Electrics Test 1 Dgca

CPL 46 & BFC 12 Electrics Test 03 Feb 2022
Total 20 Questions. Time: 0 minutes
Q 1. The stators of a three phase alternator are separated by

a. 60 degrees
b. 90 degrees
c. 120 degrees
d. 180 degrees
Q 2. A generator that produces 400 Hz at 6000 rpm has how many pole pairs
a. 12
b. 8
c. 6
d. 4
Q 3. In a paralleled AC distribution system what regulates the real load

a. Torque from the CSDU (CSD)
b. Field excitation from the voltage regulator
c. Synchronizing circuits in the BTB
d. A potentiometer on the Flight Engineers panel
Q 4. Incorrect bonding of the aircraft structure could cause

a. Corrosion at skin joints
b. Circuit breaker trips
c. Static on the radio
d. VOR interference
Q 5. Hot or vital busbars are

a. Heated by bleed air
b. Connected directly to the battery
c. Connected directly to the DC generator
d. Connected directly to the AC generator
Q 6.. What is disconnected if the fire handle is pulled in an aircraft with an AC generator system
a. Generator control relay (exciter control relay) and GCB
b. GCB
c. BTB
d. Generator control relay (exciter control relay) and BTB
Q 7. If AC generators are connected in parallel the reactive loads are balanced by adjusting the
a. Frequency
b. Torque of the CSDU
c. Field excitation from the voltage regulator
d. Voltage
Q 8. The voltage regulator of a DC generator is connected in

a. Series with the armature and parallel with the shunt field
b. Parallel with the armature and parallel with the shunt field
c. Series with the armature and series with the shunt field
d. Parallel with the armature and series with the shunt field
Q 9. If the frequency of a series capacitive circuit increases, what happens to the current
a. It increases
b. It decreases
c. It stays the same
d. It increases or decreases
Q 10. In an aircraft which uses DC as the primary source of power, AC for the instruments may be
obtained from
a. A rectifier
b. The AC bus-bar
c. A TRU
d. An inverter
Q 11. If a CSDU overheat warning occurs, the

a. CSDU can be disconnected and not used for the rest of the flight
b. The pilot must throttle back the effected engine
c. CSDU can be disconnected and then re-connected when it has cooled down
d. CSDU must be disconnected and the alternator is controlled directly by the pilot
Q 12. When a fuse operates it is __________And when a circuit breaker operates it is_________
a. High current low current
b. Low current high current
c. Non re-settable re-settable
d. Re-settable non re-settable.
Q 13. If a 12 volt, 6 cell battery has one dead cell

a. It cannot be used
b. It can be used but the output voltage is reduced by 1/12
c. It can be used but the output voltage and capacity are reduced by 1/12
d. It can be used but the output capacity is reduced by 1/12
Q 14. A hot busbar is one that

a. Supplies galley power
b. Is permanently connected to the battery
c. Carries all of the non essential loads
d. Is connected to the battery in an emergency
Q 15. In an AC distribution system what is the purpose of the GCB

a. Maintains constant frequency
b. Connects the load busbar to the synchronizing busbar
c. Controls generator field excitation
d. Connects a generator output to its load busbar
Q 16. Persistent over excitation of one generator field will cause:

a. The GCB and BTB to trip
b. The BTB and exciter control relay to trip
c. The GCB and exciter control relay to trip
d. The GCB and SSB to trip
Q 17. A static inverter is a

a. Transistorized unit that converts AC to DC
b. Transistorized unit that converts DC to AC
c. Fixed unit that changes DC voltages
d. Fixed unit that changes AC voltages
Q 18. The characteristics of a Unipole system are

1. Lighter
2. Easier fault finding
3. More likely to short circuit
4. Less likely to short circuit
5. It is not a single wire system
a. 2, 4 and 5.
b. 1, 2 and 3.
c. 2, 4 and 1.
d. 1, 4 and 5.
Q 19. Because of its function an AND gate is also referred to as an

a. All or nothing gate
b. Any or nothing gate
c. Invert or not gate
d. Either or gate
Q 20. The characteristics of a Unipole system are

1. Lighter
2. Easier fault finding
3. More likely to short circuit
4. Less likely to short circuit
5. It is not a single wire system
a. 2, 4 and 5.
b. 1, 2 and 3.
c. 2, 4 and 1.
d. 1, 4 and 5.
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CPL 46 & BFC 12 Electrics Test 03 Feb 2022

Total 20 Questions. Time: 0 minutes

Q 1. The stators of a three phase alternator are separated by

Q 3. In a paralleled AC distribution system what regulates the real load

Q 4. Incorrect bonding of the aircraft structure could cause

Q 5. Hot or vital busbars are

Q 8. The voltage regulator of a DC generator is connected in

Q 11. If a CSDU overheat warning occurs, the

Q 13. If a 12 volt, 6 cell battery has one dead cell

Q 14. A hot busbar is one that

Q 15. In an AC distribution system what is the purpose of the GCB

Q 16. Persistent over excitation of one generator field will cause:

Q 17. A static inverter is a

Q 18. The characteristics of a Unipole system are

Q 19. Because of its function an AND gate is also referred to as an

Q 20. The characteristics of a Unipole system are

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