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11. With a D.C. generator which of the following regulation is preferred ?
A. 100% regulation
B. infinite regulation
C. 50% regulation
D. 1% regulation
Explanation:
12. For both lap and wave windings, there are as many commutator bars as the number of
A. slots
B. armature conductors
C. winding elements
D. poles
Explanation:
13. Brushes of D.C. machines are made of
A. carbon
B. soft copper
C. hard copper
D. all of above
Explanation:
14. As a result of armature reaction, the reduction in the total mutual air gap flux in a D.C. generator is approximately
A. 40 percent
B. 25 percent
C. 10 percent
D. 5 percent
Explanation:
15. The series field of a short-shunt D.C. generator is excited by
A. external current
B. armature current
C. shunt current
D. load current
Explanation: