Question

In A.C systems, fuse is placed in phase-in order to disconnect the circuit

during faulty condition. But, what is the reason for putting "LINK" in neutral
instead of connecting through (same) wire.

Answer

To attend any problem in a particular system, that system is required to

be isolated. If link is not provided complete isolation is not possible.

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Neutral link is provided in neutral to protect the current transformer from
being the open circuit in faulty condition.

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Phase will have voltage (potential) whereas neutral is potential free.

Imagine if a phase conductor (wire) gets cut and touches the earth. Fault
current flows thru it and fuses are required to isolate the circuit.

Whereas if a neutral conductor gets cut and touches the earth, nothing
will happen since it is potential free. So fuses are not required. (Links are
cheaper than fuses)

Question what is meant by armature reaction?

Answer
Armature: rotating part of an electric generator or motor.

Any moving part in electrical equipment which closes a

magnetic circuit or which has a voltage induced in it by
magnetic field. the simplest example is the moving contact
in an electromagnetic relay.

Armature reaction: the modification in the distribution of

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Question
what is the diff. btwn. Electronic regulator and ordinary rheostat regulator for
fans?
Answer
The difference between the electronic and ordinary regulator is that in
electronic reg. power losses are less i.e. for as we decrese the speed the
electronic reg. give the power needed for that particular speed but in case of
ordinary rheostat type reg. the power wastage is same for every speed and
no power is saved

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Question
what is the speed of current?

speed of current is equal to speed of light itself.

When a DC voltage is applied the electrons will increase in

speed proportional to the strength of the electric field.
These speeds are on the order of millimeters per second. AC
voltages cause no net movement; the electrons "wiggle" back
and forth in response to the alternating electric field

Answer
Speed of current=300000000m/s

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Question
What is MEMS and any one of it applications?
Answer
What is MEMS Technology?
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) is the integration of mechanical
elements, sensors, actuators, and electronics on a common silicon substrate
through micro fabrication technology. While the electronics are fabricated
using integrated circuit (IC) process sequences (e.g., CMOS, Bipolar, or
BICMOS processes), the micromechanical components are fabricated using
compatible "micromachining" processes that selectively etch away parts of
the silicon wafer or add new structural layers to form the mechanical
and electromechanical devices MEMS promises to revolutionize nearly every
product category by bringing together silicon-based microelectronics with
micromachining technology, making possible the realization of complete
systems-on-a-chip.

Question
What is NANO TECHNOLOGY?
Answer
Nanotechnology is a part of science that deals with the particles of about
few hundred nano meters.

The diameter of world's smallest motor is 300 times smaller than the dia. of
human hair and this type of motors are used for nano robots. r u believe it!
but it's a fact & it's possible through nanotechnology.

With the help of nanotechnology we can able to see an unbelievable world

in our future.

Question
What is phase voltage and line voltage? in line voltage how 415v is
obtained?
Answer
phase voltage is voltage between phase (R Y B) to Neutral & line voltage is
Voltage between to phases like R & Y. line voltage 415V.in star connection
line voltage=phase voltage*1.732=415v.

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Answer
In star connection: Line voltage = sqrt (3) phase voltage. In Delta =line
voltage = phase voltage

That means phase voltage is the voltage measured between the phases e.g
between R&Y Y&B R&B and possible in both star and delta.

Line voltage is the voltage measured between one line and Neutral e.g
between R&N Y&N B&N .and possible in star.

Question
What is the reason for earthing static equipments? why?
Answer
it is grounded at regular intervels in order to assure the workman's safety..

Question
What is static electricity and how it generates

Answer
In tanks due to rotational movements of fluids the charges gets accumulated
on the surface of the tank.. It is grounded at regular intervels in order to
assure the workman's safety..
Answer
Static electricity is produced by various phenomenons like you find on the
computer monitors, on tv screens. All this is due to the movement of light
packets hitting the screen and accumulating the charge on the surface.

Question
What is the purpose of neutral grounding resistor (NER) and why?

Answer
To limit the fault current entering into earth for safety purposes..
Answer
THE purpose of neutral grounding resistor is to limit the fault current of the
system since ground fault current takes earth as return path

NGR means Neutral grounding resistor. This is connected to neutral wire to

ground the extra leekage current.Since in UT,UAT & ST star connection is
used, that means there are 4 wires (R,Y,B & N).Thus neutral is grounded with
a resistor.
Question
What is our body resistance value?

Answer
In dry conditions the resistance is 10,000ohms.. when the body is wet it is
reduced to 1000 ohms...

Rtotal = Rskin(in) + Rinternal + Rskin(out)

A rough value for the internal resistance of the human body is 300-1,000
Ohms.
Depending on the person, the resistance of dry skin is usually between
1,000-100,000 Ohms.
Naturally, the resistance also depends on the path that electricity takes
through the body - if the electricity goes in the left hand and out the right
foot, then the resistance will be much higher than if it goes in and out of
adjacent fingers.

Question
What is the working principle of electrical motors?
Answer
FOR D.C MOTORS:
When a current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field, a force acts
on it.

FOR A.C MOTORS:

When a current is passed through stator winding, an alternating flux created
on the stator winding which in turn cuts a rotor winding(wire wound
motor)/short circuited copper bar(squirrel cage motor), then a current flows
through it and as above one motors works.

Answer
Normally the motors works on the principle of Faraday's law and Lenz's
law.There are two types of motors namely DC and AC motors.

In DC motors, the stationery part carring manetic flux is called field and the
rotating part is called armature.when the current passes through the field
and armature,a rotating driven force(called torque) is acting on the
armature.Due to this the motor rotates.

Here the given supply is AC. Commutator is a device which converts AC to

DC.In AC motor,commutator is not required and field is replaced by the name
stator and armature by rotor.

Question
How tubelight circuit is connected and how it works?

Answer
A choke is connected in one end of the tube light and a starter is in series
with the circuit. When supply is provided the starter will interrupt the supply
intermittent cycle of AC. Due to the sudden change of supply the chock will
generate around 1000 volts . This volt will capable of
to break the electrons inside the tube to make elctrone flow. Once the
current passess through the tube the starter circuit will be out of part, now
there is no chande of supply causes chocke voltage normalized and act as
minimize the current.
Top Electrical Engineering Interview Questions

1. what is the difference between electrical & electronics

Electrical is transfor a.c current-electronics is control circuit in d.c voltage

eletrical use fundamental all purpose--eletronics use based on eletrical

2. what is the difference between ONLINE UPS and OFFLINE UPS?

online ups is the one which in on position (both cases: powersupply

on&off).but in case of offline ups is on at the time power failure.
 3. can you give main difference between ELCB And RCCB?

ELCB has a protection for earth leakage where as the RCCB has the dual
protection features of ELCB and MCB

4. What is the Difference Between MCCB & ACB & VCB

• Mccb is moulded case circuit breaker.
• ACB is air circuit breaker.
• VCB is vacuum circuit breaker.
1. What is meant by H.R.C fuse?

In electrical system fuse acts as protection device an depending on

application different type of fuse is to select. Out of these different type of
fuses HRC is also one of the type and it stands for " High Rupting Capacity".

2. why transformer ratings in kva?

Because, ironloss is depends in voltage and cu_loss is depends in current, so

the transformer ratings in kva

3. What is meant by Active and reactive power?

Working power (KW) to perform the actual work of creating heat, light,
motion, etc Reactive power ( KVAR ) to sustained the magnetic field it
does not work ( Loss )

4. What is the d/f between DOL & star delta starter & automatic

A DOL starter connects the motor terminals directly to the power supply.
Hence, the motor is subjected to the full voltage of the power supply.
Consequently, high starting current flows through the motor.

5. what is phase to phase voltage? what is line to line voltage

Phase to Phase Voltage= 415 v

Line to Line Voltage =

6. why is the vector group analysis done in transformer tests

To determine phase displacement

7. what is the difference between earth and neutral?

Neutral point is basically a refrence point it may be at any potential
difference. i.e. 5V, 10V, 1000V etc. Take an example of a system where
voltage is fluctuating between 9,950V to 10,050V. and its external body is at
10.000V, when we take.

8. what do you mean by 1 ton in AC`s

IT is a latent heat absorb from particular area in a closed room working of a

diesel generator. by using a diesel operated motor the mechanical input to
the generator is given and the generator generates the electricity.

9. Do you know how to measure the earth resistance? if so explain it

Earth resistance can be measured using Megger instrument.

10. What is the difference between voltage transformer and potential

transformer? which voltage transformer? Where we use it ? please give
detail.