector r
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(c)

Write Maxwells equations for wave propagating in free space.

Q.2 (a) The OLTF of a unity feed back control system is given as G s

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16

s s 4

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Determine
(i) The damped frequency of oscillations, peak overshoot and steady state error for
unit ramp input
(ii) If the damping factor is to be adjusted to 0.8 using derivative output controller.
Calculate the controller constant
(b)

The characteristic equation of control system is given by

s 3 3s 2 K 2 s 3K 0
Plot the root locus with K varies from 0 to .
(c)

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From the given state-space model of a control system

Y C X DU
Desive the expression for transfer function

X A X BU

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Q.3(a) Derive the expression to determine the steady state error for unit step, unit ramp and
unit parabolic input for Type-0, Type-1 and Type-2 system
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(b)

Represent the following defferential equation in state variable form

d 2y
2

dy
3y 2 u t
dt

dt
and determine the state transition matrix

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(c)

Discuss the correlation between time response frequency response parametors of a

second order control system. Derive the expressions for resonant frequency & resonant peak
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PART-B
Q.4(a) (i) Explain ferromagnetism behaviour of materials
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(ii) Differentiate between Hard & Soft magnetic materials
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(II) List the different ferrromagnetic materials with their application
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(b)

Derive classius-Mosotti equation for dielectric materials

(c)

(i) Explain Silbees rule for super conuctors

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(ii) The intrinsic carrier concentration in a piece of Si at 300K is 1.5 1010 /cm 3
Determine the donor concentration required if the required conductivity is
0.9 1 cm 1 Also determine the hole concentration. The mobility of electron is
3900 cm 2 / V s

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PART-C
Q.5(a) For a series RLC circuit derive the expression for Band width & selectivity. Discuss
the pratical application of selectivity in RLC circuit.
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(b)

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The switch S was in position -1 for long time. At t 0 S is connected to position -2 and
after 500 ms S is connected to position -3. Find i t for t>500 ms
(c)

Synthesize the given network function into Cauer-I & Cauer-II forms.
Y s

s s2 2

s 2 1s2 3

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Q.6(a) Determine the maximum power consumed in the load resistance R L . Derive the
expression used.
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(b)

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The switch S remains connected to position -1 for long time. At t 0 it is connected to

position -2
Determine
(i) The current i at t 0
(ii) The current i is t
(c)

Define the image impedance for a 2-port network Determine their values in terms of
ABCD parameters
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PART-D
Q.7(a) A schering Bridge is used for measuring the power loss in dielectrics. The speciman
are in the form of dises 0.5 cm thick having dielectric constant of 4. The area of each
3
electrode is 628 cm and loss angle is 6 for a frequency of 50 Hz. The values of fixed

resistor & fixed capacitor is bridge are 800 and 40 pF respectively. Determine the
values of variable resistance & capacitor required. Derive the expression used. Also
draw the phasor diagram under balanced conditions
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(b)

Why dArsonal Galvanometer is used in PMMC. Explain the woking of elctronic voltmeter using bridge circuit for full wave rectification.
A sawtooth voltage of peak valud of 100 V and a time period of 5 sec is applied to the
EVM using full wave retification. Calculate the error in reading if scale is calibrated
in terms of rms of sine wave.
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(c)

Discuss the basic principle of Digital Frequency Meter. Describe the change in the
settings required for different range of frequencies.
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Q.8(a) Explain the basic principle of operation of Moving Iron Instrument. Derive the torque
equation.
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(b)
Discuss the concept of 3 power measurement using two wattmeter method. Also
discuss the result at different power factors in case of balanced load.
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(c)

An electrodynamometer type wattemeter having PC impedance angle of 2 is used to

measure power of a capacitive load, supplied at 250 V, reads 400 W If the wattmeter is
replaced by another with PC impedance angle of 3 reads 300. Determine the power
factor & power of load. Comment on the error.
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Q.9(a) (i) Why damping torque is provided in Indicating Instruments. Discuss the type of
damping required in PMMC.
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(ii) Discuss the working of an LVDT transducer
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(b)

When Wheatestone Brige is used as a secondary transducer in the measurement of

temperature, the ratio arm is kept unity. Explain why? Derive the expressions used.
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(c)

Discuss the working of Dual slope type A/D converter.

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