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M.E.O. CLASS –III NCV PART –B –SEO

Function :Marine Engineering at Management Level
Subject: Marine Electro Technology

Please Note: 1. Attempt any Ten out of 15 questions from section A, each carries1 mark.
2. Attempt any 2 questions out of 4 questions from section B carries 18 Marks
3. Attempt any 3 questions out of 4 questions from section carries 18 marks
4. Illustrate your answers with clear sketches.
5. Neat sketches and handwriting carries Weightage.

SECTION A
(Multiple choice Questions)
1. DC MOTORS
01) The main purpose of the commutator & brushes on a DC generator is to
A) transfer generated DC voltage from the armature to the line
B) convert the alternating voltage generated within the armature to a direct voltage
C) provide a sliding contact method to excite the field
D) reduce sparking between the armature and the carbon brushes
Answer-B
02) The greatest detrimental effect on idle electrical equipment, such as cargo pump motors, is
the
A. Loss of residual magnetism.
B. Absorption of moisture in the insulation.
C. Insulation varnish flaking.
D. Dirt collecting on the windings.
Answer-B
3)To prevent the race of a dc series motor what arrangement should make?
A. always start at heavy load.
B. use a strong series-weak shunt compound dc motor.
C. use a weak series- strong shunt compound dc motor.
D. All of the above.
Answer-C
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4) The armature resistance of a 200 V d.c. machine has 0.5 ohm. If the full load armature current
is 50 A, what will be the induced e.m.f. when, the machine acts as (i) generator (ii) motor will be
(A) 230 V, 170 V
(B) 210 v, 190 v,
(C) 225 V, 175 C
(D)202.5 V, 197.5 V
Answer-C
5) Inductive reactance results in a current that
(A) Leads the voltage by 90deg
(B) Is in phase with the voltage
(C) Leads the voltage by π rad
(D) Lags the voltage by π/2 rad
Ans: D

2. AC GENERATORS
1) Which of the listed devices may be installed on a large turbo-electric alternating current
propulsion generator?
A. Temperature detector coils inserted in the stator slots for measuring stator temperature.
B. A CO2 fire extinguishing system.
C. Electric space heaters to prevent condensation of moisture.
D. All of the above
Answer-D

2) To check the setting of the over speed trip on a diesel-powered generator, you would use a
A. tachometer
B. torsion meter
C. dynamometer
D. pony brake
Answer : A
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3. SAFETIES
1)ACB trips at what condition
A) reverse current
B) short circuit
C) overload
D) low voltage fault
Answer-B
2) Fuses placed in series with a thermal trip = -------- type circuit breaker is used for
A. Time-delay protection
B. Short-circuit protection
C. Short duration surge protection
D. Sustained overload protection
Answer-B
3) Why is a capacitor used in single phase motors, fluorescent tube lights and electronic circuits.
A. To provide a 90 deg phase shift to the incoming supply necessary for starting the motor.
B. To provide boost voltage for starting, power factor correction and to minimize radio
interference.
C. For stabilizing voltage
D Filtration and coupling
Answer-A
4). The part of a fuse that melts and opens the circuit is made of _____________.
(A) Copper and antimony
(B) Steel and Babbitt
(C) Aluminum or beryllium alloy
(D) Zinc or an alloy of tin and lead
Answer- (D)
5) The stationary alternator should not be connected to live bus-bars because it
(A) Is likely to run as synchronous motor
(B) Will get short - circuited
(C) Will decrease bus - bar voltage though momentarily
(D) Will disturb generated e.m.f of other alternators connected in parallel.
Ans: B
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6) The effect of increasing air gap length in the induction motor will increase the
(A) Power factor
(B) Speed
(C) Magnetizing current
(D) Air gap flux
Ans: C
7). Which of the listed precautions should be taken when cleaningthe internals of a motor
with compressed air?

A. Open the machine on both ends so as to allow the air and dust to escape.

B. Be certain that the circuit breaker is opened and tagged on the feeder panel.

C. Be certain that the air is clean and as dry as possible.

D. All of the above.

Answer- D

8). Time delayed or delayed action-type fuses are designed to _____________.

(A) Prevent grounds in branch circuits

(B) prevent opens in motor circuits
(C) permit momentary overloads without melting

(D) guard lighting and electronic circuits

Answer- C

9). The part of a fuse that melts and opens the circuit is made of

(A) Copper and antimony

(B) Steel and Babbitt
(C) Aluminum or beryllium alloy
(D) Zinc or an alloy of tin and lead

Answer- D
10). Which of the following conditions will occur when solenoid coil burns out of a cargo
winch with an electrical brake.
[Link] brake will be set by spring force.
[Link] motor will over speed and burns out
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[Link] load suspended by the cargo boom will fail

[Link] will happen; the winch will continue to operate normally
Answer- A
11). A low voltage protection circuit is used in electric motor starting equipment to
[Link] circuit contractor when the motor overspeed due to low voltage
B. Trip circuit contractor when the motor develops short circuit due to low voltage
[Link] the motor to restart automatically on restoration of voltage without manual
resetting
D. Prevent motor from restarting automatically until manually reset
Answer- D
12). In three phase electrical equipment, the immediate action in the event of fuse blowing
in one of the phases would be
A. to replace with a fuse of correct rating
B. to replace fuses on all three phases
C. to try to repair the fuse
D. to investigate the fault that led to blowing the fuse
Answer- D

4. AC MOTORS
1)What type of rotor is used in split phase motor?
[Link]
[Link] pole
[Link] cage
[Link] rotor
Answer-C
2)Motor stator winding badly contaminated by dirt, oil and grease should be cleaned by:
A. High pressure compressed air
B. Suction or vacuum cleaning
C. Brushing, spraying or immersion in an approved cleaning solvent
D. Immersion in fresh water followed by drying
Answer-C
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3) What happens to the strength of electromagnetic field when current passing through an
inductor is halfed ________
A. ¼
B. ½
C. 2
D. 4
Answer-A
4) The winding resistance of a coil can be increased by _______ the number of turns or using a
______ wire.
A. increasing, thicker
B. decreasing, thicker
C. increasing, thinner
D. decreasing, thinner
Ans: C
5). Which of the following physical character does wound rotor induction motor possess
that squirrel cage motor does not
[Link] rings
[Link] rings
C.A centrifugal clutch
[Link] plates
Answer- A
6).Which of the following physical characteristicsdoes awound-rotor induction motor possess
that a squirrel cage motor does not?

(A) Slip rings

(B) End rings
(C) A centrifugal switch
(D) End plates
Answer- A
5. SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR
1)The most common source of excitation for synchronous motors is a/an _____________.
(A) low voltage battery
(B) motor attenuator set
(C) DC exciter generator
(D) AC supply
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Answer-C

2). A synchronous motor maintains synchronism with the rotating field because

(A) Field strength varies directly with rotor slip

(B) DC current applied to the rotor coils causes the rotor magnets to lock in with the
rotating flux of the stator
(C) the stator poles are dragged around due to the flux created by the excitation current
(D) the stator flux rotates in the opposite direction

Answer- B
6. TRANSFORMERS
1). Which of the following does not change in a Transformer
A Current
B Voltage
C Frequency
D All of above
Answer- C
2) Transformer Core is laminated to
A Reduce Hysteresis loss
B Reduce Eddy Current loss
C Reduce copper loss
D All of above
Ans B.
7. BATTERIES& EMERGENCY SOURCE OF POWER
1) When Lead acid battery is fully charged condition , The colour of its positive plate is
A Dark Grey
B Brown
C Dark Brown
D Non of Above
Ans C.
2). When choosing a battery for a particular application, major consideration should be given to
the battery's
(A) amp-hour capacity
(B) terminal polarity
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(C) stability under charge

(D) ambient temperature rise
Answer- A
3). The electrolyte in a lead-acid storagebattery consistsof distilled water and
_____________.
(A) hydrogen chloride
(B) calcium chloride
(C) sulfuric acid
D. muriatic acid
Answer- C
4) A storage battery for an emergency lighting and power system must have the capacity to
_____________.
(A) close all watertight doors twice
(B) open all watertight doors four times
(C) open and close all watertight doors in six consecutive cycles within a 20 second
period
(D) none of the above
Answer- A

5)SOLAS regulations require emergency diesel engine starting systems to have sufficient
capacity to provide power for at least ____________.
(A) three continuous starting sequences
(B) six consecutive cranking cycles
(C) nine repeated starts under load
(D) twelve cranking periods of 5 seconds
Answer- A
6) Which of the following statements is a Safety regulation concerning emergency generator
diesel engines? (SOLAS / Cargo Ship Safety Construction Rules)
(A) The fuel must have a flash point not less than 750F.
(B) Emergency diesel engines must be capable of operating under full load in not less
than 30 seconds after cranking.
(C) The starting battery must produce 12 consecutive cranking cycles.
(D) Emergency diesel engines must operate satisfactorily up to a 22.50 list.
Answer- D

7).Which of the listed battery charging circuits is used to maintain a wet cell, lead-acid, storage
battery in a fully charged state during long periods of disuse?
A. Normal charging circuit
B. Quick charging circuit
C. Trickle charging circuit
D. High ampere charging circuit
Answer- C
8. MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
1) In moving coil meters, damping is provided by
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A) damping vane in the air tight chamber.

B) the aluminium frame of the coil.
C) eddy current disk.
D) The coil spring attached to the moving mechanism.
Ans: C
2)The unit of magnetic flux density is the:
A. Weber
B. Weber per meter
C. Ampere per meter
D. Tesla
Ans: D
3). Which of the listed devices is used to measure pressure and convert it to an electrical
signal?
A. Transducer
B. -Reducer
C. -Transformer
D -Rectifier
Answer- A
4). Ammeters and voltmeters used in sinusoidal AC power systems indicate which of the
following values of the wave forms measured?
[Link] value
[Link]-mean-square value
[Link] value
[Link] value
Answer- B

9. AC CIRCUITS
1)Alternating current circuits develop resistance, inductance and capacitance. The
inductance of a coil is expressed in
A. ohms B. mhos C. henrys D. farads
Answer-C

2). The apparent power in inductive circuit

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A. True power

B. Lead

C. Inductive

D. Reactive

Answer- D
3). AC circuits possess characteristics of resistance, inductance, and capacitance. the
capacitive reactance of ac ircuit is expressed in
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]

Answer- A
10. DIODES& SEMI CONDUCTORS
1). PN diode advantage over vacuum diode?
A. Longer Life,
B. No warm up time
C. Less delicate
D. All of the above

Answer- D

2). Silicon diodes designed for a specific reverse breakdown voltage, become useful as an
electronic power supply voltage regulator, called _____________

(A) Tunneldiodes
(B) hot-carrier diodes
(C) compensating diodes
(D) Zener diodes

Answer- D

3). The current in a semiconductor is produced by

A. Electrons
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B. Holes
C. Neutrons
D. A & B
Answer- D
4). If an intrinsic semiconductor is doped with a very small amount of boron then the
extrinsic semiconductor set formed, the no. of electrons and holes will
A. Both decreases
B. Increase and decrease
C. Both increases
D. Decrease and increase
Answer- D
5). Which of the capacity has dielectric constant of 1.0000?
Dielectric material is one that reduces the electrostatic force when placed between charges.
A. air gap = 1.006
B. vacuum
C. water
D. electrolytes
Answer- B
6) . A semiconductor that decreases resistance with an increase in temperature is known as
a
A -resistor
B -thermistor
C -diode
D -thermopile

Answer- B

11. CONTROLS
1) With reference to a Data Logger for a refrigeration system, which of the following parameters
should be monitored?
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[Link] temperature.
[Link] Line temperature.
[Link] temperature.
[Link] of above.
Answer- D

Section -B
Group A (A/C Circuits)

Q1. How “SINE” wave form is generated in AC system? Explain following terms for a
sine wave..a) Average value, b) RMS value, c) Peak value

Group G (Battery)

Q1. a) What routine maintenance is carried out on lead acid battery?

b) What is the indication of a fully charged battery?
c) What precaution is to be observed when working in battery room?
d) Describe the instrument used for measuring specific gravity of on electrolyte.

Q2. Explain working of lead Acid battery, state the precautions needed when handling / using
these battery on board ships briefly give the maintenance carried out.

Group H (Distribution)

Q1. (a) What is the source of electrical power in a ship when main generators fail?
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(b) How long the emergency source of power should last in a ‘Cargo Ship’ and a
‘passenger ship’?
(c) List the essential loads which are normally connected to emergency power supply.

Group I (D.C. Generator)

Q1. Explain with the aid if the sketch working principal of DC generator how studies DC
supply is collected? Explain in detail what is armature reaction its effects on generator
and what action are needed to deal with it?

Group J (D.C. Motor)

Q1. a) List different type of Motor and give their area of application in a ship
b) Explain the losses in a DC Motor.

Group K (Electronics)

Q1. What are semiconductor materials? Sketch and describe a semiconductor diode. Draw the
characteristics both for forward and reverse bias.

Q2. State the three requirements that decide a material as Semi Conductor. How does the
addition of impurity atom to a pure semi conductor crystal alter the current carrying
property?

Group L (Miscellaneous)

Q1. Write short notes on any three: a) Full wave rectifier

b) Moving coil ammeter
c) Inspection and maintenance of 3 phase induction
motor.
d) Ohm meter safety precaution
e) Resistance temperature detector –PT 100,

Q2. Write short notes on any THREE of the following:-

1) Megger 2) Hydrometer
3) Thermocouple 4) Diode rectifier
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Section -C
Group A(A/C Circuits)

Q1. A total load of 8000KW at 0.8 power factor is supplied by two alternators in parallel. One
alternator supplies 6000KW at 0.9 pf. Find the KVA rating of the other alternator and its
power factor.

Q2. A 400V, 50Hz, 20 kW, single phase induction motor has a full load efficiency of 91.15%
and operates at a power factor of 0.87 (lagging). Find the kVArating of the capacitor to
be connected in parallel to improve the circuit power factor to 0.95 (lagging). Find also
the capacitance value of this capacitor.

Q3. a) Explain “power Factor” in an AC circuit?

b) An inductance coil has a resistance of 19.5 ohms. When connected to an AC supply of
220 Volt, 50Hz it draws a current of 10 Amp. Find the inductance value of the coil in
Henry?

Q4. A coil having a resistance of 10 Ω and an inductance of 0.15 H is connected in series

with a capacitor across 100V, 50 Hz supply. If current and voltage arm in phase, what
will be the value of the current in the circuit and the voltage drop across the coil?

Q5. A capacitor of 67 microfarads and a resistance of 50Ω are connected in series across an
electrical supply of 200v, 50Hz single phase A.C. what value of inductance will be
required to be connected in series with the above circuit so that the P.F of the new circuit
will be unity? Calculate the current of this new circuit
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Group B(D/C Circuits)

Q1. A moving coil instrument has a resistance of 5Ω and requires a current of 15mA to give
full scale deflection. Calculate the value of the resistor required to enable it to be used to
measure Current up to 1.0A. Sketch a suitable diagram.
Q2. The filament of an electric lamp is 600mm long and 0.04 mm in dia. The resistivity of the
material, when cold is 65X10-8Ωm. If the resistance of the filament when hot is 5 times
the resistance when cold, what would be the current taken by the lamp when connected to
a 110V supply.
Q3. The cold resistance at 150 C of the field coil of a motor is 200Ω and the hot resistance is
240Ω. Determine the temp rise. (Temp coeff of the resistance is 0.0042Ω/Ω/0C at 00C)

Q4. The cold resistance of a filed coil of a motor is 200 ohms at 150c . Its hot resistance after
a run is 240 ohms. Determine the rise in temperature of the field coil. The temperature
coefficient of resistance of coil material is 0.0042 ohm/deg. at 00c.
Q5. A moving coil instrument has resistance of 15 Ω and requires a current of 15mA to give
full scale deflection Calculate the resistance value of the necessary to enable it to used to
measure a) current up to 25A b) voltage up to 500V
Q6. a) Explain the use of a MultiMate.
b) A moving coil instrument gives full scale deflection for a current of 15 mA and gas a
coil resistance of 5 ohms. Calculate the shunt resistance required to use with it to measure
current up to a maximum value of 1.0 Amp.
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Group G (Battery)
Q1. A battery consists of 10 dry cells connected in series. Each cell has an emf of 1.5V and
internal resistance of 0.5Ω. How much current battery can supply to a load of 100Ω.Also
find the load voltage.
Q2. A battery consists of 4 cells in parallel, each of emf 1.5V and internal resistance of 0.6Ω.
Find the current flowing through a load having resistance of 2.6Ω.Find also the current
flowing through each cell.
Q3. A battery is made up of ten cells, each cell having internal resistance of 3Ω and emf 2V.
Cells are connected in two parallel banks of 5 cells in series per bank. They are then
connected to an external load resistance of 20Ω. Find the load current and the p.d. across
the battery terminals.
Q4. A pump delivers 12700 liters of water per hour into a boiler working at 15 bar. The pump
which is 82% efficient is driven by a 220V motor having an efficiency of 89%. Calculate
the current taken by the motor.
Assume 1 lit of water to have a mass of 1Kg and 1Bar =105 N/m2
Q5. A battery consists of 10 dry cells connected in series Each cell has emf of 1.5 volt and an
internal resistance of 0.5 ohm. The battery supplies current to a load resistance of 100
ohms. Determine (i) Load voltage and (ii) Load current.
Q6. A battery having an emf of 110V and internal résistance of 0.2 Ω is connected in parallel
with another battery with emf of 100v and internal résistance of 0.25 Ω. The two in
parallel are placed in series with a resistor of 5 Ω and connected across 220V mains.
Calculate
a) Magnitude and direction of current in each battery.
b) The total current taken from the mains.
Q7. Thirty cells each having an emf of 2.2vand internal resistance of 0.3Ωare so connected to
give a supply emf of 22.v if the arrangement is the then connected to three.(3) 20v ,10W
lamps I parallel, calculate :
a) Terminal voltage of battery of battery
b) The current taken by each lamp
c) The power loss min each cell
Q8. A circuit consists of two branches A and B in parallel. Branch A has a resistance of 12 Ω
and a reactance of 3 Ω and branch B has a resistance of 8 Ω and reactance of 20 Ω. The
current is supplied from a 100v AC source. Calculate the current in each branch and the
supply current.
Q9. A pump is required to lift 12 tonne of water through 10m in 2 minutes. Calculate the
power required to drive the pump the current taken if driven by a 220v motor and the cost
of pumping at 5per unit. Assume the efficiency of the pump to be 60 present and the
efficiency of the driving motor is 85 present.
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Group C(Transformers)

Q1. In a 25KVA, 2000/200V single phase transformer, the iron and copper losses on full load
are 350W and 400 W resp. Calculate the efficiency of the transformer at unity power
factor on a) Full load and b) Half load
Q2. A 25 KVA transformer is connected to a supply of 3000V,50 Hz. There are 800 turns on
the primary winding and 60 turns on secondary winding. Calculate (a) Secondary
terminal voltage, (b) The primary and secondary full load current, and (c) the maximum
flux in the core. State any assumptions made.
Q3. A three phase transformer Has 560 turns on primary and 42 turns on secondary. The
primary windings are connected to a line voltage of 6600 volt. Calculate the secondary
line voltage when the transformer is connected as
i) Star – Delta ii) Delta –Star
Q4. A lighting transformer rated at 10 KVA has a full load loss of 0.3 KW, which is made up
equally from iron loss and copper loss. The duty cycle consists of full load for 3hrs, half
load for4 hrs and no load for remainder of 24 hrs period . If the load operates at unity
power factor, calculate the all day efficiency of the transformer.
Group C (Transformers)
Q1. Why transformers are required in electrical installations? How are transformers rated?
What are the losses in a transformer? What do you understand by “All day efficiency of a
transformer?
Q2. With the help of circuit diagram describe ‘Open Circuit Test’ and ‘Short Circuit Test’
carried out on a transformer. Explain the results obtained.
Q3. a) What is meant by step up and up down action of Transformers?
b) What are core characteristics? What is the significance of their characteristics?
c) How are transformers rated?
d) What are the various losses in transformers?
Q4. a) Explain in details what happens when primary windings of transformer applied with an
a,c. voltage with secondary winding of transformer open circuited.
b) What is all day efficiency of transformer? What is difference between ordinary
efficiency and all day efficiency of transformer?
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GROUP- D(Induction Motors, starters)

Q1. A 20HP, 440 V 3ph 4 pole motor works on 50Hz supply. Determine (a) synchronous
speed (b) rotor speed at 4% slip (c) frequency of rotor current when the slip is 7.5% (d)
current drawn by the motor if the efficiency of the motor is 90% and P.F. of motor is 0.8.
Group D (Induction Motors, starters)

Q1. Why induction motor draws high starting current? Explain working, with the help of
sketch/ circuit diagram, any one starter that will help to reduce the starting current.

Q2. Enumerate various starters which control the starting current of three phase induction
motors. Draw power and control circuit diagram of any one of the above and explain its
working.

Q3. With the aid of a simple circuit diagram (both power and control circuit), explain the
working of a direct on-Line starter unit for a low power a.c. motor working on a 3-phase
supply.

Q4. Why insulation resistance test carried out on electrical equipment .How will you test a
squirrel cage induction motor? Why DC voltage is used for insulation resistance test?
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Group I(D.C. Generator)

Q1. A 110V DC compound generator has armature, shunt and series field resistances of
0.06Ω, 25Ω and 0.04Ω resp. The load consists of 200 lamps each rated at 55W, 110V.
Find the generated emf and armature current, if the generator is connected as a) long
shunt, b) short shunt

Q2. Calculate the input power required to drive a shunt generator when giving an output of
50kW at 230V, if under these conditions the bearing, friction, windage and core losses
together are 1.6kW and the total voltage drop at the brushes is 2V. The resistance of the
armature is 0.034Ω and that of the field circuit is 55Ω.

Q3. A 4 pole lap connected armature of a d.c. shunt generator is required to supply loads
connected in parallel.
a) 5 KW Geyser at 250V b) 2.5 KW lighting load also at 250V
The generator has an armature resistance of 0.2 Ω and field resistance of 250 Ω. The
armature has 120 conductors in the slots and? N-1000rpm. Allowing 1V drop per brush
for contact drop and neglecting friction: find:
i) Flux per pole ii) Armature current per parallel path.

Q4. A compound wound long shunt DC generator has an output of 250A at 220V. The
equivalent resistance of the armature series and shunt windings are 0.025 Ω, 0.015 Ω and
176 Ω respectively. If there is a 2V drop across the brushes, find the included voltage.
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Group E (Alternators)

Q1. a) Explain why heaters are fitted to a generator.

b) Explain faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction.
c) Enumerate the types of DC motors and the losses associated with them.

Q2. Sketch and describe salient pole rotor and cylindrical rotors. Which type will be suitable
for medium speed generator set? What is the function is the damper winding in an
alternator?

Q3. a) What is meant by cylindrical rotor and salient pole rotor in AC generator?
b) Explain lamp dark synchronization method with the aid of sketch
c) What will happen if two alternators are put in parallel when generated voltage is not in
phase?

Group F (Synchronization)

Q1. State the conditions to be satisfied for parallel operation of two alternators. What may
happen in case alternators are put in parallel without synchronization? List out safety devices
installed on Main Circuit breaker.