Electrical Machines
In travelling cranes for hoisting and lowering which type of motor is preferred?

  DC series motor.
  AC slip ring motor.
  Single phase induction motor.
  Synchronous motor.

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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 3
 1 and 3
 1, 2 and 4
 2, 3 and 4

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Electrical Machines
The following statements relate to compensating winding (CW) and interpole winding (IW) of a dc machine : 1. CW neutralizes the armature reaction under a pole pitch 2. IW is connected in series with armature circuit 3. IW produces mmf in the commutating zone only 4. CWmmf is directed along the brush axis 5. Mmf produced by IW is equal to armature mmf From these, the correct statements are

 2, 3, 4
 1, 3, 4, 5
 2, 3, 4, 5
 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

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