1.

REE September 2019

Three single phase transformers rated 25 KVA each are connected in delta-delta to supply a
balanced load of 75 KVA. One transformer is removed for repair, what is the kva of each remaining
transformer?
A. 57.7 B. 50 C. 43.3 D. 34.3

2. In a transformer, the resistance between the primary and secondary must be

A. Zero B. 1 KO C. 100 KO D. Infinite

3. A three-phase transformer is rated 25 MVA, 69/13.2 KV. It has a series Z=7%. What is the per unit
impedance if the system requires 100 MVA base and 67 KV base?
A. 7.4% B. 29.7% C. 21.8% D. 14.9%

4. A 50 KVA, 7620/240 V, single-phase transformer has a rated core loss of 350 watts and rated full-
load copper loss of 800 watts. The transformer is 50% loaded for 12 hours at 0.8 pf lagging. The
rest of the day, it is disconnected from the source. Calculate the all-day efficiency of the
transformer.
A. 97.32% B. 96.32% C. 95.32% D. 94.32%

5. A transformer is a _______ device.

A. Static B. Dynamic C. Static & Dynamic D. NOTA

6. In a current transformer _____ winding is closed.

A. Primary B. Secondary C. both a and b D. NOTA

7. Copper losses in a transformer are measured using _______

A. Closed circuit B. Open circuit C. Both a and b D. NOTA

8. The iron loss of a transformer at 400 Hz is 10 watts. Assuming that eddy current and hysteresis
losses as the square of flux density, the iron loss of the transformer at rated voltage but 50 Hz
would be ______ watts.
A. 80 B. 640 C. 125 D. 100

9. The voltage applied to the hv side of a transformer during short-circuited test is 2% of its rated
voltage. The core loss will be ______ percent of the rated core loss.
A. 4 B. 0.4 C. 0.25 D. 0.04

10. Transformer are rated in kva instead of kw because

A. Load power factor is often not know
B. KVA is fixed whereas KW depends on the load pf
C. Total transformer loss depends on volt-ampere
D. It has become customary

11. When a 400 Hz transformer is operated its KVA rating is

A. Reduced to 1/8 C. unaffected
B. Increased 8 times D. increased 64 times

12. At relatively light loads, transformer efficiency is low because

A. Secondary output is low
B. Transformer losses are high
C. Fixed loss is high in proportion of the output
D. Cu loss is small

13. The ordinary efficiency of a given transformer is maximum when

A. It runs at half-load C. its Cu loss equals iron loss
B. It runs at full-load D. it runs slightly overload
14. An autotransformer having a transformation ratio of 0.8 supplies a load of 3 KW. The power
transferred conductively from primary to secondary is _____ KW.
A. 0.6 B. 2.4 C. 1.5 D. 0.27

15. The essential condition for parallel operation of two single-phase transformer is that they should
have the same
A. Polarity B. KVA rating C. voltage D. percentage impedance

16. Two transformer A and B having equal outputs and voltage ratios but unequal percentage
impedances of 4 and 2 are operating in parallel. Transformer A will be running over-load by ____
percent.
A. 50 B. 66 C. 33 D. 25

17. REE October 1994

A 1000 kva, 6600/400 volts 60 cycle single phase core type transformer has the following average
daily load:
Full-Load at 0.8 pf for 8 hours
Half-Load at 0.707 pf for 10 hours
No-load for 6 hours.
Calculate the ratio of full-load copper loss to iron loss for the transformer to be most economical for
the above reading.
A. 2.05 B. 3.09 C. 2.17 D. 2.28

18. REE June 1990

What should be the kva rating of each two transformers in an open-delta bank when the
transformer phase balanced load is 290.4 kva?
A. 155.60 kva B. 173.40 kva C. 150.25 kva D. 167.66 kva

19. The Utility Company supplies two single-phase transformers banked in open-delta. If each
transformer is rated 75 kva capacity, what is the maximum 3-phase load in kilowatts that the bank
can carry without suffering overload considering that the load has a lagging power factor of 0.8.
A. 104 KW B. 112 KW C. 130 KW D. 114 KW

20. A 6600-volt, 60 Hz, 2-phase network is connected to a three phase, 4-wire system by a Scott-
connected transformer combination. If there are 1500 turns on the 2-phase side, calculate the
number of turns on the 3-phase side required for the main and teaser transformer. The voltage per
phase on the 3-phase side is 240 Volts.
A. 94 and 83 B. 93 and 84 C. 95 and 82 D. 92 and 85

21. What is the main use of a zig-zag transformer?

A. To step down voltage C. to stabilize transformer sequence current
B. To provide path to zero sequence current D. to step down current

22. A transformer is composed of two or more coils which are wound around a non-metallic core
A. Metallic core transformer C. Iron core transformer
B. Free core transformer D. Air core transformer

23. An autotransformer contains how many coils?

A. None B. One C. Two D. Three

24. REE April 2000

Find the unloaded output of a power output of a power supply having a transformer regulation of
11.10%- and 900-Volts load output.
A. 99.99 V B. 90 V C. 999.9 V D. 900 V

25. A transformer consists of the following.

A. Inductance and resistance C. Capacitor and Inductor
B. Parallel resonant D. two coils wound on a common core
26. REE April 2001
How much is the secondary voltage of a power transformer whose parameters are follows, primary
voltage is 240 volts, 140 turns in the primary and 7 turns in the secondary.
A. 12 V B. 24 V C. 6 V D. 36 V

27. Components of a transformer which receives energy from the primary winding and delivers it to the
load.
A. Enclosure B. Core C. Secondary winding D. Primary winding

28. A 20-KV/7.87-KV autotransformer has 200 A current in the common winding. What is the
secondary line current?
A. 145.32 A B. 200 A C. 56.48 A D. 329 A

29. The CT and PT ratio used to protect a line are 240 and 2000 respectively. If the impedance of each
line is 10 ohms, what is the relay impedance to protect the line from fault?
A. 83.33 B. 1.2 C. 48,000 D. 12

30. REE April 2001

A 69 KV/13.8KV, 7.5 MVA transformer has 8% impedance. What is its at 100 MVA base?
A. 0.6% B. 8% C. 800% D. 106.7%

31. In a three-phase Y-Y transformer connection, neutral is fundamental to the

A. Suppression of harmonies
B. Passage of unbalanced currents due to loads
C. Provision of dual electric service
D. Balancing of phase voltages with respect to line voltages

32. If the load pf is 0.886, then the average pf of the bank is

A. 0.886 B. 0.75 C. 0.51 D. 0.65

33. A T-T connection has higher ratio of utilization than a V-V connection only when
A. Identical transformers are used C. load power factor is unity
B. Load power factor is leading D. non-identical transformer are used.

34. One of the following statements concerning parallel operation of transformer, the one which is not
correct is
A. Transformers have equal voltage ratings
B. Transformers must have the same ratio of transformation
C. Transformers must be rated at the same frequency
D. Transformer must have equal

35. Instrument transformer are used in ac circuits for extending the range of
A. Ammeters B. Voltmeters C. Wattmeters D. All of these

36. The core of a transformer is assembled with laminated sheets to reduce

A. Hysteresis loss B. eddy-current loss C. magnetic noise D. magnetizing current

37. The emf induced in the secondary winding of a 50-Hz single phase transformer having 100 turns
on its secondary is 222 V. The maximum flux density in the core is 0.1 Wb/m^2. The cross
sectional area of the core is
A. 0.1 m2 B. 0.01 m2 C. 1 m2 D. 0.001 m2

38. A transformer when supplying a load maintained 11 KV across terminals. When the load was
switched-off, the terminal voltage become 11,550 V. What is the voltage regulation of the load?
A. 11.55 % B. 5.5 % C. 5 % D. 55%
39. Calculate the total magnetic flux in a 60-cycle transformer in which the induced emf per turn of the
winding is equal to 2 Volts.
A. 7.50 mWb B. 7.02 mWb C. 7.60 mWb D. 7.42 mWb

40. The efficiency of the transformer is normally in the range of

A. 50% to 70% B. 60 to 75% C. 80 to 90% D. 90 to 98%

41. REE September 2017

A transformer has a primary winding of 2,000 turns and a voltage of 2400 volts and current of
8.66− j 5 A with an impedance Z2 connected across the secondary winding, The secondary
winding has 500 turns. What is the value of the secondary impedance?
A. 8.66+ j5 B. 15.32+ j 10 C. 26+ j15 D. 13+ j7.5

42. REE April 2019

An 8 MVA, 69/13.2 KV transformer has 6.75 % impedance. What is the actual impedance?
A. 0.147015 ohm B. 147.015 ohm C. 14.7015 ohm D. 1.47015 ohm

43. REE April 2018

A 7.5 MVA, 69/13.8 KV, 3-phase transformer has 8% impedance. What is the per unit impedance at
10 MVA base?
A. 0.24 B. 0.106 C. 0.06 D. 0.096

44. REE September 2019

In a single-phase transformer, the core losses are 60 watts at 40 Hz and 95 Watts at 60 Hz both
measured at the same maximum value of flux density. Find the core losses in W at a frequency of
50 Hz.
A. 69 B. 77 C. 89 D. 56

45. REE September 2003

What type of a transformer bank is used to convert 2-phase to 3-phase power?
A. Open-delta B. scott-T C. wye-delta D. delta-wye

46. REE-April 2005

What is the normal secondary circuit current of a current transformer?
A. 15 A B. 20 A C. 5 A D. 10 A

47. REE-April 2019

A 200:5 current transformer is used with a 10-A ammeter. If the meter reads 3.75 amps, determine
the line current
A. 300 A B. 150 A C. 180 A D. 45 A

48. REE September 2018

To protect the Δ−Δ power transformer against fault current, the Ct will have
A. Δ−Δ connection C. Y − Δ connection
B. Δ−Y connection D. Y −Y connection

49. A power transformer rated 50,000 KVA, 34.5/13.8 KV is connected Y-grounded primary and delta
on secondary. Determine the fault load phase current at the secondary side.
A. 2092 A B. 1725 A C. 1449 A D. 1208 A

50. Three 5:1 transformer is connected in Δ−Y to step up the voltage at the beginning of a 13,200-
volt three phase transmission line, Calculate the line voltage at the high side of the transformers.
A. 114,300 V B. 66,000 V C. 132,000 V D. 198,000 V

51. The number of cycles generated in a 10 pole alternator in one revolution is .

A. 2 B. 5 C. 10 D. 20
52. What is the number of electrical degrees made per revolution for a special purpose 40 pole
alternator.
A. 28, 800 B. 14, 400 C. 7, 200 D. 1, 600

53. Alternators are usually designed to generate

A. variable frequency C. definite currents
B. definite frequencies D. definite p.f

54. A 4-pole, 3-phase, star-connected alternator armature has 12 slots with 24 conductors per slot and
the flux per pole is 0.1 Wb sinusoidally distributed. Calculate the line emf generated at 50 Hz.
A. 1, 066 V B. 3, 198 V C.1, 846 V D. 5, 538 V

55. REE May 2008

A three-phase wye-connected 50 Hz, 2-pole synchronous machine has a stator with 2, 000 turns of
wire per phase. What rotor flux would be required to produce a terminal (line to line) voltage of 5
kV?
A. 8.4 mWb B. 6.5 mWb C. 5.2 mWb D. 7.8 mWb

56. REE April 2006

A 3-phase, 8-pole generator is delta-connected. The terminal voltage is 2, 400 Volts while the line
current is 500 Amperes. If the machine is converted to wye, what will be the terminal voltage in
volts?
A. 4, 800 V B. 4, 157 V C. 4, 600 V D. 3, 800 V

57. REE September 2005

A three-phase, 8-pole, 2,400 Volts delta connected generator has a line current of 500 Amperes. If
converted in wye, what is the tolerable current?
A. 371.5 A B. 288.7 A C. 245.1 A D. 315.2 A

58. If the alternator winding has fractional pitch of 4/5, the pitch factor 𝑘𝑝 is .
A. 0.833 B. 0.966 C. 0.972 D. 0.951

59. A six pole, three-phase alternator has 72 slots and a coil span of 1 to 10, what is the pitch factor?
A. 0.924 B. 0.939 C. 0.966 D. 0.985

60. The power factor of an alternator is 75%. The operator is ordered to increase the power factor to
80%. What shall he do?
A. increase the voltage C. operate the governor
B. increase the excitation D. decrease the excitation

61. A 144-slot stator has a whole-coiled 12 pole three-phase winding. What is the number of coils per
phase and per group, respectively?
A. 12 and 4 B. 24 and 4 C. 36 and 4 D. 48 and 4

62. A part of an alternator winding consists of six coils in series, each coil having an e.m.f of 10 Volts
(r.m.s) induced in it. The coils are placed in successive slots and between each slot and the next,
there is an electrical phasor displacement of 30°. Find the e.m.f of the six coils in series.
A. 77.28 V B. 9.66 V C. 38.64 V D. 19.32 V

63. Calculate the distribution factor for a 36-slot, 4-pole three phase winding.
A. 0.924 B. 0.951 C. 0.960 D. 0.975

64. The following information is given in connection with an alternator: 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑠 = 144; 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠 = 8;
𝑟𝑝𝑚 = 900; 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑙 = 6; ∅ = 1.8 × 106 ; 𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑛 = 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑠 1 𝑡𝑜 16;
𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 = 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟. What is the voltage generated between terminals?
A. 1, 276 V B. 2, 210 V C. 635 V D. 1, 100 V

65. The disadvantage of a short-pitch coil is that .

A. harmonics are introduced C. waveform becomes non-sinusoidal
B. voltage around the coil is reduced D. both a and b

66. A 4-pole alternator, on open circuit, generates 200 Volts at 50 Hz when the field current is 4
Amperes. Determine the generated e.m.f at a speed of 1, 200 rpm and a field current of 3
Amperes, neglecting saturation in the iron parts.
A. 40 V B. 240 V C. 60 V D. 120 V

67. A 3-phase. Wye-connected alternator having a sinusoidal line potential with a 5% 5th harmonic
content, 3% 7th harmonic content, 1.5% 11th harmonic content and 0.85% 13th harmonic content.
What is the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the system line voltage?
A. 11% B. 9% C. 6% D. 3%

68. A 100 MVA, 13.8 kV, three-phase, wye-connected alternator will have a per phase nominal

A. 3.5 Ω ∅ ⁄ B. 2.9 Ω ∅ ⁄ C. 1.9 Ω ∅ ⁄ D. 7.5 Ω ∅

impedance of .

69. A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90% power factor. The effective resistance to ohmic
resistance is 1.5. The ohmic resistance is obtained by connecting two terminals to a d.c source.
The current and voltage are 87.6 amperes and 6 Volts, respectively. What is the resistance per
phase?
A. 0.0617 Ω B. 0.0513 Ω C. 0.0685 Ω D. 0.342 Ω

70. REE April 2006

A single-phase alternator gives 250 Amperes at 1, 200 Volts. What is the output of the machine in
KVA?
A. 300 B. 450 C. 400 D. 350

71. High speed alternators have a rotor construction

A. similar to d.c. machines C. of non-salient type
B. of salient type D. none of these

72. The imaginary or fictitious part of synchronous reactance on alternator takes care of
A. inductive reactance B. leakage reactance C. armature reaction D. copper losses

73. REE April 2006

A single-phase generator delivers 80 A at 240 V and 75% lagging p.f. What kind of load is the
generator supplying?
A. capacitive B. resistive C. inductive D. reactive

74. REE September 2004

A 3,600 Volts, 500 kVA, 60 Hz, three-phase, Y-connected generator on test yields the following
results: Mechanical and iron losses are 10 kW; field current at full load 100% p.f is 50 Amperes;
field current at full load 80% p.f is 70 Amperes; resistance per phase of armature winding is 0.4
ohm. The exciter voltage is constant at 120 Volts and voltage control is done by means of rheostat.
Determine the full load armature current at 80% lagging p.f
A. 96.5 A B. 99.8 A C. 64.2 A D. 80.2 A

75. REE April 2005

The synchronous impedance of the generator is 0.08 + 𝑗2.8 Ω. What is the regulation in percent?
A single-phase 2, 400 Volts synchronous generator delivers 450 Amperes at unity power factor.

A. 14.2 B. 16.3 C. 20.1 D. 18.4

76. A 25 kVa alternator has a total loss of 2, 000 watts when it delivers rated kVA to a load at a power
factor of 0.76. Calculate its percent efficiency.
A. 90.48% B. 92.32% C. 91.58% D. 89.12%

77. REE September 2010

A three-phase, wye-connected wound rotor synchronous generator rated at 10 kVA, 230 V has a
synchronous reactance of 1.2 ohms/phase and an armature resistance of 0.5 ohm/phase. What is
the percent voltage regulation at full-load with 85% lagging power factor?
A. 18.3% B. 24.7% C. 20.8% D. 22.5%

78. REE September 2010

A three-phase, wye-connected wound rotor synchronous generator rated at 10 kVA, 230 V has a
synchronous reactance of 1.2 ohms/phase and armature resistance of 0.5 ohm/phase. What is the
percent voltage regulation at full-load with 80% leading power factor?
A. – 0.92% B. – 5.14% C. – 3.08% D. – 3.91%

79. REE May 2010

A three-phase wye-connected wound rotor synchronous generator rated at 10 kVA, 230 V has
synchronous reactance of 1.2 ohms per phase and armature resistance of 0.5 ohm per phase.
What is the power factor such that the voltage regulation at full load is zero?
A. 0.837 leading B. 0.894 leading C. 0.869 leading D. 0.877 leading

80. A 1, 000 kVA, 3kV, 50 Hz, thee-phase star-connected alternator has an armature effective
resistance of 0.2 Ω. A field current of 40 A produces a short-circuit current of 200 A and an open-
circuit e.m.f of 1, 040 V (line value). Calculate the full load percentage regulation at a power factor
of 0.8 lagging.
A. –21.43% B. 21.43% C. –24.31% D. 24.31

81. Adjustment of field excitation on one of the two alternators operating in parallel will
A. increase its load C. change its frequency
B. decrease its load D. change its power factor

82. REE September 2001

A generator is being synchronized to a large system. The actual system voltage and frequency are
13.7 kV and 60 Hz, respectively. The generator voltage and frequency are 13.6 kV and 60 Hz,
respectively. When the generator is switched to the system, choose which one happens,
A. generator delivers MVAR C. generator takes MVAR
B. generator delivers MW D. generator delivers both MW and MVAR

83. A 25 kVA, 220 Volts, three-phase alternator delivers rated kVA at a power factor of 0.84. The
effective ac resistance between armature winding terminals is 0.18 Ω. The field takes 9.3 Amperes
at 115 Volts. If friction and windage loss is 460 watts and the core loss is 610 Watts. Calculate the
percent efficiency.
A. 87.82% B. 84.27% C. 86.41% D. 88.33%

84. When the speed of an alternator is changed from 3, 600 rpm to 1, 800 rpm, the generated
emf/phase will become
A. one half B. twice C. four times D. one fourth

85. REE September 2009

Two alternators operating in parallel supply 2, 500 kW to a load at a power factor of 80% lagging. If
one machine delivers 1, 200 kW at a power factor of 95% lagging, what is the power supplied by
the other machine?
A. 1, 400 kW B. 1, 600 kW C. 1, 300 kW D. 1, 500 kW

86. Two exactly similar turbo-alternators are rated 20 MW each. They are running in parallel. The
speed load characteristics of the driving turbines are such that the frequency of alternator one
drops uniformly from 50 Hz on no-load to 48 Hz on full-load, that of the alternator two from 50 Hz to
48.5 Hz. How will the two machines share a load of 30, 000 kW?
A. 14.56 MW, 15.44 MW C. 12.80 MW, 17.20 MW
B. 17.47 MW, 12.53 MW D. 16.92 MW, 13.08 MW
87. Each of two single-phase alternators has an armature winding whose resistance and synchronous
reactance are respectively, 0.025 and 0.06 ohm. If the machines are operating without load,
calculate the circulating current in the windings if the alternators are paralleled, when the emfs are
equal at 230 Volts, but are displaced 30° from a position of phase opposition.
A. 915 A B. 1, 830 A C. 457.5 A D. 119

88. A 3-phase 11 kV, 10 MVA alternator has a sequence reactances of positive sequence, 𝑋1 = 𝑗0.15
𝑝. 𝑢 ; negative sequence, 𝑋2 = 𝑗0.15 𝑝. 𝑢 and 𝑋0 = 𝑗0.15 𝑝. 𝑢, with negligible neutral wire
reactance. If the alternator is on no-load, calculate the line to ground and 3-phase fault currents.
A. 4, 499 A and 3, 499 A C. 2, 814 A and 2, 187 A
B. 4, 499 A and 3, 030 A D. 1, 842 A and 854 A

89. In Problem No.87, when the voltages are in phase opposition, but one voltage is 230 and the other
is 200 Volts.
A. 462 A B. 231 A C. 400 A D. 800 A

90. A 600 kVA, 2.4kV, 3-phase alternator has a zero phase sequence reactance of 12%, and a positive
and negative phase sequence reactances of 8%. If the alternator resistance is negligible,
determine the fault currents that the alternator can sustain if a three-phase fault occurs at its
terminals.
A. 1, 042 A B. 1, 804 A C. 3, 125 A D. 602 A

91. In Problem No. 90, determine the fault currents delivered if a phase to phase fault occurs at the
alternator terminals.
A. 1, 562 A B. 902 A C. 1, 804 A D. 3, 125 A

92. The frequency of the voltage generated by an alternator having 4 poles and rotating at 750 rpm is
A. 16 2/3 Hz B. 25 Hz C. 60 Hz D. 50 Hz

93. An alternator is a machine which converts ______ into ___________

A. Electrical energy; Heat energy C. Mechanical energy; Electrical energy
B. Mechanical energy; Heat energy D. Heat energy; Chemical energy

94. What is the definition of synchronous speed?

A. Speed at which stator magnetic field rotates C. Speed at which rotates on full-load
B. Speed at which rotor rotates on no-load D. any speed above 1000 rpm

95. Field system of an alternator is usually excited from:

A. Single phase ac system C. three phase ac voltage
B. Square wave voltage D. DC voltage

96. An alternator is also called

A. synchronous generator. C. turbo generator.
B. asynchronous generator. D. generator.

97. Three phase alternators are generally

A. star connected. C. delta connected.
B. open circuited. D. short circuited.

98. In synchronous generator, the purpose of using damper winding is to

A. reduce the hunting effect.
B. reduce the armature reaction effect.
C. provide starting torque.
D. all of the above.

99. Two alternator operating in parallel must have same

A. voltage. B. frequency. C. phase sequence. D. all of the above
100. The power factor of an alternator is controlled by its
A. speed. B. load. C. excitation. D. prime mover.

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Prepared by:
Jevan Ayco Calaque, REE, RME
6th Placer RME April 2022
SERS-TC Part-time Lecturer