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NAC/TLP-07a.13
No.
Subject Code :EE8353 Subject Name :Electrical Drives & Control Rev. No. 02
Unit No :4 Unit Name :Conventional and solid state speed Date 30.09.2020
control of DC motor
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION BANK
S. BTL
Objective Questions (MCQ /True or False / Fill up with Choices )
No.
In the chopper circuit, commutation times are _______ L2
a. Current commutation is equal to voltage commutation
b. Current commutation is less as compared to that of voltage commutation
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c. Current commutation is more as compared to that of voltage commutation
d. Both commutation techniques are not comparable

Speed of d.c. shunt motors are controlled by L2

a. Flux control method
b. Rheostatic control method
2
c. Voltage control method
d. All of these

With the increase in temperature, the speed of series and shunt motor will L2
a. Increase, decrease
b. Decrease, increase
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c. Increase, increase
d. Decrease, decrease

If a portion of armature current is diverted through the diverter resistance, then the speed of L2
d.c. series motor
a. Remains same
4 b. Increases
c. Decreases
d. None of these

In the flux control method for controlling the speed of d.c. shunt motor, the speed control is L2
not possible
a. Below normal rated speed
5 b. Above normal rated speed
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these

In armature voltage control method or rheostatic control method for speed control in d.c. L2
shunt motor, a variable resistance is
a. Added in series with the armature
6 b. Added in series with the field
c. Connected across armature
d. Both in series with armature and field

Which method is suitable for the speed control, below and above the normal rated speed of L2
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d.c. shunt motor?

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 NADAR SARASWATHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, THENI.
Course/Branch : BE/MECH Year / Semester :II/III Format
NAC/TLP-07a.13
No.
Subject Code :EE8353 Subject Name :Electrical Drives & Control Rev. No. 02
Unit No :4 Unit Name :Conventional and solid state speed Date 30.09.2020
control of DC motor
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION BANK
a. Flux control method
b. Rheostatic control method
c. Voltage control method
d. All of these

If a resistance is added in series with the field winding of d.c. shunt motor, then its L2
a. Both speed and torque decreases
b. Both speed and torque increases
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c. Speed decreases, torque increases
d. Speed increases, torque decreases

Ward-Leonard system is used for L2

a. Wide range of speed control
b. Very sensitive speed control
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c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these

For frequent starting, stopping and reversals, which motor is commonly used? L2
a. Permanent d.c. motor
b. Ward-Leonard system
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c. Brushless d.c. motor
d. All of these

Ward-Leonard system of system of speed control is not recommended for _________ L2

a) constant speed operation
11 b) Wide speed
c) frequent-motor reversed
d) very slow speed
DC motors have best speed control by _________ L2
a) armature voltage control
12 b) field resistance control
c) any of the methods
d) none of the mentioned
Half wave converters are used for controlling DC motor of ________________ L2
a) Below 400 W
13 b) 400 W – 4000W
c) More than 4000W
d) Anywhere
When armature current becomes discontinuous? L2
a) Small firing angles
14 b) Large firing angles
c) Infinite firing angle
d) Does not depend on firing angle
How many quadrants does full-converter work? L1
15 a) One

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 NADAR SARASWATHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, THENI.
Course/Branch : BE/MECH Year / Semester :II/III Format
NAC/TLP-07a.13
No.
Subject Code :EE8353 Subject Name :Electrical Drives & Control Rev. No. 02
Unit No :4 Unit Name :Conventional and solid state speed Date 30.09.2020
control of DC motor
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION BANK
b) Half
c) Two
d) Can be any
Three phase converters are employed for _______________ L3
a) Large kW motors
16 b) Small kW motors
c) In all motors
d) Never used
The speed of a d.c. motor can be controlled by varying L2
(a) its flux per pole
17 (b) resistance of armature circuit
(c) applied voltage
(d) all of the above
In the rheostatic method of speed control for a d.c. shunt motor, use of armature divertor L2
makes the method
(a) less wasteful
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(b) less expensive
(c) unsuitable for changing loads
(d) suitable for rapidly changing loads
The phase-control rectifiers used for speed of d.c. motors convert fixed a.c. supply voltage L2
into
(a) variable d.c. supply voltage
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(b) variable a.c. supply voltage
(c) full-rectified a.c. voltage
(d) half-rectified a.c. voltage
The d.c. motor terminal voltage supplied by a solid-state chopper for speed control purposes L2
varies...........with the duty ratio of the chopper
(a) inversely
20 (b) indirectly
(c) linearly
(d) parabolical

The speed of a DC shunt motor can be increased by ______ L2

a) Increasing the resistance in armature circuit
21 b) Increasing the resistance in field circuit
c) Reducing the resistance in the field circuit
d) Reducing the resistance in the armature circuit
If the speed of a DC shunt motor is increased, the back emf of the motor will ___________ L2
a) Increase
22 b) Decrease
c) Remain same
d) Become zero
The speed of a DC shunt motor can be made more than full load speed by __________ L2
a) Reducing the field current
23 b) Decreasing the armature current
c) Increasing the armature current
d) Increasing the excitation current

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 NADAR SARASWATHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, THENI.
Course/Branch : BE/MECH Year / Semester :II/III Format
NAC/TLP-07a.13
No.
Subject Code :EE8353 Subject Name :Electrical Drives & Control Rev. No. 02
Unit No :4 Unit Name :Conventional and solid state speed Date 30.09.2020
control of DC motor
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION BANK
Which speeds can be obtained from field control of DC shunt motor? L2
a) Lower than rated speeds
24 b) Greater than rated speeds
c) Lower and greater than rated speeds
d) Neither lower nor greater than rated speeds
Speed of dc shunt motors are controlled by L2
a. Flux control method
25 b. Rheostatic control method
c. Voltage control method
d. All of these
In the flux control method for controlling the speed of d.c. shunt motor, the speed control is L2
not possible
a. Below normal rated speed
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b. Above normal rated speed
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these
In armature voltage control method or rheostatic control method for speed control in d.c. L2
shunt motor, a variable resistance is
a. Added in series with the armature
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b. Added in series with the field
c. Connected across armature
d. Both in series with armature and field
Which method is suitable for the speed control, below and above the normal rated speed of L2
d.c. shunt motor?
a. Flux control method
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b. Rheostatic control method
c. Voltage control method
d. All of these
The speed of a dc motor is L2
a) Always constant
b) Directly proportional to back emf
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c) Directly proportional to flux
d) Inversely proportional to the product of back emf and flux.

The load voltage of a chopper can be controlled by varying the L2

a) duty cycle
30 b) firing angle
c) reactor position
d) extinction angle

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 NADAR SARASWATHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, THENI.
Course/Branch : BE/MECH Year / Semester :II/III Format
NAC/TLP-07a.13
No.
Subject Code :EE8353 Subject Name :Electrical Drives & Control Rev. No. 02
Unit No :4 Unit Name :Conventional and solid state speed Date 30.09.2020
control of DC motor
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION BANK

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