Question Bank in AC Motors

1. REE Board Exam October 1997 9. REE Board Exam March 1998
A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, A 50 HP three-phase motor, rated 220 V, 75%
75% power factor and 220 volts. What is its full power factor has 6 poles. The slip at full load is
load current? 3%. What is the frequency of the rotor current
A. 22.5 amperes at full-load?
B. 20.5 amperes A. 1.8 Hz C. 5.4 Hz
C. 16.5 amperes B. 60 Hz D. 58.2 Hz
D. 18.5 amperes
10. EE Board Exam April 1986
2. EE Board Exam April 1990 A 150 HP, 3-phase, 6-pole, 460 V, 60 Hz
A 5 hp, 3-phase motor draws current when induction motor draws 195 A line current at full-
connected to 230 V. Determine the current load speed of 1170 rpm and 0.85 p.f. Solve for
drawn by the motor if the power factor is 0.90 the percent slip at full-load.
and efficiency of 83%. A. 2.5% C. 2.8%
A. 12.53 A C. 13.25 A B. 3.0% D. 2.0%
B. 15.13 A D. 14.05 A
11. EE Board Exam October 1986
3. EE Board Exam April 1994 The deep well pump motor is 50 HP, 3-phase, 4
A 3-phase motor is rated 750 hp at 460 volts poles, 230 volts, 60 Hz induction motor,
line to line, 0.85 pf lagging and 0.95 efficiency. operating at 0.90 efficiency, 0.85 power factor
Solve for the rated current. and 3% slip. Determine the current at which the
A. 869.64 A C. 405.43 A motor is operating.
B. 702.23 A D. 917.32 A A. 112.7 A C. 120.5 A
B. 122.4 A D. 124.7 A
4. EE Board Exam April 1985
A 40 hp, 3-phase, 4-pole, 230 volt, 60 Hz, 12. EE Board Exam April 1993
induction motor operating at 0.90 efficiency, The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction
0.85 power factor and 3 percent slip, drives a motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed
water pump. Determine the current at which the that the rotor emf makes 90 cycles per minute.
motor is operating. Calculate the rotor copper loss.
A. 94.531 A C. 97.915 A A. 2 kW C. 3 kW
B. 96.234 A D. 93.351 A B. 5 kW D. 4 kW

5. EE Board Exam April 1992 13. EE Board Exam October 1990

Calculate the speed of a 60-cycle, 14-pole A 10-HP, 4 pole, 25 Hz, 3-phase induction
motor if the slip is 5%. motor is taking 9100 watts from the line. Core
A. 514.28 rpm loss is 290 watts; stator copper loss is 568
B. 488.57 rpm watts; rotor copper loss is 445 watts and the
C. 456.32 rpm friction and windage loss is 121 watts.
D. 429.63 rpm Determine the output torque in Newton-meters.
A. 108.4 C. 101.2
6. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. 112.5 D. 103.3
The rotor speed of a six-pole, 50-cycle
induction motor is 960 rpm. Calculate the 14. EE Board Exam April 1993
percent slip. The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4 pole induction
A. 5% C. 4% motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed
B. 2% D. 3% that the rotor emf makes 90 cycles per minute.
Calculate the mechanical power developed.
7. REE Board Exam October 1997 A. 72 kW C. 75 kW
What is the speed of an induction motor of six B. 78 kW D. 77 kW
poles if the percent slip is 2.5%?
A. 1462 rpm C. 877 rpm 15. EE Board Exam April 1993
B. 1170 rpm D. 1755 rpm Determine the speed in rpm of the motor at full
load with the following circuit elements per
8. EE Board Exam October 1984 phase:
A squirrel cage induction motor with nameplate Rotor leakage reactance = 0.65
data of 150 HP, 3-phase, 460 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, Stator leakage reactance = 1.12
0.85 p.f. was subjected to certain performance Rotor resistance = 0.10
tests. The test result readings were as follows: Stator resistance = 0.25
Full-load current = 202 A Connection = Y – Y
Full-load torque = 676.8 lb-ft This motor is 500 HP, 3-phase, 2200 volt, 60-
Solve for the percentage slip. cycle, 6- pole induction motor with additional
A. 3.28% C. 3.05% core loss of 2,000 watts and the friction and
B. 4.15% D. 2.25% windage losses total is 10,000 watts.
 A. 1200 rpm C. 1190 rpm
B. 1196 rpm D. 1188 rpm
16. EE Board Exam April 1981, April 1989
A 30 HP, 4 poles, 3-phase, 230 volts, 60 Hz
squirrel cage induction motor operating at 90%
efficiency, 85% power factor and 2.5% slip
drives a water pump for a reservoir. Find the
current and speed at which the motor is
operating.
A. 73.4 A, 1755 rpm
B. 62.4 A, 1755 rpm
C. 73.4 A, 1800 rpm
D. 62.4 A, 1800 rpm
17. EE Board Exam October 1980
A 50 HP, 3-phase, 4-pole, 60 Hz, 230 volt
squirrel cage induction motor has an efficiency
of 90%, a power factor of 85% and a slip of 2%
at full-load. Find the torque in lb-ft at full-load.
A. 152.45 C. 121.34
B. 148.87 D. 150.56
18. EE Board Exam October 1992
The losses in a 220-V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4-
pole induction motor at full-load are as follows:
Core = 3.0%
Friction and windage = 2.0%
Stator Cu loss = 4.0%
Rotor Cu loss = 2.0%
At 70% of full-load of the machine, determine
its efficiency.
A. 90.52% C. 87.24%
B. 88.15% D. 89.81%
19. EE Board Exam October 1980
A 100 HP, 440 volt, three-phase, 60 Hz
induction motor operates with 92 percent
efficiency, 0.85 power factor, at rated load.
What is the current of the motor?
A. 125 A C. 98 A
B. 115 A D. 55 A
20. EE Board Exam October 1991
A three-phase wound rotor induction motor, 440
V, 60 cycles, 4 pole is connected to a pump that
delivers 1000 cfm of water against an effective
head of 8 ft. Under this load, the motor draws
15 kW at a power factor of 0.90. When
operated without load, the motor draws 800
watts. The stator resistance per phase is 0.21
ohm and the rotor resistance per phase is
0.022 ohm. The turns ratio between stator and
rotor is 4:1. Determine the efficiency of the
pump.
A. 83.62% C. 83.16%
B. 84.65% D. 84.24%
21. REE Board Exam April 1997
A resistor assembly for a wound rotor consists
of 20 elements of cast iron grid elements. The
rating of each is 0.10 ohm. When joined in
series and tested across 220 volts, the
measured current was 100 A. How much power
was lost in the joints?
A. 1.9 kW C. 2.0 kW
B. 1.8 kW D. 2.1 kW
22. EE Board Exam October 1997
A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-
phase takes a line current of 18.4 amperes,
when operating at rated output at an efficiency
of 88%. Calculate the indications on wattmeters
when these are inserted to measure power by
the two wattmeter method.
A. 4.035 kW, 2.325 kW
B. 4.232 kW, 2.126 kW
C. 3.902 kW, 2.456 kW
D. 3.855 kW, 2.503 kW
23. EE Board Exam June 1990
Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP,
230 volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle, 3-phase induction
motor. When the line voltages are 230 volts,
one wattmeter reads +13,400 watts and the
other +7,400 watts. Determine motor line
current.
A. 55.6 A C. 52.3 A
B. 58.4 A D. 50.8 A
24. EE Board Exam April 1992
An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase
draws 450 percent of the rated current with the
rated voltage and delivers during the starting
period 130 percent of the rated torque. The full-
load efficiency and full-load power factor of this
motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an
autotransformer is used as a starting unit and
starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of
the rated torque of the motor, find the starting
voltage.
A. 136.44 volts
B. 130.65 volts
C. 132.36 volts
D. 134.20 volts
25. EE Board Exam October 1989
A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-φ induction motor
has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque
and starting current of 425% of full-load current.
If the motor is used on a 440 volt, 60 Hz
system, what will be the starting torque
expressed in percent of full-load value?
A. 102.4% C. 104.2%
B. 101.8% D. 103.5%
26. EE Board Exam October 1989
A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-φ induction motor
has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque
and starting current of 425% of full-load current.
What will be the voltage in order that the
starting current be limited to the full-load value?
A. 132.47 V C. 125.52 V
B. 129.41 V D. 136.75 V
27. REE Board Exam October 1998
A 25 hp, 230 V, three-phase motor with 85%
power factor has a starting current of 5.5 times
rated current. To reduce the starting current, a
wye-delta is installed. What shall be the new
starting current?
A. 195 amps C. 135 amps
 B. 302 amps D. 175 amps A. 3,500 rpm C. 875 rpm
B. 1,780 rpm D. 3,450 rpm
28. REE Board Exam October 1997
A squirrel cage motor is started at 50% its rated 35. EE Board Exam April 1993
voltage. What is the starting torque relative to In a certain industrial plant, they have two
its rated voltage starting torque? motors that are connected in concatenation to
A. 50% C. 25% drive a load. Machine A has 4 poles is
B. 100% D. 75% connected to a 50-Hz source, while machine B
which has 8 poles is connected to the rotor of
29. EE Board Exam April 1989 machine A. Find the speed of the combination if
A delta-connected load induction motor draws the slip is 8%.
100 A from each line of a three-phase source A. 460 rpm C. 690 rpm
and develops 40 lb-ft torque at standstill. Find B. 750 rpm D. 1500 rpm
the torque when connected to the same source
if the motor is reconnected in wye. 36. REE Board Exam October 1997
A. 13.3 lb-ft A three phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts
B. 120 lb-ft and 85% power factor. What is its rated
C. 40 lb-ft current?
D. none of these A. 57.8 amps C. 55 amps
B. 57.5 amps D. 59 amps
30. EE Board Exam April 1992
An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase 37. EE Board Exam October 1992
draws 450 percent of the rated current with the The losses in a 220 V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4-
rated voltage and delivers during the starting pole induction motor at full-load are as follows:
period 130 percent of the rated torque. The full- Core = 3.0%
load efficiency and full-load power factor of this Friction and windage = 2.0%
motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an Stator Cu loss = 4.0%
autotransformer is used as a starting unit and Rotor Cu loss = 2.0%
starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of At 70% of full-load of the machine, determine
the rated torque of the motor, find the starting its speed and efficiency
voltage and starting current of the line. A. 1,170 rpm and 88.78%
A. 245.78 volts and 301.4 amps B. 740 rpm and 89.81%
B. 136.44 volts and 292.7 amps C. 1,200 rpm and 89.81%
C. 178.90 volts and 288.6 amps D. 1,800 rpm and 78.93%
D. 220 volts and 227.3 amps
38. EE Board Exam April 1992
31. EE Board Exam October 1986 A 460-volt, 3-φ motor draws 208 amperes with
The deep well pump motor is 50 HP, 3-phase, 4 a power factor of 0.91 lagging. Calculate the
poles, 230 volts, 60 Hz induction motor, cost of energy input to the motor during a 40-
operating at 0.90 efficiency, 0.85 power factor hr/wk with 5.5 cents/kW-hr.
and 3% slip. Determine the discharge of the A. Php545.56/week
pump in cubic meters per minute, assuming B. Php331.78/week
that the total head against which the pump is C. Php145.78/week
working is 50 meters and that the density of D. Php267.89/week
water is 1000 kg per cubic meter.
A. 4.103 C. 4.563 39. EE Board Exam October 1990
B. 4.224 D. 4.205 A 10-hp, 4-pole, 25-Hz, 3-φ induction motor is
taking 9,100 watts from the line. The core loss
32. REE Board Exam September 2000 is 290 watts; stator copper loss is 568 watts;
Find the rotor frequency of an induction motor if rotor copper loss is 445 watts; and the friction
the rotor speed is 1,145 rpm. and windage loss is 121 watts. Determine the
A. 2.75 Hz C. 1.25 Hz output torque in Newton-meter.
B. 5.50 Hz D. 60 Hz A. 150.56 C. 103.32
B. 190.32 D. 178.76
33. REE Board Exam October 1997
A three-phase induction motor is rated 50 hp, 40. EE Board Exam April 1988
220 volts and 1745 rpm and 78% power factor. A Ball Mill rotor is rated 750-hp, 460 volts line to
What is the percent slip? line, 60 Hz, 0.85 power factor lagging and 0.95
A. 2.5% C. 3.5% efficiency. Solve for the rated current.
B. 3.1% D. 4.0% A. 900 amps C. 780 amps
B. 870 amps D. 990 amps
34. REE Board Exam October 1996
An AC squirrel cage induction motor has a 41. REE Board Exam September 2001
speed rating of 1,750 rpm. If the leads are such A 70-hp, 230-volts, 3-φ induction motor
that they could be reconnected for consequent operating at 0.77 power factor has a starting
winding, what would be the resulting speed?
 current of 5 times its full-load current. Calculate C. universal motor
the starting current. D. repulsion-start induction motor
A. 851 amps
B. 170 amps 49. EE Board Exam April 1992
C. 295 amps A test used to determine the equivalent
D. 1,475 amps resistance of an induction motor is
A. no-load test
42. REE Board Exam September 2001 B. short circuit test
Which of the following is not a reason why a C. blocked rotor test
single phase induction motor will not run? D. polarity test
A. one of the current is made out of phase
between the lines
B. hysteresis
C. shaded poles
D. two windings displaced from each other
50. EE Board Exam April 1991
Rapid stopping of a motor by momentarily
43. REE Board Exam October 1996 connecting the motor in reverse direction is
The following are types of AC motor starters called
except one A. jogging
A. reactance starter l B. inching
B. wye-delta starter C. plugging
C. across the line starter D. sequence operation
D. capacitance starter
51. EE Board Exam October 1990
44. REE Board Exam April 1995 Repeated starting and stopping of a motor is
Motor starting device that will reduce the referred to as
voltage impressed at motor’s terminals during A. stepping
starting periods. B. jogging
A. autotransformer C. phasing
B. primary resistor-type D. none of these
C. wye-delta starter
D. all of these
52. EE Board Exam June 1990
An induction motor driven above synchronous
45. EE Board Exam April 1994, April 1992 speed is called
Basically all electric motors operate on the A. induction regulator
principle of repulsion or ____. B. frequency changer
A. induction C. induction generator
B. magnetism D. phase converter
C. resistance
D. capacitance
Unsolved problems
53. REE Board Exam September 2004
46. EE Board Exam April 1994 In an induction motor, what is the percent slip if
The principle of operation of induction motor is the speed is 3,510?
based on A. 1 C. 2
A. Fleming’s right hand rule B. 1.5 D. 2.5
B. rotating magnetic field
C. Faraday’s law
D. Ohm’s law 54. REE Board Exam September 2002
The speed of an induction motor is 1170 rpm.
What is the frequency of the rotor current?
47. EE Board Exam October 1993 A. 2.5 Hz C. 1.5 Hz
A compensator is a device that is used with B. 37.5 Hz D. 3.3 Hz
alternating current motors to ____.
A. boost the supply voltage during starting
periods 55. REE Board Exam September 2002
B. compensate for low power factor when A 3-phase, 220 volt induction motor having a
motor is not fully loaded power factor of 0.8 has 3% losses. Determine
C. reduce the supply voltage during starting the current drawn by the motor.
periods A. 25.23 A C. 20.18 A
D. compensate for voltage drop in the circuit B. 43.69 A D. 14.56 A

48. EE Board Exam April 1992
A single-phase motor provided with a squirrel
cage winding on its rotor in addition to its
regular winding is called
A. split-phase induction motor
B. repulsion induction motor
56. REE Board Exam April 2002
A three-phase squirrel cage motor is started by
wye-delta starter. What shall be its starting
torque relative to its rated voltage starting
torque?
A. 33.3% C. 57.7%
 B. 42.3% D. 100%
66. Regarding skewing of motor bars in a squirrel-
57. ECE Board Exam November 1999 cage induction motor, (SCIM) which statement
How do you call the speed of an alternating is false.
current (AC) induction motor? A. it prevents cogging
A. Varying supply frequency B. it increases starting torque
B. Varying series resistance of the field C. it produces more uniform torque
C. Varying supply voltage D. it reduces motor ‘hum’ during its operation
D. Varying both the supply voltage and
frequency at the same time 67. The principle of operation of a 3-phase
induction motor is most similar to that of a
58. ECE Board Exam November 1995 A. synchronous motor
The best way to control the speed of an AC B. repulsion-start induction motor
induction motor is by varying the _____. C. transformer with a shorted secondary
A. supply frequency D. capacitor-start, induction-run motor
B. both supply voltage and frequency
simultaneously 68. The magnetizing current drawn by transformers
C. supply voltage and induction motors is the cause of their ____
D. series resistance of the field power factor.
A. zero C. lagging
59. ECE Board Exam November 1997 B. unity D. leading
A two pole, three phase motor has _____ field
poles. 69. The effect of increasing the length of air-gap in
A. 6 C. 2 an induction motor will be to increase the
B. 8 D. 4 A. power factor
B. speed
60. ECE Board Exam November 2001 C. magnetizing current
_____ refers to an AC generator. D. air-gap flux
A. Commutator C. Rotor
B. Motor (AC) D. Alternator 70. In a 3-phase induction motor, the relative speed
of stator flux with respect to ____ is zero.
61. ECE Board Exam November 2000 A. stator winding C. rotor flux
Series motors operated on either AC or DC are B. rotor D. space
sometimes called _____.
A. Universal motors 71. An eight pole wound rotor induction motor
B. General motors operating on 60 Hz supply is driven at 1800
C. Bavarian motors r.p.m. by a prime mover in the opposite
D. Anglo motors direction of revolving magnetic field. The
frequency of rotor current is
62. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A. 60 Hz
What does the term single-phase indicate? B. 120 Hz
A. One input C. 180 Hz
B. One current (one input) D. none of the above
C. One time
D. One voltage (one input) 72. A 3-phase 4 pole, 50 Hz induction motor runs
at a speed of 1440 r.p.m. The rotating field
63. ECE Board Exam November 1996 produced by the rotor rotates at a speed of
Kind of AC-motor, light load high load low ____ r.p.m. with respect to the rotor.
speed. A. 1500 C. 60
A. Synchronous motor B. 1440 D. 0
B. Squirrel cage motor
C. Split phase motor 73. In a 3- induction motor, the rotor field rotates at
D. Universal motor synchronous speed with respect to
A. stator
64. ECE Board Exam November 1996 B. rotor
A two pole, one phase motor has ___field C. stator flux
poles. D. none of the above
A. 8 C. 6
B. 2 D. 4 74. Irrespective of the supply frequency, the torque
developed by a SCIM is the same whenever
65. What is the percent slip of a 4-pole induction ____ is the same.
motor if the output speed is 1,755 rpm? A. supply voltage
A. 3 C. 2.5 B. external load
B. 5 D. 4 C. rotor resistance
D. slip speed
75. The number of stator poles produced in the
rotating magnetic field of a 3-Ф induction motor 86. The torque developed by a 3-phase induction
having 3 slots per pole per phase is motor depends on the following three factors:
A. 3 C. 2 A. speed, frequency, number of poles
B. 6 D. 12 B. voltage, current and stator impedance
C. synchronous speed, rotor speed and
76. The power factor of a squirrel-cage induction frequency
motor is D. rotor emf, rotor current and rotor p.f.
A. low at light loads only
B. low at heavy loads only 87. If the stator voltage and frequency of an
C. low at light and heavy loads only induction motor are reduced proportionately, its
D. low at rated load only A. locked rotor current is reduced
B. torque developed is increased
77. Which of the following rotor quantity in a SCIM C. magnetizing current is decreased
does NOT depend on its slip? D. both A and B
A. reactance
B. speed 88. The efficiency and p.f. of a SCIM increases in
C. induced emf proportion to its
D. frequency A. speed
B. mechanical load
78. A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3- induction motor is running C. voltage
at 950 rpm and has rotor Cu loss of 5 kW. Its D. rotor torque
rotor input is ____ kW.
A. 100 C. 95 89. A SCIM runs at constant speed only so long as
B. 10 D. 5.3 A. torque developed by it remains constant
B. its supply voltage remains constant
79. The efficiency of a 3-phase induction motor is C. its torque exactly equals the mechanical
approximately proportional to load
A. (1 – s) C. N D. stator flux remains constant
B. s D. Ns
90. The synchronous sped of a linear induction
80. A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3- induction has a full-load motor does NOT depend on
speed of 950 rpm. At half load, its speed would A. width of pole pitch
be ____ rpm. B. number of poles
A. 475 C. 975 C. supply frequency
B. 500 D. 1000 D. any of the above

81. If rotor input of a SCIM running with a slip of 91. Thrust developed by a linear induction motor
10% is 100 kW, gross power developed by its depends on
rotor is ____ kW. A. synchronous speed
A. 10 C. 99 B. rotor input
B. 90 D. 80 C. number of poles
D. both A and B
82. Pull-out torque of a SCIM occurs at that value
of slip where rotor power factor equals 92. The stator of a 3-phase induction motor
A. unity C. 0.866 produces ____ magnetic field.
B. 0.707 D. 0.5 A. steady
B. rotating
83. When applied rated voltage per phase is C. alternating
reduced by one-half, the starting torque of a D. none of these
SCIM becomes ____ of the starting torque with
full voltage. 93. An induction motor is preferred to a dc motor
A. ½ C. because it
B. ¼ D. A. provides high starting torque
84. If maximum torque of an induction motor is 200 B. provides fine speed control
kg-m at a slip of 12%, the torque at 6% slip C. has simple and rugged construction
would be ____ kg-m. D. none of the above
A. 100 C. 50
B. 160 D. 40 94. A 3-phase induction motor is
A. essentially a constant speed motor
85. The fractional slip of an induction motor is the B. a variable speed motor
ratio C. very costly
A. rotor Cu loss/rotor input D. not easily maintainable
B. stator Cu loss/stator input
C. rotor Cu loss/rotor output 95. The air gap between stator and rotor of a 3-
D. rotor Cu loss/stator Cu loss phase induction motor ranges from
 A. 2 cm to 4 cm
B. 0.4 mm to 4 mm 104. If the induction motor shown in Fig. 6.1 runs at
C. 1 cm to 2 cm 1450 rpm, then slip is
D. 4 cm to 6 cm A. 50%
B. 3.3%
96. If the frequency of 3-phase supply to the stator C. 5%
of a 3-phase induction motor is increased, the D. none of these
synchronous speed
A. is decreased 105. In Fig. 6.1, the rotor frequency ____ is when
B. is increased the motor is at standstill.
C. remains unchanged A. zero
D. none of the above B. 25 Hz
C. 50 Hz
97. If Ns is the speed of rotating flux and Nr the D. none of these
speed of the rotor, then the rate at which the
flux cuts the rotor conductors is directly 106. If one of the lines in Fig. 6.1 is interchanged,
proportional to then
A. Ns C. Ns – Nr A. flux speed increases
B. Nr D. Nr – Ns B. flux speed decreases
C. flux speed remains the same but direction
98. In a 3-phase induction motor, the rotor speed is is reversed
____ the synchronous speed. D. none of the above
A. greater than
B. smaller than 107. If a 4-pole induction motor has a synchronous
C. equal to speed of 1500 rpm, then supply frequency is
D. none of these A. 50 Hz
B. 25 Hz
99. The synchronous speed of a 3-phase induction C. 60 Hz
motor having 20 poles and connected to a 50 D. none of these
Hz source is
A. 600 rpm C. 1200 rpm 108. The full-load slip of a 3-phase induction motor
B. 1000 rpm D. 300 rpm ranges from
A. 10% to 20%
100. The relation among synchronous speed (Ns), B. 20% to 30%
rotor speed (Nr) and slip (s) is C. 2% to 5%
A. Nr = (s – 1)Ns D. none of these
B. Nr = (1 – s)Ns
C. Nr = (1 + s)Ns 109. The direction of rotation of field in a 3-phase
D. Nr = sNs induction motor depends upon
A. number of poles
101. When a 3-phase induction motor is at no load, B. magnitude of supply voltage
the slip is C. supply frequency
A. 1 D. phase sequence of supply voltage
B. 0.5
C. practically zero 110. The rotor winding of a 3-phase wound rotor
D. 0.2 induction motor is generally ____ connected.
A. star
102. When the rotor of a 3-phase induction motor is B. delta
blocked, the slip is C. partly star partly delta
A. zero C. 0.1 D. none of the above
B. 0.5 D. 1
111. 3-phase wound rotor motors are also called
103. The speed of the rotating flux in Fig. 6.1 will be ____ motors.
3-phase A. synchronous
supply
50 HZ B. slip ring
C. series
D. commutator
P=4
112. The advantage of wound rotor motor is that
A. it is inexpensive
3-Phase Induction Motor B. it requires less maintenance
Fig. 6.1 C. external resistance can be inserted in the
A. 1500 rpm rotor circuit
B. 1000 rpm D. none of the above
C. 750 rpm
D. none of these
113. A wound rotor motor is mainly used in 122. When an induction motor is running at full-load,
application where rotor reactance is ____ rotor resistance.
A. a high starting torque is required A. comparable to
B. speed control is not required B. very large compared to
C. less costly motor is required C. large compared to
D. high rotor resistance is required during D. none of the above
running
123. If the slip of a 3-phase induction motor
114. The torque characteristic of a 3-phase increases, the p.f. of the rotor circuit
induction motor is similar to that of A. is increased
A. dc series motor B. is decreased
B. dc shunt motor C. remains unchanged
C. dc differentially compounded motor D. none of the above
D. dc cumulatively compounded motor
124. The magnetizing current drawn by a 3-phase
115. In a wound rotor motor, the rotor winding is induction motor is about ____ of full-load stator
wound for poles ____ that of the stator winding. current.
A. equal to A. 5% C. 15 to 20%
B. greater than B. 10 to 15% D. 30 to 50%
C. smaller than
D. none of these 125. A high starting torque can be obtained in a 3-
phase induction motor by
116. Wound rotors are less extensively used than A. increasing rotor resistance
squirrel cage motor because B. decreasing rotor resistance
A. slip rings are required on the rotor circuit C. increasing rotor reactance
B. rotor windings are generally Y-connected D. none of the above
C. they are costly are required greater
maintenance 126. The starting torque of a 3-phase induction
D. none of the above motor is ____ supply.
A. independent of
117. A 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor operates at 5% B. directly proportional to
slip. The frequency of emf induced in the rotor C. directly proportional to the square of
will be D. none of the above
A. 25 Hz
B. 50 Hz 127. The starting torque of an induction motor is
C. 2.5 Hz maximum when rotor resistance per phase is
D. none of these ____ rotor reactance/phase.
A. equal to
118. The maximum voltage is induced in the rotor of B. two times
a 3-phase induction when it C. four times
A. runs at no-load D. none of these
B. runs at full-load
C. is blocked 128. Under running conditions, the maximum torque
D. none of these of 3-phase induction motor will occur at that
value of slip at which rotor resistance/phase is
119. The reactance of the rotor circuit of a 3-phase ____ rotor reactance/phase.
induction motor is maximum at A. two times
A. no-load B. four times
B. full-load C. equal to
C. half full-load D. none of these
D. starting
129. The maximum torque of a 3-phase induction
120. The rotor current in a 3-phase induction motor motor under running conditions is
is ____ slip. A. inversely proportional to supply voltage
A. inversely proportional to B. inversely proportional to rotor reactance at
B. directly proportional to standstill
C. independent of C. directly proportional to rotor resistance
D. none of these D. none of the above

121. At starting, rotor reactance of a 3-phase 130. If the supply voltage of a 3-phase induction
induction motor is ____ rotor resistance. motor is increased two times, then torque is
A. small as compared to A. increased two times
B. equal to that of B. decreased two times
C. large as compared to C. increased four times
D. none of the above D. decreased four times
131. The 3-phase induction motor is so designed D. none of these
that the rotor should have ____ under running
conditions. 141. In a squirrel cage rotor, the bars are not placed
A. high resistance to the shaft but are skewed to have
B. high reactance A. greater mechanical strength
C. large slip B. less rotor losses
D. low resistance C. uniform torque
D. none of the above
132. If a 3-phase induction motor is running at slip s
(in decimal) then rotor copper loss is equal to 142. In a squirrel cage motor, the number of stator
A. (1 – s) x rotor input slots is ____ rotor slots.
B. (1 + s) x rotor input A. always equal to the number of
C. s x rotor input B. always greater than the number of
D. none of these C. always less than the number of
D. either more or less than the number of
133. If an induction motor is running at slip s (in
decimal) then rotor output is equal to 143. If the air gap between the rotor and stator of 3-
A. (1 + s) x rotor input phase induction motor is increased then
B. (s - 1) x rotor input A. no-load current is decreased
C. s x rotor input B. leakage reactances are decreased
D. (1 – s) x rotor input C. leakage reactances are increased
D. none of the above
134. If Ns and Nr are the speeds of rotating field and
rotor respectively, the ratio rotor input/rotor 144. If the slip of induction motor increases, then
output is equal to current in the stator winding
A. Nr/Ns C. Ns - Nr A. is increased
B. Ns/Nr D. Nr – Ns B. is decreased
C. remains unchanged
135. At no-load, the rotor core loss of a 3-phase D. none of the above
induction motor is
A. large 145. The conditions of an induction motor at no-load
B. small resemble those of a transformer whose
C. practically small secondary is
D. none of the above A. short-circuited
B. open-circuited
136. Friction and windage loss of a 3-phase C. supplying a variable resistive load
induction motor are D. none of the above
A. maximum at no load
B. minimum at no load 146. The conditions of an induction motor at
C. remains the same at all loads standstill resemble those of a transformer
D. none of the above whose secondary is
A. short-circuited
137. For higher efficiency of 3-phase induction B. open-circuited
motor, the slip should be C. supplying a variable resistive load
A. large D. none of the above
B. very large
C. as small as possible 147. The conditions of an induction motor on load
D. 1 resemble those of a transformer whose
secondary is
138. If a 3-phase induction motor is running at a slip A. short-circuited
s (in decimal), then approximate efficiency of B. open-circuited
the motor is C. supplying a variable resistive load
2
A. s C. s - 1 D. none of the above
B. 1 + s D. 1 - s
148. The speed of a squirrel cage induction motor is
139. A 3-phase induction motor is running at 2% changed by
slip. If the input to rotor is 1000 W, then A. pole changing
mechanical power developed by the motor is B. rheostatic control
A. 20 W C. 500 W C. cascade control
B. 980 W D. 200 W D. none of these

140. The approximate efficiency of a 3-phase 50 Hz, 149. One of the speeds of a 2-speed squirrel cage
4-pole induction motor running at 1350 rpm is induction motor is 800 rpm (lower speed). The
A. 90% other speed would be
B. 40% A. 400 rpm C. 1600 rpm
C. 65% B. 2400 rpm D. 1200 rpm
 A. squirrel cage
150. A four speed squirrel cage induction motor B. wound
uses ____ stator windings. C. either A or C
A. four C. one D. none of these
B. three D. two
160. For the same rating, the size of a single-phase
151. In a double squirrel cage induction motor, the induction motor is about ____ that of the
outer cage winding has corresponding 3-phase induction motor.
A. high inductance A. 3 times C. 1.5 times
B. low resistance B. the same as D. 0.33 times
C. high resistance
D. none of these 161. For the same rating, the p.f. of a single-phase
induction motor is about ____ that of the
152. At starting of a double squirrel cage induction corresponding 3-phase induction motor.
motor A. the same as
A. lower cage winding has low reactance B. less than
B. outer cage winding has good p.f. C. more than
C. lower winding is more effective D. none of these
D. none of the above
162. For the same rating, the efficiency of a single-
153. Very large 3-phase induction motors (> 25 HP) phase induction motor is about ____ that of the
are started corresponding 3-phase induction motor.
A. direct on line A. less than
B. star-delta starting B. the same as
C. by autotransformer starting C. more than
D. none of the above D. none of these

154. If the rotor slots are made deeper, rotor 163. Three-phase induction motors are widely used
resistance is for industrial applications because
A. increased at starting A. they are rugged in construction, requires
B. decreased at starting less maintenance and are less expensive
C. increased under running condition than other motors
D. none of the above B. their speed can be controlled very
smoothly over a wide range
C. their operating characteristics are superior
155. In a squirrel cage induction motor, the number
over other electrical motors
of rotor bars is generally
D. they can be manufactured easily for any hp
A. even number
rating
B. equal to stator poles
C. prime number
D. none of these 164. In a three-phase induction motor
A. three-phase supply is to be given to stator
winding and dc supply to the rotor winding
156. In a squirrel cage induction motor, the
maximum torque developed under running
conditions is B. only three-phase supply is to be given to
A. equal to starting torque stator winding
B. full-load torque C. three-phase supply is to be given to both
C. less than starting torque stator and rotor windings
D. much higher than full-load torque D. three-phase supply is to be given to rotor
winding
157. In a wound rotor induction motor, the external
resistance is so adjusted in the rotor circuit that 165. The stator and rotor cores of an induction motor
maximum torque developed is are made up of laminated sheets
A. equal to its starting torque A. to reduce the hysteresis loss in the core
B. equal to its full-load torque B. to reduce the eddy-current loss in the core
C. less than its full-load torque C. to make the rotor and stator mechanically
D. none of the above strong
D. to enable the stator and rotor cores
dissipate heat more effectively
158. For the same kVA rating, the leakage flux in
induction motor is ____ that of transformer.
A. more than 166. The stator and rotor cores of an induction motor
B. less than are made up of magnetic material
C. about the same A. to keep the cost of construction low
D. none of these B. to reduce the magnetizing current
C. to make the parts strong
D. because the reluctance of the magnetic
159. A single-phase induction motor employs ____ material is strong
rotor.

167. In wound-rotor type induction motors the rotor
terminals are brought out through slip rings
A. to enable extra resistance to be connected
across them during starting
B. to enable closing the rotor circuit externally
C. to enable three-phase supply to be applied
across the rotor winding through rush and
slip-ring arrangement
D. to enable connecting the rotor windings
either in star or in delta depending upon
the need
168. A pulsating (alternating) magnetic field will be
produced when
A. two-phase supply is applied across a two-
phase stator winding
B. three-phase supply is applied across a
three-phase stator winding
C. a polyphase supply is applied across a
polyphase stator winding
D. a single-phase supply is applied across a
single-phase stator winding
169. To make the simplest 6-pole stator winding, at
least
A. two coils are needed
B. one coil is needed
C. three coils are needed
D. six coils are needed
170. The direction of the rotating magnetic field
produced by the stator ampere-turns of a three-
phase induction motor changes if
A. the sequence of the supply to the stator
terminals is changed
B. a variable frequency voltage is applied
across the stator terminals
C. the supply voltage is changed
D. supply to any one phase is disconnected
171. A 400-V, 50-Hz, 4-pole, three-phase induction
motor cannot run at 1500 rpm because
A. at 1500 rpm there will be no emf induced in
the rotor circuit hence no torque will be
produced
B. an induction motor can run only at a speed
higher than its synchronous speed
C. at 1500 rpm, torque developed by the rotor
may not be sufficient to rotate the rotor
D. at 1500 rpm, the rotor will draw excessive
current and may be harmful to the motor
172. A 400-V, 50-Hz three-phase induction motor
rotates at 1440 rpm on full-load. The motor is
wound for
A. 2-poles C. 6-poles
B. 4-poles D. 8-poles
173. The slip of a 400-V, three-phase, 4-pole
induction motor when rotating at 1440 rpm is
A. 2 per cent C. 4 per cent
B. 3 per cent D. 5 per cent
174. The relation between synchronous speed,
stator supply frequency and stator number of
poles of a three-phase induction motor is given
by
A. C.
B. D.
175. When a 400-V, 50-Hz, 6-pole induction motor is
rotating at 960 rpm on no-load, its slip is
A. 1 per cent C. 3 per cent
B. 2 per cent D. 4 per cent
176. The torque-slip characteristic for a three-phase
induction motor is such that
A. for lower values of slip, torque is directly
proportional to slip and for higher values of
slip, torque is inversely proportional to slip
B. for lower values of slip, torque is inversely
proportional to slip and for higher values of
slip, torque is directly proportional to slip
C. for lower values of slip, torque is directly
proportional to the square of the slip and
for higher values of slip, torque is inversely
proportional to slip
D. for lower values of slip, torque is directly
proportional to the slip and for higher
values of slip, torque is inversely
proportional to square of slip
177. Torque developed by a three-phase, 400-V
induction motor is 100 N-m. If the applied
voltage is reduced to 200-V, the developed
torque will be
A. 50 N-m C. 200 N-m
B. 25 N-m D. 62.5 N-m
178. If the rotor circuit resistance of a three-phase
induction is increased
A. its starting torque will increase and the
maximum torque developed will also
increase
B. both the starting torque and maximum
torque will remain unchanged
C. its starting torque will increase but the
maximum torque developed will decrease
D. its starting torque will increase but the
maximum torque developed will remain
unchanged
179. To achieve higher starting torque in a three-
phase slip-ring type induction motor
A. extra resistance should be connected
across the slip-rings terminals
B. the phase sequence of the supply to the
motor should be reversed
C. the supply voltage should be increased
D. the windings should first be connected in
star and then in delta
180. For a three-phase induction motor having rotor
circuit resistance of 6 . Maximum torque occurs
at a slip of 0.6. The value of standstill rotor
circuit reactance is
A. 4.44 C. 1 Ω
B. 0.36 D. 10 Ω
181. While starting a three-phase induction motor, a
star-delta starter is used to
 A. reduce the starting current to a safe value
B. achieve higher starting torque
C. enable the motor to start in the right
direction
D. be able to reverse the direction of rotation
of the rotor as and when necessary
182. A delta-connected 400-V, 50-Hz, three-phase
induction motor when started direct-on-line
takes a starting current of 30 A. When the
motor is started through a star-delta starter.
The starting current will be
A. 3 A C. 15 A
B. 10 A D. 30 A
183. The magnetizing current a three-phase
induction motor is much higher than the
equivalent transformer because
A. the size of an induction motor is higher
than an equivalent transformer
B. of the presence of air-gap between stator
and rotor in an induction motor
C. grain oriented magnetic material is used for
the core of an induction motor
D. inferior magnetic material is used for the
core of an induction motor
184. Smooth speed control of a three-phase
induction motor over a wide range is possible,
by
A. pole changing method
B. frequency control method
C. using consequent pole technique
D. by voltage control method
185. The power input in blocked-rotor test performed
on a three-phase induction motor is
approximately equal to
A. hysteresis loss in the core
2
B. I R loss in the windings
C. eddy-current loss in the core
D. iron-loss in the core
186. The power input in no-load test performed on a
three-phase induction motor is approximately
equal to
A. hysteresis loss in the core
2
B. I R loss in the windings
C. eddy-current loss in the core
D. iron-loss in the core
187. In the equivalent circuit of a three-phase
induction motor the mechanical load on the
motor can be represented by a resistance of
value
A. C.
B. D.
188. The phenomenon of squirrel-cage motors
sometime showing tendency to run at a very
low speed is known as
A. cogging C. damping
B. crawling D. skewing
189. The speed of revolving field for a 50-Hz, 8-pole
machine will be
A. 1500 rpm C. 1000 rpm
B. 1440 rpm D. 750 rpm
190. The torque developed by an induction motor is
A. directly proportional to the square of the
rotor resistance
B. directly proportional to the square of the
supply voltage
C. inversely proportional to the supply voltage
D. inversely proportional to the slip
191. The power factor of an induction motor will be
high when
A. running at no-load
B. running at full-load
C. rotor is blocked
D. the rotor is crawling
192. A 5-hp, three-phase, 400-V star-connected
squirrel-cage induction motor meant to drive a
milling machine, at starting takes about
A. 40 A C. 150 A
B. 100 A D. 200 A
193. The starting torque of an induction motor can
be increased by
A. increasing the rotor reactance
B. increasing the rotor resistance
C. increasing the supply frequency
D. giving supply through star-delta starter
194. For a given three-phase induction motor,
maximum torque will be developed at starting if
the rotor parameters are as follows:
A. R2 = 2 , X2 = 8
B. R2 = 4 , X2 = 8
C. R2 = 8 , X2 = 8
D. R2 = 16 , X2 = 8
195. The speed of a three-phase induction motor will
increase if the
A. number of poles of the stator winding is
increased
B. number of poles of the stator winding is
decreased
C. frequency of the stator supply is decreased
D. resistance of the rotor circuit is increased
196. Induction motors now-a-days use die-cast
aluminum rotor because
A. aluminum is lighter than copper
B. aluminum is cheaper than copper
C. aluminum is easy to cast because of low
melting point and is easily available
D. aluminum has less resistivity than copper
197. When the rotor circuit resistance of a polyphase
induction motor is increased
A. the staring torque increases
B. the maximum value of torque decreases
C. the slip at which maximum torque occurs
remains unchanged
D. maximum torque is developed at starting
198. In an induction motor the rotor resistance and
reactance are 0.2 ohm and 5 ohm respectively.
 In order that the torque of the motor may be a D. parallel with starting
maximum, the value of slip should be equal to
A. 10% C. 4% 208. The purpose of starting winding in a single-
B. 8% D. 1% phase induction motor is to
A. reduce losses
199. What will happen if the air gap in an induction B. limit temperature rise of the machine
motor is increased? C. produce rotating flux in conjunction with
A. the windage losses will increase main winding
B. the magnetizing current of the rotor will D. none of the above
decrease
C. the power factor will decrease 209. If Im and Is are the current in the main and
D. the speed of the motor will increase starting windings respectively and α is the
angle between Im and Is, then motor torque T
200. An induction motor is said to be crawling if is given by
A. it accelerates too fast A. T α Im Is cos α
B. it is started on full load B. T α Im Is sin α
C. it is subjected to fluctuating load C. T α Im Is
D. it runs at 10 to 15 percent of rated speed D. none of these

201. 210. In the resistance split-phase induction motor

A. C. shown in Fig. 1, the angle α between Im and Is
B. D. is about

SINGLE PHASE MOTORS A. 80 degrees C. 75 degrees

202. Most of single-phase induction motors are ____ B. 65 degrees D. 25 degrees
machines.
A. 2 pole C. 8 pole 211. The starting winding of a split-phase induction
B. 6 pole D. 4 pole motor shown in Fig. 1 is disconnected when the
motor attains about ____ of synchronous
203. The main winding and starting winding of a speed.
single -phase induction motor are connected in A. 75% C. 25%
____ across the supply. B. 50% D. 100%
A. series
B. parallel 212. In the resistance split-phase induction motor
C. series-parallel shown in Fig. 1, the main windings has
D. none of these
A. high resistance and high inductance
204. The starting winding of a single-phase B. high resistance and low inductance
induction motor has ____ that of the main C. low resistance and high inductance
winding. D. low resistance and low inductance
A. more poles than
B. less poles than 213. At starting, the current Is in the starting winding
C. same number of poles shown in Fig. 1
D. none of the above A. lags V by 90 degrees
B. leads V by 90 degrees
205. A 50 Hz, 4 pole single-phase induction motor C. is nearly in phase with V
will have a synchronous speed of D. leads V by 75 degrees
A. 1500 rpm
B. 750 rpm 214. A resistance split-phase induction motor is
C. 1200 rpm used for
D. none of these A. low inertia loads
B. high inertia loads
206. A 4 pole, 50 Hz single-phase induction motor C. very high inertia loads
has a slip of 5%. The speed of the motor will be D. none of the above
A. 1500 rpm
B. 1425 rpm 215. The direction of split-phase induction motor can
C. 1200 rpm be reversed by interchanging the connections
D. none of these of supply of
A. either main or starting winding
207. In a single-phase induction motor, speed B. both main and starting winding
sensitive centrifugal switch is connected in C. rotor winding
____ winding. D. none of the above
A. parallel with main
B. series with main 216. The resistance split-phase induction motor has
C. series with starting ____ starting torque.
 A. high 225. The capacitor-start, capacitor-run induction
B. moderate motor acts as a true 2-phase motor at
C. very low A. starting C. all loads
D. none of these B. no load D. full load

217. The resistance split-phase induction motor is 226. The capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor is used
used in those applications where in those applications where
A. starting is frequent A. highly starting torque is required
B. starting period is long B. silence is important
C. starting is infrequent C. noisy operation is not important
D. none of the above D. none of the above

218. The resistance split-phase induction motors are 227. The capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor has
the most popular single-phase induction motors A. no centrifugal switch
because of B. low power factor
A. their low cost C. noisy operation
B. their high starting torque D. low efficiency
C. the long starting period
D. none of the above 228. Capacitor motors ____ resistance split-phase
induction motors.
219. In the capacitor start induction motor shown in A. are costlier than
Fig. 2, the angle α between Im and Is is B. are less costly than
C. cost about the same as
D. poor starting torque than

229. Most of the troubles of single-phase induction

motor are traceable to the
A. exactly 90° C. about 40° A. rotor bars
B. about 30° D. about 75° B. main winding
C. shaft bearings
D. starting switch
220. The value of Is in capacitor-start motor shown
in Fig. 2 is ____ the current Im.
A. equal to 230. The single-phase shaded pole motor has
B. less than that of A. squirrel cage rotor
C. more than that of B. wound rotor
D. none of the above C. high power factor
D. high starting torque
221. The capacitor C used in the capacitor-start
motor shown in Fig. 2 is always a ____ 231. The direction of rotation of shaded pole motor
capacitor. depends upon
A. supply frequency
B. number of poles on the stator
C. which half of the pole is shaded
A. paper C. mica D. supply voltage
B. ceramic D. electrolytic
232. The full-load efficiency of a shaded pole motor
222. At starting, the line current of a capacitor-start is about
induction motor is ____ normal full-load current. A. 70 to 80% C. 30 to 35%
A. 8 to 10 times B. 60 to 70% D. 5 to 10%
B. 4 to 5 times
C. equal to
D. 7 to 8 times 233. The single-phase series motor can operate on
A. ac only
B. dc only
223. In a capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor, ____ C. both ac and dc
winding is cut-out after starting. D. none of these
A. starting
B. main
C. neither A or B 234. For the same rating, a dc series motor costs
D. none of these ___ single phase series motor.
A. about the same as
B. more than
224. A capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor has C. less than
A. low power factor D. none of these
B. high power factor
C. low efficiency
D. high starting torque 235. A 2 HP dc series motor will weigh ___ 2 HP
single-phase series motor.
A. about the same as
 B. less than B. reversing connections of starting winding
C. more than C. using a reversing switch
D. none of these D. reversing supply connections

236. A vacuum cleaner employs ____ motor. 246. If a single-phase induction motor runs slower
A. resistance split-phase than normal, the more likely defect is
B. capacitor start A. improper fuses
C. shaded-pole B. shorted running winding
D. single-phase series C. open starting winding
D. worn bearing
237. The best suited motor to drive a 1/4 HP fan in a
hospital would be ____ motor. 247. The capacitor in a capacitor-start induction run
A. shaded pole ac motor is connected in series with ____
B. single-phase series winding.
C. capacitor run A. starting
D. hysteresis B. squirrel-cage
C. running
238. The washing machine generally employs ____ D. compensating
motor.
A. single-phase series motor 248. A permanent-split single-phase capacitor motor
B. resistance split-phase does not have
C. shaded-pole A. centrifugal switch
D. hysteresis B. starting winding
C. squirrel-cage rotor
239. The best suited motor to drive a 3/4 HP air D. high power factor
compressor would be ____ motor.
A. capacitor start 249. The starting torque of a capacitor-start
B. single-phase series induction-run motor is directly related to the
C. shaded pole angle or between its two winding currents by
D. resistance split-phase the relation
A. cos C. tan
240. The least expensive fractional horsepower B. sin D. sin /2
motor is
A. shaded pole C. split phase 250. In a two-value capacitor motor, the capacitor
B. capacitor-start D. ac series used for running purposes is a/an
A. dry-type ac electrolytic capacitor
241. The starting winding of a single-phase motor is B. paper-spaced oil filled type
placed in the C. air-capacitor
A. rotor C. armature D. ceramic type
B. stator D. field
251. If the centrifugal switch of a two-value capacitor
242. One of the characteristics of a single-phase motor using two capacitors fails to open, then
motor is that it A. electrolytic capacitor will, in all probability,
A. is self-starting suffer breakdown
B. is not self-starting B. motor will not carry the load
C. requires only one winding C. motor will draw excessively high current
D. can rotate in one direction only D. motor will not come up to the rated speed

243. After the starting winding of a single phase 252. Each of the following statements regarding a
induction motor is disconnected from supply, it shaded-pole motor is true except
continues to run only on ____ winding. A. its direction of rotation is from un-shaded
A. rotor to shaded portion of the poles
B. field B. it has very poor efficiency
C. compensating C. it has very poor p.f.
D. running D. it has high starting torque

244. If starting winding of a single-phase induction 253. Compensating winding is employed in an ac

motor is left in the circuit, it will series motor in order to
A. draw excessive current and overheat A. compensate for decrease in field flux
B. run slower B. increase the total torque
C. run faster C. reduce the sparking at brushes
D. spark at light loads D. reduce effects of armature reaction

245. The direction of rotation of a single-phase 254. A universal motor is one which
motor can be reversed by A. is available universally
A. reversing connections of both windings B. can be marked internationally
 C. can be operated either on de or ac supply C. stepper motor
D. runs at dangerously high speed on no-load D. shaded-pole motor

255. In a single-phase series motor the main 264. Usually, large motors are more efficient than
purpose of inductively-wound compensating small ones. The efficiency of the tiny motor is
windings is to reduce the used in a wrist watch is approximately ____ per
A. reactance emf of commutation cent.
B. rotational emf of commutation A. 1 C. 50
C. transformer emf of commutation B. 10 D. 80
D. none of the above
265. For production of a rotating magnetic field
256. A repulsion motor is equipped with A. a single-phase supply is to be connected
A. a commutator across a single-phase winding
B. slip-rings B. a two-phase supply should be connected
C. a repeller across a two-phase winding
D. neither A nor B C. a dc supply is to be connected across a
single-phase winding
257. A repulsion-start induction-run single-phase D. the polarities of a dc supply connected
motor runs as an induction motor only when across a single-phase winding should be
A. brushes are shifted to neutral plane continuously reversed through a suitable
B. short-circuiter is disconnected switching-device
C. commutator segments are short-circuited
D. stator winding is reversed 266. When a single-phase supply is connected
across a single-phase winding, the nature of
258. If a dc series motor is operated on ac supply, it magnetic field produced is
will A. pulsating in nature
A. have poor efficiency B. rotating in nature
B. have poor power factor C. constant in magnitude but rotating at
C. spark excessively synchronous speed
D. all of the above D. constant in magnitude and direction

259. An outstanding feature of a universal motor is 267. In a resistance split-phase type single-phase
its induction motor, a time-phase difference
A. best performance at 50 Hz supply between the currents in the main and auxiliary
B. slow speed at all loads winding is achieved by
C. excellent performance on d.c. supply A. placing the two-windings at an angle of 90
D. highest output kW/kg ratio degrees electrical in the stator slots
B. applying two-phase supply across the two
windings
260. The direction of rotation of a hysteresis motor is
C. having different ratio of resistance to
determined by the
inductive reactance for the two windings
A. retentivity of the rotor material
supplied from a single-phase supply
B. amount of hysteresis loss
system
C. permeability of rotor material
D. connecting the two windings in series
D. position of shaded pole with respect to the
across a single phase supply
main pole

261. Speed of the universal motor is
A. dependent on frequency of supply
B. proportional to frequency of supply
C. independent of frequency of supply
D. none of the above
262. In the shaded pole squirrel cage-induction
motor, the flux in the unshaded part always
A. leads the flux in the unshaded pole
segment
B. is in phase with the flux in the unshaded
pole segment
C. lags the flux in the unshaded pole segment
D. none of the above
263. Which of the following motor is an interesting
example of beneficially utilizing a phenomenon
that is often considered undesirable?
A. hysteresis motor
B. reluctance motor
268. In a split-phase capacitor-start induction motor,
a time-phase difference between the currents in
the main and auxiliary winding is achieved by
A. placing the two-windings at an angle of 90
degrees electrical in the stator slots
B. applying two-phase supply across the two
windings
C. introducing capacitive reactance in the
auxiliary winding circuit
D. connecting the two windings in series
across a single phase supply
269. The direction of rotation of an ordinary shaded
pole single-phase induction motor
A. can be reversed by reversing the supply
terminal connections to the stator winding
B. cannot be reversed
C. can be reversed by open-circuiting the
shading rings
D. can be reversed by short-circuiting the
shading rings

270. Direction of rotation of split-phase type single-
phase induction motor can be reversed by
A. reversing the supply terminals connections
B. reversing the connection of only the
auxiliary winding across the supply
C. reversing the connections of either the
main winding or the auxiliary winding
terminals
D. reversing the connections of only the main
winding across the supply terminals
271. In a single-phase repulsion motor, torque is
developed on the rotor when the brush axis is
fixed
A. at 90 degrees electrical with the stator field
axis
B. in alignment with the stator field axis
C. at an acute angle with the stator field axis
D. at 90 degrees mechanical with the stator
field axis
272. If the centrifugal switch of a resistance split-
phase induction motor fails to close when the
motor is de-energized, then
A. no starting torque will be developed when
supply is connected again across the motor
terminals
B. a dangerously high current will flow through
the main winding when supply is connected
again across the motor terminals
C. starting torque developed may not be
sufficient to enable the motor to restart
D. the motor will develop high starting torque
when an attempt is made to restart
273. A dc series motor when connected across an
ac supply will
A. develop torque in the same direction
B. not develop any torque
C. draw dangerously high current
D. develop a pulsating torque
274. To enable a dc series motor work satisfactorily
with an ac supply, the following modifications
should be done
A. The yoke and the poles should be
completely laminated
B. Only the poles should be made of
laminated steel
C. The air-gap between the stator and the
rotor be reduced
D. Compensating poles should be introduced
SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS
275. EE Board Exam April 1993
A single phase synchronous motor gives an
output of 9.46 kW at 0.9 lagging p.f. at 600-
volts. If the stray power loss is 600 watts and
the field loss is 900 watts, while the effective
armature resistance is 0.6-ohm, calculate the
efficiency of the synchronous motor.
A. 82.35% C. 85.25%
B. 81.24% D. 84.64%
276. EE Board Exam April 1991
A three-phase synchronous motor is measured
by two wattmeters A and B. Wattmeter A reads
28.6 kW and wattmeter B reads 46.5 kW. The
input power of the motor is under excited and
assumed constant. What are the readings of
wattmeters A and B if the power factor is 85%
and the motor is over-excited?
A. 48.6 kW, 26.5 kW
B. 42.5 kW, 32.6 kW
C. 52.6 kW, 22.5 kW
D. 51 kW, 24.1 kW
277. EE Board Exam October 1991
A 3,600 volts three-phase star connected turbo
synchronous generator of synchronous
reactance of 0.5 ohm per phase and negligible
resistance is supplying 30,000 kVA at 0.8 pf
lagging to a large power system. If the steam
supply is cut-off, calculate the amount of
current that the generator will then carry
assuming negligible losses.
A. 3901 A C. 3094 A
B. 3823 A D. 3870 A
278. REE Board Exam October 1994
A wye-connected turbo alternator having a
synchronous reactance of 0.5 ohm and
negligible resistance is connected to a large
power system having a busbar voltage of 13.8
kV supplying a load of 15,000 kVA at 0.80
lagging power factor. If the steam supply is cut-
off, the armature current will the machine carry
assuming negligible losses?
A. 256.55 A C. 384.26 A
B. 525.62 A D. 627.55 A
279. REE Board Exam October 1994
A 1,000 kVA, 6,600 V wye-connected three-
phase alternator having a reactance of 8.8
ohms and a negligible resistance is supplying
power to a constant frequency bus bar. The
open-circuit emf at this instance is 4,311 V per
phase. If steam supply is suddenly cut-off, the
armature current in amperes is nearest to
A. 57 C. 59
B. 60 D. 56
280. EE Board Exam October 1985
An inductive load consumes 10 kW at 0.75 pf
lagging. A synchronous motor with a pf of 0.9
leading is connected in parallel with the
inductive load. What is the minimum required
kW size of the synchronous motor so that the
combined load will have a pf of 0.8 lagging?
A. 1.068 kW C. 1.075 kW
B. 1.203 kW D. 1.109 kW
281. EE Board Exam April 1980, April 1992
An industrial plant draws 500 kW at 0.6 power
factor from a 3-phase system. In order to raise
the power factor to 0.866 lagging and to supply
needed additional power, a synchronous motor
is added. This motor draws 300 kW, bringing
the new total plant load to 800 kW. Neglecting
the losses of the synchronous motor, calculate
its exact required kVA rating.
A. 363.24 kVA
 B. 345.23 kVA
C. 393.34 kVA
D. 307.35 kVA
282. EE Board Exam April 1988
An existing industrial plant has an average load
of 900 kW at 0.6 pg lagging. To raise the
overall power factor to 0.92, a synchronous
motor driving a DC generator is to be installed.
If the input of the synchronous motor will be
250 kW, calculate its kVA input rating.
A. 753 kVA C. 723 kVA
B. 788 kVA D. 715 kVA
283. EE Board Exam October 1994
Power factor improvement may be achieved by
the use of
A. synchronous motor
B. synchronous converter
C. long transmission line
D. induction motor
284. EE Board Exam October 1993
A synchronous motor
A. will have a low power factor when run
below rated speed
B. may have its speed varied by inserting a
rheostat in the DC field current
C. will slow down with an increase in load
within the limits of its pull out torque
D. will take minimum line current at any load
when operating at unity power factor
289. An electric motor in which both the rotor and
stator fields rotate with the same speed is
called a/an ____ motor.
A. d.c.
B. Schrage
C. synchronous
D. universal
290. While running, a synchronous motor is
compelled to run at synchronous speed
because of
A. damping winding in its pole faces
B. magnetic locking between stator and rotor
poles
C. included e.m.f. in rotor field winding by
stator flux
D. compulsion due to Lenz’s law
291. The direction of rotation of a synchronous
motor can be reserved by reversing
A. current to the field winding
B. supply phase sequence
C. polarity of rotor poles
D. none of the above
292. When running under no-load condition and with
normal excitation, armature current Ia drawn by
a synchronous motor
A. leads the back e.m.f. Eb by a small angle
B. is large
C. lags the applied voltage V by a small angle
D. lags the resultant voltage ER by 90˚

285. EE Board Exam October 1990 293. The angle between the synchronously rotating
In starting a 500 HP, 2,300 volts, 3-phase stator flux and rotor poles of a synchronous
synchronous motor the field winding is initially motor is called ____ angle.
short circuited so as to A. synchronizing
A. provide better flux distribution in the air gap B. torque
B. increase induced voltage in fild winding C. power factor
C. produce much larger starting torque D. slip
D. lower voltage produced between layers of
the field 294. If load angle of a 4 pole synchronous motor is
8˚ (elect.), its value in mechanical degree is
286. EE Board Exam April 1990 ____.
A synchronous motor running without load is A. 4 C. 0.5
A. synchronous converter B. 2 D. 0.25
B. synchronous condenser
C. capacitor motor 295. The maximum value of torque angle in a
D. induction motor synchronous motor is ____ degrees electrical.
A. 45
287. In a synchronous motor, damper winding is B. 90
provided in order to C. between 45 and 90
A. stabilized rotor motion D. below 60
B. suppressed rotor oscillations
C. develop necessary starting torque 296. A synchronous motor running with normal
D. both B and C excitation adjusts to load essentially by
increases in its
288. In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of A. power factor
stator back e.m.f. Eb depends on B. torque angle
A. speed of the motor C. back e.m.f.
B. load on the motor D. armature current
C. both the speed and rotor flux
D. d.c. excitation only 297. When load on a synchronous motor running
with normal excitation is increased, armature
current drawn by it increases because
 A. back e.m.f. Eb becomes less than applied
voltage V
B. power factor is decreased
C. net resultant voltage ER in armature is
increased
D. motor speed is reduced
298. When load on a normally-excited synchronous
motor is increased, its power factor tends to
A. approach unity
B. become increasingly lagging
C. become increasingly leading
D. remain unchanged
299. The effect of increasing load on a synchronous
motor running with normal excitation is to
A. increase both its Ia and p.f.
B. decrease Ia but increase p.f.
C. increase Ia but decrease p.f.
D. decrease both Ia and p.f.
B. over-excited
C. under-excited
D. all of the above
306. If main field current of a salient-pole
synchronous motor fed from an infinite bus and
running at no-load is reduced to zero, it would
A. come to a stop
B. continue running at synchronous speed
C. run at sub-synchronous speed
D. run at super-synchronous speed
307. In a synchronous machine when the rotor
speed becomes more than the synchronous
speed during hunting, the damping bars
develop
A. synchronous motor torque
B. d.c. motor torque
C. induction motor torque
D. induction generator torque

300. Ignoring the effects of armature reaction if 308. In a synchronous motor, the rotor Cu losses are
excitation of a synchronous motor running with met by
constant load is increased, its torque angle A. motor input
must necessarily B. armature input
A. decrease C. supply lines
B. increase D. d.c. source
C. remain constant
D. become twice the no-load value 309. A synchronous machine is called a doubly-
excited machine because
301. If the field of a synchronous motor is under- A. it can be overexcited
excited, the power factor will be B. it has two sets of rotor poles
A. lagging C. both its rotor and stator are excited
B. leading D. it needs twice the normal exciting current
C. unity
D. more than unity 310. Synchronous capacitor is
A. an ordinary static capacitor bank
302. Ignoring the effects of armature reaction, if B. an over-excited synchronous motor driving
excitation of a synchronous motor running with mechanical load
constant load is decreased from its normal C. an over-excited synchronous motor
value it leads to running when mechanical load
A. increase in but decrease in Eb D. none of the above
B. increase in Eb but decrease in Ia
C. increase in both Ia and p.f. which is lagging Unsolved problems
D. increase in both Ia and 311. REE Board Exam September 2004
What is the percent slip of the synchronous
303. A synchronous motor connected to infinite bus- motor when running?
bars at constant full-load, 100% excitation and A. 3 C. 1
unity p.f. On changing the excitation only, the B. 2.5 D. 0
armature current will have
A. leading p.f. with under-excitation 312. The speed regulation of as synchronous motor
B. leading p.f. with over-excitation is
C. lagging p.f. with over-excitation A. unity
D. no change of p.f. B. zero
C. infinity
304. The V-curves of a synchronous motor show D. always less than one
relationship between
A. excitation current and back emf 313. Synchronous motors are to be used in situation
B. field current and p.f. where
C. dc field current and ac armature current A. the load is constant
D. armature current and supply voltage B. the load is required to be driven at very
high speeds
305. When a load on a synchronous motor is C. the load is to be driven at constant speed
increased, its armature currents is increased D. the starting torque requirement of the load
provided it is is very high
A. normally excited
SYNCHRONOUS CONVERTERS 322. One unique advantage of employing induction
314. EE Board Exam April 1994 regulator method for controlling the dc output
In a three phase synchronous converter, the voltage of a rotary converter is that it
ratio of the AC voltage to DC voltage is A. is extremely simple and relatively cheaper
A. 0.612 C. 0.50 B. responds instantaneously to changes in
B. 1.0 D. 0.707 load
C. can be used for inverters
315. EE Board Exam April 1992 D. gives voltage changes in exact jumps
A 500 kW, 600-V DC, 12-phase synchronous
converter operates as a direct converter at a full 323. The most commonly used connection for
load efficiency of 92% and a power factor of joining the six secondaries of a transformer
0.93. Calculate the AC voltage between slip used for 3-phase to 6-phase conversion is
rings and the AC current drawn from a 12- A. diametrical
phase transformer fed supply. B. zig-zag
A. 112 V, 229 A C. double star
B. 112 V, 215 A D. double-delta
C. 110 V, 229 A
D. 110 V, 215 A 324. The function of a cycloconverter is to convert
A. ac power into dc power
316. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. direct current into alternating current
A generator is rated 600 kVA, 240 V, 60 cycles, C. high ac frequency directly to low ac
3-phase, 6 poles and wye-connected. What will frequency
be the speed of the driving pulley if the driven D. a sine wave into a rectangular wave
and driving pulleys are 1 ft and 2 ft in diameter
respectively? 325. Major disadvantage of using three sets of
A. 2400 rpm C. 600 rpm SCRs for variable voltage speed control of a
B. 1200 rpm D. 900 rpm SCIM is the
2
A. considerable I R loss
317. REE Board Exam October 1998 B. poor power factor
The pulley of an old gen-set has a diameter of C. long delay of thyristor firing pulses
20 inches. The belt exerts a pull of 353 pounds D. necessity of using a processor
on the pulley. The gen-set runs at 900 rpm.
What is the approximate kW rating of the gen- 326. In the current fed frequency converter
set? arrangement for controlling the speed of an
A. 75 C. 200 individual SCIM, the direction of rotation can be
B. 250 D. 37.5 reversed by
A. changing the output frequency of the
318. The speed of a motor-generator set consisting inverter
of a 6-pole induction motor and a 4-pole dc B. altering the phase sequence of pulses that
generator fed from a 3-phase. trigger the d.c link current
A. 1000 C. 1500 C. interchanging any two line leads
B. 600 D. 3000 D. reversing the d.c link current

319. A rotary converter generally 327. In the chopper uses speed control method for a
A. combines the functions of an induction WRIM the motor speed inversely depends on
motor and a d.c. generator A. fixed resistor across the rectifier
B. has a set of slip – rings at both ends B. chopper switching frequency
C. has one armature and two fields C. chopper ON time TON
D. is a synchronous motor and a d.c. D. both B and C
generator combined
328. In the synchronous motor drive using current
320. The a.c. line current at slip-rings in a 6-phase, fed dc link
6-ring, rotary converter having 100% efficiency A. converter-2 functions as a self commutated
and unity p.f. is ____ times the d.c. current. inverter
A. 0.943 C. 0.236 B. converter-1 works as uncontrolled rectifier
B. 0.472 D. 1.414 C. converter-3 is a controlled rectifier
D. gate triggering of converter 2 is done at
321. A 3-phase supply can be converted into a 6- motor frequency
phase supply by joining the secondaries of the
3-phase transformer in 329. In the three cycloconverter drive of a
A. double delta synchronous motor
B. double star A. each cycloconverter produces a 3-phase
C. diametrical output
D. any of the above B. all cycloconverters act as voltage sources
C. a 3-phase controlled rectifier produces
field-exciting current
 D. air-gap flux is kept constant by controlling 340. The rotor of a stepper motor has no
stator currents only A. windings
B. commutator
SPECIAL MACHINES C. brushes
330. A single – stack, 4 – phase, 6 – pole VR stepper D. all of the above
motor will have a step angle of
A. 15º C. 45° 341. Wave excitation of a stepper motor results in
B. 30º D. 90º A. microstepping
B. half – stepping
331. In a three-stack 12/8 pole VR motor, the rotor C. increased step angle
pole pitch is D. reduced resolution
A. 15º C. 45°
B. 30º D. 60º 342. A stepper motor having a resolution of 300
steps/rev and running at 2400 rpm has a pulse
332. A three-stack VR stepper motor has a step rate of ____ pps.
angle of 10º. What is the number of rotor teeth A. 4000 C. 6000
in each stack? B. 8000 D. 10,000
A. 36º C. 18°
B. 24º D. 12° 343. The torque exerted by the rotor magnetic field
of a PM stepping motor with unexcited stator is
333. If a hybrid stepper motor has a rotor pitch of 36º called ____ torque.
and a step angle of 9º, the number of its A. reluctance
phases must be B. detent
A. 4 C. 3 C. holding
B. 2 D. 6 D. either B or C

334. What is the step angle of a permanent-magnet 344. A variable reluctance stepper motor is
stepper motor having 8 stator poles and 4 rotor constructed of ____ material with salient poles.
poles? A. paramagnetic
A. 60º C. 30° B. ferromagnetic
B. 45º D. 15º C. diamagnetic
D. non–magnetic
335. A stepping motor is a ____ device.
A. mechanical 345. Though structurally similar to a control
B. electrical transmitter, a control receiver differs from it in
C. analogue the following way
D. incremental A. it has 3-phase stator winding
B. it has a rotor of dumbbell construction
336. Operation of stepping motors at high speed is C. it has a mechanical damper on its shaft
referred to as D. it has a single-phase rotor excitation
A. fast forward C. inching
B. slewing D. jogging 346. The control ____ synchro has three-phase
winding both on its stator and rotor
337. Which of the following phase switching A. differential C. receiver
sequence represents half-step operation of a B. transformer D. transmitter
VR stepper motor?
A. A, B, C, A ……… 347. Regarding voltages induced in the three stator
B. A, C, B, A ………. windings of a synchro, which statement is
C. AB, BC, CA, AB ……… false?
D. A, AB, B, BC ……. A. they depend on rotor position
B. they are in phase
338. The rotational speed of a given stepper motor C. they differ in magnitude
is determined solely by the D. they are polyphase voltages
A. shaft load
B. step pulse frequency 348. The low-torque synchros cannot be used for
C. polarity of stator current A. torque transmission
D. magnitude of stator current B. error detection
C. instrument servos
339. A stepper motor may be considered as a ____ D. robot arm positioning
converter.
A. dc to ac 349. Which of the following synchros are used for
B. ac to ac error detection in a servo control system?
C. dc to ac A. control transmitter
D. digital-to-analogue B. control transformer
C. control receiver
D. both A and B
350. For torque transmission over a long distance 359. Squirrel-cage induction motor is finding
with the help of electrical wires, which of the increasing application in high-power servo
following two switches are used? systems because new methods have been
A. CX and CT found to
B. CX and CR A. increased its rotor resistance
C. CX and CD B. control its torque
D. CT and CD C. decrease its inertia
D. decouple its torque and flux
351. The arrangement required for producing a
rotation equal to the sum or difference of the 360. A six-pole, three-phase squirrel-cage induction
rotation of two shafts consist of the following motor is connected to a 60-cps supply. At full-
coupled synchros. load, the rotor’s induced emf makes 72
A. control transmitter complete cycles in 1 minute. Find the rotor
B. control receiver speed.
C. control differential transmitter A. 1176 rpm C. 1054 rpm
D. all of the above B. 1200 rpm D. 1124 rpm

352. Which of the following motor would suit 361. A 50 HP, 440 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz, 6-pole squirrel
applications where constant speed is cage induction motor is operating at full-load
absolutely essential to ensure a consistent and 0.8 pf. The full-load efficiency is 85% and
product? the percentage slip is 5%. Determine the full-
A. brushes dc motor load torque.
B. disk motor A. 214.55 N-m
C. permanent-magnet synchronous motor B. 206.72 N-m
D. stepper motor C. 312.47 N-m
D. 323.24 N-m
353. A switched reluctance motor differs from a VR
stepper motor in the sense that it 362. A synchronous motor is drawing 60 kW is
A. has rotor poles of ferromagnetic material connected in parallel with a load drawing 250
B. rotates continuously kW at a lagging power factor of 0.8. If the
C. is designed for open – loop operation only combined load has a power factor of 0.9, at
D. has lower efficiency what power factor is the synchronous motor
operating?
354. The electrical displacement between the two A. 0.862 leading
stator windings of a resolver is B. 0.849 leading
A. 120º C. 60° C. 0.868 leading
B. 90º D. 45º D. 0.874 leading

355. Which of the following motor runs from a low dc 363. A three-phase Y-connected synchronous motor
supply and has permanently magnetized with a line-to-line voltage of 440 V and a
salient poles on its rotor? synchronous speed of 900 rpm operates with a
A. permanent magnet dc motor power of 9 kW and a lagging power factor of
B. disk dc motor 0.8. The synchronous reactance per phase is
C. permanent magnet synchronous motor 10 ohms. Determine the torque angle in
D. brushless dc motor electrical degrees.
A. 36.33° C. 35.51°
B. 33.51° D. 38.46°
356. A dc servomotor is similar to a regular dc motor
except that its design is modified to cope with
A. electronic switching 364. A 10-hp, 230-V, three-phase Y-connected
B. slow speeds synchronous motor has a reactance of 3 ohms
C. static conditions per phase and a negligible resistance. To what
D. both B and C voltage must the motor is excited in order to
deliver full load at unity power factor and 90%
efficiency?
357. One of the basic requirements of a servomotor
A. 262 V C. 248 V
is that it must produce high torque at all
B. 254 V D. 242 V
A. loads C. speeds
B. frequencies D. voltages
365. A three-phase, star connected synchronous
motor takes 50 kW at 660 V, the power factor
358. The most common two-phase ac servomotor
being 0.8 lagging. This machine has a
differs from the standard ac induction motor
synchronous reactance of 1 ohm per phase
because it has
with a negligible resistance. If the emf is
A. higher rotor resistance
increased by 30%, the power taken remaining
B. higher power rating
the same, find the new leading current.
C. motor stator windings
A. 94.1 A C. 90.3 A
D. greater inertia
 B. 85.2 A D. 88.6 A
366. A 6.6 kV, Y-connected synchronous motor has
a synchronous reactance per phase of 10 ohms
and a negligible resistance. For a certain load,
the motor draws 990 kW at normal voltage. At
this load, the induced emf per phase is 5160 V.
Determine operating pf.
A. 0.478 C. 0.462
B. 0.502 D. 0.518
367. A 75-hp, 600-volt, 1000-rpm, three-phase Y-
connected synchronous motor has an armature
resistance of 0.05 ohm per phase and a
leakage reactance of 0.45 ohm per phase. The
efficiency at rated load, 80% pf leading is 92%.
Determine mechanical power developed within
the armature.
A. 64 kW C. 60 kW
B. 62 kW D. 67 kW
368. A 230 V, 60 Hz, 3-phase, Y-connected
synchronous motor draws a current of 20 A and
delivers 8 bhp. Armature resistance per phase
is 0.5 Ω. If the iron and friction losses amount
to 300 W, determine the operating power factor
of the motor.
A. 0.809 C. 0.866
B. 0.807 D. 0.862
369. A 2200 V, 200 hp, 3-phase mesh connected
synchronous motor is working on full load at an
efficiency of 0.88 and 0.8 pf leading. The
armature reactance per phase is 5 ohms.
Determine the induced emf per phase. Neglect
resistance.
A. 2377 V C. 2380 V
B. 2345 V D. 2307 V
370. A 500-hp, 2200 V, 3-phase, star-connected
synchronous motor has a synchronous
impedance of 0.3 + j3 Ω per phase. Determine
the induced emf per phase if the motor works
on full load with an efficiency of 94% and a
power factor of 0.8 leading.
A. 1360 V C. 1402 V
B. 1354 V D. 1522 V
371. An alternator rated 530-kVA, is operating at
0.60 pf lagging. A synchronous condenser is in
parallel to improve the pf to 90% lagging.
Determine the operating power factor of the
synchronous condenser. Assume the alternator
is not supposed to be overloaded.
A. 0.546 leading
B. 0.447 leading
C. 0.643 leading
D. 0.593 leading
372. A 230-V, 60-Hz, single-phase synchronous
motor is taking a current of 20 A at 0.866
lagging p.f. Effective armature resistance is 0.3
ohm. Iron and friction losses amount to 450 W.
Determine the efficiency of the motor at this
load. Neglect losses in the excitation.
A. 86.15% C. 88.52%
B. 85.30% D. 83.20%
373. A 15-hp, 230 V, single phase synchronous
motor is taking a current of 50 A at a power
factor of 0.85 leading. Effective resistance is
0.2 ohm. If this motor drives a mechanical load
of 12 hp, determine its rotational losses.
A. 323 W C. 376 W
B. 340 W D. 314 W
374. A single-phase rotary converter has an output
voltage of 110 volts. Determine the line current
in the AC side when the machine delivers a DC
output of 50 A. Assume the machine is
operating with a pf of 0.85 and efficiency of
95%.
A. 70.71 A C. 87.57 A
B. 90.34 A D. 82.23 A
375. Three single-phase transformers connected
delta-delta fed a three-phase rotary converter
at 2,300 V. This converter supplies power to a
DC load that draws 100 kW at 250 V. If the
rotary converter operates at an efficiency of
95% at unity pf, calculate the current in the
secondary windings of the transformer bank.
A. 397 A C. 229 A
B. 355 A D. 249 A
376. A 4-phase star connected rotary converter
operating at 0.90 efficiency and 0.85 power
factor is connected across a 220 V, 60 Hz
mains and draws 50 A. Determine the DC load
current.
A. 208.46 A C. 216.37 A
B. 220.54 A D. 212.25 A
377. The dc output of a six-phase star-connected
converter is 500 kW at 400 V. If the pf and
efficiency of the machine is 0.866 and 0.92
respectively, determine the ac current drawn
from the supply.
A. 762 A C. 732 A
B. 740 A D. 729 A
378. A 600 kW, 6-phase, Y-connected, 18-pole,
synchronous converter has simplex lap wound
armature with 1000 conductors. The flux per
pole is 60 mWb. The machine runs at 600 rpm
at rated load. Determine the ac current in the
slip rings. Assume the operating power factor
and efficiency of the machine equal to 1.0 and
0.9 respectively.
A. 496.21 A C. 462.25 A
B. 488.42 A D. 472.07 A
379. A 4-pole 230-V, 60 Hz, three-phase induction
motor directly drives a 6-pole alternator.
Determine the output frequency. Assume a slip
of 3% in the motor.
A. 90.0 Hz C. 86.6 Hz
B. 88.4 Hz D. 87.3 Hz
380. A three-phase rotary converter delivers 150 A
at 500 V dc. Determine the current on the AC
 side if the operating power factor of the and a reactance of 25 ohms per phase.
machine is 0.8 and the efficiency is 90% Determine the induced emf when fully loaded at
A. 179 A C. 189 A 0.8 power factor lagging.
B. 157 A D. 196 A A. 5521 V C. 5475 V
B. 5362 V D. 5582 V
381. An open delta bank is serving a three-phase
rotary converter. The converter supplies 175 A 389. If Ns is the synchronous speed and s the slip,
of current to 1.4 ohm dc resistive load. If the then actual running speed of an induction motor
machine draws an AC current of 100 A at 0.8 pf will be
lagging, determine minimum size of A. Ns C. (1 – s)Ns
transformer needed. B. sNs D. (Ns – 1)s
A. 15.0 kVA C. 25.9 kVA
B. 24.7 kVA D. 19.4 kVA 390. When the synchronous motor has a leading
power factor, the generated emf is ____ than
382. The percent slip of an induction motor is the the applied voltage.
ratio A. equal
A. rotor copper loss / rotor power input B. greater
B. stator copper loss / stator power input C. lesser
C. stator copper loss / rotor power output D. none of these
D. rotor copper loss / stator copper loss
391. The word TEFC stands for
383. An 80 kW, 440 volts, 3-phase Y connected, 60 A. totally enclosed frequency controlled
Hz, 4-pole synchronous motor has a B. torque, energy, frequency controlled
synchronous reactance of 3-ohm per phase. C. totally enclosed fused cooled
Calculate the torque in Newton-meter if it is D. totally enclosed fan cooled
operating at rated condition at 92% efficiency.
A. 714 C. 571 392. Synchronous motor are
B. 135 D. 461 A. self-starting
B. not self-starting
384. A 220 volts single phase induction motor draws C. essentially self-starting
current of 10 amps at 0.75 pf. A capacitor of 50 D. none of these
F is connected in order to improve the power
factor. What is the new power factor? 393. The motor in which stator and rotor magnetic
A. 0. 866 leading field rotate at the same speed is
B. 0.866 lagging A. induction motor
C. 0.95 lagging B. universal motor
D. 0.95 leading C. reduction motor
D. synchronous motor
385. A test is performed on a 230 volts, delta
connected synchronous motor having 92% 394. An over-excited synchronous motor takes
efficiency and 85% power factor. With 6 volts A. lagging current
dc impressed across its terminals, the current B. leading current
reading is 90 amperes. Determine the ohmic C. lagging and leading current
resistance per phase. D. none of these
A. 0.067 /phase
B. 0.44 /phase
395. In a synchronous motor, which loss does not
C. 0.1 /phase
vary with load?
D. 0.15 /phase
A. copper losses
B. hysteresis losses
386. A synchronous motor operates continuously on C. windage losses
the following duty cycle: 50 hp for 10 sec, 100 D. none of the above
hp for 10 sec, 150 hp for 5 sec, 120 hp for 20
sec, idling for 14 sec. What would be the size of
396. Squirrel cage induction motor differs from the
motor to be used?
slip ring type in that it has no
A. 90 hp C. 150 hp
A. slip rings
B. 100 hp D. 120 hp
B. windings on the stator
C. rotor winding
387. A polyphase motor may be protected against D. rotating part
reversal of rotation by using a
A. reverse speed relay
397. A 3- synchronous motor runs at full-load speed
B. reverse power relay
of 1200 rpm. If the load is reduced to one-half
C. reverse phase relay
of rated, calculate its speed regulation.
D. reverse current relay
A. 100% C. 0%
B. 50% D. 86.6%
388. A 1000 kVA, 11 kV, 3-phase, Y-connected
synchronous motor has a resistance of 3 ohms
398. An industrial load is taking 500 kW at 0.6 A. 7.5 ohms
lagging p.f. is desired to raise the p.f. to 0.866 B. 9 ohms
lagging using a synchronous machine whose C. 15 ohms
power input is 300 kW. Calculate the kVA rating D. none of these
of the motor required for such operation and
the power factor at whuch the motor will 409. EE Board Exam April 1990
operate. A 6-pole, 3-phase, 60 cycle alternator has 12
A. 365 kVA, 0.826 leading slots per pole and four conductors per slot. The
B. 365 kVA, 0.778 leading winding is 5/6 pitch. There are 2,500,000
C. 305 kVA, 0.826 leading Maxwells entering the armature from each
D. 380 kVA, 0.866 leading North Pole, and this flux is sinusoidally
distributed along the air gap. The armature coils
399. A 3–phase, 440-volts, 50 Hz induction motor are all-connected in series. The winding is wye-
has 4% slip. What is the frequency of the rotor connected. Determine the open circuit emf of
induced emf? the alternator.
A. 200 Hz C. 2 Hz A. 532.1 V C. 512.4 V
B. 50 Hz D. 0.2 Hz B. 504.2 V D. 572.4 V

400. What is the ratio of maximum to full-load torque 410. EE Board Exam April 1995
in a motor having a slip of 5% at full-load and A 1200 kVA, 6600 volt, 3-phase, Y-connected
25% at maximum torque? alternator has an effective resistance of 0.40
A. 15 C. 3 ohm and a reactance of 6 ohms per phase. It
B. 2.6 D. 5.2 delivers full load current of 0.80 lagging power
factor at rated voltage. What will be the terminal
401. A 3Φ 6-pole induction motor has a nameplate voltage for the same excitation and load current
speed of 1160 rpm, what is its full-load slip? if the power factor is 0.80 leading?
A. 2.58% C. 3.59% A. 4560 V C. 7898 V
B. 3.3% D. 1.4% B. 9878 V D. 4250 V

402. A 3Φ, induction motor is wound for 4 poles and 411. REE Board Exam March 1998
is supplied from a 50 Hz system. What is the A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90%
rotor frequency when rotor runs at 1410 rpm? power factor. The effective resistance is 1.5
A. 3 Hz C. 2.9 Hz times the ohmic resistance. The ohmic
B. 2.5 Hz D. 3.5 Hz resistance is obtained by connecting two
terminals to a DC source. The current and
voltage are 87.6 A and 6 V respectively. What
403. is the effective resistance per phase?The
A. C. generator is wye-connected.
B. D. A. 0.0513 ohm C. 0.342 ohm
B. 0.0685 ohm D. 0.0617
404. ohm
A. C.
B. D. 412. REE Board Exam October 1997
To get the armature resistance of a 100 MW,
405. 13.89 kV and 90% power factor generator, two
A. C. terminals are connected to a DC source. The
B. D. measured current and voltage are 87.6
amperes and 6 volts respectively. What is the
DC resistance per phase?
Question Bank in AC GENERATORS A. 0.0223 ohm C. 0.0685
ohm
406. EE Board Exam October 1990 B. 0.0342 ohm D. 0.0617
What is the speed of a 100 kW, 230-volt, three- ohm
phase, four-pole, 60 Hz alternator?
A. 450 rpm C. 1200 rpm 413. EE Board Exam October 1991
B. 900 rpm D. 1800 rpm Determine the efficiency of a 1500 kVA, 2300
V, 3-phase, Y-connected alternator, which
407. REE Board Exam April 1997 operates at rated output with a power factor of
A six-pole, 3-phase AC generator has 72 slots, 80%. The DC armature resistance at 70°C
the coil span is 12. What is the pitch factor? between terminals is 0.08 ohm. The field takes
A. 1.000 C. 0.985 70 A at 120 V from the exciter equipment.
B. 0.939 D. 0.966 Friction and windage losses are 15 kW, iron
loss is 35 kW and stray load losses are 1.5 kW.
Assume the effective armature winding
408. REE Board Exam October 1994 resistance is 1.5 times the DC value.
A 30 MVA, 15 kV three-phase alternator will A. 94.56% C. 93.35%
have a per phase nominal impedance of ____. B. 90.31% D. 92.62%
414. EE Board Exam April 1994
A three-phase, 11-kV wye-connected
synchronous alternator has a synchronous
reactance of 8 ohms per phase but negligible
resistance. If the excitation is such that the
open circuit voltage is 14 kV, determine the
power factor at the maximum output.
A. 0.786 C. 0.793
B. 0.772 D. 0.708
415. EE Board Exam April 1994
A three-phase AC generator is supplying power
to a load of 3200 kW at 230 volts and a power
factor of 60%. Assume that the loss of the line,
the generator armature and the load is equal to
the 10% of the load, what would be the savings
in watts if the power factor were raised to 80%?
A. 100,000 C. 80,000
B. 140,000 D. 230,000
416. EE Board Exam April 1992
A three-phase turbo alternator has a reactance
of 15 ohms and negligible resistance, the
machine draws an armature current of 250
amperes at 0.8 pf lagging when running on
12,000 volts infinite bus-bars. If the steam
admission is constant but the emf is raised by
20%, calculate the new operating pf.
A. 0.547 C. 0.509
B. 0.586 D. 0.575
417. EE Board Exam April 1980
A standby Diesel generator set will have the
following loads: inductive load drawing 50 kVA
at 0.8 power factor; Lighting load drawing 20
kVA at 1.0 power factor. At what power factor
will the generator operate?
A. 0.855 lagging
B. 0.872 lagging
C. 0.821 lagging
D. 0.894 lagging
418. EE Board Exam April 1992
A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a
parallel circuit consisting of a 20 hp motor
whose efficiency is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and
a second load that draws an apparent power of
7 kVA at unity pf. Determine the system
reactive power.
A. 23.582 kVAR C. 10.341
kVAR
B. 12.435 kVAR D. 20.384
kVAR
419. EE Board Exam October 1980
Two alternators A and B are operating in
parallel supplying a load drawing 1000 kVA at
0.80 power factor lagging. If alternator A
contributes 500 kVA at 0.60 power factor
lagging, determine the power factor of
alternator B.
A. 0.928 lagging
B. 0.852 lagging
C. 0.901 lagging
D. 0.977 lagging
420. EE Board Exam October 1981
Two alternators are operating in parallel
supplying a common load of 425 kW at 0.85
power factor lagging. Alternator A contributes
600 kVAR at 0.92 power factor lagging. Solve
for the power factor of alternator B.
A. 0.813 lagging
B. 0.834 lagging
C. 0.804 lagging
D. 0.820 lagging
421. EE Board Exam April 1988
SipalayMines, has two 3-phase, 60 H AC
generators operating in parallel. The first unit
has a capacity of 1000 kVA and the second unit
has a capacity of 1500 kVA. The first is driven
by a prime mover so adjusted that the
frequency falls from 61 Hz at no-load to 59.6 Hz
at full-load. The second has a different speed-
load characteristics, the frequency falls from
61.4 Hz at no-load to 59.2 Hz at full-load. When
these alternators are jointly delivering 2000 kW,
what is the load of each generator?
A. 884 kW, 1116 kW
B. 867 kW, 1133 kW
C. 915 kW, 1085 kW
D. 804 kW, 1196 kW
422. REE Board Exam March 1998
Two alternators are driven by shunt motors.
The shunt motors have speed-load droop
characteristics of 3% and 4% respectively. The
alternators are in parallel and each carrying 50
kW. There is no automatic speed-load control.
An additional 50 kW is switched on. What are
the resulting loads of the alternators assuming
that the speed-load control of each is not
adjusted?
A. 78.57 kW, 71.43 kW
B. 82.51 kW, 67.49 kW
C. 75 kW, 75 kW
D. 80.31 kW, 69.69 kW
423. EE Board Exam April 1989
There are two alternators, 100 kW, 3-phase in
parallel are driven by shunt motors whose
speed-load droop characteristics are as follows:
Alternator no. 1: no-load speed 600 rpm and
the full-load speed 530 rpm; while alternator no.
2: no-load speed 590 rpm and the full-load 550
rpm. For what load will the alternators divide
the load equally?
A. 62.45 kW C. 67.54 kW
B. 68.78 kW D. 64.67 kW
424. EE Board Exam April 1989
There are two alternators, 100 kW, 3-phase in
parallel are driven by shunt motors whose
speed-load droop characteristics are as follows:
Alternator no. 1: no-load speed 600 rpm and
the full-load speed 530 rpm; while alternator no.
2: no-load speed 590 rpm and the full-load 550
rpm. What is the greatest load that can be
delivered without overloading either alternator?
A. 171.43 kW C. 177.54 kW
B. 168.78 kW D. 164.67 kW
425. ECE Board Exam April 1998 431. The frequency of voltage generated by an
Find the frequency in kilocyles per second in alternator having 4-poles and rotating at 1800
the armature of a 10 pole, 1,200 rpm generator. r.p.m. is ____ Hertz.
A. 1000.0 C. 10.00 A. 60 C. 120
B. 100.0 D. 0.100 B. 7200 D. 450

426. A certain 3-phase, star-connected, 1,000 kVA, 432. A 50-Hz alternator will run at the greatest
11,000 volt alternator has rated current of 52.5 possible speed if it is wound for ____ poles.
amperes. The dc resistance of the winding per A. 8 C. 4
phase is 0.3 ohm. The test results are given B. 6 D. 2
below:
Field current Line voltage 433. The main disadvantage of using short-pitch in
OC Test 12.5 A 422 volts alternators is that it
SC Test 12.5 A 52.5 A A. reduces harmonics in the generated
Determine the full-load voltage regulation at voltage
unity power factor B. reduces the total voltage around the
A. 0.44% C. 0.64% armature coils
C. produces asymmetry in the three phase
B. 0.54% D. 0.74% windings
D. increases Cu of end connections

427. A 10 MVA, 10 kV, 3-phase, 50 Hz, 1,500 rpm 434. Three-phase alternators are invariably Y-
alternator is parallel with each other much connected because
greater capacity. The moment of inertia of the A. magnetic losses are minimized
5 2
rotor is 2 x 10 kg-m and the synchronous B. less turns of wire are required
reactance of the machine is 40%. Calculate the C. smaller conductors can be used
natural time of oscillation. D. higher terminal voltage is obtained
A. 8.3 ms C. 10.3 ms
435. The winding of a 4-pole alternator having 36
B. 9.3 ms D. 11.3 ms slots and a coil span of 1 to 8 is short-pitched
by ___ degrees.
A. 140 C. 20
B. 80 D. 40
428. A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has
a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase
and a negligible resistance. At a certain field 436. If an alternator winding has a fractional pitch of
current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV 5/6, the coil span is ____ degrees.
per phase. At this excitation, calculate the A. 300 C. 30
maximum power that can be produced. B. 150 D. 60
A. 12 MW C. 11 MW
437. The harmonic which would be totally eliminated
B. 10 MW D. 9.8 MW from the alternator e.m.f. using a fractional
pitch of 4/5 is
rd th
A. 3 C. 5
th th
B. 7 D. 9
429. A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has
a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase
and a negligible resistance. At a certain field 438. For eliminating 7th harmonic from the e.m.f.
current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV wave of an alternator, the fractional-pitch must
per phase. At this excitation, calculate the be ____.
maximum current. A. 2/3 C. 7/8
A. 2.83 kA C. 4.83 kA B. 5/6 D. 6/7

B. 3.83 kA D. 5.83 kA 439. If, in an alternator, chording angle for

th
fundamental flux wave is α, its value for 5
harmonic is
A. 5α C. 25α
430. A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has B. α/5 D. α/25
a synchronous reactance of 6 ohms per phase
and a negligible resistance. At a certain field
current the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV 440. Regarding distribution factor of an armature
per phase. At this excitation, calculate the winding of an alternator which is statement is
power factor at maximum power. false?
A. 0.853 C. 0.873 A. it decreases the distribution of coils
(slot/pole) increases
B. higher its value, higher the induced e.m.f
B. 0.863 D. 0.843 per phase
 C. it is not affected by the type of winding 2400 V and rated terminal voltage of 3000 V is
either lap or wave ____.
D. its not affected the number of turns per coil A. 20 C. 150
B. -20 D. -26.7
441. When speed of alternator is changed from 3600
r.p.m. to 1800 r.p.m. the generated 450. If, in a 3-Ф alternator, a field current of 50 A
e.m.f./phase will become produces a full-load armature current of 200 A
A. one-half C. four times on short-circuit and 1730 V on open circuit,
B. twice D. one-fourth then its synchronous impedance is ____ ohm.
A. 8.66 C. 5
442. The magnitude of the three voltages drops in B. 4 D. 34.6
an alternator due to armature resistance,
leakage reactance and armature reaction is 451. The power factor of an alternator is determined
solely determined by by its
A. load current, Ia A. speed
B. p.f. of the load B. load
C. whether it is a lagging or leading p.f. load C. excitation
D. field construction of the alternator D. prime mover

443. Armature reaction in an alternator primarily 452. For proper parallel operation a.c. polyphase
affects alternators must have the same
A. rotor speed A. speed C. kVA rating
B. terminal voltage B. voltage rating D. excitation
C. frequency of armature current
D. generated voltage per phase 453. Of the following conditions, the one which does
NOT have to be met by the alternators working
444. Under no-load condition, power drawn by the in parallel is
prime mover of an alternator goes to A. terminal voltage of each machine must be
A. produce induced e.m.f in armature winding the same
B. meet no load loss B. the machine must have the same phase
C. produce power in the armature rotation
D. meet Cu losses both in armature and rotor C. the machine must operate at the same
windings frequency
D. the machine must have equal rating
445. As load p.f of an alternator becomes more
leading, the value of generated voltage 454. After wiring up two 3-Ф alternators, you
required to give rated terminal voltage checked their frequency and voltage and found
A. increases them to be equal. Before connecting them in
B. remains unchanged parallel, you would
C. decreases A. check turbine phase
D. varies with rotor speed B. check phase rotation
C. lubricate everything
446. With a load p.f. of unity, the effect of armature D. check steam pressure
reaction on the main-field flux of an alternator is
A. distortional 455. Zero power factor method of an alternator is
B. magnetizing used to find its
C. demagnetizing A. efficiency
D. nominal B. voltage regulation
C. armature resistance
447. At lagging loads, armature reaction in an D. synchronous impedance
alternator is
A. cross-magnetizing 456. Some engineers prefer ‘lamps bright’
B. demagnetizing synchronization to ‘lamps dark’ synchronization
C. non-effective because
D. magnetizing A. brightness of lamps can be judged easily
B. it gives sharper and more accurate
448. At leading p.f., the armature flux in an alternator synchronization
____ the rotor flux. C. flicker is more pronounced
A. opposes D. it can be performed quickly
B. aids
C. distorts 457. It is never advisable to connect a stationary
D. does not affect alternatorto live bus-bars because it
A. is likely to run as synchronous motor
449. The voltage regulation of an alternator having B. will get short-circuited
0.75 leading p.f. load, no-load induced e.m.f of C. will decrease bus-bar voltage through
momentarily
 D. will disturb generated e.m.fs. of other B. ac
alternators connected in parallel C. both dc and ac
D. none of these
458. Two identical alternators are running in parallel
and carry equal loads. If excitation of one 467. The ac armature winding of an alternator
alternator is increased without changing its operates at ____ the field winding.
steam supply , then A. the same as
A. it will keepsupplying almost the same load B. much lesser voltage than
B. kVAR supplied by it would decrease C. much higher voltage than
C. its p.f. will increase D. none of the above
D. kVA supplied by it would decrease
468. The salient-pole construction for field structure
459. Keeping its excitation constant, if steam supply of an alternator is generally used for ____
of an alternator running in parallel with another machine.
identical alternator is increased, then A. 2-pole
A. it would over-run the other alternator B. 4-pole
B. its rotor will fall back in phase with respect C. 8-pole
to the other machine D. none of these
C. it will supply greater portion of the load
D. its power factor would be decreased 469. An alternator is sometimes called ____
generator.
460. The load sharing between two steam-driven A. synchronous
alternators operating in parallel may be B. asynchronous
adjusted by varying the C. Rosenberg
A. field strengths of the alternators D. none of these
B. power factors of the alternators
C. steam supply to their prime movers 470. A turbo-alternator uses
D. speed of the alternators A. salient-pole field structure
B. non-salient-pole field structure
461. Squirrel-cage bars placed in the rotor pole C. rotating ac armature winding
faces of an alternator help reduce hunting D. none of the above
A. above synchronous speed only
B. below synchronous speed only 471. The non-salient pole field construction is used
C. above and below synchronous speed both for ____ generator.
D. none of the above A. low-speed
B. medium-speed
462. For a machine on infinite bus active power can C. high-speed
be varied by D. none of these
A. changing field excitation
B. changing of prime mover speed 472. The ac armature winding of an alternator is
C. both A and B above A. always star-connected
D. none of the above B. generally delta-connected
C. star-delta connected
463. Majority of alternators in the use have D. none of the above
A. revolving ac armature winding
B. stationary field type construction 473. Low-speed alternators are driven by
C. revolving field type construction A. hydraulic turbines
D. none of the above B. steam engines
C. steam turbines
464. The stator of an alternator is identical to that of D. none of these
a
A. dc generator 474. High-speed alternators are driven by
B. 3-phase induction motor A. diesel engines
C. 1-phase induction motor B. hydraulic turbines
D. Rosenberg generator C. steam turbines
D. none of these
465. The stator of an alternator rarely uses ____
slots. 475. The air-gap in an alternator is ____ in an
A. wide-open type induction machine.
B. semi-closed type A. much shorter than
C. closed type B. much longer than
D. none of these C. about the same as
D. none of these
466. The field winding of an alternator is ____
excited. 476. The stator of an alternator is wound for ____ on
A. dc the rotor.
 A. more number of poles than
B. less number of poles than 486. The synchronous reactance of an alternator
C. the same number of poles as ____ as the iron is saturated.
D. none of the above A. decreases
B. increases
477. Turbo-alternators have rotors of C. remains unchanged
A. small diameter and long axial length D. none of the above
B. large diameter and long axial length
C. large diameter and small axial length 487. In an alternator, the effect of armature reaction
D. same diameter and axial length is minimum at power factor of ____.

478. The rotor of a turbo-alternator is made A. 0.866 lagging C. 0.5 lagging

cylindrical in order to reduce ____. B. 0.866 leading D. unity
A. eddy current loss
B. hysteresis loss 488. If the lagging load p.f. of an alternator is
C. windage losses decreased, the demagnetizing effect of
D. none of these armature reaction ____.
A. remains the same
479. The number of cycles generated in a 6-pole B. is decreased
alternator in one revolution is C. is increased
A. 3 D. none of these
B. 6
C. 50 489. A 3-phase alternator generates an open-circuit
D. none of these phase voltage of 4000 V when exciting current
is 50 A; the short-circuit current for the same
480. The speed at which a 6-pole alternator should excitation being 800 A. The synchronous
be driven to generator 50 cycles per second is reactance per phase is
A. 1,500 rpm A. 80 ohms
B. 1,000 rpm B. 5 ohms
C. 500 rpm C. 15 ohms
D. none of these D. none of these

481. The frequency of emf generated in an 8-pole 490. A 30 MVA, 15 kV alternator will have a per
alternator running at 900 rpm is phase nominal impedance of
A. 50 Hz A. 9 ohms
B. 60 Hz B. 15 ohms
C. 120 Hz C. 7.5 ohms
D. none of these D. none of these

482. In case of a 4-pole machine, 1 mechanical 491. When load on an alternator is increased, the
degree corresponds to ____ electrical degree. terminal voltage increases if the load pf is
A. 2 A. unity C. leading
B. 4 B. lagging D. zero
C. 8
D. none of these 492. The efficiency of the turbo-alternator ____ with
increase in speed.
483. For the same rating, the size of low-speed A. decreases
alternator is ____ that of high-speed alternator. B. increases
A. about the same C. remains unchanged
B. more than D. none of the above
C. less than
D. none of these 493. The full-load efficiency of the alternator ____
with the size of the machine.
484. The synchronous reactance of an alternator is A. increases
due to ____. B. decreases
A. leakage flux C. remains unchanged
B. d.c. field excitation D. none of the above
C. armature reaction
D. none of the above 494. For the same power rating, an alternator is
____ that of a dc generator.
485. The synchronous reactance of an alternator is A. larger in size than
generally ____ armature resistance. B. smaller in size than
A. 5 times smaller than C. of the same size as
B. 5 times greater than D. none of the above
C. 10 to 100 times greater than
D. 10 times smaller than
495. In the armature winding of an alternator, the C. output kW will change
coil span falls short of full-pitch by 60° D. none of the above
(electrical). The pitch factor is
A. 0.866 505. The distribution of load between two alternators
B. 0.5 operating in parallel can be changed by
C. 0.25 changing
D. none of these A. phase sequence
B. field excitation of alternators
496. A 3-phase alternator has 3 slots per pole. The C. driving torques of prime movers
distribution factor of the winding is D. none of the above
A. 0.866
B. 0.5 506. When a number of alternators are operating in
C. 1 parallel, the power factor at which each
D. none of these operates is determined by
A. power factor of the load
497. The disadvantage of a short-pitched coil is that B. driving torque of the prime mover
A. harmonics are introduced C. its field excitation
B. waveform becomes non-sinusoidal D. none of the above
C. voltage round the coil is reduced
D. none of the above 507. If the excitation of an alternator operating in
parallel with other alternators is increased
498. The voltage regulation of an alternator for a pf above the normal value of excitation, its
of 0.8 lagging is ____ at unity pf.
A. greater than A. pf becomes more lagging
B. smaller than B. pf becomes more leading
C. the same as C. output current decreases
D. none of these D. output kW decreases

499. The voltage regulation of an alternator is larger 508. The voltage of the bus-bar to which several
than that of a dc generator because of alternators are paralleled may be raised by
A. larger armature resistance simultaneously ____ of all alternators.
B. large leakage reactance A. increasing field excitation
C. complex effects of armature reaction B. decreasing field excitation
D. none of the above C. increasing input to prime movers
D. decreasing input to prime movers
500. The per phase dc armature resistance of an
alternator is 0.5 ohm. The effective ac armature 509. The frequency of the system with which several
resistance would be about alternators are paralleled can be increased by
A. 0.5 ohm C. 4 ohms simultaneously ____ of all generators.
B. 0.75 ohm D. 0.25 ohm A. increasing field excitation
B. decreasing field excitation
501. The dc armature resistance of a Y-connected C. increasing the speed of prime movers
alternator measured across its two terminals is D. decreasing the speed of prime movers
0.5 ohm. The per phase resistance is
A. 0.5 ohm C. 0.25 ohm 510. The alternators driven by ____ do not have a
B. 1 ohm D. 1.5 ohms tendency to hunt.
A. diesel engines
502. The dc armature resistance of a delta- B. water turbines
connected alternator measured across its two C. steam turbines
terminals is 1 ohm. The per phase dc D. none of these
resistance is
A. 3 ohms 511. Damper windings are used in alternators to
B. 1.5 ohms A. prevent hunting
C. 0.33 ohm B. reduce windage losses
D. none of these C. achieve synchronism
D. none of the above
503. The under excited alternator supplies ____.
A. lagging VAR 512. The rating of an alternator is expressed in
B. leading VAR A. kW C. kVA
C. no reactive power B. HP D. kVAR
D. none of the above
Unsolved problems
504. If the excitation of an alternator operating in 513. REE Board Exam September 2004
parallel with other alternators is decreased, its A 3,600 V, 500 kVA, 60 Hz, 3-phase Y-
A. pf becomes more leading connected generator on test yields the following
B. pf becomes more lagging results: Mechanical and iron losses is 10 kW;
 field current at full load 100% p.f. is 50 A; field A. 750 rpm C. 3000 rpm
current at full-load 80% p.f. is 70 A; resistance B. 1500 rpm D. 1440 rpm
per phase of armature winding is 0.4 ohm. The
exciter voltage is constant at 120 volts and
voltage current is control is done by means of 523. The magnitude of the resultant magnetic field
rheostat. Determine the full-load armature produced by a three-phase current flowing
current at 80% lagging p.f. through a three-phase winding is equal to
A. 96.5 A C. 64.2 A A. the maximum value of flux due to any one
B. 99.8 A D. 80.2 A phase
B. 1.5 times the maximum value of flux due to
514. A 4-pole, 1200 rpm alternator will generate emf any one phase
at C. half the value of maximum flux due to any
A. 50 Hz C. 60 Hz one phase
B. 40 Hz D. 25 Hz D. twice the maximum value of flux due to any
one phase

515. The span for a full-pitch coil wound for six poles 524. Voltage regulation of an alternator may be
is negative when
A. 180 degrees mechanical A. the load power factor is lagging
B. 90 degrees mechanical B. the load power factor is leading
C. 60 degrees mechanical C. it is loaded beyond its full-load capacity
D. 45 degrees mechanical D. the machine is run at very low speeds

516. The pitch factor for a two-thirds short-pitch coil

is 525. Pitch factor for 5/6 short pitch coil is
A. 0.5 C. 0.866 A. 0.966 C. 1.0
B. 0.66 D. 0.707 B. 0.833 D. 3.454

517. The armature flux opposes the main field flux 526. Distribution factor for a winding having 3
when the load power factor is slots/pole/phase and a slot angle of 20 degrees
A. unity C. zero is
leading A. 0.96 C. 0.5
B. zero lagging D. 0.8 leading B. 1.0 D. 0.707

518. The armature flux helps the main field flux 527. Armature reaction in an electrical machine is
when the load power factor is the effect of
A. unity C. 0.8 lagging A. armature flux on the main flux
B. zero lagging D. zero B. heat produced on the armature windings
leading
C. armature current on the output
519. A commercial alternator has D. armature flux on the output
A. rotating armature and stationary field
528. An infinite bus-bar should maintain
B. stationary armature and rotating field A. infinite frequency and infinite voltage

C. both armature and field rotating B. constant frequency and constant voltage
D. both armature and field stationary C. constant frequency but variable voltage
D. variable frequency and variable voltage
520. The stator core of a synchronous machine is
made up of laminated sheets to
A. increase the magnitude of flux produced 529. ______ refers to an AC generator.
A. Commutator C. Rotor
B. make the machine lighter in weight B. Motor (AC) D. Alternator
C. minimize the eddy current loss
D. minimize the hysteresis loss
530. In huge alternators, the moving part is
521. In alternators damper windings are used to A. brushes
A. reduce eddy current loss B. armature
B. prevent hunting C. poles
C. make the rotor dynamically balanced D. none of the above
D. reduce armature reaction
531. In case of alternator, the stator frame serves
522. A 4 –pole 50-Hz synchronous machine runs at A. to protect the whole machine
 B. as a return path for the flux
C. to hold the armature stampings 541. Steam turbo-alternators are much smaller in
D. to ventilate the armature size than water-turbine alternators for a given
output. This is so because
532. Alternators mostly wotk on rotating field type A. steam turbo alternators are built with
principle which is different from d.c. machines smaller capacities
where the field is stationary. Therefore B. steam turbo alternators run at high speed
alternators C. steam turbo alternators have long rotors
A. don’t obey Faraday’s law D. all of these
B. work on Faraday’s law
C. do not obey Lenz’s law 542. For a coil having a span of 2/3 or pole pitch, the
D. obey Lenz’s law coil span factor is
A. 0.8 C. 0.786
533. High speed alternators have a rotor B. 0.866 D. 0.966
construction
A. similar to d.c. machines
B. of non-salient type 543. Distributing the armature winding in alternators
C. of salient-type is more than one number of slots per pole per
D. none of the above phase results in
A. reduction of irregularities produced in the
534. The voltage applied to the field of a rotating waveform
cylindrical rotor type alternators is B. economy of materials used in the winding
A. high d.c. voltage
B. high a.c. voltage C. less weight of the entire armature
C. low d.c. voltage D. increased of generated emf per phase
D. low a.c. voltage
544. When the power factor of load is unity, the
535. Alternators are generally designed to generate armature flux of an alternator will be
A. variable frequency A. demagnetizing
B. definite currents B. square wave form
C. definite frequencies C. cross-magnetizing
D. definite power factor D. none of the above

536. The standard practice, nowadays in alternators 545. An alternator is capable of delivering power at a
is to have particular frequency. The frequency can be
A. rotating field increased by
B. rotating armature A. increasing armature speed
C. either rotating field or rotating armature B. reversing the armature rotation
D. none of the above C. increasing the current supplied in the field
electromagnets
537. In power generating stations (thermal stations) D. reversing the field polarity
the usual number of poles employed in
alternators are 546. If the input of the prime mover of an alternator
A. twenty four is kept constant but the excitation is increased
B. forty eight then
C. thirty two A. kVA will be leading
D. none of the above B. kVA will be lagging
C. kW will be changed
538. The diameter of high speed turbo alternators as D. the power factor of the load will remain
compared to hydroelectric ones are constant
A. smaller because speed is high
B. smaller because speed is less 547. For two alternators operating in parallel, if the
C. larger because speed is high load shared by one of them is to be increased,
D. none of the above its field excitation is
A. to be strengthened keeping input torque
539. The slip rings employed in a three-phase same
alternators in hydrostation are insulated for B. to be weakened keeping input torque same
A. extra high tension voltage
B. low voltage C. to be kept constant but input torque should
C. full armature voltage increase
D. very high voltage D. none of the above

540. When the speed of alternator increases, the 548. A four-pole, three-phase, 50-Hz star connected
frequency AC generator has 24 stator slots. There are 6
A. decreases C. increases conductors per slot and a sinusoidally
B. remains the same D. changes distributed flux per pole of 65mWb. Find the
 terminal voltage on open circuit, if the coil span
factor is unity.
A. 546.05 V C. 568.48 V
B. 579.44 V D. 558.62 V
549. A 2,500 kVA, three-phase, 60-Hz, 6.6 kV wye-
connected alternator has a field resistance of
0.45 Ω and an armature resistance of 0.05 Ω
per phase. The field current at full load 0.85
power factor is 200 A. The stray power losses
amount to 82 kW. Calculate the efficiency of
the alternator at full-load, 0.85 power factor
lagging.
A. 93.7% C. 95.2%
B. 94.8% D. 96.3%
550. A 6.6 kV, Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has
a synchronous reactance of 6 Ω per phase and
a negligible resistance. At a certain field current
the armature is known to induce 5.8 kV per
phase. Calculate the maximum power that can
be developed by the alternator at this
excitation.
A. 12 MW C. 9.8 MW
B. 11 MW D. 10 MW
551. A three-phase alternator has 6 slots per pole
per phase. Determine the distribution factor.
A. 0.977 C. 0.963
B. 0.956 D. 0.948
552. A three-phase star connected AC generator is
rated at 2.5 MVA, 11 kV, 60 Hz. The generator
has a negligible resistance and a synchronous
reactance of 20 ohms per phase. To what value
will the terminal voltage rise when full load at
80% pf lagging is switched-off?
A. 14.2 kV C. 15.3 kV
B. 13.5 kV D. 12.7 kV
553. A 5000 kVA, 3-, 10 kV, 50 Hz alternator runs at
1500 rpm connected to constant frequency,
constant voltage busbars. If the moment of
4
inertia of entire rotating system is 1.5 x 10 kg-
2
m and the steady short circuit current is 5
times the normal full load current. Calculate the
natural time period of oscillation.
A. 1.5 sec C. 1.3 sec
B. 1.4 sec D. 1.2 sec
554. A three phase wye connected ac generator is
rated 1500 kVA, 11000 V. The effective
resistance and synchronous reactance per
phase are 1.5 ohms and 30 ohms respectively.
To what value will the terminal voltage rise
when full-load at 0.8 pf lagging is switch off.
A. 14 kV C. 15 kV
B. 13 kV D. 12 kV
555. A 100 MVA 10 kV turbo-alternator has a current
limiting reactor of 0.162 ohms in its neutral. The
per unit voltage of the reactor reactance based
on the generator rating is
A. 0.05 C. 0.025
B. 0.5 D. 0.25
556. A three-phase, 6-pole, 72-slot armature of a
synchronous generator is wound using a two
layer lap coil having 20 conductors per coil with
a pitch of 83.33%. The flux per pole is
4,800,000 Maxwells. If the rotor of the
generator is driven at a speed of 1200 rpm,
calculate the induced emf per phase. Note:
There are 2 coils in 1 slot.
A. 5,680 V C. 5,564 V
B. 5,390 V D. 5,854 V
557. A 2-pole three phase 50 Hz Y-connected AC
generator has 9 slots per pole and 6
conductors per slot. What is the flux per pole if
the voltage on open circuit is 1.1 kV line-to-
line? Assume a coil span of unity.
A. 0.1657 Wb C. 0.1507 Wb
B. 0.1742 Wb D. 0.1728 Wb
558. A 1 MVA, 11 kV, three-phase Y-connected
synchronous generator has a synchronous
reactance of 5 ohms and a negligible
resistance per phase. At a certain field current
the generator delivers rated load at 0.9 lagging
power factor at 11 kV. For the same excitation,
what is the terminal voltage at 0.9 leading
power factor full-load?
A. 11.6 kV C. 11.3 kV
B. 11.4 kV D. 11.5 kV
559. A 2500 kVA, 6600 V synchronous turbo
alternator is operating at full load and 0.8 pf
lagging. This machine has a synchronous
reactance per phase of 10.4 ohms and
negligible resistance. Calculate the percentage
voltage regulation.
A. 48.56% C. 45.84%
B. 42.35% D. 43.96%
560. Two alternators are connected in parallel. The
total load is 4250 kW at 0.85 power factor
lagging. Alternator operates with a load of 2125
kW at 0.707 power factor lagging. Determine
the kVA load of alternator B.
A. 2245 kVA C. 2185 kVA
B. 2078 kVA D. 2410 kVA
561. The best and the most accurate method for
determining the voltage regulation is
A. synchronous impedance method
B. mmf method
C. emf method
D. Pottier triangle method
562. A 3-phase, 8-pole generator is delta connected.
The terminal voltage is 2400 V while the line
current is 500 amperes. If the machine is
converted to wye, what will be the terminal
voltage in volts?
A. 4800 V C. 4600 V

B. 4157 V D. 3800 V

563. A 3-phase, 8-pole delta connected generator

has a line current of 500 amperes. If converted
in wye, what is the tolerable current?
A. 371.5 A C. 245.1 A
B. 288.7 A D. 315.2 A

564. A single-phase alternator gives 250 amperes at

1,200 volts. What is the output of the machine
in KVA?
A. 300 C. 400
B. 450 D. 350

565.
A. C.
B. D.

566.
A. C.
B. D.

567.
A. C.
B. D.