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    DC Motor Worksheet

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    This document contains questions about different types of electric motors including DC motors, AC motors, and induction motors. It asks about their basic working principles, components, characteristics, advantages and limitations. Some key points covered include: the main parts of a DC motor, the function of brushes and field coils, advantages of different motor types like AC vs DC, squirrel cage vs slip ring, and series vs shunt motors. It also asks about speed control, starting methods, reversing motor direction, and effects of varying motor parameters like field current and resistance.

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    DC Motor Worksheet

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    This document contains questions about different types of electric motors including DC motors, AC motors, and induction motors. It asks about their basic working principles, components, characteristics, advantages and limitations. Some key points covered include: the main parts of a DC motor, the function of brushes and field coils, advantages of different motor types like AC vs DC, squirrel cage vs slip ring, and series vs shunt motors. It also asks about speed control, starting methods, reversing motor direction, and effects of varying motor parameters like field current and resistance.

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    This document contains questions about different types of electric motors including DC motors, AC motors, and induction motors. It asks about their basic working principles, components, characteristics, advantages and limitations. Some key points covered include: the main parts of a DC motor, the function of brushes and field coils, advantages of different motor types like AC vs DC, squirrel cage vs slip ring, and series vs shunt motors. It also asks about speed control, starting methods, reversing motor direction, and effects of varying motor parameters like field current and resistance.

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    DC Motor Worksheet

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    Thomas Agegnehu
    This document contains questions about different types of electric motors including DC motors, AC motors, and induction motors. It asks about their basic working principles, components, characteristics, advantages and limitations. Some key points covered include: the main parts of a DC motor, the function of brushes and field coils, advantages of different motor types like AC vs DC, squirrel cage vs slip ring, and series vs shunt motors. It also asks about speed control, starting methods, reversing motor direction, and effects of varying motor parameters like field current and resistance.

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    1. What is the advantage of AC motor over DC motor?

    2. What is the advantage of DC motor over AC motor?


    3. What is the main part of DC motor?
    4. What is the working principle of DC motor?
    5. What is the function of brush in DC motor?
    6. What is the purpose of field coil in DC motor?
    7. What is the advantage of AC motor over DC motor?
    8. What is the advantage of squirrel cage over slip ring motor?
    9. What is the advantage of series motor over shunt motor?
    10. What is the limitation of series DC motor?
    11. What is the limitation of shunt motor?
    12. What is the advantage of DC shunt motor over series motor?
    13. Starter motors are usually
    A. series wound
    B. compound wound

    C. shunt wound

    14. How can the direction of rotation of a DC electric motor be changed

    A. reverse the electrical connections to either the field or armature windings


    B. interchange the wires which connect the motor to the external power source
    C. rotate the positive brush one commutator segment

    15. The slip speed of an induction motor is


    stator speed - rotor speed

    A. stator speed + rotor speed


    B. stator speed
    C. rotor speed

    16.30. In a shunt motor, if you reverse both field current and armature
    current,

    the motor will

    A. stop
    B. change direction
    C. continue to run in the same direction
    17.To change the direction of a 3-phase induction motor you would
    A. swap two of the stator connections
    B. swap all of the input connections

    C. remove one of the input connections


    18. In a 3 phase motor, if 1 phase is lost, the motor
    A. remains at the same speed
    B. runs at 1 third speed
    C. runs at 2 thirds speed
    19. Decreasing the field current in a shunt motor will

    A. increase speed and decrease torque


    B. increase speed and increase torque
    C. decrease speed and increase torque
    20. The speed of a dc motor is changed by changing the___________.
    a. by changing the current in the armature
    b. current in the field
    c. current in the field or by changing the current in the armature
    21. Which of the following motor is more advisable to use in closed loop control
    system?
    a. Servo motor
    b. Synchro motor
    c. Universal motor
    22. Three phase ac induction motor direction can be reversed by ______.
    a. By interchanging any two phases terminal
    b. By interchanging all the three-phase terminal
    c. By disconnecting one terminal
    23. How do you reverse the direction of single-phase capacitor start AC motor?
    a. By disconnecting auxiliary winding
    b. By connecting auxiliary winding
    c. By interchanging auxiliary winding
    24. How do you reverse the direction of dc motor?
    a. By interchanging the two terminals
    b. By using centrifugal switch
    c. By using limit switch
    25. Electric motors utilize the principles of ___________________________
    induction.
    a. Magnetism and electromagnetism
    b. Electricity and electronics
    c. Electricity and electrical
    26. The speed of a D.C. shunt motor can be increased by
    (a) increasing the resistance in armature circuit
    (b) increasing the resistance in field circuit
    (c) reducing the resistance in the field circuit
    (d) reducing the resistance in the armature circuit

    27. In case the back e.m.f. and the speed of a D.C. motor are doubled, the torque
    developed by the motor will
    (a) remain unchanged
    (b) reduce to one-fourth value
    (c) increase four folds
    (d) be doubled
    29. Which motor has the poorest speed control?

    (a) Differentially compounded motor

    (b) Cumulatively compounded motor

    (c) Shunt motor

    (d) Series motor

    30. In a D.C. shunt motor, speed is

    (A) Independent of armature current

    (B) Directly proportional to the armature current

    (C) Proportional to the square of the current

    (D) Inversely proportional to the armature current

    31. In a D.C. shunt motor, speed is

    (A) Independent of armature current

    (B) Directly proportional to the armature current

    (C) Proportional to the square of the current

    (D) Inversely proportional to the armature current.

    32. Which D.C. motor is generally preferred for cranes and hoists?

    (A) Series motor

    (B) Shunt motor

    (C) Cumulatively compounded motor

    (D) Differentially compounded motor

    33. For a D.C. shunt motor if the excitation is changed

    (A) Torque will remain constant

    (B) Torque will change but power will remain constant

    (C) Torque and power both will change

    (D) Torque, power and speed, all will change

    34. the difference between the synchronous speed and the actual speed of an induction motor is known
    as

    A. Regulation

    B. back lash
    C. slip

    D. lag

    35. Rotating magnetic field is produced in A....

    A. single - phase induction motor

    B. three phase induction motor

    C. dc series motor

    D. ac series motor

    36. The D.C. series motor should always be started with load because

    (A) at no load, it will rotate at dangerously high speed.

    (B) it will fail to start.

    (C) it will not develop high starting torque.

    (D) all are true

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