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401.

*/*_Synchronous motor always runs at?

A. the synchronous speed
B. less than synchronous speed
C. more than synchronous speed
D. none of the above
Answer» B. less than synchronous speed
402.

*/*_Synchronsizingpower of a synchronous machine is?

A. direcly proportional to the synchronous reactance
B. inversely proportional to the synchronous reactance
C. equal to the synchronous reactance
D. none of the above
Answer» C. equal to the synchronous reactance
403.

*/*_An important advantage of a synchronous motor over wound round induction motor is that?

A. its power factor may be varied at will
B. its speed is independent of supply frequency
C. its speed may be controlled more easily
D. none of the above
Answer» B. its speed is independent of supply frequency
404.

*/*_Hunting in a synchronous motor cannot be due to?

A. windage friction
B. variable load
C. variable frequency
D. variable supply voltage
Answer» B. variable load
405.

*/*_The magnitude of field flux in a 3-phase synchronous motor?

A. remains constant at all loads
B. varies with speed
C. varies with the load
D. varies with power factor
Answer» B. varies with speed
406.

*/*_For power factor correction, synchronous motors operate at?

A. no-load and greatly over-excited fields
B. no-load and under-excited fields
C. normal load with minimum excitation
D. normal load with zero excitation
Answer» B. no-load and under-excited fields
407.

%_For power factor correction, synchronous motors operate at_%

A. no-load and greatly over-excited fields
B. no-load and under-excited fields
C. normal load with minimum excitation
D. normal load with zero excitation
Answer» B. no-load and under-excited fields
408.

%_Hunting in a synchronous motor cannot be due to_%

A. windage friction
B. variable load
C. variable frequency
D. variable supply voltage
Answer» B. variable load
409.

%_An important advantage of a synchronous motor over wound round induction motor is that_%

A. its power factor may be varied at will
B. its speed is independent of supply frequency
C. its speed may be controlled more easily
D. none of the above
Answer» B. its speed is independent of supply frequency
410.

%_The induced e.m.f. in a synchronous motor working on leading power factor will be_%

A. more than the supply voltage
B. less than the supply voltage
C. equal to the supply voltage
D. none of the above
Answer» B. less than the supply voltage
411.

%_The magnitude of field flux in a 3-phase synchronous motor_%

A. remains constant at all loads
B. varies with speed
C. varies with the load
D. varies with power factor
Answer» B. varies with speed
412.

%_The maximum constant load torque under which a synchronous motor will pull into synchronism at rated rotor supply voltage and frequency is known as_%

A. pull-up torque
B. pull-in torque
C. pull-out torque
D. none of the above
Answer» C. pull-out torque
413.

%_If the field circuit of an unloaded salientpole synchronous motor gets suddenly open-circuited, then_%

A. it runs at a slower speed
B. the motor stops
C. it continues to run at the same speed
D. it runs at a very high speed
Answer» C. it continues to run at the same speed
414.

_ Synchronsizingpower of a synchronous machine is$?

A. direcly proportional to the synchronous reactance
B. inversely proportional to the synchronous reactance
C. equal to the synchronous reactance
D. none of the above
Answer» C. equal to the synchronous reactance
415.

_ Synchronous motor always runs at$?

A. the synchronous speed
B. less than synchronous speed
C. more than synchronous speed
D. none of the above
Answer» B. less than synchronous speed
416.

_ A synchronous motor is running with normal excitation. When the load is increased, the armature current drawn by it increases because$?

A. Speed of the motor is reduced
B. Power factor is decreased
C. Eb (back e.m.f.) becomes less than V (applied voltage)
D. Er (net resultant voltage) in armature is increased
Answer» E.
417.

_ In a synchronous motor, damper windings are provided on$?

A. stator frame
B. rotor shaft
C. pole faces
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
418.

_ Exciters of synchronous machines are$?

A. d.c. shunt machines
B. d.c. series machines
C. d.c. compound machines
D. any of the above
Answer» B. d.c. series machines
419.

_ In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of stator back e.m.f. Eb depends on$?

A. load on the motor
B. d.c. excitation only
C. both the speed and rotor flux
D. none of the above
Answer» C. both the speed and rotor flux
420.

_ The speed regulation of a synchronous motor is always$?

A. 1%
B. 0.5%
C. positive
D. zero
Answer» E.
421.

_ In which of the following motors the stator and rotor magnetic field rotate at the same speed ?$?

A. Universal motor
B. Synchronous motor
C. Induction motor
D. Reluctance motor
Answer» C. Induction motor
422.

_ An over-excited synchronous motor takes$?

A. leading current
B. lagging current
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above
Answer» B. lagging current
423.

_ The mechanical displacement of the rotor with respect to the stator, in polyphase multipolar synchronous motors running at full load, is of the order of$?

A. zero degree
B. two degrees
C. five degrees
D. ten degrees
Answer» D. ten degrees
424.

_ Which of the following losses, in a synchronous motor, does not vary with load?$?

A. Windage loss
B. Copper losses
C. Any of the above
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Copper losses
425.

_ When the rotor speed, in a synchronous machine, becomes more than the synchronous speed during hunting, the damper bars develop$?

A. inductor motor torque
B. induction generator torque
C. synchronous motor torque
D. d.c. motor toque
Answer» C. synchronous motor torque
426.

_ In a synchronous motor, the armature current has large values for$?

A. high excitation only
B. low excitation only
C. both high and low excitation
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
427.

_ Synchronous motors are generally not self-starting because$?

A. the direction of rotation is not fixed
B. the direction of instantaneous torque reverses after half cycle
C. startes cannot be used on these machines
D. starting winding is not provided on the machines
Answer» C. startes cannot be used on these machines
428.

_The rotor copper losses, in a synchronous motor, are met by$?

A. d.c. source
B. armature input
C. motor input
D. supply lines
Answer» B. armature input
429.

_By which of the following methods the constant speed of a synchronous motor can be changed to new fixed value ?$?

A. By changing the supply frequency
B. By interchanging any two phases
C. By changing the applied voltage
D. By changing the load
Answer» B. By interchanging any two phases
430.

_The power factor of a synchronous motor is better than that of induction motor because$?

A. stator supply is relieved of responsibility of producing magnetic field
B. mechanical load on the motor can be adjusted
C. synchronous motor runs at synchronous speed
D. synchronous motor has large air gap
Answer» B. mechanical load on the motor can be adjusted
431.

_When the field of a synchronous motor is under-excited, the power factor will be$?

A. leading
B. lagging
C. unity
D. zero
Answer» C. unity
432.

_In a synchronous motor which loss varies with load ?$?

A. Windage loss
B. Bearing friction loss
C. Copper loss
D. Core loss
Answer» D. Core loss
433.

_A synchronous motor connected to infinite bus-bars has at constant full load, 100% excitation and unity power factor. On changing the excitation only, the armature current will have$?

A. no change of power factor
B. lagging power factor with over-excitation
C. leading power factor with under-excitation
D. leading power factor with over-excitation
Answer» E.
434.

_The minimum armature current of the synchronous motor corresponds to operation at$?

A. zero power factor leading
B. unity power factor
C. 0.707 power factor lagging
D. 0.707 power factor leading
Answer» C. 0.707 power factor lagging
435.

_Armature of a synchronous machine is$?

A. Of reducing number of slip rings on the rotor
B. Armature is associated with large power as compared to the field circuits
C. Of difficulty of providing high voltage insulation on rotor
D. All of the above reasons
Answer» E.
436.

_The effect of increasing the load on a synchronous motor running with normal excitation is to$?

A. decrease both armature current and power factor
B. decrease armature current but increase power factor
C. increase armature current but decrease power factor
D. increase both its armature current and power factor
Answer» D. increase both its armature current and power factor
437.

_The torque angle, in a synchronous motor, is the angle between$?

A. the supply voltage and the back e.m.f.
B. magnetising current and back e.m.f.
C. the rotating stator flux and rotor poles
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
438.

_When a 3-phase synchronous generator is supplying a zero power factor lagging load, the armature field affects the main field in the following way$?

A. augments it directly
B. directly opposes it
C. cross-magnetises it
D. none of the above
Answer» C. cross-magnetises it
439.

_The maximum value of torque that a synchronous motor can develop without losing its synchronism, is known as$?

A. slip torque
B. pull-out torque
C. breaking torque
D. synchronising torque
Answer» E.
440.

_In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of stator back e.m.f. £& depends on$?

A. d.c. excitation only
B. speed of the motor
C. load on the motor
D. both the speed and rotor flux
Answer» B. speed of the motor
441.

_If the synchronous motor, properly synchronised to the supply is running on no load and is having negligible loss then$?

A. the stator current will be zero
B. the stator current will be very small
C. the stator current will be very high
D. the back e.m.f. will be more than the supply voltage
Answer» B. the stator current will be very small
442.

_The speed of a synchronous motor$?

A. increases as the load increases
B. decreases as the load decreases
C. always remains constant
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
443.

Slip-rings in a synchronous motor carry$?

A. direct current
B. alternating current
C. no current
D. all of the above
Answer» B. alternating current
444.

Which of the following losses is not dissipated by the stator core surface in a synchronous motor ?$?

A. Eddy current losses in the conductors
B. Iron losses in the stator
C. Copper losses in the slot portion of the conductors
D. Windage losses
Answer» E.
445.

Which of the following motors is non-self starting ?$?

A. D.C. series motor
B. synchronous motor
C. Squirrel cage induction motor
D. Wound round induction motor
Answer» C. Squirrel cage induction motor
446.

Due to which of the following reasons a synchronous motor fails to pull into synchronism after applying D.C. field current?$?

A. High field current
B. Low short circuit ratio
C. High core losses
D. Low field current
Answer» E.
447.

The maximum torque which a synchronous motor will develop at rest for any angular position of the rotor, at rated stator supply voltage and frequency, is known as$?

A. locked-rotor torque
B. synchronous torque
C. pull up torque
D. reluctance torque
Answer» B. synchronous torque
448.

If in a synchronous motor, driving a given mechanical load and drawing current at a leading power factor from constant voltage supply its field excitation is increased, its power factor$?

A. will become more
B. will become less
C. will remain unchanged
D. none of the above.
Answer» C. will remain unchanged
449.

A synchronous motor develops maximum power when load angle is$?

A. 45°
B. 60°
C. 90°
D. 120°
Answer» D. 120¬¨‚àû
450.

A synchronous motor can develop synchronous torque$?

A. when under loaded
B. while over-excited
C. only at synchronous speed
D. below or above synchronous speed
Answer» D. below or above synchronous speed