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Test Bank For Hybrid, Electric, and Fuel-Cell VehiclesChapter 1
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Electric Vehicles
Review Questions
1. Define the term electric drive.
2. True or False: Although electric vehicles played an important part in the development of the
modern automobile, by 1900, nearly all automobiles sold were gasoline powered.
3. List three alternative fuels for an ICE and briefly explain the source of each.
4. What is the basic difference between a series hybrid vehicle and a parallel one?
5. What is the basic fuel used to produce electrical energy in a fuel cell?
A. Hydrogen
B. Methanol
C. Electricity
D. D. Gasoline
6. What is regenerative braking?
7. List three factors that have elicited a renewed interest in developing electric drive vehicles.
8. What is a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV)?
9. Name three possible energy sources for future electric vehicles.
10. Explain why hybrid vehicles will never be considered ZEVs.
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Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Electrical Basics
Review Questions
1. What is the name for the formula E = IR?
2. True or False: In a series circuit, circuit current is the same throughout the circuit.
3. What type of wire is most commonly used in automobiles?
4. What are the four factors that determine how much voltage can be induced with a magnet?
5. How can you identify high-voltage circuits in an electric drive vehicle?
6. The process in which a conductor cuts across a magnetic field and produces a voltage is
called _____________.
7. What happens in an electrical circuit when its resistance increases?
8. What is the difference between voltage and current?
9. True or False: The strength of the magnetic poles in an electromagnet decreases with an
increase in the number of turns of wire and the current flowing through them.
10. Which of the following is a characteristic of all parallel circuits?
A. Total circuit resistance is always higher than the resistance of the leg with the lowest total
resistance.
B. The current through each leg will be different if the resistance values are different.
C. The sum of the resistance on each leg equals the total circuit resistance.
D. The voltage applied to each leg of the circuit will be dropped across the legs if there are loads
in series with the parallel circuit.
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Motor and Generator Basics
Review Questions
1. What is a synchronous motor?
2. If a permanent magnet is used in a DC motor, where is it most likely to be and why?
3. Describe the basic difference between a DC motor and a DC generator.
4. All of these statements describe how voltage can be generated, EXCEPT:
A. By a change in the number of magnetic lines enclosed by a stationary loop or coil
B. By a change in current flow through a conductor
C. By a conductor moving or cutting across a stationary magnetic field
D. By a moving magnetic field cutting across a stationary conductor
5. An induction motor has all of the following parts, EXCEPT:
A. Stator windings
B. Rotor
C. Rotor windings
D. Permanent magnet
6. True or False: The strength of the magnetic poles in an electromagnet decreases with an
increase in the number of turns of wire and the current flowing through them.
7. What is three-phase AC, and why is it often used to power electric motors?
8. Describe the basic function of inverter and converter in an electric drive vehicle.
9. All of these factors influence the output speed of an AC motor, EXCEPT:
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