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In Synchronous Generator, which of the following coils will have emf closer to sine wave form?
Concentrated winding in full pitch coils
Concentrated winding in short pitch coils
Distributed winding in full pitch coils
d) Distributed winding in short pitch coils.
The negative phase sequence in a three phase synchronous motor exists when the motor is……..
Under loaded
Over loaded
Supplied with unbalanced voltage
Hot
A constant voltage generator has
Minimum efficiency
Low internal resistance
High internal resistance
Minimum current capacity
In a synchronous generator a divided winding rotor is preferable to a conventional winding factor is preferable to a conventional winding rotor because of
Higher efficiency
Increased steady-state stability limit
Higher SCR ration
Better damping
Which of the following methods would give a higher than actual value of regulation of an alternator?
ZPF method
MMF method
EMF method
ASA method
If the excitation of a 3-Phase alternator operating on infinite bus bars is changed, which of the following shall alter?
Active power of machine
Reactive power of machine
Terminal voltage of machine
Frequency of machine
The main advantage of distributing the winding in slots is to
Reduce the size of the machine
Add mechanical strength to the winding
Reduce the amount of copper required
Reduce the harmonics in the generated EMF.
In synchronous machine, damper windings are used to
Help in starting as a motor
Run it as an induction motor
Help in starting as a motor and to reduce hunting
Increase efficiency
In an alternator, armature reaction is considered equivalent to
Fictitious impedance
Fictitious conductance
Fictitious resistance
Fictitious reactance
To reduce the harmonics in the emf generated in an alternator
Slots are skewed
Salient pole tips are chamfered
Winding is well distributed
All of the above.
The a.c. the armature winding of an alternator is
Delta Star connected
Generally Delta Connected
Star Delta Connected
Always Star connected
The pitch factor for a full pitch winding of a synchronous machine is
0
0.5
0.9
1
In the case of Zero Power factor leading load on the alternator, the effect of armature reaction is
To demagnetize
To increase induced EMF
To cross -Magnetize
To decrease the Induced EMF
The Output frequency of an alternator depends on
Type of winding
Number of poles and rotational speed
Number of poles only
Rotational speed only
The power factor of an Alternator depends on
Speed of Motor
Core losses
Armature losses
Type of load
When the power factor of an alternator is unity then the armature flux will be
Demagnetization
Cross-Magnetization
Zero
Operating at high RPM
For a 50Hz ,2-Pole the maximum speed of an alternator is
6000
2500
4000
3000
In 3-Phase Synchronous motor if one of the phases is short circuited the motor will
Run as before
Overheated and eventually burn
Not start
Burn
For a Synchronous motor, the breakdown torque will be proportional to
Applied voltage V
V2
1/V
1/V2
In a Synchronous motor, at no-load, and condition, and with normal excitation the
Armature current drawn by a synchronous motor is
Zero
Lagging applied voltage by 90
Leading Applied voltage by 90
In phase with applied voltage
In a Synchronous motor, ”Hunting” may be due to variation in any of the following
EXCEPT
Winding friction
Frequency
Load
Supply Voltage
A capacitor start single phase induction motor will usually have a power factor of
unity
0.8 leading
0.6 leading
0.6 lagging
A capacitor start, capacitor run single phase induction motor is basically a
ac series motor
dc series motor
2 phase induction motor
3 phase induction motor.
The starting torque of a capacitor start motor is
zero
Low
same as rated torque
more than rated torque
The torque developed by a split phase motor is proportional to
Sine of angle between lm and ls
Cosine of angle between lm and Is
Main winding current, Im
Auxiliary winding current,Is
A capacitor start single phase induction motor is switched on the supply with its capacitor
replaced by an inductor of equivalent reactance value. It will
not start
start and run
start and then stall
none of the above
The starting capacitor of a single phase motor is
Electrolytic capacitor
Ceramic capacitor
Paper capacitor
None of the above.
Which of the following is the most economical method of starting a single phase motor
Resistance start method
Inductance start method
Capacitance start method
Split-phase method
The number of turns in the starting winding of a capacitor start motor as compared to that for split phase motor is
same
more
less
none of the above
In a split phase motor, the ratio of number of turns for starting winding to that for running winding is
2.0
more than 1
1.0
less than 1.
A single phase motor generally used for small air compressor is
capacitor start capacitor run motor
reluctance motor
universal motor
shaded pole motor.
Out of the following motors, which will give the highest starting torque
Universal motor
Capacitor start motor
Shaded pole motor
All have zero starting torque.
Which single phase ac motor will you select for record players and tape recorders ?
Hysteresis motor
Shaded pole motor
Reluctance motor
Two value capacitor motor
A universal motor is one
which can run on any value of supply voltage
which has infinitely varying speed
which can operate on ac as well as dc voltage
which can work as single phase or three phase motor.
The motor used in household refrigerators is
dc series motor
dc shunt motor
universal motor
single phase induction motor
Single phase motors are commercially manufactured up to
1H.P.
2 H.P.
5 H.P.
10 H.P.
The direction of rotation of universal motor can be reversed by
reversing the supply terminals
switching over from ac to dc
interchanging the brush leads
any of the above.
synchronous motor works on the principle of
Mutual Induction
Electromagnetic induction
Magnetic locking
None of these
Synchronous motors are
Self Starting
Not self starting
Both (a) and (b)
None of these
The method used for starting of synchronous motor is/are
Using pony motor
Using Damper winding
As a slip ring induction motor
All of the above
