The maximum power developed in a synchronous motor occurs at a coupling angle of
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When the stator windings are connected in such a fashion that the number of poles are made half, the speed of the rotor of a synchronous motor
A. remains same as the original value
B. decreases to half the original value
C. tends to becomes zero
D. increases to two times the original value
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The speed of a synchronous motor
A. increases as the load increases
B. decreases as the load decreases
C. always remains constant
D. none of the above
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In which of the following motors the stator and rotor magnetic field rotate at the same speed ?
A. Universal motor
B. Synchronous motor
C. Induction motor
D. Reluctance motor
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In a synchronous motor, the breakdown torque is
A. directly proportional to applied voltage
B. directly proportional to the square of the applied voltage
C. inversely proportional to applied voltage
D. none of the above
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The angle between the rotating stator flux and rotor poles is called _____ angle.
A. torque
B. obtuse
C. synchronizing
D. power factor
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A 3-phase synchronous motor is running clockwise. If the direction of its field current is reversed
A. the motor will stop
B. the motor continue to run in the same direction
C. the winding of the motor will burn
D. the motor will run in the reverse direction
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Due to which of the following reasons a synchronous motor fails to pull into synchronism after applying D.C. field current?
A. High field current
B. Low short circuit ratio
C. High core losses
D. Low field current
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When the rotor speed, in a synchronous machine, becomes more than the synchronous speed during hunting, the damper bars develop
A. inductor motor torque
B. induction generator torque
C. synchronous motor torque
D. d.c. motor toque
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The working of a synchronous motor is similar to
A. gear train arrangement
B. transmission of mechancial power by shaft
C. distribution transformer
D. turbine
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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
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In a 3-phase, 4-pole, 50 Hz synchronous motor, the frequency, pole number and load torque all are halved. The motor speed will be
A. 3000 r.p.m.
B. 1500 r.p.m.
C. 750 r.p.m.
D. none of the above
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Which of the following motors is non-self starting ?
A. D.C. series motor
B. synchronous motor
C. Squirrel cage induction motor
D. Wound round induction motor
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Which of the following losses, in a synchronous motor, does not vary with load?
A. Windage loss
B. Copper losses
C. Any of the above
D. None of the above
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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
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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
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Which of the following resistances can be measured by conducting insulation resistance test on a synchronous motor ?
A. Phase to phase winding resistance
B. Stator winding to earthed frame
C. Rotor winding to earthed shaft
D. All of the above
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Which of the following losses is not dissipated by the stator core surface in a synchronous motor ?
A. Eddy current losses in the conductors
B. Iron losses in the stator
C. Copper losses in the slot portion of the conductors
D. Windage losses
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The mechanical displacement of the rotor with respect to the stator, in polyphase multipolar synchronous motors running at full load, is of the order of
A. zero degree
B. two degrees
C. five degrees
D. ten degrees
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A synchronous motor working at leading power factor can be used as
A. voltage booster
B. phase advancer
C. noise generator
D. mechanical synchronizer
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