GITAM School of Technology Bangalore Campus, GITAM University,

Department of Electrical and Electronics engg.

Subject:

Electrical Machines

Marks=50

Answer all the questions below

1. The DC generator works on the principle of

a) Flemmings left hand rule

b) flemmings right hand rul
c) lenzs law
d) none
2. In a dc generator, the generated EMF is directly proportional to the
a) Field current
b) Pole flux
c) parallel paths
d) no. of dummy coils
3. The nature of current flowing in the armature of a DC machine is
a) Ac
b) Dc
c) Pulsating
d) dc superimposed on ac
4. The developed electro-magnetic force and/or torque in electro-mechanical energy
conversion
system act in a direction that tends to ____________ the stored
energy at constant flux.
[
a) increage

b) decrease

c)zero

d)constant

5. -------is the example of single excited magnetic field system

a) Relay
b) dc shunt motor c) dc series motor d) synchronous motor
6. DC machine armature is laminated to reduce ----------------- loss.
7. Lap winding is suitable for ---------------current but --------------voltage generators.
8. The greatest percentage of heat loss in a d.c. machine is due to____
[
]
a) Eddy current loss b) Hysteresis loss c) frictional loss d) copper loss

9. EMF induced in the armature of a DC motor is ----------emf

[
]
a)Back
b) self induced
c) mutually induced d) none of these
10. Speed of the dc motor can be increased above its normal speed by
[
]
a)Increasing the field current
b) decreasing the field current
c) decreasing the terminal voltage d) increasing the terminal voltage
11. --------------voltage is applied while performing Swinburnes test on DC machine.
12. DC series motor is a ----------------------speed motor.
13. Dc series motors are used where ---------------starting torque is required
14. Transformer is a device to transfer
[
]
a) Mechanical Energy to Electrical Energy b) Electrical Energy to Mechanical Energy
c) Mechanical Energy to Mechanical Energy d) Electrical Energy to Electrical Energy
15. Transformer core is laminated

a) to reduce eddy current loss

b) to increase the exciting current
c) to increase magnetic flux
d) to increase turns ratio
16. The losses that occur in a transformer under no load conditions is mainly due to [ ]
a) eddy current loss and hysteresis loss
b) Copper loss in primary winding
c) Copper loss in secondary winding
d) Losses that take place in the lines.
17. In an auto transformer, the power is transferred through
[
]
a) Inductive process and conduction process
b) Inductive process
c) Conduction process
d) Convection process
18. As the load on the secondary side of the transformer increases, the current on primary
side _____
19. The condition for maximum efficiency in a transformer is ___________
20. A shunt generator gives its greatest voltage at______
[
]
a) No-load
b) Full-load c) half full-load
d) full-load
21. Carbon brushes are preferable to copper brushes because_____
[
]
a) They have longer life
b) They reduce armature reaction
c) They have lower resistance
d) they reduce sparking
22. The value of back e.m.f in a d.c. motor is maximum at_____
[
]
a)Full-load
b)No-load
c)half full-load
d) full-load
23. A 220V d.c. shunt motor takes a total current of 80A and runs at 800r.p.m. Resistance of
shunt field is 50 and that of armature is 0.1. The iron and friction losses amount to
1600W. What is the driving power of the motor? [ ]
a) 16050W b) 14500W c) 12600W d)18500W
24. Motor starters are essential for______
[
]
a) Accelerating the motor
b) Starting the motor
c) Avoiding excessive starting current
d) preventing fuse blowing
25. The value of the diverter resistance is of the order____
[
]
a) 25
b) 100
c) 0.1
d)1000
26. A d.c. machine has maximum efficiency near____
[
]
a) Half full-load b)Full-load c) full-load d) Twice the Full-load

27. The mechanical power developed in a d.c. motor is maximum when back e.m.f. is equal
to ________the applied voltage
28. The O.C.C. of a d.c. generator is also called its ___________characteristic
29. A 2000/200V, 20KVA ideal transformer has 66 turns in the secondary, _______ number
of turns in the primary O.C.C of a dc generator gives the relation between
[
]
a) V and Ia
b) E and Ia
c) V and If
d) E and If
30. A dc generator is developing no load voltage of 220v at rated speed of 1500 rpm. If the
field flux is reduced with remaining conditions unaltered, it will develop
[
]
a) Same voltage b) less than 220v c) more than 220 V d) fails to develop
31. The induced emf in the armature of a wave wound, 4 pole dc machine having 1000
armature conductors rotating at 600rpm and with 0.1 Wb flux per poleis __________
32. A dc generator develops 220 V across its armature terminals with a certain polarity .To
reverse the polarity of the armature voltage, direction of _____________ should be reversed
33. The yoke of a d.c machine is made of
[
]
a) Silicon steel b) Soft iron c) Aluminum d) Cast steel
34. A 6-pole lap-winding generator has 300 conductors the emf induced per conductor being
5V. The generated voltage of the generator is
[
]
a) 60V b) 1500V c) 360V d) 250V
35. The synchronous speed of a 3-phase induction motor having 20 poles and connected to a
50HZ Source
[
]
a) 600 r.p.m b) 1000 r.p.m c) 1200 r.p.m d) 300 r.p.m
36. If the slip of a 3-phase induction motor increases the p.f of the rotor circuit [
]
a) Increased b) Decreased c) Unchanged d) None of the above
37. If a 4-pole induction motor has a synchronous speed of 1500 r.p.m then supply frequency
is
[
]
a) 50HZ b) 60Hz c) 75 HZ d) 25HZ
38. The stator of a 3-phase induction motor produces . Magnetic field
39. The starting torque of a 3-phase induction motor is supply
voltage.
40. A 220V d.c. shunt motor takes a total current of 80A and runs at 800r.p.m. Resistance of
shunt field is 50 and that of armature is 0.1. The iron and friction losses amount to
1600W. What is its output h.p ?
[
]
a) 15.75h.p. b)11.78h.p. c) 14.28h.p. d) 19.37h.p.
41. The capacitor in a capacitor start induction run ac motor is connected in series____ with
winding
[
]
a) Starting b) running c) squirrel cage d) compensating
42. The motor which is extensively used in computer peripherals is
[
]
a) universal motor b) Hysteresis motor c) the stepper motor d) 1- Induction motor
43. In two value capacitor motor, the capacitor used for running purposes is an_______ type.
44. The V-curves of synchronous motor give the relationship between ____________

45. The main advantage of capacitor run motor compared to capacitor start motor is
_____________
46. A synchronous motor on no load can be used as synchronous condenser when power
factor is ____________
47. The main disadvantage of using short pitch winding in alternators is that it [
]
a) Reduces harmonics in the generated voltage
b) Reduces the total voltage around the armature coils
c) Produces asymmetry in the three phase windings
d) Increases Copper loss at end connection
48. When speed of an alternator is changed from 3600 r.p.m to 1800 r.p.m the generated e.m.f
/phases will become
[
]
a ) one-half b)twice
c)four times d)one-fourth
49. The power factor of an alternator is determined by its
[
]
a) Speed b) load c) excitation d) prime mover
50. Match the item given in list 1 and those in list 2.
List-1
List -2
1. O.C Test
(
)
a. copper and iron loss
2. Regulation
(
)
b. total loss
3. S.C Test
(
)
c. Iron loss
4. efficiency
(
)
d. Copper loss
e. OC & SC test