Electrical Machine Competitive Questions: Part-11

Electrical Machine Competitive Questions: Part-11

ELECTRICAL MACHINE COMPETITIVE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS:

[1]A field excitation of 20A in a certain alternator results in an armature current of 

400A in short circuit and a terminal voltage of 2000V on open circuit. The magnitude

 of the internal voltage drop within the machine at a load current of 200A is 

[GATE2009]

A.1V

B.10V

C.100V

D.1000V

Ans:D

Answer

[2] Figure shows the extended view of a 2 pole dc machine with 10 armature 

conductors.Normal brush positions are shown by A and B, placed at the interpolar 

axis. If the brushes are now shifted, in the direction of rotation, to A' and B' as shown, the voltage waveform V_A'B' will resemble. [GATE]

Ans: A

[3]A 220V,50Hz,single-phase induction motor has the following connection diagram 

and winding orientations shown.MM' is the axis of the main stator winding(M₁M₂) 

and AA' is that of the auxiliary winding (A₁A₂). Directions of the winding axes

 indicate direction of flux when currents in the windings are in the directions shown.

 Parameters of each winding are indicated. When switch S is closed, the motor

 [GATE]

A. rotates clockwise

B. rotates anticlockwise

C. does not rotate

D. rotates momentarily and comes to a halt

ns:C

 
[4] The electromagnetic torque Te of a drive, and its connected load torque Tl are as 

shown below. Out of the operating points A,B, C and D, the stable ones are 

[GATE 2007]

A

Ans:C

[5] In a transformer, zero voltage regulation at full load is [GATE 2007]

      A. Not possible

      B. Possible at unity Power factor load

      C. Possible at leading Power factor load

      D. Possible at lagging Power factor load

Ans:C

 
[6] The DC motor, which can provide zero speed regulation at full load without any

controller is [GATE 2007]

     A. Series

     B. Shunt

     C. Cumulative Compound

     D. Differential Compound

Ans:B

[7] A single phase 10kVA, 50 Hz transformer with 1kV primary winding draws 0.5A 

and 55W, at rated voltage and frequency, on no load. A second transformer has a 

core with all its linear √2 times the corresponding dimensions of the first transformer.

 The core material and lamination thickness are the same in both transformers.

 The primary windings of both the transformers have the same number of turns. 

If a rated voltage of 2kV at 50Hz  is applied to the primary of the second transformer,

 then the no load current and power, respectively, are  [GATE2012]

       a. 0.7 A,77.8W

       b. 0.7A,155.6 W

       c. 1A,110W

       d. 1A,220W

Ans:B

 
[8] The locked rotor current in a 3-phase, star connected 15kW, 4-pole, 230V, 

50Hz induction motor at rated conditions is 50A. Neglecting losses and magnetizing

 current, the approximate locked rotor line current drawn when the motor is 

connected to a 236V, 57Hz supply is  [GATE2012]

       a. 58.5A

       b. 45.0A

       c. 45.7A

       d. 55.6A

Ans: B

 
[9] A 220V, 15kW,1000rpm shunt motor with armature resistance of 0.25Ω, 

has a rated line current of 68A and a rated field current of 2.2A. The change 

in field flux required to obtain a speed of 1600 rpm while drawing a line current

 of 52.8A and a field current of 1.8A is  [GATE2012]

       a. 18.18% increase

       b. 18.18% decrease

       c. 36.36% increase

       d. 36.36% decrease

Ans: D

[10] In 8 - pole wave connected motor armature, the number of parallel paths are 
A. 8
B. 4
C. 2
D. 1

Ans: C