BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering and Architecture

MAIN Campus
Department of Electrical Engineering
EECE 523 – COMPETENCY ENHANCEMENT 2
Group Assignment No. 5: AC MACHINES
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following TEST items. Mark only one answer for
each item by encircling the corresponding letter of your choice. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED
PART I: TERMINOLOGIES
1. Three-phase induction motor will have _____ power factor during no-load condition.
A. negative B. high C. low D. moderate
2. Direction of rotation of 3-phase induction motor can be reversed by:
A. Reversing any two phase connections supplying power C. Installing a series resistance in any phase connection
B. Reversing the three-phase connections supplying power D. Varying the supply voltage
3. The rotor slots of 3-phase induction motor are kept inclined in order to reduce noise, vibrations and synchronous
cusps. This phenomenon is known as:
A. Skewing B. Cogging C. Locking D. Crawling
4. Unbalanced three-phase voltage supply given to an induction motor will cause excessive heating in:
A. windings B. laminations C. stator D. rotor
5. Starting currents of 3-phase induction motor is about _____ times of the full load.
A. 10 to 20 B. 2 to 3 C. 5 to 7 D. half
6. Crawling occurs in induction motor due to which of the following?
A. Harmonics developed B. Improper design C. Low supply voltage D. Overload
7. Which of the following starting method is not preferred for starting large induction motor?
A. Line resistance starting B. DOL starting C. Star-Delta starting D. Auto-transformer starting
8. Which of the following supply is given to the rotor winding of three-phase induction motor?
A. DC supply B. AC supply C. Pulsating supply D. No supply
9. Slip of three-phase induction motor should always be _____.
A. Greater than 1 B. Zero C. Less than 1 D. Equal to 1
10. Three-phase induction motor will have _____ starting torque and _____ starting current.
A. high, low B. low, high C. low, low D. high, high
11. In an induction motor, if the number of stator teeth minus number of rotor teeth equals zero, then which of the
following phenomenon occurs:
A. Locking B. Crawling C. Cogging D. Skewing
12. Induction motor if runs above synchronous speed runs as _____.
A. Induction generator B. Induction reactor C. Synchronous motor D. Synchronous generator
13. A pony motor is a small _____.
A. Reluctance motor B. Induction motor C. DC motor D. Hysteresis motor
14. Three-phase induction motor has the advantage of low-cost, less maintenance, and _____.
A. rugged construction B. small size C. less power consumption D. All of these
15. The synchronous reactance of an alternator _____ as the iron is saturated.
A. decreases B. remains the same C. increases D. becomes doubled
16. The ac armature winding of an alternator operates at _____ the field winding.
A. the same voltage as B. much higher voltage than C. much lesser voltage than D. half the voltage than
17. The synchronous reactance of an alternator is due to _____.
A. leakage flux B. armature reaction C. dc field excitation D. hysteresis loss
18. AC machine in which the torque is produced by the interaction of ac current in the stator and currents induced in the
motor by transformer action is called _____.
A. Squirrel-cage motor B. stepper motor C. synchronous motor D. induction motor
19. If the excitation of an alternator operating in parallel with other alternators is decreased, its _____.
A. power factor becomes more leading C. output kW will change
B. power factor becomes more lagging D. power factor becomes unity
20. The distribution of load between two alternators operating in parallel can be changed by changing what?
A. Phase sequence C. Driving torques of prime movers
B. Field excitation of alternators D. Current direction

PART II: APPLICATIONS of CONCEPTS and PRINCIPLES

21. Determine the efficiency of a 1,500-kVA, 2,300-V, 3Ф alternator that operate at rated output with a pf of 80%. The dc armature
winding resistance at 700C between terminals is 0.08 Ω. The field takes 70 A at 120 V from an exciter equipment. Friction and
windage loss is 15-kW, iron loss is 35 kW and stray load loss is 1.5 kW. Assume the effective armature resistance is 1.5 times the
dc value. (Hint: Assume a WYE-connected alternator)
A. 95.33% B. 92. 35% C. 93.35% D. 94.33%
22. Two identical 3-phase alternators are in parallel and supply a load of 1,700 kVA at 11 kV, 0.8 lagging pf. Each machine supplies
half of the total load. The excitation of the second machine is changed so that its armature current is 50 amperes lagging.
Calculate the armature current and the pf of the first machine at this condition.
A. 40.22 A & 0.887 lag B. 35.69 A & 0.887 lag C. 40.22 A & 0.897 lag D. 45.03 A & 0.866 lag
23. A 220-V, 10-hp, 60-Hz, 3Ф induction motor having four poles is operating at full load slip of 3%. What is the frequency of the
motor current at full-load and at starting?
A. 0.8 Hz & 60 Hz B. 60 Hz & 1.8 Hz C. 1.8 Hz & 60 Hz D. 60 Hz & 0.8 Hz
24. A 4-pole, 2-hp, 220-V, 60-Hz, 3Ф induction motor has a delta-connected stator and a WYE-connected rotor. The ratio is 4:1. At
full-load, the slip is 2.5%. If the rotor resistance per phase and the blocked-rotor reactance per phase are 0.3 Ω and 1 Ω,
respectively, calculate the rotor torque developed.
A. 2.64 lb-ft B. 2.74 lb-ft C. 2.84 lb-ft D. 2.94 lb-ft
25. A 400-V, 60-Hz, 6-pole WYE-connected, 3Ф induction motor draws 75 kW with a line current of 100 A. The core loss is 2 kW,
friction and windage loss is 1.2 kW. The stator’s resistance between two terminals is 0.35 Ω. What is the efficiency if the motor
runs at a slip of 2.5%?
A. 84.68% B. 86.48% C. 88.64% D. 84.88%
26. An industrial load is taking 500 kW at 0.6 lagging pf. It is desired to raise the pf to 0.866 lagging using a synchronous machine
whose power input is 300 kW. Calculate the power factor at which the motor will operate.
A. 0.886 B. 0.868 C. 0.862 D. 0.826
27. A 150-kW, 3Ф synchronous converter operating at 0.90 pf and efficiency of 0.95 delivers dc power at 230 volts. Calculate the
current through the slip rings.
A. 652. 17 amps B. 719.29 amps C. 943. 31 amps D. 462.70 amps
28. A squirrel-cage motor is started at 50% its rated voltage. What is the starting torque relative to its rated voltage starting torque?
A. 50% B. 100% C. 25% D. 75%
29. A 10-hp, 550-V, 60-Hz, 3Ф induction motor has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque and starting current of 425% of full-
load current. What will be the voltage in order that the starting current be limited to full-load value?
A. 129.41 volts B. 880 volts C. 140.85 volts D. 2,335.5 volts
30. A 10-hp, 550-V, 60-Hz, 3Ф induction motor has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque and starting current of 425% of full-
load current. If the motor is used on a 440-V, 60-Hz system, what will be the starting torque expressed in percent of full-load
value?
A. 102.4% B. 120.5% C. 110.5% D. 145.4%
31. A single-phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75% pf and 220 V. What approximate size of capacitor is necessary to raise the
power factor to about 90%?
A. 3 kVAR B. 2 kVAR C. 2.5 kVAR D. 3.5 kVAR
32. A 220-V, 3Ф, Y-connected synchronous motor has an armature resistance of 0.2 Ω/phase and a synchronous reactance of 3
Ω/phase. The motor draws a current of 150 amps at 0.866 leading pf. What is the generated emf per phase under this condition?
A. 150 volts B. 434 volts C. 220 volts D. 520 volts
33. A single phase synchronous motor gives an output of 9.46 kW at 0.9 lagging pf at 600 V. If the stray power loss is 600 W and the
field loss is 900 W, while the effective armature resistance is 0.6 Ω, solve for the efficiency of the motor.
A. 89.5% B. 82.3 % C. 86.4% D. 84.1%
34. A 4-pole, 3Ф synchronous motor runs at full-load speed of 1200 rpm. If the load is reduced to one-half of rated, what is its speed?
A. 1,200 rpm B. 1,800 rpm C. 600 rpm D. 2,400 rpm
35. An industrial load is taking 500 kW at 0.6 lagging pf. If it is desired to raise the power factor to 0.866 lagging using a
synchronous machine whose power input is 300 kW, calculate the kVA rating of the motor required for such operation and the
power factor at which the motor will operate.
A. 305 kVA, 0.826 leading B. 365 kVA, 0.778 leading C. 363 kVA, 0.826 leading D. 380 kVA, 0.866
leading