St.

Joseph’s College of Engineering

St.Joseph’s Institute of Technology

Branch: ECE Year: II

Subject with code: EE6352/ Electrical Engineering and Instrumentation

Cycle Test III Questions

1. What do you mean by residual flux in D.C. generator?

2. State the principle of electromagnetic induction.
3. A DC motor operates from a 240V supply. The armature resistance is 0.2Ω.
Determine the back emf when the armature current is 50A?
4. What are the various losses in a D.C. motor?
5. Mention the advantage of star and delta systems.
6. Define: back emf of DC motor and discuss the expression for speed?
7. List the types of D.C. motors. Give any one difference between them.
8. What is the effect of armature reaction in D.C. generator?
9. Draw the phasor diagram of a transformer under no load and load conditions.
10. Define Transformation Ratio and classify the Transformer based on Transformation ratio.
11. Why transformers are rated in KVA?
12. Draw the complete equivalent circuit diagram of a transformer.
13. State the condition for maximum efficiency of transformer.
14. Define All-day efficiency of transformer.
15. Define Voltage Regulation of a Transformer.
16. State the conditions of ideal transformer.
17. Why an induction motor is called a rotating transformer?
18. Why an induction motor cannot develop torque while running at synchronous speed?
19. Define the term voltage regulation of an alternator.
20. Mention the characteristics features of synchronous motors.
21. Define slip of an induction motor.
22. Compare slip ring and squirrel cage type motor.
23. What are the advantages of salient type pole construction used in synchronous machines?
24. A three phase 2 pole motor is to have a synchronous speed of 6000 rev/min. Calculate the
frequency of supply voltage.
25. Distinguish between Sensor and transducer.
26. What is the application of dynamic characteristics of instruments?
27. What is RVDT?
28. Define static error in measurements.
29. What is a transducer? Give example
30. What is a capacitor microphone?
31. State the principle of inductive transducers.
32. Mention the different types of strain gauges used
33. What are the sources of errors in ac bridges?
34. State merits and limitations of Maxwell's bridge
35. State the merits and demerits of Anderson's bridge.
36. What are the advantages of digital storage oscilloscope?
37. Write the working principle of ‘Q’ meter?
38. Give the advantages of Schering Bridge.
39. What are the major blocks of oscilloscope?
40. Give the comparison table between analog voltmeter and digital voltmeter.