EE1204

Electrical Engineering

ECE

KINGS
College of Engineering DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
ACADEMIC YEAR 2011- 2012 / ODD SEMESTER

SUB.CODE : EE1204 YEAR : II

SUB.NAME: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SEMESTER: III

UNIT -I D.C. MACHINES PART A (2Marks) 1. What is back emf in d.c. motor? 2. Define critical field resistance of dc shunt generator?

3. Why commutator is employed in d.c.machines? 4. Write down the emf equation for d.c.generator? 5. Define armature reaction in dc machines. 6. What is prime mover? 7. Distinguish between shunt and series field coil construction. 8. How does d.c. motor differ from d.c. generator in construction? 9. How will you change the direction of rotation of d.c.motor? 10. What is the function of no-voltage release coil in d.c. motor starter? PART-B (16 Marks) 1. Describe with neat diagram the constructional features of DC machines. 2. a) Derive the expression for generated emf in a DC machine. b) Derive the torque equation of a DC motor from first principle. 3. Discuss the characteristics of DC motors. 4. What do you mean by losses method & briefly explain it. 5. Discuss in detail the methods of control of speed of a DC motor. (16) (8) (8) (16) (16) (16)

6. Why is a starter necessary for a motor? Give the diagram and explain the working of a threepoint starter for a shunt motor Kings college of Engineering, Punalkulam (16) 1

EE1204

Electrical Engineering

ECE

UNIT II TRANSFORMERS PART A (2Marks) 1. Mention the difference between core and shell type transformers. 2. What is the purpose of laminating the core in a transformer? 3. Give the e.m.f equation of a transformer and define each term. 4. Define voltage regulation of a transformer. 5. Define all day efficiency of a transformer. 6. Why transformers are rated in kVA? 7. Does transformer draw any current when secondary is open? Why? 8. Full load copper loss in a transformer is 1600W. What will be the loss at half load? 9. What are the typical uses of auto transformer? 10. What are the applications of step-up & step-down transformer? PART-B (16 Marks) 1. Explain the construction of a transformer. 2. a. Derive the emf equation of a transformer. b. Develop an approximate equivalent circuit for a two winding transformer. (16) (8) (8)

3. A 100 KVA 1100/200v single phase transformer has the following parameters.R1 = 1, X1=3 R2=0.04, X2=0.012 . Find the equivalent resistance and leakage reactance as referred to High Voltage winding. 4. a. Discuss about the working principle of a transformer. (16) (8)

b. Draw the phasor diagram & explain the operation of a practical transformer on load. (8) 5. Draw the equivalent circuit of a single phase 1100/220 V transformer on which the following results were obtained. UNIT -III INDUCTION MOTORS PART A (2Marks) 1. Why an induction motor is called as rotating transformer? 2. Why an induction motor never runs at its synchronous speed? 3. What are slip rings? 4. What are the advantages of cage motor? Kings college of Engineering, Punalkulam 2 (16)