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B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021.

Seventh Semester

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

EE 8009 – CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL DRIVES

(Regulations 2017)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

Answer ALL questions.

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

1. Compare closed loop and open loop control of DC drive.

2.

3.
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Name the advantages of PI controllers.

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Write the significance of   ratio in constant torque region and constant
f 
power region.

4. Define slip power.

5. What is brushless excitation in synchronous motor drive?

6. List the demerits of Field Oriented Control (FOC)?

7. How torque ripple is controlled in SRM drive?

8. List the drawbacks of BLDC based drive system.

9. Mention some typical current sensors used in DC drive applications.

10. Why digital platform is preferred for implementing different controllers?

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PART B — (5  13 = 65 marks)

11. (a) (i) Explain the design of PI controller for current controlled based
closed loop control of three phase fully controlled rectifier fed
separately excited DC motor implementation with inner current
loop. (7)

(ii) Explain the different methods for sensing current. Discuss the
advantages and disadvantages of each method. (6)

Or

(b) (i) Derive the overall transfer function  s   * s  for chopper fed

separately excited DC motor, implementing speed loop alone with

proportional controller. (7)

(ii) Explain how closed loop control of DC drive is implemented using

digital processor with a flow chart. (6)

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(i) Explain the working of induction motor drive with variable voltage
and fixed frequency. Also explain the working of induction motor
drive with fixed voltage and variable frequency. How the above
mentioned two schemes differ from variable voltage and variable
frequency operation of induction motor? Justify the above with the
help of Torque-Slip characteristics of the same. (7)

(ii) A 3-phase, 415 V, 6 pole, 50 Hz, delta-connected, slip-ring induction

motor has rotor resistance of 0.18  and leakage reactance of
0.9  per phase referred to stator. When driving a fan load it runs
at full load at 3 % slip. What resistance must be inserted in the
rotor circuit to obtain a speed of 880 rpm? Neglect stator impedance
and magnetization branch. Stator to rotor turns ratio is 2. (6)

Or

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(b) (i) Explain the principle of vector control with the concept of
separately excited DC motor. (7)

(ii) A 415 V, 50 Hz, 6 pole, 980 rpm star connected squirrel-cage

induction motor has the following parameters per phase referred to
the stator Rs = 0.21  , Rr = 0.09  , Xs = 0.75  , X r = 0.66  ,
and X m  21  . The motor is fed by 6-step inverter, which in turn
is fed by a 6-pulse fully controlled rectifier.
(1) If the Rectifier is fed by an AC source of 415 V and 50 Hz,
what should the rectifier firing angle be to get the rated
fundamental voltage across the motor?
(2) Calculate the percent increase in copper loss of the machine at
50 Hz compared to the value when fed by a sinusoidal supply.
Neglect skin effect.
(3) If the machine is operated at a constant flux,
(4) Calculate the inverter frequency at 600 rpm and rated torque.
(5) Calculate the inverter frequency at 500 rpm and half the
rated torque. Also calculate the motor current.
Neglect the de-rating due to harmonics and use approximate
equivalent circuit with referred to stator. (6)

13. (a) (i) Explain the operation of synchronous motor with self control mode
and separate control mode. Also highlight the technical difference of

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(ii)
the same.
What is the need of power factor control using synchronous motor?
Also with neat diagram, explain the closed loop control of
(7)

synchronous motor drive for power factor control. (6)

Or

(b) Explain with the help of block diagram, the working of six sector based
Direct Torque Control and also list the different methods used to
diminish the Lorque ripple. (13)

14. (a) (i) Show the variation of inductance of coil per phase during the
operation of Switched Reluctance machine in motor mode and
generator mode with neat waveforms. (7)
(ii) Explain the operation of instantaneous torque control of SRM using
current controllers and flux controllers. (6)
Or

(b) (i) Elucidate the technical difference between sinusoidal and

trapezoidal type of brushless DC motor. (7)
(ii) Describe the control algorithm of current controlled brushless DC
motor with necessary block diagram. (6)

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15. (a) Write a technical note on the following (7)
(i) Phase locked loop
(ii) Micro-computer control of DC drive (6)

Or
(b) Explain with the help of flow chart, the digital implementation of DC
drive in the constant horse power mode of operation. Also highlight the
difficulties faced during real time implementation. (13)

PART C — (1 × 15 = 15 marks)

16. (a) Explain how sub synchronous and super synchronous speed is obtained
in static Scherbius drive with neat diagram and mathematical
expressions. (15)

Or
(b) Draw and explain the experimental set up of closed loop variable
frequency PWM inverter fed IM drive with dynamic braking. Also explain
the role of each section in the same. (15)

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