electrical engineering MCQs – Page 300

Practise multiple-choice questions from electrical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

electrical engineering Mcqs
5981. The working of a synchronous motor is similar to_____________?
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A. turbine

B. transmission of mechanical power by shaft

C. distribution transformer

D. none of the above

E. gear train arrangement

5982. The armature current of the synchronous motor has higher values for_____________?
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A. high excitation only

B. low excitation only

C. both A. and (b)

D. none of the above

5983. The back e.m.f. in the stator of a synchronous motor depends on____________?
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A. flux density

B. none of the above

C. rotor speed

D. number of poles

E. rotor excitation
5984. A synchronous motor can be started by________?
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A. providing damper winding

B. D.C. compound motor

C. pony motor

D. any of the above
5985. In a 3-phase synchronous motor, the negative phase sequence exists when the motor is_______________?
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A. under-loaded

B. supplied with unbalanced voltage

C. over-loaded

D. none of the above

5986. Synchronous motor always runs at______________?
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A. less than synchronous speed

B. none of the above

C. the synchronous speed

D. more than synchronous speed

5987. Which of the following methods is used to start a synchronous motor?
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A. Damper winding

B. Star-delta starter

C. Resistance starter in the armature circuit

D. Damper winding in conjunction with star-delta starter
5988. An important advantage of a synchronous motor over wound round induction motor is that
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A. none of the above

B. its speed may be controlled more easily

C. its speed is independent of supply frequency

D. its power factor may be varied at will
5991. The net armature voltage of a synchronous motor is equal to the_______________?
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A. arithmetic sum of Eb and V

B. arithmetic difference of Eb and V

C. vector sum of Eb and V

D. vector difference of Eh and V
5992. Power factor of a synchronous motor is unity when_____________?
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A. the armature current is minimum

B. none of the above

C. the armature current is maximum

D. the armature current is zero

5993. If the field circuit of an unloaded salientpole synchronous motor gets suddenly open-circuited, then
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A. the motor stops

B. it continues to run at the same speed

C. it runs at a very high speed

D. it runs at a slower speed

5995. A synchronous motor working at leading power factor can be used as____________?
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A. noise generator

B. voltage booster

C. mechanical synchronizer

D. phase advancer
5997. If excitation of a synchronous motor running with a constant load is decreased from its normal value, ignoring effects of armature reaction, it leads to____________?
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A. increase in both armature current and power factor angle

B. increase in back e.m.f. but decrease in armature current

C. increase in both armature current and power factor which is lagging

D. increase in torque angle but decrease in back e.m.f.

5998. Synchronsizing power of a synchronous machine is_____________?
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A. none of the above

B. direcly proportional to the synchronous reactance

C. equal to the synchronous reactance

D. inversely proportional to the synchronous reactance
5999. Stability of a synchronous machine:
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A. remains unaffected with increase in excitation

B. decreases with increase in its excitation

C. any of the above

D. increases with increase in its excitation
6000. In which of the following motors the stator and rotor magnetic field rotate at the same speed?
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A. Universal motor

B. Induction motor

C. Reluctance motor

D. Synchronous motor