Electrical Machines Objective Test No. 11


        MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS


Q.1  A  3  stack  stepper  motor  with  12  numbers  of  rotor  teeth  has  a  step  angle  of ____________.
    (A)  12° 
    (B)  8°
    (C)  24° 
    (D)  10°
  
Q.2  In case of a universal motor, torque pulsation is minimized by _________.
   (A) load inertia                         
   (B)  rotor inertia
  (C) both rotor and load inertia  
  (D)  none of the above
  
Q.3  The  speed-torque  characteristics  of  a  DC  series  motor  are  approximately  similar  to
those of the _________motor.  
  (A)  universal  
  (B)  synchronous
  (C)  DC shunt  
  (D)  two-phase

Q. 4  The  rotor  frequency  for  a  3  phase  1000  RPM  6  pole induction  motor  with  a  slip  of
0.04 is________Hz
 (A)    8    
 (B) 4
 (C)    6   
 (D)  2  

Q.5  The  torque-speed  characteristics  of  an  a.c.  operated  universal  motor  has  a______characteristic and it______ be started under no-load condition.
 (A)   inverse, can  
 (B) nearly inverse, can
 (C)    inverse, cannot  
 (D) nearly inverse, cannot  

Q.6  In order to reduce the harmful effects of harmonics on the A.C. side of a high voltage D.C. transmission system ______are provided.
 (A)  synchronous condensers  
 (B)  shunt capacitors
 (C)    shunt filters  
 (D)  static compensators

Q.7  An  a.c.  tachometer  is  just  a  ________with  one  phase  excited  from  the  carrier frequency.
 (A)  two-phase A.C. servomotor  
 (B) two-phase induction motor 
 (C)  A.C. operated universal motor  
 (D) hybrid stepper motor. 

Q.8  The torque, in a _____________is proportional to the square of the armature current
 (A)  DC shunt motor 
 (B) stepper motor
 (C) 2-phase servomotor  
 (D) DC series motor
  
Q.9  The  synchronous  speed  for  a  3  phase  6-pole  induction  motor  is  1200  rpm.  If  the number of poles is now reduced to 4 with the frequency remaining constant, the rotor speed with a slip of 5% will be _________.
 (A) 1690 rpm  
 (B) 1750 rpm
 (C) 1500 rpm 
 (D) 1710 rpm

Q.10   The eddy current loss in an a-c electric motor is 100 watts at 50 Hz. Its loss at 100 Hz will be 
 (A) 25 watts  
 (B) 59 watts
 (C) 100 watts  
 (D) 400 watts