A. its power factor may be varied at will
B. its speed is independent of supply frequency
C. its speed may be controlled more easily
D. none of the above
Related Mcqs:
- A synchronous motor installed at the receiving end substation operates with such an excitation that it takes power at lagging power factor. Now if the applied voltage of the synchronous motor goes down, the power factor of the synchronous motor will___________?
A. remain same
B. go down
C. improve
D. none of the above - The power factor of a synchronous motor is better than that of induction motor because
A. stator supply is relieved of responsibility of producing magnetic field
B. mechanical load on the motor can be adjusted
C. synchronous motor runs at synchronous speed
D. synchronous motor has large air gap - While starting a synchronous motor by induction motor action, field winding is usually_____________?
A. connected to D.C. supply
B. short-circuited by low resistance
C. kept open-circuited
D. none of the above - A synchronous motor has better power factor as compared to that of an equivalent induction motor. This is mainly because?
A. synchronous motor has no slip
B. stator supply is not required to produce magnetic field
C. mechanical load on the rotor remains constant
D. synchronous motor has large airgap - While starting a salient pole synchronous motor by induction motor action and connecting field discharge resistance across field, starting and accelerating torque is produced by_____________?
A. induction motor torque in field winding
B. induction motor torque in damper winding
C. eddy current and hysteresis torque in pole faces
D. reHetance motor torque due to saliency of the rotor
E. all of the above methods - A synchronous motor can be used as a synchronous capacitor when it is____________?
A. under-loaded
B. over-loaded
C. under-excited
D. over-excited - A synchronous motor can develop synchronous torque:
A. when under loaded
B. while over-excited
C. only at synchronous speed
D. below or above synchronous speed - In case one phase of a three-phase synchronous motor is short-circuited the motor will____________?
A. not start
B. run at 2/3 of synchronous speed
C. run with excessive vibrations
D. take less than the rated load - If one-phase of a 3-phase synchronous motor is short-circuited, motor will ______________?
A. will refuse to start
B. will overheat in spots
C. will not come upto speed
D. will fail to pull into step - If the field winding of an unloaded salient pole synchronous motor is open circuited, the motor will__________?
A. stop
B. run as induction motor
C. function as static condenser
D. burn with dense smoke
