While starting a salient pole synchronous motor by induction motor action and connecting field discharge resistance across field, starting and accelerting torque is produced by
A. induction motor torque in field winding
B. induction motor torque in damper winding
C. eddy current and hysteresis torque in pole faces
D. reHetance motor torque due to saliency of the rotor
E. all of the above methods
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If one-phase of a 3-phase synchronous motor is short-circuited, motor
A. will refuse to start
B. will overheat in spots
C. will not come upto speed
D. will fail to pull into step
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The net armature voltage of a synchronous motor is equal to the
A. vector sum of Eb and V
B. arithmetic sum of Eb and V
C. arithmetic difference of Eb and V
D. vector difference of Eh and V
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The back e.m.f. of a synchronous motor depends on
A. speed
B. load
C. load angle
D. all of the above
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The back e.m.f. in the stator of a synchronous motor depends on
A. number of poles
B. flux density
C. rotor speed
D. rotor excitation
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The shaft of synchronous motor is made of
A. mild steel
B. chrome steel
C. alnico
D. stainless steel
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A synchronous motor can develop synchronous torque
A. when under loaded
B. while over-excited
C. only at synchronous speed
D. below or above synchronous speed
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When the field of a synchronous motor is under-excited, the power factor will be
A. leading
B. lagging
C. unity
D. zero
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The induced e.m.f. in a synchronous motor working on leading power factor will be
A. more than the supply voltage
B. less than the supply voltage
C. equal to the supply voltage
D. none of the above
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If the field of a synchronous motor is underexcited, the power factor will be
A. zero
B. unity
C. lagging
D. leading
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In a synchronous motor it the back e.m.f. generated in the armature at noload is approximately equal to the applied voltage, then
A. the motor is said to be fully loaded
B. the torque generated is maximum
C. the excitation is said to be zero per cent
D. the excitation is said to be hundred per cent
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A synchronous motor develops maximum power when load angle is
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A synchronous motor connected to infinite bus-bars has at constant full load, 100% excitation and unity power factor. On changing the excitation only, the armature current will have
A. no change of power factor
B. lagging power factor with over-excitation
C. leading power factor with under-excitation
D. leading power factor with over-excitation
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The maximum constant load torque under which a synchronous motor will pull into synchronism at rated rotor supply voltage and frequency is known as
A. pull-up torque
B. pull-in torque
C. pull-out torque
D. none of the above
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Change of D.C. excitation of a synchronous motor changes
A. Applied voltage of the motor
B. Motor speed
C. Power factor of power drawn by the motor
D. Any of the above
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Mostly, synchronous motors are of
A. alternator type machines
B. induction type machines
C. salient pole type machines
D. smooth cylindrical type machines
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A synchronous machine with low value of short-circuit ratio has
A. lower stability limit
B. high stability limit
C. good speed regulation
D. good voltage regulation
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In a synchronous motor which loss varies with load ?
A. Windage loss
B. Bearing friction loss
C. Copper loss
D. Core loss
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The magnitude of field flux in a 3-phase synchronous motor
A. remains constant at all loads
B. varies with speed
C. varies with the load
D. varies with power factor
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The efficiency of a properly designed synchronous motor will usually fall in range
A. 60 to 70%
B. 75 to 80%
C. 85 to 95%
D. 99 to 99.5%
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