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SHRI RAMSWAROOP MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT
[Link]. [SEM VI(EE-61,62)]
TUTORIAL SHEET-3
(Session: 2021-22)
KEE-061: SPECIAL ELECTRICAL MACHINES
Unit No. & Name: III, Course Outcome: CO3- Study different types of
Switched Reluctance Motor control techniques for a machine
and identify the best control
strategy based upon different
constraints.
Date of Distribution: 10 March 2022 Name of Faculty: [Link] Singh
SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BL
Switched Reluctance Motors: Constructional features, Rotary and Linear SRM
Q1) Draw the block diagram of a SRM drive and explain its different blocks. 3
Q2) Compare rotary switch reluctance motor with a linear switched reluctance
motor. 3
Q3) Explain the construction of switch reluctance motor with neat diagram. 2
Principle of operation, Torque production
Q4) Explain working principle of SRM motor with the help of neat diagram. 3
Q5) Prove that in a reluctance motor torque is given by:
3
Q6) A 4 phase, 8 pole switched reluctance motor has six rotor teeth. Find
the step angle and commutation frequency for a speed of 6000 rpm. 3
Performance characteristics
Q7) Show the inductance variation in SRM with neat diagram and hence draw the L-θ
profile. 3
Q8) Draw the various characteristics of SRM motor. 3
Methods of Rotor position sensing, Sensor less operation,
Q9) What is hysteresis current control? Explain. 2
Q10) Describe the various power converter circuits used for supplying SRM. 2
Q11) Explain the optical position sensing scheme for the SRM motor. 2
Q12) Explain the Hall effect sensing scheme for the SRM motor. 3
Q13) Draw and explain the block diagram of sensor-less control of switched 3
reluctance motor
Closed loop control and Applications
Q14) Explain the computer-based control of SRM. 2
Q15) Write advantages of microprocessor based control of SRM over conventional
hardware based control. 2
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SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS BL
Constructional features, Principle of operation, Variable reluctance motor
Q1) A three-phase SRM has six stator poles and four rotor teeth. Draw 4
the feasible zone for stator and rotor pole arcs. Design the pole
arc and rotor tooth arc.
Q2) Explain the working of C-dump circuit. 2
SHORT-ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS BL
Switched Reluctance Motors: Constructional features, Rotary and Linear SRM
Q1) Why rotor of a SRM is laminated? 2
Q2) Write any two applications of linear SRM. 1
Principle of operation, Torque production
Q3) Write any two conditions of successful operation of SRM motor. 1
Q4) Write the torque equation of switched reluctance motor. 1
Performance characteristics
Q5) Draw the speed-torque characteristics of SRM motor. 3
Q6) Draw the torque and rotor position characteristic of SRM motor. 3
Methods of Rotor position sensing, Sensor less operation,
Q7) Why a rotor position sensor is necessary for SRM motor? 2
Q8) Why rotor position sensor is not necessary for stepper motor? 2
Closed loop control and Applications
Q9) What is the difference between open loop and closed loop control? 1
Q10) Write any two applications of switched reluctance motor 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
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CROSSWORD-PUZZLE BL
1
UNIT-III
ACROSS
3. Starting torque of a SRM motor is .............
4. SRM motor develops ...............noice.
7. Constructionally a variable reluctance motor is similar to............
8. To reduce iron loss ..............is used.
10. Other than optical position sensing ....... effect sensors are also used.
11. Torque in srm is depends on square of .............
13. A perspex disc mouned of the shaft of srm is used as an ..........disc.
14. Number of steps compleated per second is called .......... rate
DOWN
1. Torque produced in SRM motor contains...........
2. In srm rotor has no ..............
5. Microprocessor based control is a ............ control.
6. SRM can be used in motoring and ................ mode.
7. In srm major losses occurs in ..............
9. A perspex disc is used in ............ position sensing scheme
12. SRM is .............. starting in nature.
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REFERENCES
TEXT BOOKS:
Ref. Authors Book Title Publisher/Press Year of
[ID] Publication
Dhanpat Rai &
[T1] Ashfaq Hussain Electric Machines 2013
Company
[T2]
D.P. Kothari Electric Machines Tata Mc Graw Hill 2006
&I.J. Nagrath
U.A. Bakshi, 2009
[T3] Electrical Machines-II Technical Pub.
[Link]
REFERENCE BOOKS:
Ref. Year of
Authors Book Title Publisher/Press
[ID] Publication
[R1] P.S. Bimbhra Electrical Machinery Khanna Publisher 2007
Generalized Theory of
[R2] P.S. Bimbhra Khanna Publisher 2010
Electrical Machines
ONLINE/DIGITAL REFERENCES:
Ref.
[ID]
Source Name Source Hyperlink
NPTEL
[D1] [Link]
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Signature of Faculty:______________ Signature of HOD:_______________
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