1. If the field circuit of a loaded shunt motor is suddenly opened ?

torque developed by the motor would be reduced to zero

it would race to almost infinite speed

it would draw abnormally high armature current

the fuse or circuit breaker will open the circuit before too much damage is done to the motor

Answer: the fuse or circuit breaker will open the circuit before too much damage is done to the motor

Explanation:


2. The purpose of retardation test on D.C. shunt machines is to find out ?

stray losses

eddy current losses

field copper losses

windage losses

Answer: stray losses

Explanation:


3. A 230 V D.C. shunt motor takes 32 A at full load. The back e.m.f. on full load, if the resistance of motor armature and shunt field windings are 0.2 ? and 115 ? respectively, will be ?

210 V

215 V

220 V

224 V

Answer: 224 V

Explanation:


4. What will happen if supply terminals of D.C. shunt motor are interchanged ?

The direction of rotation will reverse

Motor will stop

Motor will run at speed lower than the normal speed in the same direction

Motor will run at its normal speed in the same direction as it was running

Answer: Motor will run at its normal speed in the same direction as it was running

Explanation:


5. In a motor, energy conversion would not have been possible but for the ?

production of opposing back e.m.f. Eb in the armature

input energy from supply

use of commutator

application of Fleming's left-hand rule

Answer: production of opposing back e.m.f. Eb in the armature

Explanation:


6. In a D.C. motor constant torque is produced due to ?

rotor laminations

end-plates

pole shoes

commutator

Answer: commutator

Explanation:


7. If conditions for maximum power for a D.C. motor are established, the efficiency of the motor will be ?

less than 50%

60 to 70%

80 to 90%

100%

Answer: less than 50%

Explanation:


8. Which of the following loss of D.C. motor decreases with increase in load ?

Friction and windage loss

Core Loss

Brush contact loss

none of the above

Answer: none of the above

Explanation:


9. Speed control by the variation of flux, in a D.C. shunt motor, will give ?

constant torque drive

variable torque drive

constant power drive

variable power drive

Answer: constant power drive

Explanation:


10. In variable speed motor ?

a stronger commutating field is needed at low speed than at high speed

a weaker commutating field is needed at low speed than at high speed

same commutating field is needed at low speed than at high speed

none of the above is correct

Answer: a weaker commutating field is needed at low speed than at high speed

Explanation: