Code No: R7100506 1

I B.Tech (R07) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, June 2009

BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(Common to Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Science &
Systems Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) A copper wire of diameter 1cm has resistance of 0.15Ω. It was drawn under pressure so that its diameter
was reduced to 50%. What is the new resistance of the wire?
(b) State and explain Faradays law of electromagnetic induction. [10+6]
2. (a) A copper wire of diameter 1 cm had a resistance of 0.15 ohm. It was drawn under pressure so that its
diameter was reduced to 50%. What is the new R of the wire.
(b) The field coil of a d.c generator has a resistance of 250 ohms and is supplied from a 220v source. If the
current in the field coil is to be limited to 0.44A, calculate the resistance of the resistor to be connected in
series with the coil.
Three resistors of 6 ohms, 9 ohms and 15 ohms are connected in parallel to a 180v supply. Calculate
i. Current in each branch of the network.
ii. Supply current
iii. Total resistance of the network. [8+8]
3. (a) Explain as to what you understand by
i. Static
ii. Dynamic inducement of electromotive force. Illustrate by the help of simple sketches.
(b) A coil of 100 turns is linked by a magnetic flux of 20mwb. If this magnetic flux is reversed in a time of 2ms,
calculate the average emf induced. [6+10]
4. Define the following terms :
(a) Alternating quantity
(b) Time period
(c) Cycle
(d) Frequency
(e) Amplitude
(f) RMS value
(g) Average value
(h) Form factor [2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2]
5. (a) A 400/200V single phase transformer is supplying a load of 50A at a power factor of 0.866 lagging. The no
load current is 2 A at 0.208 power factor lagging. Find the primary current and primary power factor.
(b) Draw the phasor diagram of a transformer on load when it is taking [8+8]
i. Resistive load
ii. Inductive load
iii. Capacitive load.
6. (a) Explain in detail the principle of operation of a DC motor.
(b) What do you understand by the term ‘back emf’ ? Give its significance. Derive the voltage equation of the
motor. [8+8]
7. (a) Give the difference between squirrel cage induction motor and slip ring induction motor.
(b) A slip ring induction motor runs at 300 rpm at full load when connected to 60 Hz supply. Determine the
number of poles and slip.
(c) A 50 Hz 8 pole induction motor has full slip of 4%. The rotor resistance per phase is 0.01 Ω and standstill
reactance per phase is 0.1Ω. Find the ratio of maximum torque to full load torque and speed at which the
maximum torque occurs. [4+6+6]
8. Explain with neat sketch the construction and working of a MI ammeter and MC ammeter. [8+8]

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Code No: R7100506 2
I B.Tech (R07) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, June 2009
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(Common to Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Science &
Systems Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. Explain the following terms:

(a) Temperature coefficient of resistance
(b) Active element
(c) Passive element
(d) Unilateral element
(e) Bilateral element
(f) Linear and non linear element
(g) Specific conductance
(h) Electric current [2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2]
2. Explain the following terms:
(a) Charge
(b) Electric potential
(c) Potential difference
(d) Electric current
(e) Resistance
(f) Conductance
(g) Power
(h) Electrical energy [2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2]
3. Define the following:
(a) Magnetic field
(b) Magnetic circuit
(c) Magnetic flux
(d) Magnetic flux density
(e) MMF
(f) Reluctance
(g) Magnetic field strength
(h) Permeability [16]
4. (a) Explain the terms
i. In-phase vectors
ii. Lead-Lag vectors.
(b) Calculate the current, power, power factor and voltage across the resistor of 8 Ω in series with a inductor
of 20H and a capacitor of 14 µF excited by an AC supply of 110 V. [6+10]
5. (a) Draw a no load phasor diagram and explain it.
(b) Enumerate the various losses in a transformer. How can these losses be minimized. [6+10]
6. (a) How is the efficiency of the dc motor determined by the direct loading method? Derive the equation for
efficiency.
(b) In a brake test on a dc shunt motor full load readings are as follows. Tension on tight side is 9.1 Kg, tension
on slack side is 0.8 Kg. Total current is 10 A, supply voltage is 110V, speed is 132 rpm, effective radius of
the pulley is 7.5 cm. Calculate its full load efficiency. [8+8]
7. (a) A 3 phase, 6 pole 50 Hz induction motor has a slip of 1.3% at no load and 4% at full load. Find
i. No load speed
ii. Full load speed
iii. Frequency of rotor current on full load.
(b) A 3 phase star connected 3.3 KV, 6 pole 50Hz induction motor has rotor resistance of 0.1Ω and standstill
reactance of 1Ω. The motor has speed of 300 rpm at full load. Calculate slip at maximum torque and ratio
of maximum torque to full load torque. [8+8]
8. What do you understand by attraction type and repulsion type instruments? Explain [8+8]

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Code No: R7100506 3
I B.Tech (R07) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, June 2009
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(Common to Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology and
Computer Science & Systems Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. (a) State ohm’s law. What are its limitations?

(b) Derive an expression for the effective resistance of three resistors connected in series.
(c) Derive an expression for the effective resistance of three resistors connected in parallel.
[4+6+6]
2. (a) What is electric current? Explain in detail the conventional flow of electrons in a circuit.
(b) How are the materials classified based on their conductivity? Explain with suitable exam-
ples. [8+8]
3. (a) Obtain the expression for reluctance in a composite magnetic circuit.
(b) A circular ring of magnetic material has a length of 1m and a cross sectional area of 0.001
sq.cm. Saw cut of 5mm width is made in the ring. Calculate the magnetizing current
required to produce a flux of 0.1wb in the air gap, if the ring is uniformly wound with 200
turns. Take relative permeability of ring material as 500. Neglect leakage. [4+12]
4. Derive an expression for RMS value, average value, form factor and peak factor for the
(a) Square waveform
(b) Trapezoidal waveform. [8+8]
5. A 1 phase transformer has 500 turns on the primary and 40 turns on the secondary winding.
The mean length of the magnetic path on the core is 150 cm and the joints are equivalent to an
air gap of 0.1mm. When the potential difference of 3000V is applied to the primary, the max
flux density is 1.2 T. Calculate
(a) The cross sectional area of the core
(b) No load secondary voltage
(c) The no load current drawn by the primary
(d) Power factor on no load given that ampere turns per cm for a flux density of 1.2 T in the
iron to be 5, the corresponding iron loss to be 2W/Kg at 50Hz and density of iron as 7.8
gm/cm3 . [4+4+4+4]
6. (a) Differentiate between lap winding and wave winding
(b) A dynamo has a rated armature current at 250A. What is the current per path of the
armature if the armature winding is lap or wave connected. The machine has 12 poles.
(c) Give the applications of the DC generator and DC motor. [4+8+4]
7. (a) Explain the working of a alternator in detail.
(b) Derive the emf equation of the synchronous generator. [8+8]
8. (a) Why is the scale of a MI instrument non uniform? Explain.
(b) With neat sketch, explain the process of eddy current damping. [8+8]

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Code No: R7100506 4
I B.Tech (R07) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, June 2009
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(Common to Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology and Computer
Science & Systems Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. (a) A 100W, 250V bulb is put in series with a 40W, 250V bulb across a 500V supply. What will be
the power consumed by each bulb? Will such a combination work?
(b) State and explain Kirchoffs current law and voltage law. [10+6]
2. (a) A copper wire of diameter 1 cm had a resistance of 0.15 ohm. It was drawn under pressure so
that its diameter was reduced to 50%. What is the new R of the wire.
(b) The field coil of a d.c generator has a resistance of 250 ohms and is supplied from a 220v source.
If the current in the field coil is to be limited to 0.44A, calculate the resistance of the resistor to
be connected in series with the coil.
Three resistors of 6 ohms, 9 ohms and 15 ohms are connected in parallel to a 180v supply.
Calculate
i. Current in each branch of the network.
ii. Supply current
iii. Total resistance of the network. [8+8]
3. (a) Write short notes on :
i. Paramagnetic substances
ii. Diamagnetic substances
iii. Soft magnetic materials
iv. Hard magnetic materials
(b) Briefly explain the hysteresis loop of a magnetic material and discuss its significance. [8+8]
4. (a) Explain the behaviour of AC through R-C series circuit.
(b) A resistor carries two alternative currents having same frequency and phase and having the same
peak value of 20A. One is sinusoidal and the other is rectangular in waveform. Find the RMS
value of the resultant current. [6+10]
5. The O.C and S.C tests on 10KVA,125/250V,50Hz single phase transformer gave the following test
result.
O.C test:125V,0.6A,50W(as L.V side),S.C test:15V,30A,100W (on H.V side).Calculate
(a) Copper loss on full load
(b) Full load efficiency at 0.8 power factor leading
(c) Half load efficiency at 0.8 power factor leading
(d) Regulation at full load 0.9 power factor leading. [4+4+4+4]
6. (a) State the principle of conversion of energy and apply it to an electrical motor as an electromechan-
ical energy conversion device.
(b) The armature of an 8 pole DC generator has 960 conductors and runs at 400 rpm. The flux per
pole are 40mWb. Calculate the induced emf if the armature is
i. Lap connected
ii. At what speed should it be driven to generate 400 V if the armature were wave connected ?
[6+10]
7. Explain in detail the construction of a three phase induction motor specifying in detail the squirrel
cage and slip ring rotor construction. [8+8]
8. (a) How can the range of a voltmeter be extended?
(b) How can the range of a ammeter be extended?
(c) Give the advantages of moving iron instruments over moving coil instruments.
[5+5+6]

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