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The hydroelectric plants in the industry are best suited to ____________(a) closed circuit air cooling(b) hydrogen gas(c) direct water(d) any of the mentionedThis question was posed to me in semester exam.This intriguing question originated from Cooling (Loss Dissipation) topic in division Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right answer is (a) closed CIRCUIT air COOLING |
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The iron losses in a saturated three phase alternator is lesser than the non-saturated three phase alternator.(a) True(b) FalseI got this question in class test.My question comes from Cooling (Loss Dissipation) topic in section Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The CORRECT ANSWER is (a) True |
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A peaky voltage supply is given to the 3 phase power transformer of the connection power system. These results into ____________(a) reduction in iron losses(b) reduction in copper losses(c) increase in iron losses(d) reduction in noiseThe question was asked in an online interview.My doubt stems from Cooling (Loss Dissipation) topic in section Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The CORRECT choice is (a) reduction in iron losses |
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A three phase induction motor is connected to the infinite bus operating at the normal conditions. There occurs an unbalancing in the supply, leading to ____________(a) unequal heating losses(b) stopping of motor(c) increase in lower(d) none of the mentionedThis question was posed to me at a job interview.Asked question is from Cooling (Loss Dissipation) in portion Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» RIGHT answer is (a) unequal heating losses To elaborate: The unbalancing in the SUPPLY phase will create an UNBALANCED distribution of the current in the PHASES, thereby unequal heating. |
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If one of the phases of the supply breaks down, then the connected three phase induction motor ____________(a) continues to run as a single phase induction motor, provided load does does not increase beyond 57.7%(b) stops operating after few seconds(c) continues to run as single phase induction motor(d) continues to run as two phase induction motorI got this question during an interview.Asked question is from Cooling (Loss Dissipation) in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right OPTION is (a) continues to run as a single phase induction MOTOR, PROVIDED load does does not increase BEYOND 57.7% |
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If one of the phases of RYB supply gets broken, then the temperature rise of the induction motor ____________(a) remains same as before(b) reduces as compared to the normal operating temperature(c) reduces to temperature rise of corresponding single phase induction motor(d) increasesThe question was posed to me in exam.I'd like to ask this question from Cooling (Loss Dissipation) topic in division Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right choice is (a) remains same as before |
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For squirrel cage and slip ring induction motor, cooling methods is efficient in ____________(a) squirrel cage induction motor(b) slip ring induction motor(c) both of the motors(d) none of the mentionedI got this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.Origin of the question is Cooling (Loss Dissipation) topic in portion Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right option is (a) SQUIRREL CAGE INDUCTION motor |
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In dc machine iron losses cause ____________(a) heating in core(b) loss in efficiency(c) rise in temperature of ventilating air(d) all of the mentionedThe question was posed to me during an online exam.My question is from Cooling (Loss Dissipation) in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The CORRECT option is (a) heating in core |
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If two series motors are identically coupled. One is running as motor while other as generator. For this combination, the iron losses and frictional losses are found identical for ____________(a) identical speed and excitation(b) identical speed(c) identical rating and construction(d) none of the mentionedThe question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.Question is from Cooling (Loss Dissipation) in section Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Correct answer is (a) IDENTICAL SPEED and excitation |
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For the given traction application using a dc series motor for a starting time ’t’ is applied. If this method is replaced by a series-parallel control, giving 50% time for each series and parallel. The saving in the starting energy of ____________(a) 25%(b) zero(c) 50%(d) 75%I got this question in a job interview.I need to ask this question from Cooling (Loss Dissipation) topic in portion Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right choice is (a) 25% |
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In the lab, two students X and Y conducted the experiments to verify the name plate ratings of the transformer.But student X conducted the same at higher frequency. The kVA reading of student X will be ___________(a) higher than Y’s reading(b) lower than Y’s reading(c) same as Y’s reading(d) none of the mentionedThis question was posed to me in an interview.The doubt is from Machine Ratings topic in division Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» CORRECT answer is (a) HIGHER than Y’s reading To ELABORATE: As rating is directly proportional to the frequency of OPERATION. |
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Auto transformer rating is chosen so as to have best performance when the analogous two winding transformer has ___________(a) two voltage levels fairly close to each other(b) very high transformation ratio(c) any voltage levels(d) step down purposeThe question was asked at a job interview.I would like to ask this question from Machine Ratings topic in division Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The correct answer is (a) two VOLTAGE LEVELS fairly close to each other |
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A 200V, 10 hp, 4 poles, 60 Hz, Y-connected induction motor had full load slip of 5%. Then the rotor speed of the motor with respect to stator is?(a) 1710 rpm(b) 1800 rpm(c) 90 rpm(d) 3510 rpmI have been asked this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.The origin of the question is Machine Ratings topic in section Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The correct answer is (a) 1710 RPM |
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If two alternators A and B are operated in parallel having per unit synchronous reactance as 0.02 ohms and 0.05 ohms respectively.Then what the ratio of contributing loading of machine A to B?(a) 2.5(b) 0.4(c) 1(d) can not be operated in parallelI had been asked this question in an interview for job.This is a very interesting question from Machine Ratings topic in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The CORRECT answer is (a) 2.5 |
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For a separately excited dc machine of 25 kW, 250 V and armature resistance of 0.25 ohms, is running at 3000 rpm with supply of 255 V. The electromagnetic power produced at the armature in kilo watts is?(a) 5(b) 10(c) 0.5(d) 8I had been asked this question in an international level competition.The origin of the question is Machine Ratings in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The correct OPTION is (a) 5 |
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A 3-phase, five limbed shell type transformer, star connected, 200V, 50 Hz, 100 kVA will have ___________(a) no third harmonic current in its phase but has sinusoidal flux(b) third harmonic current in its phase but has flat-topped flux(c) no third harmonic current in its phase but has flat-topped flux(d) third harmonic current in its phase but has sinusoidal fluxI had been asked this question in semester exam.This interesting question is from Machine Ratings in division Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Correct answer is (a) no third harmonic CURRENT in its phase but has sinusoidal flux |
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While conducting lab experiments on DC machine loading, the students are given a machine with its rating as 100 kW maximum rating. Then the _____________(a) machine can’t be overloaded after 100 kW(b) machine can be overloaded after 100 kW(c) machine can be overloaded by 5% for a small time duration(d) machine can be overloaded by 10%The question was asked by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.I want to ask this question from Machine Ratings in portion Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The correct choice is (a) machine can’t be overloaded after 100 kW |
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The desired voltage regulation for a single phase, 50 Hz transformer is zero. Its pu ohmic drop is 4% and pu reactive drop is 4%. The required power factor angle for the operation in degrees is?(a) 45(b) 90(c) 30(d) 60I have been asked this question during a job interview.This is a very interesting question from Machine Ratings topic in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Correct OPTION is (a) 45 |
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For a single phase, 50 Hz transformer, if the open circuit test is conducted at 40 Hz. What is the variation in the no-load power factor of the transformer?(a) Decreases(b) Increases(c) Remains constant(d) None of the mentionedI had been asked this question during an online exam.I want to ask this question from Machine Ratings topic in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Correct answer is (a) Decreases |
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If the dimension of a single phase transformer is made sqrt(3) times less than the original structure, then what is new no load current rating of the transformer?(a) 1/sqrt(3)(b) sqrt(3)(c) 3(d) 1/3*sqrt(3)This question was addressed to me during an interview.This intriguing question originated from Machine Ratings in division Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Correct option is (a) 1/sqrt(3) |
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Refer the diagram; a single-phase supply of 100V, 50Hz is fed to the step-up transformer having primary impedance of 1 ohms and secondary impedance 20 ohms. What is the power consumed by the load of 5 ohms?(a) 20 W(b) 40 W(c) 10 W(d) 100 WI got this question during an online interview.The above asked question is from Machine Ratings topic in division Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The correct OPTION is (a) 20 W |
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No load rotational losses in electrical machine consists of _____________(a) Friction and windage losses(b) Stator core, friction and windage losses(c) Rotor core, friction and windage losses(d) No load core, friction and windage lossesThe question was posed to me in final exam.Question is from Losses and Efficiency in division Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right ANSWER is (d) No load CORE, friction and WINDAGE losses |
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For the same rating machines, which of the following statement is correct regarding the efficiency (η)?(a) η of low speed machine > η of high speed machine(b) η of low speed machine < η of high speed machine(c) η of low speed machine = η of high speed machine(d) Any of the mentionedThis question was addressed to me in final exam.My doubt is from Losses and Efficiency in portion Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right OPTION is (b) η of low speed MACHINE < η of high speed machine |
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The electromechanical energy conversion devices used in power systems are never operated to deliver maximum power output because at maximum power output _____________(a) Efficiency is less than 50%(b) Temperature of the power devices is much more than the specified allowable temperature rise(c) Half of the power input appears as losses(d) Any of the mentionedI got this question in an interview for internship.Query is from Losses and Efficiency topic in portion Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Correct answer is (b) Temperature of the power devices is much more than the SPECIFIED ALLOWABLE temperature rise |
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Which of the given losses are directly proportional to square of speed?(a) Windage loss(b) Eddy current loss(c) Both Windage and eddy current loss(d) Hysteresis loss and brush lossThis question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.The doubt is from Losses and Efficiency in division Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» RIGHT answer is (c) Both Windage and eddy current loss To elaborate: The windage loss includes the power required to CIRCULATE air through the machine and ventilating ducts, and is approximately PROPORTIONAL to the square of speed. ALSO, eddy current losses are proportional to square of speed. |
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What percentage of the rated output for DC machine and synchronous machine is taken as stray load losses respectively?(a) 1% and 0.5%(b) 0.5% and 1%(c) 3% and 0.1%(d) 0.1% and 5%The question was asked during an interview for a job.The origin of the question is Losses and Efficiency topic in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» RIGHT choice is (a) 1% and 0.5% To elaborate: Stray load LOSSES cannot be determined accurately. In DC machine, by convention, it is taken as 1% of the rated output for rating above 150 KW. For SYNCHRONOUS and induction machine, it is taken as 0.5% of their rated output. |
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The pole shoes in DC and synchronous machines are laminated to reduce _____________(a) Resistance losses(b) Pulsation or pole-face losses(c) Mechanical losses(d) None of the mentionedI have been asked this question during an internship interview.I would like to ask this question from Losses and Efficiency topic in portion Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
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In an induction motor, which of the following is correct?(a) Stator core loss < rotor core loss(b) Stator core loss = rotor core loss(c) Stator core loss > rotor core loss(d) Any of the mentionedThe question was posed to me in an interview for job.This is a very interesting question from Losses and Efficiency topic in section Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Correct OPTION is (c) Stator core loss > rotor core loss |
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The usual lamination thickness selected to minimize the eddy current loss in rotor is _____________(a) 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm(b) 0.3 mm to 0.4 mm(c) 0.4 mm to 0.5 mm(d) 0.9 mm to 0.10 mmThe question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.My enquiry is from Losses and Efficiency topic in portion Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Correct answer is (c) 0.4 mm to 0.5 mm |
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In rotating electrical machines, when the armature rotates, there are continuous magnetic reversals and power required for their reversals is called _____________(a) Eddy current loss(b) Hysteresis loss(c) Resistance or ohmic losses(d) Mechanical lossI have been asked this question in quiz.Enquiry is from Losses and Efficiency topic in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The correct ANSWER is (b) Hysteresis LOSS |
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Which of the following statements are correct regarding brush contact losses?(a) In DC machine: proportional to armature current(b) In synchronous machine: neglected(c) In induction machine: neglected(d) Any of the mentionedThe question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.This intriguing question comes from Losses and Efficiency in division Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
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To determine the efficiency of the machine, direct load test is not advantageous because of which of the following reasons?(a) Cost of providing large inputs(b) Difficulty of dissipating the large outputs(c) Both cost of providing large inputs and difficulty in dissipating the large outputs(d) None of the mentionedI have been asked this question in an internship interview.This intriguing question comes from Losses and Efficiency in section Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right CHOICE is (c) Both cost of PROVIDING large inputs and difficulty in dissipating the large outputs |
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A consideration of the power losses in electrical machines is essential for which of the following reasons?(a) Operating cost(b) Temperature rise(c) Voltage drops(d) All of the mentionedI got this question in an international level competition.I'm obligated to ask this question of Losses and Efficiency in section Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right choice is (d) All of the mentioned |
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A peaky voltage supply is given to the 3 phase power transformer of the connection power system. These results in _________(a) reduction in iron losses(b) reduction in copper losses(c) increase in iron losses(d) reduction in noiseThe question was posed to me at a job interview.My doubt is from Losses and Efficiency in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» CORRECT choice is (a) reduction in iron losses To elaborate: The flux WAVE will be sinusoidal in nature as the EMF is peaky in nature. Sine wave has LEAST losses when COMPARED to other wave forms. |
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The hydroelectric plants in the industry are best suited with _________(a) closed circuit air cooling(b) hydrogen gas(c) direct water(d) all of the mentionedI have been asked this question in an interview for job.My doubt is from Losses and Efficiency in division Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right OPTION is (a) CLOSED CIRCUIT AIR cooling |
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A three phase induction motor is connected to the infinite bus operating at the normal conditions. There occurs an unbalancing in the supply, leading to _________(a) unequal heating losses(b) stopping of motor(c) increase in lower(d) none of the mentionedThis question was addressed to me during an online exam.I'd like to ask this question from Losses and Efficiency topic in section Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» CORRECT OPTION is (a) unequal heating losses The best I can explain: The UNBALANCING in the supply PHASE will create an unbalanced distribution of the current in the phases, thereby unequal heating. |
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If one of the phases of RYB supply gets broken, then the temperature rise of the induction motor _________(a) remains same as before(b) reduces as compared to the normal operating temperature(c) reduces to temperature rise of corresponding single phase induction motor(d) increasesI got this question during an online interview.The origin of the question is Losses and Efficiency topic in section Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Correct ANSWER is (a) remains same as before |
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If one of the phases of the supply breaks down, then the connected three phase induction motor _________(a) continues to run as a single phase induction motor, provided load does does not increase beyond 57.7%(b) stops operating after few seconds(c) continues to run as single phase induction motor(d) continues to run as two phase induction motorI had been asked this question in a job interview.The above asked question is from Losses and Efficiency topic in portion Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Correct answer is (a) CONTINUES to run as a single phase induction motor, provided load does does not increase BEYOND 57.7% |
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For squirrel cage and slip ring induction motor, cooling methods is efficient in _________(a) squirrel cage induction motor(b) slip ring induction motor(c) both of the motors(d) none of the mentionedI got this question in final exam.This is a very interesting question from Losses and Efficiency in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The correct option is (a) SQUIRREL cage induction motor |
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In dc machine iron losses cause _________(a) heating in core(b) loss in efficiency(c) rise in temperature of ventilating air(d) all of the mentionedThis question was addressed to me during an interview.I'd like to ask this question from Losses and Efficiency in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right choice is (a) heating in CORE |
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Hysteresis loss in a dc machine is _____ of rate of flow of air and _____ on frequency of _____(a) independent, dependent, magnetic reversal(b) independent, dependent, operation(c) dependent, independent, magnetic reversal(d) none of the mentionedThis question was posed to me at a job interview.Question is taken from Losses and Efficiency in chapter Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» The correct answer is (a) independent, dependent, magnetic reversal |
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If two series motors are identically coupled. One is running as motor while other as generator. For this combination, the iron losses and frictional losses are found identical for _________(a) identical speed and excitation(b) identical speed(c) identical rating and construction(d) none of the mentionedThis question was addressed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.This question is from Losses and Efficiency in portion Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» RIGHT choice is (a) IDENTICAL speed and excitation To elaborate: For same iron and FRICTIONAL losses, same frequency should be there. For that same speed must be RUN. |
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For the given traction application using a dc series motor for a starting time ’t’ is applied. If this method is replaced by a series-parallel control, giving 50% time for each series and parallel. The saving in the starting energy of _________(a) 25%(b) zero(c) 50%(d) 75%I got this question in quiz.The query is from Losses and Efficiency in portion Rating and Loss Dissipation of Electrical Machines |
Answer» Right option is (a) 25% |
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