Unit -1

1. Which is the control unit in an electric drive?

(A) DC motor
(B) DC chopper
(C) Digital signal processor
(D) Tachogenerator

2. Load torque is proportional to speed squared in

(A) Hoists
(B) Traction load
(C) Paper mills drive
(D) Fans

3. Paper mills drivers, conveyers and fans are examples of

(A) Intermittent Periodic duty
(B) Continuous duty
(C) short time duty
(D) Periodic with Starting

4. Which type of braking satisfies the following conditions? (i) E > V and (ii) Negative Ia
(A) Dynamic braking
(B) Mechanical braking
(C) Plugging
(D) Regenerative braking

5. Name the class of duty employed in crane drives?

(A) Continuous duty
(B) Intermittent duty
(C) Continuous duty at constant load
(D) Short time duty

6. When motor torque is greater than load torque in a motor load system, motor is in
(A) Steady state
(B) Acceleration including starting
(C) Acceleration
(D) Deceleration including stopping

7. Crane drives, Household appliances, Machine tools for position control are examples of

(A) Intermittent Periodic duty

(B) Continuous duty
(C) short time duty
 (D) Periodic with Starting

8. The torque developed by the motor shaft is

(A) Friction torque
(B) Windage Torque
(C) Mechanical Torque
(D) Opposing Torque

9. An electric drive consists of

(A) Motor and load
(B) Motor, power converter, control unit, supply and load
(C) Motor, control unit, supply and load
(D) Motor, supply system and load

dw dw
10. The fundamental torque equation of motor-load system is T=T+J , where J is,
dt dt
(A) Polar moment of inertia in kg - m2
(B) Instantaneous angular velocity
(C) Dynamic torque
(D) Load torque

11. Major drawback of using power converters in a circuit is

(A) Injection of harmonics
(B) Poor efficiency due to switching losses
(C) More noise
(D) High power factor at low output voltages

12. The drive which operate at discrete speed settings is called

(A) Constant speed drive
(B) Variable speed drives.
(C) Multi motor drive.
(D) Constant torque mode

13. What is the power value of the drive, when it’s operating under reverse motoring?
(A) P=+Ve
(B) P=-Ve
(C) P=0
(D) Cannot be determined

14. PLL stands for

(A) Phase locked loop
(B) Peripheral locked loop
(C) Phase logic loop
 (D) Phase locked logic

15. The heating time constant of electric drive is defined as

(A) GS/Aλ
(B) Gλ/SA
(C) Aλ/GS
(D) SA/Gλ

16. What is thermal model equation of a drive under heating time?

−t
(A) θ=θ (1−e τ )
f
−τ
(B) θ=θ (1−e t
)
f
−t
(C) θ=θ e τ
¿
f
−τ
(D) θ=θ (e t
)
f

17. In an electric drive, four quadrant operation requires

(A) two full converters in series.
(B) two full converters connected in parallel.
(C) two full converters connected in back to back.
(D) two semi converters connected in back to back.

18. In an electric drive the disadvantage of using mechanical switches is that

(A) it can be operated only manually
(B) it is costly
(C) it has high inertia
(D) it requires torque

19. For the load requiring a constant power for short period of time and rest for sufficient longer
duration which is the best preferable duty cycle?
(A) Short Time duty
(B) Intermittent duty
(C) Intermittent duty with starting
(D) Intermittent duty with starting and braking

20. In an electric drive regenerative braking mode can be achieved in which quadrant of the V-I
curve?
(A) Third
(B) Second
(C) Fourth
(D) First
21. The graph shown below is related to which type of class in the motor
 (A)Continuous Duty with constant Load
(B) Continuous Duty With the variable load
(C) Short Time duty
(D) Intermittent duty

22. Battery operated scooter for braking uses

(A) plugging
(B) mechanical braking
(C) regenerative braking
(D) rheostatic braking

23. Which of these is the ideal condition for the steady-state operation of the motor in an electric
drive?
(A) Load torque > Motor torque
(B) Load torque <<<< Motor torque
(C) Load torque = Motor torque
(D) Load torque < Motor torque

24. Choose the correct option with respect to electric drives. (J represents the moment of inertia; w
represents angular speed).
(A) J*dω/dt = Load torque – Motor torque
(B) J*dω/dt = Load torque + Motor torque
(C) J*dω/dt = Motor torque – Load torque
(D) J*dω/dt = Load torque * Motor torque

24. Calculate the value of angular acceleration of motor using the given data: J = 20 kg-m2, load
torque = 20 N-m, motor torque = 60 N-m.
(A) 5 rad/s
(B) 2 rad/s
(C) 3 rad/s
(D) 4 rad/s

25. Which is the control unit in an electric drive?

(B) DC motor (B) DC chopper (C) Digital signal processor (D) Tachogenerator

26. Paper mills drivers, conveyers and fans are examples of

 (A) Intermittent Periodic duty (B) Continuous duty (C) short time duty (D) Periodic with

Starting

27. When motor torque is greater than load torque in a motor load system, motor is in

(A) Steady state (B) Braking (C) Acceleration (D) Deceleration including stopping

28. What is the power value of the drive, when it’s operating under reverse motoring?

(A) P=+Ve (B) P=-Ve (C) P=0 (D) Cant determined

29. The heating time constant of electric drive is defined as

(A) GS/Aλ (B) Gλ/SA (C) Aλ/GS (D) SA/Gλ

30. The drive which operate at discrete speed settings is called

(A) Constant speed drive (B) Variable speed drives (C) Multi motor drive (D) Constant torque

31. PLL stands for

(A) Phase locked loop (B) Peripheral locked loop (C) Phase logic loop (D) Phase locked logic

32. The torque developed by the motor shaft is

(A) Friction torque (B) Windage Torque (C) Mechanical Torque (D) Opposing Torque

Unit -2

1. The consideration involved in the selection of the type of electric drive for a particular
application depends upon

a. Speed control range and its nature

b. Starting Nature

c. Environmental condition
 d. All of the above

2. When the speed of a DC motor increases, its armature current _______

a. Increases

b. Decreases

c. Remains constant

4. None of the above

3. The most commonly used method of speed control of a D.C motor for speeds above the
rated speed is by varying the

a. The voltage applied to the motor

b. Field Strength

c. Armature circuit Resistance

d. Effective number of conductors in series

4. Which of the following is not the method of electrical braking?

a) Plugging or counter-current

b) Dynamic or rheostatic

c) Regenerative

d) Eddy current

5. With a constant field current the flux can be assumed to be constant in

a) Separately excited dc motor

b) Separately excited and shunt motor

c) shunt motor

d) series motor
6. Which of the following is dynamic braking?

a) Reversal of field connections

b) Reversal of armature connections

c) Addition of equal and opposite field

d) Removal of armature circuit from current machine circuit

7. In dynamic braking, when braking is applied system acts as ___________

a) Freely running machine

b) Motor with slow speed

c) Generator

d) Motor with same speed in opposite direction

8. In which of the following electrical braking method, energy is supplied back to the supply?

a) Plugging

b) Dynamic braking

c) Regenerative braking

d) In all electrical braking

9. A fully controlled converter uses

a) diodes only

b) thyristors only

c) both diodes and thyristors

d) none of the mentioned

10. The type of chopper used for the four quadrant control is

a) Class A

b) Class B

c) Class C

d) Class E

11. A single phase full-converter using R load is a _________ quadrant converter and that

using an RL load without FD is a __________ quadrant converter

a) one, one

b) two, one

c) one, two

d) two, two

12. A chopper behaves as a __________

(A) DC equivalent of AC switching device

(B) DC equivalent of AC transformer
(C) DC equivalent of AC relay
(D) AC equivalent of circuit breaker

13. Speed control by variation of field flux results in

(A) constant power drive.

(B) constant torque drive.
(C) variable power drive.
(D) none of them

14. In DC chopper, the waveform for input and output voltage is respectively __________

(A) Discontinuous and Continuous

(B) Continuous and Discontinuous
(C) Both continuous
(D) Both discontinuous
15. In a DC shunt motor, the electromagnetic torque developed is proportional to ______

(A) Ia
(B) Ia 2
(C) Ia 3
(D) Ia .5

16. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

a) Ton/Toff

b) Ton/T

c) T/Ton

d) Toff x Ton

17. For the high-frequency choppers, the device that is preferred is

1. TRIAC
2. Thyristor
3. Transistor
4. GTO

18. A four quadrant operation requires

(A) two full converters in series.

(B) two full converters connected in parallel.

(C) two full converter connected in back to back.

(D) two semi converters connected in back to back.

19. An elevator Drive is required to operate in

A. One quadrant only

B. Two quadrants
 C. Three quadrants

D. Four quadrants

20. Ward-Leonard controlled Direct current (dc) drives are generally used for

a. Light Duty Excavator

b. Heavy duty Excavator

c. Medium Duty Excavator

d. Any of the above

21. Calculate the motor terminal voltage of classA chopper fed dc motor with dc source
voltage of 230V and duty cycle as 0.5.

a) 110V
b) 115V
c) 120V

d) 125V

22. How many quadrants does full-converter work?

a) One

b) Half

c) Two

d) Can be any

23. Full-converter can be used in DC motor for regenerative braking in ______________

a) Constant operation

b) Variable operation
 c) Inversion operation

d) Opposite operation

24. In which type of dc motor regenerative braking is not possible?

a) Separately excited motor

b) Shunt motor

c) separately excited and shunt motor

d) Series motor

25. The speed of separately excited dc motor fed by single phase fully controlled rectifier in
continuous conduction mode is

2Vm
ω m=
∏K
a.

Vm
ω m=
∏K
b.

2Vm Ra
ω m= cos α − T
∏K K2
c.

Vm Ra
ω m= cos α − T
∏K K2
d.

Ans: C

Unit-3

Induction motors are the most common and frequently used machine in industry because

A. Rugged construction and easy maintenance

B. Always rotate at synchronous speed
C. Damper windings are used for starting
D. Widely used in variable speed drives
 Ans: A

Al bars are shorted at the ends by two Al rings forming

A. Phase wound rotor

B. Squirrel cage rotor
C. Projecting pole rotor
D. Permanent magnet rotor
Ans: B

Slip in Induction motor is defined as

n−n s
s=
A. ns
n s −n
s=
B. ns
n−n s
s=
C. n
n+ ns
s=
D. ns
Ans: B

If the rotor is stationary slip is

A. ns
B. n
C. 1
D. 0
Ans: C

The value of slip for the generating region is

A. 0≤s≤1
B. s ˂ 0
C. 1≤s≤2
D. 0≤s≤2
Ans: B

Calculate the mechanical power developed by the motor with speed of 125 rad/sec and torque
developed 78.5 N-m.

A. 98Kw
B. 98W
C. 9.8W
D. 9.8 kW
 Ans: D

For the stator voltage control of induction motor

A. The maximum torque is varied as the square of the voltage and the slip at which
maximum torque occurs is shifted
B. The maximum torque is varied as the square of the voltage and the slip at which
maximum torque occurs remain the same.
C. The maximum torque remain the same and the slip at which maximum torque
occurs is shifted
D. The maximum torque remain the same and the slip at which maximum torque
occurs also remain the same
Ans: B

For the v/f control of induction motor in the constant flux region

A. The maximum torque is varied as the square of the voltage and the slip at which
maximum torque occurs is shifted
B. The maximum torque is varied as the square of the voltage and the slip at which
maximum torque occurs remain the same.
C. The maximum torque remain the same and the slip at which maximum torque occurs
is shifted
D. The maximum torque remain the same and the slip at which maximum torque occurs
also remain the same
Ans: C

For the v/f control of induction motor in the constant power region

A. The maximum torque is varied as the square of the voltage and the slip at which
maximum torque occurs is shifted
B. The maximum torque is varied as the square of the voltage and the slip at which
maximum torque occurs remain the same.
C. The maximum torque decreases as the speed increases and the power remain the
same
D. The maximum torque remain the same and the slip at which maximum torque
occurs also remain the same
Ans: C

Slip power in induction motor is same as

A. Airgap power
B. Rotor Cu loss
C. Mechanical power developed
D. Stator input Power
Ans: B

For the v/f control of induction motor

 A. Stator voltage is increased till the rated voltage in the constant torque region and
maintained at the rated voltage in the constant power region
B. Stator voltage is increased in the constant torque region and the constant power
region
C. Stator voltage is maintained at the rated voltage in the constant torque region and
the constant power region
D. Stator voltage is increased below the rated voltage in the constant torque region and
the constant power region
Ans: A

In the VSI fed induction motor the rectifier used along with the stepped wave inverter is

A. Diode bridge rectifier

B. Phase controlled rectifier
C. Chopper
D. Phase controlled rectifier and chopper
Ans: B

In the VSI fed induction motor the rectifier used along with the PWM wave inverter is

A. Diode bridge rectifier

B. Phase controlled rectifier
C. Chopper
D. Diode bridge rectifier and chopper
Ans: A

Stepped wave Inverter fed induction motor requires derating because

A. Due to harmonics pulsating torque is produced.

B. Due to harmonics motor losses are increased
C. Due to high v/f ratio the machine saturates
D. Due to pulsating torque and saturation
Ans: B

In cyclo converter fed induction motor the stator supply is

A. Variable voltage fixed frequency supply

B. Fixed voltage fixed frequency supply
C. fixed voltage variable frequency supply
D. Variable voltage variable frequency supply
Ans: D

In the static rotor resistance control of induction motor, when the chopper is always
off,
A. The duty ratio is zero and the effective resistance connected is R
B. The duty ratio is zero and the effective resistance connected is zero
C. The duty ratio is one and the effective resistance connected is R
 D. The duty ratio is one and the effective resistance connected is zero
Ans: A
In the static rotor resistance control of induction motor, when the chopper is always
on,
A. The duty ratio is zero and the effective resistance connected is R
B. The duty ratio is zero and the effective resistance connected is zero
C. The duty ratio is one and the effective resistance connected is R
D. The duty ratio is one and the effective resistance connected is zero
Ans: D

Dis advantage of static rotor resistance control of induction motor is

A. Stepless speed control is possible

B. Rotor resistance remain balanced in all the three phases
C. Improved power factor is possible with wide range of speed control
D. Speed control is inefficient
Ans: D

Slip power in the rotor circuit resistance is converted to ac line power and fed back to the ac
line in

A. Kramer drive system

B. Scherbius drive system
C. Static rotor resistance drive system
D. Kramer and Scherbius drive system
Ans: D

The advantage of static Scherbius drive over static Kramer drive is

A. Operate only in forward motoring mode

B. Operate only in regenerative mode
C. Operate only in sub synchronous region
D. Operate in forward motoring and regenerative mode
Ans: D

In static rotor resistance control , the rotor current waveform is

A. Square wave
B. Quasi square wave
C. Pwm wave
D. DC
Ans: B

Shoot through zero state is allowed in

A. VSI fed induction motor
B. CSI fed induction motor
C. ZSI fed induction motor
 D. Cyclo converter fed induction motor
Ans: C

The major advantage of CSI induction motor drive is

A. Reliability
B. Expensive
C. More weight
D. More volume
Ans: A

In the static rotor resistance control, the external resistance R =1Ω and the rotor circuit
resistance per phase Rr =0.4Ω Calculate the total rotor resistance per phase for the dutycycle
=0.5.

A. 0.65Ω
B. 6.5 Ω
C. 0.06 Ω
D. 6Ω
Ans: A

The inverter used in CSI fed three phase induction motor is

A. Three phase load commutated CSI

B. Three phase force commutated CSI
C. Single phase force commutated CSI
D. Single phase load commutated CSI
Ans: B

Slip power is same as

A. Air gap power

B. Rotor Cu loss
C. Mechanical power developed
D. Input power

Unit-4
1. Mechanical power (Pm) of wound field cylindrical rotor synchronous motor is

VE
(A) 3 sinδ
Xs

VE
(B)3 cosδ
Xs
 V
(C) 3 sinδ
Xs

V
(D) 3 sinδ
E

2. Inverter fed trapezoidal PMAC motor is commonly known as

(A) Synchronous reluctance

(B) Stepper motor

(C) Brushless DC

(D) Switched reluctance motor

3. Synchronous speed (wms) can be written as

4 πf
(A) rad/sec
P

4 πP
(B) rad/sec
f

4f
(C) rad/sec
P

4P
(D) rad/sec
f

4. The quadrature current of salient pole wound field motor is defined as,

V sinδ
(A)
X sq

V cosδ
(B)
X sq

V
(C)
X sq

X sq
(D)
V sinδ
5. Which is not a speed control method of synchronous motor drive?

(A) By Reducing Electrical Frequency

(B) With an External Prime Mover

(C) With help of rotor resistance

(D) By using damper Windings

6. Which is not an advantage of PMSM?

(A) Eliminates field copper loss

(B) Higher power density

(C) Power factor control

(D) Lower inertia

7. Which of the following motor needs the help of pony motor for starting purpose?

(a) Squirrel cage induction motor

(b) Schrage motor
(c) Synchronous motor
(d) Universal motor

8. An example for constant speed motor is -------------

(A) Synchronous motor

(B) Schrage motor
(C) Induction motor
(D) DC series motor.

9. In general Synchronous motors are not a self-starting, because----------------

(A) The direction of rotation is not fixed
(B) The direction of instantaneous torque reverses after half cycle
(C) Starters cannot be used on these machines
(D) Starting winding is not provided on the machines

10. The synchronous motor oscillations can be damped out by------

 (A) Maintaining constant excitation
(B) Running the motor on leading power factors
(C) Providing damper bars in the rotor pole faces
(D) Oscillations cannot be damped

11. An unexcited single phase synchronous motor can also be called as -------------.

(A) Reluctance motor

(B) Repulsion motor
(C) Universal motor
(D) AC series motor

12. Synchronous Speed is directly proportional to-----------

(A) Frequency
(B) Power
(C) Torque
(D) current

13. The pull-out torque of Synchronous motor decreases with ………………….

(A) Increase in voltage

(B) Decrease in voltage
(C) Decrease in current
(D) Increase in frequency.

14. Separate controlled mode of Synchronous motor drive can also be called as …………

(a) Self control mode

(b) True synchronous mode
(c) Self synchronous mode
(D) Static control mode

15. Independent oscillator for frequency adjustment is not needed in -------------mode of Synchronous
motor drive.

(a) Self control

(b) Separate control
 (c) Static control
(d) Dynamic control

16. The maximum value of torque angle developed by a synchronous motor is-----------

(a) 120 degree

(b) 45 degree

(c) 0 degree

(d) 90 degree

17. Which control method used in synchronous motor drive?

(A) Time ratio control
(B) Self control
(C) Current limit control
(D) PI controller

18. Fixed voltage AC is converted into variable AC with constant frequency by means of
(A) Cyclo converter
(B) Controlled rectifier
(C) AC voltage regulator
(D) Inverter

19. Calculate the mechanical power developed by the motor with speed of 125 rad/sec and
torque developed 78.5 N-m.

A. 98 kW
B. 98 W
C. 9.8 W
D. 9.8 kW

20. The most economical loading condition of a synchronous Motor is when the load is
above-------
(A) 1 kW
(B) 10 kW
(C) 20 kW
(D) 100 kW
21. What is slip, when the system operated with 50Hz, 4-pole and motor speed of 1000 RPM.
(A) 0.2
(B) 0.33
(C) 0.43
(D) 0.5

22. Multiple number of synchronous machines can be controlled using ------- control

(A) Separate control

(B) Self control

(C) Frequency control

(D) Flux control

VE
23. sinδ is called as -------
Xs

(A) Reluctance Torque

(B) Synchronous Torque

(C) Dynamic Torque

(D) Pull-in Torque

24. Voltage regulation of synchronous machine is -------

V nl −V fl
(A) ∗100 %
V fl

V nl
(B) ∗100 %
V fl

V fl
(C) ∗100 %
V fl

V nl −V fl
(D) ∗100 %
V nl
25. Which of the following inverter used to generate multiple number of AC output waveforms?

(A) PWM inverter

(B) Square wave inverter

(C) CSI inverter

(D) Can’t generate multiple waveforms.

Unit-5

1. Reciprocating pump needs ………………… times the rated torque to start.

a. Three
b. Four
c. Two
d. Seven
2. Centrifugal pump output power is proportional to ……………………..
a. Square of the speed
b. Cube of the speed
c. Square root of the speed
d. Cube root of the speed
3. Which of the following arrangement is most preferred in solar powered pump drive system?
a. Low voltage and high current
b. Low voltage and low current
c. High voltage and high current
d. Low current and high voltage
4. Solar powered pump rating of 1 kW and above, which of the following is employed
a. Three phase synchronous motor drive
b. Three phase induction motor drive
c. DC series motor
d. Separately excited DC motor
5. Grinders of paper mill operates with the speed range of
a. 100-200 rpm
b. 1500-3000 rpm
c. 200-300 rpm
d. 500-600 rpm
6. Which motor is preferred for grinders of paper mill
a. Synchronous motor
b. Induction motor
c. Stepper motor
d. Switched reluctance motor
7. Grinders of paper mill required
a. High power and high speed
 b. High power and low speed
c. Low power and high speed
d. Low power and low speed
8. Which of the following motor is more suitable for driving beaters of paper mill?
a. Slip ring induction motor
b. Squirrel cage induction motor
c. Salient pole synchronous motor
d. Wound rotor synchronous motor
9. In crane and hoist drive, speed control is achieved by
a. Ward Leonard system
b. Stator voltage control
c. Slip power recovery
d. Rotor resistance control
10. To operate the margin angle control of synchronous motor without commutation failure
a. Margin angle should be greater than turn-off angle
b. Margin angle should be lesser than turn-off angle
c. Margin angle should be equal to turn-off angle
d. Margin angle should be square root of turn-off angle
11. Margin angle is
a. Lead angle of firing × overlap angle
b. Lead angle of firing / overlap angle
c. Lead angle of firing + overlap angle
d. Lead angle of firing – overlap angle
12. In microprocessor based control of synchronous motor the signals obtained from the
microprocessor are
a. speed
b. firing pulses
c. armature current
d. speed and armature current
13. Field oriented control is used to control the motor variables ……………. and …………………
a. Voltage and current
b. Flux and voltage
c. Torque and flux
d. Current and flux
14. Clarke transformation transform
a. Three phase time variant to two co-ordinate time invariant system
b. Three phase time invariant to two co-ordinate time invariant system
c. Two co-ordinate time variant to three phase time invariant system
d. Two co-ordinate time invariant to three phase time invariant system
15. The closed loop control of electrical drives has
a. Inner current loop and outer speed loop
b. Inner speed loop and outer current loop
c. Inner voltage loop and outer speed loop
d. Inner speed loop and outer voltage loop