II B.Tech ISEM Time: 20min.

SUB: Electrical machines -1 DATE:

Name: _______________________ Roll number ______________Branch
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1..EMF induced in a coil rotating in a uniform magnetic field will be maximum when the
a) flux linking with the coil is maximum [ ]
b) rate of change of flux linkage is minimum
c) rate of change of flux linkage is maximum
d) rate of cutting flux by the coil sides is minimum
2.The d.c. armature winding in which coil sides are a pole pitch apart is called ............
winding.
(a) multiplex (b) fractional-pitch (c) full-pitch (d) pole-pitch [ ]
3.In small DC machines, armature slots are sometimes not made axial but are skewed, results
a)quiter operation b)slight decrease in losses c)saving of copper d)both a & b [ ]
4.A 4-pole, 12-slot lap-wound d.c. armature has two coil-sides/slot. Assuming single turn
coils and progressive winding, the back pitch would be [ ]
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 6
5. Lap winding is suitable for ............ current, ............ voltage d.c. generators. [ ]
(a) high, low (b) low, high (c) low, low (d) high, high
6.The critical resistance of the d.c. generator is the resistance of [ ]
(a) armature (b) field (c) load (d) brushes
7.In a d.c. generator, the generated e.m.f. is directly proportional to the [ ]
(a) field current (b) pole flux (c) number of armature parallel paths
(d) number of dummy coils
8..In a dc machine ,the armature reaction and the inductance of commutating coils results in
a)over commutation b)under commutation [ ]
c)linear commutation d)sinusoidal commutation
9. If the applied voltage to dc machine is 230V, then back emf for max power
developed is [ ]
a)200V b) 230V c) 115V d) 460V

10.The load characteristics of shunt generator are drooping in nature.(True/ False)

11. A dc series generator is used as variable voltage generator (True./ False)
12.For same voltage rating,load sharing is power rating (True./ False)
13.Magnetisation characteristic is the plot between _________&____________
14.____________ is essential for building up of voltage in self excited generator.
15.In a cumulative compound generator ,series field flux _________ the shunt filed flux.
16.The direction of rotation of dc shunt machine can be reversed by interchanging
__________________________
17.The armature mmf wave in dc machine is _________
18.The main reason for providing compensating winding in a dc generator is to
__________________
19.The purpose of brush in a dc machine is to _____________
20.The armature of a dc machine is laminated to reduce ____________