Semi-Final Examination

DC and AC Machinery

INSTRUCTIONS: Box the letter of the correct answer write your solutions in a separate answer sheet with no erasures.
1. For a coil having a span of 2/3 of pole pitch, the coil span factor is ____.
a. 0.8 b. 0.786 c. 0.866 d. 0.966
2. For parallel operation , A.C. polyphaser alternators must have the same
a. KVA rating b. excitation c. speed d. voltage
3. A 3-phase, 16-pole alternator has the following data; No of slots = 192 ; conductors per slot= 8 ( conductors per phase connected
in series ) ; coil span= 160 electrical degrees ; speed of alternator = 375 rpm ; flux per pole = 55 mWb. Determine line to line emf.
a. 5106 V b. 4920 v c. 5250 V d. 4855 V
4. One of the advantages of distributing the winding in alternator is to
a. Reduce noise b. Save on copper c. Reduce harmonics d. improve voltage waveform
5. A winding is short pitched by 30 electrical degrees. Its pitch factor is ___.
a. 0.959 b. 0.833 c. 0.866 d. 0.965
6. The armature of a three-phase eight pole 900 rpm synchronous generator is wye-connected, and has 72 slots with 10 conductors
per slot. The winding factor is 0.96. if 2400 V is measured across the line, determine the flux per pole.
a. 45 mWb b. 18 mWb c. 30 mWb d. 24 mWb
7. What kind of rotor is most suitable for turbo alternators?
a. Salient pole type c. both A and B
b. Non – salient pole type d. none of the above
8. A 60 cycle alternator has a speed of 120 rpm. How many poles does the alternator have?
a. 30 poles b. 60 poles c. 40 poles d. 50 poles
9. A three-phase alternator has a phase sequence of RYB for its three output voltage. In case the field current is reversed, the phase
sequence will become.
a. RBY b. RYB c. YRB d. none of these
10. A 4-pole 3-phase synchronous machine has 48 slots. Calculate the armature-winding distribution factor.
a. 0.958 b. 0.969 c. 0.986 d. 0.972
11. The armature reaction of an alternator influences
a. Windage losses c. generated voltage per phase
b. operating speed d. waveform of voltage generated
12. Calculate the distribution factor for a 36 slot, four pole, three-phase winding of an alternator.
a. 0.94 b. 0.96 c. 0.92 d. 0.90
13. An induction motor is
a. Self-starting with zero torque c. self-starting with low torque
b. Self-starting with high torque d. non-self starting
14. Calculate the speed of a 60-cycle, 14 pole motor if the slip is 5 %.
a. 514.28 rpm b. 488.57 rpm c. 456.32 rpm d. 429.63 rpm
15. If the rotor circuit of a squirrel cage induction motor is open, the rotor will
a. Run at very high speed c. make noise
b. Run at very low speed d. not run
16. The rotor speed of a six-pole 50-cycle induction motor is 960 rpm. Calculate the percent slip.
a. 5% b. 2 % c. 4 % d. 3 %
17. The difference between the synchronous speed and the actual speed of an induction motor is known as
a. Lag b. regulation c. slip d. back lash
18. What is the speed of an induction motor of six poles if the percent slip is 2.5 %?
a. 1462 rpm b. 1170 rpm c. 877 rpm d. 1755 rpm
19. When an induction motor is switched on the rotor frequency is
a. Zero b. 60 Hz c. same as slip frequency d. same as supply frequency
20. A squirrel cage induction motor with name plate data of 150 HP , 3-phase , 460 V, 60 Hz , 6-pole , 0.85 pf was subjected to certain
performance tests. The test result reading were as follows:
Full load current = 202 A Full load torque = 676.8 lb-ft.
Solve the percentage slip.
a. 3.28 % b. 4.15 % c. 3.05 % d. 2.25 %
21. In an induction motor, the rotor input is 600 W and slip is 4 %. The rotor copper loss is
a. 700 W b. 0.6 KW c. 650 W d. 24 W
22. A six-pole, three-phase squirrel cage induction motor is connected to a 60-cps supply. At full load, the rotors induced emf makes
72 complete cycles in 1 minute. Find the rotor speed.
 a. 1176 rpm b. 1200 rpm c. 1054 rpm d. 1124 rpm
23. In an induction motor, the ratio of torque exerted at 4 % slip to maximum torque, when slip at maximum torque is 12% will be.
a. 3/6 b. 5/3 c. 1/3 d. none of these
24. A 50 hp three-phase motor, rated 220 V, 75 % power factor has 6 poles. The slip at full load is 3 %. What is the frequency of the
rotor current at full load?
a. 1.8 Hz b. 60 Hz c. 5.4 Hz d. 58.2 Hz
25. Which of the following lubricants is the shaft of the motor lubricated?
a. Graphite b. Grease c. Silicon oil d. Mineral oil
26. A 150-Hp , 3-phase , 6-pole ,460 V, 60 Hz induction motor draws 195 A line current at full load speed of 1170 rpm and 0.85 pf.
Solve for the percent slip at full load.
a. 2.5 % b. 3.0 % c. 2.8 % d. 2.0 %
27. The field of an induction motor rotor rotates with reference to stator at
a. Synchronous speed c. rotor speed
b. Slip speed d. very low speed
28. What is the speed of a 100 KW, 230-volt, three-phase , four-pole , 60 Hz alternator?
a. 450 rpm b. 900 rpm c. 1200 rpm d. 1800 rpm
29. The torque of an induction motor is synchronous watt is equal to
a. Rotor output b. stator output c. stator input d. watts at rotor speeds
30. A six-pole, 3-phase AC generator has 72 slots, the coil span is 12. What is the pitch factor?
a. 1.000 b. 0.939 c. 0.985 d. 0.966
31. The speed with which magnetic field of an induction motor rotates is called
a. Shaft speed b. effective speed c. synchronous speed d. slip speed
32. A three-phase alternator has 6 slots per pole per phase. Determine the distribution factor.
a. 0.977 b. 0.956 c. 0.963 d. 0.948
33. Electrical faults in a motor occur most commonly in its
a. Motor winding b. commutator c. control equipment d. brushes
34. A two 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. Assume a coil span of unity.
a. 0.1657 Wb b. 0.1742 Wb c. 0.1507 Wb d. 0.1728 Wb
35. By pushing and pulling the rotor shaft of a motor , we can check its
a. End play b. side play c. firmness of mounting d. free shaft movement
36. A 6-pole, 3-phase, 60-cycle alternator has 12 slots per pole and four conductors per slot. The winding is 5/6 pitch. There are
2,500,000 maxwells (0.025 weber) entering the armature from each North Pole, and this flux is sinusoidally distributed along the air
gap. The armature coils are all connected in series. The winding is wye –connected. Determine the open circuit emf of the
alternator.
a. 532.1 V b. 504.2 V c. 512.4 V d. 572.4 V
37. Which motor will make least noise?
a. Hysteresis motor c. Shaded-pole motor
b. Capacitor motor d. universal motor
38. A four pole , three-phase, 50 Hz, star connected AC generator has 24 stator slots. There are 6 conductors per slot and a
sinusoidally distributed flux per pole of 63 mWb. Find the terminal voltage on open circuit, if the coil span factor is unity.
a. 546.05 V b. 579.44 V c. 568.48 V d. 558.62 V
39. Which of the following motors would you select for vacuum cleaners?
a. Reluctance motor c. Hysteresis motor
b. Universal motor d. Repulsion motor
40. The speed control of universal motor used for sewing machines is by
a. Friction c. tapping the field
b. Varying the resistance d. centrifugal mechanism

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