1. What is the purpose of a reverse current cutout relay?

a. It eliminates the possibility of reversed polarity of the

generator output current.
b. It prevents overloading of the generator.
c. It prevents fluctuations of generator voltage.
*d. It opens the main generator circuit whenever the generator
voltage drops below the battery voltage


2. How does a voltage regulator control the output of a D.C generator?

a. By varying the resistance of the armature circuit.
b. By varying the resistance of the rectifier circuit.
c. By varying the resistance of the stator circuit.
*d. By varying the resistance of the field circuit.


3. What are the general types of A.C motors used in aircraft systems?

*a. Induction and synchronous
b. Shaded pole and universal.
c. AC series and capacitor start.
d. Rheostat series and condenser start.


4. What is the effect of a counter emf in a motor?

a. It strengthens the applied voltage.
*b. It opposes the applied voltage.
c. It strengthens the applied current.
d. It increases the motor's speed of rotation.


5. What is the principal advantage of the series wound D.C motor?

*a. High starting torque.
b. Suitable for constant speed use.
c. Low starting torque.
d. Speed slightly higher when unloaded.


6. The direction in which wire carrying current in a generator will
move when acted on by a magnetic field is determined by which of the
following?

a. The electron theory.
*b. The right hand rule.
c. The left hand rule.
d. The magnetic principle rule.


7. Arcing at the brushes and burning of the commutator of a motor may
be caused by

*a. weak brush springs.
b. excessive brush spring tension.
c. a smooth commutator.
d. low mica.


8. The speed of a synchronous A.C motor is determined by what
characteristic of the motor circuit?

a. The voltage of the circuit.
b. The current flow of the circuit.
*c. The frequency of the applied voltage.
d. The resistance of the motor circuit.


9. Which type of D.C motor is commonly referred to as a constant speed
motor?

a. Series wound motor.
b. Synchronous motor.
*c. Shunt wound motor.
d. Universal motor.


10. What is the circuit shown in the figure below?


*a. Reverse current switch relay.
b. Reverse current cutout relay.
c. Carbon pile voltage regulator.
d. Variable resistor voltage regulator.


11. Which of the following statement is true about the voltage regulator shown in the
figure below?



*a. When carbon pile is compressed, the resistance is low.
b. When carbon pile is compressed, the resistance is high.
c. When carbon pile is decompressed, the resistance is low.
d. When carbon pile is compressed or decompressed, the resistance will not
change.


12. What type of voltage regulator is shown in the figure below?


*a. Variable resistor voltage regulator.
b. Vibrator type voltage regulator.
c. Carbon pile voltage regulator.
d. Transistorized voltage regulator.


13. Which of the following does not affect the E.M.F generated in a lap
wound armature?

*a. Number of pairs of poles.
b. Flux per pole.
c. Total number of conductors on armature.
d. Armature rotation speed.


14. Which of the following is false about wave or 2 circuit winding
armature?

a. There are 2 paths in parallel irrespective of the number of
poles.
b. Each path supplies 1/2 the total current output.
c. Two sets of brushes only are necessary
*d. Not allowed to fit more than 2 sets of brushes even if there are more
poles.


15. Which of the following rectify the A.C current to D.C current in
the external load circuit?

*a. Commutators
b. Brushes
c. Slip Rings
d. Bearings


16. Which of the following component function is to produce magnetic
flux?

*a. Field coil.
b. Brushes and bearings.
c. Poles
d. Armature winding.


17. Which of the following factor that will not control the amount of
voltage and current generated by electromagnetic induction in a
generator?

a. Speed at which the conductors cut across the magnetic field.
b. Strength of the magnetic field.
c. Number of conductors which cut across the magnetic field.
*d. The load that is connected to the generator output.


18. Which of the following is not a factor necessary to produce
electricity by electromagnetic induction?

a. A closed conductor called the armature.
b. A magnetic field.
c. Movement of the armature that cut across the magnetic field
*d. Commutator


19. Which of the following is not a purpose of an aircraft D.C
generator?

a. To change mechanical energy into electrical energy.
b. Supply power to operate all d.c. electrical and electronic devices on the aircraft
c. To keep the battery in a charged condition under all operating conditions
*d. It acts as an aircraft D.C standby generator in case the main generator fails.


20. What part is used in conventional DC generator to convert sinusoidal voltage
generated into unidirectional voltage?

a. a) Slip rings and brushes.
b. a) Semiconductor rectifiers.
*c. Commutator and brushes
d. a) Armature winding and field coils.


21. What is the reason for using laminated iron core instead of solid iron core in the
armature of a DC generator?

*a. To reduce eddy-current loss
b. For good heat transfer
c. a) To reduce weight and inertia.
d. Better manufacturing techniques


22. How interpole windings are connected in large DC motors?

a. a) In shunt with armature for shunt-wound motor and in series with
armature for series-wound motor.
b. Always in parallel with armature.
*c. Always in series with armature.
d. a) Can be connected either in parallel or in series with armature based on
design.


23. How many parallel paths are there in the armature of a 6-pole wave-wound DC
generator?

a. 12
b. 3
c. 6
*d. 2


24. How many parallel paths are there in the armature of a 4-pole lap-wound DC motor?

a. 8
*b. 4
c. 6
d. 2


25. What is the function of a voltage-regulator in a shunt-wound DC generator?

a. Control the speed of a prime mover
b. Control load of the generator
*c. Control field current of the generator
d. Control temperature of the generator


26. What is the function of reverse-current cut-out relay in a DC generator cum battery
system in an aircraft?

a. Prevent application of reverse voltage to battery
b. Prevent accidental reversal of battery terminals
*c. Prevent battery discharge through generator, in case of generator low-
voltage.
d. Prevent reverse current flow through generator field


27. In an aircraft electrical system, why it is necessary to turn-off individual load
switches before turning off main generator switch?

a. To prevent high voltage developing in generator
*b. To prevent severe arcing by switching off heavy current
c. To prevent excessive speed of generator
d. To avoid running of prime mover under no-load


28. What is the convention used for supplying power to essential services in an aircraft
electrical power distribution system?

a. Connect them directly to battery power
*b. Connect them to bus bars such that generator or battery can supply
c. Connect them to bus bars so that only generators can supply
d. Connect them to bus bars so that only inverters supply


29. What is the most essential check on parallel generators systems?

a. Speed of generators to be approximately equal
b. Temperature of the generators to be approximately same
*c. Load current of generators approximately equal
d. Field currents of generators approximately equal


30. Identify the point that holds good for DC series motor.

a. Field winding has high resistance
*b. Motor can be started with full load
c. Torque developed is proportional to motor armature current
d. Speed is almost independent of load torque


31. Identify the characteristic of a DC shunt motor having low armature resistance.

a. Field winding has low resistance
*b. Torque variation is low over the full speed range
c. Torque developed is proportional to square of motor armature current
d. Can be started by applying full armature voltage


32. What is the main advantage of compound motors?

*a. Provide high starting torque and no racing tendency on load removal
b. Series winding is used as a back-up if shunt winding fails.
c. Prevents loss of residual magnetism
d. As epoxy compound is used, it can withstand high altitude conditions
1. In a series wound direct current motor the torque is

a. inversely proportional to the current in the armature.
b. independent of load.
c. proportional to the current in the armature
*d. proportional to the square of armature current.


2. One advantage of a DC motor over an AC motor is

a. the direction of rotation of the rotor can be changed.
b. less voltage is required in DC than AC.
*c. the DC motor will use less current.
d. easy availability of DC supply.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Due to the generated back emf, a DC motor will use less
current.


3. The poles of a DC generator are laminated to

a. reduce eddy current losses.
b. reduce flux losses.
*c. reduce hysteresis losses.
d. make it more durable.


4. The shunt wound generator is normally started

a. on load.
b. either of the above
*c. off load.
d. with shaded pole.


5. Increasing the speed of an aircraft generator results in an
automatic

a. field circuit resistance decrease.
b. armature circuit resistance increase.
*c. field circuit resistance increase.
d. armature circuit resistance decrease.


6. In the shunt generator the field is supplied by

a. the load.
*b. the armature.
c. a separate supply.
d. commutator.


7. If the speed of a coil in a magnetic field is doubled and the field
strength is doubled the output will

*a. quadruple.
b. stay the same.
c. halve.
d. triple.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Voltage = Blv. Double B (field strength) and double v
(velocity) and Voltage will quadruple.


8. When a conductor carrying a current and placed in a magnetic field
it experiences

a. an electrostatic force.
*b. an electromagnetic force.
c. a magnetic force.
d. a super natural force.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
The force is generated by interaction of two magnetic fields.


9. What part of a DC motor would you find the poles?

a. brushes.
b. rotor.
*c. stator.
d. commutator.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
The poles are a part of the field - which is the stator on a
DC motor.


10. A DC shunt motor has 28 volts applied. The current taken from the
armature of 2 ohms resistance is 1 amp. The Back-EMF is

*a. 26V
b. 30V
c. 27V
d. No answer

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Total V = I * R = 1 * 2 = 2V. So 26V B-EMF must be generated
by the generator action.


11. A DC generator armature has 6 poles and is lap wound. The number of
brushes required are

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
*d. 6

Incorrect Answer Reply:
6 poles is 3 pairs. Lap wound generators require 1 pair of
brushes for each pair of poles.


12. A 6 pole wave-wound generator has a minimum of

a. 3 brushes.
*b. 2 brushes.
c. 6 brushes.
d. 4 brushes

Incorrect Answer Reply:
A wave-wound generator needs only 2 brushes regardless of the
number of poles, but some may have more for increased efficiency.


13. A series motor draws a high current on start, and then the current
reduces. This is due to

a. the resistance of the field and the armature in series.
b. the resistance of the field and armature in parallel.
*c. the back EMF.
d. machine defect.


14. If the supply to a DC shunt motor was reversed,

*a. it would rotate in the same direction.
b. it would fail to run.
c. it would rotate in the opposite direction.
d. the armature winding will be burnt.


15. In a wave wound generator with 4 poles, what would be the minimum
number of brushes?

*a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8


16. If the field current to a shunt wound DC motor is decreased when
operating at a constant load, the motor speed will

a. reduce.
b. not change.
*c. increase.
d. stop.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
This may seem strange, but decreasing the field strength of a
shunt motor will decrease the back emf of the armature and hence
increase the current through the armature. This in turn increases the
armature speed.


17. To increase the speed of a shunt motor a resistance is placed

a. in parallel with the field.
*b. in series with the field.
c. in series with the armature.
d. in parallel with the armature.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Increasing the field resistance decreases the field strength
which reduces the back-emf in the armature. Armature current therefore
increases and its speed increases.


18. The method most often used in overcoming the effect of armature
reaction is through the use of

a. shaded poles.
*b. interpoles.
c. inductor.
d. capacitor.


19. Interpole windings fitted to DC series wound generators are

*a. in series with the armature.
b. in series with the field.
c. in parallel with the armature.
d. in parallel with the field.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Interpole windings are always in series with the armature, so
they carry the same current as the armature.


20. What is the principal advantage of the series-wound DC motor?

a. Suitable for constant speed use.
*b. High starting torque.
c. Low starting torque.
d. Can be started on no-load.


21. Some series wound motors have two sets of field winding wound in
opposite directions so that the

a. speed of the motor can be more closely controlled.
*b. motor can be operated in either direction.
c. power output of the motor can be more closely controlled
d. current output of the motor can be more closely controlled


22. The current consumed by a DC starter motor will

*a. remain relatively constant over the starting speed range.
b. decrease as the engine speed increases.
c. increase as the engine speed increases.
d. increase or decrease as the engine speed increases


23. What device is used to convert alternating current, which has been
induced into the loops of the rotating armature of a DC generator into
direct current as it leaves the generator?

a. An inverter.
*b. A commutator.
c. A rectifier.
d. A brush.


24. The voltage output of a generator is controlled by

*a. varying the current of the output.
b. varying the resistance of the output.
c. varying the current of the field.
d. changing the brush.


25. Generator brushes are normally made of

a. steel.
b. carbon.
*c. brass.
d. aluminium.


26. As the generator load is increased within its rated capacity, the
voltage will

a. remain constant and the amperage output will decrease.
b. decrease and the amperage output will increase.
*c. remain constant and the amperage output will increase.
d. increase and the amperage output will increase.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
The voltage regulator keeps the generator voltage output the
same. Current will increase as the load resistance drops.


27. In a DC motor the pole pairs are

a. connected to the brush gear.
b. part of the armature.
*c. embedded within the field coils.
d. not necessary.


28. If the field strength of a generator is doubled, and the speed is
doubled, the output EMF will

a. stay the same.
b. double.
c. triple.
*d. quadruple.


29. If a generator sparks, a possible reason is

*a. the brush springs are loose.
b. magnetic flux deflecting the EMF.
c. the brushes have been placed around the magnetic coil.
d. the armature is turning too fast.


30. A small air gap between magnetic poles results

a. in a weaker field than a large air gap, for the same
magnetising force.
b. in a stronger field than a large air gap, for the same
magnetising force.
*c. in the same field as a large air gap, for the same
magnetising force.
d. in either stronger or weaker field as a large air gap, for the
same magnetising force.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Magnetic field (number of flux lines) is the same regardless of distance
between poles. However, the field density (flux density) will increase with a smaller air
gap.


31. In a shunt wound direct current motor with a constant voltage field supply, the
torque developed by the motor is

a. independent of load.
*b. directly proportional to armature current.
c. inversely proportional to the armature current.
d. directly proportional to the square of armature current


32. Decreasing the field current in a shunt motor will

a. decrease speed and increase torque.
*b. increase speed and increase torque.
c. increase speed and decrease torque.
d. decrease speed and decrease torque

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Decreasing the field current in a shunt motor will reduce the back emf in the
armature so the armature current will increase giving a rise in torque and the RPM will
increase as a consequence.


33. In a shunt motor, if you reverse both field current and the
armature current, the motor will

a. stop.
b. change direction.
*c. continue to run in the same direction.
d. run in either clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Prove it with Fleming's left hand rule.


34. A starter generator has a

a. low resistance series field and a low resistance shunt field.
*b. low resistance series field and a high resistance shunt
field.
c. high resistance series field and a low resistance shunt field.
d. high resistance series field and a high resistance shunt
field.


35. If a generator speed is halved and the field strength is doubled,
the voltage output will be

*a. unchanged.
b. doubled.
c. halved.
d. tripled.


36. How can the direction of rotation of a DC electric motor be
changed?

*a. Reverse the electrical connections to either the field or
armature windings.
b. Rotate the positive brush one commutator segment.
c. Interchange the wires which connect the motor to the external
power source.
d. It is not possible.


37. The only practical method of maintaining a constant voltage output
from an aircraft generator under varying conditions of speed and load
is to vary the

a. speed at which the armature rotates.
*b. strength of the magnetic field.
c. number of conductors in the armature.
d. size of conductors in the armature.


38. Electric motors are often classified according to the method of
connecting the field coils and armature. Aircraft engine starter motors
are generally of which type?

*a. Compound.
b. Shunt (parallel).
c. Series.
d. Synchronous.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Series motors have the highest starting torque.


39. If a heavy mechanical load is removed from a series motor

a. the speed will increase and the armature current will
increase.
*b. the speed will increase and the armature current will
decrease.
c. the speed will decrease and the armature current will
decrease.
d. the speed will decrease and the armature current will
increase.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Speed increases and increases the back emf which decreases the
armature current.