A synchronous motor which works on a leading power factor and does not drive a mechanical load is called as
A. static condenser
B. condenser
C. synchronous condenser
D. none of the above
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For V-curves for a synchronous motor the graph is drawn between
A. field current and armature current
B. terminal voltage and load factor
C. power factor and field current
D. armature current and power factor
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The armature current of the synchronous motor has higher values for
A. high excitation only
B. low excitation only
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above
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In which of the following motors the stator and rotor fields rotate simultaneously ?
A. D.C. motor
B. Reluctance motor
C. Universal motor
D. Synchronous motor
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A rotory converter can also be run as a
A. d.c. shunt motor
B. d.c. series motor
C. d.c. compound motor
D. induction motor
E. synchronous motor
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The oscillations in a synchronous motor can be damped out by
A. maintaining constant excitation
B. running the motor on leading power factors
C. providing damper bars in the rotor pole faces
D. oscillations cannot be damped
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A synchronous motor can be used as a synchronous capacitor when it is
A. under-loaded
B. over-loaded
C. under-excited
D. over-excited
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Slip-rings in a synchronous motor carry
A. direct current
B. alternating current
C. no current
D. all of the above
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An over-excited synchronous motor takes
A. leading current
B. lagging current
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above
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While starting a synchronous motor by induction motor action, field winding is usually
A. connected to D.C. supply
B. short-circuited by low resistance
C. kept open-circuited
D. none of the above
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A synchronous motor is running on a load with normal excitation. Now if the load on the motor is increased
A. power factor as well as armature current will decrease
B. power factor as well as armature current will increase
C. power factor will increase but armature current will decrease
D. power factor will decrease and armature current will increase
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To limit the operating temperature an electrical machine should have proper
A. voltage rating
B. current rating
C. power factor
D. speed
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In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of stator back e.m.f. (Eb ) depends on
A. d.c. excitation only
B. speed of the motor
C. load on the motor
D. both the speed and rotor flux
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In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of stator back e.m.f. Eb depends on
A. load on the motor
B. d.c. excitation only
C. both the speed and rotor flux
D. none of the above
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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.
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If load (or torque) angle of a 4-pole synchronous motor is 6° electrical, its value in mechanical degrees is
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In a synchronous motor running with fixed excitation, when the load is increased three times, its torque angle becomes approximately
A. One-third
B. Twice
C. Thrice
D. Six times
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If in a synchronous motor, driving a given mechanical load and drawing current at a leading power factor from constant voltage supply its field excitation is increased, its power factor
A. will become more
B. will become less
C. will remain unchanged
D. none of the above.
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Synchronous motors are generally not self-starting because
A. the direction of rotation is not fixed
B. the direction of instantaneous torque reverses after half cycle
C. startes cannot be used on these machines
D. starting winding is not provided on the machines
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The synchronous motor is not inherently self-starting because
A. the force required to accelerate the rotor to the synchronous speed in an instant is absent
B. the starting device to accelerate the rotor to near synchronous speed is absent
C. a rotating magnetic field does not have enough poles
D. the rotating magnetic field is produced by only 50 Hz frequency currents
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