Saturday, 30 March 2013

II Year PEE D.C.Motors bits



                                                 UNIT-6: D.C.MOTORS

1.  In a DC machine, the number of commutator segments is equal to [c ]
(a)number of conductors (b)number of poles (c)number of coils (d)both a and b

2.  Main advantage of differentially compound motor is that    [c  ]
(a)stable under heavy loads (b)speed increases to very high values on no load
(c)speed remains constant if load is not excessive (d)start under heavy load

3.  Which of the following motor should never be started on no load     [  d ]
(a)shunt (b)compound cumulative (c)compound differentially (d) series

4.  The yoke of a dc machine is made up of [  d ]
(a)silicon steel (b)soft iron (c)aluminium (d)cast steel

5.  The value of back emf in a dc motor is maximum at _______ [ a  ]
(a)no load (b)full load (c)half full load (d)one fourth full load


6. The brushes that carry the current to the load are made up of Carbon

7. Power lost as heat in the armature and field windings of a dc machine is called  copper loss

8. Series dc motor should never be started on no load.

9. The relation between speed, flux and backemf in a dc motor is   NαEb/Ф

10.  The field winding of a d.c shunt machine usually carries ______ of the rated current of the machine [  a]
(a) 2% to 5% (b) 15% to 20% (c) more than 20% (d) less than 0.5%

11.  The speed of a d.c. motor can be controlled by changing [ d   ]
(a) its flux (b) armature circuit resistance
(c) applied voltage (d) all of the above

12. By putting controller resistance in series with the armature of a d.c motor, we can obtain speeds
 [ b]
(a) above the normal speed only (b) below the normal speed only
(c) above as well as below the normal speed (d) none of the above


13.  The only disadvantage of field control method for controlling the speed of a d.c shunt motor is that it [  c]
(a) give speeds lower than the normal speed (b) is wasteful
(c) needs a large rheostat (d) adversely affects commutation


14. The motor terminal voltage equation is given by  V = Eb+ IaRa

15. The most economical method of finding no-load losses of a large d.c. machine is swinburne’s test.


16.  The Commutator in a dc machine can be convert [ c]
(a) ac to dc (b) dc to ac (c) both a and b (d) None of the above

17.  Fleming's left hand rule is applicable for: [b ]
(a) dc generator (b) dc motor (c) alternator (d) Transformer

19.. The armature torque of the dc shunt motor is proportional to [a ]
(a) armature current only (b) field flux only (c) armature current and flux both (d) None

20..  Motor which should not run at no-load is [a ]
(a) Series motor (b) shunt motor (c) compound motor (d) induction motor

21. Yoke is made of which material Cast iron or Cast steel

22 Losses in DC machine are Iron losses,Cu losses, Mechanical losses

23. Types of     DC motors , D.C series motor, d.c shunt motor

24. In DC shunt motor the Torque is directly proportional to Ia

25.  High permeability magnetic materials helps [a ]
A) To confine the flux within the magnetic circuit. B) To allow the flux to leak
C) In producing more current. D) None of the

26.  A Commutator in a DC machine can convert ____ to ______ [ c]
(a) AC, DC (b) DC, AC (c) either ‘A’ or ‘B’ (d) None

27.  The current flowing through armature conductors of a dc motor is _____________ [c ]
a) Pulsating b) Dc c) Ac d) none of these


28..  In Swinburne’s test of a Dc machine [ b]
a) No load losses are calculated and copper losses are measured
b) No load losses are measured and copper losses are calculated
c) Both the losses are measured
    d) Both the losses are calculated


29.  The supply terminals for a dc shunt motor are reversed. What will be effect on the motor [b ]
a) It will run as Dc generator b) runs in reverse direction c)it stops d)its burns


30. The starting resistance for a dc shunt motor  Low

31. A 3 point starter is considered suitable for dc Shunt motor

32.  The magnitude of force acting on a current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field is
independent of [ c ]
A) Flux density B) length of conductor
C) cross-sectional area of conductor D) current flowing Through the conductor



35.  When a dc machine is connected in the dc supply main it will produce [ d]
A) Emf in opposition to applied voltage. B) Unidirectional torque
C) Copper losses in the windings D) all of the above

36.  Emf induced in each conductor of a DC Machine is [a ]
A) An alternating emf B) A direct emf
C) A pulsating emf D) Emf of random waveshape

37.  The starting torque of a dc shunt motor is [b ]
A) Zero B) low C) high D) very high.

38. The armature of a dc machine is a laminated to reduce  Eddy current losses

39. If the flux of a dc motor approaches zero its speed will Infinite

40. The direction of mechanical force experienced on a current carrying conductor placed in a magnetic Field is determined by Fleming’s left hand rule

41. The function of interpoles in a dc machine is to improve commutation

42 The speed of a DC motor is directly proportional to its Back emf and inversely proportional
To Flux

43. The current drawn by a dc motor at the starting instant will be High

44.  The eddy current losses is directly proportional to [ b ]
a) f b)f^2 c)f^1.6 d)f^3

45.  The iron losses [ d]
a) core losses b) eddycurrent losses c) hystersis losses d) all the above

46..  The speed of a d.c motor can be controlled by varying [d ]
a)its flux per pole b)resistance of armature circuit c)applied voltage d)all the above

47.. The collection of current from armature conductors to the external load is the function of Commutator and brushes

48. The iron or core losses are also known as Constant losses

49. In d.c motor unidirectional torque is produced with the help of-Brushes-and commutator.


50 Under constant load conditions, the speed of a d.c motor is affected by V, Ra, Ø

51. The Eb/V ratio of a d.c motor known as Efficiency


52. An invertor is employed to convert DC voltage to AC voltage

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