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Electric Motors Quiz

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following scientists invented the first DC Electric motor?

a)

George Westinghouse

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Zenobe Gramme

2.

Which of the following electrical industry pioneers invented the first practical AC motor?

a)

George Westinghouse

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Zenobe Gramme

3.

The Department of Energy study found that _?_ of all generated electricity is consumed by electric motors.

a)

14%

b)

28%

c)

52%

d)

63%

4.

A motor _?_ is a device that governs the performance of an electric motor in a predefined manner?

a)

controller

b)

frequency

c)

rotor

d)

stator

5.

_?_ is a Washington DC based standards organization which develops standards for motor control equipment.

a)

IBEW

b)

IEC

c)

NEMA

d)

NFPA

6.

Which of the following four documents is not produced by the IEC?

a)

Application Guides

b)

International Standards

c)

Technical Reports

d)

NFPA

7.

In which of the following NEMA standards would information about a controller's interrupting capacity be found?

a)

Application

b)

Performance

c)

Rating

d)

Testing

8.

Manually-operated pilot devices are actuated by a(n) __?

a)

change in process flow or level

b)

human operator

c)

moving part in an industrial process

d)

programmable controller

9.

Which type of pushbutton operator has the operating surface even with the mounting ring on the operator?

a)

Extended

b)

Flush

c)

Guarded

d)

Mushroom

10.

The two parts of a pushbutton switch are the __?__ and the contact block.

a)

switch

b)

relay

c)

drum

d)

cam

e)

operator

11.

What type of switch can be used to manually change the direction of rotation of a three-phase motor?

a)

disconnect

b)

drum

c)

joystick

d)

pushbutton

12.

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.

a)

5

b)

15

c)

50

d)

105

13.

Which type of control devices are designed for the control of systems where failure free operation of the control system is of primary concern?

a)

Heavy-Duty Control Devices

b)

Mechanical Control Devices

c)

Safety Control Devices

d)

Solid-State Control Devices

14.

Which of the following types of control devices would not be considered as an automatic pilot device?

a)

Flow Switch

b)

Limit Switch

c)

Selector Switch

d)

Temperature Switch

15.

Which of the following is not a component in a standard limit switch?

a)

Actuator

b)

Body

c)

Micro Switch

d)

Operator Head

16.

The term used to describe the distance or angle of the actuator movement beyond the operating position is called the _?_

a)

movement differential

b)

pretravel

c)

deadband

d)

overtravel

e)

backlash

17.

Which types of pressure sensing devices have a maximum pressure level of about 300 psi?

a)

bellows

b)

diaphragm

c)

differential

d)

piston

18.

_?_ switches are actuated when additional gas or liquid is removed from the system.

a)

Positive pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Differential pressure

d)

Flow

e)

Vacuum (negative pressure)

19.

Another name for the neutral zone within a sensor’s signal range where no action occurs or the system is dead is the _?_

a)

control zone

b)

set point

c)

null zone

d)

deadband

e)

inactive zone

20.

Sprinkler pipe, cooling lines, air compressors, and HVAC ductwork are examples where a _?_ switch might be used.

a)

flow

b)

level

c)

pressure

d)

temperature

21.

Which of the following is not part of a solenoid?

a)

armature

b)

coil

c)

frame

d)

switch

22.

A relay is an electromagnetically controlled _?_

a)

coil

b)

switch

c)

resistor

d)

amplifier

e)

breaker

23.

NEMA machine control relays may be rated up to _?_ amp(s).

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

20

24.

Contacts on relays which can be configured as either normally open contacts or normally closed contacts are called _?_ contacts.

a)

adder

b)

convertible

c)

flexible

d)

interposing

25.

A motor control drawing used the symbols “A1” and “A2”. What feature do these symbols represent?

a)

auxiliary contacts

b)

power connections to the control circuit

c)

the coil for a NEMA relay

d)

the connections to an IEC relay coil

26.

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?

a)

configurable relay

b)

convertible relay

c)

interposing relay

d)

machine tool relay

27.

The use of fuses on the primary and secondary side of a control transformer is specified by the _?_

a)

IEC

b)

manufacturer

c)

NEC

d)

NEMA

28.

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?

a)

H1

b)

H1 and H2

c)

H1 and H3

d)

H1 and H4

29.

Which of the following procedures would not be a standard procedure for troubleshooting a control transformer failure identified in the text?

a)

measure input voltage

b)

measure output current

c)

measure output voltage

d)

measure winding resistance

30.

When troubleshooting transformer failures, primary and secondary voltage measurements should be made in which of the following load conditions?

a)

I. only

b)

I. and II.

c)

II. and IV.

d)

III. and IV.

31.

Which of the following characteristics can be used to describe IEC devices?

a)

less application specific

b)

more application specific

c)

highly customized

d)

region-specific

32.

The ___ switch is the modern equivalent of the knife switch used in early motor control circuits.

a)

limit

b)

drum

c)

toggle

d)

rotary

e)

disconnect

33.

Which of the following characteristics can be used to describe NEMA devices?

a)

less costly

b)

longer operational life

c)

more application specific

d)

smaller

34.

Which class of overload relays is typical for IEC motor starters?

a)

Class 10 (10 seconds or less)

b)

Class 20 (20 seconds or less)

c)

Class 30 (30 seconds or less)

d)

Class N

35.

Electrical hold or start pushbutton sealing circuits require _?_ (how many) normally open contacts and _?_ (how many) normally closed contacts on a motor starter.

a)

0 / 0

b)

0 / 1

c)

1 / 0

d)

1 / 1

36.

Which of the following is not typically identified as a type of overload relay?

a)

electronic

b)

magnetic

c)

pneumatic

d)

thermal

37.

In standard overload relays using current transformers, the maximum current in the secondary winding is _?_ amp(s).

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

50

38.

Ambient temperature is a disadvantage when using _?_ overload relays.

a)

electronic

b)

magnetic

c)

pneumatic

d)

thermal

39.

An integral motor protection device is used to protect a motor by sensing excessive motor _?_.

a)

current

b)

heat

c)

speed

d)

voltage

40.

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.

a)

1

b)

3R

c)

4

d)

6P

41.

Which type of timer may have a timing range that varies from less than a second to more than a year?

a)

dashpot

b)

electronic

c)

mechanical

d)

synchronous

42.

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?

a)

15 seconds after the timer is de-energized

b)

15 seconds after the timer is energized

c)

Immediately after the timer is energized

d)

Immediately after the timer is de-energized

43.

Sources of energy which drive machines are identified as   ?   movers.

a)

mechanical

b)

prime

c)

principle

d)

renewable

44.
a)

IEC pilot lamp

b)

IEC relay coil

c)

NEMA pilot lamp

d)

NEMA relay coil

45.

Which of the following symbols shows a normally open IEC relay contact?

a)

b)

c)

d)

46.

Which of the following components can be found on a magnetic motor starter, but not on a magnetic contactor?

a)

auxiliary contact

b)

coil

c)

contacts

d)

overload relay

47.

Examine the following ladder diagram, and indicate which device represents the overload device for the motor starter.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

48.

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?

a)

ncdode

b)

ncdoe

c)

nodode

d)

nodoe

49.

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?

a)

ncdode

b)

ncdoe

c)

nodode

d)

nodoe

50.

Schematic diagrams are used to show the   ?  .

a)

appearance of components in a circuit.

b)

physical connections between components in a circuit.

c)

physical relationships between components in a circuit.

d)

physical size of components in a circuit.

51.

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.

a)

and

b)

nand

c)

nor

d)

or

52.

Which of the following symbols represents a normally open IEC pushbutton switch?

a)

b)

c)

d)

53.

Which of the following symbols represents the “UP” contact on a 4 contact Joystick controller?

a)

b)

c)

d)

54.

The following symbol represents a normally closed IEC automatic switch which would measure   ?  .

a)

flow

b)

level

c)

pressure

d)

temperature

55.

When comparing NEMA devices with IEC devices, NEMA motor starters are generally?

a)

larger then IEC devices

b)

lower in cost than comparable IEC devices

c)

smaller then IEC devices

d)

the same size as IEC devices

56.

The size of motors, when rated using the IEC unit of measurement, are classified by?

a)

kW

b)

horsepower

c)

VA

d)

weight

57.

A   ?   light allows up to four lamps in a single pilot light.

a)

ptt

b)

stack

c)

cluster

d)

tower