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#21📜 EE Pre-Board March 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
A three-phase motor is rated 50 HP, 440 volts and 85% power factor. What is the rated current if the motor efficiency is 89%?
A57.5 A
B64.7 A
C55 A
D59 A
#22📜 EE Pre-Board March 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
What is the speed of an induction motor of four poles if the percent slip is 3%?
A1,764 rpm
B1,756 rpm
C1,746 rpm
D1,730 rpm
#23📜 EE Pre-Board March 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
Find the rotor frequency of an induction motor having 4 poles if the rotor speed is 1,746 rpm.
A60 HZ
B1.8 HZ
C3 HZ
D50 HZ
#24📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseMedium
A 3 phase, 60 Hz, 6-pole induction motor delivers 25 HP at 1,150 rpm. If the rotor copper loss is 300 watts, what is the rotor power input?
A7,194 W
B6,194 W
C8,194 W
D5,194 W
#25📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
A six-pole induction motor is connected to a 60 Hz supply and at full load the rotor emf makes 105 complete cycles in 2 minutes. Find the rotor speed.
A1,150 rpm
B1,182.5 rpm
C1,140.5 rpm
D1,170 rpm
#26📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
A 12-pole, 3- phase alternator driven at a speed of 500 rpm supplies power to an 8-pole, 3-phase induction motor. If the slip of the motor at full-load is 3%, calculate the full-load speed of the motor.
A750 rpm
B734.5 rpm
C727.5 rpm
D742 rpm
#27📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
If the stator voltage of a SCIM is reduced to 80% of its rated value, the torque developed is reduced by ____ percent of its full-load value.
A64
B36
C20
D40
#28📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseMedium
A three-phase, 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor supplies a useful torque of 160 N·m at 4% slip. If friction and windage losses are 500 watts, determine the rotor input.
A25,653 W
B26,653 W
C24,615 W
D23,615 W
#29📜 EE Pre-Board March 2016📘 PowerhouseEasy
A three-phase induction motor has a nameplate speed of 1,720 rpm. What is the rotor frequency?
A1.8 Hz
B2.7 Hz
C5Hz
D4.4 Hz
#30📜 EE Pre-Board March 2016📘 PowerhouseMedium
A 6-pole, 50 Hz, three-phase induction motor has a maximum torque of 200 N·m when it is running at a speed of 900 rpm. The resistance of the rotor is 0.25 Ω. Neglecting stator impedance, determine the torque at 5% slip.
A180 N-m
B140 N-m
C150 N-m
D160 N-m
#31📜 EE Pre-Board March 2017📘 PowerhouseMedium
A 4-pole, three-phase 50 Hz induction motor develops a maximum torque of 20 N-m at 1,440 rpm. Obtain the torque exerted by the motor at 5% slip.
A16.51 N-m
B17.51 N-m
C18.51 N-m
D19.51 N-m
#32📜 EE Pre-Board March 2017📘 PowerhouseEasy
The frequency of the emf in the stator of a 4-pole induction motor is 60 Hz, and that in the rotor is 2 Hz. At what speed is the motor running?
A1,720 rpm
B1,740 rpm
C1,760 rpm
D1,780 rpm
#33📜 EE Pre-Board March 2017📘 PowerhouseEasy
How much larger is the rotor reactance of a SCIM at start-up than it is when the motor operates at 5 percent slip?
A20 times
B10 times
C5 times
D25 times
#34📜 EE Pre-Board March 2017📘 PowerhouseEasy
Wye-delta starting is equivalent to autotransformer starting with __________ tapping.
A33%
B58%
C85%
D52%
#35📜 EE Pre-Board August 2017📘 PowerhouseMedium
A three-phase, 4-pole, 60 Hz induction motor has a rotor resistance of 0.02 Ω/phase and a standstill reactance of 0.5 Ω/phase. Calculate the speed at which the maximum torque is developed.
A1,800 rpm
B1,793 rpm
C1,656 rpm
D1,728 rpm
#36📜 EE Pre-Board August 2017📘 PowerhouseEasy
A three-phase motor is rated 50 HP, 440 volts and 85% power factor. What is its rated current?
A48.9 A
B57.6 A
C99.7 A
D65.4 A
#37📜 EE Pre-Board August 2017📘 PowerhouseMedium
A 3Φ, 6-pole, 50 Hz induction motor develops 3.73 kW at 960 rpm. What will be the stator input if the stator loss is 200 watts?
A3,885 W
B4,165 W
C3,930 W
D4,085 W
#38📜 EE Pre-Board August 2017📘 PowerhouseEasy
A three-phase induction motor is taking 40 kW, the slip being 4%, and stator losses amount to 800 watts. Calculate the total power developed.
A37.63 kW
B38.40 kW
C39.20 kW
D36.86 kW
#39📜 EE Pre-Board August 2017📘 PowerhouseEasy
An induction motor with 8 poles, 60 Hz is operated with a slip of 3%. Calculate the rotor speed.
A900 rpm
B927 rpm
C873 rpm
D846 rpm
#40📜 EE Pre-Board March 2018📘 PowerhouseEasy
What is the speed of a 60 Hz induction motor of six poles if the percent slip is 2.5%?
A1462 rpm
B1170 rpm
C877 rpm
D1755 rpm

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