August 2 - Assessment
August 2 - Assessment
August 2 - Assessment
1. A DC generator supplies a load of resistance 1.4 ohms through a pair of wires having a
total resistance of 0.10 ohm. The voltage at the DC generator terminals is 120 V, what
is the voltage across the load?
a. 110 V
b. 105 V
c. 112 V
d. 115 V
2. If commutator is dirty, clean using
a. sandpaper
b. emery
c. cloth
d. oil
d. oil cooling
5. A 50-kVA transformer has a primary voltage of 6600 volts and a secondary voltage of
250 volts. It has 100 turns on the secondary winding. Find the number of primary
turns.
a. 1336 turns
b. 1373 turns
c. 2640 turns
d. 1733 turns
6. The starting capacitor of a single-phase motor is generally a
a. ceramic capacitor b. paper capacitor c. electrolytic capacitor d. none of these
7. A single phase motor is taking 20 A from a 400-V supply at unity pf. What is the power
taken?
a. 6,000 W
b. 8,000 W
c. 4,000 W
d. None of these
8. At what speed must an 8-pole, AC generator runs so that its frequency shall be 40 Hz?
a. 750 rpm
b. 600 rpm
c. 900 rpm
d. 500 rpm
9. When the speed of the alternator increases, the frequency
a. varies exponentially
b. remains the same c. increases
d. decreases
10. Wound rotors are usually started by the use of what type of starter?
a. secondary resistance starter
b. primary resistance starter
c. auto transformer type
d. wye-delta starter
11. To measure the power taken by a DC electric motor with only a single instrument you
should use
a. voltmeter
b. an ammeter c. a wattmeter
d. a power factor meter
12. If the no-load speed of a squirrel cage type induction motor connected to a three
phase 25 cycle line is 373 rpm, the motor has
a.
2 poles
b.
4 poles
c.
6 poles
d.
8 poles
13. The input to a motor is 16,000 watts and the motor losses total 3,000 watts. The
efficiency of the motor is most nearly
a.
68.4%
b.
81.25%
c.
84.21%
d.
87.5%
14. When a certain motor is started up, the incandescent lights fed from the same circuit
dim sown somewhat and then return to approximately normal brightness as the motor
comes up to speed. This definitely shows that the
a. starting current of the motor is larger than the running current
b. insulation of the circuit wiring is worn
c.circuit fuse is not making good contact
d. incandescent lamps are too large for the circuit
15. In starting a 500 hp, 2300-volt, 3-phase synchronous motor the field winding is initially
short circuited so as to
a. produce much larger starting torque
b. lower voltage produced between the layers of the field winding
c. increased induced voltage in field winding
d. provide better flux distribution in the air gap
16. For parallel operation of DC generators
a. the frequency must be the same
b. the voltage must be the same
c. phase sequence must be the same
d. speed must be the same
17. The simplest form of motor controller is
a. toggle switch
b. magnetic switch
c. drum switch
d. relay
18. Another name for a magnetic starter is a
a. manual switch
b. manual starter
c. contactor
d. magnetic control
19. A 2- pole AC generator is running at 1,500 rpm. What is the frequency?
a. 25 Hz
b. 50 Hz
c. 60 Hz
d. none of these
20. An isolating switch is one that is _______.
a. intended for cutting off an electrical circuit from its source of power
c. kWH
d. kVA
28. A 25 kVA, 2400/240 volt transformer has a primary current of 10 A. What is the
secondary current?
a. 0.10 A
b. 100 A
c. 20 A
d. 50 A
29. The transformer oil used in a transformer provides
a. insulation and cooling
b. insulation, cooling and lubrication
c. insulation and lubrication
d. cooling and lubrication
30. A 25-hp engine drives a DC generator, if the generator has an efficiency of 84%, how
much does it deliver?
a. 20 hp
b. 24 hp
c. 21 hp
d. 25 hp