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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 single phase motor is connected to 400V, 50Hz supply. The motor draws a current of 31.7A at a power factor 0.7 lag. The capacitance required in parallel with motor to raise the power factor of 0.9 lag (in micro farads) is __________
A single phase motor is connected to 400V, 50Hz supply. The motor draws a current of 31.7A at a power factor 0.7 lag. The capacitance required in parallel with motor to raise the power factor of 0.9 lag (in micro farads) is ___________
When a DC series motor is connected to AC supply, the power factor will be low because of:
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
Consider the following statements: In the above figure, the curves pertain to the DC motor A. Speed vs Armature current characteristic of a DC shunt motor B. Torque vs Armature current characteristic of a DC shunt motor C. Speed vs Armature current characteristic of a DC series motor D. Torque vs Armature current characteristic of a DC series motor
A single phase motor is connected to 400V, 50Hz supply. The motor draws a current of 31.7A at a power factor 0.7 lag. The additional reactive power (in VAR) to be supplied by the capacitor bank will be ___________
A synchronous motor absorbing 60 kW is connected in parallel with an continuous load of 240 kW operating at 0.8 power factor lag.What is the kVAR supplied by the synchronous motor to obtain a total power factor of 0.9 lagging?
In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labelled as A, B, C and D. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option. A: An induction motor can, therefore, be made without electrical connections to the rotor. B: Three-phase squirrel-cage induction motors are widely used as industrial drives because they are self-starting, reliable and economical. C: An induction motor's rotor can be either wound type or squirrel-cage type. D: An induction motor or asynchronous motor is an AC electric motor in which the electric current in the rotor needed to produce torque is obtained by electromagnetic induction from the magnetic field of the stator winding.
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?