Electrical Machines
Damper winding is used to

 decrease the load current.
 suppress the hunting.
 increase the load current.
 both 1 and 2.

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Electrical Machines
Which of the following factors improve commutation in a dc machine ? 1. High contact resistance of brushes 2. High inductance of the coils undergoing commutation 3. Shifting of brushes in the direction of rotation for a generator and in the opposite direction For a motor 4. Narrow width for the commutation bars Select the correct answer using the codes given below : Codes :

 1, 2 and 4
 2, 3 and 4
 1 and 3
 1, 2, and 3

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Electrical Machines
The result of slip test on a 3-phase, 20 KVA, 400 V, 50 Hz connected salient pole alternator is given below- Phase value: Vmax = 100 V, Vmin = 96 V, Imax = 10 A and I min = 7 A. The direct and quadranature axis reactances are respectively

 14.28 and 9.60 Ω.
 8.248 and 5.54 Ω.
 8.248 and 9.60 Ω.
  14.28 and 5.54 Ω.

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