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In a `shunt` DC motor how are the pole windings connected? 1. In parallel with the armature.
Before starting any maintenance on an electrical motor what should you do? 1. All of these.
1. The load connected to the switchboard
What determines the power factor of an alternator when it
is connected singularly to the switchboard?

1. Remove the load from the alternator to be

stopped
With two alternators running in parallel, you wish to stop
one. The first step is to:

1. The alternators are not generating the same

With no.1 and no.2 alternators running in parallel and the voltages and should be adjusted on
kW loads equally shared, one alternator is drawing much automatic voltage regulator rheostats
higher current than the other. What does this indicate?

1. With the pointer of the synchronoscope at 0

At which point do you engage the main circuit breaker of the
incoming alternator when paralleling two alternators?

1. Trip/stop all nonessential loads that are

With two alternators operating in parallel at 75% load connected to the switchboard
capacity, one trips without any warning. What is the first
action that should be taken?

1. Raise the governor speed controller of the

You have just synchronized a second alternator onto the incoming alternator and reduce the governor
main switchboard, and want to equally share the load speed controller of the alternator already on
between the "on" and incoming alternators. What would the switchboard
you do first?

1. All of the mentioned alternatives.

When paralleling two alternators they must have:

1. The frequency of the incoming alternator is

You are paralleling two alternators and the pointer of the the same as that of the main switchboard
synchronoscope slowly stops rotating and remains stopped
in one position before the circuit breaker is closed. This
would indicate:
Why should a stationary alternator not be connected to live bus bars ? 1. Because the bus bars will be short circuited.
How would you initiate a test, if found necessary, to find out if an alternator preference
1. By lowering the generator frequency.
system is working ?
What happens to the terminal voltage of a generator when it supplies a leading power1. It rises.
factor load ?
How many sliprings with carbon brushes are fitted on the rotor of a separately excited1. Two.
three-phase alternator ?
At what percentage of the motor name plate rating can a thermal overload relay be 1. 115 %.
safely set for continuously rated motors with service factor 1.15 ?
Which are the two requirements to make electricity generation possible ? 1. Presence of magnetic flux, relative motion
between conductor and flux.
What is the advantage of a fuse over a circuit breaker with regard to short circuit 1. Its very high speed breaking operation.
protection ?
What happens to the characteristics of a 3 phase inductor motor if the applied voltage1. Current and torque decrease , speed
is slightly reduced ? remains constant.
For instantaneous operation of preference overload tripping, at what percentage of the
1. 110 %
total rated current is the device usually set ?
If open circuit and interruption of current continuity occur in the windings of an electric1. a winding break.
motor it is called _____
What are the functions of the Under Voltage Release Unit on the generator circuit 1. All of these.
breaker?
If a total short circuit occurs on a 3 phase alternator and the short-circuit trip fails to 1. The under voltage trip.
operate, what back-up safety device will activate ?
A generator`s Reverse Power protection relay is fitted between _____ 1. the generator and the bus bars.
How many seconds time delay is considered normal before a generator`s Reverse 1. 3 - 5 seconds.
Trip Relay operates ?
The phase to phase voltage of a Star connected alternator is 254.34 Volt. What is the1. 440 Volt.
equivalent line to line voltage ?
If the governor of the driving machine of an alternator malfunctions, which safety 1. The high/low frequency trip.
device will trip the main breaker?
For an overload of 25 % of the full rated current how long compared to tripping a 1. Longer.
circuit breaker would a fuse take to blow ?
When parallel running alternators, what effects the reactive power of each alternator 1. The excitation current.
(kVAR) ?
The ship`s insulation meter indicates a low resistance in the electrical distribution 1. A connection box has been filled with salt
system, which of these is the most likely cause. water.
1. fed into, monitored and supplied to the
consumers.
The Main as well as the Emergency switchboard
are panels where the electric power is _____

In which part of a large alternator is the electric power produced ? 1. In the stator.
How is the voltage output of an alternator controlled ? 1. By the excitation current in the rotor.
Typically, how many times full load current are motor fuses rated in order to withstand1. 2 - 3 times.
the large starting current ?
What happens to the terminal voltage of an alternator producing 440 Volt when it 1. The terminal voltage will drop below 440
supplies a lagging power factor load, example induction motors ? Volt.
 1. Main switchboard.

What is the meaning of item `CP` in this ship`s

electric plant diagram ?

The principle of an automatic voltage regulator (AVR) is to produce an excitation 1. The output voltage and the output current of
current proportional to what? the alternator.
How can the direction of a three phase induction motor can be reversed ? 1. Change the position of the entry cable on
two terminals.
Which of the following safety devices fitted on the main breaker will trip the alternator 1.
if The short circuit protection.
a major cabled line to the distributors should fail and the insulation break through ?
If the governor of the driving machine of an alternator malfunctions, which safety 1. The high/low frequency trip.
device will trip the main switch breaker ?
A breakdown in insulation between a motor winding and the motor frame is called 1. an earth.
_____
How is the excitation current transmitted to the rotor? 1. Via slip rings and brushes.
The breakdown in insulation between one or more windings or one or more coils 1. an insulation breakdown.
inside an electric motor is called _____
When a DC generator is short circuited, how is the output voltage affected? 1. Falls to zero.
When two generators are being manually synchronized, when should the circuit 1. When the synchroscope indicator is rotating
breaker be closed ? slowly clockwise and at 11 o`clock position.
In a Star-connected 3-phase motor _____ 1. the line current is equal to the Phase
current.
What will be the most likely equipment to be disconnected by the preferential trip? 1. Galley.
The kWatt indicator indicates 300 kWatt and the kVAR indicator shows 200 kVAR. 1. 0.832
What is the Power Factor?
In an alternator what effect does increasing the excitation have? 1. Increases the voltage produced in the
conductor.
The torque developed by a three phase induction motor is dependent on which of the1. Its voltage, current and impedance.
following?
When two diesel generator sets are running in parallel during your engine room watch,
1. That both diesels have the same load in
what should you periodically check ? kWatt, same reactive load in kVAR, same
amperage.
What is the result if a motor runs at a frequency higher than its designed operating 1. It will run faster and be overloaded.
frequency?
1. The relay coil A will activate and remain
activated even after the button 2 has been
What will happen when push-button 2 is pressed? released.

If the insulation fails on a major distribution cable, which alternator breaker trip will 1. The short circuit protection.
operate?
Why are interpoles fitted to DC generators? 1. To counter field distortion.
Complete the sentence. A series-wound generator has the field windings in series with
1. armature.
its _____
What can cause etched or burned bands on the contact faces of brushes in a DC 1. Brushes improperly positioned.
motor?
An unidentified feeder supplies three motors with full load currents of 15, 40 and 52 1. 120 Amps.
Amps each. What is the minimum size of the motor feeder in "AMPACITY "?
The phase current in a Delta connected alternator is found to be 127 A. What is the 1. 219.97 Amps.
line current?
In the event of total immersion of an electric motor in sea water what corrective action1. Wash with tetrachloride, heat to 80
should you take to make the motor operational again?
1. Stop push buttons.

What are the items `PP` indicated in this electric starting

diagram ?