Practice Problems on AC Machine Fundamentals

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21. A 4-pole AC machine has 48 slots. Find slots per pole.
22. A six-pole AC machine has 60 slots. Find slots per pole-pair.
23. A 4-pole AC machine has 48 slots. How many slots correspond to 180 electrical degrees?
24. A 6-pole AC machine has 48 slots. Find the slot-pitch or β (i.e. the angle between two consecutive
slots) in electrical degrees?
25. An 8-pole AC machine has 72 slots. One side of a coil is in slot number 1 and another side of the coil
is in slot number 9. How much is the coil span in electrical degrees?
26. A 6 pole AC machine has 54 slots. The coil span of a coil is 140 electrical degrees. If one side of the
coil is in slot number 1 then in which slot the side should be.
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28. An 8 pole AC machine has 96 slots. The two sides of coil-1 are in slot number 1 and 13. Similarly
two sides of coil-2are in slot number 2 and 14. How much phase difference will be there between the
EMF induced in coil-1 and the EMF induced in coil-2 (in degree)?
29. An AC machine has 3 coils in a coil group. The three coils are placed 20 electrical degree apart from
each other (i.e. slot pitch β = 20 degree). Find the distribution factor rounded to two decimal places.
30. Select the correct statements
a. Distributed windings reduces the magnitude of EMF generated compared to concentrated winding
b. Distributed windings are necessary because it is difficult to accommodate to many coils in one slot
c. Distributed winding can also be used to reduce higher harmonics in the generated EMF
d. Distributed winding also helps in producing a flux distribution which is more sinusoidal than
concentrated winding
31. Select the correct statements

a. Coils are short chorded to get higher values of generated EMF

b. The coils are short chorded to eliminate/reduce harmonics in the induced EMF

c. The coils are short chorded to accommodate more coils within the same number of slots

32. If a coil is short chorded by 40 electrical degrees, what would be the pitch factor (for 1st harmonic
or fundamental component of EMF)?
33. An AC machine has coils short-chorded by 30 degree (electrical). The slot pitch is 30 degree
(electrical). There are two coils in each coil group. Find the winding factor?
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35. If a 3-Phase AC generator is star connected, then which among the following harmonics should not
appear in line-line voltage?

a. 1st harmonic b. 3rd harmonic c. 5th harmonic d. 6th harmonic e. 7th harmonic
36. If a coil is short chorded by 30 electrical degrees, what would be the pitch factor for 5th harmonic
component of EMF?
37. If we want to remove 5th harmonic completely, then how much short chording is required (in
electrical degree)?
38. An AC machine has 4 coils (placed in 4 consecutive slots) in a coil group. The four coils are placed
30 electrical degrees apart from each other (i.e. slot pitch β = 30 degree). (Later we will see that this
is called 120-degree phase-spread winding). Find the distribution factor for 3rd harmonic component
of EMF.
39. Find the pitch factor of the coils shown in figure.
40. Find the pitch factor of the coils shown in figure. (for the fundamental component of induced emf)

41. Find the distribution factor of the coil group A1-A2 shown in figure.

42. The rotor of a 3-phase AC machine has 48 slots and a double layer winding. How many coils are
there in the rotor for each phase (coils per phase)?
43. The stator of a 3-phase AC machine has 48 slots and a single layer winding. How many coils are
there in the stator in total?
44. Find the synchronous speed of a 6-pole 50 Hz AC motor in revolution per minute
45. We want to make a 60Hz AC motor with synchronous speed of 600 rpm. How many poles should the machine
have?
46. At what speed (in rps) the magnetic field produced by the stator of an 8 pole 50Hz motor would rotate with
respect to the earth-frame if the stator is not moving in the earth-frame?
47. The rotor of a 4-pole AC machine is excited with a 50 Hz supply which produces a rotating magnetic field that
rotates in the clockwise direction with respect to the rotor (the stator is not excited). At the same time, the
 rotor is rotated in the clock wise (same) direction at the speed of 500 rpm by some external means. What
would be the magnitude of the speed (mechanical) of the rotating magnetic field with respect to the earth (in
rpm)?
48. The rotor of a 4-pole AC machine is excited with a 50 Hz supply which produces a rotating magnetic field that
rotates in the clockwise direction with respect to the rotor (the stator is not excited). At the same time, the
rotor is rotated in the counter-clock wise (opposite) direction at the speed of 500 rpm by some external means.
What would be the magnitude of the speed (mechanical) of the rotating magnetic field with respect to the
earth (in rpm)?
49. If the rotor of an 8-pole 50-Hz 3-phase motor is rotating at the speed of 510 rpm in the same direction as the
rotating magnetic field produced by the stator (while the stator is held stationary) then at what speed
(mechanical) (in rpm) the magnetic field is rotating with respect to the rotor?
50. Consider the previous problem again. The rotor of an 8-pole 50-Hz 3-phase motor is rotating at the speed of
510 rpm in the same direction as the rotating magnetic field produced by the stator (while the stator is held
stationary). What would be the frequency (in Hz) of the induced EMF in the rotor?
51. Consider the previous problem again. The rotor of an 8-pole 50-Hz 3-phase motor is rotating at the speed of
510 rpm in the same direction as the rotating magnetic field produced by the stator (while the stator is held
stationary).What would be the rms value of the induced EMF in each coil group of the rotor (in Volt). The rotor
√2
is open circuited. Given flux per pole ∅ = 𝜋
Wb, Number of turns per coil group N=25 with a winding factor
Kw=0.9.
52. Consider the previous problem again. The rotor of an 8-pole 50-Hz 3-phase motor is rotating at the speed of
510 rpm in the same direction as the rotating magnetic field produced by the stator (while the stator is held
stationary). The EMF induced in the rotor starts to drive a current in the rotor circuit when the rotor terminals
are closed circuited. This current will produce another rotating magnetic field i.e. the rotor field. What will be
the speed (mechanical) of the rotor field with respect to the rotor (in rpm)?
53. In the previous problem what will be the speed (mechanical) of the rotor field with respect to the earth (in
rpm)?
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55. A 12-pole 50 Hz AC motor (rotor) is rotating at the speed of 400 rpm. Find the slip in percentage.
56. If a 4 pole 50 Hz Ac machine is running at 5% slip, then what is the speed of the rotor in rpm?
57. How much EMF is induced in the rotor of an induction motor when it is operating at the synchronous speed?
58. How much current flows through the rotor winding of an induction motor when it is operating at the
synchronous speed?
59. How much electromagnetic torque is produced in an induction motor when it is operating at the synchronous
speed?
60. What is the maximum value of slip possible when an induction machine is working as a motor?
61. What is the minimum value of slip possible when an induction machine is working as a motor if there is no
friction?