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DC MACHINES MCQS




1) The developed electromagnetic force and/or torqe in electromechanical energy conversion system act in a direction that tends
a) to increase the stored energy at constant flux.
b) to decrease the stored energy at constant flux.
c) to decrease the coenergy at constant mmf.
d) to decrease the stored energy at constant mmf.
ANS: B

2) For a linear electromagnetic circuit,the following statement is true
a) field energy is equal to the coenergy.
b) field energy is greater than the coenergy.
c) field energy is lesser than the coenergy.
d) coenergy is zero.
ANS: A

3) In an electromechanical energy conversion device, the developed torque depends upon
a) stator field strength and torque angle.
b) stator field and rotor field strength.
c) stator field and rotor field strengths and the torque angle.
d) stator field strength only.

4) In electromechanical energy conversion devices(e.g. generators and motors),a small air gap is left between the stator and the rotor ignored to
a) reduce the reluctance of the magnetic path.
b) increase fiux density in the air gap.
c) permit mechanical clearance.
d) avoid saturation of field.
ANS: C

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5) Reluctance torque in rotating machines is present,when
a) air gap is not uniform.
b) reluctance seen by stator mmf varies.
c) reluctance seen by rotor mmf varies.
d) reluctance seen by the working mmf varies.
ANS:D



6) A rotating electrical machine having its self inductance of both the stator and the rotor winding, independent of rotor position will definitely not developed
a) starting torque.
b) synchronizing torque.
c) hysteresis torque.
d) reluctance torque.
ANS:D

7) A circular metallic disc is placed in a vertical magnetic field of constant induction in the     downward direction.If the disc is rotated in a horizontal plane,the emf induced will be
a) zero.
b) constant independent of disc size.
c) increasing radially in the outward direction.
d) decreasing radially in the outward direction.
ANS:A

8) The emf induced in a conductor rotating in a bipolar field is
a) dc.                           b) ac.
c) dc and ac both.       d) none of these.
ANS:B

9) In a dc motor the windage loss is proportional to
a) supply voltage.
b) square of the supply voltage.
c) square of the flux density.
d) square of the armature speed.
ANS:D

10) Which of the following are the variable losses in a rotating machine?
a) core loss and mechanical loss.
b) core loss and stray load loss.
c) copper and mechanical losses.
d) copper loss and stray load loss.
ANS:D

11) stray losses are sum of:
a) iron and mechanical losses.
b) copper and iron losses.
c) copper and mechanical losses.
d) none of these.
ANS:A

12) The principle of dynamically induced emf is utilized in
a) transformer.            
b) choke.
c) generator.               
d) thermocouple.
ANS:C

13) Which of the following is not a part of dc machine?
a) armature.                 b) commutator.
c) field winding.         d) damping winding.
ANS:D

14) The field coils of a dc generator are usually made of
a) mica.                        b) copper.
c) cast iron.                  d) carbon.
ANS:B

15) Laminated yoke in dc motor can reduce
a) speed regulation.    
b) iron loss.
c) temperature rice.    
d) sparking on load.
ANS:B

16) pole shoe of a dc machine is laminated for the purpose of
a) decreasing hysteresis loss.
b) decreasing eddy current loss.
c) decreasing both hysteresis and eddy current loss.
d) manufacturing ease.
ANS:B

17) Poles of dc machine are often laminated to
a) reduce pulsation.
b) reduce armature reaction.
c) reduce iron weight.
d) dissipate more heat.

18) The ventilating ducts in most of the dc machines are
a) radial.                                              b) longitudinal.
c) radial as well as longitudinal.          d) none of these.
ANS:C

19) Armature of a dc machine is made of
a) conducting material.
b) insulating material.
c) non-ferrous material.
d) silicon steel.
ANS:D

20) Consider the following parts of a dc machine:
       1. yoke            2. armature core.
       3. brushes.       4. pole core.
Which of following subject to iron loss?
         a)      1 and 2 only                            b) 2 only
         b)      1 only                                      d)1,2,3 and 4
    ANS:B

21) The armature of a dc machine is laminated
a) to reduce the hysteresis loss.
b) to reduce eddy current loss.
c) to reduce the mass.
d) to reduce the inductance.
ANS:B

22) What are slot wedges in a dc machine made of?
a) mild steel.                b) silicon steel.
c) fibre.                        d) cast iron.
ANS:C

23) The teeth in the armature of a dc machine are something skewed.This is done to reduce
a)  hysteresis loss.
b) copper loss.
c) eddy current loss.
d) vibrations.
ANS:D

24) The commutator of a dc motor serves the purpose of
a) changing ac to dc.
b) converting dc into ac.
c) reducing friction.
d) avoiding arc at the brushes.
ANS:B

25) Wave winding is employed in a dc machine of
a) high current & low voltage rating.
b) low current & high voltage rating.
c) high current & high voltage rating.
d) low current & low voltage reting.
ANS:C

26) In lap winding,the number of brushes is always------the number of poles.
a) double
b) same as
c) half
d) none of these
ANS:B

27) A 4 pole generator with 16 coils has a two layer lap winding.The pole pitch is
a) 32                b) 16                c) 8                  d) 4
ANS:C

28) Welding generator will have
a) lap winding.                                                            b) wave winding.
c) either lap or wave winding.                                    d) none of these.
ANS:A

29) The number of parallel paths for a 4-pole duplex lap winding will be
a) 2                  b) 4                  c) 6                  d) 8
ANS:D

30) Minimum number of coils for 400v,6-poles lap connected dc machine for a maximum voltage of 15v between adjacent commutator segments should be
a) 80                b) 160              c) 200              d) 400
ANS:B

31) Width of a carbon brush should be equal to
a) less than the width of one commutator segment
b) the width of 1to 2 commutator segment
c) the width of 2 to 3 commutator segment
d) the width of more than 3 commutator segments
ANS:C

32) Wave winding is composed of
a) any odd number of conductors
b) any even number of conductors
c) that even number which is exact multiple of poles +or- 2
d) that even number which is exactly multiple of poles
ANS:C

33) For a 4-pole machine wave winding is impossible with --- armature conductors
a) 30                b) 32                c) 34                d) 38
ANS:B

34) A homopolar generator usually has
a) high voltage and high current                     b) low voltage and high current
c) low voltage and low current                       d) high voltage and low current
ANS:D

35) In a dc generator,the ripples in the direct emf generated are reduced by employing
a) cpmmutator with large number of segments
b) equalizer rings         c) carbon brushes        d) graphite brushes
ANS:A

36) The coil span
a) must be exactly equal to pole pitch
b) can never be equal to pole pitch
c) may or may not be exactly equal to pole pitch
d) none of the above
ANS:C

37) The commutator pitch for simplex wave winding is equal to
a) +1 or -1       b) twice average pitch             c) average pitch           d) half average pitch
ANS:C

38) The commutator pitch for simplex lap winding is
a) +1    b) -1     c) +1 or -1       d) average pitch
ANS:C

39) In a dc machine armature windind,the number of commutator segments is equal to the number of armature
a) coils             b) coils sides    c) conductors  d) turns
ANS:A

40) How many segments will be there for the commutator of a 6-pole dc machine having a simple wave-wound armature with 72 slots?
a) 73    b)72     c) 71    d) 70
ANS:B

41) For both lap and wave windings, there are as many commutator bar as the number of
a)  armature conductors          b) winding elements
c) poles                                    d) slots
ANS:B

42) In a drum type dc armature winding the back pitch and front pitch in terms of the coil-sides must be
a) even and odd respectively  b) odd and even respectively
c) both even                            d) both odd
ANS:D

43) In a dc machine, fractional pitch winding is employed to
a) increase generated voltage                          b) reduce sparking      
c) save copper                                                 d) both b and c
ANS:D

44) Aluminum is not used as winding wire in dc machine armature as it
a) is costlier                                         b) is of low resistivity
c) is of lower thermal conductivity     d) requires large winding space
ANS:D

45) In a lap wound dc generator having P poles and Z conductors the maximum number of equalizes rings will be
a) Z/P              b) 2Z/P            c) Z/2P            d) Z/4P
ANS:B

46) Number of tapping’s to each equalizer ring is equal to number of
a) poles            b) pole pairs     c) parallel paths           d) commutator segments
ANS:B

47) A 250 V dc generator is run at rated speed with no excitation. The open-ckt voltage will be
a) zero                         b) very small,say about 2 or 3 V
c) about 100V             d) 250 V
ANS:B

48) The field coils of a dynamo have an inductance of 8H and have a R of 60 ohms and are connected to120 V dc source.The steady state current in the field coils is
a) 15 A                        b) 2 A              c) 0 A              d) none of the above
ANS:B

49) In a dc machine,the air gap flux distribution in space at no load is
a) sinusoidal    b) triangular     c) flat topped  d) pulsating
ANS:C

50) The armature MMF waveform of a dc machine is
a) pulsating                  b) rectangular              c) triangular                 d) sinusoidal
ANS:C

 51) The armature current in a dc shunt generator is gives as
a) EG+V/RA                 b) EG/RA                      c)            d) IL+ISH
ANS:C

52) When the shunt field of a dc compound generator is connected across both the series field and armature. Such a connection is known as
a) short shunt                                      b) long shunt              
c) cumulative compounding                d) differential compounding
ANS:B

53) The series field of a short shunt dc generator is excited by ---------current
a) armature                  b) shunt field               c) load             d) Il+Ish
ANS:C

54) With the increase in field excitation of dc generator,is generated emf
a) increases                  b) decreases                 c) remains constant                 d) increases up to a limit and the remain almost constant
ANS:D

55) The slight curvature at the lower end of the OCC of a self excited dc generator is due to
a) magnetic inertia                               b) residual flux                                               
c) high speed                                       d) high field resistance
ANS:B

56) The fall in speed of a dc generator due to increase in load can be connected by
a) cooling the armature                       b) increasing the excitation
c) reducing the load voltage               d) increasing the input to the prime mover
ANS:D

57) The magnetic field which initially emf in the armature in a self excited dc generator is because of
a) permanent magnets                         b) armature rotation
c) residual magnetism                         d) none of the above
ANS:C

58) A generator may loose residual magnetism is of the oder of
a) heating                    b) vibrations                c) over excitation                    d) any of these
ANS:A

59) In dc generators the residual magnetism is of the order of
a) 2.5%                        b) 10%                         c) 15%             d) 25%
ANS:A

60) The voltage at the terminals of a dc series generator running at rated rpm and no load will be
a) more then the rated voltage                                    b) full rated voltage
c) a very small voltage                                    d) zero
ANS:C

61) A dc series generator is provided with divertor and is delivering its rated current.If the divertor switch is opened, the terminal voltage will
a) remain constant                   b) decrease                  c) increase                   d) none of these
ANS:C

62) A 4 pole, 25 kw, 200 v wave wound dc shunt generator the current in each parallel path will be
a) 62.5 A                     b) 125 A                      c) 31.25 A                   d) 250 A
ANS:A

63) A dc shunt generator is supplying a load of 1.8 kw at 200 V. Its armature and field resistances are 0.4 ohms and 200 ohms respectively. What is the generated emf>
a) 190 V                      b) 196 V                      c) 204 V                      d) 210 V
ANS:C

64) If the field circuit resistance of a dc shunt generator exceeds its critical value, the generator
a) fails to build up                               b) builds up a very high voltage
c) exceeds its current capacity            d) produces power beyoud its rating
ANS:A

65) The factor that is not responsible for drop in terminal voltage of a dc shunt generator on load is
a) commutation                       b) armature reaction
c) armature resistance drop     d) field weakening due to (b) and (c)
ANS:A

66) In a dc shunt generator, the voltage build up is generally restricted due to
a) armature heating                 b) insulation restrictions
c) saturation of iron                 d) speed limitation
ANS:C

67) An ideal dc generator has a regulation of ------ per cent
a) zero             b) 10                c) 25                d) 100
ANS:A

68) The terminal voltage of an over compounded dc generator
a) decreases with the increase in load current
b) increases with the increase in load current
c) remains constant at all load current
d) none of the above
ANS:B

69) In a dc compound generator, flat compound characteristic, required for certain applications,may be obtained by connecting a variable resistance
a) across the series field                      b) in series with the series field
c) in oarallel with the shunt field        d) in series with the shunt field
ANS:A

70) A cumulatively compounded dc generator is supplying 20 A at 200 V. Now if the series field winding is short circuited, the terminal voltage
a) will remain unaltered at 200 V
b) will rise to 220 V
c) will shoot upto a very high value
d) will become less than 200 V
ANS:A

71) Over or under compounding of a dc generator is achieved by
a) shunting more or less current from the shunt field
b) shunting more or less current from the series field
c) connecting its as long shunt
d) connecting its as short-shunt
ANS:B

72) An over-compounded dc generator is supplying 800 A at full load on 500 V. The resistance of each conductor is 0.02 ohm. The percentage of compounding is
a) 1.6 %                       b) 3.2%                        c) 6.4%                        d) 12.8%
ANS:C

73) Which of the following dc generators will be in a position to build up without any residual magnetism in the field?
a) series                       b) shunt                       c) separately excited               d) compound
ANS:C

74) Which of the following dc generators has rising v-I characteristics?
a) series                       b) shunt                       c) compound                           d) none
ANS:A

75) Which of the following dc generators will have negligible terminal voltage on no load?
a) shunt                       b) series                       c) compound                           d) none
ANS:B

76) An exciter for turbo-generator is a dc ---------
a) shunt                       b) series                       c) compound                           d) separately excited
ANS:A

77) For a specific open-ckt voltage of a dc generator, the short-ckt current will be maximum when it is
a) separately excited                                       b) shunt connected                 
c) cumulatively compounded                          d)differentially compounded
ANS:C

78) The voltage regulation of a dc generator at full load being zero implies that the generator is
a) shunt-connected                                          b) differentially compounded
c) cumulatively compounded                          d) series-connected
ANS:C
79) The ------ generator has the poorest voltage regulation
a) shunt                                                           b) over compounded
c) under compounded                                     d) differential compounded
ANS:D

80) The voltmeter connected across a generator reads voltage same at no load and at full load. The generator is of the type
a) shunt generator                                           b) series generator
c) level compound                                           d) short-shunt compound
ANS:C

81) Flashing of field of dc generator means
a) neutralization of residual magnetism
b) creation of residual magnetism by a dc source
c) increasing flux density by providing extra ampere-turns in field
d) none of the above
ANS:B

82) a dc series generator is employed
a) as a booster to maintain constant voltage at the load end of the feeder
b) for supplying traction load
c) for supplying industrial load a constant voltage
d) for battery charging
ANS: A

83) The type of dc generator used for arc welding purposes is a
a) series generator                                           b) shunt generator
c) differentially compounded generator         d) cumulatively compounded generator
ANS: D

84) The essential condition for satisfactory parallel operation of two dc generators is that they should have same
a) kw output rating
b) drooping voltage characteristics
c) percentage regulation
d) speed of operation
ANS: B

85) When two dc series generators are operating in parallel, an equalizer bar is used
a) to reduce armature reaction                        b) to increase emf
c) to increase the speed                                   d) so that the two similar machines take approximately equal load current
ANS: D

86) The simplest way of shifting load from one shunt generator to the other operating in parallel is by
a) Adjustment of speeds                     b) adjustment of armature resistances
c) Adjustment of field rheostats         d) using equalizer connections
ANS: C

87) If field of one of two generators operating in parallel is made very weak, then it wil
a) not take any load                                                    b) take major share of load
c) operate as a motor and run in the same direction   d) operate as a motor and run in the opposite direction
ANS: C

88) DC generators are connected to or disconnected from the busbar only under the floating condition. This is done to avoid
a) burning of switch constants                        b) sudden loading of the prime mover
c) mechanical jerk to the shaft                        d) all of the above
ANS: D

89) The main factor that leads to unstable parallel operation of flat or over compounded dc generators is
a) their rising voltage characteristics                           b) unequal series field resistance
c) unequal speed regulation of their prime movers     d) their drooping voltage characteristics
ANS: A

90) In the case of parallel operation of dc compound wound generators, for proper division of load from no load to fill load it is essential that they should have the same
a) KW output rating                b) percentage regulation
c) series field resistance          d) speed of operation
ANS: B

91) In parallel operation two dc compound generator provided with interpoles, the equalizing bar must be connected to
a) inter pole field only                                     b) series field only
c) junction of series and interpole fields         d) none of the above
ANS: C

92) For parallel operation, the dc generator normally preferred are
a) shunt           b)series            c) over-compound       d) under compound
e) both shunt and under compound
ANS: E

93) Equalizer bar is necessary for parallal operation of dc ----------- generators
a) series           b) shunt           c) over-compound       d) under compound   
e) series and over-compound
ANS: E

94) In the block diagram of a separately excited dc motor, how does the armature induced emf appear as?
a) positive feedback                            b) negative feedback
c) disturbance input                            d) output
ANS: B

95) A 220 V dc machine has an armature resistance of 1ohm if the full load current is 20 A, the difference of induced voltage, when the machine is running as a motor and generator, is
a) 20 V                                    b) 0 V              c) 40 V                        d) 60 V
ANS: C

96) The current drawn by a 220 V dc motor of armature resistance 0.5 ohms and back emf 200 V is
a) 40 A                                    b) 44 A                        c) 400 A                      d) 440 A
ANS: A

97) The current drawn by a 120 V dc motor with back emf of 110 V and armature resistance of 0.4 ohms is
a) 4 A                          b) 25 A                        c) 275 A                      d) 300 A
ANS: B

98) In a dc motor, energy conversion would not have been possible but for
a) input energy from the supply                      b) production of back emf in the armature
c) use of commutator                                      d) rotation of the machine
ANS: B

99) With the increase in speed of a dc motor
a) both back emf as well as line current increase
b) both back emf as well as line current fall
c) back emf increases but line current falls
d) back emf falls and line current increases
ANS: C

100) If the back emf in a dc motor vanishes suddenly, the motor will
a) start hunting                        b) burn
c) run at very high speed         d) run at very slow speed
ANS: B


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