1
GATE EE 2001
Subjective
+5
-0
A $$50$$ $$kW$$ synchronous motor is tested by driving it by another motor. When the excitation is not switched on, the driving motor takes $$800$$ $$W.$$ When the armature is short-circuited and the rated armature current of $$10$$ $$A$$ is passed through it, the driving motor requires $$2500$$ $$W.$$ On open-circuiting the armature with rated excitation, the driving motor takes $$1800$$ $$W.$$ Calculate the efficiency of the synchronous motor at $$50\% $$ load. Neglect the losses in the driving motor.
2
GATE EE 2000
Subjective
+5
-0
A $$2300$$ $$V,$$ $$3$$-phase synchronous motor driving a pump is provided with a line ammeter and a field rheostat. When the rheostat is adjusted such that the $$ac$$ line current is minimum. The ammeter reads $$8.8$$ $$A.$$ What is the power being delivered to the pump, neglecting losses? How should the rheostat be adjusted so that the motor operates at $$0.8$$ leading power factor? How many $$kVARs$$ is the motor supplying to the system at this new power factor?
3
GATE EE 1997
Subjective
+5
-0
A $$5MVA$$, $$11kV$$, $$3$$-phase star connected alternator is synchronized to the bus bars and is operating with an induced $$EMF$$ of $$125\% $$ of the rated voltage. If the load current is $$500$$ $$A,$$ what is the power factor of operation? The machine has a synchronous reactance of $$5\,\,\Omega $$ and negligible resistance per phase.
4
GATE EE 1996
Subjective
+5
-0
The per unit voltage of two synchronous machines connected through a lossless line are $$0.95\,\,\angle \,{10^0}\,\,$$ and $$1.0\,\,\angle \,{0^0}\,\,$$. Match the two sides in the following
$$(a)$$ Real power of Machine $$1$$
$$(b)$$ Reactive power of machine $$1$$
$$(c)$$ Power factor of Machine $$1$$
$$(a)$$ Real power of Machine $$1$$
$$(b)$$ Reactive power of machine $$1$$
$$(c)$$ Power factor of Machine $$1$$
$$(P)$$ Positive real power
$$(Q)$$ Positive reactive power
$$(R)$$ Negative real power
$$(S)$$ Negative reactive power
$$(T)$$ Leading power factor
$$(U)$$ Lagging power factor
Questions Asked from Synchronous Machines (Marks 5)
Number in Brackets after Paper Indicates No. of Questions
GATE EE Subjects
Electric Circuits
Electromagnetic Fields
Signals and Systems
Electrical Machines
Engineering Mathematics
General Aptitude
Power System Analysis
Electrical and Electronics Measurement
Analog Electronics
Control Systems
Power Electronics