1. The number of cycles generated in a 12-pole alternator in one revolution is .

A. 2 B. 3 C. 6 D. 12
2. What is the number of electrical degrees made per revolution for a special purpose 36 pole
alternator.
a. A. 6480 B. 12960 C. 7, 200 D. 1, 600

3. Alternators are usually designed to generate

a. variable frequency B. definite currents
c. definite frequencies D. definite p.f

4. A 4-pole, 3-phase, star-connected alternator armature has 10 slots with 26 conductors per slot and
the flux per pole is 0.1 Wb sinusoidally distributed. Calculate the line emf generated at 60 Hz.
a. A. 1, 999 V B. 1154 V C.1, 846 V D. 5, 538 V

5. A three-phase wye-connected 60 Hz, 2-pole synchronous machine has a stator with 1500 turns of
wire per phase. What rotor flux would be required to produce a terminal (line to line) voltage of
4kV?
a. 6.5 mWb B. 8.4 mWb C. 5.78 mWb D. 7.69 mWb

6. A 3-phase, 8-pole generator is delta-connected. The terminal voltage is 2, 500 Volts while the line
current is 600 Amperes. If the machine is converted to wye, what will be the terminal voltage in
volts?
a. A. 4, 330 V B. 4, 157 V C. 7500 V D. 1443 V

7. A three-phase, 8-pole, 2,400 Volts delta connected generator has a line current of 500 Amperes.
If converted in wye, what is the tolerable current?
A. 359.8 B. 288.7 A C. 245.1 A D. 346.4A

8. If the alternator winding has fractional pitch of 3/5, the pitch factor 𝑘𝑝 is .
a. A. 0.833 B. 0.909 C. 0.809 D. 0.951
9. A six pole, three-phase alternator has 72 slots and a coil span of 1 to 11, what is the pitch factor?
a. A. 0.924 B. 0.939 C. 0.966 D.0.985

10. The power factor of an alternator is 75%. The operator is ordered to increase the power factor
to 80%. What shall he do?
a. A. increase the voltage B. operate the governor
b. C. increase the excitation D. decrease the excitation

11. Calculate the distribution factor for a 36-slot, 4-pole three phase winding.
a. A. 0.924 B. 0.951 C. 0.960 D. 0.975

12. A 144-slot stator has a whole-coiled 12 pole three-phase winding. What is the number of coils per
phase and per group, respectively?
a. A. 12 and 4 B. 24 and 4 C. 36 and 4 D. 48 and 4
13. A part of an alternator winding consists of six coils in series, each coil having an e.m.f of 15 Volts
(r.m.s) induced in it. The coils are placed in successive slots and between each slot and the next,
there is an electrical phasor displacement of 20°. Find the e.m.f of the six coils in series.
a. A. 77.28 V B. 9.66 V C. 74.81 V D. 19.32 V

14. The following information is given in connection with an alternator: 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑠 = 144; 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠 = 8; 𝑟𝑝𝑚 =
900; 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑙 = 6; ∅ = 1.8 × 106; 𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑛 = 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑠 1 𝑡𝑜 16; 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 = 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟.
What is the voltage generated between terminals?
a. A. 1, 276 V B. 2, 210 V C. 635 V D. 1, 100 V

15. The disadvantage of a short-pitch coil is that .

a. A. harmonics are introduced B. waveform becomes non-sinusoidal
c. voltage around the coil is reduced D. both a and b

16. A 4-pole alternator, on open circuit, generates 200 Volts at 50 Hz when the field current is 4
Amperes. Determine the generated e.m.f at a speed of 1, 200 rpm and a field current of 3 Amperes,
neglecting saturation in the iron parts.
a. A. 40 V B. 240 V C. 60 V D. 120 V

17. A 100 MVA, 13.8 kV, three-phase, wye-connected alternator will have a per phase nominal
impedance of .

A. 3.5 ohms/phase B. 2.9 ohms/phase C. 1.9 ohms/phase D. 7.5 ohms/phase

18. A single-phase alternator gives 250 Amperes at 1, 200 Volts. What is the output of the machine
in KVA?
a. A. 300 B. 450 C. 400 D. 350

19. High speed alternators have a rotor construction

a. A. similar to d.c. machines B. of non-salient type
b. C. of salient type D. none of these

20. The imaginary or fictitious part of synchronous reactance on alternator takes care of
a. A. inductive reactance B. leakage reactance
c. armature reaction D. copper losses

21. A single-phase generator delivers 80 A at 240 V and 75% lagging p.f. What kind of load is the
generator supplying?
a. A. capacitive B. resistive C. inductive D. reactive

22. A 3,600 Volts, 500 kVA, 60 Hz, three-phase, Y-connected generator on test yields the following
results: Mechanical and iron losses are 10 kW; field current at full load 100% p.f is 50 Amperes;
field current at full load 80% p.f is 70 Amperes; resistance per phase of armature winding is 0.4
ohm. The exciter voltage is constant at 120 Volts and voltage control is done by means of rheostat.
Determine the full load armature current at 80% lagging p.f
a. A. 96.5 A B. 99.8 A C. 64.2 A D. 80.2 A
23. A single-phase 2, 400 Volts synchronous generator delivers 450 Amperes at unity power factor.
The synchronous impedance of the generator is 0.08 + 𝑗2.8 Ω. What is the regulation in percentage?
a. A. 14.2 B. 16.3 C. 20.1 D. 18.4

24. A 25 kVa alternator has a total loss of 2, 000 watts when it delivers rated kVA to a load at a power
factor of 0.76. Calculate its percentage efficiency.
a. A. 90.48% B. 92.32% C. 91.58% D. 89.12%

25. A three-phase, wye-connected wound rotor synchronous generator rated at 10 kVA, 230 V has a
synchronous reactance of 1.2 ohms/phase and an armature resistance of 0.5 ohm/phase. What is
the percent voltage regulation at full load with 85% lagging power factor?
a. A. 18.3% B. 24.7% C. 20.8% D. 22.5%

26. A three-phase, wye-connected wound rotor synchronous generator rated at 10 kVA, 230 V has a
synchronous reactance of 1.2 ohms/phase and armature resistance of 0.5 ohm/phase. What is the
percent voltage regulation at full load with 80% leading power factor?
A. – 0.92% B. – 5.14% C. – 3.08% D. – 3.91%

27. A three-phase wye-connected wound rotor synchronous generator rated at 10 kVA, 230 V has
synchronous reactance of 1.2 ohms per phase and armature resistance of 0.5 ohm per phase. What
is the power factor such that the voltage regulation at full load is zero?
a. A. 0.837 leading B. 0.894 leading C. 0.869 leading D. 0.877 leading

28. A 1, 000 kVA, 3kV, 50 Hz, thee-phase star-connected alternator has an armature effective
resistance of 0.2 Ω. A field current of 40 A produces a short-circuit current of 200 A and an open-
circuit e.m.f of 1, 040 V (line value). Calculate the full load percentage regulation at a power factor
of 0.8 lagging.
 A. -21.43% B. 21.43% C. 24.31% D. – 24.31%

29. Adjustment of field excitation on one of the two alternators operating in parallel will
a. A. increase its load B. change its frequency
b. C. decrease its load D. change its power factor

30. A 25 kVA, 220 Volts, three-phase alternator delivers rated kVA at a power factor of
0.84. The effective ac resistance between armature winding terminals is 0.18 Ω. The
field takes 9.3 Amperes at 115 Volts. If friction and windage loss is 460 watts and
the core loss is 610 Watts. Calculate the percent efficiency.
a. A. 87.82% B. 84.27% C. 86.41% D. 88.33%

31. When the speed of an alternator is changed from 3, 600 rpm to 1, 800 rpm, the
generated emf/phase will become
a. A. one half B. twice C. four times D. one fourth