Rectifier Control

Q1.
A 220 V, 1500 rpm, 10 A separately excited de motor is fed from a single-phase fully-controlled
rectifier with an ac source voltage of 230 V, 50 Hz. R s=2 Ω. Conduction can be assumed to be
continuous. Calculate firing angles for
(a) Half the rated motor torque and 500 rpm.

(b) Rated motor torque and (-1000) rpm.
Q2. Let armature Inductance of the drive of Previous Problem be 50 mH. Calculate no load speeds,
and speeds and developed torques on the boundary between the continuous and discontinuous
conductions for (a) α =¿ 60° and (b) α =¿ 120°.
Q3. A 220 V, 1200 rpm, 15 A separately excited motor has armature resistance and inductance of 1.8
Ω and 32 mH respectively. This motor is controlled by a single-phase fully-controlled rectifier
with an ac source voltage of 230 V, 50 Hz. identify the modes and calculate developed torques
for:
I. α =¿ 60° and speed = 450 rpm

II. α =¿ 60° and speed 1500 rpm
Q4. For the rectifier drive of the Previous Problem, Identify modes and calculate speeds for.
(a) α =¿ 45° and torque 40 N-m
(b)α =¿ 45° and torque 10 N-m.
Q5. A 230 V, 650 rpm, 100 A separately excited dc motor has armature resistance and Inductance of
0.08 ohm and 8 mH respectively. Motor is controlled by a single-phase half-controlled rectifier
with source voltage of 230 V, 50 Hz. identify the modes and calculate speeds for
(aα =¿ 60° and torque 1000 N-m
(b)α =¿ 120° and torque 1000 N-m
Q6. For the drive of Previous Problem, identify modes of operation and calculate torques for
(a) α =¿ 60° and speed =200 rpm

(b) α =¿ 120° and speed =200 rpm.
Q7. A 220 V, 750 rpm, 200 A separately excited motor has armature and field resistances of 005 and
20 ohm respectively. Load torque is given by the expression T L=500-0.2N N-m, where N is the
speed in rpm. Speeds below rated value are obtained by armature voltage control with full field
and the speeds above rated are obtained by field control at rated armature voltage.
Armature is fed from a three-phase fully-controlled rectifier with ac source voltage (line) of 170
V,50 Hz and the field is fed from a half-controlled single-phase rectifier with a single-phase
source voltage of 250 V, 50 Hz. Drive operates under continuous conduction. Calculate firing
angles for speeds: (a) 600 rpm. (b) 1200 rpm.
Q8. A 220 V, 600 rpm, 500 A separately excited motor has armature and field resistances of 0.02 and
10 ohm respectively. Armature is fed from three phase fully-controlled rectifier and field from
half-controlled single-phase rectifier. A three-wire three-phase ac source with a line voltage of
440 V is available. Armature rectifier is fed from a three-phase transformer with Y- Δ connection
and field rectifier from a single-phase transformer.
(a) Output voltages of transformers must be such that for zero firing angles rated voltages are
maintained across the motor armature and field. Calculate transformer turns ratios.
(b) With the transformer turns ratios as in (a), calculate firing angles of the armature rectifier
for:
I. Rated torque and field, and 400 rpm

II. Rated torque and field, and -400 rpm. Assume continuous conduction.
Q9. A 220 V, 750 rpm, 200 A separately excited motor has an armature resistance of 0.05 ohm.
Armature is fed from a three-phase non-circulating current dual converter consisting of fully-
controlled rectifiers A and B. Rectifier A provides motoring operation in the forward direction
and rectifier B in reverse direction. Line voltage of ac source is 400 V. Calculate firing angles of
rectifiers for the following assuming continuous conduction:
I. Motoring operation at rated torque and 600 rpm.

II. Regenerative braking operation at rated torque and 600 rpm.
Q10. Motor of Previous Problem is now fed from a three-phase dual converter with circulating
current control. The ac source voltage is 400 V (line). When motor operates in forward
motoring, converter A works as a rectifier and B as an inverter. Calculate firing angles of
converters A and B for the following operating points:
I. Motoring operation at rated torque and -600 rpm.

II. Regenerative braking operation at rated torque and 600 rpm.
Q11. A fully-controlled rectifier-fed separately excited dc motor is required to operate in motoring

and braking operations in the forward direction. Only one fully-controlled rectifier is available.
What switching arrangement will be required? Explain.
Q12. A fully-controlled rectifier is feeding a separately excited motor driving a friction load. Motor is
operating in steady-state with a rectifier firing angle of 30°. Firing angle is now changed from 30°
to 60°. Explain how the motor current and speed will change with time.
Q13. Describe relative merits and demerits of four quadrant dc drives employing non-circulating and
circulating current dual converters.
Q14. A 220 V, 100 A, dc series motor has armature resistance and inductance of 0.04 ohm and 2 mH,
and field winding resistance and Inductance of 0.06 ohm and 18 mH, respectively. Running on
test on no load as a separately excited generator at 1000 rpm it gave following results:
Field 25 50 75 100 125 150 175
current,
A
Terminal 66.5 124 158.5 181 198.5 211 221.5
voltage,
V
Calculate and plot the speed-torque and speed-current curves of this motor for firing angles of
(1) 60° and 120° when fed by a single-phase half-controlled rectifier with ac source voltage of
230 V, 50 Hz.
(ii) 30° and 60° when fed by a single-phase fully-controlled rectifier with ac source voltage of
230 V, 4.50 Hz.

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Q1.

(a) Half the rated motor torque and 500 rpm.

I. α =¿ 60° and speed = 450 rpm

(a) α =¿ 45° and torque 40 N-m

(b)α =¿ 45° and torque 10 N-m.

(aα =¿ 60° and torque 1000 N-m

(b)α =¿ 120° and torque 1000 N-m

(a) α =¿ 60° and speed =200 rpm

I. Rated torque and field, and 400 rpm

I. Motoring operation at rated torque and 600 rpm.

I. Motoring operation at rated torque and -600 rpm.

Q11. A fully-controlled rectifier-fed separately excited dc motor is required to operate in motoring

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