A pump induction motor is switched on to a supply 30% lower than its rated voltage. The pump runs. What will eventually happen? It will . . . . . . . . .?
A. Stall after sometime
B. Stall immediately
C. Continue to run at lower speed without damage
D. Get heated and subsequently get damaged
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The circle diagram for an induction motor cannot be used to determine
A. Efficiency
B. Power factor
C. Frequency
D. Output
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Short-circuit test on an induction motor cannot be used to determine
A. Windage losses
B. Copper losses
C. Transformation ratio
D. Power scale of circle diagram
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The torque of a rotor in an induction motor under running condition is maximum
A. At the unit value of slip
B. At the zero value of slip
C. At the value of the slip which makes rotor reactance per phase equal to the resistance per phase
D. At the value of the slip which makes the rotor reactance half of the rotor
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What will happen if the relative speed between the rotating flux of stator and rotor of the induction motor is zero?
A. The slip of the motor will be 5%
B. The rotor will not run
C. The rotor will run at very high speed
D. The torque produced will be very large
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In three-phase induction motors sometimes copper bars are placed deep in the rotor to
A. Improve starting torque
B. Reduce copper losses
C. Improve efficiency
D. Improve power factor
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The speed characteristics of an induction motor closely resemble the speed-load characteristics of which of the following machines
A. D.C. series motor
B. D.C. shunt motor
C. Universal motor
D. None of the above
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Step-less speed control of induction motor is possible by which of the following methods?
A. e.m.f. injection in rotor eueuit
B. Changing the number of poles
C. Cascade operation
D. None of the above
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The starting torque of a 3 phase squirrel cage induction motor is
A. Twice the full load torque
B. 1.5 times the full load torque
C. Equal to full load torque
D. Any of the above
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When the equivalent circuit diagram of double squirrel-cage induction motor is constructed the two cages can be considered
A. In series
B. In parallel
C. In series-parallel
D. In parallel with stator
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Insertion of resistance in the stator of an induction motor
A. Increases the load torque
B. Decreases the starting torque
C. Increases the starting torque
D. None of the above
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In a star-delta starter of an induction motor
A. Resistance is inserted in the stator
B. Reduced voltage is applied to the stator
C. Resistance is inserted in the rotor
D. Applied voltage per stator phase is 57.7% of the line voltage
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The shape of the torque/slip curve of induction motor is
A. Parabola
B. Hyperbola
C. Rectangular parabola
D. Straight line
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The auto-starters (using three auto transformers) can be used to start cage induction motor of the following type
A. Star connected only
B. Delta connected only
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
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In squirrel cage induction motors, the rotor slots are usually given slight skew in order to
A. Reduce windage losses
B. Reduce eddy currents
C. Reduce accumulation of dirt and dust
D. Reduce magnetic hum
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In a three-phase induction motor
A. Power factor at starting is high as compared to that while running
B. Power factor at starting is low as compared to that while running
C. Power factor at starting in the same as that while running
D. None of these
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In the circle diagram for induction motor, the diameter of the circle represents
A. Slip
B. Rotor current
C. Running torque
D. Line voltage
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In a squirrel cage motor the induced e.m.f. is
A. Dependent on the shaft loading
B. Dependent on the number of slots
C. Slip times the stand still e.m.f. induced in the rotor
D. None of the above
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Size of a high speed motor as compared to low speed motor for the same H.P. will be
A. Bigger
B. Smaller
C. Same
D. Any of the above
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In an induction motor, no-load the slip is generally
A. Less than 1 %
B. 1.5 %
C. 2 %
D. 4 %
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