CMR COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH / EEE Dept

QUESTION BANK 1
SUB: - UEE/A70232

SEM: -VII of EEE

UNIT-I
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Compare DC drives with AC drives along with characteristics

What are the various DC drives available? Explain briefly
What are the various AC drives available? Explain briefly
What are the factors considered before making choice of electric drive?
What are the different types of ratings and different types of loads?
Derive the load equalization torque equation with flywheel using induction motor during
Deceleration
7. Write the different applications of AC and DC drives
8. Explain the resistance heating in direct and indirect method
9. Express I) Inverse square law ii) Lamberts cosine law of illuminations
10. A motor driving a load has to deliver a load rising uniformly from 0 to maximum of
2000hp in 20 seconds during the acceleration period, 1000 hp for 40 seconds during the
Full speed period and during the deceleration period of 10 seconds when regeneration
braking is taking place the hp returned to the supply falls from 330 to 0. The interval for
decking before the next load cycle starts is 20 seconds. Estimate hp rating of the motor.
11. A 75 kw ,500 rpm DC shunt motor is used to drive the machinery for which the stored
energy per kw is 5400 joules. Estimate the time taken to start the motor, if the load
torque = Full load torque during starting period and I=1.5 IFL
12. A 100 hp motor has a temperature rise of 500c when running continuously on full load.
It has time constant of 90mts. Determine hour rating of the motor for same temperature
rise. Assume that the losses are proportional to the square of the load and motor cools
completely between each load period
13. a) What are the starting characteristics of DC and AC drives
b) Explain the thyristorized control of DC drive and AC drive
14. A DC series motor drives a load, the torque of which varies as the square of the speed. The
motor takes a current of 30 A when speed is 600 rpm. Determine speed & current when the field
winding is shunted by a diverter, the resistance of which is 1.5 times that of the field winding.
The losses may be neglected
15. An induction motor using slip rings runs at a speed of 1200 rpm. It speeds to be reduced to
1000 rpm. Find the external rotor resistance to be added for existing rotor resistance of 2/phase
16. Compare group drive and individual drive

17. Find the ratio of starting to full load torque for DC shunt motor connected to a 220v DC,
take full load armature current of 12 A with Ra = 0.4
18. a) Explain the speed control of DC series motor using field and armature diverter
b) Explain the speed control of Induction motor using variable frequency, tandem, rotor
rheostat
c) Explain the different starting methods of DC & AC drives
UNIT-2
1. A) What are the advantages of electric heating
b) Explain the direct electric arc heating. why 3-phase is required for arc heating
2. Determine the energy required to melt 500 kg of brass in 30mts. Assuming specific heat
equal to 0.095kcal/kg0k, latent heat of fusion equal to 39 cal/kg. 2=9200 c, =50%, 1= 200 c
3. A low frequency induction furnace whose secondary voltage is maintained constant at
12v
Takes 300 kw at 0.65 pf when the heat of the charge and reactance to remain constant. Find
the height up to which the hearth should be filled to obtain maximum heat.
4. a. writes the maximum condition of arc power
b. the 3-phase arc furnace is to melt 10 tons of steel in 2hours. estimate average input to
the furnace if overall efficiency is 50%. If the current input is 9000A with the above kw input
and resistance and reactance of furnace leads are 0.003 and 0.005 respectively. Estimate the
arc voltage and total KVA taken from the supply
Specific heat of steel = 0.444KJ/Kg0k, L= 37.25KJ/Kg, 2=13700c 1=200 c
5. A 27kw 3-phase 400v resistance oven employ nickel chrome strip of 0.25mm thick for
star connected heating. If T1= 10000c and T2= 6000c. Estimate suitable width, length of strip.
Take e= 0.9, k=0.5, =101.6x10-8 -m. Also find the resistance of the strip
6. A slab of insulating material 150cm2area and 1cm thick heated by dielectric heating. the
power required is 400w at 30 MHZ. or=5, puff=0.05. Determine the voltage required
7. a) Write the differences between high frequency and low frequency induction heating
b) Explain the induction heating using Ajax Wyatt furnace
8. a) Explain the coreless type induction heating. Why it is low efficient
b) Explain the dielectric heating and mention its limitations
9. Explain the resistance heating in direct and indirect method
10. Compare DC and AC welding
11. a) Explain the flash and seam welding in detailed
b) Mention different types of arc welding and explain carbon arc welding

12.Why differential compound generator is preferred for DC welding

13.Explain the resistance heating in direct and indirect method
UNIT-3
1.Express I) Inverse square law ii) Lamberts cosine law of illuminations
2. a) Define I) C.P ii) illumination iii) utilization factor iv) Space height ratio with its range
3. Derive the relation between angle and steroidal
4. A small light source with uniform intensity mounted at a height of 10mts above horizontal
surface with A & B points. Find space between B & A if Eat B is 1/5 the of A
5. A 500w lamp having M.S.C.P of 800 is suspended 3mt above the working plane. Find
I) E directly below the plane
ii) Lamp efficiency
iii) E at 2.4mt away on the horizontal plane from vertically below the lamp
6. a) what is polar curve. Why it is essential to find MHCP.
b) Explain the Rousseau diagram to find MSCP, what is reduction factor
7. a) What is difference between photometry and photovoltaic cell
b) Explain the different types of photometry to find the illumination
c) What is integrating sphere
8. Explain the working phenomenon of Mercury vapor lamp with diagram
9. a) Explain how the fluorescent lamp works in DC supply
b) How the starter less fluorescent lamp works with electronic choke
10. The front of a building measuring 50mx10m is to be flood lighted by means of projectors
placed at a distance of 10m from the wall. The average illumination required is 45 laces.
Determine the number and size of projectors required. Assume waste light factor 1.2,
depreciation factor 0.8,
The coefficient of utilization factor is 0.5. Also given that
Watts: 300
500
Lumens: 5000 9000

1000
18000

1500
27000

12. A drawing hall 30mx15m with a ceiling height of 5m is to be provided with illumination
of 120lux. Taking coefficient of utilization of 0.5, depreciation factor 1.4, determine

number of fluorescent tubes required, their spacing, mounting height and total wattage.
The luminous efficiency of lamp is 40lum/watt for 80 watts tube

13. A) Explain the different lighting schemes available for hall

b) Mention the normal lumens output of different 80 w discharge lamps, mention
illumination requirement for drawing hall, kitchen room
UNIT-4
1. Explain the electric braking using plugging and rheostat for DC series motor along with
characteristics.
2. Why regenerative braking not stable for DC series motor. Explain different arrangements
Made to create regenerative braking for DC series motor in traction
3. A train is required to run between 2 stations 1.5km apart at a schedule speed of 36kmph,
The duration of stop being 25seconds.The =3kmphps, Calculate if Vim /Viv = 1.25
4. A train is required to run between 1.6 km stations at an average speed of 40km/hr. The
run is to be made from a quadrilateral speed time curve. The acceleration = 2km/hr./sec.
The coasting and braking retardations are 0.16km/hr./sec and 3.2 km/hr./sec. Determine
the
Duration of acceleration, coasting and braking and the distance covered in each period
5. A train is required to run between two stations 1.6km apart at an average speed of
43kmph. The run is to be made a simplified quadrilateral speed time curve. If
Amax=64kmph, = 2km/hr./sec., c= 0.16kmphps, =3.2kmphps. Determine t1, t2, t3
6. The peripheral speed of a railway traction motor cant be allowed to exceed 42m/sec. If
the gear ratio is 16/64. The motor armature die is 40cm and wheel die is 88cm. Calculate
Limiting value of train speed
7. Mention the different speed time curves for electric traction
8. What are the different types of supply systems for electric traction?
9. Write the advantages of electric traction compared to diesel traction
10. Express the total distance of trapezoidal and quadrilateral speed time curve
11. Explain why series motor is preferred for electric traction
12. What is series parallel control of DC traction motors

UNIT-5
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What is coefficient of adhesion. How to improve it

Write the different types of tractive forces
Derive the expression for total tractive force
Define energy and specific energy consumption
Derive the expression for total energy consumption due to acceleration, gradient,
resistance

6. A 200T electric train with Asch=40kmph runs between 2-stations 2km apart with
=2kmphs and =3kmphs. The train resistance is 50N/T, effect of rotational inertia 10%,
overall =70%, station stop is 10seconds. Calculate
a) Maximum power output from the wheels
b) Specific energy consumption
7. Calculate the adhesive weight of a locomotive which accelerates up a gradient of
1in 100 at 0.8 kyphos. The self-weight of locomotive is 350T, coefficient of adhesion
Is 0.25. Assume a train resistance of 45N/T. and allow 10% for the effect of rotational
Inertia
8. An electric train has a Viv=42kmph, D= 1400KM, =1.7kmphps, =3.3kmphps. Draw
the Speed -time curve, Estimate specific energy consumption. Tractive resistance
=50N/T, Allow 10% rotational inertia
9. Discuss how the , will affect the coefficient of adhesion, regenerative energy and
Specific energy consumption
10. Derive the expression for regenerative energy during braking with gradient
11. A 400T train travels down a gradient of 1 in 70 for 20 seconds during which period its
speed is reduced from 80kmph to 50kmph by regenerative braking. Find the energy
returned to the line if the tractive resistance is 5kg/T and allowance of rotational inertia is
7.5%, overall efficiency of the motor = 75%.

Assignment questions:
Unit-3 Q.no- 10,8
Unit-4 Q.no- 6,5
Unit-5 Q.no- 11