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This document contains 5 assignments on the topic of utilization of electrical power. The assignments cover various topics including: 1. The working principles and construction of arc furnaces. 2. The construction and working principles of different types of lighting equipment such as sodium vapor lamps, fluorescent lamps, and mercury vapor lamps. 3. Faraday's laws of electrolysis and their explanations. Applications of electrolysis like electroplating, metal extraction and refining. 4. Requirements of an ideal traction system and how electric traction systems meet these requirements. Comparisons of DC and AC railway electrification systems. 5. Tractive effort of trains, expressions for calculating tractive effort, and speed-time curves for electric

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SUBJECT: (7EX4) Assignment-1

This document contains 5 assignments on the topic of utilization of electrical power. The assignments cover various topics including: 1. The working principles and construction of arc furnaces. 2. The construction and working principles of different types of lighting equipment such as sodium vapor lamps, fluorescent lamps, and mercury vapor lamps. 3. Faraday's laws of electrolysis and their explanations. Applications of electrolysis like electroplating, metal extraction and refining. 4. Requirements of an ideal traction system and how electric traction systems meet these requirements. Comparisons of DC and AC railway electrification systems. 5. Tractive effort of trains, expressions for calculating tractive effort, and speed-time curves for electric

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SUBJECT: (7EX4) UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER

ASSIGNMENT- 1
1. Explain the working principle of arc furnaces & describe with the help of a
sketch the construction & working of any one type of arc furnace.
2. Explain the construction & working principle of Vertical core type furnace.
3.What are the factors which decide the frequency & voltage of dielectric
heating? Derive an expression for the heat produced in a dielectric material.
4. With necessary figures, explain the processes of carbon arc welding &
metallic arc welding.
5. What is the fundamental difference b/w the electric arc welding & resistance
welding? Compare A.C. & D.C. welding.















SUBJECT: (7EX4) UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER
ASSIGNMENT- 2
1. Explain with neat sketch, the construction & working of a sodium vapour
lamp.
2. Explain the construction & working principle of Fluorescent Lamp.
3. Describe with the help of a neat diagram the construction & working of a
high pressure mercury vapour lamp.
4. What do u mean by Stroboscopic Effect while using gas discharge lamp?
5. State the laws of illumination.
















SUBJECT: (7EX4) UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER
ASSIGNMENT- 3
1. State Faradays laws of electrolysis & explain them.
2. What is electroplating & what for is it done? Describe the various operations
involved in electroplating.
3. Explain briefly extraction & refining of metals by electrolysis.
4. What is electro- deposition? Explain in detail various factors which have
effect on the appearance & quality of the deposited surface.
5. Explain the process of Electro- refining.
















SUBJECT: (7EX4) UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER
ASSIGNMENT- 4
1. What are the requirements of an ideal traction system? How are they met in
an electric traction system.
2. What are the merits & demerits of D.C. system of track electrification?
3. What do u mean by negative boosters. Explain in detail.
4. Compare the A.C. & D.C. systems of railway electrification from the point of
main line & sub- urban line railway service.
5. Write short notes on the following:
(i) Trolley collector
(ii) Pantograph collector














SUBJECT: (7EX4) UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER
ASSIGNMENT- 5
1. Draw & explain the speed- time curve for urban & main line service.
2. What is tractive effort of a train & what are its functions? Derive an
expression for the tractive effort developed by a train unit.
3. Draw & explain a typical speed- time curve for an electric curve & explain
what do u understand by crest speed, average speed & schedule speed.
4. What is specific energy consumption? Enumerate the factors which affect the
specific energy consumption of trains operating at a given schedule speed.
5. Explain the quadrilateral speed- time curve.

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