PART 1 Flashcards
- REE Board Exam October 1997
A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75% power factor and 220 volts. What is its full load current?
A. 22.5 amperes
B. 20.5 amperes
C. 16.5 amperes
D. 18.5 amperes
A
- EE Board Exam April 1990
A 5 hp, 3-phase motor draws current when connected to 230 V. Determine the current drawn by the motor if the power factor is 0.90 and efficiency of 83%.
A. 12.53 A
B. 15.13 A
C. 13.25 A
D. 14.05 A
A
- EE Board Exam April 1994
A 3-phase motor is rated 750 hp at 460 volts line to line, 0.85 pf lagging and 0.95 efficiency. Solve for the rated current.
A. 869.64 A
B. 702.23 A
C. 405.43 A
D. 917.32 A
A
- EE Board Exam April 1985
A 40 hp, 3-phase, 4-pole, 230 volt, 60 Hz, induction motor operating at 0.90 efficiency, 0.85 power factor and 3 percent slip, drives a water pump. Determine the current at which the motor is operating.
A. 94.531 A
B. 96.234 A
C. 97.915 A
D. 93.351 A
C
- EE Board Exam April 1992
Calculate the speed of a 60-cycle, 14-pole motor if the slip is 5%.
A. 514.28 rpm
B. 488.57 rpm
C. 456.32 rpm
D. 429.63 rpm
B
- EE Board Exam April 1992
The rotor speed of a six-pole, 50-cycle induction motor is 960 rpm. Calculate the percent slip.
A. 5%
B. 2%
C. 4%
D. 3%
C
- REE Board Exam October 1997
What is the speed of an induction motor of six poles if the percent slip is 2.5%?
A. 1462 rpm
B. 1170 rpm
C. 877 rpm
D. 1755 rpm
B
- EE Board Exam October 1984
A squirrel cage induction motor with nameplate data of 150 HP, 3-phase, 460 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, 0.85 p.f. was subjected to certain performance tests. The test result readings were as follows:
Full-load current = 202 A
Full-load torque = 676.8 lb-ft
Solve for the percentage slip.
A. 3.28%
B. 4.15%
C. 3.05%
D. 2.25%
A
- REE Board Exam March 1998
A 50 HP three-phase motor, rated 220 V, 75% power factor has 6 poles. The slip at full load is 3%. What is the frequency of the rotor current at full-load?
A. 1.8 Hz
B. 60 Hz
C. 5.4 Hz
D. 58.2 Hz
A
- EE Board Exam April 1986
A 150 HP, 3-phase, 6-pole, 460 V, 60 Hz induction motor draws 195 A line current at fullload speed of 1170 rpm and 0.85 p.f. Solve for the percent slip at full-load.
A. 2.5%
B. 3.0%
C. 2.8%
D. 2.0%
A
- EE Board Exam October 1986
The deep well pump motor is 50 HP, 3-phase, 4 poles, 230 volts, 60 Hz induction motor, operating at 0.90 efficiency, 0.85 power factor and 3% slip. Determine the current at which the motor is operating.
A. 112.7 A
B. 122.4 A
C. 120.5 A
D. 124.7 A
B
- EE Board Exam April 1993
The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed that the rotor emf makes 90 cycles per minute. Calculate the rotor copper loss.
A. 2 kW
B. 5 kW
C. 3 kW
D. 4 kW
A
- EE Board Exam October 1990
A 10-HP, 4 pole, 25 Hz, 3-phase induction motor is taking 9100 watts from the line. Core loss is 290 watts; stator copper loss is 568 watts; rotor copper loss is 445 watts and the friction and windage loss is 121 watts. Determine the output torque in Newton-meters.
A. 108.4
B. 112.5
C. 101.2
D. 103.3
D
- EE Board Exam April 1993
The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4 pole induction motor has a power input of 80 kW is observed that the rotor emf makes 90 cycles per minute. Calculate the mechanical power developed.
A. 72 kW
B. 78 kW
C. 75 kW
D. 77 kW
B
- EE Board Exam April 1993
Determine the speed in rpm of the motor at full load with the following circuit elements per phase:
Rotor leakage reactance = 0.65
Stator leakage reactance = 1.12
Rotor resistance = 0.10
Stator resistance = 0.25
Connection = Y – Y
This motor is 500 HP, 3-phase, 2200 volt, 60-cycle, 6- pole induction motor with additional core loss of 2,000 watts and the friction and windage losses total is 10,000 watts.
A. 1200 rpm
B. 1196 rpm
C. 1190 rpm
D. 1188 rpm
C
- EE Board Exam April 1981, April 1989
A 30 HP, 4 poles, 3-phase, 230 volts, 60 Hz squirrel cage induction motor operating at 90% efficiency, 85% power factor and 2.5% slip drives a water pump for a reservoir. Find the current and speed at which the motor is operating.
A. 73.4 A, 1755 rpm
B. 62.4 A, 1755 rpm
C. 73.4 A, 1800 rpm
D. 62.4 A, 1800 rpm
A
- EE Board Exam October 1980
A 50 HP, 3-phase, 4-pole, 60 Hz, 230 volt squirrel cage induction motor has an efficiency of 90%, a power factor of 85% and a slip of 2% at full-load. Find the torque in lb-ft at full-load.
A. 152.45
B. 148.87
C. 121.34
D. 150.56
B
- EE Board Exam October 1992
The losses in a 220-V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4-pole induction motor at full-load are as follows:
Core = 3.0%
Friction and windage = 2.0%
Stator Cu loss = 4.0%
Rotor Cu loss = 2.0%
At 70% of full-load of the machine, determine its efficiency.
A. 90.52%
B. 88.15%
C. 87.24%
D. 89.81%
D
- EE Board Exam October 1980
A 100 HP, 440 volt, three-phase, 60 Hz induction motor operates with 92 percent efficiency, 0.85 power factor, at rated load. What is the current of the motor?
A. 125 A
B. 115 A
C. 98 A
D. 55 A
A
- EE Board Exam October 1991
A three-phase wound rotor induction motor, 440 V, 60 cycles, 4 pole is connected to a pump that delivers 1000 cfm of water against an effective head of 8 ft. Under this load, the motor draws 15 kW at a power factor of 0.90. When operated without load, the motor draws 800 watts. The stator resistance per phase is 0.21 ohm and the rotor resistance per phase is 0.022 ohm. The turns ratio between stator and rotor is 4:1. Determine the efficiency of the pump.
A. 83.62%
B. 84.65%
C. 83.16%
D. 84.24%
D
- REE Board Exam April 1997
A resistor assembly for a wound rotor consists of 20 elements of cast iron grid elements. The rating of each is 0.10 ohm. When joined in series and tested across 220 volts, the measured current was 100 A. How much power was lost in the joints?
A. 1.9 kW
B. 1.8 kW
C. 2.0 kW
D. 2.1 kW
C
- EE Board Exam October 1997
A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-phase takes a line current of 18.4 amperes, when operating at rated output at an efficiency of 88%. Calculate the indications on wattmeters when these are inserted to measure power by the two wattmeter method.
A. 4.035 kW, 2.325 kW
B. 4.232 kW, 2.126 kW
C. 3.902 kW, 2.456 kW
D. 3.855 kW, 2.503 kW
B
- EE Board Exam June 1990
Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP, 230 volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle, 3-phase induction motor. When the line voltages are 230 volts, one wattmeter reads +13,400 watts and the other +7,400 watts. Determine motor line current.
A. 55.6 A
B. 58.4 A
C. 52.3 A
D. 50.8 A
B
- EE Board Exam April 1992
An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase draws 450 percent of the rated current with the rated voltage and delivers during the starting period 130 percent of the rated torque. The fullload efficiency and full-load power factor of this motor is 80% and 70% respectively. If an autotransformer is used as a starting unit and starting torque of the load is only 50 percent of the rated torque of the motor, find the starting voltage.
A. 136.44 volts
B. 130.65 volts
C. 132.36 volts
D. 134.20 volts
A