Computer Programming MCQs

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Which of the following methods is used to start a synchronous motor?
A. Damper winding
B. Star-delta starter
C. Damper winding in conjunction with star-delta starter
D. Resistance starter in the armature circuit
Power factor of a synchronous motor is unity when_____________?
A. The armature current is maximum
B. The armature current is minimum
C. The armature current is zero
D. None of the above
Which of the following motors will be used in electric clocks?
A. D.c. shunt motor
B. D.c. series motor
C. A.c. induction motor
D. A.c. synchronous motor
While starting a salient pole synchronous motor by induction motor action and connecting field discharge resistance across field, starting and accelerating torque is produced by_____________?
A. induction motor torque in field winding
B. induction motor torque in damper winding
C. eddy current and hysteresis torque in pole faces
D. rehetance motor torque due to saliency of the rotor
If excitation of a synchronous motor running with a constant load is decreased from its normal value, ignoring effects of armature reaction, it leads to____________?
A. Increase in both armature current and power factor angle
B. Increase in back e.m.f. but decrease in armature current
C. Increase in both armature current and power factor which is lagging
D. Increase in torque angle but decrease in back e.m.f.
Stability of a synchronous machine:
A. Decreases with increase in its excitation
B. Increases with increase in its excitation
C. Remains unaffected with increase in excitation
D. Any of the above
A synchronous motor is running with normal excitation. When the load is increased, the armature current drawn by it increases because
A. Speed of the motor is reduced
B. Power factor is decreased
C. Eb (back e.m.f.) becomes less than v (applied voltage)
D. Er (net resultant voltage) in armature is increased