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DC Drives

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Date
1.

. In a separately excited dc motor, constant horsepower control of speed is achieved by variation and constant torque control by variation

a)

armature current, armature voltage

b)

field current, armature voltage

c)

field voltage, field current

d)

armature voltage, field current

2.

. In the armature control method, if the applied armature voltage Va is decreased

by a large amount, then the motor.

a)

speed gets reduced

b)

gets overloaded

c)

is constrained to work as a generator

d)

quickly comes to a standstill

3.

During the discontinuous conduction mode of a drive with armature control

using a single-phase converter, the reduction in ωm for an increase in Ia will be

that for the continuous mode.

a)

more than

b)

equal to

c)

less than

d)

independent of

4.

An inner current control loop along with an outer speed loop gives response for a change in the ac supply voltage as compared to a simple speed control loop

a)

slower

b)

the same

c)

quicker

d)

much slower

5.

In a closed-loop drive with four-quadrant operation, the master controller performs the function of and the slave controller helps in.

a)

smooth changeover of conduction from one rectifier to the other, switching the appropriate rectifier into conduction

b)

smooth changeover of conduction from one rectifier to the other, sudden changeover of conduction from one rectifier to other

c)

sudden changeover of conduction from one rectifier to the other, smooth changeover of conduction from one rectifier to the other

d)

switching the appropriate rectifier into conduction, smooth changeover of conduction from one rectifier to the other

6.

For a dc motor, the region of discontinuous conduction in the speed–torque plane is with chopper control than that with rectifier control

a)

greater

b)

much lesser

c)

lesser

d)

much greater

7.

Regenerative braking of a separately excited dc motor using dc chopper control gives that using rectifier control.

a)

better performance than

b)

inferior performance than

c)

the same performance as

d)

much inferior performance as compared to

8.

In a speed control system incorporating an outer speed loop and an inner current loop, the drive response becomes sluggish in the discontinuous conduction mode because.

a)

the field response is slower than that with continuous conduction

b)

the output of the speed controller is smaller than that in continuous conduction

c)

the combined gain of the firing circuitry and the rectifier is smaller than that with continuous conduction

d)

the combined gain of the firing circuitry and the rectifier is larger than that with continuous conduction

9.

During the regenerative braking operation of a chopper-based dc drive, energy

transfer takes place.

a)

from the load at high voltage to the source at low voltage

b)

from the source at high voltage to the load at low voltage

c)

from the source at low voltage to the load at high voltage

d)

from the load at low voltage to the source at high voltage

10.

Dc drives that use series motors are more advantageous than drives that employ separately excited motors because they facilitate .

a)

high starting torque

b)

frequent starting

c)

frequent torque overloads

d)

all of the above

11.

In a dc drive supplied by a single-phase ac source and a rectifier, discontinuous conduction can be avoided by .

a)

decreasing the frequency of the ac supply

b)

adding a capacitor in series with the armature of the dc motor

c)

increasing the frequency of the ac supply

d)

adding an inductor in series with the armature of the dc motor.

12.

A three-phase, full-wave controlled rectifier feeds a separately excited dc motor. The data are Td = 140 Nm, Ia = 60 A, and ωm = 65 rad/s. With these data, the back emf of the motor will be nearly V.

a)

102

b)

178

c)

152

d)

194

13.

A three-phase, full-wave controlled rectifier feeds a separately excited dc motor and the data are Eb = 150 V, ωm = 75 rad/s, and Ia = 56 A. With these data, the torque of the motor will be Nm.

a)

168

b)

108

c)

184

d)

112

14.

A dc drive consisting of a three-phase, full-wave controlled rectifier together

with a separately excited dc motor has the following data: Ra = 0.2 ohm, Kbφf = 0.8.With these data the slope of the speed–torque curve will be nearly rad/Nm s.

a)

-0.31

b)

-0.48

c)

-0.36

d)

-0.27

15.

A dc drive consisting of a three-phase, full-wave controlled rectifier together

with a separately excited dc motor has the following data: Va = 160 V, Kbφf = 0.75. With these data the intercept of the speed–torque curve on the ω-axis will be nearly rad/s.

a)

254

b)

213

c)

198

d)

176

16.

In a separately excited dc motor, constant horsepower control of speed is achieved by armature voltage variation and constant torque control by field current variation.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

During the speed control of a dc motor by armature control, if there is a large decrease in the applied armature voltage Va, then the motor will be constrained to work as a generator.

a)

True

b)

False