Electrical Engineering interview questions and answers - part 3

          

Electrical Engineering interview questions and answers - part 3


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15. Explain different losses in a transformer.

There are two types of losses occurring in transformer:
• Constant losses or Iron losses: The losses that occur in the core are known as core losses or iron losses. Two types of iron losses are:
o eddy current loss
o Hysteresis loss.
These losses depend upon the supply voltage, frequency, core material and its construction. As long as supply voltage and frequency is constant, these losses remain the same whether the transformer is loaded or not. These are also known as constant losses.
• Variable losses or copper losses: when the transformer is loaded, current flows in primary and secondary windings, there is loss of electrical energy due to the resistance of the primary winding, and secondary winding and they are called variable losses. These losses depend upon the loading conditions of the transformers. Therefore, these losses are also called as variable losses.

16. Explain different types of D.C motors? Give their applications

Different type of DC motors and their applications are as follows:-
• Shunt motors: It has a constant speed though its starting torque is not very high. Therefore, it is suitable for constant speed drive, where high starting torque is not required such as pumps, blowers, fan, lathe machines, tools, belt or chain conveyor etc.
• Service motors: It has high starting torque & its speed is inversely proportional to the loading conditions i.e. when lightly loaded, the speed is high and when heavily loaded, it is low. Therefore, motor is used in lifts, cranes, traction work, coal loader and coal cutter in coalmines etc.
• Compound motors: It also has high starting torque and variable speed. Its advantage is, it can run at NIL loads without any danger. This motor will therefore find its application in loads having high inertia load or requiring high intermittent torque such as elevators, conveyor, rolling mill, planes, presses, shears and punches, coal cutter and winding machines etc.

17. Explain the process of commutation in a dc machine. Explain what are inter-poles and why they are required in a dc machine.

Commutation: It is phenomenon when an armature coil moves under the influence of one pole- pair; it carries constant current in one direction. As the coil moves into the influence of the next pole- pair, the current in it must reverse. This reversal of current in a coil is called commutation. Several coils undergo commutation simultaneously. The reversal of current is opposed by the static coil emf and therefore must be aided in some fashion for smooth current reversal, which otherwise would result in sparking at the brushes. The aiding emf is dynamically induced into the coils undergoing commutation by means of compoles or interpoles, which are series excited by the armature current. These are located in the interpolar region of the main poles and therefore influence the armature coils only when these undergo commutation.

18. Comment on the working principle of operation of a single-phase transformer.

Working principle of operation of a single-phase transformer can be explained as
An AC supply passes through the primary winding, a current will start flowing in the primary winding. As a result, the flux is set. This flux is linked with primary and secondary windings. Hence, voltage is induced in both the windings. Now, when the load is connected to the secondary side, the current will start flowing in the load in the secondary winding, resulting in the flow of additional current in the secondary winding. Hence, according to Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction, emf will be induced in both the windings. The voltage induced in the primary winding is due to its self inductance and known as self induced emf and according to Lenze’s law it will oppose the cause i.e. supply voltage hence called as back emf. The voltage induced in secondary coil is known as mutually induced voltage. Hence, transformer works on the principle of electromagnetic induction.

19. Define the following terms:-

• Reliability,
• Maximum demand,
• Reserve-generating capacity,
• Availability (operational).

Reliability: It is the capacity of the power system to serve all power demands without failure over long periods.
Maximum Demand: It is maximum load demand required in a power station during a given period.
Reserve generating capacity: Extra generation capacity installed to meet the need of scheduled downtimes for preventive maintenance is called reserve-generating capacity.
Availability: As the percentage of the time a unit is available to produce power whether needed by the system or not.

20. Mention the disadvantages of low power factor? How can it be improved?

Disadvantages of low power factor:
• Line losses are 1.57 times unity power factor.
• Larger generators and transformers are required.
• Low lagging power factor causes a large voltage drop, hence extra regulation equipment is required to keep voltage drop within prescribed limits.
• Greater conductor size: To transmit or distribute a fixed amount of power at fixed voltage, the conductors will have to carry more current at low power factor. This requires a large conductor size.

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service motor wrong

That is NOT Service motor but Series motor

kalil 06-24-2018 09:59 AM

Power cable

When number of turn increases in 11 KV power cable how it affect the receiving end voltage

Thandapani K 07-21-2017 04:39 AM

Power Factor

The ratio between Real Power and the Apparent Power.


Boom Suresh 11-8-2016 11:49 PM

eee

thanks. but how it improved

MAHA 08-30-2016 04:38 AM

Power Factor

The cosine angle between the voltage and current is known as " Power Factor", and if power factor shall be low, the maximum demand load shall be increased, voltage drop shall be more and cross sectional area of the conductor shall be increased as well as losses shall be increased and affects the efficiency of the equipments..........

Harish Sharma 06-15-2016 01:36 AM

power factor

power factor is the father of both current and voltage it balances the current and the voltage if power factor is disturbed there is a huge loss in the current and voltage and if the p.f goes to max it will effect the electricity bill of that firm thats why p.f is used

hammad 01-19-2016 06:36 PM

electrical engineering

Cosine Angle Between Current And Voltage is know As Power Factor

subha 01-16-2016 07:55 AM

power factor

power factor can be said as the electrical efficiency.

shahabas 12-12-2015 12:43 PM

machine

What is mean power factor

sakkaravarthi s 07-18-2015 04:47 AM

 

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