In a lap winding, the number of brushes required is equal to
Anumber of poles
Bcommutator pitch
Cnumber of pair of poles
Dnumber of coils
#182
What is the approximate efficiency of a large transformer?
A65%
B80%
C50%
D95%
#183
In a wave winding, the commutator pitch is approximately equal to
Apole pitch
Bthrice the pole pitch
Ctwice the pole pitch
Dhalf the pole pitch
#184
A triplex wave winding will have _____ parallel paths.
A6
B4
C2
D8
#185
For a given dc generator, the generated voltage depends upon
Aflux only
Bboth speed and flux
Cspeed only
Darmature rotation
#186
For the same rating, a dc machine has _____ an ac machine.
Athe same weight as
Bless weight than
Cmore weight than
Dhalf the weight than
#187
Difference between the speeds of a rotating magnetic field and the associated rotor.
Asplit
Bsalient pole
Cslip
Dpull-out torque
#188
The field winding of a dc shunt machine usually carries _____ of the rated current of the machine.
A2% to 5%
Bmore than 20%
C15% to 20%
Dless than 0.5%
#189
A separately excited dc generator is not used because
Ait is costly
Ba separate dc source is required for field circuit
Cvoltage drops considerably with load
Dit is bulky
#190
The effect of armature reaction is to
Adecrease the total flux
Bmake the air-gap flux uniform
Cincrease the total flux
Dmake the flux constant
#191
In a dc generator, armature reaction _____ pole tip
Aweakens the flux at the trailing
Bweakens the flux at the leading
Cstrengthens the flux at the leading
Dstrengthens the flux at the trailing
#192
The greatest percentage of heat loss in a dc machine is due to
Aeddy current loss
Bcopper loss
Chysteresis loss
Dfrictional loss
#193
The size of a dc generator can be reduced by using
Alap winding
Bhigh-resistance winding material
Ciron commutator
Dmagnetic material of high permeability
#194
A secondary cell whose active positive plate consists of nickel hydroxide, and active negative-plate material is powdered iron mixed with cadmium. Its typical output when fully charged is Vo = 1.2V
ALeclanche cell
Bdry cell
CEdison cell
Dlead-acid cell
#195
If a cell can be charged after it is depleted, it is considered as
Aa secondary cell
Ba storage cell
Can accumulator
Dall of them
#196
A battery means
Acells connected in series
Bcells connected in parallel
Ccells connected in series-parallel
Dall of them
#197
In a dry cell, what will happen to the internal resistance as it aged?
Adecreases
Bincreases
Cremains constant
Ddecreases or increases, depends on the chemical composition
#198
The maximum current a cell can deliver through a 0.01 ohm load during testing
Aflash current
Bsurge current
Cideal current
Dfull-load current
#199
In batteries, the material used to insulate the positive plates from negative plates are technically called
Ainsulator
Bbreak-point
Ccoupler
Dseparator
#200
How long will a battery need to operate a 240 Watts equipment, whose capacity is 100Ah and 24 volts rating?