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5.WhatisthetypicalaircraftsinglephaseA.Csupply?
(a)28V,400Hz.
(b)115V,400Hz.
(c)230V,50Hz.
(d)28V,50Hz

6.Whichofthefollowingunitsarefoundinanintegrateddrivegenerator(IDG)?
(a)Thegeneratorandthevoltageregulator.
(b)Thegeneratorandtheconstantspeeddrive.
(c)TheGCU(GeneratorControlUnit)andtheconstantspeeddrive.
(d)TheGCU(GeneratorControlunit)andthealternator.

7.WhentheA.Cgeneratorspeedincreases,whichoneofthefollowing
statementsareTRUE?
(i)Theoutputvoltageofthegeneratorwillincrease.
(ii)Theoutputvoltageofthegeneratorwillremainthesame.
(iii)Thefrequencyoftheoutputsignalwillincrease.
(iv)Thefrequencyoftheoutputsignalwillremainthesame.

(a)i&iiionly
(b)ii&iiionly
(c)i&ivonly
(d)ii&ivonly
7.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementiscorrectaboutastarconnected3
phasedistributionsystem?
a.Thelinevoltageleadsthephasevoltageby30.
b.Thelinecurrentleadsthephasecurrentby30.
c.Thelinevoltagelagsthephasevoltageby30.
d.Thelinecurrentlagsthephasecurrentby30.

8.ThefunctionofanIntegratedDriveGenerator(IDG)inanaircraftelectrical
systemis:
a.Toprovideaconstantinputspeedtotheattachinggeneratorinorderto
provideaconstantfrequencyandvoltageregardlessoftheenginespeed
andelectricalload.
b.Toprovidesaconstantfrequencyandvoltagetotheaircraftelectrical
systemregardlessoftheenginespeedandelectricalload.
c.Todrivetheaircraftengineataconstantspeed.
d.Toprovideadirectcurrenttotheaircraftelectricalsystemonly.
7.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementiscorrectaboutadeltaconnected3
phasedistributionsystem?
a.Thelinevoltageleadsthephasevoltageby30.
b.Thelinecurrentleadsthephasecurrentby30.
c.Thelinevoltagelagsthephasevoltageby30.
d.Thelinecurrentlagsthephasecurrentby30.

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8.FigureA1showsthearrangementofthefieldwindingofathreephaseAC
motor.

Ifthea.c.waveformonfigureA2isbeingconnectedtofigureA1,whatisthe
resultantmagneticfieldat180?

FigureA1(1)

FigureA2

(a) (b)(c)(d)
9.OnabrushlessACgenerator,themainrotatingfieldisfedwith
a.DCviadiodesontherotor.
b.AC.
c.ACfromtherotatingfieldexciter.
d.Nosource.

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8.FigureA1showsthearrangementofthefieldwindingofathree
phaseACmotor.

Ifthea.c.waveformonFigureA2isbeingconnectedtoFigureA1,
whatisthe
resultantmagneticfieldat300?
FigureA1(2)

FigureA2

(a)(b)(c)(d)
9.Anintegrateddrivegenerator(IDG)combineswhichofthefollowingunitsintoone
housing?
a.Thegeneratorandthevoltageregulator.
b.Thegeneratorcontrolunit(GCU)andtheconstantspeeddrive.
c.Thegeneratorcontrolunit(GCU)andthealternator.
d.Thegeneratorandtheconstantspeeddrive.

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