Circuits II Problem Set No.

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Solve the following problems completely and neatly. Write the solution on separate sheets. The
final answer should be accurate to three decimal places. Box the final answer.

1. Two coils are connected in series. With 2 A direct current through the circuit, the potential
difference across the coils are 20 V and 30 V, respectively. With 2 A alternating current at 40
Hz, the potential difference across the coils are 140 V and 100 V, respectively. If the two coils
are connected to a 230 V, 50 Hz supply, calculate (a) the current, (b) power, (c) the power
factor.

Answers: (a) 1.55 A, (b) 60 W, (c) 0.1684 lagging.

2. A black box contains a two-element series circuit. A voltage (40 – j 30) V drives a current of
(40 – j3) A in the circuit. What are the values of the elements? Supply frequency is 50 Hz.
Answers: R = 1.05 Ω, C = 4750 μF

3. A circuit takes a current of 3 A at a power factor of 0.6 lagging when connected to a 115 V, 50
Hz supply. Another circuit takes a current of 5 A at a power factor of 0.707 leading when
connected to the same supply. If the two circuits are connected in series across a 230 V, 50 Hz
supply, calculate (a) the current, (b) the power consumed and (c) the power factor.

Answers: 5.5 A, 1.188 kW, 0.939 lagging.

4. When an inductive coil is connected across a 250 V, 50 Hz supply, the current is found to be
10 A and the power absorbed is 1.25 kW. Calculate the impedance, the resistance and the
inductance of the coil. A capacitor which has a reactance twice that of the coil, is now connected
in series with the coil across the same supply. Calculate the voltage across the capacitor.

Answers: 25 Ω, 12.5 Ω, 68.7 mH, 433 V

5. A capacitor of 50 μF capacitance is connected in parallel with a reactor of 22 Ω resistance

and 0.07 H inductance across 200 V, 50 Hz mains. Calculate the total current taken. Draw the
vector diagram.

Answer: 4.76 ∟17° A

6. An impedance of (10 + j 15) Ω is connected in parallel with an impedance of (6 – j8) Ω. The

total current is 15 A. Calculate the total power.

Answer: 2036 W

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7. A voltage having frequency of 50 Hz and expressed by (200 + j100) V is applied to a circuit
consisting of an impedance of 50 ∟30° Ω in parallel with a capacitance of 10 μF. Find (a) the
reading on an ammeter connected in the supply circuit, (b) the phase difference between the
current and the voltage.

Answer: 4.52 A, 26.6°

8. A voltage of 200 ∟30° V is applied to two circuits A and B connected in parallel. The current
in A is 20 ∟60° A and that in B is 40 ∟– 30° A. Find the kVA and kW in each branch circuit and
the main circuit.

Answer: branch A: 4 kVA, 3.46 kW; branch B: 8 kVA, 4 kW;

main: 12 kVA, 7.46 kW, (44.64 – j 2.68) A

9. A coil A of inductance 80 mH and resistance 120 Ω is connected to a 230 V, 50 Hz single-

phase supply. In parallel with it is a 16 μF capacitor in series with a 40 Ω resistor B. Determine
(a) the power factor of the combined circuit, (b) the total power taken from the supply.

Answer: 0.945 leading, 473 W

10. A choking coil of inductance 0.08 H and resistance 12 Ω is connected in parallel with a
capacitor of 120 μF. The combination is connected to a supply at 240 V, 50 Hz. Determine the
total current from the supply and its power factor. Illustrate your answer with a phasor diagram.

Answer: 3.94 A, 0.943 lagging

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