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WorksheetsElectric Motors Quiz
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
Which of the following scientists invented the first DC Electric motor?
George Westinghouse
Michael Faraday
Nikola Tesla
Zenobe Gramme
Which of the following electrical industry pioneers invented the first practical AC motor?
George Westinghouse
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Zenobe Gramme
The Department of Energy study found that _?_ of all generated electricity is consumed by electric motors.
14%
28%
52%
63%
A motor _?_ is a device that governs the performance of an electric motor in a predefined manner?
controller
frequency
rotor
stator
_?_ is a Washington DC based standards organization which develops standards for motor control equipment.
IBEW
IEC
NEMA
NFPA
Which of the following four documents is not produced by the IEC?
Application Guides
International Standards
Technical Reports
NFPA
In which of the following NEMA standards would information about a controller's interrupting capacity be found?
Application
Performance
Rating
Testing
Manually-operated pilot devices are actuated by a(n) __?
change in process flow or level
human operator
moving part in an industrial process
programmable controller
Which type of pushbutton operator has the operating surface even with the mounting ring on the operator?
Extended
Flush
Guarded
Mushroom
The two parts of a pushbutton switch are the __?__ and the contact block.
switch
relay
drum
cam
operator
What type of switch can be used to manually change the direction of rotation of a three-phase motor?
disconnect
drum
joystick
pushbutton
The rule of thumb is that audible alarms or notification devices should be _?_ dB higher than the loudest ambient noise present in a control environment.
5
15
50
105
Which type of control devices are designed for the control of systems where failure free operation of the control system is of primary concern?
Heavy-Duty Control Devices
Mechanical Control Devices
Safety Control Devices
Solid-State Control Devices
Which of the following types of control devices would not be considered as an automatic pilot device?
Flow Switch
Limit Switch
Selector Switch
Temperature Switch
Which of the following is not a component in a standard limit switch?
Actuator
Body
Micro Switch
Operator Head
The term used to describe the distance or angle of the actuator movement beyond the operating position is called the _?_
movement differential
pretravel
deadband
overtravel
backlash
Which types of pressure sensing devices have a maximum pressure level of about 300 psi?
bellows
diaphragm
differential
piston
_?_ switches are actuated when additional gas or liquid is removed from the system.
Positive pressure
Temperature
Differential pressure
Flow
Vacuum (negative pressure)
Another name for the neutral zone within a sensor’s signal range where no action occurs or the system is dead is the _?_
control zone
set point
null zone
deadband
inactive zone
Sprinkler pipe, cooling lines, air compressors, and HVAC ductwork are examples where a _?_ switch might be used.
flow
level
pressure
temperature
Which of the following is not part of a solenoid?
armature
coil
frame
switch
A relay is an electromagnetically controlled _?_
coil
switch
resistor
amplifier
breaker
NEMA machine control relays may be rated up to _?_ amp(s).
1
5
10
20
Contacts on relays which can be configured as either normally open contacts or normally closed contacts are called _?_ contacts.
adder
convertible
flexible
interposing
A motor control drawing used the symbols “A1” and “A2”. What feature do these symbols represent?
auxiliary contacts
power connections to the control circuit
the coil for a NEMA relay
the connections to an IEC relay coil
What term is used to describe a relay used to switch a high-power circuit using a low-power control voltage in a control circuit?
configurable relay
convertible relay
interposing relay
machine tool relay
The use of fuses on the primary and secondary side of a control transformer is specified by the _?_
IEC
manufacturer
NEC
NEMA
A control transformer contains dual 240 VAC primary windings and a single 120 VAC secondary winding. Which transformer terminal(s) would be connected through a fuse to one phase of the 240 VAC power source when connecting the transformer in a motor control circuit?
H1
H1 and H2
H1 and H3
H1 and H4
Which of the following procedures would not be a standard procedure for troubleshooting a control transformer failure identified in the text?
measure input voltage
measure output current
measure output voltage
measure winding resistance
When troubleshooting transformer failures, primary and secondary voltage measurements should be made in which of the following load conditions?
I. only
I. and II.
II. and IV.
III. and IV.
Which of the following characteristics can be used to describe IEC devices?
less application specific
more application specific
highly customized
region-specific
The ___ switch is the modern equivalent of the knife switch used in early motor control circuits.
limit
drum
toggle
rotary
disconnect
Which of the following characteristics can be used to describe NEMA devices?
less costly
longer operational life
more application specific
smaller
Which class of overload relays is typical for IEC motor starters?
Class 10 (10 seconds or less)
Class 20 (20 seconds or less)
Class 30 (30 seconds or less)
Class N
Electrical hold or start pushbutton sealing circuits require _?_ (how many) normally open contacts and _?_ (how many) normally closed contacts on a motor starter.
0 / 0
0 / 1
1 / 0
1 / 1
Which of the following is not typically identified as a type of overload relay?
electronic
magnetic
pneumatic
thermal
In standard overload relays using current transformers, the maximum current in the secondary winding is _?_ amp(s).
1
5
10
50
Ambient temperature is a disadvantage when using _?_ overload relays.
electronic
magnetic
pneumatic
thermal
An integral motor protection device is used to protect a motor by sensing excessive motor _?_.
current
heat
speed
voltage
The minimum NEMA classification acceptable for an enclosure housing a motor starter in an outdoor area which is subject to hose-directed water and located in a non-corrosive environment would be a Type _?_ enclosure.
1
3R
4
6P
Which type of timer may have a timing range that varies from less than a second to more than a year?
dashpot
electronic
mechanical
synchronous
A DODE timer has a single normally open contact. If the timer is set for a 15 second delay, which of the following scenarios describes when the contact will change state from open to closed in the timing sequence?
15 seconds after the timer is de-energized
15 seconds after the timer is energized
Immediately after the timer is energized
Immediately after the timer is de-energized
Sources of energy which drive machines are identified as ? movers.
mechanical
prime
principle
renewable
IEC pilot lamp
IEC relay coil
NEMA pilot lamp
NEMA relay coil
Which of the following symbols shows a normally open IEC relay contact?
Which of the following components can be found on a magnetic motor starter, but not on a magnetic contactor?
auxiliary contact
coil
contacts
overload relay
Examine the following ladder diagram, and indicate which device represents the overload device for the motor starter.
a
b
c
d
What type of timer contact could be used to maintain lighting in a building until everyone has left the building, once the light switch has been switched off?
ncdode
ncdoe
nodode
nodoe
What type of timer contact would be used to turn off a pilot lamp 30 seconds after a motor is started using three-wire control?
ncdode
ncdoe
nodode
nodoe
Schematic diagrams are used to show the ? .
appearance of components in a circuit.
physical connections between components in a circuit.
physical relationships between components in a circuit.
physical size of components in a circuit.
In a three-wire control circuit, the logic function represented when a START pushbutton is in parallel with a holding contact which is a part of the motor starter, is a(n) ? logic circuit.
and
nand
nor
or
Which of the following symbols represents a normally open IEC pushbutton switch?
Which of the following symbols represents the “UP” contact on a 4 contact Joystick controller?
The following symbol represents a normally closed IEC automatic switch which would measure ? .
flow
level
pressure
temperature
When comparing NEMA devices with IEC devices, NEMA motor starters are generally?
larger then IEC devices
lower in cost than comparable IEC devices
smaller then IEC devices
the same size as IEC devices
The size of motors, when rated using the IEC unit of measurement, are classified by?
kW
horsepower
VA
weight
A ? light allows up to four lamps in a single pilot light.
ptt
stack
cluster
tower
