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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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1. WHEN DISCONNECTING THE IDG THE BUTTON SHOULD BE PRESSED:

A. FOR NO MORE THAN 3 SECS.

B. FOR LONGER THAN 3 SECS.
C. UNTIL FAULT LIGHT GOES OUT.
D. FOR NO MORE THAN 5 SECS.

2. AC ESS BUS IS NORMALLY SUPPLIED BY:

A. AC BUS 1.
B. AC BUS 2.
C. STATIC INVERTER.

3. THE STATIC INVERTER TRANSFORMS THE DC VOLTAGE FROM THE

BATTERY BUS INTO:

A. SINGLE PHASE 115 V – 400 HZ AC CURRENT.

B. THREE PHASE 115/200 V – 400 HZ AC CURRENT.
C. SINGLE PHASE 28 V – 400 HZ DC CURRENT

4. WITH APU AVAILABLE IF ONE GENERATOR FAILS THE FAILED

GENERATOR IS REPLACED BY:

A. THE APU.
B. THE OTHER COMPUTER.
C. IS NOT REPLACED.

5. THE IDG REGULATES THE:

A. SPEED.
B. VOLTAGE.
C. FREQUENCY.
D. THE GENERATOR.

6. IN EMERGENCY CONFIGURATION, AC ESS SHED BUS IS

AUTOMATICALLY:

A. SHED.
B. SUPPLIED BY STATIC INVERTER WHEN L/G IS DOWN.
C. SUPPLIED BY STATIC INVERTER WHEN L/G IS UP.

7. WHEN THE EXT PWR P/B GREEN AVAIL IS ILLUMINATED MEANS?

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A. THE EXT PWR IS CONNECTED TO THE A/C.

B. THE A/C NETWORK IS SUPPLIED.
C. APU GEN supplies AC BUS 1 and EXT PWR supplies AC BUS 2.

8. IN CERTAIN CASES, THE STATIC INVERTER IS SUPPLIED BY:

A. HOT BUS 1 AND HOT BUS 2.

B. HOT BUS 1.
C. DC BAT BUS.

9. WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE EMER GENERATOR TEST?

A. THE RAM AIR TURBINE (RAT) IS EXTENDED.

B. THE BLUE SYSTEM IS PRESSURIZED AND EMERGENCY GENERATOR
COME ON LINE.
C. THE GREEN SYSTEM IS PRESSURIZED AND EMERGENCY GENERATOR
COME ON LINE. SUPPLIED BY THE HOT BUS 2.

10. THE STATIC INVERTER WORKS:

A. ALWAYS.
B. WHEN A/C IS IN FLIGHT AND ON BATTERIES ONLY.
C. WHEN ONE MAIN GENERATOR FAILS.

11. THE EXTERNAL POWER HAS PRIORITY OVER THE APU GEN:

A. YES.
B. NO.

12. IN FLIGHT IN CASE OF LOSS OF ALL MAIN GENERATORS EMERGENCY

GENERATOR NOT RUNNING THE DC ESS BUS IS SUPPLIED BY:

A. HOT BUS 2.
B. ESS TR.
C. BOTH.

13. IF AC BUS 1 FAILS THE AC ESS BUS IS SUPPLIED BY:

A. EMER GEN.
B. AC BUS 2.
C. STATIC INVERTER.

14. CAN YOU RECONNECT THE IDG IN FLIGHT?

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A. YES.
B. NO.

15. WHEN YOU WANT TO CHECK BATTERY VOLTAGE YOU MUST SET THE
BAT P/B TO?

A. AUTO POSITION.
B. OFF POSITION.
C. ON POSITION.

16. AC ESS BUS IS NORMALLY SUPPLIED BY:

A. AC BUS 1.
B. AC BUS 2.Atomatically if AC Bus 1 fail
C . BOTH A & B .are correct

17. NORMAL MINIMUM BATTERY VOLTAGE BEFORE APU START IS:

A. 22 V.
B. 25 V.
C. 27.5 V.

18. IN COLD AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION (NO AC AND NO DC SUPPLY),

WHERE THE BATTERY VOLTAGE CAN BE CHECKED?

A. ON THE ECAM ELEC PAGE.

B. ON THE ELEC OVERHEAD PANEL.
C. THERE IS NO INDICATION.

19. ON GROUND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE “RAT AND EMER GEN MAN ON
P/B IS PRESSED IN”?

A. THE RAT IS EXTENDED.

B. THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR IS ACTIVATED.
C. NOTHING.

20. GEN 1 & GEN 2 WHEN OPERATING HAVE PRIORITY OVER APU GEN:

A. YES.
B. NO.

21. IN CASE OF TOTAL ELECTRICAL LOSS THE AC ESS BUS IS SUPPLIED BY:

A. STATIC INVERTER.
B. EMER GEN.
C. BOTH.

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22. THE BAT FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN:

A. BATTERY VOLTAGE < 25.

B. BATTERY PB SET AT OFF IN FLIGHT.
C. CHARGING CURRENT INCREASE AT AN ABNORMAL RATE.

23. AC BUS TIE CONTACTORS ENABLE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

A. TO BE CONNECTED IN PARALLEL.
B. TO BE SUPPLIED BY ANY GENERATOR OR EXTERNAL POWER
C. TO BE SUPPLIED BY APU GEN OR EXT PWR ONLY.

24. IN FLIGHT, ON BATTERIES ONLY, THE AC ESS SHED BUS AND THE DC
ESS SHED BUS ARE LOST:

A. YES.
B. NO.

25. IN FLIGHT IN CASE OF LOSS OF ALL MAIN GENERATORS EMERGENCY

GENERATOR NOT RUNNING THE STATIC INVERTER SUPPLIES:

A. APU AND ENG START + AC ESS BUS.

B. ENG START + AC ESS BUS + AC ESS SHED BUS.
C. ENG START.

26. THE ESS TR MAY BE USED TO REPLACE A FAULTY TR:

A. YES.
B. NO.

27. GENERATORS ARE SOMETIMES CONNECTED IN PARALLEL:

A. YES.
B. NO

28. ONLY ONE GENERATOR IS OPERATING IN FLIGHT:

A. MAIN GALLEY IS AUTOMATICALLY SHED.

B. SECONDARY GALLEY IS AUTOMATICALLY SHED.
C. ALL GALLEYS ARE SHED.

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ANSWERS

QUESTION ANSWERS QUESTION ANSWERS

1 A 21 A
2 A 22 C
3 A 23 B
4 A 24 A
5 A 25 A
6 A 26 A
7 A 27 B
8 B 28 A
9 B
10 B
11 A
12 A
13 B
14 B
15 B
16 C
17 B
18 B
19 A
20 A

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