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JNTU ONLINE EXAMINATIONS [Mid 1 - em3]

[02D01]
a. Above synchronous speed only
b. Below synchronous speed only
c. Above and below synchronous speeds both
1. The frequency of voltage generated by an alternator having 4d. Equal to synchronous speed
poles and rotating at 1800 r.p.m is ---------hertz [01M01]
12. Salient pole field structure, the pole shoes cover about ---of
a. 60
pole pitch [02D02]
b. 7200
a. one-third
c. 120
b. one half
d. 450
c. two-third
2. The frequency generated in a 8-pole alternator that rotates at
d. whole
750 r.p.m is [01M02]
13. The high-speed turbo-alternator has rotor of ----diameter and a. 30 Hz
--- axial length in comparison to those of rotor for a low speed
b. 40 Hz
hydro-generator. [02M01]
c. 50 Hz
a. smaller, smaller
d. 60Hz
b. larger, larger
3. If P is the number of poles , f=frequency in Hz , N=speed in
c. smaller, larger
r.p.m, the relationship between the three for a synchronous
d. larger, smaller
alternator is given by [01M03]
14. Salient pole field structure has the advantages of [02M02]
a. f = (P / 120 N)
a. Adaptability to low and moderate speed operations
b. f = (P / 60 N)
b. Reduced noise
c. P = (120 f / N)
c. Reduced friction and windage losses
d. P = (60 f / N)
d. Reduced bearing loads
4. Turbo-alternators are generally used to run to [01M04]
15. Larger diameter salient pole rotors have shorter axial length
a. 1500 r.p.m
because [02M03]
b. 3000 r.p.m
a. It occupies much less space
c. 5000 r.p.m
b. It saves lot of copper in stator winding
d. 150000 r.p.m
c. It reduces weight of the rotor
5. Alternator operates on the principle of [01S01]
d. Number of conductors held in large circumference of rotor
a. Electro-magnetic induction
is very large and so they need not be long
b. Self induction
16. The stator core of a synchronous machine is built up of-----c. Mutual induction
laminations [02S01]
d. Self or mutual induction
a. stainless steel
6. Synchronous machine can operate [01S02]
b. silicon steel
a. only as a generator
c. cast iron
b. only as a motor
d. cast steel
c. both as a generator and as a motor
17. The stator core of a synchronous machine is laminated so as to
d. neither generator not motor
reduce [02S02]
7. In a synchronous machine, if the field flux axis is ahead of the a. Eddy current loss
armature field axis in the direction of rotation, the machine
b. Hysteresis loss
operating is [01S03]
c. Both eddy current and hysteresis loss
a. Synchronous motor
d. The size and weight of the machine
b. Synchronous generator
18. Slots provided on the stator core of a synchronous machine
c. Asynchronous motor
are of -----type [02S03]
d. Asynchronous generator
a. open
8. An alternator generates [01S04]
b. semi-closed
a. dc
c. totally closed
b. ac
d. either open or semi closed
c. pulsating dc
19. The rotor of an alternator may be of [02S04]
d. dc as well as ac
a. salient pole type
9. In modern alternators, the rotating part is [01S05]
b. non-salient or cylindrical type
a. Field system
c. squirrel cage type
b. Armature
d. salient pole or smooth cylindrical type
c. Armature as well as field system
20. The Salient pole type rotor has [02S05]
d. Neither armature nor field
a. Smaller diameter and smaller axial length
10. The frequency of emf generated by an alternator depends upon b. Larger diameter and larger axial length
the alternator speed (N in rpm) and number of poles ( P )on the
c. Larger diameter and smaller axial length
alternator field and is given as [01S06]
d. Smaller diameter and larger axial length
a. PN/60
21. If the field winding of a synchronous machine is placed in the
b. (60N) / P
stator and armature Winding
c. PN/120
on
d. (120N) / P
the rotor, under steady running conditions, the air gap field
11. Squirrel cage bars placed in the rotor pole faces of an
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a. Rotates at synchronous speed with direction of rotation of the
rotor
b. Rotates of synchronous speed with speed with respect to stator
c. Remains stationary with respect to rotor
d. Remains stationary with respect to stator
22. Advantage of a direct connected exciter [03D02]
a. Economy of space
b. Larger space
c. Gives low speeds
d. Gives high speeds
23. A 50-Hz alternator will run at the greatest possible speed if it
is wound for------poles [03D03]
a. 8
b. 6
c. 4
d. 2
24. The stator of an alternator is wound for---on the rotor
[03M01]
a. More number of poles than
b. Less number of poles than
c. The same number of poles as
d. More or less number of poles than
25. Salient pole rotors are used where [03M02]
a. Floor space is available in plenty
b. High speed baji and abhi ram prime movers are available
c. High frequency current is required
d. Low and medium-speed prime movers are available
26. Cylindrical pole type rotors, as compared to Salient pole type,
are [03S01]
a. Large in diameter as well as axial length
b. Larger in diameter and smaller in axial length
c. Small in diameter as well as axial length
d. Smaller in diameter and larger in axial length
27. A coil consists of [03S02]
a. two conductors
b. two coil-sides
c. two turns
d. one turn
28. In a cylindrical rotor how much portion of the rotor is wound?
[03S03]
a. half
b. full
c. one third
d. two third
29. The field winding of an alternator is ----excited [03S04]
a. d.c
b. a.c
c. both d.c or a.c
d. neither a.c nor d.c
30. The a.c armature winding of an alternator is ---- [03S05]
a. Always star-connected
b. Generally delta connected
c. Star delta connected
d. Delta-delta connected
31. Distributed winding is preferred over concentrated winding as
it [04D01]
a. reduces noise
b. reduces the machine size
c. reduces the amount of copper required
d. improves the generated emf wave-form and adds rigidity
and mechanical strength to the winding.
32. In a synchronous alternator, which of the following coils will
have EMF closer to sine wave form? [04D02]
a. Concentrated winding in full pitch coils

b. Concentrated winding in baji and abhiram short pitch coils

c. Distributed winding in full pitch coils
d. Distributed winding in short pitch coils
33. In a concentrated winding, the induced emf will be maximum
when the two sides of a coil
are--------- pole pitch apart [04M01]
a. one-half
b. one
c. one and half
d. two
34. For a two layer winding the number of stator slots is equal to
the number of [04M02]
a. poles
b. conductors
c. coil sides
d. coils
35. For a concentrated winding the polar group of each phase is ----electrical degrees apart
[04M03]
a. 360
b. 180
c. 120
d. 60
36. Armature winding in A.C machines [04S01]
a. Is always closed one
b. Is always open one
c. May be either closed one giving delta connections or open
one giving star connections
d. Always semi closed
37. A pole pitch electrical machines is equal to [04S02]
a. 180 electrical degrees
b. 90 electrical degrees
c. 120 electrical degree
d. 360 electrical degrees
38. The stator of modern alternators are wound for--- phase
groups [04S03]
a. 1800
b. 1200
c. 600
d. 2400
39. In concentrated winding, the number of slots is equal to the
number of [04S04]
a. coil sides
b. poles
c. conductors
d. coils
40. Concentrated winding has [04S05]
a. One coil per phase
b. Two coil per phase
c. One coil per pair of poles per phase
d. One coil side per pole pair per phase
41. Usually concentrated windings are not used in alternators
because [05D01]
a. Concentrated windings require deep slots for
accommodation which leads to
increased
armature leakage and reactance
b. Concentrated windings decrease the capacity of the machine
c. Concentrated windings students gola decrease induced emf/
phase
d. Harmonics increase in concentrated windings
42. For a full pitch winding, the induced EMF in both coil sides
are [05M01]
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b. subtractive
c. in quadrature
d. either additive, subtractive, in quadrature
43. In a 3-Phase cylindrical-rotor alternator, [05M02]
a. field mmf leads the air-gap flux and air-gap flux leads the
armature mmf
b. the armature mmf leads the air-gap flux and the air-gap flux
leads the field flux
c. the armature mmf leads the air-gap flux and the air-gap lags the
field- fux
d. field mmf leads the air-gap firstranker.blogspot.com flux and
air-gap flux lags the armature mmf
44. Chording and distribution of armature windings for ac
machines results in [05S01]
a. Reduction in air-gap mmf harmonics
b. Increase fundamental components or induced emf
c. Increase in fundamental component of induced emf
d. Reduction in noise and machine size
45. In an alternator short pitch coils are used [05S02]
a. To reduce the size of the machine
b. To reduce the stray losses
c. To reduce the harmonics in generated emf
d. To provide accurate phase difference of 1200 between each
phase
46. Short pitched coils in the alternator are used to [05S03]
a. Reduce the size of the alternator
b. Reduce the harmonics from the generated emf of the
alternator
c. Reduce the copper loss in the alternator
d. Reduce the size of the alternator, and copper loss in the
alternator
47. Which material is used for construction of stator core [05S04]
a. Copper
b. Copper alloy
c. Silicon Steel
d. Mild steel
48. Which material is used for construction of stator windings
[05S05]
a. Copper
b. Silver
c. Silicon Steel
d. Mild steel
49. Which material is used for construction of slip rings? [05S06]
a. Silver
b. Copper alloy
c. Silicon Steel
d. Mild steel
50. Which material is used for construction of rotor core [05S07]
a. Copper
b. Copper alloy
c. Silicon Steel
d. Mild steel
51. In 36 slot, 4-pole, 3C alternator the winding pitch is 7. The
electrical angle by which the winding is chorded is equal to
[06M01]
a. 400
b. 300
c. 600
d. 150
52. The Winding of a 4-pole alternator having 36 slots and a coil
span of 1 to 8 is short pitched by - ------------ degrees electrical
[06M02]
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c. 20
d. 40
53. In the armature winding of an alternator the coil span falls
short of full-pitch by 600 (electrical). The pitch factor is --------[06M03]
a. 0.866
b. 0.5
c. 0.25
d. 0.75
54. 3-phase alternator has 3-slots per pole. The distribution factor
of the winding is [06M04]
a. 0.866
b. 0.5
c. 1
d. 0.75
55. The pitch factor is defined as the ration of emf induced in a
[06S01]
a. Chorded coil to that in a full pitch coil
b. Full pitch winding to that in a concentrated winding
c. Full pitch coil to that in a students gola chorded coil
d. Distributed winding to that in a full pitch winding
56. The ratio of phasor sum of induced emfs per coil to the
arithmetic sum of induced emfs per coil
is known as [06S02]
a. distributed factor
b. winding factor
c. coil span or pitch factor
d. breadth factor
57. The ratio of phasor sum of the emfs induced in all the coils
distributed in a number of slots
under one pole to the arithmetic sum of the emfs induced is
known as [06S03]
a. breadth or distribution factor
b. coil span factor
c. pitch factor
d. winding factor
58. For a 3-phase stator winding having 5 slots per pole per phase
and coil span of 12 slot pitch as, the value of pitch factor wil be
[06S04]
a. 1.05
b. 0.98
c. 0.951
d. 0.851
59. If a coil be having a span of 2/3 pole pitch, the coil span-factor
of winding of alternator will be [06S05]
a. unity
b. 0.5
c. 0.707
d. 0.866
60. For eliminating 7th harmonic from the emf wave of an
alternator the fractional pitch must be [06S06]
a. 2 / 3
b. 5 / 6
c. 7 / 8
d. 6 / 7
61. An alternator has rated field current of 2A . It develops 220 V
at rated speed for 1A exciting current. What will be the terminal
voltage at rated speed and rated field current at no load
[07D01]
a. 220 V
b. 420 V
c. 440 V
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62. The maximum possible speeds in rpm at which an alternator
can be driven to generate
voltages
at 60 Hz and 50 Hz are respectively: [07M01]
a. 2000, 2400
b. 3000, 3600
c. 2400, 2000
d. 3600, 3000
63. The synchronous generators used in thermal power stations
have [07M02]
a. Cylindrical rotors
b. Slip rings and brushes
c. Laminated rotor
d. 3-Phase star connected stator windings
64. The most appropriate speeds in rpm of generators used in
thermal, nuclear and hydropower plants would respectively be
[07M03]
a. 3000 , 300 and 150
b. 3000 , 3000 and 300
c. 1500, 1500 and 3000
d. 1000, 900 and 750
65. If the number of poles of an alternator is increased, the
generated emf [07S01]
a. Increases
b. decreases
c. remains the same
d. Decreases and remains same
66. The emf generated in an alternator depends upon [07S02]
a. frequency
b. flux per pole
c. number of turns in the coils
d. frequency, flux per pole, number of turns in the coils
67. The emfs generated in three phases of an alternator are ---electrical degreees apart [07S03]
a. 60
b. 90
c. 120
d. 180
68. In ac rotating machines, the generated emf [07S04]
a. Is in phase with the working flux A
b. Lags behind C by 900
c. Leads A by 900
d. Lags A by 1800
69. The angle between induced emf and terminal voltage on noload for a single phase alternator is
[07S05]
a. 1800
b. 900
c. 00
d. 600
70. When speed of an alternator is changed from 3600 rpm to
1800 rpm the generated emf/phase will become [07S06]
a. one half
b. twice
c. four times
d. one fourth
71. To eliminate rth harmonic from the induced emf in a phase of
synchronous machine the pitch of the coil must be [08D01]
a. (r-1/rth )fraction of full pitch
b. fraction of full pitch
c. fraction of full pitch
d. fraction of full pitch
72. The pitch factor for 3rd harmonic in an alternator having 18
slots/pole and coil span 5/6 of pole pitch is [08M01]

a. 0.707
b. 0.259
c. 0.966
d. 1
73. A salient pole synchronous generator connected to an infinite
bus will deliver maximum
power
at a power angle of [08M02]
a. B=00
b. =900
c. B=450
d. B=1800
74. The power factor of an alternator under short circuit
conditions is almost near [08M03]
a. Zero leading
b. Zero lagging
c. Unity
d. Zero leading or Zero lagging depending upon the type of
alternator
75. The harmonic component in generated emf will be more in
case of ----- pitch coils [08S01]
a. short
b. full
c. long
d. wide
76. In an alternator, the use of short pitch coils having pitch of
160? will elimate---harmonic component for the emf generated
[08S02]
a. 3rd
b. fifth
c. 7th
d. ninth
77. To eliminate the 5th harmonic from the emf generated in an
alternator, the pitch fraction will
be [08S03]
a. 4/5
b. 5/4
c. 5/6
d. 6/5
78. A coil of 1500 pitch has third harmonic pitch factor as
[08S04]
a. sin 450
b. cos 450
c. sin 2250
d. cos 2250
79. The stator winding of an alternator is normally connected in
star to eliminate the ---harmonic component of the voltage
waveform [08S05]
a. third
b. fifth
c. seventh
d. 13th
80. In a synchronous generator operating at zero power factor,
lagging the effect of [08S06]
a. magnetizing
b. demagnetizing
c. cross- magnetizing
d. both magnetizing and cross- magnetizing
81. A 3-phaes synchronous machine has an unsaturated
synchronous reactance equal to 3 ohms per phase. The saturated
synchronous reactance [09D01]
a. Will be more than 3 ohm
b. Will be less than 3 ohm
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d. Will be 3 ohm or more than 3 ohm
82. In modern large size synchronous machines,the synchronous
impedance is about [09D02]
a. 0.2 pu
b. 0.5 pu
c. 1.0 pu
d. 0.05 pu
83. The emf set up by the leakage flux due to self induction is
called the ------ emf [09M01]
a. leakage
b. reactance
c. self-induced
d. mutual-induced
84. In an alternator short-circuit current is limited by the [09M02]
a. Saturated synchronous impedance
b. Unsaturated synchronous impedance
c. Both Saturated & Unsaturated synchronous impedance
d. Neither Saturated nor Unsaturated students gola synchronous
impedance
85. Unsaturated synchronous impedance limits [09M03]
a. Short circuit current
b. Open circuit voltage
c. Resistance
d. Reactance
86. Synchronous reactance of alternator represents [09S01]
a. Armature reactance and leakage reactance
b. A reactance operating at synchronous speed
c. Field winding reactance
d. A reactance connected in series with a synchronous generator
87. Armature reactance and leakage reactance represents [09S02]
a. Synchronous reactance
b. Synchronous resistance
c. Synchronous conductance
d. Synchronous admittance
88. The synchronous reactance of an alternator is due to [09S03]
a. Leakage flux only
b. Reactance because of armature reaction only
c. Synchronous machine reactance
d. Both leakage flux as well as armature reaction
89. The saturated synchronous reactance of an alternator is ----------- its unsaturated reactance [09S04]
a. more than
b. less than
c. equal to
d. two times
90. The magnitude of leakage flux depends upon [09S05]
a. The magnitude of armature current
b. Phase angle between armature current and terminal voltage
c. Air gap thickness
d. Both the magnitude of armature current, Phase angle
between armature current and terminal voltage
91. In an alternator when Ia is in phase with generated voltage E
under balanced load conditions, the phase difference between
resultant armature flux and main-field flux is [10D01]
a. 900 lagging
b. zero
c. 1800
d. 900 leading
92. At leading power factor operation, an alternator [10M01]
a. is over-excited
b. is under-excited
c. has no residual magnetism
d. has negative torque angle
93. In an alternator the terminal voltage drops due to [10M02]

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a. Armature resistance
b. Armature leakage reactance
c. Armature reaction
d. Armature resistance,reaction,leakage reactance
94. In a synchronous machine, armature reaction is considered
equivalent to [10S01]
a. Fictitious reactance
b. fictitious resistance
c. Fictitious impedance
d. fictitious conductance
95. In an alternator, the armature reaction influences the
magnitude of [10S02]
a. no load loss
b. speed of the machine
c. terminal voltage per phase
d. wave form of voltage generated
96. The fictitious part of synchronous reactance takes care of
[10S03]
a. voltage regulation
b. inductive reactance
c. armature reaction
d. efficiency
97. With capacitive load, armature reaction flux of alternator will
be [10S04]
a. Helping the main magnetic field
b. Opposing the main magnetic field
c. Either helps or opposes the main magnetic field
d. Fluctuating
98. With a load power factor of unity the effect of armature
reaction on main field flux of an
alternator is [10S05]
a. Distortional
b. Magnetizing
c. Demagnetizing
d. Nominal
99. At lagging loads armature reaction in an alternator is [10S06]
a. Cross magnetizing
b. Demagnetizing
c. Non-effective
d. Magnetizing
100. At leading power factor the armature flux in an alternator ------- the rotor flux [10S07]
a. opposes
b. aids
c. distorts
d. does not effect
101. In an alternator, the flux created by the armature mmf ------directly from the main
Flux for the following condition of the load power factor is zero
lagging [11M01]
a. Subtracts
b. Additive
c. Multiplicative
d. Remains same
102. As load power factor of an alternator becomes more leading
the value of generated voltage required to give rated terminal
voltage [11M02]
a. increases
b. remains unchanged
c. decreases
d. varies with rotor speed
103. In an alternator running with a balanced zero power factor
lagging load,phase difference between the resultant armature (or
stator) flux and main field flux is always [11M03]

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a. 1800
b. zero
c. 900 leading
d. 900 lagging
104. For which condition of the load power factor, in an
alternator, the flux crated by the armature m.m.f subtract directly
from the main flux for the following conditions of the load
[11M04]
a. load power factor is zero lagging
b. load power factor is zero leading
c. load power factor is unity
d. load power factor is 0.6 lagging
105. The load sharing between two steam driven alternators
operating in parallel may be
adjusted by varying the [11M05]
a. Field strengths of the alternators
b. Power Factors of the alternators
c. Steam supply to their prime movers
d. Speed of the alternators
106. When the load (inductive) is thrown off, the terminal voltage
will [11S01]
a. increase
b. decrease
c. remains unchanged
d. may increase or decrease
107. In an alternator terminal voltage will rise [11S02]
a. When unity power factor load is thrown off
b. When leading load is thrown off
c. When lagging load is thrown off
d. When unity and leading load is thrown off
108. an alternator, when the load power factor is unity [11S03]
a. The armature flux will reduce to zero
b. The armature flux will have square wave form
c. The armature flux will be demagnetizing
d. The armature flux will be cross-magnetizing
109. When the terminal voltage of an alternator drops on throwing
the load, it indicates that the load was predominantly [11S04]
a. Resistive
b. Inductive
c. Capacitive
d. Resistive, inductive and capacitive
110. The power factor of an alternator is determined by its
[11S05]
a. load
b. speed
c. excitation
d. prime mover
111. If the excitation is kept constant in an alternator ,then the
excitation voltage variation with speed would be [12D01]
a. First linear and the curved upwards
b. First linear and then horizontal
c. Linear
d. First curved and then linear
112. In a slip test of an alternator armature flux, Voltage in field
winding for Xq are respectively [12M01]
a. Minimum , Maximum
b. Minimum, Minimum
c. Maximum, Maximum
d. Maximum , Minimum
113. In a slip test of an alternator Voltage in field winding,
Armature current for Xq are respectively [12M02]
a. Maximum, Maximum
b. Minimum, Maximum
c. Maximum, Minimum

d. Minimum, Minimum
114. In a slip test of an alternator Armature flux , Armature
current for Xq are respectively [12M03]
a. Maximum, Minimum
b. Minimum, Maximum
c. Maximum, Maximum
d. Minimum, Minimum
115. In a slip test of an alternator armature flux, Voltage in field
winding, Armature current
for Xq are respectively [12M04]
a. Maximum, Maximum , Minimum
b. Minimum, Maximum, Minimum
c. Maximum, Maximum, Maximum
d. Minimum, Maximum, Maximum
116. In a synchronous generator [12S01]
a. The open circuit voltage leads the terminal voltage by an
angle known as power angle
b. The open circuit voltage leads the terminal voltage by an angle
known as overlap angle
c. The open circuit voltage lags students gola the terminal voltage
by an angle known as power
lag
d. The open circuit voltage lags the terminal voltage by an angle
known as overlap angle
117. Alternators are rated in terms of [12S02]
a. KW
b. KWA
c. KWh
d. KVAR
118. For the same power rating, the higher voltage alternator is
[12S03]
a. larger the size
b. cheaper
c. costlier
d. smaller in size
119. An alternator is said to be under-excited if it operates at
[12S04]
a. unity pf
b. leading pf
c. lagging pf
d. exactly 0.2 pf
120. Under no load condition power drawn by the prime mover of
an alternator goes to [12S05]
a. Produce induced emf in armature winding
b. Meet no-load losses
c. Produce power in the armature
d. Meet Cu baji and abhi losses both in armature and rotor
windings
121. Two mechanically coupled alternators deliver power at 50
Hz and 60Hz respectively. The highest speed of an alternators is
[13D01]
a. 3600rpm
b. 3000rpm
c. 600 rpm
d. 500 rpm
122. In a slip test of an alternator armature flux, Voltage in field
winding for Xd are respectively [13M01]
a. Maximum, Zero
b. Minimum, Zero
c. Zero, Maximum
d. Zero, Minimum
123. In a slip test of an alternator Voltage in field winding,
Armature current for Xd are
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a. Maximum, Zero
b. Minimum, Zero
c. Zero, Maximum
d. Zero, Minimum
124. In a slip test of an alternator Armature flux , Armature
current for Xd are respectively [13M03]
a. Maximum, Minimum
b. Minimum, Maximum
c. Maximum, Maximum
d. Minimum, Minimum
125. In a slip test of an alternator armature flux, Voltage in field
winding, Armature current
for Xd are respectively [13M04]
a. Maximum, Zero , Minimum
b. Minimum, Zero, Minimum
c. Zero, Maximum, Minimum
d. Zero, Minimum, Maximum
126. Slip test is peformed to determine [13S01]
a. Slip
b. Direct axis and Quadrature axis reactance
c. Positive and negative sequence reactance
d. Sub transient reactance
127. While conducting SLIP TEST the rotor of the machine is run
with a slip 's' and the stator supply frequency 'f' . The frequency of
voltage induced across open field terminals is [13S02]
a. sf
b. f
c. (1-s)f
d. (2-s)f
128. While conducting SLIP TEST the rotor of the machine is run
with a slip 's' and the stator supply frequency 'f' . The frequency of
envelope of the armature terminal voltage [13S03]
a. sf
b. f
c. (1-s)f
d. (2-s)f
129. While conducting SLIP TEST the rotor of the machine is run
with a slip 's' and the stator supply frequency 'f' . The frequency of
envelope of the armature current [13S04]
a. sf
b. f
c. (1-s)f
d. (2-s)f
130. While conducting SLIP TEST the rotor of the machine is run
with a slip 's' and the stator supply frequency 'f' . The frequency of
armature current [13S05]
a. sf
b. f
c. (1-s)f
d. (2-s)f
131. The voltage regulation of an alternator having 0.75 leading
power factor load, no-load induced emf of 2400V and rated
terminal voltage of 3000V is --------- [14D01]
a. 20 %
b. -20 %
c. 150 %
d. -26.7 %
132. The zero-power- factor characteristic for the potier diagram
can be obtained by loading the alternator using [14M01]
a. Lamp load
b. Synchronous motor
c. Water load
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133. Potier resistance of an alternator is almost the same as
[14M02]
a. field winding reactance
b. total armature reactance
c. leakage reactance of field winding
d. armature leakage reactance
134. Which one of following methods would give a higher actual
value of regulation of an
alternator [14M03]
a. ZPF method
b. MMF method
c. EMF method
d. ASA method
135. When an alternator feeds resistive or inductive load,
regulation is [14S01]
a. Always positive
b. Always negative
c. Either positive or negative
d. Zero
136. Voltage regulation obtained by synchronous impedance
method is [14S02]
a. More than that given by actual tests
b. Less than given by actual tests
c. Equal to that given by actual tests
d. Cannot be compared
137. Regulation of an alternator supplying leading load is [14S03]
a. Positive or negative depending upon load and power factor
b. Always positive
c. Always negative
d. Always Zero
138. Zero power factor method of an alternator is generally used
to determine [14S04]
a. Efficiency of alternator
b. Synchronous impedance of alternator
c. Voltage regulation of the alternator
d. Power factor of alternator
139. Best method of finding the voltage regulation is [14S05]
a. MMF method
b. POTIER triangle method
c. Synchronous impedance method
d. MMF, EMF, POITER triangle method
140. The voltage regulation of an alternator for a p.f of 0.8
lagging is ---at unity [14S06]
a. greater than
b. smaller than
c. same as
d. cannot be compared
141. The phasor diagram by ASA method gives [15D01]
a. Reliable results for both baji and abhi regulation and power
angle of a salient pole synchronous generator
b. Reliable result for power angle but erroneous result for
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c. Reliable result for regulation but erroneous result for
power angle
d. Erroneous results for both regulation and power angle of
salient-pole synchronous generator
142. The synchronous impedance method of determination of
regulation of an alternator is also said to be the pessimistic
method as it gives the value of synchronous impedance always
[15M01]
a. More than its actual value under normal condition
b. Less than its actual value under normal condition
c. Equal to synchronous reactance
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143. The regulation obtained by synchronous impedance method
is always higher than actual value because [15M02]
a. Synchronous reactance is assumed variable while it is not
b. Effective armature resistance is assumed constant
c. Synchronous reactance is assumed constant while it is not
d. Field current is increased to give short circuit current about
twice of full-loadcurrent
144. Armature reaction mmf and leakage reactance of a
synchronous machine are determined by [15M03]
a. Open-circuit and short-circuit tests
b. Open-circuit and zero pf tests
c. Open-circuit test only
d. Zero pf test only
145. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using
the codes given below: [15M04]
a. 1243
b. 2314
c. 4312
d. 2134
146. The regulation of an alternator is given as [15S01]
a. ((V-Eo)/v))*100
b. ((Eo-V)/V)*100
c. (V/Eo)*100
d. ((E0-V)/Eo)*100
147. Regulation of an alternator supplying resistive or inductive
load is [15S02]
a. Always positive
b. Always negative
c. Always zero
d. May be negative or equal to zero
148. The regulation of an alternator is likely to be negative in case
of ---load [15S03]
a. Resistive
b. Inductive
c. Capacitive
d. Resistive, inductive, capacitive
149. A leading pf load on an alternator implies that its voltage
regulation shall be [15S04]
a. positive
b. negative
c. Zero
d. Positive, negative or zero
150. The regulation of an alternator is defined as the [15S05]
a. Increase in terminal voltage when full-load is thrown off,
assuming field current and speed remaining the same
b. Fall in terminal voltage when the full-load is thrown off,
assuming field current and speed remaining unchanged
c. Increase in terminal voltage under firstranker blogspot com the
conditions of maximum and minimum excitations
d. Decrease in terminal voltage under the conditions of maximum
and minimum excitations
151. A synchronous generator connected to an infinite bus is over
excited. Considering only the reactive power from point of view
of the system the machine acts as [16D01]
a. a capacitor
b. an inductor
c. a resistor
d. as RL circuit
152. During slip test the value of the direct axis synchronous
reactance Xd is given by [16G01]
a. Xd = Vmax / Imin
b. Xd = Vmax / Imin
c. Xd = Vmax / Imin
d. Xd = Vmin / Imax

153. In a synchronous machine [16M01]

a. Xd'' < Xd' <Xd
b. Xd'' >Xd' >Xd
c. Xd = Xd'
d. Xd = Xd''
154. The phase of an alternator is RYB. If the direction of its field
current is reversed the phase sequence will be [16M02]
a. RYB
b. RBY
c. YRB
d. YBR
155. In a round rotor alternator, reactive power is maximum at a
load angle of [16M03]
a. 900
b. 1800
c. 00
d. 450
156. During slip test the value of the quadrature axis synchronous
reactance Xd is given by [16S01]
a. Xq = Vmin / Imax
b. Xq = Vmin / Imin
c. Xq = Vmax / Imax
d. Xq = Vmax / Imin
157. The short circuit characteristics of synchronous machine
a. Is always linear
b. Is always non linear
c. Is sometimes linear and some times non linear
d. Depends upon the rating of the machine
158. In two reaction theory the armature current is decomposed
into two components Id
and Iq. If E and V are the generated emf and terminal voltage of
the machine then [16S03]
a. Id is perpendicular to V and Iq is in phase with V
b. Id is in phase with E and Iq is perpendicular to E
c. Id is perpendicular to E and Iq is in phase with E
d. Id is in phase with V and Iq is perpendicular to V
159. In two reaction theory the armature current is decomposed
into two components Id
and Iq. If E and V are the generated emf and terminal voltage of
the machine then [16S04]
a. Id is perpendicular to V
b. Id is in phase with E
c. Id is perpendicular to E
d. Id is in phase with V
160. In two reaction theory the armature current is decomposed
into two components Id
and Iq. If E and V are the generated emf and terminal voltage of
the machine then [16S05]
a. Iq is in phase with V
b. Iq is perpendicular to E
c. Iq is in phase with E
d. Iq is perpendicular to V
161. Two alternators are operating in parallel. For taking one of
the alternators out form the system [17D01]
a. Load shared to the alternator is transferred to the other by
adjusting the power fed to the prime mover before opening
OCB
b. Power fed to the prime mover is stopped
c. OCB is switched off
d. Load connected to bus bar is reduced
162. Desirable feature for successful parallel operation of two
alternators is that both should have [17G01]
a. Same resistance
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c. high reactance in comparison to resistance
d.
163. Synchronising current means [17M01]
a. The total current supplied to the load by the alternators
operating in parallel
b. The current supplied by the synchronous generator
c. The current circulating in the local circuit of two
alternators in synchronism once they are out of it
d. The total current supplied to the load by the alternators
operating in series
164. If the voltage of one of the two machines operating in
parallel suddenly falls [17M02]
a. Both the machines will stop
b. The machine whose voltage has suddenly decreased will stop.
c. The synchronous torque will come into operation to restore
synchronism
d. Both machines will run
165. Synchronising torque will come into operation whenever
a. There is a difference in the magnitude of Voltage
b. There is no phase difference in the voltages
c. There is no frequency difference between the two voltages
d. Excitation of one of the alternators does not changes
166. Which of the following method used for synchronizing of 3phase synchronous generators is considered best one? [17S01]
a. Three dark lamp method
b. Two-bright and one dark lamp method
c. Synchroscope
d. three dark lamp and one dark lamp method
167. While synchronizing a 3-phase alternator to the bus-bar the
paralleling switch should be closed [17S02]
a. Just before the pointer reaches the vertical position when
moving in the fast direction
b. Just after the pointer passes the vertical position when moving
in the fast direction
c. When pointer indicates baji fast abhi position
d. When pointer indicates slow position
168. The two-bright and one dark lamp method is used for
[17S03]
a. Determination of phase sequence
b. Synchronizing of 3-phase alternators
c. Synchronizing of single-phase alternators
d. Transfer of load
169. An infinite bus-bar has [17S04]
a. constant voltage
b. constant frequency
c. infinite voltage
d. constant voltage and constant frequency
170. A stationary alternator should not be connected to the live
bus-bar because [17S05]
a. It is likely to operate as a synchronous motor
b. It will get short-circuited
c. It will reduce bus-bar voltage
d. It reduce bus-bar frequency
171. After wiring up two 3-phase alternators you checked their
frequency and voltage and found them to be equal. Before
connecting them in parallel you would [18D01]
a. Check turbine speed
b. Check phase rotation
c. Lubricate every thing
d. Check steam pressure
172. Some prefer 'lamps bright synchronization' to 'lamps dark
synchronization' because:
[18D02]
a. Brightness of lamps can be judged easily

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b. It gives sharper and more accurate synchronization
c. Flicker is more pronounced
d. It can be performed easily
173. The experimental data required for potier method of finding
regulation of alternators are [18M01]
a. No-load curve, short circuit test values
b. Zero power factor curves, short circuit test values
c. No-load curve, zero power factor curves
d. Only no-load curve
174. For proper parallel operation ,a.c polyphase alternators must
have same [18M02]
a. Speed
b. Voltage rating
c. Kva rating
d. Excitation
175. Of the following conditions the one which is does not met by
an alternator working in parallel [18M03]
a. Terminal voltage of each machine must be same
b. The machines must have the same baji phase abhi rotation
c. The machines must operate at the same frequency
d. The machines must have equal rating
176. To have two alternators in parallel which of the following
factors should be identical for both [18S01]
a. Voltage
b. Phase sequence
c. Frequency
d. Voltage, phase sequence and frequency.
177. The dark and bright lamp method is used in alternator for
[18S02]
a. Balancing of load
b. Phase sequence
c. Transfer of load
d. Synchronizing
178. When two alternators run in parallel, their KVAR load shares
and KW load share are changed by changing their [18S03]
a. Excitation and excitation
b. Excitation, driving torque respectively
c. Driving torque, excitation respectively
d. Driving torque, driving torque respectively
179. In an alternator the frequency per revolution is equal to
[18S04]
a. Number of poles
b. Number of pairs of poles
c. Number of armature conductors
d. Forty
180. The synchronous impedance method to find voltage
regulation of an alternator is not an accurate method because the
value of synchronous impedance found is [18S05]
a. Always more than its value under normal conditions
b. Always less than its value under normal conditions
c. Only the synchronous reactance
d. Only the armature resistance
181. When Two alternators are operating in parallel,if the power
input to one of the alternators is cut-off the alternator will[19D01]
a. Continue to run as a synchronous motor rotating in the
same direction
b. Continue to run as a synchronous motor rotating in the opposite
direction
c. Stop running
d. Get damaged due to burning of stator and rotor windings
182. If the excitation of an alternator connected to an infinite busbar is changed, keeping the power input to its prime-mover
unchanged its ---------- will change [19M01]
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b. Power-factor
c. KVA & KVAR output
d. Kw output, power factor, KVA & KVAR output
183. A 3-phase alternator with constant power input is supplying
electrical power to an infinite bus at a lagging power factor. If its
excitation is reduced [19M02]
a. Both power factor and power angle will increase
b. Both power factor and power angle will decrease
c. Power factor will firstranker.blogspot.com increase but power
angle will decrease
d. Power factor will decrease but power angle will increase
184. A 3-phase alternator with constant excitation is supplying
electrical power to an
infinite bus at a lagging power factor. If the power input is
reduced [19M03]
a. Both power factor and power angle will increase
b. Both power factor and power angle will decrease
c. Power factor will increase but power angle will decrease
d. Power factor will decrease but power angle will increase
185. If the excitation of one of the alternators operating in parallel
is increased while keeping input to its prime mover unchanged
then the [19S01]
a. Reactive components of the output will change
b. Active component of the output will change
c. Power factors of the alternators will not change
d. Kva supplied by the alternators will not change
186. Two alternators A and B are sharing an inductive load
equally if the excitation of alternator A is increased [19S02]
a. Alternator B will deliver more current and alternator A will
deliver less current
b. Alternator B will deliver less current and alternator A will
deliver more current
c. Both will continue to share load equally
d. Both will deliver more current
187. Two alternators are operating in parallel, If the power input
to the prime movers of both the alternators is increased this will
affect change in [19S03]
a. generated emf
b. frequency
c. terminal voltage
d. generated emf and voltage
188. Two alternators are operating in parallel and sharing a
common load. For increasing the load shared by one of them
[19S04]
a. Power input is kept constant and excitation is increased
b. Power input is kept constant and excitation is reduced
c. Power input is increased keeping excitation constant
d. Power input is reduced keeping excitation constant
189. The load shared between two alternators operating in parallel
may be adjusted by varying [19S05]
a. their speed
b. their excitation
c. power input to their prime movers
d. speed and excitation
190. The Kva/Kvar shared between two alternators operating in
parallel sharing a common load are adjusted by varying [19S06]
a. their speed
b. excitation
c. power input to their prime movers
d. speed and input to their prime movers
191. An alternator on open circuit generates 320 V at 50Hz when
the field current 3.2A. Neglecting saturation, when the frequency
is 25Hz and the field current is 2A, the open circuit emf is[20D01]
a. 50 V

b. 100 V
c. 200 V
d. 150V
192. In a 3-C star connected alternator a field current of 40 A
produces full-load current of 200A on short circuit and 1160 V on
open circuit. If the resistance of the alternator is 0.5R the value of
synchronous reactance is [20D02]
a. 5-7 O
b. 8.73 O
c. 3.31 R
d. 9 O
193. A 3-Phase alternator has negligible stator resistance. A short
circuit test is conducted o this alternator. At a particular speed, a
field current of If1 is required to drive the rated armature current.
If the speed of the alternator is reduced to half, the field current
required to maintain rated armature current. [20M01]
a. would be equal to If1
b. would be equal to 2 If1
c. would be equal to 1f1/2
d. would be equal to 3 If1
194. A cylindrical rotor synchronous generator will deliver
maximum output when [20M02]
a. load angle = synchronous impedance angle
b. load angle = internal power- factor angle
c. load angle = 900
d. input power factor is unity
195. A 3-phase synchronous generator is operating at constant
load while the excitation is adjusted to give unity of pf current. If
the excitation is increased, the pf will [20M03]
a. become leading
b. become lagging
c. remain at unity
d. become zero
196. The Power factor of an alternator driven by constant prime
mover input can be changed by changing [20S01]
a. field excitation
b. phase sequence
c. load
d. speed
197. In case of two alternators running in parallel and perfectly
synchronized, the synchronizing power is [20S02]
a. zero
b. positive
c. negative
d. infinite
198. To run two alternators in parallel, the black lamp test is
performed to ensure proper [20S03]
a. frequency matching
b. phase difference matching
c. voltage matching
d. phase sequence matching
199. Drop in terminal voltage of an alternator due to armature
reaction is countered by [20S04]
a. Damper winding
b. effect of saliency
c. increased prime mover input
d. Automatic voltage regulation
200. The armature reaction of an alternator is safely determined
by [20S05]
a. Amount of current drawn from the alternator
b. Power factor of the load
c. Speed of the prime mover driving the alternator
d. Amount of voltage drawn from the alternator