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MECH2320Chapter37Homework

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The NEC tables list the amount of current that the motor is expected to draw under a full load condition.
 

 2. 

The values listed in Table 430.248 are for motors that operate under high speeds and torques.
 

 3. 

Table 430.250 is used to determine the full load current of two phase motors.
 

 4. 

One of the factors that must be taken into consideration when determining the conductor size is the temperature rating of the devices and terminals.
 

 5. 

Most motor circuits are protected by dual-element time delay fuses or inverse time circuit breakers.
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 6. 

The current ratings for ____________________ phase AC motors are given in Table 430.248.
 

 

 7. 

Synchronous motors are often made to have a leading power factor by ____________________ of the rotor current.
 

 

 8. 

Regardless of the temperature rating of the conductor, the ampacity must be selected from a column that does not exceed the ____________________ rating of the termination.
 

 

 9. 

The temperature ratings of devices such as circuit breakers, fuses, and terminals are found in the ______________________________ product directories.
 

 

 10. 

Starter sizes are rated by motor type, horsepower, and connected ____________________.
 

 

Short Answer
 

 11. 

How is the motor overload size determined?
 

 12. 

What kind of single phase AC motors need to have their running current determined from the nameplate rating of the motor?
 

 13. 

When using a two phase, three-wire system, why must the size of the neutral conductor be increased by the square root of 2, or 1.41?
 

 14. 

How can the starting current of a squirrel cage induction motor be determined if the kVA, horsepower rating, and the applied voltage are known?
 

 15. 

What are the values which are used for determining the overload size for a motor?
 



 
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