Number Section Rating

1. A four pole simplex wave generator has 57 slots, what is the coil pitch or pole pitch?
a. 7 c. 4
b. 14 d. 14.25
2. What is the average voltage generated in a moving conductor if it cuts 2.5x10 6 maxwells
1
in 40 sec.?

a. 1 volt c. 10 volts
b. 2 volts d. 100 volts
3. An 8-pole D.C. machine has a simplex wave-wound armature with a current rating of
110 Amperes. Determine the current per path.
a. 27.5 A c. 55 A
b. 13.75 A d. 6.875
4. When a generator is being driven at 1,200 rpm, the generated emf is 230 Volts. What
is the generated emf if the field flux is decreased by 10% with the speed remains
constant?
a. 205 V c. 200 V
b. 207 V d. 203 V
5. A separately excited D.C. Generator has a no – load terminal voltage of 230 volts when
driven at 1,200 rpm with the field current set to 10 Amp. Neglecting Saturation or at
constant flux, find the speed in RPM so that the generated voltage is 200V with the field
current remains constant.
a. 1022 c. 1090
b. 1043 d. 1067
6. What is the voltage induced in the armature winding of a 4- pole wave wound D.C.
machine having 728 inductors & running at 1,600 rpm if the flux per pole is 30mWb.?
a. 1,310.4V c. 1,164.8V
b. 1092V d. 1,237.6V
7. What is the maximum voltage, generated in a drum armature with concentrated
windings consisting of 300 series conductors in each path? The armature speed is
1200rpm. Each conductor cuts twice in a field of 1.5x106 lines of force per revolution.
a. 232V c. 273V
b. 267V d. 256V
8. A shunt generator delivers 195 Amps at a terminal voltage of 250 volts. The armature
resistance & shunt field resistance are 0.02-ohms ^& 50-ohms respectively. The iron loss
& friction loss are equal to 950 watts. Find the commercial efficiency.
a. 94.2% c. 95.9%
b. 98.2% d. 93.5%
9. The pulley of an old gen set has a diameter of 20 inches. The belt exerts a pull of 353
lbs. of the pulley. If the gen. set runs at 900 rpm at an efficiency of 80%, what is the KW
output of the gen.-set?
a. 75 kw c. 250 kw
b. 200 kw d. 30 kw
10. A 4-pole wave wound, 750 Rpm shunt generator has an armature & field resistance
of 0.4-ohms & 200-ohms, respectively, the armature has 720 inductors & the flux per pole
is 28.95mWeb. If the load resistance is 10-ohms, what is the terminal voltage of the
machine?
a. 521 Volts c. 505 Volts
b. 510 Volt d. 500 Volts
11. The voltage of a 100 kw, 250 volts shunt generator rises to 260 volts when the load
is removed. What is the full-load current does the machine deliver & what is the voltage
regulation?
a. 200 Amp. & 4 % c. 400 Amp. & 2%
b. 385.3 Amp. & 3.85% d. 500 Amp. & 15%

13. The output of a shunt generator is 24kw at a terminal voltage of 200Volts. Armature
resistance = 0.05-ohms, shunt field resistance = 40-ohms. If iron & friction losses equal
the copper loss at this load, the output of the engine driving the generator is:
a. 36.95Hp c. 30.51Hp
b. 34.4Hp d. 35.2Hp
14. A shunt generator has an external characteristic whose terminal voltage is given by
the equation, V = (250-0.4 IL), where IL is the load current, what current and power will be
supplied by the machine to the load resistor of 5.85 ohms?
a. 40 A & 936 W c. 10 A & 585 W
b. 2.5 & 36.56 W d. 40 A & 9360 W
15. A D.C. shunt motor develops 15 HP at 120 volts. The armature efficiency is 95%.
Determine the armature resistance.
a. 0.10 ohms c. 0.08 ohms
b. 0.06 ohms d. 0.6 ohms
16. A 230 Volt D.C. shunt motor has a no-load line current of 7 Amp and a full-load line
current of 46 Amp. The armature resistance is 0.05 ohms and the shunt field resistance
is 75 ohms. Determine the motor efficiency at full-load.
a. 81% c. 87%
b. 84% d. 85%
17. A separately excited shunt motor develops 700 N-m torque while drawing 35 Amp.
Armature current. What is the motor speed in RPM if the armature voltage is 200 Volts?
a. 95.5 c. 90.7
b. 102.3 d. 105.1
18. A 220 volt dc motor has an armature resistance of 0.35 ohm. When running without
load the armature takes a current of 8 A and speed is 1200 rpm. Determine the resistance
which should be inserted in series with the armature to reduce the speed of the motor to
700 rpm with 35 A to the armature at rated load, flux reduced to 65%.
a. 3.583 𝛺 c. 9.07 𝛺
b. 1.023 𝛺 d. 5.51 𝛺
19. A 10 HP, 220 Volts shunt motor has an armature resistance including the brushes of
0.25 ohms and a field resistance of 100 ohms. The full-load efficiency is 83%. Determine
the value of starting resistance that will limit the armature starting current to 200% of the
full-load value.
a. 4.5 ohms c. 3.8 ohms
b. 2.6 ohms d. 5 ohms
20. A long shunt compound generator has a shunt field resistance of 77 ohms, a series
field of resistance of 0.008 ohm, a commutating pole resistance of 0.005 ohm and an
armature resistance including brushes of 0.02 ohm. When the armature current is 125
amps, the generated emf is 234.2 Volts. Calculate the power delivered to the load.
a. 27.85 Kw c. 25.75 Kw
b. 28.75 Kw d. 27.75 Kw
21. A 25 Kw, 120 Volts long shunt compound generator has the following characteristics:
Ra=0.082 ohms, Rs=0.009 ohm, Rf=100 ohms. The generator delivers 150 Amp. At 110
volts. Determine the efficiency if friction and windage loss is 300 watts, stray load loss is
1% of the output.
a. 86.1% c. 86.9 %
b. 81.6% d. 89.6%

31. A 220 volt dc motor has an armature resistance of 0.35 ohm. When running without
load the armature takes a current of 8 A and a speed is 1200 rpm. Determine the
efficiency of the motor for an armature current of 50 A, stray power loss 200 watts, stray
load loss 1% of the output.
a. 86,334% c. 89.334%
b. 95.334% d. 81.5%
32. A 220 volt dc motor has an armature resistance of 0.35 ohm. When running without
load the armature takes a current of 8 A and speed is 1200 rpm. Rated current is 35 a.
determine the torque of the motor at half rated current, flux proportional to the field current.
a. 20.5 lb-ft c. 10.193 lb-ft
b. 17.875 lb-ft d. 48.775 lb-ft
33. A 250 volt dc shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.25 ohms. On load it takes
an armature current of 50 A and runs at 750 rpm. If the flux of the motor is reduced by
10% (the armature reaction weakens the field by 10% or the field strength is reduced by
10%) without changing the load torque, find the new speed of the motor.
a. 858.2 rpm c. 760 rpm
b. 828.4 rpm d. 860 rpm
34. A 230-volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.26 ohm. Assuming a 2-volt
brush drop. Calculate the counter emf when the armature current is 35.4A?
a. 218V c. 211.8V
b. 216.6V d. 211.8V
35. A 600 volt dc shunt motor runs at 750 rpm and takes an armature current of 40 A.
Calculate the speed of the motor if the flux is increased by 25%, with the total torque
remaining unchanged. Armature resistance equals 0.5 ohm.
a. 604.138 rpm c. 460.831 rpm
b. 640.183 rpm d. 860.431 rpm
36. A 300 volt series wound motor develops 20 HP when the current is 52 A and the
speed is 600 rpm. Assuming that the flux varies directly with the current, calculate the
torque if the load increases so that the current becomes 60A.
a. 175.07 lb-ft. c. 110.193 lb-ft.
b. 233.081 lb-ft. d. 252.101 lb-ft.
37. A 250 volt, 4 pole, wave wound dc series motor ha 782 conductors on its armature. It
has armature and series field resistance of 0.75 ohm. The motor takes a current of 40 A.
Determine the torque at this current.
 a. 248.919 N-m c. 109.193 N-m
b. 178.875 N-m d. 418.775 N-m
38. A 250 volt, 4 pole, wave wound dc series motor has a 782 conductors on its armature.
It has armature and series field resistance of 0.75 ohm. The motor takes a current of 40
A. Determine the speed in rps at this current.
a. 5.627 rps c. 7.267 rpm
b. 6.257 rps d. 4.775 rpm
39. A 5 hp, 230-volt shunt motor takes 18 amps. When operating at full load. The shunt
field resistance is 115 ohms and the armature resistance is 0.710 ohms. What will be the
line current upon starting if the motor were connected directly to the line without a starting
resistor?
a. 324.3 A c. 330.3 A
b. 342.3 A d. 333.3 A
40. A dc shunt motor takes 40 A at 220 volts and runs at 800 rpm. If the armature
resistance is 0.3 ohm and the total rotational losses is 0.5 kw, find the efficiency if the
shunt field loss is 100 watts.
a. 85 % c. 87.7 %
b. 87 % d. 86 %
41. A 250 volt, 4 pole, wound dc series motor has a 782 conductors on its armature. It
has armature and sries field resistance of 0.75 ohm. The motor takes a current of 40 A.
Flux per pole is 25 mWeber. Determine the armature current if the flux per pole is reduced
by 30%. Assume constant torque.
a. 45 A c. 54 A
b. 57.143 A d. 45.52 A
42. A 250 volt, 4 pole, wave wound dc series motor has 782 conductors on its armature.
It has armature resistance and series field resistance of 0.75 ohm. The motor takes a
current of 40 A. Flux per pole is 25 mWeber. Determine the speed if the flux per pole is
reduced by 30%. Assume constant torque.
a. 448.914 rpm c. 345.271 rpm
b. 478.875 rpm d. 454.127 rpm
43. The counter emf of a shunt motor is 218v, the field resistance is 150 ohms and the
field current is 1.5 A. The line current is 36.5 A. If the line current during start up is limited
to 55 A, how much starter resistance must be added is series with armature?
a. 3.59 ohms c. 3.89 ohms
b. 4 ohms d. 5 ohms
44. The terminal voltage of a 75 kw shunt generator is 600 volts at rated load. The
resistance of the shunt field is 120 ohms and the armature resistance is 0.5 ohms. Find
the generated emf.
a. 625v c. 601v
b. 626v d. 620v
45. A 60 Hp, 230 volt shunt motor has a shunt field resistance of 38.3 ohm and an
armature resistance of 0.04 ohm. The resistance in the starter is 0.66 ohm. Calculate the
armature current at the instant it is started.
a. 328.571 A c. 314.286 A
b. 324.286 A d. 341. 286 A
46. A 60 Hp, 230 volt shunt motor has a shunt field resistance of 38.3 ohm and an
armature resistance of 0.04 ohm. The resistance in the starter is 0.66 ohm. Calculate the
armature current at the instant it is started. (Assume 3 volt brush drop)
a. 328.571 A c. 314.286 A
b. 324.286 A d. 341. 286 A
47. A 20 hp, 220 volts, 540 rpm shunt motor has an armature resistance and shunt field
resistance of 0.24 ohms and 157 ohms respectively. If the starting resistance is 1.7 ohms,
what current does the motor take at the instant of starting? (Assume a 3-volt brush drop.)
a. 117.372 A c. 113.772 A
b. 131.772 A d. 112.37 A
48. A 60 HP, 240 volt shunt motor has a shunt field of 38.3 ohm and an armature
resistance of 0.04 ohm. The resistance in the starter is 0.86 ohm. Calculate the current
input to the motor at the instant it is started. Assume a 3 volt brush drop.
a. 328.571 A c. 272.933 A
b. 269.599 A d. 263.333 A
49. A 220 volt dc series motor is running at a speed of 800 rpm and draws 100 A.
Calculate the input current to the motor when developing half the torque. Total resistance
of the armature and field is 0.1 ohm. Assume that the magnetic current circuit is
unsaturated or non linear (flux proportional to the armature current)
a. 70.71 A c. 100 A
b. 50 A d. 114 A