1. Equilizer rings are required in case armature is ?

wave wound

lap wound

delta wound

duplex wound

Answer: lap wound

Explanation:


2. D.C. generators. are connected to the busbars or disconnected from them only under the floating condition ?

to avoid sudden loading of the prime mover

to avoid mechanical jerk to the shaft

to avoid burning of switch contacts

all above

Answer: all above

Explanation:


3. Magnetic field in a D.C. generator is produced by ?

electromagnets

permanent magnets

both (a) and (b)

none of the above

Answer: electromagnets

Explanation:


4. In case of D.C. machine winding, number of commutator segments is equal to ?

number of armature coils

number of armature coil sides

number of armature conductors

number of armature turns

Answer: number of armature coils

Explanation:


5. In a D.C. machine stray loss is the sum of ?

total copper loss and mechanical loss

armature copper loss and iron loss

shunt field copper loss and mechanical loss

iron loss and mechanical loss

Answer: iron loss and mechanical loss

Explanation:


6. Shunt generators are most suited for stable parallel operation because of their ?

rising voltage characteristics

identical voltage characteristics

drooping voltage characteristics

linear voltage characteristics

Answer: drooping voltage characteristics

Explanation:


7. Lap winding is composed of ?

any even number of conductors

any odd number of conductors

that even number which is exact multiple of poles + 2

that even number which is exact multiple of poles

Answer: any even number of conductors

Explanation:


8. A cumulatively compounded long shunt generator when operating as a motor would be ?

cumulatively compounded long shunt

differentially compounded long shunt

cumulatively compounded short shunt

differentially compounded short shunt

Answer: differentially compounded long shunt

Explanation:


9. An ideal D.C. generator has a regulation of ?

90%

70%

20%

zero%

Answer: zero

Explanation:


10. If the no load voltage of a certain generator is 210 V and the rated voltage is 200 V, then the voltage regulation is ?

2.5%

5%

10%

15%

Answer: 5%

Explanation: