Ex/ML12E/107/09(OLD)

BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGG. EXAMINATION, 2009

(1st Year, 2nd Semester, Old Syllabus)

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY – II

Time : Three hours Full Marks : 100

(50 marks for each part)

Use a separate Answer-script for each part.

PART – I
Answer question no. 1 and any two from the rest.

1. a) What are the conditions to be fulfilled before two

alternators are put on parallel run.

b) Why a Synchronous motor cannot be started? How it

can be made to start?

c) An alternator is coupled to a steam turbine and

electrically connected to the grid . Explain with the
phasor diagram the effects of steam variation and
excitation.

d) Explain how the voltage induced in an alternator is

affected by distribution factor and pitch factor.

e) Explain with a sketch why the air gap flux depends on

the power factor of the load in an alternator.

f) A Synchronous motor runs at 1500 rpm fed from 3.3 KV

bus bar with 50 c/s. What are the no of poles of the
machine.
3x6=18
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2. a) A three phase ∆ – connected alternator is rated at
1600 KVA. 13500 volt. The effective resistance and
reactance of the armature as measured between the
lines with other line open are 2.25 ohm and 45 ohm.
Calculate the regulation for a load of 1000 KV at a P.F
of (i) unity (ii) 0.8 lead. 8
9. a)
b) Derive an expression for electromagnetic power in a
cyclindrical wound Synchronous machine and show that
it is approximately follows a circle diagram. 8
3. a) Describe how to measure the saturated Synchronous
reactance of a Synchronous machine in the laboratory.
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b) A 3 – phase delta connected a.c. motor when
connected to a 3 – phase 440 V, 50 Hz system is
developing 30 Kw at an efficiency of 86% and a
power factor of 0.83. Calculate the line current and
the phase current. 6
Show that the balanced 3 – phase power consumd by
3 - phase load can be measure by two wattmeters
only. —————×————— 10
b) Also show that the nature of the load can be
determined from the readings of the two wattmeters. 6

b) What is skin effect in a conductor ; how its resistance is

changed? 2

c) Two three phase parallel running alternators have

1730 V between lines. The phase Synchronous
impedance are ZS1 = (0.2 + j 6.0) ohm and ZS2 = (0.3 +
j 6.8) ohm. Find their terminal voltage and no load
circulating current for a phase divergence of 30 °
Electrical. 8

4. a) Find the cross sectional area of the distributor shown, if

fed from both ends at the same voltage and the
maximum voltage drop not to exceede 4 V. The
distances are given in yards and current loading in
amperes. Take the resistivity as 0.7 µΩ – in.
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motor rotates in the direction of air gap rotating magnetic
field. 6

c) An 8 – pole alternator runs at 750 rpm. It supplies power

to a 6 - pole 3 – phase induction motor, which has a full
load slip of 3%. Find the full load speed of the induction
motor and the frequency of its rotor emf. 6
b) In the direct current ring main shown a voltage of 500 V
6. a) Define voltage regulation of a transformer. Find the is maintained at A. At B a load of 150 Amp. is taken and
condition under which maximum voltage regulation at C a load of 200 Amp is taken. Find the voltages at B
occurs. 8 and C. The resistance of each conductor of the main is
0.03 Ω per 1000 yards.
b) A 6600 / 440 V, 1 – phase transformer has an equivalent
resistance of 0.02 p.u. and an equivalent reactance of
0.05 p.u. Find the full load voltage regulation of the
transformer at 0.8 p.f. lag, if the primary voltage is 6600
V. Find also the secondary terminal voltage at full load.
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7. a) Describe the open circuit test and short circuit test of a

PART – II
1 – phase transformer, with the help of circuit diagrams
Answer any three questions.
and showing the connection of various meters used for
these tests. Draw the equivalent circuits. 12 All questions carry equal marks.
Two marks allotted for neatness.
b) What information we can get from the above two tests?
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5. a) Prove that torque – slip characteristics of 3 – phase
8. a) Deduse the relationship between phase and line induction motor at small slips is very nearly a straight
quantities of star and delta connected balanced 3 – line. 4
phase system. 10
b) Explain clearly why the rotor of a 3 – phase induction

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