An alternator running in parallel with the other alternators all having automatic voltage regulators is to be taken off the bus. The usual procedure before opening the switch is to
Areduce alternator excitation
Bincrease alternator excitation
Creduce the power fed to the prime mover
Ddo nothing
#3📜 EE Pre-Board August 2012📘 PowerhouseEasy
Slip rings are made of
ASteel
BCopper
CBakelite
DMica
#4📜 EE Pre-Board August 2012📘 PowerhouseEasy
As load pf of an alternator becomes more leading, the value of the generated voltage required to give rated terminal voltage _.
ADecreases
BIncreases
CRemains constant
DVaries with rotor speed
#5📜 EE Pre-Board March 2013📘 PowerhouseEasy
If the input of the prime mover of an alternator is kept constant but the excitation is increased then
AkVA will be leading
BkVA will be lagging
CkW will be changed
Dthe power factor of the load remains constant
#6📜 EE Pre-Board August 2013📘 PowerhouseEasy
The power factor of an alternator is determined by its
Aspeed
Bload
Cexcitation
Dprime mover
#7📜 EE Pre-Board August 2013📘 PowerhouseEasy
One advantage of distributing the winding in alternator is to
AReduce harmonics
BImprove the voltage waveform
CReduce the amount of copper
DDecrease the value of the voltage
#8📜 EE Pre-Board March 2014📘 PowerhouseEasy
One advantage of distributing the winding in alternator is to
Areduce harmonics
Bimprove voltage waveform
Creduce the amount of copper
Ddecrease the value of the voltage
#9📜 EE Pre-Board August 2014📘 PowerhouseEasy
One of the advantages of distributing the winding in alternator is to
Areduce harmonics
Bimprove voltage waveform
Creduce the amount of copper
Ddecrease the value of the voltage
#10📜 EE Pre-Board March 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
If the input of the prime mover of an alternator is kept constant but excitation is increased, then
AKVA will be leading
BKVA will be lagging
CKW will be changed
DThe p.f. of the load remains
#11📜 EE Pre-Board August 2017📘 PowerhouseEasy
For proper parallel operation, ac polyphase alternators must have the same ______
AkVA rating
Bpower factor
Cvoltage rating
Dspeed
#12📜 EE Pre-Board August 2017📘 PowerhouseEasy
At leading p.f., the armature flux in an alternator ________ the rotor flux.
Aopposes
Bis in quadrature with
Caids
Dhas no effect on
#13📜 EE Pre-Board March 2018📘 PowerhouseEasy
The power factor of an alternator is determined by its
Aspeed
Bload
Cexcitation
Dprime mover
#14📜 EE Pre-Board August 2018📘 PowerhouseEasy
For two alternators operating in parallel, if the load shared by one of them is to be increased, its field excitation is
Ato be strengthened keeping input torque the same
Bto be weakened keeping input torque the same
Cto be kept constant but input torque should be increased
Dto be kept constant but input torque should be decreased
#15📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
What is the function of the damper windings in a large alternator?
AIt will reduce voltage fluctuations
BIt will reduce frequency fluctuations
CIt will increase stability
DNone of these
#16📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
The distribution of load between two alternators in parallel operation is changed using one of the following methods?
AChange the driving torque of the prime movers
BChange the frequency of the alternators
CChange the phase sequence of the alternators
DChange the excitation of the alternators
#17📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
The drop in the terminal voltage of an alternator due to armature reaction is countered by which of the following?
AEffect of saliency
BDamper windings
CAutomatic voltage regulator
DIncreased prime mover output
#18📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
After wiring two alternators, you checked their frequency and voltage and found them to be equal. Before connecting them in parallel, which of the following should be checked next?
APrime mover speed
BPhase rotation
CSteam pressure
DLubrication of rotor
#19📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
The load sharing between two steam driven alternators operating in parallel are adjusted using which of the following methods?
AAdjust steam supply to their prime movers
BAdjust the power factors of the alternators
CAdjust the speed of the alternators
DAdjust the field strength of the alternators
#20📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
When an alternator is supplying a zero leading pf load, the armature reaction will produce which of the following conditions?