electrical engineering MCQs – Page 302

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electrical engineering Mcqs
6021. The torque angle, in a synchronous motor, is the angle between_______________?
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A. magnetising current and back e.m.f.

B. the rotating stator flux and rotor poles

C. the supply voltage and the back e.m.f.

D. none of the above

6022. When the excitation of an unloaded salient pole synchronous motor suddenly gets disconnected______________?
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A. it runs as a reluctance motor at the same speed

B. it runs as a reluctance motor at a lower speed

C. none of the above

D. the motor stops
6027. The size of a synchronous motor decreases with the increase in___________?
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A. all of the above

B. flux density

C. speed

D. horse power rating

6028. In a synchronous motor, the damping winding is generally used to______________?
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A. reduce noise level

B. provide starting torque only

C. none of the above

D. reduce the eddy currents

E. prevent hunting and provide the starting torque
6029. A synchronous motor is running on a load with normal excitation. Now if the load on the motor is increased
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A. power factor as well as armature current will increase

B. power factor as well as armature current will decrease

C. power factor will increase but armature current will decrease

D. power factor will decrease and armature current will increase
6030. If one-phase of a 3-phase synchronous motor is short-circuited, motor will ______________?
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A. will overheat in spots

B. will refuse to start

C. will not come upto speed

D. will fail to pull into step

6032. In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of stator back e.m.f. Eb depends on___________?
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A. load on the motor

B. d.c. excitation only

C. both the speed and rotor flux

D. none of the above

6033. The speed of a synchronous motor:
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A. decreases as the load decreases

B. none of the above

C. increases as the load increases

D. always remains constant
6034. A synchronous motor can be used as a synchronous capacitor when it is____________?
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A. under-loaded

B. over-loaded

C. over-excited

D. under-excited

6035. The rotor copper losses, in a synchronous motor, are met by____________?
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A. armature input

B. supply lines

C. motor input

D. d.c. source
6036. A three-phase synchronous motor will have_____________?
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A. two slip-rings

B. three slip-rings

C. one slip-ring

D. no slip-rings

6037. The oscillations in a synchronous motor can be damped out by_______________?
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A. oscillations cannot be damped

B. providing damper bars in the rotor pole faces

C. maintaining constant excitation

D. running the motor on leading power factors

6038. The standard full-load power factor ratings for synchronous motors are___________?
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A. unity or zero

B. unity or 0.8 leading

C. zero or 0.8 leading

D. unity or 0.8 lagging

6039. The magnitude of field flux in a 3-phase synchronous motor?
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A. varies with speed

B. varies with the load

C. remains constant at all loads

D. varies with power factor

6040. The effect of increasing the load on a synchronous motor running with normal excitation is to___________?
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A. decrease both armature current and power factor

B. decrease armature current but increase power factor

C. increase armature current but decrease power factor

D. increase both its armature current and power factor