EE343 Energy Conversion 1 (First Midterm Exam Solutions) Spring2006

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FIRST MIDTERM EXAM
(CLOSED-BOOK, CLOSED-NOTES, NO FORMULA SHEETS)
ANSWER ALL PROBLEMS.
READ ALL QUESTIONS CAREFULLY.
INCORRECT UNITS WILL RESULT IN DEDUCTION
DOUBLE ANSWERS MEANS BOTH ANSWERS ARE WRONG
PLACE ALL FINAL ANSWERS IN BOXES
GOOD LUCK

1. (20pts.)The magnetic circuits shown below has the following parameters:

A1 = A3 = 200 mm2
r1 = r3 = 2250
l1 = l3 = 300mm
l2 = 100mm
A2 = 400mm2
r2 = 1350
N= 25
a) 5pts. Draw the electric equivalent circuit.
b)15pts.Find the flux densities B1 , B2 , and B3 in the three branches of the circuit when the
coil current is 0.5A.

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2. (35pts.) Results obtained from testing a 50 kVA, 2400/240V single phase transformer
are shown:
Test
Voltage
Current
Power
Short-circuit
48V
20.8A
617W
(measured on the
HV side)
Open-circuit
240V
5.41A
186W
(measured on the
LV side)
Find the following:
(a) 10pts. The equivalent copper and leakage impedances of the transformer winding in per unit.
(b) 10pts. The parallel components of the core impedances in per unit.
(c) 5pts. The equivalent circuit model referred to the low voltage side. (Draw the equivalent
circuit.)
(d) 10pts. Find the efficiency and full-load voltage regulation at 0.8 pf lagging.

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3. (30pts) The figure below shows a magnetic circuit consisting of rings of magnetic material
in a stack of depth D (2cm). The magnetic material is assumed to have infinite permeability.
The effects of flux fringing and leakage flux are neglected. Rin (3cm) is the inner radius of the
rings and Rout (4cm) is the outer radius. The number of coil turns N equals 75 turns. Air gap
length, lg, is 0.5cm, and the current I is 54A.
Determine the following:
(a) 10pts. the core cross sectional area Ac and the mean core length lc.
(b) 15pts. the reluctance of the core Rc, the reluctance of the gap Rg, and the total mmf.
(c) 5pts. Bg if Fc (mmf due to core) = 71 A-turns.

lc
I
lg
N turns
Rin
Rout

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4. (15pts) Short answers

(a) 5pts. Draw a tree diagram showing the major types of electric machinery. (Exactly as
shown in your class notes.)

ELECTRIC MACHINES

AC

DC

Synchronous

Permanent Magnet
Separately Excited
Shunt
Series
Compound

Asynchronous
(Induction)

Long Shunt

Short Shunt

Cumulatively-Compounded

Cumulatively-Compounded

Differentially Compounded

Differentially Compounded

(b) 5pts. Draw a general power flow diagram of a non-frictionless linear dc motor. (Show
where power flows and the boundary between the types of powers. (Exactly as shown in
your class notes.)

Pconverted = Amount of power flowing at the time of conversion

from electrical to mechanical or vice versa.

Pin

Pout

Ploss

Ploss

Line dividing electrical power types from mechanical

power types

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(c) 5pts. List the types of energy conversion systems discussed in this class, show their
principle equations, give example of each type. (Exactly as shown in your class notes.)

ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS

IN THIS COURSE
Type 1
ELECTRIC to MAGNETIC to ELECTRIC

e = -N d /dt
examples:
Power Transformers
Type 2
ELECTRIC + MAGNETIC to MECHANICAL

F = i (l x B)
examples:
Electric Motors (Both DC and AC types)

Electric
Machines

Type 3
MECHANICAL+MAGNETIC toELECTRIC

e = (v x B) . l

examples:
Electric Generators (Both DC and AC types)

Exam grade distribution:

(Grades shown below include a bonus of only 1 point given to all students)
As
Bs
Cs
Ds
Fs
101
89.5
79.5
68.5
54
98.5
89
78
66.5
92.5
88
77.5
92
87
77
92
87
73.5
92
84
91
83
91
82.5
80.5
Average:

83.8