AC AND DC MACHINERY REVIEWER

1. The force acting on a pole of 3 Wb is 12 N. The magnetic intensity of the magnetic field is
a. 4N per Wb
b. 12N per Wb
c. 36N per Wb
d. None
2. Two straight parallel wires 2m long and 3mm apart carries a current of 8.0 A. in opposite direction.
Calculate the force between these conductors.
a. 8.33 x 10-3 N
b. 8.25 x 10-3 N
c. 8.53 x 10-3 N
d. 8.75 x 10-3 N
3. A wire 12 cm long and carrying a Current of 30 A is placed in between the pole face of a magnet whose
magnetic flux density is 0.9 tesla. If the wire is inclined at an angle 60 degrees from the plane of the
magnetic field, what is the force exerted on the wire?
a. 2.8 N
b. 2.5 N
c. 3.1 N
d. 2.2 N
4. The reluctance of a non-magnetic circuit is 12 units. How much flux will be set up if surrounded by a
coil 600 turns carrying a current of 3 A?
a. 150
b. 16.67
c. 50
d. 200
5. The coil in a magnetic contactor requires 0.5 A to provide a magnetizing force of 500 AT. How many
turns are necessary?
a. 250
b. 500
c. 1000
d. 2000
6. A solenoid 30-cm long is wound with 300 turns, what is the value of its field strength inside the
solenoid, when the coil is carrying a current of 2 amperes?
a. 1500 AT/m
b. 2000 AT/m
c. 1800 AT/m
d. None
7. Calculate the magnetic field intensity to produce a flux density of 10 x 10-3 tesla at the center of a
long straight solenoid.
a. 7958 AT/m
b. 6423 AT/m
c. 8323 AT/m
d. 7869 AT/m

8. If a current of 5 A flows through a long wire of radius 0.004 meter, what is the flux density (H)
produced 0.02 meter away from the surface of the wire.
a. 19.70 AT/m
b. 39.80 AT/m
c. 66.34 AT/m
d. 33.17 AT/m
9. The relative permeability of a certain silicon steel is 4500. A certain magnetic loop consists of a silicon
steel of 10cm square, 20 cm long and an air gap of cm. what is the reluctance of the magnetic
circuit?
a. 2.54 x 10-2
b. 6.44 x 10-3
c. 6.44 x 10-4
d. 2.54 x 10-3
10. A certain laminated steel core has a permeability of 3000. The length is 5 cm and the cross section is 2
sq.cm. what is its reluctance?
a. 7500
b. 8.33 x 10-4
c. 1200
d. 2.5
11. A coil with 900 turns is wound over a magnetic core with a reluctance of 10,000 AT/Wb. If a current of
0.5 A is pass through the coil, how much is the magnetic flux that the coil generates?
a. 0.062 Wb
b. 0.058 Wb
c. 0.032 Wb
d. 0.045 Wb
12. An air-core circular coil has 5000 turns. The inner and outer diameters are 20 and 24 cm respectively. If
a current of 2 A is passed through the coil, determine the flux density inside the coil.
a. 0.018 T
b. 0.021 T
c. 0.013 T
d. 0.015 T
13. A given magnetic circuit has a magnetic field intensity of 400 AT/m. if the length of the magnetic path
is doubled maintaining the same magnetomotive force, how much is the new magnetic field intensity?
a. 800 AT/m
b. 400 AT/m
c. 200 AT/m
d. 600 AT/m
14. A magnetic circuit consists of silicon steel of 3000 permeability, of 10 cm length and cross section of
1.5 sq.cm and an air gap of the same cross section and of 2cm length. A -ampere current flows
through the 5000-turn coil. What is the field intensity at the air gap?
a. 250 oersted
b. 795 oersted
c. 2262 oersted
d. 1567 oersted

15. A magnetomotive force is supplied by a current of one ampere through 100 turns. The magnetic circuit
consists of a steel core of 1000 permeability, 10cm long and 4sq cm area and an air gap one cm long.
What is the field intensity at the air gap?
a. 12.25 oersted
b. 497.66 oersted
c. 100.53 oersted
d. 124.4 oersted
16. A circular ring of iron having a cross sectional area of 5 cm2 , an average diameter of 30 cm is wound
with a coil of 1000 turns. If a current of 3 A is pass through the coil, determine the flux generated?
Assume the relative permeability of iron is 250.
a. 5 x 10 -4 Wb
b. 6 x 10-4 Wb
c. 6.5 x 10-4 Wb
d. 4.75 x 10-4 Wb
17. A non- magnetic ring having a cross sectional area of 10 cm2 is uniformly wound with 300 turns of a
given wire. If a current of 1 A is passed through the coil, 2.4 microWb of flux is generated inside the
ring. Determine the average diameter of the ring.
a. 50 cm
b. 42 cm
c. 48 cm
d. 54 cm
18. A coil with 150 turns is wound over a 200 cm a cylindrical iron core whose relative permittivity is 250. If
a current of 2 A is pass through the coil, determine the flux density in the core.
a. 0.04 T
b. 0.07 T
c. 0.12 T
d. 0.10 T
19. A magnetic circuit consists of silicon steel of 3000 permeability and an air gap. The length of the steel
core is 10 cm and the air gap is 2cm. both have the same cross section of 1.5 sq. cm. A current of
ampere flows through the windings to produce 2351 maxwells flux. How many turns are there in the
coil?
a. 4120 turns
b. 5000 turns
c. 2500 turns
d. 1250 turns
20. A toroidal core with a mean circumference of 100 cm and a cross sectional area of 10 cm 2 is wound
with 500 turns of wire. What current would be required to generate a flux of 1mWb in the core.
Assume the core has a relative permeability of 800.
a. 1.0 A
b. 2.0 A
c. 1.5 A
d. 2.5 A
21. A magnetic ring (relative permittivity=800) has a mean radius of 10 cm and a cross sectional area of 5
cm2 . an air gap measuring 1.5 mm is cut in the ring. Determine the required mmf in order to produce a
flux of 0.25 mWb in the air gap.

a. 890
b. 920
c. 909
d. 972
22. A magnetic ring with a mean diameter of 25 cm and a cross sectional area of 5 cm 2 is wound with a coil
of 600 turns. An air gap of 4mm is made by cutting a section of the ring. A current of 10 A is passed
through the coil. Determine the energy stored in the air gap. Assume relative permittivity of the ring to
be 1000.
a. 2.08 J
b. 1.96 J
c. 1.57 J
d. 1.66 J