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1. 22. What is the effect in increasing the field excitation current in alternator?

Dead short circuit protection

Prevents demagnetizing

Over voltage protection

Alternator will be over loaded

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2. 10. How to compensate de-magnetizing effect due to armature reaction in an alternator?

Increasing field excitation current

Reducing field excitation current

Reducing the speed of alternator

Increasing the speed of alternator

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Question 3 of 25

3. 6. Which formula is used to calculate the percentage voltage regulation in alternator?

C

D

A

B

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4. 7. What is the supply frequency of an alternator having 6 poles runs at 1000 rpm?

60 Hz

50 Hz

40 Hz

25 Hz

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5. 9. What condition the lamps become dark in dark lamp method of parallel operation of two alternators?

Voltage and frequency are equal

Terminal voltages are equal

Frequency are same in both alternator

Voltage and power rating are equal

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6. 15. What is the speed of an alternator connected with a supply frequency of 50 Hz at rated voltage having 4 poles?

3000 rpm

4500 rpm

1000 rpm

1500 rpm

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7. 20. Calculate the speed in r.p.s of the 2 pole, 50Hz alternator?

100 rps

1500 rps

50 rps

3000 rps

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Question 8 of 25

8. 18. What is the purpose of using damper winding in AC generator?

Reduces windage loss

Reduces copper loss

Prevents the hunting effect

Prevents heating

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Question 9 of 25

9. 8. Calculate the speed of an alternator having 2 poles at a frequency of 50 Hz.

6000 rpm

3000 rpm

2500 rpm

1500 rpm

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Question 10 of 25

10. Here's the Aiken format for questions 1-11 with explanations:

E = 4.44 ᵩ FT

Which formula is used to calculate EMF/phase in a ideal alternator?

E = 2.22 ᵩ FT

E = 1.11 ᵩ FT

E = 4.0 ᵩ FT

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11. 2. Which rule is used to find the direction of induced emf in an alternator?

Cork screw rule

Right hand palm rule

Fleming's right hand rule

Fleming's left hand rule

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12. 19. What is the type of alternator?

Salient pole type alternator

Single phase alternator

Three phase alternator

Brushless alternator

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13. 24. What is the cause for hunting effect in alternators?

Running with fluctuation of speed

Running without load

Due to over load

Due to continuous fluctuation in load

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14. 5. How alternators are rated?

KV

KVA

KW

MW

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Question 15 of 25

15. 16. What condition the two lamps become bright and one lamp dark during paralleling of two alternators?

Terminal voltages are equal

Both the alternators receive same frequency

Voltages and phase sequence are equal

Voltages and frequencies are equal

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Question 16 of 25

16. 23. Calculate the pitch factor (KP) for a winding having 36 stator slots 4 pole with angle (α) is 30° in alternator.

0.985

0.978

0.965

0.942

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17. 14. Which condition is to be satisfied before parallel operation of alternators?

Stator impedance must be same

Phase sequence must be same

Rating must be same

Rotor impedance must be same

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18. 25. Calculate the voltage regulation in percentage if the load is removed from an alternator, the voltage rises from 480V to 660V.

32.5%

38.5%

27.2%

37.5%

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Question 19 of 25

19. 4. What is the formula to calculate emf equation of an alternator?

E = 1.11 K_d K_c F ɸm

E = 4.44 K_d K_c T ɸm

E = 4.44 K_d K_c FT ɸm

E = 2.22 K_d K_c Fɸm

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Question 20 of 25

20. 3. What is the name of the part of alternator?

Stator

Smooth cylindrical rotor

Salient pole rotor

Exciter

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Question 21 of 25

21. 13. What is the purpose of damper winding in alternator?

Reduces windage losses

Reduces the copper loss

Reduces the hunting effect

Improves the voltage regulation

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Question 22 of 25

22. 11. What is the use of synchroscope?

Adjust the output voltage

Indicate the correct instant for paralleling

Adjust the phase sequence

Adjust the supply frequency

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23. 12. What is the name of the equipment that provides D.C to the rotor of alternator?

Inverter

Exciter

Converter

Synchroniser

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24. 21. What is the advantage of using rotating field type alternator?

Two slip rings only required irrespective of No. of phases

Easy to connect the load with alternator

Easy to locate the faults in the field

Easy to dissipate the heat during running

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Question 25 of 25

25. 17. What causes the terminal voltage of an alternator reduces, if the load increases?

Armature reaction

Field resistance

Inductive reactance

Armature resistance

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