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APPENDIX A Two Marks Question and Answers UNIT I - SYNCHRONOUS RELUCTANCE MOTOR 1. List the Important properties of synchronous reluctance motors? i, Combined reluctance and magnet alignment torque ii, Field weakening capability ii, High inductance WV. Under evcited opers ‘cad condition \. High speed and high temperature capability 2. Distinguish between Permanent Magnet Motor and Synchronous Reluctance Motor [Remain Magnet Motor Synchronous Reluctance Motor | Not free from magnet and their operational | Free fom magnel and their operational | problem problem | Operates at less speed Operates at high speed i Power factor is high | Power factor is less | Efficiency ishigh Efficiency i slow ] Operates of low temperature Operates at high temperature | [e tis high Cost is low | Converter KVA Tequirement iskess Converter KVA requisementis high fi: 3. List out some of the application of synchronous reluctance motor i Pumps and conveye ii, Synthetic and fiber spinning mills AA2 Two Marks Question and Answers iii, Metering pumps iv. Wrapping and folding machines 4. What are the various types of Synchronous Reluctance Motor? i. Permanent Magnet! Reluctance Hybrid motor ii, Pure Synchronous Reluctance Motor iii, Line start synchronous reluctance motor (cage type) iv. Brushless synchronous reluctance motor ¥. Hybrid permanent magnet | electrically excited motor with salient poles ” What are types of rotor available in Synchronous Reluctance Motor? i Radial Airgap Motor ( Rotor construction) ii, Axial Airgap Motor ( Rotor construction) 6. Difference between Axial Airgap Motor and Radial Airgap Motor. Axial Airgap motor ] Radial Airgap motor lagnets are altematively poled and | Magnets are altematively poled and | radially magnetized. | circumferentially magnetized 7 | Ithas appreciable permeance to q-axis and | Here q-flux is very low how permeance to d-axis Ithas the reluctance torque and flux (field) | Iwhas less reluctance torque and field weakening capability, weakening capability is also limited 7, Mention some of the advantages of synchronous reluctance motor? i, Simplicity , Rebusiness of construction . ii, — Lowcost ' ji, Reliable as there'is no concern with demag iv, Multi motor drive is possible There is no need for field excitation AA Two Marks Question and Answers UNIT J]- STEPPER MOTOR, 1. What is stepper motor? A stepper motor is a brushless DC motor whose rotor rotates in di rete angular cement when its stator Windings are energized in a program manner, > Input is in the form of digital signals > Output is in the form of discrete angular rotation Give the classification of stepper motor? Stepper movor is divided into two Major groups as 1. Without Permanent Magnet ~ Vanable Reluctance a Single stack b, Multi stack ii, With Permanent Magnet — claw pole and Hy J slepper motors 3. What is Hybrid stepper motor? Hybnd stepper motor combines the features of both permanent magnet and variable reluctance stepping motor, in order to achieve a small step angle and a high torque fom a small size. 4. What is holding torque in stepping motor? It is defined as the maximum static torque that can be applied to the shaft of an excited motor without causing continuous rotation Define the term step angle? Step angle is defined as the angle through which the stepper motor shaft rotates for each command pulse. It is generally denoted as B _ 360 mN, (or) Where, ‘N, - Number of stator poles or stator tecth | N,~number of rotor poles or rotor teeth m— number of stator phases. Special Elect 6. Define the term skewing. ‘The stepper motor may be operating at high speed say 25.000 steps per second and this | Jooks like continuous rotation. But a stepper motor operates at high speeds is called | skewing. 7. Find the motor speed of stepper motor if it has *B* and “P given. Motor speed. Where nl motor speed | B~ step angle frequency pulse rate in pus: £ steppin 8. Define resolution. Ir is defined as the number of steps needed to complete one resolution of the rotor shaft. No of steps _ 360° Revolution Bh Resolution 9. Mention some advantages and disadvantages of VR motor? | Advanage | i High torque to inertial ratio i. ‘Low rotor inertia | ii Capable of high stepping rate | iv Ability to free wheel | v Light weight Disadvantage i. ‘No detent torque available with windings de energized. ii Nonmally available in 3.6 t0 30° step angle ilk Low ‘n’ at low voltages and stepping rate. AAS Two Marks Question and Answers 10, Mention some advantage and disadvantage of a PM motor? Advantage i It provides detent torque with winding de energized i, Higher holding torque capability iii, Better damping due to presence of rotor magnet iv. High stepping rate capability \. High ‘1* at lower speeds and Jower stepping rates. Disadvantage i. Higher imertia and weight due to the presence of rotor magnet | 1, Pesformance affected by change in magnet strength 11, Comparison between Variable Reluctance and Permanent Magnet Stepper Motor. | Variable reluctance motor Permanent Magnet Stepper Motor Rotor is not magnetized Rotor is magnetized High torque te inertia ratio Low torque to inertia ratio - { High rates of acceleration - ‘Acceleration is slow —_ | Dynamic response is fast Very slow dynamic response. Very small step angle is possible | Step angle are high in the range of 30° and _ 90". | 12. What is stepping angle? Number of steps per second is known as stepping rate (or) stepping frequency : i i, 13. List out some of applications of stepper motor. : i. Printers iu ii Plotters iii, In computer peripherals \. In wrist watches a v In robots ete. Special Electrical Machines AAS 14, Draw the typical Dynamic characteristics of stepper motor. | A ->Maximum Skewing Frequency Load B ~Maximum Starting Frequency Torque (I) > Stan Range a) (1)) > Skew Rat | 15. Whatis meant by full step operation? Htaeans that at that time only one winding is energized, By energizing one stator winding the rotor rotates some angle. It is known as full step operation, 16. What is meant by balf step operation? Temeans that, the rotor rotates at an each step angle which is half of the full step angle by Proper switching operation in sequence 17. What is meant by micro stepping? Micro stepping motor, the step angle of the stepper motor (VR) is very small. It can be achieved by operating two phases simultaneously as in 2 phase GN mode. 18. Draw the typical static characteristics of a stepper motor. a aN fit i fii Torque nm (Nm) rn ii | ta i oo AAI Two Marks Question and Answers 19. Define the term detent torque. Detent torque is the maximum load torque which is that unexcited stepper motor can with stand without slipping. It is also known as cogging torque. 20. Define Torque constant. Torque constant of the stepper motor is defined as the initial slope of the torque current curve of the stepper motor 21. Define pull in torque. Itis the maximum torque the stepper motor can develop in start ~ stop mode at 2 given stepping rate F, (steps'sce), without lesing its synchronism. 22. Define pull out torque. Itis the maximum torque the stepper motor can develop at a given ps/see) without Josing synchronism tepping rate F, 23. Define pull in rate, Its the maximum stepping rate at which the stepper motor will start or stop, without losing synchronism, against a given load torque. 24, Define pull out rate. Itis the maxinmum stepping rate at which the stepper motor will slow, without losing synchronism ta given load torque. 25. Draw the block diagram of the drive system of a stepping motor. Logic sequencer i Imp | —> controller | | | 26, What are the various types of current suppression circuits? Diode Suppressor i. DiodeResistor Suppressor Special Electrical Machines AAI iii, Zener Diode Suppressor iv. Condenser Suppressor 27. What is the function of current suppression circuit? IL is used 10 ensure fast delay of current through the winding when the drive transistor is tumed OFF. 28. What is the function of logic sequences? Logie sequences generates programmed logic sequences for the successful operation of a stepper motor. 1. a AAI _Two Marks Qu estion and Answers IT- 11] SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR List any four applications of Switched Reluctance Motors? Washing Machine ii, Robotics control application il Vacuum cleaners 1N, Automobile applications van What are the types of power controllers used for switched reluctance motors? a. Two power semiconductor and two diodes per phase b. (+1) power switching devices and (n+) diodes per phase © Dump-C- converter d, Split power supply converici ©. Phase winding using bifilar wires Why rotor position sensor is essential for the operation of switched reluctance motor. 1 yy to use a rotor position sensor for commutation and speed feedback. The | fuming ON and OFF operation of the various devices of power semiconductor switching circuit are influenced by signals obtained fro rotor position sensor. It is neces: What are the advantages of Switched Reluctance Motor? ii, Stator is simple to. wind, the end turns are short and robust and have no phase 2 phase cross over. 1 is relatively, J i, Rotor construction is simple which tends to have a Jow inertia Jn most applications, the bulk of the losses appear on the stator, easy to cool These are no magnets the maximum permissible rotor temperarure may be higher than in PM rotors Under fault conditions, the open circuit voltage and short circuit current are ze*0, (or) very sman ‘or. The ring ther ps _____ Special Electrical Ma ‘What are the disadvantages of Switched Reluctance Motor? i, Need of very low inentia rotor. 1, Less capacity to drive the loads iii, Poor power factor ix.” Less efficiency y It requires position sensor. What is Switched Reluctance Motor? Switched Reluctance Motor is a double salient, singly excited motor. This means that it has salient pole on both the rotor and stator. but only one member carries windings. The rotor has no winding. It works on variable reluctance principle Diaw the Torque Speed characteristics of Switched Reluctance Motor? chopping, @o increasing. @p Fixed > T (Nm) Current} Constant Natural Limit Power \ ! NL) Max 8p Tw = constant \ \ Tor = constant oo > Speed > id Answers 8. Draw the energy conversion loop of Switched Reluctance Motor? Intermediate position Unaligned 9. What are the twa types af control schemes in Switched Reluctusce Motor? i '_ Hysterisis Type current control scheme nu. PWM Type current control scheme 10. Write the torque equation of Switched Relu tance Motor. Torque developed due to variable reluctance Principle 7 = * Torque is independent of the direction of current 11. Compare Switched Reluctance Motor and Stepper Motor, B itched Reluctance Motor [SRM 1s designed for continuous rotation Stepper motor is desig | by step rotati tt does not require any rotor position se Special Electrical Machines AA. 12. Draw the block diagram of Microprocessor based control of Switelfed Reluctance Motor Power supply | Programmed | | Pulse generating | Converter | Microprocessor | circuit Circuit a Current —— Controller —— Speed controller. «& ———— 13. What is the step angle of a 3 phase SRM having 12 slots in the stator and 8 rotor poles, What is the commutation frequency in such phase at speed of 600 rpm. Number of stator slots, N.= 12 Number of rotor slots N, = 8. Number of phases .q = 3 Speed, n = 6000 rpm = a = 100s a. Commutation frequency = n.N =100x8 F = 800 Re b. Step ang Two Marks Question and Answers 14. What is the step angle of a S@ SRM having 10 stator poles and 4 rotor poles. Step angle == *™ 1S. What are the various types of permanent magnet materi Neodymium fl i. Samarium iii, Alloy of neodymium iv Ferrite and Boron AA26 Two Marks Question and Answers UNIT V - PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR 1. List out the difference between the PM Brushless DC motor and PM synchronous Motors. [PM Brushless DC Motor PM Synchronous Motors | Rectangular

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