Em Ii Unit 1
Em Ii Unit 1
Em Ii Unit 1
Department of EEE
EE8401 –Electrical Machines-II
Unit I - MCQ Bank
1.-Voltage drop occur in an alternator in
A. Armature resistance only
B. Armature resistance and leakage reactance
C. leakage reactance Armature resistance and armature reaction
D. leakage reactance ,armature reaction, Armature resistance and earth connection
Answer:C
3-which kind of rotor is most suitable for turbo alternator which are designed to run
with high speed
A. None-salient pole
B. Salient Pole
C. Both
D. None of above
Answer:A
5-In an alternator or generator ,at lagging power factor the generated voltage per phase
as compare to that at unity power factor
A. Must be less than terminal voltage
B. Must be same as terminal voltage
C. Must be more then terminal voltage
D. Must be 1.4 time the terminal voltage
Answer:C
9-The number of electrical degree passed through in one revolution of a six pole
synchronous Generator is
A. 720
B. 360
C. 1080
D. 2160
Answer:C
10-A 10 pole ac generator rotates at 1200 rpm .The frequency of ac voltage in cycles
per second will be
A. 110
B. 100
C. 50
D. 120
Answer:B
11-An synchronous generator power at 210v per phase while running at 1500 rpm .If
the speed of the alternator drops to 1000 rpm the generated voltage per phase will be
A. 140v
B. 180v
C. 150v
D. 105V
Answer:A
12-If the input to the prime mover remain constant and excitation changed then the
A. Active component of output is change
B. Reactive component of output is change
C. Power factor of the load remain constant
D. Power factor of load reduces
Answer:B
14-. If the DC excitation is suddenly dropped to 0, the three phase alternator _________
A) runs as motor
B) stops to zero speed in few seconds
C) continues to run as motor but at lower speed
D) no change in the operating conditions.
Answer:A
16-The driving power from the prime mover driving an alternator is lost but
alternator remain connected to the supply network and the field is also remain on .The
alternator will
A. Behave as an induction motor but run in opposite direction
B. Behave as a synchronous motor but will run in the same direction
C. Behave as a synchronous motor but run in reverse direction to that
corresponding to generator action
D. Will burn
Answer:B
17-If the input of the prime mover of an alternator is kept constant and excitation is
changed then
A. Reactive component of the output is changed
B. Active component is changed
C. Power factor of load remain constant
D. Power factor of load changes from lagging to leading
Answer:C
20-When two alternators are running in parallel their KVAR load share is changed by
change in their …….. while their KW load share is changed by changing their,,,,,,
A. Excitation ,excitation
B. Excitation, driving torque
C. Driving torque, excitation
D. Driving torque ,excitation
Answer:B
21-Two alternator running in parallel .If driving force of both the alternator is changed
this will changed in
A. Back emf
B. Frequency
C. Generated voltage
D. All of above
Answer:B
22-Three phase alternator has a phase sequence of RYB .In case the field current is
reversed., the phase sequence will be
A. RYB
B. RBY
C. YRB
D. All
Answer:A
26.An alternator is rated for 75kw at 0.8 power factor ..its means that
A. Alternator can supply 75kw at 0.8 power factor
B. Alternator can supply power only to load having power factor 0.8
C. The peak efficiency of an alternator occurs only at 75kw load having 0.8
lagging power factor
D. Alternator has 4 pole
Answer:A
29.If the armature reaction in an alternator produces magnetization of the main field
the power should be
A. Zero, leading load
B. Zero, lagging load
C. Unity
D. None of above
Answer:A
31.when an alternator supply unity power factor load ,the armature reaction will be
produced
A. Magnetization of the main field
B. Distortion of the main field
C. Demagnetization of the main field
D. None of above
Answer:B
34.An alternator is supplying a load of 300 kW at a power factor of 0.6 lagging. If the power
factor is raised to unity, How many more kW can the alternator supply? (SSC-2016)
A. 300 kW
B. 100 kW
C. 150 kW
D. 200 kW
Answer:D
38.The positive, negative and zero sequence impedances of 3-phase synchronous generator
are j 0.5 pu, j 0.3 pu and j 0.2 pu respectively. When the symmetrical fault occurs on the
machine terminals. Find the fault current. The generator neutral is grounded through
reactance of j0.1 pu (SSC-2015)
A. -j 3.33 pu
B. -j 1.67 pu
C. -j2.0 pu
D. -j 2.5 pu
Answer:B
39.Which of the following methods would give a higher than the actual value of the
regulation of an alternator? (SSC-2015)
A. ZPF method
B. MMF method
C. EMF method
D. ASA method
Answer:C
40.If the excitation an alternator operating in parallel with other alternators is increased
above the normal value of excitation, its. (SSC-2015)
A. Power factor becomes more lagging
B. Power factor becomes more leading
C. Output current decreases
D. Output kW decreases
Answer:A
41.In an alternator, the effect of armature reaction is minimum at the power factor of (SSC-
2015)
A. 0.5 Lagging
B. 0.866 Lagging
C. 0.866 Leading
D. Unity
Answer:D
44.A 3-phase synchronous motor is started by utilizing the torque developed in (SSC-2014)
A. The high-speed steam turbine
B. The damper winding on the rotor
C. The damper winding on the stator
D. The low-speed water-turbine
Answer:B
46.A 300 kW alternator is driven by a prime mover of speed regulation 4% while the prime
mover of another 200 kW alternator has a speed regulation of 3%. When operating in
parallel, the total load they can take without any of them being overloaded is
A. 500 kW
B. 567 kW
C. 425 kW
D. 257 Kw
Answer:C
47.The emf induced per phase in a three-phase star connected synchronous generator having
the following data (SSC-2013)
Frequency = 50 Hz
A. 2128.36 Volts
B. 1228.81 Volt
C. 869.46 Volts
D. 1737.80 Volts
Answer:B
48. Alternator used in hydel power station has more number of poles in it than used in
thermal power station, because (SSC-2013)
A. The effect of field current on the main flux of a synchronous machine is called
armature reaction
B. The effect of air gap flux on armature current of a synchronous machine is called
armature reaction
C. The effect of armature current on main flux of a synchronous machine is called
armature reaction
D. The effect of armature current on air-gap flux of a synchronous machine is called
armature reaction
Answer:C
50.Two alternators rated 40 MVA and 60 MVA respectively are working in parallel and
supplying a total load of 80 MW. Speed regulation of both the alternator is 5%. The load
sharing between them will be (SSC-2012)
A. 30 MW, 50 MW
B. 32 MW, 48 MW
C. 36 MW, 44 MW
D. 40 MW each
Answer:B
51.In a 3-phase synchronous generator, the stator winding is connected in star, because a
delta connection would (SSC-2011)
A. Have circulating currents due to triple harmonics
B. Require more insulation and conductor material
C. Require larger conductor and more core material
D. Result in a short circuit
Answer:B
53.The angle between induced emf and terminal voltage on no-load for a single
phase alternator is
A. 180°
B. 90°
C. 0°
D. 270°
Answer:C
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54.A salient pole synchronous generator connected to an infinite bus power will deliver
maximum power at power angle of (SSC-2010)
A. δ = 0°
B. δ = 90°
C. δ = 45°
D. δ = 30°
Answer:B
55. Voltage regulation for an alternator operating at leading power factor is negative due to
___________
A. magnetizing nature of armature reaction
B. demagnetizing nature of armature reaction
C. cross-magnetizing nature of armature reaction
D. all of the mentioned
Answer:A
57. The emf method of the voltage regulation is applicable only to cylindrical rotor alternator
due to ___________
A. resultant air gap flux is not affected by angular position of rotor
B. uniform angular position of rotor
C. non uniform angular position of rotor
D. saliency of the poles is a trouble while estimating the emf.
Answer:A
61. If the emf from the air gap line is the 3-phase alternator is 440V per phase and armature
current is 110 A. The synchronous reactance is?
A. 4 ohms
B. 2 ohms
C. 6.92 ohms
D. 2.32 ohms
Answer:A
65. If the current in the coil is DC, then MMF doesn’t vary with ____________
A. space
B.time
C. both space and time
D. none of the mentioned
Answer:C
70. A 3 Phase 400, 100 MVA alternator is connected to infinite bus bar. If the mechanical
power input is more than the maximum reluctance power, the reluctance generator will lose
synchronizm if ____________
A. field is open circuited
B. field is short-circuited
C. load is removed
D. damper is removed
Answer:A
71. When synchronous motor is running at synchronous speed, the damper winding
produces?
A. no torque
B. eddy current torque
C. damping torque
D. torque aiding the developed torque
Answer:A
72. Slip test is performed to obtain _____________
A. direct axis reactance and quadrature axis reactance
B. slip
C. positive and negative sequence reactance
D. sub transient reactance
Answer:A
73. In large synchronous machine, field winding is placed on ______ and ac supply on
______
A. rotor, stator
B. stator, rotor
C. armature, slots
D. pole shoes, stator
Answer:A
76. If the DC excitation is suddenly dropped to 0, the three phase alternator _________
A) runs as motor
B stops to zero speed in few seconds
C. continues to run as motor but at lower speed
D. no change in the operating conditions.
Answer:A