Part I (EEP 343)
1.When the speed of an alternator is changed from 3600
rpm to 1800 rpm, the generated emf/phase will become
Correct answers: One-half
2.For two identical alternators operating in parallel and
equally sharing a common load, a change in the steam
supply in one of them while leaving their excitation
constant will
Correct answers: ⦁ it will take a greater portion of the
load
3.Of the following conditions, which of the following is of
the least important in the parallel operation of
alternators
Correct answers: the machines must have equal kVA
ratings
4.Three phase alternators are invariably wye-connected
because
Correct answers: Higher terminal voltage is obtained
5.Two identical alternators are operating in parallel
carrying equal loads. If the excitation on one of them is
increased while keeping its steam supply constant, then
Correct answers: ⦁ it will keep supplying almost the
same kW output to the load
6.For 50 Hz system the maximum speed of an alternator
can be
Correct answers: 3000 rpm.
7.If in a 3-phase alternator, a field current of 50A
produces a full-load armature current of 200A on short-
circuit and 1730V on open circuit then its synchronous
impedance is _______ ohms.
Correct answers: 5
8.Pitch factor is the ratio of the emfs of
Correct answers: short pitch coil to full pitch coil
9.An alternator is supplying 10A to an inductive load at
220 V, while running at 1000 rpm. Now if the speed of
the alternator is reduced to 750 rpm but the field current
remains unchanged, the load current will becomes
Correct answers: 7.5 A.
10.The advantages of parallel operation of alternators
are
increase system reliability
increase in efficiency
continuity of service is reinforced
Correct answers: ⦁ all of the above
11.When load on a synchronous motor running with
normal excitation is increased, its armature current
increases because
Correct answer: resultant armature voltage is increased
12.The angle between the synchronously rotating stator
flux and the rotor poles of a synchronous motor is called
________ angle.
Correct answers: ⦁ torque
13.If the field of a synchronous motor is under excited,
the power factor will be
Correct answers: Lagging
14.In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of the stator
back emf depends on
Correct answers: ⦁ dc excitation alone
15.A 120 MW turbo alternator is supplying power to 80
MW load at p.f. lagging. Suddenly the steam supply to
the turbine is cut off and the alternator remains
connected to the supply network and the field supply
also remains on. What will happen to the alternator?
Correct answers: The alternator will continue to run as
a synchronous motor rotating in the same direction.
16.A magnetization curve represents the relationship
between
Correct answers: exciting current and terminal voltage
17.When two alternators are running in exactly
synchronism, the synchronizing power will be
Correct answers: zero
18.The winding of a 4-pole alternator having 36 slots and
a coil span of 1 to 8 is short pitched by _____________
degrees.
Correct answers: 140
19.When load on a synchronous motor running with
normal excitation is increased, armature current drawn
by it increases because
Correct answers: Net resultant voltage ER in armature is
increased
21.A 150 kVA, 1000 volts, 3-phase, wye-connected
alternator has an open circuit emf of 1000 volts. When
an alternator is short circuited at the same excitation, the
armature current is 460 A. What is the synchronous
impedance?
Correct answer: 1.26 ohms
Part I (EEP 322)
1.All-day efficiency of a transformer is.
Correct answers: None of these
2.The voltage regulation of a transformer at full-load 0.8
power factor lagging is 6 percent. Its voltage regulation
at full- load 0.8 power factor leading will be.
Correct answers: Negative
3.If E2 be the induced emf in secondary winding and V2
be the terminal voltage during load, the regulation up of
the transformer is given by.
Correct answers: (E2-V2)/V2
4.In a Transformer which of the following is zero even at
full load.
Correct answers: Friction loss
5.A transformer can not raise or lower dc voltages
because of.
Correct answers: Faraday's laws of electromagnetic
induction are not valid since the rate of change of flux is
zero
6.A single-phase transformer has its maximum efficiency
at 60 per cent of full load. At full load copper loss will be.
Correct answers: Equal to core loss
7.Part of the transformer which is more susceptable to
damage due to overheating is.
Correct answers: winding insulation
8.The path of a magnetic flux in a transformer should
have.
Correct answers: low reluctance
9.The efficiency of a transformer is usually in the range
of.
Correct answers: 90–98%
10.In a transformer, the no load current will be in phase
quadrature with the impressed voltage provided.
Correct answers: Only no-load copper loss is ignored
11.The open-circuit test in a transformer is used to
measure.
Correct answers: Core loss
12. The transformer laminations are insulated from each
other by.
Correct answers: Thin coat of varnish
13. If the supply frequency of a transformer increases,
the secondary output voltage of the transformer.
Correct answers: Increase
14.The combined results of the open circuit and short
circuit tests may be used to determine the efficiency of
the transformer.
Correct answers: true
15. An ideal transformer will have its maximum efficiency
when
16.Choose the correct statement:
Correct answers: emf per turn in both the winding are
equal
17.If a sinusoidal exciting current is applied to a
transformer, the mutual flux produced is.
Correct answers: Sinusoidal
18.A transformer core is laminated to.
Correct answers: reduce eddy current losses
19.In the circuit model of a transformer, the core loss is
represented as.
Correct answers: Shunt resistance
20.The full load copper loss of a transformer is 1600W, at
half full load its copper loss is.
Correct answer: 400 W
