NARAYANA ENGINEERING COLLEGE::GUDUR/NELLORE

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Objective
III B.Tech EEE (R15) SUB: Electrical Machines-III (15A02504) L T P C
Academic Year: 2017-2018 (I Semester) 3 1 0 3
Staff: Mr. Saravanan T Y / Mrs. M Suneetha

UNIT-I Synchronous Generators

1 Three phase alternators are invariably Y-connected because [ ]

(a) magnetic losses are minimized (b) less turns of wire are required
(c) smaller conductors can be used (d) higher terminal voltage is obtained
2 The winding of a 4-pole alternator having 36 slots and a coil span of 1 to 8 is short pitched by
__________ degrees. [ ]
(a) 140 (b) 80 (c) 20 (d) 40
3 If an alternator winding has a fractional pitch of 5/6, the coil span is ___degrees. [ ]
(a) 300 (b) 150 (c) 30 (d) 60
4 Regarding distribution factor of an armature winding of an alternator which statement is
false? [ ]
(a) it decreases as the distribution of coils (slots/pole)increases
(b) higher its value, higher the induced e.m.f per phase
(c) it is not affected by the type of winding either lap or wave
(d) it is not affected by the number of turns per coil.
5 When speed of an alternator is changed from 3600 rpm to 1800 rpm the generated
e.m.f/phases will become [ ]
(a) one-half (b) twice (c) four times (d) one fourth
6 The maximum possible speeds in rpm at which an alternator can be driven to generate
voltages at 60Hz and 50Hz are respectively. [ ]
(a) 2000, 2400 (b) 3000, 3600 (c)2400, 2000 (d) 3600, 3000
7 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 cu of end connections
8 What is the value of distribution factor for a uniformly distributed 3-phase winding? [ ]
(a) 600 phase spread is 0.955 (b) 600 phase spread is 0.8
(c) 600 phase spread is 1 (d) 600 phase spread 2
9 What will be the number of poles of a 50 Hz alternator if it runs at its greatest speed? [ ]
(a) 4 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 8
10 The salient pole field structure has _________ diameter and ___________ axial length. [ ]
(a) large, large (b) large, short (c) short, short (d) none
11 The harmonic which would be totally eliminated from the alternator e.m.f using a fractional
pitch of 4/5 is [ ]

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 (a) 3rd (b) 7th (c) 5th (d) 9th
12 For eliminating 7th harmonic from the e.m.f wave of an alternator, the fractional pitch must be [ ]
(a) 2/3 (b) 5/6 (c) 7/8 (d) 6/7
13 If, in an alternator, chording angle for fundamental flux wave is , its value for 5 th harmonic
is [ ]
(a) 5 (b) /5 (c) 25 (d) /25
14 The magnitude of the three voltage drops in an alternator due to armature resistance, leakage
reactance and armature reaction is solely determined by [ ]
(a) load current, Ia (b) p.f of the load
(c) Whether it is a lagging or leading p.f load (d) field construction of the alternator
15 The effect of armature reaction for an alternator for zero power factor lagging [ ]
(a) cross magnetizing (b) wholly demagnetizing
(c) non- effective (d) magnetizing
16 At leading p.f, the armature flux in an alternator ____________ the rotor flux. [ ]
(a) opposes (b) aids (c) distorts (d) does not affect
17 The power factor of an alternator is determined by its [ ]
(a) speed (b) load (c) excitation (d) prime mover
18 What parameter of load influences the armature reaction of an alternator? [ ]
(a) power (b) Voltage (c) power factor of load (d)none
19 The effect of armature reaction for an alternator for power factor leading _________ [ ]
(a) magnetizing (b) wholly demagnetizing
(c) non-effective (d) distorting
20 When the load on an alternator is varied, its terminal voltage is also vary due to [ ]
(a) armature resistance (b) armature leakage reactance
(c) on account of armature reaction vary (d) all of the above

UNIT-II Regulation of Synchronous Generators

1 Zero power factor method of an alternator is used to find its [ ]

(a) efficiency (b) voltage regulation
(c) armature resistance (d) synchronous impedance
2 Under no-load condition, power drawn by the prime mover of an alternator goes to [ ]
(a) produce induced emf in armature winding
(b) meet no- load losses
(c) produce power in the armature
(d) meet cu losses both in armature and rotor windings
3 As load p.f of an alternator becomes more leading, the value of generated voltage required to
give rated terminal voltage [ ]
(a) increases (b) remains unchanged
(c) decreases (d) varies with rotor speed
4 The voltage regulation of an alternator having 0.75 leading p.f load, no-load induced emf of
2400V and rated terminal voltage of 3000V is __________ percent. [ ]
(a) 20 (b) -20 (c) 50 (d) -26.7
5 Synchronous impedance method is known as [ ]
(a) MMF method (b) EMF method

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 (c) ASA method (d) none
6 Zero power factor method is also named as _____________. [ ]
(a) Potier method (b) MMF method
(c) EMF method (d) ASA method
7 Ampere Turn method is also named as _____________ [ ]
(a) Potier method (b) MMF method
(c) EMF method (d) ASA method
8 What are the characteristics required for potier method of computing voltage regulation [ ]
(a) Open circuit characteristic (b) Short circuit characteristic
(c) ZPF full load voltage characteristic (d) all of the above
9 Which quantities are usually determined using the zero-power factor characteristics of a
synchronous machine? [ ]
(a) leakage reactance drop (b) voltage drop due to armature reaction
(c) armature reaction ampere turns (d) all of the above
10 Which method of regulation is called pessimistic method? [ ]
(a) EMF method (b) MMF method
(c) Potier method (d) none
11 In a salient pole synchronous machine, Xd is direct axis reactance and Xq is quadrature axis
reactance then which of the following relation is true? [ ]
(a) Xq=Xd (b) Xq<Xd
(c) Xq=0 (d) Xq>Xd
12 Voltage across the open circuited field terminals of a synchronous machine under slip-test is [ ]
(a) A modulated supply frequency AC voltage with slip frequency envelope
(b) AC of supply frequency
(c) DC
(d) DC of slip frequency
13 Which of the following methods gives more accurate result for determination of voltage
regulation [ ]
(a) MMF method (b) EMF method
(c) Potier method (d) ASA method
14 For maximum current during slip test on a synchronous machine, the armature mmf along [ ]
(a) q-axis (b) d-axis (c) 450 to q-axis (d) 450 to d-axis
15 The potiers triangle seperates the [ ]
(a) iron losses and copper losses
(b) field mmf and armature mmf
(c) stator voltage and rotor voltage
(d) armature leakage reactance and armature reaction mmf
16 The regulation of an alternator is [ ]
(a) The reduction in terminal voltage (Vt) when alternator is loaded
(b) The variation of Vt under the conditions of maximum and minimum excitation
(c) The increase in Vt when load is thrown off
(d) The change in Vt from lagging power factor to leading power factor
17 The regulation of an alternator is likely to be negative incase of [ ]
(a) high speed alternators (b) slow speed alternators
(c) lagging power factor of the load (d)leading power factor of the load
18 The synchronous impedance method to find voltage regulation of an alternator is not
considered an accurate method.This is because the value of synchronous impedance found is
[ ]
always

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 (a) more than its value under normal condition
(b) less than its value under normal condition
(c) equal to the synchronous reactance
(d) none of these
19 What are the experimental data required for potier method for finding voltage regulation of
alternators? [ ]
(a) no load curve, short circuit test values
(b) no load curve, zero power factor curve
(c) zero power factor curve, short circuit test value
(d) none of these
20 The short circuit characteristics of an alternator is [ ]
(a) always linear (b)always non linear
(c) sometimes linear and sometimes non-linear (d)none

UNIT-III Parallel Operation of Synchronous Generators

1 For proper parallel operation, AC poly-phase alternators must have the same _______ [ ]
(a) speed (b) voltage rating (c) kVA rating (d) excitation
2 Of the following conditions, the one which does not have to be met by alternators working in
parallel is [ ]
(a) terminal voltage of each machine must be the same
(b) the machines must have the same phase rotation
(c) the machines must operate at the same frequency
(d) the machines must have equal ratings
3 After wiring up two 3- alternator, you checked their frequency and voltage and found them
to be equal. Before connecting them in parallel, you would ____________ [ ]
(a) check turbine speed (b) check phase rotation
(c) Lubricate everything (d) check steam pressure
4 Some engineers prefer lamp bright synchronization to lamps dark synchronization because [ ]
(a) brightness of lamps can be judged easily
(b) it gives sharper and more accurate synchronization
(c) flicker is more pronounced
(d) it can be performed quickly
5 It is advisable to connect a stationary alternator to live bus-bars because is [ ]
(a) is likely to run as synchronous motor
(b) will get short circuited
(c) will decrease bus-bar voltage through momentarily
(d) will disturb generated emfs of other alternators connected in parallel
6 Two identical alternators are running in parallel and carry equal loads. If excitation of one
alternator is increased without changing its steam supply, then [ ]
(a) it will keep supplying almost the same load
(b) kVAR supplied by it would decrease
(c) its p.f will increase
(d) kVA supplied by it would decrease

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7 Keeping its excitation constant, if steam supply of an alternator running in parallel with
another identical alternator is increased, then [ ]
(a) it would over-run the other alternator
(b) its rotor will fall back in phase with respect to the other machine
(c) It will supply greater portion of the load
(d) its power factor would be decreased
8 The load sharing between two steam driven alternators operating in parallel may be adjusted
by varying the [ ]
(a) field strengths of the alternators (b) power factors of the alternators
(c) steam supply to their prime movers (d) speed of the alternators
9 Squirrel-cage bars placed in the rotor pole faces of an alternator help reduce hunting [ ]
(a) above synchronous speed only (b) below synchronous speed only
(c) above and below synchronous speeds both (d) none of the above
10 For a machine on infinite bus active power can be varied by [ ]
(a) changing field excitation (b) changing of prime cover speed
(c) Both (a) and (b) above (d) none of the above
11 Two alternators A and B are sharing an inductive load equally. If the excitation of alternator
A is increased [ ]
(a) alternator B will deliver more current and alternator A will deliver less current
(b) alternator B will deliver less current and alternator A will deliver more current
(c) both will continue to share load equally
(d) both will deliver more current
12 Desirable feature for the parallel operation of two alternators is [ ]
(a) both should have same resistance
(b) both should have same reactance
(c) both should have less of resistance as compared to synchronous reactance
(d) both should have more of resistance as compared to synchronous reactance
13 If can operating at leading power factor, then it can be concluded that [ ]
(a) the alternator is over excited
(b) the residual magnetism of the poles is zero
(c) the torque angle of the alternator
(d) none
14 When a three phase alternator is suddenly short circuited at its terminals, the initial value of
the short circuit current is limited by which one of the following? [ ]
(a) transient reactance (b) sub transient reactance
(c) synchronous reactance (d) sum of above three reactance
15 Which one of the following is not a necessary condition to be satisfied for synchronizing an
incoming alternator to an already operating alternator? [ ]
(a) same phase sequence (b)same voltage magnitude
(c)same frequency (d)same prime mover
16 Xd, Xd', Xd'' are steady state d-axis synchronous reactance, transient d-axis reactance and sub-
transient d-axis reactance of a synchronous machine respectively. which of following
statement is true? [ ]
(a) Xd>Xd'>Xd'' (b) Xd''>Xd'>Xd (c) Xd''<Xd<Xd' (d) Xd>Xd''>Xd'
17 The load sharing between two steam-driven alternators operating in parallel may be adjusted
by varying the [ ]
(a) field strengths of the alternators
(b) power factors of the alternators

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 (c) steam supply to their prime movers
(d) speed of the alternators
18 An under excited alternator operates at __________ power factor whereas an over excited
alternator operates at _________ power factor [ ]
(a) leading, lagging (b) lagging, leading (c) leading, unity (d) lagging, unity
19 The power factor of an alternator is determined by its [ ]
(a) speed (b) load (c) excitation (d) prime mover
20 When two alternators are operating in parallel and at perfect synchronization, their
synchronizing power will be [ ]
(a) negative (b) infinitive (c) zero (d) positive

UNIT-IV Synchronous Motors

1 In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of stator back emf Eb depends on [ ]

(a) speed of the motor (b) load on the motor
(c) both the speed and rotor flux (d) dc excitation only
2 Under which conditions a synchronous motor will fail to pull into step? [ ]
(a) no field excitation (b) excessive load
(c) excessive load inertia (d) all of the above
3 An electric motor in which both the rotor and stator fields rotates with the same speed is
[ ]
called _________________ motor
(a) dc (b) charge (c) synchronous (d) universal
4 While running, a synchronous motor is compelled to run at synchronous speed because of [ ]
(a) damper winding in its pole faces
(b) magnetic locking between stator and rotor poles
(c) induced emf in rotor field winding by stator flux
(d) compulsion due to Lenzs law
5 The direction of rotation of a synchronous motor can be reversed by reversing [ ]
(a) current to the field winding (b) supply phase sequence
(c) polarity of rotor poles (d) none of the above
6 When running under no-load condition and with normal excitation, armature current Ia drawn
by a synchronous motor [ ]
(a) leads the back e.m.f Eb by a small angle (b) is large
(c) lags the applied voltage V by a small angle (d) lags the resultant voltage ER by 900
7 The angle between the synchronously rotating stator flux and rotor poles of a synchronous
motor is called ____________ angle. [ ]
(a) synchronizing (b) torque (c) Power factor (d) slip
0
8 If load angle of a 4-pole synchronous motor is 8 (electrical). Its value in mechanical degree is [ ]
a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 0.5 (d) 0.25
9 The maximum value of torque angle a in a synchronous motor is ____________ degrees
electrical. [ ]
(a) 45 (b) 90 (c) between 45 and 90 (d) below 60

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10 A synchronous motor running with normal excitation adjusts to load increases essentially by
increase in its [ ]
(a) power factor (b) torque angle
(c) back emf (d) armature current
11 In a synchronous machine when the rotor speed becomes more than the synchronous speed
during hunting, the damping bars develop [ ]
(a) synchronous motor torque (b) dc motor torque
(c) induction motor torque (d) induction generator torque
12 A synchronous machine is called a doubly excited machine because [ ]
(a) it can be overexcited (b) it has two sets of rotor poles
(c) both its rotor and stator are excited (d) it needs twice the normal exciting current
13 In synchronous motor, damper winding is provided in order to [ ]
(a) stabilize rotor motion (b) suppress rotor oscillations
(c) develop necessary starting torque (d) both (b) and (c)
14 If main field current of a salient pole synchronous motor fed from an infinite bus and running
at no-load is reduced to zero, it would [ ]
(a) come to a stop (b) continue running at synchronous speed
(c) run at sub synchronous speed (d) run at super synchronous speed
15 The value of excitation for which back emf Eb is _____________ to applied voltage V is
known as 100% excitation. [ ]
(a) equal (b) less than (c) greater than (d) none of the above
16 What could be the reasons if a 3-phase synchronous motor fails to start? [ ]
(a) faulty connections, one phase open-circuit
(b) one phase short circuit, supply voltage too low
(c) high friction, load too high
(d) all of the above
17 When load on a synchronous motor running with normal excitation is increased, armature
current drawn by it increases because [ ]
(a) back emf Eb becomes less than applied voltage V
(b) power factor is decreased
(c) net resultant voltage ER in armature is increased
(d) motor speed is reduced
18 Ignoring the effects of armature reaction, if excitation of a synchronous motor running with
constant load is decreased from its normal value, it leads to [ ]
(a) increase in but decrease in Eb (b) increase in Eb but decrease in I a
(c) increase in both Ia and p.f which is lagging (d) increase in both Ia and
19 A synchronous motor connected to infinite bus bars has at constant full load, 100% excitation
and unity p.f. On changing the excitation only, the armature current will have [ ]
(a) leading p.f with under excitation (b) leading p.f with over excitation
(c) lagging p.f with over- excitation (d) no change of p.f
20 When load on a synchronous motor is increased, its armature currents is increased provided it
is [ ]
(a) normally excited (b) over excited (c) under excited (d) all of the above

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 UNIT-V Single Phase and Special Motors

1 The starting winding of a single phase motor is placed in the [ ]

(a) rotor (b) stator (c) armature (d) field
2 One of the characteristics of a single phase motor is that it [ ]
(a) is self starting (b) is not self-starting
(c) requires only one winding (d) can rotate in one direction only
3 After the starting winding of a single phase induction motor is disconnected from supply, it
continues to run only on ________ winding [ ]
(a) rotor (b) compensating (c) field (d) running
4 If starting winding of a single phase induction motor is left in the circuit, it will [ ]
(a) draw excessive current and overheat (b) run slower
(c) run faster (d) spark at light loads
5 The direction of rotation of a single phase motor can be reversed by [ ]
(a) reversing connections of both windings
(b) reversing connections of starting winding
(c) using a reversing switch
(d) reversing supply connections
6 If a single phase induction motor runs slower than normal, the more likely defect is [ ]
(a) improper fuses (b) shorted running winding
(c) open starting winding (d) worn bearings
7 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
8 A permanent split single phase capacitor motor does not have [ ]
(a) centrifugal switch (b) starting winding
(c) squirrel cage rotor (d) high power factor
9 The starting torque of a capacitor start induction run motor is directly related to the angle
between its two winding currents by the relation [ ]
(a) cos (b) sin (c) tan (d) sin (/2)
10 In a two value capacitor motor, the capacitor used for running purpose is a/an [ ]
(a) dry-type ac electrolytic capacitor (b) paper spaced oil filled type
(c) air capacitor (d) ceramic type
11 Compensating winding is employed in an ac series motor in order to [ ]
(a) compensate for decrease in field flux (b) increase the total torque
(c) reduce the sparking at brushes (d) reduce effects of armature reaction
12 A universal motor is one which [ ]
(a) is available universally
(b) can be marked internationally
(c) can be operated either on dc or ac supply
(d) runs at dangerously high speed on no-load
13 In a single phase series motor the main purpose of inductively wound compensating
winding is to reduce the [ ]
(a) reactance emf of commutation (b) rotational emf of commutation
(c) transformer emf of commutation (d) none of the above

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14 A repulsion motor is equipped with [ ]
(a) a commutator (b) slip rings (c) a repeller (d) none
15 A repulsion start induction run single phase motor runs as an induction motor only when [ ]
(a) brushes are shifted to neutral plane (b) short circuiter is disconnected
(c) commutator segments are short circuited (d) stator winding is reversed
16 If a dc series motor is operated on ac supply. It will [ ]
(a) have poor efficiency (b) have poor power factor
(c) spark excessively (d) all of the above
17 An outstanding feature of a universal motor is its [ ]
(a) best performance at 50 Hz supply (b) slow speed at all loads
(c) excellent performance on dc supply (d) highest output kW/kg ratio
18 Speed of the universal motor is [ ]
(a) dependent on frequency of supply (b) proportional to frequency of supply
(c) independent of frequency of supply (d) none of the above
19 Name way or method in which the speed of a universal motor can be varied. [ ]
(a) resistance method (b) tapping field method
(c) centrifugal mechanism method (d) all of the above
20 _____________ is provided in a universal motor for ac operation to neutralize reactance
voltage set up by the alternating flux due to transformer action. [ ]
(a) running winding (b) starting winding
(c) compensating winding (d) none of the above

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