Deck 2: Synchronous Motor: Part B

Question 1

In which of the following motors the stator and rotor fields rotate simultaneously ?

A)D.C. motor
B)Reluctance motor
C)Universal motor
D)Synchronous motor

Answer 1

Synchronous motor

Question 2

The speed of a synchronous motor

A)increases as the load increases
B)decreases as the load decreases
C)always remains constant
D)none of the above

Answer 2

always remains constant

Question 3

A rotory converter can also be run as a

A)d.c. shunt motor
B)d.c. series motor
C)d.c. compound motor
D)synchronous motor

Answer 3

synchronous motor

Question 4

The maximum speed variation in a 3-phase synchronous motor is

A)10 per cent
B)6 per cent
C)4 per cent
D)zero

Question 5

Which of the following resistances can be measured by conducting insulation resistance test on a synchronous motor ?

A)Phase to phase winding resistance
B)Stator winding to earthed frame
C)Rotor winding to earthed shaft
D)All of the above

Question 6

Due to which of the following reasons a synchronous motor fails to pull into synchronism after applying D.C. field current ?

A)High field current
B)Low short circuit ratio
C)High core losses
D)Low field current

Question 7

In a synchronous motor, the maximum power developed depends on all of the following except

A)rotor excitation
B)maximum value of coupling angle
C)direction of rotation
D)supply voltage

Question 8

In a 3-phase synchronous motor, the negative phase sequence exists when the motor is

A)supplied with unbalanced voltage
B)under-loaded
C)over-loaded
D)none of the above

Question 9

In a synchronous motor, damper windings are provided on

A)stator frame
B)rotor shaft
C)pole faces
D)none of the above

Question 10

The induced e.m.f. in a synchronous motor working on leading power factor will be

A)more than the supply voltage
B)less than the supply voltage
C)equal to the supply voltage
D)none

Question 11

The effect of increasing the load on a synchronous motor running with normal excitation is to

A)decrease both armature current and power factor
B)decrease armature current but increase power factor
C)increase armature current but decrease power factor
D)increase both its armature current and power factor

Question 12

The net armature voltage of a synchronous motor is equal to the

A)vector sum of Eb and V
B)arithmetic sum of Eb and V
C)arithmetic difference of Eb and V
D)vector difference of Eh and V

Question 13

The ratio of starting torque to running torque in a synchronous motor is

A)zero
B)one
C)two
D)infinity

Question 14

In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of stator back e.m.f. Eb depends on

A)load on the motor
B)d.c. excitation only
C)both the speed and rotor flux
D)none of the above

Question 15

A 3-phase synchronous motor is running clockwise. If the direction of its field current is reversed

A)the motor will stop
B)the motor continue to run in the same direction
C)the winding of the motor will burn
D)the motor will run in the reverse direction

Question 16

The magnitude of field flux in a 3-phase synchronous motor

A)remains constant at all loads
B)varies with speed
C)varies with the load
D)varies with power factor

Question 17

The torque angle, in a synchronous motor, is the angle between

A)the supply voltage and the back e.m.f.
B)magnetising current and back e.m.f.
C)the rotating stator flux and rotor poles
D)none of the above

Question 18

Hunting in a synchronous motor cannot be due to

A)windage friction
B)variable load
C)variable frequency
D)variable supply voltage

Question 19

By which of the following methods the constant speed of a synchronous motor can be changed to new fixed value ?

A)By changing the supply frequency
B)By interchanging any two phases
C)By changing the applied voltage
D)By changing the load.

Question 20

In a synchronous motor, V-curves represent relation between

A)armature current and field current
B)power factor and speed
C)field current and speed
D)field current and power factor

Question 21

In a 3-phase, 4-pole, 50 Hz synchronous motor, the frequency, pole number and load torque all are halved. The motor speed will be

A)3000 r.p.m.
B)1500 r.p.m.
C)750 r.p.m.
D)none of the above

Question 22

A synchronous motor connected to infinite bus-bars has at constant full load, 100% excitation and unity power factor. On changing the excitation only, the armature current will have

A)no change of power factor
B)lagging power factor with over-excitation
C)leading power factor with under-excitation
D)leading power factor with over-excitation

Question 23

Which of the following motors is non-self starting ?

A)D.C. series motor
B)synchronous motor
C)Squirrel cage induction motor
D)Wound round induction motor

Question 24

In a synchronous motor it the back e.m.f. generated in the armature at noload is approximately equal to the applied voltage, then

A)the motor is said to be fully loaded
B)the torque generated is maximum
C)the excitation is said to be zero per cent
D)the excitation is said to be hundred per cent

Question 25

In a synchronous motor, the damping winding is generally used to

A)prevent hunting and provide the starting torque
B)reduce the eddy currents
C)provide starting torque only
D)reduce noise level