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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VI (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2017
Subject Code: 2160913 Date:20/11/2017
Subject Name:Control of Electric Drives
Time:02:30 PM TO 05:00PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
1. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q.1 (a) Give classification of load torque with their characteristics 03

(b) Explain basic concept of V/f control. 04
(c) Explain features required for traction drives 07

Q.2 (a) Draw speed torque characteristics for Separately excited motor, DC 03
shunt motor and DC series motor.
(b) Draw basic block diagram of electric drives. Explain each block. 04
(c) Derive basic modeling of DC motor with necessary assumptions. Draw 07
block diagram from the derived functions.
OR
(c) Discuss operation of electrical drive in four quadrant for hoist load. 07
Q.3 (a) Write advantages of v/f control over scalar control techniques. 03
(b) Discuss: how doubly fed induction machine operates in sub synchronous 04
mode?
(c) Explain operation of static Scheribus drive for induction motor. 07
OR
Q.3 (a) Draw and discuss induction motor characteristics for below base speed 03
and above base speed control.
(b) Compare: CSI fed induction motor drive and VSI fed induction motor 04
drive.
(c) Discuss constant slip speed closed loop control of induction motor 07
drives.
Q.4 (a) Classify controlled converter fed DC motor drives 03
(b) Explain operation of chopper controlled separately excited dc motor 04
drive.
(c) Discuss operation of dual converter for DC motor drives 07
OR
Q.4 (a) State application of synchronous motor drive. 03
(b) Explain the BLDC motor drive with suitable diagram. 04
(c) Explain operation of single phase fully controlled rectifier based dc 07
motor drive.
Q.5 (a) Discuss basic concept of vector control using block diagram. 03
(b) Compare : FOC and DTC for induction motor drives 04
(c) Discuss the voltage flux estimator employed in direct vector control. 07
OR
Q.5 (a) State advantages of servo motor drives. 03
(b) Derive the equation to determine moment of inertia. 04
(c) Explain basic structure of solar and battery operated drives. 07

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