Q Electrical

1. the voltage output of the rotary inverter in an high-output brushless AC generator can be altered by
A. changing the field current in the motor circuit
B. changing the armature current in the motor circuit
C. changing the field current in the generator circuit

2. in an AC distribution system, the purpose of the synchronizing bus-bar

A. provide interconnection between generator load bus-bar
B. supply essential service
C. by means of monitoring total load

3. the principle of the transistor voltage regulator

A. by varying the load current
B. pulse control of the field current
C. use of vibrating contact for field current control

4. for a transformer, primary coil current increase

A. secondary current increase
B. no loading in secondary circuit
C. ?

5. half wave rectifier for a 3 phase input, output frequency

A. 6 times the input frequency
B. 3 times the input frequency
C. same as input frequency

6. how to test landing gear xenon lamp

A. continuity test with ohmmeter
B. apply 20V
C. test with a ordinary light bulb

7. which light is mostly affected by finger print

A. tungsten
B. fluorescent
C. xenon

8. External power plug, function of 2 shorten pins

A. the 2 small shorter pins connect DC power for the operation of interlocking relay which connect the external AC
power to the aircraft
B. provide logic to operate the external power contactors C. ?
9. emergency light
A. pilot panel and instrument light
B. light for emergency along at the ceiling
C. exit sign, floor aisle and ceiling

10. cargo compartment light

A. help cargo handing
B. cargo long-term internal light
C. close if cargo door close

11. rotary inverter increase frequency

A. excite field of motor
B. excite field of circuit
C. excite field of frequency

12. rotary inverter increase voltage

A. excite field of gen circuit
B. excite field of motor
C. excite field of frequency

13. why does generator have to be in the same phase and frequency before parallel
A. because of the current in TRU of (secondary winding)
B. because of the current flowing back in to the generator
C. ?

14. residual voltage in DC generator

A. residual magnetism in winding field
B. residual magnetism in winding pole
C. excitation current in winding field

15. Ni-Cd battery seems to have a leakage, conduct

A. capacity test and leakage test
B. relative density test and leakage test
C. capacity test and relative density test

16. the rectifier of TRU is located in

A. Primary winding
B. secondary winding ( step down voltage then rectify to DC )
C. ?
17. Power source of GCU from
A. PMG ( from generator )
B. Aircraft power
C. Power bus

18. landing + taxi light

A. activated via solenoid
B. universally placed on landing system
C. ?

19. deep cycle period of Ni Cd battery

A. 500hrs
B. engine starts failure
C. fail to give 80%

20. fluorescent light in cabin area

A. for reading light
B. intensity output from ballast transformer
C. power souce from ground service bus and utilize bus

21. the bulb of halogen lamp that used on the exterior of the aircraft
A. has an tungsten filament and filled with insert gas
B. fill with halogen gas and has no filament
C. has an tungsten filament and filled with iodle vapour

22. for Ni-Cd battery, unbalance cell mainly due to

A. Due to potassium catalyst/crystal potassium carbonate formation
B. Ventilation
C. different electrolyte level

22.1 which is caused unbalanced cell for Ni-Cd battery

A. presence of potassium carbonate crystal
B. under- ventilation
C. insufficient electrolyte level

22.2 when battery removal from aircraft, which lead should remove first
A. the lead going to ground
B. the lead going to solenoid (hot lead)
C. no difference provided power off
23. Bonding of A/C determine by
A. Resistance
B. Current
C. voltage

24. A/C position light

A. Left: red , Right: green, Rear: white
B. Left: green, Right: red, Rear: white
C. Left: white, Right: green, Rear: red

25. Panel light

A. go to dim mode automatically at day time
B. inside panel & shield from pilot
C. ?

26. Real current is current where

A. out of phase with voltage
B. in phase with voltage
C. only out of phase if current leads voltage

26.1 in AC generator system, reactive current is the current which is

A. out of phase of the voltage
B. in phase of the voltage
C. ?

27. load sharing

A. AC parallel generator only
B. AC non-parallel generator only
C. Slit generator only

28. DC output usually measure at overvoltage sensing Field flashing carried at: (when offline)
A. Generator output voltage adjustment: (off load)
B. Field current test load sharing: (all gen on load )
C. Field voltage

28.1 Adjust AC voltage output of generate, which maintaining constant

A. alter driving speed
B. alter field current
C. alter resistant
29. SSB trip in 4 generator A/C
A. All generator connect to a single sync bus
B. Gen 4 connect o sych bus
C. Gen 1& Gen 2 connect to sync bus on LH, Gen 3 & Gen 4 connect to RH sync bus (john)

30. Current flowing in the primary winding of the transformer

A. reduced to zero in no secondary load condition
B. reduced to min, the coil still magnetised, no secondary load condition
C. reduced to zero when current flowing in the secondary winding

31. Cargo compartment light

A. used for storage, handing in cargo
B. powered by external DC power
C. independent of the cargo door circuit

32. Generator voltage depend on 3 factors ( the strength of the magnet, the number of turns
A. current, magnetic field, rotor speed in the wire coil, and the speed at which the magnet
B. current, M field, conductor in series in armature or coil rotates.)
C. current, M field, conductor in parallel in armature

33. Frequency of generator depend on (the ac frequency depends only on the speed of rotation)
A. number of pair of pole, M field
B. number of pair of conductor, M field
C. number of pair of pole, rotor speed

34. Bridge rectifier, the ripple frequency will be

A. double the input wave
B. half
C. no change

35. Lavatory light illuminate in full brightness

A. switch activated or door close
B. ?
C. ?

36. External DC lamp

A. tungsten
B. halogen
C. xenon
37. Carbon pile voltage regulator >>>>pile connected in series with shut field gen
A. series with generator field (vibration type voltage regulator)
B. parallel with generator field
C. ?

38. In No-break power transfer, when the ground power is on, start all generator
A. trip the ground power before start generator (john)
B. parallel supply…
C. start AC generator is not allowed

39. Exterior light, which have low power

A. strobe light
B. landing light with bright mode
C. taxi light

40. Position light at the tail

A. white light at 70 degree
B. white light at 140 degree
C. red light at 140 degree

41. Emergency light powered by

A. battery bus
B. external power
C. battery pack

42. transistor….voltage regulator

A. vary the load current
B. control the pulse…field current
C. …vibration contact…

43. GCU…not trip the field

A. under voltage
B. under voltage and under frequency
C. over frequency

44. 4 engine A/C power the essential bus by

A. first choice is GEN 4 (B747 classic)
B. second choice is sync bus
C. last choice is standby bus
45. Why the voltage of the 2 generator connect in parallel should be the same
A. prevent circling current to flow back to the transformer
B. prevent circling current to flow back to the generator
C. not enough current to close relay

46. compare rotating beacon, anti-collistion light is

A. rotating but brighter
B. higher power….1000V
C. high power xenon lamp

47. Aircraft convert AC to DC

A. TRU
B. Transformer invertors
C. ?

48. The purpose of “GATE” terminal of SCR

A. control breakover voltage
B. current capacity when SCR is in forward biases
C. ?

49. Rotary inverter

A. single phase, 115 AC volt
B. 2 phase, 115AC volt
C. 3 phase, 115AC volt

50. Frequency wild generator

A. De-icing heater
B. INS
C. 3 phase torque motor

51. Governor (in coil) about the circuit failure

A. overvoltage of generator
B. no effect of output voltage
C. returns to original mechanical setting

52. Comparing, rotating beacon and anti-collision light

A. rotating but brighter
B. higher power ~ 1000V
C. Use xenon lamp
53. Emergency light “ON”
A. normal DC failure
B. cabin light (interior) off
C. ?

54. Something important

A. BATT bus
B. HOT batt bus
C. Essential bus

55. With respect to the emergency light

A. The typic assembly consist of two fluorescent ring tube, logic and control circuitry and a battery pack
B. they’re installed exclusive on the ceiling to direct passenger movement through the emergency exit path
C. they are normal posered by the A/C DC system

56. Specific gravity of Ni-Cd battery was measured 1.220@100F, what is the ture
A. 1.112
B. 1.220
C. 1.228

56.1 specific gravity of the fully charged lead-acid battery

A. 1.15@80F
B. 1.26-1.285@80F
C. 1.26-1.285@100F

56.2 how much leakage current between cell and the case is considered excessive for Ni-Cd battery
A. > 10ma
B. > 50ma
C. > 100ma

57. 3 phase AC…invert phase, normally connect which phase to earth

A. A
B. B
C. C

58. External power light on avail

A. Available
B. Ready to use
C. No ready to use
59. DC from TRU (26V 110A)
A. provide 180A & 26V DC
B. Transformer is a conventional star connection with primary & secondary winding
C. Transformer is a conventional delta connection with primary & secondary winding

60. Power is not supply to the Emergency power pack for 6 days, to test the system validity, apply power must
A. wait at least 20 hours
B. max turn on time refer to MM
C. to perform the test

61. About Taxi lighting, which statement is NOT correct?

A. installed at Nose landing gear
B. automatically On when aircraft on ground
C. OFF during in flight even the gear is down

62. Which of the following is essential lighting?

A. instrument panel light
B. passenger compartment light and exterior light
C. exit light

63. Circuit breaker resume normal operation when

A. thermal sensing element cool down
B. over current is not in connect
C. ?

64. During installation of carbon pile regulator, magnetic core screw can
A. adjust to regulate the current
B. adjust to regulate the voltage
C. cannot be adjusted

65. Static inverter

A. produces AC via oscillator circuit
B. produces AC via transformer and capacitor
C. ………… 28V ( john)

66. Compare with white light, red light can

A. cause excess heat and eye fatigue
B. better contrast in instrument panel and better vision in thunderstorm
C. for colour coding
67. Greatest risk of lightning strike
A. fuselage
B. wing tip and trailing edge
C. nosedome

68. DC motor no voltage output during normal operation or rpm, most likely fault
A. failed brushes
B. ?
C. ?

69. carbon pile in carbon pile regulator is connected

A. parallel with generator field
B. series with generator field
C. series with generator current

70. High risk area of lightning strike

A. nose radome
B. wing tip
C. engine inlet

71. Lightning strike, metal strip on composite material

A. conduct current
B. conduct heat
C. conduct electromagnetic wave

72. Static inverter is used to supply AC vital bus bar

A. generator fall to 14V
B. under normal condition
C. normal supply is lost

73. Open circuit voltage coil in carbon pile voltage regulator in 28V DC generator, the output voltage
A. maintain a constant 28V
B. decreased to 2V
C. increase into overvoltage condition

74. To ensure vital service like fire extinguisher the squib circuit is powered in real emergency
A. connects squib circuit to essential bus (john)
B. squib circuit connects to battery line
C. squib circuit connects to hot battery bus
74.1 which following operation must rely on battery power
A. power on battery bus
B. APU electrical starting
C. firing on fire extinguisher bottle

75. Three phase AC generation system current transformer is located on

A. each output phase of generator
B. neutral line only
C. A phase only

76. Aircraft electrical system is protected against short-circuit feeder line of generator bus bar
A. by…. Frequency protection
B. by differential current protection
C, by…. Over volt protection

77. Use relay instead of switch in Landing and Taxi light

A. Relay is more reliable
B. Relay better in high wattage
C. Relay better in high voltage

78. Three pin electrical plug, one short pin

A. complete the AC circuit (complete the control circuit for aircraft)
B. complete the supply circuit of ground cart
C. ?

79. Ni-Cad cell, without thermostat

A. High temperature in charging
B. High temperature in discharging
C. ?

80. In what conditions needed to adjust the electrolyte temp level for lead acid cell?
A. For new electrolyte
B. When charge the battery from a nearly flat state
C. Adjust electrolyte level at full charged state only

81. Carbon pile on site maintenance

A. replace pile
B. adjust core gap
C. adjust voltage
82. Electro-magnetic circuit breaker
A. reset after thermal circuit has cooled down
B. reset as long as over-current condition is not present
C. reset without moving switch to OFF position

83. External power plug 2 small short circuit

A. cannot attach ext power
B. cannot take off ext power after use
C. will cause extreme sparking when in use and plug taken out

84. Load controller

A. reactive load sharing
B. real load sharing
C. voltage control circuit

85. Ni-Cd electrolyte drop

A. capacitance rise relative density constant
B. capacitance decrease relative density constant
C. relative density decrease capacitance decrease

86. Ni-Cd add electrolyte

A. only fully charged
B. only fully discharged
C. keeping relative density at ….

87. In parallel electrical system, a load bus on the left system short to the ground, the appropriate action would
A. isolate it from generator by tripping respective GCR
B. isolate it from tie bus by tripping BTB (john)
C. isolate it from right system by tripping SSB

88. the purpose of the capacitor installed between the voltage regulator battery
A. As AC filter to the alternator output
B. prevent the operation of the overvoltage protection circuit due to voltage spike
C. protect the voltage regulator from any long term overvoltage condition

89. 2 engine A/C, the critical AC power is provided by

A. battery powered static inverter
B. hydraulic powered emergency generator
C. APU
90. AC generator start by
A. battery
B. use carbon pile voltage regulator
C, static inverter

91. To measure reactance load

A. phase angle error
B. volt, amp of the same phase
C. 90% phase shift

92. connecting 2 leads of star connected AC detla----120V

A. 208V
B. 115V
C. 120V

93. In DC generation system, voltage adjustment is

A. one generator at a time and the gen is off load
B. one generator at a time and the generator is on load
C. all at the same time

93.1 DC generator system the over volt condition is sensed by monitoring the voltage
A. of the field
B. of the generator output
C. difference between the generator and the main bus bar

94. When generators are on their own generator bus

A. BTB closed
B. transfer relay loss
C. BTB open

95. On DC gen system load sharing is checked with

A. one generator at a time and the gen is off load
B. one generator at a time and the generator is on load
C. all generators on load

96. In an installed carbon pile VR

A. replace the carbon pile
B. adjust the spring
C. must not adjust
97. Lead-acid deep cycling
A. Never
B. Discharge to 20% and charge again
C. Discharge to 80% and charge again

98. Ni-Cd store for long time when fully discharge

A. No problem
B. Sulphating
C. Increase internal resistance & cause lost of capacity

99. Single phase of three phase AC connection

A. A&B phase only
B. Any phase with ground
C. ?

100. What maintain of allow in ramp area

A. voltage trimming
B. replace damage carbon pile
C. …? Spring contact

101. Vibrating contact in what position when engine start

A. closed
B. open
C. vibrating

102. Difference between rotating beacon & anti-collision light

A. one rotating and brighter
B. use 1000 volt
C. tube has low pressure with Xenon light

103. Under frequency of AC supply

A. overheat inductive device (john)
B. overspeed AC motor
C. overvoltage capacitor device

104. vibrating contact type regulator short circuit

A. overvoltage
B. undervoltage
C. no output because there exist no field current
105. Ground power where main source is AC
A. DC via onboard external TRU
B. Battery
C. ?

106. No break power transfer NBPT form ground to gen power

A. ground off then gen
B. ground stays on for split second, then gen takes over
C. ?

106.1 In No break power transfer (NBPT), when the ground power is on, start all generator
A. trip the ground power before start generator
B. parallel supply ……. For a while
C. start AC generator is not allowed

106.2 In NBPT, the external power is currently line on while starting the generation, what will be
A. kick of the external power
B. both power can supple split together of a while but no current affect any
C. cut off the generation power

107. Damping winding of AC (motor)

A. sensitive control
B. ?
C. ?

108. Cockpit illumination

A. 28V DC
B. 115V AC
C. 26V DC

109. External power unit, interlocking circuit powered by

A. 28V DC from external power unit through TRU
B. 28V DC aircraft battery
C. 28V DC external power unit

110. Reactive load in 3 phase AC electrical system can be sensed by

A. zener diode in voltage divider circuit
B. current transformer
C. thru-line watt meter in each phase
111. emergency backup AC is supplied by
A. APU
B. Hydraulic (john)
C. Engine bleed air

112. Brushless aircraft gen, why does it not need flashing field
A. rectifying circuit
B. residual magnetism
C. PMG at main poles

113. In high output voltage generator, inter-poles and compensating winding gives
A. increase voltage output
B. reduce arcing
C. ?

114. A/C DC generator is usually

A. 28V, 200A
B. carbon pile voltage regulator
C. ?

114.1 Out put from DC generator is controlled by

A. current in a field circuit
B. ?
C. ?

115. Rotary inverter

A. motor and generator linkage
B. ?
C. motor must be shunt rather than series (john)

116. Add distill water when battery ( lead acid )

A. fully charged
B. fully discharged
C. ?

117. Lead acid electrolyte

A. full discharge
B. full charge
C. ?
118. Vibrating contact in what position when engine start?
A. adjust by spring
B. close
C. open

119. Mutual reactor is used

A. reactive load sharing
B. real load sharing
C. both

120. Load controller is used

A. reactive load sharing
B. real load sharing
C. both

121. Ni-Cd battery, separator of ….? And cellophane, what is cellophane for?
A. strengthen the separator
B. prevent oxygen leak from negative plate to positive plate
C. prevent thermal runway

122. Landing light

A. tungsten filament + inert gas
B. no filament
C. tungsten filament + iodine vapour

123. Different between rotary lamp, anti-collision light

A. power by 1000
B. glass capsulate filled with low pressure of xenon gas
C. ?

124. carbon pile on site maintenance

A. Replace pile
B. adjust core gap
C. adjust voltage

125. During no break power transfer, an external power is currently online and main generator brought in, it follow than
A. The external power is tripped, when the main generator kicks in (john)
B. both power will be parallelized for a split second, and they will not be interrupted
C. The requested power will not be rejected
126. NiCd potassium ratio is
A. 30%
B. 40%
C. 50%

127. Lightning discharger connect

A. To discharge wick
B. Metallic bond to fuselage
C. inch

128. Overvoltage of DC generator

A. Disconnect of battery relay
B. Disconnect field circuit
C. Disconnect stator coils

128.1 when an overvoltage condition sensed in a altemator protection circuit it disconnects

A. field circuit
B. stator coils
C. battery relay

129. AC generator start by

A. Battery
B. Use carbon pile voltage regulator
C. ?

130. When GCR is tripped

A. It trips GCB trip and de-excitation
B. trip the GCB
C. de-excite the generator

131. Vibration type voltage regulator

A. series with generator field (the resistor is in series with the field)
B. parallel with generator field (parallel with the field)
C. ? (in series with the voltage coil)

132. Vibrating contact high over voltage

A. increase R
B. more frequent contact spring tension
C. ?
133. In a generator reverse current protection system in voltage rising has differential relay and pilot relay
A. differential relay can only operate after pilot relay
B. pilot relay can only operate after differential relay
C. operate independently

133.1 in generator reverse current protection system has differential relay and pilot relay, when voltage increase
A. differential relay operate after pilot relay
B. pilot relay operate after differential relay
C. both relay operate
134. External supply with 2 shorter pins shorted
A. cannot power aircraft
B. cannot disconnect from aircraft
C. extreme spark may occur

135. Highest voltage

A. Strobe
B. Taxi
C. Landing at high level

136. Sensitive electronic device

A. shield ground both end
B. shield ground one end
C. twisted the wire

137. lead acid battery container and separator made by

A. polygene and insulator
B. acid persistent and conductor
C. rubber and insulator

138. Leakage excessive in NiCd battery

A. >10mA
B. >50mA
C. >100mA (john)

138.1 A rreasonable assessment battery leakage to be done by monitor

A. the output voltage
B. charge time
C. discharge rate
139. Diode parallel with battery relay
A. Speed up the circuit 1. to prevent current flow back into battery
B. prevent reverse current 2. to prevent reverse peak flow…..
C. prevent reverse current voltage spikes 3. ?

140. Vital bus Vital bus --- first is supplied by GEN bus,
A. power from battery and gen bus then supplied by BATTERY
B. directly from battery bus
C. ?

141. Damping winding in AC brushless gen

A. improve voltage stability
B. improve stability by in phase main output winding
C. increase damping effect in the main winding

142. Cockpit instrument panel

A. fluorescent plate sandwich plastic
B. light bulb at the corner
C. light bulb at around

143. Ground handling power to split-bus system

A. generator breaker close
B. the external power contact would open if APU generator is selected
C. BTB open

143.1 In normal operation, split bus electrical system with each generator supplying its own generator bus
A. the BTB would be closed only if APU running
B. the transfer relay would be closed
C. the BTB would be open

144. Frequency 1000 with a period is 2 micro-second, The peak power is 1000 watt, what is the average power?
A. 2 watt
B. 40 watt
C. 500 watt

145. Electrical load of A/C

A. sum of all value of circuit breaker and fuse
B. any device load sum at on anytime
C. all current requirement of all devices
146. Solid-state rectifier limitation is according to the consideration of
A. minimum voltage require
B. the limitation of forward current
C. the voltage drop across the rectifier

147. AC PMG output connected to GCU control is for

A. voltage sensing
B. provide exciter field current
C. differential protection

148. Electromagnet generator voltage depends on

A. flux cutting by number of conductor
B. flux cutting by size of conductor
C. flux cutting by speed of conductor

149. Under-frequency compensation of AC generator for

A. prevent the circuit from physical damage as a result of low generator speed
B. make sure it is within 50Hz of desired frequency
C. maintain the output voltage of generator at low frequency

150. Piezo-electric to electrical output

A. linear + inversely proportional
B. non-linear + directly proportional
C. linear + directly proportional

151. When need to deep cycle of Ni-Cd battery

A. a series of engine start problem
B. whenever there is capacitance drops
C. if a Ni-Cd battery fail to give 80%

152. Not a factor for voltage of electromagnet

A. No. of conductor cutting flux
B. Size
C. conductor speed
153. What is used for vibrating contact voltage regulator?
A. carbon pile resistor
B. adjustment spring
C. excitation circuit….when voltage is low

154. Difference of voltage of 2 generators in parallel. What is used to adjust the voltage to be the same at the each of the
O/P of generator automatically?
A. current coil
B. equalizing circuit
C. voltage coil

155. When happens when carbon pile is shorted circuit?

A. ?
B. ?
C. No voltage output from generator excitation field

156. Real load sharing, make sure the AC generators are in parallel operation, on each generator
A. adjust the rotational speed of individual generator
B. increase or decrease the individual load
C. adjust phase angle of individual generator

156.1 The real load sharing loop between 2 generators is only active when both
A. ?
B. GCB and BTB are closed
C. ?

157. When DC generator has no voltage output

A. lack of residual magnetism on frame
B. no excitation current on start winding
C. not in full rpm

158. Over excitation protection applied to

A. split AC generation system only
B. parallel AC generation system only
C. both

159. Frequency wild means:

A. frequency relate with engine rotational speed
B. ?
C. ?

160. Loss of the load controller signal to an IDG speed governor trim head would
A. cause the IDG to overspeed at once
B. shut down the IDB automatically
C. cause the IDG to the basic governor setting
161. The NO SMOKING sign can automatically comes on when
A. flight phase
B. altitude of aircraft
C. flap position

162. Electroluminescent light?

A. 115V AC
B. 28V DC
C. 26V AC

163. For the constant voltage charging of the lead-acid cell

A. current decrease
B. current increase
C. no change

164. During the discharge cycle of the Ni-Cd cell

A. electrolyte level drop but R.D remains constant
B. electrolyte level rise but R.D remains constant
C. electrolyte level remains constant but R.D decrease

164.1 during discharge cycle of NICD cell electrolyte level

A. falls with relative density remains constant
B. rises with relative density remains constant (charge)
C. rises with a decrease of relative density

165. Flashing the field of a DC generator is only carried out with the generator
A. online
B. offline
C. trip ( under overhaul)

166. Magnetic trim coil in CSD

A. in series operation of generator
B. in parallel operation of generator
C. no operation of generator

167. A/C voltage regulator is controlled by

A. solid state V.R in GCU
B. solid state V.R in BCU
C. solid state V.R in GPCU

168. Ground power must not

A. be parallel with the generator
B. be series with the generator
C. neither

169. In current transformer

A. the primary coil is either shorted or on-load
B. the secondary coil is either shorted or on-load
C. the secondary coil is either shorted or off-load

170. How to carry out the frequency adjustment in the rotary inverter
A. field current in the motor circuit
B. field current in the generator circuit
C. field voltage in the motor circuit

171. For split bus bar, if BTB is closed

A. 2 generators is not available
B. 1 generator is not available
C. all generator is not available

172. Speed trim solenoid is in

A. series operation
B. parallel operation
C. CSD

173. what is power at pulse

A. peak power
B. pulse power
C. average power

174. Crosswind correction consists

A. An integration network
B. A differentiating network
C. A series of resistors and a time delay circuit

175. When taking the s.g of battery acid, take into account:
A. temp of the acid
B. temp of the ambient air
C.

176. Inter pole and compensating winding function

A. make constant speed
B. increase voltage
C. ARC reduce on brush

177. Loading sharing in a DC generation sys is achieved by charging the

A. Generator field circuit resistance
B. Generator compensating winding resistance
C. current flow through the voltage sensing coils

178. Which of the following must require battery?

A.
B. APU electric start
C.

179. Most important power supply sys

A. battery powered static inverter
B. hydraulic powered emergency gen
C.

180. A diode connect in parallel of battery relay…..

A. to prevent current flow back into battery
B. to prevent reverse peak flow…
C.

181. during in flight, the battery normally powered by?

A. left main DC bus
B. ?
C. ?

182. DC generator produce

A. 28V, 200A
B. ?
C. ?

183. GPCU use for?

A. external power supply
B. ?
C. ?

184. AC power is made by?

A. rotatory ring + slip ring
B. rotatory ring + armature
C. stationary ring + armature

185. DC generator inverse after normal operation

A. refresh field coil
B. reverses phasing connection
C.

186. armature effect

A. use inter pole coil and compound coil
B. ?
C. ?

187. A GCR will trip if what is detected

A. under frequency and over frequency
B. over frequency and under current
C. over current and over frequency

188. sparking in a generator would be cause by

A. low spring tension
B. bedding of brushes
C. brushes on the Magnetic Neutral Axis

189. what should be done to a transformer secondary connections which are open circuit?
A. short the terminals together
B. put a set resistance across the terminals
C. leave the terminals open circuit

190. Circulating currents is caused by an unbalanced

A. DC gen
B. AC gen
C. AC & DC gen

191. loss of an electrolyte in a battery is due to (low electrolyte in a nicad battery is caused by)
A. excessive charging current (A. excessive electrical loading)
B. insufficient charging current (B. high charge current)
C. excessive charging voltage (C. low charge current)

192. A CSD is monitored for

A. low temperature and high oil pressure
B. high temperature and low oil pressure
C. high temperature and high oil pressure.

193. IDG output voltage

A. doesn’t require voltage regulation as RPM is constant
B. voltage is regulated by GCU
C. voltage is regulated by IDG

194. in modern aircraft, power distribution of generators are controlled by

A. BPCU
B. PCDU
C. SPCU

195. How is the output of a CSD fed AC generator controlled?

A. hydraulic feedback to a governor
B. no control as the generator is fed via a constant speed drive
C. by a swashplate

196. What should be taken into account when measuring the SG of a battery
A. the outside temperature
B. electrolyte temperature
C. charge stage of the battery

197. DC power into the GCU comes from

A. main battery bus
B. main battery bus and ground service
C. ground service

198. A shunt wound generator fitted on an A/C, a preset potentiometer is fitted

A. in series with the field winding
B. in parallel with the field winding
C. in series with the generator output

199. if aircraft has no battery charger the battery is charged by

A. constant voltage
B. constant current
C. constant current until a predetermined limit when it automatically switchs to constant voltage

200. In a carbon pile regulator the resistive element is

A. in series with the field and changes resistance with changing length
B. in series with the field and changes resistance with surface area contact
C. in parallel with the field and changes resistance with changing length

201. In a transistor voltage regulator the voltage output is controlled by

A. transformers and transistors
B. diodes and transformers
C. zeners and transistors

202. paralleled relay for DC system is energised and connected by

A. voltage coil
B. current coil
C. voltage and current coil

203. inductive reactive load causes

A. no effect on torque but produces extre heat dissipated
B. increase in torque and increase in heat dissipated
C. increase in torque only

204. paralleling in AC constant frequency is affected by

A. contractors
B. GCU
C. BTB

205. what does a current limiter fuse do?

A. limit current to a predetermined level to prevent circuit damage
B. allow high current to flow for 5 seconds
C. react when the circuit gets warm

206. when terminating an aluminium cable, what preparations would be carried out before crimping?
A. just terminate
B. apply a mixture of 50% petroleum jelly and zinc oxide
C. degrease spripped cable

207. At its resonant frequency, a parallel turned circuit has

A. max impedance
B. min impedance
C. the same impedance as at any other frequency

208. At its resonant frequency, a parallel turned circuit

A. offers minimum impedance
B. has min voltage developed across it
C. has max circulating currents

209. What is the purpose of the current transformer on a neutral phase of an AC penerator
A. Negative phase sequencing
B. open phase
C. differential protection

210. how do you reset a GCR trip?

A. manually from flight deck
B. automatically once the fault goes away
C. manually at the GCU

211. GCU is reset

A. manually
B. by engine shut down restart
C. automatically

212. with regard to VSCF (variable speed constant frequency)

A. ?
B. not need frequency constant
C. the active power is less than 60kva but more reliable