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A. SINUSOIDAL VOLTAGE AND CURRENT
1. REE Board Exam September 2000 8. EE Board Exam April 1990
Find the average current during the half cycle given the instantaneous A 240-V, 25 Hz sinusoidal generator is connected to a 20 ohms resistor.
maximum value of 20 amperes. Determine the instantaneous current when elapsed time is 0.01 second.
A. 12.73 amperes C. 20 amperes A. 15.43 A C. 16.97 A
B. 14.14 amperes D. 10 amperes B. 16.30 A D. 12.00 A
2. REE Board Exam April 1997 9. REE Board Exam April 1997
The phase shift between the current and voltage vectors us due to the A wire carries a current i = 3 cos 314t amperes. What is the average current
following except one over 6 seconds?
A. magnet coils C. power capacitors A. 0 A C. 1.5 A
B. electric flat iron D. fluorescent lamp B. 3.0 A D. 0.532 A
3. REE Board Exam April 2001 10. REE Board Exam April 1997
An alternating rectangular wave has a maximum value of 10 V and a Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm non-inductive resistor.
frequency of 1 cycle per second. What is the average value of the wave? What is the equation of the resulting current?
A. 5 V C. 0 A. i = 21.68 sin 377t C. i = 15.33 sin 377t
B. 10 V D. 7.07 V B. i = 26.56 sin 377t D. i = 28.16 sin 120t
4. REE Board Exam October 2000 11. EE Board Exam April 1991
A sinusoidal current wave has a maximum value of 20 A. What is the Determine the effective value of the circuit current of an emf of 151 sin 377t
average value of one-half cycle? is connected in series with a DC emf of 110 volts. Both supply a load of 10 +
A. 5 A C. 14.14 A j8 ohms.
B. 12.7 A D. 0 A. 10.3 A C. 13.8 A
B. 12.5 A D. 11.4 A
5. REE Board Exam October 1996
What is the wavelength of a carrier wave with frequency of 100 megahertz? 12. EE Board Exam April 1994
A. 3.0 m C. 1.5 m An alternating current and a direct current flow simultaneously in the same
B. 7.5 m D. 6.0 m conductor. If the effective of the alternating current is 5 A and the direct
current is 10 A, what will an AC ammeter read when connected in the circuit?
6. REE Board Exam April 1997 A. 7.5 A C. 11.18 A
A chart speed of a recording instrument is 25 mm/sec. One cycle of the B. 15 A D. none of these
signal being recorded extends over 5 mm. What is the frequency of the
signal? 13. REE Board Exam April 1997
A. 20 cps C. 50 cps If e = 100 sin (ωt – 30°) – 50 cos 3ωt + 25 sin (5ωt + 150°) and i = 20 sin (ωt +
B. 2 cps D. 5 cps 40°) + 10 sin (3ωt + 30°) – 5 sin (5ωt – 50°). Calculate the power in watts.
A. 1177 C. 1043
7. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. 919 D. 1224
Determine the rms value of the current drawn by a 2 μF condenser, which is
connected across a source of potential. The potential has a third and fifth 14. ECE Board Exam November 2001
harmonic components, which are 30% and 20% respectively of the It is the value of sine wave of voltage or current at one particular instant of
fundamental. The fundamental sinusoidal component has a peak value of time.
1000 volts and 60 Hz frequency. A. average value C. rms value
B. effective value D. instantaneous value
22. ECE Board Exam April 1998
15. ECE Board Exam November 1998 When comparing rms voltage and average voltages, which of the following
If the combination of an ac voltage and a dc voltage has an instantaneous statement is true, assuming sine waves?
voltage that varies through a range from -2 V to +10 V, what is the peak ac A. Either the rms voltage or the average voltage might be larger.
voltage of the combination? B. The average voltage is always greater than the rms voltage.
A. 10 V C. 6 V C. There will always be a very large difference between the rms voltage
B. 16 V D. 12 V and the average voltage.
D. The rms voltage is always greater than the average voltage.
16. ECE Board Exam April 2001
Measured in Hertz, it is the number of cycles of alternating current per 23. ECE Board Exam November 1999
second. It is the maximum instantaneous value of a varying current, voltage, or power
A. frequency C. peak to peak equal to 1.414 times the effective value of a sine wave.
B. period D. wavelength A. rms value C. effective value
B. peak to peak value D. peak value
17. ECE Board Exam April 2000
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what is the rms voltage? 24. ECE Board Exam November 1999
A. 16.2 V C. 25.38 V It is the description of two sine waves that are in step with each other going
B. 19.98 V D. 12.73 V through their maximum and minimum points at the same time and in same
direction.
18. ECE Board Exam April 2000 A. stepped sine waves
If an ac signal has a peak voltage of 55 V, what is the average value B. sine waves in coordination
voltage? C. phased sine waves
A. 61.05 V C. 34.98 V D. sine waves in phase
B. 38.86 V D. 86.35 V
25. ECE Board Exam April 1999
19. ECE Board Exam April 1999 What is the average voltage (Eave) output of a full wave rectifier with an
What is the phase relationship between current and voltage in an inductor? output of 100 volts peak?
A. in phase A. 63.7 volts C. 141.4 volts
B. current lags voltage by 90° B. 14.14 volts D. 6.37 volts
C. voltage lags current by 90°
D. current lags voltage by 180° 26. ECE Board Exam November 1997
The relation of the voltage across an inductor to it current is ____
20. ECE Board Exam November 1995 A. Lagging the current by 90 degrees
If sine wave voltage varies from 0 to 200 V, how much is its instantaneous B. Leading the current by 90 degrees
voltage at 90°? C. In phase with the current
A. 100 V D. Leading the current by 180 degrees
B. minimum voltage
C. 200 V 27. ECE Board Exam April 1999
D. half of its maximum voltage If two equal frequency ac signals of exactly 5 V each are combined with one
of the signals 180 degrees out of phase with the other, what will be the value
21. ECE Board Exam November 2000 of the resultant voltage?
How many degrees are there in one complete wave cycle? A. 2.25 V C. 0 V
A. 360 degrees C. 180 degrees B. 5 V D. 10 V
B. 90 degrees D. 720 degrees
28. ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. f = n/p C. f = n/2p
Kind of electric current where amplitude drops to zero periodically normally B. f = np D. f = 2np
produced by rectifier circuits
A. alternating current 36. The difference between the peak positive value and the peak negative of an
B. varying direct current a.c. voltage is called the
C. damped alternating current A. maximum value C. average value
D. pulsating direct current B. effective value D. peak to peak value
29. ECE Board Exam April 2000 37. The greatest value attained during one half of the cycle is called the
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what is the rms voltage? A. peak value C. r.m.s. value
A. 16.2 V C. 25.38 V B. average value D. effective value
B. 19.98 V D. 12.726 V
38. The root mean square (r.m.s.) value of a.c. is the same as
30. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A. instantaneous value C. effective value
In electronic circuit the current that flows over a capacitor _____. B. average value D. maximum value
A. In phase with the voltage
B. Leads the voltage by 180 degrees
C. Lags the voltage by 90 degrees 39. The r.m.s. value of a sine wave is equal to
D. Leads the voltage by 90 degrees A. 0.637 maximum value C. 0.707 maximum value
B. 0.506 maximum value D. 1.414 maximum value
31. Two current sources deliver current to a common load. The first source
delivers a current whose equation is 25 sin 100πt amperes while the second 40. Form factor is defined as
delivers a current whose equation is 15 cos 100πt amperes. What is the rms A. r.m.s. value/peak value
value of the current in the load? B. maximum value/r.m.s. value
A. 29.15 A C. 20.6 A C. r.m.s. value/average value
B. 40 A D. 10 A D. effective value/ r.m.s. value
32. Two alternators A and B delivers 100 A and 150 A, respectively to a load. If 41. The value of form factor for a pure sine wave is
these currents are out of phase by 30 electrical degrees, determine the total A. 1.414 C. 0.707
current drawn by the load. B. 0.637 D. 1.11
A. 201.5 A C. 215.4 A
B. 250.0 A D. 241.8 A 42. The value of peak factor for a pure sine wave is
A. 1.414 C. 0.707
33. When using circuit laws and rules we must use B. 0.637 D. 1.11
A. maximum value C. effective value
B. average value D. peak to peak value 43. If the current and voltage are out of phase by 90, the power is
A. 1.1 VI C. Maximum
34. A 60 Hz frequency would cause an electric light to B. minimum D. zero
A. turn on and off 120 times per second
B. flicker noticeable 44. If e1 = A sin t and e2 = B sin (t - ) then
C. turn on and off 180 times per second A. e1 lags e2 by C. e2 lags e1 by
D. turn on and off 60 times per second B. e2 leads e1 by D. e1 leads e2 by
35. The relationship between frequency f, number of revolutions per second n 45. Which of the following statements concerning the graph of figure below is
and pair of poles p is given by most correct?
A. infinite C. 0.5
3
B. zero D. unity
2
1 54. The frequency of a sinusoidal signal shown in figure is
0
time
A. it represents ac
B. it represents dc
C. it represents half-wave rectified ac
D. it represents sum of ac and dc
46. Average value of a sine wave is √ times the maximum value A. 500 Hz C. 25 kHz
A. True B. False B. 1 kHz D. 500 kHz
47. The equation for 25 cycles current sine wave having rms value of 30 55. The period of the voltage 2 cos 4500πt + 7 sin 7500πt is
amperes will be A. 2.51 s C. 2.51 ms
A. 30 sin 25t C. 30 sin 50t B. 2.51 ns D. 2.51 μs
B. 42.4 sin 25πt D. 42.4 sin 50πt
56. The a.c. system is preferred to d.c. system because ____
48. The voltage v = 90 cos (ωt – 161.5°) may be represented as a sine function A. a.c. voltages can easily be changed in magnitude
by B. d.c. motors do not have fine speed control
A. 90 sin (ωt + 18.5°) C. 90 sin (ωt + 71.5°) C. high-voltage a.c. transmissions is less efficient
B. 90 sin (ωt – 71.5°) D. 90 sin (ωt - 18.5°) D. d.c. voltage cannot be used for domestic appliances
49. Which of the following frequencies has the longest period? 57. In a.c. system, we generate sine wave form because ____
A. 1 Hz C. 1 kHz A. it can be easily drawn
B. 10 Hz D. 100 kHz B. it produces lest disturbance in electrical circuits
C. it is nature’s standard
50. RMS value and the mean value is the same in case of D. other waves cannot be produced easily
A. square wave
B. sine wave 58. ____ will work only on d.c. supply.
C. triangular wave A. Electric lamp C. Heater
D. half-wave rectified sine wave B. Refrigerator D. Electroplating
51. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the maximum value of voltage 59. ____ will produce a.c. voltage.
and frequency are A. Friction C. Thermal energy
A. 100 V, 50 Hz C. 100 V, 100 Hz B. Photoelectric effect D. Crystal
B. 50√ V, 50 Hz D. 50√ V, 100 Hz
60. In Fig. 1.1, the component of flux that will contribute to e.m.f. in the coil is
52. When the sole purpose of an alternating current is to produce heat, the ____
selection of conductor is based on
A. average value of current C. rms value of current
B. peak value of current D. any of the above
φmax
70. We have assigned a frequency of 50 Hz to power system because it ____
Figure 1.1
A. can easily be obtained
B. gives best result when used for operating both lights and machinery
A. N max C. N max sin t C. leads to easy calculation
B. max D. N max D. none of the above
62. A coil is rotating in the uniform field of an 8-pole generator. In one revolution 71. An alternating voltage is given by v = 100 sin 314t volts. Its average value
of the coil, the number of cycles generated by the voltage is ____. will be ____.
A. one C. four A. 70.7 V C. 63.7 V
B. two D. eight B. 50 V D. 100 V
63. An alternating voltage is given by v = 20 sin 157t. The frequency of the 72. An alternating current whose average value is 1 A will produce ____ 1 A d.c.
alternating voltage is ____. under similar conditions.
A. 50 Hz C. 100 Hz A. less heat than C. the same heat as
B. 25 Hz D. 75 Hz B. more heat than D. none of the above
64. An alternating current is given by i = 10 sin 314t. The time taken to generate 73. A sinusoidal alternating current has a maximum value of I m. Its average
two cycles of current is ____. value will be ____.
A. 0.02 second C. 0.04 second A. Im/ C. 2Im/
B. 0.01 second D. 0.05 second
B. Im/2 D. none of the above
65. An alternating voltage is given by v = 30 sin 314t. The time taken by the
74. The area of a sinusoidal wave over a half-cycle is ____
voltage to reach –30 V for the first time is ____.
A. 0.02 second C. 0.03 second A. max. value / 2 C. max. value /
B. 0.1 second D. 0.015 second B. 2 x max. value D. max. value / 2
66. A sine wave has a maximum value of 20 V. Its value at 135 is ____. 75. An alternating voltage is given by v = 200 sin 314t. Its r.m.s. value will be
A. 10 V C. 15 V ____
B. 14.14 V D. 5 V A. 100 V C. 141.4 V
B. 282.8 V D. 121.4 V
B. square D. triangular
76. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidally varying current is ____ that of its average
value. 86. The peak factor of a sine wave form is ____.
A. more than C. same as A. 1.11 C. 2
B. less than D. none of the above B. 1.414 D. 1.5
77. Alternating voltages and currents are expresses in r.m.s. values because 87. When a 15-V square wave is connected across a 50-V a.c. voltmeter, it will
____ read ____.
A. they can be easily determined A. 15 V C. 15 /√
B. calculations become very simple B. 15 x √ D. none of the above
C. they give comparison with d.c.
D. none of the above 88. The breakdown voltage of an insulation depends upon ____ value of
alternating voltage.
78. The average value of sin2 over a complete cycle is ____ A. average C. peak
A. +1 C. ½ B. r.m.s. D. twice the r.m.s.
B. -1 D. zero
89. The peak factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is ____.
79. The average value of sin over a complete cycle is ____. A. 1.57 C. 1.11
A. zero C. -1 B. 2 D. 1.4142
B. +1 D. ½
90. The form factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is ____
80. An alternating current is given by i = Im sin . The average value of squared A. 2 C. 1.414
wave of this current over a complete cycle is ____ B. 1.11 D. 1.57
A. Im/2 C. 2Im/
B. Im/ D. 2Im 91. When 200 V sinusoidal peak-to-peak is connected across an a.c. voltmeter,
it will read ____
81. The form factor a sinusoidal wave is ____ A. 141.4 V C. 70.7 V
A. 1.414 C. 2 B. 50 V D. none of the above
B. 1.11 D. 1.5
92. In Fig. 1.2, the wave that will produce maximum heat under the similar
82. The filament of a vacuum tube requires 0.4 A d.c. to heat it. The r.m.s. value conditions is ____.
of a.c. required is ____.
A. 0.4 x √ C. 0.8 / √
B. 0.4 / 2 A D. 0.4 A
0 t 0 t
-10 A φ θ
-10 A
i i Figure 1.3
10 A 10 A
A. Vm sin C. Vm sin ( - )
B. Vm sin ( + ) D. Vm sin ( - 2)
0 t 0
-10 A
97. The waveforms of voltage and current shown in Fig. 1.3 would exist in ____
circuit.
Figure 1.2 i v
93. In Fig. 1.2, ____ wave will have the highest average value.
i i Figure 1.3
10 A 10 A
A. a resistive C. an inductive
0 t 0 t
B. a capacitive D. none of the above
-10 A
-10 A 98. An alternating voltage or current is a ____.
A. scalar quantity C. phasor
i i B. vector quantity D. none of the above
10 A 10 A
99. Three parallel circuits take the following currents: i1 = 5 sin 314t, i2 = 30 sin
0 t 0 (314t + /2) and i3 = 25 sin (314t - /2). The expression for the resultant
-10 A
current is ____.
A. 25 sin (314t + /3) C. 10 sin (314t - /6)
Figure 1.2 B. 5 sin (314t + /2) D. 5√ sin (314t + /4)
A. saw tooth C. triangular
B. square D. sinusoidal 100. The sum of the following two e.m.f’s will be ____
e1 = 10 sin t e2 = 10 cos t
94. The average value of a sinusoidal current is 100 A. Its r.m.s value is ____. A. 10 C. 14.14 cos t
A. 63.7 A C. 141.4 A B. 20 sin t D. 14.14 sin (t + /4)
B. 70.7 A D. 111 A
101. Each of the three coils generates an e.m.f. of 230 V. The e.m.f. of second
95. A current wave is given by i = 4 + 2√ sin 3 + 4√ sin 5. The r.m.s. value of leads that of the first 120 and the third lags behind the first by the same
current wave is ____. angle. The resultant e.m.f. across the series combination of the coils is ____.
A. 10 A C. √ A A. 0 V C. 690 V
B. 6 A D. 5 A B. 230 V D. none of the above
102. In Fig. 1.4, I1 + I2 is equal to ____
107. In a pure resistive circuit, the instantaneous voltage and current are given by:
I2
I3
v = 250 sin 314t volts
60°
6A
I1
3A
4A
i = 10 sin 314t amperes
The peak power in the circuit is
Figure 1.4 A. 1250 W C. 2500 W
A. 3A C. 9A B. 25 W D. 250 W
B. 4.33 A D. 3.43 A
108. In a pure resistive circuit, the instantaneous voltage and current are given by:
v = 250 sin 314t volts
103. In Fig. 1.4, I2 + I3 is equal to ____
i = 10 sin 314t amperes
The average power in the circuit is
60°
I2
I3 A. 2500 W C. 25 W
3A
6A
I1 4A B. 250 W D. 1250 W
Figure 1.4 109. An alternating voltage is applied to a pure inductive circuit. The
current equation will be
A. 7A C. 5A
A. C. ( ⁄ )
B. √ A D. none of the above B. ( ⁄ ) D. ( ⁄ )
104. In Fig. 1.5, E1 + E2 + E3 + E4 is equal to 110. The inductive reactance of a circuit is ____ frequency.
E1 = 9 V A. directly proportional to C. independent of
E3 = 20 V B. inversely proportional D. none of the above
E2 = 24 V 111. Power absorbed in a pure inductive circuit is zero because
E4 = 6 V
A. reactive component of current is zero
Figure 1.5 B. active component of current is maximum
A. 7V C. 20 V C. power factor of the circuit is zero
B. 5V D. none of the above D. reactive and active component of current cancel out
105. In Fig. 1.5, ____ will have the least value. 112. An alternating voltage is applied to a pure capacitive circuit. The
current equation will be
E1 = 9 V A. C. ( ⁄ )
E3 = 20 V B. ( ⁄ ) D. ( ⁄ )
E2 = 24 V
E4 = 6 V 113. The capacitive reactance of a circuit is ____ frequency.
A. independent of
Figure 1.5 B. inversely proportional to
A. E1 + E2 + E3 + E4 C. E1 + E2 - E3 – E4 C. directly proportional to
B. E1 + E2 + E3 – E4 D. -E1 + E4 D. none of the above
106. In a pure resistive a.c. circuit, the frequency of power curve is ____ that of 114. An a.c. current given by i = 14.14 sin (t + /6) has an rms value of ____
the circuit frequency. amperes and a phase of ____ degrees.
A. half C. thrice A. 10, 30 C. 1.96 , -30
B. twice D. same as B. 14.14, 180 D. 7.07, 210
123. The reactance offered by a capacitor to alternating current of frequency 50
115. If e1 = A sin t and e2 = B sin (t – ), then Hz is 10 . If frequency is increased to 100 Hz reactance becomes ____
A. e1 legs e2, by C. e2 leads e1, by ohm.
B. e2 lags e1 by D. e1 is in phase with e2 A. 20 C. 2.5
B. 5 D. 40
116. From the two voltage equations eA = Em sin 100t and eB = Em sin (100t +
/6), it is obvious that 124. A complex current wave is given by i = 5 + 5 sin 100t ampere. Its average
A. eA leads eB 30 value is ____ ampere.
B. eB achieves its maximum value 1/600 second before eA does A. 10 C. √
C. eB lags behind eA B. 0 D. 5
D. eA achieves its zero value 1/ 600 before eB
125. The current through a resistor has a wave form as shown in Fig. 1.6. The
117. The r.m.s. value a half-wave rectified current is 10 A, its value for full wave reading shown by a moving coil ammeter will be ____ ampere.
rectification would be ____ amperes. 5A
A. 20 C. 20/π
B. 14.14 D. 40/ i(t)
t
T/2 T 3T/2 2T 5T/2
A. √ V C. 1/3 V A. √ C. √
B. √ V D. √ V B. √ D. √
131. The rms value of the periodic waveform given in the figure is 138. Which of the waveforms are having unity peak factor?
6A i i
A A A
T/2 T
0 T/2 T t 0 π 2π 0 t
t
-A -A
-6 A
Fig. a Fig. b Fig. c
A. √ A C. √ A
A. figure a and b C. figure a and c
B. √ A D. 1.5 A B. figure b and c D. none of the above
132. If i1 = 120 cos (100πt + 30°) and i1 = -0.1 cos (100πt + 100°) then i2 leads i1 by 139. The length of time between a point in one cycle to the same point of the next
____. cycle of an AC wave is the ____.
A. -110 degrees C. -60 degrees A. frequency C. magnitude
B. 60 degrees D. 110 degrees B. period D. polarity
133. If v1 = sin (ωt + 30°) and v2 = -5 sin (ωt - 15°) then v1 leads v2 by ____. 140. In an experiment, a sinusoidal wave form is observed to complete 8 cycles in
A. 225 degrees C. 45 degrees 25 msec. Determine the frequency of the wave form.
B. 30 degrees D. none of the above A. 320 Hz C. 200 Hz
B. 40 Hz D. 64 Hz
134. The rms value of a rectangular wave of period T, having a value of +V for a
duration, T1 (<T) and –V for the duration T - T1 = T2 equals ____. 141. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the maximum value of voltage
A. V C. V/√ and frequency is ____.
B. (T1 - T2)/T*V D. (T1/T2)* V A. 100 V, 50 Hz C. √ V, 50 Hz
B. 100 V, 100 Hz D. √ V, 100 Hz
135. The rms value of the voltage waveform v(t) = sin 10t + sin 20t is ____.
A. 1 C. 1/√ 142. A sinusoidal voltage wave has an RMS value of 70.71 V and a frequency of
B. 1/2 D. √ 60 Hz. Determine the value of the voltage 0.0014 second after the wave
crosses the ωt axis.
136. For the voltage waveform v(t) = 2 + cos (ωt + 180°) find the ratio of A. 70.71 V C. 50 V
Vrms/Vave. B. 100 V D. 141.42 V
A. √ C. π/2
B. √ D. π 143. An alternating current varying sinusoidally with frequency of 50 Hz has an
RMS value of 20 A. At what time measured from the positive maximum value
137. The rms value of the periodic wave form e(t) shown in the figure is ____. will the instantaneous current be 14.14 A?
A. 1/600 sec C. 1/300 sec
B. 1/200 sec D. 1/400 sec
153. The effective value of v(t) = 100 + A sin ωt is known to be 103.1. The
144. The average value of the function i = 50 sin ωt + 30 sin 3ωt is equal to ____. amplitude A of the sine term is ____.
A. 31.8 A C. 38.2 A A. 25 C. 35.48
B. 25 A D. 51.43 A B. 4.85 D. 100
145. For 200 Vrms value triangular wave, the peak value is equal to ____. 154. An alternating current and a direct current flow simultaneously in the same
A. 200 V C. 282 V conductor. If the effective of the AC is 8 A and DC is 12 A, what will an AC
B. 222 V D. 346 V ammeter read when connected in the circuit?
A. 14.42 A C. 11.66 A
146. Determine the rms value of a semi-circular current wave which has a B. 12 A D. 16.49 A
maximum value of A.
A. 0.816A C. 0.866A 155. Find the reading of an AC voltmeter connected across the series source of
B. 0.23 A D. 0.707A 100 sin (ωt – π/2) and 100 sin ωt.
A. 100 C. 170.71
147. The rms value of a half-wave rectified current is 100 A. Its value for full-wave B. 130.65 D. 184.78
rectification would be ____ amperes.
A. 141.4 A C. 200/π A 156. A voltage is given be v = 100 sin 314t. How long does it take this wave to
B. 200 A D. 400/π A complete one fourth of a cycle?
A. 20 ms C. 5 ms
148. A half-wave rectified sine wave has an average value of 100 amp. What is B. 10 ms D. 1 ms
the effective value?
A. 157 A C. 70.71 A 157. When a 15 V square wave is connected across a 50 volt AC voltmeter, it will
B. 444 A D. 100 read ____.
A. 21.21 V C. 15 V
149. The form factor of a half-wave rectified alternating current is ____. B. 10.61 V D. 9.55 V
A. 1.11 C. 1.73
B. 1.57 D. 1.0 158. Calculate the effective value of v(t) = 100 sin 400t + 50 sin 800t + 10 cos
1200t V.
150. Three alternating currents are given by i1 = 141 sin (ωt + 45°) A; i2 = 30 sin A. 79.5 V C. 112.25 V
(ωt + 90°) A; i3 = 20 cos (ωt – 120°) A. Find the equation of the resultant B. 57.9 V D. 121. 52 V
current.
A. 167.4 sin (ωt + 45.66°) C. 143.8 sin (ωt + 51.4°) 159. The magnetic field energy of an inductor changes from maximum value to
B. 74.6 sin ωt D. 64.7 sin (ωt – 30°) minimum value in 5 ms when connected to an ac source. The frequency of
the source is
151. The maximum value of a sine wave AC voltage which will produce heat in a A. 20 Hz C. 200 Hz
resistor at the same average rate as 115 V of direct current is ____. B. 50 Hz D. 500 Hz
A. 81.3 V C. 162.6 V
B. 115 V D. 230 V 160. Non-sinusoidal waveforms are made up of
A. different sinusoidal waveforms
152. A sinusoidal voltage source has a peak value of 150 volts. What equivalent B. fundamental and even harmonics
DC voltage source would produce the same heating effect in a 1-ohm C. fundamental and odd harmonics
resistor? D. even and odd harmonics only
A. 15 V C. 95 V
B. 212 V D. 106 V 161. The positive and negative halves of a complex wave are symmetrical when
A. it contains even harmonics
B. phase difference between even harmonics and fundamental is 0 or π 169. One complete revolution of a conductor loop through a magnetic field is
C. it contains odd harmonics called a(n)
D. phase difference between even harmonies and fundamental is either π/2 A. octave C. cycle
or 3π/2 B. decade D. alternation
162. The r.m.s. value of the complex voltage given by √ 170. For a sine wave, one half cycle is often called a(n)
√ is A. alternation C. octave
B. harmonic D. period
A. √ C. √
B. 20 D. 192
171. For a sine wave, the number of complete cycles per second is called the
A. period C. frequency
163. In a 3-phase system, ____th harmonic has negative phase sequence of
B. wavelength D. phase angle
RBY.
A. 9 C. 5
172. To compare the phase angle between two waveforms, both must have
B. 13 D. 15
A. the same amplitude C. different frequency
B. the same frequency D. both A and B
164. A complex current wave is given by the equation .
The r.m.s. value of the current is ____ ampere. 173. The value of alternating current or voltage that has the same heating effect
A. 16 C. 10 as a corresponding dc value is known as the
B. 12 D. 8 A. peak value C. rms value
B. average value D. peak-to-peak value
165. When pure inductive coil is fed by a complex voltage wave, its current wave
A. has larger harmonic content 174. For an ac waveform, the period refers to
B. is more distorted A. the number of complete cycles per second
C. is identical with voltage wave B. the length of time required to complete one cycle
D. shows less distortion C. the time it takes for the waveform to reach its peak value
D. none of the above
166. A complex voltage wave is applied across a pure capacitor. As compared to
the fundamental voltage, the reactance offered by the capacitor to the third 175. The wavelength of a radio wave is
harmonic voltage would be A. inversely proportional to its frequency
A. nine times C. one-third B. directly proportional to its frequency
B. three times D. one-ninth C. inversely proportional to its amplitude
D. unrelated to its frequency
167. Which of the following harmonic voltage components in a 3-phase system
would be in phase with each other? 176. Unless indicated otherwise, all sine wave ac measurements are in
A. 3rd, 9th, 15th etc. A. peak-to-peak values C. rms values
B. 7th, 13th, 19th etc. B. peak values D. average values
C. 5th, 11th, 17th etc.
D. 2nd, 4th, 6th etc. 177. A unit step voltage is applied across an inductor. The current through the
inductor will be
168. An alternating voltage is one that A. zero for all time
A. varies continuously in magnitude B. a step function
B. reverses periodically in polarity C. a ramp function
C. never varies in magnitude D. a delta (impulse) function
D. both A and B
B. C and 25 F D. C and 1 F
178. A ramp current flowing through an initially relaxed capacitor will result in a
voltage across it that 184. What is the rms value of a square wave with an amplitude of 10 A and
A. varies inversely with time frequency of 1 Hz?
B. remains constant A. 0 A C. 5 A
C. varies directly with time B. 10 A D. 7.07 A
D. varies as the square of time
185. What is the frequency in kHz of a radio signal whose wavelength is 15 m?
179. The voltage v(t) = t u(t) volts is connected across a 1 H inductor having an A. 10,000 C. 15,000
initial current of -1 A. The net current will be zero at time t equal to B. 20,000 D. 20,500
A. 0 C. √ seconds
B. √ seconds D. 1 seconds B. SERIES CIRCUITS
186. REE Board Exam September 2003
The following are in series R = 1,000 Ω, L = .100 μH and C = 20,000 pF. The
180. A voltage waveform v (t) = 12t2 is applied across 1H Inductor for t ≥ 0, with
initial current through it being zero. The current through the inductor for t ≥ 0 voltage across the circuit is 100 V, 60 kHz. What is the total impedance
is given by expressed in ohms?
A. 12t C. 12t3 A. 1882 ohms C. 2132 ohms
B. 24t D. 4 t3 B. 1000 ohms D. 1885 ohms
218. EE Board Exam October 1993 225. ECE Board Exam November 1999
A series circuit composed of a 0.2 Henry inductor and a 74-microfarad The power dissipated across the resistance in an AC circuit.
capacitor is connected to a 60 V variable frequency source. At what A. true power C. reactive power
frequency is the current be 4 amperes with a lagging power factor? B. real power D. apparent power
A. 50 Hz C. 48 Hz
B. 51 Hz D. 49 Hz 226. ECE Board Exam April 2000
What is the capacitive reactance of a 33 microfarad capacitor at 500 Hz?
219. REE Board Exam October 1998 A. 1,000,000 ohms C. 0 ohms
The maximum instantaneous voltage and current output of an alternator are B. 144 ohms D. 9.55 ohms
300 V and 20 A, respectively. What is the power output in watts if the voltage
leads the current by 30°? 227. ECE Board Exam November 1998
A. 2598 C. 5196 What is the reactance of a 25 mH coil at 600 Hz?
B. 3000 D. 6000 A. 0.011 ohm C. 785 ohms
B. 94,000 ohms D. 94 ohms
220. REE Board Exam October 1998
A 50-microfarad is connected in series with a coil having 50 ohms resistance 228. ECE Board Exam April 1999
and 150 mH inductance. The source voltage is 100 sin (ωt – 120°) V. What is Ignoring capacitance effects, what is the impedance of a 250 mH coil with an
the maximum power? internal resistance of 55 ohms at 60 Hz?
A. 199 watts C. 212 watts A. 149.2 ohms C. 94.2 ohms
B. 147 watts D. 165 watts B. 109 ohms D. 10,900 ohms
221. REE Board Exam October 1997 229. ECE Board Exam November 1999
An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A from a voltage v = 220 Ignoring any inductive effects, what is the impedance of RC series capacitor
sin ωt. What is the maximum power? made up of a 56 kilo ohms resistor and a 0.033 μF capacitor at a signal
A. 2200 watts C. 190.5 watts frequency of 450 Hz?
B. 1100 watts D. 1320 watts A. 66,730 C. 10,730
B. 57,019 D. 45,270
222. REE Board Exam April 1995
An incandescent lamp load generally considered to be made up of resistors 230. ECE Board Exam April 2000
take 4.8 kW from a 120 V ac source. The instantaneous maximum value of Assuming an ideal capacitor, with no leakage, what is the capacitive
power is reactance of 10 microfarad capacitance of DC (0 Hz)?
A. 4800 W C. 480 W A. 0 ohms
B. 2400 W D. 9600 W B. 16000 ohms
C. 1,000,000 ohms
223. ECE Board Exam November 1998 D. infinite capacitive reactance
the reading of a voltmeter connected across the capacitor is 80 V. Calculate
231. ECE Board Exam April 1998 the values of R and C.
The impedance in the study of electronics is represented by resistance and A. 66 Ω & 30 μF C. 30 Ω & 66 μF
_____ B. 30 Ω & 60 μF D. 36 Ω & 60 μF
A. Reactance
B. Capacitance 238. A series circuit consisting of a 66.2 μF capacitor and a variable resistor. For
C. Inductance what two values of resistance will the power taken by the circuit be 172.8
D. Inductance and capacitance watts, if the impressed 60-cycle emf is 120 volts?
A. 85.33 & 3.33 ohms C. 5.33 & 3.0 ohms
232. ECE Board Exam November 2000 B. 53.33 & 30 ohms D. 83.33 & 5.33 ohms
One of the following satisfies the condition of Ohm’s Law
A. Application to metals which heated up due to flow of current over them 239. A series circuit composed of 0.2 H inductor and a 74 μF capacitor is
connected to a 60 V variable frequency source. At what frequency will the
B. Application to AC circuit having its impedance used in place of resistance current be 4 A with lagging power factor?
C. Application to semiconductor A. 47.767 Hz C. 60 Hz
D. Application to vacuum radio valves B. 74.68 Hz D. 50 Hz
233. The effective voltage across a circuit element is (20 + j10) and the effective 240. A 30 ohm resistor is connected in parallel with an inductor of inductive
current through the element is 4 – j3 A. Calculate the true and reactive power reactance XL. The combination is then connected in series with a capacitor
taken by the element. of reactance XC. What is the value of XL and XC if the total impedance is 1.92
A. 50 watts & 100 vars lagging ohms?
B. 50 watts & 100 vars leading A. 7.84 and 7.34 C. 44.8 and 84.21
C. 110 watts & 20 vars lagging B. 47.4 and 47.3 D. 84.7 and 34.7
D. 110 watts & 20 vars leading
241. An impedance of 100 Ω resistance and an unknown inductance is connected
234. The voltage across a given circuit is 75 + j50 V. What is the power supplied across the capacitor. The resulting impedance is a pure resistance of 500 Ω
to the circuit if the current through it is (8 – j5) A? if ω = 105 rad/sec. Calculate the values of inductor and capacitor.
A. 850 W C. 750 W A. 1 μF & 2 mH C. 7 μF & 3 mH
B. 550 W D. 350 W B. 5 μF & 1 mH D. 0.04 μF & 2 mH
235. Find average power in a resistance R = 10 ohms if the current in series form 242. The voltage across the resistor, inductor and capacitor in series is 60 V, 90 V
is i = 10 sin ωt + 5 sin 3ωt + 2 sin 5ωt amperes. and 10 V respectively. What is the voltage across this circuit?
A. 65.4 watts C. 546 watts A. 160 V C. 100 V
B. 645 watts D. 5.46 watts B. 140 V D. 50 V
236. Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm non-inductive resistor. 243. The open circuit voltage of an alternator is 127 V and its internal impedance
What is the equation of the voltage and resulting current? is Ω. Find the voltage across a load of Ω.
A. e = 398.4 sin 60t and i = 21.6 sin 60t A. V C. V
B. e = 325.5 sin 377t and i = 21.6 sin 377t B. V D. V
C. e = 230 sin 377t and i = 15.3 sin 377t
D. e = 230 sin 120t and i = 15.3 sin 120t 244. The maximum values of alternating voltage and current are 400 V and 20 A,
respectively. In a circuit connected to 50 Hz supply and these quantities are
237. A resistor R and a capacitor C are connected in series across a 100 V, 60 sinusoidal. The instantaneous values of voltage and current are 283 V and
cycle source. The reading of an ammeter connected in the circuit is 2 A and 10 A respectively at t = 0 both increasing positively. What is power factor of
the circuit?
A. 0.707 C. 0.85 A. 4W C. 300 W
B. 0.83 D. 0.965 B. 596 W D. 296 W
245. The potential difference measured across a coil is 4.5 V, when it carries a 252. A resistor and a coil are connected in series with a voltage source. If the
direct current of 9 A. The same coil when carries an alternating current of 9 A voltage across the coil is 10 sin (866t + 70°) V and the current flowing
at 25 Hz, the potential difference is 24 V. Find the power when it is supplied through the resistor is 2 cos (866t – 80°) A, what is the resistance of the coil?
by 50 V, 50 Hz supply. A. 4.92 Ω C. 5 Ω
A. 45 W C. 63 W B. 2.5 Ω D. 4.33 Ω
B. 54 W D. 30 W
253. A coil has a resistance of 6 ohms and an inductance of 0.02 H. When a non-
246. Two coils A and B are connected in series across a 240 V, 50 Hz supply. inductive resistor is connected in series with the coil, the current drawn when
The resistance of A is 5 Ω and the inductance of B is 0.015 H. If the input connected to 220 V DC source is equal to the current drawn by the coil alone
from the supply is 3 kW and 2 kVAR, find the inductance of A and resistance across a 220 V, 60 Hz source. Determine the resistance of the non-inductive
of B. resistor.
A. 0.0132 H & 8.3 Ω C. 0.026 H & 12 Ω A. 3.63 Ω C. 3.69 Ω
B. 0.215 H & 3.8 Ω D. 0.031 H & 5.3 Ω B. 6.39 Ω D. 3.96 Ω
247. A current of 5 A flows through a non-inductive resistance in series with a 254. A series RL circuit has L = 0.02 H and an impedance of 17.85 Ω. When a
choking coil when supplied at 250 V, 50 Hz. If the voltage across the sinusoidal voltage is applied, the current lags the voltage by 63.5°. What is
resistance is 120 V and across the coil is 200 V, calculate the power the value of the angular frequency?
absorbed by the coil in watts. A. 400 rad/sec C. 600 rad/sec
A. 168.75 W C. 51.37 W B. 500 rad/sec D. 800 rad/sec
B. 137.5 W D. 75.31 W
255. A 50 resistance is connected in series with a coil having 25 resistance
248. A single phase, 7.46 kW motor is supplied from a 400 V, 50 Hz AC mains. If and 150 mH inductance. The circuit is connected to a voltage source of 200
its efficiency is 85% and the power factor is 0.8 lagging, find the reactive sin t. Calculate the instantaneous current.
component of the input current. A. 2.9 sin t C. 2.1 sin (t – 37)
A. 16.46 A C. 27.43 A B. 1.7 sin (t + 37) D. 5.11 sin (t - 37)
B. 21.95 A D. 21 A
256. A coil having a resistance of 25 and an inductance of 150 mH is connected
249. A series RLC circuit consists of 20 ohms resistance, 0.2 H inductance and
in series with a 80 F capacitor across a voltage source of 200 sin 377t.
an unknown capacitance. What is the value of the capacitance if the circuit
What is its instantaneous current?
has a leading angle of 45° at 60 Hz?
A. 35.18 μF C. 27.8 μF A. 5.84 cos (377t - 43) C. 5.84 sin (377t + 43)
B. 47.9 μF D. 30.7 μF B. 5.84 sin 377t D. 5.84 sin (377t - 43)
250. A 3 HP, 120 V, 60 Hz induction motor operating at 80% efficiency and 0.866 257. A coil with a 15 resistance is connected in series with a capacitor. At 60 Hz
lagging power factor is to be used temporarily with 240 V, 60 Hz source. source, the impedance is measured at 15 + j11.27 while in 30 Hz source it
What resistance in series with the motor will be required for the motor to is measured as 15 – j7.24 . Calculate the inductance of the coil.
have 120 V across its terminals at full load? A. 52.7 mH C. 41.2 mH
A. 6.68 Ω C. 13.76 Ω B. 65.8 mH D. 11.27 mH
B. 4.77 Ω D. 9.54 Ω
258. An impedance coil has a resistance and inductance of 20 ohms and 0.05 H
251. A circuit draws a current of (3 – j8) A from a source of (100 + j37) V. Find the respectively. What value of dc voltage can be applied to the coil in order that
true power of the circuit. it will take the same power from a 220 V 60 Hz mains?
A. 188 V C. 160 V
B. 220 V D. 120 V B. impedance, resistance
C. current, resistance
259. A ½ HP, 110 V, 60 Hz, single-phase induction motor has an efficiency of D. impedance, inductance
88% and a power factor of 0.707 lagging at rated load. This motor is to be
connected temporarily on a 220 V, 60 Hz line. Determine the resistance 266. The phase angle of a series RL circuit is the angle between the ____ phasor
required to be placed in series with the motor in order to prevent the machine and the ____ phasor.
from experiencing overcurrent? A. resistance, inductive reactance
A. 25.2 ohms C. 19.5 ohms B. resistance, impedance
B. 23.5 ohms D. 27.6 ohms C. inductive reactance, impedance
D. none of the above
260. Two coils A and B known to have the same resistance are connected in
series across a 110 V, 60 cycle line. The current and power delivered by the 267. The phase angle of a series RL circuit may be computed ____ as ____ or
source are respectively 4.1 A and 300 W. If the voltage across coil A is twice ____.
that across coil B, calculate the inductance of coil B. A. cos-1 R/XL, sin-1 XL/R, tan-1 R/Z
A. 8.63 mH C. 9.02 mH B. cos-1 R/Z, sin-1 XL/R, tan-1 R/XL
B. 7.36 mH D. 4.49 mH C. cos-1 Z/XL, sin-1 R/Z, tan-1 XL/R
D. cos-1 R/Z, sin-1 XL/Z, tan-1 XL/R
261. The total voltage in a series RL circuit ____ the current by an angle ____.
A. lags, of 90 268. In the circuit of figure shown the effective value of the resistor voltage is ____
B. lags, between 0 and 90 volts.
C. leads, between 0 and 90 5Ω 5Ω
D. leads, between 90 and 180
Eeff. = 10 V
262. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current ____ the resistor current.
A. lags C. leads
B. is equal D. is negative
A. √ C. √
B. 5 D. 10
263. The impedance triangle is similar to the ____ triangle with the resistance
phasor in place of the ____
269. A(n) ____ stores and returns energy to a circuit while a(n) ____ dissipates
A. current, resistor current
energy.
B. current, resistor voltage
A. resistor, impedance C. inductor, resistor
C. voltage, impedance
B. resistor, inductor D. inductor, reactance
D. voltage, resistor voltage
270. For an RL circuit, the power factor cannot be less than ____ or greater than
264. In the impedance triangle the inductive reactance and impedance phasor are
____.
analogous to the ____ and ____ phasor respectively in the voltage triangle.
A. 0, 1 C. 0, -1
A. inductive voltage, total voltage
B. 1, 0 D. –1, 0
B. inductive current, total current
C. inductive voltage, resistive current
271. The voltage across a capacitor ____ the current through it by ____.
D. inductive current, resistive current
A. lags, 45 C. leads, 0
265. In a series RL circuit, phasor diagram, total voltage may be represented by B. lags, 90 D. leads, 90
the ____ phasor and the resistor voltage may be represented by the ____
voltage. 272. If the resistance in a series RC circuit is increased the magnitude of the
A. current, voltage phase angle
A. increases B. 0.5 D. 0.0
B. remains the same
C. decreases 280. The power dissipated in the circuit shown is ____ watts.
D. changes to an indeterminate manner 30 Ω 40 Ω
273. In a series RC circuit, the current ____ the total voltage by an angle.
A. lags, of 45 Eeff. = 100 V
B. lags of 0
C. leads, between 0 and 90
D. leads, of 90 A. 60 C. 100
B. 80 D. 120
274. The resistance phasor for a series RC circuit points to the right. The
capacitive reactance phasor points ____ while the diagonal of the rectangle 281. The net reactance in an RLC circuit is
having there two phasors as sides represents the ____. A. XL C. XC
A. up, impedance C. down, impedance B. XC – XL D. XL - XC
B. left, current D. up, total voltage
282. The impedance of a series RLC circuit is ____.
275. The phase angle for a series RC circuit is defined as the angle between the
____ and the ____ phasors. A. √ C. √ ( )
A. current, resistance voltage
B. current, total voltage B. √ D. √ ( )
C. resistance voltage, capacitor voltage
D. R, XC 283. In a series RC circuit, the voltage across the capacitor and the resistor are
60 V and 80 V respectively. The input voltage should be
276. The phase angle for a series RC circuit may be computed as the angle A. V C. V
between the ____ and the ____ phasors. B. V D. V
A. resistance, impedance
B. resistance, reactance 284. The transient current are due to
C. resistance, impedance A. voltage applied to circuit
D. none of the above B. resistance of the circuit
C. impedance of the circuit
277. If a series RC circuit with 10 ohms and XC = 10 ohms carries a current of 1 D. changes in stored energy in inductance and capacitance
ampere effective value the resistor voltage is ____ volts effective and the
capacitor voltage is ____ volts effective. 285. To a highly inductive circuit, a small capacitance is added in series. The
A. 10/√ , 10/√ C. 10√ , 10√ angle between voltage and current will
B. 10, 10 D. 5, 10 A. increase
B. decrease
278. The power dissipated in a series RL circuit with R =10 ohms and X C = 10 C. remain nearly the same
ohms carrying an effective current of 3 amps is ____ watts. D. become indeterminant
A. 30 C. 90
B. 30√ D. 90√ 286. In a series R-L circuit. VL ____ VR by ____ degrees.
A. lags, 45 C. leads, 90
279. The magnitude of the power factor of an RC circuit with R = 10 ohms, XC = B. lags, 90 D. leads, 45
10 ohms. I = 2 amp effective is ____.
A. 1 C. 0.707 287. The voltage applied across an R-L circuit is equal to ____ of VR and VL.
A. arithmetic sum C. phasor sum B. R=0 D. XC < XL
B. algebraic sum D. sum of the squares
296. In an a.c. circuit, the ratio of kW/kVA represents
288. The power in an a.c. circuit is given by A. power factor C. form factor
A. VI cos φ C. I² Z B. load factor D. diversity factor
B. VI sin φ D. I² XL
297. If p.f. of a circuit is unity, its reactive power is
289. The p.f. of an R-C circuit is A. a maximum C. zero
A. often zero B. equal to I²R D. a negative quantity
B. between zero and 1
C. always unity 298. An R-L-C circuit has R = 10 Ω, XL = 20 Ω and XC = 30 Ω. The impedance of
D. between zero and -1.0 the circuit is given by the expression.
A. Z = 10 + j20 C. Z = 10 – j20
290. Which phasor diagram is correct for a series R-C circuit? B. Z = 10 + j50 D. Z = -10 + j20
V I 299. An alternating voltage e = 200 sin 314t is applied to a device which offers an
I I
V V ohmic resistance of 20 Ω to the flow of current in one direction while entirely
V I preventing the flow in the opposite direction. The average value of current
Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 will be
A. 5 A C. 1.57 A
A. Figure 1 C. Figure 3
B. 3.18 A D. 1.10 A
B. Figure 2 D. Figure 4
300. A 10 mH inductor carries a sinusoidal current of 1 A rms at a frequency of 50
291. In an R-L-C circuit, v(t) = 20 sin (314t + 5π/6) and i(t) = 10 sin (314t + 2π/3).
Hz. The average power dissipated by the inductor is
The p.f. of the circuit is ____ and power drawn is ____ watt.
A. 0 W C. 0.5 W
A. 0.5 lead, 200 C. 0.866 lead, 173.2
B. 0.25 W D. 1.0 W
B. 0.886 lag, 186.6 D. 0.5 lag, 50
301. A circuit component that opposes the change in circuit voltage is
292. The input of an a.c. circuit having p.f. of 0.8 lagging is 20 kVA. The power
A. resistance C. inductance
drawn by the circuit is ____ kW.
B. capacitance D. all of the above
A. 12 C. 16
B. 20 D. 8
302. Power loss in an electrical circuit can take place in
A. inductance only
293. The power factor of an a.c. circuit is given by
B. capacitance only
A. cosine of the phase angle
C. inductance and resistance
B. tangent of the phase angle
D. resistance only
C. the ratio R/XL
D. the ratio XL/Z
303. A circuit of zero lagging power factor behaves as
A. an inductive circuit C. R-L circuit
294. In series R-L-C circuit, R = 100 Ω, XL = 300 Ω and XC = 200 Ω. The phase
B. a capacitive circuit D. R-C circuit
angle Φ of the circuit is _____ degrees.
A. 0 C. 45
304. In an R-L series circuit the power factor is
B. 90 D. -45
A. leading C. zero
B. lagging D. unity
295. The phase angle of a series R-L-C circuit is leading if
A. XL = 0 C. XC > XL
305. When a sinusoidal voltage is applied across an R-L series circuit having R = 310. A square wave is fed to an R-C circuit. Then
XL, the phase angle will be A. voltage across R is square and across C is not square
A. 90° C. 45° leading B. voltage across C is square and across R is not square
B. 45° lagging D. 90° leading C. voltage across both R and C is square
D. voltage across both R and C is not square
306. An ac source having voltage e = 110 sin (ωt + π/3) is connected in an ac
circuit. If the current drawn from the circuit varies as i = 5 sin (ωt - π/3) the 311. The voltage phasor of a circuit is V and the current phasor is
impedance of the circuit will be A. The active and reactive powers in the circuit are
A. 22 Ω C. 30.8 Ω A. 10 W and 17.32 VAR
B. 16 Ω D. none of these B. 5 W and 8.66 VAR
C. 20 W and 60 VAR
307. Which are of the following true of the circuit shown in the given figure? D. √ W and √ VAR
100 Ω 150 V
312. In a two-element series circuit, the applied voltage and resultant current are
VR L respectively, v(t) = 50 + 50 sin (5 x 103t) and i(t) = 11.2 sin (5 x 103t + 63.4°).
+
The nature of the elements would be
250 2 sin300 t
A. R-L C. L-C
- I B. R-C D. neither R, nor L, nor C
313. A series circuit passive elements has the following current and applied
1. VR = √ V 2. I = 2 A 3. L = 0.25 H voltage:
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: v = 200 sin (2,000t + 50°), i = 4 cos (2,000t + 13.2°)
Codes: The circuit elements
A. 2 and 3 C. 1 and 3 A. must be resistance and capacitance
B. 1 and 2 D. 1, 2 and 3 B. must be resistance and inductance
C. must be inductance, capacitance and resistance
308. The R-L circuit of the figure is fed from a constant magnitude variable D. could be either resistance and capacitance or resistance, inductance and
frequency sinusoidal voltage source vin. At 100 Hz, the R and L element capacitance
each has a voltage drop Vrms. If the frequency of the source is changes to
50 Hz, then new voltage drop across R is 314. A two terminal black box contains one of the R-L-C elements. The black box
R L is connected to a 220 V ac supply. The current through the source is I. When
a capacitance of 0.1 F is inserted in series between the source and the box,
+ the current through the source is 2I. The element is
vin A. a resistance
- B. an inductance
C. a capacitance
A. √ Vrms C. √ Vrms D. it is not possible to determine the element
B. √ Vrms D. √ Vrms 315. In the following circuit, i(t) under steady state is
1Ω 2H 1F
309. An ac source of 200 Vrms supplies active power of 600 W and reactive
power of 800 VAR. The rms current drawn from the source is 5V
A. 10 A C. 3.75 A
B. 5 A D. 2.5 A 10 sin t
i(t)
A. zero C. 7.07 sin t
B. 5 D. 7.07 sin (t – 45°)
316. The source in the circuit is a sinusoidal source. The supply voltages across
various elements are marked in the figure. The input voltage is
A. 5A C. 15 A
3V 14 V 10 V B. 10 A D. 25 A
321. In the case of the R-L-C circuit shown in the given figure, the voltage across
the R, L and C would be respectively
R L C
A. 10 V C. 27 V
B. 5V D. 24 V
V1
15 V
317. In the circuit shown in the given figure, if the power consumed by the 5 Ω (rms) 20 V
V2
resistor is 10 W, then the pf of the circuit is (rms) 9 V (rms)
5Ω L 10 Ω
A. 12 V, 16 V and 7 V or 25 V
50 cos ωt
B. 16 V, 12 V and 7 V or 25 V
C. 7 V, 16 V and 12 V
D. 16 V, 12 V and 25 V
A. 0.8 C. 0.5
B. 0.6 D. zero 322. Consider the following statements regarding the circuit shown in the figure.
5Ω j15 / 3 10 Ω
318. In an RL circuit, supplied from an ac source, the reactive power is
proportional to the
A. the average energy stored in the electric field 10 6 V
B. the average energy stored in the magnetic field I
C. sum of the average energy stored in the electric field and that stored in
the magnetic field If the power consumed by 5 Ω resistor is 10 W then
D. difference of the average energy stored in the electric field and that stored 1. |I| = √ A
in the magnetic field 2. the total impedance of the circuit is 5 Ω
3. cos θ = 0.866
319. If a series RLC circuit excited by a voltage e = E sin ωt when LC < 1/ω 2 Which of these statements is correct?
A. current lags behind the applied voltage A. 1 and 3 C. 1 and 2
B. current leads the applied voltage B. 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3
C. current is in phase with the applied voltage
D. voltage across L and C are equal 323. In an ac circuit if voltage V = (a + jb) and current I = (c + jd), then the power
is given by
320. The current in the circuit shown is A. ac + ad C. bc - ad
B. ac + bd D. bc + ad
324. The reactive power drawn from the source in the network in the given figure
is 331. For an inductor in a sine wave ac circuit
3Ω +j10 Ω -j10 Ω A. VT leads iL by 90° C. VT and iL are in phase
B. VT lags iL by 90° D. none of the above
354. EE Board Exam June 1990 359. EE Board Exam April 1992
Three loads, units A, B and C are connected in parallel and take currents that A sinusoidal current source, 10 cos 1000t, is in parallel both with a 20-ohm
are respectively 12, 10 and 15 A respectively. Assuming Ia to be the resistor and the series combination of a 10-ohm resistor and a 10-mH
reference phasor. Ib leads Ia by 30° and Ic lags behind Ia by 65°, calculate inductor. Find the equation of the voltage across the 10-ohm resistor.
the total (resultant) current. A. 63.25 cos (1000t – 18.43°)
A. 28.33 A C. 26.46 A B. 61.32 cos (1000t – 20.34°)
B. 30.21 A D. 32.10 A C. 59.36 cos (1000t – 17.45°)
D. 60.12 cos (1000t – 19.38°)
355. EE Board Exam April 1992
Two single-phase motors are connected in parallel across a 120-volt, 60- 360. EE Board Exam April 1993
cycle source of supply. Motor A is a split-phase inductance type and motor B A 1-hp, 220 V, 60 Hz capacitor-start motor has main and auxiliary winding
is a capacitor type: impedance at starting of 3.5 + j2.5 ohms and 8.6 + j2.5 ohms, respectively.
Determine the value of the starting capacitance that will place the main and
Motor HP Output Efficiency pf auxiliary winding currents 90 apart at starting,
A ¼ 0.60 0.70 lag A. 186.75 μF C. 182.43 μF
B ½ 0.70 0.95 lag B. 174.35 μF D. 170.67 μF
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.1
A. 6A C. 13 A
A. 0.707 lagging C. 0.866 lagging
B. 3A D. 4A
B. 0.5 lagging D. none of these
404. The line current drawn by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
401. The total line current drawn by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is
IT IR IC
IT IL
IL IR XC =
XL = R=
240 V 80 Ω
240 V XL = R= 40 Ω 60 Ω
30 Ω 30 Ω
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.1
A. 13 A C. 5A
A. √ A C. √ A B. 6A D. none of these
B. 16 A D. none of these
405. The power factor of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
402. The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
IT IR IC
IL
IT XC =
IL IR IC XL = R=
240 V 80 Ω
R=
XC =
40 Ω 60 Ω
240 V XL = 80 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.2 A. 0.8 C. 0.707
A. 480 W C. 1200 W B. 0.5 D. none of these
B. 960 W D. none of these
406. The impedance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
403. The active component of line current in Fig. 13.2 is
IT I2
IT IR IC
IL
XC = R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 3 Ω
XL = R=
240 V 80 Ω 120 V I1
40 Ω 60 Ω
XL = 3 Ω XC = 4 Ω
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.3
A. 180 ohms C. 48 ohms
B. 24 ohms D. none of these A. 8400 W C. 4000 W
B. 3600 W D. none of these
407. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
410. If the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is connected to 120 V dc, the current drawn
by the circuit is
IT IR IC
IL
XC =
R=
240 V XL = 80 Ω IT I2
40 Ω 60 Ω
R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 3 Ω
120 V I1
Fig. 13.2 XL = 3 Ω XC = 4 Ω
A. resistive C. inductive
B. capacitive D. in resonance
Fig. 13.3
408. If in Fig. 13.2, XL is made equal to XC, the line current will be A. 24 A C. 48 A
B. 70 A D. 30 A
IT IR IC
IL
XC =
411. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is
XL = R=
240 V 80 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
IT I2
R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 3 Ω
120 V I1
Fig. 13.2
XL = 3 Ω XC = 4 Ω
A. 10 A C. 4A
B. 6A D. none of these
409. The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is Fig. 13.3
A. capacitive C. resistive
B. inductive D. in resonance
Fig. 13.5
Fig. 13.4
A. 1200 W C. 500 W
A. coil takes a high lagging current B. 2400 W D. none of these
B. coil takes a low lagging current
C. capacitor takes a leading current 416. If the admittance of a parallel ac circuit is increased, the circuit current
D. circuit offers high impedance A. remains constant C. is increased
B. is decreased D. none of these
413. If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is high, then
417. The admittance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is
IT R=6Ω
R
V I1 I2
C XL = 8 Ω
L
Fig. 13.6
Fig. 13.4
A. in resonance C. inductive 419. The inductive susceptance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is
B. resistive D. capacitive
XL = 8 Ω 424. The conductance and inductive susceptance of a circuit have the same
magnitude. The power factor of the circuit is
A. 1 C. 0.707
Fig. 13.6 B. 0.5 D. 0.866
A. 8S C. 0.08 S 425. The admittance of a circuit is (0.1 + j0.8) S. The circuit is
B. 0.8 S D. none of these A. resistive C. inductive
B. capacitive D. none of these
420. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.7 is
426. In a parallel ac circuit, power loss is due to
A. conductance alone
B. susceptance alone
100 V G= -B C. both conductance and susceptance
0.01 S D. none of the above
429. A circuit has admittance of 0.1 S and conductance of 0.08 S. The power
100 V G= factor of the circuit is
-B
0.01 S A. 0.1 C. 0.08
B. 0.8 D. none of these
Fig. 13.7
430. When an sinusoidal voltage is applied across R-L parallel circuit so that R =
XL the phase angle will be
A. 100 W C. 10 W A. 45° lagging C. 90° lagging
B. 10,000 W D. none of these B. 45° leading D. 90° leading
422. The conductance and susceptance components of admittance are 431. In a parallel R-L circuit if IR is the current in resistor and IL is the current in the
A. series elements inductor, then
B. parallel elements A. IR lags IL by 90° C. IL leads IR by 270°
C. series-parallel elements B. IR leads IL by 270° D. IL lags IR by 90°
D. none of the above
432. The current read by the ammeter A in the ac circuit shown is the given figure
423. The impedance of a circuit is 10 ohms. If the inductive susceptance is 1 is
siemen, then inductive reactance of the circuit is
A
I
E 100 V
R1 1Ω
I YR YL YC
Z(s) 1F R2 1F
A. 1.5 + j-.5 C. 0.5 + j1.8
B. 5 – j18 D. 5 – j12
A. 2 Ω, 1 Ω C. 3 Ω, 2 Ω
434. For the circuit shown in the figure, how much the voltage across the inductor B. 1 Ω, 2 Ω D. 2 Ω, 3 Ω
leads the voltage across the capacitor?
438. The total impedance Z(jω) of the circuit shown is
17/6 Ω
L
V 20
E 0.5 F 1Ω 3Ω 3Ω
ω = 2 rad/s
-j4 Ω j4 Ω
A. 45° C. 135°
B. 90° D. 180°
A. 6 + j0 Ω C. 0 + j8 Ω
435. In the circuit shown in the figure, v = cos 2t, Z2 = 1 + j. C1 is chosen so that i B. 7 + j0 Ω D. 6 + j8 Ω
= cos 2t. The value of C1 is
439. A resistance of 40 ohms and an inductive reactor of 30 ohms are joined in
I parallel to a 120 volts supply as shown in the figure. The power factor of the
circuit is
VS C1 Z2
A. 2F C. 0.5 F
B. 1F D. 0.25 F
457. EE Board Exam October 1982 463. EE Board Exam April 1995
Two impedances Z1 = 15 + j20 and Z2 = 5 – jXC are connected in parallel. A coil is supplied with 200 volts and takes a current (rms) of 2 amperes at
Solve for the values of XC so that the total current drawn by the combination 0.707 lagging. The quality factor (Q) of the coil is
will be in phase with any supply voltage V. A. 25 C. 10
A. 28.54 C. 33.12 B. 1 D. 100
B. 30.43 D. 29.55
464. EE Board Exam October 1998
458. EE Board Exam April 1985 In a series resonant RLC circuit, all of the following statements are correct
A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a capacitor of 442.1 μF. EXCEPT one. Which one is this?
The combination is then connected in parallel with an inductance of 21.22 A. The resonant frequency is dependent on the resistance of the circuit.
mH. Solve for the frequency of the impressed voltage with which the B. The phase angle between the voltage and the current vectors is zero.
inductive reactance is equal to the capacitive reactance in magnitude. C. The impedance is a minimum.
A. 50 Hz C. 52 Hz D. The current is a maximum.
B. 51 Hz D. none of these
465. EE Board Exam April 1994, October 1993
459. EE Board Exam April 1989 The current in RLC series circuit at resonance is
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 100 ohms, is shunted A. maximum C. minimum
by a capacitor, which has practically no losses. What must be the reactance B. zero D. infinity
466. ECE Board Exam April 2001 B. at the circuit frequency
Ignoring the capacitive effects, what is the impedance of a 100 mH coil (with C. at the resonant frequency
an internal resistance of 45 ohms) in parallel with 4,700 ohms resistor at a D. at the highest frequency
frequency of 500 Hz?
A. 317 ohms C. 5014 ohms 473. ECE Board Exam November 1999
B. 237 0hms D. 314 ohms Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit which has a
resonant frequency of 7.1 MHz and Q of 150.
467. ECE Board Exam November 1996 A. 16.5 kHz C. 21.1 kHz
____ frequency is reached when the capacitive and inductive reactance in a B. 211 kHz D. 47.3 kHz
tuned circuit are equal.
A. zero C. infinite 474. ECE Board Exam November 1997
B. pulsating D. resonant It is the term for the phenomena which occurs in an electrical circuit when
the inductive reactance balances with the capacitive reactance.
468. ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. reactive equilibrium C. reactive quiescence
Find the Q of a circuit when the resonant frequency is 4.468 MHz, the B. resonance D. high Q
inductance is 47 microhenry and the resistance is 180 ohms parallel.
A. 0.136 C. 0.00735 475. ECE Board Exam April 1998
B. 13.30 D. 7.35 What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 25 microhenrys and C
of 10 picofarads are in parallel?
469. ECE Board Exam November 2000 A. 68.7 kHz C. 68.7 MHz
In an “IDEAL” resonant circuit, what is the relationship between the current B. 10.1 kHz D. 10.1 MHz
and the impedance?
A. current high, impedance low 476. ECE March 1996
B. current low, impedance low What is the effect in terms of bandwidth when the Q of a single-tuned stage
C. current low, impedance high is doubled?
D. current high, impedance high A. halved C. doubled
B. the same D. four times
470. ECE Board Exam November 1997
What condition does resonance occurs in an electrical circuit? 477. ECE Board Exam November 1999
A. When the power factor is at minimum If you need an LC circuit to be resonant at 2,500 Hz and use a 150 mH coil,
B. When the square root of the sum of the capacitive and inductive what should the capacitance value be?
reactances is to the resonant frequency A. 0.015 μF C. 27 μF
C. When the inductive and capacitive reactances are equal B. 0.15 μF D. 0.027 μF
D. none of the above
478. ECE Board Exam April 1999
471. ECE Board Exam November 2001 What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 40 microhenrys and C
What is the relationship between frequency and the value of XC? is 6 picofarads are in series?
A. frequency has no effect A. 6.63 MHz C. 6.63 kHz
B. XC varies directly with frequency B. 10.3 MHZ D. 10.3 kHz
C. XC varies inversely with frequency
D. XC varies indirectly with frequency 479. ECE Board Exam April 1998
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 3 microhenrys and C of
472. ECE Board Exam April 2001 40 picofarads are in series?
When is the line current minimum in a parallel LC circuit? A. 14.5 MHz C. 1.33 kHz
A. at the broadcast frequency B. 1.33 MHz D. 14.5 kHz
C. The highest frequency that will pass current
480. ECE Board Exam November 2001 D. The lowest frequency that will pass current
____ refers to reactive power.
A. power consumed in circuit Q 487. ECE Board Exam November 1998
B. power consumed in wire resistance in an inductor Ignoring any effects of dc resistance, what is the total reactance of a 250 mH
C. wattles, non-productive power coil in series with a 4.7 F capacitor at a signal frequency of 1000 Hz?
D. power lost because of capacitor leakage A. 1604 C. 1536
B. 35 D. 1570
481. ECE Board Exam November 1998
How do you call the nature of a circuit during series resonance? 488. ECE Board Exam November 1996
A. unstable C. resistive The _____ the Q of a circuit, the narrower is its bandwidth.
B. capacitive D. inductive A. Lower C. Higher
B. Broader D. Selective
482. ECE Board Exam April 1999
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 200 microhenrys and C 489. ECE Board Exam March 1996
is 10 picofarads are in series? Find the half-power bandwidth of a resonant circuit which has a resonant
A. 7.96 MHz C. 3.56 MHz frequency of 1.8 MHz and a Q of 95.
B. 6 MHz D. 7.96 kHz A. 58.7 kHz C. 189 Hz
B. 18.9 kHz D. 1.89 kHz
483. ECE Board Exam April 2000
In a series resonant LC circuit, what is the impedance at resonant 490. ECE Board Exam November 1998
frequency? What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 5 microhenrys and C is
A. Infinity 9 picofarads are in series?
B. Determined solely by the dc resistance A. 23.7 kHz C. 23.7 MHz
C. The maximum impedance value B. 3.54 kHz D. 3.54 MHz
D. Zero
491. ECE Board Exam April 1998
484. ECE Board Exam April 1999 Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit which has a
What is the characteristic of the current flow in a parallel R-L-C circuit at resonant frequency of 3.6 MHz and a Q of 218.
resonance? A. 58.7 kHz C. 16.5 kHz
A. The current circulating in the parallel elements is dc B. 606 kHz D. 47.3 kHz
B. The current circulating in the parallel elements is zero
C. The current circulating in the parallel elements is at a maximum 492. ECE Board Exam November 1998
D. The current circulating in the parallel elements is at a minimum What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 3 microhenrys and C is
40 picofarads are in parallel?
485. ECE Board Exam March 1996 A. 14.5 kHz C. 14.5 MHz
What is the responsible for the phenomenon when voltages across B. 13.1 kHz D. 13.1 MHz
reactances in series can often be larger than the voltage applied to them?
A. Capacitance C. Conductance 493. ECE Board Exam November 1998
B. Resistance D. Resonance What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 15 microhenry and C is
5 picofarads are in series?
486. ECE Board Exam March 1996 A. 2.12 kHz C. 18.4 kHz
Term used for resonance in an electrical circuit. B. 18.4 MHz D. 2.12 MHz
A. The frequency at which power factor is at a minimum
B. The frequency at which capacitive reactance equals inductive reactances 494. ECE Board Exam November 1998
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 2 microhenry and C is What is the biggest advantage of using crystals in resonant circuits?
15 picofarads are in series? A. less fragile
A. 29.1 MHz C. 29.1 kHz B. cost
B. 5.31 MHz D. 5.31 kHz C. size
D. greater accuracy and stability
495. ECE Board Exam April 1998
Characteristic of the current flow in a series R-L-C circuit at resonance 502. ECE Board Exam April 2001
A. it is zero What is the impedance of a crystal at its resonant frequency when it is used
B. it is dc in the parallel mode?
C. it is at a maximum A. 70 percent C. minimum
D. it is at a minimum B. 50 percent D. maximum
496. ECE Board Exam April 2001 503. ECE Board Exam April 1998
What is the term for the number of times per second that a tank circuit _____ is a parallel LC circuit.
energy is stored in the inductor of capacitor? A. Hartley circuit
A. Non-resonant frequency B. Static circuit
B. Broadcast frequency C. Tank circuit
C. Circuit frequency D. Parallel resisting circuit
D. Resonant frequency
504. There will ____ be a frequency, called the ____ frequency at which ____.
497. ECE Board Exam November 1995 A. sometimes, natural; XL = XC
An LC circuit resonates at 2000 kHz, and has a Q of 100. Find the lower and B. always, natural; R = 0
upper cut-off frequencies. C. always, resonant; XL = XC
A. 1950 kHz, 2050 kHz C. 1980 kHz, 2020 kHz D. sometimes, resonant; R = 0
B. 1990 kHz, 2010 kHz D. 1900 kHz, 2100 kHz
505. The formula for the resonant frequency is f = ____.
498. ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. √ C. √
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 50 microhenrys and C B. D.
√
is 10 picofarads are in parallel? √
A. 3.18 kHz C. 7.12 MHz
B. 3.18 MHz D. 7.12 kHz 506. For a series RLC circuit, a circuit at resonance the current amplitude is ____
for a fixed voltage amplitude and the power factor is ____.
499. ECE Board Exam November 1999 A. minimum, zero C. maximum, zero
What is the cause of a minimum Q on a single-tuned LC circuit? B. minimum, unity D. maximum, unity
A. Decreased shunt resistor
B. Decreased capacitance 507. In an RLC circuit, the impedance at resonance is
C. Increased shunt resistor A. maximum C. infinity
D. Decreased series resistor B. minimum D. zero
500. ECE Board Exam November 1998 508. The current in RLC series circuit, i.e., at resonance is
____ is another term for quality factor or Q of the resonant circuit. A. maximum C. infinity
A. Noise factor C. White noise B. minimum D. zero
B. Noise figure D. Figure of merit
509. In RLC circuits, the current at resonance is
501. ECE Board Exam November 2000 A. the maximum in series circuit and minimum in parallel circuit
B. maximum in parallel circuit and minimum in series circuit
C. maximum in both the circuits
D. minimum in both the circuits
R1 R2
510. A series resonant circuit is capacitive at f = 100 Hz. The circuit will be
inductive somewhere at L C
A. f = 100 Hz
B. f > 100 Hz
C. f = 100 Hz by increasing the value of the resistance A. √ C. √
D. none of these √ √
526. A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of frequency versus ____. 534. The Q-factor of a 2-branched parallel circuit is given by the ratio
A. voltage C. current A. Ic/IL C. I/IL
B. impedance D. reactance B. I/Ic D. L/C
527. At half-power points of a resonance curve, the current is ____ times the 535. Like a resonant R-L-C, a parallel resonant circuit also
maximum current. A. has a power factor of unity
A. 2 C. √ B. offers minimum impedance
B. √ D. 1/2 C. draws maximum current
D. magnifies current
528. Higher the Q of a series circuit,
A. greater its bandwidth 536. At resonant frequency an R-L-C circuit draws maximum current due to the
B. sharper its resonance reason that
C. broader its resonance curve A. the difference between capacitive reactance and inductive reactance
D. narrower its pass band
B. the impedance is more than resistance
529. As the Q-factor of a circuit ____, its selectivity becomes ____. C. the voltage across the capacitor equals the applied voltage
A. increases, better C. decreases, better D. the power factor is less than unity
B. increases, worse D. decreases, narrower
537. Consider the following statements with respect to a series R-L-C circuit
530. An R-L-C circuit has a resonance frequency of 160 kHz and a Q-factor of under resonance condition:
100. Its bandwidth is 1. All the applied voltage appears across R.
A. 1.6 kHz C. 16 MHz 2. There is no voltage across either L or C.
B. 0.625 kHz D. none of the above 3. The voltage across L and C is equal and equal to their maximum
values.
Of these statement VR VL VC
A. 1 alone is correct C. 1 and 3 are correct
B. 2 alone is correct D. 1 and 2 are correct 5Ω L C
538. A series R-L-C circuit will have unity power factor if operated at a frequency 50 V
of
A. 1/LC C. 1/ω2LC A. 2.14 mH C. 31.8 mH
B. √ D. √ B. 5.30 mH D. 1.32 mH
539. A series resonant circuit implies 544. In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the magnitude of voltage developed
A. zero pf and maximum current across the capacitor
B. unity pf and maximum current A. is always zero
C. unity pf and minimum current B. can never be greater than the input voltage
D. zero pf and minimum current C. can be greater than the input voltage however it is 90° out of phase with
the input voltage
540. Consider the following statements: D. can be greater than the input voltage and is in phase with the input
In a network of resonance: voltage
1. the admittance is maximum
2. the power factor is unity irrespective of the network 545. A coil having a resistance of 5 Ω and inductance of 0.1 H is connected in
3. the Q of a series RLC resonant circuit is independent of R series with a capacitor of capacitance 50 μF. A constant alternating voltage
Of these statements of 200 V is applied to the circuit. The voltage across the coil at resonance is
A. 1 and 3 are correct C. 2 and 3 are correct A. 200 volts C. 1,800 volts
B. 1 and 2 are correct D. 1 alone is correct B. 1,788 volts D. 2,000 volts
541. A circuit with a resistor, inductor and capacitor in series is resonant at f 0 Hz. 546. A series R-L-C circuit, excited by a 100 V variable frequency supply, has a
If all the component values are now doubled the new resonant frequency is resistance of 10 Ω and an inductive reactance of 50 Ω at 100 Hz. If the
A. 2f0 C. f0/4 resonance frequency is 500 Hz, what is the voltage across the capacitor at
B. still f0 D. f0/2 resonance?
A. 100 V C. 2,500 V
542. If the resonant frequency of the circuit shown in Fig. 1 is 1 kHz, the resonant B. 500 V D. 5,000 V
frequency of the circuit shown in Fig. 2 will be
100 Ω L C 547. The resonant frequency of the given series circuit is
M=1H 2F
Fig. 1
C 2H 2H
R L L
A. Hz C. Hz
√ √
B. Hz D. Hz
√ √
Fig. 2 C
548. In a series R-L-C circuit, the maximum voltage across the capacitor occurs
A. 4 kHz C. 0.5 kHz at a frequency
B. 2 kHz D. 0.25 kHz A. double the resonant frequency
B. equal to the resonant frequency
543. In the circuit shown in the given figure, the magnitude of V L and VC are twice
C. √ times the resonant frequency
that of VR. The inductance of the coil is
D. below the resonant frequency B. √ D. √ √
549. For a series RLC circuit, the power factor at the lower power frequency is 556. A series RLC circuit has R = 50 Ω, L = 100 μH and C = 1 μF. The lower half
A. 0.5 lagging C. unity power frequency of the circuit is
B. 0.5 leading D. 0.707 leading A. 30.55 kHz C. 51.92 kHz
B. 3.055 kHz D. 1.92 kHz
550. Q-factor of a series RLC circuit possessing resonant frequency of 10 Hz and
bandwidth of 5 Hz is 557. For a series RLC resonant circuit, what is the total reactance at the lower half
A. 0.5 C. 2.5 power frequency?
B. 2 D. 50 A. √ C. R
551. The quality factor of RLC circuit will increase if B. √ D. -R
A. R decreases
B. R increases 558. A series RLC circuit when excited by a 10 V sinusoidal voltage source of
C. voltage increases variable frequency, exhibits resonance at 100 Hz and has a 3 dB bandwidth
D. voltage decreases of 5 Hz. The voltage across the inductor L at resonance is
A. 10 V C. √
552. When Q-factor of a circuit is high, then B. √ V D. 200 V
A. power factor of the circuit is high
B. impedance of the circuit is high 559. An RLC resonant circuit has a resonant frequency of 1.5 MHz and a
C. bandwidth is large bandwidth of 10 kHz. If C = 150 pF, then the effective resistance of the circuit
D. none of these will be
A. 29.5 Ω C. 9.4 Ω
553. Consider the following statements regarding the frequency response curve of B. 14.75 Ω D. 4.7 Ω
a series RLC circuit:
1. At half-power frequencies, the current in the circuit is one half of the 560. The following circuit resonates at
current at resonant frequencies 4H 1F
2. At half-power frequencies, the power factor angle of the circuit is 10 Ω
45°
3. At resonant frequency, the power factor angle of the circuit is 90°
4. Maximum power occurs at resonant frequency 1F
Of these statements
+ -
A. 1, 2 and 4 are correct C. 2 and 4 are correct
B. 1, 2 and 3 are correct D. 1 and 4 are correct A. all frequencies C. 5 rad/s
B. 0.5 rad/s D. 1 rad/s
554. An RLC series circuit has f1 and f2 as the half power frequencies and f0 as
the resonant frequency. The Q-factor of the circuit is given by: 561. A choke coil of inductance L and series resistance R is shunted by a
A. C. capacitor. The dynamic impedance of the resonant circuit would be
A. R/(LC) C. L/(RC)
B. D. B. C/(RL) D. 1/(RLC)
555. Resonant frequency fr of a series RLC circuit is related to half power 562. For the following circuit, the current source is sinusoidal with frequency equal
frequencies f1 and f2 as to the resonant frequency of the circuit. What is the value of current through
A. C. resistor?
5Ω
I 0.1 H 10 Ω 0.1 F
2H Z
A. 0 C. 1
B. 0.11 D. 10.1
A. 125 mH C. 2 μF
B. 304.2 μF D. 0.05 μF
563. In the given circuit, at resonance IR amperes is equal to
567. The value of the capacitance ‘C’ in the given ac circuit to make it a constant
resistance circuit or for the supply current to be independent of its frequency
50 μF
R is
0.5 H
5A
IR
4Ω 4Ω
A. 0A C. 5A
B. 10 A D. 0.5 A C
1H
564. A circuit has two parallel branches. In one branch, R and L are connected in
series while in the other R and C are connected in series. If √ , which
A. 1/16 F C. 1/8 F
of the following is not correct? B. 1/12 F D. 1/4 F
A. The circuit is in resonance.
B. The two branch currents are in quadrature. 568. A coil takes apparent power and reactive power of 100 VA and 80 VAR,
C. The circuit has an impedance independent of its frequency. respectively. What is the Q factor of the coil?
D. The two branch currents are in phase. A. 1.33 C. 8
B. 10 D. 6
565. A parallel circuit consists of two branches. One branch has R L and L
connected in series and the other branch has RC and C connected in series. 569. A 50 Ω resistance, a 30 Ω inductive reactance and a 25 Ω capacitive
Consider the following statements: reactance are connected in series across a 100 V, 60 Hz supply. What will
1. The two branch currents will be in quadrature if RLRC = L/C. be its resonant frequency?
2. The impedance of the whole circuit is independent of frequency, if A. 65.726 Hz C. 25 Hz
RL = RC and √ . B. 53 Hz D. 54.77 Hz
3. The circuit is in resonance for all the frequencies if RL = RC.
4. The two branch currents will be in phase at √ . 570. A coil having a Q factor of 5 is connected in series with an ideal capacitor
Which of the above statements are correct? across ac source of 60 V. Calculate the voltage across the capacitor at
A. 1 and 2 C. 1 and 3 resonance.
B. 2 and 3 D. 3 and 4 A. 150 V C. 12 V
B. 300 V D. 65 V
566. The value of Z in given figure which is most appropriate to cause parallel
resonance at 500 Hz is 571. A coil having an inductance of 50 mH and a resistance 10 Ω is connected in
series with a 25 μF capacitor across a 200 V ac supply. Find the value of Q
factor?
A. 7.4 C. 3.54
B. 4.53 D. 4.47 A. The ratio of its maximum energy stored to its energy dissipated per cycle
572. The following data are given for a series RL and a series RC which are B. Its power factor
connected in parallel: XL = 15 Ω, XC = 25 Ω, RC = 15 Ω. For value of RL will C. The reciprocal of its reactive factor
the circuit be in resonance? D. The ratio of its resistance to its inductive reactance
A. 169 ohms C. 16.9 ohms
B. 916 ohms D. 91.6 ohms 580. A coil is to be wound with Q-factor of 8. A lamp rated 120 V, 480 W is
connected in series with the coil and connected across 230 V, 60 Hz source.
573. A circuit consisting of a capacitor in series with a resistance of 10 ohms is What is the impedance of the coil if the voltage across the lamp is
connected in parallel with a coil having a reactance and resistance of 17.32 maintained at 120 V?
ohms and 10 ohms respectively. What is the reactance of the capacitor that A. Ω C. Ω
will draw minimum current from a 230-V, 60 Hz supply? B. Ω D. Ω
A. 17.32 Ω C. 6.78 Ω
B. 10.32 Ω D. 22.18 Ω 581. An inductive coil having a resistance of 25 ohms and inductance of 0.2 H is
connected in parallel with a 100 μF capacitor. Find the frequency at which
574. Series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance, a 150 mH inductance and an the total current taken is in phase with the supply voltage.
unknown capacitance. The circuit is supplied with a voltage v = 100 sin 377t. A. 35.6 Hz C. 29.5 Hz
Find the value of capacitance at resonance. B. 46.5 Hz D. 52.9 Hz
A. 42 μF C. 47 μF
B. 72.567 μF D. 34.65 μF 582. The resonant frequency of an LC circuit is the frequency where
A. XL = 0 Ω and XC = 0 Ω
575. A coil having a resistance of 0.5 ohm and an inductance of 5.25 mH is B. XL = XC
connected in parallel with a capacitor across a 220 volt, 60 Hz source. C. XL and rS of the coil are equal
Calculate the value of the capacitance at resonance. D. XL and XC are in phase
A. 125 microfarad C. 125 millifarad
B. 1.25 microfarad D. 1.25 millifarad 583. The impedance of a series LC circuit at resonance is
A. maximum C. minimum
576. The current in an RL and C parallel circuit at resonance is B. nearly infinite D. both A and B
A. maximum C. minimum
B. zero D. infinity 584. The total line current, IT, of a parallel LC circuit at resonance is
A. minimum
577. A circuit draws 25 A when connected across a source of frequency f1. B. maximum
Determine the current drawn by the same circuit at resonance if f 1 is half the C. equal to IL and IC
resonant frequency. D. Q times larger than IL or IC
A. 12.5 A C. 35.35 A
B. 17.68 A D. 50 A 585. The current at resonance in a series LC circuit is
A. zero
578. A series RLC circuit is connected across a 120-V, 60 Hz source and draws a B. minimum
leading current of 5 A. Determine the voltage across the capacitor at C. different in each component
resonance if R = 5 Ω and L = 25 mH. D. maximum
A. 47.12 V C. 236.6 V
B. 164.5 V D. 422.6 V 586. The impedance of a parallel LC circuit at resonance is
A. zero
579. The best definition of Q-factor of a coil is B. maximum
C. minimum
D. equal to the rS of the coil A. tuning C. anti-resonance
B. the flywheel effect D. its Q
587. The phase angle of an LC circuit at resonance is
A. 0° C. 180° 596. Which of the following can provide a higher Q?
B. 90° D. -90° A. a higher L/C ratio
B. a lower L/C ratio
588. Below resonance, a series LC circuit appears C. more resistance in series with the coil
A. inductive C. capacitive D. either B or C
B. resistive D. none of the above
597. A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of frequency versus ____.
589. Above resonance, a parallel LC circuit appears A. voltage C. current
A. inductive C. capacitive B. impedance D. reactance
B. resistive D. none of the above
598. At half-power points of a resonance curve, the current is ____ times the
590. When either L or C is increased, the resonant frequency of an LC circuit maximum current.
A. decreases A. 2 C. √
B. increases B. √ D. 1/2
C. doesn’t change
D. This is impossible to determine. 599. A parallel resonant circuit can be used
A. to amplify certain frequencies
591. In a low Q parallel resonant circuit, when XL = XC B. to reject a small band of frequencies
A. IL = IC C. IC is less than IL C. as a high impedance
B. IL is less than IC D. IL is more than IC D. both B and C
592. To double the resonant frequency of an LC circuit with a fixed value of L, the 600. As the Q-factor of a circuit ____, its selectivity becomes ____.
capacitance, C, must be A. increases, better C. decreases, better
A. doubled B. increases, worse D. decreases, narrower
B. quadrupled
C. reduced by one-half 601. The half – power frequency of, series RC circuit is
D. reduced by one-quarter A. 1/RC C. R/C
B. RC D. C/R
593. A higher Q for a resonant frequency provides a
A. dampened response curve
602. For the given parallel resonant circuit, match the following:
B. wider bandwidth A. I at resonance 1. W/R
C. narrower bandwidth B. IL 2. In phase with voltage
D. none of the above C. Dynamic impedance 3. L/CR
4. Lags the applied voltage
594. The Q of a parallel resonant circuit can be lowered by ABC ABC
A. placing a resistor in parallel with the tank A. 4 2 3 C. 4 2 1
B. adding more resistance in series with the coil B. 2 4 3 D. 2 4 1
C. decreasing the value of L or C
D. both A and B
603. To increase the Q- factor of an inductor, it can be with
A. Thicker wire
595. The ability of an LC circuit to supply complete sine waves when the input to
B. Thinner wire
the tank is only a pulse is called
C. Longer wire
D. Wire with heavy insulation 610. In a series RLC circuit, given R = 10 Ω, L = 14 H, C = 1 F. Find damping
ratio.
604. Given Z = jωL + 1/jωC; the magnitude of Z curve will be A. 1.33 C. 0.5
B. 0.187 D. none of the above
626. For the series RLC circuit, the partial phasor diagram at a certain frequency
is shown, the operating frequency of the circuit is
629. A circuit with a resistor, inductor and capacitor in series is resonant at fR Hz.
If all the component values are now doubled, the new resonant frequency is
A. 2 fR C. fR/4
B. still fR D. fR/2 636. In a parallel resonant circuit, as R increases, the selectivity will be
A. Decreasing C. Constant
630. A coil (series RL) has been designed for high Q performance at a rated B. Increasing D. none of the above
voltage and a specific frequency. If the frequency of operation is doubled,
and the coil is operated at the same rated voltage, then the Q factor and the 637. In a series RLC circuit, the phasor form at some frequency is as shown, then
active power P consumed by the coil will be affected as follows the frequency is
A. P is doubled, Q is halved
B. P is halved, Q is doubled
C. P remain constant, Q is doubled
D. P decreases 4 times, Q is doubled
631. A series RLC circuit has the following parameter values R = 10 Ω, L = 0.01
A. Less than W0
H, C = 100 µF. The Q factor of the circuit at resonance is
B. More than W0
A. 1 C. 0.1
C. equal to W0
B. 10 D. none of the above
D. none of the above
632. At resonance, the parallel circuit of given figure constituted by an iron-cored
638. In a series RLC circuit, let Qc be the Q of the coil at resonance and let Qs =
coil and a capacitor, behaves like.
(resonance frequency)/bandwidth, then
A. Qc and Qs are not related to each other
B. Qc > Qs
C. Qc < Qs
D. Qc = Qs
644. At a frequency below the resonant frequency ____ circuit is capacitive and
____ circuit.
A. series, parallel C. parallel, parallel
B. parallel, series D. series, series
645. In the following parallel circuit, resonance will never occur, if:
A. zero C. 4 rad/sec
B. 1 rad/sec D. 16 rad/sec
646. The circulating current in a parallel LC circuit at any resonant frequency is 653. In a parallel RLC circuit, the current source (I) lags voltage across circuit (V)
A. Directly proportional to frequency if
B. Inversely proportional to frequency A. wL > 1/wC C. R > [wL + 1/wC]
C. Independent of frequency B. wL < 1/wC D. none of the above
D. none of the above
654. At lower half power frequency the total reactance of the series RLC circuit is
647. In series RLC circuit excited by a voltage, e = E sin ωt, where LC < (1/ω2) A. –R C. √ -45°
A. Current lags the applied voltage
B. √ 45° D. none of the above
B. current leads the applied voltage
C. current is in phase with the applied voltage
D. voltages across L and C are equal 655. In a parallel RLC circuit, the quality factor at a resonance is given by
A. R√ C. 1/R√
648. A series RLC circuit has a resonance frequency of 1 kHz and a quality factor B. R√ D. 1/R√
Q = 100. If each of R, L and C is doubled from its original value, the new Q of
the circuit is 656. A practical inductor can be replaced by the following equivalent circuit at low
A. 25 C. 100 to medium frequency.
B. 50 D. 200
A. 1/16 F C. 1/8 F
A. Figure a C. Figure c B. 1/12 F D. ¼F
B. Figure b D. Figure d
662. A parallel RLC circuit has half power frequencies at 105 M rad/s and 95 M
658. In a series RLC circuit R= 2 kΩ, L = 1 H, and C = 1/ 400 microfarads. The rad/s. Then Q is given by
resonant frequency is A. 10.5 C. 100
A. 2 x 104 Hz C. 104 Hz B. 9.5 D. 10
B. (1/π) x 104 Hz D. 2π x 104 Hz
663. The system function H(s) = s/(s2 + 2s + 100). The resonant frequency and
659. In the circuit shown in the figure, Vs = Vm sin 2t and Z2 = 1 – j. The value of C the bandwidth in rad/s are given, respectively, by
is shown such that the current I is in phase with Vs. The value of C in farad is A. 10, 1 C. 100, 2
B. 10, 2 D. 100, 1
660. The circuit shown has i(t) = 10 sin (120πt). The power (time average power) 665. REE Board Exam March 1998
dissipated in R is when L = 1/120π H, C = 1/60π H, R = 1 ohm. A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75% power factor and 220
volts. What approximate size of capacitor is necessary to raise the power
factor to about 95%?
A. 3 kVAR C. 2.5 kVAR
B. 2 kVAR D. 3.5 Kvar
684. Another reason for improving the power factor is F. AC NETWORK ANALYSIS
A. to avoid poor voltage regulation 692. A segment of a circuit shown in given
B. to keep voltage regulation constant figure VR = 5 V, VC = 4 sin 2t. The
C. to increase the voltage regulation voltage VL is given by
D. to decrease the voltage regulation A. 3 – 8 cos 2t
B. 32 sin 2t
685. Power factor improvement may be achieved by the use of C. 16 sin 2t
A. synchronous motor C. long transmission line D. 16 cos 2t
B. induction motor D. short transmission line
693. Three currents i1, i2 and i3 are
686. The advantage of using static capacitor to improve the power factor is approaching a node. If i1 = 10 sin (400t
because they + 60°) A and i2 = 10 sin (400t - 60°) A, then i3 is
A. are not variable A. 0 C. -10 sin 400t A
B. are almost loss free B. 10 sin 400t A D. √ ( )A
C. provide continuous change of power factor
D. none of these 694. The phase angle of the current ‘I’ with respect to the V 1 in the circuit shown
in the figure is
687. Many industrial tariffs penalize consumers whose power factor falls V1 = 100 (1 + j); V2 = 100(1 – j)
A. below 0.8 C. between 0.8 to 0.95
B. below unity D. none of these
I
V1
688. A factory takes a load of 1000 KW and has a reactive power of 1000 KVAR.
Its power factor is 10 Ω j10 Ω
A. 0.6 C. 0.8
B. unity D. 0.7 V2
689. A current of 10 amperes at a power factor of 0.8 lagging is taken from 250 V
a.c. supply. The reactive power of the system is A. 0° C. -45°
A. 2000 watts C. 1500 watts B. 45° D. -90°
B. 2000 VA D. 1500 VAR
695. Consider the following statements: In the circuit shown in the figure, if the
690. A resistance ‘R’ Ω and inductance ‘L’ H are connected across 240 V, 50 Hz equivalent impedance x – x is Zeq then
supply. Power dissipated in the circuit is 100 W and the voltage across R is
100 V. In order to improve the pf to unity, the capacitor that is to be x
I1 I2
connected in series should have a value of 4Ω 4Ω
A. 43.7 μF C. 437 μF
B. 4.37 μF D. 4.37 mF
j10 Ω j4 Ω j10 Ω
696. For the network shown in the figure, the voltage VB will be 701. In the figure the current source is A, R = 1 ohm, the impedances are ZC
A j3 Ω
B = -j ohm, and ZL = j2 ohm, The Thevenin equivalent circuit looking into the
circuit across X-Y is
A. √ V, (1 + j2) Ω C. V, (1 + j) Ω
2A
1A
j2 Ω j4 Ω B. V, (1 + j2) Ω D. √ V, (1 + j) Ω
702. The circuit shown in Fig. 1 is replaced by its Norton’s equivalent circuit in Fig.
A. j5.33 V C. -j5.33 V 2. The value of I will be
B. 5.33 V D. j3.33 V A. A C. A
B. A D. A
697. In the circuit shown in given figure, ( ) √ ( ) and ( )
√ ( ). What is the voltage v(t) across the 1 ohm grounded 703. Consider the following statements: The transfer impedance and admittance
resistor? of a network remain constant when the position of excitation and response
1Ω 1Ω are interchanged if the network
1. is linear
+ + 2. consists of bilateral elements
1Ω 3. has high impedance or admittance as the case may be
e1(t) e2(t)
4. is resonant
- - Of these statements
A. 1 and 2 are correct C. 2 and 4 are correct
B. 1, 3 and 4 are correct D. all are correct
A. V
704. In a linear network, the ratio of voltage excitation to current response is
B. ( ) ( )V
unaltered when the position of excitation and response are interchanged.
C. V
The assertions stems from the
D. j1 V
A. principle of duality
B. reciprocity theorem
698. If all elements in a particular network are linear, then the superposition
C. principle of superposition
theorem would hold when the excitation is
D. equivalence theorem
A. dc only C. either ac or dc
B. ac only D. an impulse
705. A certain network N feeds a load resistance as shown in Fig. 1. It consumes
a power of ‘P’. If an indicated network is added as shown in Fig. 2. The
699. For the network shown in given figure, the Thevenin equivalent impedance
power consumed by R will be
across terminals CD is given by
A. less than P C. between P and 4P
[ ]
A. C. B. equal to P D. more than 4P
[ ] 706. In the circuit shown in the figure, the current source I = 1 A, the voltage
( )
B. D. source V = 5 V, R1 = R2 = R3 = 1 Ω, L1 = L2 = L3 = 1 H, C1 = C2 = 1 F. The
currents (in A) through R3 and the voltage source V respectively will be
A. 1, 4 C. 5, 2 A. 60 Ω C. 100 Ω
B. 5, 1 D. 5, 4 B. 80 Ω D. infinity
707. For loop (1) of the network shown in the given figure, the correct loop 713. Two ac sources fed a common variable load as shown in the given figure.
equation is Under the maximum power transfer condition, the power absorbed by the
A. C. load resistance RL is
B. D. A. 2200 W C. 1000 W
B. 1250 W D. 625 W
708. An ac source of voltage ES and an internal impedance of ZS = (RS + jXS) is
connected to a load of impedance ZL = (RL + jXL). Consider the following 714. REE Board Exam March 1998
conditions in this regard. Three impedances, -j10, j10 and 10 ohms are wye-connected. Determine the
1. XL = XS if only XL is varied impedance of an equivalent delta.
2. XL = -XS if only XL is varied A. 12.5, j12.5, -12.5 Ω C. j8.5, -j12.5, 8 Ω
3. √ ( ) if only RL is varied B. 10, j10, -j10 Ω D. 5, j5, -j5 Ω
4. |ZL| = |ZS| if the magnitude of ZL is varied, keeping the phase angle
fixed 715. A telephone circuit makes power available at a pair of terminals. The open
Among these conditions, those which are to be satisfied for maximum power circuit voltage across the terminals is 1 volt and the impedance looking into
transfer from the source to the load would include the terminals is 500 – j500 Ω. What is the maximum power that can be drawn
A. 2 and 3 C. 1, 2 and 4 from the circuit?
B. 1 and 3 D. 2, 3 and 4 A. 0.002 W C. 0.001 W
B. 0.0005 W D. 0.0014 W
709. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer from an ac source to a
variable load G. BALANCED POLYPHASE SYSTEM
A. the load impedance must be inductive, if the generator impedance is 716. REE Board Exam April 2002
inductive In a balanced three-phase system, the phase A voltage is 132.8 cis 0°, what
B. the sum of the source and the load impedances is zero is the line to line voltage VCA?
C. the sum of the source reactance and the load reactance is zero A. 230 cis 30° C. 230 cis (-60°)
D. the load impedance has the same phase angle as the generator B. 230 cis (-30°) D. 132.8 cis 120°
impedance
717. REE Board Exam September 2001
710. If the combined generator and line impedance is (5 + j10) Ω, then for the The phase B line voltage and the phase A line current of a balanced three
maximum power transfer to a load impedance from a generator of constant phase system are v = 220 sin (ωt + 210°) and i = 10 sin (ωt + 180°) amperes,
generated voltage, the load impedance is given be which of the following? respectively. What is the power of the system?
A. (5 + j10) Ω C. (5 + j5) Ω A. 1,905 W C. 5,716 W
B. (5 – j10) Ω D. 5 Ω B. 3,300 W D. 3,810 W
711. A voltage source having an internal impedance of 8 + j6 Ω supplies power to 718. REE Board Exam April 1997
a resistive load. What should be load resistance for maximum power A 170 kV, 3-phase electric source delivers 200 MVA to a balanced load,
transferred to it? which has a power factor of 90% lagging. What is the line current?
A. 8 Ω C. 10 Ω A. 257 A C. 402 A
B. 6 Ω D. √ Ω B. 502 A D. 679 A
736. EE Board Exam April 1992 743. The advantages of star connections over delta connections for the same
A 460-volt three-phase motor draws 208 A with a power factor of 0.91 voltage is that it gives
lagging. Calculate the indication of W1 and W2 for the given condition. A. step down current
A. 75.40 kW, 75.40 kW C. 89.56 kW, 61.25 kW B. extra step up voltage
B. 91.23 kW, 59.58 kW D. 95.24 kW, 55.57 kW C. extra step up current
D. extra step up power
737. EE Board Exam June 1990
Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP, 230 volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle, 744. Power in a three phase star system is equal to
3-phase induction motor. When the line voltages are 230 volts, one A. √ x VL x IL x power factor
wattmeter reads +13,400 watts and the other +7,400 watts. Determine motor B. 3 x Vph x IL x power factor
power factor. C. √ x VL X Iph X power factor
A. 0.961 C. 0.894 D. 3 x Vph x Iph x power factor
B. 0.886 D. 0.807
745. Power in a three phase delta system with balanced load is equal to 753. In a balanced 3-phase voltage generator, the difference phase voltages
A. √ x VL x IL x power factor reach their maximum values ____ degree apart.
B. √ x Vph X Iph X power factor A. 120 C. 240
C. 3 x Vph x IL x power factor B. 60 D. 30
D. 3 x VL x IL x power factor
754. If the B-phase, Y-connected alternator become reverse connected by
746. In a delta connected system the line current is mistake, it will not affect.
A. 1.414 times the phase current A. V Y B C. V B R
B. phasor sum of the two phase currents B. V R Y D. V B Y
C. equal to the phase current
D. 1.732 times the phase current 755. Three equal impedances are first connected in star across a balanced 3-
phase supply. If connected in delta across the same supply.
747. Power in star connected system is A. phase current will be tripled
A. equal to that of delta system B. phase current will be doubled
C. line current will become one-third
B. √ times the delta system
D. power consumed will increase three-fold
C. √ times the delta system
D. 3 times of a delta system 756. A 3-phase, 4-wire, 230/440-V system is supplying lamp load at 230 V. If a 3-
phase motor is now switched on across the same supply then,
748. Electric power is almost exclusively generated, transmitted and distributed, A. neutral current will increase
by three phase system because it B. all line currents will decrease
A. it is more efficient C. neutral current will remain unchanged
B. uses less material for a given capacity D. power factor will be improved
C. costs less than single-phase apparatus
D. all of the above 757. Power factor improvement
A. does not affect the performance characteristics of the original load
749. The voltages induced in the three windings of a three-phase alternator are B. employs series resonance
____ degree apart in time phase. C. increase the active power drawn by the load
A. 120 C. 90 D. increases the reactive power taken by the load
B. 60 D. 30
758. The chief disadvantage of a low power factor is that
750. If positive phase sequence of a 3 – phase load is a-b-c the negative A. more power is consumed by the load
sequence would be B. current required for a given load power is higher
A. b-a-c C. a-c-b C. active power developed by a generator exceeds its rated output capacity
B. c-b-a D. all of the above D. heat generated is more than the desired amount
751. In the balanced 3-phase voltage system generated by a Y-connected 759. In the 2-wattmeter method of measuring 3-phase power, the two wattmeter’s
alternator, VYB lags ER by ____ electrical degrees. indicate equal and opposite readings when load power factor angle is ____
A. 90 B. 120 degrees lagging.
C. 60 D. 30 A. 60 C. 30
B. 0 D. 90
752. The power taken by 3-phase load is given by the expression
A. 3 VL IL cos φ C. 3 VL IL sin φ 760. When phase sequence at the 3-phase load is reversed
B. √ VL IL cos φ D. √ VL IL sin φ A. phase powers are changed
B. phase currents are changed
C. phase currents change in angle but not in magnitude L1
D. total power consumed in changed R 60 W
3-phase
phase supply changes L2
line
A. magnitude of phase currents Y 60 W
B. magnitudes as well as phase angle of neutral current
C. the power consumed
C
D. only the magnitude of neutral current
B
762. In a two-phase generator, the electrical displacement between two phase or Fig. 14.1
windings is ____ electrical degrees. A. L1 will burn more brightly than L2
A. 120 C. 180 B. L2 will burn more brightly than L1
B. 90 D. none of the above C. both lamps will be equally bright
D. none of the above
763. In a six-phase generator, the electrical displacement between different
phases or windings is ____ electrical degrees. 769. If the phase sequence of the 3-phase line in Fig 14.1 is reversed
A. 60 C. 120
B. 90 D. 45 L1
R 60 W
764. The torque on the rotor if a 3-phase motor is more constant than that of a
3-phase
single motor because L2
line
A. single phase motors are not self-starting Y 60 W
B. single phase motors are small in size
C. 3-phase power is of constant value
D. none of the above C
B
765. For the same rating, the size of a 3-phase motor will be ____ single phase Fig. 14.1
motor.
A. less than that of C. same as that of A. L1 will be brighter than L2
B. more than that of D. none of the above B. L2 will be brighter than L1
C. both lamps will be equally bright
766. To transmit the same amount of power over a fixed distance at a given D. none of the above
voltage, the 3-phase system requires ____the weight of copper required for
the single-phase system. 770. The advantage of star-connected supply system is that
A. 3 times C. 1.5 times A. line current is equal to phase current
B. 3/4 times D. 0.5 times B. two voltages can be used
C. phase sequence can easily be changed
767. The phase sequence of a three-phase system is RYB. The other possible D. it is a simple arrangement
phase sequence can be
A. B R Y C. R B Y 771. In a balanced star connected, line voltages are ____ ahead of their
B. Y R B D. none of the above respective phase voltages.
A. 30 C. 120
768. If in Fig. 14.1, the phase sequence is RYB, then B. 60 D. none of the above
772. In a star-connected system, the relation between the line voltage VL and
phase voltage Vph is R
A. C. √ ERN IR
B. √ D. none of the above VRY
N EYN
IY VBR
B
773. Fig 14.2 shows a balanced star-connected system. The line voltage VRY is EBN
given by Y
VYB
IB
R
IR Fig. 14.2
ERN
VRY A. 90 – ϕ C. 60 + ϕ
N EYN B. 90 + ϕ D. 30 - ϕ
IY VBR
B
EBN 776. Each phase voltage in Fig. 14.2 is 230 V. If connections of phase B are
Y reversed then
IB VYB
Fig. 14.2 R
ERN IR
A. VRY = ERN – ENY …..phasor sum
VRY
B. VRY = ERN – EYN.....phasor difference N EYN
C. VRY = ENR + EYN …..phasor sum IY VBR
B
D. none of the above EBN
Y
IB VYB
774. If the load connected to the 3-phase generator shown in Fig. 14.2 has a
lagging p.f. of cos , then angle between VRY and IR is
Fig. 14.2
R A. VRY = 230 V C. VRY < 230 V
IR B. VRY > 230 V D. VRY = 0 V
ERN
VRY
N EYN 777. The power delivered by the 3-phase system shown in Fig. 14.2 is
IY VBR
B √ . Here θ is the phase difference between
EBN
Y R
IB VYB
ERN IR
Fig. 14.2 VRY
N EYN
A. 30 + ϕ C. 60 + ϕ IY VBR
B
B. 30 - ϕ D. 120 – ϕ EBN
Y
IB VYB
775. If the load connected to the 3-phase generator shown in Fig. 14.2 has a
leading p.f. of cos , then angle between VRY and IR is
Fig. 14.2
A. line voltage and corresponding line current
B. phase voltage and corresponding phase current
C. phase current and line current
D. none of the above
782. The delta-connected generator shown in Fig. 14.3 has phase voltage of 200
778. A 3-phase load is balanced if all the three phases have the same V on no load. If a connection of one of the phases is reversed then resultant
A. impedance voltage across the mesh is
B. power factor
R 1
C. impedance and power factor
D. none of the above IB
IR
779. Three 50-ohm resistors are connected in star across 400 V, 3-phase supply.
If one of the resistors is disconnected, then line current will be 2
A. 8 A C. √ A
B Y
IY
B. 4 A D. √ A 3
780. Fig. 14.3 shows a balanced delta-connected supply system. The current in Fig. 14.3
line 1 is A. 200 V C. 400 V
R B. √ V D. none of the above
1
IB
783. If one line conductor of a 3-phase line is cut, the load is then supplied by the
IR
____ voltage.
A. single phase C. three phase
2 B. two phase D. none of the above
B Y
IY 784. The resistance between any two terminals of a balanced star connected load
3
is 12 . The resistance of each phase is
Fig. 14.3 A. 12 C. 6
A. IR - IB..... phasor difference B. 18 D. 36
B. IB - IR ….. phasor difference
C. IY - IR - IB ….. phasor difference 785. The voltage rating of each resistor in Fig. 14.4 should be
D. none of the above
781. In Fig. 14.3, line currents are ____ behind the respective phase currents. 400 V 10 Ω
R 1 400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω
IB N
IR 400 V
2
Fig. 14.4
B Y
IY A. 400 V C. 230 V
3 B. √ V D. none of the above
Fig. 14.3
786. The power rating of each resistor in Fig. 14.4 is
A. 60 C. 120
B. 30 D. none of the above
R R
400 V 10 Ω 400 V
400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω 400 V Y R
N 400 V
400 V
B R
Fig. 14.4 Fig. 14.5
A. 4000 W C. 4600 W A. 200 W C. 345 W
B. 2300 W D. 5290 W B. 300 W D. none of the above
787. If one of the resistors in Fig. 14.4 were open-circuited, then power consumed 790. The power factor of the star-connected load shown in Fig. 14.6 is
in the circuit is
8Ω 6Ω
400 V 10 Ω
400 V
8Ω 6Ω
400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω 400 V
N
400 V
400 V
8Ω 6Ω
Fig. 14.4
A. 8000 W C. 16000 W Fig. 14.6
B. 4000 W D. none of the above A. 0.8 lagging C. 0.75 lagging
B. 0.6 lagging D. none of the above
788. The power consumed in the star-connected load shown in Fig. 14.5 is 690
W. The line current is 791. The voltage drop across each inductor in Fig. 14.6 is
8Ω 6Ω
400 V 10 Ω
400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω 400 V
8Ω 6Ω
N 400 V
400 V
400 V
8Ω 6Ω
Fig. 14.4
A. 2.5 A C. 1.725 A
B. 1A D. none of the above Fig. 14.6
A. 184 V C. 400 V
789. If one of the resistors in Fig. 14.5 is open-circuited, power consumption will B. 138 V D. none of the above
be
792. The power consumed in each phase of the circuit shown in Fig. 14.6 is
8Ω 6Ω A. (6 + j9) ohms C. (12 + j18) ohms
B. (2 + j3) ohms D. (3 + j4.5) ohms
Z
VL
B. 6000 W D. 12000 W N
794. Three identical resistances, each of 15 , are connected in delta across 400
Z Z
IL
V, 3-phase supply. The value of resistance in each leg of the equivalent star- B Y
VL
connected load would be
IL
A. 15 C. 5 W2
±
±
B. 7.5 D. 30
Fig. 14.7
795. Three identical capacitances, each of 450 F, are connected in star. The A. ( ) C. √ ( )
value of capacitance in each phase of the equivalent delta-connected load B. ( ) D. ( )
√
would be
A. 150 F C. 225 F 802. If the p.f. of the load shown in Fig. 14.7 (phase sequence is RYB) is zero,
B. 450 F D. 900 F then
W1 ±
796. Three identical resistances connected in star carry a line current of 12 A. If R ±
the same resistances are connected in delta across the same supply, the IL
line current will be
Z
VL
A. 12 A C. 8 A
B. 4 A D. 36 A N
Z
797. Three delta-connected resistors absorb 60 kW when connected to a 3-
Z
IL
B Y
phase line. If the resistors are connected in star, the power absorbed is VL
A. 60 kW C. 40 kW IL
±
B. 20 kW D. 180 kW W2 ±
798. If a balanced delta load has an impedance of (6 + j9) ohms per phase, then Fig. 14.7
impedance of each phase of equivalent star load is
A. W1 will read zero W1 ±
B. W2 will read zero R ±
Z
VL
803. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) in Fig. 14.7 is unity, then N
W1 ±
Z Z
R ±
IL
B Y
IL VL
IL
Z
VL ±
W2 ±
N
Z
Fig. 14.7
A. W2 will give negative reading
Z
IL
B Y
VL B. both W1 and W2 will give negative reading
IL C. W1 will give negative reading
±
W2 ± D. both W1 and W2 will give positive reading
Fig. 14.7 806. If capacitors of equal capacitance are shunted across each phase in Fig.
A. W1 will give more reading than W2 14.7, then
B. both W1 and W2 will give equal and positive reading W1 ±
C. W2 will give more reading than W1 R ±
Z
VL
804. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) is Fig. 14.7 is 0.5, then
W1 N
±
R ± Z Z
IL IL
B Y
VL
Z
VL
±
IL
N W2 ±
Z Z
IL Fig. 14.7
B Y
VL A. total power drawn will change
IL B. total power drawn will not change
±
W2 ± C. power factor of the load remains same
D. none of the above
Fig. 14.7
A. W2 will give total power 807. In two wattmeter method, the algebraic sum of the readings of two
B. W1 will give total power wattmeters will indicate true power only if
C. both W1 and W2 will read equal A. the load is balanced
D. W2 will give negative reading B. phase sequence remains unchanged
C. there is no source unbalance
805. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) is Fig. 14.7 is 0.4, then D. neutral wire available does not carry any current
808. Three-wattmeter method is not used to measure power in a 3-phase circuit C. Total Power consumed is changed
because D. Phase power are changed
A. it is complicated
B. generally neutral is not available or delta load cannot be opened 814. A three-phase load is balanced if all the three phases have the same ____.
C. it requires three wattmeters A. Impedance
D. none of the above B. Impedance & power factor
C. Power factor
809. Three resistors having the same resistances are connected in star and D. Power
across 480 V 3-phase lines. To what value should the line voltage be
changed to obtain the same line currents with the resistors delta-connected? 815. In balanced star (wye) connected system, the line voltage is
A. 230 V C. 160 V A. 0.707 times the phase voltage
B. 133 V D. 240 V B. 1.414 times the phase voltage
C. phasor sum of the two phase voltage
810. In the circuit shown in Fig. 14.8, the wattmeter reads 1000 W. The total D. phasor difference of the two phase voltage
reactive power drawn by the balanced 3-phase load is
W ±
816. The phase sequence of a three-phase system is BCA. The other possible
R ± phase sequence can be ____.
IR A. CBA C. ACB
B. CAB D. none of these
Z
N 817. Find the line voltage Vab is V and the sequence is BCA.
Z A. V C. V
B. V D. V
Z
IY
B Y
818. Line B of a 230 V ungrounded-wye system touches the ground. What is the
IB
voltage between line A and ground?
A. 230 V C. 0
Fig. 14.8 B. 115 V D. 132.79 V
A. 1000 VAR C. 1732 VAR
B. 2000 VAR D. none of the above 819. A system consists of three equal resistors connected in wye and is fed from
a balanced three-phase supply. How much power is reduced if one of the
811. The most difficult unbalanced 3-phase load to deal with is resistors is disconnected?
A. 4-wire star connected unbalanced load A. 33% C. 25%
B. unbalanced -connected load B. 50% D. 0%
C. unbalanced 3-wire, Y-connected load
D. none of the above 820. Three identical wye-connected resistances consume 1,000 watts. If the
resistances are connected in delta across the same supply, the power
812. In a balanced three-phase system, the line to line voltages are displaced consumed will be ____.
from each other by ____. A. 3,000 W C. 1,000 W
A. 0° C. 90° B. 6,000 W D. 333 W
B. 30° D. 120°
821. A balanced delta connected load draws 10 A of line current and 3 kW at 220
813. When phase sequence of the three-phase system is reversed ____. V. The reactance of each phase of the load is ____.
A. Phase currents change in angle not in magnitude A. 38.1 Ω C. 23.5 Ω
B. Phase currents are changed B. 30 Ω D. 22 Ω
impedance. The load phase voltage is 120 V. Find the line voltages of the
822. A 50-HP, three-phase induction motor with full load efficiency of 85% and source.
power factor of 0.80 is connected to a three phase, 480 V system. The A. 69 V C. 259 V
equivalent star connected impedance that can replace this motor is ____ B. 208 V D. 87 V
A. C.
B. D. 830. Two-wattmeter method is applied to a three-phase motor running at full load.
The two wattmeters indicate 85.5 kW and 34.7 kW, respectively. What is the
823. Three equal impedances of (20 + j20) ohms re connected in delta to 240 V, operating power factor of the motor?
three-phase, 60 Hz line. Determine the capacitance of an ideal condenser in A. 87.45% C. 89.49%
wye so that the overall power factor is 0.8 lagging. B. 80.69% D. 94.76%
A. 16.58 μF C. 38.53 μF
B. 49.74 μF D. 83.74 μF 831. A 100 KVA balanced three phase load operates at 0.65 power factor lagging
at 450 V. If power is measured by two wattmeters, what will be the reading of
824. Find the average power absorbed by a balance three phase load in an ACB each wattmeter?
circuit in which one line voltage is V and one line current to A. 20,000 W & 45,000 W C. 10,563 W & 54,437 W
the load is A. B. 25,000 W & 40,000 W D. 65,000 W & 0 W
A. 1337 W C. 1719 W
B. 1122 W D. 1122 W 832. The two wattmeter method is applied to a three phase, three-wire, 100 V,
ABC system with the meters in lines B and C, W B = 836 watts and WC = 224
825. A balanced delta connected load having impedance per phase of watts. What is the impedance of the balanced delta-connected load?
ohms is supplied from a balanced 3-phase, 240 V source. Determine the A. C.
total real power. B. D.
A. 6824 W C. 7416 W
B. 6912 W D. 6740 W 833. Two wattmeters are connected are for the two wattmeter method with current
coils in lines A and B of a 208 V, ABC circuit that has a balanced delta load.
826. A balanced three-phase load draws 20 kW at 0.447 pf lagging from a 230 V, If the meter readings arte 6 kW and -3 kW respectively, find the load
60 Hz three phase transmission line. Find the readings of the two wattmeters impedance per phase.
properly connected to measure power. A. C.
A. 18.45 kW, 1.55 kW C. 21.55 kW, -1.55 kW B. D.
B. 14.25 kW, 5.75 kW D. 25.75 kW, -5.75 kW
834. Three equal impedances, each represented by a series R-L circuit are
827. A 25 HP induction motor is operating at rated load from a three phase 450 V, connected to a three phase source. A total power of 7630 watts is measured
60 Hz system. The efficiency and power factor of the motor are 87% and by the two-wattmeter method. If one wattmeter gives zero deflection,
90%, respectively. The apparent power in kVA drawn by the motor is ____. determine the values of R and XL for a line voltage of 230 V.
A. 23.82 C. 21.44 A. 3.2, 10 Ω C. 3.2, 9 Ω
B. 27.78 D. 19.30 B. 5.2, 10 Ω D. 5.2, 9 Ω
828. A balanced star connected load is supplied from a symmetrical three phase, 835. Three equal impedances of (25 + j30) Ω are connected in wye to 240 V, 60
400 volts ABC system. The current in each phase is 30 amperes and lags Hz, three-phase source. Determine the value of the capacitor to be
30° behind the line voltage. What is the total power? connected in parallel with the load so that the total current drawn by the load
A. 18,000 W C. 20,785 W is 3 amperes.
B. 10,393 W D. 31.177 W A. 90 μF C. 70 μF
B. 80 μF D. 60 μF
829. A balanced delta load with impedances of 15 – j9 ohms is connected to a
three phase source by three wires each of which has 2 + j5 ohms
836. A delta-connected load draws 17.28 kW from 240-V, balanced three-phase A. 0.5 lagging C. 0.87 lagging
supply. What is the resistance of the load if the reactance is equal to 5 B. 0.5 leading D. 0.87 leading
ohms?
A. 5 Ω C. 10 Ω 843. In two-wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeter will be identical
B. 7.5 Ω D. 2.5 Ω when _____.
A. load in one of the two phases is zero
837. Three identical impedances of ohms are connected in star to a three- B. power factor is unity
phase, three-wire, 240 V system. The lines between the supply and the load C. power factor is 0.5
have an impedance 2 + j1 ohms. Find the magnitude of the line voltage at D. neutral is earthed
the load.
A. 123 V C. 416 V 844. A wye-connected, balanced three-phase load draws 75 A from 230 V, 60 Hz
B. 240 V D. 213 V source. To measure the total power, two wattmeters are connected in lines A
and C and reads 8,625 W and 17,250 W, respectively. Determine the
838. A delta connected load having an impedance of (300 + j210) per phase is impedance of the balanced load.
supplied from 480 V, three-phase supply through a line having an impedance A. C.
of (4 + j8) per wire. What is the total power supplied to the load? B. D.
A. 1418 W C. 454 W
B. 473 W D. 1363 W 845. Two wattmeters are used to measure the power drawn by a balanced three-
phase load from a 440 V, three-phase source. The wattmeters are
839. A certain load takes 300 kW at 400 V. A three-phase capacitor bank rated 15 connected in lines A and B and reads 10 kW and -2.5 kW. When a capacitor
kVA per phase is connected in parallel with the load to raise the power factor in parallel with the load and the wattmeters reconnected in lines B and C, the
of the load to 90% lagging. What is the power factor of the load before wattmeter in line B reads 7.5 kW. What is the power factor of the combined
correction? load?
A. 99% C. 95% A. 33% C. 28%
B. 92% D. 88% B. 50% D. 72%
840. A factory load draws 100 kW at 75% lagging power factor from a 480 V 846. The ratio of the readings of wattmeters connected to measure the power
source. To increase the power factor to 90% lagging, a synchronous motor delivered to an inductive load is 0.75. If the load draws 75 kVA from 440-V
operating at 80% leading power factor is connected to the load. What is the supply, determine the impedance per phase of the delta-connected load?
rating of the motor if it has an efficiency of 80%? A. C.
A. 54 HP C. 33 HP B. D.
B. 43 HP D. 35 HP
847. A balanced three-phase, three-wire, 480 V supply has two loads. The first
841. A three-phase, wye-connected induction motor is connected to a 480 V, load is delta connected and takes 30 kW at 80% lagging power factor. The
three-phase supply. It draws a current of 15 amperes at 80% power factor. A second load is delta connected and uses 24 kVA at 90% leading power
delta connected reactance is connected in parallel with the motor and the factor. Find the readings of the two wattmeters connected in lines A and C.
combination draws 15 amperes. What is the value of the element? A. 28,940 & 22,660 W C. 30,000 & 21,600 W
A. 57.4 μF C. 28.7 μF B. 20,400 & 31,200 W D. 32,680 & 18,920 W
B. 122.5 μF D. 245.0 μF
H. POWER FACTOR CORRECTION (3-PHASE)
842. A three-phase balanced load is connected across 220 V, three-phase, ACB 848. EE Board Exam April 1989, October 1989
source. A wattmeter with its current coil in line A and voltage coil across liens A three-phase, 60 Hz, 2200 volts induction motor develops 500 HP, 0.8
A and B reads 800 W. The potential coil is then connected across liens A lagging pf and efficiency of 94%. The power factor is raised to 0.90 lagging
and C with the current coil in the same line. What is the power factor of the by connecting a bank of condensers in delta across the lines. If each of the
load if the meter reads -800 W?
capacitance unit is built up of four similar 550 V condensers, calculate the A short, 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line has a receiving end voltage of
required capacitance of each condenser. 4,160 V phase to neutral and serving a balanced 3-phase load of 998.400
A. 77.04 μF C. 76.12 μF volt-amperes at 0.82 pf lagging. At the receiving end the voltage is 4600 V.,
B. 75.42 μF D. 72.30 μF phase to neutral and the pf is 0.77 lagging. Solve for the size in kVAR of a
capacitor needed to improve the receiving end pf to 0.9 lagging maintaining
849. EE Board Exam October 1987, October 1982 4160 V.
Installed in one of the customer CEPALCO are two single phase A. 181 C. 172
transformers each rated 75 kVA are connected V or open delta to serve a 3- B. 175 D. 178
phase load of 120 kW at 0.8 p.f. lagging. To prevent the overloading of the
transformers, determine the size of the capacitor in kVAR. 855. REE Board Exam October 1996
A. 40 C. 39 A 132 kV line, three-phase system delivers 70.7 MVA of a balanced delta
B. 41 D. 42 load of power factor 70.7%. Determine the reactance necessary in order to
attain unity power factor.
850. EE Board Exam October 1983 A. 1,092 Ω C. 1,142 Ω
Three single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are banked in delta and B. 965 Ω D. 1,045 Ω
supplying a three-phase load drawing 160 kVA at 0.8 lagging power factor. If
one transformer is removed for repairs, solve for the minimum amount in 856. EE Board Exam October 1980
kVAR of a capacitor needed to prevent overloading of the remaining units. A balanced 500 kVA, 3-phase, 440 volt, 60 Hz, inductive load operates at a
A. 70.32 C. 72.46 pf of 75%. Determine the total capacitive kVAR required improving the pf to
B. 73.64 D. 73.28 95%.
A. 207.46 C. 210.75
851. EE Board Exam October 1982 B. 176.42 D. 192.21
Two single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are connected in V or
open delta to serve a 3-phase load of 120 W at 0.8 power factor lagging. 857. EE Board Exam October 1984
Determine the size in kVAR of the capacitor needed to prevent overloading A balanced 3-phase load draws 150 A phase current at 7.5 kV phase to
of the transformers. neutral, 0.891 power factor lagging. It is desired to raise the power factor to
A. 40.25 C. 45.24 0.96 leading. Solve for the amount of capacitor kVAR needed to achieve
B. 41.28 D. 43.50 such pf.
A. 2273 kVAR C. 2509 kVAR
852. EE Board Exam October 1982 B. 2409 kVAR D. 2365 kVAR
A 150 kVA transformer bank will serve a load expected to draw 135 kW at
0.80 lagging power factor. Solve for the size of the capacitor bank needed to 858. EE Board Exam April 1981
be added in order to prevent overloading of the transformer bank. A 3-phase, 3-wire, short transmission line has a resistance of 3 ohms and a
A. 32.506 kVAR C. 40.391 kVAR reactance of 8 ohms per wire. At the receiving end, a balanced 3-phase load
B. 35.866 kVAR D. 28.266 kVAR draws a line current of 60 A, at 13,500 volts line to line, 0.90 power factor
lagging. Assuming the receiving end voltage is maintained at 13,500 V, solve
853. EE Board Exam October 1981 for the size in kVAR of capacitors needed to raise the power factor at the
A 3-phase generator has the following 3-phase loads: an inductive load receiving end to 0.95 leading.
drawing 400 kVA at 0.60 pf power factor and a resistive load drawing 80 kVA A. 1043.5 C. 1026.5
at 1.00 power factor. Solve for the size in kVAR of the capacitor bank needed B. 1154.2 D. 1232.2
to improve the power factor of the combined loads to 0.85 lagging.
A. 120.58 kVAR C. 124.54 kVAR 859. EE Board Exam April 1981
B. 121.68 kVAR D. 122.82 kVAR A three-phase balanced load draws a line current of 80 A at 0.90 lagging
power factor. Solve for the minimum size in kVAR of the capacitor bank
854. EE Board Exam April 1986
needed to raise the power factor to 0.96 leading, if the line to line voltage is B. 22.04 A D. 21.57 A
13,200 volts.
A. 1310.15 C. 1247.54 865. EE Board Exam April 1982
B. 1338.25 D. 1430.12 Given the following line voltages and two load impedances:
862. A delta connected induction motor takes 20 kW at 0.8 pf from a 500 V 60 Hz 867. EE Board Exam October 1992
mains. Three delta connected capacitors are used to raise the pf to 0.95. A 120-V per phase, three-phase Y-connected source delivers power to the
What is the capacitance of each capacitor in F? following delta-connected load:
A. 22.3 F C. 29.8 F
B. 28.7 F D. 38.9 F
863. A three-phase induction motor delivers 150 HP while operating at 80% Solve for the three line currents.
efficiency and a power factor of 0.8 lagging from 480 V lines. A wye A. 12.45 A, 9 A, 22.45 A
connected power factor correction capacitor is to be installed to improve the B. 13.49 A, 9 A, 22.45 A
overall power factor to 0.9 lagging. Determine the capacitance required per C. 13.49 A, 10 A. 20.22 A
phase. D. 12.45 A, 10 A, 20.22 A
A. 428 μF C. 1283 μF
B. 142.6 μF D. 3850 μF 868. EE Board Exam October 1985
Given:
G. UNBALANCED POLYPHASE SYSTEMS
864. EE Board Exam April 1982
Given a balanced 3-wire, three-phase system serving the following loads:
Solve for the three line currents Ia, Ib and Ic.
A. Ia = 45 A, Ib = 43 A, Ic = 20 A
B. Ia = 48 A, Ib = 42 A, Ic = 24 A
Determine the current on line b C. Ia = 45 A, Ib = 42 A, Ic = 20 A
A. 20.34 A C. 24.36 A D. Ia = 48 A, Ib = 43 A, Ic = 24 A
Two single-phase transformers are connected in V (open delta) and serving
869. EE Board Exam April 1985 a delta connected impedance load. Each impedance is equal to
A three phase 230-V circuit serves two single-phase loads, A and B. Load A . If the transformer voltages impressed on the impedances are
is an induction motor rated 8 hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which is , , . Solve for the total
connected across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW at 1.0 pf and is kVA drawn by the load.
connected across lines b and c. Assume a sequence of a-b-c, solve for the A. 6.23 C. 10.8
current on line b. B. 8.31 D. 11.3
A. 42.19 A C. 41.08 A
B. 27.74 A D. 34.46 A 875. EE Board Exam October 1980, October 1982
Three impedances Zan = 20 + j0, Zbn = 16 + j12, Zcn = 5 – j15 ohms, are
870. EE Board Exam April 1980 connected in wye across a 230 V (line to line), 3-phase, 4-wire source. The
A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system with the following phase sequence is a-b-c, counterclockwise. Determine the current passing
characteristics: thru the neutral.
A. 7.54 A C. 8.81 A
B. 9.12 A D. 8.02 A
Find the line current Ib.
A. 145.3 A C. 184.6 A 876. EE April 1981
B. 163.3 A D. 166.5 A A wye-connected transformer with neutral connection has balanced voltages
of 265 V between lines and neutral. The transformer is serving two single
871. EE Board Exam April 1988 phase motors. Motor A (rated 4 hp, 0.90 efficiency, 0.80 power factor
Three unequal single-phase loads so connected across the lines of a lagging) is connected across line a and neutral. Motor B (rated 3 hp, 0.85
balanced, 3-phase, 230 volts circuit. The first takes 106 A at 0.78 pf lagging efficiency, 0.85 power factor lagging) is connected across line b and neutral.
and is connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 142 A at 0.82 pf Solve for the neutral current, using Van as reference vector.
lagging and is connected across 2 & 3. And the third takes 28.4 kW at 0.77 A. 20.42 A C. 22.45 A
pf lagging. Determine total apparent power. B. 25.37 A D. 23.14 A
A. 94 kVA C. 78 kVA
B. 83 kVA D. 101 kVA 877. REE Board Exam October 1998
The loads of a wye connected transformer are: Ia = 10 cis (-30°); Ib = 12 cis
872. REE Board Exam October 1996 215°; Ic = 15 cis 82°. What is the neutral current?
The following information is given for a delta-connected load of three A. 1.04 cis 72.8° C. 0.92 cis 62.5°
numerically equal impedances that differ in power factor. Line voltage = 120 B. 2.21 cis (-30°) D. 3.11 cis 72.6°
volts. , and . Phase
sequence of voltages is a-b-c. Using the phase sequence as a guide, 878. EE Board Exam April 1980
calculate the total power drawn by the load. A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system with the following
A. 2,624 W C. 2,564 W characteristics:
B. 2,472 W D. 2,731 W
873. EE Board Exam April 1993 Determine the power consumed by the load.
In AC circuit, find the total power in kW in an unbalanced three-phase circuit A. 42.75 kW C. 40.23 kW
loaded as follows: Phase I = 120 V, 100 A, unity pf. Phase II = 100 V, 230 A, B. 48.78 kW D. 45.12 kW
80% pf and phase III = 110 V, 85 A, 77% pf.
A. 37.6 kW C. 32.8 kW 879. EE Board Exam April 1981
B. 35.3 kW D. 38.2 kW The following voltages and line currents were measured to a 3-phase, 3-wire
feeder serving a commercial building:
874. EE Board Exam April 1983
the indication on the wattmeter when this is inserted to measure power by
Solve for the real power in kW drawn by the commercial building. the T-method.
A. 402.2 C. 419.5 A. 3.179 kW C. 3.361 kW
B. 404.5 D. 421.5 B. 4.401 kW D. 4.042 kW
880. EE Board Exam October 1981 885. EE Board Exam October 1994
A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line currents: , A wattmeter with its current coil in line 2 and potential coil across lines 2 and
and . If the voltages impressed on the load 3 is connected to a balanced 3-phase system. The only load supplied is a
are balanced 3-phase, having a magnitude of 4140 volts line to line, solve for single phase one connected to lines 1 and 2. This load is known to be
the total power in kW. inductive. If the wattmeter reads zero watts, determine the power factor of
A. 556.16 C. 536.54 the single-phase load.
B. 506.85 D. 520.18 A. 0.707 C. 0.800
B. 0.866 D. 0.900
881. EE Board Exam October 1983
Given the following load impedances in delta and the impressed voltages as 886. EE Board Exam April 1984
follows: A balanced 3-phase load draws 75 amperes line current at 230 volts line to
line and 0.848 lagging power factor. If the two-wattmeter is used, solve for
the readings of the two wattmeters.
A. 15.32 kW, 10.02 kW C. 16.42 kW, 8.92 kW
What will be the reading of the two wattmeters connected to measure total B. 17.86 kW, 7.48 kW D. 17.24 kW, 8.10 kW
power. Use line a as the common potential point.
A. 3.869 kW, 9.031 kW C. 3.125 kW, 6.778 kW 887. EE Board Exam October 1980
B. 2.546 kW, 8.357 kW D. 4.055 kW, 9.848 kW Three equal impedances, each having a resistance of 8 ohms and an
inductive reactance of 7 ohms are connected in delta to lines a, b and c of a
882. EE Board Exam October 1984 240 V, 3-phase, 3-wire line, phase sequence a-b-c. What is the reading of a
The 3-phase power supply to a factory has the following measurements: single-phase wattmeter connected with its current coil in line a and the
potential coil across lines b and c?
A. 6,180 W C. 6,561 W
B. 6,324 W D. 6,004 W
Solve for the total power drawn.
A. 60.2 kW C. 58.8 kW 888. EE Board Exam October 1992
B. 56.5 kW D. 62.4 kW A 3-phase feeder carries two lagging balanced loads. The power observed
by each is measured by two wattmeter method, giving the following readings:
883. EE Board Exam April 1985 First Load: W1 = 160 kW W2 = 96 kW
A three-phase 230-V circuit serves two single-phase loads, A and B. Load A Second Load: W1 = 90 kW W2 = 48 kW
is an induction motor rated 8 hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which is What is the combined kVA load on the feeder?
connected across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW at 1.0 pf and is A. 434.68 C. 504.35
connected across lines b and c. Assume a sequence of a-b-c, solve for the B. 462.35 D. 420.12
total power factor of the load.
A. 0.907 C. 0.864 889. EE Board Exam October 1992
B. 0.704 D. 0.886 National Power Corporation used two wattmeters to measure 3-phase power
of a balanced Y-connected lagging power factor motor loads. Each
884. EE Board Exam October 1987 wattmeter indicates 15.4 kW. The voltage coils are connected across lines 2
A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-phase takes a line current of 18.4 and 3, and across lines 1 and 3, respectively. The line to line voltages are
ampere, when operating at rated output at an efficiency of 88%. Calculate
230 volts with V12 leading V23 and the line currents are each 120 A. B. one D. three
Calculate the total power supplied.
A. 37.44 kW C. 39.67 kW 896. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required to measure unbalanced
B. 30.72 kW D. 34.88 kW power for a three-phase system?
A. two C. three
890. EE Board Exam April 1980 B. four D. one
A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system with the following
characteristics: 897. In two wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeter will be identical
when
A. load in one of the phases is zero
A. 0.934 lagging C. 0.892 lagging B. power factor is unity
B. 0.908 lagging D. 0.866 lagging C. power factor is 0.5
D. neutral is earthed
891. EE Board Exam October 1981
A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line currents: 898. Two wattmeters can be used to measure 3-phase for a
, and . If the voltages A. balanced and unbalanced load
impressed on the load are balanced 3-phase, having a magnitude of 4140 B. unbalanced load only
volts line to line, solve for the power factor of the load. C. balanced load only
A. 0.976 C. 0.982 D. unity power factor only
B. 0.999 D. 0.906
899. In 2 wattmeter method, the reading of one of the wattmeter will be zero when
892. EE Board Exam April 1995 A. power factor is unity
Three unequal single-phase induction motor loads are connected across the B. power factor is 0.5
lines and neutral conductor of a balanced, 3-phase, 350 volts circuit. The line C. load in one of the phases is zero
to neutral voltages is each 202 volts. The first load takes 20 kW at 0.82 D. a neutral wire is not provided
power factor, the second takes 28 kW at 0.75 power factor, and the third
takes 36 kW at 0.80 power factor. What is the current in the neutral 900. For a 3 phase unbalanced load
conductor? A. the power factor of each phase will be in proportional to the load
A. 105.5 amps C. 125.4 amps B. the power factor of each phase will be the same
B. 86.6 amps D. none of these C. the power factor of at least one of the phase must be leading
D. the power factor of each phase may be different
893. For an unbalanced load which connection is suitable
A. 3 wire open delta 901. A wattmeter is installed in a balanced 3-phase system. The wattmeter will
B. 4 wire star connection measure
C. 3 wire delta connection
D. 3 wire star connection R
894. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required for measuring power of Y
a three phase balanced load?
A. two C. one B
B. four D. three A. total power C. active power
B. real power D. reactive power
895. The power is to be measured for a balanced delta connected load whose
terminals cannot be opened. How many wattmeters do you need?
A. four C. two
902. A three-phase, three-wire, 240 V, CBA system supplies power a wye- B. Its poles D. neither zeros nor poles
connected load with impedances of , . Find
the total power. 910. The pole-zero configuration of a network function is shown. The magnitude
A. 1,553 W C. 1,883 W of the transfer function will
B. 2,589 W D. 2,104 W
A. Decrease with frequency
903. A 100 V, balanced three-phase source has two single-phase loads. The first B. increase with frequency
load has an impedance of (5 + jX) ohms and connected across lines A and C. Initially increase and then decreases with frequency
B. The second load is connected across B and C and has an impedance of D. Be independent of frequency
(R – j2) ohms. Determine the values of R and X, if the current in line B is
A and the ratio of X to R is 1.5. 911. Given I1 = 2V1 + V2 and I2 = V1 + V2 the Z-parameters are given by
A. 2 Ω, 3 Ω C. 4 Ω, 6 Ω A. 2, 1, 1, 1 C. 1, 1, 1, 2
B. 3 Ω, 4.5 Ω D. 5 Ω, 7.5 Ω B. 1, -1, -1, 2 D. 2, -1, 1, 1
904. Three – single phase loads are connected between lines of a 280 V, 912. The short – circuit admittance matrix of a two-port network is as shown
balanced three phase source. The currents measured in lines B and C are:
A, A. What is the negative sequence The two-port network is
component of the currents? A. Non reciprocal & passive
A. A C. A B. Non-reciprocal & active
B. A D. A C. Reciprocal & passive
D. reciprocal & active
905. Two of the three unbalanced currents are given for an unbalanced, three-
phase system. Find the positive sequence of phase B current of the neutral 913. If the two port network is reciprocal, then
current is A. A. Z12 / Y12 = Z122 – Z11 Z12
A. A C. B. Z12 = 1/Y22
B. A D. A C. h12 = -h21
D. AD-BC = 0
906. The phase b voltage and the phase b current of a balanced 3-phase system
are: V = 220 sin (t + 210°) and I = 10 sin (t – 180°). What is the power of 914. Two networks are cascaded through an ideal buffer. If tr1 & tr2 are the rise
the system? times of two networks, then the over-all rise time of the two networks
A. 3300 W C. 1905 W together will be
B. 5716 W D. 3810 W A. √ tr1 tr2 C. tr1 + tr2
B. √ (tr12 +tr22) D. (tr1 + tr2 )/ 2
907. Two voltage generators are in series. The voltage being generated are V ab =
915. Which one of the following combinations of open circuit voltage and
50 sin(t - 30°) and Vbc = 100 sin(t + 60°). What is the output voltage Vac?
Thevenin’s equivalent resistance represents the Thevenin’s equivalent of the
A. 111.83 cis 33.5° C. 145.5 cis 50.1°
circuit shown in the given figure?
B. 50 cis 30° D. 150 cis 30°
917. REE Board Exam March 1998, September 2001 922. REE Board Exam October 1998
The three unbalanced currents are: The sequence components of phase a current are:
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49
Ib = 0 Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6°)
Ic = 10 cis 150° Negative sequence current = 3.23 cis 168.2°
Find the negative sequence current of phase a. Determine the phase b current.
A. 8.66 cis 30° C. -5.77 A. 18 cis 215° C. 19 cis 220°
B. 5.77 cis (-60°) D. 5.77 B. 15 cis 240° D. 20 cis 225°
918. EE Board Exam October 1984 923. REE Board Exam March 1998
Given the following currents: The sequence components of phase a current are:
Ia = 60 + j0 A Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49
Ib = -36 – j48 A Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6°)
Ic = -48 + j36 A Negative sequence current = 3.23 cis 168.2°
Solve for the negative sequence component Ia. Determine the phase c current.
A. 8.641 – j1.543 C. 9.751 – j1.464 A. 17.5 cis 91° C. 22.5 cis 82°
B. 9.436 + j1.346 D. 8.354 + j1.034 B. 18 cis 215° D. 15 cis 100°
919. REE Board Exam October 1998 924. EE Board Exam April 1992
The three unbalanced currents are: Determine the symmetrical components of the line current in line ‘a’ if one of
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) the in-phase impedance of its delta connected load connected across lines
Ib = 0 ‘ca’ is removed. The delta load with impedance of ohms per phase is
Ic = 10 cis 150° supplied from a 220 volts, 60 cycle, 3-phase source. Assume a phase
Find the zero sequence current. sequence of a-b-c.
A. 3.33 cis 30° C. 5.77 A. Ia1 = 11 A, Ia2 = 11 A, Ia0 = 0 A
B. 0 D. 3.33 B. Ia1 = 7.33 A, Ia2 = 7.33 A, Ia0 = 7.33 A
C. Ia1 = 22 A, Ia2 = 22 A, Ia0 = 22 A
920. EE Board Exam October 1984 D. Ia1 = 25.4 A, Ia2 = 12.7 A, Ia0 = 0 A
Given the following currents:
Ia = 60 + j0 A 925. EE Board Exam April 1991
Ib = -36 – j48 A A star-connected balanced load takes 75 A from a balanced 3-phase, 4-wire
Ic = -48 + j36 A supply. If the two supply lines of the fuses are removed determine the
Solve for the zero component of Ia. symmetrical components of the lines after the fuses are removed.
A. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 25 A, I3 = 25 A Zero sequence current = 14.13 cis 17.34°
B. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 50 A, I3 = 0 A Positive sequence current = 708.26 cis (-31°)
C. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 75 A, I3 = 75 A Negative sequence current = 2.98 cis 10.06°
D. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 0 A, I3 = 0 A Determine the phase a current.
A. 720 cis (-30°) C. 710 cis 88°
926. REE Board Exam September 2000 B. 730 cis (-15.2°) D. 695 cis 15.2°
If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are:
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) 933. REE Board Exam April 2001
Ib = 12 cis 215° The three unbalanced currents are:
Ic = 15 cis 82° Ia = 10 cis (-30°)
Find the positive sequence component of phase a current. Ib = 0
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2°) C. 12.27 cis 208.4° Ic = 10 cis 150°
B. 10.2 cis 240° D. 12.27 cis (-31.6°) Find the phase B positive sequence current.
A. 8.66 A C. 5.77 A
927. The method of symmetrical components is very useful for B. 5.77 cis 240° A D. 8.66 cis 120° A
A. solving unbalanced polyphase circuits
B. analyzing the performance of 3-phase electrical machinery 934. REE Board Exam September 2002
C. calculating currents resulting from unbalanced faults The phase currents of a three-phase system are:
D. all of the above Ia = 100 cis 0°
Ib = 80 cis 240°
928. An unbalanced system of 3-phase voltages having RYB sequence actually Ic = 91.8 cis 130.9°
consists of Find the zero sequence current.
A. a positive-sequence component A. 90.23 cis 3.68° A
B. a negative-sequence component B. 270.7 cis 3.68° A
C. a zero-sequence component C. 34.68 cis (-30.24°) A
D. all of the above D. none of the above
929. The zero-sequence component of the unbalanced 3-phase system of vectors 935. Given three unbalanced three-phase voltages:
VA, VB and VC is of their vector sum. Va = 150 + j0 V
A. one-third C. two-third Vb = -90 – j120 V
B. one-half D. one-fourth Vc = -120 + j90 V
Determine Va1
930. In the case of an unbalanced star-connected load supplied from an A. 142.43 + j12.35
unbalanced 3-, 3 wire system, load currents will consists of B. 135.32 – j 1.34
A. positive-sequence components C. 145.62 + j13.66
B. negative-sequence components D. 140.23 – j9.32
C. zero-sequence components
D. only A and B 936.
A. C.
931. In symmetrical components, what is the vector sum of 1 + a + a2? B. D.
A. 1 C. -1
B. 0 D. infinity