TESTING OF D.C MACHINES

Objective Questions

Short notes

Objective questions (Answers are given below)

  1. One of the main advantages of Swinburne’s test
    is that it
    (a) is applicable both to shunt and compound
    motors
    (b) needs one running test
    (c) is very economical and convenient
    (d) ignores any charge in iron loss
  2. The main disadvantage of Hopkinson’s test for
    finding efficiency of shunt d.c. motors is that it
    (a) requires full-load power
    (b) ignores any change in iron loss
    (c) needs one motor and one generator
    (d) requires two identical shunt machines
  3. The most economical method of finding no-load
    losses of a large d.c. shunt motor is—test.
    (a) Hopkinson’s
    (b) Swinburne’s
    (c) retardation
    (d) Field’s
  4. Retardation test on a d.c. shunt motor is used for
    finding—losses.
    (a) stray
    (b) copper
    (c) friction
    (d) iron
  1. The main thing common between Hopkinson’s
    test and Field’s test is that both
    (a) require two electrically-coupled series motors
    (b) need two similar mechanically-coupled
    motors
    (c) use negligible power
    (d) are regenerative tests
  2. The usual test for determining the efficiency of a
    traction motor is the ………….. test.
    (a) Field’s
    (b) retardation
    (c) Hopkinson’s
    (d) Swinburne’s

1.c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a

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