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173) A single phase circuit has an input volts.

voltage of 100V. The current is 10A and 7.36 volts.
the circuit has a power factor of 0.5. The 12.64 volts.
true power is
50W. 180) The voltage rating of a capacitor is
1000W. the max voltage that can be constantly
500W. applied. the min voltage required to charge.
the normal operating voltage.
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174) Power in a DC circuit is found by

multiplying the voltage by itself and 181) The relative permittivity of a capacitor is
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dividing by the current. multiplying current the permittivity of the dielectric.
by resistance. the relative permittivity of the dielectric in
multiplying the resistance by the current relation to a vacuum. the permittivity of
squared. dielectric in relation to dry air.
175) If the energy supplied to a circuit for 4hrs 182) When checking a capacitor with an
15 minutes at 800 j/sec what would be the ohmmeter, if the reading shows charging
energy consumed? but the final reading is less than normal
3.4 KW Hrs. 3400 KW Hrs. 340 KW Hrs. then the possible fault is a
leaking dielectric capacitor. short circuit
176) A heater which consumes 800 dielectric. open circuit dielectric.
Kilojoules/sec is on for 4hrs 15min. The
energy consumed is 183) Three capacitors 10 microfarads, 10
340 kWh. nanofarads and 10 millifarads are
4 kWh. connected in parallel. What is the total
3400 kWh. capacitance?
10.01001 millifarads.
177) A voltage of 250V causes a current of 111 millifarads.
30mA. What is the wattage? 1.001001 millifarads.
7.5W.
7500W. 184) A capacitor with double the area and
225W. double the dielectric thickness will have
double the capacitance. the same
178) Which requires the most electrical power capacitance. half the capacitance.
during operation?
A 12-volt motor requiring 8 amperes. 185) An electrolytic capacitor is used where
Four 30-watt lamps in a 12-volt parallel minimum losses are essential. there is a
circuit. polarized input. high frequency AC is used.
Two lights requiring 3 amperes each in a
24volt parallel system. 186) What must you do to make a 3 F
capacitor circuit into a 2 F circuit?
179) A capacitor is fully charged after 25 Put a 2 F capacitor in parallel. Put a 6 F
seconds to a battery voltage of 20 Volts. capacitor in series. Put a 1 F capacitor in
The battery is replaced with a short series.
circuit. What will be the voltage across
the capacitor after one time constant? 0 187) The time required to fully charge a 1
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Âµ(micro)F capacitor in series with a 194) The current in a DC circuit containing a

100k ohm resistor is fully charged capacitor is
100 seconds. zero.
100 milliseconds. is dependent upon the size of the capacitance
500 milliseconds. of the capacitor. maximum.
188) A 50 Î¼(micro) Farad capacitor is fed
with a current of 25 milliAmpere. How 195) A capacitor is a barrier to
long will it take to charge it to 100Volts? both. A.C.
1 second. D.C.
2 seconds.
12 minutes. 196) What is the total capacitance of a parallel
circuit containing three capacitors with
189) Three 12 Âµ(micro)F capacitors are in capacitance of 0.25microfarad,
series. The total capacitance is 0.03microfarad, and 0.12microfarad,
12 Âµ(micro)F. respectively?
4 Âµ(micro)F. 0.04 piko Farad.
36 Âµ(micro)F. 0.4 Âµ(micro)F.
0.04 Âµ(micro)F.
190) The time constant of a capacitor is the
time 197) When two capacitors are connected in
the current to reach 63.2% of maximum. for series
the emf to reach 63.2% of maximum. to the charge stored on each is inversely
reach maximum current. proportional to the voltage across it.
the charge stored on each is the same.
191) The capacitance of a capacitor is the charge stored on each is directly
dependant upon proportional to its capacitance.
the rate of change of current in the circuit.
the type of material separating the plates. the 198) The charge on a capacitor is expressed as
charge on it. the ratio Q/V.
the product Q * V. the product C * V.
192) When different rated capacitors are
connected in parallel in a circuit, the 199) When handling a high voltage capacitor
total capacitance is in an electrical circuit, be sure it
less than the capacitance of the lowest rated has a full charge before removing it from the
capacitor. equal to the capacitance of the circuit. is fully discharged before removing it
highest rated capacitor. equal to the sum of from the circuit.
all the capacitances. has at least a residual charge before
removing it from the circuit.
193) The switch on a DC circuit containing a
fully charged capacitor is opened. The 200) The dielectric constant of a capacitor is a
voltage across the capacitor measurement of
drops immediately to zero. the electrical resistance of the capacitor
starts to fall exponentially to zero. dielectric.
remains equal to the original charging the electrostatic energy storing capacity of
voltage supply. the capacitor dielectric. the electrical
repulsion of electrons within the dielectric
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material. 209) The discharge curve of a capacitor is

Exponential. Logarithmic. Linear.
201) Three 12 microfarad capacitors in
parallel. The overall circuit capacitance 210) What is the value of a monolithic
is capacitor with 103 on it?
4 microfarads. 1000pf.
1 microfarads. 10,000pf.
36 microfarads. 100,000pf.
202) A circuit has 1 megohm and 8 211) What is the formula for working out the
microfarads. What is the time constant? capacitance of a capacitor if K =
8 seconds. dielectric constant, A
1 second. = area of the plates, d = distance plates
40 seconds. apart?
c = K*A/d. c = d/K*A. c = K*d/A.
203) A capacitor rating is
the voltage it will charge to. 212) Total capacitance of 3 capacitors each
the maximum continuous voltage it can take. 12milliFarad in a parallel circuit
the voltage it will rupture at. 36milliFarad. 12milliFarad. 6mf.
204) The multiplier colour coding on a 213) A combination of 1 megohm and 8

capacitor is in microfarad would give a time constant of
picofarads. farads. microfarads. 40 seconds.
400 ms.
205) When a capacitor is charged from a DC 8 seconds.
supply, the voltage/time curve is
logarithmic. linear. exponential. 214) Generally, what is the voltage across a
fully charged capacitor?
206) An electrolytic capacitor is used because Less than circuit voltage. Same as circuit
it has a voltage. More than circuit voltage.
small physical size for low leakage current.
large physical size for a large capacity. small 215) When would you use an electrolytic
physical size for a large capacity. capacitor?
On a balanced circuit.
207) An electrolytic capacitor would be used in Low output compared to size required.
circuits supplying Large output compared to size required.
heavy loads. light loads.
heavy / light loads. 216) A capacitor has Brown, Black and
Orange bands. It`s value is
208) A 20 Picofarad capacitor with a 1 10 picofarads.
Megohm resistor takes how long to 10 nanofarads.
charge? 100 picofarads.
100 microseconds.
20 milliseconds. 217) Voltage measured between the plates of a
1 second. capacitor will be generally
can dangerously higher than applied voltage.
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the same as applied voltage. required to maintain the same magnetic

less than applied voltage. field?
20.
218) Dielectric constant of a capacitor is max V 50.
that can be applied to a capacitor. 5.
electrostatic storing capability of the
dielectric. max I stored in the capacitor. 227) Which of the following materials is easiest
to magnetize?
219) One microfarad is High grade steel. Soft iron.
1 * 10^-12 farads. 1 * 10^12 farads. 1 * 10^- Cast iron.
6 farads.
228) To find which end of an electromagnet is
220) A circuit with a capacitor has 6 volts the north pole, use the
applied to it with a charge of 2400 pico- Fleming`s Left Hand Rule. Right Hand
coulombs. What would the charge be if Clasp Rule.
the applied voltage was 1.5 volts ? Cork Screw Rule.
2400 * 10^-12 coulombs. 600 * 10^-9
coulombs. 229) The earth`s magnetic field is greatest at
600 * 10^-12 coulombs. the
magnetic equator. geographic poles.
221) In a capacitor, the dielectric strength is magnetic poles.
measured in
Farads per meter. Volts per metre. Coulombs 230) The lines of magnetic flux from a magnet
per m2. will
attract each other. repel each other.
222) Three capacitors connected in series, each have no effect upon each other.
having a value of 12 picofarads, calculate
the total capacitance 231) Of the following which pair of materials
36 picofarads. would most readily become magnetized?
4 picofarads. Iron and steel. Copper and steel. Nickel and
12 picofarads. bronze.
223) Magnetic inclination is the least at the 232) The core material used for an
poles. equator. isoclines. electromagnet is soft iron because
its magnetism is not easily destroyed.
224) Ferromagnetic materials can be it retains most of its flux density when
magnetized demagnetized. it demagnetizes easily.
below a certain temperature. above a certain
temperature. within a band of temperatures. 233) If the North pole of a magnet is brought
nearer to the North pole of another
225) Glass is an example of a coercive material. magnet
paramagnetic material. diamagnetic material. attraction between them will be increased.
repulsion between them will be reduced.
226) A solenoid of 10 turns per metre carries a repulsion between them will be increased.
current of 5A. If the current is reduced
to 2.5A, how many turns would be 234) Where is the magnetic dip least?
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Poles. Isoclinals. Equator. will attract or repel depending on the type of

current.
235) When a number of ferrite pieces are
grouped together, they 244) Magnetic field on a solenoid is the same
are semi-permanent magnets when DC is both inside and outside the coil. weakest
passed through them. are electromagnets. outside the coil.
can be used to store binary code. strongest outside the coil.
236) Ampere turns is calculated by the 245) Which of the following is absolute
number of turns permeability?
multiplied by current. divided by current. Âµ(micro)r. Âµo(micro node). Âµ(micro).
multiplied by magnetic flux.
246) The symbol for flux density is
237) The unit of flux is the H(capital). Ã¸(phy). B(capital).
Ampere turns / metre.
Weber. Ampere turns. 247) A paramagnetic material has a relative
permeability of
238) Lines of magnetic flux pass from zero.
South to North. East to West. less than unity.
North to South. greater than unity.
239) Why is ferrite used in memory circuits? 248) Through which material will magnetic
High reluctance. Low permeability. High lines of force pass the most readily?
remanence. Copper. Iron.
Aluminium.
240) Magnetic lines are flowing parallel. They
will 249) Permanent magnets have high reluctance,
have no effect on each other. attract each high coercive force. low reluctance, high
other. coercive force. high reluctance, low coercive
repel each other. force.
241) The horizontal component of the earth`s 250) The term used to denote the strength of a
magnetic field is most strongly felt at magnetic field is
equator. retentivity. hysteresis. flux density.
45 degrees latitude. poles.
251) A soft iron core is used in an ELECTRO
242) Two parallel lines of magnetic flux in the magnet because
same polarity it has LOW permeability and HIGH
repel each other. coercivity. it has HIGH permeability and
have no effect on each other. attract each LOW coercivity. it has HIGH permeability
other. and HIGH coercivity.
243) Magnetic fields around two parallel 252) A non-magnetic metal

conductors carrying current in the same has high retentivity. has no permeability. is a
directions will poor conductor.
repel. attract.
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253) What is the effect of inserting an iron 262) Vibration in a magnet causes
core into a current carrying coil? flux to stay the same. flux to decrease.
The flux density of the original magnetic flux to increase.
field remains constant. The core tends to
move from a stronger to a weaker part of the 263) Permeability of a material can be found
field. by
The flux density of the original magnetic field flux density / MMF. MMF * flux density.
produced by the coil is increased. MMF / flux density.
254) Flux density will 264) When magnetizing a piece of material,
increase linearly with coercive force. decrease magnetic strength will rise
linearly with magnetic flux. increase linearly non-linearly with magnetic force. linearly
with magnetic flux. with coercive force. linearly with magnetic
force.
255) Storage of magnets should be
in a non magnetic pox. 265) A material exposed to heat will
in pairs with keeper plates. in pairs end to have no effect on magnetism. be easier to
end. magnetise.
be harder to magnetise.
256) The hysteresis loop for a magnetic
material is on a graph with 266) If cobalt has a permeability of 4800 it is a
current against flux density. ferromagnetic. paramagnetic. diamagnetic.
flux density against magnetising force. total
flux against flux density. 267) Cobalt has a permeability
greater than unity. less than unity. same as
257) A material with a narrow hysteresis loop unity.
cannot be magnetised. will have high 268) Magnetic flux
retentivity. will have low retentivity. exist in all space around the magnet.
258) If a bar magnet is cut in half is more concentrated at the centre of bar
the magnet is destroyed. magnet.
two bar magnets are formed. occupies the space around the magnet with
one bar magnet and one non-magnet is equal flux density.
formed.
269) The ability of a circuit to produce a
259) Copper is a ferromagnetic material. magnetic flux under the influence of a
paramagnetic materials. diamagnetic MMF
material. permeance. permeability. permanence.
260) The MMF of a coil fed with 2 amps and 270) Magnetic flux saturation takes place
having 10 turns is when
5 ampere turns. 20 amperes / turn. 20 ampere the magnetised medium will accept no
turns. further lines of flux. the magnetic field drops
to zero.
261) An example of a paramagnetic material is the magnetic field starts to reduce with
silver. iron. glass. increased magnetising force.
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271) Cables are shielded to prevent "H"

magnetic interference in wires with the 278) The time constant of an inductor is
following material: LR L/R.
Copper braiding. Ferromagnetic material. L^2/R.
Diamagnetic material.
279) If the rate of change of current is halved,
272) Spontaneous magnetism is associated mutual inductance will
with stay the same. halve. double.
diamagnetic materials. ferromagnetic

materials. paramagnetic materials. 280) Why are the iron cores of most induction
coils laminated?
273) Two inductive coils are placed in close To reduce the effects of eddy currents. To
proximity with each other at 90 degrees. reduce the core reluctance.
The number of flux linkages is To increase the core permeability.
0.
maximum negative. maximum positive. 281) When more than two inductors of
different inductance are connected in
274) What is the mutual inductance if two parallel in a circuit, the total inductance is
coils of 10mH and 500mH have 90% of equal to the sum of the individual
the flux transferred from one to the inductance.
other? equal to the inductance of the highest rated
459mH. inductor. less than the inductance of the
5mH. lowest rated inductor.
63mH.
282) An AC inductive circuit has an
275) An inductor has 1,000 turns of wire and inductance of 10 mH and a frequency
a cross sectional area of 0.001m2. If the input of 1000Hz. The opposition to
core has a permeability of 0.000,001 and current flow is approximately
the coil is 0.1m. What is the value of the 63,000 ohms.
inductor? 63 ohms.
100microH. 100mH. 630 ohms.
10mH.
283) An inductor of resistance 5 kO and
276) Three inductors 10 mH, 5 mH and 20 inductance 2mH is connected to a DC
mH are connected in parallel. What is the circuit. The time constant is
total inductance? 400 ns.
Without knowing the coupling factor the 10 seconds.
total inductance cannot be found. 2.86mH. 40 ms.
1.35mH.
284) When switching off the supply, the back
277) If the current reaches a maximum EMF in a collapsing field in an inductor
through an inductor of 2A in 15 seconds, can be multiple times bigger than forward
what is the current after 3 seconds? EMF. never exceeds forward EMF.
1.26A. is equal to forward EMF.
0.63A.
1A. 285) An induced current in a coil
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opposes the EMF producing it. inversely proportional to the armature

does not affect the EMF producing it. aids current.
the EMF producing it.
293) Decreasing the field current in a shunt
286) 1 Volt is produced when a current of 1 motor will
Amp per second is varied in a coil. This decrease speed and increase torque. increase
is a definition of speed and increase torque. increase speed
1 Ampere per metre. 1 Henry. and decrease torque.
1 Coulomb per second.

294) To calculate generator output you need
287) Two inductor coils in very close
proximity; if one of the coils is rotated 90 to know the
degrees slowly away from the other the armature speed and number of series
mutual inductance conductors. armature speed and field
decreases. remains the same. increases. strength.
armature speed and number of parallel
288) An inductor is said to be saturated when conductors.
the current is at a maximum. the current
through it is zero. 295) In a shunt motor, if you reverse both
it will no longer accept lines of flux. field current and the armature current,
the motor will
289) In a DC motor, the stator`s magnetic stop.
field, due to armature reaction, moves change direction.
in the same direction of rotation of the continue to run in the same direction.
armature.
in the opposite direction of rotation of the 296) A starter generator has a
armature. into alignment with the GNA. low resistance series field and a low
resistance shunt field. low resistance series
290) A small air gap between magnetic poles field and a high resistance shunt field.
results high resistance series field and a low
in a weaker field than a large air gap, for the resistance shunt field.
same magnetising force. in a stronger field
than a large air gap, for the same magnetising 297) If the brake coil on an actuator motor
force. in the same field as a large air gap, for goes open circuit, the actuator will
the same magnetising force. run slower. stop.
over-ride its mechanical stops.
291) The electromagnetic brake coil in an
actuator would be energised 298) If a generator speed is halved and the
only at the instant of starting and stopping. field strength is doubled, the voltage
all the time in flight. output will be
only when the actuator is running. unchanged. doubled. halved.
292) In a shunt wound direct current motor 299) How can the direction of rotation of a DC
with a constant voltage field supply, the electric motor be changed? Reverse the
torque developed by the motor is electrical connections to either the field or
independent of load. armature windings. Rotate the positive
directly proportional to armature current. brush one commutator segment.
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Interchange the wires which connect the split field series wound type. compound
motor to the external power source. wound type. split field shunt wound type.
300) The only practical method of maintaining 307) If a generator sparks, a possible reason is
a constant voltage output from an the brush springs are loose. magnetic flux
aircraft generator under varying deflecting the EMF.
conditions of speed and load is to vary the brushes have been placed around the
the magnetic coil.
speed at which the armature rotates. strength

of the magnetic field. 308) If the field strength of a generator is
number of conductors in the armature. doubled, and the speed is doubled, the
output EMF will
301) Electric motors are often classified stay the same. double. quadruple.
according to the method of connecting
the field coils and armature Aircraft 309) In a DC motor the pole pairs are
engine starter motors are generally of connected to the brush gear. part of the
which type? armature.
Compound. Shunt (parallel). Series. embedded within the field coils.
302) If a heavy mechanical load is removed 310) A series wound DC motor, the field has
from a series motor few turns of thin wire. many turns of thin
the speed will increase and the armature wire. few turns of thick wire.
current will increase. the speed will increase
and the armature current will decrease. the 311) Doubling the running time of an electrical
speed will decrease and the armature current machine would
will decrease. double the current used. double the joules
used. double the watts used.
303) If the correct supply were connected to a
DC shunt motor which had lost its 312) On a linear actuator, the field cutoff coil
residual magnetism it would will be energized when
run in the reverse direction. fail to run. only as the actuator commences movement.
run normally. the actuator is not running.
the actuator is running.
304) One purpose of a growler test is to
determine the presence of: 313) An electric motor produces a force of 5 N
a shorted armature. a broken field lead. at a distance of 0.2m from the centre of
an out-of-round commutator. rotation and rotates at a speed of 100
revs/sec. The motors output is
305) The purpose of an end-travel 100 horsepower.
microswitch in a linear actuator is to 628.4 watts.
remain open and closes at end travel only. 314.2 watts.
remain open during normal operation and
only close if the actuator overruns its stops. 314) Starter motors are usually
remain closed and opens at end travel only. series wound. compound wound. shunt
wound.
306) Linear actuators used in aircraft are of
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315) Generator brushes are normally made of engine speed increases.

steel. carbon. brass. increase as the engine speed increases.
316) As the generator load is increased (within 323) How are generators rated? Impedance at
its rated capacity), the voltage will rated voltage. Amperes at rated voltage.
remain constant and the amperage output Watts at rated voltage.
will decrease. decrease and the amperage
output will increase. 324) Due to armature reaction in a DC motor

remain constant and the amperage output the leading pole tips are magnetically
weakened. the trailing pole tips are
will increase.
magnetically weakened.
317) The voltage output of a generator is the magnetic flux is restored by moving the
controlled by MNA towards the GNA.
varying the current of the output. varying the
resistance of the output. varying the current 325) Some electric motors have two sets of
of the field. field winding wound in opposite
directions so that the
318) The current flowing in the armature of a speed of the motor can be more closely
DC motor is equal to controlled. motor can be operated in either
(applied volts-generated volts) / armature direction.
resistance. (applied volts-generated volts) * power output of the motor can be more
armature resistance. applied volts + generated closely controlled.
volts / armature resistance.
326) What polarity do interpoles take in a DC
319) What device is used to convert motor?
alternating current, which has been Either, provided they lay on the MNA.
induced into the loops of the rotating The same as the next main pole ahead in the
armature of a DC generator into direct direction of rotation. The same as the next
current as it leaves the generator? main pole behind in the direction of rotation.
An inverter.
A commutator. A rectifier. 327) What is the principal advantage of the
series-wound DC motor?
320) Which of the following is not one of the Suitable for constant speed use. High
purposes of interpoles in a generator? starting torque.
Overcome armature reaction. Reduce arcing Low starting torque.
at the brushes. Reduce field strength.
328) Interpole windings fitted to DC series
321) To reverse the direction of a series motor wound generators are
the direction of the current through the field in series with the armature. in series with the
and the armature is reversed. the direction of field.
the current through the field is reversed. in parallel with the armature.
a second series field is fitted.
329) What polarity do interpoles take in a DC
322) The current consumed by a DC starter generator? The same as the next main pole
motor will remain relatively constant over behind in the direction of rotation. Either,
the starting speed range. decrease as the providing they lay on M.N.A.
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The same as the next main pole ahead in the oil cooling radiators around the main body.
direction of rotation. ram air.
330) The method most often used in 337) On a combined DC starter - generator
overcoming the effect of armature system
reaction is through the use of the voltage regulator is connected to the
shaded poles. interpoles. shunt field after the start cycle is completed.
drum-wound armatures in combination with the voltage regulator controls the start
a negatively connected series field. sequence during engine starting.
the series coil is open circuit during the
331) The starting current of a series-wound engine start sequence.
DC motor, in passing through both the
field and armature windings produces a 338) If the field current to a shunt wound DC
speed slightly higher when unloaded. high motor is decreased when operating at a
starting torque. constant load, the motor speed will
low starting torque. reduce.
not change. increase.
332) To increase the speed of a shunt motor a
resistance is placed 339) If a motor is spinning at 50 cycles per
in parallel with the field. in series with the second, how long is 1 cycle of the output?
field. 50 seconds.
in series with the armature. 0.83 seconds.
0.02 seconds.
333) A 200 volt motor is taking 10 amperes
armature current, the armature 340) In a an DC motor, the rotation of the
resistance is 0.1 ohm. The Back- EMF MNA
under these conditions will be is opposite to the rotation of the armature.
201 volts. is slightly less speed than the rotation of the
199 volts. armature. is the same as the rotation of the
1 volt. armature.
334) What is a method used for restoring 341) In a wave wound generator with 4 poles,
generator field residual magnetism? what would be the minimum number of
Energize the armature. Flash the fields. brushes?
Reseat the brushes. 4.
2.
335) A high surge of current is required when 8.
a DC electric motor is first started. As the
speed of the motor increase 342) A wire is rotated through a magnetic
the counter emf decreases proportionally. the field. To give DC it must be connected to
applied emf increases proportionally. a commutator. slip rings.
the counter emf builds up and opposes the a rectifier.
applied emf, thus reducing the current flow
through the armature. 343) If the supply to a DC shunt motor was
336) Aircraft generators are cooled by reversed
fuel cooling radiators. it would rotate in the same direction. it
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would fail to run. brushes required are

it would rotate in the opposite direction. 2.
3.
344) A series motor draws a high current on 6.
start, and then the current reduces. This
is due to 352) Reactive sparking is reduced by
the resistance of the field and the armature in interpoles. compensating windings. auxiliary
series. the resistance of the field and armature windings.

in parallel. the back EMF.
353) The back-EMF in a DC motor is
345) Interpoles in a DC generator are equal to the applied EMF. less than the
connected applied EMF. greater than the applied EMF.
in series with the armature. in series with the
field. 354) The flux density of a magnetic field is
in parallel with the armature. 1.5T. The length of the conductor in the
346) In a DC generator, the effect of field is 2 m and the current flowing
armature reaction may be reduced by through the conductor is 5 amps. The
moving the brush gear force on the conductor is
in the direction of armature rotation towards 6 Newtons.
the MNA. from MNA to GNA. 15 Newtons.
against the direction of armature rotation 75 Newtons.
towards the MNA.
355) A DC shunt motor has 28 volts applied.
347) The windings embedded in the pole faces The current taken from the armature of
of a DC generator are 2 ohms resistance is 1 amp The Back-
commutating coils. interpoles. compensating EMF is
windings. 26 V.
30 V.
348) A 6 pole wave-wound generator has 27 V.
3 brushes.
2 brushes. 356) In a motor, armature reaction causes the
6 brushes. MNA to move
against the direction of rotation. in the
349) Armature reaction in a DC generator direction of rotation.
causes MNA to move in the opposite to the GNA.
direction of rotation. MNA to move in the
direction of rotation. 357) In a generator system, a stabilizing
GNA to move in the direction of rotation. winding is used
in series with the field to prevent
350) In a DC motor, back-EMF rises if the oscillations. to control output current.
motor to prevent voltage overshoot.
speed falls.
speed faload rises. speed rises. 358) What part of a DC motor would you find
the poles?
351) A DC generator armature has 6 poles Brushes. Rotor.
and is lap wound. The number of Stator.
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368) What is the main disadvantage of a

359) An A.C. shunt wound motor sometimes starter generator?
uses a volts dropping resistor. The Heavier than like for like.
resistor would be Will not supply output at low rpm. Can only
in series with the field. in series with the be used on piston engines.
supply.
in series with the armature. 369) Back-EMF is the greatest when a motor
is
360) Commutator ripple can be reduced by at operating speed. under heavy load. just
increasing generator frequency. the use of a starting to rotate.
ripple filter.
a resistor in series with the armature. 370) When a conductor carrying a current
and placed in a magnetic field it
361) In a DC motor the interpoles are part of experiences
the an electrostatic force.
rotor assembly. stator assembly. field. an electromagnetic force. a magnetic force.
362) Armature reaction is 371) The type of motor used in a linear

the MMF opposing rotation. actuator is
due to dirty or worn commutator. reactive parallel (shunt wound). compound.
sparking. series.
363) A shunt motor 372) If the speed of a coil in a magnetic field is

is constant speed. doubled and the field strength is doubled
has high starting torque. the output will
gives constant torque with variations in quadruple. stay the same. halve.
speed.
373) How many brushes are used in an 8 pole
364) In a DC shunt motor, if the field wave wound machine
resistance is increased what happens to 6.
the back EMF? 8.
Decreases. Remains the same. Increases. 2.
365) To increase the voltage output of a 374) In the shunt generator the field is
generator you can supplied by
decrease speed. the load.
It is not speed dependant. increase speed. the armature.
366) Generator voltage is dependant on speed a separate supply.
of rotation. independent of speed of rotation.
not dependant on speed of rotation. 375) Increasing the speed of an aircraft
generator results in an automatic
367) The output from a generator to a field circuit resistance decrease. armature
commutator is circuit resistance increase. field circuit
pulsed DC. DC. resistance increase.
AC. 376) Which generators are usually used on
aircraft?
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Shunt. Compound. Series. of a generator are

commutating coils. interpoles. compensating
377) In a cumulative compound wound coils.
generator the
the series and shunt fields assist each other. 385) Prolonged reactive sparking in a DC
the series and shunt fields oppose each other. generator could damage the
the voltage falls suddenly with an increase in armature. commutator. pole pieces.
load. 386) The poles of a DC generator are

laminated to
378) The shunt wound generator is controlled
reduce hysteresis losses. reduce flux losses.
by a variable resistance in reduce eddy current losses.
parallel with the field. series with the
armature. series with the field. 387) One advantage of a DC motor over an
AC motor is
379) The series wound generator`s terminal the direction of rotation of the rotor can be
voltage will, when below saturation changed. less voltage is required in DC than
increase with an increase in load. decrease AC.
with an increase in load. the DC motor will use less current.
decrease with a decrease in rotational speed.
388) In a shunt wound direct current motor
380) The shunt wound generator is normally the torque is inversely proportional to the
started current in the armature. independent of load.
on load. proportional to the current in the armature.
Either of the above. off load.
389) Convention requires that in a
381) Armature reaction in a DC motor causes symmetrical 3 phase system, the
the neutral axis to shift in red voltage is taken as the reference phase.
the direction in the direction of armature yellow voltage phase leads the red phase by
rotation. 120 degrees. red voltage phase leads the blue
the direction opposite to the direction of phase by 120 degrees.
armature rotation. either direction depending
on current flow. 390) What is the phase difference in a circuit
with 100V, drawing 0.5 amps,
382) An indication of good commutation on a consuming 50 Watts?
DC machine would be 0Â°.
high armature currents. 45Â°.
little or no sparking at the commutator. silent 90Â°.
operation of the machine.
391) The power factor of a circuit containing
383) If compound DC generators are an imbalance of inductive and capacitive
operated in parallel they must reactance is
all rotate at the same speed. greater than unity. unity.
have an equalising or load sharing loop. all less than unity.
use the same voltage.
392) What value is the same as the equivalent
384) The windings embedded in the pole faces D.C. heating effect?
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Peak. Average. 401) What does a rectifier do?

Root Mean Square. Changes alternating current into direct
current. Reduces voltage.
393) What shape is the waveform when the Changes direct current into alternating
input pulse and the time base are current.
unequal?
Saw tooth. Square. 402) The ratio between apparent power and
Rectangular. true power is the

power rating. power factor. efficiency.
394) A sine wave has 5 amps RMS value.
What is the peak value? 403) Unless otherwise specified, any values
7.07 amps. given for current or voltage in an AC
6.37 amps. 10 amps. circuit are assumed to be
effective values. instantaneous values.
395) What is the wave shape of the x-axis maximum values.
input of a traversing oscilloscope image?
Rectangular. Triangular. Square. 404) Which aircraft circuit would be most
likely to use frequency wild 200V AC?
396) In a purely resistive AC circuit, the Hydraulic pump. Windscreen heating.
current vector is Standby compass.
+90Â° out of phase with the voltage vector.
in phase with the voltage vector. 405) In an AC circuit how is the value of true
-90Â° out of phase with the voltage vector. power calculated?
By voltmeter readings multiplied by ammeter
397) When comparing the average values of readings. By volts multiplied by amps
an AC generator output, to the peak multiplied by power factor. By watt meter
values readings multiplied by power factor.
average voltage = 0.707 * peak voltage.
average voltage = 0.63 * peak voltage. 406) One of the chief advantages of
average voltage = same as the peak voltage. alternating current is that it can be
transmitted at a high voltage
398) A parallel circuit at resonance has with a low power loss; the voltage can
maximum impedance. zero impedance. then be changed to any desired value of
minimum impedance. DC by means of transformers. DC by means
of inverters.
399) A 10 ohm resistor has a 14.14 V peak AC by means of transformers.
drop across it. What power is dissipated?
19.99 W. 10 W. 407) How many amperes will a 28-volt
1.414 W. generator be required to supply to a
circuit containing five lamps in parallel,
400) If a 1 ohm circuit produces a 50 W three of which have a resistance of 6
output, the phase angle is ohms each and two of which have a
45Â°. resistance of 5 ohms each?
0Â°. 1 ampere.
90Â°. 25.23 amperes.
1.11 amperes.
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PF * volts * amps. voltmeter reading * PF.

408) Frequency (Hz) is the number of cycles
per 417) The average value of 100 volts peak AC
minute. second. revolution. is
70.7 volts.
409) The frequency of a power wave in an AC 141. 4 volts.
resistance circuit is 63.7 volts.
half the frequency for voltage and current.

the same as the frequency for voltage and 418) The RMS value of 200 volts peak to peak
current. twice the frequency for voltage and is
current. 127.4 volts.
70.7 volts.
410) In an AC circuit, the effective voltage is 141.4 volts.
less than the maximum instantaneous
voltage. equal to the maximum instantaneous 419) The power factor of an AC circuit is the
voltage. greater than the maximum cosine of the phase angle. tangent of the
instantaneous voltage. phase angle. sine of the phase angle.
411) Which wave form is stepped positive and 420) The Form Factor of an AC waveform
negative with unequal length sides? can be found by
Rectangular wave. Trapezoidal wave. Saw RMS value divided by the average value.
tooth wave. average value divided by the RMS value.
average value times the RMS value.
412) The value of an AC sine wave that will
give an equivalent heating effect in a DC
resistor is the
peak value. RMS value. average value.
413) The peak factor for a sine wave is

1.1
0.707.
1.414.
414) An integrated step input at unequal time

base produces
a saw tooth wave. a square wave.
a sine wave.
415) A sine wave of RMS value 7.07 volts has

a peak to peak value of
20 volts.
10 volts.
0.707 volts.
416) The true power in an AC circuit is given
by
volts * amps.
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173) A single phase circuit has an input volts.

174) Power in a DC circuit is found by

Âµ(micro)F capacitor in series with a 194) The current in a DC circuit containing a

material. 209) The discharge curve of a capacitor is

204) The multiplier colour coding on a 213) A combination of 1 megohm and 8

the same as applied voltage. required to maintain the same magnetic

219) One microfarad is High grade steel. Soft iron.

Poles. Isoclinals. Equator. will attract or repel depending on the type of

243) Magnetic fields around two parallel 252) A non-magnetic metal

254) Flux density will 264) When magnetizing a piece of material,

271) Cables are shielded to prevent "H"

diamagnetic materials. ferromagnetic

opposes the EMF producing it. inversely proportional to the armature

1 Coulomb per second.

speed at which the armature rotates. strength

315) Generator brushes are normally made of engine speed increases.

output will increase. 324) Due to armature reaction in a DC motor

would fail to run. brushes required are

series. the resistance of the field and armature windings.

368) What is the main disadvantage of a

362) Armature reaction is 371) The type of motor used in a linear

363) A shunt motor 372) If the speed of a coil in a magnetic field is

Shunt. Compound. Series. of a generator are

load. 386) The poles of a DC generator are

Peak. Average. 401) What does a rectifier do?

Rectangular. true power is the

PF * volts * amps. voltmeter reading * PF.

half the frequency for voltage and current.

413) The peak factor for a sine wave is

414) An integrated step input at unequal time

415) A sine wave of RMS value 7.07 volts has

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