1.

When compared with three-phase induction motors, single-phase induction motors:

(a) are not inherently ' self starting '

(b) have more complicated stator windings

(c) are significantly more efficient.

2. A three-phase induction motor has three pairs of poles and is operated from a 60 Hz
supply. Which one of the following gives the motor's synchronous speed?

(a) 1200 r.p.m.

(b) 1800 r.p.m.

(c) 3600 r.p.m.

3. The commutator in a DC generator is used to:

(a) provide a means of connecting an external field current supply

(b) periodically reverse the connections to the rotating coil winding

(c) disconnect the coil winding when the induced current reaches a maximum value.

4. The slip-rings in an AC generator provide a means of:

(a) connecting an external circuit to a rotating armature winding

(b) supporting a rotating armature without the need for bearings

(c) (c)periodically reversing the current produced by an armature winding

(d) B

5. Decreasing the current in the field coil of a DC generator will:

(a) decrease the output voltage

(b) increase the output voltage

(c) increase the output frequency.

6. The rotor of an AC induction motor consists of:

(a) a laminated iron core inside a ' squirrel cage ' made from copper or aluminum
(b) a series of coil windings on a laminated iron core with connections via slip-rings
(c) a single copper loop which rotates inside the field created by a permanent magnet.

7. The slip speed of an AC induction motor is the difference between:

 (a) the synchronous speed and the rotor speed

(b) the frequency of the supply and the rotor speed

(c) the maximum speed and the minimum speed

8.The brushes fitted to a DC motor/generator should have:

(d) low coefficient of friction and low contact resistance

(e) high coefficient of friction and low contact resistance

(f) low coefficient of friction and high content resistance

9.Self-excited generators derive their field current from:

(g) the current produced by the armature

(h) a separate field current supply

(i) an external power source.

10.In a shunt-wound generator:

(j) none of the armature current flows through the field

(k) some of the armature current flows through the field

(l) all of the armature current flows through the field

11.When combined with a CSD, a brushless three phase AC generator is often referred to as:

(m) a compound generator

(n) a ' frequency wild ' generator

(o) an IDG

12. An out-of-balance condition in an AC three phase system can be detected by means of:

(p) voltage sensors connected across each output line

(q) a dedicated field coil monitoring circuit

(r) a current transformer connected in the neutral line

13. In a star-connected three-phase system, the line voltage is found to be 200 V. Which one
of the following gives the approximate value of phase voltage?
 (s) 67 V

(t) 115 V

(u) 346 V

14. A single-phase AC generator has twelve poles and it runs at 600 r.p.m. Which one of the
following gives the output frequency of the generator?

(v) 50 Hz

(w) 60 Hz

(x) 120 Hz.

15. In a balanced star-connected three-phase system the line current is 2 A and the line
voltage is 200 V. If the power factor is 0.75 which one of the following gives the total power
in the load?

(a) 300 W

(b) 520 W

(c) 900 W