THREE PHASE INDUCTION MOTORS MCQs – CHAPTER 4 DAE 27 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/27 Subscribe 1. An induction motor works with; (A) DC only (B) None of these (C) Both AC & DC (D) AC onlyShow All Answers 2. The stator frame in an induction motor is used to; (A) Provide return path for the flux (B) Ventilate the armature (C) Protect the whole machine (D) Hold the armature stampings in positionShow All Answers 3. Regarding skewing of motor bars in a squirrel cage induction motor (SCIM), which statement is false? (A) It prevents cogging (B) It increases starting torque (C) It produces more uniform torque (D) It reduces motor ‘hum’ during its operationShow All Answers 4. The principle of operation of a 3-phase induction motor is most similar to that of a; (A) Synchronous motor (B) Repulsion-start induction motor (C) Transformer with a shorted secondary (D) Capacitor-start, induction-run motorShow All Answers 5. The magnetizing current drawn by transformers and induction motors are the cause of their .........power factor. (A) Lagging (B) Unity (C) Zero (D) LeadingShow All Answers 6. The effect of increasing the length of air-gap in an induction motor will be to increase the; (A) Power factor (B) Magnetizing current (C) Speed (D) Air-gap fluxShow All Answers 7. In a 3-phase induction motor, the relative speed of stator flux with respect to ..........is zero. (A) Rotor flux (B) Rotor (C) Stator winding (D) SpaceShow All Answers 8. An eight-pole wound rotor induction motor operating on 60 Hz supply is driven at 1800 r.p.m. by a prime mover in the opposite direction of revolving magnetic field. The frequency of rotor current is; (A) 180 Hz (B) 120 Hz (C) 60 Hz (D) None of theseShow All Answers 9. A 3-phase, 4-pole, 50-Hz induction motor runs at a speed of 1440 r.p.m. The rotating field produced by the rotor rotates at a speed of .......r.p.m. with respect to the rotor. (A) 1500 (B) 1440 (C) 0 (D) 60Show All Answers 10. In a 3-φ induction motor, the rotor field rotates at synchronous speed with respect to; (A) Stator flux (B) Rotor (C) Stator (D) None of the aboveShow All Answers 11. Irrespective of the supply frequency, the torque developed by a SCIM is the same whenever ........ is the same. (A) Slip speed (B) External load (C) Rotor resistance (D) Supply voltageShow All Answers 12. The number of stator poles produced in the rotating magnetic field of a 3-φ induction motor having 3 slots per pole per phase is; (A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 12Show All Answers 13. The power factor of a squirrel-cage induction motor is; (A) Low at heavy loads only (B) Low at light loads only (C) Low at light and heavy loads both (D) Low at rated load onlyShow All Answers 14. Which of the following rotor quantities in a SCIM does NOT depend on its slip? (A) Reactance (B) Speed (C) Induced emf (D) FrequencyShow All Answers 15. A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3-φ induction motor is running at 950 rpm and has rotor Cu loss of 5 kW. Its rotor input is ......kW. (A) 5.3 (B) 10 (C) 95 (D) 100Show All Answers 16. The efficiency of a 3-phase induction motor is approximately proportional to; (A) S (B) (1− S) (C) N (D) NsShow All Answers 17. A 6-pole, 50-Hz, 3-φ induction motor has a full load speed of 950 rpm. At half-load, its speed would be ......rpm. (A) 475 (B) 500 (C) 975 (D) 1000Show All Answers 18. If rotor input of a SCIM running with a slip of 10% is 100 kW, gross power developed by its rotor is ...... kW. (A) 10 (B) 99 (C) 90 (D) 80Show All Answers 19. Pull-out torque of a SCIM occurs at that value of slip where rotor power factor equals; (A) Unity (B) 0.866 (C) 0.707 (D) 0.5Show All Answers 20. When applied rated voltage per phase is reduced by one-half, the starting torque of a SCIM becomes ...... of the starting torque with full voltage. (A) 1/2 (B) 3/2 (C) 1/2 (D) 1/4Show All Answers 21. The torque developed by a 3-phase induction motor depends on the following three factors: (A) Rotor e.m.f, rotor current and rotor p.f. (B) Voltage, current and stator impedance (C) Synchronous speed, rotor speed and frequency (D) Speed, frequency, number of polesShow All Answers 22. The efficiency and p.f. of a SCIM increases in proportion to its; (A) Speed (B) Rotor torque (C) Voltage (D) Mechanical loadShow All Answers 23. A SCIM runs at constant speed only so long as; (A) Its torque exactly equals the mechanical load (B) Its supply voltage remains constant (C) Torque developed by it remains constant (D) Stator flux remains constantShow All Answers 24. The number of slip rings on a squirrel cage induction motor is usually; (A) 2 (B) None (C) 4 (D) 3Show All Answers 25. The shaft of an induction motor is; (A) Flexible (B) Stiff (C) Hollow (D) All of theseShow All Answers 26. The frame of an induction motor is usually made of; (A) Silicon steel (B) Bronze (C) Aluminium (D) Cast ironShow All Answers 27. The crawling in an induction motor is caused by; (A) Improper design of the machine (B) Low voltage supply (C) Harmonics developed in the motor (D) High loadsShow All Answers