ELECTRONI

CS MODULE
6
AC
In electrical machines, what type of
voltage is generated at the armature
winding?
TO REDUCE EDDY CURRENTS
What is the purpose of laminating
the field poles and armature of a dc
machine?
GREATER THAN
An alternator with a lagging power
factor of 0.8 will have a __________
voltage regulation at unity power
factor.
CHANGING THE RPM OF THE PRIME
MOVERS
With alternators connected in
parallel, the frequency of the system
can be changed by _________.
CHANGING THE FIELD EXCITATION
With alternators connected in
parallel, the voltage of the system
can be changed by __________.
SERIES
Among the DC motors, which
produces the highest torque?
SHUNT
DC motors that has the most stable
speed?
BECOMES MAXIMUM
When a DC motor has no load,
what will happen to the back emf?
LOAD
The running speed of a dc series
motor is greatly affected by what
factor?
THE MOTOR WILL OVER SPEED
What will happen to a dc series
motor when its load is removed?
DC SHUNT
In applications where an almost
constant speed is required, a
_______ motor is a good choice.
COPPER LOSS
In dc motors, power loss is
contributed greatly by _________.
THERES STILL A LOW BACK EMF
Why do motors take large current
during starting?
COPPER LOSS
With transformer, what is measured
when performing open-circuit test?
LOW - VOLTAGE
Open-circuit test with transformers
is always done on what winding?
HIGH - VOLTAGE
Short-circuit test with transformers
is always done on what winding?
CONSTANT LOSS
For transformers, maximum
efficiency happens when copper
loss is equal to ____________.
ALMOST EQUAL AS THAT OF
SECONDARY
In transformers, the amount of
copper used in the primary is
_________.
TO DECREASE EDDY CURRENT
LOSS
What is the purpose of laminating
the core of a transformer?
EDDY-CURRENT DAMPING
What damping method is most
commonly used in induction type
ammeters?
DC AND AC
Where can we use dynamometer?
MAXWELL BRIDGE
This refers to a four-arm ac bridge
used for measuring inductance
against a standard capacitance.
UNDERDAMPED
When the meter is insufficiently
damped, it is considered as
________.
HIGH, LOW
Lap windings are used in high
_______, and low ________
applications.
SPEED
What motor characteristic is
affected by counter emf?
FARADAYS FIRST LAW
Whenever the flux linking a coil or
current changes , an emf is induced
in it
SPEED
What motor characteristic is
affected by counter emf?
ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
Voltage produced in a coil due to
the relative motion between the coil
& magnetic lines of force.
BY REVERSING EITHER FIELD OR
ARMATURE CONNECTIONS
In a dc motor that must be able to
rotate in both directions, how is the
direction changed?
MOTOR WILL SLOW DOWN
What is the effect on motor speed if
the field current is increased?
OPPOSITE THE ROTATION
Armature reaction in a dc motor
causes a shift of the neutral plane in
which direction?
BY VARYING THE VOLTAGE APPLIED
TO THE FIELD WINDINGS
How is output voltage controlled in
practical alternators?
THEY OPERATE ON EITHER AC OR DC
Why are series motors sometimes
called universal motors?
RECIPROCATING PUMP
Which of the following is best
driven by DC compound motors?
CRANES AND HOISTS

0.5 OHMS
The typical armature resistance is
_________.
ELECTRODYNAMOMETER
Measuring instrument uses the
interaction of the magnetic fields of
two coils to measure current or
voltage or power
INCOMPLETE CHARGING
Trickle charging is result of
________.
WEIN BRIDGE
What has series RC combination in
one arm and a parallel RC
combination in the adjoining arm
and used as a notch filter in
harmonic distortion analyzer
LEAD-ANTIMONY
Sediments that will be suspended
below the lead-acid battery due to
sulphation is _______.
TWO CONDUCTORS SEPARATED BY A
DIELECTRIC
Capacitors are __________.
FLOAT CHARGING
What refers to a method in which the
charger and the battery are always
connected to each other for applying
current to a load
SWINBURNES TEST
The most economical test for
efficiency in motors is __________.
90 DEGREES
In electric machines, j refers to how
many electrical degrees.
BAND REJECT
A filter that rejects the band of
frequencies between cut-off points
and either passes the signals
outside the band.
270 ELECTRICAL DEGREES
In 6-phase electrical machines, 90
mechanical degrees is ________.
THE FIELD/ARMATURE WINDINGS
In DC shunt motor, if the rotation is
reversed, you will interchanged
either
IT WILL NOT BUILD-UP
If critical armature resistance is
surpassed, the motor ________.
CUMULATIVE
Voltage build-up in motors is
________.
SCOTT
It is a power transformer that is used
for transformation from 3 to 2 phase.
SEMI-CONVERTOR
If a converter contains some
semiconductor elements aside from
mechanical....
CORE LOSS
Open circuit test is used to measure
________.
MORE AND HIGH
Series winding has _____turns
and _______ resitance than ..
FIELDS TEST
Traction induction motors efficiency
is measured through ______.
BENCH

45 DEGREES
RMS voltages are measured in
what electrical degrees ________.
DEPENDENT TO FREQUENCY
Speed of dc motors is _________.
ZERO
Ideal voltage regulator has voltage
regulation of ________.
HYSTERESIS MOTOR
What type of motor efficiently used
a phenomenon which is undesirable
to them?
INDUCTORS AND CAPACITORS
Transients usually occur due to
_______.
RESISTANCE, INDUCTANCE, AND
CAPACITANCE
Double transients occurs in what
type of circuit?
ELECTRICAL INPUT
The efficiency of electrical
machines is due to ______.
AN OPEN ARMATURE COIL
Intermittent sparking at the brushes
of dc motor may be caused due to
_______.
KELVIN
It is often necessary to make rapid
measurements of low resistances.
What basic bridge circuit is suited
for this type of measurent?
ZERO PERCENT
_________ load regulation is
considered ideal for a power supply.
ARMATURE WINDING
The real working part of a dc
machine is the _________.
WARD-LEONARD SYSTEM
Combination of ac motor, dc
generator, and exciter to provide
adjustable voltage dc power to a dc
motor.
860 KCAL
1 kWh is equivalent to ________.
NINE TIMES
When current through the operating
coil of a moving-iron instruments is
tripled the operating power
increases.
PRIMARY MAY BURN OUT
When the primary of a transformer
is connected to a dc supply....
SQUARED
Moving-iron instruments has what
scale?
4
A 4-pole dc machine has _____
magnetic circuits?
SERIES
For 20% increase in current, the
motor that will give the greatest
increase in torque is _______ motor.
TERMINAL VOLTAGE DROP
CONSIDERABLY WITH LOAD
The main drawback of a dc shunt
generators is that _____.
INTERPOLES
What is used to counteract
armature reactions?
HAY BRIDGE
What bridge is used to measure
high-Q inductors?
INDUCTANCE WITH LARGE PHASE
ANGLE
What does heaviside-campbell
bridge measure?
THERE IS A RELATIVE MOTION
BETWEEN CONDUCTING WIRES AND
MAGNETIC LINES OF FORCE
Generation of voltage in a
generator can only happen when...
ALTERNATING CURRENT
In electrical machines, what type of
voltage is generated at the armature
winding.
IT PREVENTS HUNTING
In alternators, what is the purpose
of damper windings?
ARMATURE WINDING
To minimize arcing during starting
of dc motors, a resistance should be
added to limit the current in the
_______.
FRICTION LOSS
One of the causes why the shaft
torque is less than the developed
armature torque of a dc motor.
THE NUMBER OF WATTS BEING USED
AT THE TIME
A utility meters motor speed
depends directly on...
IT IS BECAUSE LOSSES ARE RATED IN
KVA
Why is it that the motors are rated
in kVa?
DRAWS LESS CURRENT FROM THE
CIRCUIT UNDER TEST
The main advantage of a FETVM
over a conventional voltmeter is the
fact that the FETVM
A SMALL CHANGE IN THE RESISTANCE
TO BE MEASURED
Which of the following will not
normally cause a large error in an
ohmmeter reading?
THE ELECTROMAGNET METER IS
MORE RUGGED
An important advantage of an
electromagnet-type meter over a
permanent-magnet meter is the fact
that ______.
ENERGY
A utility meters readout indicates
_____.
IS A QUICK-BREAK TYPE
Suppose you see a fuse with
nothing but a straight wire inside.
You can assume that the fuse
______.
CONNECTING MULTIPLE DIODES IN
PARALLEL, WITH LOW-VALUE
RESISTORS IN SERIES WITH EACH
DIODE
In order to minimize the risk of
diode destruction as a result of
surge current, which of the following
can be useful?
LEAVE IT ALONE AND HAVE A
PROFESSIONAL WORK ON IT
To repair a damaged power supply
with which you are not completely
familiar, you should ______.
ARMATURE WINDING
The real working part of a dc
machine is the ________.
CONTROLLING FORCE
A moving system force in analog
instruments which ensures that the
deflection of the pointer for a given
value of measured quantity has the
same value.
A CLOSED ONE
The main requirements for the
armature winding of a dc machine
is, it should be ________.
CRANES
A dc series motor is most suitable
for
IT IS ECONOMICAL
What is the advantage of
Swinburne's test?
INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE
SUPPLY FREQUENCY
The maximum flux produced in the
core of a transformer is...
BACK EMF IS HIGH
A motor takes a large current at
starting because _______.
KEEP IT FRESH AND FULLY
CHARGED
Trickle charging of a storage
battery helps to
LEADING
A transformer has a negative
voltage regulation when its load
power factor is ________.
BECAUSE IT HAS ALMOST THE SAME
POTENTIAL
Why is it that earth ground is
usually used as an electrical ground.
CLOSED ONE
It is a requirement for DC motors
that they should be a __________.
0.707
Cut-off response in RC filter
attenuates voltage level by
________.
45 DEGREES
Half-power bandwidth in RC filters
describes phase shift of ________.
-40 DB / DECADE
In RC filter, -12 db/octave
attenuation is equal to ________.
ARMATURE CURRENT MULTIPLIED TO
BACK EMF
Efficiency in DC motors is
________.
THEY OPERATE IN DIFFERENT POWER
FACTOR
When Induction motors uses AC
machines having different
impedance triangle.
0 TO 1
Power factor in AC machines
ranges from ________.
NEGATIVE
The power factor for over-
compounded motors is always
_______.
KEEP IT FRESH AND FULLY
CHARGED
Trickle charging is used for lead
acid battery to ________.
COMMUTATION
What limits the induced emf in dc
motors.
INDUCED EMF
What parameter stays the same
every time we have to reverse the
supply in motors.
REVERSE POWER SUPPLY
SEQUENCE
When we found out that a self
induced motor does not work at the
first attempt, what should we do.
TT PROVIDES TRUE 3-PHASE, 4 WIRE
SYSTEM
What is the advantage of T-T
system over the V-V connection.
SINUSOIDAL
Induced emf in the coil in
generators is _______.
DIFFERENT WAVEFORMS
Non-periodic signal is composed of
________.
IT PROVIDES SMOOTH, QUIETER
OPERATION
What is the advantage of using
Ward-Leonard sytem.
STABLE
The purpose of using equalizers in
dc motors is to make the output
waveform _______.
UNDAMPED
The type of dc motor that does not
need an equalizer is ________.
LOW AT LIGHT LOADS ONLY
Power factor characteristic of an
induction motors is _________.
CUT-OFF
What refers to the point where RC
filter does not respond at all to
incoming signals.
DE - SAUTY
An AC bridge that is used to
compare dielectric strength in two or
more capacitances.
MAXWELLL - WEIN
Anderson Bridge is modification of
______.
RECORDING
kWh meter is what type of an
instrument.
WORN BEARINGS
Low induced emf in motors is due
to ________.
SPARKING
Interpole winding in dc motors is
used to prevent _______ between
the coils.
RATE OF DISCHARGE
The capacity of the cell depends on
the following EXCEPT one.
FULL PITCH
What classification of winding pitch
in the armature of dc generator
where the coil span is exactly 180
degrees?
SPEED-TORQUE
What characteristic is considered in
choosing a motor for a particular
application?
DIFFERENTIALLY COMPOUNDED
What motor whose speed
increases as the load is increased?
LOAD
What determines the running
speed of a DC series motor?
FLAT - COMPOUNDED
A DC compound generator having
full-load terminal voltage equal to
the no-load voltage is called
________ generator.
TO DECREASE THE TOTAL FLUX
What is the effect of armature
reaction?
BY THE USE OF INTERPOLES
How to compensate the distortion
of the main field by interaction with
the armature field?
SPEED OF ROTATION AND NUMBER OF
POLES
What are the two factors determine
the frequency of the output voltage
of an alternator?
LOAD
What determines the amount of slip
in an induction motor?
ARMATURE CURRENT
What current flows in the interpole
windings?
INTERMITTENT SPARKING
_________ is the effect when an
armature in DC motor opens.
SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR
Refers to a DC motor generator
with common field coils for both
motor and generator.
THERE IS STILL A LOW BACK EMF
Why do motors take large current
during starting?
CUMULATIVELY COMPOUNDED MOTOR
What motor is best choice in
applications where sudden heavy
loads happen for short duration?
TWICE
How many times should induction
motors. For stable voltage output
SEMI-CONVERTER
If a converter contains some diodes
and switching devices, it is called as
______.
LOWER THE DC LEVEL OF THE
OUTPUT
Thyristors in DC machines is used
to _______.
DECIBELS
Power level in usually expressed in
_______.
ANDERSON
_________ bridge is used to
measure inductance in terms of
known capacitance and inductance.
1/4
If a heater rated 220 V used 110 V
ac mains, the power dissipated will
be ______.
2
ND
, 4
TH
, 3
RD
, ETC.
In a Fourier series, waveforms
having the same phase are the ff:
PARALLEL
To have a maximum power,
equipments should be connected in
_______.
1333 KW
It is noted that 25% of the power in
device was dissipated resulting to
useful energy of only 1000 kW, what
was the original power?
ROTOR CU LOSS / ROTOR INPUT
The efficiency of the motor is the
ratio of ________.
ELECTRICAL INPUT POWER
The true source of mechanical
power in dc motors is the
_________.
LOAD CURRENT IN THE
ARMATURE
The true working parameter in a
motor is the _______.
SERIES
Which is WRONG? A schrage
motor function as a _______.
COMPOUND
A motor which characterize with
having large starting torque and
constant speed which is useful to
crushers.
CONSTANT SPEED OPERATION
Ward Leonard system is not
applicable for _______.
SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR
It a motor where the stator and
rotor windings is in synchronism.
AMPERE -HOUR
The capacity of battery is usually
expressed in _______.
MUTUAL FLUX
Which is not considered as basic
component for transformers.
INDUCTANCE
Hay bridge is used to measure
______.
ZERO
Ideal voltage regulator has ______
voltage regulation.
MAGNETIC INDUCTION
Generators convert mechanical
motion to electrical energy using
what principle?
THE LEFT HAND RULE FOR
GENERATORS
What rule should you use to
determine the direction of induced
emf in a coil?
PARALLEL OPERATION
What term applies to the use of two
or more generators to supply a
common load?
NO FLUX LINES ARE CUT
Why is no emf induced in a rotating
coil when it passes through the
neutral plane?
DIRECTION OF ARMATURE CURRENT, AND
DIRECTION OF MAGNETIC FLUX IN FIELD
What factors determine the
direction of rotation in a dc motor?
FOUR
How many commutator segments
are required in a two-coil generator?
BY VARYING THE INPUT VOLTAGE
TO THE FIELD COILS
How can field strength be varied in
a practical dc generator?
IMPROPER COMMUTATION
What causes sparking between the
brushes and the commutator?
DISTORTION OF THE MAIN FIELD DUE
TO THE EFFECTS OF ARMATURE
CURRENTS
What is armature reaction?
SPEED
What motor characteristics is
affected by counter emf?
IT MUST HAVE A LOAD CONNECTED TO
AVOID DAMAGE FROM EXCESS SPEED
What is the main disadvantage of a
series motor?
ROTATING ARMATURE AND ROTATING
FIELD
What are the two basic types of
alternators?
TO PROVIDE DC CURRENT FOR THE
ROTATING FIELD
Most large alternators have a small
dc generator built into them. What is
its purpose?
SLIP
The speed of the rotor is always
somewhat less than the speed of
the rotating field. What is the
difference called?
LOAD
What determines the amount of slip
in an induction motor
SINGLE PHASE INDUCTION
MOTOR
What type of ac motor is most
widely used?
SERIES, SYNCHRONOUS,
INDUCTION
What are the three basic types of
ac motors?
TO POWER SMALL
APPLIANCES
Series motors are generally used to
operate what type of equipment?
THEY OPERATE ON EITHER AC OR
DC
Why are series motors sometimes
called universal motors?
ARMATURE CURRENT
What current flows in the interpole
windings?
INTERMITTENT SPARKING
_________ is the effect when an
armature in DC motor opens.
SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR
Refers to a DC motor generator
with common field coils for both
motor and generator.
THERE IS STILL A LOW BACK EMF
Why do motors take large current
during starting?
CUMULATIVELY COMPOUNDED MOTOR
What motor is best choice in
applications where sudden heavy
loads happen for short duration?
TWICE
How many times should induction
motors. For stable voltage output
45 DEGREES
RMS voltages are measured in
what electrical degrees ________.
DEPENDENT TO FREQUENCY
Speed of dc motors is _________.
ZERO
Ideal voltage regulator has voltage
regulation of ________.
HYSTERESIS MOTOR
What type of motor efficiently used
a phenomenon which is undesirable
to them?
INDUCTORS AND CAPACITORS
Transients usually occur due to
_______.
RESISTANCE, INDUCTANCE, AND
CAPACITANCE
Double transients occurs in what
type of circuit?
ELECTRICAL INPUT
The efficiency of electrical
machines is due to ______.
AN OPEN ARMATURE COIL
Intermittent sparking at the brushes
of dc motor may be caused due to
_______.
ONLY OUTSIDE OF COILS CUT FLUX
(INEFFICIENT)
Why is the gramme-ring armature
not more widely used?
RESISTANCE IN THE ARMATURE
COILS, WHICH INCREASES WITH
TEMPERATURE
What causes copper losses?
BY LAMINATING THE CORE
MATERIAL
How can eddy current be reduced?
MOTOR WILL SLOW DOWN
What is the effect on motor speed if
the field current is increased?
HIGHER LOAD CURRENTS ARE
POSSIBLE
Lap winding are used in generators
designed for what type of
application?
CONSTANT LOSS
For transformers, maximum
efficiency happens when copper
loss is equal to ____________.
ALMOST EQUAL AS THAT OF
SECONDARY
In transformers, the amount of
copper used in the primary is
_________.
TO DECREASE EDDY CURRENT
LOSS
What is the purpose of laminating
the core of a transformer?
EDDY-CURRENT DAMPING
What damping method is most
commonly used in induction type
ammeters?
DC AND AC
Where can we use dynamometer?
MAXWELL BRIDGE
This refers to a four-arm ac bridge
used for measuring inductance
against a standard capacitance.