ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTAL II QUIZ 3

D.C. GENERATORS 01. An electrical component which convert mechanical energy to electrical energy is called : a. a generator. b. a transformer c. a synchro. 02. A prime mover for an aircraft generator is : a. a DC motor. b. an AC motor. c. an engine. 03. The rotating part of a DC generator is called : a. an armature. b. a field poles. c. carbon brush. 04. The stator is laminated to : a. reduce weight. b. reduce eddy current effect. c. hold the stator coils firmly. 05. The principle of operation of a generator follows : a. Faradays Law. b. Lenzs Law. c. Flemings Law. 06. The principle of operation of DC generator to produce electrical output is : a. rotating armature principle. b. rotating field principle. c. rotating permanent magnet principle. 07. The electrical output of DC generator is converted to D.C. by the action of : a. slip rings. b. commutator segments. c. electrical diodes.

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08. The output of a DC generator using lap winding arrangement is : a. high voltage and low current output. b. low voltage and high current output. c. high voltage and high current output. 09. The output of a DC generator using the wave winding arrangement is : a. high voltage and high current. b. low voltage and high current. c. high voltage and low current. 10. A separately excited generator uses : a. a permanent magnet stator. b. an electromagnet stator. c. an electromagnet rotor. 11. The series, shunt and compound wound DC generators are classified as : a. self excited generators. b. separately excited generators. c. permanent magnet generators. 12. The output of a series wound generator : a. increases with an increase in load current . b. decreases with an increase in load current. c. remains constant with an increase in load current. 13. The type of DC generator used in aircraft to provide DC power is : a. a permanent magnet stator. b. a shunt wound DC generator. c. a series wound generator. 14. The type of DC generator which has two field windings is : a. a series generator. b. a shunt generator. c. a compound generator. 15. When the two fields are assisting each other in DC generator, it is said to be : a. a cumulative compound type. b. a differential compound type. c. a series wound type.

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16. The purpose of a voltage regulator in a power source circuit is : a. to control the generator output current b. to maintain the output of the generator constant irrespective of any variation in electrical load. c. to assist in boosting the generator output when electrical load increases. 17. The most practical method of controlling the generator output is by : a. controlling the field current. b. controlling the engine speed. c. controlling the number of turns of the loop. 18. The purpose of a starter generator : a. to spin the engine. b. to provide electrical power. c. to spin the engine and provide power for the aircraft system. 19. Armature reactance is due to : a. distortion of main field by the armature field. b. distortion of armature field by the main field. c. the main field and armature field assisting each other. 20. Armature reactance is overcomed by : a. connecting an interpole winding in series with the armature. b. connecting a compensating winding in series with the armature. c. connecting a compensating winding in parallel with the armature. 21. The purpose of installing interpole windings in the stator is : a. to overcome reactance voltage. b. to overcome armature reactance. c. to strengthen the stator field. 22. The voltage regulator voltage (shunt) coil is wired parallel to the generator output is to sense : a. output voltage. b. output current. c. output resistance.

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23. How can you adjust the amount of voltage will be produced by the generator? a. The amount of current to the contact point. b. The tension of the VR contact point spring. c. The amount of current to the armature. 24. If the spring tension on the VR point is increased, the voltage will : a. increase. b. decrease. c. remain unchanged. 25. The reverse current cutout relay (RCCR) contact point close when : a. generator voltage is higher than the battery voltage. b. battery voltage is higher than the generator voltage. c. generator voltage is equal to the battery voltage. 26. In a carbon pile voltage generator, the current flows to the field coils will decrease due to increase in carbon stack resistance when : a. the carbon stack is compressed. b. the carbon stack is decompressed. c. the carbon stack is magnetized. 27. The voltage regulator controls generator output by : a. limiting the current in the armature. b. varying the current flows in the field coils. c. controlling the current to the battery. 28. The resistance of carbon pile voltage regulator is ______________ when the stack is compressed. a. not changed. b. increased. c. decreased. 29. In DC generator flashing the field mean : a. passing a direct current to the field winding in correct direction to align the domain. b. passing an alternating current to the armature winding to excite the field current. c. passing a direct current to the armature winding to restart the generator when it stops during operation.

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30. Initial excitation of self excited DC generator comes from : a. its residual magnetism. b. its external dc source. c. the battery. 31. During checking armature on the growler, the hacksaw blade vibrates vigorously. This is an indication of ___________ armature. a. short b. open c. ground 32. The correct procedure of checking an armature for ground is : a. placed one of the ohmmeter probes on the commutator segment and the other on the shaft. b. placed the ohmmeter probes at each segments of the commutator. c. placed one of the ohmmeter probes on the iron core and the other to the shaft. 33. If the field coils of a generator grounded, the test lamp will : a. illuminates. b. extinguish. c. intermittent on and off. 34. In a three unit control panel, the component that maintains the generator output is : a. current limiter. (CL) b. voltage regulator. (VR) c. reverse current cutout relay. (RCCR) 35. A ___________ that prevents the battery from discharging through the generator. a. voltage regulator (VR) b. reverse current relay (RCR) c. current limiter (CL) 36. The purpose of armature growler : a. to test the generator armature for open and short circuiting. b. to test the generator field for open and short circuiting. c. to test both generator field and armature for open and short.

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37. The brushes of a generator need to be replaced when : a. worn to about 50%. b. worn less than 10%. c. worn to about 70%. 38. In DC generator if there is no residual magnetism during initial start up, the output voltage would be : a. low. b. high. c. zero. 39. In DC shunt generator the output voltage slightly drop when load connected. This is because of : a. IR drop in the field winding. b. IR drop in the armature winding. c. resistance value of the field winding. 40. In a Fleming Right Hand Rule for generator, the first finger indicate : a. direction of motion of a conductor. b. direction of magnetic field. c. direction of induced EMF. D.C. ALTERNATORS 41. In d.c. alternator, the magnetic field is on the ___________ and the conductor is on the _____________ : a. stator ; rotor. b. rotor ; stator. c. rotor ; rotor. 42. Initial field excitation for an alternator to generate voltage on the conductor comes from : a. d.c battery. b. a.c. generator. c. residual magnetism. 43. The output of an alternator can be converted to DC output through : a. 3 silicon diodes. b. 6 silicon diodes. c. 2 slip rings.

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44. In an alternator control circuit the reverse current from the battery to the alternator is prevented by the action of : a. rectifier. b. reverse current cutout relay (RCCR) c. current limiter (CL) 45. Advantage of DC alternator compare to DC generator is it can produce more output compare to ____________________ ratio. a. voltage b. current c. weight 46. The main disadvantage of DC alternator it requires __________________ for its field for initial excitation. a. residual magnetism b. external d.c. source c. permanent magnet DC MOTORS 47. Motor is an electrical component that : a. convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. b. convert electrical energy to mechanical energy. c. operates on DC input only. 48. The principle of operation of a motor is : a. magnetic interaction of the two fields. b. Faradays Law. c. Flemings Law. 49. Lenzs Law is associated with : a. generator. b. motor. c. relay. 50. The voltage induce in the conductor of the motor is called : a. transient voltage. b. voltage spikes. c. back emf.

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51. Back emf is induced in the rotor of a motor when : a. it is stationary in the magnetic field. b. it is rotating in the magnetic field. c. it is rotating both direction. 52. The purpose of back emf is to : a. automatically control the current flowing in the armature. b. increase the electrical pressure in the conductor. c. assist the applied emf. 53. The rule applied to the motor in determining the motion of a conductor is : a. Flemings Left Hand Rule. b. Flemings Right Hand Rule. c. Corkscrew Rule. 54. The induced voltage which opposes the applied voltage is stated in : a. Faradays Law. b. Lenzs Law. c. Kirchoffs Law. 55. A series motor : a. has a low starting torque. b. has a high starting torque. c. must be started off load. 56. The type of DC motor used as an engine starter motor is : a. a shunt motor. b. a series motor. c. an induction motor. 57. A shunt motor has : a. a low starting torque. b. to be started ON load. c. high starting torque. 58. To reversed the direction of rotation of a DC motor, reverse : a. the polarity of the input supply. b. the flow of current either to the field or the armature. c. the flow of current to the field and the armature.

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59. To reduce high starting current to the armature of the DC motor during starting : a. a starter resistor is connected in series with the armature. b. a starter resistor is connected in parallel with the armature. c. back emf will limit the starting current during starting. 60. The overall torque of DC motor depend upon : a. strength of magnetic field and armature resistance. b. armature current and applied voltage. c. strength of magnetic field and armature current. 61. The advantage of split field series motor is it designed to operate in : a. one direction only. b. either direction. c. low starting torque. 62. The speed of DC shunt motor can be increased by : a. increased the field strength. b. decreased the field strength. c. decreased the armature resistance. 63. In a Left Hand Motor rule, the Thumb indicate : a. direction of current flow in a conductor. b. direction of magnetic field. c. direction of motion of a conductor. 64. During starting if there is no back emf, the armature current will be : a. minimum. b. maximum. c. fluctuate. 65. By changing the flow of current to its field and armature simultaneously, the direction of rotation of dc motor will : a. remain the same. b. reversed. c. alternate forward and reversed.

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ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTAL II QUIZ 3 (ANSWRES)

D.C. GENERATORS 01. An electrical component which convert mechanical energy to electrical energy is called : d. a generator. e. a transformer f. a synchro. 02. A prime mover for an aircraft generator is : d. a DC motor. e. an AC motor. f. an engine. 03. The rotating part of a DC generator is called : d. an armature. e. a field poles. f. carbon brush. 04. The stator is laminated to : d. reduce weight. e. reduce eddy current effect. f. hold the stator coils firmly. 05. The principle of operation of a generator follows : d. Faradays Law. e. Lenzs Law. f. Flemings Law. 06. The principle of operation of DC generator to produce electrical output is : d. rotating armature principle. e. rotating field principle. f. rotating permanent magnet principle. 07. The electrical output of DC generator is converted to D.C. by the action of : d. slip rings. e. commutator segments. f. electrical diodes. 10
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08. The output of a DC generator using lap winding arrangement is : d. high voltage and low current output. e. low voltage and high current output. f. high voltage and high current output. 09. The output of a DC generator using the wave winding arrangement is : d. high voltage and high current. e. low voltage and high current. f. high voltage and low current. 10. A separately excited generator uses : d. a permanent magnet stator. e. an electromagnet stator. f. an electromagnet rotor. 11. The series, shunt and compound wound DC generators are classified as : d. self excited generators. e. separately excited generators. f. permanent magnet generators. 12. The output of a series wound generator : d. increases with an increase in load current . e. decreases with an increase in load current. f. remains constant with an increase in load current. 13. The type of DC generator used in aircraft to provide DC power is : d. a permanent magnet stator. e. a shunt wound DC generator. f. a series wound generator. 14. The type of DC generator which has two field windings is : d. a series generator. e. a shunt generator. f. a compound generator. 15. When the two fields are assisting each other in DC generator, it is said to be : d. a cumulative compound type. e. a differential compound type. f. a series wound type. A C B A A B C B

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16. The purpose of a voltage regulator in a power source circuit is : d. to control the generator output current B e. to maintain the output of the generator constant irrespective of any variation in electrical load. f. to assist in boosting the generator output when electrical load increases. 17. The most practical method of controlling the generator output is by : d. controlling the field current. e. controlling the engine speed. f. controlling the number of turns of the loop. 18. The purpose of a starter generator : d. to spin the engine. e. to provide electrical power. f. to spin the engine and provide power for the aircraft system. 19. Armature reactance is due to : d. distortion of main field by the armature field. e. distortion of armature field by the main field. f. the main field and armature field assisting each other. 20. Armature reactance is overcomed by : d. connecting an interpole winding in series with the armature. e. connecting a compensating winding in series with the armature. f. connecting a compensating winding in parallel with the armature. 21. The purpose of installing interpole windings in the stator is : d. to overcome reactance voltage. e. to overcome armature reactance. f. to strengthen the stator field. 22. The voltage regulator voltage (shunt) coil is wired parallel to the generator output is to sense : d. output voltage. e. output current. f. output resistance. A A B A C A

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23. How can you adjust the amount of voltage will be produced by the generator? d. The amount of current to the contact point. e. The tension of the VR contact point spring. f. The amount of current to the armature. 24. If the spring tension on the VR point is increased, the voltage will : d. increase. e. decrease. f. remain unchanged. 25. The reverse current cutout relay (RCCR) contact point close when : d. generator voltage is higher than the battery voltage. e. battery voltage is higher than the generator voltage. f. generator voltage is equal to the battery voltage. 26. In a carbon pile voltage generator, the current flows to the field coils will decrease due to increase in carbon stack resistance when : d. the carbon stack is compressed. e. the carbon stack is decompressed. f. the carbon stack is magnetized. 27. The voltage regulator controls generator output by : d. limiting the current in the armature. e. varying the current flows in the field coils. f. controlling the current to the battery. 28. The resistance of carbon pile voltage regulator is ______________ when the stack is compressed. d. not changed. e. increased. f. decreased. 29. In DC generator flashing the field mean : d. passing a direct current to the field winding in correct direction to align the domain. e. passing an alternating current to the armature winding to excite the field current. f. passing a direct current to the armature winding to restart the generator when it stops during operation. A C B B A A B

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30. Initial excitation of self excited DC generator comes from : d. its residual magnetism. e. its external dc source. f. the battery. 31. During checking armature on the growler, the hacksaw blade vibrates vigorously. This is an indication of ___________ armature. d. short e. open f. ground 32. The correct procedure of checking an armature for ground is : d. placed one of the ohmmeter probes on the commutator segment and the other on the shaft. e. placed the ohmmeter probes at each segments of the commutator. f. placed one of the ohmmeter probes on the iron core and the other to the shaft. 33. If the field coils of a generator grounded, the test lamp will : d. illuminates. e. extinguish. f. intermittent on and off. 34. In a three unit control panel, the component that maintains the generator output is : d. current limiter. (CL) e. voltage regulator. (VR) f. reverse current cutout relay. (RCCR) 35. A ___________ that prevents the battery from discharging through the generator. c. voltage regulator (VR) d. reverse current relay (RCR) c. current limiter (CL) 36. The purpose of armature growler : d. to test the generator armature for open and short circuiting. e. to test the generator field for open and short circuiting. f. to test both generator field and armature for open and short. A B B A A A

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37. The brushes of a generator need to be replaced when : a. worn to about 50%. b. worn less than 10%. c. worn to about 70%. 38. In DC generator if there is no residual magnetism during initial start up, C the output voltage would be : a. low. b. high. c. zero. 39. In DC shunt generator the output voltage slightly drop when load connected. This is because of : a. IR drop in the field winding. b. IR drop in the armature winding. c. resistance value of the field winding. 40. In a Fleming Right Hand Rule for generator, the first finger indicate : a. direction of motion of a conductor. b. direction of magnetic field. c. direction of induced EMF. D.C. ALTERNATORS 41. In d.c. alternator, the magnetic field is on the ___________ and the conductor is on the _____________ : a. stator ; rotor. b. rotor ; stator. c. rotor ; rotor. 42. Initial field excitation for an alternator to generate voltage on the conductor comes from : d. d.c battery. e. a.c. generator. f. residual magnetism. 43. The output of an alternator can be converted to DC output through : a. 3 silicon diodes. b. 6 silicon diodes. c. 2 slip rings.

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44. In an alternator control circuit the reverse current from the battery to the alternator is prevented by the action of : a. rectifier. b. reverse current cutout relay (RCCR) c. current limiter (CL) 45. Advantage of DC alternator compare to DC generator is it can produce C more output compare to ____________________ ratio. a. voltage b. current c. weight 46. The main disadvantage of DC alternator it requires __________________ for its field for initial excitation. a. residual magnetism b. external d.c. source c. permanent magnet DC MOTORS 47. Motor is an electrical component that : a. convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. b. convert electrical energy to mechanical energy. c. operates on DC input only. 48. The principle of operation of a motor is : a. magnetic interaction of the two fields. b. Faradays Law. c. Flemings Law. 49. Lenzs Law is associated with : a. generator. b. motor. c. relay. 50. The voltage induce in the conductor of the motor is called : a. transient voltage. b. voltage spikes. c. back emf. C B A B B A

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51. Back emf is induced in the rotor of a motor when : a. it is stationary in the magnetic field. b. it is rotating in the magnetic field. c. it is rotating both direction. 52. The purpose of back emf is to : a. automatically control the current flowing in the armature. b. increase the electrical pressure in the conductor. c. assist the applied emf. 53. The rule applied to the motor in determining the motion of a conductor is : a. Flemings Left Hand Rule. b. Flemings Right Hand Rule. c. Corkscrew Rule. 54. The induced voltage which opposes the applied voltage is stated in : a. Faradays Law. b. Lenzs Law. c. Kirchoffs Law. 55. A series motor : a. has a low starting torque. b. has a high starting torque. c. must be started off load. 56. The type of DC motor used as an engine starter motor is : a. a shunt motor. b. a series motor. c. an induction motor. 57. A shunt motor has : a. a low starting torque. b. to be started ON load. c. high starting torque. 58. To reversed the direction of rotation of a DC motor, reverse : a. the polarity of the input supply. b. the flow of current either to the field or the armature. c. the flow of current to the field and the armature. B A B B B A A B

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59. To reduce high starting current to the armature of the DC motor during starting : a. a starter resistor is connected in series with the armature. b. a starter resistor is connected in parallel with the armature. c. back emf will limit the starting current during starting. 60. The overall torque of DC motor depend upon : a. strength of magnetic field and armature resistance. b. armature current and applied voltage. c. strength of magnetic field and armature current. 61. The advantage of split field series motor is it designed to operate in : a. one direction only. b. either direction. c. low starting torque. 62. The speed of DC shunt motor can be increased by : a. increased the field strength. b. decreased the field strength. c. decreased the armature resistance. 63. In a Left Hand Motor rule, the Thumb indicate : a. direction of current flow in a conductor. b. direction of magnetic field. c. direction of motion of a conductor. 64. During starting if there is no back emf, the armature current will be : a. minimum. b. maximum. c. fluctuate. 65. By changing the flow of current to its field and armature simultaneously, the direction of rotation of dc motor will : a. remain the same. b. reversed. c. alternate forward and reversed. A B C B B C A

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