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Which of the following generators will be preferred if they are required to be run in parallel?

August 11, 2021July 5, 2018 by admin
Which of the following generators will be preferred if they are required to be run in parallel?

A. Shunt generators
B. Series generators
C. Compound generators
D. None of the above

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Which of the following generating machine will offer constant voltage on all loads?

August 11, 2021July 5, 2018 by admin
Which of the following generating machine will offer constant voltage on all loads?

A. Self-excited generator
B. Separately excited generator
C. Level compounded generator
D. All of the above

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If a self excited D.C. generator after being installed, fails to build up on its first trial run, the first thing to do is to______________?

August 11, 2021July 5, 2018 by admin
If a self excited D.C. generator after being installed, fails to build up on its first trial run, the first thing to do is to______________?

A. reverse the field connections
B. increase the field resistance
C. increase the speed of primemover
D. check armature insulation resistance

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The main factor which leads to unstable parallel operation of flat and over compounded generators is_____________?

August 11, 2021July 5, 2018 by admin
The main factor which leads to unstable parallel operation of flat and over compounded generators is_____________?

A. their rising voltage characteristics
B. unequal number of turns in their series field windings
C. unequal speed regulation of their primemovers
D. unequal series field resistances

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When two D.C. series generators are running in parallel, an equilizer bar is used________________?

August 11, 2021July 5, 2018 by admin
When two D.C. series generators are running in parallel, an equilizer bar is used________________?

A. to increase the speed and hence generated e.m.f.
B. to increase the series flux
C. so that two similar machines will pass approximately equal currents to the load
D. to reduce the combined effect of ar-mature reaction of both machines

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Shunt generators are most suited for stable parallel operation because of their______________?

August 11, 2021July 5, 2018 by admin
Shunt generators are most suited for stable parallel operation because of their______________?

A. rising voltage characteristics
B. identical voltage characteristics
C. droog voltage characteristics
D. linear voltage characteristics

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As a result of armature reaction, the reduction in the total mutual air gap flux in a D.C. generator is approximately______________?

August 11, 2021July 5, 2018 by admin
As a result of armature reaction, the reduction in the total mutual air gap flux in a D.C. generator is approximately______________?

A. 40 percent
B. 25 percent
C. 10 percent
D. 5 percent

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The critical resistance of the D.C. generator is the resistance of_____________?

August 11, 2021July 5, 2018 by admin
The critical resistance of the D.C. generator is the resistance of_____________?

A. field
B. brushes
C. armature
D. load

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The series field of a short-shunt D.C. generator is excited by_______________?

August 11, 2021July 5, 2018 by admin
The series field of a short-shunt D.C. generator is excited by_______________?

A. external current
B. armature current
C. shunt current
D. load current

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In a separately excited generator supplying rated load the armature reaction.

August 11, 2021July 5, 2018 by admin
In a separately excited generator supplying rated load the armature reaction.

A. is always present
B. is always absent
C. may be sometimes present
D. none of the above

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