AC MACHINES 12

1. Winding to earth faults may be caused by
a) sludging of the oil
b) surge voltage only
c) current chopping only
d) both surge voltages and current chopping
ans. d

2. The two windings of a transformer are designated as
a) primary and secondary windings
b) primary and hv windings
c) secondary and lv windings
d) hv and lv windings
ans. d

3. The flux involved in the emf equation of a transformer has
a) rms value
b) average value
c) total value
d) maximum value
ans. d

4. The leakage flux in a transformer depends upon
a) the applied voltage
b) the frequency
c) the load current
d) the mutual flux
ans. c

5. Good voltage regulation of a transformer means that the difference between its no-load  voltage and full-load voltage is
a) very high
b) low
c) very low
d) none of these
ans. d

6. Distribution transformers have core losses
a) greater than copper losses
b) equal to copper losses
c) less than copper losses
d) equal to 1/2 (copper losses)
ans. c

7. Eddy current loss in a transformer depends on
a) both voltage and frequency
b) voltage alone
c) load current alone
d) thickness of core
ans. d

8. Hysteresis loss in a transformer depends upon
a) frequency
b) supply voltage
c) square of the frequency alone
d) square of the voltage alone
ans. a

9. The open-circuit test on transformer is conducted to obtain
a) the leakage impedances
b) the ohmic loss
c) hysteresis loss only
d) core losses
ans. d

10. The short-circuit test on a transformer is conducted to obtain
a) core losses at any load
b) ohmic losses at any load
c) hysteresis losses
d) both core and ohmic losses
ans. b