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    1. The document provides information about synchronous motors through a set of multiple choice questions. It covers topics like power factor correction, effects of field winding short circuits, speed regulation, hunting, torque development, and uses of synchronous motors operating at leading and lagging power factors. 2. Some key details include that synchronous motors operate at no load with over-excited fields for power factor correction, hunting occurs due to periodic variations, the maximum torque occurs at an angle of 90 degrees, and synchronous motors can operate at both leading and lagging power factors. 3. Technical terms discussed include damper windings, pull-out torque, V-curves, torque angle, and inverted V-curves in relation to synchronous

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    1. The document provides information about synchronous motors through a set of multiple choice questions. It covers topics like power factor correction, effects of field winding short circuits, speed regulation, hunting, torque development, and uses of synchronous motors operating at leading and lagging power factors. 2. Some key details include that synchronous motors operate at no load with over-excited fields for power factor correction, hunting occurs due to periodic variations, the maximum torque occurs at an angle of 90 degrees, and synchronous motors can operate at both leading and lagging power factors. 3. Technical terms discussed include damper windings, pull-out torque, V-curves, torque angle, and inverted V-curves in relation to synchronous

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    1. The document provides information about synchronous motors through a set of multiple choice questions. It covers topics like power factor correction, effects of field winding short circuits, speed regulation, hunting, torque development, and uses of synchronous motors operating at leading and lagging power factors. 2. Some key details include that synchronous motors operate at no load with over-excited fields for power factor correction, hunting occurs due to periodic variations, the maximum torque occurs at an angle of 90 degrees, and synchronous motors can operate at both leading and lagging power factors. 3. Technical terms discussed include damper windings, pull-out torque, V-curves, torque angle, and inverted V-curves in relation to synchronous

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    IAM Unit 4 MCQ

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    1. The document provides information about synchronous motors through a set of multiple choice questions. It covers topics like power factor correction, effects of field winding short circuits, speed regulation, hunting, torque development, and uses of synchronous motors operating at leading and lagging power factors. 2. Some key details include that synchronous motors operate at no load with over-excited fields for power factor correction, hunting occurs due to periodic variations, the maximum torque occurs at an angle of 90 degrees, and synchronous motors can operate at both leading and lagging power factors. 3. Technical terms discussed include damper windings, pull-out torque, V-curves, torque angle, and inverted V-curves in relation to synchronous

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    IAM (22523) MCQ Questions

    UNIT 4-SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR


    1.For power factor correction, synchronous motors operate at

    1. No load with over-excited fields


    2. No load with under-excited fields
    3. Normal load with minimum excitation
    4. Normal load with zero excitation
    1.
    2.What happens if the field winding of the synchronous motor is short-circuited?

    1. First, starts as induction motor then run as synchronous motor


    2. Not start
    3. Motor will burn out
    4. Run as induction motor
    3The speed regulation of a synchronous motor is

    1. 100%
    2. 50%
    3. 25%
    4. 0%
    4. In 3 -Φ synchronous motor if one of the phases is short-circuited the motor will

    1. Run as before
    2. Overheated and eventually burn
    3. Not start
    4. Burn

    5.In a synchronous motor, at no-load condition, and with normal excitation the armature
    current drawn by a synchronous motor is

    1. Zero
    2. Lagging applied voltage by 90°
    3. Leading Applied voltage by 90°
    4. In phase with applied voltage
    6.In a synchronous motor, hunting occurs due to______

    1. Over excitation
    2. Periodic variation
    3. Over-loading for long periods
    4. Small and constant load
    7. For a synchronous motor, the maximum value of torque developed at an angle of

    1. 120 degree
    2. 45 degree
    3. 0 degree
    4. 90 degree
    8.A synchronous motor working at leading power factor can be used as
    1. Synchronous induction motor
    2. Static condenser
    3. Synchronous condenser
    4. None of the above

    9Which of the following motor can operate on lagging as well as leading power factor?

    1. DC series motor
    2. Wound rotor induction motor
    3. Squirrel cage induction motor
    4. Synchronous motor
    10. In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of back emf depends on________

    1. Flux density
    2. DC excitation
    3. Load on the motor
    4. Speed of the rotor
    11. The maximum value of torque that a synchronous motor, can develop without losing its
    synchronism, is known as

    1. Pull out torque


    2. Breaking torque
    3. Slip torque
    4. Non-synchronizing torque

    12.If the field of a synchronous motor is underexcited, the power factor will be

    1. Lagging
    2. Leading
    3. Zero
    4. None of the above
    13.The damper winding in a synchronous motor is provided for

    1. Starting torque only


    2. Reduce eddy currents
    3. Prevent hunting and provide the starting torque.
    4. Reduce the noise level
    14.When the field of a synchronous motor is over excited, the power factor will be.

    1. Leading
    2. Lagging
    3. Zero
    4. Unity
    15. A synchronous motor is said to be ‘floating‘ when it operates at

    1. High load and variable supply voltage


    2. Pulsating load
    3. Varying load
    4. No load and without losses
    16.In a synchronous motor, the synchronizing power comes into action when
    1. Rotor speed is less than synchronous speed
    2. Rotor speed is more than synchronous speed
    3. Rotor speed is equal to synchronous speed
    4. Rotor speed is either less or more than synchronous speed
    17.The V-curves of a synchronous motor show relationship between

    A.Excitation current and back e.m.f


    B.Field current and p.f.
    C.D.C. field current and A.C. armature current
    D.Armature current and supply voltage
    18An over-excited synchronous motor is used for

    A.Fluctuating loads
    B.Variable speed loads/span
    C.Low torque loads
    D.Power factor corrections
    19.Mostly, synchronous motors are of

    A.Alternator type machines


    B.Induction type machines
    C.Salient pole type machines
    D.Smooth cylindrical type machines
    20.The percentage slip in case of a synchronous motor is

    A.1%
    B.100%
    C.0.5%
    D.Zero
    21.The shaft of synchronous motor is made of

    A.Mild steel
    B.Chrome steel
    C.Alnico
    D.Stainless steel
    22.The standard full-load power factor ratings for synchronous motors are

    A.Zero or 0.8 leading


    B.Unity or 0.8 lagging
    C.Unity or 0.8 leading
    D.Unity or zero
    23. If the field of a synchronous motor is under excited, the power factor will be
    (A) lagging
    (B) leading
    (C) unity.
    24. In a synchronous motor, the torque angle is
    (A) the angle between the rotating stator flux and rotor poles
    (B) the angle between magnetizing current and back emf
    (C) the angle between the supply voltage and the back emf
    (D) none of the above.
    25. Which synchronous motor will be smallest in size ?
    (A) 5 HP, 500 rpm
    (B) 5 HP, 375 rpm
    (C) 10 HP, 500 rpm
    (D) 10 HP, 375 rpm.
    26. Inverted V-curves for a synchronous motor show
    (A) Variation of power factor with dc field current when load on the motor remains
    constant
    (B) Variation of field current and supply voltage when excitation remains constant
    (C) Variation of power factor and supply voltage when motor is hunting
    (D) none of the above.
    27.In a synchronous motor, the angle between the rotor poles and stator poles is known as
    (A) synchronizing angle
    (B) torque angle OR load angle
    (C) angle of retardation
    (D) power factor angle.
    28.Damper windings are provided on….
    (A) pole faces
    (B) separate armature
    (C) rotor shaft
    (D) stator frame.

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