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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
Hunting in a synchronous motor cannot be due to___________?
A. Windage friction
B. Variable load
C. Variable frequency
D. Variable supply voltage
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
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
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
If one-phase of a 3-phase synchronous motor is short-circuited, motor will ______________?
A. Will refuse to start
B. Will overheat in spots
C. Will not come upto speed
D. Will fail to pull into step
The power factor of a synchronous motor is better than that of induction motor because
A. Stator supply is relieved of responsibility of producing magnetic field
B. Mechanical load on the motor can be adjusted
C. Synchronous motor runs at synchronous speed
D. Synchronous motor has large air gap
Armature of a synchronous machine is____________?
A. Of reducing number of slip rings on the rotor
B. Armature is associated with large power as compared to the field circuits
C. Of difficulty of providing high voltage insulation on rotor
D. All of the above reasons