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DC Motors

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A motor is operating a load that requires 26 lb-ft of torque and is turning at a speed of 1,000 RPM. What is the HP output of the motor?

a)

6.25 hp

b)

7.62 hp

c)

4.95 hp

d)

5.26 hp

2.

A motor rated at 100v 8a & 1 hp. What is the efficiency of the motor?

a)

73.65%

b)

87.62 %

c)

100 %

d)

93.25%

3.

Which of the following is equal to one horsepower ?

a)

550 lb-in/s

b)

746 NM/s

c)

33000 lb-ft/m

d)

All of these answers are correct

4.

Which DC motor wiring configuration is known to provide the best torque?

a)

Horse

b)

Compound Motor

c)

Shunt motor

d)

Series Motor

5.

What is the proper terminal identification for a DC series motor?

A1,A2, S1,S2

R1,R2, F1,F2

A1,A2, F1,F2

a)

A1,A2, S1,S2

b)

R1,R2, F1,F2

c)

A1,A2, F1,F2

d)

L1,L2, S1,S2

6.

A DC motor is connected to a 285v DC source and has a current draw of 25.5 A. The motor has a HP of 7.14 hp. What is the efficiency of the motor?

a)

83.49 percent

b)

73.29 percent

c)

92.67 percent

d)

68.52 percent

7.

The Armature is the ________ part of the motor

a)

Stationary

b)

Field Winding

c)

Rotating

d)

Permanent Magnet

8.

The torque of a DC motor is affected by the number of _______ in the armature.

a)

Loops

b)

Permanent Magnets

c)

Pixies

d)

RPMs

9.

The motor that does not contain a wound armature, commutator, or brushes is the _____ motor.

a)

Servo

b)

Squirl Cage

c)

Brushless

d)

Permanent Magnet

10.

A motor is operating a load that requires 28 lb-ft of torque and is turning at a speed of 1,150 RPM. What is the HP output of the motor?

a)

6.13 hp

b)

7.48 hp

c)

5.64 hp

d)

6.99 hp

11.

What type of motor configuration should be avoided?

a)

Steam Powered Motor

b)

Differential Compound Motor

c)

Any Motor! I only do plugs and switches

d)

600v motors... I'm scared

12.

What is this motor configuration?

a)

Long Shunt

b)

Short Shunt

c)

Series

d)

Shunt

13.

A DC motor is connected to a 265v DC source and has a current draw of 27.0 A. The motor has a HP of 6.71 hp What is the efficiency of the motor?

a)

69.96 percent

b)

96.69 percent

c)

72.56 percent

d)

84.39 percent

14.

When changing the direction of a DC motor it is best to change the polarity of the _______

a)

Shunt Field

b)

Series Field

c)

Armature

d)

Input Power

15.

What is 24kilowatts in horsepower?

a)

32.17 hp

b)

42.63 hp

c)

36.56 hp

d)

39.89 hp

16.

What is 20hp in in watts?

a)

16.97 kw

b)

4.94 kw

c)

14.92 kw

d)

22.65 kw

17.

A commutator acts like a mechanical _______

a)

Replicator

b)

Bull

c)

Engineer

d)

Inverter

18.

This type of field is made up of a few turns of larger gauge wire

a)

Shunt

b)

Series

c)

Soccer

d)

Football

19.

The contacts of a field loss relay will open when the voltage drops below a certain level in which field?

a)

Shunt Field

b)

Series Field

c)

Armature's Magnetic Field

d)

CEMF Field

20.

One method of speed control has us install a Shunt Field ______ connected in series, which reduces field current, increases armature current, and increases speed


a)

Relay

b)

Flux Capacitor

c)

Contact

d)

Rheostat