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0.ACDC JAA Questions
0.ACDC JAA Questions
PREGUNTAS
• 1) A component consuming 80 watts at 8 amps would require a supply of:
• A) 0.008 kV
• B) 5 Volts
• C) 0,01 kV
• D) 100 Volts
• 4) A 24V, 60 Ah battery is driving a 48 Watts light bulb. Approximately how long would the battery last assuming that it is
new?
• A) 120 hours.
• B) 2,5 hours.
• C) 60 hours.
• D) 30 hours.
• 5) Two resistors with values of 6 Ohm and 100 Ohm are connected in parallel. Their combined resistance is:
• A) 106 Ohm.
• B) 5,66 Ohm.
• C) 94 Ohm.
• D) 0,177 Ohm.
• 6) Magnetism can be used to generate electricity by converting mechanical energy to electrical energy by:
• A) electro motive force.
• B) electro magnetic conversion.
• C) electro magnetic induction.
• D) electro self induction.
• 9) If the power being drawn by a resistor is 100 watts from a 50V supply, what is the resistance of the load?
• A) 4 Ohms.
• B) 50 Ohms.
• C) 25 Ohms.
• D) 2 Ohms.
• 13) A rotary valve actuator is in the closed position. Its 'OPEN' limit switch is... and its 'CLOSE' limit switch is...
• A) closed, closed
• B) open, open
• C) closed, open
• D) open, closed
• 14) When a battery is almost fully discharged there is a tendency for the:
• A) voltage to increase due to the current available.
• B) current produced to increase due to the reduced voltage.
• C) voltage to decrease under load.
• D) electrolyte to " boil" .
• 15) With regards to a light aircraft electrical system, where is the generator switch normally located?
• A) In series with the armature.
• B) In parallel with the field winding.
• C) In series with the field winding.
• D) In series with the cut-out switch.
• 16) The purpose of a battery protection unit is generally to isolate the battery:
• from the bus when the battery charge is deemed satisfactory
• when there is a battery overheat condition
• in case of an internal short circuit
• in case of a fault on the ground power unit
• The combination which regroups all of the correct statements is :
• A) 1, 2, 3
• B) 1, 2, 3, 4
• C) 1, 2
• D) 1
• 17) In order that DC generators will achieve equal load sharing when operating in parallel, it is necessary to ensure that:
• A) equal loads are connected to each generator busbar before paralleling.
• B) the synchronising bus-bar is disconnected from the busbar system.
• C) adequate voltage differences exists.
• D) their voltages are almost equal.
• 18) The power dissipated as heat by a resistance R with an applied voltage V carrying a current I can be expressed as:
• A) V x V / I.
• B) I x I / V.
• C) I x R x R.
• D) I x I x R.
• 20) An aircraft has total services drawing 120 amps, essential services drawing 45 amps and vital services drawing 5 amps. The designer has 50 Ah
capacity batteries (at system voltage) available and wishes to ensure that the aircraft can fly safely for at least 2 hours following a breakdown of
electrical generators. What configuration of batteries would be employed?
• A) 6 in parallel.
• B) 3 in series.
• C) 3 in parallel.
• D) 2 in parallel.
• 21) Impedance is:
• A) the combined effect of power factor and phase angle.
• B) the combined effect of real and imaginary power.
• C) the combined effect of resistance and conductivity.
• D) the combined effect of resistance and reactance.
• 22) Consider a battery voltage V, connected to R1 and R2 which are in parallel: If V is 250 volts, R1 is 500 Ohms but R2 is a
very low resistance then:
• A) R2 is insignificant.
• B) A large total current will flow.
• C) The total current from the battery will approximate the current in R1.
• D) A small total current will flow.
• 24) Electrical batteries when connected in parallel provide... amp/hr capacity and... voltage.
• A) increased; reduced
• B) reduced; increased
• C) the same; increased
• D) increased; the same
• 30) The inductance of several inductors connected in series can be calculated to be:
• A) the sum of the individual inductances divided by the number of inductors.
• B) the inverse of the sum of the inverses of the individual inductances.
• C) the sum of the individual inductances.
• D) the inverse of the sum of the individual inductances.
• 31) The purpose of the voltage regulator is to:
• A) Keep a constant frequency
• B) Keep a constant power output from the generator
• C) Keep a constant voltage output from the generator
• D) Keep a constant current output from the generator
• 32) What unit is used to measure potential difference between two points in an electrical circuit?
• A) Ohm
• B) Coulombs
• C) Amps
• D) Volts
• 34) When fully charged, what is the maximum voltage across a lead-acid cell?
• A) 2 volts.
• B) 12 volts.
• C) 24 volts.
• D) 2.2 volts.
• 37) An ammeter indicates a high rate of charge after engine start. This...
• A) is dangerous. The field circuit breaker should be tripped manually.
• B) is dangerous. The engine should be shut down immediately.
• C) indicates generator failure.
• D) is only allowed for a short period.
• 39) The connection in series of two 12 volt / 40 amp hours batteries, will create a unit with the following characteristics:
• A) 24 volt / 80 amp hours
• B) 24 volt / 40 amp hours
• C) 12 volt / 40 amp hours
• D) 12 volt / 80 amp hours
• 42) The total current flow in an electrical circuit with resistors in parallel is equal to...
• A) the sum of all the currents in all the components divided by the number of components.
• B) the sum of all the currents in all the components in the circuit.
• C) the reciprocal of the sum of the current reciprocals.
• D) the sum of all the current reciprocals.
• 45) An aircraft electrical circuit which uses the aircraft structure as a return path to earth, may be defined as a
• A) single pole circuit
• B) double pole circuit
• C) semi-negative system
• D) complete negative system
• 46) Voltage is proportional to rate of change of current in a:
• A) battery.
• B) capacitor.
• C) inductor.
• D) resistor.
• 52) The capacity of a typical lead acid battery for aviation use is
• A) 12-18 Ah.
• B) 24 V.
• C) 12 Volts
• D) 4-8 Ah.
• 57) A simple circuit has 4 amps flowing through a 5 ohm resistor. How much power is being used?
• A) 80 watts.
• B) 60 watts.
• C) 20 watts.
• D) 100 watts.
• 58) The connection in parallel of two 12 volt / 40 amp hours batteries, will create a unit with the following characteristics:
• A) 12 volt / 80 amp hours
• B) 24 volt / 80 amp hours
• C) 24 volt / 40 amp hours
• D) 12 volt / 40 amp hours
• 62) Resistance is expressed in... and the basic SI units for it are...
• A) Ohms, R
• B) Ohms, J/C
• C) Farad, F
• D) Ohms, V/A
• 64) Current is expressed in... and the basic SI units for it are...
• A) Amperes, kg/s
• B) Amperes, C/s
• C) Farad, A/s
• D) Coulombs, A/s
• 72) Consider a battery voltage V, connected to three resistors R1, R2, R3. R2 and R3 are in parallel with one another, and the combination of them is
in series with R1. If R1 is 2 Ohms and has 6 volts across it, R2 has 2 amps running through it and R3 is 6 Ohms, what is R2?
• A) 6 Ohms.
• B) 3 Ohms.
• C) Impossible to tell without also knowing total current from the battery.
• D) Impossible to tell without knowing V.
• 74) An aircraft has three batteries, each of 12 volts with a 40 Ah capacity, connected in series. The resultant unit has:
• A) a capacity of 120 Ah and a voltage of 12 volts.
• B) a voltage of 36 volts and a capacity of 40 Ah.
• C) a voltage of 36 volts and a capacity of 120 Ah.
• D) a voltage of 24 volts and a capacity of 80 Ah.
• 75) The output voltage of DC generators used in aircraft is normally regulated by:
• A) Controlling the current in the armature (anker) windings
• B) Varying the RPM of the generator
• C) Varying the torque applied to the generator
• D) Controlling the current in the field windings
• 76) Which of the following statements best describes two resistors connected in parallel?
• A) Resistors should never be connected in parallel.
• B) The combined resistance is always less than the smallest individual resistance present.
• C) The combined resistance is equal to the average of the individual resistances.
• D) The combined resistance is always greater than the largest individual resistance present.
• 78) When being charged, the specific gravity of the electrolyte in a Ni-cad cell:
• A) decreases.
• B) increases.
• C) depends on the voltage applied.
• D) exhibits little change.
• 83) The purpose of protecting a circuit against excessive current conditions is:
• A) to prevent battery run down when a generator has failed
• B) to prevent a reverse current causing failure of the equipment
• C) to prevent deterioration and failure of the aircraft's wiring and switch gear by excess heat.
• D) to provide a means of controlling and distributing the current in a circuit
• 84) An aircraft has 3 navigation lights, each rated at 24 watts, which are connected in parallel and supplied by a 12 volts
battery. What would be the total current that the battery has to deliver to the navigation lights circuit?
• A) 1,5 Amperes.
• B) 0,5 Amperes.
• C) 2 Amperes.
• D) 6 Amperes.
• 87) Consider a battery voltage V, connected to four resistors R1, R2, R3, R4. They are connected as two pairs in parallel (R1
and R2, R3 and R4). The two pairs are connected in series: If R1 is twice R2, R3 is half R4, and the current in R1 is 9 amps,
the current in R4 is:
• A) 3 amps.
• B) 4.5 amps.
• C) 9 amps.
• D) 18 amps
• 88) Two 0.03 Henry inductors are placed in series. The resulting inductance is:
• A) 0,015 H.
• B) 0,09 H.
• C) 0,06 H.
• D) 0,03 H.
• 89) An aircraft has a battery with a capacity of 60 Ah. Assuming that it will provide its normal capacity and is discharged in 10
hours:
• A) it will deliver 60 amperes for 10 hours
• B) it will deliver 4.8 amperes for 10 hours
• C) it will deliver 6 amperes for 10 hours
• D) it will deliver 60 amperes for 1 hour
• 90) What efficiency is required in order for a battery to pass a capacity test?
• A) 90%
• B) 60%
• C) 50%
• D) 80%
• 91) The purpose of bonding is:
• A) to keep all parts of the aircraft at the same potential.
• B) to protect against lightning strikes.
• C) to prevent static electrical charges building up.
• D) to keep the aircraft at zero potential.
• 92) Consider a battery voltage V and two resistors (R1 and R2) which are connected in series: If R1 is 2 ohms, R2 has 3
amps through it and 3 volts across it what is V?
• A) Impossible to tell without knowing R2.
• B) At most, 3 volts.
• C) 6 volts.
• D) 9 volts.
• 93) During normal cruise flight conditions a Ni-Cd battery's ammeter shows a high rate of charge. What does this indicate?
• A) that a high demand is being made on the system
• B) that the generator should be disconnected from the bus bar
• C) that a possible thermal runaway exists
• D) it can be ignored as it is quite normal
• 97) A battery is made up of 5 NiCad cells, each having a voltage of 1.2V and a capacity of 20Ah, connected in series. What is the resulting
combination?
• A) 12 V, 20Ah.
• B) 6 V, 100Ah.
• C) 30 V, 100Ah.
• D) 6 V, 20Ah.
• 99) The advantages of grounding the negative pole of the aircraft structure are:
• Weight saving
• Easy fault detection
• Increase of short-circuit risk
• Reduction of short-circuit risk
• Circuits are not single-wired lines
• The combination regrouping all the correct statements is :
• A) 2, 3, 5
• B) 1, 2, 4
• C) 1, 2, 3
• D) 1, 3, 5
• 100) A 12 volt battery is connected to a 24 watt light bulb. The battery lasts for 10 hours. What is the battery capacity?
• A) 20 Ah.
• B) 5 Ah.
• C) 240 Wh.
• D) 120 Vh.
• 101) 8 volts are applied to a 2 Ohm resistor. What current will flow?
• A) 4 coulombs.
• B) 6 coulombs per second.
• C) 4 amps.
• D) 24 watts.
• 102) In a multi engined aircraft, how are the ammeters usually arranged?
• A) One for each load bus bar.
• B) One for each generator.
• C) One for each set of generators which are paralleled.
• D) One for all generators.
• 108) The capacitance of several capacitors connected in parallel can be calculated to be:
• A) the sum of the individual capacitances divided by the number of capacitors.
• B) the inverse of the sum of the individual capacitances.
• C) the inverse of the sum of the inverses of the individual capacitances.
• D) the sum of the individual capacitances.
• 109) Parallel wound motors produce a... starting torque and their speed varies... with load.
• A) high, moderately
• B) moderate, only very slightly
• C) high, slightly
• D) low, significantly
• 112) In aeronautics, the most commonly used batteries are NiCad because...
• A) their electrolyte is neither corrosive nor dangerous
• B) they weigh less than lead-acid batteries
• C) they are cheaper than lead-acid batteries
• D) their output voltage is more constant than lead-acid batteries
• 113) The difference in electrical potential between two points in a circuit is measured in:
• A) Amperes.
• B) Volts.
• C) Watts.
• D) Coulombs.
• 114) Assume a constant speed DC generator providing a constant output voltage. If the electrical load increases, the voltage
regulator will:
• A) maintain the intensity of the excitation current constant.
• B) change the direction of the excitation current.
• C) decrease the intensity of the excitation current.
• D) increase the intensity of the excitation current.
• 118) A 12 volt battery has a rating of 24 Ah. If fully charged, how long can it supply current to a 12 volt, 24 watt bulb?
• A) 1 hour.
• B) 12 hours.
• C) 6 hours.
• D) 48 hours.
• 119) Which of the following is an appropriate substance to use to neutralise the electrolyte from a Nicad cell?
• A) A concentrated solution of sodium bicarbonate.
• B) A dilute solution of sodium bicarbonate.
• C) A dilute solution of boric acid.
• D) Lead sulphate in powdered form.
• 123) A 12 volt lead acid battery has a broken connection in a cell, the battery:
• A) is unserviceable
• B) provides 1/12th less voltage for the same time
• C) will suffer from thermal runaway
• D) provides 1/12th less voltage for 1/12th less time
• 124) On board present aircraft, the batteries used are-mainly Nickel-Cadmium. Their advantages are:
• low risk of thermal runaway
• high internal resistance, hence higher power
• good charging and discharging capability at high rating
• wider permissible temperature range
• good storage capability
• sturdiness owing to its metal casing
• the electrolyte density remains unchanged during charging
• The combination of correct statements is:
• A) 3, 4, 6, 7
• B) 3, 4, 5, 6
• C) 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
• D) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• 128) The detection of a feeder fault on a direct current circuit results in:
• automatic disconnection of the generator from the aircraft AC busbar
• opening of generator field current relay
• opening of the main relay of the generator breaker
• opening of balancing circuit connecting two generators
• lighting of an indicator lamp
• The combination of correct statements is:
• A) 1, 3, 5
• B) 2, 3, 4, 5
• C) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• D) 2, 4, 5
• 129) When being charged the specific gravity of the electrolyte in a lead-acid cell:
• A) depends on current flow.
• B) increases.
• C) decreases.
• D) exhibits little change.
• 130) A 3 microfarad capacitor is in parallel with a 6 microfarad capacitor. What is the combined capacitance?
• A) 9 microfarads
• B) 3 microfarads
• C) 4.5 microfarads
• D) 2 microfarads
• 131) 12.5 watts are being consumed by a 2 Ohm resistor. What voltage has been applied?
• A) Impossible to tell without knowing the current.
• B) 3.125 volts.
• C) 5 volts.
• D) 6.25 volts.
• 132) The on-load voltage of a lead-acid battery is... and is measured using...
• A) 2.2 Volts, Capacity meter.
• B) 1.35 Volts, battery charger.
• C) 1.2 Volts, Voltmeter.
• D) 2 Volts, Voltmeter.
• 133) A component that provides 115 VAC output after an input of 28 VDC is called:
• A) A rotary transformer.
• B) An inverter, static or rotary.
• C) A static rectifier.
• D) A transformer / rectifier unit.
• 134) A 2 Ohm resistor has 3 amps through it. What power is being consumed by the resistor?
• A) 18 watts
• B) 2 watts
• C) 4.5 watts
• D) 18 joules per second
• 137) In an electrical circuit with 28V, 7A and 4ohms, the dissipated power is equal to:
• A) 196 Volts
• B) 113 Watts
• C) 196 Watts
• D) 28 Watts
• 138) If the frequency of the supply in a series capacitive circuit is increased, the current flowing in the circuit will:
• A) decrease.
• B) remain the same.
• C) be zero.
• D) increase.
• 142) Electrical services are connected in parallel. When some are switched off:
• A) current stays the same
• B) current decreases
• C) current may increase or decrease, depending on battery internal resistance
• D) current increases
• 143) Voltage is expressed in... and the basic SI units for it are...
• A) Volteres, C/J
• B) Volts, J/C
• C) Tension, C/J
• D) Emf, J/C
• 147) Consider a battery voltage V, connected to three resistors R1, R2, R3. R2 and R3 are in parallel with one another, and
the combination of them is in series with R1. If R2 is twice R3 and has 2 amps running through it, the power consumed by
R3 is 16 watts, V is 12 volts, what is the power consumed by R1?
• A) 48 watts.
• B) 72 watts.
• C) 24 watts.
• D) Impossible to tell without knowing either R1 or R2.
• 149) If a DC circuit with a total resistance of 2 Ohms has 12 volts DC applied, then the resulting current is:
• A) 24 A.
• B) 0,167 A.
• C) 6 A.
• D) 10 A.
• 150) Consider a battery voltage V, connected to R1 and R2 which are in parallel: If V is 12 volts and R1 is 4 Ohms, what
current is flowing through R2?
• A) Impossible to tell, but must be at most 3 amps.
• B) Impossible to tell without further information.
• C) 3 amps.
• D) Impossible to tell, but must be at least 3 amps.
• 151) When AC generators are operated in parallel, they must be of the same:
• A) voltage and amperage.
• B) amperage and kVAR.
• C) voltage and frequency.
• D) frequency and amperage.
• 159) In a three phase star connected power system, to calculate phase voltage from line voltage:
• A) Phase voltage is the same as line voltage in a three phase star connected power system.
• B) Uline = sqrt (3) x Ufase in a three phase star connected power system.
• C) Ufase = sqrt (3) x Uline in a three phase star connected power system.
• D) The result depends on the phase angle difference.
• 160) A short circuit on a single pole electrical circuit could be caused by:
• A) the component supply being in contact with the aircraft's structure.
• B) the battery negative lead becoming disconnected in flight.
• C) the component earth connection earthed to the aircraft's structure.
• D) the supply to a component being disconnected.
• 161) A CSD unit which has been disconnected in flight:
• A) automatically resets in flight providing engine rpm is below a given value.
• B) may be reset on the ground only, after engine shut-down.
• C) automatically resets at engine shut-down.
• D) may be reset in flight using the reset mechanism.
• 162) If the supply frequency to an inductor is decreased, the reactance... and the current...
• A) increases, decreases.
• B) increases, increases.
• C) decreases, increases.
• D) decreases, decreases.
• 172) The output voltage of a transformer is twice as high as the input voltage. The transformation ratio is:
• A) 2
• B) 50
• C) depends on the number of turn of wire in the primary and secondary windings.
• D) 1/2
• 174) The speed of an asynchronous four-pole motor fed at a frequency of 400 Hertz is:
• A) 1600 revolutions per minute.
• B) 12000 revolutions per minute.
• C) 800 revolutions per minute.
• D) 6000 revolutions per minute.
• 178) The rectification of a three phase supply can be effected by using a formation of... rectifiers in a bridge circuit.
• A) 4
• B) 6
• C) 2
• D) 3
• 182) The most commonly used circuit protection device in modern aircraft is a
• A) fuse.
• B) resistor.
• C) push and pull circuit breaker.
• D) current limiter.
• 187) When a persistent over excitation fault is detected on only one AC generator, the protection device opens the:
• A) tie breaker.
• B) exciter breaker, generator breaker and tie breaker.
• C) generator breaker and tie breaker.
• D) exciter breaker and generator breaker.
• 189) A star wound generator, can provide how many different voltage(s):
• A) 2.
• B) Unlimited.
• C) 3.
• D) 1.
• 192) In a solely inductive circuit, what is the relationship between current and voltage?
• A) Current lags voltage and is inversely related to frequency.
• B) Current leads voltage and is proportional to frequency.
• C) Current lags voltage and is proportional to frequency.
• D) Current leads voltage and is inversely related to frequency.
• 194) In flight, if the constant speed drive (CSD) temperature indicator is in the red arc the:
• A) pilot has to throttle back.
• B) pilot must disconnect it and manually control the alternator.
• C) pilot must disconnect it, and the generator is not available for the rest of flight.
• D) pilot can disconnect it to allow it to cool and use it again.
• 195) A " trip-free" type circuit breaker is a circuit protection device which:
• A) is free from the normal CB tripping characteristic
• B) will allow the contacts to be held closed in order to clear a fault in the circuit
• C) can be reset at any time
• D) will not allow the contacts to be held closed while a current fault exists in the circuit
• 196) It may be determined that an aircraft is not properly bonded if:
• A) there is heavy corrosion on the fuselage skin mountings.
• B) a circuit breaker pops out.
• C) there is interference on the VOR receiver.
• D) static noises can be heard on the radio.
• 197) In which of the following circuits is a current limiter most likely to be fitted?
• A) an EFIS display circuit
• B) a low voltage DC circuit
• C) a supply circuit
• D) a lighting circuit
• 201) An auto-transformer:
• A) has an primary winding which is isolated from the secondary winding.
• B) converts AC to DC.
• C) has a partially shared winding.
• D) can be used for very large voltage step ups.