Question Bank in AC Motors

1. REE Board Exam October 1997 9. REE Board Exam March 1998
A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, A 50 HP three-phase motor, rated 220 V, 75%
75% power factor and 220 volts. What is its full power factor has 6 poles. The slip at full load is
load current? 3%. What is the frequency of the rotor current
A. 22.5 amperes at full-load?
B. 20.5 amperes A. 1.8 Hz C. 5.4 Hz
C. 16.5 amperes B. 60 Hz D. 58.2 Hz
D. 18.5 amperes
10. EE Board Exam April 1986
2. EE Board Exam April 1990 A 150 HP, 3-phase, 6-pole, 460 V, 60 Hz
A 5 hp, 3-phase motor draws current when induction motor draws 195 A line current at full-
connected to 230 V. Determine the current load speed of 1170 rpm and 0.85 p.f. Solve for
drawn by the motor if the power factor is 0.90 the percent slip at full-load.
and efficiency of 83%. A. 2.5% C. 2.8%
A. 12.53 A C. 13.25 A B. 3.0% D. 2.0%
B. 15.13 A D. 14.05 A
11. EE Board Exam October 1986
3. EE Board Exam April 1994 The deep well pump motor is 50 HP, 3-phase, 4
A 3-phase motor is rated 750 hp at 460 volts poles, 230 volts, 60 Hz induction motor,
line to line, 0.85 pf lagging and 0.95 efficiency. operating at 0.90 efficiency, 0.85 power factor
Solve for the rated current. and 3% slip. Determine the current at which the
A. 869.64 A C. 405.43 A motor is operating.
B. 702.23 A D. 917.32 A A. 112.7 A C. 120.5 A
B. 122.4 A D. 124.7 A
4. EE Board Exam April 1985
A 40 hp, 3-phase, 4-pole, 230 volt, 60 Hz, 12. EE Board Exam April 1993
induction motor operating at 0.90 efficiency, The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction
0.85 power factor and 3 percent slip, drives a motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed
water pump. Determine the current at which the that the rotor emf makes 90 cycles per minute.
motor is operating. Calculate the rotor copper loss.
A. 94.531 A C. 97.915 A A. 2 kW C. 3 kW
B. 96.234 A D. 93.351 A B. 5 kW D. 4 kW

5. EE Board Exam April 1992 13. EE Board Exam October 1990

Calculate the speed of a 60-cycle, 14-pole A 10-HP, 4 pole, 25 Hz, 3-phase induction
motor if the slip is 5%. motor is taking 9100 watts from the line. Core
A. 514.28 rpm loss is 290 watts; stator copper loss is 568
B. 488.57 rpm watts; rotor copper loss is 445 watts and the
C. 456.32 rpm friction and windage loss is 121 watts.
D. 429.63 rpm Determine the output torque in Newton-meters.
A. 108.4 C. 101.2
6. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. 112.5 D. 103.3
The rotor speed of a six-pole, 50-cycle
induction motor is 960 rpm. Calculate the 14. EE Board Exam April 1993
percent slip. The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4 pole induction
A. 5% C. 4% motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed
B. 2% D. 3% that the rotor emf makes 90 cycles per minute.
Calculate the mechanical power developed.
7. REE Board Exam October 1997 A. 72 kW C. 75 kW
What is the speed of an induction motor of six B. 78 kW D. 77 kW
poles if the percent slip is 2.5%?
A. 1462 rpm C. 877 rpm 15. EE Board Exam April 1993
B. 1170 rpm D. 1755 rpm Determine the speed in rpm of the motor at full
load with the following circuit elements per
8. EE Board Exam October 1984 phase:
A squirrel cage induction motor with nameplate Rotor leakage reactance = 0.65
data of 150 HP, 3-phase, 460 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, Stator leakage reactance = 1.12
0.85 p.f. was subjected to certain performance Rotor resistance = 0.10
tests. The test result readings were as follows: Stator resistance = 0.25
Full-load current = 202 A Connection = Y – Y
Full-load torque = 676.8 lb-ft This motor is 500 HP, 3-phase, 2200 volt, 60-
Solve for the percentage slip. cycle, 6- pole induction motor with additional
A. 3.28% C. 3.05% core loss of 2,000 watts and the friction and
B. 4.15% D. 2.25% windage losses total is 10,000 watts.
 A. 1200 rpm C. 1190 rpm A. 1.9 kW C. 2.0 kW
B. 1196 rpm D. 1188 rpm B. 1.8 kW D. 2.1 kW

22. EE Board Exam October 1997

16. EE Board Exam April 1981, April 1989 A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-
A 30 HP, 4 poles, 3-phase, 230 volts, 60 Hz phase takes a line current of 18.4 amperes,
squirrel cage induction motor operating at 90% when operating at rated output at an efficiency
efficiency, 85% power factor and 2.5% slip of 88%. Calculate the indications on wattmeters
drives a water pump for a reservoir. Find the when these are inserted to measure power by
current and speed at which the motor is the two wattmeter method.
operating. A. 4.035 kW, 2.325 kW
A. 73.4 A, 1755 rpm B. 4.232 kW, 2.126 kW
B. 62.4 A, 1755 rpm C. 3.902 kW, 2.456 kW
C. 73.4 A, 1800 rpm D. 3.855 kW, 2.503 kW
D. 62.4 A, 1800 rpm
23. EE Board Exam June 1990
17. EE Board Exam October 1980 Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP,
A 50 HP, 3-phase, 4-pole, 60 Hz, 230 volt 230 volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle, 3-phase induction
squirrel cage induction motor has an efficiency motor. When the line voltages are 230 volts,
of 90%, a power factor of 85% and a slip of 2% one wattmeter reads +13,400 watts and the
at full-load. Find the torque in lb-ft at full-load. other +7,400 watts. Determine motor line
A. 152.45 C. 121.34 current.
B. 148.87 D. 150.56 A. 55.6 A C. 52.3 A
B. 58.4 A D. 50.8 A
18. EE Board Exam October 1992
The losses in a 220-V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4- 24. EE Board Exam April 1992
pole induction motor at full-load are as follows: An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase
Core = 3.0% draws 450 percent of the rated current with the
Friction and windage = 2.0% rated voltage and delivers during the starting
Stator Cu loss = 4.0% period 130 percent of the rated torque. The full-
Rotor Cu loss = 2.0% load efficiency and full-load power factor of this
At 70% of full-load of the machine, determine motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an
its efficiency. autotransformer is used as a starting unit and
A. 90.52% C. 87.24% starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of
B. 88.15% D. 89.81% the rated torque of the motor, find the starting
voltage.
19. EE Board Exam October 1980 A. 136.44 volts
A 100 HP, 440 volt, three-phase, 60 Hz B. 130.65 volts
induction motor operates with 92 percent C. 132.36 volts
efficiency, 0.85 power factor, at rated load. D. 134.20 volts
What is the current of the motor?
A. 125 A C. 98 A 25. EE Board Exam October 1989
B. 115 A D. 55 A A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-φ induction motor
has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque
20. EE Board Exam October 1991 and starting current of 425% of full-load current.
A three-phase wound rotor induction motor, 440 If the motor is used on a 440 volt, 60 Hz
V, 60 cycles, 4 pole is connected to a pump that system, what will be the starting torque
delivers 1000 cfm of water against an effective expressed in percent of full-load value?
head of 8 ft. Under this load, the motor draws A. 102.4% C. 104.2%
15 kW at a power factor of 0.90. When B. 101.8% D. 103.5%
operated without load, the motor draws 800
watts. The stator resistance per phase is 0.21 26. EE Board Exam October 1989
ohm and the rotor resistance per phase is A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-φ induction motor
0.022 ohm. The turns ratio between stator and has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque
rotor is 4:1. Determine the efficiency of the and starting current of 425% of full-load current.
pump. What will be the voltage in order that the
A. 83.62% C. 83.16% starting current be limited to the full-load value?
B. 84.65% D. 84.24% A. 132.47 V C. 125.52 V
B. 129.41 V D. 136.75 V
21. REE Board Exam April 1997
A resistor assembly for a wound rotor consists 27. REE Board Exam October 1998
of 20 elements of cast iron grid elements. The A 25 hp, 230 V, three-phase motor with 85%
rating of each is 0.10 ohm. When joined in power factor has a starting current of 5.5 times
series and tested across 220 volts, the rated current. To reduce the starting current, a
measured current was 100 A. How much power wye-delta is installed. What shall be the new
was lost in the joints? starting current?
A. 195 amps C. 135 amps
 B. 302 amps D. 175 amps A. 3,500 rpm C. 875 rpm
B. 1,780 rpm D. 3,450 rpm
28. REE Board Exam October 1997
A squirrel cage motor is started at 50% its rated 35. EE Board Exam April 1993
voltage. What is the starting torque relative to In a certain industrial plant, they have two
its rated voltage starting torque? motors that are connected in concatenation to
A. 50% C. 25% drive a load. Machine A has 4 poles is
B. 100% D. 75% connected to a 50-Hz source, while machine B
which has 8 poles is connected to the rotor of
29. EE Board Exam April 1989 machine A. Find the speed of the combination if
A delta-connected load induction motor draws the slip is 8%.
100 A from each line of a three-phase source A. 460 rpm C. 690 rpm
and develops 40 lb-ft torque at standstill. Find B. 750 rpm D. 1500 rpm
the torque when connected to the same source
if the motor is reconnected in wye. 36. REE Board Exam October 1997
A. 13.3 lb-ft A three phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts
B. 120 lb-ft and 85% power factor. What is its rated
C. 40 lb-ft current?
D. none of these A. 57.8 amps C. 55 amps
B. 57.5 amps D. 59 amps
30. EE Board Exam April 1992
An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase 37. EE Board Exam October 1992
draws 450 percent of the rated current with the The losses in a 220 V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4-
rated voltage and delivers during the starting pole induction motor at full-load are as follows:
period 130 percent of the rated torque. The full- Core = 3.0%
load efficiency and full-load power factor of this Friction and windage = 2.0%
motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an Stator Cu loss = 4.0%
autotransformer is used as a starting unit and Rotor Cu loss = 2.0%
starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of At 70% of full-load of the machine, determine
the rated torque of the motor, find the starting its speed and efficiency
voltage and starting current of the line. A. 1,170 rpm and 88.78%
A. 245.78 volts and 301.4 amps B. 740 rpm and 89.81%
B. 136.44 volts and 292.7 amps C. 1,200 rpm and 89.81%
C. 178.90 volts and 288.6 amps D. 1,800 rpm and 78.93%
D. 220 volts and 227.3 amps
38. EE Board Exam April 1992
31. EE Board Exam October 1986 A 460-volt, 3-φ motor draws 208 amperes with
The deep well pump motor is 50 HP, 3-phase, 4 a power factor of 0.91 lagging. Calculate the
poles, 230 volts, 60 Hz induction motor, cost of energy input to the motor during a 40-
operating at 0.90 efficiency, 0.85 power factor hr/wk with 5.5 cents/kW-hr.
and 3% slip. Determine the discharge of the A. Php545.56/week
pump in cubic meters per minute, assuming B. Php331.78/week
that the total head against which the pump is C. Php145.78/week
working is 50 meters and that the density of D. Php267.89/week
water is 1000 kg per cubic meter.
A. 4.103 C. 4.563 39. EE Board Exam October 1990
B. 4.224 D. 4.205 A 10-hp, 4-pole, 25-Hz, 3-φ induction motor is
taking 9,100 watts from the line. The core loss
32. REE Board Exam September 2000 is 290 watts; stator copper loss is 568 watts;
Find the rotor frequency of an induction motor if rotor copper loss is 445 watts; and the friction
the rotor speed is 1,145 rpm. and windage loss is 121 watts. Determine the
A. 2.75 Hz C. 1.25 Hz output torque in Newton-meter.
B. 5.50 Hz D. 60 Hz A. 150.56 C. 103.32
B. 190.32 D. 178.76
33. REE Board Exam October 1997
A three-phase induction motor is rated 50 hp, 40. EE Board Exam April 1988
220 volts and 1745 rpm and 78% power factor. A Ball Mill rotor is rated 750-hp, 460 volts line to
What is the percent slip? line, 60 Hz, 0.85 power factor lagging and 0.95
A. 2.5% C. 3.5% efficiency. Solve for the rated current.
B. 3.1% D. 4.0% A. 900 amps C. 780 amps
B. 870 amps D. 990 amps
34. REE Board Exam October 1996
An AC squirrel cage induction motor has a 41. REE Board Exam September 2001
speed rating of 1,750 rpm. If the leads are such A 70-hp, 230-volts, 3-φ induction motor
that they could be reconnected for consequent operating at 0.77 power factor has a starting
winding, what would be the resulting speed?
 current of 5 times its full-load current. Calculate C. universal motor
the starting current. D. repulsion-start induction motor
A. 851 amps
B. 170 amps 49. EE Board Exam April 1992
C. 295 amps A test used to determine the equivalent
D. 1,475 amps resistance of an induction motor is
A. no-load test
42. REE Board Exam September 2001 B. short circuit test
Which of the following is not a reason why a C. blocked rotor test
single phase induction motor will not run? D. polarity test
A. one of the current is made out of phase
between the lines
B. hysteresis
C. shaded poles
D. two windings displaced from each other
50. EE Board Exam April 1991
Rapid stopping of a motor by momentarily
43. REE Board Exam October 1996 connecting the motor in reverse direction is
The following are types of AC motor starters called
except one A. jogging
A. reactance starter l B. inching
B. wye-delta starter C. plugging
C. across the line starter D. sequence operation
D. capacitance starter
51. EE Board Exam October 1990
44. REE Board Exam April 1995 Repeated starting and stopping of a motor is
Motor starting device that will reduce the referred to as
voltage impressed at motor’s terminals during A. stepping
starting periods. B. jogging
A. autotransformer C. phasing
B. primary resistor-type D. none of these
C. wye-delta starter
D. all of these
52. EE Board Exam June 1990
An induction motor driven above synchronous
45. EE Board Exam April 1994, April 1992 speed is called
Basically all electric motors operate on the A. induction regulator
principle of repulsion or ____. B. frequency changer
A. induction C. induction generator
B. magnetism D. phase converter
C. resistance
D. capacitance
Unsolved problems
53. REE Board Exam September 2004
46. EE Board Exam April 1994 In an induction motor, what is the percent slip if
The principle of operation of induction motor is the speed is 3,510?
based on A. 1 C. 2
A. Fleming’s right hand rule B. 1.5 D. 2.5
B. rotating magnetic field
C. Faraday’s law
D. Ohm’s law 54. REE Board Exam September 2002
The speed of an induction motor is 1170 rpm.
What is the frequency of the rotor current?
47. EE Board Exam October 1993 A. 2.5 Hz C. 1.5 Hz
A compensator is a device that is used with B. 37.5 Hz D. 3.3 Hz
alternating current motors to ____.
A. boost the supply voltage during starting
periods 55. REE Board Exam September 2002
B. compensate for low power factor when A 3-phase, 220 volt induction motor having a
motor is not fully loaded power factor of 0.8 has 3% losses. Determine
C. reduce the supply voltage during starting the current drawn by the motor.
periods A. 25.23 A C. 20.18 A
D. compensate for voltage drop in the circuit B. 43.69 A D. 14.56 A

48. EE Board Exam April 1992 56. REE Board Exam April 2002
A single-phase motor provided with a squirrel A three-phase squirrel cage motor is started by
cage winding on its rotor in addition to its wye-delta starter. What shall be its starting
regular winding is called torque relative to its rated voltage starting
A. split-phase induction motor torque?
B. repulsion induction motor A. 33.3% C. 57.7%
 B. 42.3% D. 100%
66. Regarding skewing of motor bars in a squirrel-
57. ECE Board Exam November 1999 cage induction motor, (SCIM) which statement
How do you call the speed of an alternating is false.
current (AC) induction motor? A. it prevents cogging
A. Varying supply frequency B. it increases starting torque
B. Varying series resistance of the field C. it produces more uniform torque
C. Varying supply voltage D. it reduces motor ‘hum’ during its operation
D. Varying both the supply voltage and
frequency at the same time 67. The principle of operation of a 3-phase
induction motor is most similar to that of a
58. ECE Board Exam November 1995 A. synchronous motor
The best way to control the speed of an AC B. repulsion-start induction motor
induction motor is by varying the _____. C. transformer with a shorted secondary
A. supply frequency D. capacitor-start, induction-run motor
B. both supply voltage and frequency
simultaneously 68. The magnetizing current drawn by transformers
C. supply voltage and induction motors is the cause of their ____
D. series resistance of the field power factor.
A. zero C. lagging
59. ECE Board Exam November 1997 B. unity D. leading
A two pole, three phase motor has _____ field
poles. 69. The effect of increasing the length of air-gap in
A. 6 C. 2 an induction motor will be to increase the
B. 8 D. 4 A. power factor
B. speed
60. ECE Board Exam November 2001 C. magnetizing current
_____ refers to an AC generator. D. air-gap flux
A. Commutator C. Rotor
B. Motor (AC) D. Alternator 70. In a 3-phase induction motor, the relative speed
of stator flux with respect to ____ is zero.
61. ECE Board Exam November 2000 A. stator winding C. rotor flux
Series motors operated on either AC or DC are B. rotor D. space
sometimes called _____.
A. Universal motors 71. An eight pole wound rotor induction motor
B. General motors operating on 60 Hz supply is driven at 1800
C. Bavarian motors r.p.m. by a prime mover in the opposite
D. Anglo motors direction of revolving magnetic field. The
frequency of rotor current is
62. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A. 60 Hz
What does the term single-phase indicate? B. 120 Hz
A. One input C. 180 Hz
B. One current (one input) D. none of the above
C. One time
D. One voltage (one input) 72. A 3-phase 4 pole, 50 Hz induction motor runs
at a speed of 1440 r.p.m. The rotating field
63. ECE Board Exam November 1996 produced by the rotor rotates at a speed of
Kind of AC-motor, light load high load low ____ r.p.m. with respect to the rotor.
speed. A. 1500 C. 60
A. Synchronous motor B. 1440 D. 0
B. Squirrel cage motor
C. Split phase motor 73. In a 3- induction motor, the rotor field rotates at
D. Universal motor synchronous speed with respect to
A. stator
64. ECE Board Exam November 1996 B. rotor
A two pole, one phase motor has ___field C. stator flux
poles. D. none of the above
A. 8 C. 6
B. 2 D. 4 74. Irrespective of the supply frequency, the torque
developed by a SCIM is the same whenever
65. What is the percent slip of a 4-pole induction ____ is the same.
motor if the output speed is 1,755 rpm? A. supply voltage
A. 3 C. 2.5 B. external load
B. 5 D. 4 C. rotor resistance
D. slip speed
75. The number of stator poles produced in the
rotating magnetic field of a 3-Ф induction motor 86. The torque developed by a 3-phase induction
having 3 slots per pole per phase is motor depends on the following three factors:
A. 3 C. 2 A. speed, frequency, number of poles
B. 6 D. 12 B. voltage, current and stator impedance
C. synchronous speed, rotor speed and
76. The power factor of a squirrel-cage induction frequency
motor is D. rotor emf, rotor current and rotor p.f.
A. low at light loads only
B. low at heavy loads only 87. If the stator voltage and frequency of an
C. low at light and heavy loads only induction motor are reduced proportionately, its
D. low at rated load only A. locked rotor current is reduced
B. torque developed is increased
77. Which of the following rotor quantity in a SCIM C. magnetizing current is decreased
does NOT depend on its slip? D. both A and B
A. reactance
B. speed 88. The efficiency and p.f. of a SCIM increases in
C. induced emf proportion to its
D. frequency A. speed
B. mechanical load
78. A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3- induction motor is running C. voltage
at 950 rpm and has rotor Cu loss of 5 kW. Its D. rotor torque
rotor input is ____ kW.
A. 100 C. 95 89. A SCIM runs at constant speed only so long as
B. 10 D. 5.3 A. torque developed by it remains constant
B. its supply voltage remains constant
79. The efficiency of a 3-phase induction motor is C. its torque exactly equals the mechanical
approximately proportional to load
A. (1 – s) C. N D. stator flux remains constant
B. s D. Ns
90. The synchronous sped of a linear induction
80. A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3- induction has a full-load motor does NOT depend on
speed of 950 rpm. At half load, its speed would A. width of pole pitch
be ____ rpm. B. number of poles
A. 475 C. 975 C. supply frequency
B. 500 D. 1000 D. any of the above

81. If rotor input of a SCIM running with a slip of 91. Thrust developed by a linear induction motor
10% is 100 kW, gross power developed by its depends on
rotor is ____ kW. A. synchronous speed
A. 10 C. 99 B. rotor input
B. 90 D. 80 C. number of poles
D. both A and B
82. Pull-out torque of a SCIM occurs at that value
of slip where rotor power factor equals 92. The stator of a 3-phase induction motor
A. unity C. 0.866 produces ____ magnetic field.
B. 0.707 D. 0.5 A. steady
B. rotating
83. When applied rated voltage per phase is C. alternating
reduced by one-half, the starting torque of a D. none of these
SCIM becomes ____ of the starting torque with
full voltage. 93. An induction motor is preferred to a dc motor
A. ½ C. because it
B. ¼ D. A. provides high starting torque
84. If maximum torque of an induction motor is 200 B. provides fine speed control
kg-m at a slip of 12%, the torque at 6% slip C. has simple and rugged construction
would be ____ kg-m. D. none of the above
A. 100 C. 50
B. 160 D. 40 94. A 3-phase induction motor is
A. essentially a constant speed motor
85. The fractional slip of an induction motor is the B. a variable speed motor
ratio C. very costly
A. rotor Cu loss/rotor input D. not easily maintainable
B. stator Cu loss/stator input
C. rotor Cu loss/rotor output 95. The air gap between stator and rotor of a 3-
D. rotor Cu loss/stator Cu loss phase induction motor ranges from
 A. 2 cm to 4 cm
B. 0.4 mm to 4 mm 104. If the induction motor shown in Fig. 6.1 runs at
C. 1 cm to 2 cm 1450 rpm, then slip is
D. 4 cm to 6 cm A. 50%
B. 3.3%
96. If the frequency of 3-phase supply to the stator C. 5%
of a 3-phase induction motor is increased, the D. none of these
synchronous speed
A. is decreased 105. In Fig. 6.1, the rotor frequency ____ is when
B. is increased the motor is at standstill.
C. remains unchanged A. zero
D. none of the above B. 25 Hz
C. 50 Hz
97. If Ns is the speed of rotating flux and Nr the D. none of these
speed of the rotor, then the rate at which the
flux cuts the rotor conductors is directly 106. If one of the lines in Fig. 6.1 is interchanged,
proportional to then
A. Ns C. Ns – Nr A. flux speed increases
B. Nr D. Nr – Ns B. flux speed decreases
C. flux speed remains the same but direction
98. In a 3-phase induction motor, the rotor speed is is reversed
____ the synchronous speed. D. none of the above
A. greater than
B. smaller than 107. If a 4-pole induction motor has a synchronous
C. equal to speed of 1500 rpm, then supply frequency is
D. none of these A. 50 Hz
B. 25 Hz
99. The synchronous speed of a 3-phase induction C. 60 Hz
motor having 20 poles and connected to a 50 D. none of these
Hz source is
A. 600 rpm C. 1200 rpm 108. The full-load slip of a 3-phase induction motor
B. 1000 rpm D. 300 rpm ranges from
A. 10% to 20%
100. The relation among synchronous speed (Ns), B. 20% to 30%
rotor speed (Nr) and slip (s) is C. 2% to 5%
A. Nr = (s – 1)Ns D. none of these
B. Nr = (1 – s)Ns
C. Nr = (1 + s)Ns 109. The direction of rotation of field in a 3-phase
D. Nr = sNs induction motor depends upon
A. number of poles
101. When a 3-phase induction motor is at no load, B. magnitude of supply voltage
the slip is C. supply frequency
A. 1 D. phase sequence of supply voltage
B. 0.5
C. practically zero 110. The rotor winding of a 3-phase wound rotor
D. 0.2 induction motor is generally ____ connected.
A. star
102. When the rotor of a 3-phase induction motor is B. delta
blocked, the slip is C. partly star partly delta
A. zero C. 0.1 D. none of the above
B. 0.5 D. 1
111. 3-phase wound rotor motors are also called
103. The speed of the rotating flux in Fig. 6.1 will be ____ motors.
3-phase A. synchronous
supply
50 HZ B. slip ring
C. series
D. commutator
P=4
112. The advantage of wound rotor motor is that
A. it is inexpensive
3-Phase Induction Motor B. it requires less maintenance
Fig. 6.1 C. external resistance can be inserted in the
A. 1500 rpm rotor circuit
B. 1000 rpm D. none of the above
C. 750 rpm
D. none of these
113. A wound rotor motor is mainly used in 122. When an induction motor is running at full-load,
application where rotor reactance is ____ rotor resistance.
A. a high starting torque is required A. comparable to
B. speed control is not required B. very large compared to
C. less costly motor is required C. large compared to
D. high rotor resistance is required during D. none of the above
running
123. If the slip of a 3-phase induction motor
114. The torque characteristic of a 3-phase increases, the p.f. of the rotor circuit
induction motor is similar to that of A. is increased
A. dc series motor B. is decreased
B. dc shunt motor C. remains unchanged
C. dc differentially compounded motor D. none of the above
D. dc cumulatively compounded motor
124. The magnetizing current drawn by a 3-phase
115. In a wound rotor motor, the rotor winding is induction motor is about ____ of full-load stator
wound for poles ____ that of the stator winding. current.
A. equal to A. 5% C. 15 to 20%
B. greater than B. 10 to 15% D. 30 to 50%
C. smaller than
D. none of these 125. A high starting torque can be obtained in a 3-
phase induction motor by
116. Wound rotors are less extensively used than A. increasing rotor resistance
squirrel cage motor because B. decreasing rotor resistance
A. slip rings are required on the rotor circuit C. increasing rotor reactance
B. rotor windings are generally Y-connected D. none of the above
C. they are costly are required greater
maintenance 126. The starting torque of a 3-phase induction
D. none of the above motor is ____ supply.
A. independent of
117. A 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor operates at 5% B. directly proportional to
slip. The frequency of emf induced in the rotor C. directly proportional to the square of
will be D. none of the above
A. 25 Hz
B. 50 Hz 127. The starting torque of an induction motor is
C. 2.5 Hz maximum when rotor resistance per phase is
D. none of these ____ rotor reactance/phase.
A. equal to
118. The maximum voltage is induced in the rotor of B. two times
a 3-phase induction when it C. four times
A. runs at no-load D. none of these
B. runs at full-load
C. is blocked 128. Under running conditions, the maximum torque
D. none of these of 3-phase induction motor will occur at that
value of slip at which rotor resistance/phase is
119. The reactance of the rotor circuit of a 3-phase ____ rotor reactance/phase.
induction motor is maximum at A. two times
A. no-load B. four times
B. full-load C. equal to
C. half full-load D. none of these
D. starting
129. The maximum torque of a 3-phase induction
120. The rotor current in a 3-phase induction motor motor under running conditions is
is ____ slip. A. inversely proportional to supply voltage
A. inversely proportional to B. inversely proportional to rotor reactance at
B. directly proportional to standstill
C. independent of C. directly proportional to rotor resistance
D. none of these D. none of the above

121. At starting, rotor reactance of a 3-phase 130. If the supply voltage of a 3-phase induction
induction motor is ____ rotor resistance. motor is increased two times, then torque is
A. small as compared to A. increased two times
B. equal to that of B. decreased two times
C. large as compared to C. increased four times
D. none of the above D. decreased four times
131. The 3-phase induction motor is so designed D. none of these
that the rotor should have ____ under running
conditions. 141. In a squirrel cage rotor, the bars are not placed
A. high resistance to the shaft but are skewed to have
B. high reactance A. greater mechanical strength
C. large slip B. less rotor losses
D. low resistance C. uniform torque
D. none of the above
132. If a 3-phase induction motor is running at slip s
(in decimal) then rotor copper loss is equal to 142. In a squirrel cage motor, the number of stator
A. (1 – s) x rotor input slots is ____ rotor slots.
B. (1 + s) x rotor input A. always equal to the number of
C. s x rotor input B. always greater than the number of
D. none of these C. always less than the number of
D. either more or less than the number of
133. If an induction motor is running at slip s (in
decimal) then rotor output is equal to 143. If the air gap between the rotor and stator of 3-
A. (1 + s) x rotor input phase induction motor is increased then
B. (s - 1) x rotor input A. no-load current is decreased
C. s x rotor input B. leakage reactances are decreased
D. (1 – s) x rotor input C. leakage reactances are increased
D. none of the above
134. If Ns and Nr are the speeds of rotating field and
rotor respectively, the ratio rotor input/rotor 144. If the slip of induction motor increases, then
output is equal to current in the stator winding
A. Nr/Ns C. Ns - Nr A. is increased
B. Ns/Nr D. Nr – Ns B. is decreased
C. remains unchanged
135. At no-load, the rotor core loss of a 3-phase D. none of the above
induction motor is
A. large 145. The conditions of an induction motor at no-load
B. small resemble those of a transformer whose
C. practically small secondary is
D. none of the above A. short-circuited
B. open-circuited
136. Friction and windage loss of a 3-phase C. supplying a variable resistive load
induction motor are D. none of the above
A. maximum at no load
B. minimum at no load 146. The conditions of an induction motor at
C. remains the same at all loads standstill resemble those of a transformer
D. none of the above whose secondary is
A. short-circuited
137. For higher efficiency of 3-phase induction B. open-circuited
motor, the slip should be C. supplying a variable resistive load
A. large D. none of the above
B. very large
C. as small as possible 147. The conditions of an induction motor on load
D. 1 resemble those of a transformer whose
secondary is
138. If a 3-phase induction motor is running at a slip A. short-circuited
s (in decimal), then approximate efficiency of B. open-circuited
the motor is C. supplying a variable resistive load
2
A. s C. s - 1 D. none of the above
B. 1 + s D. 1 - s
148. The speed of a squirrel cage induction motor is
139. A 3-phase induction motor is running at 2% changed by
slip. If the input to rotor is 1000 W, then A. pole changing
mechanical power developed by the motor is B. rheostatic control
A. 20 W C. 500 W C. cascade control
B. 980 W D. 200 W D. none of these

140. The approximate efficiency of a 3-phase 50 Hz, 149. One of the speeds of a 2-speed squirrel cage
4-pole induction motor running at 1350 rpm is induction motor is 800 rpm (lower speed). The
A. 90% other speed would be
B. 40% A. 400 rpm C. 1600 rpm
C. 65% B. 2400 rpm D. 1200 rpm
 A. squirrel cage
150. A four speed squirrel cage induction motor B. wound
uses ____ stator windings. C. either A or C
A. four C. one D. none of these
B. three D. two
160. For the same rating, the size of a single-phase
151. In a double squirrel cage induction motor, the induction motor is about ____ that of the
outer cage winding has corresponding 3-phase induction motor.
A. high inductance A. 3 times C. 1.5 times
B. low resistance B. the same as D. 0.33 times
C. high resistance
D. none of these 161. For the same rating, the p.f. of a single-phase
induction motor is about ____ that of the
152. At starting of a double squirrel cage induction corresponding 3-phase induction motor.
motor A. the same as
A. lower cage winding has low reactance B. less than
B. outer cage winding has good p.f. C. more than
C. lower winding is more effective D. none of these
D. none of the above
162. For the same rating, the efficiency of a single-
153. Very large 3-phase induction motors (> 25 HP) phase induction motor is about ____ that of the
are started corresponding 3-phase induction motor.
A. direct on line A. less than
B. star-delta starting B. the same as
C. by autotransformer starting C. more than
D. none of the above D. none of these

154. If the rotor slots are made deeper, rotor 163. Three-phase induction motors are widely used
resistance is for industrial applications because
A. increased at starting A. they are rugged in construction, requires
B. decreased at starting less maintenance and are less expensive
C. increased under running condition than other motors
D. none of the above B. their speed can be controlled very
smoothly over a wide range
C. their operating characteristics are superior
155. In a squirrel cage induction motor, the number
over other electrical motors
of rotor bars is generally
D. they can be manufactured easily for any hp
A. even number
rating
B. equal to stator poles
C. prime number
D. none of these 164. In a three-phase induction motor
A. three-phase supply is to be given to stator
winding and dc supply to the rotor winding
156. In a squirrel cage induction motor, the
maximum torque developed under running
conditions is B. only three-phase supply is to be given to
A. equal to starting torque stator winding
B. full-load torque C. three-phase supply is to be given to both
C. less than starting torque stator and rotor windings
D. much higher than full-load torque D. three-phase supply is to be given to rotor
winding
157. In a wound rotor induction motor, the external
resistance is so adjusted in the rotor circuit that 165. The stator and rotor cores of an induction motor
maximum torque developed is are made up of laminated sheets
A. equal to its starting torque A. to reduce the hysteresis loss in the core
B. equal to its full-load torque B. to reduce the eddy-current loss in the core
C. less than its full-load torque C. to make the rotor and stator mechanically
D. none of the above strong
D. to enable the stator and rotor cores
dissipate heat more effectively
158. For the same kVA rating, the leakage flux in
induction motor is ____ that of transformer.
A. more than 166. The stator and rotor cores of an induction motor
B. less than are made up of magnetic material
C. about the same A. to keep the cost of construction low
D. none of these B. to reduce the magnetizing current
C. to make the parts strong
D. because the reluctance of the magnetic
159. A single-phase induction motor employs ____ material is strong
rotor.
 poles of a three-phase induction motor is given
167. In wound-rotor type induction motors the rotor by
terminals are brought out through slip rings A. C.
A. to enable extra resistance to be connected B. D.
across them during starting
B. to enable closing the rotor circuit externally 175. When a 400-V, 50-Hz, 6-pole induction motor is
C. to enable three-phase supply to be applied rotating at 960 rpm on no-load, its slip is
across the rotor winding through rush and A. 1 per cent C. 3 per cent
slip-ring arrangement B. 2 per cent D. 4 per cent
D. to enable connecting the rotor windings
either in star or in delta depending upon 176. The torque-slip characteristic for a three-phase
the need induction motor is such that
A. for lower values of slip, torque is directly
168. A pulsating (alternating) magnetic field will be proportional to slip and for higher values of
produced when slip, torque is inversely proportional to slip
A. two-phase supply is applied across a two- B. for lower values of slip, torque is inversely
phase stator winding proportional to slip and for higher values of
B. three-phase supply is applied across a slip, torque is directly proportional to slip
three-phase stator winding C. for lower values of slip, torque is directly
C. a polyphase supply is applied across a proportional to the square of the slip and
polyphase stator winding for higher values of slip, torque is inversely
D. a single-phase supply is applied across a proportional to slip
single-phase stator winding D. for lower values of slip, torque is directly
proportional to the slip and for higher
169. To make the simplest 6-pole stator winding, at values of slip, torque is inversely
least proportional to square of slip
A. two coils are needed
B. one coil is needed 177. Torque developed by a three-phase, 400-V
C. three coils are needed induction motor is 100 N-m. If the applied
D. six coils are needed voltage is reduced to 200-V, the developed
torque will be
170. The direction of the rotating magnetic field A. 50 N-m C. 200 N-m
produced by the stator ampere-turns of a three- B. 25 N-m D. 62.5 N-m
phase induction motor changes if
A. the sequence of the supply to the stator 178. If the rotor circuit resistance of a three-phase
terminals is changed induction is increased
B. a variable frequency voltage is applied A. its starting torque will increase and the
across the stator terminals maximum torque developed will also
C. the supply voltage is changed increase
D. supply to any one phase is disconnected B. both the starting torque and maximum
torque will remain unchanged
171. A 400-V, 50-Hz, 4-pole, three-phase induction C. its starting torque will increase but the
motor cannot run at 1500 rpm because maximum torque developed will decrease
A. at 1500 rpm there will be no emf induced in D. its starting torque will increase but the
the rotor circuit hence no torque will be maximum torque developed will remain
produced unchanged
B. an induction motor can run only at a speed
higher than its synchronous speed 179. To achieve higher starting torque in a three-
C. at 1500 rpm, torque developed by the rotor phase slip-ring type induction motor
may not be sufficient to rotate the rotor A. extra resistance should be connected
D. at 1500 rpm, the rotor will draw excessive across the slip-rings terminals
current and may be harmful to the motor B. the phase sequence of the supply to the
motor should be reversed
172. A 400-V, 50-Hz three-phase induction motor C. the supply voltage should be increased
rotates at 1440 rpm on full-load. The motor is D. the windings should first be connected in
wound for star and then in delta
A. 2-poles C. 6-poles
B. 4-poles D. 8-poles 180. For a three-phase induction motor having rotor
circuit resistance of 6 . Maximum torque occurs
173. The slip of a 400-V, three-phase, 4-pole at a slip of 0.6. The value of standstill rotor
induction motor when rotating at 1440 rpm is circuit reactance is
A. 2 per cent C. 4 per cent A. 4.44 C. 1 Ω
B. 3 per cent D. 5 per cent B. 0.36 D. 10 Ω

174. The relation between synchronous speed, 181. While starting a three-phase induction motor, a
stator supply frequency and stator number of star-delta starter is used to
 A. reduce the starting current to a safe value A. 1500 rpm C. 1000 rpm
B. achieve higher starting torque B. 1440 rpm D. 750 rpm
C. enable the motor to start in the right
direction 190. The torque developed by an induction motor is
D. be able to reverse the direction of rotation A. directly proportional to the square of the
of the rotor as and when necessary rotor resistance
B. directly proportional to the square of the
182. A delta-connected 400-V, 50-Hz, three-phase supply voltage
induction motor when started direct-on-line C. inversely proportional to the supply voltage
takes a starting current of 30 A. When the D. inversely proportional to the slip
motor is started through a star-delta starter.
The starting current will be 191. The power factor of an induction motor will be
A. 3 A C. 15 A high when
B. 10 A D. 30 A A. running at no-load
B. running at full-load
183. The magnetizing current a three-phase C. rotor is blocked
induction motor is much higher than the D. the rotor is crawling
equivalent transformer because
A. the size of an induction motor is higher 192. A 5-hp, three-phase, 400-V star-connected
than an equivalent transformer squirrel-cage induction motor meant to drive a
B. of the presence of air-gap between stator milling machine, at starting takes about
and rotor in an induction motor A. 40 A C. 150 A
C. grain oriented magnetic material is used for B. 100 A D. 200 A
the core of an induction motor
D. inferior magnetic material is used for the
193. The starting torque of an induction motor can
core of an induction motor
be increased by
A. increasing the rotor reactance
184. Smooth speed control of a three-phase B. increasing the rotor resistance
induction motor over a wide range is possible, C. increasing the supply frequency
by D. giving supply through star-delta starter
A. pole changing method
B. frequency control method
194. For a given three-phase induction motor,
C. using consequent pole technique
maximum torque will be developed at starting if
D. by voltage control method
the rotor parameters are as follows:
A. R2 = 2 , X2 = 8
185. The power input in blocked-rotor test performed B. R2 = 4 , X2 = 8
on a three-phase induction motor is C. R2 = 8 , X2 = 8
approximately equal to D. R2 = 16 , X2 = 8
A. hysteresis loss in the core
2
B. I R loss in the windings
195. The speed of a three-phase induction motor will
C. eddy-current loss in the core
increase if the
D. iron-loss in the core
A. number of poles of the stator winding is
increased
186. The power input in no-load test performed on a B. number of poles of the stator winding is
three-phase induction motor is approximately decreased
equal to C. frequency of the stator supply is decreased
A. hysteresis loss in the core D. resistance of the rotor circuit is increased
2
B. I R loss in the windings
C. eddy-current loss in the core
196. Induction motors now-a-days use die-cast
D. iron-loss in the core
aluminum rotor because
A. aluminum is lighter than copper
187. In the equivalent circuit of a three-phase B. aluminum is cheaper than copper
induction motor the mechanical load on the C. aluminum is easy to cast because of low
motor can be represented by a resistance of melting point and is easily available
value D. aluminum has less resistivity than copper
A. C.
B. D.
197. When the rotor circuit resistance of a polyphase
induction motor is increased
188. The phenomenon of squirrel-cage motors A. the staring torque increases
sometime showing tendency to run at a very B. the maximum value of torque decreases
low speed is known as C. the slip at which maximum torque occurs
A. cogging C. damping remains unchanged
B. crawling D. skewing D. maximum torque is developed at starting

189. The speed of revolving field for a 50-Hz, 8-pole 198. In an induction motor the rotor resistance and
machine will be reactance are 0.2 ohm and 5 ohm respectively.
 In order that the torque of the motor may be a D. parallel with starting
maximum, the value of slip should be equal to
A. 10% C. 4% 208. The purpose of starting winding in a single-
B. 8% D. 1% phase induction motor is to
A. reduce losses
199. What will happen if the air gap in an induction B. limit temperature rise of the machine
motor is increased? C. produce rotating flux in conjunction with
A. the windage losses will increase main winding
B. the magnetizing current of the rotor will D. none of the above
decrease
C. the power factor will decrease 209. If Im and Is are the current in the main and
D. the speed of the motor will increase starting windings respectively and α is the
angle between Im and Is, then motor torque T
200. An induction motor is said to be crawling if is given by
A. it accelerates too fast A. T α Im Is cos α
B. it is started on full load B. T α Im Is sin α
C. it is subjected to fluctuating load C. T α Im Is
D. it runs at 10 to 15 percent of rated speed D. none of these

201. 210. In the resistance split-phase induction motor

A. C. shown in Fig. 1, the angle α between Im and Is
B. D. is about

SINGLE PHASE MOTORS A. 80 degrees C. 75 degrees

202. Most of single-phase induction motors are ____ B. 65 degrees D. 25 degrees
machines.
A. 2 pole C. 8 pole 211. The starting winding of a split-phase induction
B. 6 pole D. 4 pole motor shown in Fig. 1 is disconnected when the
motor attains about ____ of synchronous
203. The main winding and starting winding of a speed.
single -phase induction motor are connected in A. 75% C. 25%
____ across the supply. B. 50% D. 100%
A. series
B. parallel 212. In the resistance split-phase induction motor
C. series-parallel shown in Fig. 1, the main windings has
D. none of these
A. high resistance and high inductance
204. The starting winding of a single-phase B. high resistance and low inductance
induction motor has ____ that of the main C. low resistance and high inductance
winding. D. low resistance and low inductance
A. more poles than
B. less poles than 213. At starting, the current Is in the starting winding
C. same number of poles shown in Fig. 1
D. none of the above A. lags V by 90 degrees
B. leads V by 90 degrees
205. A 50 Hz, 4 pole single-phase induction motor C. is nearly in phase with V
will have a synchronous speed of D. leads V by 75 degrees
A. 1500 rpm
B. 750 rpm 214. A resistance split-phase induction motor is
C. 1200 rpm used for
D. none of these A. low inertia loads
B. high inertia loads
206. A 4 pole, 50 Hz single-phase induction motor C. very high inertia loads
has a slip of 5%. The speed of the motor will be D. none of the above
A. 1500 rpm
B. 1425 rpm 215. The direction of split-phase induction motor can
C. 1200 rpm be reversed by interchanging the connections
D. none of these of supply of
A. either main or starting winding
207. In a single-phase induction motor, speed B. both main and starting winding
sensitive centrifugal switch is connected in C. rotor winding
____ winding. D. none of the above
A. parallel with main
B. series with main 216. The resistance split-phase induction motor has
C. series with starting ____ starting torque.
 A. high 225. The capacitor-start, capacitor-run induction
B. moderate motor acts as a true 2-phase motor at
C. very low A. starting C. all loads
D. none of these B. no load D. full load

217. The resistance split-phase induction motor is 226. The capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor is used
used in those applications where in those applications where
A. starting is frequent A. highly starting torque is required
B. starting period is long B. silence is important
C. starting is infrequent C. noisy operation is not important
D. none of the above D. none of the above

218. The resistance split-phase induction motors are 227. The capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor has
the most popular single-phase induction motors A. no centrifugal switch
because of B. low power factor
A. their low cost C. noisy operation
B. their high starting torque D. low efficiency
C. the long starting period
D. none of the above 228. Capacitor motors ____ resistance split-phase
induction motors.
219. In the capacitor start induction motor shown in A. are costlier than
Fig. 2, the angle α between Im and Is is B. are less costly than
C. cost about the same as
D. poor starting torque than

229. Most of the troubles of single-phase induction

motor are traceable to the
A. exactly 90° C. about 40° A. rotor bars
B. about 30° D. about 75° B. main winding
C. shaft bearings
D. starting switch
220. The value of Is in capacitor-start motor shown
in Fig. 2 is ____ the current Im.
A. equal to 230. The single-phase shaded pole motor has
B. less than that of A. squirrel cage rotor
C. more than that of B. wound rotor
D. none of the above C. high power factor
D. high starting torque
221. The capacitor C used in the capacitor-start
motor shown in Fig. 2 is always a ____ 231. The direction of rotation of shaded pole motor
capacitor. depends upon
A. supply frequency
B. number of poles on the stator
C. which half of the pole is shaded
A. paper C. mica D. supply voltage
B. ceramic D. electrolytic
232. The full-load efficiency of a shaded pole motor
222. At starting, the line current of a capacitor-start is about
induction motor is ____ normal full-load current. A. 70 to 80% C. 30 to 35%
A. 8 to 10 times B. 60 to 70% D. 5 to 10%
B. 4 to 5 times
C. equal to
D. 7 to 8 times 233. The single-phase series motor can operate on
A. ac only
B. dc only
223. In a capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor, ____ C. both ac and dc
winding is cut-out after starting. D. none of these
A. starting
B. main
C. neither A or B 234. For the same rating, a dc series motor costs
D. none of these ___ single phase series motor.
A. about the same as
B. more than
224. A capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor has C. less than
A. low power factor D. none of these
B. high power factor
C. low efficiency
D. high starting torque 235. A 2 HP dc series motor will weigh ___ 2 HP
single-phase series motor.
A. about the same as
 B. less than B. reversing connections of starting winding
C. more than C. using a reversing switch
D. none of these D. reversing supply connections

236. A vacuum cleaner employs ____ motor. 246. If a single-phase induction motor runs slower
A. resistance split-phase than normal, the more likely defect is
B. capacitor start A. improper fuses
C. shaded-pole B. shorted running winding
D. single-phase series C. open starting winding
D. worn bearing
237. The best suited motor to drive a 1/4 HP fan in a
hospital would be ____ motor. 247. The capacitor in a capacitor-start induction run
A. shaded pole ac motor is connected in series with ____
B. single-phase series winding.
C. capacitor run A. starting
D. hysteresis B. squirrel-cage
C. running
238. The washing machine generally employs ____ D. compensating
motor.
A. single-phase series motor 248. A permanent-split single-phase capacitor motor
B. resistance split-phase does not have
C. shaded-pole A. centrifugal switch
D. hysteresis B. starting winding
C. squirrel-cage rotor
239. The best suited motor to drive a 3/4 HP air D. high power factor
compressor would be ____ motor.
A. capacitor start 249. The starting torque of a capacitor-start
B. single-phase series induction-run motor is directly related to the
C. shaded pole angle or between its two winding currents by
D. resistance split-phase the relation
A. cos C. tan
240. The least expensive fractional horsepower B. sin D. sin /2
motor is
A. shaded pole C. split phase 250. In a two-value capacitor motor, the capacitor
B. capacitor-start D. ac series used for running purposes is a/an
A. dry-type ac electrolytic capacitor
241. The starting winding of a single-phase motor is B. paper-spaced oil filled type
placed in the C. air-capacitor
A. rotor C. armature D. ceramic type
B. stator D. field
251. If the centrifugal switch of a two-value capacitor
242. One of the characteristics of a single-phase motor using two capacitors fails to open, then
motor is that it A. electrolytic capacitor will, in all probability,
A. is self-starting suffer breakdown
B. is not self-starting B. motor will not carry the load
C. requires only one winding C. motor will draw excessively high current
D. can rotate in one direction only D. motor will not come up to the rated speed

243. After the starting winding of a single phase 252. Each of the following statements regarding a
induction motor is disconnected from supply, it shaded-pole motor is true except
continues to run only on ____ winding. A. its direction of rotation is from un-shaded
A. rotor to shaded portion of the poles
B. field B. it has very poor efficiency
C. compensating C. it has very poor p.f.
D. running D. it has high starting torque

244. If starting winding of a single-phase induction 253. Compensating winding is employed in an ac

motor is left in the circuit, it will series motor in order to
A. draw excessive current and overheat A. compensate for decrease in field flux
B. run slower B. increase the total torque
C. run faster C. reduce the sparking at brushes
D. spark at light loads D. reduce effects of armature reaction

245. The direction of rotation of a single-phase 254. A universal motor is one which
motor can be reversed by A. is available universally
A. reversing connections of both windings B. can be marked internationally
 C. can be operated either on de or ac supply C. stepper motor
D. runs at dangerously high speed on no-load D. shaded-pole motor

255. In a single-phase series motor the main 264. Usually, large motors are more efficient than
purpose of inductively-wound compensating small ones. The efficiency of the tiny motor is
windings is to reduce the used in a wrist watch is approximately ____ per
A. reactance emf of commutation cent.
B. rotational emf of commutation A. 1 C. 50
C. transformer emf of commutation B. 10 D. 80
D. none of the above
265. For production of a rotating magnetic field
256. A repulsion motor is equipped with A. a single-phase supply is to be connected
A. a commutator across a single-phase winding
B. slip-rings B. a two-phase supply should be connected
C. a repeller across a two-phase winding
D. neither A nor B C. a dc supply is to be connected across a
single-phase winding
257. A repulsion-start induction-run single-phase D. the polarities of a dc supply connected
motor runs as an induction motor only when across a single-phase winding should be
A. brushes are shifted to neutral plane continuously reversed through a suitable
B. short-circuiter is disconnected switching-device
C. commutator segments are short-circuited
D. stator winding is reversed 266. When a single-phase supply is connected
across a single-phase winding, the nature of
258. If a dc series motor is operated on ac supply, it magnetic field produced is
will A. pulsating in nature
A. have poor efficiency B. rotating in nature
B. have poor power factor C. constant in magnitude but rotating at
C. spark excessively synchronous speed
D. all of the above D. constant in magnitude and direction

259. An outstanding feature of a universal motor is 267. In a resistance split-phase type single-phase
its induction motor, a time-phase difference
A. best performance at 50 Hz supply between the currents in the main and auxiliary
B. slow speed at all loads winding is achieved by
C. excellent performance on d.c. supply A. placing the two-windings at an angle of 90
D. highest output kW/kg ratio degrees electrical in the stator slots
B. applying two-phase supply across the two
windings
260. The direction of rotation of a hysteresis motor is
C. having different ratio of resistance to
determined by the
inductive reactance for the two windings
A. retentivity of the rotor material
supplied from a single-phase supply
B. amount of hysteresis loss
system
C. permeability of rotor material
D. connecting the two windings in series
D. position of shaded pole with respect to the
across a single phase supply
main pole

261. Speed of the universal motor is 268. In a split-phase capacitor-start induction motor,
a time-phase difference between the currents in
A. dependent on frequency of supply
the main and auxiliary winding is achieved by
B. proportional to frequency of supply
A. placing the two-windings at an angle of 90
C. independent of frequency of supply
degrees electrical in the stator slots
D. none of the above
B. applying two-phase supply across the two
windings
262. In the shaded pole squirrel cage-induction C. introducing capacitive reactance in the
motor, the flux in the unshaded part always auxiliary winding circuit
A. leads the flux in the unshaded pole D. connecting the two windings in series
segment across a single phase supply
B. is in phase with the flux in the unshaded
pole segment
C. lags the flux in the unshaded pole segment
269. The direction of rotation of an ordinary shaded
pole single-phase induction motor
D. none of the above
A. can be reversed by reversing the supply
terminal connections to the stator winding
263. Which of the following motor is an interesting B. cannot be reversed
example of beneficially utilizing a phenomenon C. can be reversed by open-circuiting the
that is often considered undesirable? shading rings
A. hysteresis motor D. can be reversed by short-circuiting the
B. reluctance motor shading rings
 A three-phase synchronous motor is measured
270. Direction of rotation of split-phase type single- by two wattmeters A and B. Wattmeter A reads
phase induction motor can be reversed by 28.6 kW and wattmeter B reads 46.5 kW. The
A. reversing the supply terminals connections input power of the motor is under excited and
B. reversing the connection of only the assumed constant. What are the readings of
auxiliary winding across the supply wattmeters A and B if the power factor is 85%
C. reversing the connections of either the and the motor is over-excited?
main winding or the auxiliary winding A. 48.6 kW, 26.5 kW
terminals B. 42.5 kW, 32.6 kW
D. reversing the connections of only the main C. 52.6 kW, 22.5 kW
winding across the supply terminals D. 51 kW, 24.1 kW

271. In a single-phase repulsion motor, torque is 277. EE Board Exam October 1991
developed on the rotor when the brush axis is A 3,600 volts three-phase star connected turbo
fixed synchronous generator of synchronous
A. at 90 degrees electrical with the stator field reactance of 0.5 ohm per phase and negligible
axis resistance is supplying 30,000 kVA at 0.8 pf
B. in alignment with the stator field axis lagging to a large power system. If the steam
C. at an acute angle with the stator field axis supply is cut-off, calculate the amount of
D. at 90 degrees mechanical with the stator current that the generator will then carry
field axis assuming negligible losses.
A. 3901 A C. 3094 A
B. 3823 A D. 3870 A
272. If the centrifugal switch of a resistance split-
phase induction motor fails to close when the
motor is de-energized, then 278. REE Board Exam October 1994
A. no starting torque will be developed when A wye-connected turbo alternator having a
supply is connected again across the motor synchronous reactance of 0.5 ohm and
terminals negligible resistance is connected to a large
B. a dangerously high current will flow through power system having a busbar voltage of 13.8
the main winding when supply is connected kV supplying a load of 15,000 kVA at 0.80
again across the motor terminals lagging power factor. If the steam supply is cut-
C. starting torque developed may not be off, the armature current will the machine carry
sufficient to enable the motor to restart assuming negligible losses?
D. the motor will develop high starting torque A. 256.55 A C. 384.26 A
when an attempt is made to restart B. 525.62 A D. 627.55 A

273. A dc series motor when connected across an 279. REE Board Exam October 1994
ac supply will A 1,000 kVA, 6,600 V wye-connected three-
A. develop torque in the same direction phase alternator having a reactance of 8.8
B. not develop any torque ohms and a negligible resistance is supplying
C. draw dangerously high current power to a constant frequency bus bar. The
D. develop a pulsating torque open-circuit emf at this instance is 4,311 V per
phase. If steam supply is suddenly cut-off, the
armature current in amperes is nearest to
274. To enable a dc series motor work satisfactorily
A. 57 C. 59
with an ac supply, the following modifications
B. 60 D. 56
should be done
A. The yoke and the poles should be
completely laminated 280. EE Board Exam October 1985
B. Only the poles should be made of An inductive load consumes 10 kW at 0.75 pf
laminated steel lagging. A synchronous motor with a pf of 0.9
C. The air-gap between the stator and the leading is connected in parallel with the
rotor be reduced inductive load. What is the minimum required
D. Compensating poles should be introduced kW size of the synchronous motor so that the
combined load will have a pf of 0.8 lagging?
SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS A. 1.068 kW C. 1.075 kW
B. 1.203 kW D. 1.109 kW
275. EE Board Exam April 1993
A single phase synchronous motor gives an
output of 9.46 kW at 0.9 lagging p.f. at 600- 281. EE Board Exam April 1980, April 1992
volts. If the stray power loss is 600 watts and An industrial plant draws 500 kW at 0.6 power
the field loss is 900 watts, while the effective factor from a 3-phase system. In order to raise
armature resistance is 0.6-ohm, calculate the the power factor to 0.866 lagging and to supply
efficiency of the synchronous motor. needed additional power, a synchronous motor
A. 82.35% C. 85.25% is added. This motor draws 300 kW, bringing
B. 81.24% D. 84.64% the new total plant load to 800 kW. Neglecting
the losses of the synchronous motor, calculate
its exact required kVA rating.
276. EE Board Exam April 1991
A. 363.24 kVA
 B. 345.23 kVA 289. An electric motor in which both the rotor and
C. 393.34 kVA stator fields rotate with the same speed is
D. 307.35 kVA called a/an ____ motor.
A. d.c.
282. EE Board Exam April 1988 B. Schrage
An existing industrial plant has an average load C. synchronous
of 900 kW at 0.6 pg lagging. To raise the D. universal
overall power factor to 0.92, a synchronous
motor driving a DC generator is to be installed. 290. While running, a synchronous motor is
If the input of the synchronous motor will be compelled to run at synchronous speed
250 kW, calculate its kVA input rating. because of
A. 753 kVA C. 723 kVA A. damping winding in its pole faces
B. 788 kVA D. 715 kVA B. magnetic locking between stator and rotor
poles
283. EE Board Exam October 1994 C. included e.m.f. in rotor field winding by
Power factor improvement may be achieved by stator flux
the use of D. compulsion due to Lenz’s law
A. synchronous motor
B. synchronous converter 291. The direction of rotation of a synchronous
C. long transmission line motor can be reserved by reversing
D. induction motor A. current to the field winding
B. supply phase sequence
284. EE Board Exam October 1993 C. polarity of rotor poles
A synchronous motor D. none of the above
A. will have a low power factor when run
below rated speed 292. When running under no-load condition and with
B. may have its speed varied by inserting a normal excitation, armature current Ia drawn by
rheostat in the DC field current a synchronous motor
C. will slow down with an increase in load A. leads the back e.m.f. Eb by a small angle
within the limits of its pull out torque B. is large
D. will take minimum line current at any load C. lags the applied voltage V by a small angle
when operating at unity power factor D. lags the resultant voltage ER by 90˚

285. EE Board Exam October 1990 293. The angle between the synchronously rotating
In starting a 500 HP, 2,300 volts, 3-phase stator flux and rotor poles of a synchronous
synchronous motor the field winding is initially motor is called ____ angle.
short circuited so as to A. synchronizing
A. provide better flux distribution in the air gap B. torque
B. increase induced voltage in fild winding C. power factor
C. produce much larger starting torque D. slip
D. lower voltage produced between layers of
the field 294. If load angle of a 4 pole synchronous motor is
8˚ (elect.), its value in mechanical degree is
286. EE Board Exam April 1990 ____.
A synchronous motor running without load is A. 4 C. 0.5
A. synchronous converter B. 2 D. 0.25
B. synchronous condenser
C. capacitor motor 295. The maximum value of torque angle in a
D. induction motor synchronous motor is ____ degrees electrical.
A. 45
287. In a synchronous motor, damper winding is B. 90
provided in order to C. between 45 and 90
A. stabilized rotor motion D. below 60
B. suppressed rotor oscillations
C. develop necessary starting torque 296. A synchronous motor running with normal
D. both B and C excitation adjusts to load essentially by
increases in its
288. In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of A. power factor
stator back e.m.f. Eb depends on B. torque angle
A. speed of the motor C. back e.m.f.
B. load on the motor D. armature current
C. both the speed and rotor flux
D. d.c. excitation only 297. When load on a synchronous motor running
with normal excitation is increased, armature
current drawn by it increases because
 A. back e.m.f. Eb becomes less than applied B. over-excited
voltage V C. under-excited
B. power factor is decreased D. all of the above
C. net resultant voltage ER in armature is
increased 306. If main field current of a salient-pole
D. motor speed is reduced synchronous motor fed from an infinite bus and
running at no-load is reduced to zero, it would
298. When load on a normally-excited synchronous A. come to a stop
motor is increased, its power factor tends to B. continue running at synchronous speed
A. approach unity C. run at sub-synchronous speed
B. become increasingly lagging D. run at super-synchronous speed
C. become increasingly leading
D. remain unchanged 307. In a synchronous machine when the rotor
speed becomes more than the synchronous
299. The effect of increasing load on a synchronous speed during hunting, the damping bars
motor running with normal excitation is to develop
A. increase both its Ia and p.f. A. synchronous motor torque
B. decrease Ia but increase p.f. B. d.c. motor torque
C. increase Ia but decrease p.f. C. induction motor torque
D. decrease both Ia and p.f. D. induction generator torque

300. Ignoring the effects of armature reaction if 308. In a synchronous motor, the rotor Cu losses are
excitation of a synchronous motor running with met by
constant load is increased, its torque angle A. motor input
must necessarily B. armature input
A. decrease C. supply lines
B. increase D. d.c. source
C. remain constant
D. become twice the no-load value 309. A synchronous machine is called a doubly-
excited machine because
301. If the field of a synchronous motor is under- A. it can be overexcited
excited, the power factor will be B. it has two sets of rotor poles
A. lagging C. both its rotor and stator are excited
B. leading D. it needs twice the normal exciting current
C. unity
D. more than unity 310. Synchronous capacitor is
A. an ordinary static capacitor bank
302. Ignoring the effects of armature reaction, if B. an over-excited synchronous motor driving
excitation of a synchronous motor running with mechanical load
constant load is decreased from its normal C. an over-excited synchronous motor
value it leads to running when mechanical load
A. increase in but decrease in Eb D. none of the above
B. increase in Eb but decrease in Ia
C. increase in both Ia and p.f. which is lagging Unsolved problems
D. increase in both Ia and 311. REE Board Exam September 2004
What is the percent slip of the synchronous
303. A synchronous motor connected to infinite bus- motor when running?
bars at constant full-load, 100% excitation and A. 3 C. 1
unity p.f. On changing the excitation only, the B. 2.5 D. 0
armature current will have
A. leading p.f. with under-excitation 312. The speed regulation of as synchronous motor
B. leading p.f. with over-excitation is
C. lagging p.f. with over-excitation A. unity
D. no change of p.f. B. zero
C. infinity
304. The V-curves of a synchronous motor show D. always less than one
relationship between
A. excitation current and back emf 313. Synchronous motors are to be used in situation
B. field current and p.f. where
C. dc field current and ac armature current A. the load is constant
D. armature current and supply voltage B. the load is required to be driven at very
high speeds
305. When a load on a synchronous motor is C. the load is to be driven at constant speed
increased, its armature currents is increased D. the starting torque requirement of the load
provided it is is very high
A. normally excited
SYNCHRONOUS CONVERTERS 322. One unique advantage of employing induction
314. EE Board Exam April 1994 regulator method for controlling the dc output
In a three phase synchronous converter, the voltage of a rotary converter is that it
ratio of the AC voltage to DC voltage is A. is extremely simple and relatively cheaper
A. 0.612 C. 0.50 B. responds instantaneously to changes in
B. 1.0 D. 0.707 load
C. can be used for inverters
315. EE Board Exam April 1992 D. gives voltage changes in exact jumps
A 500 kW, 600-V DC, 12-phase synchronous
converter operates as a direct converter at a full 323. The most commonly used connection for
load efficiency of 92% and a power factor of joining the six secondaries of a transformer
0.93. Calculate the AC voltage between slip used for 3-phase to 6-phase conversion is
rings and the AC current drawn from a 12- A. diametrical
phase transformer fed supply. B. zig-zag
A. 112 V, 229 A C. double star
B. 112 V, 215 A D. double-delta
C. 110 V, 229 A
D. 110 V, 215 A 324. The function of a cycloconverter is to convert
A. ac power into dc power
316. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. direct current into alternating current
A generator is rated 600 kVA, 240 V, 60 cycles, C. high ac frequency directly to low ac
3-phase, 6 poles and wye-connected. What will frequency
be the speed of the driving pulley if the driven D. a sine wave into a rectangular wave
and driving pulleys are 1 ft and 2 ft in diameter
respectively? 325. Major disadvantage of using three sets of
A. 2400 rpm C. 600 rpm SCRs for variable voltage speed control of a
B. 1200 rpm D. 900 rpm SCIM is the
2
A. considerable I R loss
317. REE Board Exam October 1998 B. poor power factor
The pulley of an old gen-set has a diameter of C. long delay of thyristor firing pulses
20 inches. The belt exerts a pull of 353 pounds D. necessity of using a processor
on the pulley. The gen-set runs at 900 rpm.
What is the approximate kW rating of the gen- 326. In the current fed frequency converter
set? arrangement for controlling the speed of an
A. 75 C. 200 individual SCIM, the direction of rotation can be
B. 250 D. 37.5 reversed by
A. changing the output frequency of the
318. The speed of a motor-generator set consisting inverter
of a 6-pole induction motor and a 4-pole dc B. altering the phase sequence of pulses that
generator fed from a 3-phase. trigger the d.c link current
A. 1000 C. 1500 C. interchanging any two line leads
B. 600 D. 3000 D. reversing the d.c link current

319. A rotary converter generally 327. In the chopper uses speed control method for a
A. combines the functions of an induction WRIM the motor speed inversely depends on
motor and a d.c. generator A. fixed resistor across the rectifier
B. has a set of slip – rings at both ends B. chopper switching frequency
C. has one armature and two fields C. chopper ON time TON
D. is a synchronous motor and a d.c. D. both B and C
generator combined
328. In the synchronous motor drive using current
320. The a.c. line current at slip-rings in a 6-phase, fed dc link
6-ring, rotary converter having 100% efficiency A. converter-2 functions as a self commutated
and unity p.f. is ____ times the d.c. current. inverter
A. 0.943 C. 0.236 B. converter-1 works as uncontrolled rectifier
B. 0.472 D. 1.414 C. converter-3 is a controlled rectifier
D. gate triggering of converter 2 is done at
321. A 3-phase supply can be converted into a 6- motor frequency
phase supply by joining the secondaries of the
3-phase transformer in 329. In the three cycloconverter drive of a
A. double delta synchronous motor
B. double star A. each cycloconverter produces a 3-phase
C. diametrical output
D. any of the above B. all cycloconverters act as voltage sources
C. a 3-phase controlled rectifier produces
field-exciting current
 D. air-gap flux is kept constant by controlling 340. The rotor of a stepper motor has no
stator currents only A. windings
B. commutator
SPECIAL MACHINES C. brushes
330. A single – stack, 4 – phase, 6 – pole VR stepper D. all of the above
motor will have a step angle of
A. 15º C. 45° 341. Wave excitation of a stepper motor results in
B. 30º D. 90º A. microstepping
B. half – stepping
331. In a three-stack 12/8 pole VR motor, the rotor C. increased step angle
pole pitch is D. reduced resolution
A. 15º C. 45°
B. 30º D. 60º 342. A stepper motor having a resolution of 300
steps/rev and running at 2400 rpm has a pulse
332. A three-stack VR stepper motor has a step rate of ____ pps.
angle of 10º. What is the number of rotor teeth A. 4000 C. 6000
in each stack? B. 8000 D. 10,000
A. 36º C. 18°
B. 24º D. 12° 343. The torque exerted by the rotor magnetic field
of a PM stepping motor with unexcited stator is
333. If a hybrid stepper motor has a rotor pitch of 36º called ____ torque.
and a step angle of 9º, the number of its A. reluctance
phases must be B. detent
A. 4 C. 3 C. holding
B. 2 D. 6 D. either B or C

334. What is the step angle of a permanent-magnet 344. A variable reluctance stepper motor is
stepper motor having 8 stator poles and 4 rotor constructed of ____ material with salient poles.
poles? A. paramagnetic
A. 60º C. 30° B. ferromagnetic
B. 45º D. 15º C. diamagnetic
D. non–magnetic
335. A stepping motor is a ____ device.
A. mechanical 345. Though structurally similar to a control
B. electrical transmitter, a control receiver differs from it in
C. analogue the following way
D. incremental A. it has 3-phase stator winding
B. it has a rotor of dumbbell construction
336. Operation of stepping motors at high speed is C. it has a mechanical damper on its shaft
referred to as D. it has a single-phase rotor excitation
A. fast forward C. inching
B. slewing D. jogging 346. The control ____ synchro has three-phase
winding both on its stator and rotor
337. Which of the following phase switching A. differential C. receiver
sequence represents half-step operation of a B. transformer D. transmitter
VR stepper motor?
A. A, B, C, A ……… 347. Regarding voltages induced in the three stator
B. A, C, B, A ………. windings of a synchro, which statement is
C. AB, BC, CA, AB ……… false?
D. A, AB, B, BC ……. A. they depend on rotor position
B. they are in phase
338. The rotational speed of a given stepper motor C. they differ in magnitude
is determined solely by the D. they are polyphase voltages
A. shaft load
B. step pulse frequency 348. The low-torque synchros cannot be used for
C. polarity of stator current A. torque transmission
D. magnitude of stator current B. error detection
C. instrument servos
339. A stepper motor may be considered as a ____ D. robot arm positioning
converter.
A. dc to ac 349. Which of the following synchros are used for
B. ac to ac error detection in a servo control system?
C. dc to ac A. control transmitter
D. digital-to-analogue B. control transformer
C. control receiver
D. both A and B
350. For torque transmission over a long distance 359. Squirrel-cage induction motor is finding
with the help of electrical wires, which of the increasing application in high-power servo
following two switches are used? systems because new methods have been
A. CX and CT found to
B. CX and CR A. increased its rotor resistance
C. CX and CD B. control its torque
D. CT and CD C. decrease its inertia
D. decouple its torque and flux
351. The arrangement required for producing a
rotation equal to the sum or difference of the 360. A six-pole, three-phase squirrel-cage induction
rotation of two shafts consist of the following motor is connected to a 60-cps supply. At full-
coupled synchros. load, the rotor’s induced emf makes 72
A. control transmitter complete cycles in 1 minute. Find the rotor
B. control receiver speed.
C. control differential transmitter A. 1176 rpm C. 1054 rpm
D. all of the above B. 1200 rpm D. 1124 rpm

352. Which of the following motor would suit 361. A 50 HP, 440 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz, 6-pole squirrel
applications where constant speed is cage induction motor is operating at full-load
absolutely essential to ensure a consistent and 0.8 pf. The full-load efficiency is 85% and
product? the percentage slip is 5%. Determine the full-
A. brushes dc motor load torque.
B. disk motor A. 214.55 N-m
C. permanent-magnet synchronous motor B. 206.72 N-m
D. stepper motor C. 312.47 N-m
D. 323.24 N-m
353. A switched reluctance motor differs from a VR
stepper motor in the sense that it 362. A synchronous motor is drawing 60 kW is
A. has rotor poles of ferromagnetic material connected in parallel with a load drawing 250
B. rotates continuously kW at a lagging power factor of 0.8. If the
C. is designed for open – loop operation only combined load has a power factor of 0.9, at
D. has lower efficiency what power factor is the synchronous motor
operating?
354. The electrical displacement between the two A. 0.862 leading
stator windings of a resolver is B. 0.849 leading
A. 120º C. 60° C. 0.868 leading
B. 90º D. 45º D. 0.874 leading

355. Which of the following motor runs from a low dc 363. A three-phase Y-connected synchronous motor
supply and has permanently magnetized with a line-to-line voltage of 440 V and a
salient poles on its rotor? synchronous speed of 900 rpm operates with a
A. permanent magnet dc motor power of 9 kW and a lagging power factor of
B. disk dc motor 0.8. The synchronous reactance per phase is
C. permanent magnet synchronous motor 10 ohms. Determine the torque angle in
D. brushless dc motor electrical degrees.
A. 36.33° C. 35.51°
B. 33.51° D. 38.46°
356. A dc servomotor is similar to a regular dc motor
except that its design is modified to cope with
A. electronic switching 364. A 10-hp, 230-V, three-phase Y-connected
B. slow speeds synchronous motor has a reactance of 3 ohms
C. static conditions per phase and a negligible resistance. To what
D. both B and C voltage must the motor is excited in order to
deliver full load at unity power factor and 90%
efficiency?
357. One of the basic requirements of a servomotor
A. 262 V C. 248 V
is that it must produce high torque at all
B. 254 V D. 242 V
A. loads C. speeds
B. frequencies D. voltages
365. A three-phase, star connected synchronous
motor takes 50 kW at 660 V, the power factor
358. The most common two-phase ac servomotor
being 0.8 lagging. This machine has a
differs from the standard ac induction motor
synchronous reactance of 1 ohm per phase
because it has
with a negligible resistance. If the emf is
A. higher rotor resistance
increased by 30%, the power taken remaining
B. higher power rating
the same, find the new leading current.
C. motor stator windings
A. 94.1 A C. 90.3 A
D. greater inertia
 B. 85.2 A D. 88.6 A B. 85.30% D. 83.20%

366. A 6.6 kV, Y-connected synchronous motor has 373. A 15-hp, 230 V, single phase synchronous
a synchronous reactance per phase of 10 ohms motor is taking a current of 50 A at a power
and a negligible resistance. For a certain load, factor of 0.85 leading. Effective resistance is
the motor draws 990 kW at normal voltage. At 0.2 ohm. If this motor drives a mechanical load
this load, the induced emf per phase is 5160 V. of 12 hp, determine its rotational losses.
Determine operating pf. A. 323 W C. 376 W
A. 0.478 C. 0.462 B. 340 W D. 314 W
B. 0.502 D. 0.518
374. A single-phase rotary converter has an output
367. A 75-hp, 600-volt, 1000-rpm, three-phase Y- voltage of 110 volts. Determine the line current
connected synchronous motor has an armature in the AC side when the machine delivers a DC
resistance of 0.05 ohm per phase and a output of 50 A. Assume the machine is
leakage reactance of 0.45 ohm per phase. The operating with a pf of 0.85 and efficiency of
efficiency at rated load, 80% pf leading is 92%. 95%.
Determine mechanical power developed within A. 70.71 A C. 87.57 A
the armature. B. 90.34 A D. 82.23 A
A. 64 kW C. 60 kW
B. 62 kW D. 67 kW 375. Three single-phase transformers connected
delta-delta fed a three-phase rotary converter
368. A 230 V, 60 Hz, 3-phase, Y-connected at 2,300 V. This converter supplies power to a
synchronous motor draws a current of 20 A and DC load that draws 100 kW at 250 V. If the
delivers 8 bhp. Armature resistance per phase rotary converter operates at an efficiency of
is 0.5 Ω. If the iron and friction losses amount 95% at unity pf, calculate the current in the
to 300 W, determine the operating power factor secondary windings of the transformer bank.
of the motor. A. 397 A C. 229 A
A. 0.809 C. 0.866 B. 355 A D. 249 A
B. 0.807 D. 0.862
376. A 4-phase star connected rotary converter
369. A 2200 V, 200 hp, 3-phase mesh connected operating at 0.90 efficiency and 0.85 power
synchronous motor is working on full load at an factor is connected across a 220 V, 60 Hz
efficiency of 0.88 and 0.8 pf leading. The mains and draws 50 A. Determine the DC load
armature reactance per phase is 5 ohms. current.
Determine the induced emf per phase. Neglect A. 208.46 A C. 216.37 A
resistance. B. 220.54 A D. 212.25 A
A. 2377 V C. 2380 V
B. 2345 V D. 2307 V 377. The dc output of a six-phase star-connected
converter is 500 kW at 400 V. If the pf and
370. A 500-hp, 2200 V, 3-phase, star-connected efficiency of the machine is 0.866 and 0.92
synchronous motor has a synchronous respectively, determine the ac current drawn
impedance of 0.3 + j3 Ω per phase. Determine from the supply.
the induced emf per phase if the motor works A. 762 A C. 732 A
on full load with an efficiency of 94% and a B. 740 A D. 729 A
power factor of 0.8 leading.
A. 1360 V C. 1402 V 378. A 600 kW, 6-phase, Y-connected, 18-pole,
B. 1354 V D. 1522 V synchronous converter has simplex lap wound
armature with 1000 conductors. The flux per
371. An alternator rated 530-kVA, is operating at pole is 60 mWb. The machine runs at 600 rpm
0.60 pf lagging. A synchronous condenser is in at rated load. Determine the ac current in the
parallel to improve the pf to 90% lagging. slip rings. Assume the operating power factor
Determine the operating power factor of the and efficiency of the machine equal to 1.0 and
synchronous condenser. Assume the alternator 0.9 respectively.
is not supposed to be overloaded. A. 496.21 A C. 462.25 A
A. 0.546 leading B. 488.42 A D. 472.07 A
B. 0.447 leading
C. 0.643 leading 379. A 4-pole 230-V, 60 Hz, three-phase induction
D. 0.593 leading motor directly drives a 6-pole alternator.
Determine the output frequency. Assume a slip
372. A 230-V, 60-Hz, single-phase synchronous of 3% in the motor.
motor is taking a current of 20 A at 0.866 A. 90.0 Hz C. 86.6 Hz
lagging p.f. Effective armature resistance is 0.3 B. 88.4 Hz D. 87.3 Hz
ohm. Iron and friction losses amount to 450 W.
Determine the efficiency of the motor at this 380. A three-phase rotary converter delivers 150 A
load. Neglect losses in the excitation. at 500 V dc. Determine the current on the AC
A. 86.15% C. 88.52%
 side if the operating power factor of the and a reactance of 25 ohms per phase.
machine is 0.8 and the efficiency is 90% Determine the induced emf when fully loaded at
A. 179 A C. 189 A 0.8 power factor lagging.
B. 157 A D. 196 A A. 5521 V C. 5475 V
B. 5362 V D. 5582 V
381. An open delta bank is serving a three-phase
rotary converter. The converter supplies 175 A 389. If Ns is the synchronous speed and s the slip,
of current to 1.4 ohm dc resistive load. If the then actual running speed of an induction motor
machine draws an AC current of 100 A at 0.8 pf will be
lagging, determine minimum size of A. Ns C. (1 – s)Ns
transformer needed. B. sNs D. (Ns – 1)s
A. 15.0 kVA C. 25.9 kVA
B. 24.7 kVA D. 19.4 kVA 390. When the synchronous motor has a leading
power factor, the generated emf is ____ than
382. The percent slip of an induction motor is the the applied voltage.
ratio A. equal
A. rotor copper loss / rotor power input B. greater
B. stator copper loss / stator power input C. lesser
C. stator copper loss / rotor power output D. none of these
D. rotor copper loss / stator copper loss
391. The word TEFC stands for
383. An 80 kW, 440 volts, 3-phase Y connected, 60 A. totally enclosed frequency controlled
Hz, 4-pole synchronous motor has a B. torque, energy, frequency controlled
synchronous reactance of 3-ohm per phase. C. totally enclosed fused cooled
Calculate the torque in Newton-meter if it is D. totally enclosed fan cooled
operating at rated condition at 92% efficiency.
A. 714 C. 571 392. Synchronous motor are
B. 135 D. 461 A. self-starting
B. not self-starting
384. A 220 volts single phase induction motor draws C. essentially self-starting
current of 10 amps at 0.75 pf. A capacitor of 50 D. none of these
F is connected in order to improve the power
factor. What is the new power factor? 393. The motor in which stator and rotor magnetic
A. 0. 866 leading field rotate at the same speed is
B. 0.866 lagging A. induction motor
C. 0.95 lagging B. universal motor
D. 0.95 leading C. reduction motor
D. synchronous motor
385. A test is performed on a 230 volts, delta
connected synchronous motor having 92% 394. An over-excited synchronous motor takes
efficiency and 85% power factor. With 6 volts A. lagging current
dc impressed across its terminals, the current B. leading current
reading is 90 amperes. Determine the ohmic C. lagging and leading current
resistance per phase. D. none of these
A. 0.067 /phase
B. 0.44 /phase
395. In a synchronous motor, which loss does not
C. 0.1 /phase
vary with load?
D. 0.15 /phase
A. copper losses
B. hysteresis losses
386. A synchronous motor operates continuously on C. windage losses
the following duty cycle: 50 hp for 10 sec, 100 D. none of the above
hp for 10 sec, 150 hp for 5 sec, 120 hp for 20
sec, idling for 14 sec. What would be the size of
396. Squirrel cage induction motor differs from the
motor to be used?
slip ring type in that it has no
A. 90 hp C. 150 hp
A. slip rings
B. 100 hp D. 120 hp
B. windings on the stator
C. rotor winding
387. A polyphase motor may be protected against D. rotating part
reversal of rotation by using a
A. reverse speed relay
397. A 3- synchronous motor runs at full-load speed
B. reverse power relay
of 1200 rpm. If the load is reduced to one-half
C. reverse phase relay
of rated, calculate its speed regulation.
D. reverse current relay
A. 100% C. 0%
B. 50% D. 86.6%
388. A 1000 kVA, 11 kV, 3-phase, Y-connected
synchronous motor has a resistance of 3 ohms
398. An industrial load is taking 500 kW at 0.6 A. 7.5 ohms
lagging p.f. is desired to raise the p.f. to 0.866 B. 9 ohms
lagging using a synchronous machine whose C. 15 ohms
power input is 300 kW. Calculate the kVA rating D. none of these
of the motor required for such operation and
the power factor at whuch the motor will 409. EE Board Exam April 1990
operate. A 6-pole, 3-phase, 60 cycle alternator has 12
A. 365 kVA, 0.826 leading slots per pole and four conductors per slot. The
B. 365 kVA, 0.778 leading winding is 5/6 pitch. There are 2,500,000
C. 305 kVA, 0.826 leading Maxwells entering the armature from each
D. 380 kVA, 0.866 leading North Pole, and this flux is sinusoidally
distributed along the air gap. The armature coils
399. A 3–phase, 440-volts, 50 Hz induction motor are all-connected in series. The winding is wye-
has 4% slip. What is the frequency of the rotor connected. Determine the open circuit emf of
induced emf? the alternator.
A. 200 Hz C. 2 Hz A. 532.1 V C. 512.4 V
B. 50 Hz D. 0.2 Hz B. 504.2 V D. 572.4 V

400. What is the ratio of maximum to full-load torque 410. EE Board Exam April 1995
in a motor having a slip of 5% at full-load and A 1200 kVA, 6600 volt, 3-phase, Y-connected
25% at maximum torque? alternator has an effective resistance of 0.40
A. 15 C. 3 ohm and a reactance of 6 ohms per phase. It
B. 2.6 D. 5.2 delivers full load current of 0.80 lagging power
factor at rated voltage. What will be the terminal
401. A 3Φ 6-pole induction motor has a nameplate voltage for the same excitation and load current
speed of 1160 rpm, what is its full-load slip? if the power factor is 0.80 leading?
A. 2.58% C. 3.59% A. 4560 V C. 7898 V
B. 3.3% D. 1.4% B. 9878 V D. 4250 V

402. A 3Φ, induction motor is wound for 4 poles and 411. REE Board Exam March 1998
is supplied from a 50 Hz system. What is the A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90%
rotor frequency when rotor runs at 1410 rpm? power factor. The effective resistance is 1.5
A. 3 Hz C. 2.9 Hz times the ohmic resistance. The ohmic
B. 2.5 Hz D. 3.5 Hz resistance is obtained by connecting two
terminals to a DC source. The current and
voltage are 87.6 A and 6 V respectively. What
403. is the effective resistance per phase?The
A. C. generator is wye-connected.
B. D. A. 0.0513 ohm C. 0.342 ohm
B. 0.0685 ohm D. 0.0617
404. ohm
A. C.
B. D. 412. REE Board Exam October 1997
To get the armature resistance of a 100 MW,
405. 13.89 kV and 90% power factor generator, two
A. C. terminals are connected to a DC source. The
B. D. measured current and voltage are 87.6
amperes and 6 volts respectively. What is the
DC resistance per phase?
Question Bank in AC GENERATORS A. 0.0223 ohm C. 0.0685
ohm
406. EE Board Exam October 1990 B. 0.0342 ohm D. 0.0617
What is the speed of a 100 kW, 230-volt, three- ohm
phase, four-pole, 60 Hz alternator?
A. 450 rpm C. 1200 rpm 413. EE Board Exam October 1991
B. 900 rpm D. 1800 rpm Determine the efficiency of a 1500 kVA, 2300
V, 3-phase, Y-connected alternator, which
407. REE Board Exam April 1997 operates at rated output with a power factor of
A six-pole, 3-phase AC generator has 72 slots, 80%. The DC armature resistance at 70°C
the coil span is 12. What is the pitch factor? between terminals is 0.08 ohm. The field takes
A. 1.000 C. 0.985 70 A at 120 V from the exciter equipment.
B. 0.939 D. 0.966 Friction and windage losses are 15 kW, iron
loss is 35 kW and stray load losses are 1.5 kW.
Assume the effective armature winding
408. REE Board Exam October 1994 resistance is 1.5 times the DC value.
A 30 MVA, 15 kV three-phase alternator will A. 94.56% C. 93.35%
have a per phase nominal impedance of ____. B. 90.31% D. 92.62%
414. EE Board Exam April 1994 420. EE Board Exam October 1981
A three-phase, 11-kV wye-connected Two alternators are operating in parallel
synchronous alternator has a synchronous supplying a common load of 425 kW at 0.85
reactance of 8 ohms per phase but negligible power factor lagging. Alternator A contributes
resistance. If the excitation is such that the 600 kVAR at 0.92 power factor lagging. Solve
open circuit voltage is 14 kV, determine the for the power factor of alternator B.
power factor at the maximum output. A. 0.813 lagging
A. 0.786 C. 0.793 B. 0.834 lagging
B. 0.772 D. 0.708 C. 0.804 lagging
D. 0.820 lagging
415. EE Board Exam April 1994
A three-phase AC generator is supplying power 421. EE Board Exam April 1988
to a load of 3200 kW at 230 volts and a power SipalayMines, has two 3-phase, 60 H AC
factor of 60%. Assume that the loss of the line, generators operating in parallel. The first unit
the generator armature and the load is equal to has a capacity of 1000 kVA and the second unit
the 10% of the load, what would be the savings has a capacity of 1500 kVA. The first is driven
in watts if the power factor were raised to 80%? by a prime mover so adjusted that the
A. 100,000 C. 80,000 frequency falls from 61 Hz at no-load to 59.6 Hz
B. 140,000 D. 230,000 at full-load. The second has a different speed-
load characteristics, the frequency falls from
416. EE Board Exam April 1992 61.4 Hz at no-load to 59.2 Hz at full-load. When
A three-phase turbo alternator has a reactance these alternators are jointly delivering 2000 kW,
of 15 ohms and negligible resistance, the what is the load of each generator?
machine draws an armature current of 250 A. 884 kW, 1116 kW
amperes at 0.8 pf lagging when running on B. 867 kW, 1133 kW
12,000 volts infinite bus-bars. If the steam C. 915 kW, 1085 kW
admission is constant but the emf is raised by D. 804 kW, 1196 kW
20%, calculate the new operating pf.
A. 0.547 C. 0.509 422. REE Board Exam March 1998
B. 0.586 D. 0.575 Two alternators are driven by shunt motors.
The shunt motors have speed-load droop
417. EE Board Exam April 1980 characteristics of 3% and 4% respectively. The
A standby Diesel generator set will have the alternators are in parallel and each carrying 50
following loads: inductive load drawing 50 kVA kW. There is no automatic speed-load control.
at 0.8 power factor; Lighting load drawing 20 An additional 50 kW is switched on. What are
kVA at 1.0 power factor. At what power factor the resulting loads of the alternators assuming
will the generator operate? that the speed-load control of each is not
A. 0.855 lagging adjusted?
B. 0.872 lagging A. 78.57 kW, 71.43 kW
C. 0.821 lagging B. 82.51 kW, 67.49 kW
D. 0.894 lagging C. 75 kW, 75 kW
D. 80.31 kW, 69.69 kW
418. EE Board Exam April 1992
A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a 423. EE Board Exam April 1989
parallel circuit consisting of a 20 hp motor There are two alternators, 100 kW, 3-phase in
whose efficiency is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and parallel are driven by shunt motors whose
a second load that draws an apparent power of speed-load droop characteristics are as follows:
7 kVA at unity pf. Determine the system Alternator no. 1: no-load speed 600 rpm and
reactive power. the full-load speed 530 rpm; while alternator no.
A. 23.582 kVAR C. 10.341 2: no-load speed 590 rpm and the full-load 550
kVAR rpm. For what load will the alternators divide
B. 12.435 kVAR D. 20.384 the load equally?
kVAR A. 62.45 kW C. 67.54 kW
B. 68.78 kW D. 64.67 kW
419. EE Board Exam October 1980
Two alternators A and B are operating in 424. EE Board Exam April 1989
parallel supplying a load drawing 1000 kVA at There are two alternators, 100 kW, 3-phase in
0.80 power factor lagging. If alternator A parallel are driven by shunt motors whose
contributes 500 kVA at 0.60 power factor speed-load droop characteristics are as follows:
lagging, determine the power factor of Alternator no. 1: no-load speed 600 rpm and
alternator B. the full-load speed 530 rpm; while alternator no.
A. 0.928 lagging 2: no-load speed 590 rpm and the full-load 550
B. 0.852 lagging rpm. What is the greatest load that can be
C. 0.901 lagging delivered without overloading either alternator?
D. 0.977 lagging A. 171.43 kW C. 177.54 kW
B. 168.78 kW D. 164.67 kW
425. ECE Board Exam April 1998 431. The frequency of voltage generated by an
Find the frequency in kilocyles per second in alternator having 4-poles and rotating at 1800
the armature of a 10 pole, 1,200 rpm generator. r.p.m. is ____ Hertz.
A. 1000.0 C. 10.00 A. 60 C. 120
B. 100.0 D. 0.100 B. 7200 D. 450

426. A certain 3-phase, star-connected, 1,000 kVA, 432. A 50-Hz alternator will run at the greatest
11,000 volt alternator has rated current of 52.5 possible speed if it is wound for ____ poles.
amperes. The dc resistance of the winding per A. 8 C. 4
phase is 0.3 ohm. The test results are given B. 6 D. 2
below:
Field current Line voltage 433. The main disadvantage of using short-pitch in
OC Test 12.5 A 422 volts alternators is that it
SC Test 12.5 A 52.5 A A. reduces harmonics in the generated
Determine the full-load voltage regulation at voltage
unity power factor B. reduces the total voltage around the
A. 0.44% C. 0.64% armature coils
C. produces asymmetry in the three phase
B. 0.54% D. 0.74% windings
D. increases Cu of end connections

427. A 10 MVA, 10 kV, 3-phase, 50 Hz, 1,500 rpm 434. Three-phase alternators are invariably Y-
alternator is parallel with each other much connected because
greater capacity. The moment of inertia of the A. magnetic losses are minimized
5 2
rotor is 2 x 10 kg-m and the synchronous B. less turns of wire are required
reactance of the machine is 40%. Calculate the C. smaller conductors can be used
natural time of oscillation. D. higher terminal voltage is obtained
A. 8.3 ms C. 10.3 ms
435. The winding of a 4-pole alternator having 36
B. 9.3 ms D. 11.3 ms slots and a coil span of 1 to 8 is short-pitched
by ___ degrees.
A. 140 C. 20
B. 80 D. 40
428. A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has
a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase
and a negligible resistance. At a certain field 436. If an alternator winding has a fractional pitch of
current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV 5/6, the coil span is ____ degrees.
per phase. At this excitation, calculate the A. 300 C. 30
maximum power that can be produced. B. 150 D. 60
A. 12 MW C. 11 MW
437. The harmonic which would be totally eliminated
B. 10 MW D. 9.8 MW from the alternator e.m.f. using a fractional
pitch of 4/5 is
rd th
A. 3 C. 5
th th
B. 7 D. 9
429. A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has
a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase
and a negligible resistance. At a certain field 438. For eliminating 7th harmonic from the e.m.f.
current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV wave of an alternator, the fractional-pitch must
per phase. At this excitation, calculate the be ____.
maximum current. A. 2/3 C. 7/8
A. 2.83 kA C. 4.83 kA B. 5/6 D. 6/7

B. 3.83 kA D. 5.83 kA 439. If, in an alternator, chording angle for

th
fundamental flux wave is α, its value for 5
harmonic is
A. 5α C. 25α
430. A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has B. α/5 D. α/25
a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase
and a negligible resistance. At a certain field
current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV 440. Regarding distribution factor of an armature
per phase. At this excitation, calculate the winding of an alternator which is statement is
power factor at maximum power. false?
A. 0.853 C. 0.873 A. it decreases the distribution of coils
(slot/pole) increases
B. higher its value, higher the induced e.m.f
B. 0.863 D. 0.843 per phase
 C. it is not affected by the type of winding 2400 V and rated terminal voltage of 3000 V is
either lap or wave ____.
D. its not affected the number of turns per coil A. 20 C. 150
B. -20 D. -26.7
441. When speed of alternator is changed from 3600
r.p.m. to 1800 r.p.m. the generated 450. If, in a 3-Ф alternator, a field current of 50 A
e.m.f./phase will become produces a full-load armature current of 200 A
A. one-half C. four times on short-circuit and 1730 V on open circuit,
B. twice D. one-fourth then its synchronous impedance is ____ ohm.
A. 8.66 C. 5
442. The magnitude of the three voltages drops in B. 4 D. 34.6
an alternator due to armature resistance,
leakage reactance and armature reaction is 451. The power factor of an alternator is determined
solely determined by by its
A. load current, Ia A. speed
B. p.f. of the load B. load
C. whether it is a lagging or leading p.f. load C. excitation
D. field construction of the alternator D. prime mover

443. Armature reaction in an alternator primarily 452. For proper parallel operation a.c. polyphase
affects alternators must have the same
A. rotor speed A. speed C. kVA rating
B. terminal voltage B. voltage rating D. excitation
C. frequency of armature current
D. generated voltage per phase 453. Of the following conditions, the one which does
NOT have to be met by the alternators working
444. Under no-load condition, power drawn by the in parallel is
prime mover of an alternator goes to A. terminal voltage of each machine must be
A. produce induced e.m.f in armature winding the same
B. meet no load loss B. the machine must have the same phase
C. produce power in the armature rotation
D. meet Cu losses both in armature and rotor C. the machine must operate at the same
windings frequency
D. the machine must have equal rating
445. As load p.f of an alternator becomes more
leading, the value of generated voltage 454. After wiring up two 3-Ф alternators, you
required to give rated terminal voltage checked their frequency and voltage and found
A. increases them to be equal. Before connecting them in
B. remains unchanged parallel, you would
C. decreases A. check turbine phase
D. varies with rotor speed B. check phase rotation
C. lubricate everything
446. With a load p.f. of unity, the effect of armature D. check steam pressure
reaction on the main-field flux of an alternator is
A. distortional 455. Zero power factor method of an alternator is
B. magnetizing used to find its
C. demagnetizing A. efficiency
D. nominal B. voltage regulation
C. armature resistance
447. At lagging loads, armature reaction in an D. synchronous impedance
alternator is
A. cross-magnetizing 456. Some engineers prefer ‘lamps bright’
B. demagnetizing synchronization to ‘lamps dark’ synchronization
C. non-effective because
D. magnetizing A. brightness of lamps can be judged easily
B. it gives sharper and more accurate
448. At leading p.f., the armature flux in an alternator synchronization
____ the rotor flux. C. flicker is more pronounced
A. opposes D. it can be performed quickly
B. aids
C. distorts 457. It is never advisable to connect a stationary
D. does not affect alternatorto live bus-bars because it
A. is likely to run as synchronous motor
449. The voltage regulation of an alternator having B. will get short-circuited
0.75 leading p.f. load, no-load induced e.m.f of C. will decrease bus-bar voltage through
momentarily
 D. will disturb generated e.m.fs. of other B. ac
alternators connected in parallel C. both dc and ac
D. none of these
458. Two identical alternators are running in parallel
and carry equal loads. If excitation of one 467. The ac armature winding of an alternator
alternator is increased without changing its operates at ____ the field winding.
steam supply , then A. the same as
A. it will keepsupplying almost the same load B. much lesser voltage than
B. kVAR supplied by it would decrease C. much higher voltage than
C. its p.f. will increase D. none of the above
D. kVA supplied by it would decrease
468. The salient-pole construction for field structure
459. Keeping its excitation constant, if steam supply of an alternator is generally used for ____
of an alternator running in parallel with another machine.
identical alternator is increased, then A. 2-pole
A. it would over-run the other alternator B. 4-pole
B. its rotor will fall back in phase with respect C. 8-pole
to the other machine D. none of these
C. it will supply greater portion of the load
D. its power factor would be decreased 469. An alternator is sometimes called ____
generator.
460. The load sharing between two steam-driven A. synchronous
alternators operating in parallel may be B. asynchronous
adjusted by varying the C. Rosenberg
A. field strengths of the alternators D. none of these
B. power factors of the alternators
C. steam supply to their prime movers 470. A turbo-alternator uses
D. speed of the alternators A. salient-pole field structure
B. non-salient-pole field structure
461. Squirrel-cage bars placed in the rotor pole C. rotating ac armature winding
faces of an alternator help reduce hunting D. none of the above
A. above synchronous speed only
B. below synchronous speed only 471. The non-salient pole field construction is used
C. above and below synchronous speed both for ____ generator.
D. none of the above A. low-speed
B. medium-speed
462. For a machine on infinite bus active power can C. high-speed
be varied by D. none of these
A. changing field excitation
B. changing of prime mover speed 472. The ac armature winding of an alternator is
C. both A and B above A. always star-connected
D. none of the above B. generally delta-connected
C. star-delta connected
463. Majority of alternators in the use have D. none of the above
A. revolving ac armature winding
B. stationary field type construction 473. Low-speed alternators are driven by
C. revolving field type construction A. hydraulic turbines
D. none of the above B. steam engines
C. steam turbines
464. The stator of an alternator is identical to that of D. none of these
a
A. dc generator 474. High-speed alternators are driven by
B. 3-phase induction motor A. diesel engines
C. 1-phase induction motor B. hydraulic turbines
D. Rosenberg generator C. steam turbines
D. none of these
465. The stator of an alternator rarely uses ____
slots. 475. The air-gap in an alternator is ____ in an
A. wide-open type induction machine.
B. semi-closed type A. much shorter than
C. closed type B. much longer than
D. none of these C. about the same as
D. none of these
466. The field winding of an alternator is ____
excited. 476. The stator of an alternator is wound for ____ on
A. dc the rotor.
 A. more number of poles than
B. less number of poles than 486. The synchronous reactance of an alternator
C. the same number of poles as ____ as the iron is saturated.
D. none of the above A. decreases
B. increases
477. Turbo-alternators have rotors of C. remains unchanged
A. small diameter and long axial length D. none of the above
B. large diameter and long axial length
C. large diameter and small axial length 487. In an alternator, the effect of armature reaction
D. same diameter and axial length is minimum at power factor of ____.

478. The rotor of a turbo-alternator is made A. 0.866 lagging C. 0.5 lagging

cylindrical in order to reduce ____. B. 0.866 leading D. unity
A. eddy current loss
B. hysteresis loss 488. If the lagging load p.f. of an alternator is
C. windage losses decreased, the demagnetizing effect of
D. none of these armature reaction ____.
A. remains the same
479. The number of cycles generated in a 6-pole B. is decreased
alternator in one revolution is C. is increased
A. 3 D. none of these
B. 6
C. 50 489. A 3-phase alternator generates an open-circuit
D. none of these phase voltage of 4000 V when exciting current
is 50 A; the short-circuit current for the same
480. The speed at which a 6-pole alternator should excitation being 800 A. The synchronous
be driven to generator 50 cycles per second is reactance per phase is
A. 1,500 rpm A. 80 ohms
B. 1,000 rpm B. 5 ohms
C. 500 rpm C. 15 ohms
D. none of these D. none of these

481. The frequency of emf generated in an 8-pole 490. A 30 MVA, 15 kV alternator will have a per
alternator running at 900 rpm is phase nominal impedance of
A. 50 Hz A. 9 ohms
B. 60 Hz B. 15 ohms
C. 120 Hz C. 7.5 ohms
D. none of these D. none of these

482. In case of a 4-pole machine, 1 mechanical 491. When load on an alternator is increased, the
degree corresponds to ____ electrical degree. terminal voltage increases if the load pf is
A. 2 A. unity C. leading
B. 4 B. lagging D. zero
C. 8
D. none of these 492. The efficiency of the turbo-alternator ____ with
increase in speed.
483. For the same rating, the size of low-speed A. decreases
alternator is ____ that of high-speed alternator. B. increases
A. about the same C. remains unchanged
B. more than D. none of the above
C. less than
D. none of these 493. The full-load efficiency of the alternator ____
with the size of the machine.
484. The synchronous reactance of an alternator is A. increases
due to ____. B. decreases
A. leakage flux C. remains unchanged
B. d.c. field excitation D. none of the above
C. armature reaction
D. none of the above 494. For the same power rating, an alternator is
____ that of a dc generator.
485. The synchronous reactance of an alternator is A. larger in size than
generally ____ armature resistance. B. smaller in size than
A. 5 times smaller than C. of the same size as
B. 5 times greater than D. none of the above
C. 10 to 100 times greater than
D. 10 times smaller than
495. In the armature winding of an alternator, the C. output kW will change
coil span falls short of full-pitch by 60° D. none of the above
(electrical). The pitch factor is
A. 0.866 505. The distribution of load between two alternators
B. 0.5 operating in parallel can be changed by
C. 0.25 changing
D. none of these A. phase sequence
B. field excitation of alternators
496. A 3-phase alternator has 3 slots per pole. The C. driving torques of prime movers
distribution factor of the winding is D. none of the above
A. 0.866
B. 0.5 506. When a number of alternators are operating in
C. 1 parallel, the power factor at which each
D. none of these operates is determined by
A. power factor of the load
497. The disadvantage of a short-pitched coil is that B. driving torque of the prime mover
A. harmonics are introduced C. its field excitation
B. waveform becomes non-sinusoidal D. none of the above
C. voltage round the coil is reduced
D. none of the above 507. If the excitation of an alternator operating in
parallel with other alternators is increased
498. The voltage regulation of an alternator for a pf above the normal value of excitation, its
of 0.8 lagging is ____ at unity pf.
A. greater than A. pf becomes more lagging
B. smaller than B. pf becomes more leading
C. the same as C. output current decreases
D. none of these D. output kW decreases

499. The voltage regulation of an alternator is larger 508. The voltage of the bus-bar to which several
than that of a dc generator because of alternators are paralleled may be raised by
A. larger armature resistance simultaneously ____ of all alternators.
B. large leakage reactance A. increasing field excitation
C. complex effects of armature reaction B. decreasing field excitation
D. none of the above C. increasing input to prime movers
D. decreasing input to prime movers
500. The per phase dc armature resistance of an
alternator is 0.5 ohm. The effective ac armature 509. The frequency of the system with which several
resistance would be about alternators are paralleled can be increased by
A. 0.5 ohm C. 4 ohms simultaneously ____ of all generators.
B. 0.75 ohm D. 0.25 ohm A. increasing field excitation
B. decreasing field excitation
501. The dc armature resistance of a Y-connected C. increasing the speed of prime movers
alternator measured across its two terminals is D. decreasing the speed of prime movers
0.5 ohm. The per phase resistance is
A. 0.5 ohm C. 0.25 ohm 510. The alternators driven by ____ do not have a
B. 1 ohm D. 1.5 ohms tendency to hunt.
A. diesel engines
502. The dc armature resistance of a delta- B. water turbines
connected alternator measured across its two C. steam turbines
terminals is 1 ohm. The per phase dc D. none of these
resistance is
A. 3 ohms 511. Damper windings are used in alternators to
B. 1.5 ohms A. prevent hunting
C. 0.33 ohm B. reduce windage losses
D. none of these C. achieve synchronism
D. none of the above
503. The under excited alternator supplies ____.
A. lagging VAR 512. The rating of an alternator is expressed in
B. leading VAR A. kW C. kVA
C. no reactive power B. HP D. kVAR
D. none of the above
Unsolved problems
504. If the excitation of an alternator operating in 513. REE Board Exam September 2004
parallel with other alternators is decreased, its A 3,600 V, 500 kVA, 60 Hz, 3-phase Y-
A. pf becomes more leading connected generator on test yields the following
B. pf becomes more lagging results: Mechanical and iron losses is 10 kW;
 field current at full load 100% p.f. is 50 A; field A. 750 rpm C. 3000 rpm
current at full-load 80% p.f. is 70 A; resistance B. 1500 rpm D. 1440 rpm
per phase of armature winding is 0.4 ohm. The
exciter voltage is constant at 120 volts and
voltage current is control is done by means of 523. The magnitude of the resultant magnetic field
rheostat. Determine the full-load armature produced by a three-phase current flowing
current at 80% lagging p.f. through a three-phase winding is equal to
A. 96.5 A C. 64.2 A A. the maximum value of flux due to any one
B. 99.8 A D. 80.2 A phase
B. 1.5 times the maximum value of flux due to
514. A 4-pole, 1200 rpm alternator will generate emf any one phase
at C. half the value of maximum flux due to any
A. 50 Hz C. 60 Hz one phase
B. 40 Hz D. 25 Hz D. twice the maximum value of flux due to any
one phase

515. The span for a full-pitch coil wound for six poles 524. Voltage regulation of an alternator may be
is negative when
A. 180 degrees mechanical A. the load power factor is lagging
B. 90 degrees mechanical B. the load power factor is leading
C. 60 degrees mechanical C. it is loaded beyond its full-load capacity
D. 45 degrees mechanical D. the machine is run at very low speeds

516. The pitch factor for a two-thirds short-pitch coil

is 525. Pitch factor for 5/6 short pitch coil is
A. 0.5 C. 0.866 A. 0.966 C. 1.0
B. 0.66 D. 0.707 B. 0.833 D. 3.454

517. The armature flux opposes the main field flux 526. Distribution factor for a winding having 3
when the load power factor is slots/pole/phase and a slot angle of 20 degrees
A. unity C. zero is
leading A. 0.96 C. 0.5
B. zero lagging D. 0.8 leading B. 1.0 D. 0.707

518. The armature flux helps the main field flux 527. Armature reaction in an electrical machine is
when the load power factor is the effect of
A. unity C. 0.8 lagging A. armature flux on the main flux
B. zero lagging D. zero B. heat produced on the armature windings
leading
C. armature current on the output
519. A commercial alternator has D. armature flux on the output
A. rotating armature and stationary field
528. An infinite bus-bar should maintain
B. stationary armature and rotating field A. infinite frequency and infinite voltage

C. both armature and field rotating B. constant frequency and constant voltage
D. both armature and field stationary C. constant frequency but variable voltage
D. variable frequency and variable voltage
520. The stator core of a synchronous machine is
made up of laminated sheets to
A. increase the magnitude of flux produced 529. ______ refers to an AC generator.
A. Commutator C. Rotor
B. make the machine lighter in weight B. Motor (AC) D. Alternator
C. minimize the eddy current loss
D. minimize the hysteresis loss
530. In huge alternators, the moving part is
521. In alternators damper windings are used to A. brushes
A. reduce eddy current loss B. armature
B. prevent hunting C. poles
C. make the rotor dynamically balanced D. none of the above
D. reduce armature reaction
531. In case of alternator, the stator frame serves
522. A 4 –pole 50-Hz synchronous machine runs at A. to protect the whole machine
 B. as a return path for the flux
C. to hold the armature stampings 541. Steam turbo-alternators are much smaller in
D. to ventilate the armature size than water-turbine alternators for a given
output. This is so because
532. Alternators mostly wotk on rotating field type A. steam turbo alternators are built with
principle which is different from d.c. machines smaller capacities
where the field is stationary. Therefore B. steam turbo alternators run at high speed
alternators C. steam turbo alternators have long rotors
A. don’t obey Faraday’s law D. all of these
B. work on Faraday’s law
C. do not obey Lenz’s law 542. For a coil having a span of 2/3 or pole pitch, the
D. obey Lenz’s law coil span factor is
A. 0.8 C. 0.786
533. High speed alternators have a rotor B. 0.866 D. 0.966
construction
A. similar to d.c. machines
B. of non-salient type 543. Distributing the armature winding in alternators
C. of salient-type is more than one number of slots per pole per
D. none of the above phase results in
A. reduction of irregularities produced in the
534. The voltage applied to the field of a rotating waveform
cylindrical rotor type alternators is B. economy of materials used in the winding
A. high d.c. voltage
B. high a.c. voltage C. less weight of the entire armature
C. low d.c. voltage D. increased of generated emf per phase
D. low a.c. voltage
544. When the power factor of load is unity, the
535. Alternators are generally designed to generate armature flux of an alternator will be
A. variable frequency A. demagnetizing
B. definite currents B. square wave form
C. definite frequencies C. cross-magnetizing
D. definite power factor D. none of the above

536. The standard practice, nowadays in alternators 545. An alternator is capable of delivering power at a
is to have particular frequency. The frequency can be
A. rotating field increased by
B. rotating armature A. increasing armature speed
C. either rotating field or rotating armature B. reversing the armature rotation
D. none of the above C. increasing the current supplied in the field
electromagnets
537. In power generating stations (thermal stations) D. reversing the field polarity
the usual number of poles employed in
alternators are 546. If the input of the prime mover of an alternator
A. twenty four is kept constant but the excitation is increased
B. forty eight then
C. thirty two A. kVA will be leading
D. none of the above B. kVA will be lagging
C. kW will be changed
538. The diameter of high speed turbo alternators as D. the power factor of the load will remain
compared to hydroelectric ones are constant
A. smaller because speed is high
B. smaller because speed is less 547. For two alternators operating in parallel, if the
C. larger because speed is high load shared by one of them is to be increased,
D. none of the above its field excitation is
A. to be strengthened keeping input torque
539. The slip rings employed in a three-phase same
alternators in hydrostation are insulated for B. to be weakened keeping input torque same
A. extra high tension voltage
B. low voltage C. to be kept constant but input torque should
C. full armature voltage increase
D. very high voltage D. none of the above

540. When the speed of alternator increases, the 548. A four-pole, three-phase, 50-Hz star connected
frequency AC generator has 24 stator slots. There are 6
A. decreases C. increases conductors per slot and a sinusoidally
B. remains the same D. changes distributed flux per pole of 65mWb. Find the
 terminal voltage on open circuit, if the coil span 555. A 100 MVA 10 kV turbo-alternator has a current
factor is unity. limiting reactor of 0.162 ohms in its neutral. The
A. 546.05 V C. 568.48 V per unit voltage of the reactor reactance based
B. 579.44 V D. 558.62 V on the generator rating is
A. 0.05 C. 0.025
B. 0.5 D. 0.25
549. A 2,500 kVA, three-phase, 60-Hz, 6.6 kV wye-
connected alternator has a field resistance of 556. A three-phase, 6-pole, 72-slot armature of a
0.45 Ω and an armature resistance of 0.05 Ω synchronous generator is wound using a two
per phase. The field current at full load 0.85 layer lap coil having 20 conductors per coil with
power factor is 200 A. The stray power losses a pitch of 83.33%. The flux per pole is
amount to 82 kW. Calculate the efficiency of 4,800,000 Maxwells. If the rotor of the
the alternator at full-load, 0.85 power factor generator is driven at a speed of 1200 rpm,
lagging. calculate the induced emf per phase. Note:
A. 93.7% C. 95.2% There are 2 coils in 1 slot.
B. 94.8% D. 96.3% A. 5,680 V C. 5,564 V
B. 5,390 V D. 5,854 V

550. A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has

a synchronous reactance of 6 Ω per phase and 557. A 2-pole three phase 50 Hz Y-connected AC
a negligible resistance. At a certain field current generator has 9 slots per pole and 6
the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV per conductors per slot. What is the flux per pole if
phase. Calculate the maximum power that can the voltage on open circuit is 1.1 kV line-to-
be developed by the alternator at this line? Assume a coil span of unity.
excitation. A. 0.1657 Wb C. 0.1507 Wb
A. 12 MW C. 9.8 MW B. 0.1742 Wb D. 0.1728 Wb
B. 11 MW D. 10 MW

558. A 1 MVA, 11 kV, three-phase Y-connected

551. A three-phase alternator has 6 slots per pole synchronous generator has a synchronous
per phase. Determine the distribution factor. reactance of 5 ohms and a negligible
A. 0.977 C. 0.963 resistance per phase. At a certain field current
B. 0.956 D. 0.948 the generator delivers rated load at 0.9 lagging
power factor at 11 kV. For the same excitation,
what is the terminal voltage at 0.9 leading
552. A three-phase star connected AC generator is power factor full-load?
rated at 2.5 MVA, 11 kV, 60 Hz. The generator A. 11.6 kV C. 11.3 kV
has a negligible resistance and a synchronous B. 11.4 kV D. 11.5 kV
reactance of 20 ohms per phase. To what value
will the terminal voltage rise when full load at
80% pf lagging is switched-off? 559. A 2500 kVA, 6600 V synchronous turbo
A. 14.2 kV C. 15.3 kV alternator is operating at full load and 0.8 pf
B. 13.5 kV D. 12.7 kV lagging. This machine has a synchronous
reactance per phase of 10.4 ohms and
negligible resistance. Calculate the percentage
553. A 5000 kVA, 3-, 10 kV, 50 Hz alternator runs at voltage regulation.
1500 rpm connected to constant frequency, A. 48.56% C. 45.84%
constant voltage busbars. If the moment of B. 42.35% D. 43.96%
4
inertia of entire rotating system is 1.5 x 10 kg-
2
m and the steady short circuit current is 5
times the normal full load current. Calculate the 560. Two alternators are connected in parallel. The
natural time period of oscillation. total load is 4250 kW at 0.85 power factor
A. 1.5 sec C. 1.3 sec lagging. Alternator operates with a load of 2125
B. 1.4 sec D. 1.2 sec kW at 0.707 power factor lagging. Determine
the kVA load of alternator B.
A. 2245 kVA C. 2185 kVA
554. A three phase wye connected ac generator is B. 2078 kVA D. 2410 kVA
rated 1500 kVA, 11000 V. The effective
resistance and synchronous reactance per
phase are 1.5 ohms and 30 ohms respectively. 561. The best and the most accurate method for
To what value will the terminal voltage rise determining the voltage regulation is
when full-load at 0.8 pf lagging is switch off. A. synchronous impedance method
A. 14 kV C. 15 kV B. mmf method
B. 13 kV D. 12 kV C. emf method
D. Pottier triangle method
562. A 3-phase, 8-pole generator is delta connected.
The terminal voltage is 2400 V while the line
current is 500 amperes. If the machine is
converted to wye, what will be the terminal
voltage in volts?
A. 4800 V C. 4600 V

B. 4157 V D. 3800 V

563. A 3-phase, 8-pole delta connected generator

has a line current of 500 amperes. If converted
in wye, what is the tolerable current?
A. 371.5 A C. 245.1 A
B. 288.7 A D. 315.2 A

564. A single-phase alternator gives 250 amperes at

1,200 volts. What is the output of the machine
in KVA?
A. 300 C. 400
B. 450 D. 350

565.
A. C.
B. D.

566.
A. C.
B. D.

567.
A. C.
B. D.
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The per phase dc armature resistance of an alternator is 0.5 ohm. The effective ac armature resistance would be about

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a. 0.5 ohm

b. 0.25 ohm

c. 0.75 ohm

d. 4 ohms
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Calculate the force that will be exerted on the scale in a prony brake test when a 20 HP, 1,400 rpm motor is operating at full-load.
The length of the brake arm is 3 ft and the tare weight of the brake is 3.75 lbs.

Select one:

a. 26.86 lbs

b. none of these

c. 62.76 lbs

d. 28.76 lbs
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A 4 pole, 50 Hz single-phase induction motor has a slip of 5%. The speed of the motor will be

Select one:

a. none of these

b. 1500 rpm

c. 1425 rpm

d. 1200 rpm
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A dc generator has a mechanical efficiency at 98.2% and an electrical efficiency of 95.9%. Find the commercial efficiency.

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a. 97.4%

b. 96.5%

c. 98%

d. 94.2%
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The net cross section of a transformer is 20 square inches. The maximum flux density is 11 kilogausses. The frequency is 60 Hz. If
there are 1,000 turns in the primary, determine the primary induced emf.

Select one:

a. 3945 V

b. 3850 V

c. 3590 V

d. 3780 V
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A 3,600 volts three-phase star connected turbo synchronous generator of synchronous reactance of 0.5 ohm per phase and
negligible resistance is supplying 30,000 kVA at 0.8 pf lagging to a large power system. If the steam supply is cut-off, calculate the
amount of current that the generator will then carry assuming negligible losses.

Select one:

a. 3823 A

b. 3870 A

c. 3901 A

d. 3094 A
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A 4-pole 230-V, 60 Hz, three-phase induction motor directly drives a 6-pole alternator. Determine the output frequency. Assume a
slip of 3% in the motor.
Select one:

a. 90.0 Hz

b. 86.6 Hz

c. 88.4 Hz

d. 87.3 Hz
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A 50-kW 46-volt shunt generator has a voltage regulation of 8.7 percent. Calculate the no-load terminal voltage.

Select one:

a. 475

b. 490

c. 505

d. 500
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Find the value to voltage regulation having a dc voltage of 67 V without load and with full load current drawn the output voltage
drops to 42 V.

Select one:

a. 32.5%

b. 15.9%
 c. 59.5%

d. 62.6%
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A 6 pole lap wound shunt motor takes 300 A when the speed is 500 rpm. The flux per pole is 0.06 Wb and the armature has a 870
conductors. Neglecting the shunt field current, calculate the output horsepower of the motor. Assume a constant loss of 4%.

Select one:

a. 168 hp

b. 172 hp

c. 165 hp

d. 175 hp
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The induced emf in each coil side of a certain alternator winding is calculated as 10 volts, if the measured voltage across the coil is
19.32 volts, the winding is short by how many electrical degrees?

Select one:

a. 20 deg

b. 30 deg

c. 60 deg

d. 50 deg
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A short shunt compound generator delivers 150 A at a terminal voltage of 230 V. The shunt field current is 2.5 A. The resistance of
the armature, series field and diverter are 0.032 ohm, 0.015 ohm and 0.03 ohm, respectively. Calculate the electrical efficiency of
the generator at this load.

Select one:

a. 95.7%

b. 94.2%

c. 93.8%

d. 96.4%
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A 500-hp, 2200 V, 3-phase, star-connected synchronous motor has a synchronous impedance of 0.3 + j3 ohm per phase.
Determine the induced emf per phase if the motor works on full load with an efficiency of 94% and a power factor of 0.8 leading.

Select one:

a. 1360 V

b. 1354 V

c. 1402 V

d. 1522 V
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A 10-hp, 4-pole, 25-Hz, 3-phase induction motor is taking 9,100 watts from the line. The core loss is 290 watts; stator copper loss is
568 watts; rotor copper loss is 445 watts; and the friction and windage loss is 121 watts. Determine the output torque in Newton-
meter.

Select one:

a. 103.32

b. 190.32

c. 178.76

d. 150.56
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A simplex lap wound armature has 580 conductors and carries a current of 125 ampere per armature current path. If the flux per
pole is 20 mWb, calculate the electromagnetic torque developed by the armature.

Select one:

a. 207.63 N-m

b. 230.77 N-m

c. 252.72 N-m

d. 210.64 N-m
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The pulley of an old gen-set has a diameter of 20 inches. The belt exerts a pull of 353 lbs on a pulley. The gen-set runs at 900 rpm.
What is the approximate rating of the gen-set?

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a. 250

b. 75

c. 200

d. 38
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A 10-kVA, 2000/400 V, single-phase transformer has primary and secondary winding impedances of 5.0 + j10 and 0.2 + j0.45 ohms,
respectively. Calculate the voltage across the secondary terminals at full load, 80% power actor lagging, when the primary is
supplied with 2,000 volts.

Select one:

a. 400 V

b. 379 V

c. 394 V

d. 385 V
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A shunt generator supplies a load of 5,500 kW, 220 volts, shunt generator in the FEU laboratory is 232 volts and rated load voltage
is 220 volts. The armature resistance including brushes is 0.026 ohm and the resistance of the shunt field resistance is 52 ohms.
What is the induced electromagnetic force at rated load?

Select one:

a. 224.56 V

b. 221.36 V

c. 226.02 V

d. 227.05 V
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A 15 hp 220 volt, 1200 rpm shunt motor takes 50 Amperes. Its armature resistance is 0.1 ohm and field resistance is 220 ohms.
Brush contact voltage drop is 2 volts. Friction and windage loss is 400 watts and stray load loss of 1% of the output. Calculate the
efficiency.

Select one:

a. 92.4%

b. 91.8%

c. 9.4%

d. 94.6%
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Synchronous impedance test is taken on a 3-phase generator. Under short circuit condition, the current is the three lines are 26.2 A,
23.7 A, and 27.4 A. What current should be used for the test?

Select one:

a. 26.3 A

b. 25.4 A

c. 24.6 A

d. 25.7 A
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The span for a full-pitch coil wound for six poles is

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a. 90 degrees mechanical

b. 180 degrees mechanical

c. 45 degrees mechanical

d. 60 degrees mechanical
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A single-phase transformer is rated 4,160-V primary and 250-V secondary. It has 1,500 turns in the primary and voltage regulation
of 8%. What should be the number of turns in the secondary winding?

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a. 88 turns

b. 92 turns

c. 86 turns

d. 90 turns
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A shunt generator delivers 195 A at a terminal voltage of 250 V. The armature resistance and the shunt field resistance are 0.02 and
0.05 ohm respectively. The iron and the friction losses are equal to 950 W. Find the commercial efficiency of the generator.

Select one:

a. 95.9%

b. 98.2%

c. 93.5%

d. 94.2%
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A six-pole, 3-phase AC generator has 72 slots, the coil span is 12. What is the pitch factor?

Select one:

a. 0.966

b. 0.939

c. 1.000

d. 0.985
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What is the step angle of a permanent-magnet stepper motor having 8 stator poles and 4 rotor poles?

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a. 45 degrees

b. 60 degrees

c. 30 degrees

d. 15 degrees
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A 400 V series motor has a field resistance of 0.2 ohm and an armature resistance of 0.1 ohm. The motor takes 30 A of current at
1000 rpm while developing full-load torque. What is the motor speed when this motor develops 60% of full load torque?

Select one:

a. 1135.5 rpm

b. 1302.4 rpm

c. 1257.2 rpm

d. 1297.6 rpm
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A 200-kVA transformer has an impedance of 15% and the power factor of the load is 85%. The primary voltage is 6,000 volts while
the copper loss is 15 kW. Find the percentage voltage regulation.

Select one:

a. 8.91%

b. 23.67%

c. 15.78%

d. 13.49%
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A single phase generator with full load current of 450 amperes at 2400 volts has 0.08 ohm resistance and synchronous reactance is
2.8 ohms. Determine the voltage regulation in percent at 75% power factor lagging.
Select one:

a. 75

b. 41

c. 55

d. 64
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A separately excited generator generates 230 volts when driven at 1200 rpm. If the flux is decrease by 10%, what is the new emf
with speed remains the same?

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a. 253 volts

b. 207 volts

c. 230 volts

d. 256 volts
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Neglecting saturation, if current taken by a series motor is increased from 10 A to 12 A, the percentage increase in its torque is ___
percent.

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a. 44

b. 30.5
 c. 16.6

d. 20
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A 30 MVA, 15 kV three-phase alternator will have a per phase nominal impedance of ____.

Select one:

a. 7.5 ohms

b. 9 ohms

c. 15 ohms

d. none of these
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A 500 kVA, 13200/2400 volts 60 Hz single phase transformer has a 4% reactance and 1% resistance. The leakage reactance and
resistance of the low voltage winding are 0.25 and 0.055 ohm, respectively. Calculate the leakage reactance and resistance in ohms
of the HV winding.

Select one:

a. 6.53 & 1.87

b. 6.38 & 1.82

c. 4.86 & 1.56

d. 6.23 & 1.85

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In a transformer, the iron loss is found to be 42 W at 30 Hz and 90 W at 60 Hz measured at the same flux density. What is the
hysteresis and eddy current loss at 60 Hz?

Select one:

a. 78 W & 12 W

b. 60 W & 30 W

c. 30 W & 68 W

d. 12 W & 78 W
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A 25-kVA distribution transformer operates at 120% load, 0.3 pf lagging for 1 hour; at full-load, 0.9 lagging pf for 3 hours; 50% load
at unity pf for 8 hours; and 10% load at 0.8 leading pf for the rest of the day. If core loss is 150 watts and full load copper loss is 500
W, what is the all-day efficiency of the transformer?

Select one:

a. 97.14%

b. 94.23%

c. 96.68%

d. 92.86%
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A 3-phase alternator has 3 slots per pole. The distribution factor of the winding is

Select one:

a. 1

b. 0.5

c. none of these

d. 0.866
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An open-delta connected transformer bank serves a balanced 3-phase load of 40 kVA at 230 V and 0.866 pf lagging. Solve for the
real power and pf at which each transformer is operating.

Select one:

a. 11.54 kW at 0.5 pf and 23.09 kW at unity pf

b. 11.54 kW at 0.866 pf and 23.09 kW at 0.707 pf

c. 12.22 kW at 0.866 pf and 22.429 kW at 0.707 pf

d. 12.22 kW at 0.5 pf and 22.42 at unity pf

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An ac generator 1500 kVA capacity has a full load efficiency of 91% at 100% power factor and 86% efficiency at 80% power factor
lagging. What engine drive in Hp is required if the genset is to supply entirely incandescent lamp?

Select one:

a. 3125

b. 2210

c. 1980

d. 2525
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A squirrel cage induction motor with nameplate data of 150 HP, 3-phase, 460 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, 0.85 p.f. was subjected to certain
performance tests. The test result readings were as follows: Full-load current = 202 A, Full-load torque = 676.8 lb-ft, Solve for the
percentage slip.

Select one:

a. 4.15%

b. 3.28%

c. 2.25%

d. 3.05%
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The input current to a 220 V, short shunt compound motor at no-load is 6 A. The shunt field circuit resistance is 220 ohms, the
armature resistance is 0.10 ohm and the series field resistance is 0.08 ohm. What is the stray power loss?

Select one:

a. 1232.54 W

b. 1153.31 W

c. 1073.25 W

d. 1066.22 W
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The armature of a 4-pole, 128 slots shunt generator is lap wound with four conductors per slot. The flux per pole is 50 mWb. The
armature and shunt field resistances are 0.04 ohm and 50 ohms respectively. Determine the speed of the machine when supplying
400 A at a terminal voltage of 250 V.

Select one:

a. 624 rpm

b. 622rpm

c. 634 rpm

d. 615 rpm
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A DC shunt motor runs at 600 rpm on a 240-volt supply while drawing a line current of 30 A. Its armature and field resistances are
0.5 ohm and 120 ohms respectively. What resistance should be placed in series with the armature circuit in order to reduce the
speed to 400 rpm. Assume no changes in the armature or field current.

Select one:

a. 2.41 ohms

b. 2.69 ohms

c. 2.83 ohms

d. 2.07 ohms
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A long shunt compound generator delivers 100 A, 250 V at rated load. The resistances of the various windings are: armature = 0.1
ohm, interpole = 0.02 ohm, shunt field = 100 ohms and series field = 0.025 ohm. If the stray power losses amount to 1.8 kW, solve
for the overall efficiency of the generator.

Select one:

a. 88.32%

b. 90.52%

c. 87.43%

d. 86.36%
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A power transformer rated 50,000 kVA, 34.5 kV/13.8 kV is connected wye-wye. What are the line currents at full load?

Select one:

a. 483.1 A, 1207.7 A

b. 525.5 A, 1725.4 A

c. 836.7 A, 2092 A

d. 1449.3 A, 3623.2 A
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A transformer when supplying a load maintained 11 kV across terminals. When the load was switched off, the terminal voltage
became 11550 V. What is the voltage regulation of the load?

Select one:

a. 55%

b. 5.5%

c. 11.55%

d. 5%
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Find the voltage regulation power supply with 400 V without load and 200 V with full load.

Select one:

a. 100%

b. 5%

c. 50%

d. 10%
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A 5-hp, three-phase, 400-V star-connected squirrel-cage induction motor meant to drive a milling machine, at starting takes about

Select one:

a. 150 A

b. 200 A

c. 40 A

d. 100 A
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In a 5 Hp, 230 Volt, 1500 rpm shunt motor, the resistance of the armature including brushes is 0.175 ohm and that of the shunt field
is 610 ohms. The stray power losses when the motor delivers rated load at rated voltage is 305 watts. The efficiency at rated load is
nearest to

Select one:

a. 89%

b. 90%

c. 98%

d. 85%
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A three-phase synchronous motor is measured by two wattmeters A and B. Wattmeter A reads 28.6 kW and wattmeter B reads 46.5
kW. The input power of the motor is under excited and assumed constant. What are the readings of wattmeters A and B if the power
factor is 85% and the motor is over-excited?

Select one:

a. 42.5 kW, 32.6 kW

b. 51 kW, 24. 1 kW

c. 48.6 kW, 26.5 kW

d. 52.6 kW, 22.5 kW

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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6 ohm per phase and a negligible resistance. At a
certain field current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV per phase. Calculate the maximum power that can be developed by the
alternator at this excitation.

Select one:

a. 11 MW

b. 9.8 MW

c. 12 MW

d. 10 MW
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A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-phase induction motor has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque and starting current of 425% of
full-load current. What will be the voltage in order that the starting current be limited to the full-load value?

Select one:

a. 125.52 V

b. 129.41 V

c. 132.47 V

d. 136.75 V
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The voltage applied to the h.v. side of a transformer during short-circuit test is 2% of its rated voltage. The
core loss will be ____ percent of the rated core loss.

Select one:

a. 0.25

b. 0.4

c. 4

d. 0.04
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An open delta bank, consisting of two-single phase transformers is operating with balanced three-phase
load of 50 kVA, 440 V at 0.8 pf lagging and a single phase load of 10 kW resistive connected across c-a
leg. Determine the minimum ratings of the transformers. Assume a phase sequence of a-b-c.

Select one:

a. 35.48 kVA, 36.34 kVA

b. 30.83 kVA, 39.52 kVA

c. 38.80 kVA, 34.06 kVA

d. 34.32 kVA, 33.40 kVA

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A dc resistance test is conducted on a 3-phase 200 kVA, 240 volts, delta connected generator. When the
two terminals are connected from 6 volts dc source, the ammeter inserted in the lines reads 150
amperes. The effective resistance to ohmic resistance is 1.25. What is the percent resistance?

Select one:

a. 4.5%

b. 6%

c. 7.5%

d. 6.9%
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A 20 kW, 200 V shunt generator is operated at rated load. If the driving engine is developing 30 HP,
determine the iron and friction losses. Armature resistance is 0.05 ohm and field resistance is 50 ohms.

Select one:

a. 1039 W

b. 954 W

c. 1340 W

d. 934 W
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An open delta, three-phase transformer consisting of two single-phase transformers is operating with a
balanced three-phase load of 50 kVA, 440-V at a lagging pf of 0.8. Determine the operating pf of each
transformer.

Select one:

a. 0.393 lagging, 0.993 lagging

b. 0.383 lagging, 0.887 lagging

c. 0.393 lagging, 0.887 lagging

d. 0.383 lagging, 0.993 lagging

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A 50 HP, 550 V shunt-wound motor draws a line current of 4.5 A at no-load. The shunt field resistance is
275 ohms and the armature resistance exclusive of the brushes is 0.3 ohm, the brush drop at full-load is 2
V. At full-load, the motor draws a line current of 84 A. Calculate the efficiency at full-load.

Select one:

a. 91.2%

b. 88.5%

c. 89.9%

d. 92.0%
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A squirrel cage induction motor with nameplate data of 150 HP, 3-phase, 460 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, 0.85 p.f.
was subjected to certain performance tests. The test result readings were as follows: Full-load current =
202 A, Full-load torque = 676.8 lb-ft, Solve for the percentage slip.

Select one:

a. 3.05%

b. 3.28%

c. 2.25%

d. 4.15%
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The iron loss of a transformer at 400 Hz is 10 W. Assuming that eddy current and hysteresis losses vary
as the square of flux density, the iron loss of the transformer at rated voltage but 50 Hz would be ____
watt.

Select one:

a. 640

b. 80

c. 1.25

d. 100
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In a 4 pole, 35 slot d.c. armature, calculate the coil span.

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a. 9 slots

b. 7 slots

c. 8 slots

d. 10slots
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If a hybrid stepper motor has a rotor pitch of 36 degrees and a step angle of 9 degres, the number of its
phases must be

Select one:

a. 6

b. 4

c. 3

d. 2
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A 3-phase induction motor is running at 2% slip. If the input to rotor is 1000 W, then mechanical power
developed by the motor is

Select one:

a. 980 W

b. 200 W

c. 20 W

d. 500 W
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At rated load, a shunt motor draws an armature current of 50 A from a 230 V dc mains while running at
1000 rpm. At no-load the armature current drops to 5 A. If the effect of armature reaction has weaken the
flux by 2% from no-load to full-load, determine speed of the motor at no-load. Assume the armature
resistance to be 0.15 ohm.

Select one:

a. 1010 rpm

b. 1221 rpm

c. 1122 rpm

d. 1202 rpm
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A resistor assembly for a wound rotor consists of 20 elements of cast iron grid elements. The rating of
each is 0.10 ohm. When joined in series and tested across 220 volts, the measured current was 100 A.
How much power was lost in the joints?

Select one:

a. 2.1 kW

b. 2.0 kW

c. 1.9 kW

d. 1.8 kW
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A 10-pole, 400-kW, 250-V dc generator has a lap-wound armature with 75 slots each having 12
conductors. The section of each conductor is 2 x 17.5 mm^2. If the average length of one turn is 150 cm,
find the resistance of the armature. Assume the specific resistance per copper as 2 micro-ohm-cm.

Select one:

a. 0.009643 ohm

b. 0.002571 ohm

c. 0.003857 ohm
 d. 0.007714 ohm
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A single phase generator with full load current of 450 amperes at 2400 volts has 0.08 ohm resistance and
synchronous reactance is 2.8 ohms. Determine the voltage regulation in percent at 75% power factor
lagging.

Select one:

a. 64

b. 75

c. 55

d. 41
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A d.c. motor develops a torque of 200 N-m at 25 rps. At 20 rps, it will develop a torque of ___ N-m.

Select one:

a. 250

b. 128

c. 160
 d. 200
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Two shunt generators A and B, with ratings of 150 kW and 100 kW respectively having identical straight-
line voltage vs. percent kW output characteristic, are connected in parallel. The no-load and full-load
voltage of 255 and 230 volts, calculate the kW output of each when the total load shared is 200 kW.

Select one:

a. 110 kW & 90 kW

b. 125 kW & 75 kW

c. 150 kW & 50 kW

d. 120 kW & 80 kW
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A three-phase wound rotor induction motor, 440 V, 60 cycles, 4 poles is connected to a pump that
delivers 1000 cfm of water against an effective head of 8 ft. Under this load, the motor draws 15 kW at a
power factor of 0.90. When operated without load, the motor draws 800 watts. The stator resistance per
phase is 0.21 ohm and the rotor resistance per phase is 0.022 ohm. The turns ratio between stator and
rotor is 4:1. Determine the efficiency of the pump.

Select one:
 a. 83.62%

b. 84.65%

c. 83.16%

d. 84.24%
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A DC generator has no-load output voltage of 120 volts. Its armature circuit resistance is 0.95 ohm and its
field coils are separately energized. If the load is rated 2 kW at 115 V. Neglecting the effect of armature
reaction, what power could be delivered to the load?

Select one:

a. 2,000 W

b. 1,670 W

c. 2,180 W

d. 1,518 W
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A long shunt compound motor takes a current of 42 A from a 230 V source. Armature, series field and
shunt field resistances are 0.1 ohm, 0.2 ohm and 50 ohms respectively. If the friction and windage losses
amount to 400 W, determine the over-all efficiency of the machine.
Select one:

a. 80.55%

b. 82.24%

c. 81.22%

d. 79.53%
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A six-pole, three-phase squirrel-cage induction motor is connected to a 60-cps supply. At full-load, the
induced emf of the rotor makes 72 complete cycles in 1 minute. Find the rotor speed.

Select one:

a. 1200 rpm

b. 1176 rpm

c. 1054 rpm

d. 1124 rpm
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The per phase dc armature resistance of an alternator is 0.5 ohm. The effective ac armature resistance
would be about
Select one:

a. 0.5 ohm

b. 4 ohms

c. 0.25 ohm

d. 0.75 ohm
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The Utility Company supplies two single-phase transformers banked in open delta. If each transformer is
rated 75 kVA capacity, what is the maximum 3-phase load in kilowatts that the bank can carry without
suffering overload considering that the load has a lagging power factor of 0.80.

Select one:

a. 104 kW

b. 130 kW

c. 112 kW

d. 114 kW
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A 100-kVA, 1100/440-V, 50-Hz single-phase transformer has 100 turns on the secondary winding. The
number of turns in the primary will be
Select one:

a. 2750

b. 275

c. 550

d. 5500
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A 4-pole, 12-slot lap wound d.c. armature has 2 coil sides/slot. Assuming single turn coils and progressive
winding, the back pitch would be

Select one:

a. 5

b. 6

c. 3

d. 7
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A 4 poles lap work, dc machine has 728 active conductors running at 1800 rpm. The flux per pole is 30
mWb. The armature current is 120 A, what is the electromagnetic power developed in the armature in
kW?
Select one:

a. 72.4

b. 78.6

c. 62.4

d. 65.5
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An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase draws 450 percent of the rated current with the rated
voltage and delivers during the starting period 130 percent of the rated torque. The full-load efficiency and
full-load power factor of this motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an autotransformer is used as a
starting unit and starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of the rated torque of the motor, find the
starting voltage.

Select one:

a. 132.36 volts

b. 130.65 volts

c. 136.44 volts

d. 134.20 volts
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A 5-hp, three-phase, 400-V star-connected squirrel-cage induction motor meant to drive a milling
machine, at starting takes about

Select one:

a. 200 A

b. 150 A

c. 40 A

d. 100 A
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Calculate the force that will be exerted on the scale in a prony brake test when a 20 HP, 1,400 rpm motor
is operating at full-load. The length of the brake arm is 3 ft and the tare weight of the brake is 3.75 lbs.

Select one:

a. none of these

b. 26.86 lbs

c. 62.76 lbs

d. 28.76 lbs
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If, in a 3-phase alternator, a field current of 50 A produces a full-load armature current of 200 A on short-
circuit and 1730 V on open circuit, then its synchronous impedance is ____ ohm.

Select one:

a. 4

b. 34.6

c. 5

d. 8.66
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Two alternators are operating in parallel supplying a common load of 425 kW at 0.85 power factor
lagging. Alternator A contributes 600 kVAR at 0.92 power factor lagging. Solve for the power factor of
alternator B.

Select one:

a. 0.813 lagging

b. 0.834 lagging

c. 0.804 lagging

d. 0.820 lagging
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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase and a
negligible resistance. At a certain field current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV per phase. At this
excitation, calculate the power factor at maximum power.

Select one:

a. 0.853

b. 0.873

c. 0.863

d. 0.843
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A synchronous motor is drawing 60 kW is connected in parallel with a load drawing 250 kW at a lagging
power factor of 0.8. If the combined load has a power factor of 0.9, at what power factor is the
synchronous motor operating?

Select one:

a. 0.849 leading

b. 0.874 leading

c. 0.862 leading

d. 0.868 leading
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A 5 Hp, 230 V shunt motor takes 18 Amperes when operating at full load. The shunt field resistance is
115 ohms and the armature resistance is 0.25 ohm. Calculate the starter resistance if the starting torque
is limited to 1.5 times the full torque (take a 3-V brush drop).

Select one:

a. 9.2 ohms

b. 9.46 ohms

c. 9.33 ohms

d. 13.94 ohms
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Two 250 HP, 2400-volt-3-phase motor of 90% power factor 93% efficiency are supplied from 34500 volt
transmission line by 3-single phase transformer connected delta-delta. Specify the bank KVA.

Select one:

a. 400

b. 500

c. 446

d. 550
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A three phase wye connected ac generator is rated 1500 kVA, 11000 V. The effective resistance and
synchronous reactance per phase are 1.5 ohms and 30 ohms respectively. To what value will the terminal
voltage rise when full-load at 0.8 pf lagging is switch off.

Select one:

a. 12 kV

b. 14 kV

c. 15 kV

d. 13 kV
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Calculate the total magnetic flux in a 60-cycle transformer in which the induced emf per turn of the
winding is equal to 2 V.

Select one:

a. 7.42 mWb

b. 7.50 mWb

c. 7.02 mWb

d. 7.60 mWb
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A 4 pole, lap-wound dc armature, the back pitch is 17. If the winding is progressive what is the front pitch?

Select one:

a. 16

b. 17

c. 15

d. 13
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Sipalay Mines, has two 3-phase, 60 H AC generators operating in parallel. The first unit has a capacity of
1000 kVA and the second unit has a capacity of 1500 kVA. The first is driven by a prime mover so
adjusted that the frequency falls from 61 Hz at no-load to 59.6 Hz at full-load. The second has a different
speed-load characteristics, the frequency falls from 61.4 Hz at no-load to 59.2 Hz at full-load. When these
alternators are jointly delivering 2000 kW, what is the load of each generator?

Select one:

a. 884 kW, 1116 kW

b. 804 kW, 1196 kW

c. 915 kW, 1085 kW

d. 867 kW, 1133 kW

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A six-pole dynamo, with interpoles, requires 360 inductors on its armature with 3 turns per coil and 2 coil
sides per slot. Determine the number of coils, slots and commutator bars.

Select one:

a. 60, 60, 120

b. 60, 60, 60

c. 120, 120, 120

d. 120, 60, 60
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A 50-kW 46-volt shunt generator has a voltage regulation of 8.7 percent. Calculate the no-load terminal
voltage.

Select one:

a. 505

b. 500

c. 475

d. 490
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A 5000 kVA, 3-phase, 10 kV, 50 Hz alternator runs at 1500 rpm connected to constant frequency,
constant voltage busbars. If the moment of inertia of entire rotating system is 1.5 x 10^4 kg-m^2 and the
steady short circuit current is 5 times the normal full load current. Calculate the natural time period of
oscillation.

Select one:

a. 1.4 sec

b. 1.3 sec

c. 1.2 sec

d. 1.5 sec
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A 20-hp, 110 V DC shunt motor has an efficiency of 88% and the exciting current of 4 amperes and an
armature resistance of 0.04 ohm. What starting resistance is required for full-load torque?

Select one:

a. 0.94 ohm

b. 0.69 ohm

c. 0.98 ohm

d. 0.95 ohm
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For three single phase transformers, a 600 HP 2,400 volts three phase 60 Hz motor with an efficiency of
90% and power factor of 90% supplied from 34,500 volts utility. For delta-delta connection, what is the
primary and secondary voltage rating of each transformer?

Select one:

a. 34,500/2400

b. 35,000/2500

c. 34,000/2500

d. 32,500/2500
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An 8-pole dc shunt generator with 778 wave connected armature conductors and running at 500 rpm
supplies a load of 12.5 ohms resistance at a terminal voltage of 50 V. The armature resistance is 0.24
ohm and the field resistance is 25 ohms. Find the flux per pole in mWb.

Select one:

a. 6.18

b. 9.83

c. 1.96

d. 2.31
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A 240 volt d.c. motor on brake test took 52 Amp when running at 1500 rpm. The spring balance at the
end of the 76 cm brake arm reads 93.5 N. What is the efficiency of the motor at this load?

Select one:

a. 0.85

b. 0.95

c. 0.90

d. 0.86
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If maximum torque of an induction motor is 200 kg-m at a slip of 12%, the torque at 6% slip would be
____ kg-m.

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a. 100

b. 160

c. 40

d. 50
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Distribution factor for a winding having 3 slots/pole/phase and a slot angle of 20 degrees is

Select one:

a. 1.0

b. 0.96

c. 0.707

d. 0.5
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The net cross section of a transformer is 20 square inches. The maximum flux density is 11 kilogausses.
The frequency is 60 Hz. If there are 1,000 turns in the primary, determine the primary induced emf.

Select one:

a. 3945 V

b. 3850 V

c. 3780 V

d. 3590 V
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A shunt motor with armature resistance of 0.12 ohm and designed to operate at 115 V, is taking 60 A in
armature current at full-load. Determine the value of the external resistance to be inserted in the armature
circuit so that the armature current shall not exceed twice its full-load value at starting.

Select one:

a. 0.808 ohms

b. 0.883 ohms

c. 0.838 ohms

d. 0.788 ohms
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A short-shunt compound generator delivers a load current of 50 A at a terminal voltage of 250 volts. The
armature, series field, shunt field resistances are 0.05 ohm, 0.03 ohm and 250 ohms respectively. What is
the generated emf of the machine?
Select one:

a. 254.05 V

b. 260.45

c. 250 V

d. 257.34 V
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A 440 volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.8 ohm and field resistance of 200 ohms. What is
the armature power developed when giving an output of 7.46 kW at 85% efficiency?
Select one:

a. 7.23kW

b. 8.46 Kw

c. 7.46 kW

d. 7.56 kW
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A 4-pole DC generator with duplex lap winding has 48 slots and four elements per slot. The flux per pole
is 2.5 x 10^6 Maxwell and it runs at 1500 rpm. What is the output voltage?
Select one:

a. 360 V

b. 120 V

c. 225 V

d. 60 V
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An industrial load is taking 500 kW at 0.6 lagging p.f. is desired to raise the p.f. to 0.866 lagging using a
synchronous machine whose power input is 300 kW. Calculate the kVA rating of the motor required for
such operation and the power factor at which the motor will operate.
Select one:

a. 380 kVA, 0.866 leading

b. 305 kVA, 0.826 leading

c. 365 kVA, 0.826 leading

d. 365 kVA, 0.778 leading

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A 3,300/230 V, 50 kVA, single phase transformer is found to have impedance of 4% and a copper loss of
1.8% at full load. What is the percent reactance?
Select one:

a. 3.74%

b. 3.83%

c. 3.57%

d. 3.79%
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A 3-phase, 8-pole delta connected generator has a line current of 500 amperes. If converted in wye, what
is the tolerable current?
Select one:

a. 288.7 A

b. 245.1 A

c. 315.2 A

d. 371.5 A
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A 3-phase alternator has 3 slots per pole. The distribution factor of the winding is
Select one:

a. 1

b. 0.5

c. none of these

d. 0.866
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The frequency of voltage generated by an alternator having 4-poles and rotating at 1800 r.p.m. is ____
Hertz.
Select one:

a. 450

b. 60

c. 7200

d. 120
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A 5 hp, 3-phase motor draws current when connected to 230 V. Determine the current drawn by the
motor if the power factor is 0.90 and efficiency of 83%.
Select one:

a. 13.25 A

b. 12.53 A

c. 14.05 A

d. 15.13 A
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The voltage of a 100-kW, 250-volt shunt generator rises to 260 volts when the load is removed. What is
the full-load current does the machine deliver, and what is its percent regulation?
Select one:

a. 500 A, 5%

b. 400 A, 2%

c. 385 A, 3.85%

d. 400 A, 4%
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A 30 MVA, 15 kV three-phase alternator will have a per phase nominal impedance of ____.
Select one:

a. none of these

b. 15 ohms

c. 9 ohms

d. 7.5 ohms
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A wye-connected turbo alternator having a synchronous reactance of 0.5 ohm and negligible resistance is
connected to a large power system having a busbar voltage of 13.8 kV supplying a load of 15,000 kVA at
0.80 lagging power factor. If the steam supply is cut-off, the armature current will the machine carry
assuming negligible losses?
Select one:

a. 384.26 A

b. 525.62 A

c. 627.55 A

d. 256.55 A
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In a brake test the effective load on the branch pulley was 38.1 kg, the effective diameter of the pulley is
63.5 cm and the speed is 12 r.p.s. The motor took 49 ampere at 220 volts. What is the efficiency at this
load?
Select one:

a. 85%

b. 83%

c. 80%

d. 86%
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How much is the secondary voltage of a power transformer whose parameters are as follows, primary
voltage is 240 volts, 140 turns in the primary and 7 turns in the secondary.
Select one:

a. 12 V

b. 36 V

c. 24 V

d. 6 V
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A 30-kVA, 2,400/240 volts, 60-Hz transformer has a full-load power of unity over the period of 24 hrs. The
maximum efficiency is 95% and it occurs at full-load. Calculate the all-day efficiency if loaded 6-hours at
full-load.
Select one:

a. 78.90%

b. 92.45%

c. 88.38%

d. 89.67%
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Calculate the electromagnetic torque developed in the armature of a 4-pole, lap-wound dc machine
having 728 active conductors and running at 1800 rpm. The flux per pole is 30 mWb. The armature is
designed to carry a maximum current of 100 A.
Select one:

a. 3.476 N-m

b. 34.76 N-m

c. 3476 N-m

d. 347.6 N-m
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Determine the speed in rpm of the motor at full load with the following circuit elements per phase: Rotor
leakage reactance = 0.65, Stator leakage reactance = 1.12, Rotor resistance = 0.10, Stator resistance =
0.25, Connection = Y-Y. This motor is 500 HP, 3-phase, 2200 volt, 60-cycle, 6- pole induction motor with
additional core loss of 2,000 watts and the friction and windage losses total is 10,000 watts.
Select one:

a. 1196 rpm

b. 1190 rpm

c. 1200 rpm

d. 1188 rpm
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A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-phase induction motor has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque and
starting current of 425% of full-load current. If the motor is used on a 440 volt, 60 Hz system, what will be
the starting torque expressed in percent of full-load value?
Select one:

a. 101.8%

b. 103.5%

c. 102.4%

d. 104.2%
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Two separately excited dc shunt generators are connected in parallel and carry a total load current of 500
amperes. Generator A has an armature resistance of 0.03 ohm and is generating a voltage of 230 volts.
Generator B has an armature resistance of 0.04 ohm and is generating a voltage of 230 volts also.
Calculate the terminal voltage.
Select one:

a. 230 volts

b. 221.44 volts

c. 215.56 volts

d. 210.50 volts
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A 20-kW 220-volts shunt generator has an armature resistance of 0.07 ohm and a shunt resistance of
200 ohms. Determine the power developed in the armature when it delivers its rated output.
Select one:

a. 20.83 kW

b. 25.7 kW

c. 27.9 kW

d. 19.2 kW
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The armature of a motor has of 400 active conductors, the flux density in the field being 3000 gauss. The
axial length of the armature is 20.32 cm. The current is 30 amperes. Determine the total force exerted in
the armature.
Select one:

a. 439.2 N

b. 645.9 N

c. 0.07 N

d. 731.5 N
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A simplex lap wound armature has 580 conductors and carries a current of 125 ampere per armature
current path. If the flux per pole is 20 mWb, calculate the electromagnetic torque developed by the
armature.
Select one:

a. 230.77 N-m

b. 252.72 N-m

c. 207.63 N-m

d. 210.64 N-m
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A dc generator has a mechanical efficiency at 98.2% and an electrical efficiency of 95.9%. Find the
commercial efficiency.
Select one:

a. 98%

b. 94.2%

c. 96.5%

d. 97.4%
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Find the frequency in kilocyles per second in the armature of a 10 pole, 1,200 rpm generator.
Select one:

a. 100.0

b. 1000.0

c. 10.00

d. 0.100
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A 4-pole, 12-slot lap wound d.c. armature has 2 coil sides/slot. Assuming single turn coils and progressive
winding, the back pitch would be
Select one:

a. 3

b. 6

c. 5

d. 7
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A 10-kVA, 2,400/240 V single-phase transformer has the following resistances and leakage reactances.
Find the primary voltage required to produce 240-V at the secondary terminals at full-load when the load
power factor is 0.8 lagging. r1 = 3 ohms, x1 = 15 ohms, r2 = 0.03 ohm, x2 = 0.15 ohm
Select one:

a. 2,450 volts

b. 2,632 volts

c. 2,496 volts

d. 2,575 volts
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A short circuit test was performed upon a 10-kVA, 2300/230 volt transformer with the following results:
Esc = 137 volts; Psc = 192 W; Isc = 4.34 A. Calculate in primary terms the reactance of the transformer.
Select one:

a. 29.88 ohms

b. 12.45 ohms

c. 31.56 ohms

d. 10.19 ohms
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In a 10-pole, lap-wound d.c. generator, the number of active armature conductors pole is 50. The number
of compensating conductors per pole required is
Select one:

a. 500

b. 5

c. 10

d. 50
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A 4,400 volt, 60 Hz transformer has a core loss of 840 Watts, of which one-third is eddy-current loss.
Determine the core loss of this transformer when it is connected to a 4,600 Volts, 50 Hz.
Select one:

a. 779 Watts

b. 977 Watts

c. 679 Watts

d. 879 Watts
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The number of cycles generated in a 6-pole alternator in one revolution is
Select one:

a. 6

b. 50

c. 3

d. none of these
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A d.c. shunt motor develops 7.8 hp at 120 volt, the armature efficiency is 93%. What is the armature
effective resistance?
Select one:

a. 0.06 ohm

b. 0.05 ohm

c. 0.16 ohm

d. 0.1 ohm
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Calculate the total magnetic flux in a 60-cycle transformer in which the induced emf per turn of the
winding is equal to 2 V.
Select one:

a. 7.42 mWb

b. 7.50 mWb

c. 7.02 mWb

d. 7.50 mWb
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An 80 kW, 440 volts, 3-phase, Y-connected, 60 Hz, 4-pole synchronous motor has a synchronous
reactance of 3-ohm per phase. Calculate the torque in Newton-meter if it is operating at rated condition at
92% efficiency.
Select one:

a. 714

b. 461

c. 135

d. 571
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The input and output powers of a 220 V, shunt motor are 30 and 28 kW respectively. The field and
armature circuit resistances are 40 ohms and 0.0125 ohm respectively. Determine the efficiency of the
motor if the output power is reduced to 10 kW.
Select one:

a. 84.93%

b. 88.67%

c. 86.48%

d. 83.56%
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A 69/13.8 kV, 10 MVA three-phase transformer is connected wye-grounded delta. What is the kV rating of
the secondary winding?
Select one:

a. 23.9

b. 7.97

c. 13.8

d. 15
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A three-phase AC generator is supplying power to a load of 3200 kW at 230 volts and a power factor of
60%. Assume that the loss of the line, the generator armature and the load is equal to the 10% of the
load, what would be the savings in watts if the power factor were raised to 80%?
Select one:

a. 230,000

b. 80,000

c. 100,000

d. 140,000
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In a three phase synchronous converter, the ratio of the AC voltage to DC voltage is
Select one:

a. 0.612

b. 1.0

c. 0.50

d. 0.707
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Two single-phase distribution transformers are banked in V-V (open delta). If each transformer is rated
37.5 kVA, solve for the maximum 3-phase load that the bank can carry without overloading, considering
that the load has a power factor of 0.85 lagging.
Select one:

a. 55.2 kW

b. 49.5 kW

c. 52.5 kW

d. 53.6 kW
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A 2500 kVA, 6600 V synchronous turbo alternator is operating at full load and 0.8 pf lagging. This
machine has a synchronous reactance per phase of 10.4 ohms and negligible resistance. Calculate the
percentage voltage regulation.
Select one:

a. 48.56%

b. 43.96%

c. 42.35%

d. 45.84%
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A 400-kW, 600 volt, d-c shunt generator has an armature resistance of 0.03 ohm. The field resistance is
48 ohms. The stray power loss for this machine at rated voltage and speed is 7200 watts. What is the
maximum efficiency?
Select one:

a. 95.3%

b. 93.4%

c. 98.5%

d. 96.3%
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Two single phase transformers with equal ratings and turns ratio are operated in parallel to supply a load
of 180 kW at a lagging pf of 0.90. Transformer A has a resistance of 1% and a reactance of 6%.
Transformer B has a resistance of 2% and a reactance of 5%. Calculate the power delivered by each
transformer.
Select one:

a. 88 kW, 92 kW

b. 80 kW, 100 kW

c. 79 kW, 92 kW

d. 83 kW, 97 kW
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Calculate the force that will be exerted on the scale in a pony brake test when a 20-hp, 1,400 rpm motor
is operating at full load. The length of the brake arm is 3 ft and the tare weight of the brake is 3.75 lbs.
Select one:

a. 21.54 lbs

b. 30.45 lbs

c. 36.33 lbs

d. 28.76 lbs
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A piece of conductor 10 cm long moves across a magnetic field of 10,000 gauss at a velocity of 120
cm/sec. What voltage appears across the conductor?
Select one:

a. 120 V

b. 0.24 V

c. 60 V

d. 0.12 V
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A 500 kW, 600-V DC, 12-phase synchronous converter operates as a direct converter at a full load
efficiency of 92% and a power factor of 0.93. Calculate the AC voltage between slip rings and the AC
current drawn from a 12-phase transformer fed supply.
Select one:

a. 110 V, 229 A

b. 112 V, 215 A

c. 110 V, 215 A

d. 112 V, 229 A
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A four-pole, three-phase, 50-Hz star connected AC generator has 24 stator slots. There are 6 conductors
per slot and a sinusoidally distributed flux per pole of 65 mWb. Find the terminal voltage on open circuit, if
the coil span factor is unity.
Select one:

a. 579.44 V

b. 546.05 V

c. 568.48 V

d. 558.62 V
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A three-phase induction motor is rated 50 hp, 220 volts and 1745 rpm and 78% power factor. What is the
percent slip?
Select one:

a. 4.0%

b. 3.5%

c. 2.5%

d. 3.1%
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The current drawn by a 120-V d.c. motor of armature resistance 0.5 ohm and back e.m.f. 110 V is _____
ampere.
Select one:

a. 240

b. 20

c. 5

d. 220
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A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3-phase induction motor is running at 950 rpm and has rotor Cu loss of 5 kW. Its rotor
input is ____ kW.
Select one:

a. 95

b. 10

c. 100

d. 5.3
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In a 5 Hp, 230 Volt, 1500 rpm shunt motor, the resistance of the armature including brushes is 0.175 ohm
and that of the shunt field is 610 ohms. The stray power losses when the motor delivers rated load at
rated voltage is 305 watts. The efficiency at rated load is nearest to
Select one:

a. 89%

b. 90%

c. 98%

d. 85%
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A 5000 kVA, 3-phase, 10 kV, 50 Hz alternator runs at 1500 rpm connected to constant frequency,
constant voltage busbars. If the moment of inertia of entire rotating system is 1.5 x 10^4 kg-m^2 and the
steady short circuit current is 5 times the normal full load current. Calculate the natural time period of
oscillation.
Select one:

a. 1.5 sec

b. 1.4 sec

c. 1.2 sec

d. 1.3 sec
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The field current of a 100 kW, 250-volt shunt generator is 5 amperes when delivering power at rated
terminal voltage and rated load current. The combined armature and brush resistance is 0.01 ohm.
Determine the efficiency of the generator.

Select one:

a. 94.3%

b. 98.2%

c. 94.7%

d. 97.2%

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A 3,300/230 V, 50 kVA, single phase transformer is found to have impedance of 4% and a copper loss of
1.8% at full load. What is the percent reactance?

Select one:

a. 3.83%

b. 3.57%

c. 3.79%

d. 3.74%

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A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 volts. The armature resistance is 0.061 ohm. What is the
armature current?

Select one:

a. 95.81 Amperes

b. 96.15 Amperes

c. 98.15 Amperes

d. 91.85 Amperes

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A 6 pole lap wound shunt motor takes 300 A when the speed is 500 rpm. The flux per pole is 0.06 Wb
and the armature has a 870 conductors. Neglecting the shunt field current, calculate the output
horsepower of the motor. Assume a constant loss of 4%.

Select one:

a. 175 hp
 b. 172 hp

c. 165 hp

d. 168 hp

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Each of the series-field coils of a 4-pole 50-kW, 250-volt short shunt compound generator has 6 1/2 turns
of wire. The resistance of the entire series field is 0.012 ohm and the diverter resistance is 0.036 ohm.
What is the number of ampere-turns of each series-field coil at full-load?

Select one:

a. 1300 AT

b. 975 AT

c. 2275 AT

d. 325 AT

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A 4 pole dc generator with simplex lap winding has 48 slots and four elements per slot. The flux per pole
is 2.5 x 10^6 maxwells and it runs at 1500 rpm. What is the output voltage?

Select one:

a. 225 volts

b. 120 volts

c. 60 volts

d. 360 volts

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A 220 V shunt motor develops a torque of 54 N-m at armature current of 10 A. The torque produced when
the armature current is 20 A, is

Select one:

a. 108 N-m

b. 81 N-m

c. 54 N-m
 d. none of the above

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A 400-V, 50-Hz three-phase induction motor rotates at 1440 rpm on full-load. The motor is wound for

Select one:

a. 8-poles

b. 2-poles

c. 6-poles

d. 4-poles

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A shunt motor, which has a field resistance of 220 ohms and an armature resistance of 0.8 ohm takes 26
A from a 260 V supply when running at 500 rpm on full load. In order to control the speed of the motor a
1.2-ohm resistor is connected in series with the armature. Calculate the speed at which the motor will run
when supplying full load torque.

Select one:

a. 472 rpm

b. 438 rpm

c. 445 rpm

d. 424 rpm

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The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4 pole induction motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed that the rotor
emf makes 90 cycles per minute. Calculate the mechanical power developed.

Select one:

a. 77 kW

b. 72 kW

c. 75 kW

d. 78 kW

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A shunt generator delivers 195 A at a terminal voltage of 250 V. The armature resistance and the shunt
field resistance are 0.02 and 0.05 ohm respectively. The iron and the friction losses are equal to 950 W.
Find the mechanical efficiency.

Select one:

a. 93.5%

b. 95.9%

c. 98.2%

d. 97.35%

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A 50 kVA, 2300/230 volts, 60 cycle transformer is tested in the laboratory so that its characteristics maybe
determined. The standard test requires an open circuit test and short circuit test. Open Circuit Test: I =
6.5 A, E = 230 V, P = 187 W; Short Circuit Test: I = 21.7 A, E = 115 V, P = 570 W. Determine the
efficiency of the transformer at half load, unity pf.

Select one:

a. 98.45%
 b. 97.55%

c. 97.80%

d. 98.70%

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A 100-kVA, 1100/440-V, 50-Hz single-phase transformer has 100 turns on the secondary winding. The
number of turns in the primary will be

Select one:

a. 5500

b. 2750

c. 550

d. 275

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Find the frequency in kilocyles per second in the armature of a 10 pole, 1,200 rpm generator.

Select one:

a. 1000.0

b. 0.100

c. 10.00

d. 100.0

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A delta-connected load induction motor draws 100 A from each line of a three-phase source and
develops 40 lb-ft torque at standstill. Find the torque when connected to the same source if the motor is
reconnected in wye.

Select one:

a. none of these

b. 13.3 lb-ft

c. 40 lb-ft
 d. 120 lb-ft

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A 25 kVA, 220 volt three phase alternator delivers rated kVA at 0.84 power factor. The effective ac
resistance between the armature winding terminals is 0.18 ohm. The field takes 9.3 amperes at 115 volts.
If the friction and windage loss is 460 watts and the core loss is 610 watts. What is the HP delivered by
the prime mover?

Select one:

a. 28.15

b. 31.54

c. 32.6

d. 33.23

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A 30 HP, 4 poles, 3-phase, 230 volts, 60 Hz squirrel cage induction motor operating at 90% efficiency,
85% power factor and 2.5% slip drives a water pump for a reservoir. Find the current and speed at which
the motor is operating.

Select one:

a. 62.4 A, 1755 rpm

b. 62.4 A, 1800 rpm

c. 73.4 A, 1755 rpm

d. 73.4 A, 1800 rpm

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A 6-pole, 3-phase, 60 cycle alternator has 12 slots per pole and four conductors per slot. The winding is
5/6 pitch. There are 2,500,000 Maxwells entering the armature from each North Pole, and this flux is
sinusoidally distributed along the air gap. The armature coils are all-connected in series. The winding is
wye-connected. Determine the open circuit emf of the alternator.

Select one:

a. 512.4 V

b. 504.2 V

c. 572.4 V

d. 532.1 V

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At rated load, a shunt motor draws an armature current of 50 A from a 230 V dc mains while running at
1000 rpm. At no-load the armature current drops to 5 A. If the effect of armature reaction has weaken the
flux by 2% from no-load to full-load, determine speed of the motor at no-load. Assume the armature
resistance to be 0.15 ohm.

Select one:

a. 1202 rpm

b. 1221 rpm

c. 1122 rpm

d. 1010 rpm

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A 120/180 volt auto-transformer draws power at 120 Volt and supplies power to a 2 kW load at 180 Volts
with a p.f. of 0.80 lagging. An additional load of 1 kW is supplied at unity p.f. from the 60 Volt Winding.
What is the current drawn from the 120 Volt supply line?

Select one:
 a. 28

b. 30

c. 26

d. 32

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A 4 pole, 50 Hz single-phase induction motor has a slip of 5%. The speed of the motor will be

Select one:

a. none of these

b. 1200 rpm

c. 1425 rpm

d. 1500 rpm

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A DC shunt motor has a full load rating of 15 hp, 230 volts, 57.1 amperes, 1400 rpm. The armature circuit
resistance is 0.13 ohm and the field circuit resistance is 115 ohms. Neglecting the effect of armature
reaction, determine the no-load speed.

Select one:

a. 1392 rpm

b. 1264 rpm

c. 1441 rpm

d. 1380 rpm

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What is the ratio of capacity of open delta bank to the capacity of close delta bank?

Select one:

a. 63.2%

b. 66.7%

c. 57.5%
 d. 72%

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A shunt motor draws current of 40 A from a 120 V source and runs at 1200 rpm at rated load. The
armature and field circuit resistances are 0.1 ohm and 60 ohms, respectively. Determine the speed of the
motor at half load. Assume a brush drop of 2 V rated load and 1 V half load.

Select one:

a. 1230 rpm

b. 1026 rpm

c. 1238 rpm

d. 1180 rpm

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A three-phase, 6-pole, 72-slot armature of a synchronous generator is wound using a two layer lap coil
having 20 conductors per coil with a pitch of 83.33%. The flux per pole is 4,800,000 Maxwells. If the rotor
of the generator is driven at a speed of 1200 rpm, calculate the induced emf per phase. Note: There are 2
coils in 1 slot.

Select one:

a. 5,680 V

b. 5,390 V

c. 5,564 V

d. 5,854 V

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A separately excited generator generates 230 volts when driven at 1200 rpm. If the flux is decrease by
10%, what is the new emf with speed remains the same?

Select one:

a. 253 volts

b. 230 volts

c. 207 volts

d. 256 volts

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When a closed-delta bank is converted into an open-delta bank each of the two remaining transformer
supplies ____ percent of the original load.

Select one:

a. 57.7

b. 50

c. 73.2

d. 66.7

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A 10-kVA, 2000/400 V, single-phase transformer has primary and secondary winding impedances of 5.0
+ j10 and 0.2 + j0.45 ohms, respectively. Calculate the voltage across the secondary terminals at full
load, 80% power actor lagging, when the primary is supplied with 2,000 volts.

Select one:

a. 379 V
 b. 385 V

c. 394 V

d. 400 V

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A 2,500 kVA, three-phase, 60-Hz, 6.6 kV wye-connected alternator has a field resistance of 0.45 ohm and
an armature resistance of 0.05 ohm per phase. The field current at full load 0.85 power factor is 200 A.
The stray power losses amount to 82 kW. Calculate the efficiency of the alternator at full-load, 0.85 power
factor lagging.

Select one:

a. 95.2%

b. 93.7%

c. 94.8%

d. 96.3%

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A 100-volt shunt motor is developing 6 hp while operating at an over-all efficiency of 86%. The armature
and shunt field resistances are 0.06 and 50 ohms respectively. Determine the stray power losses.

Select one:

a. 364 W

b. 392 W

c. 367 W

d. 378 W

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The speed of a motor-generator set consisting of a 6-pole induction motor and a 4-pole dc generator fed
from a 3-phase.

Select one:

a. 1000

b. 1500

c. 600
 d. 3000

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A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-phase induction motor has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque and
starting current of 425% of full-load current. What will be the voltage in order that the starting current be
limited to the full-load value?

Select one:

a. 132.47 V

b. 136.75 V

c. 125.52 V

d. 129.41 V

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Pitch factor for 5/6 short pitch coil is
Select one:

a. 1.0

b. 0.833

c. 0.966

d. 3.454

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A three-phase induction motor is rated 50 hp, 220 volts and 1745 rpm and 78% power factor. What is the
percent slip?

Select one:

a. 4.0%

b. 2.5%

c. 3.1%

d. 3.5%

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For a 4-pole, 2-layer d.c. lap winding with 20 slots and one conductor per layer, the number of
commutator bars is

Select one:

a. 80

b. 40

c. 20

d. 160

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A six-pole dynamo, with interpoles, requires 360 inductors on its armature with 3 turns per coil and 2 coil
sides per slot. Determine the number of coils, slots and commutator bars.

Select one:

a. 120, 120, 120

b. 120, 60, 60

c. 60, 60, 120

 d. 60, 60, 60

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If, in a 3-phase alternator, a field current of 50 A produces a full-load armature current of 200 A on short-
circuit and 1730 V on open circuit, then its synchronous impedance is ____ ohm.

Select one:

a. 5

b. 4

c. 8.66

d. 34.6

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Calculate the electrical displacement between adjacent slots of a 16 pole alternator with 144 slots.
Select one:

a. 60 deg

b. 30 deg

c. 20 deg

d. 180 deg

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The pulley of an old gen-set has a diameter of 20 inches. The belt exerts a pull of 353 lbs on a pulley. The
gen-set runs at 900 rpm. What is the approximate rating of the gen-set?

Select one:

a. 38

b. 75

c. 250

d. 200

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A three phase, 318.75 kVA, 2300 V alternator has an armature resistance of 0.35 ohms per phase and
synchronous reactance of 1.2 ohms per phase. Determine the voltage regulation at full load 0.6 power
factor leading.

Select one:

a. 6.12%

b. -6.12%

c. 4.33%

d. -4.33%

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In the armature winding of an alternator, the coil span falls short of full-pitch by 60 degrees (electrical).
The pitch factor is

Select one:

a. none of these

b. 0.866

c. 0.25
 d. 0.5

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What is the normal secondary current rating of current transformer in amperes?

Select one:

a. 20

b. 15

c. 5

d. 10

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A 500 kW, 600-V DC, 12-phase synchronous converter operates as a direct converter at a full load
efficiency of 92% and a power factor of 0.93. Calculate the AC voltage between slip rings and the AC
current drawn from a 12-phase transformer fed supply.
Select one:

a. 110 V, 229 A

b. 112 V, 229 A

c. 112 V, 215 A

d. 110 V, 215 A

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The nameplate rating of a shunt motor is 150 hp, 600 volts, 205 A, 1700 rpm. The resistance of the shunt
field circuit is 240 ohms and the total armature circuit resistance is 0.15 ohm. If the motor is to be deliver
full-load torque at 1,200 rpm, what value of resistance must be added to the armature circuit?

Select one:

a. 0.802 ohm

b. 0.833 ohm

c. 0.827 ohm

d. 0.862 ohm

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The eddy current and hysteresis losses of a 4,400-V, 60-Hz single-phase distribution transformer are 280
and 560 watts, respectively. Determine the core loss when the transformer is connected across a 4,600-
volt, 50-Hz source.

Select one:

a. 967 W

b. 983 W

c. 994 W

d. 977 W

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The voltage applied to the h.v. side of a transformer during short-circuit test is 2% of its rated voltage. The
core loss will be ____ percent of the rated core loss.

Select one:

a. 0.4

b. 4

c. 0.04
 d. 0.25

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Three single-phase transformers connected delta-delta fed a three-phase rotary converter at 2,300 V.
This converter supplies power to a DC load that draws 100 kW at 250 V. If the rotary converter operates
at an efficiency of 95% at unity pf, calculate the current in the secondary windings of the transformer
bank.

Select one:

a. 249 A

b. 229 A

c. 397 A

d. 355 A

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Two separately excited dc shunt generators are connected in parallel and carry a total load current of 500
amperes. Generator A has an armature resistance of 0.03 ohm and is generating a voltage of 230 volts.
Generator B has an armature resistance of 0.04 ohm and is generating a voltage of 230 volts also.
Calculate the terminal voltage.

Select one:

a. 221.44 volts

b. 210.50 volts

c. 215.56 volts

d. 230 volts

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The field current of a 180 kW, 250 volts DC shunt generator is 6 A when running full-load at rated terminal
voltage. If the combined armature and brush resistance is 0.02 ohm, solve for the mechanical efficiency
of the generator.

Select one:

a. 94.05%

b. 93.73%

c. 91.87%

d. 92.13%

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A DC generator has no-load output voltage of 120 volts. Its armature circuit resistance is 0.95 ohm and its
field coils are separately energized. If the load is rated 2 kW at 115 V. Neglecting the effect of armature
reaction, what power could be delivered to the load?

Select one:

a. 2,180 W

b. 1,518 W

c. 1,670 W

d. 2,000 W

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The voltage applied to the h.v. side of a transformer during short-circuit test is 2% of its rated voltage. The
core loss will be ____ percent of the rated core loss.

Select one:
 a. 0.25

b. 0.4

c. 4

d. 0.04
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An open delta bank, consisting of two-single phase transformers is operating with balanced three-phase
load of 50 kVA, 440 V at 0.8 pf lagging and a single phase load of 10 kW resistive connected across c-a
leg. Determine the minimum ratings of the transformers. Assume a phase sequence of a-b-c.

Select one:

a. 35.48 kVA, 36.34 kVA

b. 30.83 kVA, 39.52 kVA

c. 38.80 kVA, 34.06 kVA

d. 34.32 kVA, 33.40 kVA

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A dc resistance test is conducted on a 3-phase 200 kVA, 240 volts, delta connected generator. When the
two terminals are connected from 6 volts dc source, the ammeter inserted in the lines reads 150
amperes. The effective resistance to ohmic resistance is 1.25. What is the percent resistance?
Select one:

a. 4.5%

b. 6%

c. 7.5%

d. 6.9%
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A 20 kW, 200 V shunt generator is operated at rated load. If the driving engine is developing 30 HP,
determine the iron and friction losses. Armature resistance is 0.05 ohm and field resistance is 50 ohms.

Select one:

a. 1039 W

b. 954 W

c. 1340 W

d. 934 W
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An open delta, three-phase transformer consisting of two single-phase transformers is operating with a
balanced three-phase load of 50 kVA, 440-V at a lagging pf of 0.8. Determine the operating pf of each
transformer.
Select one:

a. 0.393 lagging, 0.993 lagging

b. 0.383 lagging, 0.887 lagging

c. 0.393 lagging, 0.887 lagging

d. 0.383 lagging, 0.993 lagging

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A 50 HP, 550 V shunt-wound motor draws a line current of 4.5 A at no-load. The shunt field resistance is
275 ohms and the armature resistance exclusive of the brushes is 0.3 ohm, the brush drop at full-load is 2
V. At full-load, the motor draws a line current of 84 A. Calculate the efficiency at full-load.

Select one:

a. 91.2%

b. 88.5%

c. 89.9%

d. 92.0%
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A squirrel cage induction motor with nameplate data of 150 HP, 3-phase, 460 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, 0.85 p.f.
was subjected to certain performance tests. The test result readings were as follows: Full-load current =
202 A, Full-load torque = 676.8 lb-ft, Solve for the percentage slip.

Select one:

a. 3.05%

b. 3.28%

c. 2.25%

d. 4.15%
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The iron loss of a transformer at 400 Hz is 10 W. Assuming that eddy current and hysteresis losses vary
as the square of flux density, the iron loss of the transformer at rated voltage but 50 Hz would be ____
watt.

Select one:

a. 640

b. 80

c. 1.25

d. 100
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In a 4 pole, 35 slot d.c. armature, calculate the coil span.

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a. 9 slots

b. 7 slots

c. 8 slots

d. 10slots
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If a hybrid stepper motor has a rotor pitch of 36 degrees and a step angle of 9 degres, the number of its
phases must be

Select one:

a. 6

b. 4

c. 3

d. 2
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A 3-phase induction motor is running at 2% slip. If the input to rotor is 1000 W, then mechanical power
developed by the motor is

Select one:

a. 980 W

b. 200 W

c. 20 W

d. 500 W
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At rated load, a shunt motor draws an armature current of 50 A from a 230 V dc mains while running at
1000 rpm. At no-load the armature current drops to 5 A. If the effect of armature reaction has weaken the
flux by 2% from no-load to full-load, determine speed of the motor at no-load. Assume the armature
resistance to be 0.15 ohm.

Select one:

a. 1010 rpm

b. 1221 rpm

c. 1122 rpm

d. 1202 rpm
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A resistor assembly for a wound rotor consists of 20 elements of cast iron grid elements. The rating of
each is 0.10 ohm. When joined in series and tested across 220 volts, the measured current was 100 A.
How much power was lost in the joints?

Select one:

a. 2.1 kW

b. 2.0 kW

c. 1.9 kW

d. 1.8 kW
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A 10-pole, 400-kW, 250-V dc generator has a lap-wound armature with 75 slots each having 12
conductors. The section of each conductor is 2 x 17.5 mm^2. If the average length of one turn is 150 cm,
find the resistance of the armature. Assume the specific resistance per copper as 2 micro-ohm-cm.

Select one:

a. 0.009643 ohm

b. 0.002571 ohm

c. 0.003857 ohm

d. 0.007714 ohm
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A single phase generator with full load current of 450 amperes at 2400 volts has 0.08 ohm resistance and
synchronous reactance is 2.8 ohms. Determine the voltage regulation in percent at 75% power factor
lagging.

Select one:

a. 64

b. 75

c. 55

d. 41
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A d.c. motor develops a torque of 200 N-m at 25 rps. At 20 rps, it will develop a torque of ___ N-m.

Select one:

a. 250

b. 128

c. 160

d. 200
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Two shunt generators A and B, with ratings of 150 kW and 100 kW respectively having identical straight-
line voltage vs. percent kW output characteristic, are connected in parallel. The no-load and full-load
voltage of 255 and 230 volts, calculate the kW output of each when the total load shared is 200 kW.

Select one:

a. 110 kW & 90 kW

b. 125 kW & 75 kW

c. 150 kW & 50 kW

d. 120 kW & 80 kW
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A three-phase wound rotor induction motor, 440 V, 60 cycles, 4 poles is connected to a pump that
delivers 1000 cfm of water against an effective head of 8 ft. Under this load, the motor draws 15 kW at a
power factor of 0.90. When operated without load, the motor draws 800 watts. The stator resistance per
phase is 0.21 ohm and the rotor resistance per phase is 0.022 ohm. The turns ratio between stator and
rotor is 4:1. Determine the efficiency of the pump.

Select one:

a. 83.62%

b. 84.65%

c. 83.16%

d. 84.24%
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A DC generator has no-load output voltage of 120 volts. Its armature circuit resistance is 0.95 ohm and its
field coils are separately energized. If the load is rated 2 kW at 115 V. Neglecting the effect of armature
reaction, what power could be delivered to the load?

Select one:

a. 2,000 W

b. 1,670 W

c. 2,180 W

d. 1,518 W
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A long shunt compound motor takes a current of 42 A from a 230 V source. Armature, series field and
shunt field resistances are 0.1 ohm, 0.2 ohm and 50 ohms respectively. If the friction and windage losses
amount to 400 W, determine the over-all efficiency of the machine.

Select one:

a. 80.55%

b. 82.24%

c. 81.22%

d. 79.53%
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A six-pole, three-phase squirrel-cage induction motor is connected to a 60-cps supply. At full-load, the
induced emf of the rotor makes 72 complete cycles in 1 minute. Find the rotor speed.

Select one:

a. 1200 rpm

b. 1176 rpm

c. 1054 rpm

d. 1124 rpm
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The per phase dc armature resistance of an alternator is 0.5 ohm. The effective ac armature resistance
would be about

Select one:

a. 0.5 ohm

b. 4 ohms

c. 0.25 ohm

d. 0.75 ohm
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The Utility Company supplies two single-phase transformers banked in open delta. If each transformer is
rated 75 kVA capacity, what is the maximum 3-phase load in kilowatts that the bank can carry without
suffering overload considering that the load has a lagging power factor of 0.80.

Select one:

a. 104 kW

b. 130 kW

c. 112 kW

d. 114 kW
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A 100-kVA, 1100/440-V, 50-Hz single-phase transformer has 100 turns on the secondary winding. The
number of turns in the primary will be

Select one:

a. 2750

b. 275

c. 550

d. 5500
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A 4-pole, 12-slot lap wound d.c. armature has 2 coil sides/slot. Assuming single turn coils and progressive
winding, the back pitch would be

Select one:

a. 5

b. 6

c. 3

d. 7
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A 4 poles lap work, dc machine has 728 active conductors running at 1800 rpm. The flux per pole is 30
mWb. The armature current is 120 A, what is the electromagnetic power developed in the armature in
kW?

Select one:

a. 72.4

b. 78.6

c. 62.4

d. 65.5
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An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase draws 450 percent of the rated current with the rated
voltage and delivers during the starting period 130 percent of the rated torque. The full-load efficiency and
full-load power factor of this motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an autotransformer is used as a
starting unit and starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of the rated torque of the motor, find the
starting voltage.

Select one:

a. 132.36 volts

b. 130.65 volts

c. 136.44 volts

d. 134.20 volts
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A 5-hp, three-phase, 400-V star-connected squirrel-cage induction motor meant to drive a milling
machine, at starting takes about

Select one:

a. 200 A

b. 150 A

c. 40 A
 d. 100 A
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Calculate the force that will be exerted on the scale in a prony brake test when a 20 HP, 1,400 rpm motor
is operating at full-load. The length of the brake arm is 3 ft and the tare weight of the brake is 3.75 lbs.

Select one:

a. none of these

b. 26.86 lbs

c. 62.76 lbs

d. 28.76 lbs
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If, in a 3-phase alternator, a field current of 50 A produces a full-load armature current of 200 A on short-
circuit and 1730 V on open circuit, then its synchronous impedance is ____ ohm.

Select one:

a. 4

b. 34.6

c. 5
 d. 8.66
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Two alternators are operating in parallel supplying a common load of 425 kW at 0.85 power factor
lagging. Alternator A contributes 600 kVAR at 0.92 power factor lagging. Solve for the power factor of
alternator B.

Select one:

a. 0.813 lagging

b. 0.834 lagging

c. 0.804 lagging

d. 0.820 lagging
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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase and a
negligible resistance. At a certain field current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV per phase. At this
excitation, calculate the power factor at maximum power.

Select one:

a. 0.853

b. 0.873
 c. 0.863

d. 0.843
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A synchronous motor is drawing 60 kW is connected in parallel with a load drawing 250 kW at a lagging
power factor of 0.8. If the combined load has a power factor of 0.9, at what power factor is the
synchronous motor operating?

Select one:

a. 0.849 leading

b. 0.874 leading

c. 0.862 leading

d. 0.868 leading
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A 5 Hp, 230 V shunt motor takes 18 Amperes when operating at full load. The shunt field resistance is
115 ohms and the armature resistance is 0.25 ohm. Calculate the starter resistance if the starting torque
is limited to 1.5 times the full torque (take a 3-V brush drop).

Select one:

a. 9.2 ohms
 b. 9.46 ohms

c. 9.33 ohms

d. 13.94 ohms
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Two 250 HP, 2400-volt-3-phase motor of 90% power factor 93% efficiency are supplied from 34500 volt
transmission line by 3-single phase transformer connected delta-delta. Specify the bank KVA.

Select one:

a. 400

b. 500

c. 446

d. 550
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A three phase wye connected ac generator is rated 1500 kVA, 11000 V. The effective resistance and
synchronous reactance per phase are 1.5 ohms and 30 ohms respectively. To what value will the terminal
voltage rise when full-load at 0.8 pf lagging is switch off.

Select one:
 a. 12 kV

b. 14 kV

c. 15 kV

d. 13 kV
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Calculate the total magnetic flux in a 60-cycle transformer in which the induced emf per turn of the
winding is equal to 2 V.

Select one:

a. 7.42 mWb

b. 7.50 mWb

c. 7.02 mWb

d. 7.60 mWb
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A 4 pole, lap-wound dc armature, the back pitch is 17. If the winding is progressive what is the front pitch?

Select one:

a. 16
 b. 17

c. 15

d. 13
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Sipalay Mines, has two 3-phase, 60 H AC generators operating in parallel. The first unit has a capacity of
1000 kVA and the second unit has a capacity of 1500 kVA. The first is driven by a prime mover so
adjusted that the frequency falls from 61 Hz at no-load to 59.6 Hz at full-load. The second has a different
speed-load characteristics, the frequency falls from 61.4 Hz at no-load to 59.2 Hz at full-load. When these
alternators are jointly delivering 2000 kW, what is the load of each generator?

Select one:

a. 884 kW, 1116 kW

b. 804 kW, 1196 kW

c. 915 kW, 1085 kW

d. 867 kW, 1133 kW

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A six-pole dynamo, with interpoles, requires 360 inductors on its armature with 3 turns per coil and 2 coil
sides per slot. Determine the number of coils, slots and commutator bars.
Select one:

a. 60, 60, 120

b. 60, 60, 60

c. 120, 120, 120

d. 120, 60, 60
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A 50-kW 46-volt shunt generator has a voltage regulation of 8.7 percent. Calculate the no-load terminal
voltage.

Select one:

a. 505

b. 500

c. 475

d. 490
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A 5000 kVA, 3-phase, 10 kV, 50 Hz alternator runs at 1500 rpm connected to constant frequency,
constant voltage busbars. If the moment of inertia of entire rotating system is 1.5 x 10^4 kg-m^2 and the
steady short circuit current is 5 times the normal full load current. Calculate the natural time period of
oscillation.

Select one:

a. 1.4 sec

b. 1.3 sec

c. 1.2 sec

d. 1.5 sec
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A 20-hp, 110 V DC shunt motor has an efficiency of 88% and the exciting current of 4 amperes and an
armature resistance of 0.04 ohm. What starting resistance is required for full-load torque?

Select one:

a. 0.94 ohm

b. 0.69 ohm

c. 0.98 ohm

d. 0.95 ohm
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For three single phase transformers, a 600 HP 2,400 volts three phase 60 Hz motor with an efficiency of
90% and power factor of 90% supplied from 34,500 volts utility. For delta-delta connection, what is the
primary and secondary voltage rating of each transformer?

Select one:

a. 34,500/2400

b. 35,000/2500

c. 34,000/2500

d. 32,500/2500
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An 8-pole dc shunt generator with 778 wave connected armature conductors and running at 500 rpm
supplies a load of 12.5 ohms resistance at a terminal voltage of 50 V. The armature resistance is 0.24
ohm and the field resistance is 25 ohms. Find the flux per pole in mWb.

Select one:

a. 6.18

b. 9.83

c. 1.96

d. 2.31
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A 240 volt d.c. motor on brake test took 52 Amp when running at 1500 rpm. The spring balance at the
end of the 76 cm brake arm reads 93.5 N. What is the efficiency of the motor at this load?

Select one:

a. 0.85

b. 0.95

c. 0.90

d. 0.86
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If maximum torque of an induction motor is 200 kg-m at a slip of 12%, the torque at 6% slip would be
____ kg-m.

Select one:

a. 100

b. 160

c. 40

d. 50
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Distribution factor for a winding having 3 slots/pole/phase and a slot angle of 20 degrees is

Select one:

a. 1.0

b. 0.96

c. 0.707

d. 0.5
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The net cross section of a transformer is 20 square inches. The maximum flux density is 11 kilogausses.
The frequency is 60 Hz. If there are 1,000 turns in the primary, determine the primary induced emf.

Select one:

a. 3945 V

b. 3850 V

c. 3780 V

d. 3590 V
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A shunt motor with armature resistance of 0.12 ohm and designed to operate at 115 V, is taking 60 A in
armature current at full-load. Determine the value of the external resistance to be inserted in the armature
circuit so that the armature current shall not exceed twice its full-load value at starting.

Select one:

a. 0.808 ohms

b. 0.883 ohms

c. 0.838 ohms

d. 0.788 ohms
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The per phase dc armature resistance of an alternator is 0.5 ohm. The effective ac armature resistance would be about

Select one:

a. 0.5 ohm

b. 0.25 ohm

c. 0.75 ohm

d. 4 ohms
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Calculate the force that will be exerted on the scale in a prony brake test when a 20 HP, 1,400 rpm motor is operating at full-load.
The length of the brake arm is 3 ft and the tare weight of the brake is 3.75 lbs.

Select one:

a. 26.86 lbs

b. none of these

c. 62.76 lbs

d. 28.76 lbs
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A 4 pole, 50 Hz single-phase induction motor has a slip of 5%. The speed of the motor will be

Select one:

a. none of these

b. 1500 rpm

c. 1425 rpm

d. 1200 rpm
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A dc generator has a mechanical efficiency at 98.2% and an electrical efficiency of 95.9%. Find the commercial efficiency.

Select one:

a. 97.4%
 b. 96.5%

c. 98%

d. 94.2%
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The net cross section of a transformer is 20 square inches. The maximum flux density is 11 kilogausses. The frequency is 60 Hz. If
there are 1,000 turns in the primary, determine the primary induced emf.

Select one:

a. 3945 V

b. 3850 V

c. 3590 V

d. 3780 V
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A 3,600 volts three-phase star connected turbo synchronous generator of synchronous reactance of 0.5 ohm per phase and
negligible resistance is supplying 30,000 kVA at 0.8 pf lagging to a large power system. If the steam supply is cut-off, calculate the
amount of current that the generator will then carry assuming negligible losses.

Select one:

a. 3823 A

b. 3870 A

c. 3901 A
 d. 3094 A
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A 4-pole 230-V, 60 Hz, three-phase induction motor directly drives a 6-pole alternator. Determine the output frequency. Assume a
slip of 3% in the motor.

Select one:

a. 90.0 Hz

b. 86.6 Hz

c. 88.4 Hz

d. 87.3 Hz
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A 50-kW 46-volt shunt generator has a voltage regulation of 8.7 percent. Calculate the no-load terminal voltage.

Select one:

a. 475

b. 490

c. 505

d. 500
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Find the value to voltage regulation having a dc voltage of 67 V without load and with full load current drawn the output voltage
drops to 42 V.

Select one:

a. 32.5%

b. 15.9%

c. 59.5%

d. 62.6%
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A 6 pole lap wound shunt motor takes 300 A when the speed is 500 rpm. The flux per pole is 0.06 Wb and the armature has a 870
conductors. Neglecting the shunt field current, calculate the output horsepower of the motor. Assume a constant loss of 4%.

Select one:

a. 168 hp

b. 172 hp

c. 165 hp

d. 175 hp
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The induced emf in each coil side of a certain alternator winding is calculated as 10 volts, if the measured voltage across the coil is
19.32 volts, the winding is short by how many electrical degrees?

Select one:

a. 20 deg

b. 30 deg

c. 60 deg

d. 50 deg
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A short shunt compound generator delivers 150 A at a terminal voltage of 230 V. The shunt field current is 2.5 A. The resistance of
the armature, series field and diverter are 0.032 ohm, 0.015 ohm and 0.03 ohm, respectively. Calculate the electrical efficiency of
the generator at this load.

Select one:

a. 95.7%

b. 94.2%

c. 93.8%

d. 96.4%
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A 500-hp, 2200 V, 3-phase, star-connected synchronous motor has a synchronous impedance of 0.3 + j3 ohm per phase.
Determine the induced emf per phase if the motor works on full load with an efficiency of 94% and a power factor of 0.8 leading.

Select one:

a. 1360 V

b. 1354 V

c. 1402 V

d. 1522 V
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A 10-hp, 4-pole, 25-Hz, 3-phase induction motor is taking 9,100 watts from the line. The core loss is 290 watts; stator copper loss is
568 watts; rotor copper loss is 445 watts; and the friction and windage loss is 121 watts. Determine the output torque in Newton-
meter.

Select one:

a. 103.32

b. 190.32

c. 178.76

d. 150.56
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A simplex lap wound armature has 580 conductors and carries a current of 125 ampere per armature current path. If the flux per
pole is 20 mWb, calculate the electromagnetic torque developed by the armature.

Select one:

a. 207.63 N-m

b. 230.77 N-m

c. 252.72 N-m

d. 210.64 N-m
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The pulley of an old gen-set has a diameter of 20 inches. The belt exerts a pull of 353 lbs on a pulley. The gen-set runs at 900 rpm.
What is the approximate rating of the gen-set?

Select one:

a. 250

b. 75

c. 200

d. 38
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A 10-kVA, 2000/400 V, single-phase transformer has primary and secondary winding impedances of 5.0 + j10 and 0.2 + j0.45 ohms,
respectively. Calculate the voltage across the secondary terminals at full load, 80% power actor lagging, when the primary is
supplied with 2,000 volts.

Select one:

a. 400 V

b. 379 V

c. 394 V

d. 385 V
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A shunt generator supplies a load of 5,500 kW, 220 volts, shunt generator in the FEU laboratory is 232 volts and rated load voltage
is 220 volts. The armature resistance including brushes is 0.026 ohm and the resistance of the shunt field resistance is 52 ohms.
What is the induced electromagnetic force at rated load?

Select one:

a. 224.56 V

b. 221.36 V

c. 226.02 V

d. 227.05 V
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A 15 hp 220 volt, 1200 rpm shunt motor takes 50 Amperes. Its armature resistance is 0.1 ohm and field resistance is 220 ohms.
Brush contact voltage drop is 2 volts. Friction and windage loss is 400 watts and stray load loss of 1% of the output. Calculate the
efficiency.

Select one:

a. 92.4%

b. 91.8%

c. 9.4%

d. 94.6%
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Synchronous impedance test is taken on a 3-phase generator. Under short circuit condition, the current is the three lines are 26.2 A,
23.7 A, and 27.4 A. What current should be used for the test?

Select one:

a. 26.3 A

b. 25.4 A

c. 24.6 A

d. 25.7 A
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The span for a full-pitch coil wound for six poles is

Select one:

a. 90 degrees mechanical

b. 180 degrees mechanical

c. 45 degrees mechanical

d. 60 degrees mechanical
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A single-phase transformer is rated 4,160-V primary and 250-V secondary. It has 1,500 turns in the primary and voltage regulation
of 8%. What should be the number of turns in the secondary winding?

Select one:

a. 88 turns

b. 92 turns

c. 86 turns

d. 90 turns
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A shunt generator delivers 195 A at a terminal voltage of 250 V. The armature resistance and the shunt field resistance are 0.02 and
0.05 ohm respectively. The iron and the friction losses are equal to 950 W. Find the commercial efficiency of the generator.

Select one:

a. 95.9%

b. 98.2%

c. 93.5%

d. 94.2%
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A six-pole, 3-phase AC generator has 72 slots, the coil span is 12. What is the pitch factor?

Select one:

a. 0.966

b. 0.939

c. 1.000

d. 0.985
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What is the step angle of a permanent-magnet stepper motor having 8 stator poles and 4 rotor poles?

Select one:

a. 45 degrees

b. 60 degrees

c. 30 degrees

d. 15 degrees
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A 400 V series motor has a field resistance of 0.2 ohm and an armature resistance of 0.1 ohm. The motor takes 30 A of current at
1000 rpm while developing full-load torque. What is the motor speed when this motor develops 60% of full load torque?

Select one:

a. 1135.5 rpm

b. 1302.4 rpm

c. 1257.2 rpm

d. 1297.6 rpm
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A 200-kVA transformer has an impedance of 15% and the power factor of the load is 85%. The primary voltage is 6,000 volts while
the copper loss is 15 kW. Find the percentage voltage regulation.

Select one:

a. 8.91%

b. 23.67%

c. 15.78%

d. 13.49%
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A single phase generator with full load current of 450 amperes at 2400 volts has 0.08 ohm resistance and synchronous reactance is
2.8 ohms. Determine the voltage regulation in percent at 75% power factor lagging.

Select one:

a. 75

b. 41

c. 55

d. 64
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A separately excited generator generates 230 volts when driven at 1200 rpm. If the flux is decrease by 10%, what is the new emf
with speed remains the same?

Select one:

a. 253 volts

b. 207 volts

c. 230 volts

d. 256 volts
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Neglecting saturation, if current taken by a series motor is increased from 10 A to 12 A, the percentage increase in its torque is ___
percent.

Select one:

a. 44

b. 30.5

c. 16.6

d. 20
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A 30 MVA, 15 kV three-phase alternator will have a per phase nominal impedance of ____.

Select one:

a. 7.5 ohms

b. 9 ohms

c. 15 ohms

d. none of these
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A 500 kVA, 13200/2400 volts 60 Hz single phase transformer has a 4% reactance and 1% resistance. The leakage reactance and
resistance of the low voltage winding are 0.25 and 0.055 ohm, respectively. Calculate the leakage reactance and resistance in ohms
of the HV winding.

Select one:

a. 6.53 & 1.87

b. 6.38 & 1.82

c. 4.86 & 1.56

d. 6.23 & 1.85

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In a transformer, the iron loss is found to be 42 W at 30 Hz and 90 W at 60 Hz measured at the same flux density. What is the
hysteresis and eddy current loss at 60 Hz?

Select one:

a. 78 W & 12 W

b. 60 W & 30 W

c. 30 W & 68 W

d. 12 W & 78 W
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A 25-kVA distribution transformer operates at 120% load, 0.3 pf lagging for 1 hour; at full-load, 0.9 lagging pf for 3 hours; 50% load
at unity pf for 8 hours; and 10% load at 0.8 leading pf for the rest of the day. If core loss is 150 watts and full load copper loss is 500
W, what is the all-day efficiency of the transformer?

Select one:

a. 97.14%

b. 94.23%

c. 96.68%

d. 92.86%
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A 3-phase alternator has 3 slots per pole. The distribution factor of the winding is

Select one:

a. 1

b. 0.5

c. none of these

d. 0.866
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An open-delta connected transformer bank serves a balanced 3-phase load of 40 kVA at 230 V and 0.866 pf lagging. Solve for the
real power and pf at which each transformer is operating.

Select one:

a. 11.54 kW at 0.5 pf and 23.09 kW at unity pf

b. 11.54 kW at 0.866 pf and 23.09 kW at 0.707 pf

c. 12.22 kW at 0.866 pf and 22.429 kW at 0.707 pf

d. 12.22 kW at 0.5 pf and 22.42 at unity pf

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An ac generator 1500 kVA capacity has a full load efficiency of 91% at 100% power factor and 86% efficiency at 80% power factor
lagging. What engine drive in Hp is required if the genset is to supply entirely incandescent lamp?

Select one:

a. 3125

b. 2210

c. 1980

d. 2525
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A squirrel cage induction motor with nameplate data of 150 HP, 3-phase, 460 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, 0.85 p.f. was subjected to certain
performance tests. The test result readings were as follows: Full-load current = 202 A, Full-load torque = 676.8 lb-ft, Solve for the
percentage slip.

Select one:

a. 4.15%

b. 3.28%

c. 2.25%

d. 3.05%
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The input current to a 220 V, short shunt compound motor at no-load is 6 A. The shunt field circuit resistance is 220 ohms, the
armature resistance is 0.10 ohm and the series field resistance is 0.08 ohm. What is the stray power loss?

Select one:

a. 1232.54 W

b. 1153.31 W

c. 1073.25 W

d. 1066.22 W
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The armature of a 4-pole, 128 slots shunt generator is lap wound with four conductors per slot. The flux per pole is 50 mWb. The
armature and shunt field resistances are 0.04 ohm and 50 ohms respectively. Determine the speed of the machine when supplying
400 A at a terminal voltage of 250 V.

Select one:

a. 624 rpm

b. 622rpm

c. 634 rpm

d. 615 rpm
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A DC shunt motor runs at 600 rpm on a 240-volt supply while drawing a line current of 30 A. Its armature and field resistances are
0.5 ohm and 120 ohms respectively. What resistance should be placed in series with the armature circuit in order to reduce the
speed to 400 rpm. Assume no changes in the armature or field current.

Select one:

a. 2.41 ohms

b. 2.69 ohms

c. 2.83 ohms

d. 2.07 ohms
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A long shunt compound generator delivers 100 A, 250 V at rated load. The resistances of the various windings are: armature = 0.1
ohm, interpole = 0.02 ohm, shunt field = 100 ohms and series field = 0.025 ohm. If the stray power losses amount to 1.8 kW, solve
for the overall efficiency of the generator.

Select one:

a. 88.32%

b. 90.52%

c. 87.43%

d. 86.36%
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A power transformer rated 50,000 kVA, 34.5 kV/13.8 kV is connected wye-wye. What are the line currents at full load?

Select one:

a. 483.1 A, 1207.7 A

b. 525.5 A, 1725.4 A

c. 836.7 A, 2092 A

d. 1449.3 A, 3623.2 A
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A transformer when supplying a load maintained 11 kV across terminals. When the load was switched off, the terminal voltage
became 11550 V. What is the voltage regulation of the load?

Select one:

a. 55%

b. 5.5%

c. 11.55%

d. 5%
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Find the voltage regulation power supply with 400 V without load and 200 V with full load.

Select one:

a. 100%

b. 5%

c. 50%

d. 10%
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A 5-hp, three-phase, 400-V star-connected squirrel-cage induction motor meant to drive a milling machine, at starting takes about

Select one:

a. 150 A

b. 200 A

c. 40 A

d. 100 A
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In a 5 Hp, 230 Volt, 1500 rpm shunt motor, the resistance of the armature including brushes is 0.175 ohm and that of the shunt field
is 610 ohms. The stray power losses when the motor delivers rated load at rated voltage is 305 watts. The efficiency at rated load is
nearest to

Select one:

a. 89%

b. 90%

c. 98%

d. 85%
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A three-phase synchronous motor is measured by two wattmeters A and B. Wattmeter A reads 28.6 kW and wattmeter B reads 46.5
kW. The input power of the motor is under excited and assumed constant. What are the readings of wattmeters A and B if the power
factor is 85% and the motor is over-excited?

Select one:

a. 42.5 kW, 32.6 kW

b. 51 kW, 24. 1 kW

c. 48.6 kW, 26.5 kW

d. 52.6 kW, 22.5 kW

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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6 ohm per phase and a negligible resistance. At a
certain field current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV per phase. Calculate the maximum power that can be developed by the
alternator at this excitation.

Select one:

a. 11 MW

b. 9.8 MW

c. 12 MW

d. 10 MW
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A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-phase induction motor has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque and starting current of 425% of
full-load current. What will be the voltage in order that the starting current be limited to the full-load value?

Select one:

a. 125.52 V

b. 129.41 V

c. 132.47 V

d. 136.75 V
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A 240 volt d.c. motor on brake test took 52 Amp when running at 1500 rpm. The spring balance at the
end of the 76 cm brake arm reads 93.5 N. What is the efficiency of the motor at this load?

Select one:

a. 0.85

b. 0.86

c. 0.90

d. 0.95
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A shunt motor with armature resistance of 0.12 ohm and designed to operate at 115 V, is taking 60 A in
armature current at full-load. Determine the value of the external resistance to be inserted in the armature
circuit so that the armature current shall not exceed twice its full-load value at starting.

Select one:

a. 0.883 ohms

b. 0.788 ohms

c. 0.838 ohms

d. 0.808 ohms
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A 4-pole, 12-slot lap wound d.c. armature has 2 coil sides/slot. Assuming single turn coils and progressive
winding, the back pitch would be

Select one:

a. 6

b. 3

c. 5

d. 7
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A 50-kW, 250-V short-shunt compound generator has the following data: Ra = 0.06 ohm, Rse = 0.04 ohm
and Rf = 125 ohms. Calculate the induced armature voltage at rated load and terminal voltage. Take 2 V
as the total brush-contact drop.

Select one:

a. 274.12 V

b. 272.12 V

c. 268.24 V

d. 270.12 V
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A 3-phase induction motor is wound for 4 poles and is supplied from a 50 Hz system. What is the rotor
frequency when rotor runs at 1410 rpm?

Select one:

a. 3 Hz

b. 3.5 Hz

c. 2.9 Hz

d. 2.5 Hz
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The secondary current of a 20 kV/7.97-kV autotransformer is 100 amperes. Determine the current that
flows through the common winding.

Select one:

a. 100 amperes

b. 50 amperes

c. 70 amperes

d. 60 amperes
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An AC squirrel cage induction motor has a speed rating of 1,750 rpm. If the leads are such that they could
be reconnected for consequent winding, what would be the resulting speed?

Select one:

a. 3,500 rpm

b. 875 rpm

c. 3,450 rpm

d. 1,780 rpm
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The input and output powers of a 220 V, shunt motor are 30 and 28 kW respectively. The field and
armature circuit resistances are 40 ohms and 0.0125 ohm respectively. Determine the efficiency of the
motor if the output power is reduced to 10 kW.

Select one:

a. 88.67%

b. 83.56%

c. 86.48%

d. 84.93%
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A 200 V, 10 A motor could be rewound for 100 V, 20 A by using ____ as many turns per coil of water
having ____ cross-sectional area.

Select one:

a. twice, half

b. half, twice

c. four times, one-fourth

d. thrice, one-third
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A 10-hp, 230-V shunt motor takes a full-load line current of 40 A. the armature and field resistances are
0.25 ohm and 230 ohms, respectively. The total brush-contact drop is 2 V and the core and friction losses
are 380 W. calculate the efficiency of the motor. Assume that stray-load loss is 1% of output.

Select one:

a. 83.5%

b. 78.6%

c. 96.4%

d. 87.6%
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The core loss of a 5 kVA single-phase transformer with normal voltage applied to the primary is 75 watts.
The maximum efficiency occurs at 60% of full-load kVA. What is the full-load efficiency of the transformer
at 0.80 power factor?

Select one:

a. 91.36%

b. 93.38%

c. 89.52%

d. 95.16%
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If Cu loss of a transformer at 7/8th full-load is 4900 W, then its full-load Cu loss would be ____ watt.

Select one:

a. 375

b. 6400

c. 5600

d. 429
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If a 4-pole induction motor has a synchronous speed of 1500 rpm, then supply frequency is

Select one:

a. none of these

b. 25 Hz

c. 60 Hz

d. 50 Hz
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A compound dynamo supplies a load of 20 kW at 400 V through a feeder having a resistance equal to 0.1
ohm. The shunt and series field resistances are 85 ohms and 0.06 ohm respectively. Determine the total
electromotive force when the generator is connected short-shunt. Assume a brush contact drop of 1 V per
brush and an armature resistance of 0.1 ohm.

Select one:

a. 416.23 V

b. 411.42 V

c. 412.42 V

d. 415.48 V
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An industrial load is taking 500 kW at 0.6 lagging p.f. is desired to raise the p.f. to 0.866 lagging using a
synchronous machine whose power input is 300 kW. Calculate the kVA rating of the motor required for
such operation and the power factor at which the motor will operate.

Select one:

a. 305 kVA, 0.826 leading

b. 380 kVA, 0.866 leading

c. 365 kVA, 0.826 leading

d. 365 kVA, 0.778 leading

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The winding of a 4-pole alternator having 36 slots and a coil span of 1 to 8 is short-pitched by ___
degrees.

Select one:

a. 40

b. 140

c. 80

d. 20
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Two 3-phase alternators operation in parallel delivers power at a line potential of 2200 Volts to an
inductive load of 150 kW at 80% p.f. If the armature currents of the two alternators be equal one be
operating at unity p.f. How much power does each alternator supply to the load?

Select one:

a. both 75 kW one at unity p.f.

b. 100 kW for unity & 50 kW

c. 112.7 kW for unity p.f. & 38.2 kW

d. 117.2 kW for unity p.f. & 32.8 kW

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The field current of a 180 kW, 250 volts DC shunt generator is 6 A when running full-load at rated terminal
voltage. If the combined armature and brush resistance is 0.02 ohm, solve for the mechanical efficiency
of the generator.

Select one:

a. 93.73%

b. 94.05%

c. 91.87%

d. 92.13%
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A 2200 V, 200 hp, 3-phase mesh connected synchronous motor is working on full load at an efficiency of
0.88 and 0.8 pf leading. The armature reactance per phase is 5 ohms. Determine the induced emf per
phase. Neglect resistance.

Select one:

a. 2380 V

b. 2307 V

c. 2377 V

d. 2345 V
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A 60 MVA, 69.3-kV, three phase synchronous generator has a synchronous reactance of 15 ohms per
phase and negligible armature resistance. The generator is delivering rate power at 80% power factor
lagging at rated terminal voltage to an infinite bus-bar. If the generated emf is 36 kV per phase, what is
the maximum three phase power that the generator an deliver before losing its synchronism.

Select one:

a. 120 MW

b. 320 MW

c. 96 MW

d. 288 MW
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A d.c. motor develops a torque of 200 N-m at 25 rps. At 20 rps, it will develop a torque of ___ N-m.

Select one:

a. 128

b. 250

c. 200

d. 160
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A three phase customer has a maximum demand of 85 kVA. What transformer rating shall be used if
connected open-wye-open delta?

Select one:

a. 45 kVA

b. 100 kVA

c. 33 kVA

d. 50 kVA
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A shunt motor with an armature resistance of 0.15 ohm is running at 1200 rpm for a load which requires
of armature current of 50 ampere from a 230 volt source. At no load, the armature current is 5 ampere. If
the effect of armature reaction has reduced the air gap flux 2% from no load to full load, what is the no
load speed?

Select one:

a. 1268 rpm

b. 1,209 rpm

c. 1215 rpm

d. 1,212 rpm
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A long shunt compound generator delivers 100 A, 250 V at rated load. The resistances of the various
windings are: armature = 0.1 ohm, interpole = 0.02 ohm, shunt field = 100 ohms and series field = 0.025
ohm. If the stray power losses amount to 1.8 kW, solve for the overall efficiency of the generator.

Select one:

a. 88.32%

b. 90.52%

c. 87.43%

d. 86.36%
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The armature of a 4-pole dc generator is required to generate an e.m.f. of 520 V on open circuit when
revolving at a speed of 660 rpm. Calculate the magnetic flux per pole required if the armature has 144
slots with 2 coil sides per slot, each coil consisting of three turns. The armature is wave-wound.

Select one:

a. 27.4 mWb/pole

b. 54.8 mWb/pole

c. 41.1 mWb/pole

d. 13.7 mWb/pole
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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase and a
negligible resistance. At a certain field current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV per phase. At this
excitation, calculate the maximum current.

Select one:

a. 2.83 kA

b. 3.83 kA

c. 5.83 kA

d. 4.83 kA
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For supplying is a balanced 3-phase load of 40-kVA, rating of each transformer in V-V bank, should be
nearly ____ kVA.

Select one:

a. 23

b. 20

c. 25

d. 34.6
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An 8-pole, 250 V, wave-wound generator has 400 conductors. If the generator is to be lap-wound, the
number of conductor required is

Select one:

a. 3200

b. 100

c. 800

d. 1600
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A dc shunt motor runs at 900 rpm from a 460 V supply when taking an armature current of 25 A.
Calculate the speed of which it will run from a 230 V supply when taking an armature current of 15 A. The
resistance of the armature circuit is 0.8 ohm. Assume flux per pole at 230 V have to decrease to 75% of
its value at 460 V

Select one:

a. 595

b. 495

c. 485

d. 585
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The nameplate rating of a shunt motor is 150 hp, 600 volts, 205 A, 1700 rpm. The resistance of the shunt
field circuit is 240 ohms and the total armature circuit resistance is 0.15 ohm. If the motor is to be deliver
full-load torque at 1,200 rpm, what value of resistance must be added to the armature circuit?

Select one:

a. 0.802 ohm

b. 0.827 ohm
 c. 0.833 ohm

d. 0.862 ohm
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Two single phase transformers with equal ratings and turns ratio are operated in parallel to supply a load
of 180 kW at a lagging pf of 0.90. Transformer A has a resistance of 1% and a reactance of 6%.
Transformer B has a resistance of 2% and a reactance of 5%. Calculate the power delivered by each
transformer.

Select one:

a. 79 kW, 92 kW

b. 83 kW, 97 kW

c. 80 kW, 100 kW

d. 88 kW, 92 kW
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A three-stack VR stepper motor has a step angle of 10 degrees. What is the number of rotor teeth in each
stack?

Select one:

a. 36 degrees
 b. 18 degrees

c. 12 degrees

d. 24 degrees
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A 220-V shunt motor delivers 40 hp on full-load at 950 rpm and has an efficiency of 88%. The armature
and field resistances are 0.2 ohm and 110 ohms, respectively. Determine the starting resistance such that
the starting armature current does not exceed 1.6 times the full-load current.

Select one:

a. 0.712 ohm

b. 0.739 ohm

c. 0.704 ohm

d. 0.732 ohm
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The ratio of the primary to secondary voltage of a transformer is 2:1. The saving in terms of weight of
copper required if an autotransformer is used instead of a two-winding transformer will be

Select one:
 a. 66.67%

b. 33.33%

c. 97%

d. 50%
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Synchronous impedance test is taken on a 3-phase generator. Under short circuit condition, the current is
the three lines are 26.2 A, 23.7 A, and 27.4 A. What current should be used for the test?

Select one:

a. 25.4 A

b. 25.7 A

c. 24.6 A

d. 26.3 A
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A 15-hp, 230 V, single phase synchronous motor is taking a current of 50 A at a power factor of 0.85
leading. Effective resistance is 0.2 ohm. If this motor drives a mechanical load of 12 hp, determine its
rotational losses.
Select one:

a. 314 W

b. 376 W

c. 323 W

d. 340 W
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In a transformer, the iron loss is found to be 42 W at 30 Hz and 90 W at 60 Hz measured at the same flux
density. What is the hysteresis and eddy current loss at 60 Hz?

Select one:

a. 30 W & 68 W

b. 12 W & 78 W

c. 60 W & 30 W

d. 78 W & 12 W
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Two shunt generators A and B, with ratings of 150 kW and 100 kW respectively having identical straight-
line voltage vs. percent kW output characteristic, are connected in parallel. The no-load and full-load
voltage of 255 and 230 volts, calculate the kW output of each when the total load shared is 200 kW.
Select one:

a. 120 kW & 80 kW

b. 150 kW & 50 kW

c. 110 kW & 90 kW

d. 125 kW & 75 kW
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A short shunt compound generator delivers 150 A at a terminal voltage of 230 V. The shunt field current
is 2.5 A. The resistance of the armature, series field and diverter are 0.032 ohm, 0.015 ohm and 0.03
ohm, respectively. Calculate the electrical efficiency of the generator at this load.

Select one:

a. 94.2%

b. 93.8%

c. 96.4%

d. 95.7%
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A three-phase, star connected synchronous motor takes 50 kW at 660 V, the power factor being 0.8
lagging. This machine has a synchronous reactance of 1 ohm per phase with a negligible resistance. If
the emf is increased by 30%, the power taken remaining the same, find the new leading current.

Select one:

a. 88.6 A

b. 90.3 A

c. 85.2 A

d. 94.1 A
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A 120/180 volt auto-transformer draws power at 120 Volt and supplies power to a 2 kW load at 180 Volts
with a p.f. of 0.80 lagging. An additional load of 1 kW is supplied at unity p.f. from the 60 Volt Winding.
What is the current drawn from the 120 Volt supply line?

Select one:

a. 32

b. 28

c. 30

d. 26
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A three-phase AC generator is supplying power to a load of 3200 kW at 230 volts and a power factor of
60%. Assume that the loss of the line, the generator armature and the load is equal to the 10% of the
load, what would be the savings in watts if the power factor were raised to 80%?

Select one:

a. 80,000

b. 230,000

c. 140,000

d. 100,000
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A 6-pole, 3-phase, 60 cycle alternator has 12 slots per pole and four conductors per slot. The winding is
5/6 pitch. There are 2,500,000 Maxwells entering the armature from each North Pole, and this flux is
sinusoidally distributed along the air gap. The armature coils are all-connected in series. The winding is
wye-connected. Determine the open circuit emf of the alternator.

Select one:

a. 572.4 V

b. 504.2 V

c. 512.4 V

d. 532.1 V
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An alternator rated 530-kVA, is operating at 0.60 pf lagging. A synchronous condenser is in parallel to
improve the pf to 90% lagging. Determine the operating power factor of the synchronous condenser.
Assume the alternator is not supposed to be overloaded.

Select one:

a. 0.593 leading

b. 0.643 leading

c. 0.546 leading

d. 0.447 leading
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If the armature of an eight-pole machine were wound with a simplex wave winding, how many parallel
paths would there be?

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a. 16 paths

b. 8 paths

c. 4 paths

d. 2 paths
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The number of cycles generated in a 6-pole alternator in one revolution is

Select one:

a. 3

b. 50

c. none of these

d. 6
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A 500 kVA, 3,600 volts, 3-phase, 60 Hz alternator has an effective armature resistance per phase 0.40
ohm. Mechanical and iron losses is 10 kW, field current at full load unity pf is 70 A. The exciter voltage is
constant at 120 V. What is its efficiency when supplying incandescent lamp at rated load?

Select one:

a. 89.7%

b. 92.3%

c. 95.0%

d. 93.4%
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Find the primary voltage of a power transformer under the following conditions 3 turns for primary, 6 turns
for secondary and 120 volts for secondary voltage.

Select one:

a. 12 volts

b. 8 volts

c. 6 volts

d. 60 volts
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There are two alternators, 100 kW, 3-phase in parallel are driven by shunt motors whose speed-load
droop characteristics are as follows: Alternator no. 1: no-load speed 600 rpm and the full-load speed 530
rpm; while alternator no. 2: no-load speed 590 rpm and the full-load 550 rpm. For what load will the
alternators divide the load equally?

Select one:

a. 67.54 kW

b. 62.45 kW

c. 68.78 kW

d. 64.67 kW
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A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-phase induction motor has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque and
starting current of 425% of full-load current. What will be the voltage in order that the starting current be
limited to the full-load value?

Select one:

a. 125.52 V

b. 136.75 V

c. 129.41 V

d. 132.47 V
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Three (3) 1-phase, 75 kVA transformers in delta-delta bank supplying a balanced load 160 kVA (3-phase) at 0.80 p.f. lagging. If one (1)
transformer is removed for repair, the V-V bank was overloaded, then to prevent overloading of the remaining units, capacitor bank is
connected across the 3-phase load. What is the minimum capacitive kVAR required?

Select one:

a. 73.86

b. 114.18

c. 86.73

d. 118.14

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A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel circuit consisting of a 20 hp motor whose efficiency is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a
second load that draws an apparent power of 7 kVA at unity pf. Determine the system reactive power.

Select one:

a. 20.384 kVAR

b. 12.435 kVAR

c. 10.341 kVAR

d. 23.582 kVAR

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The armature of a dc machine running at 1200 rpm carries 45 A in current. If the induced armature voltage is 130 V, what is the torque
developed by the armature?

Select one:

a. 4.65 N-m

b. 46.5 N-m

c. 45.6 N-m
 d. 456 N-m

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A single phase 60 Hz transformer has its core value of 1.5 x 10^-3 cu m. The maximum flux density is 1.0 Tesla and the hysteresis constant
of the core is 7500. Find the hysteresis loss.

Select one:

a. 755 Watts

b. 675 Watts

c. 255 Watts

d. 355 Watts

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An industrial plant draws 500 kW at 0.6 power factor from a 3-phase system. In order to raise the power factor to 0.866 lagging and to supply
needed additional power, a synchronous motor is added. This motor draws 300 kW, bringing the new total plant load to 800 kW. Neglecting
the losses of the synchronous motor, calculate its exact required kVA rating.
Select one:

a. 363.24 kVA

b. 393.34 kVA

c. 307.35 kVA

d. 345.23 kVA

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A V-V (open delta) connected transformer bank serves a balanced 3-phase load of 40 kVA at 230 V and 0.866 pf lagging. Solve for the
minimum kVA of each transformer needed to accommodate the load without overloading.

Select one:

a. 25

b. 23

c. 20

d. 24

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A shunt generator has an external characteristic whose terminal voltage is given by the equation VT = (250 - 0.4*IL), where IL is the load
current. What current and power will be supplied by the machine to a load resistor of 5.85 ohms?

Select one:

a. 2.5 A, 36.56 W

b. 10 A, 585 W

c. 40 A, 9360 W

d. 40 A, 936 W

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A DC shunt motor has a full load rating of 15 hp, 230 volts, 57.1 amperes, 1400 rpm. The armature circuit resistance is 0.13 ohm and the
field circuit resistance is 115 ohms. Neglecting the effect of armature reaction, determine the no-load speed.

Select one:

a. 1392 rpm

b. 1380 rpm

c. 1441 rpm

d. 1264 rpm
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In a 5 Hp, 230 Volt, 1500 rpm shunt motor, the resistance of the armature including brushes is 0.175 ohm and that of the shunt field is 610
ohms. The stray power losses when the motor delivers rated load at rated voltage is 305 watts. The efficiency at rated load is nearest to

Select one:

a. 98%

b. 90%

c. 89%

d. 85%

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A 75 kVA single phase, 240 volts, 60 Hz alternator has an effective armature resistance of 0.02 ohm per phase and an armature leakage
reactance of 0.08 ohm. Calculate the induced emf when supplying rated load at unity pf.

Select one:

a. 250.4 volts
 b. 245.5 volts

c. 247.5 volts

d. 249.2 volts

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A test is performed on a 230 volts, delta connected synchronous motor having 92% efficiency and 85% power factor. With 6 volts dc
impressed across its terminals, the current reading is 90 amperes. Determine the ohmic resistance per phase.

Select one:

a. 0.067 ohm/phase

b. 0.1 ohm/phase

c. 0.15 ohm/phase

d. 0.44 ohm/phase

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A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90% power factor. The effective resistance is 1.5 times the ohmic resistance. The ohmic
resistance is obtained by connecting two terminals to a DC source. The current and voltage are 87.6 A and 6 V respectively. What is the
effective resistance per phase? The generator is wye-connected.

Select one:

a. 0.0685 ohm

b. 0.0617 ohm

c. 0.342 ohm

d. 0.0513 ohm

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A three-phase AC generator is supplying power to a load of 3200 kW at 230 volts and a power factor of 60%. Assume that the loss of the
line, the generator armature and the load is equal to the 10% of the load, what would be the savings in watts if the power factor were raised
to 80%?

Select one:

a. 140,000

b. 80,000

c. 230,000

d. 100,000

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An open delta, three-phase transformer consisting of two single-phase transformers is operating with a balanced three-phase load of 50 kVA,
440-V at a lagging pf of 0.8. Determine the operating pf of each transformer.

Select one:

a. 0.393 lagging, 0.887 lagging

b. 0.393 lagging, 0.993 lagging

c. 0.383 lagging, 0.993 lagging

d. 0.383 lagging, 0.887 lagging

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A 1200 kVA, 6600 volt, 3-phase, Y-connected alternator has an effective resistance of 0.40 ohm and a reactance of 6 ohms per phase. It
delivers full load current of 0.80 lagging power factor at rated voltage. What will be the terminal voltage for the same excitation and load
current if the power factor is 0.80 leading?

Select one:

a. 7898 V

b. 4250 V
 c. 4560 V

d. 9878 V

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A 50 HP, 3-phase, 4-pole, 60 Hz, 230 volt squirrel cage induction motor has an efficiency of 90%, a power factor of 85% and a slip of 2% at
full-load. Find the torque in lb-ft at full-load.

Select one:

a. 152.45

b. 121.34

c. 150.56

d. 148.87

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A three-phase star connected AC generator is rated at 2.5 MVA, 11 kV, 60 Hz. The generator has a negligible resistance and a synchronous
reactance of 20 ohms per phase. To what value will the terminal voltage rise when full load at 80% pf lagging is switched-off?

Select one:

a. 12.7 kV

b. 15.3 kV

c. 13.5 kV

d. 14.2 kV

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Two shunt generators running in parallel delivers a total current of 3,600 A. Each machine has a field resistance of 60 ohms and an armature
resistance of 0.01 ohm. The emfs generated by each machine are 455 and 460 V, respectively. Calculate the kW share of each machine.

Select one:

a. 641 kW, 1098 kW

b. 682 kW, 1057 kW

c. 652 kW, 1087 kW

d. 670 kW, 1069 kW

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Calculate the force that will be exerted on the scale in a pony brake test when a 20-hp, 1,400 rpm motor is operating at full load. The length
of the brake arm is 3 ft and the tare weight of the brake is 3.75 lbs.

Select one:

a. 30.45 lbs

b. 21.54 lbs

c. 36.33 lbs

d. 28.76 lbs

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Two transformers are connected in parallel supplying a load of 2,500 kVA. The first transformer has an impedance of 3% and a rating of
1,250 kVA while the second has an impedance of 3% and a rating of 1,500 kVA. Calculate the load shared by the second transformer.

Select one:

a. 1792.51 kVA

b. 1453.19 kVA

c. 1363.64 kVA

d. 1227.53 kVA
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In a three phase synchronous converter, the ratio of the AC voltage to DC voltage is

Select one:

a. 0.50

b. 0.612

c. 0.707

d. 1.0

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A 50 HP, 550 V shunt-wound motor draws a line current of 4.5 A at no-load. The shunt field resistance is 275 ohms and the armature
resistance exclusive of the brushes is 0.3 ohm, the brush drop at full-load is 2 V. At full-load, the motor draws a line current of 84 A. Calculate
the efficiency at full-load.

Select one:

a. 91.2%
 b. 88.5%

c. 89.9%

d. 92.0%

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Sipalay Mines, has two 3-phase, 60 H AC generators operating in parallel. The first unit has a capacity of 1000 kVA and the second unit has
a capacity of 1500 kVA. The first is driven by a prime mover so adjusted that the frequency falls from 61 Hz at no-load to 59.6 Hz at full-load.
The second has a different speed-load characteristics, the frequency falls from 61.4 Hz at no-load to 59.2 Hz at full-load. When these
alternators are jointly delivering 2000 kW, what is the load of each generator?

Select one:

a. 884 kW, 1116 kW

b. 867 kW, 1133 kW

c. 915 kW, 1085 kW

d. 804 kW, 1196 kW

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A 100-kW, 230-V, shunt generator has Ra = 0.05 ohm and Rf = 57.5 ohms. If the generator operates at rated voltage, calculate the induced
voltage at half full-load. Neglect brush-contact drop.

Select one:

a. 241 V

b. 252 V

c. 238.2 V

d. 23 V

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The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed that the rotor emf makes 90 cycles per minute.
Calculate the rotor copper loss.

Select one:

a. 4 kW

b. 2 kW

c. 3 kW

d. 5 kW
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A long-shunt compound generator supplies 50 kW at 230 V. the total field- and armature-circuit resistances are 46 ohms and 0.03 ohm,
respectively. The brush-contact drop is 2 V. Determine the percent voltage regulation. Neglect the armature reaction.

Select one:

a. 3.57%

b. 3.77%

c. 3.97%

d. 2.9%

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What is the frequency of the generated emf of a 10 pole alternator driven at 720 rpm?

Select one:

a. 60 Hz
 b. 25 Hz

c. 55 Hz

d. 50 Hz

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A 3-phase, 8-pole delta connected generator has a line current of 500 amperes. If converted in wye, what is the tolerable current?

Select one:

a. 371.5 A

b. 288.7 A

c. 245.1 A

d. 315.2 A

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A 4 pole, 12 slot lap-wound dc armature has two coil sides/slot. Assuming single turn coil, calculate the back pitch for progressive and
retrogressive winding.

Select one:

a. 3 & 5

b. 6 & 4

c. 7 & 5

d. 5 & 3

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If three transformers in a delta-delta are delivering their rated load and one transformer is removed, then overload and each of the remaining
transformer is ____ percent.

Select one:

a. 58

b. 73.2

c. 173.2

d. 66.7

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A three-phase Y-connected synchronous motor with a line-to-line voltage of 440 V and a synchronous speed of 900 rpm operates with a
power of 9 kW and a lagging power factor of 0.8. The synchronous reactance per phase is 10 ohms. Determine the torque angle in electrical
degrees.

Select one:

a. 35.51 degrees

b. 38.46 degrees

c. 33.51 degrees

d. 36.33 degrees

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A 4,400 volt, 60 Hz transformer has a core loss of 840 Watts, of which one-third is eddy-current loss. Determine the core loss of this
transformer when it is connected to a 4,600 Volts, 50 Hz.

Select one:

a. 679 Watts

b. 879 Watts

c. 779 Watts
 d. 977 Watts

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Two shunt generators operating in parallel are giving a total output of 320 kW. Generator A: Armature resistance = 0.02 ohm, Induced emf =
450 V; Generator B, Armature resistance = 0.025 ohm, Induced emf = 460 V. Find the bus bar voltage. Neglect shunt field current.

Select one:

a. 446.5 V

b. 450.3 V

c. 446.5 V

d. 464.2 V

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A 30-kVA, 2,400/240 volts, 60-Hz transformer has a full-load power of unity over the period of 24 hrs. The maximum efficiency is 95% and it
occurs at full-load. Calculate the all-day efficiency if loaded 6-hours at full-load.

Select one:
 a. 88.38%

b. 92.45%

c. 78.90%

d. 89.67%

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When a 400-V, 50-Hz, 6-pole induction motor is rotating at 960 rpm on no-load, its slip is

Select one:

a. 3 per cent

b. 4 per cent

c. 2 per cent

d. 1 per cent

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Find the primary voltage of a power transformer under the following conditions 3 turns for primary, 6 turns for secondary and 120 volts for
secondary voltage.

Select one:

a. 8 volts

b. 12 volts

c. 60 volts

d. 6 volts

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A 240 volts dc shunt motor has an armature current of 50 ampere, armature resistance of 0.25 ohm running at 1200 rpm. If it is run at 220
volts, what value of armature current when driving the same load. The field is adjusted so that the speed remains at 1200 rpm.

Select one:

a. 60

b. 55

c. 50

d. 57.5
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In a brake test the effective load on the branch pulley was 38.1 kg, the effective diameter of the pulley is 63.5 cm and the speed is 12 r.p.s.
The motor took 49 ampere at 220 volts. What is the efficiency at this load?

Select one:

a. 86%

b. 83%

c. 85%

d. 80%

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A 220 volts single phase induction motor draws current of 10 amps at 0.75 pf. A capacitor of 50 micro-F is connected in order to improve the
power factor. What is the new power factor?

Select one:

a. 0.95 leading
 b. 0. 866 leading

c. 0.866 lagging

d. 0.95 lagging

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A 4-pole motor is lap wound with 728 conductors, and has a flux of 25 mWb per pole. The armature takes 50 A in current; the resultant
demagnetizing effect due to armature reaction reduces the air-gap flux by 5%. Calculate the developed torque.

Select one:

a. 167.3 N-m

b. 137.6 N-m

c. 144.8 N-m

d. 176.3 N-m

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The armature of a motor has of 400 active conductors, the flux density in the field being 3000 gauss. The axial length of the armature is
20.32 cm. The current is 30 amperes. Determine the total force exerted in the armature.

Select one:

a. 0.07 N

b. 439.2 N

c. 731.5 N

d. 645.9 N

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A short-shunt compound generator delivers a load current of 50 A at a terminal voltage of 250 volts. The armature, series field, shunt field
resistances are 0.05 ohm, 0.03 ohm and 250 ohms respectively. What is the generated emf of the machine?

Select one:

a. 254.05 V

b. 260.45

c. 257.34 V

d. 250 V

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A three phase wye connected ac generator is rated 1500 kVA, 11000 V. The effective resistance and synchronous reactance per phase are
1.5 ohms and 30 ohms respectively. To what value will the terminal voltage rise when full-load at 0.8 pf lagging is switch off.

Select one:

a. 13 kV

b. 12 kV

c. 15 kV

d. 14 kV

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Two separately excited dc shunt generators are connected in parallel and carry a total load current of 500 amperes. Generator A has an
armature resistance of 0.03 ohm and is generating a voltage of 230 volts. Generator B has an armature resistance of 0.04 ohm and is
generating a voltage of 230 volts also. Calculate the terminal voltage.

Select one:

a. 210.50 volts

b. 215.56 volts

c. 230 volts
 d. 221.44 volts

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A dc series generator is supplying a current of 5 A to a series lighting system through a feeder of total resistance, 1 ohm. The terminal
voltage is 2500 volts. The armature and series field resistances are 18 and 15 ohms, respectively. A 30 ohm diverter resistance is shunted
across the series field. Determine the generated power of the generator.

Select one:

a. 12.329 kW

b. 13.680 kW

c. 13.225 kW

d. 13.750 kW

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A 500 kVA, 13200/2400 volts 60 Hz single phase transformer has a 4% reactance and 1% resistance. The core loss under rated condition is
1800 watts. Calculate the percent efficiency of this transformer at full load and 85% power factor.
Select one:

a. 96.8

b. 98.4

c. 97.6

d. 96.2

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The dc output of a six-phase star-connected converter is 500 kW at 400 V. If the pf and efficiency of the machine is 0.866 and 0.92
respectively, determine the ac current drawn from the supply.

Select one:

a. 732 A

b. 729 A

c. 762 A

d. 740 A

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What is the average voltage generated in a moving conductor if it cuts 2.5 x 10^6 maxwells in 1/40 second?

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a. 2 volts

b. 10 volts

c. 1 volt

d. 100 volts

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A 400-V, 50-Hz three-phase induction motor rotates at 1440 rpm on full-load. The motor is wound for

Select one:

a. 4-poles

b. 8-poles

c. 6-poles

d. 2-poles

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A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V. The armature efficiency is 95%. What is the back emf?

Select one:

a. 117 volts

b. 118 volts

c. 114 volts

d. 122 volts

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A 4-pole, simplex, wave-wound generator has 57 slots, what is the coil pitch?

Select one:

a. 4

b. 14.25

c. 14

d. 7
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For a 4-pole, 2-layer d.c. lap winding with 20 slots and one conductor per layer, the number of
commutator bars is

Select one:

a. 40

b. 160

c. 20

d. 80
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A 1200 kVA, 6600 volt, 3-phase, Y-connected alternator has an effective resistance of 0.40 ohm and a
reactance of 6 ohms per phase. It delivers full load current of 0.80 lagging power factor at rated voltage.
What will be the terminal voltage for the same excitation and load current if the power factor is 0.80
leading?

Select one:

a. 9878 V

b. 4250 V

c. 4560 V

d. 7898 V
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A quantity is expressed in per unit if it is divided by a chosen base quantity (having the same physical
dimension). Suppose that for a 10-kVA, 2400-V/240-V transformer we choose: Pbase= 10kW, V1,base =
2400 V, V2,base = 240 V. This transformer has the following test data: Open-circuit test (low-voltage
side): 240 V, 0.8 A, 80 W; Short-circuit test (high-voltage side): 80 V, 5.1 A, 220 W. What is the series
resistance in per unit?

Select one:

a. 0.0148 pu

b. 0.0114 pu

c. 0.0168 pu

d. 0.0184 pu
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If a hybrid stepper motor has a rotor pitch of 36 degrees and a step angle of 9 degres, the number of its
phases must be

Select one:

a. 4

b. 2

c. 6

d. 3
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Find the voltage regulation power supply with 400 V without load and 200 V with full load.

Select one:

a. 100%

b. 5%

c. 50%

d. 10%
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The PTs of a 220 kV transmission line have a ratio of 132.76 kV/66.375 V are connected wye-wye. A
voltmeter connected line to ground reads 66 volts, what is the transmission line voltage?

Select one:

a. 220.10 kV

b. 225.25 kV

c. 223.15 kV

d. 228.63 kV
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The iron loss of a transformer at 400 Hz is 10 W. Assuming that eddy current and hysteresis losses vary
as the square of flux density, the iron loss of the transformer at rated voltage but 50 Hz would be ____
watt.

Select one:

a. 80

b. 100

c. 1.25

d. 640
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A three-phase alternator has 6 slots per pole per phase. Determine the distribution factor.

Select one:

a. 0.963

b. 0.956

c. 0.948

d. 0.977
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A 2,500 kVA, three-phase, 60-Hz, 6.6 kV wye-connected alternator has a field resistance of 0.45 ohm and
an armature resistance of 0.05 ohm per phase. The field current at full load 0.85 power factor is 200 A.
The stray power losses amount to 82 kW. Calculate the efficiency of the alternator at full-load, 0.85 power
factor lagging.

Select one:

a. 96.3%

b. 94.8%

c. 95.2%

d. 93.7%
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The number of parallel paths in the armature winding of a four pole wave connected dc machine having
22 coil-sides is

Select one:

a. 2

b. 4

c. 11

d. 22
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Two transformers A and B having equal outputs and voltage ratios but unequal percentage impedances
of 4 and 2 are operating in parallel. Transformer A will be running over-load by ____ percent.

Select one:

a. 25

b. 50

c. 66

d. 33
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In a 6-pole d.c. machine, 90 mechanical degrees correspond to ____ electrical degrees.

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a. 30

b. 270

c. 180

d. 45
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The armature and field circuits of a 230 Volt shunt motor have resistance of 0.31 and 115 ohms
respectively. It takes 52 Amp when operating at a certain load. What is the armature power developed?

Select one:

a. 14.4 hp

b. 12.4 hp

c. 24.6 hp

d. 7.5 hp
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A three phase, 318.75 kVA, 2300 V alternator has an armature resistance of 0.35 ohms per phase and
synchronous reactance of 1.2 ohms per phase. Determine the voltage regulation at full load 0.6 power
factor leading.

Select one:

a. 4.33%

b. -6.12%

c. 6.12%

d. -4.33%
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A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-phase takes a line current of 18.4 amperes, when operating at
rated output at an efficiency of 88%. Calculate the indications on wattmeters when these are inserted to
measure power by the two wattmeter method.

Select one:

a. 4.232 kW, 2.126 kW

b. 3.902 kW, 2.456 kW

c. 4.035 kW, 2.325 kW

d. 3.855 kW, 2.503 kW

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A 15 hp 220 volt, 1200 rpm shunt motor takes 50 Amperes. Its armature resistance is 0.1 ohm and field
resistance is 220 ohms. Brush contact voltage drop is 2 volts. Friction and windage loss is 400 watts and
stray load loss of 1% of the output. Calculate the efficiency.

Select one:

a. 94.6%

b. 91.8%

c. 92.4%

d. 9.4%
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The shaft power of a shunt motor is 7.8 hp. It draws 50 A from 120 V. The field winding draws 1.2 A.
What is the efficiency of the motor?

Select one:

a. 93%

b. 96.9%

c. 94.7%

d. 98.2%
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A 220 V shunt motor driving its normal load draws an armature current of 50 A from a 220 V dc source.
The armature resistance of this motor including brushes is 0.25 ohm. How much armature current
(minimum) will this motor draw from a 200 V dc source when driving the same load with the field adjusted
to maintain the same speed?

Select one:

a. 55.76 A

b. 60.12 A

c. 63.48 A

d. 58.24 A
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A 4-pole lap-wound armature has 144 slots with two coil sides per slot, each coil having two turns. If the
flux per pole is 2 mWb and the armature rotates at 720 rpm. What is the induced voltage?

Select one:

a. 69.12 V

b. 138.24 V

c. 276.48 V

d. 34.96 V
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A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90% power factor. The effective resistance to ohmic resistance
is 1.5. The ohmic resistance is obtained by connecting two terminals to a d.c source. The current &
voltage are 87.6 Amperes and 6 volts respectively. What is the percent resistance?

Select one:

a. 2

b. 1

c. 3

d. 4.2
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A 50-kW 46-volt shunt generator has a voltage regulation of 8.7 percent. Calculate the no-load terminal
voltage.

Select one:

a. 505

b. 490

c. 500

d. 475
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The input and output powers of a 220 V, shunt motor are 30 and 28 kW respectively. The field and
armature circuit resistances are 40 ohms and 0.0125 ohm respectively. Determine the efficiency of the
motor if the output power is reduced to 10 kW.

Select one:

a. 88.67%

b. 84.93%

c. 86.48%

d. 83.56%
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The field current of a 180 kW, 250 volts DC shunt generator is 6 A when running full-load at rated terminal
voltage. If the combined armature and brush resistance is 0.02 ohm, solve for the mechanical efficiency
of the generator.

Select one:

a. 92.13%

b. 94.05%

c. 91.87%

d. 93.73%
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A 70-hp, 230-volts, 3-phase induction motor operating at 0.77 power factor has a starting current of 5
times its full-load current. Calculate the starting current.

Select one:

a. 170 amps

b. 1,475 amps

c. 295 amps

d. 851 amps
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A 440 volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.8 ohm and field resistance of 200 ohms. What is
the armature power developed when giving an output of 7.46 kW at 85% efficiency?

Select one:

a. 7.46 kW

b. 7.56 kW

c. 8.46 Kw

d. 7.23kW
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In a brake test the effective load on the branch pulley was 38.1 kg, the effective diameter of the pulley is
63.5 cm and the speed is 12 r.p.s. The motor took 49 ampere at 220 volts. What is the efficiency at this
load?

Select one:

a. 85%

b. 80%

c. 83%

d. 86%
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An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase draws 450 percent of the rated current with the rated
voltage and delivers during the starting period 130 percent of the rated torque. The full-load efficiency and
full-load power factor of this motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an autotransformer is used as a
starting unit and starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of the rated torque of the motor, find the
starting voltage and starting current of the line.

Select one:

a. 178.90 volts and 288.6 amps

b. 220 volts and 227.3 amps

c. 136.44 volts and 292.7 amps

d. 245.78 volts and 301.4 amps

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A 3,600 volts three-phase star connected turbo synchronous generator of synchronous reactance of 0.5
ohm per phase and negligible resistance is supplying 30,000 kVA at 0.8 pf lagging to a large power
system. If the steam supply is cut-off, calculate the amount of current that the generator will then carry
assuming negligible losses.

Select one:

a. 3094 A

b. 3823 A

c. 3901 A

d. 3870 A
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If maximum torque of an induction motor is 200 kg-m at a slip of 12%, the torque at 6% slip would be
____ kg-m.

Select one:

a. 100

b. 160

c. 50

d. 40
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A short shunt compound generator delivers 150 A at a terminal voltage of 230 V. The shunt field current
is 2.5 A. The resistance of the armature, series field and diverter are 0.032 ohm, 0.015 ohm and 0.03
ohm, respectively. Calculate the electrical efficiency of the generator at this load.

Select one:

a. 96.4%

b. 93.8%

c. 94.2%

d. 95.7%
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A 20 kW, 200 V shunt generator is operated at rated load. If the driving engine is developing 30 HP,
determine the iron and friction losses. Armature resistance is 0.05 ohm and field resistance is 50 ohms.

Select one:

a. 934 W

b. 1340 W

c. 1039 W

d. 954 W
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The current that flows through the common winding of a 20-kV/7.97 kV autotransformer is 200 amperes.
Determine the secondary current.

Select one:

a. 220 amperes

b. 330 amperes

c. 150 amperes

d. 200 amperes
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The frequency of emf generated in an 8-pole alternator running at 900 rpm is

Select one:

a. 60 Hz

b. none of these

c. 50 Hz

d. 120 Hz
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A belt-driven 150 kW shunt wound DC generator is running at 450 rpm and is supplying full-load to a bus
bar at 240 V. At what speed will it run if the belt breaks and the machine continues to run taking 8.5 kW
from the bus bar? The armature and field resistance are 0.05 ohm and 85 ohms respectively. The brush
contact drop is 1.5 V per brush. Neglect armature reaction.

Select one:

a. 358 rpm

b. 388 rpm

c. 395 rpm

d. 402 rpm
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For a coil having a span of 2/3 or pole pitch, the coil span factor is

Select one:

a. 0.786

b. 0.966

c. 0.8

d. 0.866
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Two 3-phase alternators operation in parallel delivers power at a line potential of 2200 Volts to an
inductive load of 150 kW at 80% p.f. If the armature currents of the two alternators be equal one be
operating at unity p.f. How much power does each alternator supply to the load?

Select one:

a. 100 kW for unity & 50 kW

b. 117.2 kW for unity p.f. & 32.8 kW

c. 112.7 kW for unity p.f. & 38.2 kW

d. both 75 kW one at unity p.f.

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The losses in a 220 V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4-pole induction motor at full-load are as follows: Core =
3.0%, Friction and windage = 2.0%, Stator Cu loss = 4.0%, Rotor Cu loss = 2.0%, At 70% of full-load of
the machine, determine its speed and efficiency

Select one:

a. 1,170 rpm and 88.78%

b. 1,200 rpm and 89.81%

c. 1,800 rpm and 78.93%

d. 740 rpm and 89.81%

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A 240 volt d.c. motor on brake test took 52 Amp when running at 1500 rpm. The spring balance at the
end of the 76 cm brake arm reads 93.5 N. What is the efficiency of the motor at this load?

Select one:

a. 0.95

b. 0.85

c. 0.90

d. 0.86
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A single phase 60 Hz transformer has its core value of 1.5 x 10^-3 cu m. The maximum flux density is 1.0
Tesla and the hysteresis constant of the core is 7500. Find the hysteresis loss.

Select one:

a. 755 Watts

b. 675 Watts

c. 355 Watts

d. 255 Watts
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The net cross section of a transformer is 20 square inches. The maximum flux density is 11 kilogausses.
The frequency is 60 Hz. If there are 1,000 turns in the primary, determine the primary induced emf.

Select one:

a. 3850 V

b. 3590 V

c. 3780 V

d. 3945 V
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The current at the common winding of a 20kV/7.97kV auto-transformer is 200A. What is the current at the
secondary?

Select one:

a. 332.45 A

b. 142.22 A

c. 132.45 A

d. 200 A
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A 10-HP, 4-pole, 25 Hz, 3-phase induction motor is taking 9100 watts from the line. Core loss is 290
watts; stator copper loss is 568 watts; rotor copper loss is 445 watts and the friction and windage loss is
121 watts. Determine the output torque in Newton-meters.

Select one:

a. 101.2

b. 112.5

c. 108.4

d. 103.3
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How many parallel paths does a 6-pole triplex lap-wound connected armature winding of a dc generator
have?

Select one:

a. 3

b. 18

c. 6

d. 12
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A 500 kW, 600-V DC, 12-phase synchronous converter operates as a direct converter at a full load
efficiency of 92% and a power factor of 0.93. Calculate the AC voltage between slip rings and the AC
current drawn from a 12-phase transformer fed supply.

Select one:

a. 112 V, 215 A

b. 110 V, 229 A

c. 110 V, 215 A

d. 112 V, 229 A
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A 5000 kVA, 3-phase, 10 kV, 50 Hz alternator runs at 1500 rpm connected to constant frequency,
constant voltage busbars. If the moment of inertia of entire rotating system is 1.5 x 10^4 kg-m^2 and the
steady short circuit current is 5 times the normal full load current. Calculate the natural time period of
oscillation.

Select one:

a. 1.3 sec

b. 1.2 sec

c. 1.4 sec

d. 1.5 sec
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A 30-kVA, 2,400/240 volts, 60-Hz transformer has a full-load power of unity over the period of 24 hrs. The
maximum efficiency is 95% and it occurs at full-load. Calculate the all-day efficiency if loaded 6-hours at
full-load.

Select one:

a. 88.38%

b. 78.90%

c. 92.45%

d. 89.67%
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Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP, 230 volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle, 3-phase induction motor.
When the line voltages are 230 volts, one wattmeter reads +13,400 watts and the other +7,400 watts.
Determine motor line current.

Select one:

a. 58.4 A

b. 55.6 A

c. 52.3 A

d. 50.8 A
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An open-delta connected transformer bank serves a balanced 3-phase load of 40 kVA at 230 V and 0.866
pf lagging. Solve for the real power and pf at which each transformer is operating.

Select one:

a. 11.54 kW at 0.866 pf and 23.09 kW at 0.707 pf

b. 12.22 kW at 0.866 pf and 22.429 kW at 0.707 pf

c. 12.22 kW at 0.5 pf and 22.42 at unity pf

d. 11.54 kW at 0.5 pf and 23.09 kW at unity pf

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A 3-phase alternator generates an open-circuit phase voltage of 4000 V when exciting current is 50 A; the
short-circuit current for the same excitation being 800 A. The synchronous reactance per phase is

Select one:

a. 80 ohms

b. none of these

c. 15 ohms

d. 5 ohms
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A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V. The armature efficiency is 95%. What is the back emf?

Select one:

a. 117 volts

b. 122 volts Incorrect

c. 118 volts

d. 114 volts

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A 1-phase, 100 kVA, 2400/240 Volt, 60 Hz transformer has a primary resistance and secondary winding
resistance of 0.828 ohms and 0.009 ohm respectively. Calculate the equivalent resistance referred to the
primary.

Select one:

a. 1.728 ohms

b. 1.6 ohms

c. 0.837 ohms Incorrect

d. 1.46 ohms

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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase and a
negligible resistance. At a certain field current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV per phase. At this
excitation, calculate the maximum current.

Select one:

a. 5.83 kA

b. 2.83 kA

c. 4.83 kA

d. 3.83 kA Incorrect

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An ac generator 1500 kVA capacity has a full load efficiency of 91% at 100% power factor and 86%
efficiency at 80% power factor lagging. What engine drive in Hp is required if the genset is to supply
entirely incandescent lamp?

Select one:

a. 1980

b. 3125

c. 2525 Incorrect

d. 2210

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A 2000 kVA, 34,500/240 volts, 60 Hz, 3-phase oil-filled transformer has an impedance of 5.75%.
Determine the secondary full load current.

Select one:

a. 4811

b. 5280 Incorrect

c. 5350

d. 5102

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A separately excited generator generates 230 volts when driven at 1200 rpm. If the flux is decrease by
10%, what is the new emf with speed remains the same?

Select one:

a. 207 volts

b. 253 volts

c. 230 volts

d. 256 volts Incorrect

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A 200-kVA transformer with impedance of 5% and the power factor of the load is 85%. The primary
voltage is 6,000 volts while the copper loss is 5 kW. Find the percentage regulation.

Select one:

a. 5.21%

b. 4.43% Correct

c. 5.03%

d. 4.03%
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A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel circuit consisting of a 20 hp motor whose

efficiency is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a second load that draws an apparent power of 7 kVA at unity pf.
Determine the system reactive power.

Select one:

a. 12.435 kVAR Correct

b. 23.582 kVAR

c. 10.341 kVAR

d. 20.384 kVAR

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The difference between the front pitch and the back pitch of a retrogressive lap winding is 2. If the front
pitch is 21, what is the back pitch?

Select one:

a. 21.5

b. 21
c. 23 Correct

d. 19

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Two separately excited dc shunt generators are connected in parallel and carry a total load current of
500 amperes. Generator A has an armature resistance of 0.03 ohm and is generating a voltage of 230
volts. Generator B has an armature resistance of 0.04 ohm and is generating a voltage of 230 volts also.
Calculate the terminal voltage.

Select one:

a. 210.50 volts

b. 230 volts Incorrect

c. 215.56 volts

d. 221.44 volts

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A short-shunt compound generator delivers a load current of 50 A at a terminal voltage of 250 volts. The
armature, series field, shunt field resistances are 0.05 ohm, 0.03 ohm and 250 ohms respectively. What
is the generated emf of the machine?

Select one:

a. 250 V

b. 254.05 V Correct

c. 260.45

d. 257.34 V

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A 50 HP, 440 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz, 6-pole squirrel cage induction motor is operating at full-load and 0.8 pf.
The full-load efficiency is 85% and the percentage slip is 5%. Determine the full-load torque.

Select one:

a. 323.24 N-m

b. 214.55 N-m

c. 206.72 N-m

d. 312.47 N-m Correct

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The nameplate rating of a shunt motor is 150 hp, 600 volts, 205 A, 1700 rpm. The resistance of the shunt
field circuit is 240 ohms and the total armature circuit resistance is 0.15 ohm. Calculate the speed
regulation of the motor.

Select one:

a. 4.07%

b. 4.89%

c. 5.25%

d. 5.18% Correct

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A 50 kVA, 2300/230 volts, 60 cycle transformer is tested in the laboratory so that its characteristics
maybe determined. The standard test requires an open circuit test and short circuit test. Open Circuit
Test: I = 6.5 A, E = 230 V, P = 187 W; Short Circuit Test: I = 21.7 A, E = 115 V, P = 570 W. Determine the
efficiency of the transformer at half load, unity pf.

Select one:

a. 98.45%

b. 98.70% Correct

c. 97.80%

d. 97.55%

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A separately excited motor at 1045 rpm, with a constant field current, while taking an armature current
of 50 A at 120 V. the armature resistance is 0.1 ohm. If the load on the motor changes such that it now
takes 95 A at 120 V, determine the motor speed at the load.

Select one:

a. 994 rpm Incorrect

b. 1014 rpm

c. 1104 rpm

d. 1004 rpm

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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected synchronous motor has a synchronous reactance per phase of 10 ohms and a
negligible resistance. For a certain load, the motor draws 990 kW at normal voltage. At this load, the
induced emf per phase is 5160 V. Determine operating pf.

Select one:

a. 0.518

b. 0.462
c. 0.478 Correct

d. 0.502

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An inductive load consumes 10 kW at 0.75 pf lagging. A synchronous motor with a pf of 0.9 leading is
connected in parallel with the inductive load. What is the minimum required kW size of the synchronous
motor so that the combined load will have a pf of 0.8 lagging?

Select one:

a. 1.109 kW

b. 1.068 kW Correct

c. 1.075 kW

d. 1.203 kW

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A Ball Mill rotor is rated 750-hp, 460 volts line to line, 60 Hz, 0.85 power factor lagging and 0.95
efficiency. Solve for the rated current.

Select one:
a. 900 amps

b. 780 amps

c. 870 amps Correct

d. 990 amps

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A 440 volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.8 ohm and field resistance of 200 ohms. What is
the armature power developed when giving an output of 7.46 kW at 85% efficiency?

Select one:

a. 7.46 kW

b. 7.56 kW

c. 8.46 Kw Incorrect

d. 7.23kW

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An open delta bank is serving a three-phase rotary converter. The converter supplies 175 A of current to
1.4 ohm dc resistive load. If the machine draws an AC current of 100 A at 0.8 pf lagging, determine
minimum size of transformer needed.

Select one:

a. 15.0 kVA Correct

b. 19.4 kVA

c. 25.9 kVA

d. 24.7 kVA

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A long shunt compound motor takes a current of 42 A from a 230 V source. Armature, series field and
shunt field resistances are 0.1 ohm, 0.2 ohm and 50 ohms respectively. If the friction and windage losses
amount to 400 W, determine the over-all efficiency of the machine.

Select one:

a. 81.22%

b. 80.55% Correct

c. 82.24%

d. 79.53%

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Two shunt generators running in parallel delivers a total current of 3,600 A. Each machine has a field
resistance of 60 ohms and an armature resistance of 0.01 ohm. The emfs generated by each machine
are 455 and 460 V, respectively. Calculate the kW share of each machine.

Select one:

a. 682 kW, 1057 kW Incorrect

b. 641 kW, 1098 kW

c. 670 kW, 1069 kW

d. 652 kW, 1087 kW

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A 200-kVA transformer has an impedance of 15% and the power factor of the load is 85%. The primary
voltage is 6,000 volts while the copper loss is 15 kW. Find the percentage voltage regulation.

Select one:

a. 13.49% Correct

b. 8.91%

c. 23.67%

d. 15.78%

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A generator at no-load operates 61 Hz, slope 1 MW/Hz. Load 1 = 1.0 MW and load 2 = 0.8 MW are
connected. Find the frequency before and after adding the load 2.

Select one:

a. 60 Hz & 59.3 Hz

b. 60 Hz & 59 Hz Incorrect

c. 60 Hz & 59.2 Hz

d. 60 Hz & 59.1 Hz

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Determine the speed in rpm of the motor at full load with the following circuit elements per phase:
Rotor leakage reactance = 0.65, Stator leakage reactance = 1.12, Rotor resistance = 0.10, Stator
resistance = 0.25, Connection = Y-Y. This motor is 500 HP, 3-phase, 2200 volt, 60-cycle, 6- pole induction
motor with additional core loss of 2,000 watts and the friction and windage losses total is 10,000 watts.

Select one:

a. 1190 rpm Correct

b. 1200 rpm

c. 1196 rpm
d. 1188 rpm

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A short shunt compound dc generator delivers a load current of 30 A at 220 V and has armature, series
field and shunt field resistances of 0.05 ohm, 0.03 ohm, and 200 ohms respectively. Calculate the
generated voltage (allow 1 V for brush contact drop).

Select one:

a. 221.05 V

b. 301.56 V

c. 223.45 V Correct

d. 295.2 V

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The voltage of a 100-kW, 250-volt shunt generator rises to 260 volts when the load is removed. What is
the full-load current does the machine deliver, and what is its percent regulation?

Select one:

a. 400 A, 4% Correct
b. 500 A, 5%

c. 400 A, 2%

d. 385 A, 3.85%

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The field current of a 180 kW, 250 volts DC shunt generator is 6 A when running full-load at rated
terminal voltage. If the combined armature and brush resistance is 0.02 ohm, solve for the mechanical
efficiency of the generator.

Select one:

a. 91.87%

b. 92.13% Incorrect

c. 94.05%

d. 93.73%

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A 20 kW, 200-V shunt generator is operated at rated load. If the driving engine is developing 30 hp,
determine the iron and friction losses. Armature resistance is 0.05 ohm and shunt field resistance is 50
ohms.

Select one:

a. 954 W

b. 1034 W Incorrect

c. 1039 W

d. 1340 W

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When a V-V system is converted into a delta-delta system, increase in a capacity of the system is ____
percent.

Select one:

a. 66.7

b. 73.2 Correct

c. 50

d. 86.6

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A shunt motor was tested by means of a prony-brake having a length of arm of 3.5 feet and a tare
weight 3.7 pounds. The current drawn by the machine from a 240-volts line was 50.9 amperes when the
scale reading on the brake was 24.0 pounds and the speed of the motor was 1,103 rpm. The resistance
of the armature including the brushes is 0.28 ohm and that of the shunt field is 265.5 ohm. (Assume 2-
volt drop across the brushes). Calculate the efficiency under the consideration of the test.

Select one:

a. 85.91%

b. 91.11% Correct

c. 89.41%

d. 94.73%

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A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90% power factor. The effective resistance to ohmic
resistance is 1.5. The ohmic resistance is obtained by connecting two terminals to a d.c source. The
current & voltage are 87.6 Amperes and 6 volts respectively. What is the percent resistance?

Select one:

a. 1 Incorrect

b. 2

c. 4.2

d. 3

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A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90% power factor. The effective resistance is 1.5 times the
ohmic resistance. The ohmic resistance is obtained by connecting two terminals to a DC source. The
current and voltage are 87.6 A and 6 V respectively. What is the effective resistance per phase? The
generator is wye-connected.

Select one:

a. 0.342 ohm

b. 0.0685 ohm

c. 0.0513 ohm Correct

d. 0.0617 ohm

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The PTs of a 220 kV transmission line have a ratio of 132.76 kV/66.375 V are connected wye-wye. A
voltmeter connected line to ground reads 66 volts, what is the transmission line voltage?

Select one:

a. 225.25 kV

b. 228.63 kV Correct
c. 223.15 kV

d. 220.10 kV

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If load angle of a 4 pole synchronous motor is 8 degrees (electrical), its value in mechanical degree is
____.

Select one:

a. 4 Correct

b. 2

c. 0.25

d. 0.5

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A speed-indicating device consists of a 2-pole permanent magnet DC generator with a 2000-ohms DC

voltmeter connected across its terminals. The generator has an armature with 1200 conductors having
two parallel paths and a total resistance of 1000 ohms between brushes. The air gap flux is 40,000 lines
per pole. If the voltmeter reads 10 V, at what speed it will this reading indicates?
Select one:

a. 1562 rpm

b. 1512 rpm Incorrect

c. 1534 rpm

d. 1582 rpm

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The copper-loss and core-loss of a transformer of a transformer at various loads are as shown below. At
what load will the efficiency of the transformer be a maximum?

Select one:

a. Load = 20 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 80 W

b. Load = 40 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 320 W Correct

c. Load = 50 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 500 W

d. Load = 30 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 180 W

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A 220-V shunt motor delivers 40 hp on full-load at 950 rpm and has an efficiency of 88%. The armature
and field resistances are 0.2 ohm and 110 ohms, respectively. Determine the starting resistance such
that the starting armature current does not exceed 1.6 times the full-load current.

Select one:

a. 0.712 ohm

b. 0.732 ohm

c. 0.704 ohm Correct

d. 0.739 ohm

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A three-phase alternator has 6 slots per pole per phase. Determine the distribution factor.

Select one:

a. 0.977

b. 0.948

c. 0.956 Correct

d. 0.963

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A three-phase rotary converter delivers 150 A at 500 V dc. Determine the current on the AC side if the
operating power factor of the machine is 0.8 and the efficiency is 90%

Select one:

a. 157 A Incorrect

b. 189 A

c. 179 A

d. 196 A

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A 60 MVA, 69.3-kV, three phase synchronous generator has a synchronous reactance of 15 ohms per
phase and negligible armature resistance. The generator is delivering rate power at 80% power factor
lagging at rated terminal voltage to an infinite bus-bar. If the generated emf is 36 kV per phase, what is
the maximum three phase power that the generator an deliver before losing its synchronism.

Select one:

a. 320 MW

b. 96 MW Incorrect

c. 288 MW

d. 120 MW

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A d.c. motor develops a torque of 200 N-m at 25 rps. At 20 rps, it will develop a torque of ___ N-m.

Select one:

a. 200

b. 128 Incorrect

c. 250

d. 160

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A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 volts. The armature resistance is 0.061 ohm. What is the
armature current?

Select one:

a. 91.85 Amperes

b. 96.15 Amperes

c. 95.81 Amperes Incorrect

d. 98.15 Amperes

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The ratio of the primary to secondary voltage of a transformer is 2:1. The saving in terms of weight of
copper required if an autotransformer is used instead of a two-winding transformer will be

Select one:

a. 97%

b. 33.33% Incorrect

c. 50%

d. 66.67%

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A transformer is designed to carry 30 times its rated current for 1 second. The length of time that a
current of 20 times the rated current can be allowed to flow is

Select one:

a. 2.25 sec Correct

b. 1.5 sec

c. 0.67 sec
d. 2 sec

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A 3,600 volts three-phase star connected turbo synchronous generator of synchronous reactance of 0.5
ohm per phase and negligible resistance is supplying 30,000 kVA at 0.8 pf lagging to a large power
system. If the steam supply is cut-off, calculate the amount of current that the generator will then carry
assuming negligible losses.

Select one:

a. 3901 A

b. 3823 A Incorrect

c. 3870 A

d. 3094 A

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Two 1500 kVA ac generators running in parallel supplies the total load of 2250 kW at 0.90 p.f lagging.
One machine is loaded to 1000 kW at 0.85 p.f. lagging. What is the kVA and p.f of the other machine?

Select one:
a. 470 & 0.98 lagging

b. 1335 & 0.94 lagging

c. 1250 & 0.78 lagging Incorrect

d. 1750 & 0.8 lagging

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The winding of a 4-pole alternator having 36 slots and a coil span of 1 to 8 is short-pitched by ___
degrees.

Select one:

a. 40 Correct

b. 20

c. 140

d. 80

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A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3-phase induction has a full-load speed of 950 rpm. At half load, its speed would be
____ rpm.

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a. 475 Incorrect

b. 975

c. 500

d. 1000

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A 240 volt d.c. motor on brake test took 52 Amp when running at 1500 rpm. The spring balance at the
end of the 76 cm brake arm reads 93.5 N. What is the efficiency of the motor at this load?

Select one:

a. 0.85 Incorrect

b. 0.90

c. 0.86

d. 0.95

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If load angle of a 4 pole synchronous motor is 8 degrees (electrical), its value in mechanical degree is
____.

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a. 0.5

b. 2

c. 4

d. 0.25
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The potential transformer of a line has a ratio of 132,000/66. These are connected wye-delta. The
voltmeter connected at the secondary reads 64 volts. What is the voltage of the line?

Select one:

a. 132 kV

b. 221.7 kV

c. 112.5 kV

d. 135.2 kV
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A three-phase, 11-kV wye-connected synchronous alternator has a synchronous reactance of 8 ohms per
phase but negligible resistance. If the excitation is such that the open circuit voltage is 14 kV, determine
the power factor at the maximum output.

Select one:

a. 0.793

b. 0.708

c. 0.772

d. 0.786
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A 20-hp, 110 V DC shunt motor has an efficiency of 88% and the exciting current of 4 amperes and an
armature resistance of 0.04 ohm. What starting resistance is required for full-load torque?

Select one:

a. 0.94 ohm

b. 0.69 ohm

c. 0.98 ohm

d. 0.95 ohm
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A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V. The armature efficiency is 95%. What is the back emf?

Select one:

a. 118 volts

b. 114 volts

c. 117 volts

d. 122 volts
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An electric motor develops 20 metric HP at a speed of 600 rpm. What is the torque?

Select one:

a. 210 N-m

b. 240 N-m

c. 260 N-m

d. 290 N-m
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A d.c. motor develops a torque of 200 N-m at 25 rps. At 20 rps, it will develop a torque of ___ N-m.

Select one:

a. 250

b. 128

c. 200

d. 160
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A 3-phase alternator generates an open-circuit phase voltage of 4000 V when exciting current is 50 A; the
short-circuit current for the same excitation being 800 A. The synchronous reactance per phase is

Select one:

a. 15 ohms

b. none of these

c. 80 ohms

d. 5 ohms
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Determine the distribution factor for a 3-phase winding in which there are 18 slots per pole.

Select one:

a. 0.958

b. 0.957

c. 0.966

d. 0.956
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A simplex lap wound armature has 580 conductors and carries a current of 125 ampere per armature
current path. If the flux per pole is 20 mWb, calculate the electromagnetic torque developed by the
armature.

Select one:

a. 210.64 N-m

b. 207.63 N-m

c. 252.72 N-m

d. 230.77 N-m
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The nameplate rating of a shunt motor is 150 hp, 600 volts, 205 A, 1700 rpm. The resistance of the shunt
field circuit is 240 ohms and the total armature circuit resistance is 0.15 ohm. Calculate the speed
regulation of the motor.

Select one:

a. 5.25%

b. 5.18%

c. 4.07%

d. 4.89%
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A 750 Hp, 2400 V, 3-phase motor of 90% power factor and 95% efficiency is to be operated from a 13.2
kV utility service through wye-delta connected transformers. Compute the secondary or load current in
ampere of the transformer.

Select one:

a. 175.4

b. 157.3

c. 125.6

d. 180.6
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A belt-driven 150 kW shunt wound DC generator is running at 450 rpm and is supplying full-load to a bus
bar at 240 V. At what speed will it run if the belt breaks and the machine continues to run taking 8.5 kW
from the bus bar? The armature and field resistance are 0.05 ohm and 85 ohms respectively. The brush
contact drop is 1.5 V per brush. Neglect armature reaction.

Select one:

a. 358 rpm

b. 402 rpm

c. 395 rpm

d. 388 rpm
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What is the speed of a 100 kW, 230-volt, three-phase, four-pole, 60 Hz alternator?

Select one:

a. 1200 rpm

b. 900 rpm

c. 1800 rpm

d. 450 rpm
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A 230 V, 60 Hz, 3-phase, Y-connected synchronous motor draws a current of 20 A and delivers 8 bhp.
Armature resistance per phase is 0.5 ohm. If the iron and friction losses amount to 300 W, determine the
operating power factor of the motor.

Select one:

a. 0.807

b. 0.862

c. 0.809

d. 0.866
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An 8-pole, 250 V, wave-wound generator has 400 conductors. If the generator is to be lap-wound, the
number of conductor required is

Select one:

a. 800

b. 1600

c. 100

d. 3200
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Two shunt generators A and B operate in parallel and their load characteristics may be taken as straight
lines. The voltage of generator A falls from 240 volts at no-load to 220 volts at 200 A while that of B falls
from 245 volts at no-load to 220 volts at 150 A. Determine the common terminal voltage when supplying a
67 kW load.

Select one:

a. 315 V

b. 232 V

c. 223 V

d. 322 V
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A 100 MVA 10 kV turbo-alternator has a current limiting reactor of 0.162 ohms in its neutral. The per unit
voltage of the reactor reactance based on the generator rating is

Select one:

a. 0.5

b. 0.25

c. 0.025

d. 0.05
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Sipalay Mines, has two 3-phase, 60 H AC generators operating in parallel. The first unit has a capacity of
1000 kVA and the second unit has a capacity of 1500 kVA. The first is driven by a prime mover so
adjusted that the frequency falls from 61 Hz at no-load to 59.6 Hz at full-load. The second has a different
speed-load characteristics, the frequency falls from 61.4 Hz at no-load to 59.2 Hz at full-load. When these
alternators are jointly delivering 2000 kW, what is the load of each generator?

Select one:

a. 867 kW, 1133 kW

b. 884 kW, 1116 kW

c. 804 kW, 1196 kW

d. 915 kW, 1085 kW

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A shunt generator when running light as a motor at 1000 rpm takes 12 Amp from 115-Volt mains. The
field current is 7 Amp, and the armature resistance is 0.03 ohm. Determine stray-power loss of the
machine at this particular value of flux and speed.

Select one:

a. 577.25 W

b. 574.25 W
 c. 575.25 W

d. 576.25 W
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A generator is rated 600 kVA, 240 V, 60 cycles, 3-phase, 6 poles and wye-connected. What will be the
speed of the driving pulley if the driven and driving pulleys are 1 ft and 2 ft in diameter respectively?

Select one:

a. 1200 rpm

b. 2400 rpm

c. 900 rpm

d. 600 rpm
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The maximum efficiency of a 100-kVA transformer having iron loss of 900 kW and F.L. Cu loss of 1600 W
occurs at ____ kVA.

Select one:

a. 75

b. 56.3
 c. 177.7

d. 133.3
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Two distribution transformers are connected in parallel supplying a load of 125 kVA. If transformer A is
rated 50 kVA, with 14 ohms equivalent reactance and transformer B is rated 75 kVA with 11 ohms
equivalent reactance. Solve for the loading of each transformer.

Select one:

a. 52 kVA, 73 kVA

b. 50 kVA, 75 kVA

c. 58 kVA, 67 kVA

d. 55 kVA, 70 kVA
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A 15 hp 220 volt, 1200 rpm shunt motor takes 50 Amperes. Its armature resistance is 0.1 ohm and field
resistance is 220 ohms. Brush contact voltage drop is 2 volts. Friction and windage loss is 400 watts and
stray load loss of 1% of the output. Calculate the efficiency.

Select one:

a. 9.4%
 b. 91.8%

c. 94.6%

d. 92.4%
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A 10-kVA, 2,400/240 V single-phase transformer has the following resistances and leakage reactances.
Find the primary voltage required to produce 240-V at the secondary terminals at full-load when the load
power factor is 0.8 lagging. r1 = 3 ohms, x1 = 15 ohms, r2 = 0.03 ohm, x2 = 0.15 ohm

Select one:

a. 2,496 volts

b. 2,632 volts

c. 2,575 volts

d. 2,450 volts
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The difference between the front pitch and the back pitch of a retrogressive lap winding is 2. If the front
pitch is 21, what is the back pitch?

Select one:
 a. 23

b. 21

c. 19

d. 21.5
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A shunt generator delivers 195 A at a terminal voltage of 250 V. The armature resistance and the shunt
field resistance are 0.02 and 0.05 ohm respectively. The iron and the friction losses are equal to 950 W.
Find the mechanical efficiency.

Select one:

a. 98.2%

b. 97.35%

c. 93.5%

d. 95.9%
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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6 ohm per phase and a
negligible resistance. At a certain field current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV per phase.
Calculate the maximum power that can be developed by the alternator at this excitation.
Select one:

a. 11 MW

b. 9.8 MW

c. 10 MW

d. 12 MW
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A 200 kVA transformer has an iron loss of 1 kW and full-load Cu loss of 2 kW. Its load kVA corresponding
to maximum efficiency is ____ kVA.

Select one:

a. 200

b. 141.4

c. 100

d. 50
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An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase draws 450 percent of the rated current with the rated
voltage and delivers during the starting period 130 percent of the rated torque. The full-load efficiency and
full-load power factor of this motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an autotransformer is used as a
starting unit and starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of the rated torque of the motor, find the
starting voltage and starting current of the line.

Select one:

a. 178.90 volts and 288.6 amps

b. 136.44 volts and 292.7 amps

c. 245.78 volts and 301.4 amps

d. 220 volts and 227.3 amps

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If an alternator winding has a fractional pitch of 5/6, the coil span is ____ degrees.

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a. 30

b. 150

c. 60

d. 300
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A 20-kW 220-volts shunt generator has an armature resistance of 0.07 ohm and a shunt resistance of
200 ohms. Determine the power developed in the armature when it delivers its rated output.

Select one:

a. 25.7 kW

b. 20.83 kW

c. 27.9 kW

d. 19.2 kW
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A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3-phase induction motor is running at 950 rpm and has rotor Cu loss of 5 kW. Its rotor
input is ____ kW.

Select one:

a. 5.3

b. 100

c. 95

d. 10
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A 5 hp, 3-phase motor draws current when connected to 230 V. Determine the current drawn by the
motor if the power factor is 0.90 and efficiency of 83%.

Select one:

a. 12.53 A

b. 13.25 A

c. 15.13 A

d. 14.05 A
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A test is performed on a 230 volts, delta connected synchronous motor having 92% efficiency and 85%
power factor. With 6 volts dc impressed across its terminals, the current reading is 90 amperes.
Determine the ohmic resistance per phase.

Select one:

a. 0.15 ohm/phase

b. 0.1 ohm/phase

c. 0.44 ohm/phase

d. 0.067 ohm/phase
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The ratio of the primary to secondary voltage of a transformer is 2:1. The saving in terms of weight of
copper required if an autotransformer is used instead of a two-winding transformer will be

Select one:

a. 33.33%

b. 66.67%

c. 97%

d. 50%
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A three-phase Y-connected synchronous motor with a line-to-line voltage of 440 V and a synchronous
speed of 900 rpm operates with a power of 9 kW and a lagging power factor of 0.8. The synchronous
reactance per phase is 10 ohms. Determine the torque angle in electrical degrees.

Select one:

a. 33.51 degrees

b. 35.51 degrees

c. 36.33 degrees

d. 38.46 degrees
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The armature of a 4-pole dc generator is required to generate an e.m.f. of 520 V on open circuit when
revolving at a speed of 660 rpm. Calculate the magnetic flux per pole required if the armature has 144
slots with 2 coil sides per slot, each coil consisting of three turns. The armature is wave-wound.

Select one:

a. 27.4 mWb/pole

b. 41.1 mWb/pole

c. 13.7 mWb/pole

d. 54.8 mWb/pole
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A 20-hp, 250-V shunt motor has an armature-circuit resistance of 0.22 ohm and a field resistance of 170
ohm. At no-load and rated voltage, the speed is 1200 rpm and the armature current is 3.0 A. At full-load
and rated voltage, the line current is 55 A, and the flux is reduced 6% (due to the effects of armature
reaction) from its value at no-load. What is the full load speed?

Select one:

a. 1220 rpm

b. 1260 rpm

c. 1188 rpm

d. 1200 rpm
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A 240 volt d.c. motor on brake test took 52 Amp when running at 1500 rpm. The spring balance at the
end of the 76 cm brake arm reads 93.5 N. What is the efficiency of the motor at this load?

Select one:

a. 0.86

b. 0.95

c. 0.85

d. 0.90
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The voltage regulation of an alternator having 0.75 leading p.f. load, no-load induced e.m.f. of 2400 V and
rated terminal voltage of 3000 V is ____.

Select one:

a. 20

b. -20

c. 150

d. -26.7
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There are two alternators, 100 kW, 3-phase in parallel are driven by shunt motors whose speed-load
droop characteristics are as follows: Alternator no. 1: no-load speed 600 rpm and the full-load speed 530
rpm; while alternator no. 2: no-load speed 590 rpm and the full-load 550 rpm. What is the greatest load
that can be delivered without overloading either alternator?

Select one:

a. 171.43 kW

b. 177.54 kW

c. 168.78 kW

d. 164.67 kW
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A DC generator has no-load output voltage of 120 volts. Its armature circuit resistance is 0.95 ohm and its
field coils are separately energized. If the load is rated 2 kW at 115 V. Neglecting the effect of armature
reaction, what power could be delivered to the load?

Select one:

a. 1,518 W

b. 1,670 W

c. 2,000 W

d. 2,180 W
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A 10-hp, 4-pole, 25-Hz, 3-phase induction motor is taking 9,100 watts from the line. The core loss is 290
watts; stator copper loss is 568 watts; rotor copper loss is 445 watts; and the friction and windage loss is
121 watts. Determine the output torque in Newton-meter.

Select one:

a. 150.56

b. 190.32

c. 178.76

d. 103.32
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A shunt generator supplies a load of 5,500 kW, 220 volts, shunt generator in the FEU laboratory is 232
volts and rated load voltage is 220 volts. The armature resistance including brushes is 0.026 ohm and the
resistance of the shunt field resistance is 52 ohms. What is the induced electromagnetic force at rated
load?

Select one:

a. 221.36 V

b. 224.56 V

c. 227.05 V

d. 226.02 V
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A transformer has primary and secondary turns of 60 and 240 respectively. If the 60 turn winding has a
5% tap, calculate the primary voltage applied to 105 percent of the winding that will permit the rated
output voltage at 480 volts?

Select one:

a. 126 Volts

b. 504 Volts

c. 114 Volts

d. 456 Volts
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The copper-loss and core-loss of a transformer of a transformer at various loads are as shown below. At
what load will the efficiency of the transformer be a maximum?

Select one:

a. Load = 50 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 500 W

b. Load = 30 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 180 W

c. Load = 40 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 320 W

d. Load = 20 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 80 W

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A 50 MVA, 230kV/34.5kV wye grounded autotransformer carries a 3-phase unbalanced load. If the
primary ground current is 10 cis 30 deg, what is the secondary ground current?

Select one:

a. 66.7 cis 3o deg.

b. 66.7 cis (-30 deg.)

c. 10 cis 30 deg.

d. 56.7 cis 30 deg.

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How many parallel paths does a 6-pole triplex lap-wound connected armature winding of a dc generator
have?

Select one:

a. 6

b. 3

c. 18

d. 12
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The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed that the rotor
emf makes 90 cycles per minute. Calculate the rotor copper loss.

Select one:

a. 2 kW

b. 4 kW

c. 5 kW

d. 3 kW
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A 100 MVA 10 kV turbo-alternator has a current limiting reactor of 0.162 ohms in its
neutral. The per unit voltage of the reactor reactance based on the generator rating
is

Select one:
a. 0.05
b. 0.5
c. 0.25
d. 0.025
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Two 1500 kVA ac generators running in parallel supplies the total load of 2250 kW
at 0.90 p.f lagging. One machine is loaded to 1000 kW at 0.85 p.f. lagging. What is
the kVA and p.f of the other machine?

Select one:
a. 1335 & 0.94 lagging
b. 1750 & 0.8 lagging
c. 1250 & 0.78 lagging
d. 470 & 0.98 lagging
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A piece of conductor 10 cm long moves across a magnetic field of 10,000 gauss at a
velocity of 120 cm/sec. What voltage appears across the conductor?

Select one:
a. 120 V
 b. 0.24 V
c. 60 V
d. 0.12 V
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A three-phase star connected AC generator is rated at 2.5 MVA, 11 kV, 60 Hz. The
generator has a negligible resistance and a synchronous reactance of 20 ohms per
phase. To what value will the terminal voltage rise when full load at 80% pf lagging
is switched-off?

Select one:
a. 15.3 kV
b. 14.2 kV
c. 13.5 kV
d. 12.7 kV
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A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V. The armature efficiency is 95%. What is
the back emf?

Select one:
a. 122 volts
b. 114 volts
c. 118 volts
d. 117 volts
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When applied rated voltage per phase is reduced by one-half, the starting torque of
a SCIM becomes ____ of the starting torque with full voltage.

Select one:
a. (3^1/2)/2
b. 1/4
c. 1/(2^1/2)
d. 1/2
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If three transformers in a delta-delta are delivering their rated load and one
transformer is removed, then overload and each of the remaining transformer is
____ percent.

Select one:
a. 73.2
b. 66.7
c. 58
d. 173.2
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A 440 volt 75 hp shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.185 ohm and a field
resistance of 350 ohms. The current drawn at full load is 135 amperes. What is the
back emf in volts?

Select one:
a. 415.3
b. 394.8
c. 398.3
 d. 417.1
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A delta-connected load induction motor draws 100 A from each line of a three-phase
source and develops 40 lb-ft torque at standstill. Find the torque when connected to
the same source if the motor is reconnected in wye.

Select one:
a. 13.3 lb-ft
b. 40 lb-ft
c. 120 lb-ft
d. none of these
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A series motor, having an armature resistance of 0.1 ohm and a field resistance of
0.15 ohm, takes 48 A at 230 V and 720 rpm. The total core and friction losses are
650 W, neglecting stray-load and brush-contact losses, calculate output power at the
shaft.

Select one:
a. 11.36 HP
b. 16.13 HP
c. 113.6 HP
d. 13.16 HP
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A 4,400 volt, 60 Hz transformer has a core loss of 840 Watts, of which one-third is
eddy-current loss. Determine the core loss of this transformer when it is connected
to a 4,600 Volts, 50 Hz.

Select one:
a. 779 Watts
b. 977 Watts
c. 879 Watts
d. 679 Watts
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A three-phase AC generator is supplying power to a load of 3200 kW at 230 volts
and a power factor of 60%. Assume that the loss of the line, the generator armature
and the load is equal to the 10% of the load, what would be the savings in watts if
the power factor were raised to 80%?

Select one:
a. 230,000
b. 100,000
c. 80,000
d. 140,000
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A 400 V series motor has a field resistance of 0.2 ohm and an armature resistance
of 0.1 ohm. The motor takes 30 A of current at 1000 rpm while developing full-load
torque. What is the motor speed when this motor develops 60% of full load torque?

Select one:
a. 1135.5 rpm
 b. 1257.2 rpm
c. 1297.6 rpm
d. 1302.4 rpm
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A 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor operates at 5% slip. The frequency of emf induced
in the rotor will be

Select one:
a. 2.5 Hz
b. 25 Hz
c. none of these
d. 50 Hz
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An 80 kW, 440 volts, 3-phase, Y-connected, 60 Hz, 4-pole synchronous motor has a
synchronous reactance of 3-ohm per phase. Calculate the torque in Newton-meter if
it is operating at rated condition at 92% efficiency.

Select one:
a. 461
b. 135
c. 571
d. 714
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An autotransformer having a transformation ratio of 0.8 supplies a load of 3 kW. The
power transferred conductively from primary to secondary is ____ kW.

Select one:
a. 0.6
b. 1.5
c. 0.27
d. 2.4
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In a 4 pole, 54 slot d.c. armature, calculate the coil span.

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a. 13
b. 14
c. 9
d. 18
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Calculate the efficiency of a 200-V, 100-kW shunt generator if the resistance of the
armature and shunt respectively are 0.005 ohm and 20 ohms. The friction, windage
and iron losses together amount to 3,000 W.

Select one:
a. 95.88%
b. 92.88%
c. 98.08%
d. 94.08%
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A 100 kVA, 400 volt, wye connected salient pole synchronous generator runs at full
load and 80% power factor leading. If Xd = 2Xq = 1.1 per phase and Ra is
negligible, calculate the voltage regulation.

Select one:
a. -246%
b. -24.6%
c. -26.4%
d. -64.2%
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Two identical shunt generators running in parallel supply a total load current of 2500
A. Each machine has a field resistance of 50 ohms and an armature resistance of
0.01 ohm. The induced emfs generated are 230 and 235 volts, respectively.
Calculate the common operating voltage of each machine.
Select one:
a. 223 V
b. 220 V
c. 218 V
d. 222 V
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A shunt generator delivers 195 A at a terminal voltage of 250 V. The armature
resistance and the shunt field resistance are 0.02 and 0.05 ohm respectively. The
iron and the friction losses are equal to 950 W. Find the electrical efficiency.

Select one:
a. 97.3%
b. 98.2%
c. 95.9%
d. 93.5%
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A 25 kVA, single phase transformer the core loss and full load copper loss are 320
and 380 watts respectively. What is the efficiency at half load and 0.866 power
factor?

Select one:
a. 96.3%
b. 95.3%
c. 97.8%
d. 94.7%
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A speed-indicating device consists of a 2-pole permanent magnet DC generator with
a 2000-ohms DC voltmeter connected across its terminals. The generator has an
armature with 1200 conductors having two parallel paths and a total resistance of
1000 ohms between brushes. The air gap flux is 40,000 lines per pole. If the
voltmeter reads 10 V, at what speed it will this reading indicates?

Select one:
a. 1582 rpm
 b. 1512 rpm
c. 1562 rpm
d. 1534 rpm
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The speed of a motor-generator set consisting of a 6-pole induction motor and a 4-
pole dc generator fed from a 3-phase.

Select one:
a. 1500
b. 3000
c. 600
d. 1000
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The iron loss of a transformer at 400 Hz is 10 W. Assuming that eddy current and
hysteresis losses vary as the square of flux density, the iron loss of the transformer
at rated voltage but 50 Hz would be ____ watt.

Select one:
a. 100
b. 80
c. 640
d. 1.25
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An eight pole wound rotor induction motor operating on 60 Hz supply is driven at
1800 r.p.m. by a prime mover in the opposite direction of revolving magnetic field.
The frequency of rotor current is

Select one:
a. 60 Hz
b. none of the above
c. 120 Hz
d. 180 Hz
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A 3-phase, 8-pole generator is delta connected. The terminal voltage is 2400 V while
the line current is 500 amperes. If the machine is converted to wye, what will be the
terminal voltage in volts?

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a. 3800 V
b. 4157 V
c. 4800 V
d. 4600 V
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An open delta bank, consisting of two-single phase transformers is operating with
balanced three-phase load of 50 kVA, 440 V at 0.8 pf lagging and a single phase
load of 10 kW resistive connected across c-a leg. Determine the minimum ratings of
the transformers. Assume a phase sequence of a-b-c.

Select one:
a. 38.80 kVA, 34.06 kVA
 b. 34.32 kVA, 33.40 kVA
c. 30.83 kVA, 39.52 kVA
d. 35.48 kVA, 36.34 kVA
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A synchronous motor operates continuously on the following duty cycle: 50 hp for 10
sec, 100 hp for 10 sec, 150 hp for 5 sec, 120 hp for 20 sec, idling for 14 sec. What
would be the size of motor to be used?

Select one:
a. 120 hp
b. 90 hp
c. 100 hp
d. 150 hp
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To get the armature resistance of a 100 MW, 13.89 kV and 90% power factor
generator, two terminals are connected to a DC source. The measured current and
voltage are 87.6 amperes and 6 volts respectively. What is the DC resistance per
phase?

Select one:
a. 0.0342 ohm
b. 0.0223 ohm
c. 0.0617 ohm
d. 0.0685 ohm
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The losses in a 220 V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4-pole induction motor at full-load are as
follows: Core = 3.0%, Friction and windage = 2.0%, Stator Cu loss = 4.0%, Rotor Cu
loss = 2.0%, At 70% of full-load of the machine, determine its speed and efficiency

Select one:
a. 740 rpm and 89.81%
b. 1,200 rpm and 89.81%
c. 1,800 rpm and 78.93%
d. 1,170 rpm and 88.78%
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As compared to delta-delta bank, the capacity of the V-V bank of transformers is
____ percent.

Select one:
a. 86.6
b. 66.7
c. 57.7
d. 50
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A 50-kW, 250-V short-shunt compound generator has the following data: Ra = 0.06
ohm, Rse = 0.04 ohm and Rf = 125 ohms. Calculate the induced armature voltage at
rated load and terminal voltage. Take 2 V as the total brush-contact drop.

Select one:
a. 268.24 V
 b. 274.12 V
c. 270.12 V
d. 272.12 V
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Find unloaded output of a power supply having a transformer regulation of 11.10%
and 900 V load output.

Select one:
a. 90 V
b. 900 V
c. 99.99 V
d. 999.9 V
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The low side of a certain welding transformer has 2 turns and delivers 300 A. If the
high voltage side has 30 turns, how much current lows through it?

Select one:
a. 20 A
b. 12 A
c. 15 A
d. 10 A
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A single-phase rotary converter has an output voltage of 110 volts. Determine the
line current in the AC side when the machine delivers a DC output of 50 A. Assume
the machine is operating with a pf of 0.85 and efficiency of 95%.

Select one:
a. 82.23 A
b. 90.34 A
c. 87.57 A
d. 70.71 A
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The voltage of a 100-kW, 250-volt shunt generator rises to 260 volts when the load
is removed. What is the full-load current does the machine deliver, and what is its
percent regulation?

Select one:
a. 400 A, 2%
b. 400 A, 4%
c. 500 A, 5%
d. 385 A, 3.85%
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A DC shunt motor has a full load rating of 15 hp, 230 volts, 57.1 amperes, 1400 rpm.
The armature circuit resistance is 0.13 ohm and the field circuit resistance is 115
ohms. Neglecting the effect of armature reaction, determine the no-load speed.

Select one:
a. 1380 rpm
b. 1441 rpm
c. 1264 rpm
 d. 1392 rpm
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A 4-pole, 12-slot lap wound d.c. armature has 2 coil sides/slot. Assuming single turn
coils and progressive winding, the back pitch would be

Select one:
a. 3
b. 7
c. 6
d. 5
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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms
per phase and a negligible resistance. At a certain field current the armature is
known to induce 5.8 kV per phase. At this excitation, calculate the maximum power
that can be produced.

Select one:
a. 12 MW
b. 9.8 MW
c. 10 MW
d. 11 MW
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A dc series motor device 180 lbs.-ft of torque when the current is 30 Amp. The load
increased so that the motor current rises to 50 Amp. The torque now is

Select one:
a. 108 lbs.-ft
b. 64.8 lbs.-ft
c. 500 lbs.-ft
d. 300 lbs.-ft
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A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 volts. The armature resistance is 0.061
ohm. What is the armature current?

Select one:
a. 95.81 Amperes
b. 96.15 Amperes
c. 98.15 Amperes
d. 91.85 Amperes
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A 6 pole lap wound shunt motor takes 300 A when the speed is 500 rpm. The flux
per pole is 0.06 Wb and the armature has a 870 conductors. Neglecting the shunt
field current, calculate the output horsepower of the motor. Assume a constant loss
of 4%.

Select one:
a. 165 hp
b. 175 hp
c. 168 hp
 d. 172 hp
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A shunt generator supplies a load of 5,500 W at 110 V through a pair of feeder
conductors having a resistance of 0.02 ohm each. The armature, shunt field
resistances are 0.15 ohm and 50 ohms respectively. Find the emf generated.

Select one:
a. 120 V
b. 118 V
c. 119 V
d. 121 V
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What is the percent slip of a 4-pole induction motor if the output speed is 1,755 rpm?
Select one:
a. 3
b. 5
c. 4
d. 2.5
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A shunt motor draws current of 40 A from a 120 V source and runs at 1200 rpm at
rated load. The armature and field circuit resistances are 0.1 ohm and 60 ohms,
respectively. Determine the speed of the motor at half load. Assume a brush drop of
2 V rated load and 1 V half load.

Select one:
a. 1026 rpm
b. 1238 rpm
c. 1230 rpm
d. 1180 rpm
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The speed at which a 6-pole alternator should be driven to generator 50 cycles per
second is

Select one:
a. none of these
b. 1,500 rpm
c. 1,000 rpm
d. 500 rpm
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In a Scott-connection, calculate the values of the line currents in Amperes on the
3300 volts 3-phase side if the load on the 2-phase are both 300 kW at 100 Volt and
70.7% lagging p.f.

Select one:
a. 85.7
b. 148.5
c. 157.2
d. 145.2
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A d.c. shunt motor develops 7.8 hp at 120 volt, the armature efficiency is 93%. What
is the armature effective resistance?

Select one:
a. 0.05 ohm
b. 0.06 ohm
c. 0.1 ohm
d. 0.16 ohm
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A 3-phase, 8-pole delta connected generator has a line current of 500 amperes. If
converted in wye, what is the tolerable current?

Select one:
 a. 288.7 A
b. 245.1 A
c. 371.5 A
d. 315.2 A
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A 240 volt d.c. motor on brake test took 52 Amp when running at 1500 rpm. The spring balance at the
end of the 76 cm brake arm reads 93.5 N. What is the efficiency of the motor at this load?

Select one:

a. 0.85

b. 0.86

c. 0.90

d. 0.95
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A shunt motor with armature resistance of 0.12 ohm and designed to operate at 115 V, is taking 60 A in
armature current at full-load. Determine the value of the external resistance to be inserted in the armature
circuit so that the armature current shall not exceed twice its full-load value at starting.

Select one:

a. 0.883 ohms

b. 0.788 ohms

c. 0.838 ohms

d. 0.808 ohms
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A 4-pole, 12-slot lap wound d.c. armature has 2 coil sides/slot. Assuming single turn coils and progressive
winding, the back pitch would be

Select one:

a. 6

b. 3

c. 5

d. 7
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A 50-kW, 250-V short-shunt compound generator has the following data: Ra = 0.06 ohm, Rse = 0.04 ohm
and Rf = 125 ohms. Calculate the induced armature voltage at rated load and terminal voltage. Take 2 V
as the total brush-contact drop.

Select one:

a. 274.12 V

b. 272.12 V

c. 268.24 V

d. 270.12 V
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A 3-phase induction motor is wound for 4 poles and is supplied from a 50 Hz system. What is the rotor
frequency when rotor runs at 1410 rpm?

Select one:

a. 3 Hz

b. 3.5 Hz

c. 2.9 Hz

d. 2.5 Hz
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The secondary current of a 20 kV/7.97-kV autotransformer is 100 amperes. Determine the current that
flows through the common winding.

Select one:

a. 100 amperes

b. 50 amperes

c. 70 amperes

d. 60 amperes
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An AC squirrel cage induction motor has a speed rating of 1,750 rpm. If the leads are such that they could
be reconnected for consequent winding, what would be the resulting speed?

Select one:

a. 3,500 rpm

b. 875 rpm

c. 3,450 rpm

d. 1,780 rpm
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The input and output powers of a 220 V, shunt motor are 30 and 28 kW respectively. The field and
armature circuit resistances are 40 ohms and 0.0125 ohm respectively. Determine the efficiency of the
motor if the output power is reduced to 10 kW.

Select one:

a. 88.67%

b. 83.56%

c. 86.48%

d. 84.93%
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A 200 V, 10 A motor could be rewound for 100 V, 20 A by using ____ as many turns per coil of water
having ____ cross-sectional area.

Select one:

a. twice, half

b. half, twice

c. four times, one-fourth

d. thrice, one-third
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A 10-hp, 230-V shunt motor takes a full-load line current of 40 A. the armature and field resistances are
0.25 ohm and 230 ohms, respectively. The total brush-contact drop is 2 V and the core and friction losses
are 380 W. calculate the efficiency of the motor. Assume that stray-load loss is 1% of output.

Select one:

a. 83.5%

b. 78.6%

c. 96.4%

d. 87.6%
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The core loss of a 5 kVA single-phase transformer with normal voltage applied to the primary is 75 watts.
The maximum efficiency occurs at 60% of full-load kVA. What is the full-load efficiency of the transformer
at 0.80 power factor?

Select one:

a. 91.36%

b. 93.38%

c. 89.52%

d. 95.16%
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If Cu loss of a transformer at 7/8th full-load is 4900 W, then its full-load Cu loss would be ____ watt.

Select one:

a. 375

b. 6400

c. 5600

d. 429
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If a 4-pole induction motor has a synchronous speed of 1500 rpm, then supply frequency is

Select one:

a. none of these

b. 25 Hz

c. 60 Hz

d. 50 Hz
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A compound dynamo supplies a load of 20 kW at 400 V through a feeder having a resistance equal to 0.1
ohm. The shunt and series field resistances are 85 ohms and 0.06 ohm respectively. Determine the total
electromotive force when the generator is connected short-shunt. Assume a brush contact drop of 1 V per
brush and an armature resistance of 0.1 ohm.

Select one:

a. 416.23 V

b. 411.42 V

c. 412.42 V

d. 415.48 V
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An industrial load is taking 500 kW at 0.6 lagging p.f. is desired to raise the p.f. to 0.866 lagging using a
synchronous machine whose power input is 300 kW. Calculate the kVA rating of the motor required for
such operation and the power factor at which the motor will operate.

Select one:

a. 305 kVA, 0.826 leading

b. 380 kVA, 0.866 leading

c. 365 kVA, 0.826 leading

d. 365 kVA, 0.778 leading

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The winding of a 4-pole alternator having 36 slots and a coil span of 1 to 8 is short-pitched by ___
degrees.

Select one:

a. 40

b. 140

c. 80

d. 20
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Two 3-phase alternators operation in parallel delivers power at a line potential of 2200 Volts to an
inductive load of 150 kW at 80% p.f. If the armature currents of the two alternators be equal one be
operating at unity p.f. How much power does each alternator supply to the load?

Select one:

a. both 75 kW one at unity p.f.

b. 100 kW for unity & 50 kW

c. 112.7 kW for unity p.f. & 38.2 kW

d. 117.2 kW for unity p.f. & 32.8 kW

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The field current of a 180 kW, 250 volts DC shunt generator is 6 A when running full-load at rated terminal
voltage. If the combined armature and brush resistance is 0.02 ohm, solve for the mechanical efficiency
of the generator.

Select one:

a. 93.73%

b. 94.05%

c. 91.87%

d. 92.13%
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A 2200 V, 200 hp, 3-phase mesh connected synchronous motor is working on full load at an efficiency of
0.88 and 0.8 pf leading. The armature reactance per phase is 5 ohms. Determine the induced emf per
phase. Neglect resistance.

Select one:

a. 2380 V

b. 2307 V

c. 2377 V

d. 2345 V
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A 60 MVA, 69.3-kV, three phase synchronous generator has a synchronous reactance of 15 ohms per
phase and negligible armature resistance. The generator is delivering rate power at 80% power factor
lagging at rated terminal voltage to an infinite bus-bar. If the generated emf is 36 kV per phase, what is
the maximum three phase power that the generator an deliver before losing its synchronism.

Select one:

a. 120 MW

b. 320 MW

c. 96 MW
 d. 288 MW
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A d.c. motor develops a torque of 200 N-m at 25 rps. At 20 rps, it will develop a torque of ___ N-m.

Select one:

a. 128

b. 250

c. 200

d. 160
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A three phase customer has a maximum demand of 85 kVA. What transformer rating shall be used if
connected open-wye-open delta?

Select one:

a. 45 kVA

b. 100 kVA

c. 33 kVA

d. 50 kVA
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A shunt motor with an armature resistance of 0.15 ohm is running at 1200 rpm for a load which requires
of armature current of 50 ampere from a 230 volt source. At no load, the armature current is 5 ampere. If
the effect of armature reaction has reduced the air gap flux 2% from no load to full load, what is the no
load speed?

Select one:

a. 1268 rpm

b. 1,209 rpm

c. 1215 rpm

d. 1,212 rpm
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A long shunt compound generator delivers 100 A, 250 V at rated load. The resistances of the various
windings are: armature = 0.1 ohm, interpole = 0.02 ohm, shunt field = 100 ohms and series field = 0.025
ohm. If the stray power losses amount to 1.8 kW, solve for the overall efficiency of the generator.

Select one:

a. 88.32%

b. 90.52%
 c. 87.43%

d. 86.36%
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The armature of a 4-pole dc generator is required to generate an e.m.f. of 520 V on open circuit when
revolving at a speed of 660 rpm. Calculate the magnetic flux per pole required if the armature has 144
slots with 2 coil sides per slot, each coil consisting of three turns. The armature is wave-wound.

Select one:

a. 27.4 mWb/pole

b. 54.8 mWb/pole

c. 41.1 mWb/pole

d. 13.7 mWb/pole
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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase and a
negligible resistance. At a certain field current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV per phase. At this
excitation, calculate the maximum current.

Select one:

a. 2.83 kA
 b. 3.83 kA

c. 5.83 kA

d. 4.83 kA
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For supplying is a balanced 3-phase load of 40-kVA, rating of each transformer in V-V bank, should be
nearly ____ kVA.

Select one:

a. 23

b. 20

c. 25

d. 34.6
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An 8-pole, 250 V, wave-wound generator has 400 conductors. If the generator is to be lap-wound, the
number of conductor required is

Select one:

a. 3200
 b. 100

c. 800

d. 1600
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A dc shunt motor runs at 900 rpm from a 460 V supply when taking an armature current of 25 A.
Calculate the speed of which it will run from a 230 V supply when taking an armature current of 15 A. The
resistance of the armature circuit is 0.8 ohm. Assume flux per pole at 230 V have to decrease to 75% of
its value at 460 V

Select one:

a. 595

b. 495

c. 485

d. 585
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The nameplate rating of a shunt motor is 150 hp, 600 volts, 205 A, 1700 rpm. The resistance of the shunt
field circuit is 240 ohms and the total armature circuit resistance is 0.15 ohm. If the motor is to be deliver
full-load torque at 1,200 rpm, what value of resistance must be added to the armature circuit?
Select one:

a. 0.802 ohm

b. 0.827 ohm

c. 0.833 ohm

d. 0.862 ohm
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Two single phase transformers with equal ratings and turns ratio are operated in parallel to supply a load
of 180 kW at a lagging pf of 0.90. Transformer A has a resistance of 1% and a reactance of 6%.
Transformer B has a resistance of 2% and a reactance of 5%. Calculate the power delivered by each
transformer.

Select one:

a. 79 kW, 92 kW

b. 83 kW, 97 kW

c. 80 kW, 100 kW

d. 88 kW, 92 kW
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A three-stack VR stepper motor has a step angle of 10 degrees. What is the number of rotor teeth in each
stack?

Select one:

a. 36 degrees

b. 18 degrees

c. 12 degrees

d. 24 degrees
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A 220-V shunt motor delivers 40 hp on full-load at 950 rpm and has an efficiency of 88%. The armature
and field resistances are 0.2 ohm and 110 ohms, respectively. Determine the starting resistance such that
the starting armature current does not exceed 1.6 times the full-load current.

Select one:

a. 0.712 ohm

b. 0.739 ohm

c. 0.704 ohm

d. 0.732 ohm
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The ratio of the primary to secondary voltage of a transformer is 2:1. The saving in terms of weight of
copper required if an autotransformer is used instead of a two-winding transformer will be

Select one:

a. 66.67%

b. 33.33%

c. 97%

d. 50%
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Synchronous impedance test is taken on a 3-phase generator. Under short circuit condition, the current is
the three lines are 26.2 A, 23.7 A, and 27.4 A. What current should be used for the test?

Select one:

a. 25.4 A

b. 25.7 A

c. 24.6 A

d. 26.3 A
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A 15-hp, 230 V, single phase synchronous motor is taking a current of 50 A at a power factor of 0.85
leading. Effective resistance is 0.2 ohm. If this motor drives a mechanical load of 12 hp, determine its
rotational losses.

Select one:

a. 314 W

b. 376 W

c. 323 W

d. 340 W
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In a transformer, the iron loss is found to be 42 W at 30 Hz and 90 W at 60 Hz measured at the same flux
density. What is the hysteresis and eddy current loss at 60 Hz?

Select one:

a. 30 W & 68 W

b. 12 W & 78 W

c. 60 W & 30 W

d. 78 W & 12 W
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Two shunt generators A and B, with ratings of 150 kW and 100 kW respectively having identical straight-
line voltage vs. percent kW output characteristic, are connected in parallel. The no-load and full-load
voltage of 255 and 230 volts, calculate the kW output of each when the total load shared is 200 kW.

Select one:

a. 120 kW & 80 kW

b. 150 kW & 50 kW

c. 110 kW & 90 kW

d. 125 kW & 75 kW
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A short shunt compound generator delivers 150 A at a terminal voltage of 230 V. The shunt field current
is 2.5 A. The resistance of the armature, series field and diverter are 0.032 ohm, 0.015 ohm and 0.03
ohm, respectively. Calculate the electrical efficiency of the generator at this load.

Select one:

a. 94.2%

b. 93.8%

c. 96.4%

d. 95.7%
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A three-phase, star connected synchronous motor takes 50 kW at 660 V, the power factor being 0.8
lagging. This machine has a synchronous reactance of 1 ohm per phase with a negligible resistance. If
the emf is increased by 30%, the power taken remaining the same, find the new leading current.

Select one:

a. 88.6 A

b. 90.3 A

c. 85.2 A

d. 94.1 A
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A 120/180 volt auto-transformer draws power at 120 Volt and supplies power to a 2 kW load at 180 Volts
with a p.f. of 0.80 lagging. An additional load of 1 kW is supplied at unity p.f. from the 60 Volt Winding.
What is the current drawn from the 120 Volt supply line?

Select one:

a. 32

b. 28

c. 30

d. 26
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A three-phase AC generator is supplying power to a load of 3200 kW at 230 volts and a power factor of
60%. Assume that the loss of the line, the generator armature and the load is equal to the 10% of the
load, what would be the savings in watts if the power factor were raised to 80%?

Select one:

a. 80,000

b. 230,000

c. 140,000

d. 100,000
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A 6-pole, 3-phase, 60 cycle alternator has 12 slots per pole and four conductors per slot. The winding is
5/6 pitch. There are 2,500,000 Maxwells entering the armature from each North Pole, and this flux is
sinusoidally distributed along the air gap. The armature coils are all-connected in series. The winding is
wye-connected. Determine the open circuit emf of the alternator.

Select one:

a. 572.4 V

b. 504.2 V

c. 512.4 V

d. 532.1 V
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An alternator rated 530-kVA, is operating at 0.60 pf lagging. A synchronous condenser is in parallel to
improve the pf to 90% lagging. Determine the operating power factor of the synchronous condenser.
Assume the alternator is not supposed to be overloaded.

Select one:

a. 0.593 leading

b. 0.643 leading

c. 0.546 leading

d. 0.447 leading
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If the armature of an eight-pole machine were wound with a simplex wave winding, how many parallel
paths would there be?

Select one:

a. 16 paths

b. 8 paths

c. 4 paths

d. 2 paths
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The number of cycles generated in a 6-pole alternator in one revolution is

Select one:

a. 3

b. 50

c. none of these

d. 6
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A 500 kVA, 3,600 volts, 3-phase, 60 Hz alternator has an effective armature resistance per phase 0.40
ohm. Mechanical and iron losses is 10 kW, field current at full load unity pf is 70 A. The exciter voltage is
constant at 120 V. What is its efficiency when supplying incandescent lamp at rated load?

Select one:

a. 89.7%

b. 92.3%

c. 95.0%

d. 93.4%
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Find the primary voltage of a power transformer under the following conditions 3 turns for primary, 6 turns
for secondary and 120 volts for secondary voltage.

Select one:

a. 12 volts

b. 8 volts

c. 6 volts

d. 60 volts
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There are two alternators, 100 kW, 3-phase in parallel are driven by shunt motors whose speed-load
droop characteristics are as follows: Alternator no. 1: no-load speed 600 rpm and the full-load speed 530
rpm; while alternator no. 2: no-load speed 590 rpm and the full-load 550 rpm. For what load will the
alternators divide the load equally?

Select one:

a. 67.54 kW

b. 62.45 kW

c. 68.78 kW

d. 64.67 kW
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A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-phase induction motor has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque and
starting current of 425% of full-load current. What will be the voltage in order that the starting current be
limited to the full-load value?

Select one:

a. 125.52 V

b. 136.75 V

c. 129.41 V

d. 132.47 V
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Three (3) 1-phase, 75 kVA transformers in delta-delta bank supplying a balanced load 160 kVA (3-phase) at 0.80 p.f. lagging. If one (1)
transformer is removed for repair, the V-V bank was overloaded, then to prevent overloading of the remaining units, capacitor bank is
connected across the 3-phase load. What is the minimum capacitive kVAR required?
Select one:

a. 73.86

b. 114.18

c. 86.73

d. 118.14
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A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel circuit consisting of a 20 hp motor whose efficiency is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a
second load that draws an apparent power of 7 kVA at unity pf. Determine the system reactive power.
Select one:

a. 20.384 kVAR

b. 12.435 kVAR

c. 10.341 kVAR

d. 23.582 kVAR
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The armature of a dc machine running at 1200 rpm carries 45 A in current. If the induced armature voltage is 130 V, what is the torque
developed by the armature?
Select one:

a. 4.65 N-m

b. 46.5 N-m

c. 45.6 N-m

d. 456 N-m
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A single phase 60 Hz transformer has its core value of 1.5 x 10^-3 cu m. The maximum flux density is 1.0 Tesla and the hysteresis constant
of the core is 7500. Find the hysteresis loss.
Select one:

a. 755 Watts

b. 675 Watts

c. 255 Watts

d. 355 Watts
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An industrial plant draws 500 kW at 0.6 power factor from a 3-phase system. In order to raise the power factor to 0.866 lagging and to supply
needed additional power, a synchronous motor is added. This motor draws 300 kW, bringing the new total plant load to 800 kW. Neglecting
the losses of the synchronous motor, calculate its exact required kVA rating.
Select one:

a. 363.24 kVA

b. 393.34 kVA

c. 307.35 kVA

d. 345.23 kVA
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A V-V (open delta) connected transformer bank serves a balanced 3-phase load of 40 kVA at 230 V and 0.866 pf lagging. Solve for the
minimum kVA of each transformer needed to accommodate the load without overloading.
Select one:

a. 25

b. 23

c. 20

d. 24
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A shunt generator has an external characteristic whose terminal voltage is given by the equation VT = (250 - 0.4*IL), where IL is the load
current. What current and power will be supplied by the machine to a load resistor of 5.85 ohms?
Select one:

a. 2.5 A, 36.56 W

b. 10 A, 585 W

c. 40 A, 9360 W

d. 40 A, 936 W
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A DC shunt motor has a full load rating of 15 hp, 230 volts, 57.1 amperes, 1400 rpm. The armature circuit resistance is 0.13 ohm and the
field circuit resistance is 115 ohms. Neglecting the effect of armature reaction, determine the no-load speed.
Select one:
 a. 1392 rpm

b. 1380 rpm

c. 1441 rpm

d. 1264 rpm
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In a 5 Hp, 230 Volt, 1500 rpm shunt motor, the resistance of the armature including brushes is 0.175 ohm and that of the shunt field is 610
ohms. The stray power losses when the motor delivers rated load at rated voltage is 305 watts. The efficiency at rated load is nearest to
Select one:

a. 98%

b. 90%

c. 89%

d. 85%
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A 75 kVA single phase, 240 volts, 60 Hz alternator has an effective armature resistance of 0.02 ohm per phase and an armature leakage
reactance of 0.08 ohm. Calculate the induced emf when supplying rated load at unity pf.
Select one:

a. 250.4 volts

b. 245.5 volts

c. 247.5 volts

d. 249.2 volts
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A test is performed on a 230 volts, delta connected synchronous motor having 92% efficiency and 85% power factor. With 6 volts dc
impressed across its terminals, the current reading is 90 amperes. Determine the ohmic resistance per phase.
Select one:

a. 0.067 ohm/phase

b. 0.1 ohm/phase

c. 0.15 ohm/phase

d. 0.44 ohm/phase
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A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90% power factor. The effective resistance is 1.5 times the ohmic resistance. The ohmic
resistance is obtained by connecting two terminals to a DC source. The current and voltage are 87.6 A and 6 V respectively. What is the
effective resistance per phase? The generator is wye-connected.
Select one:

a. 0.0685 ohm

b. 0.0617 ohm

c. 0.342 ohm

d. 0.0513 ohm
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A three-phase AC generator is supplying power to a load of 3200 kW at 230 volts and a power factor of 60%. Assume that the loss of the
line, the generator armature and the load is equal to the 10% of the load, what would be the savings in watts if the power factor were raised
to 80%?
Select one:

a. 140,000

b. 80,000

c. 230,000

d. 100,000
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An open delta, three-phase transformer consisting of two single-phase transformers is operating with a balanced three-phase load of 50 kVA,
440-V at a lagging pf of 0.8. Determine the operating pf of each transformer.
Select one:

a. 0.393 lagging, 0.887 lagging

b. 0.393 lagging, 0.993 lagging

c. 0.383 lagging, 0.993 lagging

d. 0.383 lagging, 0.887 lagging

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A 1200 kVA, 6600 volt, 3-phase, Y-connected alternator has an effective resistance of 0.40 ohm and a reactance of 6 ohms per phase. It
delivers full load current of 0.80 lagging power factor at rated voltage. What will be the terminal voltage for the same excitation and load
current if the power factor is 0.80 leading?
Select one:

a. 7898 V

b. 4250 V

c. 4560 V
 d. 9878 V
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A 50 HP, 3-phase, 4-pole, 60 Hz, 230 volt squirrel cage induction motor has an efficiency of 90%, a power factor of 85% and a slip of 2% at
full-load. Find the torque in lb-ft at full-load.
Select one:

a. 152.45

b. 121.34

c. 150.56

d. 148.87
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A three-phase star connected AC generator is rated at 2.5 MVA, 11 kV, 60 Hz. The generator has a negligible resistance and a synchronous
reactance of 20 ohms per phase. To what value will the terminal voltage rise when full load at 80% pf lagging is switched-off?
Select one:

a. 12.7 kV

b. 15.3 kV

c. 13.5 kV

d. 14.2 kV
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Two shunt generators running in parallel delivers a total current of 3,600 A. Each machine has a field resistance of 60 ohms and an armature
resistance of 0.01 ohm. The emfs generated by each machine are 455 and 460 V, respectively. Calculate the kW share of each machine.
Select one:

a. 641 kW, 1098 kW

b. 682 kW, 1057 kW

c. 652 kW, 1087 kW

d. 670 kW, 1069 kW

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Calculate the force that will be exerted on the scale in a pony brake test when a 20-hp, 1,400 rpm motor is operating at full load. The length
of the brake arm is 3 ft and the tare weight of the brake is 3.75 lbs.
Select one:

a. 30.45 lbs

b. 21.54 lbs

c. 36.33 lbs

d. 28.76 lbs
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Two transformers are connected in parallel supplying a load of 2,500 kVA. The first transformer has an impedance of 3% and a rating of
1,250 kVA while the second has an impedance of 3% and a rating of 1,500 kVA. Calculate the load shared by the second transformer.
Select one:
 a. 1792.51 kVA

b. 1453.19 kVA

c. 1363.64 kVA

d. 1227.53 kVA
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In a three phase synchronous converter, the ratio of the AC voltage to DC voltage is

Select one:

a. 0.50

b. 0.612

c. 0.707

d. 1.0
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A 50 HP, 550 V shunt-wound motor draws a line current of 4.5 A at no-load. The shunt field resistance is 275 ohms and the armature
resistance exclusive of the brushes is 0.3 ohm, the brush drop at full-load is 2 V. At full-load, the motor draws a line current of 84 A. Calculate
the efficiency at full-load.
Select one:

a. 91.2%

b. 88.5%

c. 89.9%

d. 92.0%
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Sipalay Mines, has two 3-phase, 60 H AC generators operating in parallel. The first unit has a capacity of 1000 kVA and the second unit has
a capacity of 1500 kVA. The first is driven by a prime mover so adjusted that the frequency falls from 61 Hz at no-load to 59.6 Hz at full-load.
The second has a different speed-load characteristics, the frequency falls from 61.4 Hz at no-load to 59.2 Hz at full-load. When these
alternators are jointly delivering 2000 kW, what is the load of each generator?
Select one:

a. 884 kW, 1116 kW

b. 867 kW, 1133 kW

c. 915 kW, 1085 kW

d. 804 kW, 1196 kW

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A 100-kW, 230-V, shunt generator has Ra = 0.05 ohm and Rf = 57.5 ohms. If the generator operates at rated voltage, calculate the induced
voltage at half full-load. Neglect brush-contact drop.
Select one:

a. 241 V

b. 252 V

c. 238.2 V

d. 23 V
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The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed that the rotor emf makes 90 cycles per minute.
Calculate the rotor copper loss.
Select one:

a. 4 kW

b. 2 kW

c. 3 kW

d. 5 kW
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A long-shunt compound generator supplies 50 kW at 230 V. the total field- and armature-circuit resistances are 46 ohms and 0.03 ohm,
respectively. The brush-contact drop is 2 V. Determine the percent voltage regulation. Neglect the armature reaction.
Select one:

a. 3.57%

b. 3.77%

c. 3.97%

d. 2.9%
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What is the frequency of the generated emf of a 10 pole alternator driven at 720 rpm?
Select one:

a. 60 Hz

b. 25 Hz

c. 55 Hz

d. 50 Hz
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A 3-phase, 8-pole delta connected generator has a line current of 500 amperes. If converted in wye, what is the tolerable current?
Select one:

a. 371.5 A

b. 288.7 A

c. 245.1 A

d. 315.2 A
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A 4 pole, 12 slot lap-wound dc armature has two coil sides/slot. Assuming single turn coil, calculate the back pitch for progressive and
retrogressive winding.
Select one:

a. 3 & 5

b. 6 & 4

c. 7 & 5

d. 5 & 3
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If three transformers in a delta-delta are delivering their rated load and one transformer is removed, then overload and each of the remaining
transformer is ____ percent.
Select one:

a. 58

b. 73.2

c. 173.2

d. 66.7
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A three-phase Y-connected synchronous motor with a line-to-line voltage of 440 V and a synchronous speed of 900 rpm operates with a
power of 9 kW and a lagging power factor of 0.8. The synchronous reactance per phase is 10 ohms. Determine the torque angle in electrical
degrees.
Select one:

a. 35.51 degrees

b. 38.46 degrees

c. 33.51 degrees

d. 36.33 degrees
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A 4,400 volt, 60 Hz transformer has a core loss of 840 Watts, of which one-third is eddy-current loss. Determine the core loss of this
transformer when it is connected to a 4,600 Volts, 50 Hz.
Select one:

a. 679 Watts

b. 879 Watts

c. 779 Watts

d. 977 Watts
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Two shunt generators operating in parallel are giving a total output of 320 kW. Generator A: Armature resistance = 0.02 ohm, Induced emf =
450 V; Generator B, Armature resistance = 0.025 ohm, Induced emf = 460 V. Find the bus bar voltage. Neglect shunt field current.
Select one:

a. 446.5 V

b. 450.3 V

c. 446.5 V

d. 464.2 V
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A 30-kVA, 2,400/240 volts, 60-Hz transformer has a full-load power of unity over the period of 24 hrs. The maximum efficiency is 95% and it
occurs at full-load. Calculate the all-day efficiency if loaded 6-hours at full-load.
Select one:

a. 88.38%

b. 92.45%

c. 78.90%

d. 89.67%
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When a 400-V, 50-Hz, 6-pole induction motor is rotating at 960 rpm on no-load, its slip is
Select one:

a. 3 per cent

b. 4 per cent

c. 2 per cent

d. 1 per cent
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Find the primary voltage of a power transformer under the following conditions 3 turns for primary, 6 turns for secondary and 120 volts for
secondary voltage.
Select one:

a. 8 volts

b. 12 volts

c. 60 volts

d. 6 volts
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A 240 volts dc shunt motor has an armature current of 50 ampere, armature resistance of 0.25 ohm running at 1200 rpm. If it is run at 220
volts, what value of armature current when driving the same load. The field is adjusted so that the speed remains at 1200 rpm.
Select one:

a. 60
 b. 55

c. 50

d. 57.5
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In a brake test the effective load on the branch pulley was 38.1 kg, the effective diameter of the pulley is 63.5 cm and the speed is 12 r.p.s.
The motor took 49 ampere at 220 volts. What is the efficiency at this load?
Select one:

a. 86%

b. 83%

c. 85%

d. 80%
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A 220 volts single phase induction motor draws current of 10 amps at 0.75 pf. A capacitor of 50 micro-F is connected in order to improve the
power factor. What is the new power factor?
Select one:

a. 0.95 leading

b. 0. 866 leading

c. 0.866 lagging

d. 0.95 lagging
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A 4-pole motor is lap wound with 728 conductors, and has a flux of 25 mWb per pole. The armature takes 50 A in current; the resultant
demagnetizing effect due to armature reaction reduces the air-gap flux by 5%. Calculate the developed torque.
Select one:

a. 167.3 N-m

b. 137.6 N-m

c. 144.8 N-m

d. 176.3 N-m
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The armature of a motor has of 400 active conductors, the flux density in the field being 3000 gauss. The axial length of the armature is
20.32 cm. The current is 30 amperes. Determine the total force exerted in the armature.
Select one:

a. 0.07 N

b. 439.2 N

c. 731.5 N

d. 645.9 N
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A short-shunt compound generator delivers a load current of 50 A at a terminal voltage of 250 volts. The armature, series field, shunt field
resistances are 0.05 ohm, 0.03 ohm and 250 ohms respectively. What is the generated emf of the machine?
Select one:
 a. 254.05 V

b. 260.45

c. 257.34 V

d. 250 V
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A three phase wye connected ac generator is rated 1500 kVA, 11000 V. The effective resistance and synchronous reactance per phase are
1.5 ohms and 30 ohms respectively. To what value will the terminal voltage rise when full-load at 0.8 pf lagging is switch off.
Select one:

a. 13 kV

b. 12 kV

c. 15 kV

d. 14 kV
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Two separately excited dc shunt generators are connected in parallel and carry a total load current of 500 amperes. Generator A has an
armature resistance of 0.03 ohm and is generating a voltage of 230 volts. Generator B has an armature resistance of 0.04 ohm and is
generating a voltage of 230 volts also. Calculate the terminal voltage.
Select one:

a. 210.50 volts

b. 215.56 volts

c. 230 volts

d. 221.44 volts
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A dc series generator is supplying a current of 5 A to a series lighting system through a feeder of total resistance, 1 ohm. The terminal
voltage is 2500 volts. The armature and series field resistances are 18 and 15 ohms, respectively. A 30 ohm diverter resistance is shunted
across the series field. Determine the generated power of the generator.
Select one:

a. 12.329 kW

b. 13.680 kW

c. 13.225 kW

d. 13.750 kW
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A 500 kVA, 13200/2400 volts 60 Hz single phase transformer has a 4% reactance and 1% resistance. The core loss under rated condition is
1800 watts. Calculate the percent efficiency of this transformer at full load and 85% power factor.
Select one:

a. 96.8

b. 98.4

c. 97.6

d. 96.2
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The dc output of a six-phase star-connected converter is 500 kW at 400 V. If the pf and efficiency of the machine is 0.866 and 0.92
respectively, determine the ac current drawn from the supply.
Select one:

a. 732 A

b. 729 A

c. 762 A

d. 740 A
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What is the average voltage generated in a moving conductor if it cuts 2.5 x 10^6 maxwells in 1/40 second?
Select one:

a. 2 volts

b. 10 volts

c. 1 volt

d. 100 volts
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A 400-V, 50-Hz three-phase induction motor rotates at 1440 rpm on full-load. The motor is wound for
Select one:

a. 4-poles

b. 8-poles

c. 6-poles

d. 2-poles
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A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V. The armature efficiency is 95%. What is the back emf?
Select one:

a. 117 volts

b. 118 volts

c. 114 volts

d. 122 volts
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A 4-pole, simplex, wave-wound generator has 57 slots, what is the coil pitch?

Select one:

a. 4

b. 14.25

c. 14

d. 7
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For a 4-pole, 2-layer d.c. lap winding with 20 slots and one conductor per layer, the number of
commutator bars is

Select one:

a. 40

b. 160

c. 20

d. 80
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A 1200 kVA, 6600 volt, 3-phase, Y-connected alternator has an effective resistance of 0.40 ohm and a
reactance of 6 ohms per phase. It delivers full load current of 0.80 lagging power factor at rated voltage.
What will be the terminal voltage for the same excitation and load current if the power factor is 0.80
leading?

Select one:
 a. 9878 V

b. 4250 V

c. 4560 V

d. 7898 V
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A quantity is expressed in per unit if it is divided by a chosen base quantity (having the same physical
dimension). Suppose that for a 10-kVA, 2400-V/240-V transformer we choose: Pbase= 10kW, V1,base =
2400 V, V2,base = 240 V. This transformer has the following test data: Open-circuit test (low-voltage
side): 240 V, 0.8 A, 80 W; Short-circuit test (high-voltage side): 80 V, 5.1 A, 220 W. What is the series
resistance in per unit?

Select one:

a. 0.0148 pu

b. 0.0114 pu

c. 0.0168 pu

d. 0.0184 pu
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If a hybrid stepper motor has a rotor pitch of 36 degrees and a step angle of 9 degres, the number of its
phases must be

Select one:
 a. 4

b. 2

c. 6

d. 3
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Find the voltage regulation power supply with 400 V without load and 200 V with full load.

Select one:

a. 100%

b. 5%

c. 50%

d. 10%
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The PTs of a 220 kV transmission line have a ratio of 132.76 kV/66.375 V are connected wye-wye. A
voltmeter connected line to ground reads 66 volts, what is the transmission line voltage?

Select one:

a. 220.10 kV

b. 225.25 kV
 c. 223.15 kV

d. 228.63 kV
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The iron loss of a transformer at 400 Hz is 10 W. Assuming that eddy current and hysteresis losses vary
as the square of flux density, the iron loss of the transformer at rated voltage but 50 Hz would be ____
watt.

Select one:

a. 80

b. 100

c. 1.25

d. 640
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A three-phase alternator has 6 slots per pole per phase. Determine the distribution factor.

Select one:

a. 0.963

b. 0.956

c. 0.948

d. 0.977
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A 2,500 kVA, three-phase, 60-Hz, 6.6 kV wye-connected alternator has a field resistance of 0.45 ohm and
an armature resistance of 0.05 ohm per phase. The field current at full load 0.85 power factor is 200 A.
The stray power losses amount to 82 kW. Calculate the efficiency of the alternator at full-load, 0.85 power
factor lagging.

Select one:

a. 96.3%

b. 94.8%

c. 95.2%

d. 93.7%
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The number of parallel paths in the armature winding of a four pole wave connected dc machine having
22 coil-sides is

Select one:

a. 2

b. 4

c. 11

d. 22
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Two transformers A and B having equal outputs and voltage ratios but unequal percentage impedances
of 4 and 2 are operating in parallel. Transformer A will be running over-load by ____ percent.

Select one:

a. 25

b. 50

c. 66

d. 33
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In a 6-pole d.c. machine, 90 mechanical degrees correspond to ____ electrical degrees.

Select one:

a. 30

b. 270

c. 180

d. 45
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The armature and field circuits of a 230 Volt shunt motor have resistance of 0.31 and 115 ohms
respectively. It takes 52 Amp when operating at a certain load. What is the armature power developed?

Select one:

a. 14.4 hp

b. 12.4 hp

c. 24.6 hp

d. 7.5 hp
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A three phase, 318.75 kVA, 2300 V alternator has an armature resistance of 0.35 ohms per phase and
synchronous reactance of 1.2 ohms per phase. Determine the voltage regulation at full load 0.6 power
factor leading.

Select one:

a. 4.33%

b. -6.12%

c. 6.12%

d. -4.33%
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A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-phase takes a line current of 18.4 amperes, when operating at
rated output at an efficiency of 88%. Calculate the indications on wattmeters when these are inserted to
measure power by the two wattmeter method.

Select one:

a. 4.232 kW, 2.126 kW

b. 3.902 kW, 2.456 kW

c. 4.035 kW, 2.325 kW

d. 3.855 kW, 2.503 kW

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A 15 hp 220 volt, 1200 rpm shunt motor takes 50 Amperes. Its armature resistance is 0.1 ohm and field
resistance is 220 ohms. Brush contact voltage drop is 2 volts. Friction and windage loss is 400 watts and
stray load loss of 1% of the output. Calculate the efficiency.

Select one:

a. 94.6%

b. 91.8%

c. 92.4%

d. 9.4%
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The shaft power of a shunt motor is 7.8 hp. It draws 50 A from 120 V. The field winding draws 1.2 A.
What is the efficiency of the motor?

Select one:

a. 93%

b. 96.9%

c. 94.7%

d. 98.2%
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A 220 V shunt motor driving its normal load draws an armature current of 50 A from a 220 V dc source.
The armature resistance of this motor including brushes is 0.25 ohm. How much armature current
(minimum) will this motor draw from a 200 V dc source when driving the same load with the field adjusted
to maintain the same speed?

Select one:

a. 55.76 A

b. 60.12 A

c. 63.48 A

d. 58.24 A
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A 4-pole lap-wound armature has 144 slots with two coil sides per slot, each coil having two turns. If the
flux per pole is 2 mWb and the armature rotates at 720 rpm. What is the induced voltage?

Select one:

a. 69.12 V

b. 138.24 V

c. 276.48 V

d. 34.96 V
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A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90% power factor. The effective resistance to ohmic resistance
is 1.5. The ohmic resistance is obtained by connecting two terminals to a d.c source. The current &
voltage are 87.6 Amperes and 6 volts respectively. What is the percent resistance?

Select one:

a. 2

b. 1

c. 3

d. 4.2
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A 50-kW 46-volt shunt generator has a voltage regulation of 8.7 percent. Calculate the no-load terminal
voltage.

Select one:

a. 505

b. 490

c. 500

d. 475
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The input and output powers of a 220 V, shunt motor are 30 and 28 kW respectively. The field and
armature circuit resistances are 40 ohms and 0.0125 ohm respectively. Determine the efficiency of the
motor if the output power is reduced to 10 kW.

Select one:

a. 88.67%

b. 84.93%

c. 86.48%

d. 83.56%
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The field current of a 180 kW, 250 volts DC shunt generator is 6 A when running full-load at rated terminal
voltage. If the combined armature and brush resistance is 0.02 ohm, solve for the mechanical efficiency
of the generator.

Select one:

a. 92.13%

b. 94.05%

c. 91.87%

d. 93.73%
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A 70-hp, 230-volts, 3-phase induction motor operating at 0.77 power factor has a starting current of 5
times its full-load current. Calculate the starting current.

Select one:

a. 170 amps

b. 1,475 amps

c. 295 amps

d. 851 amps
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A 440 volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.8 ohm and field resistance of 200 ohms. What is
the armature power developed when giving an output of 7.46 kW at 85% efficiency?

Select one:

a. 7.46 kW

b. 7.56 kW

c. 8.46 Kw

d. 7.23kW
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In a brake test the effective load on the branch pulley was 38.1 kg, the effective diameter of the pulley is
63.5 cm and the speed is 12 r.p.s. The motor took 49 ampere at 220 volts. What is the efficiency at this
load?

Select one:

a. 85%

b. 80%

c. 83%

d. 86%
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An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase draws 450 percent of the rated current with the rated
voltage and delivers during the starting period 130 percent of the rated torque. The full-load efficiency and
full-load power factor of this motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an autotransformer is used as a
starting unit and starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of the rated torque of the motor, find the
starting voltage and starting current of the line.

Select one:

a. 178.90 volts and 288.6 amps

b. 220 volts and 227.3 amps

c. 136.44 volts and 292.7 amps

d. 245.78 volts and 301.4 amps

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A 3,600 volts three-phase star connected turbo synchronous generator of synchronous reactance of 0.5
ohm per phase and negligible resistance is supplying 30,000 kVA at 0.8 pf lagging to a large power
system. If the steam supply is cut-off, calculate the amount of current that the generator will then carry
assuming negligible losses.

Select one:

a. 3094 A

b. 3823 A

c. 3901 A

d. 3870 A
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If maximum torque of an induction motor is 200 kg-m at a slip of 12%, the torque at 6% slip would be
____ kg-m.

Select one:

a. 100

b. 160

c. 50

d. 40
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A short shunt compound generator delivers 150 A at a terminal voltage of 230 V. The shunt field current
is 2.5 A. The resistance of the armature, series field and diverter are 0.032 ohm, 0.015 ohm and 0.03
ohm, respectively. Calculate the electrical efficiency of the generator at this load.

Select one:

a. 96.4%

b. 93.8%

c. 94.2%

d. 95.7%
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A 20 kW, 200 V shunt generator is operated at rated load. If the driving engine is developing 30 HP,
determine the iron and friction losses. Armature resistance is 0.05 ohm and field resistance is 50 ohms.

Select one:

a. 934 W

b. 1340 W

c. 1039 W

d. 954 W
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The current that flows through the common winding of a 20-kV/7.97 kV autotransformer is 200 amperes.
Determine the secondary current.

Select one:

a. 220 amperes

b. 330 amperes

c. 150 amperes

d. 200 amperes
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The frequency of emf generated in an 8-pole alternator running at 900 rpm is

Select one:

a. 60 Hz

b. none of these

c. 50 Hz

d. 120 Hz
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A belt-driven 150 kW shunt wound DC generator is running at 450 rpm and is supplying full-load to a bus
bar at 240 V. At what speed will it run if the belt breaks and the machine continues to run taking 8.5 kW
from the bus bar? The armature and field resistance are 0.05 ohm and 85 ohms respectively. The brush
contact drop is 1.5 V per brush. Neglect armature reaction.

Select one:

a. 358 rpm

b. 388 rpm

c. 395 rpm

d. 402 rpm
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For a coil having a span of 2/3 or pole pitch, the coil span factor is

Select one:

a. 0.786

b. 0.966

c. 0.8

d. 0.866
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Two 3-phase alternators operation in parallel delivers power at a line potential of 2200 Volts to an
inductive load of 150 kW at 80% p.f. If the armature currents of the two alternators be equal one be
operating at unity p.f. How much power does each alternator supply to the load?

Select one:

a. 100 kW for unity & 50 kW

b. 117.2 kW for unity p.f. & 32.8 kW

c. 112.7 kW for unity p.f. & 38.2 kW

d. both 75 kW one at unity p.f.

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The losses in a 220 V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4-pole induction motor at full-load are as follows: Core =
3.0%, Friction and windage = 2.0%, Stator Cu loss = 4.0%, Rotor Cu loss = 2.0%, At 70% of full-load of
the machine, determine its speed and efficiency

Select one:

a. 1,170 rpm and 88.78%

b. 1,200 rpm and 89.81%

c. 1,800 rpm and 78.93%

d. 740 rpm and 89.81%

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A 240 volt d.c. motor on brake test took 52 Amp when running at 1500 rpm. The spring balance at the
end of the 76 cm brake arm reads 93.5 N. What is the efficiency of the motor at this load?

Select one:

a. 0.95

b. 0.85

c. 0.90

d. 0.86
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A single phase 60 Hz transformer has its core value of 1.5 x 10^-3 cu m. The maximum flux density is 1.0
Tesla and the hysteresis constant of the core is 7500. Find the hysteresis loss.

Select one:

a. 755 Watts

b. 675 Watts

c. 355 Watts

d. 255 Watts
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The net cross section of a transformer is 20 square inches. The maximum flux density is 11 kilogausses.
The frequency is 60 Hz. If there are 1,000 turns in the primary, determine the primary induced emf.

Select one:

a. 3850 V

b. 3590 V

c. 3780 V

d. 3945 V
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The current at the common winding of a 20kV/7.97kV auto-transformer is 200A. What is the current at the
secondary?

Select one:

a. 332.45 A

b. 142.22 A

c. 132.45 A

d. 200 A
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A 10-HP, 4-pole, 25 Hz, 3-phase induction motor is taking 9100 watts from the line. Core loss is 290
watts; stator copper loss is 568 watts; rotor copper loss is 445 watts and the friction and windage loss is
121 watts. Determine the output torque in Newton-meters.

Select one:

a. 101.2

b. 112.5

c. 108.4

d. 103.3
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How many parallel paths does a 6-pole triplex lap-wound connected armature winding of a dc generator
have?

Select one:

a. 3

b. 18

c. 6

d. 12
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A 500 kW, 600-V DC, 12-phase synchronous converter operates as a direct converter at a full load
efficiency of 92% and a power factor of 0.93. Calculate the AC voltage between slip rings and the AC
current drawn from a 12-phase transformer fed supply.

Select one:

a. 112 V, 215 A

b. 110 V, 229 A

c. 110 V, 215 A

d. 112 V, 229 A
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A 5000 kVA, 3-phase, 10 kV, 50 Hz alternator runs at 1500 rpm connected to constant frequency,
constant voltage busbars. If the moment of inertia of entire rotating system is 1.5 x 10^4 kg-m^2 and the
steady short circuit current is 5 times the normal full load current. Calculate the natural time period of
oscillation.

Select one:

a. 1.3 sec

b. 1.2 sec

c. 1.4 sec

d. 1.5 sec
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A 30-kVA, 2,400/240 volts, 60-Hz transformer has a full-load power of unity over the period of 24 hrs. The
maximum efficiency is 95% and it occurs at full-load. Calculate the all-day efficiency if loaded 6-hours at
full-load.

Select one:

a. 88.38%

b. 78.90%

c. 92.45%

d. 89.67%
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Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP, 230 volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle, 3-phase induction motor.
When the line voltages are 230 volts, one wattmeter reads +13,400 watts and the other +7,400 watts.
Determine motor line current.

Select one:

a. 58.4 A

b. 55.6 A

c. 52.3 A

d. 50.8 A
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An open-delta connected transformer bank serves a balanced 3-phase load of 40 kVA at 230 V and 0.866
pf lagging. Solve for the real power and pf at which each transformer is operating.

Select one:

a. 11.54 kW at 0.866 pf and 23.09 kW at 0.707 pf

b. 12.22 kW at 0.866 pf and 22.429 kW at 0.707 pf

c. 12.22 kW at 0.5 pf and 22.42 at unity pf

d. 11.54 kW at 0.5 pf and 23.09 kW at unity pf

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A 3-phase alternator generates an open-circuit phase voltage of 4000 V when exciting current is 50 A; the
short-circuit current for the same excitation being 800 A. The synchronous reactance per phase is

Select one:

a. 80 ohms

b. none of these

c. 15 ohms

d. 5 ohms
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EE Exit Exam 2
A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V. The armature efficiency is 95%. What is the back emf?

Select one:

a. 117 volts

b. 122 volts Incorrect

c. 118 volts

d. 114 volts

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A 1-phase, 100 kVA, 2400/240 Volt, 60 Hz transformer has a primary resistance and secondary winding
resistance of 0.828 ohms and 0.009 ohm respectively. Calculate the equivalent resistance referred to the
primary.

Select one:

a. 1.728 ohms

b. 1.6 ohms

c. 0.837 ohms Incorrect

d. 1.46 ohms

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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase and a
negligible resistance. At a certain field current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV per phase. At this
excitation, calculate the maximum current.

Select one:

a. 5.83 kA

b. 2.83 kA

c. 4.83 kA

d. 3.83 kA Incorrect

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An ac generator 1500 kVA capacity has a full load efficiency of 91% at 100% power factor and 86%
efficiency at 80% power factor lagging. What engine drive in Hp is required if the genset is to supply
entirely incandescent lamp?

Select one:

a. 1980

b. 3125

c. 2525 Incorrect

d. 2210

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A 2000 kVA, 34,500/240 volts, 60 Hz, 3-phase oil-filled transformer has an impedance of 5.75%.
Determine the secondary full load current.

Select one:

a. 4811

b. 5280 Incorrect

c. 5350

d. 5102

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A separately excited generator generates 230 volts when driven at 1200 rpm. If the flux is decrease by
10%, what is the new emf with speed remains the same?

Select one:

a. 207 volts

b. 253 volts

c. 230 volts

d. 256 volts Incorrect

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A 200-kVA transformer with impedance of 5% and the power factor of the load is 85%. The primary
voltage is 6,000 volts while the copper loss is 5 kW. Find the percentage regulation.
Select one:

a. 5.21%

b. 4.43% Correct

c. 5.03%

d. 4.03%

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A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel circuit consisting of a 20 hp motor whose

efficiency is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a second load that draws an apparent power of 7 kVA at unity pf.
Determine the system reactive power.

Select one:

a. 12.435 kVAR Correct

b. 23.582 kVAR

c. 10.341 kVAR

d. 20.384 kVAR

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The difference between the front pitch and the back pitch of a retrogressive lap winding is 2. If the front
pitch is 21, what is the back pitch?

Select one:
a. 21.5

b. 21

c. 23 Correct

d. 19

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Two separately excited dc shunt generators are connected in parallel and carry a total load current of
500 amperes. Generator A has an armature resistance of 0.03 ohm and is generating a voltage of 230
volts. Generator B has an armature resistance of 0.04 ohm and is generating a voltage of 230 volts also.
Calculate the terminal voltage.

Select one:

a. 210.50 volts

b. 230 volts Incorrect

c. 215.56 volts

d. 221.44 volts

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A short-shunt compound generator delivers a load current of 50 A at a terminal voltage of 250 volts. The
armature, series field, shunt field resistances are 0.05 ohm, 0.03 ohm and 250 ohms respectively. What
is the generated emf of the machine?
Select one:

a. 250 V

b. 254.05 V Correct

c. 260.45

d. 257.34 V

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A 50 HP, 440 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz, 6-pole squirrel cage induction motor is operating at full-load and 0.8 pf.
The full-load efficiency is 85% and the percentage slip is 5%. Determine the full-load torque.

Select one:

a. 323.24 N-m

b. 214.55 N-m

c. 206.72 N-m

d. 312.47 N-m Correct

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The nameplate rating of a shunt motor is 150 hp, 600 volts, 205 A, 1700 rpm. The resistance of the shunt
field circuit is 240 ohms and the total armature circuit resistance is 0.15 ohm. Calculate the speed
regulation of the motor.

Select one:
a. 4.07%

b. 4.89%

c. 5.25%

d. 5.18% Correct

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A 50 kVA, 2300/230 volts, 60 cycle transformer is tested in the laboratory so that its characteristics
maybe determined. The standard test requires an open circuit test and short circuit test. Open Circuit
Test: I = 6.5 A, E = 230 V, P = 187 W; Short Circuit Test: I = 21.7 A, E = 115 V, P = 570 W. Determine the
efficiency of the transformer at half load, unity pf.

Select one:

a. 98.45%

b. 98.70% Correct

c. 97.80%

d. 97.55%

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A separately excited motor at 1045 rpm, with a constant field current, while taking an armature current
of 50 A at 120 V. the armature resistance is 0.1 ohm. If the load on the motor changes such that it now
takes 95 A at 120 V, determine the motor speed at the load.
Select one:

a. 994 rpm Incorrect

b. 1014 rpm

c. 1104 rpm

d. 1004 rpm

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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected synchronous motor has a synchronous reactance per phase of 10 ohms and a
negligible resistance. For a certain load, the motor draws 990 kW at normal voltage. At this load, the
induced emf per phase is 5160 V. Determine operating pf.

Select one:

a. 0.518

b. 0.462

c. 0.478 Correct

d. 0.502

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An inductive load consumes 10 kW at 0.75 pf lagging. A synchronous motor with a pf of 0.9 leading is
connected in parallel with the inductive load. What is the minimum required kW size of the synchronous
motor so that the combined load will have a pf of 0.8 lagging?
Select one:

a. 1.109 kW

b. 1.068 kW Correct

c. 1.075 kW

d. 1.203 kW

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A Ball Mill rotor is rated 750-hp, 460 volts line to line, 60 Hz, 0.85 power factor lagging and 0.95
efficiency. Solve for the rated current.

Select one:

a. 900 amps

b. 780 amps

c. 870 amps Correct

d. 990 amps

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A 440 volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.8 ohm and field resistance of 200 ohms. What is
the armature power developed when giving an output of 7.46 kW at 85% efficiency?

Select one:
a. 7.46 kW

b. 7.56 kW

c. 8.46 Kw Incorrect

d. 7.23kW

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An open delta bank is serving a three-phase rotary converter. The converter supplies 175 A of current to
1.4 ohm dc resistive load. If the machine draws an AC current of 100 A at 0.8 pf lagging, determine
minimum size of transformer needed.

Select one:

a. 15.0 kVA Correct

b. 19.4 kVA

c. 25.9 kVA

d. 24.7 kVA

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A long shunt compound motor takes a current of 42 A from a 230 V source. Armature, series field and
shunt field resistances are 0.1 ohm, 0.2 ohm and 50 ohms respectively. If the friction and windage losses
amount to 400 W, determine the over-all efficiency of the machine.

Select one:
a. 81.22%

b. 80.55% Correct

c. 82.24%

d. 79.53%

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Two shunt generators running in parallel delivers a total current of 3,600 A. Each machine has a field
resistance of 60 ohms and an armature resistance of 0.01 ohm. The emfs generated by each machine
are 455 and 460 V, respectively. Calculate the kW share of each machine.

Select one:

a. 682 kW, 1057 kW Incorrect

b. 641 kW, 1098 kW

c. 670 kW, 1069 kW

d. 652 kW, 1087 kW

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A 200-kVA transformer has an impedance of 15% and the power factor of the load is 85%. The primary
voltage is 6,000 volts while the copper loss is 15 kW. Find the percentage voltage regulation.

Select one:

a. 13.49% Correct
b. 8.91%

c. 23.67%

d. 15.78%

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A generator at no-load operates 61 Hz, slope 1 MW/Hz. Load 1 = 1.0 MW and load 2 = 0.8 MW are
connected. Find the frequency before and after adding the load 2.

Select one:

a. 60 Hz & 59.3 Hz

b. 60 Hz & 59 Hz Incorrect

c. 60 Hz & 59.2 Hz

d. 60 Hz & 59.1 Hz

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Determine the speed in rpm of the motor at full load with the following circuit elements per phase:
Rotor leakage reactance = 0.65, Stator leakage reactance = 1.12, Rotor resistance = 0.10, Stator
resistance = 0.25, Connection = Y-Y. This motor is 500 HP, 3-phase, 2200 volt, 60-cycle, 6- pole induction
motor with additional core loss of 2,000 watts and the friction and windage losses total is 10,000 watts.

Select one:

a. 1190 rpm Correct

b. 1200 rpm

c. 1196 rpm

d. 1188 rpm

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A short shunt compound dc generator delivers a load current of 30 A at 220 V and has armature, series
field and shunt field resistances of 0.05 ohm, 0.03 ohm, and 200 ohms respectively. Calculate the
generated voltage (allow 1 V for brush contact drop).

Select one:

a. 221.05 V

b. 301.56 V

c. 223.45 V Correct

d. 295.2 V

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The voltage of a 100-kW, 250-volt shunt generator rises to 260 volts when the load is removed. What is
the full-load current does the machine deliver, and what is its percent regulation?

Select one:

a. 400 A, 4% Correct

b. 500 A, 5%
c. 400 A, 2%

d. 385 A, 3.85%

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The field current of a 180 kW, 250 volts DC shunt generator is 6 A when running full-load at rated
terminal voltage. If the combined armature and brush resistance is 0.02 ohm, solve for the mechanical
efficiency of the generator.

Select one:

a. 91.87%

b. 92.13% Incorrect

c. 94.05%

d. 93.73%

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A 20 kW, 200-V shunt generator is operated at rated load. If the driving engine is developing 30 hp,
determine the iron and friction losses. Armature resistance is 0.05 ohm and shunt field resistance is 50
ohms.

Select one:

a. 954 W

b. 1034 W Incorrect
c. 1039 W

d. 1340 W

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When a V-V system is converted into a delta-delta system, increase in a capacity of the system is ____
percent.

Select one:

a. 66.7

b. 73.2 Correct

c. 50

d. 86.6

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A shunt motor was tested by means of a prony-brake having a length of arm of 3.5 feet and a tare
weight 3.7 pounds. The current drawn by the machine from a 240-volts line was 50.9 amperes when the
scale reading on the brake was 24.0 pounds and the speed of the motor was 1,103 rpm. The resistance
of the armature including the brushes is 0.28 ohm and that of the shunt field is 265.5 ohm. (Assume 2-
volt drop across the brushes). Calculate the efficiency under the consideration of the test.

Select one:

a. 85.91%
b. 91.11% Correct

c. 89.41%

d. 94.73%

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A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90% power factor. The effective resistance to ohmic
resistance is 1.5. The ohmic resistance is obtained by connecting two terminals to a d.c source. The
current & voltage are 87.6 Amperes and 6 volts respectively. What is the percent resistance?

Select one:

a. 1 Incorrect

b. 2

c. 4.2

d. 3

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A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90% power factor. The effective resistance is 1.5 times the
ohmic resistance. The ohmic resistance is obtained by connecting two terminals to a DC source. The
current and voltage are 87.6 A and 6 V respectively. What is the effective resistance per phase? The
generator is wye-connected.

Select one:
a. 0.342 ohm

b. 0.0685 ohm

c. 0.0513 ohm Correct

d. 0.0617 ohm

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The PTs of a 220 kV transmission line have a ratio of 132.76 kV/66.375 V are connected wye-wye. A
voltmeter connected line to ground reads 66 volts, what is the transmission line voltage?

Select one:

a. 225.25 kV

b. 228.63 kV Correct

c. 223.15 kV

d. 220.10 kV

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If load angle of a 4 pole synchronous motor is 8 degrees (electrical), its value in mechanical degree is
____.

Select one:

a. 4 Correct
b. 2

c. 0.25

d. 0.5

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A speed-indicating device consists of a 2-pole permanent magnet DC generator with a 2000-ohms DC

voltmeter connected across its terminals. The generator has an armature with 1200 conductors having
two parallel paths and a total resistance of 1000 ohms between brushes. The air gap flux is 40,000 lines
per pole. If the voltmeter reads 10 V, at what speed it will this reading indicates?

Select one:

a. 1562 rpm

b. 1512 rpm Incorrect

c. 1534 rpm

d. 1582 rpm

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The copper-loss and core-loss of a transformer of a transformer at various loads are as shown below. At
what load will the efficiency of the transformer be a maximum?

Select one:

a. Load = 20 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 80 W

b. Load = 40 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 320 W Correct

c. Load = 50 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 500 W

d. Load = 30 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper Loss = 180 W

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A 220-V shunt motor delivers 40 hp on full-load at 950 rpm and has an efficiency of 88%. The armature
and field resistances are 0.2 ohm and 110 ohms, respectively. Determine the starting resistance such
that the starting armature current does not exceed 1.6 times the full-load current.

Select one:

a. 0.712 ohm

b. 0.732 ohm

c. 0.704 ohm Correct

d. 0.739 ohm

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A three-phase alternator has 6 slots per pole per phase. Determine the distribution factor.

Select one:

a. 0.977

b. 0.948
c. 0.956 Correct

d. 0.963

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A three-phase rotary converter delivers 150 A at 500 V dc. Determine the current on the AC side if the
operating power factor of the machine is 0.8 and the efficiency is 90%

Select one:

a. 157 A Incorrect

b. 189 A

c. 179 A

d. 196 A

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A 60 MVA, 69.3-kV, three phase synchronous generator has a synchronous reactance of 15 ohms per
phase and negligible armature resistance. The generator is delivering rate power at 80% power factor
lagging at rated terminal voltage to an infinite bus-bar. If the generated emf is 36 kV per phase, what is
the maximum three phase power that the generator an deliver before losing its synchronism.

Select one:

a. 320 MW

b. 96 MW Incorrect
c. 288 MW

d. 120 MW

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A d.c. motor develops a torque of 200 N-m at 25 rps. At 20 rps, it will develop a torque of ___ N-m.

Select one:

a. 200

b. 128 Incorrect

c. 250

d. 160

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A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 volts. The armature resistance is 0.061 ohm. What is the
armature current?

Select one:

a. 91.85 Amperes

b. 96.15 Amperes

c. 95.81 Amperes Incorrect

d. 98.15 Amperes
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The ratio of the primary to secondary voltage of a transformer is 2:1. The saving in terms of weight of
copper required if an autotransformer is used instead of a two-winding transformer will be

Select one:

a. 97%

b. 33.33% Incorrect

c. 50%

d. 66.67%

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A transformer is designed to carry 30 times its rated current for 1 second. The length of time that a
current of 20 times the rated current can be allowed to flow is

Select one:

a. 2.25 sec Correct

b. 1.5 sec

c. 0.67 sec

d. 2 sec

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A 3,600 volts three-phase star connected turbo synchronous generator of synchronous reactance of 0.5
ohm per phase and negligible resistance is supplying 30,000 kVA at 0.8 pf lagging to a large power
system. If the steam supply is cut-off, calculate the amount of current that the generator will then carry
assuming negligible losses.

Select one:

a. 3901 A

b. 3823 A Incorrect

c. 3870 A

d. 3094 A

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Two 1500 kVA ac generators running in parallel supplies the total load of 2250 kW at 0.90 p.f lagging.
One machine is loaded to 1000 kW at 0.85 p.f. lagging. What is the kVA and p.f of the other machine?

Select one:

a. 470 & 0.98 lagging

b. 1335 & 0.94 lagging

c. 1250 & 0.78 lagging Incorrect

d. 1750 & 0.8 lagging

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The winding of a 4-pole alternator having 36 slots and a coil span of 1 to 8 is short-pitched by ___
degrees.

Select one:

a. 40 Correct

b. 20

c. 140

d. 80

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A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3-phase induction has a full-load speed of 950 rpm. At half load, its speed would be
____ rpm.

Select one:

a. 475 Incorrect

b. 975

c. 500

d. 1000

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A 240 volt d.c. motor on brake test took 52 Amp when running at 1500 rpm. The spring balance at the
end of the 76 cm brake arm reads 93.5 N. What is the efficiency of the motor at this load?

Select one:

a. 0.85 Incorrect

b. 0.90

c. 0.86

d. 0.95

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 Question Bank in DC Motors A. 2.88 ohms C. 2.15 ohms
B. 2.59 ohms D. 2.45 ohms
1. EE Board Exam October 1990
A DC shunt has a full load rating of 15 hp, 230 7. REE Board Exam October 1998
volts, 57.1 amperes, 1400 rpm. The armature The shaft power of a shunt motor is 7.8 hp. It
circuit resistance is 0.13 ohm and the field draws 50 A from 120 V. The field winding
circuit resistance is 115 ohms. Neglecting the draws 1.2 A. What is the efficiency of the
effect of armature reaction, determine the no- motor?
load line current. A. 94.7% C. 96.9%
A. 6.74 A C. 7.45 B. 93% D. 98.2%
B. 5.62 A D. 8.64 A
8. REE Board Exam March 1998
2. EE Board Exam October 1990 A certain shunt motor has an armature
The nameplate rating of a shunt motor is 150 resistance of 0.05 ohm. It draws 50 A at a
hp, 600 volts, 205 A, 1700 rpm. The resistance terminal voltage of 120 V. Assume other
of the shunt field circuit is 240 ohms and the miscellaneous losses at 1%. Determine the
total armature circuit resistance is 0.15 ohm. output horsepower of the motor.
Calculate the speed regulation of the motor. A. 8.5 hp C. 6.8 hp
A. 4.07% C. 5.25% B. 7.1 hp D. 7.8 hp
B. 4.89% D. 5.18%
9. EE Board Exam October 1990
3. EE Board Exam April 1990 A shunt motor, which has a field resistance of
A belt-driven 150 kW shunt wound DC 220 ohms and an armature resistance of 0.8
generator is running at 450 rpm and is ohm takes 26 A from a 260 V supply when
supplying full-load to a bus bar at 240 V. At running at 500 rpm on full load. In order to
what speed will it run if the belt breaks and the control the speed of the motor a 1.2-ohm
machine continues to run taking 8.5 kW from resistor is connected in series with the
the bus bar? The armature and field resistance armature. Calculate the speed at which the
are 0.05 ohm and 85 ohms respectively. The motor will run when supplying full load torque.
brush contact drop is 1.5 V per brush. Neglect A. 438 rpm C. 424 rpm
armature reaction. B. 445 rpm D. 472 rpm
A. 395 rpm C. 402 rpm
B. 388 rpm D. 358 rpm 10. EE Board Exam October 1992
The input and output powers of a 220 V, shunt
4. EE Board Exam October 1990 motor are 30 and 28 kW respectively. The field
A DC shunt motor has a full load rating of 15 and armature circuit resistances are 40 ohms
hp, 230 volts, 57.1 amperes, 1400 rpm. The and 0.0125 ohm respectively. Determine the
armature circuit resistance is 0.13 ohm and the efficiency of the motor if the output power is
field circuit resistance is 115 ohms. Neglecting reduced to 10 kW.
the effect of armature reaction, determine the A. 83.56% C. 84.93%
no-load speed. B. 88.67% D. 86.48%
A. 1392 rpm C. 1441 rpm
B. 1264 rpm D. 1380 rpm 11. EE Board Exam April 1988
The pony brake test of an elevator door drive
5. EE Board Exam October 1990 shunt motor, the ammeter and voltmeter
The nameplate rating of a shunt motor is 150 measuring the input read 34 A and 220 V. The
hp, 600 volts, 205 A, 1700 rpm. The resistance speed of the motor is found to be 910 rpm and
of the shunt field circuit is 240 ohms and the the balance on a 2 ft brake arm read 27.2
total armature circuit resistance is 0.15 ohm. If pounds. The tare weight of the arm is found to
the motor is to be deliver full-load torque at be positive 2.3 pounds. Determine the
1,200 rpm, what value of resistance must be efficiency of the motor at this load.
added to the armature circuit? A. 87.03% C. 84.45%
A. 0.833 ohm C. 0.827 ohm B. 86.05% D. 88.32%
B. 0.802 ohm D. 0.862 ohm
12. EE Board Exam October 1986
6. EE Board Exam April 1985 In a brake test of an elevator door motor, the
A 10-hp power 220 V DC shunt motor has an ammeter and voltmeter measuring the input
armature and field resistance of 0.25 ohm and read 34 A at 220 V. The speed of the motor is
100 ohms respectively. The full-load efficiency found to be 910 rpm and the balanced on a
is 83%. Determine the value of starting 0.61 m brake arm reads 11.9 kg. The dead
resistance in order that the starting current will weight of the arm is found to be 1.09 kg. What
not exceed 200 percent of full-load value. is the output hp of the door motor?
A. 9.40 hp C. 8.26 hp drop across the brushes). Calculate the
B. 10.38 hp D. 9.58 hp efficiency under the consideration of the test.
A. 89.41% C. 85.91%
13. EE Board Exam October 1993 B. 91.11% D. 94.73%
Calculate the force that will be exerted on the
scale in a pony brake test when a 20-hp, 1,400 19. EE Board Exam April 1992
rpm motor is operating at full load. The length The DC motor armature whose speed is to be
of the brake arm is 3 ft and the tare weight of controlled by Ward-Leonard system is fed by
the brake is 3.75 lbs. A. 3-phase motor
A. 30.45 lbs C. 21.54 lbs B. DC generator
B. 28.76 lbs D. 36.33 lbs C. Rectifier
D. DC supply in parallel with the rheostat
14. REE Board Exam October 1998, October
2000 20. REE Board Exam September 2000
The pulley of an old gen-set has a diameter of What dc motor over-speeds at light loads?
20 inches. The belt exerts a pull of 353 lbs on a A. series motor
pulley. The gen-set runs at 900 rpm. What is B. shunt motor
the approximate rating of the gen-set? C. cumulative compound generator
A. 75 C. 250 D. differential compound generator
B. 200 D. 38
21. REE Board Exam April 1997
15. EE Board Exam October 1993 DC motor starters are used for the following
Calculate the force that will be exerted on the functions EXCEPT one. Which one is this?
scale in a prony brake test when a 20 HP, A. control the speed of the motor
1,400 rpm motor is operating at full-load. The B. start large DC motors
length of the brake arm is 3 ft and the tare C. limit the starting current of the motor
weight of the brake is 3.75 lbs. D. prevent large voltage drop during starting
A. 26.86 lbs
B. 62.76 lbs7 22. REE Board Exam October 1997
C. 28.76 lbs If you try to start a DC compound motor the
D. none of these shunt field of which is open, what would
happen?
16. EE Board Exam April 1990 A. it will overspeed
The armature of a DC motor has 648 B. the direction of rotation will reverse
conductors, 65% of which are directly under the C. the fuse will blow
pole shoes where the flux density is 48,000 D. it will not start
lines per square inch. If the core diameter is 7
inches and its length 4 inches and the current 23. EE Board Exam October 1994
in each conductor is 20 amperes, calculate the The speed of a series motor at no load is
torque exerted by the armature. A. 3,600 rpm C. 300 rpm
A. 41.7 lb-ft C. 78.2 lb-ft B. infinity D. zero
B. 34.7 lb-ft D. 56.1 lb-ft
24. EE Board Exam April 1994
17. REE Board Exam April 1997 The armature of a dc shunt motor is laminated
A 20-hp, 110 V DC shunt motor has an to reduce the
efficiency of 88% and the exciting current of 4 A. inductivity of the armature
amperes and an armature resistance of 0.04 B. hysteresis loss
ohm. What starting resistance is required for C. mass of the armature
full-load torque? D. eddy-current loss
A. 0.98 ohm C. 0.95 ohm
B. 0.94 ohm D. 0.69 ohm
25. EE Board Exam April 1994
A dc series motor is started without load the
18. EE Board Exam April 1989 effect is a rapid increase in
A shunt motor was tested by means of a prony- A. current drawn C. speed
brake having a length of arm of 3.5 feet and a B. its emf D. torque
tare weight 3.7 pounds. The current drawn by
the machine from a 240-volts line was 50.9
26. EE Board Exam April 1994
amperes when the scale reading on the brake
The rotation of a direct current motor may be
was 24.0 pounds and the speed of the motor
reversed by
was 1,103 rpm. The resistance of the armature
A. reversing the line connection to the motor
including the brushes is 0.28 ohm and that of
B. reversing either the armature or field
the shunt field is 265.5 ohm. (Assume 2-volts
C. reversing both the armature and field The source of mechanical power to turn the
connection rotors of alternators, large and small AC and
D. shifting the brushes opposite to the DC
direction in which the motor is rotating A. Primer
B. Prime mover
C. Prime user
27. ECE Board Exam April 2000 D. Prime contractor
It is a motor generator unit which is built to
convert low voltage direct current to high
voltage current both uses the same field 34. ECE Board Exam November 1997
windings and share armature. It refers to a form of DC motor generator with
A. Vibrator common field coil for both motor and generator.
B. Dynamotor A. Motor generator
C. Gen-set B. Dyna motor
D. Electric generator C. Polyphase motor
D. Synchronous motor
28. ECE Board Exam November 1998
_____ is called the electrical prime mover. 35. ECE Board Exam November 2001
A. Motor The power and the torque of an electric motor
B. Armature linked by _____
C. Commutator A. Load C. Speed
D. Generator B. Shaft D. Size

29. ECE Board Exam April 2000 36. A motor develops a torque of 120 lb-ft and is
In D.C motors, type of armature consisting of subjected to a 15% reduction in the field flux,
coils actually wound around the armature core which in turn resulted to 30% increase in
so that all coil surfaces are exposed to the armature current. Calculate the new torque
magnetic field. produced as a result of this change.
A. Drum wound armature A. 125.6 lb-ft C. 115.7 lb-ft
B. Compensating windings B. 132.6 lb-ft D. 155.4 lb-ft
C. Gramme-ring armature
D. Interpoles 37. In a d.c. motor, unidirectional torque is
produced with the help of
30. ECE Board Exam November 1999 A. brushes
Type of motor where the field windings are B. commutator
connected in series with armature coil and the C. end-plates
field strength varies with changes in armature D. both A and B
current.
A. Series motor 38. The counter e.m.f. of a d.c. motor
B. Load motor A. often exceeds the supply voltage
C. Shunt motor B. aids the applied voltage
D. Compound motor C. helps in energy conversion
D. regulates its armature voltage
31. ECE Board Exam November 1998
The speed of a dc-shunt motor can be 39. The normal value of the armature resistance of
increased under which of the conditions below. a d.c. motor is
A. Increased field voltage A. 0.005 ohm C. 10 ohms
B. Decreased armature voltage B. 0.5 ohm D. 100 ohms
C. Increased armature voltage
D. Increased armature resistance
40. The Eb/V ratio of a d.c. motor is an indication
of its
32. ECE Board Exam April 1998 A. efficiency
The speed of a dc shunt motor can be slowed B. speed regulation
down under which one of the conditions below. C. starting torque
A. Increased armature resistance D. running torque
B. Decreased field voltage
C. Increased field voltage
41. The mechanical power developed by the
D. Increased armature resistance
armature of a d.c. motor is equal to
A. armature current multiplied by back e.m.f.
33. ECE Board Exam November 1999 B. power input minus losses
C. power output multiplied by efficiency
 D. power output plus iron losses
51. A d.c. motor develops a torque of 200 N-m at
42. The induced e.m.f. in the armature conductors 25 rps. At 20 rps, it will develop a torque of ___
of a d.c. motor is N-m.
A. sinusoidal A. 200 C. 250
B. trapezoidal B. 160 D. 128
C. rectangular
D. alternating 52. Neglecting saturation, if current taken by a
series motor is increased from 10 A to 12 A,
43. A d.c. motor can be looked upon as d.c. the percentage increase in its torque is ___
generator with the power flow percent.
A. reduced C. increased A. 20 C. 30.5
B. reversed D. modified B. 44 D. 16.6

44. In a d.c. motor, the mechanical output power 53. If load on a d.c. shunt motor is increased, its
actually comes from speed is decreased due primarily to
A. field system A. increase in its flux
B. air-gap flux B. decrease in back e.m.f.
C. back e.m.f. C. increase in armature current
D. electrical input power D. increase in brush drop

45. The maximum torque of d.c. motors is limited 54. If the load current and flux of a d.c. motor are
by held constant and voltage applied across its
A. commutation armature is increased by 10 %, its speed will
B. heating A. decrease by about 10%
C. speed B. remain unchanged
D. armature current C. increase by about 10%
D. increase by 20%
46. Which of the following quantity maintains the
same direction whether a d.c. motor runs as 55. If the pole flux of a d.c. motor approaches zero,
generator or as a motor? its speed will
A. induced e.m.f. A. approach zero
B. armature current B. approach infinity
C. field current C. no change due to corresponding change in
D. supply current back e.m.f.
D. approach a stable value somewhere
47. Under constant load conditions, the speed of a between zero and infinity
d.c. motor is affected by
A. field flux 56. If the field current of a loaded shunt motor is
B. armature current suddenly opened
C. back e.m.f. A. it would race to almost infinite speed
D. both B and C B. it would draw abnormally high armature
current
48. It is possible to increase the field flux and, at C. circuit breaker or fuse will open the circuit
the same time, increase the speed of a d.c. before too much damage is done to the
motor provided its _____ is held constant. motor
A. applied voltage D. torque developed by the motor would be
B. torque reduced to zero
C. armature circuit resistance
D. armature current 57. Which of the following d.c. motor would be
suitable for drives requiring high starting torque
49. The current drawn by a 120-V d.c. motor of but only fairly constant speed such as
armature resistance 0.5 and back e.m.f. 110 V crushers?
is _____ ampere. A. shunt
A. 20 C. 220 B. series
B. 240 D. 5 C. compound
D. permanent magnet
50. The shaft torque of a d.c. motor is less than its
armature torque because of ______ losses. 58. A d.c. shunt motor is found suitable to drive
A. copper C. iron fans because they require
B. mechanical D. rotational A. small torque at start up
 B. large torque at high speeds 67. A 220 V shunt motor develops a torque of 54
C. practically constant voltage N-m at armature current of 10A. The torque
D. both A and B produced when the armature current is 20 A, is
A. 54 N-m
59. Which of the following load would be best B. 81 N-m
driven by a d.c. compound motor? C. 108 N-m
A. reciprocating pump D. none of the above
B. centrifugal pump
C. electric locomotive 68. The d.c. series motor should never be switched
D. fan on at no load because
A. the field current is zero
60. As the load is increased, the speed of a d.c. B. the machine does not pickup
shunt motor C. the speed becomes dangerously high
A. increases proportionately D. it will take too long to accelerate
B. remains constant
C. increase slightly 69. A shunt d.c. motor works on a.c. mains
D. reduces slightly A. unsatisfactory
B. satisfactorily
61. Between no-load and full-load, ____ motor C. none at all
develops the least torque D. none of the above
A. series
B. shunt 70. A 200 V, 10A motor could be rewound for 100
C. cumulative compound V, 20 A by using ____ as many turns per coil of
D. differential compound water having ____ cross-sectional area.
A. twice, half
62. The Ta/Ia graph of a d.c. series motor is a B. thrice, one-third
A. parabola from no-load to overload C. half, twice
B. straight line throughout D. four times, one-fourth
C. parabola throughout
D. parabola up to full-load and a straight line 71. The speed of a d.c. motor can be controlled by
at overloads varying
A. its flux per pole
63. As compared to shunt and compound motors, B. resistance of armature circuit
series motor has the highest torque because of C. applied voltage
its comparatively ____ at the start. D. all of the above
A. lower armature resistance
B. stronger series field 72. The most efficient method of increasing the
C. fewer series turns speed of a 3.75 kW d.c. shunt motor would be
D. larger armature current the ____ method.
A. armature control
64. Unlike shunt motor, it is difficult for a series B. flux control
motor to stall under heavy loading because C. Ward-Leonard
A. it develops high overload torque D. tapped field control
B. its flux remains constant
C. it slows down considerably 73. Regarding Ward-Leonard system of speed
D. its back e.m.f is reduced to almost zero control which statement is false?
A. it is usually used where wide ad very
65. When load is removed, ___ the motor will run sensitive speed control is required
at the highest speed. B. it is used for motors having ratings from
A. shunt 750 kW to 4000 kW
B. cumulative compound C. capital outlay involved in the system is
C. differential compound right since it is uses two extra machine
D. series D. it has low overall efficiency especially at
light loads
66. A series motor is best suited for driving
A. lathes 74. In the rheostatic method of speed control for a
B. cranes and hoists d.c. shunt motor, used of armature diverter
C. shears and punches makes the method
D. machine tools A. less wasteful
B. unsuitable for changing loads
C. less expensive
 D. suitable for rapidly changing loads A. variable d.c. supply voltage
B. variable a.c. supply voltage
75. The chief advantage of Ward-Leonard system C. full-rectified a.c voltage
of d.c. motor speed is that it D. half-rectified a.c. voltage
A. can be used for small motors
B. has high overall efficiency at all speed 84. If some of the switching devices in a converter
C. gives smooth, sensitive and wide speed are controlled devices and some are diodes,
control the converter is called
D. uses a flywheel to reduce fluctuations in A. full converter
power demand B. semi converter
C. solid-state copper
76. The flux control method using paralleling of D. d.c. converter
field coils when applied to a 4-pole series d.c
motor can give ____ speeds. 85. A solid-state chopper converts a fixed-voltage
A. 2 C. 3 d.c. supply into a
B. 4 D. 6 A. variable-voltage a.c. supply
B. variable-voltage d.c. supply
77. The series-parallel system of speed control of C. higher-voltage d.c. supply
series motor widely used in traction work gives D. lower-voltage a.c. supply
a speed range of about
A. 1:2 C. 1:3 86. The d.c. motor terminal voltage supplied by a
B. 1:4 D. 1:6 solid-state chopper for speed control purposes
varies with the duty ratio of the chopper
78. In practice, regenerative braking is used when A. inversely
A. quick motor reversal is desired B. linearly
B. load has overhauling characteristics C. indirectly
C. controlling elevators, rolling mills and D. parabolically
printing presses
D. other method cannot be used 87. One of the main advantages of Swinburne’s
test is that it
79. Statement 1. A direct-on-line (DOL) starter is A. is applicable both to shunt and compound
used to start a small d.c. motor because motors
Statement 2. it limits initial current drawn by the B. needs one running test
armature circuit. C. is very economical and convenient
A. both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect D. ignores any change in iron loss
B. both statements 1 and 2 are correct
C. statement 1 is correct but 2 is wrong 88. The main disadvantage of Hopkinson’s test for
D. statement 2 is correct but 1 is wrong finding efficiency of shunt d.c. motors is that it
A. requires full load power
80. Ward-Leonard system of speed control is NOT B. ignores any change in loss in iron loss
recommended for C. needs one motor and one generator
A. wide speed range D. requires two identical shunt machines
B. constant speed operation
C. frequent motor reversals 89. The most economical method of finding no-
D. very low speeds load losses of a large d.c. shunt motor is
A. Hopkinson’s C. retardation
81. Thyristor chopper circuits are employed for B. Swinburne’s D. Field’s
A. lowering the level of a d.c. voltage
B. rectifying the a.c. voltage 90. Retardation test on a dc shunt motor is used for
C. frequency conversion finding ____ losses.
D. providing commutation circuitry A. stray C. friction
B. copper D. iron
82. An inverter circuit is employed to convert
A. a.c. voltage into d.c. voltage 91. The main thing common between Hopkinson’s
B. d.c. voltage into a.c. voltage test and field’s test is that both
C. high frequency into law frequency A. require two electrically-coupled series
D. low frequency into high frequency motors
B. need two similar mechanically-coupled
83. The phase control rectifiers used for speed of motors
d.c. motors to convert fixed a.c. supply of C. use negligible power
voltage into D. are regenerative test
 IL
F1
92. The usual test for determining the efficiency of A2

a traction number is the _____ test. Shunt

Rf If
Ra
Ia
Field V
A. Field’s Eb

B. retardation F2 A1

C. Hopkinson’s
D. Swinburne’s Fig. 1
The quantity EbIa represents
93. A dc motor is used to A. input power to the armature
A. generate power B. copper losses in armature
B. change mechanical energy to electrical C. core losses
energy D. total friction and windage and core losses
C. change electrical energy to mechanical
energy 101. In Fig. 1, the quantity VIa represents
D. increase energy put into it
IL
F1
A2
94. A dc motor is still used in industrial application Shunt Ra
Rf If
because it Field
Eb
Ia V

A. is cheap F2 A1
B. is simple in construction
C. provides fine speed control
D. none of the above Fig. 1
A. mechanical output of motor
B. core losses
95. Carbon brushes are preferable to copper C. friction and windage losses
brushes because
D. all losses
A. they have longer life
B. they reduce armature reaction
C. they have lower resistance 102. The mechanical power developed in a dc motor
D. they reduce sparking is maximum when back emf (Eb) is equal to
____ the applied voltage (V).
A. twice
96. The field poles and armature of a dc machine B. half
are laminated to
C. one-third
A. reduce the weight of the machine
D. none of these
B. decrease the speed
C. reduce eddy currents
D. reduce armature reaction 103. When the speed of a dc shunt motor increases,
its armature current
A. increases
97. The back emf in a dc motor B. decreases
A. opposes the applied voltage
C. remains constant
B. aids the applied voltage
D. none of the above
C. aids the armature current
D. none of the above
104. The amount of back emf of a shunt motor will
increase when
98. The value of back emf (Eb) in a dc motor is A. the load is increased
maximum at
B. the field is weakened
A. no load
C. the field is strengthened
B. full load
D. none of the above
C. half full-load
D. none of these
105. The speed of a dc motor is
A. directly proportional to flux per pole
99. The motor equation is given by B. inversely proportional to flux per pole
A. V = Eb – IaRa
C. inversely proportional to applied voltage
B. V = Eb + IaRa
D. none of the above
C. Eb = IaRa - V
D. none of these
106. The torque developed by a dc motor is directly
proportional to
100. Fig 1 shows the dc shunt motor on no load. A. flux per pole x armature current
B. armature resistance x applied voltage
C. armature resistance x armature current
D. none of the above
 C. armature resistance
107. The shaft torque (Tsh) in a dc motor is less D. none of the above
than total armature torque (Ta) because of
A. Cu losses 116. After a shunt motor is up to speed, the speed
B. field losses may be increased considerably by
C. iron and friction losses A. increasing field circuit resistance
D. none of the above B. decreasing field circuit resistance
C. increasing armature circuit resistance
108. Armature reaction in a dc motor is increased D. reducing the load
A. when the armature current increases
B. when the armature current decreases 117. ____ motor has the best speed regulation.
C. when the field current decreases A. series
D. by interpoles B. cummulatively compounded
C. shunt motor
109. With respect to the direction of rotation, D. differentially compounded
interpoles on a dc motor must have the same
polarity as the main poles 118. The deciding factor in the selection of a dc
A. ahead of them motor for a particular application is its ____
B. behind them characteristics.
C. none of these A. speed-torque
B. speed-armature current
110. In a dc motor, the brushes are shifted from the C. torque-armature current
mechanical neutral plane in direction opposite D. none of the above
to the rotation to
A. decrease speed 119. The demand for a large increase in torque of a
B. increase speed dc shunt motor is met by a
C. reduce sparking A. large decrease in speed
D. produce flat characteristics B. large increase in speed
C. large increase in current
111. In very large dc motors with severe heavy duty, D. small increase in current
armature reaction effects are corrected by
A. using interpoles only 120. The demand for a large increase in torque of a
B. using compensatory windings in addition dc series motor is met by a
to interpoles A. large decrease in current
C. shifting the brush position B. large decrease in speed
D. none of the above C. large increase in speed
D. small decrease in speed
112. The speed of a ____ motor is practically
constant. 121. A series motor will overspeed when
A. cummulatively compounded A. the load is increased
B. series B. the field is opened
C. differentially compounded C. the armature circuit is opened
D. shunt D. load is removed

113. ____ motor is a variable speed motor. 122. As the load increases, a ____ motor will speed
A. series up.
B. shunt A. series
C. cummulatively compounded B. shunt
D. differentially compounded C. cummulatively compounded
D. differentially compounded
114. The most commonly used method of speed
control of a dc motor is by varying 123. A cummulatively compounded motor does not
A. voltage applied to the motor run at dangerous speed at light loads because
B. field strength of the presence of
C. effective number of conductors in series A. shunt winding
D. armature circuit resistance B. series winding
C. interpoles
115. The running speed of a dc series motor is D. compensating winding
basically determined by
A. field excitation 124. DC shunt motors are used in applications
B. load where ____ is required.
 A. high starting torque B. pump
B. practically constant speed C. lathes
C. high no-load speed D. punch presses
D. variable speed
134. ____ is most suitable for punch presses.
125. DC series motors are used in applications A. shunt
where ____ is required. B. series
A. high starting torque C. differentially compounded
B. constant speed D. cummulatively compounded
C. low no-load speed
D. none of the above 135. In a vacuum cleaner, we generally used ____
motor.
126. Cummulatively compounded motors are used A. shunt
where we require B. cummulatively compounded
A. variable speed C. series
B. poor speed regulation D. differentially compounded
C. sudden heavy loads for short duration
D. none of the above 136. The most suitable motor for elevators is the
____ motor.
127. For the same rating, ____ motor has the A. series
highest starting torque. B. shunt
A. shunt C. differentially compounded
B. cummulatively compounded D. cummulatively compounded
C. differentially compounded
D. series 137. The friction and windage losses in a dc motor
depends upon
128. ____ motors never use belt-connected loads. A. speed
A. series B. flux
B. shunt C. armature current
C. cummulatively compounded D. field and armature resistance
D. differentially compounded
138. The iron losses in a dc motor depend upon
129. For 20% increase in current, the motor that will A. flux only
give the greatest increase in torque is ____ B. speed only
motor. C. both speed and flux
A. shunt D. none of the above
B. series
C. cummulatively compounded 139. The greatest percentage of power loss in a dc
D. differentially compounded motor is due to
A. windage loss
130. The ____ motor is used to start heavy loads. B. copper loss
A. series C. core loss
B. shunt D. friction loss
C. differentially compounded
D. none of the above 140. A motor takes a large current at starting
because
131. When load is removed, the motor that will run A. the armature resistance is high
at the highest speed is B. back emf is low
A. shunt C. shunt field is producing weak field
B. series D. none of the above
C. cummulatively compounded
D. differentially compounded 141. Excessive sparking at the brushes may be
cause due to
132. For the same rating, ____ motor has the least A. dirt on the commutator
starting torque. B. loose coupling
A. cummulatively compounded C. misalignment of machine
B. series D. worn bearings
C. shunt
142. Excessive motor vibration is caused by
133. A dc series motor is most suitable for A. too much brush tension
A. cranes B. worn bearings
 C. open armature coil D. it is not possible to load a series motor in
D. bent shaft steps

143. Overheating of a dc motor is often due to 150. What is the effect produced by the electric
A. insufficient end play motor?
B. loose parts A. magnetic effect only
C. overloads B. magnetic as well as heating effect
D. rough commutator C. heating effect only
D. heating as well as chemical effect
144. Hot bearings of a dc motor may be caused by
A. poor ventilation 151. The rotating part of a dc motor is known as
B. incorrect voltage A. pole
C. loose coupling B. stator
D. lack or dirty lubricant C. armature
D. carbon brush
145. Intermittent sparking at the brushes of a dc
motor may be caused due to 152. The function of a commutator in a dc machine
A. an open armature coil is
B. intermittent load A. to change alternating current to direct
C. loose coupling current
D. incorrect voltage B. to improve commutaion
C. for easy speed control
146. The function of a brush and commutator D. to change alternating voltage to direct
arrangement in a dc motor is voltage
A. to produce unidirectional torque
B. to produce unidirectional current in the 153. Carbon brushes are used in electric motors to
armature A. brush off carbon deposits on the
C. to help changing the direction of rotation of commutator
the armature B. provide a path for the flow of current
D. to reduce sparking C. prevent overheating of armature windings
D. prevent sparking during commutation
147. The direction of rotation of a dc motor can be
reversed 154. Voltage equation of dc motor is
A. by reversing the connections of both A. V = Eb + IaRa
armature and the field windings with the B. V = Eb – IaRa
supply C. Eb = V + IaRa
B. by reversing the connections of both D. Eb = V – IaRa
armature or the filed winding connections
with the supply 155. Condition for maximum power output for a dc
C. by reducing the field flux motor is
D. by introducing an extra resistance in the A. Eb = V
armature circuit B. Eb = V/2
C. Eb = IaRa
148. A dc series motor should always be started D. Eb = IaRa/2
with load because
A. at no-load it will rotate at a dangerously 156. The speed of a motor is
high speed A. directly proportional to back emf and
B. at no-load it will not develop high starting inversely proportional to flux
torque B. inversely proportional to back emf and
C. it cannot start without load directly proportional to flux
D. it draws small amount of current at no-load C. directly proportional to back emf as well as
flux
149. Swinburne’s method cannot be used for D. inversely proportional to back emf as well
determining the efficiency of a dc series motor as flux
because
A. it is not advisable to run a series motor on 157. The highest speed attained by a shunt motor is
no-load A. equal to infinity of rated flux
B. a series motor takes excessive current at B. higher than no load speed at rated flux
no-load C. equal to no load speed at rated flux
C. a series motor develops very high starting D. lower than no load speed at rated flux
torque
158. In dc motor iron losses occur in 166. A 6 pole lap wound shunt motor takes 300 A
A. the yoke when the speed is 500 rpm. The flux per pole is
B. the armature 0.06 Wb and the armature has a 870
C. the field conductors. Neglecting the shunt field current,
D. none of the above calculate the output horsepower of the motor.
Assume a constant loss of 4%.
159. The dummy coil in a dc machines is used to A. 175 hp C. 172 hp
A. eliminate reactance voltage B. 168 hp D. 165 hp
B. eliminate armature reaction
C. bring about mechanical balance of 167. At rated load, a shunt motor draws an armature
armature current of 50 A from a 230 V dc mains while
D. eliminate harmonics developed in the running at 1000 rpm. At no-load the armature
machine current drops to 5 A. If the effect of armature
reaction has weaken the flux by 2% from no-
160. An external resistance is added in the series load to full-load, determine speed of the motor
with the field of a dc shunt motor. When the at no-load. Assume the armature resistance to
motor runs, the effect of resistance is be 0.15 ohm.
A. to reduce the speed of the motor A. 1202 rpm C. 1122 rpm
B. to increase the speed of the motor B. 1221 rpm D. 1010 rpm
C. to reduce the armature current drawn by
the motor 168. A simplex lap wound armature has 580
D. to reduce the losses conductors and carries a current of 125 ampere
per armature current path. If the flux per pole is
161. The speed of a dc shunt motor is required to be 20 mWb, calculate the electromagnetic torque
more than F.L. speed. This is possible by developed by the armature.
A. increasing the armature current A. 210.64 N-m
B. decreasing the armature current B. 252.72 N-m
C. increasing the excitation current C. 230.77 N-m
D. reducing the field current D. 207.63 N-m

162. If speed of a dc shunt motor increases, the 169. A 100-volt shunt motor is developing 6 hp while
back emf operating at an over-all efficiency of 86%. The
A. increases armature and shunt field resistances are 0.06
B. decreases and 50 ohms respectively. Determine the stray
C. remains constant power losses.
D. decreases and then increases A. 378 W C. 392 W
B. 367 W D. 364 W
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163. REE Board Exam April 2002 170. A long shunt compound motor takes a current
A certain shunt motor armature has a of 42 A from a 230 V source. Armature, series
resistance of 0.70 ohm and current of 50 field and shunt field resistances are 0.1 ohm,
amperes at 120 volts. Determine the counter- 0.2 ohm and 50 ohms respectively. If the
emf. friction and windage losses amount to 400 W,
A. 108.5 V C. 112.2 V determine the over-all efficiency of the
B. 116.5 V D. 118.3 V machine.
A. 82.24% C. 81.22%
B. 80.55% D. 79.53%
164. REE Board Exam April 2001
A DC shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V.
The armature efficiency is 95%. What is the 171. Interpole windings in direct current motors are
armature effective resistance? used primarily
A. 0.10 ohm C. 0.08 ohm A. as means for varying the speed of the
B. 0.06 ohm D. 0.60 ohm motor
B. to reduce the effect of armature reaction
C. increase the efficiency of the motor
165. REE Board Exam April 2001
D. to compensate for field leakage
A DC shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V. If
the effective armature resistance is 0.001 ohm
and the field winding draws 2 amperes, what is 172. In a series motor, what is the relation of the
the overall efficiency? connection of motor field winding with respect
A. 90% C. 95% to the motor armature?
B. 93% D. 94% A. series
B. parallel
C. series-parallel
 D. delta 179. A 500 V shunt motor running at 720 rpm takes
an armature current of 50 A. The equivalent
173. A 220 V shunt motor driving its normal load armature resistance is 0.4 ohm. What
draws an armature current of 50 A from a 220 resistance must be placed in series with the
V dc source. The armature resistance of this armature to reduce the speed to 540 rpm while
motor including brushes is 0.25 ohm. How maintaining the same torque?
much armature current (minimum) will this A. 2.2 ohms C. 2.4 ohms
motor draw from a 200 V dc source when B. 2.6 ohms D. 2.8 ohms
driving the same load with the field adjusted to
maintain the same speed? 180. A 400 V series motor has a field resistance of
A. 55.76 A C. 60.12 A 0.2 ohm and an armature resistance of 0.1
B. 58.24 A D. 63.48 A ohm. The motor takes 30 A of current at 1000
rpm while developing full-load torque. What is
174. A DC shunt motor runs at 600 rpm on a 240- the motor speed when this motor develops
volt supply while drawing a line current of 30 A. 60% of full load torque?
Its armature and field resistances are 0.5 Ω A. 1302.4 rpm
and 120 Ω respectively. What resistance B. 1257.2 rpm
should be placed in series with the armature C. 1297.6 rpm
circuit in order to reduce the speed to 400 rpm. D. 1135.5 rpm
Assume no changes in the armature or field
current. 181. The field and armature resistances of a 220-V
A. 2.69 Ω C. 2.07 Ω series motor are 0.2 ohm and 0.1 ohm,
B. 2.41 Ω D. 2.83 Ω respectively. The motor takes 30 A of current
while running at 700 rpm. If the total iron and
175. A 120-V shunt motor has an armature friction losses are 350 W, determine the motor
equivalent of 0.5 Ω and a field resistance of 60 efficiency.
Ω. At full load, the motor takes 10 A and the A. 90.6% C. 89.4%
speed is 1000 rpm. At what speed must this B. 91.5% D. 92.2%
motor maybe driven as a generator to deliver
10 A to an external load at 120 V? 182. The input current to a 220 V, short shunt
A. 1158 rpm C. 1262 rpm compound motor at no-load is 6 A. The shunt
B. 1086 rpm D. 1045 rpm field circuit resistance is 220 ohms, the
armature resistance is 0.10 ohm and the series
176. A shunt motor draws current of 40 A from a 120 field resistance is 0.08 ohm. What is the stray
V source and runs at 1200 rpm at rated load. power loss?
The armature and field circuit resistances are A. 1153.31 W C. 1232.54 W
0.1 Ω and 60 Ω, respectively. Determine the B. 1066.22 W D. 1073.25 W
speed of the motor at half load. Assume a
brush drop of 2 V rated load and 1 V half load. 183.
A. 1180 rpm C. 1230 rpm A. C.
B. 1238 rpm D. 1026 rpm B. D.

177. A 220-V shunt motor delivers 40 hp on full-load 184.

at 950 rpm and has an efficiency of 88%. The A. C.
armature and field resistances are 0.2 ohm and B. D.
110 ohms, respectively. Determine the starting
resistance such that the starting armature 185.
current does not exceed 1.6 times the full-load A. C.
current. B. D.
A. 0.704 ohm C. 0.712 ohm
B. 0.732 ohm D. 0.739 ohm
186.
A. C.
178. A 50 HP, 550 V shunt-wound motor draws a B. D.
line current of 4.5 A at no-load. The shunt field
resistance is 275 ohms and the armature
resistance exclusive of the brushes is 0.3 ohm, 187.
the brush drop at full-load is 2 V. At full-load, A. C.
the motor draws a line current of 84 A. B. D.
Calculate the efficiency at full-load.
A. 92.0% C. 91.2% 188.
B. 88.5% D. 89.9% A. C.
B. D.
189.
A. C.
B. D.

190.
A. C.
B. D.
A 100 MVA 10 kV turbo-alternator has a current limiting reactor of 0.162 ohms in its
neutral. The per unit voltage of the reactor reactance based on the generator rating
is

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c. 0.25
d. 0.025
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Two 1500 kVA ac generators running in parallel supplies the total load of 2250 kW
at 0.90 p.f lagging. One machine is loaded to 1000 kW at 0.85 p.f. lagging. What is
the kVA and p.f of the other machine?

Select one:
a. 1335 & 0.94 lagging
b. 1750 & 0.8 lagging
c. 1250 & 0.78 lagging
d. 470 & 0.98 lagging
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A piece of conductor 10 cm long moves across a magnetic field of 10,000 gauss at a
velocity of 120 cm/sec. What voltage appears across the conductor?

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c. 60 V
d. 0.12 V
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generator has a negligible resistance and a synchronous reactance of 20 ohms per
phase. To what value will the terminal voltage rise when full load at 80% pf lagging
is switched-off?

Select one:
a. 15.3 kV
b. 14.2 kV
 c. 13.5 kV
d. 12.7 kV
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A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V. The armature efficiency is 95%. What is
the back emf?

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b. 114 volts
c. 118 volts
d. 117 volts
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When applied rated voltage per phase is reduced by one-half, the starting torque of
a SCIM becomes ____ of the starting torque with full voltage.

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b. 1/4
c. 1/(2^1/2)
d. 1/2
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If three transformers in a delta-delta are delivering their rated load and one
transformer is removed, then overload and each of the remaining transformer is
____ percent.

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b. 66.7
c. 58
d. 173.2
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A 440 volt 75 hp shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.185 ohm and a field
resistance of 350 ohms. The current drawn at full load is 135 amperes. What is the
back emf in volts?

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a. 415.3
b. 394.8
c. 398.3
d. 417.1
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A delta-connected load induction motor draws 100 A from each line of a three-phase
source and develops 40 lb-ft torque at standstill. Find the torque when connected to
the same source if the motor is reconnected in wye.

Select one:
a. 13.3 lb-ft
b. 40 lb-ft
c. 120 lb-ft
 d. none of these
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A series motor, having an armature resistance of 0.1 ohm and a field resistance of
0.15 ohm, takes 48 A at 230 V and 720 rpm. The total core and friction losses are
650 W, neglecting stray-load and brush-contact losses, calculate output power at the
shaft.

Select one:
a. 11.36 HP
b. 16.13 HP
c. 113.6 HP
d. 13.16 HP
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A 4,400 volt, 60 Hz transformer has a core loss of 840 Watts, of which one-third is
eddy-current loss. Determine the core loss of this transformer when it is connected
to a 4,600 Volts, 50 Hz.

Select one:
a. 779 Watts
b. 977 Watts
c. 879 Watts
d. 679 Watts
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A three-phase AC generator is supplying power to a load of 3200 kW at 230 volts
and a power factor of 60%. Assume that the loss of the line, the generator armature
and the load is equal to the 10% of the load, what would be the savings in watts if
the power factor were raised to 80%?

Select one:
a. 230,000
b. 100,000
c. 80,000
d. 140,000
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A 400 V series motor has a field resistance of 0.2 ohm and an armature resistance
of 0.1 ohm. The motor takes 30 A of current at 1000 rpm while developing full-load
torque. What is the motor speed when this motor develops 60% of full load torque?

Select one:
a. 1135.5 rpm
b. 1257.2 rpm
c. 1297.6 rpm
d. 1302.4 rpm
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A 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor operates at 5% slip. The frequency of emf induced
in the rotor will be

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a. 2.5 Hz
b. 25 Hz
 c. none of these
d. 50 Hz
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An 80 kW, 440 volts, 3-phase, Y-connected, 60 Hz, 4-pole synchronous motor has a
synchronous reactance of 3-ohm per phase. Calculate the torque in Newton-meter if
it is operating at rated condition at 92% efficiency.

Select one:
a. 461
b. 135
c. 571
d. 714
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An autotransformer having a transformation ratio of 0.8 supplies a load of 3 kW. The
power transferred conductively from primary to secondary is ____ kW.

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b. 1.5
c. 0.27
d. 2.4
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In a 4 pole, 54 slot d.c. armature, calculate the coil span.

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b. 14
c. 9
d. 18
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Calculate the efficiency of a 200-V, 100-kW shunt generator if the resistance of the
armature and shunt respectively are 0.005 ohm and 20 ohms. The friction, windage
and iron losses together amount to 3,000 W.

Select one:
a. 95.88%
b. 92.88%
c. 98.08%
d. 94.08%
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A 100 kVA, 400 volt, wye connected salient pole synchronous generator runs at full
load and 80% power factor leading. If Xd = 2Xq = 1.1 per phase and Ra is
negligible, calculate the voltage regulation.

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a. -246%
b. -24.6%
c. -26.4%
 d. -64.2%
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Two identical shunt generators running in parallel supply a total load current of 2500
A. Each machine has a field resistance of 50 ohms and an armature resistance of
0.01 ohm. The induced emfs generated are 230 and 235 volts, respectively.
Calculate the common operating voltage of each machine.

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a. 223 V
b. 220 V
c. 218 V
d. 222 V
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A shunt generator delivers 195 A at a terminal voltage of 250 V. The armature
resistance and the shunt field resistance are 0.02 and 0.05 ohm respectively. The
iron and the friction losses are equal to 950 W. Find the electrical efficiency.

Select one:
a. 97.3%
b. 98.2%
c. 95.9%
d. 93.5%
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A 25 kVA, single phase transformer the core loss and full load copper loss are 320
and 380 watts respectively. What is the efficiency at half load and 0.866 power
factor?

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a. 96.3%
b. 95.3%
c. 97.8%
d. 94.7%
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A speed-indicating device consists of a 2-pole permanent magnet DC generator with
a 2000-ohms DC voltmeter connected across its terminals. The generator has an
armature with 1200 conductors having two parallel paths and a total resistance of
1000 ohms between brushes. The air gap flux is 40,000 lines per pole. If the
voltmeter reads 10 V, at what speed it will this reading indicates?

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a. 1582 rpm
b. 1512 rpm
c. 1562 rpm
d. 1534 rpm
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The speed of a motor-generator set consisting of a 6-pole induction motor and a 4-
pole dc generator fed from a 3-phase.

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a. 1500
 b. 3000
c. 600
d. 1000
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The iron loss of a transformer at 400 Hz is 10 W. Assuming that eddy current and
hysteresis losses vary as the square of flux density, the iron loss of the transformer
at rated voltage but 50 Hz would be ____ watt.

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a. 100
b. 80
c. 640
d. 1.25
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An eight pole wound rotor induction motor operating on 60 Hz supply is driven at
1800 r.p.m. by a prime mover in the opposite direction of revolving magnetic field.
The frequency of rotor current is

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b. none of the above
c. 120 Hz
d. 180 Hz
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A 3-phase, 8-pole generator is delta connected. The terminal voltage is 2400 V while
the line current is 500 amperes. If the machine is converted to wye, what will be the
terminal voltage in volts?

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a. 3800 V
b. 4157 V
c. 4800 V
d. 4600 V
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An open delta bank, consisting of two-single phase transformers is operating with
balanced three-phase load of 50 kVA, 440 V at 0.8 pf lagging and a single phase
load of 10 kW resistive connected across c-a leg. Determine the minimum ratings of
the transformers. Assume a phase sequence of a-b-c.

Select one:
a. 38.80 kVA, 34.06 kVA
b. 34.32 kVA, 33.40 kVA
c. 30.83 kVA, 39.52 kVA
d. 35.48 kVA, 36.34 kVA
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A synchronous motor operates continuously on the following duty cycle: 50 hp for 10
sec, 100 hp for 10 sec, 150 hp for 5 sec, 120 hp for 20 sec, idling for 14 sec. What
would be the size of motor to be used?

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a. 120 hp
 b. 90 hp
c. 100 hp
d. 150 hp
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To get the armature resistance of a 100 MW, 13.89 kV and 90% power factor
generator, two terminals are connected to a DC source. The measured current and
voltage are 87.6 amperes and 6 volts respectively. What is the DC resistance per
phase?

Select one:
a. 0.0342 ohm
b. 0.0223 ohm
c. 0.0617 ohm
d. 0.0685 ohm
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The losses in a 220 V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4-pole induction motor at full-load are as
follows: Core = 3.0%, Friction and windage = 2.0%, Stator Cu loss = 4.0%, Rotor Cu
loss = 2.0%, At 70% of full-load of the machine, determine its speed and efficiency

Select one:
a. 740 rpm and 89.81%
b. 1,200 rpm and 89.81%
c. 1,800 rpm and 78.93%
d. 1,170 rpm and 88.78%
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As compared to delta-delta bank, the capacity of the V-V bank of transformers is
____ percent.

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a. 86.6
b. 66.7
c. 57.7
d. 50
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A 50-kW, 250-V short-shunt compound generator has the following data: Ra = 0.06
ohm, Rse = 0.04 ohm and Rf = 125 ohms. Calculate the induced armature voltage at
rated load and terminal voltage. Take 2 V as the total brush-contact drop.

Select one:
a. 268.24 V
b. 274.12 V
c. 270.12 V
d. 272.12 V
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Find unloaded output of a power supply having a transformer regulation of 11.10%
and 900 V load output.

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a. 90 V
b. 900 V
c. 99.99 V
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The low side of a certain welding transformer has 2 turns and delivers 300 A. If the
high voltage side has 30 turns, how much current lows through it?

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b. 12 A
c. 15 A
d. 10 A
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A single-phase rotary converter has an output voltage of 110 volts. Determine the
line current in the AC side when the machine delivers a DC output of 50 A. Assume
the machine is operating with a pf of 0.85 and efficiency of 95%.

Select one:
a. 82.23 A
b. 90.34 A
c. 87.57 A
d. 70.71 A
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The voltage of a 100-kW, 250-volt shunt generator rises to 260 volts when the load
is removed. What is the full-load current does the machine deliver, and what is its
percent regulation?

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a. 400 A, 2%
b. 400 A, 4%
c. 500 A, 5%
d. 385 A, 3.85%
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A DC shunt motor has a full load rating of 15 hp, 230 volts, 57.1 amperes, 1400 rpm.
The armature circuit resistance is 0.13 ohm and the field circuit resistance is 115
ohms. Neglecting the effect of armature reaction, determine the no-load speed.

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a. 1380 rpm
b. 1441 rpm
c. 1264 rpm
d. 1392 rpm
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A 4-pole, 12-slot lap wound d.c. armature has 2 coil sides/slot. Assuming single turn
coils and progressive winding, the back pitch would be

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b. 7
c. 6
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A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms
per phase and a negligible resistance. At a certain field current the armature is
known to induce 5.8 kV per phase. At this excitation, calculate the maximum power
that can be produced.

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a. 12 MW
b. 9.8 MW
c. 10 MW
d. 11 MW
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A dc series motor device 180 lbs.-ft of torque when the current is 30 Amp. The load
increased so that the motor current rises to 50 Amp. The torque now is

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b. 64.8 lbs.-ft
c. 500 lbs.-ft
d. 300 lbs.-ft
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A dc shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 volts. The armature resistance is 0.061
ohm. What is the armature current?

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a. 95.81 Amperes
b. 96.15 Amperes
c. 98.15 Amperes
d. 91.85 Amperes
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A 6 pole lap wound shunt motor takes 300 A when the speed is 500 rpm. The flux
per pole is 0.06 Wb and the armature has a 870 conductors. Neglecting the shunt
field current, calculate the output horsepower of the motor. Assume a constant loss
of 4%.

Select one:
a. 165 hp
b. 175 hp
c. 168 hp
d. 172 hp
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A shunt generator supplies a load of 5,500 W at 110 V through a pair of feeder
conductors having a resistance of 0.02 ohm each. The armature, shunt field
resistances are 0.15 ohm and 50 ohms respectively. Find the emf generated.

Select one:
a. 120 V
b. 118 V
 c. 119 V
d. 121 V
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What is the percent slip of a 4-pole induction motor if the output speed is 1,755 rpm?

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a. 3
b. 5
c. 4
d. 2.5
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A shunt motor draws current of 40 A from a 120 V source and runs at 1200 rpm at
rated load. The armature and field circuit resistances are 0.1 ohm and 60 ohms,
respectively. Determine the speed of the motor at half load. Assume a brush drop of
2 V rated load and 1 V half load.

Select one:
a. 1026 rpm
b. 1238 rpm
c. 1230 rpm
d. 1180 rpm
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The speed at which a 6-pole alternator should be driven to generator 50 cycles per
second is

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a. none of these
b. 1,500 rpm
c. 1,000 rpm
d. 500 rpm
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In a Scott-connection, calculate the values of the line currents in Amperes on the
3300 volts 3-phase side if the load on the 2-phase are both 300 kW at 100 Volt and
70.7% lagging p.f.

Select one:
a. 85.7
b. 148.5
c. 157.2
d. 145.2
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A d.c. shunt motor develops 7.8 hp at 120 volt, the armature efficiency is 93%. What
is the armature effective resistance?

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a. 0.05 ohm
b. 0.06 ohm
c. 0.1 ohm
d. 0.16 ohm
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A 3-phase, 8-pole delta connected generator has a line current of 500 amperes. If
converted in wye, what is the tolerable current?

Select one:
a. 288.7 A
b. 245.1 A
c. 371.5 A
d. 315.2 A
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 Question Bank in Transformers A. 1.95% C. 3.02%
B. 3.39% D. 2.23%
1. REE Board Exam April 1997
A single-phase transformer is rated 4,160-V 7. EE Board Exam April 1990
primary and 250-V secondary. It has 1,500 turns The following data were obtained when a short
in the primary and voltage regulation of 8%. What circuit test was performed upon a 100 kVA,
should be the number of turns in the secondary 2400/240 volts distribution transformer: Esc = 72
winding? volts; Isc = 41.6 A; Psc = 1,180 W. All instruments
A. 88 turns C. 90 turns are on the high side during the short circuit test.
B. 92 turns D. 86 turns Calculate the equivalent resistance and
reactance of the transformer.
2. EE Board Exam April 1991 A. 0.682 ohm, 1.59 ohms
A certain transformer has a ratio of 8 is to 1. The B. 0.682 ohm, 1.73 ohms
primary winding resistance is 0.00283 Ω per turn C. 0.752 ohm, 1.73 ohms
and has 1,155 more turns than the secondary D. 0.752 ohm, 1.59 ohms
winding. If the copper loss in the primary is 20%
less than the secondary, find the resistance of the 8. REE Board Exam March 1998
secondary winding. A 13.8 kV/480 V, 10 MVA three-phase
A. 0.073 ohm C. 0.068 ohm transformer has 5% impedance. What is the
B. 0.090 ohm D. 0.084 ohm impedance in ohms referred to the primary?
A. 0.952 ohm
3. EE Board Exam October 1991 B. 0.03 ohm
A 10-kVA; 2,400/240 V single-phase transformer C. 5.125 ohms
has the following resistances and leakage D. 9.01 ohms
reactances. Find the primary voltage required to
produce 240-V at the secondary terminals at full- 9. EE Board Exam April 1990 B.
load when the load power factor is 0.8 lagging. The following data were obtained when a short
r1 = 3 ohms x1 = 15 ohms circuit test was performed upon a 100 kVA,
r2 = 0.03 ohm x2 = 0.15 ohm 2400/240 volts distribution transformer: Esc = 72
A. 2,450 volts C. 2,496 volts volts; Isc = 41.6 A; Psc = 1,180 W. All instruments
B. 2,575 volts D. 2,632 volts are on the high side during the short circuit test.
Calculate the percent regulation at a power factor
4. EE Board Exam April 1983 of 0.75 lagging.
A single-phase transformer rated 75 kVA, 8000 A. 2.54% C. 2.62%
volts primary and 240 volts secondary is given B. 2.86% D. 2.71%
the short circuit test. With the secondary
terminals short circuited, 440 volts (60 Hz) is 10. EE Board Exam October 1992
impressed on the primary, which then draws A 200-kVA transformer with impedance of 5%
rated current and 1125 watts. Solve for the and the power factor of the load is 85%. The
percentage impedance of the transformer. primary voltage is 6,000 volts while the copper
A. 5.29% C. 5.50% loss is 5 kW. Find the percentage regulation.
B. 4.93% D. 5.13% A. 5.03% C. 4.43%
B. 5.21% D. 4.03%
5. EE Board Exam April 1993
A short circuit test was performed upon a 10-kVA, 11. EE Board Exam April 1993
2300/230 volt transformer with the following A short circuit test was performed upon a 10-kVA,
results: Esc = 137 volts; Psc = 192 W; Isc = 4.34 2300/230 volt transformer with the following
A. Calculate in primary terms the reactance of the results: Esc = 137 volts; Psc = 192 W; Isc = 4.34
transformer. A. Calculate the percent regulation at a lagging
A. 31.56 ohms power factor of 0.707.
B. 29.88 ohms A. 5.28% C. 5.37%
C. 10.19 ohms B. 5.55% D. 5.72%
D. 12.45 ohms
12. EE Board Exam October 1992
6. EE Board Exam October 1984 In a 440 V, 50 c/s transformer, the total iron loss
A single-phase, 25 kVA, 4800/240 volt is 2500 W. When the supplied p.d. is 220 V at 25
transformer was given the short circuit test. With c/s, the corresponding loss is 850 W. Calculate
the secondary terminals short-circuited, 93.75 the eddy current loss at normal frequency and
volts was applied on the primary so that the p.d.
ammeter reads rated current and the wattmeter A. 2337 W C. 2010 W
reads 162.74 watts, all on the primary side. Solve B. 2165 W D. 2216 W
for the percentage resistance of the transformer
 6 hours at quarter load
A. 91.53% C. 90.37%
13. EE Board Exam April 1990 B. 92.45% D. 93.86%
A 50 kVA, 2300/230 volts, 60 cycle transformer is 19. EE Board Exam April 1995
tested in the laboratory so that its characteristics Ideal transformer assumptions do not include
maybe determined. The standard test requires an A. no leakage flux
open circuit test and short circuit test. B. no saturation of core
Open Circuit Test: C. zero resistance of the winding
I = 6.5 A E = 230 V P = 187 W D. zero reactance of the winding
Short Circuit Test
I = 21.7 A E = 115 V P = 570 W 20. EE Board Exam October 1993
Determine the efficiency of the transformer at half A transformer is designed to carry 30 times its
load, unity pf. rated current for 1 second. The length of time that
A. 97.55% C. 98.45% a current of 20 times the rated current can be
B. 98.70% D. 97.80% allowed to flow is
A. 0.67 sec C. 1.5 sec
14. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. 2 sec D. 2.25 sec
Given that the full load copper losses are exactly
twice the iron losses in a 50 kVA transformer, and 21. REE Board Exam October 1998
that the quarter load efficiency is 96.5%, calculate Which of the following given below is the eddy
the full load efficiency at unity power factor. current loss not proportional to?
A. 97.48% C. 97.64% A. square of the thickness
B. 98.12% D. 96.25% B. square of the frequency
C. square of the load current of the laminated
15. EE Board Exam April 1995 core
The core loss of a 5 kVA single –phase D. square of the flux density
transformer with normal voltage applied to the
primary is 75 watts. The maximum efficiency 22. REE Board Exam October 1997
occurs at 60% of full-load kVA. What is the full- A small single transformer has 10.2 watts no load
load efficiency of the transformer at 0.80 power loss. The core has a volume of 750 cu. cm. The
factor? maximum flux density is 10,000 gauss and the
-4
A. 95.16% C. 93.38% hysteresis constant of core is 5 x 10 . Using the
B. 89.52% D. 91.36% Steinmetz law to find the hysteresis, determine
the eddy current loss.
16. EE Board Exam October 1980, October 1982 A. 4.55 watts C. 3.55 watts
A 25-kVA distribution transformer operates at B. 5.55 watts D. 2.55 watts
120% load, 0.3 pf lagging for 1 hour; art full-load,
0.9 lagging pf for 3 hours; 50% load at unity pf for 23. EE Board Exam April 1992
8 hours; and 10% load at 0.8 leading pf for the When the emf in the two windings of a
rest of the day. If core loss is 150 watts and full transformer are opposite in
load copper loss is 500 W, what is the all-day direction, the polarity is
efficiency of the transformer? A. positive C. negative
A. 94.23% C. 97.14% B. additive D. subtractive
B. 92.86% D. 96.68%
24. EE Board Exam October 1991
17. EE Board Exam October 1990 The copper loss of the transformer will
Find the all-day efficiency of a transformer having A. not be affected by a change in the power
maximum efficiency of 98% at 15-kVA at unity factor
power factor and loaded as follows: B. decrease with a lowering of the power factor
12 hours 2-kW at 0.5 pf lagging C. increase with an increase of the power factor
6 hours 12-kW at 0.8 pf lagging D. increase with the lowering of the power factor
6 hours at no load
A. 95.3% C. 94.6% 25. EE Board Exam June 1990
B. 91.7% D. 93.3% Power lost due to alternating magnetization and
demagnetization of the core material
18. EE Board Exam October 1991 A. copper loss
A 30-kVA, 2,400/240 volts, 60-Hz transformer has B. eddy current loss
a full-load power of unity over the period of 24 C. hysteresis loss
hrs. The maximum efficiency is 95% and it occurs D. rheostat loss
at full-load. Calculate the all-day efficiency if
loaded as follows: 26. EE Board Exam June 1990
6-hours at full-load
 In the open circuit test of the transformer the D. shell type transformer
wattmeter reading is equal to
A. eddy current loss 33. A transformer transforms
B. current loss A. frequency
C. hysteresis loss B. voltage
D. core loss C. current
D. voltage and current
27. EE Board Exam October 1991
A 30-kVA; 2,400/240 volts, 60-Hz transformer has 34. Which of the following is not a basic element of a
a full-load power of unity over the period of 24 transformer?
hrs. The maximum efficiency is 95% and it occurs A. Core
at full-load. Calculate the all-day efficiency if B. primary winding
loaded 6-hours at full-load. C. secondary winding
A. 78.90% C. 89.67% D. mutual flux
B. 88.38% D. 92.45%
35. In an ideal transformer
28. EE Board Exam April 1991 A. windings have no resistance
A certain transformer has a ratio of 8:1. The B. core has no losses
primary winding resistance is 0.00283 Ω and has C. core has infinite permeability
1,165 more turns than the secondary winding. If D. all of the above
the copper loss in the primary is 20% less than
the secondary, calculate the resistance of the 36. The main purpose of using core in a transformer
secondary winding. is to
-5
A. 5.53 x 10 ohm A. decrease iron losses
-4
B. 2.56 x 10 ohm B. prevent eddy current loss
-7
C. 6.78 x 10 ohm
-5 C. eliminate magnetic hysteresis
D. 4.18 x 10 ohm
D. decrease reluctance of the common
magnetic circuit
29. EE Board Exam October 1992
A 200-kVA transformer has an impedance of 15% 37. Transformer cores are laminated in order to
and the power factor of the load is 85%. The
A. simplify its construction
primary voltage is 6,000 volts while the copper
B. minimize eddy current loss
loss is 15 kW. Find the percentage voltage
C. reduce cost
regulation. D. reduce hysteresis
A. 13.49% C. 8.91%
B. 15.78% D. 23.67%
38. A transformer having 1000 primary turns is
connected to a 250-V a.c supply. For a secondary
30. EE Board Exam June 1990 voltage of 400 V, the number of secondary turns
Transformer connection that can transform three- should be
phase system to two-phase system and vice A. 1600 C. 400
versa B. 250 D. 1250
A. Scott or T-connection
B. open delta
C. autotransformer connection 39. The primary and secondary induce e.m.fs. E1 and
D. wye-delta connection E2 in a two-winding transformer are always
A. equal in magnitude
B. anti-phase with each other
31. EE Board Exam June 1990 C. in-phase with each other
Which transformer has only one winding? D. determined by load on transformer
A. distribution transformer secondary
B. power transformer
C. autotransformer
D. isolated winding transformer 40. A step-up transformer increases
A. voltage C. power
B. current D. frequency
32. EE Board Exam April 1990
When the primary and secondary windings take
the form of a common ring which is encircled by 41. The primary and secondary windings of an
two or more rings of magnetic materials ordinary 2-winding transformer always have
distributed around its periphery, the transformer A. different number of turns
is termed as B. same size of copper wire
A. grounding transformer C. a common magnetic circuit
B. regulating transformer D. separate magnetic circuits
C. core type transformer
42. In a transformer, the leakage flux of each winding 50. The main purpose of performing open-circuit test
is proportional to the current in that winding on a transformer is to measure its
because A. Cu loss
A. Ohm’s law applies to magnetic circuits B. core loss
B. leakage paths do not saturate C. total loss
C. the two windings are electrically isolated D. insulation resistance
D. mutual flux is confined to the core
51. During short-circuit test, the iron lose of a
43. In a two-winding transformer, the e.m.f. per turn transformer is negligible because
in secondary winding is always ____ the induced A. the entire input is just sufficient to meet Cu
e.m.f. power turn in primary. losses only
A. equal to K times B. flux produced is a small fraction of the
B. equal to 1/K times normal flux
C. equal to C. iron core becomes fully saturated
D. greater than D. supply frequency is held constant

44. In relation to a transformer, the ratio 20:1 52. The iron loss of a transformer at 400 Hz is 10 W.
indicates that Assuming that eddy current and hysteresis losses
A. there are 20 turns on primary one turn on vary as the square of flux density, the iron loss of
secondary the transformer at rated voltage but 50 Hz would
th
B. secondary voltage is 1/20 of primary be ____ watt.
voltage A. 80 C. 1.25
C. primary current is 20 times greater than the B. 640 D. 100
secondary current
D. for every 20 turns on primary, there is one 53. In operating a 400 Hz transformer at 50 Hz
turn on secondary A. only voltage is reduced in the same
proportion as the frequency
45. In performing the short circuit test of a B. only kVA rating is reduced in the same
transformer proportion as the frequency
A. high voltage side is usually short circuited C. both voltage and kVA rating are reduced in
B. low voltage side is usually short circuited the same proportion as the frequency
C. any side is short circuited with preference D. none of the above
D. none of the above
54. The voltage applied to the h.v. side of a
46. The equivalent resistance of the primary of a transformer during short-circuit test is 2% of its
transformer having K = 5 and R1 = 0.1 ohm when rated voltage. The core loss will be ____ percent
referred to secondary becomes ____ ohm. of the rated core loss.
A. 0.5 C. 0.004 A. 4 C. 0.25
B. 0.02 D. 2.5 B. 0.4 D. 0.04

47. A transformer has negative voltage regulation 55. Transformers are rated in kVA instead of kW
when its power factor is because
A. zero C. leading A. load power factor is often not know
B. unity D. lagging B. kVA is fixed whereas kW depends on load
p.f.
48. The primary reason why open-circuit test is C. total transformer loss depends on volt-
performed on the transformer is that it ampere
A. draws sufficiently large no-load current for D. it has become customary
convenient reading
B. requires least voltage to perform the test 56. When a 400 Hz transformer is operated its kVA
C. needs minimum power input rating is
D. involves less core loss A. reduced to 1/8
B. increased 8 times
49. No-load test on a transformer is carried out to C. unaffected
determine D. increased 64 times
A. copper loss
B. magnetizing current 57. At relatively light loads, transformer efficiency is
C. magnetizing current and no-load loss low because
D. efficiency of the transformer A. secondary output is low
B. transformer losses are high
C. fixed loss is high in proportion to the output
 D. Cu loss is small 66. The saving in Cu achieved by converting 2-
winding transformer into an autotransformer is
58. A 200 kVA transformer has an iron loss of 1 kW determined by
and full-load Cu loss of 2 kW. Its load kVA A. voltage transformation ratio
corresponding to maximum efficiency is ____ B. load on the secondary
kVA. C. magnetic quality of core material
A. 100 C. 50 D. size of the transformer core
B. 200 D. 141.4
67. An autotransformer having a transformation ratio
59. If Cu loss of a transformer at 7/8th full-load is 4900 of 0.8 supplies a load of 3 kW. The power
W, then its full-load Cu loss would be ____ watt. transferred conductively from primary to
A. 5600 C. 375 secondary is ____ kW.
B. 6400 D. 429 A. 0.6 C. 1.5
B. 2.4 D. 0.27
60. The ordinary efficiency of a given transformer is
maximum when 68. The essential condition for parallel operation of
A. it runs at half full-load two 1-φ transformer is that they should have the
B. it runs at full-load same
C. its Cu loss equals iron loss A. polarity
D. it runs slightly overload B. kVA rating
C. voltage
61. The output current corresponding to maximum D. percentage impedance
efficiency for a transformer having core loss of
100 W and equivalent resistance referred to 69. If the impedance triangles of two transformers
secondary of 0.25 is ____ ampere. operating in parallel are not identical in shape
A. 20 C. 5 and size, the two transformers will
B. 25 D. 400 A. share the load unequally
B. get heated unequally
62. The maximum efficiency of a 100-kVA C. have a circulatory secondary current even
transformer having iron loss of 900 kW and F.L. when unloaded
Cu loss of 1600 W occurs at ____ kVA. D. run with different power factors
A. 56.3 C. 75
B. 133.3 D. 177.7 70. Two transformers A and B having equal outputs
and voltage ratios but unequal percentage
63. The all-day efficiency of a transformer depends impedances of 4 and 2 are operating in parallel.
primarily on Transformer A will be running over-load by ____
A. its copper loss percent.
B. the amount of load A. 50 C. 33
C. the duration of load B. 66 D. 25
D. both B and C
Unsolved problems
64. The marked increase in kVA capacity produced 71. EE Board Exam October 1991, April 1994
by connecting a 2 winding transformer as an A 1000 kVA, 6,600/400 volts 60 cycle single
autotransformer is due to phase core type transformer has the following
A. increase in turn ratio average daily load:
B. increase in secondary voltage Full-load at 0.8 pf for 8 hours
C. increase in transformer efficiency Half-load at 0.707 pf for 10 hours
D. establishment of conductive link between No-load for 6 hours
primary and secondary Calculate the ratio of full-load copper loss to the
iron loss for the transformer to be most
economical for the above loading.
65. The kVA rating of an ordinary 2-winding A. 2.05 C. 2.17
transformer is increased when connected as an B. 3.09 D. 2.28
autotransformer because
A. transformation ratio is increased
B. secondary voltage is increased THREE PHASE TRANSFORMER CONNECTIONS
C. energy is transferred both inductively and 72. EE Board Exam June 1990
conductivity What should be the KVA rating of each two
D. secondary current is increased transformers in an open-delta bank when the
. three-phase balanced load is 290.4 kVA?
A. 155.60 kVA
B. 173.40 kVA
C. 150.25 kVA
 D. 167.66 kVA An open-delta connected transformer bank
serves a balanced 3-phase load of 40 kVA at 230
73. EE Board Exam April 1981 V and 0.866 pf lagging. Solve for the real power
A V-V or open delta connected transformer bank, and p at which each transformer is operating.
composed of two identical units serves a A. 11.54 kW at 0.5 pf and 23.09 kW at unity pf
balanced 3-phase load of 16 kVA at 230 volts. B. 12.22 kW at 0.5 pf and 22.42 at unity pf
Solve for the minimum size in kVA of the C. 11.54 kW at 0.866 pf and 23.09 kW at 0.707
transformers needed. pf
A. 8 kVA C. 16 kVA D. 12.22 kW at 0.866 pf and 22.429 kW at 0.707
B. 9.24 kVA D. 8.25 kVA pf
74. EE Board Exam April 1986
A V-V (open delta) connected transformer bank 80. EE Board Exam April 1983
serves a balanced 3-phase load of 40 kVA at 230 Two single-phase transformers are connected in
V and 0.866 pf lagging. Solve for the minimum V-V (open delta) and serving a delta connected
kVA of each transformer needed to accommodate impedance load with each impedance equal to
the load without overloading. ohms. If the transformer voltages impressed on
A. 25 C. 23 the transformer are:
B. 24 D. 20 V
V
75. EE Board Exam April 1985
Two single-phase distribution transformers are Solve for the kVA delivered by each transformer.
banked in V-V (open delta). If each transformer is A. 7.28 and 5.20
rated 37.5 kVA, solve for the maximum 3-phase B. 5.87 and 6.61
load that the bank can carry without overloading, C. 6.84 and 5.64
considering that the load has a power factor of D. 6.24 and 6.24
0.85 lagging.
A. 52.5 kW C. 53.6 kW 81. EE Board Exam June 1990
B. 49.5 kW D. 55.2 kW Two single-phase transformers in an open delta
bank served a three-phase balanced load of
76. EE Board Exam April 1980 290.4 kVA. If a third transformer is added for
Two single-phase distribution transformers delta operation, what percent increase in load
connected in open delta will supply power to a does this represent?
200 hp, 3-phase induction motor, operating at A. 73.2% C. 80.5%
0.70 power factor and 0.90 efficiency. Solve for B. 84.6% D. 79.4%
the minimum size in kVA of each transformer
needed to supply the power without being 82. EE Board Exam October 1983
overloaded. Three single-phase transformers each rated 75
A. 136.73 kVA kVA are banked in delta and supplying a 3-phase
B. 124.45 kVA load drawing 160 kVA at 0.8 lagging power factor.
C. 130.38 kVA If one transformer is removed for repairs, solve
D. 129.48 kVA for the amount of overloading of the remaining
units.
77. EE Board Exam October 1986 A. 30 kVA C. 20 kVA
The Utility Company supplies two single-phase B. 10 kVA D. 25 kVA
transformers banked in open delta. If each
transformer is rated 75 kVA capacity, what is the 83. EE Board Exam April 1992
maximum 3-phase load in kilowatts that the bank A 6600-volt, 60 Hz, 2-phase network is connected
can carry without suffering overload considering to a three-phase, 4-wire system by a Scott-
that the load has a lagging power factor of 0.80. connected transformer combination. If there are
A. 104 kW C. 130 kW 1500 turns on the 2-phase side, calculate the
B. 112 kW D. 114 kW number of turns on the 3-phase side required for
the main and teaser transformers. Voltage per
78. EE Board Exam October 1980 phase on the 3-phase side is 240 V.
Two identical 1-phase transformers connected in A. 94 turns and 83 turns
open delta will serve a 3-phase motor lad of 250 B. 93 turns and 84 turns
hp, 0.70 pf lagging, 0.90 efficiency. Solve for the C. 95 turns and 82 turns
minimum size in kVA of each transformer D. 92 turns and 85 turns
required to serve the load without overloading.
A. 150.33 C. 160.43 84. EE Board Exam April 1985
B. 170.91 D. 185.13 A balanced 3-phase transformer bank has delta-
connected primary and secondary windings. The
79. EE Board Exam October 1985, April 1986 primary to secondary winding voltage ratio is
 2400/277. Solve for the primary line current if the B. 76, 99 D. 75, 100
low-side (secondary) load draws a line current of
1000 A. 92. EE Board Exam October 1981
A. 200 A C. 150 A Two distribution transformers are connected in
B. 115 A D. 175 A parallel supplying a load of 125 kVA. If
transformer A is rated 50 kVA, with 14 ohms
85. EE Board Exam October 1991 equivalent reactance and transformer B is rated
What should be the turns ratio of a three-phase 75 kVA with 11 ohms equivalent reactance. Solve
transformer to transform 10,000 kVA from 230 kV for the loading of each transformer.
to 4160 V if the transformer is to be connected Δ – A. 55 kVA, 70 kVA
Y? B. 50 kVA, 75 kVA
A. 94 C. 96 C. 58 kVA, 67 kVA
B. 98 D. 97 D. 52 kVA, 73 kVA

86. REE Board Exam October 1998 93. REE Board Exam March 1998
The potential transformer of a line has a ratio of A 125 kVA distribution transformer with 4%
132,000/66. These are connected wye-delta. The impedance is connected in parallel with another
voltmeter connected at the secondary reads 64 transformer rated 75 kVA and with 35%
volts. What is the voltage of the line? impedance. Both have same voltage ratio.
A. 221.7 kV C. 112.5 kV (Neglect resistance of each transformer.) The
B. 135.2 kV D. 132 kV total load is 140 kVA at 85% power factor. How
much load does each carry?
87. REE Board Exam October 1997 A. 80.5 kVA, 59.5 kVA
A power transformer rated 50,000 kVA, 34.5 B. 77.78 kVA, 62.22 kVA
kV/13.8 kV is connected wye-grounded primary C. 80 kVA, 60 kVA
and delta on the secondary. Determine the full D. 87.50 kVA, 52.5 kVA
load phase current on the secondary side.
A. 2092 A C. 1449 A 94. EE Board Exam April 1993
B. 1725 A D. 1208 A MERALCO has two single-phase transformers
with equal turns ratio and ratings are operated in
88. REE Board Exam October 1998 parallel to supply a load of 280 kW at 0.8 lagging
A 69/13.8 kV, 10 MVA three-phase transformer is pf. Transformer A has a resistance of 2% and a
connected wye-grounded delta. What is the kV reactance of 8%. Transformer B has a resistance
rating of the secondary winding? of 1% resistance and a reactance of 6%.
A. 7.97 C. 15 Determine the power delivered by the
B. 23.9 D. 13.8 transformers A and B to the load.
A. A = 123 kW, B = 157 kW
89. REE Board Exam October 1997 B. A = 125 kW, B = 155 kW
The PTs of a 220 kV transmission line have a C. A = 122 kW, B = 158 kW
D. A = 127 kW, B = 153 kW
ratio of 132.76 kV/66.375 V are connected wye-
wye. A voltmeter connected line to ground reads
66 volts, what is the transmission line voltage? 95. REE Board Exam April 1994
A. 228.63 kV C. 223.15 kV Two single phase transformers with equal ratings
B. 220.10 kV D. 225.25 kV and turns ratio are operated in parallel to supply a
load of 180 kW at a lagging pf of 0.90.
Transformer A has a resistance of 1% and a
90. REE Board Exam October 1997
reactance of 6%. Transformer B has a resistance
A power transformer rated 50,000 kVA, 34.5
kV/13.8 kV is connected wye-wye. What are the of 2% and a reactance of 5%. Calculate the
line currents at full load? power delivered by each transformer.
A. 525.5 A, 1725.4 A A. 83 kW, 97 kW
B. 836.7 A, 2092 A B. 79 kW, 92 kW
C. 483.1 A, 1207.7 A C. 88 kW, 92 kW
D. 1449.3 A, 3623.2 A D. 80 kW, 100 kW

91. EE Board Exam October 1985 96. REE Board Exam March 1998
Two transformers are connected in parallel to A power customer draws power at 220 volts from
supply a common load of 175 kVA. Transformer a transformer on a pole. Current transformers
A is rated 100 kVA with equivalent impedance of with ratio of 200/5 are use to meter the electrical
9.6 ohms while transformer B is rated 75 kVA usage. What is the multiplier of the kW hr and
demand meters?
with equivalent impedance of 12.5 ohms. Find the
A. 40 C. 200
kVA load of each transformer.
A. 78, 97 C. 80, 95 B. 100 D. 80
 voltage. The secondary winding is rated 460 volts
97. REE Board Exam October 1997 and is delta connected. If it has 100 turns, what
At a 155 kV substation, the PT ratio is 1000 and will be the effective number of turns in the primary
the CT ratio is 1200/5. The potential going into winding if voltage tap us set at minus 2.5%?
the wattmeter is 115 volts. What is the MW A. 7,133 turns C. 4,222 turns
indicated when the wattmeter reads 800 watts? B. 7,312 turns D. 4,333 turns
A. 192 MW C. 19.2 MW
B. 150 MW D. 15 MW 104. EE Board Exam
April 1988
98. REE Board Exam March 1998 Two single-phase transformers each rated 75-
A 50 MVA, 33 kV/11 kW, three-phase, wye-delta kVA are connected in V-V or open-delta, to serve
connected transformer has a 3% impedance. a three-phase load of 120 kW at 0.80 power
What is the %impedance at 100 MVA base and factor lagging. To prevent the overloading of
34.5 kV base? transformers, determine the size of the capacitor
A. 1.639% C. 5.74% in kVAR.
B. 5.49% D. 6.56% A. 50 C. 30
B. 40 D. 20

99. REE Board Exam September 2001, October 105. ECE Board Exam
1998 April 2001
The loads of a wye-connected transformer are: A transformer composed of two or more coils
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) A which are wound around a non-metallic core
Ib = 12 cis 215° A A. Metallic core transformer
Ic = 15 cis 82° A B. Free core transformer
What is the neutral current? C. Iron core transformer
A. 1.04 cis 72.8° A D. Air core transformer
B. 0.92 cis 62.5° A
C. 2.21 cis -30° A 106. ECE Board Exam
D. 3.11 cis 72.8° A April 1999
An autotransformer contains how many coils?
100. REE Board Exam A. None C. Two
October 1998 B. One D. Three
Its primary function is to provide ground source
A. zigzag transformer 107. ECE Board Exam
B. sectionalizer April 2000
C. surge arrester Find unloaded output of a power supply having a
D. tertiary transformer transformer regulation of 11.10% and 900 V load
output.
101. REE Board Exam A. 99.99 V C. 999.9 V
October 1997 B. 90 V D. 900 V
What is the main use of a zigzag transformer?
A. to step down voltage 108. ECE Board Exam
B. to provide path to zero sequence currents April 1998
C. to stabilize transformer sequence currents A transformer consists of the following?
D. to step down current A. An inductance and resistance
B. A parallel resonant circuit
102. REE Board Exam C. A capacitor and an inductor
October 1997 D. Two coils wound on a common core
A power transformer is rated at 50,000 kVA, 34.5
kV/13.8 kV is connected wye-wye, what are the 109. ECE Board Exam
line currents at full-load? April 2001
A. 525.2 amperes, 1,725 amperes How much is the secondary voltage of a power
B. 836.7 amperes, 2,092 amperes transformer whose parameters are as follows,
C. 483.1 amperes, 1,207.7 amperes primary voltage is 240 Volts, 140 turns in the
D. 1,449.3 amperes, 3,623.2 amperes primary and 7 turns in the secondary.
A. 12 V C. 6 V
103. REE Board Exam B. 24 V D. 36 V
October 1996
A three-phase transformer has a primary voltage 110. ECE Board Exam
rating of 34.5 kV, wye-connected with two 2.5% April 2000
taps above and two 2.5% taps below the rated It is a transformer with two or more windings on a
laminated iron core used to supply stepped up or
 stepped down values of voltages to various C. Stray capacitance
circuits of an equipment. D. Iron losses
A. RF transformer
B. Power transformer 117. ECE Board Exam
C. Autotransformer April 2001
D. AF transformer A transformer composed of two or more coils
which are wound around a non-metallic core
111. ECE Board Exam A. Metallic core transformer
April 1999 B. Free core transformer
A transformer with 100 turns in the primary C. Air core transformer
winding and 25 turns in the secondary winding is D. Iron core transformer
which of the following?
A. A step-up transformer 118. A transformer will
B. An isolation transformer work on ____.
C. A step-down transformer A. a.c. only
D. An autotransformer B. d.c. only
C. a.c. as well as d.c.
112. ECE Board Exam D. none of the above
November 2001
Find the primary voltage of a power transformer 119. The primary and
under the following conditions 3 turns for primary, secondary of a transformer are ____ coupled.
6 turns for secondary and 120 volts for secondary
voltage. A. electrically
A. 8 volts C. 6 volts B. magnetically
B. 60 volts D. 12 volts C. electrically & magnetically
D. none of the above
113. ECE Board Exam
April 1999 120. A transformer is
The current that flows in the primary of a an efficient device because it ____.
transformer with the secondary open (or no load A. is a static device
is attached). B. uses capacitive coupling
A. Source current C. uses inductive coupling
B. Exciting current D. uses electric coupling
C. Load current
D. Coupling current
121. A transformer
transfers electrical energy from primary to
114. ECE Board Exam secondary usually with a change in ____.
April 1996 A. frequency C. voltage
What type of transformer that is used to protect B. power D. time period
technicians and operates from deadly electrical
shock?
A. Absorber transformer 122. The voltage per
B. Step down transformer turn of the primary of a transformer is ____ the
C. Step up transformer voltage per turn of the secondary.
D. Isolation transformer A. more than
B. less than
C. the same as
115. ECE Board Exam D. none of these
November 2000
Components of the transformer which receives
energy from the primary winding and delivers it to 123. The winding of the
the load. transformer with greater number of turns will be
A. Enclosure ____.
B. Core A. high-voltage winding
C. Secondary winding B. low-voltage winding
D. Primary winding C. either high or low voltage winding
D. none of the above
116. ECE Board Exam
November 1998 124. A transformer
Which of the following does not contribute to does not possess ____ changing property.
losses in a transformer?
A. Leakage resistance A. impedance C. current
B. Self-inductance B. voltage D. power
 133. The no-load p.f. of
125. The iron-core is a transformer is small because ____
used to ____ of the transformer.
A. increase the weight A. iron losses component of Io is large
B. provide tight magnetic coupling B. magnetizing component of Io is large
C. reduce core losses C. magnetizing component of Io is small
D. none of the above D. none of the above

126. If a transformer 134. The no-load input

core has air gaps, then ____. power to a transformer is practically equal to
A. reluctance of magnetic path is decreased ____ loss in the transformer.
B. hysteresis loss is decreased A. iron
C. magnetizing current is greatly increased B. copper
D. eddy current is increased C. eddy current
D. none of these
127. The maximum flux
produced in the core of a transformer is ____. 135. Two things which
are same for primary and secondary of a
A. directly proportional to supply frequency transformer are ____.
B. inversely proportional to supply frequency A. ampere-turns and voltage per turn
C. inversely proportional to primary voltage B. resistance and leakage reactances
D. none of the above C. currents and induced voltages
D. none of the above
128. The flux in the
core of a single-phase transformer is ____. 136. A transformer
operates poorly at very low frequencies because
A. purely alternating one ____.
B. purely rotating one A. permeability of core is increased
C. partly alternating and partly rotating B. magnetizing current is abnormally high
D. none of the above C. primary reactance is too much increased
D. none of the above
129. A transformer is
so designed that primary and secondary have 137. If a power
____. transformer is operated at very high frequencies,
A. high leakage flux then ____.
B. large resistance A. primary reactance is too much increased
C. tight magnetic coupling B. primary will draw large power
D. good electric coupling C. core losses will be excessive
D. none of the above
130. When the primary
of a transformer is connected to a d.c. supply, 138. The primary
____. leakage flux links ____.
A. primary draws small current A. primary winding only
B. primary leakage reactance is increased B. secondary winding only
C. core losses are increased C. both primary and secondary winding
D. primary may burn out D. none of the above

131. An ideal 139. The effect of

transformer is one which ____. leakage flux in a transformer is to ____.
A. has no losses and leakage reactance
B. does not work A. increase copper losses
C. has the same number of primary and B. decrease copper losses
secondary turns C. cause voltage drop in the windings
D. none of the above D. none of the above

132. The no-load 140. Leakage flux in a

primary current Io is about ____ of full-load transformer occurs because ____.
primary current. A. iron core has high permeability
A. 3 – 5% C. 30 – 40% B. air is not good magnetic insulator
B. 15 – 30% D. above 40% C. applied voltage is sinusoidal
D. transformer is not an efficient device
 A transformer rated 2,000 kVA, 34,500/240 volts
141. The mutual flux in has 5.75% impedance. What is the per unit
a transformer remains constant at all loads impedance?
because ____. A. 0.0635 C. 0.0575
A. applied voltage and frequency are B. 0.0656 D. 34.2
constant
B. leakage flux is small 148. REE Board Exam
C. iron-core is used April 2001
D. losses are small A 69 kV/13.8 kV, 7.5 MVA transformer has 8%
impedance. What is its impedance at 100 MVA
142. Cores of large base?
transformer are built up to nearly circular cross- A. 0.6% C. 800%
section in order to reduce ____. B. 8% D. 106.7%
A. leakage reactance
B. iron losses 149. REE Board Exam
C. eddy current loss October 1997
D. copper loss A 3-phase transformer is rated 30 MVA,
115Δ/13.8Y kV and 2% impedance, the
Unsolved problems resistance is negligible compared with the
143. REE Board Exam reactance. Determine the percent (%) voltage
September 2002 drop at the secondary at 80% load and at 75%
A 20 kV/7.87 kV autotransformer has 200 A power factor.
current in the common winding. What is the A. 4.1% C. 1.05%
secondary line current? B. 2.26% D. 3.15%
A. 143.52 A C. 56.48 A
B. 200 A D. 329 A 150. Which of the
following connection is best suited for 3-phase, 4-
144. REE Board Exam wire service?
April 2004 A. – C. –Y
Instrument transformers are used in indicating B. Y – Y D. Y –
and metering and with protective devices, they
are used for 151. In a three-phase Y
A. measuring C. relaying – Y transformer connection, neutral is
B. detecting D. sensing fundamental to the
A. suppression of harmonies
145. REE Board Exam B. passage of unbalanced currents due to loads
October 2000 C. provision of dual electric service
The CT ratio and PT ratio used to protect a line D. balancing of phase voltages with respect to
are 240 and 2000 respectively. If the impedance line voltages
of each line is 10 Ω, what is the relay impedance
to protect the line from fault? 152. As compared to –
A. 83.33 Ω C. 48,000 Ω bank, the capacity of the V – V bank of
B. 1.2 Ω D. 12 Ω transformers is ____ percent.
A. 57.7 C. 50
146. REE Board Exam B. 66.7 D. 86.6
October 2000
Two single-phase transformers operate in 153. If three
parallel. Transformer 1 is rated 100 kVA with 4% transformers in a – are delivering their rated load
reactance while transformer 2 is rated 75 kVA and one transformer is removed, then overload
with 3% reactance. The transformers have and each of the remaining transformer is ____
secondary voltages of 220 volts and same percent.
voltage ratio. If the common load is 125 kVA at A. 66.7 C. 73.2
80% p.f. lagging, determine the kVA sharing of B. 173.2 D. 58
each transformer.
A. 71.43 kVa and 53.57 kVA 154. When a V – V
B. 75 kVa and 50 kVA system is converted into a – system, increase in
C. 62.5 kVA and 62.5 kVA a capacity of the system is ____ percent.
D. 82.5 kVA and 42.5 kVA
A. 86.6 C. 73.2
147. REE Board Exam B. 66.7 D. 50
April 2004
155. For supplying is a
balanced 3- load of 40-kVA, rating of each 162. Out of the
transformer in V – V bank, should be nearly ____ following given choices for polyphase transformer
kVA. connections which one will you select for three-
A. 20 C. 34.6 to-two phase conversion?
B. 23 D. 25 A. Scott
B. star/star
156. When a closed- C. double Scott
bank is converted into an open- bank. Each of the D. star/double-delta
two remaining transformer supplies ____ percent
of the original load. 163. AT–T
A. 66.7 C. 50 transformer cannot be paralleled with ____
B. 57.7 D. 73.2 transformer.
A. V – V C. Y – Y
157. If the load p.f. is B. Y – D. –
0.886, then the average p.f of the V-bank is
164. Instrument
A. 0.886 C. 0.51 transformers are used in a.c. circuits for
B. 0.75 D. 0.65 extending the range of
A. ammeters
158. A T – T connection B. voltmeters
has a higher ratio of utilization that a V – V C. wattmeters
connection only when D. all of the above
A. identical transformers are used
B. load power factor is leading 165. Before removing
C. load power factor is unity the ammeter from the current transformer, its
D. non-identical transformer are used secondary must be short-circuited in order to
avoid
159. The biggest A. excessive heating of the core
advantage of T – T connection over the V – V B. high secondary emf
connection for 3-phase power transformation is C. increase in iron losses
that it provides D. all of the above
A. a set of balanced voltages under load
B. a true 3-phase, 4 wire system 166. The core of a
C. a higher ratio of utilization transformer is made of
D. more voltages A. silicon steel
B. annealed copper
160. One of the C. seasoned copper
following statements concerning parallel D. aluminum
operation of transformer, the one which is not
correct is 167. The core of a
A. transformers have equal voltage ratings transformer is assembled with laminated sheets
B. transformers must have same ratio of to reduce
transformation A. hysteresis loss
C. transformers must be operated at the same B. eddy-current loss
frequency C. magnetic noise
D. transformers must have equal D. magnetizing current

161. Statement. An 168. The use of grain-

auto-transformer is more efficient in transferring oriented laminated sheets in building a
energy from primary to secondary circuit. transformer core
Reason. Because it does so both inductively and A. reduces magnetizing current
conductively. B. reduces eddy-current loss in the core
Key C. reduces hysteresis loss
A. statement is false, reason is correct and D. increases the no-load power factor angle
relevant
B. statement is correct, reason is correct but 169. Cooling of
irrelevant transformers is necessary to
C. both statement and reason are correct and A. increase the efficiency
are connected to each other as cause and B. dissipate the heat generated in the windings
effect C. reduce the losses
D. both statement and reason are false
 D. reduce humming B. the sum of hysteresis loss and eddy current
loss is equal to copper loss in the windings
170. The emf induced C. power factor of the load is leading
in the windings of a transformer will D. hysteresis loss is equal to eddy-current loss
A. lag the core flux by 90 degrees
B. be in-phase with the core flux 177. The all-day
C. be out-of-phase with the core flux efficiency of a transformer is the ratio of
D. be independent of the core flux
A. kWh output and kWh input per day
171. A 100-kVA, B. kWh output and kWh input in a day
1100/440-V, 50-Hz single-phase transformer has C. output power and input power
100 turns on the secondary winding. The number D. input power and output power
of turns in the primary will be
A. 550 C. 2750 178. The ratio of the
B. 275 D. 5500 primary to secondary voltage of a transformer is
2:1. The saving in terms of weight of copper
172. The emf induced required if an autotransformer is used instead of a
in the secondary winding of a 50-Hz single-phase two-winding transformer will be
transformer having 100 turns on its secondary is A. 50% C. 66.67%
222 V. The maximum flux density in the core is B. 33.33% D. 97%
2
0.1 Wb/m . The cross-sectional area of the core
is 179. For satisfactory
2 2
A. 0.1 m C. 1 m parallel operation of two single-phase
2 2
B. 0.01 m D. 0.001 m transformers a number of conditions are to be
fulfilled. A number of conditions are written below.
173. The copper-loss Indicate which of these is not required to be
and core-loss of a transformer of a transformer at fulfilled.
various loads are as shown below. At what load A. kVA ratings of the two transformers should
will the efficiency of the transformer be a be equal
maximum? B. Transformers should be properly connected
A. Load = 50 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper with regard to their polarity
Loss = 500 W C. Voltage ratings of the primary windings
B. Load = 40 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper should be suitable for supply system voltage
Loss = 320 W and frequency. The turns ratio of the
C. Load = 30 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper transformer should be equal.
Loss = 180 W D. The percentage impedance of the two
D. Load = 20 kVA, Core loss = 320 W, Copper transformers should be equal.
Loss = 80 W
180. An additional
174. A transformer condition for parallel operation of three-phase
when supplying a load maintained 11 kV across transformers over single-phase transformers is
terminals. When the load was switched off, the that
terminal voltage became 11550 V. What is the A. the transformers should belong to the same
voltage regulation of the load? vector group
A. 11.55% C. 5% B. ratios of winding resistances to resistances
B. 5.5% D. 55% for the transformers should be equal
C. the transformers should have the same kva
175. Power lost in the ratings
open-circuit and shiort0-circuit tests on a D. the transformers should not belong to the
transformer gives approximately an account of same vector group
the following losses:
A. Core-losses and copper losses respectively 181. The maximum flux
B. Copper-losses and core-losses respectively density in the core of a 3000/240-V, 50 Hz single-
C. Eddy-current loss and hysteresis loss phase distribution transformer is 1.25 Tesla. If the
respectively voltage induced per turn is 8 volts, determine the
2
D. Hysteresis loss and eddy-current loss cross-sectional core in cm .
respectively A. 292
B. 375
176. Maximum C. 288
efficiency of a transformer occurs when D. 362
A. hysteresis loss and eddy current loss are
minimum
182. The net cross C. electrically
section of a transformer is 20 square inches. The D. electromagnetically
maximum flux density is 11 kilogausses. The
frequency is 60 Hz. If there are 1,000 turns in the 190. A transformer
primary, determine the primary induced emf. operates
A. always at unity power factor
A. 3780 V B. has its own power factor
B. 3945 V C. at power factor below a particular value
C. 3590 V D. at power factor depending on the power
D. 3850 V factor of the load

183. _____current are 191. The laminations

wasteful currents which flow in cores of are made from
transformers and produced heat. A. low carbon steel
A. Residual C. Sneak B. silicon steel sheet
B. Eddy D. Magnetizing C. nickel alloy steel stampings
D. chrome steel sheets
184. Calculate the total
magnetic flux in a 60-cycle transformer in which 192. The steel for
the induced emf per turn of the winding is equal construction of transformer core is made so as to
to 2 V. made
A. 7.50 mWb A. low permeability and high hysteresis
B. 7.02 mWb B. low permeability and low hysteresis
C. 7.60 mWb C. high permeability and low hysteresis
D. 7.42 mWb D. high permeability and high hysteresis

185. The low side of a 193. The special silicon

certain welding transformer has 2 turns and steel is used for laminations because
delivers 300 A. If the high voltage side has 30
turns, how much current lows through it? A. hysteresis losses are reduced
B. eddy current losses are reduced
A. 10 A C. both of the above losses are reduced
B. 12 A D. none of the above
C. 20 A
D. 15 A 194. What is common
in the two windings of a transformer?
186. The principle of
working of working of the transformer is A. electric circuit
B. magnetic circuit
A. static induction C. winding wire gauge
B. dynamic induction D. none of the above
C. mutual induction
D. self-induction 195. The main function
of the iron core in a transformer is to
187. Transformer is A. provide strength to the windings
used to change the value of B. to decrease the hysteresis losses
A. frequency C. power C. decrease the reluctance of the magnetic path
B. voltage D. power factor D. reduce eddy current losses

188. The path of the 196. Preferably, the

magnetic flux in a transformer has resistance between the primary and the
A, low reactance secondary of a transformer should be
B. high reactance A. as low as possible
C. high conductivity B. as high as possible
D. low resistance C. low or high depending upon whether it is
step up or step down respectively
189. Electric power is D. high or low depending upon whether it is
transformed from one coil to the other in a step up or step down respectively
transformer
A. physically 197. Ideal transformer
B. magnetically assumptions do not include
 A. zero reactance of windings C. E2/E1
B. zero resistance of windings D. N2/N1
C. no leakage flux
D. no saturation of flux
205. The magnitude of
198. The reactance of the mutual flux in a transformer is
a transformer is determined by its A. low at low loads and high at high loads
A. leakage flux B. high at low loads and low at high loads
B. common core flux C. same at all levels
C. size of core D. varies at low loads and constant at high
D. permeability of the material of the core loads

199. The efficiency of 206. The concentric

the transformer is normally in the range of windings are used in core type transformer with

A. 50% to 70% A. LT winding placed next to core

B. 60% to 75% B. HT winding placed next to core
C. 80% to 90% C. LT winding on the outer side
D. 90% to 98% D. HT winding on the outer side

200. The resistance of 207. Cross-over

the low voltage winding of a transformer windings are used for
A. high voltage winding of small rating
A. is equal to the resistance of its high voltage transformers
side B. low voltage winding of small rating
B. is more than the resistance of its high voltage transformers
side C. high voltage winding of large rating
C. is less than the resistance of its high voltage transformers
side D. none of the above
D. either B or C
208. In an ideal
201. The basic transformer on no-load, the primary applied
property of the transformer is that is changes the voltage is balanced by
voltage level of an a.c. signal A. the secondary voltage
A. without changing the power B. the drop across resistance and reactances
B. without changing its shape C. the secondary induced emf
C. without changing its frequency D. the primary induced emf
D. without changing power, frequency or shape
209. Transformers are
202. The induced emf rated in
in the transformer secondary will depend upon A. kW
B. kV
A. maximum flux in core and frequency only C. kWh
B. frequency, flux and number of turns in the D. kVA
secondary
C. frequency of the supply only 210. What type of core
D. number of turns in the secondary only is used for a high frequency transformer?

203. At every instant A. air core

the direction of secondary current in a B. closed iron core
transformer must be such as to oppose any C. aluminum core
change in flux. This is in accordance with D. open iron core
A. Faraday’s law
B. Joule’s law 211. If in a transformer
C. Lenz’s law the secondary winding are doubled and at the
D. Coulomb’s law same time the primary voltage is reduced to half,
then secondary voltage will
204. The voltage A. be halved
transformation ratio is B. not change
A. E1/E2 C. be four times as much
B. N1/N2 D. be reduced to a quarter
 B. 375 D. 362
212. The no-load
current of a transformer in terms of full-load 220. The net cross
current is usually section of a transformer is 20 square inches. The
A. 1 to 3% maximum flux density is 11 kilogausses. The
B. 3 to 9% frequency is 60 Hz. If there are 1,000 turns in the
C. 9 to 12% primary, determine the primary induced emf.
D. 12 to 20%
A. 3780 V C. 3590 V
213. Which is the B. 3945 V D. 3850 V
common method of cooling a power transformer?
221. The low side of a
A. air cooling certain welding transformer has 2 turns and
B. air blast cooling delivers 300 A. If the high voltage side has 30
C. oil cooling turns, how much current flows through it?
D. natural cooling
A. 10 A C. 20 A
214. The use of higher B. 12 A D. 15 A
flux density in transformer design
A. decreases the weight per kVA 222. The eddy current
B. increases the weight per kVA and hysteresis losses of a 4,400-V, 60-Hz single-
C. increases the weight per kW phase distribution transformer are 280 and 560
D. decreases the weight per kW watts, respectively. Determine the core loss when
the transformer is connected across a 4,600-volt,
215. What is the 50-Hz source.
efficiency of transformer compared with that of A. 977 W C. 994 W
electrical motors of the same power? B. 983 W D. 967 W
A. much smaller
B. somewhat smaller 223. A 20-kVA, 500-V
C. much higher load is to be supplied by an ideal step-up
D. about the same autotransformer from a 400-V source. Find the
current in the common winding.
216. The transformer A. 30 A
oil used in transformer provide B. 40 A
A. cooling and lubrication C. 50 A
B. insulation and lubrication D. none of these
C. insulation and cooling
D. insulation, cooling and lubrication 224. Calculate the total
magnetic flux in a 60-cycle transformer in which
217. In any transformer the induced emf per turn of the winding is equal
the voltage per turn in primary and secondary to 2 V.
remains A. 7.50 mWb C. 7.50 mWb
A. always different B. 7.02 mWb D. 7.42 mWb
B. always same
C. always in the ratio of a 225. The current
D. sometime same densities in the primary and secondary windings
of a step don transformer are 1250 and 1500 A
218. In transformer the per square inch, respectively. The ratio of
purpose of breather is to transformation is 10:1 and the mean length per
A. extract moisture of the air turn of the primary is 15% greater than that of the
B. to take insulating oil from conservator secondary. If the primary winding resistance is 20
C. to provide cooling to the winding ohms, calculate the resistance of the secondary
D. to provide insulation to the winding windings.
A. 0.202 ohm C. 0.209 ohm
219. The maximum flux B. 0.219 ohm D. 0.220 ohm
density in the core of a 3000/240-V, 50 Hz single-
phase distribution transformer is 1.25 Tesla. If the 226. A 10-kVA,
voltage induced per turn is 8 volts, determine the 2000/400 V, single-phase transformer has
2
cross-sectional area of the core in cm . primary and secondary winding impedances of
5.0 + j10 and 0.2 + j0.45 ohms, respectively.
A. 292 C. 288 Calculate the voltage across the secondary
 terminals at full load, 80% power actor lagging, 233. The current that
when the primary is supplied with 2,000 volts. flows through the common winding of a 20-
A. 400 V C. 385 V kV/7.97 kV autotransformer is 200 amperes.
B. 394 V D. 379 V Determine the secondary current.
A. 330 amperes C. 200 amperes
227. An open delta B. 220 amperes D. 150 amperes
bank, consisting of two-single phase transformers
is operating with balanced three-phase load of 234. The secondary
50 kVA, 440 V at 0.8 p lagging and a single current of a 20 kV/7.97-kV autotransformer is 100
phase load of 10 kW resistive connected across amperes. Determine the current that flows
c-a leg. Determine the minimum ratings of the through the common winding.
transformers. Assume a phase sequence of a-b- A. 60 amperes C. 70 amperes
c. B. 100 amperes D. 50 amperes
A. 38.80 kVA, 34.06 kVA
B. 34.32 kVA, 33.40 kVA 235. Two transformer
C. 35.48 kVA, 36.34 kVA are connected in parallel supplying a load of
D. 30.83 kVA, 39.52 kVA 2,500 kVA. The first transformer has an
impedance of 3% and a rating of 1,250 kVA while
228. An open delta, the second has an impedance of 3% and a rating
three-phase transformer consisting of two single- of 1,500 kVA. Calculate the load shared by the
phase transformers is operating with a balanced second transformer.
three-phase load of 50 kVA, 440-V at a lagging pf A. 1453.19 kVA C. 1363.64 kVA
of 0.8. Determine the operating pf of each B. 1792.51 kVA D. 1227.53 kVA
transformer.
A. 0.393 lagging, 0.993 lagging 236. A transformer has
B. 0.383 lagging, 0.887 lagging a core loss of 64 W and a copper loss of 144 W
C. 0.383 lagging, 0.993 lagging when it is carrying 20% overload current. The
D. 0.393 lagging, 0.887 lagging load at which this transformer will operate at the
maximum efficiency is ____ percent.
229. Which of the
following given below is the eddy current loss not A. 80 C. 120
proportional to B. 66 D. 75
A. square of the thickness
B. square of the frequency
237. A 100 ohms load
C. square of the load current of the laminated has a pf of 0.8. A 1 k generator supplies power to
core the load through a transformer. Best matching will
D. square of the flux density be produced when transformer ratio is
approximately
230. A transformer will A. 3:1 C. 10:1
have negative voltage regulation when its load is B. 8:1 D. 2:1

A. capacitive C. inductive 238.

B. resistive D. both B and C A. C.
B. D.
231. EE Board Exam
April 1990 239.
Copper loss of a transformer are determined by A. C.
means of a B. D.
A. polarity test
B. short circuit test
C. open circuit test
D. inductive circuit test

232. The secondary of

a transformer is connected wye-grounded. The
voltage from line to neutral is 132 volts. If the load
current is 40 amperes, calculate the load in kVA.

A. 5.28 kVA C. 20.11 kVA

B. 9.15 kVA D. 15.84 kVA