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1. A 4 pole, lap wound armature when driven at 600 rpm generates 120 v. If the flux per pole is 25
mWb, find the number of armature conductors.

A. 120
B. 240
C. 480
D. 720

2. A separately excited DC generator has no-load voltage of 225 V when driven at 1600 rpm with
field current set to 15 A. Neglecting saturation, what is the generated voltage at 1400 rpm with a
field current constant at 15 A?

A. 203
B. 130
C. 197
D. 159

3. A 10-KW, 110 volts dc series generator has a 2-volts brush drop, an armature resistance of 0.05
Ω. Calculate the generated emf when delivering rated current at rated speed

A. 110 V
B. 130.25 V
C. 116.54 V
D. 125.64 V

4. A 4-pole dc machine is wound duplex lap. Find the number of parallel paths.

A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 4

5. The field circuit of a 200 KW, 230 volts shunt generator is 8 A when running full-load at rated
terminal voltage. If the combined brush and armature resistance is 0.03Ω, solve for the electrical
efficiency of the generator

A. 88.9%
B. 85.7%
C. 93.5%
D. 81.7%
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6. An 8-pole dc machine has a simplex wave-wound armature with a current rating of 110 amperes.
Determine the current per path

A. 27.5 A
B. 13.75 A
C. 55 A
D. 6.875 A

7. A separately excited DC generator has no-load terminal voltage of 230 V when driven at 1200
rpm with field current set to 10 A. Neglecting saturation, find the speed in rpm so that generated
voltage is 200 v with the field current constant at 10 A

A. 1022
B. 1043
C. 1090
D. 1067

8. When a generator is being driven at 1200 rpm, the generated emf is 230 v. What is the generated
emf if the field flux is decreased by 10% with the speed remains unchanged?

A. 205 V
B. 207 V
C. 200 V
D. 203 V

9. A shunt generator delivers 195 A at a terminal voltage of 250 V. The armature resistance and the
shunt field resistance are 0.02 and 50 ohms respectively. The iron and the friction losses are equal
to 950 W. Find the electrical efficiency.

A. 97.3%
B. 98.2%
C. 95.9%
D. 93.5%

10. A 4 pole, lap wound, DC generator has 144 slots with 2 coil side per slot and each coil sides having
2 turns. The flux per pole is 25mWb. If the generator is driven at 720 rpm, calculate the generated
emf

A. 152.1
B. 172.8
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C. 165.9
D. 186.6

11. A single phase 2400-volt synchronous generator delivers 450 amperes at unity power factor. The
synchronous impedance of the generator is 0.08 + j2.8Ω. What is the regulation in percent?

A. 14.3%
B. 16.3%
C. 20.1%
D. 18.4%

12. The per unit reactance’s of a synchronous generator are Xd = 1.0, Xd' = 0.35, and Xd'' = 0.25.
The generator supplies a 1.0 per unit load at 0.8 power factor lagging. Calculate the voltage behind
the subtransient reactance.

A. 1.79 pu
B. 1.24 pu
C. 1.17 pu
D. 0.625 pu

13. The per unit reactance’s of a synchronous generator are Xd = 1.0, Xd' = 0.35, and Xd'' = 0.25.
The generator supplies a 1.0 per unit load at 0.8 power factor lagging. Calculate the voltage behind
the synchronous reactance.

A. 1.79 pu
B. 1.24 pu
C. 1.17 pu
D. 0.625 pu

14. For eliminating 7th harmonic from the emf wave of an alternator, the fractional-pitch must be,

A. 2/3
B. 5/6
C. 7/8
D. 6/7

15. An alternator is supplying a 1 MW load at 0.80 pf lagging. The alternator frequency is 61 Hz at

no-load and has a slope of 1 MW/HZ. An additional 0.8 MW load at 0.707 pf lagging is added.
What is the operating frequency (Hz) of the alternator before the load is added? What is the
frequency (Hz) of the alternator after the load is added?
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A. 61 and 59.8
B. 61 and 59.2
C. 60 and 59.8
D. 60 and 59.2

16. A 3 phase, wye-connected salient pole generator has on per phase basis, Xd = 0.8 pu, Xq = 0.65
pu and Rϕ = 0. The generator is delivering rated load at 0.95 pf lagging and rated voltage to an
infinite bus bars. If the given reactance’s are based on the generator ratings, find the power angle
of the generator.

A. 19.24 deg
B. 23.4 deg
C. 27.17 deg
D. 31.61 deg

17. A 3 phase, salient pole, wye-connected generator has on per phase basis, Xd = 0.8 pu, Xq = 0.5
pu and Rϕ = 0, based on its MVA and voltage ratings. Find the per unit no-load voltage at 75%
full load, unity pf and rated voltage.

A. 1.147 pu
B. 1.174 pu
C. 1.417 pu
D. 1.471 pu

18. A 60 MVA, 69.3 KV, 3 phase, wye-connected generator has synchronous reactance of 15
ohms/phase and negligible resistance. The generator is delivering rated load at 80% pf leading and
rated voltage to an infinite bus bars. Find the generated voltage/phase in KV.

A. 40.10 kV
B. 39.32 kV
C. 38.21 kV
D. 36.01 kV

19. A 2,500 kVA, three-phase, 60-Hz, 6.6 kV wye-connected alternator has a field resistance of 0.45
ohm and an armature resistance of 0.05 ohm 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. 96.3%
B. 94.8%
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C. 95.2%
D. 93.7%

20. A 3-phase Y-connected alternator is rated 2000 kVA, 13.5 kV. The synchronous impedance is (1.3
+ j20) per phase. Determine the percentage regulation at full load at 0.80 power factor lagging

A. 15.52%
B. 16.52%
C. 17.52%
D. 18.52%

21. In a synchronous generator, for how much time subtransient period of symmetrical short circuit
current lasts?

A. 200 cycles
B. 5 cycles
C. 30 cycles
D. 2 cycles

22. A 25kVA, 400V, 3 phase synchronous generator has 0.5+j1.6 ohms per phase. What is the voltage
regulation at 80% pf lagging?

A. 15.21%
B. 22.21%
C. 32.15%
D. 41.15%

23. A three-phase wye-connected wound rotor synchronous generator rated at 10kVA, 230v 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. 0.877 leading
B. 0.894 leading
C. 0.869 leading
D. 0.837 leading

24. A 3-phase induction motor is rated 50 hp, 220 V, 1745 rpm, and 78% pf. What is the percent slip?

A. 2.5
B. 3.06
C. 2.6
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D. 4.36

25. A 100 hp, 1,750 rpm, 2,300 V, 3-phase motor draws 150 A and produces a torque of 120% of full-
load value when started at 2,300 V. If a compensator is to be used and 80% of the voltage tap is
selected, find the starting torque in lbs-ft.

A. 188.9
B. 239.1
C. 197.6
D. 230.5

26. The name plate of an induction motor lists 960 rpm as the full load speed. For what frequency in
Hz was the motor designed?

A. 60
B. 30
C. 50
D. 25

27. An industrial plant has an average load of 400 kW at 0.707 pf lag. An additional load of 200 hp
over-excited synchronous motor is added to the plant to improve the pf to 95% lagging. Calculate
the approximate operating pf of the synchronous motor.

A. 0.562 lag
B. 0.95 lead
C. 0.562 lead
D. 0.95 lag

28. A 60 Hz, 4-pole, 3-phase wound-rotor induction motor has rotor resistance and standstill leakage
reactance of 0.1 and 0.8 ohm/phase respectively. How much additional resistance must be inserted
in the rotor in ohms/phase so that the motor has maximum starting torque?

A. 0.6
B. 0.7
C. 0.06
D. 0.07

29. An induction motor while driving a load takes 350 kW at 0.707 pf lagging. An over-excited
synchronous motor is then connected in parallel with the induction motor taking 150 kW of
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power. If the combined power factor becomes 0.9 lagging, calculate the input kVA of the
synchronous motor.

A. 184.73
B. 165.73
C. 201.43
D. 148.53

30. A test is performed on a 230V, delta-connected synchronous motor having 92% efficiency and
85% power factor. With 6 volts dc impressed across its terminals, the current reading is 90
amperes. Determine the ohmic resistance per phase.

A. 0.067 ohm
B. 0.044 ohm
C. 0.105 ohm
D. 0.173 ohm

31. At a location in Europe, it is necessary to supply 300 kW of 60-Hz power. The only power sources
available operate at 50 Hz. It is decided to generate the power by means of a motor-generator set
consisting of a synchronous motor driving a synchronous generator. How many poles should each
of the two machines have in order to convert 50-Hz power to 60-Hz power?

A. 12 and 14
B. 14 and 16
C. 8 and 10
D. 10 and 12

32. A 15 hp, 400 V, 3-phase, wye-connected synchronous motor has full-load efficiency of 90%. The
synchronous reactance is 3 Ω/phase. If the motor operates at full-load at 0.8 pf leading, find the
torque angle in electrical degrees.

A. -11.2 deg
B. -14.5 deg
C. -16.7 deg
D. -9.8 deg

33. A 120 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, Δ-connected, three-phase induction motor has a stator impedance of 0.1
+ j0.15 Ω/phase and an equivalent rotor impedance of 0.2 + j0.25 Ω/phase at standstill. Find the
maximum power developed by the motor and the slip at which it occurs.

A. 25 kW, 0.352
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B. 27 kW, 0.286
C. 28 kW, 0.142
D. 26 kW, 0.255

34. A three-phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 V and 85% power factor. What is the rated current if the
motor efficiency is 89%?

A. 57.5 A
B. 64.7 A
C. 55 A
D. 59 A

35. A 4-pole, 50 cycle, 3-phase induction motor has a blocked rotor reactance per phase that is four
times the motor resistance per phase. At what speed will the motor develop maximum torque?

A. 1500 rpm
B. 1250 rpm
C. 1125 rpm
D. 1150 rpm

36. A 20 hp, 3-phase, 400 V, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction motor delivers full load at 5% slip. The
mechanical rotational losses are 400 W. Calculate the rotor copper loss.

A. 806.3 W
B. 746.5 W
C. 950.8 W
D. 1050.1 W