Lab External Examination Question paper
Name of the Exam : II B.Tech - I Semester
Regulation : VR22
Name of the Department : Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Name of the Laboratory : Electrical Machines Lab-I
Laboratory Code : 1002222110
Date of the Exam : 12-02-2024
1. Conduct suitable experiment on DC shunt motor to draw the following performance
characteristics at 40%, 60% and 80% of loading.
(a) Output power Vs speed (b) Output power Vs efficiency
2. Conduct suitable experiment on DC shunt motor to draw the following performance
characteristics at 20%, 30% and 50% of loading.
(a) Output power Vs speed (b) Output power Vs efficiency
3. Conduct a suitable experiment to obtain the open circuit characteristics at 1400 rpm and find the
critical speed of the given DC machine.
4. Conduct a suitable experiment to obtain the open circuit characteristics at 1500 rpm and find the
critical speed of the given DC machine.
5. For a specific application in a paper manufacturing unit, it is required to run a DC shunt motor
below the rated speed. Is it possible to do speed control below the rated speed on the DC shunt
motor? If it is possible then experimentally prove and plot the Speed characteristics.
6. For a specific application in a paper manufacturing unit, it is required to run a DC shunt motor
above the rated speed. Is it possible to do speed control above the rated speed on the DC shunt
motor? If it is possible then experimentally prove and plot the Speed characteristics.
7. Conduct suitable experiment to predetermine the efficiency characteristics at 30%, 60% and 90%
of full load on the given DC machine when working as a generator.
8. Conduct suitable experiment to predetermine the efficiency characteristics at 30%, 60% and 90%
of full load on the given DC machine when working as a motor.
9. Conduct suitable experiment to predetermine the efficiency characteristics at 25%, 75% and
125% of full load on the given DC machine when working as a motor.
10. Calculate the time taken by the DC shunt motor to make it speed fall from 1500 rpm to 1300 rpm
and find mechanical losses.
11. Calculate the time taken by the DC shunt motor to make it speed fall from 1600 rpm to 1400 rpm
and find mechanical losses.
12. Conduct a suitable experiment for conversion of three phase to two phase using transformers for
balanced load.
13. Conduct a suitable experiment to show that VAB = √VA2 + VB2 for single phase transformers.
14. Conduct a suitable experiment where V/f ratio is maintained constant in a transformer.
15. Conduct a suitable experiment to separate core losses in a transformer.
16. Conduct a suitable experiment to find the load sharing between two single phase transformers.
17. Conduct a suitable experiment to have parallel operation on two single phase transformers.
18. Conduct a suitable experiment to find core and copper losses simultaneously on single phase
transformer.
19. Conduct a suitable experiment to find the regulation in a single phase transformer.
20. Conduct a suitable experiment to find the equivalent circuit parameters in a single phase
transformer.
21. Conduct a suitable experiment to find efficiency of a single phase transformer at half load load.
22. Conduct a suitable experiment to find efficiency of a single phase transformer at 1/4 load.
23. Conduct a suitable experiment to find efficiency of a single phase transformer at full load.
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