Generators
A generator is a device that converts _______________________ energy into ___________________________ energy
what is mechanical to electrical
A motor is a device that changes ______________________ energy to _____________________ energy
what is electrical to mechanical
A transformer functions on the principle of:
what is electromagnetic mutual induction
The process of rectification:
what is converts AC to DC
What type of glass is the glass envelope made out of?
what is pyrex
What generator structure rest firmly against the slip rings and commutator ring? This structure allows the communication between the slip rings/commuator rings and the external circuit.
What is brushes?
When the coil of a wire has increased turns, what happens to the force of the conductor?
what is increases
A transformer with more secondary windings than primary windings
what is a step-up transformer
X-ray systems are designed to work on ______________ volts of power, however power companies cannot supply it continuously:
what is 220
type of radiation that escapes through the protective housing
Commonly, used in the U.S. is ____________ cycles
What is 60 cycles
The two structures within an induction motor are:
what are rotor and stator
The autotransformer is located in the:
what is between the AC source and primary low voltage side of the transformer
The exposure switch the in the x-ray circuit is known as a:
dead-man switch
the filament is made out of
The total resistance of an AC circuit is called:
What is impedance
An electrodynamometer is a device that is used to measure (AC/DC)
what is AC
The Step-down transformer is located in the:
what is the filament circuit
voltage ripple for an high frequency circuit
what type of charge does the focusing cup have?
what is negative
Which of the following describes the only difference in the construction of an alternating current generator and a direct current generator?
Within a motor, a coil of wire is between two magnets, magnetic flux surrounds the wire. The weaker flux on top of the wire and the stronger flux on the bottom is pushing the wire ________________ (up/down)
what is up
All of the following are true of transformers except:
what is they work most efficiently on pulsating DC
What is the purpose of the filament circuit?
what is to heat the filament
what is the main advantage of rotating anodes over stationary anodes
what is larger target area