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DC Drives

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

Drives are nothing but

a)

power electronics

b)

motors

c)

controllers

d)

combination of all

2.

The consideration involved in the selection of the type of electric drive for a particular application depends upon

a)

Speed control range and its nature

b)

Starting Nature

c)

Environmental condition

d)

All of the above

3.

which of the braking system is used in industries

a)

Plugging braking

b)

Dynamic braking

c)

Regenerative braking.

4.

What will happen if DC shunt motor is connected across AC supply?

a)

Will run at normal speed

b)

Will not run

c)

Will Run at lower speed

d)

Burn due to heat produced in the field winding

5.

What will happen if the back emf of a DC motor vanishes suddenly?

a)

The motor will stop

b)

The motor will continue to run

c)

The armature may burn

d)

The motor will run noisy

6.

What will happen, with the increase in speed of a DC motor?

a)

Back emf increase but line current falls.

b)

Back emf falls and line current increase.

c)

Both back emf as well as line current increase.

d)

Both back emf as well as line current fall.

7.

Which part will surely tell that given motor is DC motor and not an AC type?

a)

Winding

b)

Shaft

c)

Commutator

d)

Stator

8.

Direction of rotation of motor is determined by

a)

Faraday’s law

b)

Lenz’s law

c)

Coulomb’s law

d)

Fleming’s left-hand rule

9.

Direction of rotation of motor is determined by ________

a)

Faraday’s law

b)

Lenz’s law

c)

Coulomb’s law

d)

Fleming’s left-hand rule

10.

In which of the following application DC series motor is used?

a)

Centrifugal Pump

b)

Motor Operation in DC and AC

c)

Water pump drive

d)

Starter for car

11.

In DC motor, which of the following part can sustain the maximum temperature rise?

a)

Field winding

b)

Commutator

c)

Slip rings

d)

Armature winding

12.

These days D.C. motors are widely used in

a)

pumping sets

b)

air compressors

c)

electric traction

d)

machine shops

13.

Which power is mentioned on a name plate of a motor?

a)

Gross power

b)

Power drawn in kVA

c)

Power drawn in kW

d)

Output power available at the shaft

14.

Which of the following quantity will decrease if supply voltage is increased?

a)

Starting torque

b)

Operating speed

c)

Full-load current

d)

Cannot be determined

15.

The speed of a D.C. shunt motor more than its full-load speed can be obtained by

a)

Decreasing the field current

b)

Increasing the field current

c)

Decreasing the armature current

d)

Increasing the armature current

16.

Which D.C. motor has got maximum self loading property?

a)

Series motor

b)

Shunt motor

c)

Cumulatively compounded ‘motor

d)

Differentially compounded motor

17.

Identify the speed torque characteristics of a dc series motor.

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Which of the following is the best braking method?

a)

Friction

b)

Electromechanical action

c)

Eddy-currents

d)

Electric braking

19.

DC motor is still widely used in tractions due to its excellent braking properties.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following is not the method of electrical braking?

a)

Plugging or counter-current

b)

Dynamic or rheostatic

c)

Regenerative

d)

Eddy current

21.

Electrical braking of any variety becomes less effective as ________________

a)

Speed increases

b)

Speed decreases

c)

Independent of speed

d)

Depends on supply voltage

22.

Plugging is applied in a motor, if we don’t make the switch OFF what will happen?

a)

Motor will come to rest as a result of plugging

b)

Motor will come to rest and will start rotating in another direction

c)

Motor will burn

23.

Which of the following is dynamic braking?

a)

Reversal of field connections

b)

Reversal of armature connections

c)

Addition of equal and opposite field

d)

Removal of armature circuit from current machine circuit

24.

In dynamic braking, when braking is applied system acts as ___________

a)

Freely running machine

b)

Motor with slow speed

c)

Generator

d)

Motor with same speed in opposite direction

25.

If the terminals of armature of D.C. motor are interchanged, this action will offer following kind of braking

a)

Regenerative

b)

Dynamic

c)

Plugging

26.

During rheostat braking of D.C. series motors

a)

Motor run as a generator

b)

motor run in the reverse direction

c)

motor run at reduced speed

27.

The current drawn by the armature of D.C. motor is directly proportional to

a)

Torque required

b)

Speed of the motor

c)

voltage across the terminal

28.

For constant torque drive which speed control method is preferred ?

a)

Field control

b)

Armature voltage control

c)

Shunt armature control

d)

Mechanical loading system

29.

Which of the following motor has the poorest speed

regulation ?

a)

Shunt motor

b)

Series motor

c)

Differential compound motor

d)

Cumulative compound motor

30.

How is it possible to achieve Regenerative method of braking?

a)

back e.m.f. is less than the applied voltage

b)

back e.m.f. is equal to the applied voltage

c)

back e.m.f. of rotor is more than the applied voltage

31.

If there is an increase in temperature, what will be the effect of the speed in case of series and shunt motor?

a)

Increase, decrease

b)

Decrease, increase

c)

Increase, increase

d)

Decrease, decrease

32.

On which of the following factors does the sensitivity of a close loop system to gain changes and load disturbances depend ?

a)

Frequency

b)

Voltage

c)

Position

d)

All the above

33.

What is the function of low pass filter in phase-locked loop?

a)

Improves low frequency noise

b)

Removes high frequency noise

c)

Tracks the voltage changes

d)

Changes the input frequency

34.

At what range the PLL can maintain the lock in the circuit?

a)

Lock in range

b)

Input range

c)

Feedback loop range