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SYNCHRONOUSMOTORSElectricalEngineeringInterviewQuestionsand
Answers:
1.Synchronousmotorsaregenerallynotselfstartingbecause
(a)thedirectionofrotationisnotfixed
(b)thedirectionofinstantaneoustorquereversesafterhalfcycle
(c)startescannotbeusedonthesemachines
(d)startingwindingisnotprovidedonthemachines
Ans:b
2.Incaseonephaseofathreephasesynchronousmotorisshortcircuitedthemotorwill
(a)notstart
(b)runat2/3ofsynchronousspeed
(c)runwithexcessivevibrations
(d)takelessthantheratedload
Ans:a
3.Aponymotorisbasicallya
(a)smallinductionmotor
(b)D.C.seriesmotor
(c)D.C.shuntmotor
(d)doublewindingA.C./D.C.motor
Ans:a
4.Asynchronousmotorcandevelopsynchronoustorque
(a)whenunderloaded
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(b)whileoverexcited
(c)onlyatsynchronousspeed
(d)beloworabovesynchronousspeed
Ans:c
5.Asynchronousmotorcanbestartedby
(a)ponymotor
(b)D.C.compoundmotor
(c)providingdamperwinding
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:d
6.Athreephasesynchronousmotorwillhave
(a)nosliprings
(b)oneslipring
(c)twosliprings
(d)threesliprings
Ans:c
7.Underwhichofthefollowingconditionshuntingofsynchronousmotorislikelytooccur?
(a)Periodicvariationofload
(b)Overexcitation
(c)Overloadingforlongperiods
(d)Smallandconstantload
Ans:a
8.Whentheexcitationofanunloadedsalientpolesynchronousmotorsuddenlygetsdisconnected
(a)themotorstops
(b)itrunsasareluctancemotoratthesamespeed
(c)itrunsasareluctancemotoratalowerspeed
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
9.WhenVistheappliedvoltage,thenthebreakdowntorqueofasynchronousmotorvariesas
(a)V
(b)V312
(c)V2
(d)1/V
Ans:a
10.Thepowerdevelopedbyasynchronousmotorwillbemaximumwhentheloadangleis
(a)zero
(b)45
(c)90
(d)120
Ans:c
11.Asynchronousmotorcanbeusedasasynchronouscapacitorwhenitis
(a)underloaded
(b)overloaded
(c)underexcited
(d)overexcited
Ans:d
12.Asynchronousmotorisrunningonaloadwithnormalexcitation.Nowiftheloadonthemotorisincreased
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(a)powerfactoraswellasarmaturecurrentwilldecrease
(b)powerfactoraswellasarmaturecurrentwillincrease
(c)powerfactorwillincreasebutarmaturecurrentwilldecrease
(d)powerfactorwilldecreaseandarmaturecurrentwillincrease
Ans:d
13.Mostly,synchronousmotorsareof
(a)alternatortypemachines
(6)inductiontypemachines
(c)salientpoletypemachines
(d)smoothcylindricaltypemachines
Ans:c
14.Thesynchronousmotorisnotinherentlyselfstartingbecause
(a)theforcerequiredtoacceleratetherotortothesynchronousspeedinaninstantisabsent
(b)thestartingdevicetoacceleratetherotortonearsynchronousspeedisabsent
(c)arotatingmagneticfielddoesnothaveenoughpoles
(d)therotatingmagneticfieldisproducedbyonly50Hzfrequencycurrents
Ans:a
15.Astheloadisappliedtoasynchronousmotor,themotortakesmorearmaturecurrentbecause
(a)theincreasedloadhastotakemorecurrent
(b)therotorbyshiftingitsphasebackwardcausesmotortotakemorecurrent
(c)thebacke.m.f.decreasescausinganincreaseinmotorcurrent
(d)therotorstrengthenstherotatingfieldcasuingmoremotorcurrent
Ans:b
16.Synchronousmotoralwaysrunsat
(a)thesynchronousspeed
(b)lessthansynchronousspeed
(c)morethansynchronousspeed
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
17.Anoverexcitedsynchronousmotortakes
(a)leadingcurrent
(b)laggingcurrent
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
18.Theworkingofasynchronousmotorissimilarto
(a)geartrainarrangement
(b)transmissionofmechancialpowerbyshaft
(c)distributiontransformer
(d)turbine
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
19.Theminimumarmaturecurrentofthesynchronousmotorcorrespondstooperationat
(a)zeropowerfactorleading
(b)unitypowerfactor
(c)0.707powerfactorlagging
(d)0.707powerfactorleading
Ans:b
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20.Inasynchronousmotor,themagnitudeofstatorbacke.m.f.&dependson
(a)d.c.excitationonly
(b)speedofthemotor
(c)loadonthemotor
(d)boththespeedandrotorflux
Ans:a
21.Ifload(ortorque)angleofa4polesynchronousmotoris6electrical,itsvalueinmechanicaldegreesis
(a)2
(b)3
(c)4
(d)6
Ans:b
22.ForVcurvesforasynchronousmotorthegraphisdrawnbetween
(a)fieldcurrentandarmaturecurrent
(b)terminalvoltageandloadfactor
(c)powerfactorandfieldcurrent
(d)armaturecurrentandpowerfactor
Ans:a
23.Thebacke.m.f.ofasynchronousmotordependson
(a)speed
(b)load
(c)loadangle
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:c
24.Asynchronousmotorcanoperateat
(a)laggingpowerfactoronly
(6)leadingpowerfactoronly
(c)unitypowerfactoronly
(d)lagging,leadingandunitypowerfactors
Ans:d
25.Inasynchronousmotorwhichlossvarieswithload?
(a)Windageloss
(b)Bearingfrictionloss
(c)Copperloss
(d)Coreloss
Ans:c
26.Asynchronousmotorcanbemadeselfstartingbyproviding
(a)damperwindingonrotorpoles
(b)damperwindingonstator
(c)damperwindingonstatoraswellasrotorpoles
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
27.Theoscillationsinasynchronousmotorcanbedampedoutby
(a)maintainingconstantexcitation
(b)runningthemotoronleadingpowerfactors
(c)providingdamperbarsintherotorpolefaces
(d)oscillationscannotbedamped
Ans:c
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28.Theshaftofsynchronousmotorismadeof
(a)mildsteel
(b)chromesteel
(c)alnico
(d)stainlesssteel
Ans:a
29.Whenthefieldofasynchronousmotorisunderexcited,thepowerfactorwillbe
(a)leading
(b)lagging
(c)unity
(d)zero
Ans:b
30.Thespeedregulationofasynchronousmotorisalways
(a)1%
(b)0.5%
(c)positive
(d)zero
Ans:d
31.Thepercentageslipincaseofasynchronousmotoris
(a)1%
(b)100%
(c)0.5%
(d)zero
Ans:d
32.Theoperatingspeedofasynchronousmotorcanbechangedtonewfixedvalueby
(a)changingtheload
(b)changingthesupplyvoltage
(c)changingfrequency
(d)usingbrakes
Ans:c
33.Asynchronousmotorwillalwaysstopwhen
(a)supplyvoltagefluctuates
(b)loadinmotorvaries
(c)excitationwindinggetsdisconnected
(d)supplyvoltagefrequencychanges9885859805
Ans:c
34.riuntinginasynchronousmotortakesplace
(a)whensupplyvoltagefluctuates
(b)whenloadvaries
(c)whenpowerfactorisunity
(d)motorisunderloaded
Ans:b

35.Whenloadonanoverexcitedorunderexcitedsynchronous*motorisincreased,rateofchangeofitsarmaturecurrentascompared
ofpowerfactoris
(a)more
(b)less
(c)equal
(d)twice
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Ans:b
36.Therotorcopperlosses,inasynchronousmotor,aremetby
(a)d.c.source
(b)armatureinput
(c)motorinput
(d)supplylines
Ans:a
37.Themaximumpowerdevelopedinasynchronousmotoroccursatacouplingangleof
(a)30
(b)60
(c)90
(d)180
Ans:c

38.Whenthestatorwindingsareconnectedinsuchafashionthatthenumberofpolesaremadehalf,thespeedoftherotorofasynchro
motor
(a)remainssameastheoriginalvalue
(b)decreasestohalftheoriginalvalue
(c)tendstobecomeszero
(d)increasestotwotimestheoriginalvalue
Ans:d
39.Inwhichofthefollowingmotorsthestatorandrotormagneticfieldrotateatthesamespeed?
(a)Universalmotor
(b)Synchronousmotor
(c)Inductionmotor
(d)Reluctancemotor
Ans:b
40.Synchronsizingpowerofasynchronousmachineis
(a)direclyproportionaltothesynchronousreactance
(6)inverselyproportionaltothesynchronousreactance
(a)equaltothesynchronousreactance
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
41.Synchronousmotorsare
(a)notselfstarting
(b)selfstarting
(c)essentiallyselfstarting
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
42.Thestandardfullloadpowerfactorratingsforsynchronousmotorsare
(a)zeroor0.8leading
(b)unityor0.8lagging
(c)unityor0.8leading
(d)unityorzero
Ans:c
43.Asynchronousmotorrunningwithnormalexcitationadjuststoloadincreasesessentiallybyincreasein
(a)backe.m.f.
(b)armaturecurrent
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(c)powerfactor
(d)torqueangle
Ans:b
44.Asynchronousmotorhasbetterpowerfactorascomparedtothatofanequivalentinductionmotor.Thisismainlybecause
(a)synchronousmotorhasnoslip
(b)statorsupplyisnotrequiredtoproducemagneticfield
(c)mechanicalloadontherotorremainsconstant
(d)synchronousmotorhaslargeairgap
Ans:b
45.Asynchronousmotorworkingatleadingpowerfactorcanbeusedas
(a)voltagebooster
(b)phaseadvancer
(c)noisegenerator
(d)mechanicalsynchronizer
Ans:b
46.Slipringsareusuallymadeof
(a)carbonorgraphite
(b)brassorsteel
(c)silverorgold
(d)copperoraluminium
Ans:b
47.Anoverexcitedsynchronousmotorisusedfor
(a)fluctuatingloads
(b)variablespeedloads
(c)lowtorqueloads
(d)powerfactorcorrections
Ans:d
48.Whenthevoltageappliedtoasynchronousmotorisincreased,whichofthefollowingwillreduce?
(a)Statorflux
(b)Pullintorque
(c)Both(a)and(b)
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:d
51.Theefficiencyofaproperlydesignedsynchronousmotorwillusuallyfallinrange
(a)60to70%
(6)75to80%
(c)85to95%
(d)99to99.5%
Ans:c
52.Tolimittheoperatingtemperatureanelectricalmachineshouldhaveproper
(a)voltagerating
(b)currentrating
(c)powerfactor
(d)speed
Ans:b
53.Slipringsinasynchronousmotorcarry
(a)directcurrent
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(b)alternatingcurrent
(c)nocurrent
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:a
54.Asynchronousmachinewithlargeairgaphas
(a)ahighervalueofstabilitylimit
(6)asmallvalueofinherentregulation
(c)ahighersynchronizingpowerwhichmakesthemachinelesssensitivetoloadvariations
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d
55.Thearmaturecurrentofthesynchronousmotorhashighervaluesfor
(a)highexcitationonly
(b)lowexcitationonly
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c

56.Inasynchronousmotorrunningwithfixedexcitation,whentheloadisincreasedthreetimes,itstorqueanglebecomesapproximate
(a)onethird
(b)twice
(c)thrice
(d)sixtimes
(e)ninetimes
Ans:c
57.Theanglebetweentherotatingstatorfluxandrotorpolesiscalled_____angle.
(a)torque
(b)obtuse
(c)synchronizing
(d)powerfactor
Ans:a
58.Whichofthefollowingmethodsisusedtostartasynchronousmotor?
(a)Damperwinding
(b)Stardeltastarter
(c)Damperwindinginconjunctionwithstardeltastarter
(d)Resistancestarterinthearmaturecircuit
Ans:c

59.Whentherotorspeed,inasynchronousmachine,becomesmorethanthesynchronousspeedduringhunting,thedamperbarsdevel
(a)inductormotortorque
(b)inductiongeneratortorque
(c)synchronousmotortorque
(d)d.c.motortoque
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
60.Animportantadvantageofasynchronousmotoroverwoundroundinductionmotoristhat
(a)itspowerfactormaybevariedatwill
(b)itsspeedisindependentofsupplyfrequency
(c)itsspeedmaybecontrolledmoreeasily
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
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61.Themechanicaldisplacementoftherotorwithrespecttothestator,inpolyphasemultipolarsynchronousmotorsrunningatfullload
orderof
(a)zerodegree
(b)twodegrees
(c)fivedegrees
(d)tendegrees
Ans:c
62.Powerfactorofasynchronousmotorisunitywhen
(a)thearmaturecurrentismaximum
(b)thearmaturecurrentisminimum
(c)thearmaturecurrentiszero
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
63.ChangeofD.C.excitationofasynchronousmotorchanges
(a)appliedvoltageofthemotor
(b)motorspeed
(c)powerfactorofpowerdrawnbythemotor
(d)anyoftheabove
(e)alloftheabove
Ans:c
64.Whilestartingasynchronousmotorbyinductionmotoraction,fieldwindingisusually
(a)connectedtoD.C.supply
(b)shortcircuitedbylowresistance
(c)keptopencircuited
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
65.Whichofthefollowingmotorswillbeusedinelectricclocks?
(a)D.C.shuntmotor
(b)D.C.seriesmotor
(c)A.C.inductionmotor
(d)A.C.synchronousmotor
Ans:d

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66.Ifinasynchronousmotor,drivingmechanicalloadanddrawingcurrentatlaggingpowerfactorfromconstantvoltagesupply,itsfie
excitationisincreased,thenitspowerfactor
(a)becomemore
(b)becomeless
(c)remainconstant
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

67.Asynchronousmotorinstalledatthereceivingendsubstationoperateswithsuchanexcitationthatittakespoweratlaggingpowerf
Nowiftheappliedvoltageofthesynchronousmotorgoesdown,thepowerfactorofthesynchronousmotorwill
(a)remainsame
(b)godown
(c)improve
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c

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68.Whilestartingasalientpolesynchronousmotorbyinductionmotoractionandconnectingfielddischargeresistanceacrossfield,sta
accelertingtorqueisproducedby
(a)inductionmotortorqueinfieldwinding
(b)inductionmotortorqueindamperwinding
(c)eddycurrentandhysteresistorqueinpolefaces
(d)reHetancemotortorqueduetosaliencyoftherotor
(e)alloftheabovemethods
Ans:e
69.Armatureofasynchronousmachineis
(a)ofreducingnumberofslipringsontherotor
(b)armatureisassociatedwithlargepowerascomparedtothefieldcircuits
(c)ofdifficultyofprovidinghighvoltageinsulationonrotor
(d)alloftheabovereasons
Ans:d

70.Ifexcitationofasynchronousmotorrunningwithaconstantloadisdecreasedfromitsnormalvalue,ignoringeffectsofarmaturere
leadsto
(a)increaseinbotharmaturecurrentandpowerfactorangle
(b)increaseinbacke.m.f.butdecreaseinarmaturecurrent
(c)increaseinbotharmaturecurrentandpowerfactorwhichislagging
(d)increaseintorqueanglebutdecreaseinbacke.m.f.
Ans:a

71.Whena3phasesynchronousgeneratorissupplyingazeropowerfactorlaggingload,thearmaturefieldaffectsthemainfieldinthe
way
(a)augmentsitdirectly
(b)directlyopposesit
(c)crossmagnetisesit
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
72.Stabilityofasynchronousmachine
(a)decreaseswithincreaseinitsexcitation
(b)increaseswithincreaseinitsexcitation
(c)remainsunaffectedwithincreaseinexcitation
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:b
73.Thepowerfactorofasynchronousmotorisbetterthanthatofinductionmotorbecause
(a)statorsupplyisrelievedofresponsibilityofproducingmagneticfield
(b)mechanicalloadonthemotorcanbeadjusted
(c)synchronousmotorrunsatsynchronousspeed
(d)synchronousmotorhaslargeairgap
Ans:a

74.Ifinasynchronousmotor,drivingagivenmechanicalloadanddrawingcurrentataleadingpowerfactorfromconstantvoltagesupp
fieldexcitationisincreased,itspowerfactor
(a)willbecomemore
(b)willbecomeless
(c)willremainunchanged
(d)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

75.Asynchronousmotorisrunningwithnormalexcitation.Whentheloadisincreased,thearmaturecurrentdrawnbyitincreasesbeca
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(a)speedofthemotorisreduced
(b)powerfactorisdecreased
(c)Eb(backe.m.f.)becomeslessthanV(appliedvoltage)
(d)Er(netresultantvoltage)inarmatureisincreased
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
76.Ifonephaseofa3phasesynchronousmotorisshortcircuited,motor
(a)willrefusetostart
(b)willoverheatinspots
(c)willnotcomeuptospeed
(d)willfailtopullintostep
Ans:a
77.Ifthefieldcircuitofanunloadedsalientpolesynchronousmotorgetssuddenlyopencircuited,then
(a)itrunsataslowerspeed
(b)themotorstops
(c)itcontinuestorunatthesamespeed
(d)itrunsataveryhighspeed
Ans:b
78.Inwhichofthefollowingmotorsthestatorandrotorfieldsrotatesimultaneously?
(a)D.C.motor
(b)Reluctancemotor
(c)Universalmotor
(d)Synchronousmotor
(e)Inductionmotor
Ans:d
79.Thespeedofasynchronousmotor
(a)increasesastheloadincreases
(b)decreasesastheloaddecreases
(c)alwaysremainsconstant
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
80.Arotoryconvertercanalsoberunasa
(a)d.c.shuntmotor
(b)d.c.seriesmotor
(c)d.c.compoundmotor
(d)inductionmotor
(e)synchronousmotor
Ans:e
81.Themaximumspeedvariationina3phasesynchronousmotoris
(a)10percent
(b)6percent
(c)4percent
(d)2.percent
(e)zero
Ans:e
82.Whichofthefollowingresistancescanbemeasuredbyconductinginsulationresistancetestonasynchronousmotor?
(a)Phasetophasewindingresistance
(b)Statorwindingtoearthedframe
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(c)Rotorwindingtoearthedshaft
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:d
83.DuetowhichofthefollowingreasonsasynchronousmotorfailstopullintosynchronismafterapplyingD.C.fieldcurrent?
(a)Highfieldcurrent
(b)Lowshortcircuitratio
(c)Highcorelosses
(d)Lowfieldcurrent
Ans:d
16.84.Inasynchronousmotor,themaximumpowerdevelopeddependsonallofthefollowingexcept
(a)rotorexcitation
(b)maximumvalueofcouplingangle
(c)directionofrotation
(d)supplyvoltage
Ans:c
85.Ina3phasesynchronousmotor,thenegativephasesequenceexistswhenthemotoris
(a)suppliedwithunbalancedvoltage
(b)underloaded
(c)overloaded
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
86.Inasynchronousmotor,damperwindingsareprovidedon
(a)statorframe
(b)rotorshaft
(c)polefaces
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
87.Theinducede.m.f.inasynchronousmotorworkingonleadingpowerfactorwillbe
(a)morethanthesupplyvoltage
(b)lessthanthesupplyvoltage
(c)equaltothesupplyvoltage
Ans:a
88.Theeffectofincreasingtheloadonasynchronousmotorrunningwithnormalexcitationisto
(a)decreasebotharmaturecurrentandpowerfactor
(6)decreasearmaturecurrentbutincreasepowerfactor
(c)increasearmaturecurrentbutdecreasepowerfactor
(d)increasebothitsarmaturecurrentandpowerfactor
Ans:c
89.Thenetarmaturevoltageofasynchronousmotorisequaltothe
(a)vectorsumofEbandV
(b)arithmeticsumofEbandV
(c)arithmeticdifferenceofEbandV
(d)vectordifferenceofEhandV
Ans:d
90.Theratioofstartingtorquetorunningtorqueinasynchronousmotoris
(a)zero
(b)one
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(c)two
(d)infinity
Ans:a
91.Inasynchronousmotor,themagnitudeofstatorbacke.m.f.Ebdependson
(a)loadonthemotor
(b)d.c.excitationonly
(c)boththespeedandrotorflux
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
92.A3phasesynchronousmotorisrunningclockwise.Ifthedirectionofitsfieldcurrentisreversed
(a)themotorwillstop
(b)themotorcontinuetoruninthesamedirection
(c)thewindingofthemotorwillburn
(d)themotorwillruninthereversedirection
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
93.Themagnitudeoffieldfluxina3phasesynchronousmotor
(a)remainsconstantatallloads
(b)varieswithspeed
(c)varieswiththeload
(d)varieswithpowerfactor
Ans:a
94.Thetorqueangle,inasynchronousmotor,istheanglebetween
(a)thesupplyvoltageandthebacke.m.f.
(b)magnetisingcurrentandbacke.m.f.
(c)therotatingstatorfluxandrotorpoles
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
95.Huntinginasynchronousmotorcannotbedueto
(a)windagefriction
(b)variableload
(c)variablefrequency
(d)variablesupplyvoltage
Ans:a
96.Bywhichofthefollowingmethodstheconstantspeedofasynchronousmotorcanbechangedtonewfixedvalue?
(a)Bychangingthesupplyfrequency
(b)Byinterchanginganytwophases
(c)Bychangingtheappliedvoltage
(d)Bychangingtheload.
Ans:a
97.Inasynchronousmotor,Vcurvesrepresentrelationbetween
(a)armaturecurrentandfieldcurrent
(b)powerfactorandspeed
(c)fieldcurrentandspeed
(d)fieldcurrentandpowerfactor
Ans:a
98.Ina3phase,4pole,50Hzsynchronousmotor,thefrequency,polenumberandloadtorqueallarehalved.Themotorspeedwillbe
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(a)3000r.p.m.
(b)1500r.p.m.
(c)750r.p.m.
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

99.Asynchronousmotorconnectedtoinfinitebusbarshasatconstantfullload,100%excitationandunitypowerfactor.Onchangingt
excitationonly,thearmaturecurrentwillhave
(a)nochangeofpowerfactor
(b)laggingpowerfactorwithoverexcitation
(c)leadingpowerfactorwithunderexcitation
(d)leadingpowerfactorwithoverexcitation
Ans:d
100.Whichofthefollowingmotorsisnonselfstarting?
(a)D.C.seriesmotor
(b)synchronousmotor
(c)Squirrelcageinductionmotor
(d)Woundroundinductionmotor
Ans:b
101.Inasynchronousmotoritthebacke.m.f.generatedinthearmatureatnoloadisapproximatelyequaltotheappliedvoltage,then
(a)themotorissaidtobefullyloaded
(b)thetorquegeneratedismaximum
(c)theexcitationissaidtobezeropercent
(d)theexcitationissaidtobehundredpercent
Ans:d
102.Inasynchronousmotor,thedampingwindingisgenerallyusedto
(a)preventhuntingandprovidethestartingtorque
(b)reducetheeddycurrents
(c)providestartingtorqueonly
(d)reducenoiselevel
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
103.Ifthefieldofasynchronousmotorisunderexcited,thepowerfactorwillbe
(a)zero
(b)unity
(c)lagging
(d)leading
Ans:c
104.Thebacke.m.f.inthestatorofasynchronousmotordependson
(a)numberofpoles
(b)fluxdensity
(c)rotorspeed
(d)rotorexcitation
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
105.Themaximumvalueoftorquethatasynchronousmotorcandevelopwithoutlosingitssynchronism,isknownas
(a)sliptorque
(b)pullouttorque
(c)breakingtorque
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(d)synchronisingtorque
Ans:d
106.Inasynchronousmotor,thearmaturecurrenthaslargevaluesfor
(a)highexcitationonly
(b)lowexcitationonly
(c)bothhighandlowexcitation
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
107.Whichofthefollowinglosses,inasynchronousmotor,doesnotvarywithload?
(a)Windageloss
(b)Copperlosses
(c)Anyoftheabove
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:a
108.Thesizeofasynchronousmotordecreaseswiththeincreasein
(a)fluxdensity
(b)horsepowerrating
(c)speed
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:a
109.Whichofthefollowinglossesisnotdissipatedbythestatorcoresurfaceinasynchronousmotor?
(a)Eddycurrentlossesintheconductors
(b)Ironlossesinthestator
(c)Copperlossesintheslotportionoftheconductors
(d)Windagelosses
(e)Noneoftheabove
Ans:d
110.Thedurationofsuddensnortcircuittestonasynchronousmotorisusuallyabout
(a)onehour
(b)oneminute
(c)onesecond
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c

111.Themaximumconstantloadtorqueunderwhichasynchronousmotorwillpullintosynchronismatratedrotorsupplyvoltageandf
isknownas
(a)pulluptorque
(b)pullintorque
(c)pullouttorque
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
112.Asynchronousmachinewithlowvalueofshortcircuitratiohas
(a)lowerstabilitylimit
(6)highstabilitylimit
(c)goodspeedregulation
(d)goodvoltageregulation
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:a

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113.Theconstructionofasynchronousmotorresembles
(a)aseriesmotor
(b)aninductionmotor
(c)analternator
(d)arotaryconverter
Ans:c
114.Ifthefieldwindingofanunloadedsalientpolesynchronousmotorisopencircuited,themotorwill
(a)stop
(b)runasinductionmotor
(c)functionasstaticcondenser
(d)burnwithdensesmoke
Ans:a
115.Forpowerfactorcorrection,synchronousmotorsoperateat
(a)noloadandgreatlyoverexcitedfields
(b)noloadandunderexcitedfields
(c)normalloadwithminimumexcitation
(d)normalloadwithzeroexcitation
Ans:a

116.Themaximumtorquewhichasynchronousmotorwilldevelopatrestforanyangularpositionoftherotor,atratedstatorsupplyvo
frequency,isknownas
(a)lockedrotortorque
(b)synchronoustorque
(c)pulluptorque
(d)reluctancetorque
Ans:a
117.Excitersofsynchronousmachinesare
(a)d.c.shuntmachines
(b)d.c.seriesmachines
(c)d.c.compoundmachines
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:a
118.Thecouplingangleorloadangleofsynchronousmotorisdefinedastheanglebetweenthe
(a)rotorandstatorteeth
(b)rotorandthestatorpolesofoppositepolarity
(c)rotorandthestatorpolesofthesamepolarity
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
119.Ifthesynchronousmotor,properlysynchronisedtothesupplyisrunningonnoloadandishavingnegligibleloss
then
(a)thestatorcurrentwillbezero
(b)thestatorcurrentwillbeverysmall
(c)thestatorcurrentwillbeveryhigh
(d)thebacke.m.f.willbemorethanthesupplyvoltage
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
120Thearmaturecurrentofthesynchronousmotor
(a)haslargevaluesforlowexcitationiniy
(b)haslargevaluesforhighexcitationonly
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(c)haslargevaluesforlowandhighexcitation
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:c
121.Themaximumpowerdevelopedinasynchronousmotorwilldependon
(a)therotorexcitationonly
(b)thesupplyvoltageonly
(c)therotorexcitationandsupplyvoltageboth
(d)therotorexcitation,supplyvoltageandmaximumvalueofcouplingangle(90)
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
122.Asynchronousmotorwhichworksonaleadingpowerfactoranddoesnotdriveamechanicalloadiscalledas
(a)staticcondenser
(b)condenser
(c)synchronouscondenser
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
129.Asynchronousmotordevelopsmaximumpowerwhenloadangleis
(a)45
(b)60
(c)90
(d)120
Ans:c
130.Inasynchronousmotor,thebreakdowntorqueis
(a)directlyproportionaltoappliedvoltage
(b)directlyproportionaltothesquareoftheappliedvoltage
(c)inverselyproportionaltoappliedvoltage
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a

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