Electrical Machines
A dc shunt motor has external resistance Ra and Rf in the armature and field circuits respectively. Armature current at starting can be reduced by keeping

 Rf maximum and Ra minimum
 Ra maximum and Rf minimum
 Ra maximum and Rf maximum
 Ra minimum and Rf minimum

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Electrical Machines
Cogging of induction motor occurs at

 low voltage and when stator and rotor poles are equal.
 high voltage and when stator and rotor poles are equal.
 low voltage and when stator and rotor poles are not equal.
 high voltage and when stator and rotor poles are not equal.

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Electrical Machines
The synchronous motor can be started by

  coupling it with a DC compound motor.
  coupling it with a small AC induction motor called the pony motor.
  any of the above methods.
  providing damper winding in its rotor circuit.

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