Question Bank in AC Motors

1. REE Board Exam October 1997 9. REE Board Exam March 1998
A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, A 50 HP three-phase motor, rated 220 V, 75%
75% power factor and 220 volts. What is its full power factor has 6 poles. The slip at full load is
load current? 3%. What is the frequency of the rotor current
A. 22.5 amperes at full-load?
B. 20.5 amperes A. 1.8 Hz C. 5.4 Hz
C. 16.5 amperes B. 60 Hz D. 58.2 Hz
D. 18.5 amperes
10. EE Board Exam April 1986
2. EE Board Exam April 1990 A 150 HP, 3-phase, 6-pole, 460 V, 60 Hz
A 5 hp, 3-phase motor draws current when induction motor draws 195 A line current at full-
connected to 230 V. Determine the current load speed of 1170 rpm and 0.85 p.f. Solve for
drawn by the motor if the power factor is 0.90 the percent slip at full-load.
and efficiency of 83%. A. 2.5% C. 2.8%
A. 12.53 A C. 13.25 A B. 3.0% D. 2.0%
B. 15.13 A D. 14.05 A
11. EE Board Exam October 1986
3. EE Board Exam April 1994 The deep well pump motor is 50 HP, 3-phase, 4
A 3-phase motor is rated 750 hp at 460 volts poles, 230 volts, 60 Hz induction motor,
line to line, 0.85 pf lagging and 0.95 efficiency. operating at 0.90 efficiency, 0.85 power factor
Solve for the rated current. and 3% slip. Determine the current at which the
A. 869.64 A C. 405.43 A motor is operating.
B. 702.23 A D. 917.32 A A. 112.7 A C. 120.5 A
B. 122.4 A D. 124.7 A
4. EE Board Exam April 1985
A 40 hp, 3-phase, 4-pole, 230 volt, 60 Hz, 12. EE Board Exam April 1993
induction motor operating at 0.90 efficiency, The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction
0.85 power factor and 3 percent slip, drives a motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed
water pump. Determine the current at which the that the rotor emf makes 90 cycles per minute.
motor is operating. Calculate the rotor copper loss.
A. 94.531 A C. 97.915 A A. 2 kW C. 3 kW
B. 96.234 A D. 93.351 A B. 5 kW D. 4 kW

5. EE Board Exam April 1992 13. EE Board Exam October 1990

Calculate the speed of a 60-cycle, 14-pole A 10-HP, 4 pole, 25 Hz, 3-phase induction
motor if the slip is 5%. motor is taking 9100 watts from the line. Core
A. 514.28 rpm loss is 290 watts; stator copper loss is 568
B. 488.57 rpm watts; rotor copper loss is 445 watts and the
C. 456.32 rpm friction and windage loss is 121 watts.
D. 429.63 rpm Determine the output torque in Newton-meters.
A. 108.4 C. 101.2
6. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. 112.5 D. 103.3
The rotor speed of a six-pole, 50-cycle
induction motor is 960 rpm. Calculate the 14. EE Board Exam April 1993
percent slip. The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4 pole induction
A. 5% C. 4% motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed
B. 2% D. 3% that the rotor emf makes 90 cycles per minute.
Calculate the mechanical power developed.
7. REE Board Exam October 1997 A. 72 kW C. 75 kW
What is the speed of an induction motor of six B. 78 kW D. 77 kW
poles if the percent slip is 2.5%?
A. 1462 rpm C. 877 rpm 15. EE Board Exam April 1993
B. 1170 rpm D. 1755 rpm Determine the speed in rpm of the motor at full
load with the following circuit elements per
8. EE Board Exam October 1984 phase:
A squirrel cage induction motor with nameplate Rotor leakage reactance = 0.65
data of 150 HP, 3-phase, 460 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, Stator leakage reactance = 1.12
0.85 p.f. was subjected to certain performance Rotor resistance = 0.10
tests. The test result readings were as follows: Stator resistance = 0.25
Full-load current = 202 A Connection = Y – Y
Full-load torque = 676.8 lb-ft This motor is 500 HP, 3-phase, 2200 volt, 60-
Solve for the percentage slip. cycle, 6- pole induction motor with additional
A. 3.28% C. 3.05% core loss of 2,000 watts and the friction and
B. 4.15% D. 2.25% windage losses total is 10,000 watts.
 A. 1200 rpm C. 1190 rpm A. 1.9 kW C. 2.0 kW
B. 1196 rpm D. 1188 rpm B. 1.8 kW D. 2.1 kW

22. EE Board Exam October 1997

16. EE Board Exam April 1981, April 1989 A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-
A 30 HP, 4 poles, 3-phase, 230 volts, 60 Hz phase takes a line current of 18.4 amperes,
squirrel cage induction motor operating at 90% when operating at rated output at an efficiency
efficiency, 85% power factor and 2.5% slip of 88%. Calculate the indications on wattmeters
drives a water pump for a reservoir. Find the when these are inserted to measure power by
current and speed at which the motor is the two wattmeter method.
operating. A. 4.035 kW, 2.325 kW
A. 73.4 A, 1755 rpm B. 4.232 kW, 2.126 kW
B. 62.4 A, 1755 rpm C. 3.902 kW, 2.456 kW
C. 73.4 A, 1800 rpm D. 3.855 kW, 2.503 kW
D. 62.4 A, 1800 rpm
23. EE Board Exam June 1990
17. EE Board Exam October 1980 Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP,
A 50 HP, 3-phase, 4-pole, 60 Hz, 230 volt 230 volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle, 3-phase induction
squirrel cage induction motor has an efficiency motor. When the line voltages are 230 volts,
of 90%, a power factor of 85% and a slip of 2% one wattmeter reads +13,400 watts and the
at full-load. Find the torque in lb-ft at full-load. other +7,400 watts. Determine motor line
A. 152.45 C. 121.34 current.
B. 148.87 D. 150.56 A. 55.6 A C. 52.3 A
B. 58.4 A D. 50.8 A
18. EE Board Exam October 1992
The losses in a 220-V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4- 24. EE Board Exam April 1992
pole induction motor at full-load are as follows: An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase
Core = 3.0% draws 450 percent of the rated current with the
Friction and windage = 2.0% rated voltage and delivers during the starting
Stator Cu loss = 4.0% period 130 percent of the rated torque. The full-
Rotor Cu loss = 2.0% load efficiency and full-load power factor of this
At 70% of full-load of the machine, determine motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an
its efficiency. autotransformer is used as a starting unit and
A. 90.52% C. 87.24% starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of
B. 88.15% D. 89.81% the rated torque of the motor, find the starting
voltage.
19. EE Board Exam October 1980 A. 136.44 volts
A 100 HP, 440 volt, three-phase, 60 Hz B. 130.65 volts
induction motor operates with 92 percent C. 132.36 volts
efficiency, 0.85 power factor, at rated load. D. 134.20 volts
What is the current of the motor?
A. 125 A C. 98 A 25. EE Board Exam October 1989
B. 115 A D. 55 A A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-φ induction motor
has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque
20. EE Board Exam October 1991 and starting current of 425% of full-load current.
A three-phase wound rotor induction motor, 440 If the motor is used on a 440 volt, 60 Hz
V, 60 cycles, 4 pole is connected to a pump that system, what will be the starting torque
delivers 1000 cfm of water against an effective expressed in percent of full-load value?
head of 8 ft. Under this load, the motor draws A. 102.4% C. 104.2%
15 kW at a power factor of 0.90. When B. 101.8% D. 103.5%
operated without load, the motor draws 800
watts. The stator resistance per phase is 0.21 26. EE Board Exam October 1989
ohm and the rotor resistance per phase is A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-φ induction motor
0.022 ohm. The turns ratio between stator and has a starting torque of 160% of full-load torque
rotor is 4:1. Determine the efficiency of the and starting current of 425% of full-load current.
pump. What will be the voltage in order that the
A. 83.62% C. 83.16% starting current be limited to the full-load value?
B. 84.65% D. 84.24% A. 132.47 V C. 125.52 V
B. 129.41 V D. 136.75 V
21. REE Board Exam April 1997
A resistor assembly for a wound rotor consists 27. REE Board Exam October 1998
of 20 elements of cast iron grid elements. The A 25 hp, 230 V, three-phase motor with 85%
rating of each is 0.10 ohm. When joined in power factor has a starting current of 5.5 times
series and tested across 220 volts, the rated current. To reduce the starting current, a
measured current was 100 A. How much power wye-delta is installed. What shall be the new
was lost in the joints? starting current?
A. 195 amps C. 135 amps
 B. 302 amps D. 175 amps A. 3,500 rpm C. 875 rpm
B. 1,780 rpm D. 3,450 rpm
28. REE Board Exam October 1997
A squirrel cage motor is started at 50% its rated 35. EE Board Exam April 1993
voltage. What is the starting torque relative to In a certain industrial plant, they have two
its rated voltage starting torque? motors that are connected in concatenation to
A. 50% C. 25% drive a load. Machine A has 4 poles is
B. 100% D. 75% connected to a 50-Hz source, while machine B
which has 8 poles is connected to the rotor of
29. EE Board Exam April 1989 machine A. Find the speed of the combination if
A delta-connected load induction motor draws the slip is 8%.
100 A from each line of a three-phase source A. 460 rpm C. 690 rpm
and develops 40 lb-ft torque at standstill. Find B. 750 rpm D. 1500 rpm
the torque when connected to the same source
if the motor is reconnected in wye. 36. REE Board Exam October 1997
A. 13.3 lb-ft A three phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts
B. 120 lb-ft and 85% power factor. What is its rated
C. 40 lb-ft current?
D. none of these A. 57.8 amps C. 55 amps
B. 57.5 amps D. 59 amps
30. EE Board Exam April 1992
An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase 37. EE Board Exam October 1992
draws 450 percent of the rated current with the The losses in a 220 V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4-
rated voltage and delivers during the starting pole induction motor at full-load are as follows:
period 130 percent of the rated torque. The full- Core = 3.0%
load efficiency and full-load power factor of this Friction and windage = 2.0%
motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an Stator Cu loss = 4.0%
autotransformer is used as a starting unit and Rotor Cu loss = 2.0%
starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of At 70% of full-load of the machine, determine
the rated torque of the motor, find the starting its speed and efficiency
voltage and starting current of the line. A. 1,170 rpm and 88.78%
A. 245.78 volts and 301.4 amps B. 740 rpm and 89.81%
B. 136.44 volts and 292.7 amps C. 1,200 rpm and 89.81%
C. 178.90 volts and 288.6 amps D. 1,800 rpm and 78.93%
D. 220 volts and 227.3 amps
38. EE Board Exam April 1992
31. EE Board Exam October 1986 A 460-volt, 3-φ motor draws 208 amperes with
The deep well pump motor is 50 HP, 3-phase, 4 a power factor of 0.91 lagging. Calculate the
poles, 230 volts, 60 Hz induction motor, cost of energy input to the motor during a 40-
operating at 0.90 efficiency, 0.85 power factor hr/wk with 5.5 cents/kW-hr.
and 3% slip. Determine the discharge of the A. Php545.56/week
pump in cubic meters per minute, assuming B. Php331.78/week
that the total head against which the pump is C. Php145.78/week
working is 50 meters and that the density of D. Php267.89/week
water is 1000 kg per cubic meter.
A. 4.103 C. 4.563 39. EE Board Exam October 1990
B. 4.224 D. 4.205 A 10-hp, 4-pole, 25-Hz, 3-φ induction motor is
taking 9,100 watts from the line. The core loss
32. REE Board Exam September 2000 is 290 watts; stator copper loss is 568 watts;
Find the rotor frequency of an induction motor if rotor copper loss is 445 watts; and the friction
the rotor speed is 1,145 rpm. and windage loss is 121 watts. Determine the
A. 2.75 Hz C. 1.25 Hz output torque in Newton-meter.
B. 5.50 Hz D. 60 Hz A. 150.56 C. 103.32
B. 190.32 D. 178.76
33. REE Board Exam October 1997
A three-phase induction motor is rated 50 hp, 40. EE Board Exam April 1988
220 volts and 1745 rpm and 78% power factor. A Ball Mill rotor is rated 750-hp, 460 volts line to
What is the percent slip? line, 60 Hz, 0.85 power factor lagging and 0.95
A. 2.5% C. 3.5% efficiency. Solve for the rated current.
B. 3.1% D. 4.0% A. 900 amps C. 780 amps
B. 870 amps D. 990 amps
34. REE Board Exam October 1996
An AC squirrel cage induction motor has a 41. REE Board Exam September 2001
speed rating of 1,750 rpm. If the leads are such A 70-hp, 230-volts, 3-φ induction motor
that they could be reconnected for consequent operating at 0.77 power factor has a starting
winding, what would be the resulting speed?
 current of 5 times its full-load current. Calculate C. universal motor
the starting current. D. repulsion-start induction motor
A. 851 amps
B. 170 amps 49. EE Board Exam April 1992
C. 295 amps A test used to determine the equivalent
D. 1,475 amps resistance of an induction motor is
A. no-load test
42. REE Board Exam September 2001 B. short circuit test
Which of the following is not a reason why a C. blocked rotor test
single phase induction motor will not run? D. polarity test
A. one of the current is made out of phase
between the lines
B. hysteresis
C. shaded poles
D. two windings displaced from each other
50. EE Board Exam April 1991
Rapid stopping of a motor by momentarily
43. REE Board Exam October 1996 connecting the motor in reverse direction is
The following are types of AC motor starters called
except one A. jogging
A. reactance starter l B. inching
B. wye-delta starter C. plugging
C. across the line starter D. sequence operation
D. capacitance starter
51. EE Board Exam October 1990
44. REE Board Exam April 1995 Repeated starting and stopping of a motor is
Motor starting device that will reduce the referred to as
voltage impressed at motor’s terminals during A. stepping
starting periods. B. jogging
A. autotransformer C. phasing
B. primary resistor-type D. none of these
C. wye-delta starter
D. all of these
52. EE Board Exam June 1990
An induction motor driven above synchronous
45. EE Board Exam April 1994, April 1992 speed is called
Basically all electric motors operate on the A. induction regulator
principle of repulsion or ____. B. frequency changer
A. induction C. induction generator
B. magnetism D. phase converter
C. resistance
D. capacitance
Unsolved problems
53. REE Board Exam September 2004
46. EE Board Exam April 1994 In an induction motor, what is the percent slip if
The principle of operation of induction motor is the speed is 3,510?
based on A. 1 C. 2
A. Fleming’s right hand rule B. 1.5 D. 2.5
B. rotating magnetic field
C. Faraday’s law
D. Ohm’s law 54. REE Board Exam September 2002
The speed of an induction motor is 1170 rpm.
What is the frequency of the rotor current?
47. EE Board Exam October 1993 A. 2.5 Hz C. 1.5 Hz
A compensator is a device that is used with B. 37.5 Hz D. 3.3 Hz
alternating current motors to ____.
A. boost the supply voltage during starting
periods 55. REE Board Exam September 2002
B. compensate for low power factor when A 3-phase, 220 volt induction motor having a
motor is not fully loaded power factor of 0.8 has 3% losses. Determine
C. reduce the supply voltage during starting the current drawn by the motor.
periods A. 25.23 A C. 20.18 A
D. compensate for voltage drop in the circuit B. 43.69 A D. 14.56 A

48. EE Board Exam April 1992 56. REE Board Exam April 2002
A single-phase motor provided with a squirrel A three-phase squirrel cage motor is started by
cage winding on its rotor in addition to its wye-delta starter. What shall be its starting
regular winding is called torque relative to its rated voltage starting
A. split-phase induction motor torque?
B. repulsion induction motor A. 33.3% C. 57.7%
 B. 42.3% D. 100%
66. Regarding skewing of motor bars in a squirrel-
57. ECE Board Exam November 1999 cage induction motor, (SCIM) which statement
How do you call the speed of an alternating is false.
current (AC) induction motor? A. it prevents cogging
A. Varying supply frequency B. it increases starting torque
B. Varying series resistance of the field C. it produces more uniform torque
C. Varying supply voltage D. it reduces motor ‘hum’ during its operation
D. Varying both the supply voltage and
frequency at the same time 67. The principle of operation of a 3-phase
induction motor is most similar to that of a
58. ECE Board Exam November 1995 A. synchronous motor
The best way to control the speed of an AC B. repulsion-start induction motor
induction motor is by varying the _____. C. transformer with a shorted secondary
A. supply frequency D. capacitor-start, induction-run motor
B. both supply voltage and frequency
simultaneously 68. The magnetizing current drawn by transformers
C. supply voltage and induction motors is the cause of their ____
D. series resistance of the field power factor.
A. zero C. lagging
59. ECE Board Exam November 1997 B. unity D. leading
A two pole, three phase motor has _____ field
poles. 69. The effect of increasing the length of air-gap in
A. 6 C. 2 an induction motor will be to increase the
B. 8 D. 4 A. power factor
B. speed
60. ECE Board Exam November 2001 C. magnetizing current
_____ refers to an AC generator. D. air-gap flux
A. Commutator C. Rotor
B. Motor (AC) D. Alternator 70. In a 3-phase induction motor, the relative speed
of stator flux with respect to ____ is zero.
61. ECE Board Exam November 2000 A. stator winding C. rotor flux
Series motors operated on either AC or DC are B. rotor D. space
sometimes called _____.
A. Universal motors 71. An eight pole wound rotor induction motor
B. General motors operating on 60 Hz supply is driven at 1800
C. Bavarian motors r.p.m. by a prime mover in the opposite
D. Anglo motors direction of revolving magnetic field. The
frequency of rotor current is
62. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A. 60 Hz
What does the term single-phase indicate? B. 120 Hz
A. One input C. 180 Hz
B. One current (one input) D. none of the above
C. One time
D. One voltage (one input) 72. A 3-phase 4 pole, 50 Hz induction motor runs
at a speed of 1440 r.p.m. The rotating field
63. ECE Board Exam November 1996 produced by the rotor rotates at a speed of
Kind of AC-motor, light load high load low ____ r.p.m. with respect to the rotor.
speed. A. 1500 C. 60
A. Synchronous motor B. 1440 D. 0
B. Squirrel cage motor
C. Split phase motor 73. In a 3- induction motor, the rotor field rotates at
D. Universal motor synchronous speed with respect to
A. stator
64. ECE Board Exam November 1996 B. rotor
A two pole, one phase motor has ___field C. stator flux
poles. D. none of the above
A. 8 C. 6
B. 2 D. 4 74. Irrespective of the supply frequency, the torque
developed by a SCIM is the same whenever
65. What is the percent slip of a 4-pole induction ____ is the same.
motor if the output speed is 1,755 rpm? A. supply voltage
A. 3 C. 2.5 B. external load
B. 5 D. 4 C. rotor resistance
D. slip speed
75. The number of stator poles produced in the
rotating magnetic field of a 3-Ф induction motor 86. The torque developed by a 3-phase induction
having 3 slots per pole per phase is motor depends on the following three factors:
A. 3 C. 2 A. speed, frequency, number of poles
B. 6 D. 12 B. voltage, current and stator impedance
C. synchronous speed, rotor speed and
76. The power factor of a squirrel-cage induction frequency
motor is D. rotor emf, rotor current and rotor p.f.
A. low at light loads only
B. low at heavy loads only 87. If the stator voltage and frequency of an
C. low at light and heavy loads only induction motor are reduced proportionately, its
D. low at rated load only A. locked rotor current is reduced
B. torque developed is increased
77. Which of the following rotor quantity in a SCIM C. magnetizing current is decreased
does NOT depend on its slip? D. both A and B
A. reactance
B. speed 88. The efficiency and p.f. of a SCIM increases in
C. induced emf proportion to its
D. frequency A. speed
B. mechanical load
78. A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3- induction motor is running C. voltage
at 950 rpm and has rotor Cu loss of 5 kW. Its D. rotor torque
rotor input is ____ kW.
A. 100 C. 95 89. A SCIM runs at constant speed only so long as
B. 10 D. 5.3 A. torque developed by it remains constant
B. its supply voltage remains constant
79. The efficiency of a 3-phase induction motor is C. its torque exactly equals the mechanical
approximately proportional to load
A. (1 – s) C. N D. stator flux remains constant
B. s D. Ns
90. The synchronous sped of a linear induction
80. A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3- induction has a full-load motor does NOT depend on
speed of 950 rpm. At half load, its speed would A. width of pole pitch
be ____ rpm. B. number of poles
A. 475 C. 975 C. supply frequency
B. 500 D. 1000 D. any of the above

81. If rotor input of a SCIM running with a slip of 91. Thrust developed by a linear induction motor
10% is 100 kW, gross power developed by its depends on
rotor is ____ kW. A. synchronous speed
A. 10 C. 99 B. rotor input
B. 90 D. 80 C. number of poles
D. both A and B
82. Pull-out torque of a SCIM occurs at that value
of slip where rotor power factor equals 92. The stator of a 3-phase induction motor
A. unity C. 0.866 produces ____ magnetic field.
B. 0.707 D. 0.5 A. steady
B. rotating
83. When applied rated voltage per phase is C. alternating
reduced by one-half, the starting torque of a D. none of these
SCIM becomes ____ of the starting torque with
full voltage. 93. An induction motor is preferred to a dc motor
A. ½ C. because it
B. ¼ D. A. provides high starting torque
84. If maximum torque of an induction motor is 200 B. provides fine speed control
kg-m at a slip of 12%, the torque at 6% slip C. has simple and rugged construction
would be ____ kg-m. D. none of the above
A. 100 C. 50
B. 160 D. 40 94. A 3-phase induction motor is
A. essentially a constant speed motor
85. The fractional slip of an induction motor is the B. a variable speed motor
ratio C. very costly
A. rotor Cu loss/rotor input D. not easily maintainable
B. stator Cu loss/stator input
C. rotor Cu loss/rotor output 95. The air gap between stator and rotor of a 3-
D. rotor Cu loss/stator Cu loss phase induction motor ranges from
 A. 2 cm to 4 cm
B. 0.4 mm to 4 mm 104. If the induction motor shown in Fig. 6.1 runs at
C. 1 cm to 2 cm 1450 rpm, then slip is
D. 4 cm to 6 cm A. 50%
B. 3.3%
96. If the frequency of 3-phase supply to the stator C. 5%
of a 3-phase induction motor is increased, the D. none of these
synchronous speed
A. is decreased 105. In Fig. 6.1, the rotor frequency ____ is when
B. is increased the motor is at standstill.
C. remains unchanged A. zero
D. none of the above B. 25 Hz
C. 50 Hz
97. If Ns is the speed of rotating flux and Nr the D. none of these
speed of the rotor, then the rate at which the
flux cuts the rotor conductors is directly 106. If one of the lines in Fig. 6.1 is interchanged,
proportional to then
A. Ns C. Ns – Nr A. flux speed increases
B. Nr D. Nr – Ns B. flux speed decreases
C. flux speed remains the same but direction
98. In a 3-phase induction motor, the rotor speed is is reversed
____ the synchronous speed. D. none of the above
A. greater than
B. smaller than 107. If a 4-pole induction motor has a synchronous
C. equal to speed of 1500 rpm, then supply frequency is
D. none of these A. 50 Hz
B. 25 Hz
99. The synchronous speed of a 3-phase induction C. 60 Hz
motor having 20 poles and connected to a 50 D. none of these
Hz source is
A. 600 rpm C. 1200 rpm 108. The full-load slip of a 3-phase induction motor
B. 1000 rpm D. 300 rpm ranges from
A. 10% to 20%
100. The relation among synchronous speed (Ns), B. 20% to 30%
rotor speed (Nr) and slip (s) is C. 2% to 5%
A. Nr = (s – 1)Ns D. none of these
B. Nr = (1 – s)Ns
C. Nr = (1 + s)Ns 109. The direction of rotation of field in a 3-phase
D. Nr = sNs induction motor depends upon
A. number of poles
101. When a 3-phase induction motor is at no load, B. magnitude of supply voltage
the slip is C. supply frequency
A. 1 D. phase sequence of supply voltage
B. 0.5
C. practically zero 110. The rotor winding of a 3-phase wound rotor
D. 0.2 induction motor is generally ____ connected.
A. star
102. When the rotor of a 3-phase induction motor is B. delta
blocked, the slip is C. partly star partly delta
A. zero C. 0.1 D. none of the above
B. 0.5 D. 1
111. 3-phase wound rotor motors are also called
103. The speed of the rotating flux in Fig. 6.1 will be ____ motors.
3-phase A. synchronous
supply
50 HZ B. slip ring
C. series
D. commutator
P=4
112. The advantage of wound rotor motor is that
A. it is inexpensive
3-Phase Induction Motor B. it requires less maintenance
Fig. 6.1 C. external resistance can be inserted in the
A. 1500 rpm rotor circuit
B. 1000 rpm D. none of the above
C. 750 rpm
D. none of these
113. A wound rotor motor is mainly used in 122. When an induction motor is running at full-load,
application where rotor reactance is ____ rotor resistance.
A. a high starting torque is required A. comparable to
B. speed control is not required B. very large compared to
C. less costly motor is required C. large compared to
D. high rotor resistance is required during D. none of the above
running
123. If the slip of a 3-phase induction motor
114. The torque characteristic of a 3-phase increases, the p.f. of the rotor circuit
induction motor is similar to that of A. is increased
A. dc series motor B. is decreased
B. dc shunt motor C. remains unchanged
C. dc differentially compounded motor D. none of the above
D. dc cumulatively compounded motor
124. The magnetizing current drawn by a 3-phase
115. In a wound rotor motor, the rotor winding is induction motor is about ____ of full-load stator
wound for poles ____ that of the stator winding. current.
A. equal to A. 5% C. 15 to 20%
B. greater than B. 10 to 15% D. 30 to 50%
C. smaller than
D. none of these 125. A high starting torque can be obtained in a 3-
phase induction motor by
116. Wound rotors are less extensively used than A. increasing rotor resistance
squirrel cage motor because B. decreasing rotor resistance
A. slip rings are required on the rotor circuit C. increasing rotor reactance
B. rotor windings are generally Y-connected D. none of the above
C. they are costly are required greater
maintenance 126. The starting torque of a 3-phase induction
D. none of the above motor is ____ supply.
A. independent of
117. A 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor operates at 5% B. directly proportional to
slip. The frequency of emf induced in the rotor C. directly proportional to the square of
will be D. none of the above
A. 25 Hz
B. 50 Hz 127. The starting torque of an induction motor is
C. 2.5 Hz maximum when rotor resistance per phase is
D. none of these ____ rotor reactance/phase.
A. equal to
118. The maximum voltage is induced in the rotor of B. two times
a 3-phase induction when it C. four times
A. runs at no-load D. none of these
B. runs at full-load
C. is blocked 128. Under running conditions, the maximum torque
D. none of these of 3-phase induction motor will occur at that
value of slip at which rotor resistance/phase is
119. The reactance of the rotor circuit of a 3-phase ____ rotor reactance/phase.
induction motor is maximum at A. two times
A. no-load B. four times
B. full-load C. equal to
C. half full-load D. none of these
D. starting
129. The maximum torque of a 3-phase induction
120. The rotor current in a 3-phase induction motor motor under running conditions is
is ____ slip. A. inversely proportional to supply voltage
A. inversely proportional to B. inversely proportional to rotor reactance at
B. directly proportional to standstill
C. independent of C. directly proportional to rotor resistance
D. none of these D. none of the above

121. At starting, rotor reactance of a 3-phase 130. If the supply voltage of a 3-phase induction
induction motor is ____ rotor resistance. motor is increased two times, then torque is
A. small as compared to A. increased two times
B. equal to that of B. decreased two times
C. large as compared to C. increased four times
D. none of the above D. decreased four times
131. The 3-phase induction motor is so designed D. none of these
that the rotor should have ____ under running
conditions. 141. In a squirrel cage rotor, the bars are not placed
A. high resistance to the shaft but are skewed to have
B. high reactance A. greater mechanical strength
C. large slip B. less rotor losses
D. low resistance C. uniform torque
D. none of the above
132. If a 3-phase induction motor is running at slip s
(in decimal) then rotor copper loss is equal to 142. In a squirrel cage motor, the number of stator
A. (1 – s) x rotor input slots is ____ rotor slots.
B. (1 + s) x rotor input A. always equal to the number of
C. s x rotor input B. always greater than the number of
D. none of these C. always less than the number of
D. either more or less than the number of
133. If an induction motor is running at slip s (in
decimal) then rotor output is equal to 143. If the air gap between the rotor and stator of 3-
A. (1 + s) x rotor input phase induction motor is increased then
B. (s - 1) x rotor input A. no-load current is decreased
C. s x rotor input B. leakage reactances are decreased
D. (1 – s) x rotor input C. leakage reactances are increased
D. none of the above
134. If Ns and Nr are the speeds of rotating field and
rotor respectively, the ratio rotor input/rotor 144. If the slip of induction motor increases, then
output is equal to current in the stator winding
A. Nr/Ns C. Ns - Nr A. is increased
B. Ns/Nr D. Nr – Ns B. is decreased
C. remains unchanged
135. At no-load, the rotor core loss of a 3-phase D. none of the above
induction motor is
A. large 145. The conditions of an induction motor at no-load
B. small resemble those of a transformer whose
C. practically small secondary is
D. none of the above A. short-circuited
B. open-circuited
136. Friction and windage loss of a 3-phase C. supplying a variable resistive load
induction motor are D. none of the above
A. maximum at no load
B. minimum at no load 146. The conditions of an induction motor at
C. remains the same at all loads standstill resemble those of a transformer
D. none of the above whose secondary is
A. short-circuited
137. For higher efficiency of 3-phase induction B. open-circuited
motor, the slip should be C. supplying a variable resistive load
A. large D. none of the above
B. very large
C. as small as possible 147. The conditions of an induction motor on load
D. 1 resemble those of a transformer whose
secondary is
138. If a 3-phase induction motor is running at a slip A. short-circuited
s (in decimal), then approximate efficiency of B. open-circuited
the motor is C. supplying a variable resistive load
2
A. s C. s - 1 D. none of the above
B. 1 + s D. 1 - s
148. The speed of a squirrel cage induction motor is
139. A 3-phase induction motor is running at 2% changed by
slip. If the input to rotor is 1000 W, then A. pole changing
mechanical power developed by the motor is B. rheostatic control
A. 20 W C. 500 W C. cascade control
B. 980 W D. 200 W D. none of these

140. The approximate efficiency of a 3-phase 50 Hz, 149. One of the speeds of a 2-speed squirrel cage
4-pole induction motor running at 1350 rpm is induction motor is 800 rpm (lower speed). The
A. 90% other speed would be
B. 40% A. 400 rpm C. 1600 rpm
C. 65% B. 2400 rpm D. 1200 rpm
 A. squirrel cage
150. A four speed squirrel cage induction motor B. wound
uses ____ stator windings. C. either A or C
A. four C. one D. none of these
B. three D. two
160. For the same rating, the size of a single-phase
151. In a double squirrel cage induction motor, the induction motor is about ____ that of the
outer cage winding has corresponding 3-phase induction motor.
A. high inductance A. 3 times C. 1.5 times
B. low resistance B. the same as D. 0.33 times
C. high resistance
D. none of these 161. For the same rating, the p.f. of a single-phase
induction motor is about ____ that of the
152. At starting of a double squirrel cage induction corresponding 3-phase induction motor.
motor A. the same as
A. lower cage winding has low reactance B. less than
B. outer cage winding has good p.f. C. more than
C. lower winding is more effective D. none of these
D. none of the above
162. For the same rating, the efficiency of a single-
153. Very large 3-phase induction motors (> 25 HP) phase induction motor is about ____ that of the
are started corresponding 3-phase induction motor.
A. direct on line A. less than
B. star-delta starting B. the same as
C. by autotransformer starting C. more than
D. none of the above D. none of these

154. If the rotor slots are made deeper, rotor 163. Three-phase induction motors are widely used
resistance is for industrial applications because
A. increased at starting A. they are rugged in construction, requires
B. decreased at starting less maintenance and are less expensive
C. increased under running condition than other motors
D. none of the above B. their speed can be controlled very
smoothly over a wide range
C. their operating characteristics are superior
155. In a squirrel cage induction motor, the number
over other electrical motors
of rotor bars is generally
D. they can be manufactured easily for any hp
A. even number
rating
B. equal to stator poles
C. prime number
D. none of these 164. In a three-phase induction motor
A. three-phase supply is to be given to stator
winding and dc supply to the rotor winding
156. In a squirrel cage induction motor, the
maximum torque developed under running
conditions is B. only three-phase supply is to be given to
A. equal to starting torque stator winding
B. full-load torque C. three-phase supply is to be given to both
C. less than starting torque stator and rotor windings
D. much higher than full-load torque D. three-phase supply is to be given to rotor
winding
157. In a wound rotor induction motor, the external
resistance is so adjusted in the rotor circuit that 165. The stator and rotor cores of an induction motor
maximum torque developed is are made up of laminated sheets
A. equal to its starting torque A. to reduce the hysteresis loss in the core
B. equal to its full-load torque B. to reduce the eddy-current loss in the core
C. less than its full-load torque C. to make the rotor and stator mechanically
D. none of the above strong
D. to enable the stator and rotor cores
dissipate heat more effectively
158. For the same kVA rating, the leakage flux in
induction motor is ____ that of transformer.
A. more than 166. The stator and rotor cores of an induction motor
B. less than are made up of magnetic material
C. about the same A. to keep the cost of construction low
D. none of these B. to reduce the magnetizing current
C. to make the parts strong
D. because the reluctance of the magnetic
159. A single-phase induction motor employs ____ material is strong
rotor.
 poles of a three-phase induction motor is given
167. In wound-rotor type induction motors the rotor by
terminals are brought out through slip rings A. C.
A. to enable extra resistance to be connected B. D.
across them during starting
B. to enable closing the rotor circuit externally 175. When a 400-V, 50-Hz, 6-pole induction motor is
C. to enable three-phase supply to be applied rotating at 960 rpm on no-load, its slip is
across the rotor winding through rush and A. 1 per cent C. 3 per cent
slip-ring arrangement B. 2 per cent D. 4 per cent
D. to enable connecting the rotor windings
either in star or in delta depending upon 176. The torque-slip characteristic for a three-phase
the need induction motor is such that
A. for lower values of slip, torque is directly
168. A pulsating (alternating) magnetic field will be proportional to slip and for higher values of
produced when slip, torque is inversely proportional to slip
A. two-phase supply is applied across a two- B. for lower values of slip, torque is inversely
phase stator winding proportional to slip and for higher values of
B. three-phase supply is applied across a slip, torque is directly proportional to slip
three-phase stator winding C. for lower values of slip, torque is directly
C. a polyphase supply is applied across a proportional to the square of the slip and
polyphase stator winding for higher values of slip, torque is inversely
D. a single-phase supply is applied across a proportional to slip
single-phase stator winding D. for lower values of slip, torque is directly
proportional to the slip and for higher
169. To make the simplest 6-pole stator winding, at values of slip, torque is inversely
least proportional to square of slip
A. two coils are needed
B. one coil is needed 177. Torque developed by a three-phase, 400-V
C. three coils are needed induction motor is 100 N-m. If the applied
D. six coils are needed voltage is reduced to 200-V, the developed
torque will be
170. The direction of the rotating magnetic field A. 50 N-m C. 200 N-m
produced by the stator ampere-turns of a three- B. 25 N-m D. 62.5 N-m
phase induction motor changes if
A. the sequence of the supply to the stator 178. If the rotor circuit resistance of a three-phase
terminals is changed induction is increased
B. a variable frequency voltage is applied A. its starting torque will increase and the
across the stator terminals maximum torque developed will also
C. the supply voltage is changed increase
D. supply to any one phase is disconnected B. both the starting torque and maximum
torque will remain unchanged
171. A 400-V, 50-Hz, 4-pole, three-phase induction C. its starting torque will increase but the
motor cannot run at 1500 rpm because maximum torque developed will decrease
A. at 1500 rpm there will be no emf induced in D. its starting torque will increase but the
the rotor circuit hence no torque will be maximum torque developed will remain
produced unchanged
B. an induction motor can run only at a speed
higher than its synchronous speed 179. To achieve higher starting torque in a three-
C. at 1500 rpm, torque developed by the rotor phase slip-ring type induction motor
may not be sufficient to rotate the rotor A. extra resistance should be connected
D. at 1500 rpm, the rotor will draw excessive across the slip-rings terminals
current and may be harmful to the motor B. the phase sequence of the supply to the
motor should be reversed
172. A 400-V, 50-Hz three-phase induction motor C. the supply voltage should be increased
rotates at 1440 rpm on full-load. The motor is D. the windings should first be connected in
wound for star and then in delta
A. 2-poles C. 6-poles
B. 4-poles D. 8-poles 180. For a three-phase induction motor having rotor
circuit resistance of 6 . Maximum torque occurs
173. The slip of a 400-V, three-phase, 4-pole at a slip of 0.6. The value of standstill rotor
induction motor when rotating at 1440 rpm is circuit reactance is
A. 2 per cent C. 4 per cent A. 4.44 C. 1 Ω
B. 3 per cent D. 5 per cent B. 0.36 D. 10 Ω

174. The relation between synchronous speed, 181. While starting a three-phase induction motor, a
stator supply frequency and stator number of star-delta starter is used to
 A. reduce the starting current to a safe value A. 1500 rpm C. 1000 rpm
B. achieve higher starting torque B. 1440 rpm D. 750 rpm
C. enable the motor to start in the right
direction 190. The torque developed by an induction motor is
D. be able to reverse the direction of rotation A. directly proportional to the square of the
of the rotor as and when necessary rotor resistance
B. directly proportional to the square of the
182. A delta-connected 400-V, 50-Hz, three-phase supply voltage
induction motor when started direct-on-line C. inversely proportional to the supply voltage
takes a starting current of 30 A. When the D. inversely proportional to the slip
motor is started through a star-delta starter.
The starting current will be 191. The power factor of an induction motor will be
A. 3 A C. 15 A high when
B. 10 A D. 30 A A. running at no-load
B. running at full-load
183. The magnetizing current a three-phase C. rotor is blocked
induction motor is much higher than the D. the rotor is crawling
equivalent transformer because
A. the size of an induction motor is higher 192. A 5-hp, three-phase, 400-V star-connected
than an equivalent transformer squirrel-cage induction motor meant to drive a
B. of the presence of air-gap between stator milling machine, at starting takes about
and rotor in an induction motor A. 40 A C. 150 A
C. grain oriented magnetic material is used for B. 100 A D. 200 A
the core of an induction motor
D. inferior magnetic material is used for the
193. The starting torque of an induction motor can
core of an induction motor
be increased by
A. increasing the rotor reactance
184. Smooth speed control of a three-phase B. increasing the rotor resistance
induction motor over a wide range is possible, C. increasing the supply frequency
by D. giving supply through star-delta starter
A. pole changing method
B. frequency control method
194. For a given three-phase induction motor,
C. using consequent pole technique
maximum torque will be developed at starting if
D. by voltage control method
the rotor parameters are as follows:
A. R2 = 2 , X2 = 8
185. The power input in blocked-rotor test performed B. R2 = 4 , X2 = 8
on a three-phase induction motor is C. R2 = 8 , X2 = 8
approximately equal to D. R2 = 16 , X2 = 8
A. hysteresis loss in the core
2
B. I R loss in the windings
195. The speed of a three-phase induction motor will
C. eddy-current loss in the core
increase if the
D. iron-loss in the core
A. number of poles of the stator winding is
increased
186. The power input in no-load test performed on a B. number of poles of the stator winding is
three-phase induction motor is approximately decreased
equal to C. frequency of the stator supply is decreased
A. hysteresis loss in the core D. resistance of the rotor circuit is increased
2
B. I R loss in the windings
C. eddy-current loss in the core
196. Induction motors now-a-days use die-cast
D. iron-loss in the core
aluminum rotor because
A. aluminum is lighter than copper
187. In the equivalent circuit of a three-phase B. aluminum is cheaper than copper
induction motor the mechanical load on the C. aluminum is easy to cast because of low
motor can be represented by a resistance of melting point and is easily available
value D. aluminum has less resistivity than copper
A. C.
B. D.
197. When the rotor circuit resistance of a polyphase
induction motor is increased
188. The phenomenon of squirrel-cage motors A. the staring torque increases
sometime showing tendency to run at a very B. the maximum value of torque decreases
low speed is known as C. the slip at which maximum torque occurs
A. cogging C. damping remains unchanged
B. crawling D. skewing D. maximum torque is developed at starting

189. The speed of revolving field for a 50-Hz, 8-pole 198. In an induction motor the rotor resistance and
machine will be reactance are 0.2 ohm and 5 ohm respectively.
 In order that the torque of the motor may be a D. parallel with starting
maximum, the value of slip should be equal to
A. 10% C. 4% 208. The purpose of starting winding in a single-
B. 8% D. 1% phase induction motor is to
A. reduce losses
199. What will happen if the air gap in an induction B. limit temperature rise of the machine
motor is increased? C. produce rotating flux in conjunction with
A. the windage losses will increase main winding
B. the magnetizing current of the rotor will D. none of the above
decrease
C. the power factor will decrease 209. If Im and Is are the current in the main and
D. the speed of the motor will increase starting windings respectively and α is the
angle between Im and Is, then motor torque T
200. An induction motor is said to be crawling if is given by
A. it accelerates too fast A. T α Im Is cos α
B. it is started on full load B. T α Im Is sin α
C. it is subjected to fluctuating load C. T α Im Is
D. it runs at 10 to 15 percent of rated speed D. none of these

201. 210. In the resistance split-phase induction motor

A. C. shown in Fig. 1, the angle α between Im and Is
B. D. is about

SINGLE PHASE MOTORS A. 80 degrees C. 75 degrees

202. Most of single-phase induction motors are ____ B. 65 degrees D. 25 degrees
machines.
A. 2 pole C. 8 pole 211. The starting winding of a split-phase induction
B. 6 pole D. 4 pole motor shown in Fig. 1 is disconnected when the
motor attains about ____ of synchronous
203. The main winding and starting winding of a speed.
single -phase induction motor are connected in A. 75% C. 25%
____ across the supply. B. 50% D. 100%
A. series
B. parallel 212. In the resistance split-phase induction motor
C. series-parallel shown in Fig. 1, the main windings has
D. none of these
A. high resistance and high inductance
204. The starting winding of a single-phase B. high resistance and low inductance
induction motor has ____ that of the main C. low resistance and high inductance
winding. D. low resistance and low inductance
A. more poles than
B. less poles than 213. At starting, the current Is in the starting winding
C. same number of poles shown in Fig. 1
D. none of the above A. lags V by 90 degrees
B. leads V by 90 degrees
205. A 50 Hz, 4 pole single-phase induction motor C. is nearly in phase with V
will have a synchronous speed of D. leads V by 75 degrees
A. 1500 rpm
B. 750 rpm 214. A resistance split-phase induction motor is
C. 1200 rpm used for
D. none of these A. low inertia loads
B. high inertia loads
206. A 4 pole, 50 Hz single-phase induction motor C. very high inertia loads
has a slip of 5%. The speed of the motor will be D. none of the above
A. 1500 rpm
B. 1425 rpm 215. The direction of split-phase induction motor can
C. 1200 rpm be reversed by interchanging the connections
D. none of these of supply of
A. either main or starting winding
207. In a single-phase induction motor, speed B. both main and starting winding
sensitive centrifugal switch is connected in C. rotor winding
____ winding. D. none of the above
A. parallel with main
B. series with main 216. The resistance split-phase induction motor has
C. series with starting ____ starting torque.
 A. high 225. The capacitor-start, capacitor-run induction
B. moderate motor acts as a true 2-phase motor at
C. very low A. starting C. all loads
D. none of these B. no load D. full load

217. The resistance split-phase induction motor is 226. The capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor is used
used in those applications where in those applications where
A. starting is frequent A. highly starting torque is required
B. starting period is long B. silence is important
C. starting is infrequent C. noisy operation is not important
D. none of the above D. none of the above

218. The resistance split-phase induction motors are 227. The capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor has
the most popular single-phase induction motors A. no centrifugal switch
because of B. low power factor
A. their low cost C. noisy operation
B. their high starting torque D. low efficiency
C. the long starting period
D. none of the above 228. Capacitor motors ____ resistance split-phase
induction motors.
219. In the capacitor start induction motor shown in A. are costlier than
Fig. 2, the angle α between Im and Is is B. are less costly than
C. cost about the same as
D. poor starting torque than

229. Most of the troubles of single-phase induction

motor are traceable to the
A. exactly 90° C. about 40° A. rotor bars
B. about 30° D. about 75° B. main winding
C. shaft bearings
D. starting switch
220. The value of Is in capacitor-start motor shown
in Fig. 2 is ____ the current Im.
A. equal to 230. The single-phase shaded pole motor has
B. less than that of A. squirrel cage rotor
C. more than that of B. wound rotor
D. none of the above C. high power factor
D. high starting torque
221. The capacitor C used in the capacitor-start
motor shown in Fig. 2 is always a ____ 231. The direction of rotation of shaded pole motor
capacitor. depends upon
A. supply frequency
B. number of poles on the stator
C. which half of the pole is shaded
A. paper C. mica D. supply voltage
B. ceramic D. electrolytic
232. The full-load efficiency of a shaded pole motor
222. At starting, the line current of a capacitor-start is about
induction motor is ____ normal full-load current. A. 70 to 80% C. 30 to 35%
A. 8 to 10 times B. 60 to 70% D. 5 to 10%
B. 4 to 5 times
C. equal to
D. 7 to 8 times 233. The single-phase series motor can operate on
A. ac only
B. dc only
223. In a capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor, ____ C. both ac and dc
winding is cut-out after starting. D. none of these
A. starting
B. main
C. neither A or B 234. For the same rating, a dc series motor costs
D. none of these ___ single phase series motor.
A. about the same as
B. more than
224. A capacitor-start, capacitor-run motor has C. less than
A. low power factor D. none of these
B. high power factor
C. low efficiency
D. high starting torque 235. A 2 HP dc series motor will weigh ___ 2 HP
single-phase series motor.
A. about the same as
 B. less than B. reversing connections of starting winding
C. more than C. using a reversing switch
D. none of these D. reversing supply connections

236. A vacuum cleaner employs ____ motor. 246. If a single-phase induction motor runs slower
A. resistance split-phase than normal, the more likely defect is
B. capacitor start A. improper fuses
C. shaded-pole B. shorted running winding
D. single-phase series C. open starting winding
D. worn bearing
237. The best suited motor to drive a 1/4 HP fan in a
hospital would be ____ motor. 247. The capacitor in a capacitor-start induction run
A. shaded pole ac motor is connected in series with ____
B. single-phase series winding.
C. capacitor run A. starting
D. hysteresis B. squirrel-cage
C. running
238. The washing machine generally employs ____ D. compensating
motor.
A. single-phase series motor 248. A permanent-split single-phase capacitor motor
B. resistance split-phase does not have
C. shaded-pole A. centrifugal switch
D. hysteresis B. starting winding
C. squirrel-cage rotor
239. The best suited motor to drive a 3/4 HP air D. high power factor
compressor would be ____ motor.
A. capacitor start 249. The starting torque of a capacitor-start
B. single-phase series induction-run motor is directly related to the
C. shaded pole angle or between its two winding currents by
D. resistance split-phase the relation
A. cos C. tan
240. The least expensive fractional horsepower B. sin D. sin /2
motor is
A. shaded pole C. split phase 250. In a two-value capacitor motor, the capacitor
B. capacitor-start D. ac series used for running purposes is a/an
A. dry-type ac electrolytic capacitor
241. The starting winding of a single-phase motor is B. paper-spaced oil filled type
placed in the C. air-capacitor
A. rotor C. armature D. ceramic type
B. stator D. field
251. If the centrifugal switch of a two-value capacitor
242. One of the characteristics of a single-phase motor using two capacitors fails to open, then
motor is that it A. electrolytic capacitor will, in all probability,
A. is self-starting suffer breakdown
B. is not self-starting B. motor will not carry the load
C. requires only one winding C. motor will draw excessively high current
D. can rotate in one direction only D. motor will not come up to the rated speed

243. After the starting winding of a single phase 252. Each of the following statements regarding a
induction motor is disconnected from supply, it shaded-pole motor is true except
continues to run only on ____ winding. A. its direction of rotation is from un-shaded
A. rotor to shaded portion of the poles
B. field B. it has very poor efficiency
C. compensating C. it has very poor p.f.
D. running D. it has high starting torque

244. If starting winding of a single-phase induction 253. Compensating winding is employed in an ac

motor is left in the circuit, it will series motor in order to
A. draw excessive current and overheat A. compensate for decrease in field flux
B. run slower B. increase the total torque
C. run faster C. reduce the sparking at brushes
D. spark at light loads D. reduce effects of armature reaction

245. The direction of rotation of a single-phase 254. A universal motor is one which
motor can be reversed by A. is available universally
A. reversing connections of both windings B. can be marked internationally
 C. can be operated either on de or ac supply C. stepper motor
D. runs at dangerously high speed on no-load D. shaded-pole motor

255. In a single-phase series motor the main 264. Usually, large motors are more efficient than
purpose of inductively-wound compensating small ones. The efficiency of the tiny motor is
windings is to reduce the used in a wrist watch is approximately ____ per
A. reactance emf of commutation cent.
B. rotational emf of commutation A. 1 C. 50
C. transformer emf of commutation B. 10 D. 80
D. none of the above
265. For production of a rotating magnetic field
256. A repulsion motor is equipped with A. a single-phase supply is to be connected
A. a commutator across a single-phase winding
B. slip-rings B. a two-phase supply should be connected
C. a repeller across a two-phase winding
D. neither A nor B C. a dc supply is to be connected across a
single-phase winding
257. A repulsion-start induction-run single-phase D. the polarities of a dc supply connected
motor runs as an induction motor only when across a single-phase winding should be
A. brushes are shifted to neutral plane continuously reversed through a suitable
B. short-circuiter is disconnected switching-device
C. commutator segments are short-circuited
D. stator winding is reversed 266. When a single-phase supply is connected
across a single-phase winding, the nature of
258. If a dc series motor is operated on ac supply, it magnetic field produced is
will A. pulsating in nature
A. have poor efficiency B. rotating in nature
B. have poor power factor C. constant in magnitude but rotating at
C. spark excessively synchronous speed
D. all of the above D. constant in magnitude and direction

259. An outstanding feature of a universal motor is 267. In a resistance split-phase type single-phase
its induction motor, a time-phase difference
A. best performance at 50 Hz supply between the currents in the main and auxiliary
B. slow speed at all loads winding is achieved by
C. excellent performance on d.c. supply A. placing the two-windings at an angle of 90
D. highest output kW/kg ratio degrees electrical in the stator slots
B. applying two-phase supply across the two
windings
260. The direction of rotation of a hysteresis motor is
C. having different ratio of resistance to
determined by the
inductive reactance for the two windings
A. retentivity of the rotor material
supplied from a single-phase supply
B. amount of hysteresis loss
system
C. permeability of rotor material
D. connecting the two windings in series
D. position of shaded pole with respect to the
across a single phase supply
main pole

261. Speed of the universal motor is 268. In a split-phase capacitor-start induction motor,
a time-phase difference between the currents in
A. dependent on frequency of supply
the main and auxiliary winding is achieved by
B. proportional to frequency of supply
A. placing the two-windings at an angle of 90
C. independent of frequency of supply
degrees electrical in the stator slots
D. none of the above
B. applying two-phase supply across the two
windings
262. In the shaded pole squirrel cage-induction C. introducing capacitive reactance in the
motor, the flux in the unshaded part always auxiliary winding circuit
A. leads the flux in the unshaded pole D. connecting the two windings in series
segment across a single phase supply
B. is in phase with the flux in the unshaded
pole segment
C. lags the flux in the unshaded pole segment
269. The direction of rotation of an ordinary shaded
pole single-phase induction motor
D. none of the above
A. can be reversed by reversing the supply
terminal connections to the stator winding
263. Which of the following motor is an interesting B. cannot be reversed
example of beneficially utilizing a phenomenon C. can be reversed by open-circuiting the
that is often considered undesirable? shading rings
A. hysteresis motor D. can be reversed by short-circuiting the
B. reluctance motor shading rings
 A three-phase synchronous motor is measured
270. Direction of rotation of split-phase type single- by two wattmeters A and B. Wattmeter A reads
phase induction motor can be reversed by 28.6 kW and wattmeter B reads 46.5 kW. The
A. reversing the supply terminals connections input power of the motor is under excited and
B. reversing the connection of only the assumed constant. What are the readings of
auxiliary winding across the supply wattmeters A and B if the power factor is 85%
C. reversing the connections of either the and the motor is over-excited?
main winding or the auxiliary winding A. 48.6 kW, 26.5 kW
terminals B. 42.5 kW, 32.6 kW
D. reversing the connections of only the main C. 52.6 kW, 22.5 kW
winding across the supply terminals D. 51 kW, 24.1 kW

271. In a single-phase repulsion motor, torque is 277. EE Board Exam October 1991
developed on the rotor when the brush axis is A 3,600 volts three-phase star connected turbo
fixed synchronous generator of synchronous
A. at 90 degrees electrical with the stator field reactance of 0.5 ohm per phase and negligible
axis resistance is supplying 30,000 kVA at 0.8 pf
B. in alignment with the stator field axis lagging to a large power system. If the steam
C. at an acute angle with the stator field axis supply is cut-off, calculate the amount of
D. at 90 degrees mechanical with the stator current that the generator will then carry
field axis assuming negligible losses.
A. 3901 A C. 3094 A
B. 3823 A D. 3870 A
272. If the centrifugal switch of a resistance split-
phase induction motor fails to close when the
motor is de-energized, then 278. REE Board Exam October 1994
A. no starting torque will be developed when A wye-connected turbo alternator having a
supply is connected again across the motor synchronous reactance of 0.5 ohm and
terminals negligible resistance is connected to a large
B. a dangerously high current will flow through power system having a busbar voltage of 13.8
the main winding when supply is connected kV supplying a load of 15,000 kVA at 0.80
again across the motor terminals lagging power factor. If the steam supply is cut-
C. starting torque developed may not be off, the armature current will the machine carry
sufficient to enable the motor to restart assuming negligible losses?
D. the motor will develop high starting torque A. 256.55 A C. 384.26 A
when an attempt is made to restart B. 525.62 A D. 627.55 A

273. A dc series motor when connected across an 279. REE Board Exam October 1994
ac supply will A 1,000 kVA, 6,600 V wye-connected three-
A. develop torque in the same direction phase alternator having a reactance of 8.8
B. not develop any torque ohms and a negligible resistance is supplying
C. draw dangerously high current power to a constant frequency bus bar. The
D. develop a pulsating torque open-circuit emf at this instance is 4,311 V per
phase. If steam supply is suddenly cut-off, the
armature current in amperes is nearest to
274. To enable a dc series motor work satisfactorily
A. 57 C. 59
with an ac supply, the following modifications
B. 60 D. 56
should be done
A. The yoke and the poles should be
completely laminated 280. EE Board Exam October 1985
B. Only the poles should be made of An inductive load consumes 10 kW at 0.75 pf
laminated steel lagging. A synchronous motor with a pf of 0.9
C. The air-gap between the stator and the leading is connected in parallel with the
rotor be reduced inductive load. What is the minimum required
D. Compensating poles should be introduced kW size of the synchronous motor so that the
combined load will have a pf of 0.8 lagging?
SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS A. 1.068 kW C. 1.075 kW
B. 1.203 kW D. 1.109 kW
275. EE Board Exam April 1993
A single phase synchronous motor gives an
output of 9.46 kW at 0.9 lagging p.f. at 600- 281. EE Board Exam April 1980, April 1992
volts. If the stray power loss is 600 watts and An industrial plant draws 500 kW at 0.6 power
the field loss is 900 watts, while the effective factor from a 3-phase system. In order to raise
armature resistance is 0.6-ohm, calculate the the power factor to 0.866 lagging and to supply
efficiency of the synchronous motor. needed additional power, a synchronous motor
A. 82.35% C. 85.25% is added. This motor draws 300 kW, bringing
B. 81.24% D. 84.64% the new total plant load to 800 kW. Neglecting
the losses of the synchronous motor, calculate
its exact required kVA rating.
276. EE Board Exam April 1991
A. 363.24 kVA
 B. 345.23 kVA 289. An electric motor in which both the rotor and
C. 393.34 kVA stator fields rotate with the same speed is
D. 307.35 kVA called a/an ____ motor.
A. d.c.
282. EE Board Exam April 1988 B. Schrage
An existing industrial plant has an average load C. synchronous
of 900 kW at 0.6 pg lagging. To raise the D. universal
overall power factor to 0.92, a synchronous
motor driving a DC generator is to be installed. 290. While running, a synchronous motor is
If the input of the synchronous motor will be compelled to run at synchronous speed
250 kW, calculate its kVA input rating. because of
A. 753 kVA C. 723 kVA A. damping winding in its pole faces
B. 788 kVA D. 715 kVA B. magnetic locking between stator and rotor
poles
283. EE Board Exam October 1994 C. included e.m.f. in rotor field winding by
Power factor improvement may be achieved by stator flux
the use of D. compulsion due to Lenz’s law
A. synchronous motor
B. synchronous converter 291. The direction of rotation of a synchronous
C. long transmission line motor can be reserved by reversing
D. induction motor A. current to the field winding
B. supply phase sequence
284. EE Board Exam October 1993 C. polarity of rotor poles
A synchronous motor D. none of the above
A. will have a low power factor when run
below rated speed 292. When running under no-load condition and with
B. may have its speed varied by inserting a normal excitation, armature current Ia drawn by
rheostat in the DC field current a synchronous motor
C. will slow down with an increase in load A. leads the back e.m.f. Eb by a small angle
within the limits of its pull out torque B. is large
D. will take minimum line current at any load C. lags the applied voltage V by a small angle
when operating at unity power factor D. lags the resultant voltage ER by 90˚

285. EE Board Exam October 1990 293. The angle between the synchronously rotating
In starting a 500 HP, 2,300 volts, 3-phase stator flux and rotor poles of a synchronous
synchronous motor the field winding is initially motor is called ____ angle.
short circuited so as to A. synchronizing
A. provide better flux distribution in the air gap B. torque
B. increase induced voltage in fild winding C. power factor
C. produce much larger starting torque D. slip
D. lower voltage produced between layers of
the field 294. If load angle of a 4 pole synchronous motor is
8˚ (elect.), its value in mechanical degree is
286. EE Board Exam April 1990 ____.
A synchronous motor running without load is A. 4 C. 0.5
A. synchronous converter B. 2 D. 0.25
B. synchronous condenser
C. capacitor motor 295. The maximum value of torque angle in a
D. induction motor synchronous motor is ____ degrees electrical.
A. 45
287. In a synchronous motor, damper winding is B. 90
provided in order to C. between 45 and 90
A. stabilized rotor motion D. below 60
B. suppressed rotor oscillations
C. develop necessary starting torque 296. A synchronous motor running with normal
D. both B and C excitation adjusts to load essentially by
increases in its
288. In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of A. power factor
stator back e.m.f. Eb depends on B. torque angle
A. speed of the motor C. back e.m.f.
B. load on the motor D. armature current
C. both the speed and rotor flux
D. d.c. excitation only 297. When load on a synchronous motor running
with normal excitation is increased, armature
current drawn by it increases because
 A. back e.m.f. Eb becomes less than applied B. over-excited
voltage V C. under-excited
B. power factor is decreased D. all of the above
C. net resultant voltage ER in armature is
increased 306. If main field current of a salient-pole
D. motor speed is reduced synchronous motor fed from an infinite bus and
running at no-load is reduced to zero, it would
298. When load on a normally-excited synchronous A. come to a stop
motor is increased, its power factor tends to B. continue running at synchronous speed
A. approach unity C. run at sub-synchronous speed
B. become increasingly lagging D. run at super-synchronous speed
C. become increasingly leading
D. remain unchanged 307. In a synchronous machine when the rotor
speed becomes more than the synchronous
299. The effect of increasing load on a synchronous speed during hunting, the damping bars
motor running with normal excitation is to develop
A. increase both its Ia and p.f. A. synchronous motor torque
B. decrease Ia but increase p.f. B. d.c. motor torque
C. increase Ia but decrease p.f. C. induction motor torque
D. decrease both Ia and p.f. D. induction generator torque

300. Ignoring the effects of armature reaction if 308. In a synchronous motor, the rotor Cu losses are
excitation of a synchronous motor running with met by
constant load is increased, its torque angle A. motor input
must necessarily B. armature input
A. decrease C. supply lines
B. increase D. d.c. source
C. remain constant
D. become twice the no-load value 309. A synchronous machine is called a doubly-
excited machine because
301. If the field of a synchronous motor is under- A. it can be overexcited
excited, the power factor will be B. it has two sets of rotor poles
A. lagging C. both its rotor and stator are excited
B. leading D. it needs twice the normal exciting current
C. unity
D. more than unity 310. Synchronous capacitor is
A. an ordinary static capacitor bank
302. Ignoring the effects of armature reaction, if B. an over-excited synchronous motor driving
excitation of a synchronous motor running with mechanical load
constant load is decreased from its normal C. an over-excited synchronous motor
value it leads to running when mechanical load
A. increase in but decrease in Eb D. none of the above
B. increase in Eb but decrease in Ia
C. increase in both Ia and p.f. which is lagging Unsolved problems
D. increase in both Ia and 311. REE Board Exam September 2004
What is the percent slip of the synchronous
303. A synchronous motor connected to infinite bus- motor when running?
bars at constant full-load, 100% excitation and A. 3 C. 1
unity p.f. On changing the excitation only, the B. 2.5 D. 0
armature current will have
A. leading p.f. with under-excitation 312. The speed regulation of as synchronous motor
B. leading p.f. with over-excitation is
C. lagging p.f. with over-excitation A. unity
D. no change of p.f. B. zero
C. infinity
304. The V-curves of a synchronous motor show D. always less than one
relationship between
A. excitation current and back emf 313. Synchronous motors are to be used in situation
B. field current and p.f. where
C. dc field current and ac armature current A. the load is constant
D. armature current and supply voltage B. the load is required to be driven at very
high speeds
305. When a load on a synchronous motor is C. the load is to be driven at constant speed
increased, its armature currents is increased D. the starting torque requirement of the load
provided it is is very high
A. normally excited
SYNCHRONOUS CONVERTERS 322. One unique advantage of employing induction
314. EE Board Exam April 1994 regulator method for controlling the dc output
In a three phase synchronous converter, the voltage of a rotary converter is that it
ratio of the AC voltage to DC voltage is A. is extremely simple and relatively cheaper
A. 0.612 C. 0.50 B. responds instantaneously to changes in
B. 1.0 D. 0.707 load
C. can be used for inverters
315. EE Board Exam April 1992 D. gives voltage changes in exact jumps
A 500 kW, 600-V DC, 12-phase synchronous
converter operates as a direct converter at a full 323. The most commonly used connection for
load efficiency of 92% and a power factor of joining the six secondaries of a transformer
0.93. Calculate the AC voltage between slip used for 3-phase to 6-phase conversion is
rings and the AC current drawn from a 12- A. diametrical
phase transformer fed supply. B. zig-zag
A. 112 V, 229 A C. double star
B. 112 V, 215 A D. double-delta
C. 110 V, 229 A
D. 110 V, 215 A 324. The function of a cycloconverter is to convert
A. ac power into dc power
316. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. direct current into alternating current
A generator is rated 600 kVA, 240 V, 60 cycles, C. high ac frequency directly to low ac
3-phase, 6 poles and wye-connected. What will frequency
be the speed of the driving pulley if the driven D. a sine wave into a rectangular wave
and driving pulleys are 1 ft and 2 ft in diameter
respectively? 325. Major disadvantage of using three sets of
A. 2400 rpm C. 600 rpm SCRs for variable voltage speed control of a
B. 1200 rpm D. 900 rpm SCIM is the
2
A. considerable I R loss
317. REE Board Exam October 1998 B. poor power factor
The pulley of an old gen-set has a diameter of C. long delay of thyristor firing pulses
20 inches. The belt exerts a pull of 353 pounds D. necessity of using a processor
on the pulley. The gen-set runs at 900 rpm.
What is the approximate kW rating of the gen- 326. In the current fed frequency converter
set? arrangement for controlling the speed of an
A. 75 C. 200 individual SCIM, the direction of rotation can be
B. 250 D. 37.5 reversed by
A. changing the output frequency of the
318. The speed of a motor-generator set consisting inverter
of a 6-pole induction motor and a 4-pole dc B. altering the phase sequence of pulses that
generator fed from a 3-phase. trigger the d.c link current
A. 1000 C. 1500 C. interchanging any two line leads
B. 600 D. 3000 D. reversing the d.c link current

319. A rotary converter generally 327. In the chopper uses speed control method for a
A. combines the functions of an induction WRIM the motor speed inversely depends on
motor and a d.c. generator A. fixed resistor across the rectifier
B. has a set of slip – rings at both ends B. chopper switching frequency
C. has one armature and two fields C. chopper ON time TON
D. is a synchronous motor and a d.c. D. both B and C
generator combined
328. In the synchronous motor drive using current
320. The a.c. line current at slip-rings in a 6-phase, fed dc link
6-ring, rotary converter having 100% efficiency A. converter-2 functions as a self commutated
and unity p.f. is ____ times the d.c. current. inverter
A. 0.943 C. 0.236 B. converter-1 works as uncontrolled rectifier
B. 0.472 D. 1.414 C. converter-3 is a controlled rectifier
D. gate triggering of converter 2 is done at
321. A 3-phase supply can be converted into a 6- motor frequency
phase supply by joining the secondaries of the
3-phase transformer in 329. In the three cycloconverter drive of a
A. double delta synchronous motor
B. double star A. each cycloconverter produces a 3-phase
C. diametrical output
D. any of the above B. all cycloconverters act as voltage sources
C. a 3-phase controlled rectifier produces
field-exciting current
 D. air-gap flux is kept constant by controlling 340. The rotor of a stepper motor has no
stator currents only A. windings
B. commutator
SPECIAL MACHINES C. brushes
330. A single – stack, 4 – phase, 6 – pole VR stepper D. all of the above
motor will have a step angle of
A. 15º C. 45° 341. Wave excitation of a stepper motor results in
B. 30º D. 90º A. microstepping
B. half – stepping
331. In a three-stack 12/8 pole VR motor, the rotor C. increased step angle
pole pitch is D. reduced resolution
A. 15º C. 45°
B. 30º D. 60º 342. A stepper motor having a resolution of 300
steps/rev and running at 2400 rpm has a pulse
332. A three-stack VR stepper motor has a step rate of ____ pps.
angle of 10º. What is the number of rotor teeth A. 4000 C. 6000
in each stack? B. 8000 D. 10,000
A. 36º C. 18°
B. 24º D. 12° 343. The torque exerted by the rotor magnetic field
of a PM stepping motor with unexcited stator is
333. If a hybrid stepper motor has a rotor pitch of 36º called ____ torque.
and a step angle of 9º, the number of its A. reluctance
phases must be B. detent
A. 4 C. 3 C. holding
B. 2 D. 6 D. either B or C

334. What is the step angle of a permanent-magnet 344. A variable reluctance stepper motor is
stepper motor having 8 stator poles and 4 rotor constructed of ____ material with salient poles.
poles? A. paramagnetic
A. 60º C. 30° B. ferromagnetic
B. 45º D. 15º C. diamagnetic
D. non–magnetic
335. A stepping motor is a ____ device.
A. mechanical 345. Though structurally similar to a control
B. electrical transmitter, a control receiver differs from it in
C. analogue the following way
D. incremental A. it has 3-phase stator winding
B. it has a rotor of dumbbell construction
336. Operation of stepping motors at high speed is C. it has a mechanical damper on its shaft
referred to as D. it has a single-phase rotor excitation
A. fast forward C. inching
B. slewing D. jogging 346. The control ____ synchro has three-phase
winding both on its stator and rotor
337. Which of the following phase switching A. differential C. receiver
sequence represents half-step operation of a B. transformer D. transmitter
VR stepper motor?
A. A, B, C, A ……… 347. Regarding voltages induced in the three stator
B. A, C, B, A ………. windings of a synchro, which statement is
C. AB, BC, CA, AB ……… false?
D. A, AB, B, BC ……. A. they depend on rotor position
B. they are in phase
338. The rotational speed of a given stepper motor C. they differ in magnitude
is determined solely by the D. they are polyphase voltages
A. shaft load
B. step pulse frequency 348. The low-torque synchros cannot be used for
C. polarity of stator current A. torque transmission
D. magnitude of stator current B. error detection
C. instrument servos
339. A stepper motor may be considered as a ____ D. robot arm positioning
converter.
A. dc to ac 349. Which of the following synchros are used for
B. ac to ac error detection in a servo control system?
C. dc to ac A. control transmitter
D. digital-to-analogue B. control transformer
C. control receiver
D. both A and B
350. For torque transmission over a long distance 359. Squirrel-cage induction motor is finding
with the help of electrical wires, which of the increasing application in high-power servo
following two switches are used? systems because new methods have been
A. CX and CT found to
B. CX and CR A. increased its rotor resistance
C. CX and CD B. control its torque
D. CT and CD C. decrease its inertia
D. decouple its torque and flux
351. The arrangement required for producing a
rotation equal to the sum or difference of the 360. A six-pole, three-phase squirrel-cage induction
rotation of two shafts consist of the following motor is connected to a 60-cps supply. At full-
coupled synchros. load, the rotor’s induced emf makes 72
A. control transmitter complete cycles in 1 minute. Find the rotor
B. control receiver speed.
C. control differential transmitter A. 1176 rpm C. 1054 rpm
D. all of the above B. 1200 rpm D. 1124 rpm

352. Which of the following motor would suit 361. A 50 HP, 440 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz, 6-pole squirrel
applications where constant speed is cage induction motor is operating at full-load
absolutely essential to ensure a consistent and 0.8 pf. The full-load efficiency is 85% and
product? the percentage slip is 5%. Determine the full-
A. brushes dc motor load torque.
B. disk motor A. 214.55 N-m
C. permanent-magnet synchronous motor B. 206.72 N-m
D. stepper motor C. 312.47 N-m
D. 323.24 N-m
353. A switched reluctance motor differs from a VR
stepper motor in the sense that it 362. A synchronous motor is drawing 60 kW is
A. has rotor poles of ferromagnetic material connected in parallel with a load drawing 250
B. rotates continuously kW at a lagging power factor of 0.8. If the
C. is designed for open – loop operation only combined load has a power factor of 0.9, at
D. has lower efficiency what power factor is the synchronous motor
operating?
354. The electrical displacement between the two A. 0.862 leading
stator windings of a resolver is B. 0.849 leading
A. 120º C. 60° C. 0.868 leading
B. 90º D. 45º D. 0.874 leading

355. Which of the following motor runs from a low dc 363. A three-phase Y-connected synchronous motor
supply and has permanently magnetized with a line-to-line voltage of 440 V and a
salient poles on its rotor? synchronous speed of 900 rpm operates with a
A. permanent magnet dc motor power of 9 kW and a lagging power factor of
B. disk dc motor 0.8. The synchronous reactance per phase is
C. permanent magnet synchronous motor 10 ohms. Determine the torque angle in
D. brushless dc motor electrical degrees.
A. 36.33° C. 35.51°
B. 33.51° D. 38.46°
356. A dc servomotor is similar to a regular dc motor
except that its design is modified to cope with
A. electronic switching 364. A 10-hp, 230-V, three-phase Y-connected
B. slow speeds synchronous motor has a reactance of 3 ohms
C. static conditions per phase and a negligible resistance. To what
D. both B and C voltage must the motor is excited in order to
deliver full load at unity power factor and 90%
efficiency?
357. One of the basic requirements of a servomotor
A. 262 V C. 248 V
is that it must produce high torque at all
B. 254 V D. 242 V
A. loads C. speeds
B. frequencies D. voltages
365. A three-phase, star connected synchronous
motor takes 50 kW at 660 V, the power factor
358. The most common two-phase ac servomotor
being 0.8 lagging. This machine has a
differs from the standard ac induction motor
synchronous reactance of 1 ohm per phase
because it has
with a negligible resistance. If the emf is
A. higher rotor resistance
increased by 30%, the power taken remaining
B. higher power rating
the same, find the new leading current.
C. motor stator windings
A. 94.1 A C. 90.3 A
D. greater inertia
 B. 85.2 A D. 88.6 A B. 85.30% D. 83.20%

366. A 6.6 kV, Y-connected synchronous motor has 373. A 15-hp, 230 V, single phase synchronous
a synchronous reactance per phase of 10 ohms motor is taking a current of 50 A at a power
and a negligible resistance. For a certain load, factor of 0.85 leading. Effective resistance is
the motor draws 990 kW at normal voltage. At 0.2 ohm. If this motor drives a mechanical load
this load, the induced emf per phase is 5160 V. of 12 hp, determine its rotational losses.
Determine operating pf. A. 323 W C. 376 W
A. 0.478 C. 0.462 B. 340 W D. 314 W
B. 0.502 D. 0.518
374. A single-phase rotary converter has an output
367. A 75-hp, 600-volt, 1000-rpm, three-phase Y- voltage of 110 volts. Determine the line current
connected synchronous motor has an armature in the AC side when the machine delivers a DC
resistance of 0.05 ohm per phase and a output of 50 A. Assume the machine is
leakage reactance of 0.45 ohm per phase. The operating with a pf of 0.85 and efficiency of
efficiency at rated load, 80% pf leading is 92%. 95%.
Determine mechanical power developed within A. 70.71 A C. 87.57 A
the armature. B. 90.34 A D. 82.23 A
A. 64 kW C. 60 kW
B. 62 kW D. 67 kW 375. Three single-phase transformers connected
delta-delta fed a three-phase rotary converter
368. A 230 V, 60 Hz, 3-phase, Y-connected at 2,300 V. This converter supplies power to a
synchronous motor draws a current of 20 A and DC load that draws 100 kW at 250 V. If the
delivers 8 bhp. Armature resistance per phase rotary converter operates at an efficiency of
is 0.5 Ω. If the iron and friction losses amount 95% at unity pf, calculate the current in the
to 300 W, determine the operating power factor secondary windings of the transformer bank.
of the motor. A. 397 A C. 229 A
A. 0.809 C. 0.866 B. 355 A D. 249 A
B. 0.807 D. 0.862
376. A 4-phase star connected rotary converter
369. A 2200 V, 200 hp, 3-phase mesh connected operating at 0.90 efficiency and 0.85 power
synchronous motor is working on full load at an factor is connected across a 220 V, 60 Hz
efficiency of 0.88 and 0.8 pf leading. The mains and draws 50 A. Determine the DC load
armature reactance per phase is 5 ohms. current.
Determine the induced emf per phase. Neglect A. 208.46 A C. 216.37 A
resistance. B. 220.54 A D. 212.25 A
A. 2377 V C. 2380 V
B. 2345 V D. 2307 V 377. The dc output of a six-phase star-connected
converter is 500 kW at 400 V. If the pf and
370. A 500-hp, 2200 V, 3-phase, star-connected efficiency of the machine is 0.866 and 0.92
synchronous motor has a synchronous respectively, determine the ac current drawn
impedance of 0.3 + j3 Ω per phase. Determine from the supply.
the induced emf per phase if the motor works A. 762 A C. 732 A
on full load with an efficiency of 94% and a B. 740 A D. 729 A
power factor of 0.8 leading.
A. 1360 V C. 1402 V 378. A 600 kW, 6-phase, Y-connected, 18-pole,
B. 1354 V D. 1522 V synchronous converter has simplex lap wound
armature with 1000 conductors. The flux per
371. An alternator rated 530-kVA, is operating at pole is 60 mWb. The machine runs at 600 rpm
0.60 pf lagging. A synchronous condenser is in at rated load. Determine the ac current in the
parallel to improve the pf to 90% lagging. slip rings. Assume the operating power factor
Determine the operating power factor of the and efficiency of the machine equal to 1.0 and
synchronous condenser. Assume the alternator 0.9 respectively.
is not supposed to be overloaded. A. 496.21 A C. 462.25 A
A. 0.546 leading B. 488.42 A D. 472.07 A
B. 0.447 leading
C. 0.643 leading 379. A 4-pole 230-V, 60 Hz, three-phase induction
D. 0.593 leading motor directly drives a 6-pole alternator.
Determine the output frequency. Assume a slip
372. A 230-V, 60-Hz, single-phase synchronous of 3% in the motor.
motor is taking a current of 20 A at 0.866 A. 90.0 Hz C. 86.6 Hz
lagging p.f. Effective armature resistance is 0.3 B. 88.4 Hz D. 87.3 Hz
ohm. Iron and friction losses amount to 450 W.
Determine the efficiency of the motor at this 380. A three-phase rotary converter delivers 150 A
load. Neglect losses in the excitation. at 500 V dc. Determine the current on the AC
A. 86.15% C. 88.52%
 side if the operating power factor of the and a reactance of 25 ohms per phase.
machine is 0.8 and the efficiency is 90% Determine the induced emf when fully loaded at
A. 179 A C. 189 A 0.8 power factor lagging.
B. 157 A D. 196 A A. 5521 V C. 5475 V
B. 5362 V D. 5582 V
381. An open delta bank is serving a three-phase
rotary converter. The converter supplies 175 A 389. If Ns is the synchronous speed and s the slip,
of current to 1.4 ohm dc resistive load. If the then actual running speed of an induction motor
machine draws an AC current of 100 A at 0.8 pf will be
lagging, determine minimum size of A. Ns C. (1 – s)Ns
transformer needed. B. sNs D. (Ns – 1)s
A. 15.0 kVA C. 25.9 kVA
B. 24.7 kVA D. 19.4 kVA 390. When the synchronous motor has a leading
power factor, the generated emf is ____ than
382. The percent slip of an induction motor is the the applied voltage.
ratio A. equal
A. rotor copper loss / rotor power input B. greater
B. stator copper loss / stator power input C. lesser
C. stator copper loss / rotor power output D. none of these
D. rotor copper loss / stator copper loss
391. The word TEFC stands for
383. An 80 kW, 440 volts, 3-phase Y connected, 60 A. totally enclosed frequency controlled
Hz, 4-pole synchronous motor has a B. torque, energy, frequency controlled
synchronous reactance of 3-ohm per phase. C. totally enclosed fused cooled
Calculate the torque in Newton-meter if it is D. totally enclosed fan cooled
operating at rated condition at 92% efficiency.
A. 714 C. 571 392. Synchronous motor are
B. 135 D. 461 A. self-starting
B. not self-starting
384. A 220 volts single phase induction motor draws C. essentially self-starting
current of 10 amps at 0.75 pf. A capacitor of 50 D. none of these
F is connected in order to improve the power
factor. What is the new power factor? 393. The motor in which stator and rotor magnetic
A. 0. 866 leading field rotate at the same speed is
B. 0.866 lagging A. induction motor
C. 0.95 lagging B. universal motor
D. 0.95 leading C. reduction motor
D. synchronous motor
385. A test is performed on a 230 volts, delta
connected synchronous motor having 92% 394. An over-excited synchronous motor takes
efficiency and 85% power factor. With 6 volts A. lagging current
dc impressed across its terminals, the current B. leading current
reading is 90 amperes. Determine the ohmic C. lagging and leading current
resistance per phase. D. none of these
A. 0.067 /phase
B. 0.44 /phase
395. In a synchronous motor, which loss does not
C. 0.1 /phase
vary with load?
D. 0.15 /phase
A. copper losses
B. hysteresis losses
386. A synchronous motor operates continuously on C. windage losses
the following duty cycle: 50 hp for 10 sec, 100 D. none of the above
hp for 10 sec, 150 hp for 5 sec, 120 hp for 20
sec, idling for 14 sec. What would be the size of
396. Squirrel cage induction motor differs from the
motor to be used?
slip ring type in that it has no
A. 90 hp C. 150 hp
A. slip rings
B. 100 hp D. 120 hp
B. windings on the stator
C. rotor winding
387. A polyphase motor may be protected against D. rotating part
reversal of rotation by using a
A. reverse speed relay
397. A 3- synchronous motor runs at full-load speed
B. reverse power relay
of 1200 rpm. If the load is reduced to one-half
C. reverse phase relay
of rated, calculate its speed regulation.
D. reverse current relay
A. 100% C. 0%
B. 50% D. 86.6%
388. A 1000 kVA, 11 kV, 3-phase, Y-connected
synchronous motor has a resistance of 3 ohms
398. An industrial load is taking 500 kW at 0.6
lagging p.f. is desired to raise the p.f. to 0.866
lagging using a synchronous machine whose
power input is 300 kW. Calculate the kVA rating
of the motor required for such operation and
the power factor at whuch the motor will
operate.
A. 365 kVA, 0.826 leading
B. 365 kVA, 0.778 leading
C. 305 kVA, 0.826 leading
D. 380 kVA, 0.866 leading

399. A 3–phase, 440-volts, 50 Hz induction motor

has 4% slip. What is the frequency of the rotor
induced emf?
A. 200 Hz C. 2 Hz
B. 50 Hz D. 0.2 Hz

400. What is the ratio of maximum to full-load torque

in a motor having a slip of 5% at full-load and
25% at maximum torque?
A. 15 C. 3
B. 2.6 D. 5.2

401. A 3Φ 6-pole induction motor has a nameplate

speed of 1160 rpm, what is its full-load slip?
A. 2.58% C. 3.59%
B. 3.3% D. 1.4%

402. A 3Φ, induction motor is wound for 4 poles and

is supplied from a 50 Hz system. What is the
rotor frequency when rotor runs at 1410 rpm?
A. 3 Hz C. 2.9 Hz
B. 2.5 Hz D. 3.5 Hz

403.
A. C.
B. D.

404.
A. C.
B. D.

405.
A. C.
B. D.