A synchronous motor is running on a load with normal excitation. Now if the load on the motor is increased

Which of the following statements are true? a. As load increases armature current decreases, regardless of excitation. b. For under and over excited motors, power factor tends to approach zero with increase in load c. With normal excitation when load is increased, change in armature current is greater than in power factor which tends to become increasingly leading. d. Both with under and over excitation, change in power factor is greater than in armature current with increase in load.

A

a, b and c are true

B

Only c is true

C

Only d is true

D

None of the above

When excitation of synchronous motor is increased upto normal excitation from under excitation, armature current

A

increases

B

decreases

C

remains constant

D

None of the above

In case of synchronous motor, which of the following are true? a. Synchronous motor is not self-starting b. If the rotor poles are excited by field current and the stator terminals are connected to AC supply, motor vibrates. c. Variable frequency supply is used to start synchronous motor. d. By using frequency converter, a synchronous motor can be brought from standstill to its desired speed.

A

Only a and b are true

B

Only b and c are true

C

All are true

D

None of the above

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

Consider the following statements regarding synchronous machines: 1. When a synchronous motor is over-excited, its back emf is greater than the supply voltage 2. When a synchronous motor is over-excited, its power factor is leading 3. Synchronous motor is used as capacitor where load is so large that construction of a static capacitor is impractical Which of these statements are correct?

A

1 and 2

B

1 and 3

C

2 and 3

D

1, 2 and 3

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 load on a synchronous motor running with normal excitation is increased, armature current drawn by it increases because:

A

back emf becomes less than applied voltage V

B

net resultant voltage in the amature is increased

C

power factor is decreased

D

motor speed is reduced

A three-phase cylindrical rotor synchronous generator has a synchronous reactance Xs and a negligible armature resistance. The magnitude of per phase terminal voltage is VA and the magnitude of per phase induced emf is EA. Considering the following two statements, P and Q, P: For any three-phase balanced leading load connected across the terminals of this synchronous generator, VA is always more than EA Q: For any three-phase balanced lagging load connected across the terminals of this synchronous generator, VA is always less than EA Which of the following options is correct?

A

P is false and Q is true

B

P is true and Q is false

C

P is false and Q is false

D

P is true and Q is true

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 synchronous motor running with normal excitation adjusts to load increases essentially by increase in

A

back e.m.f.

B

armature current

C

power factor

D

torque angle

A synchronous motor is running on a load with normal excitation. Now if the load on the motor is increased

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