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BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

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BatStateU-Alangilan, Batangas City

College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

FINAL EXAMINATION
Second Semester, AY2021-2022

Course Code EE 422

Course Title AC and DC Machinery

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Name of Student

Instruction to Students
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. READ and FOLLOW all the direction given.
3. This is a closed book examination; no notes are permitted.

NO. SECTIONS POINTS ILOs Questions Points

1. Multiple Choices 30
ILO 1 I (1 – 30) 30
2. Problem Solving 70
ILO 2 II (31-100) 70
TOTAL POINTS 100
I. MULTIPLE CHOICES - Question 1 to 30 (Mapped to ILO1)
Direction: Read each statement carefully. Identify what is being ask in each question,
choose the letter of the correct answer. 1 pt each question

1. Alternators are usually designed to generate

a. variable frequency
b. constant current
c. constant frequency
d. constant power factor
2. Adjustment of field excitation on one of the two alternators operating in parallel will
a. increase its load
b. change its frequency
c. decrease its load
d. change its power factor
3. When the speed of an alternator is changed from 3600 rpm to 1800 rpm, the generated
emf/phase will
a. be half of the initial value
b. be twice of the initial value
c. be four times of the initial value
d. not be affected
4. In huge alternators, the moving part is
a. brushes
b. armature
c. poles
d. none of the above
5. Component that drives the generator it can be diesel engine, steam turbines, etc.
a. prime mover
b. shaft
c. rotor
d. bearing
6. This is dependent to the number of field poles and the speed at which the generator is
operated.
a. rotor speed
b. synchronous speed
c. frequency
d. all of the above
7. Ratio of useful power to the total power fed to the motor.
a. Percent impedance
b. voltage regulation
c. slip
d. efficiency
8. ‘X’ is a rectangular coil consisting of a large number of turns of copper wire wound over a
soft iron core in an AC generator. Identify X.
a. slip ring
b. armature
c. copper brushes
d. field magnet
9. Which among the following is true about transformers?
a. Transformers are used to convert low alternating voltage to a high alternating voltage
b. Transformers are used to convert low alternating power to a high alternating power
c. Transformers are based on the phenomena of mutual electric field
d. Transformers are used only for low alternating voltage
10. Identify the law which is used to find out the direction of eddy currents.
a. Lenz’s law
b. Faraday’s law
c. Ampere circuital law
d. Maxwell’s law
11. The essential difference between AC generator and DC generator is that
a. AC Generator has an electromagnet while DC generator has permanent magnet
 b. DC Generator will generate a higher voltage
c. AC Generator will generator more power that DC Generator
d. AC Generator has slip ring while the DC generator has a commutator
12. In an ideal transformer, what is the efficiency?
a. 75%
b. 80%
c. 96%
d. 100%
13. If the power developed in an alternator is at maximum, which is true in the following
statement?
a. The power factor is equal to unity
b. The angle between the generated emf per phase and the terminal voltage per phase is
90 degrees
c. The generated emf per phase becomes equal the terminal voltage per phase
d. All of the above
14. If friction and windage losses are known as the constant losses, unless otherwise specified,
what is ventilation losses?
a. constant losses
b. variable losses
c. total losses
d. winding losses
15. In order for the alternators to operate in parallel, which of the following must be required?
a. equal magnitude of terminal voltage
b. equal operating frequencies
c. same phase sequence
d. all of the above
16. Which of the following statement is true?
a. flux is inversely proportional to the rotor current
b. induced emf is directly proportional to flux
c. induced emf is inversely proportional to the rotor current
d. All of the above
17. A transformer is ideal, if
a. there is no core loss
b. there is no leakage flux
c. there is less copper loss
d. All of the above
18. What is the main difference between the synchronous motors and induction motors?
a. The former can only run with single phase supply while the latter is driven by three
phase supply
b. The former’s design and construction is much more complex than the latter
c. The former’s synchronous speed is equal to rotor speed while the latter’s synchronous
speed is greater than the rotor speed
d. The former’s synchronous speed is equal to rotor speed while the latter’s synchronous
speed is less than the rotor speed
19. What is the similarity between ac motors and ac generators?
a. Both machines are fed with alternating current supply
b. Both machines are used for larger load
c. Both machines’ maintenance cost is little compare to dc machines
d. All of the above
20. This is the difference between the synchronous speed and the actual rotor speed expressed
as a percent of the synchronous speed.
a. slip
b. speed regulation
c. frequency
d. rotor speed percentage

21. This is the percentage rise in terminal voltage of the alternator when the load is removed.
 a. locked rotor
b. efficiency
c. voltage regulation
d. speed regulation
22. If the stator frequency of an induction motor is not given, what is the best option possible?
a. use the rotor frequency as the value of stator frequency
b. use the standard electrical frequency
c. use half of the rotor frequency value
d. none of the above
23. If the stator frequency of a synchronous motor is not given, what is the best option possible?
a. use the rotor frequency as the value of stator frequency
b. use the standard electrical frequency
c. use half of the rotor frequency value
d. none of the above
24. In a 3-phase induction motor, what happen when the rotor is blocked?
a. the motor is in a standstill position
b. the open circuit voltage induced in the rotor also equal to the line voltage
c. the induction motor will run as a synchronous motor
d. none of the above
25. When a no-load test is conducted in an induction motor, what would happen to its circuit?
a. the slip becomes equal to one
b. the current in the stator becomes negligible compare to current through the rotor
c. the circuit consists essentially of the magnetizing branch only
d. all of the above
26. When a locked-rotor test is conducted in an induction motor, what would happen to its
circuit?
a. the slip becomes equal to one
b. the current in the stator becomes negligible compare to current through the rotor
c. the circuit consists essentially of the magnetizing branch only
d. all of the above
27. If the efficiency of the motor is not given and it is not possible to solve it using the data
given, what is the best possible option?
a. The input power drawn is equal to the output power delivered
b. Assume its value to be 100%
c. Both A and B
d. none of the above
28. There are two input powers needed to run a synchronous motor, what are they?
a. positive supply used to excite the stator windings and negative supply used to excite
the field windings of the rotor circuit
b. ac power supply used to excite the stator windings and dc power supply used to excite
the field windings of the rotor circuit
c. single phase ac power supply used to excite the stator windings and three-phase ac
power supply used to excite the field windings of the rotor circuit
d. Both A and B
29. AC motors are machines that are driven by alternating current to produces rotation in the
shaft. How do you think can you varied the speed of the motor during operation?
a. the speed is controlled by varying the armature winding’s current
b. the speed is controlled by decreasing the value of torque
c. the speed is controlled by an external equipment
d. the speed is controlled by varying the frequency of the current
30. Which of the following machines works on the principle of Faraday’s law?
a. AC generator
b. AC motors
c. Transformers
d. all of the above
II. PROBLEM SOLVINGS - Question 31 to 100 (Mapped to ILO2)
Directions: Solve each problem completely and correctly. Box and Round-off your
final answer/s to two decimal places. No unit or incorrect unit is considered wrong.
(10pts each problem).
1. A two-pole three phase 50 Hz Y-connected AC generator has 9 slots per pole and 6
conductors per slot. What is the flux per pole if the voltage on open circuit is 1.1KV.
Assume a coil span of unity.
2. A 1MVA, 11 KV, three phase wye-connected synchronous generator has a synchronous
reactance of 5 ohms and a negligible reactance per phase. At a certain field current the
generator delivers rated load at 0.9 lagging power factor at 11 KV. For the same excitation,
what is the terminal voltage at 0.9 leading power factor full-load?
3. Determine the efficiency of a 1500 kVA, 2300 V, 3-phase, Y-connected alternator, which
operates at rated output with power factor of 80%. The DC armature resistance at 70 deg
C between terminals is 0.08 ohm. The field takes 70 A at 120 V from the exciter equipment.
Friction and windage losses are 15 kW, iron loss is 35 kW and stray load losses is 1.5 kW.
Assume the effective armature winding resistance is 1.5 times the DC value.
4. A six pole three phase squirrel cage induction motor is connected to a 60 cps supply. At
full load, the rotor`s induced emf makes 72 complete cycles in 1 minute. Find the rotor
speed.
5. A 50 HP, 440 V, 3 Phase, 60 Hz, 6 Pole squirrel cage induction motor is operating at full
load and 0.8 pf. The load efficiency is 85% and the percentage slip is 5%. Determine full
load torque. (714)
6. A 500 HP, 200 V, 3 phase star connected synchronous motor has a synchronous impedance
of 0.3 + j3 ohm per phase. Determine the induced emf per phase if the motor works on full
load with an efficiency of 94% and a power factor of 0.8 leading.
7. A 10 KVA, 2400/240V, single phase transformer has the following resistances and leakage
reactance
Rp = 3-ohm Rs = 0.03-ohm
Xp = 15-ohm Xs = 0.15-ohm
Find the primary voltage required to produce 240V at the secondary terminals at full-load,
when the load power factor is 0.8 lagging.

Prepared by:

Engr. JOHN EDWARD DIMACULANGAN Engr. ADRIAN OBLINO

Guest Lecturer I Guest Lecturer I
Date: May 27, 2022 Date: May 27, 2022

Engr. JOYZEL Z. GUTIERREZ Engr. JESSIE PERPETUA

Guest Lecturer I Guest Lecturer I
Date: May 27, 2022 Date: May 27, 2022

Engr ALJHON DE GUZMAN Engr. JUDITH MARASIGAN

Guest Lecturer I Guest Lecturer I
Date: May 27, 2022 Date: May 27, 2022
Checked and verified by:

Engr. SHIELA MARIE DIMAYUGA

ME/ PetE Dept/ Program Chairperson
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