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GATE Electrical Engineering · Electrical Machines - Induction Motor · 1997-2026

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2026 Q59

A balanced three-phase supply is given to a 30 kW, 4-pole, 400 V, 50 Hz, wound rotor induction motor with Y-connected stator and rotor windings. The motor is driving a constant tor...

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2025 Q44

A DC series motor with negligible series resistance is running at a certain speed driving a load, where the load torque varies as cube of the speed. The motor is fed from a 400 V D...

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2025 PYQ

A DC series motor with negligible series resistance is running at a certain speed driving a load, where the load torque varies as cube of the speed. The motor is fed from a 400 V D...

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2023 Q30

A separately excited DC motor rated 400 V, 15 A, 1500 RPM drives a constant torque load at rated speed operating from 400 V DC supply drawing rated current. The armature resistance...

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2023 Q48

A three phase 415 V, 50 Hz, 6-pole, 960 RPM, 4 HP squirrel cage induction motor drives a constant torque load at rated speed operating from rated supply and delivering rated output...

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2023 PYQ

A separately excited DC motor rated 400 V, 15 A, 1500 RPM drives a constant torque load at rated speed operating from 400 V DC supply drawing rated current. The armature resistance...

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2022 PYQ

A 280 V, separately excited DC motor with armature resistance of 1 $$\Omega$$ and constant field excitation drives a load. The load torque is proportional to the speed. The motor d...

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2018 Q47

A 220 V DC series motor runs drawing a current of 30 A from the supply. Armature and field circuit resistances are 0.4 Ω and 0.1 Ω, respectively. The load torque varies as the squa...

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2018 Q52

A 200 V DC series motor, when operating from rated voltage while driving a certain load, draws 10 A current and runs at 1000 r.p.m. The total series resistance is 1 Ω. The magnetic...

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2017 PYQ

A 220 V DC series motor runs drawing a current of 30 A from the supply. Armature and field circuit resistances are 0.4 Ω and 0.1 Ω respectively. The load torque varies as the squar...

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2015 PYQ

With an armature voltage of 100 V and rated field winding voltage, the speed of a separately excited DC motor driving a fan is 1000 rpm, and its armature current is 10 A. The armat...

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2012 PYQ

A 220 V, 15 kW, 1000 rpm shunt motor with armature resistance of 0.25 Ω , has a rated line current of 68 A and a rated field current of 2.2 A. The change in field flux required to...

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2011 PYQ

A 4–point starter is used to start and control the speed of a

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2011 PYQ

A 220 V, DC shunt motor is operating at a speed of 1440 rpm. The armature resistance is 1.0 $$\Omega$$ and armature current is 10 A. of the excitation of the machine is reduced by...

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2006 PYQ

The speed of a $$4$$-pole induction motor is controlled by varying the supply frequency while maintaining the ratio of supply voltage to supply frequency $$(V/f)$$ constant. At rat...

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2003 PYQ

A dc series motor driving an electric train faces a constant power load. It is running at rated speed and rated voltage. If the speed has to be brought down to 0.25 p.u. the supply...

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2000 PYQ

A 240 V dc series motor takes 40A when giving its rated output at 1500 rpm. Its resistance is 0.3 ohms. The value of resistance which must be added to obtain rated torque at 1000 r...

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1997 PYQ

At $$50\% $$ of full load, the armature current drawn by a $$d.c.$$ shunt motor is $$40$$ A when connected to a $$200$$ $$V$$ $$d.c.$$ mains. By decreasing the field flux, its spee...

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