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TAKE HOME FINAL EXAM IN EE 322

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1.In a balance three phase star connected circuit in the line voltage are equal
(i) to the line current 150, 3- Phase System
(ii) to the phase voltage
(iii) and so are the line currents
(iv) but the line currents are unequal
2. The type of a.c. distribution system commonly used to supply both light and power is the
(i) open delta system
(ii) Three phase delta system
(iii) three phase star system with neutral wire
(iv) Three phase star system without neutral line
3. The phase displacement between phasors in polyphaser system is always
(i) 90 degrees
(ii) 120 degrees
(iii) 360 degrees divided by the number of phases
4. In a balanced three phase star connected system the line voltage is
(i) the phasor difference of the two phase voltages
(ii) the phasor sum of the two phase voltage
(iii) 0.707 times the phase voltage
(iv) 1.414 times the phase voltage
5. In a star connected system line current is
(i) 0.707 times the phase current
(ii) 1.735 times the phase current
(iii) equal to the phase current
(iv) 1.414 times the phase current
6. In delta connected system line current is
(i) step down current
(ii) extra step up voltage
(iii) extra step up current
(iv) extra step up power
7.Power in the three phase star system is equal to
(i) √ 3 x VL x lL X power factor
(ii) 3x V ph x Ll X power factor
(iii) √ 3 x VL x lph x power factor
(iv) 3 x Vph x lph x power factor
8. Power in a three phase delta system with balanced load is equal to
(i) √ 3 x VL x Ll x power factor
(ii) √ 3 x Vph x lph x power factor
 (iii) 3 x Vph x Ll x power factor
(iv) 3 x VL x lL x power factor
9. In a delta connected system the line current is
(i) 1.414 times the place current
(ii) phasor sum of the two phases currents
(iii) equal to the phase current
(iv) 1.732 times the phase current
10. Power in star connected system is
(i) equal to that of delta system
(ii) √ 2 times the delta system
(iii) √ 3 times the delta system
(iv) 3 times of delta system
11. For an unbalanced load which connections is suitable
(i) 3 wire open delta
(ii) 4 wire star connections
(iii) 3 wire delta connection
(iv) 3 wire star connection
12. What is the minimum number of wattmeter’s required for measuring power of a three-phase
balanced load
(i) two
(ii) four
(iii) one
(iv) three
13. The power is to be measured for balanced delta connected load whose terminals cannot be opened.
How many watt-meters do you need?
(i) four
(ii)one
(iii) two
(iv) three
14. What is the minimum number of watt meters required to measure unbalanced power for a three
phase system.
(i) two
(ii) four
(iii) three
(iv) one
15.In two wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeter will be identical when
(i) load in one of the phases is zero
(ii)power factory is unity
(iii)power factor is 0.5
(iv) neutral is earthed
16. 2 watt meters can be used to measure 3-phase power for a
(i) balanced and unbalanced load
(ii)unbalanced only
(iii)balanced load only
 (iv) unity factor only
17. In 2-watt meter method, the reading of one of the watt meter will be zero when
(i) power factor is unity
(ii) power factor is 0.5
(iii)load in one of the phases is zero
(iv) a neutral wire is not provided
18. For a 3 phase unbalanced load
(i) the power factor of each phase will be in proportional to the load
(ii) the power factor of each phase will be the same
(iii) the power factor of at least one of the phase must be leading
(iv) the power factor of each phase may be different
19. A watt meter is installed in a balanced 3-phase system. The watt meter will measure
(i) total power
(ii) real power
(iii) active power
(iv) reactive power

20. For a balanced load which connections is suitable

(i) 3 wire open delta
(ii) 4 wire star connections
(iii) 3 wire delta connection
(iv) 3 wire star connection
 RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT

TAKE HOME FINAL EXAM IN EE 323

Name: __________________________________________________________________Grade_____________________________

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1.Synchronous motor has

(i) constant speed
(ii) slight drop in speed on full load
(iii) high speed at low torque
(iv) low speed at high torque
2. The synchronous speed of a 50 cycle 10 pole motor is
(i) 500 r.p.m.
(ii) 150 r.p.m.
(iii) 600 r.p.m.
(iv)1000 r.p.m.
3. The speed of a synchronous motor connected to 50 cycle supply is 1000 r.p.m. the number of poles it
must have
(i) 4
(ii) 6
(iii) 8
(iv) 10
4. The maximum power developed in a synchronous motor occurs at a coupling angle of
(i) 0°
(ii) 45°
(iii)90°
(iv)180°
5. A 3-phase, 4 pole, 24 slot alternator has its armature coils short-pitched by one slot. Its pitch factor
will be
(i) 1.0
(ii) 0.966
(iii) 0.96
(iv) 0.94
6.Synchronous motor is capable of being operated at
(i) lagging power factory only
(ii) leading power factor only
(iii) lagging and leading power factor
(iv) none of these
7. The synchronous motor is not inherently self- starting because
(i) the rotating magnetic field does not have enough poles
(ii) the rotating magnetic field is produced by only 50 H Z frequency currents
 (iii) the force required to accelerate the rotor is to the synchronous speed in an instant is
(iv) the starting devices to accelerate the rotor to near synchronous speed is absent
8. When the stator windings are connected in such a fashion that the number of poles are made half,
the speed of the rotor of a synchronous motor
(i) decreases tom half the original value
(ii) remains same as the original value
(iii) increases to two times the original value
(iv) tends to become zero
9.In a synchronous motor, as load is applied, the motor takes more armature current because
(i) back emf decreases causing an increase in motor current
(ii) the rotor strengthens the rotating field causing more motor current
(iii) the rotor by shifting its phase backward causes motor to take more current
(iv) the increased load has to take more current
10. Synchronizing power of a synchronous machine is
(i) equal to synchronous reactance
(ii) inversely proportional to the synchronous reactance
(iii) directly proportional to the synchronous reactance
(iv) none of these
11. Synchronous motor always runs at
(i) a speed less than synchronous speed
(ii) a speed more than synchronous speed
(iii) the synchronous speed
(iv) none of these
12. Synchronous motors are
(i) self-starting
(ii) not self-starting
(iii) essentially self-starting
(iv) none of these
13. An over-excited synchronous motor take
(i) lagging current
(ii) lagging current
(iii) lagging and leading current
(iv) none of these
14. The motor in which stator and rotor magnetic field rotate at the same speed is
(i) induction motor
(ii) reduction motor
(iii) universal motor
(iv) synchronous motor
15. When the excitation of an unloaded salient pole synchronous motor suddenly gets disconnected,
then
(i) the motor stop
(ii) it runs at the same speed
(iii) it runs at lower speed
(iv) it runs at very high speed
16.In a synchronous motor, the torque angle is
(i) the angle between the rotating stator flux and rotor poles
(ii) the angle between the magnetizing current and black emf
(iii) the angle between the supply voltage and the back emf
(iv) none of the above
17. A 3 phase, 400 V, 50 Hz, 4 pole synchronous motor has a load angle of 10 electrical. The equivalent
mechanical degree
(i) the angle between the rotating stator flux and rotor poles
(ii) the angle between the magnetizing current and black emf
(iii) the angle between the supply voltage and the back emf
(iv) none of the above
18. The breakdown torque of a synchronous motor varies as
(i) the speed and load vary
(ii) the load varies
(iii) the speed varies
(iv) none of the above
19. In a synchronous motor, which loss does not vary with load?
(i) Cooper losses
(ii) Hysteresis losses
(iii) Windage losses
(iv) applied voltage
20. A 3 phase, 400 V, 50 Hz salient pole synchronous motor is running on no load. If there is break in the
excitation winding of the motor
(i) the motor will stop
(ii) the winding will get overheated
(iii) the motor will run as reluctance motor at the rated rpm
(iv) the motor will run as reluctance motor at lower rpm
21. In the figure shown with curve represents the variation of synchronous reactance for a synchronous
motor with field current?
(i) the motor will stop
(ii) the winding will get overheated
(iii) the motor will run as reluctance motor at the rated rpm
(iv) the motor will run as reluctance motor at lower rpm
22. A 3 phase synchronous motor is running clockwise. In case the direction of its field current is
reversed
(i) the motor will continue to run in the same direction
(ii) the motor will run in the reverse direction
(iii) the motor stop
(iv) the winding of the motor will burn
23. The speed regulation of a 3 phase synchronous motor is
(i) 5%
(ii) 1%
(iii) 0.4%
(iv) zero%
24. In a synchronous motor, the synchronizing power comes into action when
(i) rotor speed is equal to synchronous speed
(ii) rotor speed is less than synchronous speed
(iii) rotor speed is more than synchronous speed
(iv) rotor speed is either less or more than synchronous speed
25. The speed of synchronous motor
(i) reduces as load increases
(ii) increase as load increases
(iii) adjust itself to new equilibrium speed whenever load changes
(iv) always remains constant
26. Which curve represents the open circuit characteristic of a synchronous motor
(i) Curve A
(ii) Curve B
(iii) Curve C
(iv) Curve D
27. The minimum armature current of the synchronous motor corresponds to operation at
(i) 0.8 power factor lagging
(ii) unity power factor
(iii) zero power factor leading
(iv) none of the above
28. If the field of a synchronous motor is under-exiting the power factor will be
(i) lagging
(ii) leading
(iii) unity
(iv) more than unity
29. When a 3-phase synchronous generator is supplying a zero p.f. lagging load the armature field
affects the main field in the following way
(i) directly opposes it
(ii) cross magnetizes it
(iii) augments it directly
(iv) none of the above
30. When the excitation of an unloaded salient-pole synchronous motor suddenly gets disconnected
(i) the motor stop
(ii) it runs as a reluctance motor at the same speed
(iii) it runs as a reluctance motor at a lower speed
(iv) none of the above
31. In a 3-phase synchronous converter the ratio of a.c. current to d.c. current is equal to
(i) 0.943
(ii) 0.6112
(iii) 1.60
(iv) none of the above
32. The armature current of the synchronous motor has large values of
(i) low excitation only (iii) both low and high excitation
(ii) high excitation only (iv) none of these