synchronous motor
GATE Electrical Engineering · Synchronous Machines · 1993-2026
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All concepts →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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In a salient pole synchronous motor, the developed reluctance torque attains the maximum value when the load angle in electrical degrees is
If a synchronous motor is running at a leading power factor, its excitation induced voltage (E_f) is
In a salient pole synchronous motor, the developed reluctance torque attains the maximum value when the load angle in electrical degrees is
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...
If a synchronous motor is running at a leading power factor, its excitation induced voltage (E r ) is
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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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...
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...