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synchronous motor

GATE Electrical Engineering · Synchronous Machines · 1993-2026

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2026 Q20

A certain application requires power at a frequency of 16.67 Hz, while the available grid frequency is 50 Hz. A 3-phase synchronous motor connected to the 50 Hz, 3-phase grid, driv...

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2025 Q35

The induced emf in a 3.3 kV, 4 pole, 3-phase star connected synchronous motor is considered to be equal and in phase with the terminal voltage under no load condition. On applicati...

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2025 PYQ

The induced emf in a 3.3 kV , 4-pole, 3-phase, star-connected synchronous motor is considered to be equal and in phase with the terminal voltage under no load condition. On applica...

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2023 Q47

A three-phase synchronous motor with synchronous impedance of 0.1+j0.3 per unit per phase has a static stability limit of 2.5 per unit. The corresponding excitation voltage in per...

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2023 PYQ

A three-phase synchronous motor with synchronous impedance of 0.1+j0.3 per unit per phase has a static stability limit of 2.5 per unit. The corresponding excitation voltage in per...

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2022 PYQ

A star-connected 3-phase, 400 V, 50 kVA, 50 Hz synchronous motor has a synchronous reactance of 1 ohm per phase with negligible armature resistance. The shaft load on the motor is...

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2019 Q11

A three-phase synchronous motor draws 200 A from the line at unity power factor at rated load. Considering the same line voltage and load, the line current at a power factor of 0.5...

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2019 Q48

A 220 V (line), three-phase, Y-connected, synchronous motor has a synchronous impedance of (0.25 + j2.5) Ω/phase. The motor draws the rated current of 10 A at 0.8 pf leading. The r...

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2018 Q2

In a salient pole synchronous motor, the developed reluctance torque attains the maximum value when the load angle in electrical degrees is

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2018 Q5

If a synchronous motor is running at a leading power factor, its excitation induced voltage (E_f) is

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2018 PYQ

In a salient pole synchronous motor, the developed reluctance torque attains the maximum value when the load angle in electrical degrees is

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2017 PYQ

A three-phase, 50Hz, star-connected cylindrical-rotor synchronous machine is running as a motor. The machine is operated from a 6.6 kV grid and draws current at unity power factor...

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2017 PYQ

If a synchronous motor is running at a leading power factor, its excitation induced voltage (E r ) is

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2016 PYQ

A three-phase, $$50$$ $$Hz$$ salient-pole synchronous motor has a per-phase direct-axis reactance $$\left( {{X_d}} \right)$$ of $$0.8$$ $$pu$$ and a per-phase quadrature-axis react...

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2015 PYQ

A three-phase, $$11$$ $$kV,$$ $$50$$ $$Hz,$$ $$2$$ pole, star connected, cylindrical rotor synchronous motor is connected to an $$11$$ $$kV,$$ $$50$$ $$Hz$$ source. Its synchronous...

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2011 PYQ

A three-phase, salient pole synchronous motor is connected to an infinite bus. It is operated at no load a normal excitation. The field excitation of the motor is first reduced to...

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2008 PYQ

A synchronous motor is connected to an infinite bus at $$1.0$$ $$p.u$$ voltage and draws $$0.6$$ $$pu$$ at unity power factor. Its synchronous reactance is $$1.0$$ $$pu$$ and resis...

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2008 PYQ

A synchronous motor is connected to an infinite bus at $$1.0p.u$$ voltage and draws $$0.6$$ $$pu$$ at unity power factor. Its synchronous reactance is $$1.0$$ $$pu$$ and resistance...

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2007 PYQ

A three phase synchronous motor connected to ac mains is running at full load and unity power factor. If its shaft load is reduced by half, with field current held constant, its ne...

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2006 PYQ

A $$3$$-phase $$4000$$ $$V,$$ $$5$$ $$kW,$$ star connected synchronous motor having an internal reactance of $$10$$ $$ohms$$ is operating at $$50\% $$ load, unity power factor. Now...

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2004 PYQ

A $$400$$ $$V,$$ $$50$$ $$kVA,$$ $$0.8$$ $$pf$$ leading delta connected, $$50$$ $$Hz$$ synchronous machine has a synchronous reactance of $$2$$ $$ohm$$ and negligible armature resi...

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2002 PYQ

A $$415$$ $$V,$$ $$2$$ pole, $$3$$ phase, $$50$$ $$Hz,$$ star connected, non-salient pole synchronous motor has synchronous reactance of $$2\,\Omega $$ per phase and negligible sta...

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2002 PYQ

The flux per pole in a synchronous motor with the field circuit ON and the stator disconnected from the supply is found to be $$25$$ $$mWb.$$ When the stator is connected to the ra...

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2001 PYQ

A $$50$$ $$kW$$ synchronous motor is tested by driving it by another motor. When the excitation is not switched on, the driving motor takes $$800$$ $$W.$$ When the armature is shor...

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2000 PYQ

A $$2300$$ $$V,$$ $$3$$-phase synchronous motor driving a pump is provided with a line ammeter and a field rheostat. When the rheostat is adjusted such that the $$ac$$ line current...

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1997 PYQ

A synchronous motor is receiving 50% of the power it is cable to receiving from an infinite bus. If the load on the motor is suddenly reduced to 80% of the previous value, swing of...

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1996 PYQ

During hunting of synchronous motor

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1995 PYQ

A synchronous motor on load draws a current at a leading power factor angle $$\phi$$. If the internal power factor angle – which is the phase angle between the excitation e.m.f. an...

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1993 PYQ

A synchronous motor operates at $$0.8$$ $$p.f.$$ lagging. If the field current of the motor is continuously increased $$(1)$$ the power factor decreases upto a certain value of fie...

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