Bulacan Polytechnic College

Pleasant Hill Subdivision, City of San Jose Del Monte Bulacan

Midterm Examinations

Transformer and Motor Rewindings

Name: Instructor: Mrs. Clara Jane M. Caparas

Course: Date:

I.Multiple Choice.
___1. A type of core wherein the windings are wrapped around the center leg of laminated core.
a. Core-Type c. autotransformer
b. Shell –Type d. air- core
___ 2. A type of core wherein the windings are wrapped around two sides of a laminated square
core.
a. Core-Type c. autotransformer
b. Shell –Type d. air- core
___ 3. It states that an emf is induced in a coil when current in the neighboring coil changes.
a. Lenz Law c. Mutual Inductance
b. Faradays Law d. Electromagnetism
___4. A coil that is connected to a voltage source.
a. Air Core c. Primary Coil
b. Secondary Coil d. Coreless
___ 5. When the number of coils in the secondary is greater than the number of turns in the primary,
the transformer is
a. Autotransformer c. Stepped-up
b. Stepped-down d. all of the choices
___ 6. When the number of coils in the secondary is less than the number of turns in the primary, the
transformer is
a. Autotransformer c. Stepped-up
b. Stepped-down d. all of the choices
___ 7. Electric fields are created in any region of space where a magnetic field is changing with time.

a. Lenz Law c. Maxwell Theory

b. Faradays Law d. Electromagnetism
___ 8. A magnetic field is created in any regions of space where an electric field is changing with time.
a. Lenz Law c. Maxwell Theory
b. Faradays Law d. Electromagnetism
___ 9. All electromagnetic waves move at a speed of light.
a. Lenz Law c. Maxwell Theory
b. Faradays Law d. Electromagnetism
___ 10. He develops the concept of electric field: motor effect and electromagnetic induction.
a. Faraday c. Maxwell
b. Ampere d, Oersted
___ 11. A scientist that found out that an electric current deflects a compass needle.
a. Faraday c. Maxwell
b. Ampere d, Oersted
___ 12. Relative motion of a wire and a magnetic field will induce an emf voltage.
a. Lenz Law c. Maxwell Theory
b. Faradays Law d. Electromagnetism
___ 13. The induced current always flows in such a direction as to oppose the change which causes it.
a. Lenz Law c. Maxwell Theory
b. Faradays Law d. Electromagnetism
___ 14. Electromagnetic waves propagate in free space at this amount.
a. 30 x 108m/s c. 36 x 108m/s
b. 3 x 108m/s d. 3 x 108m/s
___ 15. The secondary voltage is _______ if the secondary winding has more turns than the primary
winding.
a. lesser c. zero
b. greater d. infinite
___ 16. A transformer with an open winding has _______ resistance and zero inductance.
a. lesser c. zero
b. greater d. infinite
___ 17. A transformer that has a one continuous coil with the same wire size suitable for both primary
and secondary windings.
a. power transformer c. autotransformer
b. distribution transformer d. protection transformer
___ 18. What type of core is usually used with an audio transformer?
a. air c. coreless
b. iron d. both a and b
___ 19. When the secondary winding has fewer turns , the output voltage is
a. zero c. infinite
b. greater d. lesser
___ 20. What type of voltage is measured both in the primary and secondary windings of a transformer?
a. dc c. ac
b. neither ac or dc d. either ac or dc

II. True or False.

___ 1. When the current in the primary coil changes by being alternating in nature, a changing magnetic
field is produced.
___ 2. In an ideal transformer fluxes produced by the primary and secondary currents are confined
within the core.
___3. In an ideal transformer the windings has an infinite resistance.
___ 4. In a shell-type core, windings are wrapped around the center leg of a laminated core.
___ 5. In the operation of a transformer, when the voltage is turned on; current briefly surges through
the secondary coil.
___6. In the operation of a transformer, when the voltage is turned off: current briefly surges through
the secondary coil in the opposite direction
___ 7. In a transformer, the magnetic field is building around the primary and extends through the
secondary.
___ 8. In a transformer, the rate at which the magnetic field changes equals the frequency of the AC
current.
___ 9. Electric field is always perpendicular to the magnetic field and both perpendicular to the direction
and the moving waves.
___ 10. All metals are magnetic materials.
___ 11. The primary and secondary windings of the isolation transformer are not connected to each
other.
___ 12. The turns ratio of the transformer is the ratio of the number of turns in the secondary as the
number of turns in the primary.
___ 13. The secondary current is inversely proportional to the turns ratio.
___ 14. Always remember that a DC voltage cannot be step up or down by a transformer.
___ 15. The turns ratio is in the same proportion as the voltage ratio.

III. Enumeration.
1- 2 Types of Transformer Core according to construction
2- 10 Application of Motor
11- 13 How to magnetize a material
14- 17 Uses of electromagnet
18- 20 Transformer Types According to use
IV. Problem Solving. 5 points each.

1. Calculate the voltage output by the secondary winding of a transformer, if the primary voltage is
35 Volts, the secondary winding has 4500 turns, and the primary windings has 355 turns.
2. Calculate the number of turns needed in the secondary of a transformer to transform a primary
voltage of 300 Volts down to a secondary voltage of 180 Volts. If the primary winding has 1150
turns of wire.
3. A 12 Volts transformer has 20 turns in the primary, 5 turns in the secondary. What is the voltage
across the primary side?
Answer Key:
I. 1. B 11. D
2. A 12. B
3. B 13. A
4. C 14. D
5. C 15. B
6. B 16. D
7. B 17. C
8. C 18. A
9. A 19. D
10. B 20. C
II. True or False
1. T 11. T
2. T 12. T
3. F 13. T
4. T 14. T
5. F 15. T
6. T
7. T
8. T
9. T
10. F
III. Enumeration.
1- 2 Shell Type, Core Type
3- 10 Escalators, Drills, wheelchairs, wiper, starter motor, locomotives, conveyors, industrial
robots, saws and blades, food mixers, blenders, microwave ovens, sanders, electric toothbrush,
shaves, hairdryers, vacuum cleaners, sound systems, computers
11- 13 stroking, using Dc coil carrying current, tapping while aligned with the electric’s field
14- 17 loudspeaker, microphone, motor, electric bell, buzzer, relay, galvanometer
18- 20 power, distribution, measurement, protection

IV. Problem Solving.

1. Vs = 443.7 Volts
2. Vs = 59.6 Volts
3. Vs = 3 Volts

Table of Specifications:
 Exam Type of Item
Topic Item Nos.
Part Exam Points
I Multiple
Magnetism and 7- 14 8
Choice.
Electromagnetism
III Enumeration
11-17 7
1-6 6
Multiple
I 15- 20
Choice
Transformer Basics 12
III 1-2
Enumeration
2
Motors III Enumeration 3-10 8

Enumeration
Principles and II
Problem 18- 20 3
Transformer Operations III
Solving 1- 3 15

TOTAL 57 70

Prepared by

CLARA JANE M. CAPARAS

Instructor