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Mock Test for TSSPDCL Sub-Engineers

January 31, 2016

SUBJECT:DC MACHINES

1 Answer all Questions.

1. A dc shunt generator, when commissioned after a major repair of the
field system, failed to build up voltage. It was because

(a) field resistance was higher than critical resistance.

(b) field system lost residual magnetism.
(c) field winding was wrongly connected.
(d) there was a break in the armature circuit.

2. The voltage regulation of a dc generator at full load being zero implies

that the generator is

(a) shunt-connected.
(b) differentially connected.
(c) cumalatively compounded.
(d) series-connected.

3. The compensating winding in a dc machine

(a) is located in armature slots for compensating of the armature

reaction.
(b) is located on commutating poles for improving commutation.
(c) is located on pole shoes for avoiding the flashover at the commu-
tator surface.
(d) is located on poles shoes to avoid the sparking at the brushes.

4. Reluctance torque is present in the rotating machines when

(a) air gap is uniform.

(b) reluctance seen by stator mmf varies.

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 (c) reluctance seen by rotor mmf varies.
(d) reluctance seen by working mmf varies.

5. For a P-pole machine, the relation between electrical and mechanical

degrees is

(a) θelec = P2 θmech

(b) θelec = P4 θmech
(c) θelec =θmech
(d) θelec = P2 θmech

6. in dc machines the armature windings are placed on the rotor because

of the necessity for

(a) development of voltage.

(b) commutation.
(c) electromechanical energy conversation.
(d) generation of voltage

7. in dc machines,the space distribution of air-gap flux density wave at

no load is ?

(a) rectangular.
(b) sinusoidal.
(c) co-sinusoidal.
(d) flat-topped.

8. the commutator segment of dc machines are made up of ?

(a) brass.
(b) copper alloy.
(c) hard-drawn copper
(d) copper alloy

9. A 4 pole dc generator runs at 1500 rpm. the frequency of current in

the armature winding is

(a) 25 hz
(b) 0 hz
(c) 100 hz
(d) 50 hz

10. the armature core of a dc machine is laminated to minimize.?

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 (a) temperature rise.
(b) mechanical loss.
(c) hysteresis loss.
(d) eddy-current loss.

11. in dc machine the field-flux axis and armature-mmf axis are respec-
tively along.?

(a) direct axis and interpolar axis.

(b) direct axis and indirect axis.
(c) quadrature axis and direct axis.
(d) quadrature axis and interpolar axis.

12. A dc shunt generator builds up 230V when driven in clockwise direc-

tion.in case it is driven in anticlockwise direction other things remains
unchanged,then the voltage build up is ?

(a) not possible.

(b) some what more than 230V
(c) some what less than 230V
(d) 230V

13. A dc shunt generator when commissioned after a major repair of the

field system,failed to build up voltage.it was because of.?

(a) field resistance was higher than critical resistance.

(b) field system lost residual magnetism.
(c) field winding was wrongly connected.
(d) there was a break in the armature circuit.

14. A 230V dc series generator is driven at its rated speed.the no-load

voltage across its armature terminals would be.?

(a) some what more than 230V

(b) 230V
(c) some what less than 230V
(d) 6V

15. The flux is maximum in the following part of a dc motor?

(a) under the interpole.

(b) pole core.
(c) under leading pole tip.

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 (d) under trailing pole tip

16. the type of generator used for arc welding purpose is a.?

(a) shunt generator.

(b) series generator.
(c) cumulatively generator.
(d) differentially compounded generator.

17. the armature mmf of a dc machine has

(a) triangular space distribution and rotates at the speed of arma-

ture.
(b) trapezoidal space distribution and is stationary in space.
(c) stepped distribution and rotates at the speed of armature.
(d) triangular space distribution and is stationary in space.

18. the flux is maximum in the following part of a dc motor.?

(a) under the interpole.

(b) under trailing pole tip.
(c) pole core.
(d) under leading pole tip.

19. The interpoles in dc machines have a tapering shape in order to.?

(a) Reduce the overall weight.

(b) Reduce the saturation in the interpole.
(c) economise on the material required for interpoles and their wind-
ings.
(d) increase the acceleration of commutation.

20. In a dc machine,the demagnetizing effect of armature reaction is due

to.?

(a) uneven air-gap length.

(b) magnetic saturation in half of the field pole.
(c) non-sinusoidal nature of armature mmf.
(d) component of armature mmf along field axis.

21. if the speed of a dc motor increases with load torque,then it is a.?

(a) cumulatively compounded motor.

(b) series motor.

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 (c) permanent magnet motor.
(d) differentially compounded motor.

22. if the field of a dc shunt motor gets opened while the motor is run-
ning,then the

(a) armature current will drop.

(b) armature will oscillate about original speed as the mean speed.
(c) motor will attain dangerously high speed.
(d) speed of motor will be reduced.

23. in a dc series generator,the terminal voltage with increase in load will

(a) remains nearly constant.

(b) decreases.
(c) increase to rated voltage and then may decrease.
(d) increase gradually and then stay at rated voltage.

24. if the applied voltage to a dc machine is 230V,then the back emf for
the maximum power developed is

(a) 200V
(b) 230V
(c) 460V
(d) 115V

25. A dc shunt generator has full-load voltage regulation of 10% at rated

speed of 1000rpm.if it is now driven at 1250rpm,then its voltage reg-
ulation at full load would be.?

(a) be more than 10%

(b) be 12.5%
(c) remains unchanged
(d) be less than 10%

26. in hopkinson’s method of testing dc machines the power taken from

the mains has to supply.?

(a) the losses in both the machines.

(b) the losses in the machines.
(c) the input to both the machines.
(d) the input to motor and not to the generator.

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27. A Rotating amplifier that can be used as a constant current source
is.?

(a) amplidyne.
(b) metadyne.
(c) regulax.
(d) rototrol.

28. the efficiency of a dc shunt generator is maximum when.?

(a) armature circuit loss is equal to the sum of no-load rotational loss
and field circuit loss.
(b) stray load loss is equal to the armature circuit loss.
(c) magnetic loss is equal to the mechanical loss
(d) FW and stray load loss.

29. in dc machines,constant loss is composed of

(a) Fw and stray load loss

(b) iron loss and field circuit loss
(c) friction,winding(fw)and iron loss and field circuit loss.
(d) iron loss and mechanical loss.

30. the function of a dc motor starter is to.?

(a) limit the starting current.

(b) start the dc motor.
(c) avoid dips in the supply voltage.
(d) increase the starting torque.

31. A dc series motor drives a load the motor is saturated and the load
torque is proportional to speed squared.for a speed of 400 rpm,motor
line current is 20A.For a speed of 800 rpm,the line current will be

(a) 28.28A
(b) 20A
(c) 40A
(d) 80A

32. if speed of a dc shunt motor is increased above its rated speed,then its
counter emf

(a) decreases.

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 (b) increases.
(c) remains constant.
(d) first increases and then decrease.

33. A shunt motor drives a load torque at rated excitation.if the load
torque is doubled the motor speed would.?

(a) becomes double.

(b) becomes half.
(c) decreases slightly.
(d) increases slightly.

34. in a dc series generator the terminal voltage with increase in load will.?

(a) remains nearly constant.

(b) decrease.
(c) increase gradually and then may decrease
(d) increase to rated voltage and then may decrease.

35. in a dc machine the demagnetizing effect of armature reaction is due

to.?

(a) uneven air-gap length.

(b) magnetic saturation in half of the field pole.
(c) non-sinusoidal nature of armature mmf.
(d) component of armature mmf along field axis.

36. A 36-slot,4-pole dc machine has a simplex lap winding with two con-
ductors per slot.the back pitch and front pitch adopted could be re-
spectively

(a) 15,13
(b) 19,17
(c) 21,19
(d) 23,21

37. A series generator can self excite provided.?

(a) the load current is zero.

(b) the load current is not zero.
(c) speed is low.
(d) interpoles is present.

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38. Dummy coils in a dc generator is provided.?

(a) to reduce eddy current losses.

(b) to amplify voltage.
(c) to enhance flux density.
(d) to provide mechanical balance to the rotor.

39. in a dc generator probable cause of failure to build up voltage is.?

(a) no residual magnetism in the generator due to faulty shunt con-

nections.
(b) imperfect brush contact.
(c) field resistance higher than the critical resistance.
(d) all of the above.

40. flashing the field of a dc generator actually means.?

(a) creating residual magnetism by a dc source.

(b) increasing flux density of poles.
(c) checking field polarity.
(d) neutralizing residual of poles.

41. in a dc generator sparking at the brushing results due to.?

(a) reactance voltage in the coil undergoing commutation.

(b) high contact resistance at the brushes
(c) winding distribution.
(d) armature distribution.

42. If the flux per pole of a dc generator is halved but its speed is doubled
its generated emf will be.?

(a) be halved
(b) remain the same.
(c) be doubled.
(d) none of the above.

43. in dc generators the polarity of interpoles is.?

(a) same as that of the main pole behind.

(b) opposite to that of the main pole.
(c) same as that of the main pole ahead.
(d) none of the above.

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44. in a dc generators interpoles are used to neutralize.?

(a) current unbalance at the tip.

(b) reactance voltage.
(c) cross-magnetizing effect of armature reaction.
(d) both B and C.

45. which of the dc generator has poorest voltage regulation.?

(a) compound.
(b) series.
(c) shunt.
(d) over-compound.

46. the series field of a short-shunt dc generator is excited by.?

(a) load current.

(b) shunt field current.
(c) armature current.
(d) external current.

47. A cumulatively compounded long shunt generator when operating as

a motor would be.?

(a) differentially compound long shunt.

(b) differentially compound short shunt
(c) cumulatively compounded long shunt.
(d) cumulatively compounded short shunt.

48. the voltage between commutator segments should not exceed than.?

(a) 2V
(b) 200V
(c) 50V
(d) 15V

49. The efficiency of dc motor for maximum power transfer will be.?

(a) 50%
(b) 80%
(c) 90%
(d) 100%

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50. The current drawn by a 220V dc motor of armature resistance 0.5
ohms and back emf 200V is

(a) 40A
(b) 440A
(c) 400A
(d) 44A

51. The direction of rotation of a dc series motor can be reversed.?

(a) By interchanging supply terminals as well as field terminals.

(b) By interchanging supply terminals.
(c) By interchanging field terminals.
(d) Either by interchanging supply terminals or by interchanging field
terminals.

52. in dc shunt motor the direction of rotation can be reversed by inter-

changing.?

(a) the armature terminals only.

(b) the supply terminals.
(c) the field terminals only.
(d) either field or the armature terminals.

53. (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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