MANAKULA VINAYAGAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 12.

Give a detailed account on Auto-transformer and

Kalitheerthal kuppam, Pudhucherry- 605 107. explain about savings of Cu and also enumerate some
of the applications. (11 marks)
MODEL EXAM

Subject Name: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DATE: 16/10/15

UNIT II
Year/Semester/Section:II/III/A&B Time: 09.30am to 12.30pm
Dept:ECE Max Marks:75 13. (a) A long-shunt compound generator delivers a load
PART –A current of 50A at 500V and has armature, series field
Answer all the questions:-( 10 x 2 = 20) and shunt field resistances of 0.05 Ω, 0.03 Ω and 250 Ω
1. Draw the approximate equivalent circuit of a respectively. Calculate the generated voltage and the
transformer? armature current. Allow 1V per brush for contact drop.
(5 marks)
2. What are the advantages of three phase transformer
(b)
over single phase transformer? Or
3. What happens when a D.C shunt motor is directly 14. Discuss in detail about the characteristics of a
connected to the supply mains? transistor in CE mode. (11marks)
4. Write down the torque equation and speed equation of a
DC motor? UNIT III
5. How the direction of rotation of a 3-phase induction
15. (a) Explain the various parameters of JFET.
motor could be reversed? (6 marks)
6. Define coil span? (b) Explain the self bias circuit of JFET.
7. Define pitch factor? (5 marks)
8. What is synchronous reluctance motor? Or
9. A stepper motor has a step angle of 2.5°. Determine (a) 16. Explain the construction and operation of N channel
Depletion type MOSFET with its characteristics.
Resolution, (b) Shaft speed if the stepping frequency is
(11 marks)
3600 pps UNIT IV
10. What is Photometer?
17. Draw the circuit of a series and shunt voltage regulator
PART – B and explain their working principle. (11 marks)
Answer all the questions :-( 5x11=55): Or
UNIT I
11. State the various losses in a transformer. Define the 18. Explain the operation and characteristics of TRIAC.
efficiency of a transformer and hence deduce the (11 marks)
condition for Maximum efficiency. (11marks)
UNIT V
Or
19. (a) Explain the avalanche and zener breakdown?
 (5 marks)

(b) Explain the operation of a photo conductive cell.

(6 marks)

Or

20. Explain the construction, operation, applications and

characteristics of Zener Diode. (11 marks)