EE3033 Electrical Machines and Drives III – In-class test – October 2021

Time allowed: 2 hours

1) In a 3-phase induction motor, a deep-bar rotor is used for obtaining
(a) more operating frequency
(b) more starting torque
(c) more pullout torque
(d) reduced rotor core loss

2) In a polyphase SCIM, increased starting torque can be obtained by

1. increasing the frequency of operation
2. using deep-bar rotors
3. increasing the number of poles
4. using a double-cage rotor
From these, the current answer is
(a) 1,2,3 (b) 1,3,4 (c) 2,3,4 (d) 2,4

3) In a polyphase SCIM using double-cage, the rotor current flows mainly through the
1. upper cage at starting
2. lower cage at starting
3. upper cage at normal speed
4. lower cage at normal speed
from these, the correct answer is
(a) 1, 3 (b) 1,4 (c) 2,3 (d) 2, 4

4) In a polyphase SCIM, increased starting torque can be obtained by

1. decreasing the supply frequency
2. decreasing the supply voltage only
3. decreasing the supply frequency and the supply voltage by the same ratio
4. increasing the supply frequency only
From these, correct answer is
(a) 1, 3 (b) 1,4 (c) 2,3 (d) 2, 4

5) In a double-cage IM, the inner-cage and outer-cage have respectively

(a) low r, high x and low r, high x
(b) low r, low x and high r, low x
(c) low r, high x and high r, low x
(d) high r, low x and low r, high x

6) speed control in a 3-phase IM by pole-changing method is applicable to

 (a) both squirrel-cage (SCIM) and slip-ring (SRIM) induction motors
(b) SRIM only
(c) SCIM only
(d) SRIM of small rating.

7) In a P-pole, f-Hz, 3 –phase induction motor, synchronous angular velocity in mechanical and
electrical radians per second is respectively given by
4 f 2 f 2 f 4 f 2 f 4 f
(a) , (b) , (c) , 4 f (d) , 2 f
P P P P P P

8) In a 3-phase induction motor coupled with constant torque load, if supply voltage is kept
constant but supply frequency is reduced below the rated value, then
(a) starting torque Te _ st and pullout torque Te _ m are reduced
(b) motor output is reduced but Te _ st is increased
(c) motor output is reduced but both Te _ st and Te _ m are increased
(d) motor output as well as Te _ st , Te _ m are increased

9) Choose the correct statements from the following in case supply voltage is kept constant but
supply frequency is reduced below rated value in a 3-phase induction motor coupled with a
constant power load:
1. supply current may decrease but electromagnetic torque decreases
2. supply current may decrease but electromagnetic torque increases
3. supply current may decrease but operating power factor is lowered
4. supply current may decrease but operating power factor is improved
From these, the correct answer is
(a) 1, 3 (b) 2, 4 (c) 1, 4 (d) 3, 4

10) Choose the correct statements from the following in case both supply voltage V and supply
V
frequency f are reduced so as to keep constant in a 3-phase induction motor.
f
1. starting current I st and starting torque Te _ st increase
2. I st decreases but Te _ st increases
3. starting pf is improved but electromagnetic torque Te decreases
4. starting pf is improved but Te increases

From these, the correct statements are

(a) 1, 3 (b) 1, 4 (c) 3, 4 (d) 2,4
11) In a 3-phase induction motor, if supply voltage and supply frequency are reduced by the same
degree, then under maximum torque conditions:
(a) motor current decreases and pf is improved
(b) motor current increases and pf is improved
(c) motor current decreases and pf is poor
(d) motor current increases and pf is poor

12) A 50Hz, 3-phase induction motor with synchronous speed of 100 rad/s develops a useful torque
of 150Nm when the rotor emf makes 120 complete cycles per minute. For this motor, the shaft
power output is …………..kW.

13) A 3-phase squirrel cage induction motor (SCIM) develops a torque of 100Nm at 400V, 50Hz
and at a slip of 0.03. The rotor circuit resistance is now increased by 4 times. For a supply
voltage of 320V, 50Hz and for the same slip, the torque developed would be
………………….Nm.

14) A 6-pole, 3-phase induction motor develops the maximum torque at 1000 rpm when operated
from a 60Hz supply. Rotor resistance per phase is 1.2  . Neglecting stator impedance, the
speed at which it will develop maximum torque when operated from 50Hz supply is

(a) 1000 rpm (b) 600 rpm (c) 800 rpm (d) 200 rpm

15) In a 3-phase SCIM, stator voltage is reduced to half of its rated value. In terms of the rated
values, the percentage reductions in state current and developed torque are respectively given
by
(a) 50, 75 (b) 75, 50 (c) 50, 25 (d) 50, 57.7

16) In a 3-phase induction motor, if supply voltage and supply frequency are reduced by the same
ratio, then slip at which maximum torque occurs
(a) is more and maximum torque Te _ m remains constant
(b) is more and Te _ m decreases
(c) is less and Te _ m decreases
(d) is less and Te _ m increases

17) In a 3-phase induction motor with negligible state resistance, if supply voltage and supply
frequency are reduced by the same amount, then slip at which maximum torque occurs
(a) is more and maximum torque Te _ m remains constant
 (b) is more and Te _ m decreases
(c) is less and Te _ m decreases
(d) is less and Te _ m increases
18) In a 3-phase induction motor, maximum torque of 100Nm occurs at a slip of 10%. The torque
at a slip of 5% would be
(a) 50Nm (b) 100Nm (c) 80Nm (d) 40Nm

19) If the supply voltage decreases by 4%, the torque in a 3-phase induction motor would decrease
by
(a) 4% (b) 16% (c) 8% (d) 7.84%

20) A 3-phase induction motor runs at a slip of 3.2% at normal voltage. For the same load torque,
if the supply voltage reduces to 80% of normal voltage, the motor would operate with a slip of
(a) 3.2% (b) 5% (c) 4% (d) 2.56%

21) In a 3-phase induction motor, plugging requires that

(a) any two stator terminals are short circuited
(b) any two stator terminals are interchanged
(c) any two stator terminals are fed with dc supply
(d) DC is fed to any two terminals obtained from 3-phase terminals

22) DC dynamic braking is obtained by

(a) feeding dc to stator circuit
(b) feeding dc to rotor circuit
(c) interchanging any two stator terminals
(d) interchanging any two rotor terminals

23) A 3-phase induction motor is connected to a 3-phase supply. One of the line fuses is blown out
when the motor is running. Consequently,
(a) the motor will come to standstill
(b) the motor will continue to run at the same speed with line current unchanged
(c) the motor will continue to run at a slightly reduced speed with an increased line current
(d) the rotor currents will have both sf and (2-s)f component frequencies

24) A 3-phase induction motor is provided with a 3-phase slip ring rotor connected to a starting
resistor bank. This motor would
(a) not start
(b) result in more starting torque
(c) produce no difference in the starting torque
(d) run at half the synchronous speed
25) A 3-phase induction motor is to be connected to a 3-phase supply for the purpose of starting
but in the supply line, one fuse is already blown out. Under these conditions, the motor would
(a) not start
(b) not start and there would be humming noise in the motor
(c) start and run at half the synchronous speed
(d) start and run at a speed slightly less than normal speed but would draw large current

26) For the speed control of a polyphase SCIM by pole-changing method, the most expensive
arrangement is
(a) constant-torque drive
(b) constant-power drive
(c) variable-torque drive
(d) variable-power drive

27) A 3-phase SCIM can be connected to have either 4 or 8 poles. A fan operated by this motor
takes 15kW at lower speed. At higher operating speed, the fan would take ……………..kW.

28) Supply frequency control for changing the speed in a 3-phase IM is generally carried out with
(a) V/f constant as maximum torque Te _ m remains always constant
(b) Vf constant as Te _ m remains constant
(c) V constant as Te _ m remains constant
(d) V/f constant as Te _ m remains nearly constant

29) For the speed control of a polyphase SCIM, if frequency of operation is decreased with
1. constant supply voltage V, starting torque Te _ st decreases
2. constant supply voltage V, Te _ st increases
3. V/f constant, Te _ st decreases
4. V/f constant, Te _ st increases

From these, the correct answer is

(a) 1, 4 (b) 2, 4 (c) 1, 3 (4) 1, 2

30) Line voltage control for the speed regulation of a 3-phase SCIM is not so important because
this method offers
(a) limited range of speed control
(b) low operating efficiency
(c) low pullout torque
(d) all of the above

31) For a polyphaser SRIM, when low speed is obtained by rotor-resistance control, then
 (a) starting torque Te _ st is low and efficiency  is low
(b) Te _ st is high and  is low
(c) both Te _ st and  are high
(d) Te _ st is low and  is high

32) A 3-phase SRIM develops rated torque at a slip of 0.05 with slip rings short circuited. If the
rotor circuit resistance is increased to four times by inserting external resistance in the rotor
circuit, then at rated load torque, the slip would be
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.15 (c) 0.20 (d) 0.25

33) In a 3-phase IM, speeds higher than synchronous speed can be obtained by
(a) supply frequency control
(b) supply voltage control
(c) rotor resistance control
(d) rotor slip-power control

34) The stator of a 3-phase, 4-pole, 50Hz induction motor is supplied from a 3-phase, 50Hz supply
and its rotor is driven at 750 rpm. The slip rings of the machines are open circuited. The
frequency of the voltage across any of two slip rings is
(a) 50Hz (b) 75Hz (c) 100Hz (d) 25Hz

35) In a 3-phase SCIM, regenerative braking takes place when

(a) number of stator poles is increased
(b) number of stator poples is reduced
(c) load is lifted by a crane
(d) load is lowered by a crane

36) The rotor terminals of a 3-phase SRIM are open-circuited and stator is connected to a balanced
3-phase supply. Under these conditions, the rotor will
(a) not start
(b) run with more vibrations
(c) run at normal speed
(d) run at a lower speed

37) In a polyphaser IM, the effect of skewing rotor slots is to

(a) decrease both starting and maximum torques
(b) increase both starting and maximum torques
(c) decrease both rotor resistance and noise
(d) increase rotor resistance and decrease noise

38) A SCIM having a rated slip of 4% on full-load has a starting torque same as the full-load
torque. The starting current is
 (a) equal to full-load current
(b) twice full-load current
(c) four times full-load current
(d) five times full-load current

39) A 3-phase induction motor has maximum torque of 200Nm at a slip of 0.2 and at supply voltage
of 400V. For a supply voltage of 360V,
(a) smT  0.2 and Te _ m  180 Nm
(b) smT  0.2 and Te _ m  180 Nm
(c) smT  0.2 and Te _ m  162 Nm
(d) smT  0.2 and Te _ m  162 Nm

40) Match the following:

Type of Motor Characteristic/application
A. 3-phase SCIM P. High starting torque
B. 3-phase SRIM Q. Low starting torque
C. 3-phase double-cage IM R. Controllable starting torque

41) The torque-slip characteristic of a polyphase induction motor becomes almost linear at small
slip values, because in this range of slips
(a) the effective rotor circuit resistance is very large compared to the rotor reactance
(b) the rotor resistance is equal to the stator resistance
(c) the rotor resistance is equal to the rotor reactance
(d) the rotor reactance is equal to the stator reactance

42) Breakdown torque of a 3-phase induction motor of negligible stator impedance is

(a) directly proportional to rotor resistance
(b) inversely proportional to rotor resistantce
(c) directly proportional to the rotot reactance
(d) inversely proportional to the rotor leakage reactance

43) While operting on variable frequency supplies, the ac motors require variable voltage as well
in order to
(a) protect the insulation
(b) avoid the effects of saturation
(c) improve the commutation capabilities of the inverter
(d) protect the thyristors from dv/dt
44) A single-stack VR stepper motor with 8 stator poles has a resolution of 24 steps/rev. Calculate
the number of phases and the number of rotor poles in the motor.

45) A stepper motor has a step angle of 1.8o and is driven at 4000 pps. Determine motor speed and
number of pulses to rotate the shaft through 72o.

46) Calculate the pulse rate required to obtain a rotor speed of 3600 rpm for stepper motor having
a resolution of 300 steps/rev.

47) What is the required resolution for a stepper motor that is to operate at a pulse frequency of
4000 pps and a travel one cycle in 0.05s?

48) A stepper motor has a resolution of 500 steps/rev in the 2-phase-ON mode of operation. If it is
operated in half-step mode, determine number of steps required to turn the motor through 54o.

49) Match the following:

Variation of V& f Torque-speed characteristics

50) Match the following:

3-phase induction motor Torque-speed characteristics

Working under different
Operating conditions

51) Match the following:

Method of speed control Torque-speed characteristics

52) Match the following:

Type of three-phase induction Torque-speed characteristics

motor