Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electrical Machines.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electrical Machines knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In a DC machine, z, p, Ia and a are respectively the number of conductors, number of poles, armature current and number of parallel paths. The peak value of fundamental component of armature MMF wave is ____________

A. 8/ [(z/2p)(I<sub>a</sub>/a)]
B. 8/ <sup>2</sup>[(z/p)(I<sub>a</sub>/a)]
C. 4/ [(z/2p)(I<sub>a</sub>/a)]
D. 8/ <sup>2</sup>[(z/p)(I<sub>a</sub>/a)]
Answer» E.
2.

A sinusoidal current sheet in a rotating electrical machine has peak value along q-axis. The peak value of sinusoidal MMF would be ___________

A. in phase with current peak
B. 90 lagging the current peak
C. 90 leading the current peak
D. may lag or lead depending upon the type of machine
Answer» D. may lag or lead depending upon the type of machine
3.

A winding of 20 full pitched series turns, distributed over a band of 60 under each pole, carries a current of 3A. The winding produces a uniform current sheet of density (in AT s per electrical radiangs) of ___________

A. 180/
B. 120/
C. 90/
D. 60/
Answer» B. 120/
4.

MMF produced by one N-turn coil carrying a current i is ____________

A. rectangular of amplitude Ni/2
B. trapezoidal of amplitude Ni/2
C. rectangular of amplitude Ni
D. trapezoidal of amplitude Ni
Answer» B. trapezoidal of amplitude Ni/2
5.

A uniformly distributed winding on the stator has three full pitched coils, each coil having N turns and each turn carrying a current i. The MMF produced by the winding is?

A. sinusoidal in waveform with an amplitude 3Ni
B. sinusoidal in waveform with an amplitude 3Ni/2
C. trapezoidal in waveform with an amplitude of 3Ni
D. trapezoidal in waveform with an amplitude of 3Ni/2
Answer» E.
6.

Peak value of fundamental component of MMF produced by one N-turn coil carrying a current i is ____________

A. 4/ (Ni)
B. 2/ (Ni)
C. 1/ (Ni)
D. 1/2 (Ni)
Answer» C. 1/ (Ni)
7.

If the current in a coil is AC, the amplitude of MMF ___________

A. varies with time but not with space
B. varies with space but not with time
C. varies with both space and time
D. doesn t vary with both space and time
Answer» B. varies with space but not with time
8.

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» D. none of the mentioned
9.

A knowledge of the air gap flux distribution in a machine helps in determining the ___________

A. generated EMF waveform and its magnitude
B. electrical torque
C. winding MMF
D. both generated EMF waveform and electrical torque
Answer» E.
10.

The winding MMF in rotating machines depends on ___________

A. winding arrangement
B. winding current
C. air gap length,slot openings etc
D. both winding arrangement and winding current
Answer» E.