1. Mention the two types of an alternator?

 Salient pole alternator.

 Non- salient pole alternator.
2. What is stationary armature and rotating field system?
 In this type ,
o Rotor contains magnetic poles.
o Stator contains armature winding.
3. Write any two advantages of rotating field system in a three phase alternator?
 It is easy to insulate the stationary armature windings, because they are
placed in the stator.
 Rotating field is comparatively light in weight and hence it can run at
high speed.
4. Name the types of Armature windings?
 Single Layer Winding
 Double Layer Winding
5. Write the formula to calculate the synchronous speed of alternator?
𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝒇
Ns =
𝑷
Where,
Ns - Synchronous speed.
f - Frequency.
P - Number of poles.
6. Write the expression for pitch factor?
Kp = cos It is always less than unity.
𝑎
𝟐
7. Write the expression for distribution factor?
𝒎𝖰
𝐬𝐢𝐧
𝟐𝖰
Kd = 𝒎 𝐬𝐢𝐧
𝟐
8. Define slot angle?
𝟏𝟖𝟎
Slot angle (𝖰) =
𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒔/𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒆
9. Which type of alternator is used in generating station?
 Cylindrical pole type alternator is used in generating station.
10. What type of rotor is used in turbo alternator?
 Non- salient pole type alternator is used in turbo alternator.
 11. Define Pole pitch?
The distance between the centres of the two adjacent poles is called pole
pitch.
12. Define coil span?
It is the distance between two coil sides of a coil.
13. Define full pitch winding?
If the coil span is equal to the pole pitch, then the winding is called as full
pitch winding. (Coil span = pole pitch).
14. Define short pitched winding?
If the coil span is less the pole pitch, then the winding is called as
full pitch winding. (Coil span < pole pitch).
15.What are the methods obtaining sine wave in salient pole alternator?
 Skewed pole shoe method.
 Graded air gap method.
16. Write the expression for EMF equation of an alternator?
Ephase= 4.44 kp kd f ∅ Tph (volts).
17.Write any two merits of hydrogen cooling?
 Windage loss is very low so efficiency is increased
 Due to low density of the gas, noiseless operation is possible
18. Define pitch factor (or) coil span factor?
It is defined as the ratio of vector sum of the induced emfs per coil to
the Arithmetic sum of induced emfs per coil.
19. Define distribution factor (or) Breadth factor?
The ratio of vector sum emf to Arithmetic sum emf of coil is called
distribution
factor.
20. Write the relation between frequency, speed and number of poles?
Speed (N) =120f / P
21. What is exciter?
Alternators field windings are excited by direct supply. For this purpose,
DC generators are used. These DC generators are called exciter.
22.What is meant by excitation?
The process of giving DC supply to the field windings of the exciter called
excitation.