KWAME NKRUMAH

UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KUMASI

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

B.Sc. (Engineering) Second Semester Examination, 2015

First Year

EE 172 ELECTRICAL MACHINES

MAY, 2015 THREE HOURS

Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Index No..

Find out the correct option for each question and circle Year: one, two, three or four. Circle
without ambiguity the letter for the option you have chosen.

Use the information below to answer questions 1 and 2:

A 3000/200 V, 50 Hz, single-phase transformer is built on a core having an effective cross-sectional area of 150
cm2 and has 80 turns in the low voltage winding.

1. Find the value of the maximum flux density in the core in Wb/m2.
A 0.75
B 0.84
C 0.93
D 0.99

2. Find the number of turns in the high voltage winding.

A 1050
B 1100
C 1150
D 1200

Use the information below to answer questions 3 to 5:

A 2200/200 V transformer takes 1 A at the high voltage side on no load at a power factor of 0.385 lagging. A
load taken from the secondary of the transformer results in a current, I 2 4.55 cos 1 (0.8) A with the
input voltage as the reference phasor. Consider the transformer to be represented by approximate circuit
having the magnetizing branch placed across the primary terminals.

3. Find the iron losses in watts.

A 847
B 885
C 955
D 977

4. Find the actual secondary current in amps.

A 40
B 45
C 50
D 55
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5. Find the actual primary current in amps.
A 5.44
B 5.56
C 5.65
D 5.73

Use the information below to answer questions 6 and 7:

A transformer has the following parameters: R1 = 4 , R2 = 1 . X1 = 8 , X2 = 2 , a = (N1/N2) = 4. The

secondary is connected to a resistive load RL = 20 . Ignore the magnetizing branch.

6. Find the primary current in amps for V1 = 1200o V.

A 0.19
B 0.23
C 0.35
D 0.44

7. Find the magnitude of the load voltage in volts.

A 22
B 24
C 26
D 28

8. A 150-kVA, 2400/240-V, 50-Hz single-phase transformer has total resistance of 0.00445 . Find the
transformer resistance in per cent.
A 1.01
B 1.06
C 1.11
D 1.16

Use the information below to answer questions 9 and 10:

A 10-kVA, 1100/250-V, 50-Hz single-phase transformer has an equivalent impedance referred to the secondary
side Ze2 = 0.15 + j0.41 . The transformer is supplying full load current at a power factor of 0.8 lagging.

9. Find the voltage regulation in per cent.

A 5.86
B 5.98
C 6.24
D 6.47

10. Find the secondary terminal voltage in volts.

A 225
B 230
C 235
D 240
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Use the information below to answer questions 11 to 13:

The following figures were obtained from tests on a 230/115-V, 60-Hz transformer:

Open primary voltage, 230 V primary current, 3.25 A 192 W

circuit
Short primary voltage, 17.5 V primary current, 43.5 A 234 W
circuit

11. Find the transformer parameter Rm in ohms.

A 244.68
B 254.57
C 265.23
D 275.52

12. Find the transformer parameter Re1 in ohms.

A 0.102
B 0.124
C 0.146
D 0.168

13. Find the transformer parameter Xe1 in ohms.

A 0.09
B 0.15
C 0.38
D 0.55

Use the information below to answer questions 14 and 15:

The following figures were obtained from tests on a 30-kVA, 3000/110-V transformer:

Open primary voltage, 3000 V primary current, 0.5 A 350 W

circuit
Short primary voltage, 150 V primary current, 10 A 500 W
circuit

14. Calculate the kVA output at which the efficiency is a maximum.

A 45.0
B 31.7
C 28.4
D 25.1

15. Calculate the efficiency of the transformer at half full-load, unity power factor in per cent.
A 96.93
B 97.06
C 96.19
D 97.32

16. A 500-kVA transformer having reactance of 8 % is to share a load of 450 kVA at power factor of 0.8 lagging
with a 250-kVA transformer having a reactance of 8 %. Find the load that will be carried by the 250-kVA
transformer in kVA.
A 150
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B 140
C 130
D 120

Use the information below to answer questions 17 and 18:

A 75-kVA 230-V three-phase load is supplied from a 6.6 kV three-phase supply using a star-star-connected
transformer bank made up of three equally rated single-phase transformers.

17. For the 75-kVA three-phase load, calculate the current in the primary windings in amps.
A 6.56
B 7.75
C 8.18
D 9.67

18. For the 75-kVA three-phase load, calculate the current in the secondary windings in amps.
A 169.54
B 175.06
C 188.27
D 198.65

Use the information below to answer questions 19 and 20:

A 2,400/240 V, 10-kVA two-winding 1-phase transformer is reconnected to step down a voltage from 2,640 V to
2,400 V.

19. Find the kVA rating as autotransformer in kVA

A 100
B 110
C 120
D 130

20. The transformer connections may be

A a1-A2 together, source across a2-A1 and load across A2-A1
B a1-A2 together, source across a2-A1 and load across a2-a1
C a1-A1 together, source across a2-A2 and load across A2-a1
D a1-A1 together, source across a2-A1 and load across a2-A2

21. The following statements about current transformers with the secondary open-circuited while current is
flowing in the primary are all true except
A The primary current becomes the exciting current.
B High voltage spikes are induced in the secondary.
C It results in excessive heating of the windings.
D The iron core becomes less saturated.

Use the information below to answer questions 22 and 23

A four-pole armature is wound with 564 conductors and driven at 800 rev/min, the flux per pole being 20 mWb.
The current in each conductor is 60 A. The armature is lap-connected.

22. Calculate the value of the generated emf in volts.

A 147
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B 151
C 155
D 163

23. Find the output current on full load in amps.

A 210
B 220
C 230
D 240

Use the information below to answer questions 24 and 25:

A dc machine is connected as a shunt generator. When operated at rated speed of 1500 rev/min, the OC curve is
estimated by E 367 I f 0.233 I f . The armature circuit resistance is 0.14 . The shunt field resistance is
adjusted to give a no-load terminal voltage 260 V. The generator is operated at the rated speed.

24. Find the shunt field resistance in ohms.

A 436
B 459
C 475
D 499

25. For the same field resistance, find the load current in amps if the terminal voltage is 250 V.
A 112.7
B 110.3
C 98.9
D 96.6

26. Starting a large d.c. shunt motor direct-on-line can result in the following except
A Burn out of the armature winding.
B Damage driven equipment.
C Damage the stator yoke.
D Damage to brushes.

27. A long-shunt compound generator has a terminal voltage of 550 V when supplying a full load of 150 kW.
The armature, shunt-field and series-field resistances are 0.04 , 175 and 0.25 respectively. Calculate
the emf generated in the armature in volts.
A 568
B 576
C 584
D 597

28. Which of the following statements about dc compound generator are true?
I It is cumulatively compounded.
II Flat compounding is used to compensate for armature circuit voltage drop and also for the voltage drop
in the feeder line between the generator and the load.
III The terminal voltage increases with load if it is over-compounded.

A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
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D I, II and III

29. A 250-V, dc shunt motor has a rated armature current of 20 A and armature resistance of 2 . The armature
current during starting is limited to 1.5 times the rated current. Find the total resistance of the starter in
ohms.
A 1
B 3
C 5
D 7

Use the information below to answer questions 30 to 32:

A dc shunt motor, which has a field resistance of 200 and armature resistance of 0.8 , takes26 A from a 200
V supply when running at 500 rev/min on full load.

30. Calculate the back emf of the motor in volts.

A 170
B 175
C 180
D 185

31. Calculate the motor full-load torque in Nm.

A 81.37
B 85.94
C 88.56
D 92.78

32. Find the speed in rev/min at which the motor would run if a 1.5- resistor were connected in series with the
armature, the load torque remaining the same.
A 393
B 405
C 417
D 429

33. The following statements are all true except

A D.C. series motor is a variable speed drive.
B D.C. shunt motor should not be belt-coupled to its load.
C D.C. shunt motor is a constant speed drive.
D D.C. compound motor is suitable for a lift.

34. The speed control of dc motor can be achieved by changing the resistance in the armature circuit. Which of
the following are disadvantages of this method of speed control?
I The speed can only be increased above the base speed.
II It is very effective at no load.
III It is grossly wasteful of energy.

A I only.
B II only.
C III only.
D I and II.
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Use the information below to answer questions 35 and 36:
A 110 V dc series motor when running at 1500 rev/min and taking 25 A develops a torque of 16 Nm. The
resistance of the motor is 0.36 .

35. At what speed in rev/min will the motor run when developing a torque of 12 Nm, assuming that the flux is
proportional to current?
A 1714
B 1727
C 1740
D 1753

36. At what speed in rev/min will the motor run when the current is increased to 45 A, assuming that the flux is
increased by 30 %?
A 1072
B 1084
C 1096
D 1108

37. Which of the following statements are true?

I The armature core of dc machines is laminated.
II In dc machines the number of commutator bars is equal to the number of coils.
III In dc compound motors the cross section of the series field winding is larger than that of the shunt field
winding.

A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III

38. An induction motor is excited by a 3-phase, 50-Hz source. If full-load speed is 950 rev/min, find the slip.
A 0,06
B 0.05
C 0.04
D 0.03

Use the information below to answer questions 39 and 40:

A large 3-phase 60-Hz squirrel-cage induction motor draws a total active power of 2350 kW when operating at
full load. The full-load slip is 0.015. The corresponding stator losses are 46 kW

39. Find the total copper loss in the rotor in kW

A 34.56
B 32.37
C 30.58
D 28.74

40. If the synchronous speed is 720 rev/min, find the torque developed by the motor in kN-m

A 32.5
B 30.6
C 28.9
D 26.2
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P. Y. OKYERE
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EE 172 ELECTRICAL MACHINES

MAY, 2015 THREE HOURS

1 A 5 A 12 B 18 C 24 B 30 C 36 A
2 D 6 C 13 C 19 B 25 C 31 B 37 D
3 A 7 D 14 D 20 A 26 C 32 C 38 B
4 C 8 D 15 A 21 D 27 A 33 B 39 A
9 A 16 A 22 B 28 B 34 C 40 B
10 C 17 A 23 D 29 D 35 D
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