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OPENSOURCE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION

REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS LICENSURE EXAMINATION
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PRACTICE EXAM: ELECTRICAL MACHINES PART 2 SET: _________

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following

questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A 15-HP motor has a total loss of 1,310 watts when operating

at full-load. What is the percent efficiency?
A. 86.5 C. 87.5
B. 88.5 D. 89.5

2. A 25 KVA transformer supplies a load of 12 kW at a power

factor of 0.6 lagging. If additional unity power factor loads
are to be served with the same transformer, how many kW may be
added before the transformer is at full-load?
A. 5.4 C. 8.3
B. 3.6 D. 7.2

3. A transformer is rated at 11 kV/0.4 kV, 500 kVA, 5%

reactance. Determine the short circuit MVA of the transformer
when connected to an Infinite bus.
A. 2.5 C. 5
B. 10 D. 25
4. A three-phase transformer rated for 33 kV/6.6 kV is connected
Y-A and the protecting current transformer on the low voltage
side have a ratio of 400/5. What is the ratio of the current
transformer on the high voltage side?
A. 80: 2.89 C. 80:5
B. 46.19:5 D. 46.19:2.89

5. A synchronous motor absorbing 60 kW is connected in parallel

with a load of 240 kW having a lagging p.f. of 0.8. If the
combined load has a p.f. of 0.9, what is the value of the
leading KVAR supplied by the motor?
A. 46.3 C. 34.6
B. 36.4 D. 43.6

6. Brushes of de machine are usually made of

A. carbon C. hard copper
B. soft copper D. Iron

7. The rotor of a 220 v, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction motor has a

power input of 30 kW. It is observed that the rotor emf makes 90
cycles per minute. Calculate the rotor copper loss.
A. 2 kW C. 5 KW
B. 3 kW D. 4 kW

8. A dc shunt generator has an induced voltage of 220 v on open

circuit. When the machine is on load the voltage is 200 v. Find
the load current if the field resistance is 100 and armature
resistance is 0.2 ohms.
A. 100 A C. 102 A
B. 98 A D. 96 A

9. For an ac motor, the frequency is 60 Hz and the speed is 300

rpm. What is the number of poles?
A. 26 C. 24
B. 28 D. 30
10. Find the horsepower rating of a motor running at 1.500 rpm
and developing a torque of 105 lb-ft.
A. 22 C. 28
B. 30 D. 36

11. A 10:1 single-phase transformer is rated 100 kVA 2,400/240

v. When the low voltage side of the transformer is maintained at
240 v, whet is the secondary Impedance?
A. 0.876 Ω B. 0.776 Ω
C. 0.578 Ω D. 0.876 Ω

12. A factory works at 400-kW, 0.7 pf lagging. A 200 HP

synchronous motor is connected to the plant to correct the pf to
75% lagging. What should be the pf of the synchronous motor?
A. 80% C. 89%
B. 91% D. 95%

13. A transformer has an impedance of 8%. The X/R ratio is 10.

Find the per unit admittance G + jR.
A. 10.3963 + j1.6834 C. 1.0398 + j18.6342
B. 10.3963 - j1.6034 D. 1.0396 - j16.6342

14. A 10 HP, 230 v, 60 Hz three-phase motor has an efficiency of

90% and pf of 0.85 fagging. What is the capacitance per phase in
microfarads to be connected in parallel with the motor to
correct the power factor to unity?
A. 258 µF C. 155 µF
B. 25.8 μF D. 15.5 µF
15. A 230 v dc shunt motor has a no-load line current of 7 A and
a full-load line current of 46 A. The armature resistance is
0.05 and the shunt field is 75Ω. Determine the motor efficiency
at full load.
A. 81% C. 84%
B. 87% D. 85%

16. A 7.5 HP, 500 v three-phase induction motor is developing

its full-load output at 960 rpm. The starting torque is equal to
the full-load torque. What will be the starting torque if the
supply voltage falls to 400 volts?
A. 28.27 N-m C. 35.62 N-m
B. 32.34 N-m D. 38.82 N-m

17. One advantage of distributing the winding in alternator is

to
A. reduce harmonics
B. Improve voltage waveform
C. reduce the amount of copper
D. decrease the value of the voltage

18. A 120-v shunt motor has an armature equivalent of 0.5 2 and

a field resistance of 60 2. At full-load, the motor takes 10 A
and the speed is 1,000 rpm. At what speed must this motor may be
driven as a generator to deliver 10 A to an external load at 120
v?
A. 1,158 rpm C. 1,086 rpm
B. 1,262 rpm D. 1,045 rpm

19. The reactance of a generator designated X” is given as 0.25

per unit based on the generator's nameplate rating of 18 kV, 500
MVA. The base for calculations is 20 kV, 100 MVA, Find X” on the
new base.
A. 0.0405 pu C. 0.0504 pu
B. 0.0450 pu D. 0.0540 pu
20. In dc machines, lap winding is used for
A. high voltage high current C. low voltage high current
B. high voltage low current D. low voltage low current

21. A 20 kW, 200 v shunt generator is operated at rated load. If

the driving engine is developing 30 bhp, determine the iron and
friction losses. Armature resistance is 0.05 ohm and shunt field
resistance is 50 ohms.
A. 1,340 w C. 1,039 w
B. 954 w D. 1,034 w

22. A three-phase alternator has 6 slots per pole per phase.

Determine the distribution factor.
A. 0.977 C. 0.956
B. 0.963 D. 0.948

23. As the load is increased the speed of a dc shunt motor will

A. remain constant B. increase slightly
C. Increase proportionately D. reduce slightly

24. A 50 hp, 440 v, 60 HZ, 3-phase motor operates at full-load

with an efficiency of 89% and power factor of 0.85 lagging.
Determine the capacitance in μf per phase of a wye-connected
capacitor bank to be connected across the motor terminals to
improve the power factor to 0.95 lagging.
A. 148 C. 167
B. 188 D. 210

25. If the field of a synchronous motor is under-excited the

power factor will be
A. lagging C. leading
B. unity D. more than unity

26. Find the efficiency of a 160 KVA transformer at 25% full-

load at 0.8 p.f. lagging if copper losses are 1,600 w at full
load and iron losses are 1,400 w.
A. 96.24% C. 94.24%
B. 97.24% D. 95.24%
27. A three-phase, 440 V, 50 Hz, 6-pole induction motor running
at 860 rpm takes 50 kW at a certain load. The friction and
windage loss is 1.5 kW and stator losses 1.2 kW. Determine the
output from the rotor.
A. 42.68 kW C. 46.48 kW
B. 48.80 KW D. 44.86 kW

28. Wye-wye power transformers are protected by current

transformers having _________ connection.
A. Δ-Δ C. Y-Δ
B. Δ-Y D. Y-Y

29. If supply voltage is changed by 5% for a 3 Induction motor,

its torque will have a change
A. 5% C. 25%
B. 10% D. 20%

30. Two parallel connected loads A and B are supplied by a 440

v, 3-phase, 60 Hz generator. Load A draws an apparent power of
100 kVA at 0.80 power factor lagging and load B draws an
apparent power of 70 kVA at unity power factor. Determine the
feeder current.
A. 214 A C. 212 A
B. 202 A D. 208 A

31. The armature current drawn by any do motor is proportional

to
A. the voltage applied to the motor
B. the torque required
C. the flux required in the motor
D. the speed of the motor
32. The reactance of a three-phase alternator is 8 percent. If
the alternator is rated 25 MVA at 13.25 kV output voltage, line
to phase, solve for the magnitude of the fault current generated
when a short circuit occurs between 2 phases at the terminals.
A. 6,704 A C. 6,135 A
B. 6,808 A D. 6,458 A

33. The motor movement in an illumination meter directly

measures
A. current C. voltage
B. power D. energy

34. A 5 KVA, 2,400-120/240-volt distribution transformer when

given a short circuit test had 94.2 volts applied with rated
current flowing in the short-circuited wiring. What is the per
unit impedance of the transformer?
A. 0.0392 C. 0.0386
B. 0.0415 D. 0.0435

35. The ratio of the total flux to useful flux is called ______.
A. mutual flux C. flux factor
B. leakage factor D. magnetic factor

36. A transformer has 4% resistance and 6% reactance drop. What

is the voltage regulation at full-load 0.8 p.f. lagging?
A. 6.0% C. 6.4%
B. 6.8% D. 7.2%

37. A six-pole, three-phase squirrel-cage Induction motor is

connected to a 60-ops supply. At full-load, the rotor's induced
emf makes 72 complete cycles in 1 minute. Find the rotor speed.
A. 1,200 rpm C. 1,124 rpm
B. 1,176 rpm D. 1,054 rpm
38. A test used to determine the equivalent resistance of an
Induction motor is
A. No-load test C. Short-circuit test
B. Blocked-rotor test D. Polarity test

39. A 250/8,800 V, 50 Hz single-phase transformer has a core of

cross section 600 cm and the flux density in it is 0.707 Tesla.
Determine the number of turns in the primary winding.
A. 27 C. 19
B. 23 D. 17

40. In running condition the rotor reactance of 3Φ induction

motor is proportional to
A. Induced emf C. slip
B. supply voltage D. rotor resistance

41. The ratio of the total flux to useful flux is called ______.
A. mutual flux C. flux factor
B. leakage factor D. magnetic factor

42. An electric motor converted 700 W of electrical Input into

work at 58.186 kg-m/s. The speed was 1,750 rpm. Find the kg-m of
driven torque.
A. 0.183 C. 0.381
B. 0.138 D. 0.318

43. With reduction of load on alternator

A. the frequency decreases
B. the frequency increases
C. the frequency oscillates
D. the frequency remains the same

44. What is the nature of the current flowing in the armature of

dc machine?
A. pulsating dc C. pure dc
B. rectified dc D. alternating current

45. What is the purpose of using oil in the transformer?

A. Insulation C. cooling
B. cooling and Insulation D. lubrication
46. The voltage applied to the stator of a three-phase; 4-pole
induction motor has a frequency of 50 Hz. The frequency of the
emf induced in the rotor la 1.5 Hz. Determine the speed at which
motor is running.
A. 1,450 rpm C. 1, 455 rpm
B. 1,400 rpm D. 1, 465 rpm

47. A 400 V, 10 kW series motor drives a fan when running at 800

rpm. The motor draws 50 A from the supply. The resistances of
the armature and series field are 0.2 Ω and 0.1 Ω, respectively.
Determine the electromagnetic torque developed by the motor.
A. 215 N-m C. 220 N-m
B. 225 N-m D. 230 N-m

88. An alternator running in parallel with other alternators all

having automatic voltage regulators is to be taken off the bus.
The usual procedure before opening the switch is to
A. reduce alternator excitation
B. Increase alternator excitation
C. reduce the power fed to the prime mover
D. do nothing

49. In a 4-pole, 35-slot, dc armature, 180 electrical degrees

coil span will be obtained when coils occupy slots.
A. 1 and 10 C. 1 and 9
B. 2 and 9 D. 3.and 12

50. If the secondary terminals of a 5:1 stepdown transformer is

connected to the primary of a 2:1 stepdown transformer than the
total stepdown ratio of both transformers is
A. 2.5:1 C. 3:1
B. 10:1 D. 7:1