ANNA UNIVERSITY : CHENNAI 600 025 B.E / B.

.Tech DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, April / May 2013 Regulations -2008 Fourth Semester Electrical and Electronics Engineering EE2259: Electrical Machines Laboratory -I

Time : 3 Hours

Maximum marks: 100

1. 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) (ii) Open circuit characteristics Load characteristics 100

2. 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. (iii) (iv) Open circuit characteristics Load characteristics 100

3. 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. 100

4. Conduct suitable experiment on DC compound generator for differential and cumulative connection and draw the graph between load current and voltage. Explain the effect of the connections from the graph on motor. 100

5. 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 100

6. 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 100

7. 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 100

8. 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 100

9. Predetermine the efficiency of an electrical motor by conducting suitable experiment and also draw its performance characteristics. 100

10. 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. 100

11. 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. 100

12. Conduct a regenerative test in which two identical DC shunt machines are coupled and calculate the efficiency of the machines. Derive the equations used and also write the merits and demerits of the method. 100

13. 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. 100

14. What are the various three phase connections available? Conduct suitable experiment on three phase transformer and draw the its performance characteristics. 100

15. Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the open circuit and short circuit parameters and also draw the equivalent circuit. 100

16. Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to find the core loss and iron loss. Also draw the equivalent circuit of the transformer. 100

17. Explain the precautions and procedure for conducting sumpners test. Calculate core loss and iron loss of the transformers by conducting the test. 100

18. Explain the precautions and procedure for conducting a test on two identical non rotating machines. Calculate efficiency of the transformers by conducting the test. 100

19. Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the no-load losses with suitable graph. 100

20. Conduct suitable experiment on single phase transformer to calculate the no-load losses with neat explanation. 100