Assignment.

Course: Electrical Machines

Topic(s): Electromechanical Energy conversion
1. Determine the force (in N) necessary to separate two surfaces with 100 cm2 of
contact area when the flux density normal to the surfaces is 1wb/m2 .
Solution:
Area of the surface, A = 100 × 10−4 m2
Flux density, B = 1 wb/m2
B2
Force, F = 2µ 0
× A = (12 × 100 × 10−4 )/(2 × 4π × 10−7 ) = 3978.87 N

2. The magnetic system shown in figure has the following parameters.

N= 500, i= 2A, width of air gap = 2.0 cm, depth of air gap= 2.0 cm, length of air
gap=1mm.
Note: Neglect the reluctance of the core, the leakage flux and the fringing flux.
(a) Determine the force of attraction between both sides of the air gap.
(b) Determine the energy stored in the air gap.

Solution:
N = 500
i = 2A
width of air gap, Gw = 2.0 × 10−2 m,
Depth of air gapGd = 2.0 × 10−2 m,
length of air gapl g = 1 × 10−3 m
Area of air gap, A g = Gw × Gd = 4 × 10−4 m2
Flux density, Bg = (µ0 Ni )/l g = (4π × 10−7 × 500 × 2)/1 × 10−3 = 1.26 T

B2g
(a) Force of attraction between both sides of the air gap, F = 2µ0 × A g = (1.262 ×
4 × 10−4 )/(2 × 4π × 10−7 ) = 252.67 N.
B2g
(b) Energy stored in the air gap, Wg = 2µ0 × A g × l g = 0.252 J

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3. For a system with slow movement the expression for force is , whereas a
system with fast movement the expression for force is
dW 0f dW f
(a) dx |i=constant , − dx |λ=constant
dW 0f dW f
(b) dx |λ=constant , − dx |i =constant
dW 0f dW f
(c) di |λ=constant , − dλ |i =constant
dW 0f dW f
(d) dt |i=constant , − dt |λ=constant

Answer: a

4. Induction motor is a machine, whereas synchronous machine is a

machine.
(a) Doubly excited; Singly excited.
(b) Singly excited; Doubly excited.
(c) Doubly excited; Doubly excited.
(d) Singly excited; Singly excited.
Answer: b

5. In Y - Y connection of 3 phase transformer, the phase angle between the phase

voltages and line voltages on both primary and secondary side is
(a) 0 degree
(b) 30 degree
(c) 60 degree
(d) 120 degree
Answer: b

6. The reluctance offered to the mmf wave is lowest when

(a) It is aligned with the field pole axis
(b) It is oriented at 90 degree to the field pole axis
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer: a

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 7. The generating action and motoring action in DC machine are decided by
(a) Fleming’s left-hand rule, Fleming’s right-hand rule
(b) Fleming’s right-hand rule, Fleming’s left-hand rule
(c) Both by Fleming’s right-hand rule
(d) Both by Fleming’s left-hand rule
Answer: b

8. For low reluctance path for the flux in armature, the permeability of the material
should be
(a) High
(b) Low
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Answer: a

9. For a DC machine with P number of poles, the number of parallel paths in lap
winding and in wave winding are
(a) 2, P
(b) 2P, P
(c) P, 2
(d) P, 2P
Answer: c

10. Major function of yoke (outer most cover) in a DC machine is

(a) To provide a low reluctance path
(b) To provide a high reluctance path
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Does not provide path for magnetic field
Answer: a

11. In a DC machine, the eddy current losses mainly occur in

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(a) windings
(b) Yoke
(c) At brush contacts
(d) Armature
Answer: d

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