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#201📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
What is the purpose of using a higher flux density in a transformer?
ATo decrease the weight per kVA
BTo increase the weight per kVA
CTo decrease the weight per kW
DTo increase the weight per kW
#202📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
The temperature rise in a transformer is directly proportional to which of the following?
ALeakage reactance
BSupply frequency
CApparent power
DReactive power
#203📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
In general, what is the most important point to monitor during the operation of a transformer?
APrimary voltage
BCore loss
CExciting current
DTemperature
#204📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
What is the percentage equivalent of the no load current in comparison to the full load current of a transformer?
AAbout 1 to 2%
BAbout 2 to 5%
CAbout 5 to 10%
DAbout 10 to 20%
#205📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
Which of the following will happen when a transformer is plugged into a DC circuit?
AIt would blow a fuse
BThe secondary will burn out
CThe primary will overload and the secondary will be dead
DAll of these
#206📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
Which of the following tests is used to determine the relative polarity of the windings of a transformer?
AShort circuit test
BPhasing out test
CBack to back test
DOpen circuit test
#207📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
When a closed A bank is converted into an open A bank, each of the two remaining transformers supplies what percent of the original load?
A50%
B57.7%
C73.2%
D66.7%
#208📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
Two transformers when operating in parallel will share the load depending on which of the following?
ALeakage reactance
BEfficiency
CPer unit impedance
DMagnetizing current
#209📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
At what power factor does the transformer operates?
AAlways unity pf
BAlways lagging pf
CAlways leading pf
DAt a pf depending on load pf
#210📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
What is the purpose of the open circuit test in a transformer?
ATo determine full load copper loss
BTo determine total losses
CTo determine the iron loss
DTo determine the power output at no load
#211📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
Transformer actions require which of the following fluxes?
AConstant magnetic flux
BAlternating magnetic flux
CPulsating magnetic flux
DNo flux is needed
#212📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
What is being increased in a step up transformer?
AVoltage
BCurrent
CPower
DAll of these
#213📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
What is the resistance of the low voltage winding in comparison to the high voltage winding in a transformer?
AIt is equal
BIt is less than
CIt is greater than
DIt can be less or greater, depending on usage of the transformer
#214📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
When a transformer winding suffers a short circuit, what type of force will be experienced by the adjoining turns of the same winding?
AAn attractive force
BA repulsive force
CZero or no force
DAny of these
#215📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
Instrument transformers are used on AC circuits for extending the range of which of the following instruments?
AAmmeter
BVoltmeter
CWattmeter
DAll of these
#216📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
The eddy current loss in a transformer varies ____ the supply voltage.
AInversely with
BDirectly with
CInversely to the square of
DDirectly to the square of
#217📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
What will happen to the transformer if the primary is connected to a dc supply?
AThe core loss will increase
BThe primary may get burned out
CThe primary will draw less current
DNothing serious will happen
#218📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
Which part of the transformer is most subjected to damage due to overheating?
AIron core
BFrame or casing
CWinding insulation
DCopper windings
#219📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
What is a conservator in a transformer?
AIt is an air-tight metal drum located at the top of a transformer tank
BIt is the metal tank of a transformer that houses the core and the windings
CIt is a protective device that protects the transformer from overloading
DIt is a protective device that protects the transformer from lightning surges
#220📘 EE Pocket Reviewer RojasEasy
In a transformer, at every instant the direction of the secondary current must be such as to oppose any change in flux. This is based on which of the following principles?
ACoulomb's law
BFaraday's law
CJoule's law
DLenz's law

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