Electrical Machines
A 500 V, 55 kVA single phase alternator has an effective resistance of 0.5 Ω. An excitation current of 10 A produces 200 A armature current on short circuit and an emf of 450 V on per circuit. The synchronous reactance will be

  2.241 Ω.
 2.781 Ω.
 25.564 Ω.
 2.74 Ω.

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Electrical Machines
In a loaded DC generator, if the brushes are given a shift from the interpolar axis in the direction of rotation, then the commutation will

 improve with rise in terminal voltage.
 deteriorate with fall of terminal voltage.
 deteriorate with rise in terminal voltage.
 improve with fall of terminal voltage.

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