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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
If in a synchronous motor, driving a given mechanical load and drawing current at a leading power factor from constant voltage supply its field excitation is increased, its power factor
A will become more
B will become less
C will remain unchanged
D none of the above.
If in a synchronous motor, driving mechanical load and drawing current at lagging power factor from constant voltage supply, its field excitation is increased, then its power factor
A become more
B become less
C remain constant
D none of the above
As the load is applied to a synchronous motor, the motor takes more armature current because
A The increased load has to take more current
B The rotor by shifting its phase backward causes motor to take more current
C The back e.m.f. decreases causing an increase in motor current
D The rotor strengthens the rotating field causing more motor current
A synchronous motor is running with normal excitation. When the load is increased, the armature current drawn by it increases because
A Speed of the motor is reduced
B Power factor is decreased
C Eb (back e.m.f.) becomes less than V (applied voltage)
D Er (net resultant voltage) in armature is increased
When the field of a synchronous motor is under-excited, the power factor will be
A leading
B lagging
C unity
D zero
A synchronous motor is running on a load with normal excitation. Now if the load on the motor is increased
A power factor as well as armature current will decrease
B power factor as well as armature current will increase
C power factor will increase but armature current will decrease
D power factor will decrease and armature current will increase
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
If excitation of a synchronous motor running with a constant load is decreased from its normal value, ignoring effects of armature reaction, it leads to
A increase in both armature current and power factor angle
B increase in back e.m.f. but decrease in armature current
C increase in both armature current and power factor which is lagging
D increase in torque angle but decrease in back e.m.f.
A separately excited generator as compared to a self-excited generator
A Is amenable to better voltage control
B Is more stable
C Has exciting current independent of load current
D Has all above features

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