Refresher Electronics 2

1. A balanced 3-phase,90%power factor load is fed from a 240 V,3-phase source. The line current is 25 A. What is the average power delivered to the load? a. 5400W b. 6000W c. 9353 W d. 10392.2W The maximum instantaneous voltage and current outputs of an alternator are 311 V and 14.14A respectively. What is the average power output in watts if the voltage leads the current by 30 degrees a. 2199 b. 3808 c. 1904 d. 4398 What resistance placed in parallel with a 50uF capacitor would provide a 0.8 lead pf at 60 Hz? a. 40 ohms b. 42 ohms c. 47 ohms d. 52 ohms Magnetic field in a DC generator is produced by __________. a. Electromagnets b. Permanent magnets c. Both a and b d. None of the above Which of the following components of a DC generator plays vital role for providing direct current of a DC generator? a. Dummy coils b. Commutator c. Eye bolt d. Equalizer ring Find the voltage regulation of a generator when full load voltage is 110V and the no load voltage is 120V. a. 1% b. 9.09% c. 90.9% d. 10% Where does voltage generated in a dc generator depend? a. Field resistance and speed b. Field current and armature resistance c. Flux and speed d. Speed and field resistance What determines the direction of rotation of a dc motor? a. Polarity of armature current and direction of magnetic flux b. type of armature c. method of excitation d. number of armature coils The purpose of providing dummy coils in a generator is ________. a. To reduce eddy current losses b. To enhance flux density c. To amplify voltage d. To provide mechanical balance for the rotor

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10. Find the frequency in kilohertz in the armature of a 1 pole, 120-rpm generator. a. 100 b. 10 c. 1 d. 0.001 11. Which of the following generating machine will offer constant voltage on all loads? a. Self excited generator b. Separately excited generator c. Level compounded generator d. All of the above 12. A DC generator works on the principle of a. Lenzs Law b. Ohms Law c. Faradays Law of Electromagnetic induction d. None of the above 13. With a DC generator, which of the following regulation is preferred? a. 100% regulation b. infinite regulation

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14. What is the load on a dc motor? a. Field current b. Armature current c. Mechanical device the motor moves d. Total current drawn from the source 15. The only purpose of a DC generator that has been modified to function as an amplidyne is to a. Serve as a booster b. Serve as a regulator c. Serve as a meter d. Serve as power amplifier 16. A simple method of increasing the voltage of a DC generator is ______ a. Increase the length of the armature b. Decrease the length of the armature c. Increase the speed of rotation d. Decrease the speed of rotation 17. A four-pole lap wound armature has 120 slots and four conductors per slot. The flux per pole is 50mWb and it generates 240 volts. Find the speed. a. 1200 rpm b. 800 rpm c. 600 rpm d. 300 rpm 18. A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and reactance of 70 ohms connected across a source voltage of 120 V. What is the power drawn by the circuit? a. 162W b. 97W c. 132W d. 52W 19. When the voltage applied to the armature of a dc shunt motor is decreased, what happens to the motor speed? a. Becomes uncontrollable b. It decreases c. It increases d. The motor stops 20. A variable frequency source supplies a parallel circuit consisting of a 2.5uF capacitor and a coil whose resistance and inductance are 100 ohms and 300 mH respectively. What is the resonance frequency? a. 1.76 Hz b. 17.6 Hz c. 176 Hz d. 176.KHz 21. A 6-ohm resistor and an unknown impedance coil in series draw 12 A from a 120 V, 60 Hz source. If the real power taken from the line is 1152W, what is the inductance of the coil? a. 1.59 mH b. 10.2 mH c. 20.31 mH d. 15.9 mH 22. The field poles and armature of a DC machine are laminated to _____ a. Reduce the weight of the machine b. Decrease the speed c. Reduce eddy current d. Reduce armature reaction 23. The back emf in a DC motor _________ a. Opposes the applied voltage b. Aids the applied voltage c. Aids the armature current d. None of the above 24. What motor characteristic is affected by counter emf? a. Field resistance b. speed c. armature resistance d. none of these 25. The amount of the back emf of a shunt motor will increase when ______ a. The load is increased b. The field is weak c. The field is strengthened d. None of the above 26. The speed of a dc motor is _______

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Directly proportional to the flux per pole Inversely proportional to the flux per pole Inversely proportional to the applied voltage None of the above

27. The torque develop by a DC motor is directly proportional to ____ a. Flux per pole x armature current b. Armature resistance x applied voltage c. Armature resistance x armature current d. None of the above 28. The effect of the magnetic field produced by the armature current with the magnetic field created by the poles a. hysteresis b. retentivity c. residual magnetism d. armature reaction 29. ________ motor is a variable speed motor. a. Series motor b. Shunt motor c. Cumulatively compounded d. Differentially compounded 30. The working principle of a transformer is ___________. a. Self induction b. Static induction c. Mutual induction d. Dynamic induction 31. A type of transformer that is used to protect technicians from deadly electrical shock is called a/an a. Absorber transformer b. Step down transformer c. Step up transformer d. Isolation transformer 32. Three 10:1 single phase, step-down transformers are connected in wye-delta. For a primary line-to-line voltage of 3980 V, find the corresponding line voltage on the secondary side. a. 398 V b. 3980 V c. 230 V d. 480 V 33. The full load copper loss in a transformer is 400 watts. At half load, the copper loss will be _________. a. 50 watts b. 100 watts c. 200 watts d. 400 watts 34. What is the typical use of an autotransformer? a. Toy transformer b. Control transformer c. Variable transformer d. Isolating transformer 35. The basic property of transformer is that it changes the voltage level of an AC signal ___________. a. Without changing the power b. Without changing its shape c. Without changing its power, shape and frequency d. Without changing its frequency 36. At every instant the direction of secondary current in a transformer must be such as to oppose any change in flux. This is in accordance with ___________. a. Faradays law b. Joules law c. Lenzs law d. Coulombs law 37. Electric power is transformed from one coil to the other coil in a transformer ___________. a. Physically b. Magnetically c. Electrically d. Electromagnetically 38. The efficiency of a transformer will be maximum when _____ a. Copper losses = hysteresis losses b. Hysteresis losses = eddy current losses c. Eddy current losses = copper loss d. Copper losses = iron losses 39. While conducting short circuit test in a transformer, the following side is short circuited

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40. Primary winding of a transformer is _______ a. Always a low voltage winding b. Always a high voltage winding c. Could either be low or high winding d. None of the above 41. Which winding in a transformer has more number of turns a. High voltage side b. Low voltage side c. Primary side d. Secondary side 42. The laminations of a transformer are made from __________. a. Low carbon steel b. Nickel alloy steel stampings c. Silicon steel sheets d. Chrome steel sheets 43. It serves as the feedback element of a dc motor a. Counter emf b. Armature resistance c. Field voltage d. None of these 44. When the speed of the alternator increases, the frequency ____________. a. Decreases b. Remains the same c. Increases d. Changes 45. Alternators are usually designed to generate ____________. a. Definite currents b. Variable frequency c. Definite frequencies d. Definite power factor 46. Synchronous motor has ___________. a. Constant speed b. Slight drop in speed on full load c. High speed at low torque d. Low speed at high torque 47. The synchronous speed of a 60 cycle, 10-pole motor is ________. a. 500 rpm b. 600 rpm c. 700 rpm d. 800 rpm 48. Synchronous motor is capable of being operated at __________. a. Lagging pf only b. Unity pf only c. Leading pf only d. All of these 49. The motor in which stator and rotor magnetic field rotate at the same speed is __________. a. Induction motor b. Universal motor c. Reduction motor d. Synchronous motor 50. Circuit that transforms dc from one voltage level to another or from one frequency to another a. Converter b. Comparator c. Clipper d. Coupler 51. Refers to a form of dc motor generator with common field coil for both motor and generator. a. Motor generator set b. Polyphase motor c. Dyna -motor d. Synchronous motor 52. Power source that converts desired electricity to the other a. Motor generator set b. Motor set

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53. One of the following items below is not one of the main components of an alternating current power supply. a. Transformer b. Rectifier c. Voltage regulator d. Inverter 56. In electroplating, the positive electrode is called the ____________. a. Cathode b. Terminal c. Anode d. Ion trap 57. Determine how long a battery will last whose rating is 100Ah; 24volts and will run a 300W electronic equipment and a 50 watts light. a. 6.9 hrs b. 50.05 hrs c. 5.05 hrs d. 9.6 hrs 58. It is a voltage source in a single container made from one or more cells combined in series, parallel or even series parallel. a. Generator b. Thermocouple c. Motor d. Battery 59. Alternators are usually rated in a. KW b. KVA c. KVar d. Any of these 60. Find the output of four (4) lead cells. a. 3.2 V b. 8.4V c. 5.8V d. 1.6V 61. What type of cell that cannot be recharged which cannot restore chemical reaction? a. Nickel-cadmium cell b. Secondary cell c. Primary cell d. Lead-acid wet cell 62. What is the other term for the secondary cells considering its capability to accept recharging? a. Reaction cell b. Primary cell c. Storage cell d. Dry cell 63. A three-phase induction motor is classified as a. Variable speed b. Practically constant speed c. Variable pf d. Double fed machine 64. How many silver-zinc cells in series are needed for a 9V battery? a. 9 b. 6 c. 3 d. 7 65. The term pole in filter terminology refers to a. high gain op-amp b. 1 complete active filter c. a single RC circuit d. the feedback circuit 66. A single resistor and a single capacitor can be connected to form a filter with a roll off rate of a. -20 dB/decade b. -40 dB/decade c. -60 dB/decade d. -80 dB/decade 67.A bandpass response has____________. a. two critical frequencies b. one critical frequency c. a curve response in the pass band

d. a wide bandwidth 68. The quality factor of a bandpass filter depends on a. critical frequencies b. only the bandwidth c. the center frequency and the bandwidth d. only the center frequency 69.A maximally flat response is known as a. Chebyshev b. Butterworth c. Bessel d. Colpitts 70. The stator of a 3-phase induction motor produces a ______magnetic field a. steady b. rotating c. varying d. none of these 71.When a low pass and a high pass filter are cascaded to get a bandpass filter, the critical frequency of the low pass filter must be_______. a. equal to the critical frequency of the high pass filter b. less than the critical frequency of the high pass filter c. greater than the critical frequency of the high pass filter d. lesser than the center frequency of the bandpass filter 72. When the gain of the filter is minimum at its center frequency, it is_____________. a. bandpass filter b. bandstop filter c. low pass filter d. high pass filter 73.A frequency generator is initialize at a frequency of 60 Hz, at the end of operation the frequency is now 10 MHz. What happens to the impedance of the capacitor inside the frequency generator? a. increases b. decreases c. remains the same d. becomes infinite 74. The induced voltage _______the mutual flux. a. lag b. lead c. are in phase d. out of phase 75. One leg of a radio tuned circuit has a capacitance of 1nF. If it is tuned at 200 KHz, what is the inductance of the other leg in milliHenries a. 0.633 b. 633 c. 0.259 d. 259 76. A series resonant circuit can be used ________. a. to amplify certain frequencies b. as low impedance c. to reject a small band of frequencies d. to attenuate certain frequencies 77. A variable frequency source supplies a parallel circuit consisting of a 2.5F capacitor and a coil whose resistance and inductance are 100 and 300 mH respectively. What is the resonant frequency? a. 183.77 Hz b. 177 Hz c. 152.3 Hz d. 131.72 Hz 78. A practical resonant circuit has a coil of 25 ohms resistance and an inductance of 25 mH. What is the dynamic impedance of the system if a 30 uF capacitor is shunted across the system? a. 33.33 ohms b. 25 ohms c. 1154.7 ohms d. 271.31 ohms 79. A four-pole lap wound armature has 120 slots and four conductors per slot. The flux per pole is 50mWb and it generates 240 volts. Find the speed. a. 600 rpm b. 1200 rpm c. 1800 rpm d. 2400 rpm

80. The speed of a DC motor is___________. a. directly proportional to the flux per pole b. inversely proportional to the flux per pole c. inversely proportional to the applied voltage d. no relation at all 81. It is the most widely used secondary cell. a. lead acid b. nickel cadmium c. lithium organic cell d. manganese oxide 82. Nickel Cadmium has advantage over lead acid cell. These advantages includes: 1.charged in short period of time 2. can deliver large amount of power 3. stays idle longer 4. simple in construction a. 1 and 2 only b. 2 , 3 and 4 only c. 1 , 2 and 3 only d. 1,2,3 and 4 83. It is the primary cell developed in World War II and has the ability to produce current for long period of time with long shelf life. a. Mercuric Oxide Zinc Cell b. Lithium organic cell c. Leclanche d. Manganese dioxide 84. It is the ratio of the weight of a certain amount of a given substance as compared to the same amount of the weight of pure water a. specific gravity b. density c. spectral density d. specific volume 85. This type of charge is a routine charge that is given in accordance with the nameplate data during the ordinary cycle of operation to restore the battery to its charged condition a. normal b. equalizing c. floating d. Fast 86.It keeps the battery at full charge while it is idle or in light duty. a. normal b. equalizing c. floating d. fast 87. Of all the charging modes, it is consider as trickle charge and is accomplished with low current. a. normal b. equalizing c. floating d. Fast 88. This type of charge is given in accordance to the manufacturers instruction and is shipped in each battery a. normal b. equalizing c. floating d. initial 89. This is a tendency of battery that when charged, some of the energy breaks down the water through the electrolyte and in turn hydrogen is released at the negative plate and oxygen on the positive plate a. Degaussing b. Gaussing c. Letching d. Gassing 90. Polarization is the effect of hydrogen surrounding the anode of the cell which increases the internal resistance of the cell. What are the ways to prevent the build up of this process? 1.adding material that is rich in oxygen 2. adding material that absorbs hydrogen 3. venting the cell a. 1 and 2 only b. 2 and 3 only c. 1 and 3 only d. 1 ,2 and 3 91. What type of cell that cannot be recharged which cannot restore chemical reaction? a. energizer cell b. primary cells

c. secondary cells d. tertiary cell 92. It refers to the period that a cell can still be used and stored. a. shell life b. shelf life c. container life d. charging time 93. A battery is a system of interconnected cells, cells can be connected in: a. series b. parallel c. series parallel d. any of the above 94. The motor in which stator and rotor magnetic field rotate at the same speed is __________. a. induction b. squirrel cage c. synchronous d. Universal 95. A transformer has 1500 turns on the primary and 500 turns on the secondary. If 135 volts are applied to the primary, what is the voltage developed across the secondary. Assume no loss a. 153 V b. 405 V c. 125 V d. 45 V