ANNA UNIVERSITY : CHENNAI – 600 025

B.E / B.Tech DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, APRIL/MAY 2017

Regulations -2013
Fourth Semester
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
EE6411: Electrical Machines Laboratory -I

Time : 3 Hours Maximum marks:

100

1. Plot the performance characteristics at 30%, 50%, 80% and 100% of full load on the
given DC machine which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. The DC
machine has both shunt field and series field winding.

2. Plot the speed-torque characteristics of the DC machine which is used for constant
speed applications like lathes, centrifugal pumps and blowers. [

3. Conduct a suitable experiment to determine the efficiency and to obtain the

performance characteristics at 30%,60%,90% and 100% of full load on the given DC
machine with a series field winding and very high starting torque.

4. By indirect testing of the given DC machine predetermine the efficiency of the

machine when it works as motor and plot the efficiency curve. Also plot the
efficiency curve of the given DC machine when it works as generator for 20% 40%
60% 80% 100% and 120% of the full load.

5. By indirect testing of the given DC machine predetermine the efficiency of the

machine when it works as motor and plot the efficiency curve. Also plot the
efficiency curve of the given DC machine when it works as generator for 20% 40%
60% 80% 100% and 120% of the full load.

6. Conduct a load test on the given static machine which consists of two electric circuits
interlinked by a common magnetic circuit and plot the efficiency versus load power
characteristics.
7. Conduct the following experiments on DC generator in which the field and armature
windings are connected in parallel and it has own residual magnetism for its normal
operation with neat graph and explanation.

(i) Open circuit characteristics (ii) Load characteristics

8. Conduct the following experiments on DC generator in which the field and armature
windings are connected in parallel and it requires external excitation for its normal
operation with neat graph and explanation.

(i) Open circuit characteristics

(ii) Load characteristics

9. Conduct suitable experiment on DC compound generator to draw the load

characteristics for differential and cumulative connection. Explain the effect of
the connections from the graph on motor.

10. Conduct suitable experiment on DC shunt motor to draw the following performance
characteristics at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading.

(a) Output power Vs Speed (b) Output power Vs Efficiency

11. Draw the following performance characteristics on series motor at 50%, 75%, 100%
and 120 % of loading by conducting suitable experiment.

(a)Output power Vs Load current (b)Output power Vs Efficiency

12. Conduct a suitable test on DC shunt motor to control the speed below and above the
rated speed to draw the performance characteristics. Explain these speed control
methods with relevant equations.

13. Conduct suitable test on Motor-Generator set to find the efficiency of the motor and
generator. Derive the equations used. Also, write the merits and demerits of the
particular method.

14. Conduct suitable experiment on three phase transformer and draw the its performance
characteristics.

15. Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the open circuit
and short circuit parameters and also draw the equivalent circuit.

16. Explain the precautions and procedure for conducting sumpner’s test. Calculate core
loss and iron loss of the transformers by conducting the test.

17. Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the no-load
losses with neat explanation.

18. Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the no-load
losses with neat explanation.

19. Conduct suitable experiment on DC shunt motor to draw the following performance
characteristics at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading.
(a) Output power Vs Speed (b) Output power Vs Efficiency

20. Conduct suitable experiment on DC series motor to draw the following

performance characteristics at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading.
(a) Output power Vs Speed (b) Output power Vs Efficiency

21. Draw the following performance characteristics on Compound motor at 50%,

75%, 100% and 120 % of loading by conducting suitable experiment.

(a) Output power Vs Load current

(b) Output power Vs Efficiency

22. Draw the load characteristics of single phase transformer by conducting suitable
experiment at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading and determine the efficiency of
the transformer

23. Predetermine the efficiency of an electrical motor by conducting suitable experiment

and also draw its performance characteristics.

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL

EXAMINER
 1. Plot the performance characteristics at 30%, 50%, 80% and 100% of full load on the
given DC machine which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. The DC
machine has both shunt field and series field winding.

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

2. Plot the speed-torque characteristics of the DC machine which is used for constant
speed applications like lathes, centrifugal pumps and blowers.
[

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

3. Conduct a suitable experiment to determine the efficiency and to obtain the

performance characteristics at 30%,60%,90% and 100% of full load on the given DC
machine with a series field winding and very high starting torque.

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

 4. By indirect testing of the given DC machine predetermine the efficiency of the
machine when it works as motor and plot the efficiency curve. Also plot the
efficiency curve of the given DC machine when it works as generator for 20% 40%
60% 80% 100% and 120% of the full load.

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

5. By indirect testing of the given DC machine predetermine the efficiency of the

machine when it works as motor and plot the efficiency curve. Also plot the
efficiency curve of the given DC machine when it works as generator for 20% 40%
60% 80% 100% and 120% of the full load.

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

6. Conduct a load test on the given static machine which consists of two electric circuits
interlinked by a common magnetic circuit and plot the efficiency versus load power
characteristics.

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

 7. Conduct the following experiments on DC generator in which the field and armature
windings are connected in parallel and it has own residual magnetism for its normal
operation with neat graph and explanation.

(i) Open circuit characteristics (ii) Load characteristics

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total
& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

8. Conduct the following experiments on DC generator in which the field and armature
windings are connected in parallel and it requires external excitation for its normal
operation with neat graph and explanation.

(i) Open circuit characteristics

(ii) Load characteristics
Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total
& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

9. Conduct suitable experiment on DC compound generator to draw the load

characteristics for differential and cumulative connection. Explain the effect of the
connections from the graph on motor.

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

 10. Conduct suitable experiment on DC shunt motor to draw the following performance
characteristics at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading.

(a) Output power Vs Speed (b) Output power Vs Efficiency

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

11. Draw the following performance characteristics on series motor at 50%, 75%, 100%
and 120 % of loading by conducting suitable experiment.

(a)Output power Vs Load current (b)Output power Vs Efficiency

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

12. Conduct a suitable test on DC shunt motor to control the speed below and above the
rated speed to draw the performance characteristics. Explain these speed control
methods with relevant equations.

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

 13. Conduct suitable test on Motor-Generator set to find the efficiency of the motor and
generator. Derive the equations used. Also, write the merits and demerits of the
particular method.
Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total
& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

14. Conduct suitable experiment on three phase transformer and draw its performance
characteristics.
Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total
& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

15. Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the open circuit
and short circuit parameters and also draw the equivalent circuit.
Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total
& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

16. Explain the precautions and procedure for conducting sumpner’s test. Calculate core
loss and iron loss of the transformers by conducting the test.

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

 17. Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the no-load
losses with neat explanation.
Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total
& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

18. Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the no-load
losses with neat explanation.
Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total
& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

19. Conduct suitable experiment on DC shunt motor to draw the following performance
characteristics at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading.
(a) Output power Vs Speed (b) Output power Vs Efficiency

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

20. Conduct suitable experiment on DC series motor to draw the following

performance characteristics at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading.
(a) Output power Vs Speed (b) Output power Vs Efficiency
Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total
& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

 21. Draw the following performance characteristics on Compound motor at 50%,
75%, 100% and 120 % of loading by conducting suitable experiment.

(a) Output power Vs Load current

(b) Output power Vs Efficiency

Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total

& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

22. Draw the load characteristics of single phase transformer by conducting suitable
experiment at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading and determine the efficiency of
the transformer
Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total
& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

23. Predetermine the efficiency of an electrical motor by conducting suitable experiment

and also draw its performance characteristics.
Identification Connection & Calculation Graph and Viva-voce Total
& Circuit Execution (20) Result (10) (100)
Diagram (30) (10)
(30)

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

Plot the performance characteristics at 30%, 50%, 80% and 100% of full load on the
given DC machine which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. The DC
machine has both shunt field and series field winding.

Plot the speed-torque characteristics of the DC machine which is used for constant speed
applications like lathes, centrifugal pumps and blowers. [

Conduct a suitable experiment to determine the efficiency and to obtain the performance
characteristics at 30%,60%,90% and 100% of full load on the given DC machine with a
series field winding and very high starting torque.

By indirect testing of the given DC machine predetermine the efficiency of the machine
when it works as motor and plot the efficiency curve. Also plot the efficiency curve of the
given DC machine when it works as generator for 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% and 120%
of the full load.

By indirect testing of the given DC machine predetermine the efficiency of the machine
when it works as motor and plot the efficiency curve. Also plot the efficiency curve of the
given DC machine when it works as generator for 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% and 120%
of the full load.

Conduct a load test on the given static machine which consists of two electric circuits
interlinked by a common magnetic circuit and plot the efficiency versus load power
characteristics.

Conduct the following experiments on DC generator in which the field and armature
windings are connected in parallel and it has own residual magnetism for its normal
operation with neat graph and explanation.

(i) Open circuit characteristics (ii) Load characteristics

Conduct the following experiments on DC generator in which the field and armature
windings are connected in parallel and it requires external excitation for its normal
operation with neat graph and explanation.

(i) Open circuit characteristics

(ii) Load characteristics

Conduct suitable experiment on DC compound generator to draw the load

characteristics for differential and cumulative connection. Explain the effect of the
connections from the graph on motor.

Conduct suitable experiment on DC shunt motor to draw the following performance

characteristics at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading.

(a) Output power Vs Speed (b) Output power Vs Efficiency

Draw the following performance characteristics on series motor at 50%, 75%, 100% and
120 % of loading by conducting suitable experiment.
(a)Output power Vs Load current (b)Output power Vs Efficiency

Conduct a suitable test on DC shunt motor to control the speed below and above the rated
speed to draw the performance characteristics. Explain these speed control methods with
relevant equations.

Conduct suitable test on Motor-Generator set to find the efficiency of the motor and
generator. Derive the equations used. Also, write the merits and demerits of the particular
method.

Conduct suitable experiment on three phase transformer and draw the its performance
characteristics.

Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the open circuit and
short circuit parameters and also draw the equivalent circuit.

Explain the precautions and procedure for conducting sumpner’s test. Calculate core loss
and iron loss of the transformers by conducting the test.

Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the no-load losses
with neat explanation.

Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the no-load losses
with neat explanation.

Conduct suitable experiment on DC shunt motor to draw the following performance

characteristics at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading.
(b) Output power Vs Speed (b) Output power Vs Efficiency

Conduct suitable experiment on DC series motor to draw the following

performance characteristics at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading.
(c) Output power Vs Speed (b) Output power Vs Efficiency

Draw the following performance characteristics on Compound motor at 50%,

75%, 100% and 120 % of loading by conducting suitable experiment.
(a) Output power Vs Load current
(b) Output power Vs Efficiency

Draw the load characteristics of single phase transformer by conducting suitable

experiment at 50%, 75%, 100% and 120 % of loading and determine the efficiency of the
transformer

Predetermine the efficiency of an electrical motor by conducting suitable experiment and

also draw its performance characteristics.