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Terminalvoltageisdefinedasthevoltagethatis:
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a.Measuredfromarmaturetoground
b.Measuredattheoutputofthegenerator
c.Deliveredacrosstheload

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d.Inducedinthearmatureconductors
e.Appliedtothefieldwindings
Thecorrectansweris:Measuredattheoutputofthegenerator

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TheinducedvoltagethatactstocountertheappliedvoltageinaDCgeneratorisalso
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a.Counterelectromotiveflux
b.Counterelectromotiveforce
c.Electromotivestaticfield
d.Staticfieldofflux
e.Counterappliedforce
Thecorrectansweris:Counterelectromotiveforce

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ThethreeconditionsnecessarytoinduceaDCvoltageoutputareaconductor,
__________,and__________.

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a.magneticfield,relativemotionbetweenthetwo
b.electrons,magneticfield
c.resistance,relativemotionbetweenthetwo
d.resistance,relativemotionbetweenthetwo
e.electrons,resistance
Thecorrectansweris:magneticfield,relativemotionbetweenthetwo

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ForthefollowingdiagramofaDCgenerator,isthedirectionofrotationofthe
conductorclockwiseorcounterclockwise?

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a.clockwise
b.counterclockwise
Thecorrectansweris:clockwise

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WhenthefieldstrengthofaDCgeneratorisvaried,adjustmentsaremadeinthe
generator's:

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a.terminalvoltage
b.inducedvoltage
c.voltageinput
d.copperlosses
e.mechanicallosses
Thecorrectansweris:terminalvoltage

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WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthefourinternallossesofaDCgenerator?

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a.Mechanicalrotationallosses
b.Fieldlosses
c.Hysteresislosses
d.Copperlosses
e.Eddycurrentlosses
Thecorrectansweris:Fieldlosses

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ThefunctionoftorqueinaDCmotoristo:

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a.Increasecurrentusageinthemotor.
b.Produceandmaintainrotationofthemotor.
c.Createagivenamountofhorsepowerforthemotor.
d.CreateCEMFtopreventoverspeedofthemotor.
e.Controlvoltageusageofthemotor.
Thecorrectansweris:Produceandmaintainrotationofthemotor.

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FieldcurrentandthemagneticfieldsizeinaDCmotorarerelatedinthattheyare:

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a.inverselyrelated.
b.dependentonspeed.
c.opposite.
d.alwayscontrolledbyterminalvoltage.
e.proportional.
Thecorrectansweris:proportional.

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VaryingthefieldresistanceonaDCmotorisnomallyusedtocontrolthe:

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a.armaturecurrent
b.motorspeed
c.motortemperature
d.armaturevoltage
e.terminalvoltage
Thecorrectansweris:motorspeed

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InaDCmotor,torquedecreasesasarmaturecurrent:

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a.increases
b.multiplies
c.remainsconstant
d.decreases
e.reverses
Thecorrectansweris:decreases

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Arotatingconductorpassingthroughmagneticlinesoffluxproducingavoltage
describes:

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a.anACcircuit
b.poweruseinaDCmotor
c.atransformer
d.asimpleACgenerator
Thecorrectansweris:asimpleACgenerator

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TheeffectivevalueofACcurrentproduces__________heateffectcomparingtoan
equalvalueofDCcurrent.

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a.more
b.less
c.thesame
Thecorrectansweris:thesame

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TheresultofonesideoftheACgeneratorloopcuttinglinesofforceproducinga
positivecurrentinthefirsthalfcycleofrotationandanegativecurrentinthesecond
halfcycleexplains:
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a.thefrequencyrelativetoDC
b.therootmeansquaretheory
c.theeffectivevalueofACcurrent
d.thephasedifferentialofAC
e.thedevelopmentofasinewaveoutput
Thecorrectansweris:thedevelopmentofasinewaveoutput

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WhichbestdefinestheeffectivevalueofanACcurrentrelativetoDCcurrent,Where
squarerootof3=SQRT(3)

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a.ProducesthesameheatingeffectastheSQRT(3)timestheamountofDC
current.
b.ProducesSQRT(3)timestheheatingeffectasanequalamountofDCcurrent.
c.ProducesthesameheatingeffectasanequalamountofDCcurrent.
d.Producesthesameheatingeffectas0.707timestheamountofDCcurrent.
e.ProducestwicetheheatingeffectasanequalamountofDCcurrent.
Thecorrectansweris:ProducesthesameheatingeffectasanequalamountofDC
current.

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InductorscauseanoppositiontocurrentflowinanACcurrentandisknownas:

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a.inductivereactance
b.inductiveresistance
c.reactiveinductance
d.inductivecapacitance
e.inductiveresonance
Thecorrectansweris:inductivereactance

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InductorscauseanoppositiontocurrentflowinanACcircuitandisknownas:

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b.reactiveinductance
c.inductiveresonance
d.inductivecapacitance
e.inductivereactance
Thecorrectansweris:inductivereactance

Question17

IFaseriesRCLACcircuitisatresonance,then:

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a.netreactanceishighcurrentoutputishigh.
b.netreactanceisinfinitecurrentoutputishigh.
c.netreactanceiszerocurrentoutputisdeterminedbycircuitresistance.
d.netreactanceiszerocurrentoutputisdeterminedbyinductivereactance.
e.netreactanceishighcurrentoutputisnearzero.
Thecorrectansweris:netreactanceiszerocurrentoutputisdeterminedbycircuit
resistance.

Question18

Inadeltaconnectedgenerator:

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a.onesideofthearmaturewindingsareconnectedtothesamepoint.
b.eachphasecarries57.7%oflinevoltageandisusedforhighvoltagegeneration.
c.phaseimpedancedoesnothavetobeequal.
d.thethreearmaturewindingsareconnectedinparallel.
e.thethreearmaturewindingareconnectedinseries.
Thecorrectansweris:thethreearmaturewindingareconnectedinseries.

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Whatkindofcircuitwouldhaveitsimpedanceinfinite(high)andcurrentataminimum
value?

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a.AnopenRCLACcircuit.
b.AseriesRCLACcircuitinresonance.
c.AseriesRCLACcircuitnotatresonance.
d.AparallelRCLACcircuitatresonance.
e.AparallelRCLACcircuitnotatresonance.
Thecorrectansweris:AparallelRCLACcircuitatresonance.

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InapurelyinductiveACcircuit[__________]leads[__________]by90degrees.

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Thecorrectansweris:voltage/current

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OppositiontotheflowofACcurrentcausedbyacapacitorisdefinedas:

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a.capacitivereactance
b.capacitiveresistance
c.capacitiveinductance
d.captiveresonance
e.capacitivereluctance
Thecorrectansweris:capacitivereactance

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Current__________voltageinapurelycapacitiveACcircuitby__________
degrees.

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a.leads,180
b.lags,90
c.leads,45
d.lags,45
e.leads,90
Thecorrectansweris:leads,90

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Impedanceis:

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a.thereactionofcurrenttoresistivecomponents
b.theoppositiontocurrentflowcausedbyresistance
c.thetotaloppositiontocurrentflowinanACcircuit
d.theparallelrelationshipofvoltageandcurrentinaseriescircuit
e.themathematicalrepresentationofvoltagedevelopment.
Thecorrectansweris:thetotaloppositiontocurrentflowinanACcircuit

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TheformularequiredtocalculatethetotalcurrentinasimpleparallelRCLACcircuit
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1.a
2.b.
3.c.
4.d.
5.e.
Thecorrectansweris:d.

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Thestateinwhichinductivereactanceequalscapacitivereactance(XL=XC)ata
specifiedfrequencyofalternatingcurrentiscalled:

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a.equilibrium
b.resistance
c.resonance
d.impedance
e.resolution
Thecorrectansweris:resonance

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Ifthenetreactanceiszeroandcurrentoutputisdeterminedbycircuitresistancefora
circuit,thenwehavewhichofthefollowing?

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a.AseriesRCLACcircuitnotatresonance
b.AparallelRCLACcircuitnotatresonance.
c.AseriesRCLACcircuitatresonance
d.AnopenRCLACcircuit.
e.AparallelRCLACcircuitatresonance.
Thecorrectansweris:AseriesRCLACcircuitatresonance

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ForaparallelRCLcircuitatresonance,thecircuitoutputrelativetocurrent(I)would
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a.impedancelow:currentoutputishigh
b.impedanceinfinite(high):currentisatmaximumvalue.
c.reactanceequalsresistance:currentishigh
d.impedancenearzero:currentislow
Thecorrectansweris:impedanceinfinite(high):currentisatmaximumvalue.

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Whatisanindicationofanunbalancedloadinathreephasesystem?

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a.AbnormallylowEMFinoneofthephases
b.Abnormallylowpowerfactorinoneofthephases
c.Abnormallyhighcurrentinoneofthephases
d.AbnormallyhighEMFinoneofthephases
e.Abnormallyhighresistanceinoneofthephases
Thecorrectansweris:Abnormallyhighcurrentinoneofthephases

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Theratiobetweentruepowerandapparentpowerdefinestheterm:

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a.reflectivefactor.
b.motivefactor.
c.correctivefactor.
d.apparentfactor.
e.powerfactor.
Thecorrectansweris:powerfactor.

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InaninductiveACcircuit,thepowerfactor__________whenvoltageleadscurrent.

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a.leading
b.lagging
Thecorrectansweris:lagging

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Whichisareasonwhythreephasepowersystemsareusedinsteadofsinglephase
powersystemsinindustry?

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a.Threephasesystemshavelowerpowerratings.
b.Threephasesystemshavealowerresistance
c.Threephasesystemsaresmallerinsize
d.Threephasesystemsprovideasinglevoltage
e.Threephasesystemsoperateathighervoltage

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Thecorrectansweris:Threephasesystemsaresmallerinsize

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Whichisareasonwhythreephasepowersystemsareusedinsteadofsinglephase
powersystemsinindustry?

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a.Threephasesystemsprovideasinglevoltage.

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b.Threephasesystemsoperateathighervoltages.
c.Threephasesystemsofequalsizehavehigherpowerratings.
d.Threephasesystemsarelargerinsize.
Threephasesystemshavealowerresistance.
Thecorrectansweris:Threephasesystemsofequalsizehavehigherpowerratings.

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Anindicationofanunbalancedloadinathreephasesystemisanabnormally:

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b.Lowresistanceinoneofthephases
c.Highcurrentinoneofthephases
d.Lowpowerfactorinoneofthephases
e.Highresistanceinoneofthephases
Thecorrectansweris:Highcurrentinoneofthephases

Question34

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Inthediagrambelow,phase 2

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lagsphase 1

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phase2lagsphase1by60degrees

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Powerfactorisdefinedastheratiobetween____________powerand________
power

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a.true,apparent
b.apparent,true
Thecorrectansweris:true,apparent

Question36

ACgeneratorpowerratingsarebasedon:

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a.thetotalvoltageandcurrentcapacityforeachpoleofthegenerator.
b.theinsulationratingofthewindingsofthegenerator.
c.thesizeoftheprimemoverandthemaximumspeedofthegenerator.
d.generatorspeedwhendevelopingthemaximumcurrentoutput.
e.theabilityoftheprimemovertoovercomegeneratorlossesanddissipateheat.

Thecorrectansweris:theabilityoftheprimemovertoovercomegeneratorlossesand
dissipateheat.

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Placingtwogeneratorsinparallelwithamismatchinfrequencywillresultin:

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a.highcurrentsurgesuntilfrequencymatches.
b.largeopposingvoltagesandadecreaseinoutputcurrent.
c.thegeneratorwiththelowerfrequencybeingpickedupasarealload.
d.thegeneratorwiththelowerfrequencybeingpickedupasareactiveload.
e.aloweringofsystemfrequencybythedifferenceofthetwogenerators.
Thecorrectansweris:thegeneratorwiththelowerfrequencybeingpickedupasareal
load.

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Placingtwogeneratorsinparallelwithamismatchinfrequencywillresultin:

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a.thegeneratorwiththelowerfrequencybeingpickedupasarealload.
b.highcurrentsurgesuntilfrequencymatches.
c.aloweringofsystemfrequencybydifferenceofthetwogenerators.
d.largeopposingvoltagesandadecreaseinoutputcurrent.
e.thegeneratorwiththelowerfrequencybeingpickedupasareactiveload.
Thecorrectansweris:thegeneratorwiththelowerfrequencybeingpickedupasareal
load.

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Choosethelettercorrespondingtothestatementthatbestdescribesthedifference
betweenarotatingfieldstationaryarmatureACgeneratorandastationaryfield
rotatingarmatureACgenerator.
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a.Therotatingfieldgeneratoroutputisconnectedtotheloadwithoutmoving
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dirtymovingcontacts.
b.Muchhighervoltagesandcurrentscanbegeneratedinthestationaryfield
generator.Therotatingarmaturegeneratorisbestsuitedforsmallloads.
c.Therotatingfieldgeneratorusesslipringsandbrushestoconveytheoutput.The
stationaryfieldgeneratorusesslipringsandbrushestoconveythearmaturecurrent.
d.Intherotatingfieldgenerator,theslipringandbrushassemblyisinserieswith
theloadvs.parallelforthestationaryfieldgenerator.
e.Therotatingfieldgeneratorproduceshighercurrentlevels.Thestationaryfield
generatorproduceshighervoltagelevels.
Thecorrectansweris:Therotatingfieldgeneratoroutputisconnectedtotheload
withoutmovingcontacts.Thestationaryfieldgeneratoroutputcanbeinterrupted
becauseofwornordirtymovingcontacts.

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Amajoradvantageofwyeconnectedgeneratoris:

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a.itprovidesanincreaseincurrentwithnoincreaseinvoltage.
b.ifonephaseisdamaged,theremainingtwocandeliver3phasepower.
c.theimpedanceofthethreephasewindingsdonothavetobeequal.
d.eachphasecarries57.7%oflinevoltageandisusedforhighvoltagegeneration.
e.thehysteresislossesofthegeneratorarereducedby57.7%.
Ifonephaseisdamaged,theremainingtwocandeliver3phasepower.
Thecorrectansweris:eachphasecarries57.7%oflinevoltageandisusedforhigh
voltagegeneration.

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Matchthecorrectcomponentandpurpose.

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PartofanACgeneratorinwhichvoltageisproduced

Armature

Partthatisstationary

Stator

Componentusedtodrivethegenerator

PrimeMover

Usedtotransferpowertoorfromtherotor

Sliprings

Usesexcitervoltagetoproducemagneticflux

Field

Thecorrectansweris:PartofanACgeneratorinwhichvoltageisproducedArmature,
PartthatisstationaryStator,ComponentusedtodrivethegeneratorPrimeMover,
UsedtotransferpowertoorfromtherotorSliprings,Usesexcitervoltageto
producemagneticfluxField

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