Transformers (TXF)

01. A 10:1 step up TXF has 120 V & 3A following through the primary and 0.285 A following through the secondary what is the
efficiency?
a. 90%
b. 95%
c. 85%

Power in primary = 120 x 3 = 360W, power in secondary = 1200X .0285 = 342 W. 342/360= 0.95 = 95 %

02. A 12v txf has a turn ratio (sec to primary) of 12:1 the power absorbed in the primary is 120W what is the current in secondary
a. 120a
b. 0.8a
c. 144a
Power = amp x volt
Current in primary = 120W / 12v = 10A
Step up transformer (voltage), so current is stepped down 10A/12 = 0.83A

03. A current txf has

a. laminated core
b. many turns of fine wire as primary
c. a solid core

04. A 3 phase star delta wound txf gives

a. 30 ⁰ phase shift
b. no phase shift
c. 90⁰ phase shift
Star delta wound txf gives 30⁰ phase shift

05. A 4:1 step down txf draws 115 V and 1 A . the o/p pwr will be
a. 28.5 v at 16 A
b. 28.5 V at 4 A
c. 46V at 0.25A

06. A current txf when disconnected from a cct must be

a. having a resistor connected across the terminals
b. short cctd
c. left open cct

07. A near perfect 4:1 step up txf has its primary connected to 120 VAC , if the secondary is connected to a load with 1600ohm
resistance what is the current in the primary?
a. 1.2 amp
b. 1 amp
c. 0.3 amp
Secondary voltage = 480V, secondary current =
480/1600 = 0.3A, primary current = 4 x 0.3 = 1.2A

08.A step up txf has

a. two windings
b. three windings
c. one winding

09. A txf consumes power the secondary winding having 100ohm resistance of 10KW. If the txf ratio is 1:5 what is the current
drawn in the primary?
a. 2 amp
b. 20 amp
c. 10 amp

Power = I2 x R
I secondary = root (10,000/100) = 10 amp
1:5 turns ratio means the current in primary is 1/5 of the current in secondary
10. A transformer has 1200 turns’ primary and 4800 turns secondary. What value of load resistance would be required to give a
reflected impedance of 1000 ohms?
a. 1K ohm
b. 16 Kohm
c. 4 Kohm

11. A txf has 2000V, 500 turns on the primary and 50 turns on the secondary. What would be the line voltage if the txf were delta/star
connected?
a. 450V
b. 200V
c. 346V

12. A txf has 4500 secondary turns and 750 primary turns its turn ratio is
A .1/6
b. 1:6
c. 6:1

13. A txf has 500 turns on the primary and 100turns on the secondary. The secondary 20V and is connected to a 10 ohm load the
primary current is.
a. 0.4 amp
b. 2 amp
c. 10 amps

Secondary current = v/r = 20/10 = 2amp, Primary current = 2A/5 = 0.4 amp

14. A transformer has 500 turns on the primary and 100 turns on the secondary. When connected to a 100V supply the o/p is
A .500 V
b. 20 V
c. 25 V

15. A transformer has an I/p of 400V and the ratio of 2:1 if the transformer is delta/star wound what will the line voltage o/p be?
a. 346 V
b. 115V
c. 200V

Star wound o/p – line voltage is 1.73 x phase voltage

16. A transformer is built with a material having

a. narrow hysteresis loop
b. high coercive force
c. wide hysteresis loop

Area of the hysteresis loop is the power lost in repeatedly reversing the magnetism

17. A transformer is design to operate at 60Hz. It is connected across a 50Hz supply the primary winding would.
a. draw the same current
b. draw less current
c. draw more current

18. A transformer rated at a frequency of 200 Hz

a. may only be used at the rated frequency or above
b. may be used at any other frequency
c. may only be used at the rated frequency or below

Since the reactance of the primary coil decreases with decreasing frequency, using below the rated frequency may damage it due to
increase current flow.

19. A transformer should always have its

a. primary shorted or off load
b. secondary open cct or on load
c. secondary shorted or on load

20. A transformer to supply a 24V load with a 5:1 turn’s ratio will have primary supply?
a. 120 V AC
b. 120V DC
c. 48 V AC

5:1 is step down, so that the supply voltage must be 5 x 24 = 120VAC (AC because transformer don’t work with DC)

21. A transformer with115V primary voltage and the ratio of 5:1 supplying light (Load 24V 45 amp) is used what is the current drawn.
a. 9 amp
b. 4.5 amp
c. 205 amp

When the voltage is stepped Down the current has been stepped up, so with a 45A o/p current on a 5:1 transformer

22. A transformer with a 5:1 ratio has a 24V o/p what is the i/p?
a. 4.8 V AC
b. 120 V AC
c. 120 V DC
5:1 is step down txf so i/p must be 5x24 = 120V. txf only works on AC

23. Aircraft auto transformer are of what type?

a. open core
b. laminated core
c. twin core

24. an aircraft transformer is needed to step up a voltage. What sort would be used?
A .solid core
b. laminated core
c. air core

25. An auto transformer is

a. primary coil only
b. primary and secondary coils
c. Primary and secondary coils on single bar

26. An auto transformer is made up of

a. Two coils wrapped around the core material
b. a laminated core
c. One coil wrapped around the core material

27. An auto transformer’s windings are

a. on separate formers
b. wired in parallel
c. connected

28. An impedance matching transformer is required to match an amplifier with an i/p impedance of 15000 ohms to a microphone of
150ohms. What is turn ratio is required?
a. 100:1
b. 1:10
c. 10:1

29. Copper losses can be reduced in a transformer by

a. using large diameter windings
b. laminating the core
c. using aluminium windings

30. Copper losses in a transformer are caused by

a. circulating currents through the transformer
b. the resistance in the windings
c. wasting of the copper wires due to friction

31. Eddy current losses in a transformer are

a. magnetic flows induced into the core
b. current used in magnetising the core
c. hysteresis losses

32. Eddy current in a transformer can be reduced by

a. using a single piece of material
b. lamination
c. using a special non-metallic materials

33. Eddy currents in a transformer are reduced by

a. increasing the thickness of the lamination
b. decreasing the thickness of the lamination
c. making the core from a solid block

34. Flux losses in a transformer can be prevented by.

a. the use of primary shielding
b. winding the primary on top of the secondary
c. laminating the core

35. How can it be determined if the transformer winding has some of its turn shorted together?
a. the transformer will get hot in normal operation
b. the o/p voltage will be high
c. measure the i/p voltage with an ohm meter

36. How do you reduce hysteresis loss of a transformer?

a. wind the coil one over the other and by careful design of the transformer
b. by laminating the core
c. by using a core material which can be easily demagnetised

37. How many combinations are there for 3 phase transformers?

a. 9
b. 2
c. 4

Star: star
Star: delta
Delta: star
Delta: delta

38. How many turns does the secondary winding of a 2:1 step u transformer have?
a. less than primary
b. more than primary
c. less turn but with thicker wire

39. If some of the primary windings of a transformer short out

a. there will be no effect on the o/p voltage
b. the secondary o/p voltage will fall
c. the secondary o/p voltage will rise

turn ratio reduces if step up or increases if step down

40. In a 4:1 step up transformer what would give a reflected impedance of 1 Kohm?
a. 4k ohm
b. 16k ohm
c. 1k ohm

Turn ratio = root (impedance)

41. In a 4:1 step up transformer, 120V is applied to the primary and the load on the secondary is 1600 ohms what is the current in
the primary
a. 3A
b. 1.2A
c. 0.075A

Voltage in secondary = 4 x 120 = 480V, current in secondary = 480 / 1600 = 3/ 10amp

Current in primary = 4x 3/10 A = 1.2A
Current is stepped down primary to secondary in a step up txf

42. In a cct which possesses mutual inductance current is increased to the primary
a. the induced EMF in the secondary produces a current in the secondary cct whose flux has no effect on the flux in the primary
b. the induced EMF in the secondary produces a current in the secondary cct which opposes the increase in flux due to
the increase of current in the primary
c. secondary cct which assist the increase in flux due to the increase of current in the primary

43. In a delta/star wound transformer the turn ratio is 1:2 and the i/p voltage is 100V what is the o/p voltage?
a. 346V
b. 100V
c. 200V

44. In a star wound primary transformer how could you wind the secondary winding?
a. Delta only
b. star only
c. either delta or star

45. In a transformer core loss is 200W and copper loss is 220W at no load. What is the core loss at full load?
a. 200w
b. 220 W
c. 0 W

since the flux is alost the same when on load as it is off load, the core loss is the same (however copper loss will be greater ON load
because of the high current)

46. In a transformer if the rate of change of current increases the mutual inductance will
a. decreases
b. remain the same
c. increases

Transformer ratio ~(which is dependent upon the mutual inductance) is not a function of frequency

47. In a delta to delta type of connection of three phase transformer

a. secondary current is higher than the primary current
b. secondary voltage and current will be same as primary voltage and current
c. secondary voltage is higher than the primary voltage

48. In a transformer operation hysteresis losses are

a. current overcoming coil resistance
b. induced current in the iron core
b. energy wasted in reversing core magnetization

49. I/P of 8 ohm into an op amp to get an o/p of 20 milliohm what transformer would you use?
a. 100:1 step down
b. 20:1 step up
c. 50:1 step down

50. I/p power of a transformer is 100W and the o/p power is 90W what is the efficiency?
a. 100%
b. 110%
c. 90%

51. on 100:1 step up transformer, 100mA is the secondary current what is the primary current?
a. 100 mA
b. 1 mA
c. 10 mA

52. on a desynn power is connected to

a. transmitter only
b. transmitter and inductor
c. inductor only
53. The area of a hysteresis loop proportional to the
a. energy dissipated in putting the material through a complete cycle of magnetization and demagnetization
b. relative permeability of the material being magnetised
c. energy absorbed in completely demagnetised the material

54. The copper loss on a single phase transformer is 25 W on full load what will it be on half load?
a. 5W
b. 6.25 W
c. 12.5W

Copper loss = I2xR , so halve the current and you reduce the copper loss to ¼

55. the disadvantage of using an auto transformer instead of conventional transformer is that
a. there is a danger of the supply voltage being passed directly to the load in the event of failure
b. because they obey Kirchhoff law the o/p current can be dramatically increased
c. they are lighter and easily manufactured

56. The dot notation on transformer symbol is used to

a. show whether the transformer is step up or step down
b. indicate the phase relationship of the windings
c. indicate the direction in which the windings are wound

57. The dots on the transformer symbol shows are called and indicate
a. phasing dots, points that the same polarity at the same moment in time
b. phase dots, point that the opposite polarity at the same moment in time
c. quadrature dots point are 90⁰out of phase.

58. the input is 115V and is applied across the 300 turns portion of the autotransformer shown what is the o/p?

a. 28v
b. 115v
c. 460v

auto transformer 300:1200 ratio 1:4 o/p 4 x 115V

59. the line voltage in a why wound transformer is

a. √3 x phase voltage
b . √3 / phase voltage
c. same as phase voltage

line voltage = √3 x phase voltage in a why (star wound) transformer

60. the power handling capacity of a transformer is dependent upon its ablity to
a. raise or decrease voltage
b. accept heat
c. dissipate heat

61. The primary winding of a 3phase transformer

a. is delta wound
b. could be either delta or star
c. is star wound

62. The secondary coil of a transformer has 1500 turns and 10 ohm resistance. The primary coil has 1kohm resistance how many
turns does the primary coil have?
a. 1,500,000
b. 150,000
c. 15,000

turn ratio = √(impedance)

63. The secondary winding of a transformer has an impedance of 10ohm and 1500 turns for the primary winding to have an
impedance of 1 kohm how many turns it have?
a. 150,000
b. 15,000
c. 1,500,000
turn ratio = √(impedance)

64. The supply of a desynn is

a. DC
b. 50 Hz
c. 400Hz

65. the voltage in a transformer secondary coil that contains twice as many loops as the primary coil will be
a. greater and the amperage greater than in the primary coil
b. less and the amp greater than in the primary coil
c. greater and the amp less than in the primary coil

in a step up txf the voltage is therefore stepped up and the current stepped down by the same ratio. It must do this because the
power (IV) is the same in the primary and secondary

66. The windings on an auto transformer are

a. wound the primary over the secondary
b. wound on separate legs of core
c. wound with no magnetic core

67. To reduce eddy current in a transformer you would

a. reduce the number of turns on the primary winding
b. reduce the thickness of lamination in the magnetic core
c. increase the thickness of lamination in the magnetic core

68. To supply a 34V o/p with a transformer with a 5:1 turn ratio the i/p required is
a. 120V
b. 4.8V
c. 24V

69. Transformer copper loss on a full load is 220 watts. On half load the loss will be
a. 440W
b. 110W
c. 55W

since copper loss is given by I2xR if the load is double the copper loss will quadruple So

70. What causes a transformer to be noisy?

a. high coil resistance
b. an air gap in the core
c. high core losses
71. What is the ratio of turns between the primary coil winding and the secondary coil winding of a transformer designed to triple its
i/p voltage?
a. primary will have twice as many turns as its secondary
b. primary will have three times as many turns as its secondary
c. primary will have one third as many turns as its secondary

72. What is the reflected impedance in the primary of the transformer cct shown

a. 500 Ω
b. 20 Ω
c. 50 Ω

turn ratio = √ (impedance ratio). 10/1 = √z in /5, z in = 500

73. What voltage can the neutral line carry in a star transformer?
a. phase voltage
b. combined line voltage
c. zero voltage

the neutral line is grounded

74. What would you use for the core in a generator current transformer?
a. air core
b. laminated core
c. steel core

A current transformer uses the generator o/p cable as its primary, so it must have hollow core

75. Which of the following would be used to calculate transformer turn ratio?
a. secondary turn / primary turn
b. Primary turn / secondary turn
c. primary turn x secondary turn

76. Why does the secondary windings of a current transformer need to be short ccted?
a. otherwise there would be high current flow in the primary
b. otherwise high voltage passes after disconnecting
c. otherwise the winding over heat

FILTERS

01. A band pass filter

a. stop those frequencies outside of a designated narrow band
b. attenuates signals above a certain frequencies
c. Stop those frequencies within a narrow band
02. A band stop filter
a. stop narrow range of frequencies
b. stop frequencies either side of a narrow range
c. attenuates frequencies either side of a narrow range

03. A capacitor in series and an inductor in parallel to a load makes

a. low pass filter
b. band pass filter
c. high pass filter

04. A capacitor in series and inductor in parallel makes what kind of filter
a. band pass
b. low pass
c. high pass

05. A cct with good selectivity will have

a. a narrow bandwidth
b. a large bandwidth
c. A low L/C ratio

06. A filter with a small bandwidth has

a. a low value of Q
b. A Q of Zero
c. A high value of Q

Q is the quality of a filter

07. A high pass filter consist of a

a. capacitor in series and inductor in parallel
b. an inductor in series and a capacitor in parallel
c. capacitor in series and inductor in series

08. A high pass filter has

a. high impedance to both high and low frequency
b. high impedance to high frequency, low impedance to low frequency
c. high impedance to low frequency, low impedance to high frequency

09. A parallel connection of high pass filter and low pass filter is a
a. band stop filter
b. both (stop, stop)
c. band pass filter

10. A high pass filter will

a. allow frequencies with in a range to pass
b. allow frequencies below a certain value to pass
c. allow frequencies above a certain value to pass

11. A series LC filter is also known as

a. an acceptor cct
b. a rejector cct
c. a band stop cct

12. Band pass filter in a cct

a. allow frequencies a cut off frequencies to pass
b. only allow a narrow band of frequency to pass
c. allow frequencies above a cut off frequency to pass

13. Band stop filter

a. stops frequencies in a narrow band
b. attenuates frequencies in a specified narrow band
c. pass all frequencies in that band

14. Capacitor in a series and an inductor in parallel to the load

a. will allow a narrow band to pass
b. allow bellow certain value to pass
c. cut-off or attenuate below a certain value

15. A resistor in series and capacitor in parallel

a. low pass filter
b. band pass filter
c. high pass filter

16. Which is a high pass filter?

a. L type with series C and shunt L
b. п type with series C and L
c. L type with series L and shunt

AC GENERATOR
01. A 3 phase, 6 pole A.C Gen rotating at 4200 rpm will produce o/p freq of
a. 140 Hz
b. 25.2 KHz
c. 70Hz
Consider only 1 phase, 2-pole per phase

02. A 30KVA rated gen has a PF of 0.8 what is its max consistent power?
a. 37.5 Kw
b. 30 Kw
c. 24 Kw

03. A conventional aircraft gen will be

a. star wound
b. series wound
c. delta wound

star wound will give 2 choice of voltage. Aircraft never use series wound gen

04. A frequency wild AC gen is used for

a. any AC load
b. deicing loads
c. instruments and navigation

Frequency wild can only be used on resistive ccts (heat and lighting)

05. A frequency wild AC gen system has

a. variable voltage
b. variable frequency only
c. variable voltage and frequency

the voltage is held constant by a voltage regulator which varies the resistance of the field current

06. A frequency wild gen

a. has a variable frequency o/p
b. is always a DC gen
c. maintains a constant tpm but has a variable freq

07. A gen is labels as having 115v/200v, 20A and PF 0.8 what is the AP in each line that the generator produce?
a. 2.3Kw
b. 4Kva
c. 2.3Kva

AP is measured in VA, line voltage is 200V (always the higher of the 2 voltages and the presence of 2 voltage confirms it as star
wound) so 200 x 20 = 4kva PF not required

08. A gen is labelled 200KVA and PF 0.8 this means it has real power of
a. 250KW
b. 160KW
c. 200KVA

09. A gen rated at 30KVA and PF 0.8 has max continuous power o/p
a. 30KW
b. 48 KW
c. 24 KW

True power = PF x AP = 0.8 x 30 = 24KW

10. A gen supplies 150 VAC phase and load is 10 ohm per phase what is the phase current?
a. 1.5 A
b. 15 A
c. 25.5 A

11. A gen supply 25A, 4V and 50W what is the AP and the PF?
a. 100VA and 2
b. 400VA and 0.5
c. 100 VA and 0.5
12. A gen with more than two phases is known as
a. multi phase
b. poly phase
c. delta phase

13. A single phase AC gen has 12 pole and it runs at 600 rpm which one of the following is the o/p freq of the gen
a. 50Hz
b. 60Hz
c. 120Hz

freq = rev/sec x pole pair

14. AC gen are rated in

a. Kw
b. KVARs
c. KVA

15. All aircraft AC equipment is rated in

a. volt amp reactive
b. watts
c. volt amp

16. An AC gen has 4 poles to produce a freq of 400Hz it much achieve a speed of
a. 12000 rpm
b. 6000 rpm
c. 3000 rpm

if it had the min of 3 poles (1 pair) it would require 400 rev/sec = 400 x 60 = 24000 rev/min
with 4 poles (2 pairs), that speed can be halved

17. An AC gen is producing the required voltage but a higher freq than that required to remedy this the following action must be
taken?
a. decrease the speed of the prime mover
b. decrease the speed of the prime mover, and then increase the strength of the field
c. decrease the speed of the prime mover and then decrease the strength of the field

18. an AC gen is rated at 30KVA at 0.8 PF: this means that the max continuous o/p should not exceed
a. 24 KW
b. 30KW
c. 37.5 KW

19. An AC gen rated at 90KVA with PF of 0.85 lagging is capable of supplying

a. 76.5 Kw of continuous power
b. 90 KW of continuous power
c. 105.88 KW of continuous power

20. An AC gen freq will

a. be proportional to the rpm at which it is driven
b. always be constant regardless of the gen drive speed
c. vary with changes in field strength

21. An advantage of a star connected gen over a delta connected gen is

a. The line and phase voltage are equal
b. two potentials are available
c. a balance load is guaranteed

22. An aircraft star connected AC gen is said to have a balance load when
a. all the phase voltage are equal
b. the phase angle of the o/p are spaced 120⁰
c. all the phases currents are equal
23. AN AC gen is operating at 50KVA in a cct with a PF 0.8 the real power is
a. 72 KW
b. 40 KW
c. 50KW
24. AN alternator delivers 500V rms at 1 amp the PF is 0.8 the TP is ?
a. 100VA
b. 400W
c. 500W

25. An EMF of 10V is induced in a conductor moving at right angle to a magnetic field what will be the EMF induced in the same
conductor if it is moved to 45⁰ to the magnetic field?
a. 2.93V
b. 10V
c. 7.07V

sin 45⁰= 0.707

26. An increase in the capacitive load on an AC gen

a. increases the strength of the field
b. has no effect on the rotating field strength
c. reduce the strength of the rotating field

27. Delta wound alternator currents are

a. the same as lie current
b. the same as phase current
c. the phase current x √3

delta wound line current = √3 x phase current

28. Delta wound line current is

a. equal to phase current
b. less than the phase current
c. √3 x phase current

29. how many cycles of AC voltage are produced in a 6 pole alternator of the revolving field type with each revolution of the rotor?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 3

each pair of pole produce 1 cycle

30. If a delta connected AC system is operating at 115V phase what is the line voltage?
a. 230V
b. 115V
c. 200V

31. If the inductive load of an unregulated AC gen is decreased what happen to o/p voltage?
a. Decrease
b. Remain constant
c. increase

32. If the phase voltage in a star connected gen is 200V what will be the line voltage?
a. 115V
b. 346V
c. 200V

star connected gen = line voltage is 1.73 x phase voltage

33. If the phase voltage of a star wound gen is 115 V what would be the line voltage?
a. 180v
b. 220v
c. 200v

line to line voltage means line voltage for star wound , line voltage = 1.73 x phase voltage

34. If there was a mainly inductive load on an AC gen the voltage with respect to the current would
a. lead
b. be in phase
c. lag

35. in a 2 phase gen how far apart are the windings electrically?
a. 90⁰
b. 45⁰
c. 180⁰

36. in a 2 phase gen what angle are the phases to each other
a. 90⁰
b. 180⁰
c. 0⁰

37. in a 3 phase gen with balance load the potential between the neutral point and earth is
a. 0 v
b. equal to line voltage
c. equal to phase voltage

38. in a 3 phase gen what angle are the phases to each other
a. 120⁰
b. 0⁰
c. 180⁰

39. ion a 3 phase delta connected gen the line current is

a. the same as the phase current
b. root 3 times the phase current
c. phase current divided by root 3

40. in a 3 phase delta wound cct line current is

a. in phase with the phase current
b. same as the phase current
c. the Victoria sum of all 3 phase currents.

Line current is root3 x phase current (rules out “same as the phase current”) there is a 30⁰ phase shift (rules out “in phase with the
phase current”)
The root 3 is derived from the vector sum of all three phases.

41. In a 3 phase star config AC gen, what is the angular difference between line voltage and phase voltage?
a. 60⁰
b. 120⁰
c. 30⁰

42. In a delta connected gen the line current is equal to

a. 1.75 x phase voltage
b. phase current
c. 1.7 x phase current

43. In a delta connected system

a. line voltage = phase voltage
b. phase voltage = 1.73 x line voltage
c. line voltage = 1.73 x phase voltage

44. In a delta connected gen

a. line volts = phase volts, line current = phase current / √3
b. line volts = √3 x phase voltage, line current = phase current
c. line volts = phase volts , line current = √3 x phase current

45. In a gen system a stabilizer winding is used

a. to prevent voltage over shoot
b. in series with the field to prevent oscillations
c. to control o/p current

The stabilizing winding picks up a rate of change from the o/p of an AC brushless gen and damp out voltage over shoot and prevent
system oscillation. The pickup is an induction coil wound around the o/p so is NOT wired in series

46. In a 3 phase star connected system

a. line current is greater than the phase current
b. lne voltage is less than the phase voltage
c. line current equals the phase current

47. In a voltage equalising cct the gen are regulated so

a. the higher o/p is decreases to that of the lower
b. the lower o/p is increased to that of the higher
c. the lower is increased and the higher is decreased until they are equal

48. In an AC gen of the brushless type the rotating field winding is fed with
a. AC via rotating exciter windings
b. DC via diodes from the main exciter winding on the rotor
c. DC via the slip rings from an external supply

49. In an aircraft brushless alternator the armature is

a. delta wound
b. star wound
c. in series with the field

The armature is normally star wound to give a choice of 2 voltages

50. In an AC Star wired system, the phase voltage is 115 volts and the line voltage will be approx.
a. 163 V
b. 115 V
c. 200 V

51. In operation of a single phase AC gen freq is determined by

a. the number of pairs of poles
b. The generator speed
c. controlling the current flow through the voltage field windings

52. In a smaller single or twin engine aircraft the primary DC power is supplied in the form of rectified o/p from
a. freq wild AC gen
b. constant freq AC gen
c. inverter

53. Increasing the load on a permanent magnet gen will

a. reduce the terminal voltage by a small amount
b. increase the terminal voltage by a small amount
c. reduce the terminal voltage by a large amount

54. Increasing the load on a permanent magnet gen will

a. increase terminal voltage by a small amount
b. reduce terminal voltage by a small amount
c. reduce terminal voltage by a large amount

55. On a 3 phase AC gen total power is

a. less than a single phase
b. same as the power in a single phase
c. more than a single phase

total power = 3 x v (phase) x I (phase)

Note: Power = √3 x V (line) x I (line)

56. On a 3 phase star wound gen the line voltage is

a. more than the voltage from a single phase
b. the same as a voltage from a single phase
c. less than the voltage from a single phase

V (line) = √3 x v (phase)

57. On a brushless AC gen the main rotating field is fed with

a. AC from the rotating field exciter
b. DC via diode on the rotor
c. AC

58. On a brushless AC gen the permanent magnet generator o/p is

a. Dc
b .Pulsed
c. AC

The o/p is AC before it is rectified by the diodes inside the shaft

59. On a typical AC gen the o/p is taken

a. direct from the rotor via slip rings
b. direct from the stator windings
c. direct from the exciter

60. One revolution of a three phase gen will produce

a. 2 cycles
b. 1 cycle
c. 3 cycles

Although there are three phases they are considered separate. So one cycle is generated per revolution

61. o/p Voltage of an AC gen is controlled by varying

a. speed of the gen
b. armature current
c. field current

62. Permanent magnet in an AC gen are

a. to rectify the current
b. to control the freq
c. To provide initial excitation

63. PF is
a. tan
b. cos
c. sin

64. Single phase components in a 3 phase system may be connected between

a. phase A and B only
b. any phase and earth
c. any phase and earth or between ant two phases

65. single phase components in a 3 phase system may be connected between

a. phase and neutral only
b. any phase and neutral or between any two phases
c. phase A and B only

66. Stability windings in an Ac gen sense

a. current and prevent oscillations
b. freq and prevent over voltage
c. voltage and prevent over voltage

67. Stability winding sense

a. current and prevent an over voltage
b. freq and prevent over current
c. voltage and prevent an over voltage
68. The A phase of a three phase power system is colour coded
a. yellow
b. red
c. blue

69. The amount of electrical power for a given gen weight is

a. determined by the size of the aircraft
b. greater for DC gen
c. Greater for AC gen

70. The exciter winding in a brushless AC gen is supplied with electrical power from
a. A rotating gen integrally mounted on the same shaft as the AC windings
b. Permanent magnets
c. the bus bar

71. The freq of the o/p of a 4 pole gen is 400Hz the generator is turning at
a. 3000 rpm
b. 12000 rpm
c. 6000 rpm

72. The line voltage from a generator wit ha delta type connection will be
a. the same as the phase voltage
b. lower than the phase voltage
c. higher than the phase voltage

line and the phase voltages are tha same wit ha delta connections(it is the current that is difference)

73. The line voltage of a 3 phase star connected AC gen is

a. equal to the phase voltage
b. less than the phase voltage
c. greater than the phase voltage

74. The o/p from a fixed field AC gen would be taken from the
a. the rotating part of the machine via slip rings and brushes
b. the rotating part of the machine via A commutator and brushes
c. stationary part of the machine

75. The o/p from a rotating armature AC gen would be taken from
a. the rotor
b. the stator
c. either the rotor or the stator

The o/p is taken from the armature

76. The o/p from a rotating field AC gen would be taken from the
a. armature on the rotor
b. stator
c. winding on the rotor

77. The permanent magnet in an AC gen induced

a. A.C in the main gen
b. A.C in the exciter gen
c. D.C in the exciter gen

78. The phase voltage of a 3 phase star wound configuration compared to a line voltage is
a. equal
b. greater
c. less
79. The phases on a 3 phase AC gen are spaced at
a. 90⁰
b. 120⁰
c. 180⁰

80. The power consumed in a three loads connected in star configuration when compared wit hdelta configuration
a. the star configuration consumes 3 times the power of the delta configuration
b. both configurations consumes the same power
c. the delta configuration consumes 3 times the power of the star configuration

81.The power o/p of a similar size 3 phase compared to a single phase generator is
a. same
b. more
c. less

3 phase gen are lighter and more compact for their o/p power

82. The power o/p of an AC parallel generator system is measured in

a. KW / KVARS
b. KVA
c. amps

83. The shape of the o/p wave of an AC gen is known as a

a. Sine wave
b. frequency wave
c. cosine wave

84. The stability winding in a 3 phase AC gen are to sense

a. phase shift
b. over volt
c. field oscilations

85. The stator of a permanent magnet rotor AC gen

a. is wound in series with the field
b. is usually delta wound
c. is usually star wound

star wound provide two options of voltages

86. The sum of the instantaneous EMFs in the 3 phase system is

a. 3 times the phase voltage
b. equal to the line voltage
c. zero

3 phase: add up all 3 at any vertical line and it always comes to zero

87. The 3 voltages of a 3 phase gen are connected

a. in parallel to each other
b. independently of each other
c. in series with each other

88. the tolerance of the AC gen freq is

a. 20Hz
b. 10Hz
c. 40Hz

+/- 10Hz (for paralleling of gen)

89. The two factors which govern the o/p frequency of an AC gen are the
a. speed of rotation of the rotor and the stator field flux strength
b. strength of the stator field flux and number of poles
c. the number of poles (in pairs) and the rotor RPM

90. The variable freq o/p from an AC gen is used for

a. supplying non inductive loads
b. driving AC operated instruments
c. the AC supply instead of using inverters

Variable freq (freq wild) can only be used for resistive loads. (Not for inductive or capacitive)
91. The voltage induces in the stator of an AC gen is produced by
a. A fixed magnetic field
b. An alternating field
c. A rotating magnetic field

92. The voltage of an AC gen

a. rises to max in one direction, falls to zero and rise in the same direction
b. rises to max in one direction, falls to zero and rise in the opposite direction
c. rises to max in one direction and remains

93. To adjust the voltage of an AC gen, whilst maintaining constant freq it is necessary to
a. alter the field current
b. alter the reactance of the starter winding cct
c. alter the driving speed

94. Two 3 phase gen operating in parallel with different phase and line voltages will be connected in
a. delta config
b. parallel config
c. star config

95. under freq in an AC supply would cause

a. over speeding of AC motors
b. over voltage of capacitive device
c. over heating of inductive device

96. What are the factors affecting the freq of an AC gen?

a. no. of turns in the armature coil and rpm
b. no. of turns in the armature coil and no. of coils and no. of pole pairs
c. no. of pole pairs and RPM

97. What is the max active power supplied from a 40Kva gen at 0.9 PF?
a. 50Kw
b. 36KW
c. 8KW

98. When AC gen are paralleled they must share equally the
a. VAR & VA
b. Watts & VA
c. Watts & VAR

99. When measuring the phase and line voltage of a gen it was found that line and phase voltages were equal. The gen is?
a. either delta or star wound
b. delta wound
c. star wound

100. Where are the o/p winding in an AC gen?

a. rotor with commutator
b. rotor with slip rings
c. stator

AC MOTORS

01. A 3 phase induction motor can be reversed by

a. isolating one phase
b. reversing the rotor connections
c. changing any two phases

02. A single phase induction motor obtains its magnetic field by

a. rotating electromagnetic field
b. phase splitting with capacitor
c. permanent magnet rotor

03. A 6 pole motor is running at a frequency of 300Hz what is the RPM

a. 6000
b. 12000
c. 3000

RPM= (f x 60)/Pole pairs

= (300 x 60) / 3
=(100 x 60) = 6000

04. A cap in a single phase AC motor is to

a. Prevent spikes
b. block Dc
c. provide a phase shift

05. In an AC machine the difference between the rotating field speed and speed of the rotor is called
a. difference speed
b. slip speed
c. synchronous speed

06. A capacitor in a single phase motor is to

a. prevent sparking at the switch
b. provide smoothing
c. provide a phase shift

07. A centrifugal switch is used

a. to cut out the resistor / inductor cct on an AC motor
b. to cut out the cap cct on an AC motor
c. to cut out the slow resistor on an AC motor

08. A shaded pole motor has shaped poles to

a. create a rotating field
b. increase efficiency
c. reduce interference

09. A simple basic induction motor has

a. poor starting torque, poor running torque
b. poor starting torque, good running torque
c. good starting torque, poor running torque

10. A three phase AC motor is running at speed on constant load. If one phase goes open cct the motor will run at
a. 2/3 speed
b. same speed
c. 1/3 speed

11. A 3 phase induction motor obtains its magnetic field by a

a. rotating DC electromagnet
b. 3 phase supply to the stator
c. cap in series with one of the winding

12. What happen when you remove one phase on a 3 phase motor while it is running
a. it slows down
b. it stops running
c. the speed is unchanged

13. A 3 phase motor has a windings

a. 180⁰ apart
b. 120⁰ apart
c. 90⁰ apart

14. A 2 phase motor has

a. 2 poles at 180⁰
b. 4 poles at 90⁰
c. 3 pairs of poles at 120⁰

15. An AC shunt wound motor some times uses a volts dropping resistor. The resistor would
a. in series with field
b. in series with the supply
c. in series with the armature

16. An AC induction motor can never run at synchronous speed coz’

a. the back EMF would be so great that they would slow the motor
b. there are much heavier than synchronous motors and could never be accelerated up to synchronous speed
c. there would be no EMF induced in the bars and hence no current and no magnetic field

17. An AC motor that rotates at the same speed as the supply frequency is
a. a synchronous motor
b. an induced motor
c. a squirrel motor

18. An motor which rotates at the same speed as supply frequency is called
a. synchronous motor
b. an induced motor
c. a universal motor

19. An AC motor which rotates at the same speed as the supply frequency is called
a. An induced motor
b. A synchronous motor
c. a universal motor

20. An inductance/resistance motor is

a. restricted to low loads only
b. less efficient than a capacitance motor
c. better than a capacitance motor

21. Calculate the speed of a 400Hz, $ pole machine

a. 6000 rpm
b. 8000 rpm
c. 12000 rpm

22. Disconnecting one of the phases from 3 phase motor will cause the motor to
a. stop
b. run at 2/3 speed
c. run at the same speed

23. for synchronous motor to run at 12000 rpm on a 3 phase 400Hz supply it must have
a. 2 pair of poles / phase
b. 1 pair of poles per phase
c. 3 pairs of poles / phase

24. If a connection to a 3 phase AC motor is disconnected the motor will

a. continue to run
b. slow down and stop
c. stop

3 phase motor disconnecting a phase will not slow down or stop the motor since the speed is dependent upon the freq and the load
(slip). It will however less torque

25. If the freq drops in the supply to an induction motor

a. the motor may over heat
b. the motor will not be affected in any way
c. the motor will speed up

26. If the number of poles on a stator of an induction motor are doubled the o/p speed of the motor is
a. double
b. halved
c. unchanged

27. If two phase of 3 phase motor are cross connected what will happen?
a. same speed rotate in same direction
b. half speed rotate in opposite direction
c. same speed rotate in opposite direction

28. In a 2 phase induction motor the control winding is fed with

a. Dc supply
b. variable phase AC supply
c. constant phase AC supply

2 phase induction motor used on a servo system uses one fixed reference phase and one control phase. The control phase in the
same frequency as the reference (and is constant) but varies in amplitude. When the amplitude goes –ve it is effectively 180⁰ out of
phase with the reference phase and the motor turns backwards.

29. In a 3 phase motor. If 1 phase is lost the motor

a. runs at 1/3 speed
b. remains at the same speed
c. runs at 2/3 speed

the speed of a 3-phase motor is dependent only on the freq of the power supply

30. in a basic induction motor the

a. the motor runs at synchronous speed immediately
b. running torque is poor but starting torque is good
c. starting torque is poor but running torque is good

31. In a shaded pole motor the copper ring on the split pole is to
a. both start and determine the motor direction
b. determine the motor direction
c. start the motor only

32. In a synchronous motor when the motor is running the slip is

a. 0%
b. 100%
c. 5%

33. In a 2 phase motor the reference phase is fed with

a. variable amplitude AC supply
b. fixed amplitude AC supply
c. DC supply

34. In a 2 phase induction motor there are

a. 3 poles
b. 2 poles
c. 4 poles

pair of pole per phase

35. In an induction motor what is the term used to describe the difference between the synchronous and rotor speeds?
a. the motor speed and is given as a % of slip speed
b. The slip speed and is given as % of synchronous speed
c. the motor speed and is given as a % of synchronous speed

36. Motor slip is

a. a shifting of the MNA of the motor
b. The % of difference in speed between the stator and rotor fields
c. a symptom of a weak field

37. Shaded pole in an AC motor are intended to

a. reduce eddy current loss
b. prevent over shooting
c. facilitate starting

38. slip on a synchronous motor on start is

a. 0%
b. 100%
c. 50 %

39. The controlling phase on a 2 phase motor is of a

a. variable amplitude
b. fixed amplitude
c. DC

40. The difference in speeds between a synchronous motors rotor and stator in known as
a. Phase lag
b. rotor lag
c. slip speed

41. The phases in supply to a 2 phase motor are electrically

a. 120⁰ apart
b. 180⁰ apart
c. 90⁰ apart

42. The principal characteristics of a synchronous motor is

a. It must have a synchronised 3 phase supply to operate
b. it rotates at a speed that is synchronised with the applied DC current
c. it rotates at a speed that is synchronised with the applied AC current

A sync motor rotates at a speed that is sync with the applied current

43. The slip speed of an induction motor is

a. stator speed / rotor speed
b. stator speed + rotor speed
c. stator speed – rotor speed

44. The speed of a single phase induction motor is dependent on

a. the strength of the armature current
b. the number of pair of poles
c. the strength of the field

any AC motor’s speed is determined by the supply frequency and /or the number of poles. A stronger field or armature current
results in only more torque but not speed

45. The speed of an AC motor can be affected by the

a. pair of poles
b. field current
c. armature current

the number of pair of poles dependent upon the frequency of the supply which is the only thing which can vary speed

46. To change the direction of a £ phase induction motor you would

a. swap 2 of the stator connections
b. remove one of the i/p connection
c. swap all of the i/p connections

47. What is the purpose of the capacitor used in a single phase AC motor?
a. changing direction of motor
b. smoothing
c. provides a high starting torque

48. which of the following applications would require a continuously rated motor?
a. fuel pump motor
b. cargo door actuator
c. flap driven actuator

IMPORTANT

1. What would you use to measure a small charge of static electricity

a. electroscope
b. oscilloscope
c. high resistance voltmeter

02. The atom is made up of

a. electron and neutron
b. proton and electron
c. electrons, protons and neutrons

03. a –ve charge electrical conductor is placed next to an insulated electrical conductor
a. the electrons will remain where they are
b. the –ve charge will move to the other conductor and the electrons will balance
c. the –ve charge will move to the conductor and leave it –ve

04. A small or misshaped resister will have it value markedon it by

a. letter
b. dots
c. no mark

05. When heat is applied a thermocouple, it produces a change in

a. current
b. resistance
c. volts

06. A solar powered cell produces an o/p in

a. watt
b. volt
c. amp

07. A potentiometer is made up of

a. A 3 terminal resistor
b. 3 coils
c. weat stone bridge