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Mother Theresa Engineering College

Vagaikulam, Thoothukudi-628102
IAT-2 – Set 1
Second Semester
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
EE8251-CIRCUIT THEORY
(Regulation 2017)

Reg.No._______________________
Course Code EE8251 Course Name CIRCUIT THEORY
Degree B.E Programme Electrical and Electronics Semester II
Engineering
Date .03.2020 Duration 2 Hours Max. Marks 70
Faculty-in-Charge D.JUSTIN LIVINGSTON

Part A[Remember(R)/Understand(U)Apply(A) ] 8 x 2 =16 Marks COs

1 Define damping ratio. Give the damping ratio of RLC series circuit. CO3-R

2 What is time constant for RL circuit and RC circuit CO3-U

3 Write the condition for different cases of damping in a series RLC circuit. CO3-R

4 Distinguish between natural and forced response. CO3-R

5 What are the three types of power used in AC circuits? CO4-U

6 What are the advantages of 3 phase circuits over single phase circuits? CO4-R

State the relationship between line voltage& phase voltage and line current & phase current CO4-R
7 of a 3 phase delta connected system.

State the relationship between line voltage & phase voltage and line current &phase current CO4-A
8 of a 3 phase star connected system.

Part B [Remember(R)/Understand(U)/Apply(A)/Create(C)] 3x 13 =39Marks Cos

9.
(a) A 3phase,400V,50HZ supply has a delta connected load with ZAB=15∟0o Ω, ZBC=25∟60o
Ω,ZCA=10∟30o Ω. Determine phase& line currents & draw the phasor diagram. Take the CO4-AN
phase sequence as ABC. (13)

(or)
9 Three impedances Z1 = (132+j10),Z2 = (20+j364) and Z3 = (0 j10) ohms are delta
(b) connected to a 400V, three phase system. Determine the phase currents, line currents and CO4-AN
total power consumed by the load (13)
10. Show that three phase power can be measured by two wattmeters. Draw the phasor
(a) diagrams. Derive an expression for power factor in terms of wattmeter readings. (13) CO4-A

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10 Explain the behavior of unbalanced loads in three phase systems(13)
CO4-A
(b)
11. Derive an expression for transient current, voltage& the energy stored in inductor of a
(a) RLC transient circuit excited by a DC Source. (13) CO3-A

Or

11 Derive an expression for transient current, voltage& the energy stored in inductor of a RC
(b) transient circuit excited by a AC Source. (13) CO3-A

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Part C[Apply(A)/Create(C)] 1 x 15 =15 Marks Cos

In the RL circuit shown in below figure, the switch is closed to position-1 at t= 0. After t =
12 100 ms, the switch is changed to position- Find i(t) and sketch the transient. (15)
(a)

CO3-AN

Or
(b) The switch in the circuit shown in fig is moved from position 1 to position 2 at t=0. Find
the expression for voltage across resistor and capacitor, energy in the capacitor for t>0. (15)

CO3-AN

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