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MAY 2015
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1 hp = 746W
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND MEASUREMENT – ELEC2012Y
Question 1
(b) A dc machine (6 kW, 120 V, 1200 rpm) has the following magnetisation
characteristics.
Field current, 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2
I f (A)
Armature 5 20 40 60 79 93 102 114 120 125
voltage, E a (V)
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ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND MEASUREMENT – ELEC2012Y
Question 2
(a) Name three types of dc motors and make a sketch of the connections.
[6 marks]
(b) A dc shunt motor (250 hp, 230 V, 435 rpm) draws a current of 862 A at full-load.
Question 3
(b) A single phase, 100 kVA, 1000/100 V transformer gave the following test results:
(i) Determine the rated voltage and rated current for the high-voltage and
low-voltage sides
[4 marks]
(ii) Derive an approximate equivalent circuit referred to the HV side.
[10 marks]
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ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND MEASUREMENT – ELEC2012Y
Question 4
(a) Explain how the direction of rotation of a 3-phase induction motor can be
reversed.
[4 marks]
(b) A 3-phase, 208 V, 60 Hz, 20 hp, four-pole induction motor has the following
equivalent circuit parameters.
R 1 = 0.12 Ω, R’ 2 = 0.1 Ω , X 1 =X’ 2 = 0.25 Ω and X m = 10 Ω
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ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND MEASUREMENT – ELEC2012Y
Question 5
(a) Explain how a synchronous motor starts up. When should the excitation be
applied?
[4 marks]
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ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND MEASUREMENT – ELEC2012Y
Question 6
(a) What conditions must be met before a generator can be connected to a 3-phase
system?
[6 marks]
(i) Draw the equivalent circuit of an alternator and explain the meaning of all
the parameters.
[4 marks]
(ii) Calculate the base voltage, base power and base impedance of the
generator
[4 marks]
(iii) Calculate the actual value of the synchronous reactance, per phase
[2 marks]
/mm
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