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Chapter 4 STEPPER MOTORS MCQs

1. . A stepping motor is a ____________ device.

(A) Mechanical


(B) Electrical


(C) Analogue


(D) Incremental




2. . A stepper motor may be considered as a ____________ converter.

(A) Dc to dc


(B) Ac to ac


(C) Dc to ac


(D) Digital-to-analogue




3. . The rotor of a stepper motor has no

(A) Windings


(B) Commutator


(C) Brushes


(D) All of the mentioned




4. . What is the step angle of a permanent-magnet stepper motor having 8 stator poles and 4 rotor poles?

(A) 60º


(B) 45º


(C) 30º


(D) 15º




5. . The rotational speed of a given stepper motor is determined solely by the

(A) Shaft load


(B) Step pulse frequency


(C) Polarity of stator current


(D) Magnitude of stator current




6. . The rotor of a stepper motor has no

(A) Windings


(B) Commutator


(C) Brushes


(D) All of the mentioned




7. . If a hybrid stepper motor has a rotor pitch of 36º and a step angle of 9º, the number of its phases must be

(A) 4


(B) 2


(C) 3


(D) 6




8. . What criteria are necessary to consider when selecting a stepper motor?

(A) Mechanical Motion


(B) Inertial Load


(C) Speed Requirements


(D) All of the above




9. . How does a Stepper Motor move?

(A) Electrical Pulse


(B) Continuous Applied Voltage


(C) Alternates from A and B


(D) None of these




10. . Which of the following is not a type of stepper motor?

(A) Variable Reluctance


(B) Hybrid


(C) Magnetic


(D) Lead-Screw




11. . Which of the following is not a component of a stepper motor?

(A) Windings


(B) Rotor and Stator


(C) Commutator


(D) Brush




12. . Which of the following is NOT an advantage of stepper motors?

(A) Cost-efficient


(B) Maintenance-free


(C) No feedback


(D) More complex circuitry




13. . With a stator having 8 teeth and a rotor having 6 teeth, what step angle will an application be able to achieve?

(A) 15°


(B) 51°


(C) 20°


(D) 105°




14. . How does a Stepper Motor move?

(A) Electrical Pulse


(B) Continuous Applied Voltage


(C) Alternates from A and B


(D) None of these




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