D.C.

GENERATORS

In a four-pole D.C. machine____________?

A. all the four poles are north poles

B. alternate poles are north and south
C. all the four poles are south poles
D. two north poles follow two south poles

In lap winding, the number of brushes is always_____________?

A. double the number of poles

B. same as the number of poles
C. half the number of poles
D. two

The bearings used to support the rotor shafts are generally______________?

A. ball bearings
B. bush bearings
C. magnetic bear mgs
D. needle bearings

The resistance of armature winding depends on

A. length of conductor
B. cross-sectional area of the conductor
C. number of conductors
D. all of the above

The commutator segments are connected to the armature conductors by

means of___________?

A. copper lugs
B. resistance wires
C. insulation pads
D. brazing

Iron losses in a D.C. machine are independent of variations in_____________?

A. speed
B. load
C. voltage
D. speed and voltage

The material for commutator brushes is generally_______________?

A. mica
B. copper
C. cast iron
D. carbon

In D.C. generators, the brushes on commutator remain in contact with

conductors which_________________?

A. lie under south pole

B. lie under north pole
C. lie under interpolar region
D. are farthest from the poles

Armature reaction of an unsaturated D.C. machine is_____________?

A. cross magnetizing
B. demagnetising
C. magnetising
D. none of above

Eddy currents are induced in the pole shoes of a D.C. machine due to_______?

A. oscillating magnetic field

B. pulsating magnetic flux
C. relative rotation between field and armature
D. all above

Equalizer rings are required in case armature is_______________?

A. wave wound
B. lap wound
C. delta wound
D. duplex wound

Welding generator will have____________?

A. lap winding
B. wave winding
C. delta winding
D. duplex wave winding

In case of D.C. machine winding, number of commutator segments is equal

to______________?

A. number of armature coils

B. number of armature coil sides
C. number of armature conductors
D. number of armature turns

For a D.C. machines laboratory following type of D.C. supply will be suitable_?

A. rotary converter
B. mercury are rectifier
C. induction motor D.C. generator set
D. synchronous motor D.C. generator set

The function of pole shoes in the case of D.C. machine is______________?

A. to reduce the reluctance of the magnetic path

B. to spread out the flux to achieve uniform flux density
C. to support the field coil
D. to discharge all the above functions

In the case of lap winding resultant pitch is____________?

A. multiplication of front and back pitches

B. division of front pitch by back pitch
C. sum of front and back pitches
D. difference of front and back pitches

In a D.C. generator the critical resistance refers to the resistance of_________?

A. brushes
B. field
C. armature
D. load

A D.C. welding generator has____________?

A. lap winding
B. wave moving
C. duplex winding
D. any of the above

Armature coil is short circuited by brushes when it lies_____________?

A. along neutral axis

B. along field axis
C. in any of the above positions
D. in none of the above positions

A cumulatively compounded long shunt generator when operating as a motor

would be____________?

A. cumulatively compounded long shunt

B. deferentially compounded long shunt
C. cumulatively compounded short shunt
D. differentially compounded short shunt
Magnetic field in a D.C. generator is produced by_______________?

A. electromagnets
B. permanent magnets
C. both A. and B.
D. none of the above

The following constitute short-circuit in the armature winding.

A. Insulation failure between two commutator bars

B. Insulation failure between two turns of a coil
C. Two of more turns of the same coil getting grounded
D. All of the above

Which of the following components of a D.C, generator plays vital role for
providing direct current of a D.C. generator ?

A. Dummy coils
B. Commutator
C. Eye bolt
D. Equalizer rings

In a D.C. generator the ripples in the direct e.m.f. generated are reduced by__?

A. using conductor of annealed copper

B. using commutator with large number of segments
C. using carbon brushes of superior quality
D. using equalizer rings

Number of tapping’s for each equalizer ring is equal to_____________?

A. number of pole pairs

B. number of poles
C. number of parallel paths
D. number of commutator segments

A D.C. generator can be considered as____________?

A. rectifier
B. prime over
C. rotating amplifier
D. power pump

In any rotating machine that part which houses the conductors and in which
e.m.f. induced is to be utilized is called____________?

A. rotor
B. stator
C. field
D. armature
The armature core of a D.C. generator is usually made of__________________?

A. silicon steel
B. copper
C. non-ferrous material
D. cast-iron

In a D.C. machine stray loss is the sum of_____________?

A. total copper loss and mechanical loss

B. armature copper loss and iron loss
C. shunt field copper loss and mechanical loss
D. iron loss and mechanical loss

Satisfactory commutation of D.C. machines requires______________?

A. brushes should be of proper grade and size

B. brushes should smoothly run in the holders
C. smooth, concentric commutator properly undercut
D. all of the above

Lap winding is composed of_____________?

A. any even number of conductors

B. any odd number of conductors
C. that even number which is exact multiple of poles + 2
D. that even number which is exact multiple of poles

Open circuited armature coil of a D.C. machine is________________?

A. identified by the scarring of the commutator segment to which open circuited coil
is connected
B. indicated by a spark completely around the commutator
C. both A. and (b)
D. none of the above

D.C. series generator is used_________________?

A. to supply traction load

B. to supply industrial load at constant voltage
C. voltage at the toad end of the feeder
D. for none of the above purpose

An exciter for a turbo generator is a_____________?

A. separately excited generator

B. shunt generator
C. series generator
D. compound generator

Interpole flux should be sufficient to_____________?

A. neutralize the commutating self-induced e.m.f.

B. neutralise the armature reaction flux
C. neutralise both the armature reaction flux as well as commutating e.m.f.
induced in the coil
D. perform none of the above functions

D.C. generator generally preferred for charging automobile batteries

is______________?

A. series generator
B. shunt generator
C. long shunt compound generator
D. any of the above

Which of the following generator will have negligible terminal voltage while
running on no-load?

A. Series generator
B. Shunt generator
C. Compound generator
D. Separately excited generator

Permeance is the reciprocal of______________?

A. flux density
B. reluctance
C. ampere-turns
D. resistance

In over compounded generator, full load terminal voltage is______________?

A. almost zero
B. less than no load terminal voltage
C. more than no load terminal voltage
D. equal to no-load terminal voltage

In D.C. generators the polarity of the interpoles_____________?

A. is the same as that of the main pole ahead

B. is the same as that of the immediately preceding pole
C. is opposite to that of the main pole ahead
D. is neutral as these poles do not play part in generating e.m.f.

The e.m.f. generated in a D.C. generator is directly proportional to_________?

A. flux/pole
B. speed of armature
C. number of poles
D. all of the above

In a level compounded D.C. generator, full load terminal voltage is__________?

A. negligibly low
B. equal to no-load terminal voltage
C. more than no-load terminal voltage
D. less than no-load terminal voltage
In a D.C. generator the magnetic neutral axis coincides with the geometrical
neutral axis, when_______________?

A. there is no load on the generator

B. the generator runs on full load
C. the generator runs on overload
D. the generator runs on designed speed

In a D.C. generator in order to reduce sparking at brushes, the self-induced

e.m.f. in the coil is neutralised by all of the following except______________?

A. interpoles
B. dummy coils
C. compensating winding
D. shifting of axis of brushes

The terminal voltage of a D.C. shunt generator drops on load because of all of
the following reasons except:_____________?

A. armature reaction
B. armature resistance drop
C. field weakening due to armature reaction and armature
D. commutation

In D.C. generators on no-load, the air gap flux distribution in space is_______?

A. sinusoidal
B. triangular
C. pulsating
D. flat topped

The purpose of providing dummy coils in a generator is____________?

A. to reduce eddy current losses

B. to enhance flux density
C. to amplify voltage
D. to provide mechanical balance for the rotor

The purpose of providing dummy coils in a generator is__________________?

A. to reduce eddy current losses

B. to enhance flux density
C. to amplify voltage
D. to provide mechanical balance for the rotor

If residual magnetism is present in a D.C. generator, the induced e.m.f. at zero

speed will be____________?

A. zero
B. small
C. the same as rated voltage
D. high
Armature reaction in a generator results in_____________?

A. demagnetisation of leading pole tip and magnetisation of trailing pole tip

B. demagnetisation of trailing pole tip and magnetisation of leading pole tip
C. demagnetizing the center of all poles
D. magnetizing the center of all poles

Which generator would you prefer for feeding long D.C. transmission lines ?

A. Series generator
B. Shunt generator
C. Over compound generator
D. Flat compound generator

In a D.C. generator the critical resistance can be increased by_____________?

A. increasing its field resistance

B. decreasing its field resistance
C. increasing its speed
D. decreasing its speed

In a D.C. generator:___________________?

A. external resistance = internal characteristic – armature reaction

B. internal characteristic = magnetisation characteristic – ohmic drop
C. external characteristic = magnetisation characteristic – ohmic drop –
armature reaction
D. magnetisation characteristic = external characteristic

Wave winding is composed of_______________?

A. any even number of conductors

B. any odd number of conductors
C. that even number which is exact multiple of poles + 2
D. that even number which is exact multiple of poles

For both lap and wave windings, there are as many commutator bars as the
number of_____________?

A. slots
B. armature conductors
C. winding elements
D. poles

In a separately excited generator supplying rated load the armature reaction.

A. is always present
B. is always absent
C. may be sometimes present
D. none of the above

The series field of a short-shunt D.C. generator is excited by_______________?

A. external current
B. armature current
C. shunt current
D. load current

The critical resistance of the D.C. generator is the resistance of____________?

A. field
B. brushes
C. armature
D. load

Shunt generators are most suited for stable parallel operation because of
their______________?

A. rising voltage characteristics

B. identical voltage characteristics
C. drooping voltage characteristics
D. linear voltage characteristics

When two D.C. series generators are running in parallel, an equilizer bar is
used________________?

A. to increase the speed and hence generated e.m.f.

B. to increase the series flux
C. so that two similar machines will pass approximately equal currents to the
load
D. to reduce the combined effect of ar-mature reaction of both machines

The main factor which leads to unstable parallel operation of flat and over
compounded generators is_____________?

A. their rising voltage characteristics

B. unequal number of turns in their series field windings
C. unequal speed regulation of their prime movers
D. unequal series field resistances

If a self excited D.C. generator after being installed, fails to build up on its first
trial run, the first thing to do is to______________?

A. reverse the field connections

B. increase the field resistance
C. increase the speed of prime mover
D. check armature insulation resistance

Which of the following generating machine will offer constant voltage on all
loads?

A. Self-excited generator
B. Separately excited generator
C. Level compounded generator
D. All of the above
Which of the following generators will be preferred if they are required to be
run in parallel?

A. Shunt generators
B. Series generators
C. Compound generators
D. None of the above

Two generators are running in parallel. One of the generators may run as
motor for which of the following reasons ?

A. The direction of that generator is reversed

B. The speed of that generator is increased
C. The field of that generator is weakened
D. That generator takes large share of loads

The essential condition for parallel operation of two D.C. generators is that
they have ________________?

A. same kW rating
B. the same operation r.p.m.
C. the same drooping voltage characteristics
D. same percentage regulation

A series generator can self-excite:______________?

A. only if the load current is zero

B. only if the load current is not zero
C. irrespective of the value of load current
D. none of the above

A D.C. generator works on the principle of____________?

A. Lenz’s law
B. Ohm’s law
C. Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction
D. none of the above