Question Bank in AC Circuits PDF

QuestionBankinACCircuits
A. SINUSOIDALVOLTAGEANDCURRENT
1. REEBoardExamSeptember2000
Find the average current during the half cycle given the instantaneous
maximumvalueof20amperes.
A. 12.73amperes C. 20amperes
B. 14.14amperes D. 10amperes
2. REEBoardExamApril1997
The phase shift between the current and voltage vectors us due to the
followingexceptone
A. magnetcoils C. powercapacitors
B. electricflatiron D. fluorescentlamp
An alternating rectangular wave has a maximum value of 10 V and a
frequencyof1cyclepersecond.Whatistheaveragevalueofthewave?
A. 5V C. 0
B. 10V D. 7.07V
4. REEBoardExamOctober2000
A sinusoidal current wave has a maximum value of 20 A. What is the
averagevalueofone-halfcycle?
A. 5A C. 14.14A
B. 12.7A D. 0
Whatisthewavelengthofacarrierwavewithfrequencyof100megahertz?
A. 3.0m C. 1.5m
B. 7.5m D. 6.0m
A chart speed of a recording instrument is 25 mm/sec. One cycle of the
signal being recorded extends over 5 mm. What is the frequency of the
signal?
A. 20cps C. 50cps
B. 2cps D. 5cps
7. EEBoardExamApril1992
Determinethermsvalueofthecurrentdrawnbya2Fcondenser,whichis
connected across a source of potential. The potential has a third and fifth
harmonic components, which are 30% and 20% respectively of the
fundamental. The fundamental sinusoidal component has a peak value of
1000voltsand60Hzfrequency.
A. 0.89A C. 0.91A
B. 0.75A D. 0.84A
A 240-V, 25 Hz sinusoidal generator is connected to a 20 ohms resistor.
Determinetheinstantaneouscurrentwhenelapsedtimeis0.01second.
A. 15.43A C. 16.97A
B. 16.30A D. 12.00A
Awirecarriesacurrenti=3cos314tamperes.Whatistheaveragecurrent
over6seconds?
A. 0A C. 1.5A
B. 3.0A D. 0.532A
Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm non-inductive resistor.
Whatistheequationoftheresultingcurrent?
A. i=21.68sin377t C. i=15.33sin377t
B. i=26.56sin377t D. i=28.16sin120t
Determinetheeffectivevalueofthecircuitcurrentofanemfof151sin377t
isconnectedinserieswithaDCemfof110volts.Bothsupplyaloadof10+
j8ohms.
A. 10.3A C. 13.8A
B. 12.5A D. 11.4A
An alternating current and a direct current flow simultaneously in the same
conductor. If the effective of the alternating current is 5 A and the direct
currentis10A,whatwillanACammeterreadwhenconnectedinthecircuit?
A. 7.5A C. 11.18A
B. 15A D. noneofthese
Ife=100sin(t30)50cos3t+25sin(5t+150)andi=20sin(t+
40)+10sin(3t+30)5sin(5t50).Calculatethepo erin atts.
A. 1177 C. 1043
B. 919 D. 1224
14. ECEBoardExamNovember2001
It is the value of sine wave of voltage or current at one particular instant of
time.
A. averagevalue C. rmsvalue
B. effectivevalue D. instantaneousvalue
If the combination of an ac voltage and a dc voltage has an instantaneous
voltagethatvariesthrougharangefrom -2Vto+10V,what isthepeakac
voltageofthecombination?
A. 10V C. 6V
B. 16V D. 12V
16. ECEBoardExamApril2001
Measured in Hertz, it is the number of cycles of alternating current per
second.
A. frequency C. peaktopeak
B. period D. wavelength
Ifanacsignalhasanaveragevoltageof18V,whatisthermsvoltage?
A. 16.2V C. 25.38V
B. 19.98V D. 12.73V
If an ac signal has a peak voltage of 55 V, what is the average value
voltage?
A. 61.05V C. 34.98V
B. 38.86V D. 86.35V
Whatisthephaserelationshipbetweencurrentandvoltageinaninductor?
A. inphase
B. currentlagsvoltageby90
C. voltagelagscurrentby90
D. currentlagsvoltageby180
If sine wave voltage varies from 0 to 200 V, how much is its instantaneous
voltageat90?
A. 100V
B. minimumvoltage
C. 200V
D. halfofitsmaximumvoltage
Howmanydegreesarethereinonecompletewavecycle?
A. 360degrees C. 180degrees
B. 90degrees D. 720degrees
When comparing rms voltage and average voltages, which of the following
statementistrue,assumingsinewaves?
A. Eitherthermsvoltageortheaveragevoltagemightbelarger.
B. Theaveragevoltageisalwaysgreaterthanthermsvoltage.
C. There will always be a very large difference between the rms voltage
andtheaveragevoltage.
D. Thermsvoltageisalwaysgreaterthantheaveragevoltage.
Itisthemaximuminstantaneousvalueofavaryingcurrent,voltage,orpower
equalto1.414timestheeffectivevalueofasinewave.
A. rmsvalue C. effectivevalue
B. peaktopeakvalue D. peakvalue
Itisthedescriptionof twosinewavesthatareinstepwitheachothergoing
through their maximum and minimum points at the same time and in same
direction.
A. steppedsinewaves
B. sinewavesincoordination
C. phasedsinewaves
D. sinewavesinphase
What is the average voltage (Eave) output of a full wave rectifier with an
outputof100voltspeak?
A. 63.7volts C. 141.4volts
B. 14.14volts D. 6.37volts
Therelationofthevoltageacrossaninductortoitcurrentis____
A. Laggingthecurrentby90degrees
B. Leadingthecurrentby90degrees
C. Inphasewiththecurrent
D. Leadingthecurrentby180degrees
Iftwoequalfrequencyacsignalsofexactly5Veacharecombinedwithone
ofthesignals180degreesoutofphasewiththeother,whatwillbethevalue
oftheresultantvoltage?
A. 2.25V C. 0V
B. 5V D. 10V
Kind of electric current where amplitude drops to zero periodically normally
producedbyrectifiercircuits
A. alternatingcurrent
B. varyingdirectcurrent
C. dampedalternatingcurrent
D. pulsatingdirectcurrent
Ifanacsignalhasanaveragevoltageof18V,whatisthermsvoltage?
A. 16.2V C. 25.38V
B. 19.98V D. 12.726V
Inelectroniccircuitthecurrentthatflowsoveracapacitor_____.
A. Inphasewiththevoltage
B. Leadsthevoltageby180degrees
C. Lagsthevoltageby90degrees
D. Leadsthevoltageby90degrees
31. Two current sources deliver current to a common load. The first source
deliversacurrentwhoseequationis25sin100tamereswhilethesecond
deliversacurrentwhoseequationis15cos100tameres.Whatistherms
valueofthecurrentintheload?
A. 29.15A C. 20.6A
B. 40A D. 10A
32. TwoalternatorsAandBdelivers100Aand150A,respectivelytoaload.If
thesecurrentsareoutofphaseby30electricaldegrees,determinethetotal
currentdrawnbytheload.
A. 201.5A C. 215.4A
B. 250.0A D. 241.8A
33. Whenusingcircuitlawsandruleswemustuse
A. maximumvalue C. effectivevalue
B. averagevalue D. peaktopeakvalue
34. A60Hzfrequencywouldcauseanelectriclightto
A. turnonandoff120timespersecond
B. flickernoticeable
C. turnonandoff180timespersecond
D. turnonandoff60timespersecond
35. The relationship between frequency f, number of revolutions per second n
andpairofpolespisgivenby
A. f=n/p C. f=n/2p
B. f=np D. f=2np
36. Thedifferencebetweenthepeakpositivevalueandthepeaknegativeofan
a.c.voltageiscalledthe
A. maximumvalue C. averagevalue
B. effectivevalue D. peaktopeakvalue
37. Thegreatestvalueattainedduringonehalfofthecycleiscalledthe
A. peakvalue C. r.m.s.value
B. averagevalue D. effectivevalue
38. Therootmeansquare(r.m.s.)valueofa.c.isthesameas
A. instantaneousvalue C. effectivevalue
B. averagevalue D. maximumvalue
39. Ther.m.s.valueofasinewaveisequalto
A. 0.637maximumvalue C. 0.707maximumvalue
B. 0.506maximumvalue D. 1.414maximumvalue
40. Formfactorisdefinedas
A. r.m.s.value/peakvalue
B. maximumvalue/r.m.s.value
C. r.m.s.value/averagevalue
D. effectivevalue/r.m.s.value
41. Thevalueofformfactorforapuresinewaveis
A. 1.414 C. 0.707
B. 0.637 D. 1.11
42. Thevalueofpeakfactorforapuresinewaveis
A. 1.414 C. 0.707
B. 0.637 D. 1.11
43. Ifthecurrentandvoltageareoutofphaseby90,thepoweris
A. 1.1VI C. Maximum
B. minimum D. zero
44. Ife1=Asinetande2=Bsin(et-u)then
A. e1lagse2byu C. e2lagse1byu
B. e2leadse1byu D. e1leadse2byu
45. Which of the following statements concerning the graph of figure below is
mostcorrect?
0
1
2
3
time
A.
B.
C.
D.
itrepresentsac
itrepresentsdc
itrepresentshalf-waverectifiedac
itrepresentssumofacanddc
46. Averagevalueofasinewaveistimesthemaximumvalue
A. True B. False
47. The equation for 25 cycles current sine wave having rms value of 30
ampereswillbe
A. 30sin25t C. 30sin50t
B. 42.4sin25t D. 42.4sin50t
48. The voltage v= 90 cos (t 161.5) may be representedas a sine function
by
A. 90sin(t+18.5) C. 90sin(t+71.5)
B. 90sin(t71.5) D. 90sin(t-18.5)
49. Whichofthefollowingfrequencieshasthelongestperiod?
A. 1Hz C. 1kHz
B. 10Hz D. 100kHz
50. RMSvalueandthemeanvalueisthesameincaseof
A. squarewave
B. sinewave
C. triangularwave
D. half-waverectifiedsinewave
51. Ifemfinacircuitisgivenbye=100sin628t,themaximumvalueofvoltage
andfrequencyare
A. 100V,50Hz C. 100V,100Hz
B. 50V,50Hz D. 50V,100Hz
52. When the sole purpose of an alternating current is to produce heat, the
selectionofconductorisbasedon
A. averagevalueofcurrent C. rmsvalueofcurrent
B. peakvalueofcurrent D. anyoftheabove
53. Theformfactorofdcsupplyvoltageisalways
A. infinite C. 0.5
B. zero D. unity
54. Thefrequencyofasinusoidalsignalshowninfigureis
A. 500Hz C. 25kHz
B. 1kHz D. 500kHz
55. Theperiodofthevoltage2cos4500t+7sin7500tis
A. 2.51s C. 2.51ms
B. 2.51ns D. 2.51s
56. Thea.c.systemispreferredtod.c.systembecause____
A. a.c.voltagescaneasilybechangedinmagnitude
B. d.c.motorsdonothavefinespeedcontrol
C. high-voltagea.c.transmissionsislessefficient
D. d.c.voltagecannotbeusedfordomesticappliances
57. Ina.c.system,wegeneratesinewaveformbecause____
A. itcanbeeasilydrawn
B. itproduceslestdisturbanceinelectricalcircuits
C. itisnaturesstandard
D. otherwavescannotbeproducedeasily
58. ____willworkonlyond.c.supply.
A. Electriclamp C. Heater
B. Refrigerator D. Electroplating
59. ____willproducea.c.voltage.
A. Friction C. Thermalenergy
B. Photoelectriceffect D. Crystal
60. In Fig. 1.1, the component of flux that will contribute to e.m.f. in the co
il is
____
CoilofNturns
rad/sec
max
Figure1.1
A.
maxsinet C. maxtanet
B.
maxcoset D. maxcotet
61. InFig.1.1,themaximume.m.f.inducedinthecoilis____.
CoilofNturns
rad/sec
max
Figure1.1
A. Nmax C. Nmaxsinet
B. emax D. eNmax
62. Acoilisrotatingintheuniformfieldofan8-polegenerator.Inonerevolution
ofthecoil,thenumberofcyclesgeneratedbythevoltageis____.
A. one C. four
B. two D. eight
63. An alternating voltage is given by v = 20 sin 157t. The frequency of the
alternatingvoltageis____.
A. 50Hz C. 100Hz
B. 25Hz D. 75Hz
64. Analternatingcurrentisgivenbyi=10sin314t.Thetimetakentogenerate
twocyclesofcurrentis____.
A. 0.02second C. 0.04second
B. 0.01second D. 0.05second
65. An alternating voltage is given by v = 30 sin 314t. The time taken by the
voltagetoreach30Vforthefirsttimeis____.
66. Asinewavehasamaximumvalueof20V.Itsvalueat135is____.
A. 10V C. 15V
B. 14.14V D. 5V
67. Asinusoidalcurrenthasamagnitudeof3Aat120.Itsmaximumvaluewill
be____.
A. A C. A
B. A D. 6A
68. Analternatingcurrentgivenbyi=10sin314t.Measuringtimefromt=0,the
timetakenbythecurrenttoreach+10Aforthesecondtimeis____.
69. Ana.c.generatorhaving10polesandrunningat600r.p.m.willgeneratean
alternatingvoltageoffrequency_____
A. 25Hz C. 50Hz
B. 100Hz D. 200Hz
70. Wehaveassignedafrequencyof50Hztopowersystembecauseit____
A. caneasilybeobtained
B. givesbestresultwhenusedforoperatingbothlightsandmachinery
C. leadstoeasycalculation
D. noneoftheabove
71. An alternating voltage is given by v = 100 sin 314t volts. Its average valu
e
willbe____.
A. 70.7V C. 63.7V
B. 50V D. 100V
72. Analternatingcurrentwhoseaveragevalueis1Awillproduce____1Ad.c.
undersimilarconditions.
A. lessheatthan C. thesameheatas
B. moreheatthan D. noneoftheabove
73. A sinusoidal alternating current has a maximum value of Im. Its average
valuewillbe____.
A. Im/t C. 2Im/t
B. Im/2t D. noneoftheabove
74. Theareaofasinusoidalwaveoverahalf-cycleis____
A. max.value/2 C. max.value/t
B. 2xmax.value D. max.value/2t
75. An alternating voltage is given by v = 200 sin 314t. Its r.m.s. value will
be
____
A. 100V C. 141.4V
B. 282.8V D. 121.4V
76. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidally varying current is ____ that of its averag
e
value.
A. morethan C. sameas
B. lessthan D. noneoftheabove
77. Alternating voltages and currents are expresses in r.m.s. values because
____
A. theycanbeeasilydetermined
B. calculationsbecomeverysimple
C. theygivecomparisonwithd.c.
D. noneoftheabove
78. Theaveragevalueofsin
2
uoveracompletecycleis____
A. +1 C.
B. -1 D. zero
79. Theaveragevalueofsinuoveracompletecycleis____.
A. zero C. -1
B. +1 D.
80. Analternatingcurrentisgivenbyi=Imsinu.Theaveragevalueofsquared
waveofthiscurrentoveracompletecycleis____
A. Im/2 C. 2Im/t
B. Im/t D. 2Im
81. Theformfactorasinusoidalwaveis____
A. 1.414 C. 2
B. 1.11 D. 1.5
82. Thefilamentofavacuumtuberequires0.4Ad.c.toheatit.Ther.m.s.value
ofa.c.requiredis____.
A. 0.4x C. 0.8/
B. 0.4/2A D. 0.4A
83. A100Vpeaka.c.isaseffectiveas____d.c.
A. 100V C. 70.7V
B. 50V D. noneoftheabove
84. Theformfactorofa____waveis1.
A. sinusoidal C. triangular
B. square D. sawtooth
85. Outofthefollowing____waveisthepeakiest.
A. sinusoidal C. rectangular
B. square D. triangular
86. Thepeakfactorofasinewaveformis____.
A. 1.11 C. 2
B. 1.414 D. 1.5
87. Whena 15-Vsquare wave isconnected across a 50-Va.c.voltmeter, it will
read____.
A. 15V C. 15/
B. 15x D. noneoftheabove
88. The breakdown voltage of an insulation depends upon ____ value of
alternatingvoltage.
A. average C. peak
B. r.m.s. D. twicether.m.s.
89. Thepeakfactorofahalf-waverectifieda.c.is____.
A. 1.57 C. 1.11
B. 2 D. 1.4142
90. Theformfactorofahalf-waverectifieda.c.is____
A. 2 C. 1.414
B. 1.11 D. 1.57
91. When200Vsinusoidalpeak-to-peakisconnectedacrossana.c.voltmeter,
itwillread____
A. 141.4V C. 70.7V
92. In Fig. 1.2, the wave that will produce maximum heat under the similar
conditionsis____.
10A
-10A
0
t
i
t
t
10A
10A
10A
-10A
-10A
0
0 0
i
i i
Figure1.2
A. squarewave C. triangularwave
B. sinusoidalwave D. sawtoothwave
93. InFig.1.2,____wavewillhavethehighestaveragevalue.
10A
-10A
0
t
i
t
t
10A
10A
10A
-10A
-10A
0
0 0
i
i i
Figure1.2
A. sawtooth C. triangular
B. square D. sinusoidal
94. Theaveragevalueofasinusoidalcurrentis100A.Itsr.m.svalueis____.
A. 63.7A C. 141.4A
B. 70.7A D. 111A
95. Acurrentwaveisgivenbyi=4+2sin3u+4sin5u.Ther.m.s.valueof
currentwaveis____.
A. 10A C. A
B. 6A D. 5A
96. InFig.1.3,currentisgivenbyi=Imsinu.Thevoltageequationwillbe____.
A. Vmsinu C. Vmsin(u-)
B. Vmsin(u+) D. Vmsin(u-2)
97. ThewaveformsofvoltageandcurrentshowninFig.1.3wouldexistin____
circuit.
Figure1.3
v i
A. aresistive C. aninductive
B. acapacitive D. noneoftheabove
98. Analternatingvoltageorcurrentisa____.
A. scalarquantity C. phasor
B. vectorquantity D. noneoftheabove
99. Threeparallel circuits take the following currents: i1 =5sin314t, i2 = 30 s
in
(314t + t/2) and i3 = 25 sin (314t - t/2). The expression for the resultant
currentis____.
A. 25sin(314t+t/3) C. 10sin(314t-t/6)
B. 5sin(314t+t/2) D. 5sin(314t+t/4)
100. Thesumofthefollowingtwoe.m.fswillbe____
e1=10sinet e2=10coset
A. 10 C. 14.14coset
B. 20sinet D. 14.14sin(et+t/4)
101. Each of the three coils generates an e.m.f. of 230 V. The e.m.f. of second
leads that of the first 120 and the third lags behind the first by the same
angle.Theresultante.m.f.acrosstheseriescombinationofthecoilsis____.
A. 0V C. 690V
102. InFig.1.4,I1+I2isequalto____
Figure1.4
60
I1
I2
I3
6A
3A
4A
A. 3A C. 9A
B. 4.33A D. 3.43A
103. InFig.1.4,I2+I3isequalto____
Figure1.4
60
I1
I2
I3
6A
3A
4A
A. 7A C. 5A
B. A D. noneoftheabove
104. InFig.1.5,E1+E2+E3+E4isequalto
E3=20V
E1=9V
E4=6V
Figure1.5
E2=24V
A. 7V C. 20V
105. InFig.1.5,____willhavetheleastvalue.
E3=20V
E1=9V
E4=6V
Figure1.5
E2=24V
A. E1+E2+E3+E4 C. E1+E2-E3E4
B. E1+E2+E3E4 D. -E1+E4
106. In a pure resistive a.c. circuit, the frequency of power curve is ____ that
of
thecircuitfrequency.
A. half C. thrice
B. twice D. sameas
107. Inapureresistivecircuit,theinstantaneousvoltageandcurrentaregivenby:
v=250sin314tvolts
i=10sin314tamperes
Thepeakpowerinthecircuitis
A. 1250W C. 2500W
B. 25W D. 250W
108. Inapureresistivecircuit,theinstantaneousvoltageandcurrentaregivenby:
v=250sin314tvolts
i=10sin314tamperes
Theaveragepowerinthecircuitis
A. 2500W C. 25W
B. 250W D. 1250W
109. An alternating voltage
isapplied to a pure inductivecircuit.The
currentequationwillbe
A.
C.
(
B.
) D.
110. Theinductivereactanceofacircuitis____frequency.
A. directlyproportionalto C. independentof
B. inverselyproportional D. noneoftheabove
111. Powerabsorbedinapureinductivecircuitiszerobecause
A. reactivecomponentofcurrentiszero
B. activecomponentofcurrentismaximum
C. powerfactorofthecircuitiszero
D. reactiveandactivecomponentofcurrentcancelout
112. Analternatingvoltage
isappliedtoapurecapacitivecircuit.The
currentequationwillbe
A.
C.
(
B.
) D.
113. Thecapacitivereactanceofacircuitis____frequency.
A. independentof
B. inverselyproportionalto
C. directlyproportionalto
D. noneoftheabove
114. An a.c. current given by i = 14.14 sin (et + t/6) has an rms value of ____
amperesandaphaseof____degrees.
A. 10,30 C. 1.96,-30
B. 14.14,180 D. 7.07,210
115. Ife1=Asinetande2=Bsin(et|),then
A. e1legse2,byu C. e2leadse1,byu
B. e2lagse1byu D. e1isinphasewithe2
116. FromthetwovoltageequationseA=Emsin100ttandeB=Emsin(100tt+
t/6),itisobviousthat
A. eAleadseB30
B. eBachievesitsmaximumvalue1/600secondbeforeeAdoes
C. eBlagsbehindeA
D. eAachievesitszerovalue1/600beforeeB
117. The r.m.s. value a half-wave rectifiedcurrent is 10 A, its value for fullwa
ve
rectificationwouldbe____amperes.
A. 20 C. 20/
B. 14.14 D. 40/t
118. Aresultantcurrentismadeoftwocomponents:a10Ad.c.componentsand
a sinusoidal component of maximum value 14.14 A. The average value of
theresultantcurrentis____amperesandr.m.s.valueis____amperes.
A. 0,10 C. 10,14.14
B. 24,24.14 D. 4.14,100
119. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidal ac current is equalto its value at an angle
of
____degree.
A. 60 C. 30
B. 45 D. 90
120. Twosinusoidalcurrentsaregivenbytheequations:i1=10sin(et+t/3)and
i2=15sin(et-t/4).Thephasedifferencebetweenthemis____degrees.
A. 105 C. 15
B. 75 D. 60
121. A sine wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. Its angular frequency is ____
radian/second.
A. 50/t C. 50
B. 50/2t D. 100t
122. Ana.c.currentisgivenbyi=100sin100.Itwillachieveavalueof50Aafter
____second.
A. 1/600 C. 1/1800
B. 1/300 D. 1/900
123. The reactance offered by a capacitor to alternating current of frequency 50
Hz is 10 O. If frequency is increased to 100 Hz reactance becomes ____
ohm.
A. 20 C. 2.5
B. 5 D. 40
124. Acomplexcurrentwaveisgivenbyi=5+5sin100ttampere.Itsaverage
valueis____ampere.
A. 10 C.
B. 0 D. 5
125. The current through a resistor has a wave form as shown in Fig. 1.6. The
readingshownbyamovingcoilammeterwillbe____ampere.
t
5A
i(t)
0 3 2
Fig.1.6
A. C. 5/
B. D. 0
126. Aconstantcurrentof2.8existsinaresistor.Thermsvalueofcurrentis
A. 2.8A C. 1.4A
B. about2A D. undefined
127. Thermsvalueofahalf-waverectifiedsymmetricalsquarewavecurrentof2
Ais
A. A C. A
B. 1A D. A
128. Thermsvalueofthevoltagev(t)=3+4cos(3t)is
A. V C. 7V
B. 5V D. (3+2)V
129. Thermsvalueoftheresultantcurrentinawirewhichcarriesadccurrentof
10Aandasinusoidalalternatingcurrentofpeakvalue20Ais
A. 14.1A C. 22.4A
B. 17.3A D. 30.0A
130. Forthetriangularwaveforminthefigure,thermsvalueofvoltagesequalto
T/2
v
T 3T/2 2T 5T/2
t
A. V C. 1/3V
B. V D. V
131. Thermsvalueoftheperiodicwaveformgiveninthefigureis
T/2 T
6A
-6A
A. A C. A
B. A D. 1.5A
132. Ifi1=120cos(100t+30)andi1=-0.1cos(100t+100)theni2leadsi1by
____.
A. -110degrees C. -60degrees
B. 60degrees D. 110degrees
133. Ifv1=sin(t+30)andv2=-5sin(t-15)thenv1leadsv2by____.
A. 225degrees C. 45degrees
B. 30degrees D. noneoftheabove
134. ThermsvalueofarectangularwaveofperiodT,havingavalueof+Vfora
duration,T1(<T)andVforthedurationT-T1=T2equals____.
A. V C. V/
B. (T1-T2)/T*V D. (T1/T2)*V
135. Thermsvalueofthevoltagewaveformv(t)=sin10t+sin20tis____.
A. 1 C. 1/
B. 1/2 D.
136. For the voltage waveform v(t) = 2 + cos (t + 180) find the ratio of
Vrms/Vave.
A. C. /2
B. D.
137. Thermsvalueoftheperiodicwaveforme(t)showninthefigureis____.
A. C.
B. D.
138. Whichofthewaveformsarehavingunitypeakfactor?
A
-A
t
i
t
A
-A
0 0
i
T T/2
2
A
t 0
Fig.a
Fig.b
Fig.c
A. figureaandb C. figureaandc
B. figurebandc D. noneoftheabove
139. Thelengthoftimebetweenapointinonecycletothesamepointofthenext
cycleofanACwaveisthe____.
A. frequency C. magnitude
B. period D. polarity
140. Inanexperiment,asinusoidalwaveformisobservedtocomplete8cyclesin
25msec.Determinethefrequencyofthewaveform.
A. 320Hz C. 200Hz
B. 40Hz D. 64Hz
141. Ifemfinacircuitisgivenbye=100sin628t,themaximumvalueofvoltage
andfrequencyis____.
A. 100V,50Hz C. V,50Hz
B. 100V,100Hz D. V,100Hz
142. AsinusoidalvoltagewavehasanRMSvalueof70.71Vandafrequencyof
60 Hz. Determine the value of the voltage 0.0014 second after the wave
crossesthetaxis.
A. 70.71V C. 50V
B. 100V D. 141.42V
143. An alternating current varying sinusoidally with frequency of 50 Hz has an

RMSvalueof20A.Atwhattimemeasuredfromthepositivemaximumvalue
willtheinstantaneouscurrentbe14.14A?
A. 1/600sec C. 1/300sec
B. 1/200sec D. 1/400sec
144. Theaveragevalueofthefunctioni=50sint+30sin3tiseualto____.
A. 31.8A C. 38.2A
B. 25A D. 51.43A
145. For200Vrmsvaluetriangularwave,thepeakvalueisequalto____.
A. 200V C. 282V
B. 222V D. 346V
146. Determine the rms value of a semi-circular current wave which has a
maximumvalueofA.
A. 0.816A C. 0.866A
B. 0.23A D. 0.707A
147. Thermsvalueofahalf-waverectifiedcurrentis100A.Itsvalueforfull-wave
rectificationwouldbe____amperes.
A. 141.4A C. 200/A
B. 200A D. 400/A
148. A half-wave rectified sine wave has an average value of 100 amp. What is
theeffectivevalue?
A. 157A C. 70.71A
B. 444A D. 100
149. Theformfactorofahalf-waverectifiedalternatingcurrentis____.
A. 1.11 C. 1.73
B. 1.57 D. 1.0
150. Threealternating currents are given by i1 =141sin (t+ 45) A; i2 =30sin
(t + 90) A; i3 = 20 cos (t 120) A. Find the equation of the resultant
current.
A. 167.4sin(t+45.66) C. 143.8sin(t+51.4)
B. 74.6sint D. 64.7sin(t30)
151. ThemaximumvalueofasinewaveACvoltagewhichwillproduceheatina
resistoratthesameaveragerateas115Vofdirectcurrentis____.
A. 81.3V C. 162.6V
B. 115V D. 230V
152. Asinusoidalvoltage source has a peakvalue of150volts.What equivalent
DC voltage source would produce the same heating effect in a 1-ohm
resistor?
A. 15V C. 95V
B. 212V D. 106V
153. The effective value of v(t) = 100 + A sin t is known to be 103.1. The
amplitudeAofthesinetermis____.
A. 25 C. 35.48
B. 4.85 D. 100
154. An alternating current and a direct current flow simultaneously in the same
conductor. If the effective of the ACis 8 Aand DC is 12 A, what willan AC
ammeterreadwhenconnectedinthecircuit?
A. 14.42A C. 11.66A
B. 12A D. 16.49A
155. Find the reading of an AC voltmeter connected across the series source of
100sin(t/2)and100sint.
A. 100 C. 170.71
B. 130.65 D. 184.78
156. A voltage is given be v = 100 sin 314t. How long does it take this wave to
completeonefourthofacycle?
A. 20ms C. 5ms
B. 10ms D. 1ms
157. Whena15Vsquarewaveisconnectedacrossa50voltACvoltmeter,itwill
read____.
A. 21.21V C. 15V
B. 10.61V D. 9.55V
158. Calculate the effective value of v(t) = 100 sin 400t + 50 sin 800t + 10 cos
1200tV.
A. 79.5V C. 112.25V
B. 57.9V D. 121.52V
159. The magnetic field energy of an inductor changes from maximum value to
minimum value in 5 ms when connected to an ac source. The frequency of
thesourceis
A. 20Hz C. 200Hz
B. 50Hz D. 500Hz
160. Non-sinusoidalwaveformsaremadeupof
A. differentsinusoidalwaveforms
B. fundamentalandevenharmonics
C. fundamentalandoddharmonics
D. evenandoddharmonicsonly
161. Thepositiveandnegativehalvesofacomplexwavearesymmetricalwhen
A. itcontainsevenharmonics
B. phasedifferencebetweenevenharmonicsandfundamentalis0or
C. itcontainsoddharmonics
D. phasedifferencebetweenevenharmoniesandfundamentaliseither/2
or3/2
162. The r.m.s. value of the complex voltage given by
is
A. C.
B. 20 D. 192
163. In a 3-phase system, ____th harmonic has negative phase sequence of

RBY.
A. 9 C. 5
B. 13 D. 15
164. A complex current wave is given by the equation
Ther.m.s.valueofthecurrentis____ampere.
A. 16 C. 10
B. 12 D. 8
165. Whenpureinductivecoilisfedbyacomplexvoltagewave,itscurrentwave
A. haslargerharmoniccontent
B. ismoredistorted
C. isidenticalwithvoltagewave
D. showslessdistortion
166. Acomplexvoltagewaveisappliedacrossapurecapacitor.Ascomparedto
the fundamental voltage, the reactance offered by the capacitor to the third
harmonicvoltagewouldbe
A. ninetimes C. one-third
B. threetimes D. one-ninth
167. Which of the following harmonic voltage components in a 3-phase system
wouldbeinphasewitheachother?
A. 3
rd
,9
th
,15
th
etc.
B. 7
th
,13
th
,19
th
etc.
C. 5
th
,11
th
,17
th
etc.
D. 2
nd
,4
th
,6
th
etc.
168. Analternatingvoltageisonethat
A. variescontinuouslyinmagnitude
B. reversesperiodicallyinpolarity
C. nevervariesinmagnitude
D. bothAandB
169. One complete revolution of a conductor loop through a magnetic field is
calleda(n)
A. octave C. cycle
B. decade D. alternation
170. Forasinewave,onehalfcycleisoftencalleda(n)
A. alternation C. octave
B. harmonic D. period
171. Forasinewave,thenumberofcompletecyclespersecondiscalledthe
A. period C. frequency
B. wavelength D. phaseangle
172. Tocomparethephaseanglebetweentwowaveforms,bothmusthave
A. thesameamplitude C. differentfrequency
B. thesamefrequency D. bothAandB
173. The value of alternating current or voltage that has the same heating effec
t
asacorrespondingdcvalueisknownasthe
A. peakvalue C. rmsvalue
B. averagevalue D. peak-to-peakvalue
174. Foranacwaveform,theperiodrefersto
A. thenumberofcompletecyclespersecond
B. thelengthoftimerequiredtocompleteonecycle
C. thetimeittakesforthewaveformtoreachitspeakvalue
D. noneoftheabove
175. Thewavelengthofaradiowaveis
A. inverselyproportionaltoitsfrequency
B. directlyproportionaltoitsfrequency
C. inverselyproportionaltoitsamplitude
D. unrelatedtoitsfrequency
176. Unlessindicatedotherwise,allsinewaveacmeasurementsarein
A. peak-to-peakvalues C. rmsvalues
B. peakvalues D. averagevalues
177. A unit step voltage is applied across an inductor. The current through the
inductorwillbe
A. zeroforalltime
B. astepfunction
C. arampfunction
D. adelta(impulse)function
178. A ramp current flowing through an initially relaxed capacitor will result i
n a
voltageacrossitthat
A. variesinverselywithtime
B. remainsconstant
C. variesdirectlywithtime
D. variesasthesquareoftime
179. The voltage v(t) = t u(t) volts is connected across a 1 H inductor having a
n
initialcurrentof-1A.Thenetcurrentwillbezeroattimetequalto
A. 0 C. seconds
B. seconds D. 1seconds
180. Avoltage waveform v (t) = 12t
2
is applied across1HInductor for t 0, with
initialcurrentthroughitbeingzero.Thecurrentthroughtheinductorfort0
isgivenby
A. 12t C. 12t
3
B. 24t D. 4t
3
181. Itisdesiredtohaveaconstantdirectcurrenti(t)throughtheidealinductorL.
Thenatureofthevoltagesourcev(t)must
A. constantvoltage
B. linearlyincreasingvoltage
C. anidealimpulse
D. exponentiallyincreasingvoltage
182. Forthecurrentandvoltagewaveforms,identifytheelement&itsvalue.
A. L,25H C. L,2 H
B. C,25F D. C,2F
183. The voltage and current waveforms for an element are shown in the figure.
Findthecircuitelementanditsvalue.
A. Land25H C. Land1H
B. Cand25F D. Cand1F
184. What is the rms value of a square wave with an amplitude of 10 A and
frequencyof1Hz?
A. 0A C. 5A
B. 10A D. 7.07A
185. WhatisthefrequencyinkHzofaradiosignalwhosewavelengthis15m?
A. 10,000 C. 15,000
B. 20,000 D. 20,500
B. SERIESCIRCUITS
ThefollowingareinseriesR=1,000,L=.100HandC=20,000pF.The
voltage across the circuit is 100 V, 60 kHz. What is the total impedance
expressedinohms?
A. 1882ohms C. 2132ohms
B. 1000ohms D. 1885ohms
Aseriescircuithasanappliedvoltageofv=220sin(t+30)anddra sa
currentoi=10sin(t-30).Whatistheaveragepo erandpo eractoro
thecircuit?
A. 1,905W,86.6%lagging C. 2,200W,100%
B. 1,905W,86.6%lagging D. 1,100W,50%lagging
Acoilhasanimpedanceof75.4whenconnectedaacrossasourceof60
Hz.Thesamecoilyieldsanimpedanceof54.8whenconnectedacrossa
sourcehavingadifferentfrequencyof30Hz.Whatisthecoilsinductance?
A. 245.7mH C. 158.6mH
B. 512.8mH D. 341.7mH
Acircuitconsistsofa4ohmsresistoranda300Fcapacitorinseries.Itis
connectedacrossa60Hzvoltagesourcewitha500Vpeakvoltage.Whatis
thephasorformofthecurrent?
A.
A C.
A
B.
A D.
A
Find the power in a circuit if i(t) = 10 sin (t - 30) and v(t) = 220 sin (t +
30).
A. 550watts C. 1900watts
B. 2200watts D. 1500watts
Acurrentof2.5Aflowsthroughaseriescircuitconsistingofa100resistor
and an unknown capacitor across a source of 460 V, 50 Hz. What is the
valueofthecapacitivereactance?
A. XC=91.86 C. XC=154.45
B. XC=39.19 D. XC=184.0
InaseriesRCcircuitthevoltageacrossthecapacitorandtheresistorare60
voltsand80voltsrespectively.Thetotalvoltageis
A. 70 C. 140
B. noneofthese D. 100
193. EEBoardExamOctober1984
Anindustrialcoilhasaresistanceof32ohmsandreactanceof24ohmsand
rated 440 volts at 60 Hz. A factory will connect the coil to a 440 V, 50 Hz
supply.Solveforthevalueofaseriesresistorneededtoavoidover-current
condition.
A. 2.07ohms C. 2.44ohms
B. 2.64ohms D. 2.25ohms
Two relays each with 20 ohms resistance and 0.16 H inductance are
connectedinseries.Whatistheequivalentimpedance?
A. 20+j102.2 C. 40+j120.63
B. 20+j95.32 D. 40+j25.32
An inductive coil takes a current of 2 A and consumes 160 W when
connected to a 240 V ac supply. A second coil when connected across the
same supply takes 3 Aand 500 W. Find the totalpower when the two coils
areconnectedinseriestothissupply,
A. 144.56W C. 150.22W
B. 134.31W D. 128.35W
Acoildraws1875wattswhenconnectedtoa150Vdcsource.Itconsumes
30.72 watts when use on a 240 V, 60 Hz ac source. Findthe inductanceof
thecoil.
A. 0.0255H C. 0.0153H
B. 0.0341H D. 0.0240H
A current of 10 A and a power factor of 0.8 lagging is taken form a single
phase250voltsupply.Thereactivepowerofthesystemis
A. 1500vars C. 2500vars
B. 2000vars D. noneofthese
Theresistorof6andunknownimpedancecoilinseriesdraws12Afroma
120V,60Hzline.Iftherealpowertakenfromthelineis1152watts,whatis
thecoilinductance?
A. 15.9mH C. 20mH
B. 10mH D. 1.59mH
Determine the power factor angle in theseries circuit which consists of R=
25,L=0.2H,acrossapowersupplyof200V,30Hz.
A. 36.4 C. 52.4
B. 46.4 D. 56.4
The impedance coils absorbs 250 watts when connected across 220 V, 60
Hzmains.Itisthenconnectedacross110V,25Hzmainsandalsoabsorbs
250watts.Whatistheinductanceofthecoil?
A. 0.125H C. 0.154H
B. 0.149H D. 0.163H
In laboratory experiment, the impedance of the coil was obtained at 60 Hz
and30Hz.Theseare75.48ohmsand57.44ohmsrespectively.Whatisthe
inductanceofthecoil?
A. 150mH C. 42.5mH
B. 182.5mH D. 2.1mH
A 10 ohms inductive resistor is connected in series with an unknown
capacitance.At60Hztheimpedanceofthecircuitis10+j11.72ohms.At30
Hz the impedance of the circuit is 10 j5 ohms. What is the value of L in
millihenrys?
A. 50 C. 100
B. 500 D. 250
Animpedancecoiltakes10Aandabsorbs250Wwhenconnectedacrossa
220V,60Hzsource.Whatpowerwillitabsorbwhenconnectedacross110
V,25Hzmains?
A. 539W C. 439W
B. 239W D. 339W
An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and a reactance of 24 ohms
andrated440voltsat60Hz.Afactorywillconnectthecoiltoa440V,50Hz
supply.Howmuchpercentageover-currentwillthecoilsuffer?
A. 5% C. 6%
B. 10% D. 8%
205. REEBoardExamMarch1998
A 25 resistor connected in series with a coil of 50 resistance and 150
mHinductance.Whatisthepowerfactorofthecircuit?
A. 85% C. 90%
B. 80% D. 75%
A current of 2.5 A flows through a series circuit consisting of a 100 ohm
resistorandanunknowncapacitoracrossasourceof460V,50Hz.Whatis
thevalueofthecapacitivereactance?
A. XC=91.86 C. XC=154.45
B. XC=39.19 D. XC=184
The ohmic resistance of a large magnetic contactor is measured to be 20
ohms.A230Visimpressedonthecontractorandthecurrentistakenas3.2
A.Neglectingcoreloss,determinetheinductanceofthecontractorinmH?
A. 261 C. 183
B. 315 D. 251
A load of 20 + j35 is connected across a 220 V source. Determine the
powerfactorandtheVARS.
A. 49.6%,1042vars C. 85.3%,975vars
B. 52.2%,1023vars D. 42.3%,1087vars
Find the total impedance in rectangular form for the following three series
impedances:
ohm, ohm,34ohm.
A. 66.52+j23.46 C. 74.31+j21.56
B. 68.34+j20.54 D. 67.70+j22.04
Animpedancedrawsacurrenti=10cos(t30)Aromavoltage,v=220
sin(t+30)V.Whatistheimpedance?
A. 15.6j15.6 C. 19.1j11.1
B. 15.6+j15.6 D. 11.0+j19.1
A series resistance-capacitance (R-C) circuit is connected to a 230 volt 60
cyclesource.Ifthepowertakenbythecircuit is4,800wattsandthevoltage
drop across the resistor is 115 volts, calculate the capacitance of the
capacitor.
A. 540F C. 556F
B. 530F D. 503F
A50Fand100Fcapacitorsareconnectedinseriesandacrossa100sin
(t+30)voltage.Writetheeuationothecurrent.
A. 1.26sin(t+120)A C. 5.65sin(t+120)A
B. 1.26sin(t+90)A D. 5.56sin(t+90)A
A V, 120 Hz generator and a
V, 60 Hz generator are
connected in series with a 60 V battery and a coil. The resistance and
inductanceofthecoilare3Oand2.65mH,respectively.Determinetherms
currentofthecoil.
A. 42.54A C. 43.55A
B. 44.24A D. 40.44A
Aseriescircuitcomposedof100-ohmresistoranda20-microfaradcapacitor
connected across a 240-V, 60 Hz line. Which of the following answers is
WRONG?
A. theimpedanceofthecircuitis167ohms
B. anglebetweenthecurrentandthevoltagevectorsis53.1degrees
C. theresultingcurrentis0.723ampere
D. thevoltageacrosstheresistanceis144.6volts
A capacitance is connected to a 115-V, 25 Hz mains and takes 5 A. What
current will it take when the capacitance and the frequency are both
doubled?
A. 2.5A C. 20A
B. 5A D. 10A
Acapacitorisrated100kVAR,380V,50Hz,Whatwillitsratingbeat60Hz,
220V?
A. 50kVAR C. 90.9kVAR
B. 40kVAR D. 57.7kVAR
Aresistorandacapacitorareconnectedinseriesacrossasupplyof250V.
When the supply frequency is 50 Hz the current in the circuit is 5 A. When
the supply frequency is 60 Hz, the current is 5.8 A. Find the value of the
capacitance.
A. 58.3F C. 60.2F
B. 69.1F D. 70.2F
A series circuit composed of a 0.2 Henry inductor and a 74-microfarad
capacitor is connected to a 60 V variable frequency source. At what
frequencyisthecurrentbe4ampereswithalaggingpowerfactor?
A. 50Hz C. 48Hz
B. 51Hz D. 49Hz
Themaximuminstantaneousvoltageandcurrentoutputofanalternatorare
300Vand20A,respectively.Whatisthepoweroutputinwattsifthevoltage
leadsthecurrentby30?
A. 2598 C. 5196
B. 3000 D. 6000
A50-microfaradisconnectedinserieswithacoilhaving50ohmsresistance
and150mHinductance.Thesourcevoltageis100sin(t120)V.Whatis
themaximumpo er?
Animpedancedrawsacurrenti=10cos(t30)Aromavoltagev=220
sint.Whatisthemaximumpo er?
A. 2200watts C. 190.5watts
An incandescent lamp load generally considered to be made up of resistors
take 4.8 kW from a 120 V ac source. The instantaneous maximum value of
poweris
A. 4800W C. 480W
B. 2400W D. 9600W
The term used for an out-of-phase, non-productive power associated with
inductorsandcapacitors?
A. peakenvelopepower C. truepower
B. effectivepower D. reactivepower
Whatisthecapacitivereactanceofa33microfaradcapacitorat6500Hz?
A. 7.40hms C. 0.74ohms
B. 960hms D. 1122ohms
ThepowerdissipatedacrosstheresistanceinanACcircuit.
A. truepower C. reactivepower
B. realpower D. apparentpower
Whatisthecapacitivereactanceofa33microfaradcapacitorat500Hz?
A. 1,000,000ohms C. 0ohms
B. 144ohms D. 9.55ohms
Whatisthereactanceofa25mHcoilat600Hz?
A. 0.011ohm C. 785ohms
B. 94,000ohms D. 94ohms
Ignoringcapacitanceeffects,whatistheimpedanceofa250mHcoilwithan
internalresistanceof55ohmsat60Hz?
B. 109ohms D. 10,900ohms
Ignoringanyinductiveeffects,whatistheimpedanceofRCseriescapacitor
made up of a 56 kilo ohms resistor and a 0.033 F capacitor at a signal
frequencyof450Hz?
A. 66,730O C. 10,730O
B. 57,019O D. 45,270O
Assuming an ideal capacitor, with no leakage, what is the capacitive
reactanceof10microfaradcapacitanceofDC(0Hz)?
A. 0ohms
B. 16000ohms
C. 1,000,000ohms
D. infinitecapacitivereactance
The impedance in the studyof electronics is representedby resistance and
_____
A. Reactance
B. Capacitance
C. Inductance
D. Inductanceandcapacitance
OneofthefollowingsatisfiestheconditionofOhmsLaw
A. Applicationtometalswhichheatedupduetoflowofcurrentoverthem
B. Application to AC circuit having its impedance used in place of
resistance
C. Applicationtosemiconductor
D. Applicationtovacuumradiovalves
233. Theeffectivevoltageacrossacircuitelementis(20+j10)andtheeffective
currentthroughtheelementis4j3A.Calculatethetrueandreactivepower
takenbytheelement.
A. 50watts&100varslagging
B. 50watts&100varsleading
C. 110watts&20varslagging
D. 110watts&20varsleading
234. Thevoltageacrossagivencircuitis75+j50V.Whatisthepowersupplied
tothecircuitifthecurrentthroughitis(8j5)A?
A. 850W C. 750W
B. 550W D. 350W
235. FindaveragepowerinaresistanceR=10ohmsifthecurrentinseriesform
isi=10sint+5sin3t+2sin5tamperes.
A. 65.4watts C. 546watts
B. 645watts D. 5.46watts
236. Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm non-inductive resistor.
Whatistheequationofthevoltageandresultingcurrent?
A. e=398.4sin60tandi=21.6sin60t
B. e=325.5sin377tandi=21.6sin377t
C. e=230sin377tandi=15.3sin377t
D. e=230sin120tandi=15.3sin120t
237. A resistor R and a capacitor C are connected in series across a 100 V, 60
cyclesource.Thereadingofanammeterconnectedinthecircuitis 2Aand
thereadingofavoltmeterconnectedacrossthecapacitoris80V.Calculate
thevaluesofRandC.
A. 66&30F C. 30&66F
B. 30&60F D. 36&60F
238. Aseriescircuitconsistingofa66.2Fcapacitorandavariableresistor.For
what two values of resistance will the power taken by the circuit be 172.8
watts,iftheimpressed60-cycleemfis120volts?
A. 85.33&3.33ohms C. 5.33&3.0ohms
B. 53.33&30ohms D. 83.33&5.33ohms
239. A series circuit composed of 0.2 H inductor and a 74 F capacitor is
connected to a 60 V variable frequency source. At what frequency will the
currentbe4Awithlaggingpowerfactor?
A. 47.767Hz C. 60Hz
B. 74.68Hz D. 50Hz
240. A 30 ohm resistor is connected in parallel with an inductor of inductive
reactance XL. The combination is then connected in series with a capacitor
ofreactanceXC.WhatisthevalueofXLandXCifthetotalimpedanceis1.92
ohms?
A. 7.84and7.34 C. 44.8and84.21
B. 47.4and47.3 D. 84.7and34.7
241. Animpedanceof100resistanceandanunknowninductanceisconnected
acrossthecapacitor.Theresultingimpedanceisapureresistanceof500
if=10
5
rad/sec.Calculatethevaluesoinductorandcapacitor.
A. 1F&2mH C. 7F&3mH
B. 5F&1mH D. 0.04F&2mH
242. Thevoltageacrosstheresistor,inductorandcapacitorinseriesis60V,90V
and10Vrespectively.Whatisthevoltageacrossthiscircuit?
A. 160V C. 100V
B. 140V D. 50V
243. Theopencircuitvoltageofanalternatoris127Vanditsinternalimpedance
is.Findthevoltageacrossaloadof .
A. V C. V
B. V D. V
244. Themaximumvaluesofalternatingvoltageandcurrentare400Vand20A,
respectively.Inacircuitconnectedto50Hzsupplyandthesequantitiesare
sinusoidal. The instantaneous values of voltage and current are 283 V and
10Arespectivelyatt=0bothincreasingpositively.Whatispowerfactorof
thecircuit?
A. 0.707 C. 0.85
B. 0.83 D. 0.965
245. The potential difference measured across a coil is 4.5 V, when it carries a
directcurrentof9A.Thesamecoilwhencarriesanalternatingcurrentof9A
at25Hz,thepotentialdifferenceis24V.Findthepowerwhenitis supplied
by50V,50Hzsupply.
A. 45W C. 63W
B. 54W D. 30W
246. Two coils A and B are connected in series across a 240 V, 50 Hz supply.
The resistance of A is 5 and the inductance of B is 0.015 H. If the input
fromthesupplyis3kWand2kVAR,findtheinductanceofAandresistance
ofB.
A. 0.0132H&8.3 C. 0.026H&12
B. 0.215H&3.8 D. 0.031H&5.3
247. A current of 5 A flows through a non-inductive resistance in series with a
choking coil when supplied at 250 V, 50 Hz. If the voltage across the
resistance is 120 V and across the coil is 200 V, calculate the power
absorbedbythecoilinwatts.
A. 168.75W C. 51.37W
B. 137.5W D. 75.31W
248. Asinglephase,7.46kWmotorissuppliedfroma400V,50HzACmains.If
its efficiency is 85% and the power factor is 0.8 lagging, find the reactive
componentoftheinputcurrent.
A. 16.46A C. 27.43A
B. 21.95A D. 21A
249. A series RLC circuit consists of 20 ohms resistance, 0.2 H inductance and
an unknown capacitance. What is the value of the capacitance if the circuit
hasaleadingangleof45at60Hz?
A. 35.18F C. 27.8F
B. 47.9F D. 30.7F
250. A3HP,120V,60Hzinductionmotoroperatingat80%efficiencyand0.866
lagging power factor is to be used temporarily with 240 V, 60 Hz source.
What resistance in series with the motor will be required for the motor to
have120Vacrossitsterminalsatfullload?
A. 6.68 C. 13.76
B. 4.77 D. 9.54
251. Acircuitdrawsacurrentof(3j8)Afromasourceof(100+j37)V.Findthe
truepowerofthecircuit.
A. 4W C. 300W
B. 596W D. 296W
252. A resistor and a coil are connected in series with a voltage source. If the
voltage across the coil is 10 sin (866t + 70) V and the current flowing
throughtheresistoris2cos(866t80)A,whatistheresistanceofthecoil?
A. 4.92 C. 5
B. 2.5 D. 4.33
253. Acoilhasaresistanceof6ohmsandaninductanceof0.02H.Whenanoninductiveresistorisconnectedinserieswiththecoil,thecurrentdrawnwhen
connectedto220VDCsourceisequaltothecurrentdrawnbythecoilalone
acrossa220V,60Hzsource.Determinetheresistanceofthenon-inductive
resistor.
A. 3.63 C. 3.69
B. 6.39 D. 3.96
254. A series RL circuit has L = 0.02 H and an impedance of 17.85 . When a
sinusoidal voltage is applied, the current lags the voltage by 63.5. What is
thevalueoftheangularfrequency?
A. 400rad/sec C. 600rad/sec
B. 500rad/sec D. 800rad/sec
255. A50O resistance isconnected in series witha coilhaving25 O resistance
and150mHinductance.Thecircuitisconnectedtoavoltagesourceof200
sinet.Calculatetheinstantaneouscurrent.
A. 2.9sinet C. 2.1sin(et37)
B. 1.7sin(et+37) D. 5.11sin(et-37)
256. Acoilhavingaresistanceof25Oandaninductanceof150mHisconnected
in series with a 80 F capacitor across a voltage source of 200 sin 377t.
Whatisitsinstantaneouscurrent?
A. 5.84cos(377t-43) C. 5.84sin(377t+43)
B. 5.84sin377t D. 5.84sin(377t-43)
257. Acoilwitha15Oresistanceisconnectedinserieswithacapacitor.At60Hz
source,theimpedanceismeasuredat15+j11.27Owhilein30Hzsourceit
ismeasuredas15j7.24O.Calculatetheinductanceofthecoil.
A. 52.7mH C. 41.2mH
B. 65.8mH D. 11.27mH
258. Animpedancecoilhasaresistanceandinductanceof20ohmsand0.05H
respectively.Whatvalueofdcvoltagecanbeappliedtothecoilinorderthat
itwilltakethesamepowerfroma220V60Hzmains?
A. 188V C. 160V
B. 220V D. 120V
259. A HP, 110 V, 60 Hz, single-phase induction motor has an efficiency of
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
requiredtobeplacedinserieswiththemotorinordertopreventthemachine
fromexperiencingovercurrent?
260. Two coils A and B known to have the same resistance are connected in
seriesacrossa110V,60cycleline.Thecurrentandpowerdeliveredbythe
sourcearerespectively4.1Aand300W.IfthevoltageacrosscoilAistwice
thatacrosscoilB,calculatetheinductanceofcoilB.
A. 8.63mH C. 9.02mH
B. 7.36mH D. 4.49mH
261. ThetotalvoltageinaseriesRLcircuit____thecurrentbyanangle____.
A. lags,of90
B. lags,between0and90
C. leads,between0and90
D. leads,between90and180
262. InaseriesRLcircuit,theinductorcurrent____theresistorcurrent.
A. lags C. leads
B. isequal D. isnegative
263. The impedance triangle is similar to the ____ triangle with the resistance
phasorinplaceofthe____
A. current,resistorcurrent
B. current,resistorvoltage
C. voltage,impedance
D. voltage,resistorvoltage
264. Intheimpedancetriangletheinductivereactanceandimpedancephasorare
analogoustothe____and____phasorrespectivelyinthevoltagetriangle.
A. inductivevoltage,totalvoltage
B. inductivecurrent,totalcurrent
C. inductivevoltage,resistivecurrent
D. inductivecurrent,resistivecurrent
265. In a series RL circuit, phasor diagram, total voltage may be represented by
the ____ phasor and the resistor voltage may be represented by the ____
voltage.
A. current,voltage
B. impedance,resistance
C. current,resistance
D. impedance,inductance
266. ThephaseangleofaseriesRLcircuitistheanglebetweenthe____phasor
andthe____phasor.
A. resistance,inductivereactance
B. resistance,impedance
C. inductivereactance,impedance
D. noneoftheabove
267. The phase angle of a series RL circuit may be computed ____ as ____ or
____.
A. cos
-1
R/XL,sin
-1
XL/R,tan
-1
R/Z
B. cos
-1
R/Z,sin
-1
XL/R,tan
-1
R/XL
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
268. Inthecircuitoffigureshowntheeffectivevalueoftheresistorvoltageis____
volts.
5
Eeff.=10V
5
A. C.
B. 5 D. 10
269. A(n) ____ stores and returns energy to a circuit while a(n) ____ dissipates
energy.
A. resistor,impedance C. inductor,resistor
B. resistor,inductor D. inductor,reactance
270. ForanRLcircuit,thepowerfactorcannotbelessthan____orgreaterthan
____.
A. 0,1 C. 0,-1
B. 1,0 D. 1,0
271. Thevoltageacrossacapacitor____thecurrentthroughitby____.
A. lags,45 C. leads,0
B. lags,90 D. leads,90
272. If the resistance in a series RC circuit is increased the magnitude of the
phaseangle
A. increases
B. remainsthesame
C. decreases
D. changestoanindeterminatemanner
273. InaseriesRCcircuit,thecurrent____thetotalvoltagebyanangle.
A. lags,of45
B. lagsof0
C. leads,between0and90
D. leads,of90
274. The resistance phasor for a series RC circuit points to the right. The
capacitivereactancephasorpoints____whilethe diagonaloftherectangle
havingtheretwophasorsassidesrepresentsthe____.
A. up,impedance C. down,impedance
B. left,current D. up,totalvoltage
275. ThephaseangleforaseriesRCcircuitisdefinedastheanglebetweenthe
____andthe____phasors.
A. current,resistancevoltage
B. current,totalvoltage
C. resistancevoltage,capacitorvoltage
D. R,XC
276. The phase angle for a series RC circuit may be computed as the angle
betweenthe____andthe____phasors.
A. resistance,impedance
B. resistance,reactance
C. resistance,impedance
D. noneoftheabove
277. If a series RC circuit with 10ohms and XC =10 ohms carriesacurrent of1
ampere effective value the resistor voltage is ____ volts effective and the
capacitorvoltageis____voltseffective.
A. 10/,10/ C. 10,10
B. 10,10 D. 5,10
278. The power dissipated in a series RL circuit with R =10 ohms and XC = 10
ohmscarryinganeffectivecurrentof3ampsis____watts.
A. 30 C. 90
B. 30 D. 90
279. The magnitude ofthepowerfactor ofan RCcircuit with R= 10ohms, XC =
10ohms.I=2ampeffectiveis____.
A. 1 C. 0.707
B. 0.5 D. 0.0
280. Thepowerdissipatedinthecircuitshownis____watts.
30
Eeff.=100V
40
A. 60 C. 100
B. 80 D. 120
281. ThenetreactanceinanRLCcircuitis
A. XL C. XC
B. XCXL D. XL-XC
282. TheimpedanceofaseriesRLCcircuitis____.
A.
C.
(
)
B.
D.
283. In a series RC circuit, the voltage across the capacitor and the resistor a
re
60Vand80Vrespectively.Theinputvoltageshouldbe
A. V C. V
B. V D. V
284. Thetransientcurrentaredueto
A. voltageappliedtocircuit
B. resistanceofthecircuit
C. impedanceofthecircuit
D. changesinstoredenergyininductanceandcapacitance
285. To a highly inductive circuit, a small capacitance is added in series. The
anglebetweenvoltageandcurrentwill
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remainnearlythesame
D. becomeindeterminant
286. InaseriesR-Lcircuit.VL____VRby____degrees.
A. lags,45 C. leads,90
B. lags,90 D. leads,45
287. ThevoltageappliedacrossanR-Lcircuitisequalto____ofVRandVL.
A. arithmeticsum C. phasorsum
B. algebraicsum D. sumofthesquares
288. Thepowerinana.c.circuitisgivenby
A. VIcos C. IZ
B. VIsin D. IXL
289. Thep.f.ofanR-Ccircuitis
A. oftenzero
B. betweenzeroand1
C. alwaysunity
D. betweenzeroand-1.0
290. WhichphasordiagramiscorrectforaseriesR-Ccircuit?
I
V
I
I
I
V
V
V
Fig.1 Fig.2 Fig.3 Fig.4
A. Figure1 C. Figure3
B. Figure2 D. Figure4
291. InanR-L-Ccircuit,v(t)=20sin(314t+5/6)andi(t)=10sin(314t+2/3).
The.f.ofthecircuitis____andowerdrawnis____watt.
A. 0.5lead,200 C. 0.866lead,173.2
B. 0.886lag,186.6 D. 0.5lag,50
292. The input of an a.c. circuit having p.f. of 0.8 lagging is 20 kVA. The powe
r
drawnbythecircuitis____kW.
A. 12 C. 16
B. 20 D. 8
293. Thepowerfactorofana.c.circuitisgivenby
A. cosineofthephaseangle
B. tangentofthephaseangle
C. theratioR/XL
D. theratioXL/Z
294. In series R-L-Ccircuit, R= 100 , XL = 300 and XC = 200 . The phase
angleofthecircuitis_____degrees.
A. 0 C. 45
B. 90 D. -45
295. ThephaseangleofaseriesR-L-Ccircuitisleadingif
A. XL=0 C. XC>XL
B. R=0 D. XC<XL
296. Inana.c.circuit,theratioofkW/kVArepresents
A. powerfactor C. formfactor
B. loadfactor D. diversityfactor
297. Ifp.f.ofacircuitisunity,itsreactivepoweris
A. amaximum C. zero
B. equaltoIR D. anegativequantity
298. AnR-L-CcircuithasR=10,XL=20andXC=30.Theimpedanceof
thecircuitisgivenbytheexpression.
A. Z=10+j20 C. Z=10j20
B. Z=10+j50 D. Z=-10+j20
299. Analternatingvoltagee=200sin314tisappliedtoadevicewhichoffersan
ohmicresistanceof20totheflowofcurrentinonedirectionwhileentirely
preventing the flow in the opposite direction. The average value of current
willbe
A. 5A C. 1.57A
B. 3.18A D. 1.10A
300. A10mHinductorcarriesasinusoidalcurrentof1Armsatafrequencyof50
Hz.Theaveragepowerdissipatedbytheinductoris
A. 0W C. 0.5W
B. 0.25W D. 1.0W
301. Acircuitcomponentthatopposesthechangeincircuitvoltageis
A. resistance C. inductance
B. capacitance D. alloftheabove
302. Powerlossinanelectricalcircuitcantakeplacein
A. inductanceonly
B. capacitanceonly
C. inductanceandresistance
D. resistanceonly
303. Acircuitofzerolaggingpowerfactorbehavesas
A. aninductivecircuit C. R-Lcircuit
B. acapacitivecircuit D. R-Ccircuit
304. InanR-Lseriescircuitthepowerfactoris
A. leading C. zero
B. lagging D. unity
305. WhenasinusoidalvoltageisappliedacrossanR-LseriescircuithavingR=
XL,thephaseanglewillbe
A. 90 C. 45leading
B. 45lagging D. 90leading
306. An ac source having voltage e = 110 sin (t + /3) is connected in an ac
circuit. If the current drawn from the circuit varies as i = 5 sin (t - /3) the
impedanceofthecircuitwillbe
A. 22 C. 30.8
B. 16 D. noneofthese
307. Whichareofthefollowingtrueofthecircuitshowninthegivenfigure?
150V 100
I
VR
L
t 250 2 sin300
+
1. VR=V 2. I=2A 3. L=0.25H
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
Codes:
A. 2and3 C. 1and3
B. 1and2 D. 1,2and3
308. The R-L circuit of the figure is fed from a constant magnitude variable
frequency sinusoidal voltage source vin. At 100 Hz, the R and L element
each has a voltage drop Vrms. If the frequency of the source is changes to
50Hz,thennewvoltagedropacrossRis
L
+
vin
R
A. Vrms C. Vrms
B. Vrms D. Vrms
309. An ac source of 200 Vrms supplies active power of 600 W and reactive
powerof800VAR.Thermscurrentdrawnfromthesourceis
A. 10A C. 3.75A
B. 5A D. 2.5A
310. AsquarewaveisfedtoanR-Ccircuit.Then
A. voltageacrossRissquareandacrossCisnotsquare
B. voltageacrossCissquareandacrossRisnotsquare
C. voltageacrossbothRandCissquare
D. voltageacrossbothRandCisnotsquare
311. The voltage phasor of a circuit is V and the current phasor is
A.Theactiveandreactivepowersinthecircuitare
A.
B.
C.
D.
10Wand17.32VAR
5Wand8.66VAR
20Wand60VAR
WandVAR
312. Inatwo-elementseriescircuit,theappliedvoltageandresultantcurrentare
respectively,v(t)=50+50sin(5x10
3
t)andi(t)=11.2sin(5x10
3
t+63.4).
Thenatureoftheelementswouldbe
A. R-L C. L-C
B. R-C D. neitherR,norL,norC
313. A series circuit passive elements has the following current and applied
voltage:
v=200sin(2,000t+50),i=4cos(2,000t+13.2)
Thecircuitelements
A. mustberesistanceandcapacitance
B. mustberesistanceandinductance
C. mustbeinductance,capacitanceandresistance
D. could be either resistance and capacitance or resistance, inductance
andcapacitance
314. AtwoterminalblackboxcontainsoneoftheR-L-Celements.Theblackbox
isconnectedtoa220Vacsupply.ThecurrentthroughthesourceisI.When
acapacitanceof0.1Fisinsertedinseriesbetweenthesourceandthebox,
thecurrentthroughthesourceis2I.Theelementis
A. aresistance
B. aninductance
C. acapacitance
D. itisnotpossibletodeterminetheelement
315. Inthefollowingcircuit,i(t)understeadystateis
i(t)
2H 1F
1
10sint
5V
A. zero C. 7.07sint
B. 5 D. 7.07sin(t45)
316. The source in the circuit isasinusoidalsource. The supply voltagesacross
variouselementsaremarkedinthefigure.Theinputvoltageis
14V 10V 3V
A. 10V C. 27V
B. 5V D. 24V
317. In the circuit shown in the given figure, if the power consumed by the 5
resistoris10W,thenthepfofthecircuitis
L
5
50cost
10
A. 0.8 C. 0.5
B. 0.6 D. zero
318. In an RL circuit, supplied from an ac source, the reactive power is
proportionaltothe
A. theaverageenergystoredintheelectricfield
B. theaverageenergystoredinthemagneticfield
C. sumoftheaverageenergystoredintheelectricfieldandthatstoredin
themagneticfield
D. difference of the average energy stored in the electric field and that
storedinthemagneticfield
319. IfaseriesRLCcircuitexcitedbyavoltagee=Esint henLC<1/
2
A.
B.
C.
D.
currentlagsbehindtheappliedvoltage
currentleadstheappliedvoltage
currentisinphasewiththeappliedvoltage
voltageacrossLandCareequal
320. Thecurrentinthecircuitshownis
A. 5A C. 15A
B. 10A D. 25A
321. InthecaseoftheR-L-Ccircuitshowninthegivenfigure,thevoltageacross
theR,LandCwouldberespectively
15V
(rms)
R
L
C
V1
V2
20V
(rms)
9V(rms)
A.
B.
C.
D.
12V,16Vand7Vor25V
16V,12Vand7Vor25V
7V,16Vand12V
16V,12Vand25V
322. Considerthefollowingstatementsregardingthecircuitshowninthefigure.
I
10 6V
5
j15 / 3
10
Ifthepowerconsumedby5resistoris10Wthen
1. |I|=A
2. thetotalimpedanceofthecircuitis5
3. cos=0.866
hichofthesestatementsiscorrect?
A. 1and3 C. 1and2
B. 2and3 D. 1,2and3
323. InanaccircuitifvoltageV=(a+jb)andcurrentI=(c+jd),thenthepower
isgivenby
A. ac+ad C. bc-ad
B. ac+bd D. bc+ad
324. Thereactivepowerdrawnfromthesourceinthenetworkinthegivenfigure
is
100 10 V Z
3
-j10 +j10
A. 300VAR C. 100VAR
B. 200VAR D. zero
325. A series R-L-C circuit, consisting of R = 10 , XL = 20 , XC = 20 is
connected across an ac supply of 100 V (rms). The magnitude and phase
angle (with reference to supply voltage) of the voltage across the inductive
coilarerespectively
A. 100V,90 C. 200V,-90
B. 100V,-90 D. 200V,90
326. Foracapacitorinasinewaveaccircuit
A. vClagsiCby90
B. iCleadsvCby90
C. iCandvChavethesamefrequency
D. alloftheabove
327. InaseriesRCcircuit,
A. VCleadsVRby90 C. VClagsVRby90
B. VCandIareinphase D. bothBandC
328. InaseriesRCcircuit,
A. VCandVRareinphase
B. VTandIarealwaysinphase
C. VRandIareinphase
D. VRleadsIby90
329. WhenthefrequencyoftheappliedvoltageincreasesinaseriesRCcircuit
A. thephaseangle,T,becomesmorenegative
B. ZTincreases
C. ZTdecreases
D. bothAand
330. Inductivereactance,XL
A. appliesonlytonon-sinusoidalwaveformsordc
B. appliesonlytosinewaves
C. appliestoeithersinusoidalornon-sinusoidalwaveforms
D. isinverselyproportionaltofrequency
331. Foraninductorinasinewaveaccircuit
A. VTleadsiLby90 C. VTandiLareinphase
B. VTlagsiLby90 D. noneoftheabove
332. InaseriesRLcircuit,
A. VTlagsVRby90 C. VRandIareinphase
B. VTleadsVRby90 D. bothBandC
333. InaseriesRLcircuitwhereXL=R,thephaseangle,Z,is
A. -45 C. 90
B. 0 D. 45
334. Inanaccircuitwithonlyseriesresistances
A. VTandIareinphase
B. RT=R1+R2+R3++etc.
C. eachvoltagedropisinphasewiththeseriescurrent
D. alloftheabove
335. Theunitofapparentpoweristhe
A. volt-ampere(VA)
B. watt(W)
C. volt-ampere-reactive(VAR)
D. joule(J)
336. Inanaccircuitwithonlyseriescapacitors
A. VTleadsIby90
B. VTlagsIby90
C. eachcapacitorvoltagedropleadsIby90
D. bothAandC
337. Theunitofrealpoweristhe
A. watt(W)
B. volt-ampere(VA)
C. joule(J)
D. volt-ampere-reactive(VAR)
338. InaseriesRLCcircuit
A. XLandXCare180outofphase
B. ILandICare180outofphase
C. XLandXCare90outofphase
D. XLandXCareinphase
339. Thepowerfactorofanordinaryelectricbulbis
A. zero
B. unity
C. slightlymorethanunity
D. slightlylessthanunity
340. Thepowerfactorofanaccircuitisequalto
A. cosineofthephaseangle
B. sineofthephaseangle
C. unityforaresistivecircuit
D. unityforareactivecircuit
341. If f(t) = sin t + sin t is passing through R = 1 ohm, what is the power
dissipatedin1ohmresistor?
A. 1W
B. 2W
C. sincef(t)innon-periodic,notpossibletofindpower
D. noneoftheabove
C. PARALLELCIRCUITS
A circuit consists of XL = j5 ohms, XC = -j5 ohms and R = 5 ohms all are
connectedinparallel.Findtheequivalentimpedance.
A. 5.5 C. 4.8
B. 5.0 D. 5.2
Given: Z1= -j2.5 ohms; Z2 = j4 ohms;Z3 =5 ohms; Z4 = 1+ j5 ohms. If the
fourimpedancesareconnectedinparallel,findtheequivalentimpedancein
ohms.
A. 4.1+j0.72 C. 4.2+j0.35
B. 4.3+j0.45 D. 4.0+j0.97
344. EEBoardExamApril1984,April1987
ThreeimpedancesZa=3+j4ohms,Zc=4j4ohmsandZc=j3ohmsare
connectedinparallel.Solveforthepfofthecombination.
A. 0.653leading C. 0.503leading
B. 0.554lagging D. 0.620lagging
Apurecapacitance of 530.515 x 10
-6
faradandan inductance of 530.515 x
10
-4
Henry are connected in parallel across an ac power source. Solve for
theresultantimpedanceassumingthatthefrequencyis30Hz.
A. 10 C. zero
B. infinite D. undefined
A coil of a 50-ohm resistance and of 150 mH inductance is connected in
parallelwitha50Fcapacitor.Whatisthepowerfactorofthecircuit?
A. 80% C. 70%
B. 50% D. 60%
ThreeimpedancesZa,ZbandZcareconnectedinparallel.Ifat60Hz,Za=
j8,Zb=-j2andZc=5ohms.Solvefortheresultantpowerfactor.
A. 0.471lagging C. 0.573lagging
B. 0.471leading D. 0.573leading
Aresistorof50ohmsandanimpedanceof100+j50ohmsareconnectedin
parallelacrossa220voltssupply.Whatisthepowerfactoroftheload?
A. 96% C. 98%
B. 99% D. 95%
Acapacitorof 3.18 microfarads is connected in parallel with a resistance of
2,000 ohms. The combination is further connected in series with an
inductanceof795mHandresistanceof100ohmsacrossasupplygivenby
e=400sinwt+80sin(3wt+60).Assumew=314radians/sec.Determine
thepowerdissipated.
A. 74.66W C. 80.28W
B. 78.05W D. 75.66W
thecircuitpowerfactor.
A. 0.702 C. 0.633
B. 0.650 D. 0.612
A capacitor, an electric resistance heater, and impedance are connected in
parallel to a 120 V, 60 Hz system. The capacitor draws 50 var, the heater

draws100Wandtheimpedancecoildraws269VAatapf0f0.74lagging.
Determinethesystempowerfactor.
A. 0.933leading C. 0.916lagging
A bank of capacitors is connected in parallel each rated at 10 kVAR, 380
volts. If one unit is shorted out, what would be the net capacitance of the
bank?
A. 330F C. 220F
B. 440F D. 110F
thermsvalueofthetotalcurrent.
A. 0.40A C. 0.56A
B. 0.33A D. 0.45A
354. EEBoardExamJune1990
Threeloads,unitsA,BandCareconnectedinparallelandtakecurrentsthat
are respectively 12, 10 and 15 A respectively. Assuming Ia to be the
reference phasor. Ib leads Ia by 30 and Ic lags behind Ia by 65, calculate
thetotal(resultant)current.
A. 28.33A C. 26.46A
B. 30.21A D. 32.10A
Two single-phase motors are connected in parallel across a 120-volt, 60cyclesourceofsupply.MotorAisasplit-phaseinductancetypeandmotorB
isacapacitortype:
Motor HPOutput Efficiency pf
A
B

0.60
0.70
0.70lag
0.95lag
Determinetotalpowerfactor.
A. 0.886lag C. 0.817lag
B. 0.864lag D. 0.825lag
A250V,30Hzgeneratorsuppliespowertoaparallelcircuitconsistingofa
20 HPmotor whose efficiency is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a second load
that draws an apparent power of 7 kVA at unity pf. Determine the system
powerfactor.
A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a capacitor of 442.1 F.
The combination is then connected in parallel with an inductance of 21.22
mH.Solvefortheresultantcurrentifthecircuitisconnectedacrossa120V,
60Hzacsource.
A. 9.44A C. 11.29A
B. 10.68A D. 10.34A
An inductor L1 isconnected in series with aparallel combinationof inductor
L2 and capacitor C. The impedance of the circuit w = 400 rad/sec is j100
ohms.Thecircuitistoyieldinfiniteimpedanceatw=1,000rad/secandzero
impedanceatw=2,000rad/sec.DeterminethevalueofC.
A. 1.28F C. 2.06F
B. 1.67F D. 1.32F
A sinusoidal current source, 10 cos 1000t, is in parallel both with a 20-ohm
resistor and the series combination of a 10-ohm resistor and a 10-mH
inductor.Findtheequationofthevoltageacrossthe10-ohmresistor.
A. 63.25cos(1000t18.43)
B. 61.32cos(1000t20.34)
C. 59.36cos(1000t17.45)
D. 60.12cos(1000t19.38)
A 1-hp, 220 V, 60 Hz capacitor-start motor has main and auxiliary winding
impedance at starting of 3.5 + j2.5 ohms and 8.6 + j2.5 ohms, respectively.
Determinethevalueofthestartingcapacitancethatwillplacethemainand
auxiliarywindingcurrents90apartatstarting,
A. 186.75F C. 182.43F
B. 174.35F D. 170.67F
Two impedances A and B are connected in parallel across a 120 V ac
supply.Thetotalcurrentandthecurrentineachimpedanceisadjustedto20
A. The power drawn by A is doubled that of B and the power factor is
lagging.DeterminethepowerfactorofA.
A coil of 50-ohm resistance and of 150-mH inductance is connected in
parallel with a 50-F capacitor. If the source voltage is 100 sin (t + 30),
whatistheequationofthelinecurrent?
A. 1.91sin(t+52.5) C. 1.82sin(t-62)
B. 1.25sin(t+75.5) D. 1.32sin(t75.5)
AresistorRisconnectedinparallelwitha10-ohminductivereactance.The
combination is then connected in series with a 4-ohm capacitive reactance.
The whole combination is connected across a 100-volt, 60 Hz supply, How
muchisRiftheanglebetweenthesupplyvoltageandthetotalcurrentis45
degrees?
A. 12ohms C. 16ohms
B. 25ohms D. 20ohms
ThreeimpedancesZ1=1-j4ohms,Z2=j6ohmsandZ3=4+j3ohmsare
connected in series-parallel. Z1 is connected in series with the parallel
combination of Z2 and Z3. Determine the equivalent impedance of the
combination.
A. 4.32j1.21ohms C. 6.76j5.68ohms
B. 2.23j3.32ohms D. 5.42j7.21ohms
A5-ohmresistorisconnectedinparallelwitha10-ohminductivereactance.
The combination is then connected in series with a 4-ohm capacitive
reactance. The whole combination is connected across a 100-volt, 60 Hz
supply.Howmuchisthetotalcurrentdrawnbythecircuit?
A. 22.36A C. 23.16A
B. 20.45A D. 19.89A
A non-inductive resistor R is connected in parallel with an inductive
reactance of 10 ohms. The combination is then connected in series with a
capacitivereactanceof5ohms.Thewholecombinationisconnectedacross
a 100-volt, 60 Hz ac source. If R is equal to 5 ohms, solve for the voltage
acrosstheparallelcombination.
A. 87.53V C. 89.44V
B. 88.34V D. 91.87V
Three impedances Z1 = 1 - j4 ohms, Z2 = j6 ohms and Z3 = 4 + j3 ohms
respectively are connected in series-parallel. Z1 is connected in series with
theparallelcombinationofZ2andZ3.Ifthiscircuitisconnectedacrossa230
V,60Hzsource,determinethevoltageacrosstheparallelcombinationofZ2
andZ3.
A. 156.3V C. 135.7V
B. 146.8V D. 163.2V
Giventhreeimpedances:Z1=10+j0ohms,Z2=3+j4ohmsandZ3=8j6
ohms.ImpedanceZ2andZ3areconnectedinparallelandthecombinationis
connected in series with impedance Z1 across a 120 Vsingle-phase 60 Hz
source.Findthetotalpowerdrawnbytheimpedance.
A. 1008W C. 1038W
B. 1204W D. 1103W
IfadmittanceY=0.06j0.08mho,thenconductanceGequals
A. -0.06 C. 0.08
B. 0.06 D. -0.08
370. EEOctober1986,April1993
A parallel circuit consists of a resistor having a conductance of 4 mhos, an
inductive reactor having a susceptance of 8 mhos and a capacitive reactor
havingasusceptanceof5mhos.Whatistheimpedanceofthecircuit?
A. 0.11+j0.13ohms C. 0.12+j0.16ohms
B. 0.13+j0.11ohms D. 0.16+j0.12ohms
AcapacitorbranchhavingaratioofXCtoRof5isparalleledwithimpedance
consisting of a 4 resistance and a 3 inductive reactance. The power
factor of the resulting circuit is 0.8 leading. Find the size of the capacitor i
n
Fifthefrequencyis60Hz.
A. 879.9F C. 978.9F
B. 1078.9F D. 778.9F
Aparallel-LCcircuitcanstoreenergyfedtoitpowersourceandproducesan
outputwhichisacontinuousA.C.wave.Itisoftencalleda____.
A. Tankcircuit C. Storagecircuit
B. Storecircuit D. Powercircuit
Whatistheimpedancerelationshipbetweentheoutputofonecircuitandthe
inputofanothercircuitwillprovidemaximumpowertransfer?
A. verylowimpedance C. lowerimpedance
B. higherimpedance D. equalimpedance
374. The series circuit of R = 30 & X = 4 and a parallel circuit of R and X
have the same impedance and power factor. Calculate the value of R and
X.
A. 8.33and6.25 C. 7.47and7.51
B. 2.56and,3.83 D. 5.62and9.84
375. A25resistor,2mHinductorand30Fcapacitorareconnectedinparallel
across 100 sin (5000t + 45) V source. Calculate the total current taken by
thecircuit.
A. 4sin(5000t+45)+5cos(5000t+45)
B. 14sin(5000t)+15sin(5000t+45)
C. 40sin(5000t+30)+50cos(5000t+45)
D. 4cos(5000t+45)+5cos(5000t+45)
376. AparallelcircuitwithonebranchofR=5andasingleunknownelementin
the other branch has the following applied voltage and total current e = 10
cos (50t + 60) Vand i= 5.38 cos (50t 8.23) A. The unknown element is
____.
A. L=0.04H C. C=10F
B. L=0.02H D. C=5F
377. Animpedanceof3j3isconnectedinparallelwith5+j2.Thevoltmeter
connectedacross3resistancemeasures45V.Calculatethetotalcurrent
ofthecircuit.
A. 22.4A C. 13.4A
B. 41.3A D. 7.91A
378. Two impedances ZA = 4 + j6 and ZB are connected in parallel. The
apparent power for the impedance B is 1490 VA. Determine the total
apparentpower.
A. 4250VA C. 2652VA
B. 3290VA D. 8031VA
379. A feeder supplies two loads, one at 50 amperes at 50% power factor, the
other 150 amperes at unity power factor. The total current supplied by the
feederisapproximately____.
A. 180A C. 175A
B. 200A D. 150A
380. A fluorescent lamp and its inductive ballast draw a 1.0 A current at 50%
laggingpowerfactorfroma120-V,60-Hzsource.Whatistheover-allpower
factorwhena26.5Fcapacitorisconnectedacrossthefixture?
A. 0.832lagging C. 0.5leading
B. 0.832leading D. 0.5lagging
381. Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current:
,,,,,,,,,.What
istheeffectivevalueofthetotalcurrent?
A. 48.444A C. 25.345A
B. 34.255A D. 84.389A
,,, ,,,, ,,.What
istheequivalentimpedancethatcouldreplacetheimpedancesifthesource
voltageis100sin150tV?
A. C.
B. D.
,,,,,,,,,.What
istheequivalentpowerfactorofthecircuit?
A. 0.924 C. 0.707
B. 0.866 D. 0.876
,,, ,,,, ,,.What
elementshouldbeconnectedacrossthecircuitsothatthecurrentwouldbe
inphasewiththesource?
A. 54mH C. 13mH
B. 25.4mH D. 31mH
385. Asmallsingle-phase,240Vinductionmotoristestedinparallelwith160
resistor.Themotortakes2amperesandthetotalcurrentis3amperes.What
isthepowerofthewholecircuit?
A. 800W C. 220W
B. 360W D. 580W
386. Acapacitorisplacedinparallelwithtwoinductiveloads,oneof20Aat30
laggingandanotherof40Aat60lagging.Whatcurrentinamperesshould
flowinthecapacitorsothatthecircuitwillhaveaunitypowerfactor?
A. 35.8A C. 28.8A
B. 44.6A D. 50.2A
387. Acoilof10resistanceand0.1Hinductanceisconnectedinparallelwitha
capacitorofunknowncapacitance.Ifthetotalimpedanceofthecombination
is100,determinethevalueofthecapacitance.
A. 50F C. 150F
B. 100F D. 200F
388. Animpedanceequaltoisconnectedacrossa220Vsource.What
should be the value of the second impedance in parallel with the first, if the
total power delivered to the circuit is to be 16.5 kW and the overall power
factoristobeunity?
A. C.
B.
D.
389. An inductive reactance of 8 ohms is connected in parallel with a capacitive
reactance of 18 ohms. This combination is then connected in series with a
variable resistance. For what value of resistance will the power factor be
0.5?
A. 8.314 C. 13.81
B. 3.318 D. 1.381
390. Two impedances Z1 = 3 + j4 and Z2 = 5 j8.66 ohms respectively are
connected in parallel. If the combination is connected across a 240 V AC
source,howmuchisthetotalcurrent?
A. 44.4A C. 40.6A
B. 42.1A D. 39.9A
391. A resistance of 20 ohms and an unknown capacitance are connected in
parallelacrossa110V,variablefrequencyACsource.Whenthefrequency
is 60 Hz, the current drawn by the circuit is 6 A. At what frequency will the
currentdrawnfallto5.8A?
A. 42.33Hz C. 46.02Hz
B. 50.12Hz D. 44.18Hz
392. Two parallel branches have admittances 0.3 + j0.4 and 0.2 j0.25 S,
respectively. If the current in the first branch is 10 A, determine the total
currentsuppliedtotheparallelcombination.
A. 10.44A C. 15.32A
B. 12.10A D. 11.24A
393. An inductive reactance of 3 ohms is connected in parallel with a capacitive
reactanceof4ohms.Ifthecombinationisconnectedinserieswitha4ohm
resistance,solveforthepowerfactorofthewholecombination.
A. 0.333 C. 0.567
B. 0.409 D. 0.316
394. AnR-LcircuithasZ=(6+j8)ohm.Itssusceptanceis____siemens.
A. 0.06 C. 0.1
B. 0.08 D. -0.08
395. Theimpedancesoftwoparallelbranchesofacircuitare(10+j10)and(10
j10)respectively.Theimpedanceoftheparallelcombinationis
A. 20+j0 C. 5j5
B. 10+j0 D. 0j20
396. Domesticappliancesareconnectedinparallelacrossacmainsbecause
A. itisasimplearrangement
B. operationofeachappliancebecomesindependentofeachother
C. applianceshavesamecurrentratings
D. thisarrangementoccupieslessspace
397. When a parallel ac circuit contains a number of branches, then it is
convenienttosolvethecircuitby
A. phasordiagram
B. phasoralgebra
C. equivalentimpedancemethod
D. noneoftheabove
398. ThepowertakenbythecircuitshowninFig.13.1is
IL
XL =
30
240 V
R =
30
IR
IT
Fig. 13.1
A. 470W C. 1200W
B. 1920W D. noneofthese
399. TheactivecomponentoflinecurrentinFig.13.1is
IL
XL =
30
240 V
R =
30
IR
IT
Fig. 13.1
A. 8A C. 5.3A
400. ThepowerfactorofthecircuitshowninFig.13.1is
IL
XL =
30
240 V
R =
30
IR
IT
Fig. 13.1
B. 0.5lagging D. noneofthese
401. ThetotallinecurrentdrawnbythecircuitshowninFig.13.1is
IL
XL =
30
240 V
R =
30
IR
IT
Fig. 13.1
A. A C. A
402. ThepowerconsumedinthecircuitshowninFig.13.2is
IL
XL =
40
240 V
R =
60
IR
IT
Fig. 13.2
IC
XC =
80
A. 480W C. 1200W
403. TheactivecomponentoflinecurrentinFig.13.2is
IL
XL =
40
240 V
R =
60
IR
IT
Fig. 13.2
IC
XC =
80
A. 6A C. 13A
B. 3A D. 4A
404. ThelinecurrentdrawnbythecircuitshowninFig.13.2is
IL
XL =
40
240 V
R =
60
IR
IT
Fig. 13.2
IC
XC =
80
A. 13A C. 5A
405. ThepowerfactorofthecircuitshowninFig.13.2is
IL
XL =
40
240 V
R =
60
IR
IT
Fig. 13.2
IC
XC =
80
A. 0.8 C. 0.707
B. 0.5 D. noneofthese
406. TheimpedanceofthecircuitshowninFig.13.2is
IL
XL =
40
240 V
R =
60
IR
IT
Fig. 13.2
IC
XC =
80
B. 24ohms D. noneofthese
407. ThecircuitshowninFig.13.2is
IL
XL =
40
240 V
R =
60
IR
IT
Fig. 13.2
IC
XC =
80
A. resistive C. inductive
B. capacitive D. inresonance
408. IfinFig.13.2,XLismadeequaltoXC,thelinecurrentwillbe
IL
XL =
40
240 V
R =
60
IR
IT
Fig. 13.2
IC
XC =
80
A. 10A C. 4A
409. ThepowerconsumedinthecircuitshowninFig.13.3is
R1 = 4
120 V
R2 = 3
I1
Fig. 13.3
XC = 4
XL = 3
I2 IT
A. 8400W C. 4000W
410. IfthecircuitshowninFig.13.3isconnectedto120Vdc,thecurrentdrawn
bythecircuitis
R1 = 4
120 V
R2 = 3
I1
Fig. 13.3
XC = 4
XL = 3
I2 IT
A. 24A C. 48A
B. 70A D. 30A
R1 = 4
120 V
R2 = 3
I1
Fig. 13.3
XC = 4
XL = 3
I2 IT
A. capacitive C. resistive
B. inductive D. inresonance
412. IfthesourcefrequencyofFig.13.4islow,then
R
V
I1
Fig. 13.4
C
L
I2
IT
A.
B.
C.
D.
coiltakesahighlaggingcurrent
coiltakesalowlaggingcurrent
capacitortakesaleadingcurrent
circuitoffershighimpedance
413. IfthesourcefrequencyofFig.13.4ishigh,then
R
V
I1
Fig. 13.4
C
L
I2
IT
A.
B.
C.
D.
coiltakesahighlaggingcurrent
capacitortakesahighleadingcurrent
capacitortakesalowleadingcurrent
circuitoffershighimpedance
R =
3
100 V
I1
Fig. 13.5
XC =
4 XL =
4
I2
IT
A. inresonance C. inductive
B. resistive D. capacitive
415. ThecircuitshowninFig.13.5willconsumeapowerof
R =
3
100 V
I1
Fig. 13.5
XC =
4 XL =
4
I2
IT
A. 1200W C. 500W
416. Iftheadmittanceofaparallelaccircuitisincreased,thecircuitcurrent
A. remainsconstant C. isincreased
B. isdecreased D. noneofthese
417. TheadmittanceofthecircuitshowninFig.13.6is
Fig. 13.6
R = 6
XL = 8
A. 10S C. 0.1S
B. 14S D. noneofthese
418. TheconductanceofthecircuitshowninFig.13.6is
Fig. 13.6
R = 6
XL = 8
A. 14S C. 0.06S
B. 0.6S D. noneofthese
419. TheinductivesusceptanceofthecircuitshowninFig.13.6is
Fig. 13.6
R = 6
XL = 8
A. 8S C. 0.08S
Fig. 13.7
-B
G=
0.01S
100 V
A. resistive C. capacitive
B. inductive D. noneofthese
421. ThepowerlossinthecircuitshowninFig.13.7is
Fig. 13.7
-B
G=
0.01S
100 V
A. 100W C. 10W
B. 10,000W D. noneofthese
422. Theconductanceandsusceptancecomponentsofadmittanceare
A. serieselements
B. parallelelements
C. series-parallelelements
D. noneoftheabove
423. The impedance of a circuit is 10 ohms. If the inductive susceptance is 1
siemen,theninductivereactanceofthecircuitis
B. 1ohm D. noneofthese
424. The conductance and inductive susceptance of a circuit have the same
magnitude.Thepowerfactorofthecircuitis
A. 1 C. 0.707
B. 0.5 D. 0.866
425. Theadmittanceofacircuitis(0.1+j0.8)S.Thecircuitis
A. resistive C. inductive
B. capacitive D. noneofthese
426. Inaparallelaccircuit,powerlossisdueto
A. conductancealone
B. susceptancealone
C. bothconductanceandsusceptance
D. noneoftheabove
427. Theadmittanceofaparallelcircuitis S.Thecircuitis
A. inductive C. resistive
B. capacitive D. noneofthese
428. Acircuithaveanimpedanceof(1j2)ohms.Thesusceptanceofthecircuit
is
A. 0.1S C. 0.4S
429. A circuit has admittance of 0.1 S and conductance of 0.08 S. The power
factorofthecircuitis
A. 0.1 C. 0.08
B. 0.8 D. noneofthese
430. WhenansinusoidalvoltageisappliedacrossR-LparallelcircuitsothatR=
XLthephaseanglewillbe
A. 45lagging C. 90lagging
B. 45leading D. 90leading
431. InaparallelR-LcircuitifIRisthecurrentinresistorandIListhecurrentinthe
inductor,then
A. IRlagsILby90 C. ILleadsIRby270
B. IRleadsILby270 D. ILlagsIRby90
432. ThecurrentreadbytheammeterAintheaccircuitshownisthegivenfigure
is
A
3A 1A 5A
A. 9A C. 3A
B. 5A D. 1A
433. Inthegivenfigure,theadmittancevaluesoftheelementsinsiemensareYR
= 0.5 + j0, YL = 0 j1.5 and YC = 0 + j0.3 respectively. The value of I as a
phasorwhenthevoltageEacrosstheelementsisVis
I
YR YL YC
E
1
0
0
V
=
Z
A. 1.5+j-.5 C. 0.5+j1.8
B. 5j18 D. 5j12
434. Forthecircuitshowninthefigure,howmuchthevoltageacrosstheinductor
leadsthevoltageacrossthecapacitor?
1 0.5F
V
2
0
=
Z
L
E
=2rad/s
A. 45 C. 135
B. 90 D. 180
435. Inthecircuitshowninthefigure,v=cos2t,Z2=1+j.C1ischosensothati
=cos2t.ThevalueofC1is
Z2 C1 VS
I
A. 2F C. 0.5F
B. 1F D. 0.25F
436. Forthegivenaccircuit,whatisthevalueofI?
60
j60
-j120
I
v
(
t
)
=
1
2
0
s
i
n
t
A. 1+j C. 2-j
B. 1+j0 D. 0+j0
437. For the network shown in the given figure Z(0) = 3 and Z() = 2 . The
valuesofR1andR2willrespectivelybe
R1
R2
1 F
1
1 F
Z(s)
A. 2,1 C. 3,2
B. 1,2 D. 2,3
438. ThetotalimpedanceZ(j)ofthecircuitsho nis
3
-j4
17/6
3
j4
A. 6+j0 C. 0+j8
B. 7+j0 D. 6+j8
439. A resistance of 40 ohms and an inductive reactor of 30 ohms are joined in
paralleltoa120voltssupplyasshowninthefigure.Thepowerfactorofthe
circuitis
R=40
X=30
120volts
I1
I2
I
A. 0.6 C. 0.8
B. 0.7 D. unity
440. InaparallelRCcircuit,
A. IClagsIRby90 C. ICleadsIRby90
B. IRandICareinphase D. IRleadsICby90
441. InaparallelRCcircuit,
A. VCandIRareinphase
B. VCandICareinphase
C. ICandIRareinphase
D. VCandIRare90outofphase
442. WhenthefrequencyoftheappliedvoltageincreasesinaparallelRCcircuit
A. thephaseangle,T,increases
B. ZEQincreases
C. ZEQdecreases
D. bothAandC
443. InaparallelRLcircuit,
A. iLlagsiRby90
B. iLleadsiRby90
C. iLandiRareinphase
D. iRlagsiLby90
444. InaparallelRLcircuit,
A. VTandILareinphase
B. ILandIRareinphase
C. VTandIRareinphase
D. VTandIRare90outofphase
445. WhenthefrequencyoftheappliedvoltagedecreasesinaparallelRLcircuit
A. thephaseangle,I,becomeslessnegative
B. ZEQincreases
C. ZEQdecreases
D. bothAandB
446. WhenthefrequencyoftheappliedvoltageincreasesinaparallelRLcircuit
A. Zincreases C. ZTincreases
B. ZTdecreases D. bothAandC
447. Inanaccircuitwithonlyparallelinductors
A. ITlagsVTby90 C. VTandITareinphase
B. VTlagsITby90 D. noneoftheabove
448. InaparallelaccircuitwithXLandXC
A. ILandICare90outofphase
B. ILandICareinphase
C. ILandICare180outofphase
D. XLandXCare90outofphase
D. RESONANCE
Aseriescircuitconsistsofa20-ohmresistance,a150mHinductanceandan
unknowncapacitance.Thecircuitissuppliedwithavoltagev=100sin377t.
Findthevalueofcapacitanceatresonance.
A. 42F C. 34.65F
B. 47F D. 72.57F
A 5 mH pure inductance is connected in parallel with one microfarad
capacitor.Whatfrequencywillthecircuitbeantiresonance?
A. 250Hz C. 60Hz
B. 2250Hz D. 100Hz
Capacitor of 30-microfarad capacitance is in series with a coil across an
8,000cyclesupply.Whatinductanceisrequiredforresonance?
A. 13.34H C. 13.19H
B. 10.45H D. 12.55H
Onelegofaradiotunedcircuithasacapacitanceof1x10
-9
F.Itistunedat
200kHz.WhatistheinductanceoftheotherleginHenry?
A. 6.33x10
-4
C. 8.25x10
-5
B. 20x10
-3
D. 120x10
-3
Aloud speaker whose inductance is1.15 Henry is coupled to a power tube
through a condenser of 2 F capacity. To what frequency will the
combinationberesonant?
A. 110Hz C. 105Hz
B. 108Hz D. 100Hz
Whatcapacitancemustbeplacedinserieswithaninductanceof0.05Henry
sothatat100Hz,theimpedancebecomesequaltotheohmicresistance?
A. 50.7F C. 70.7F
B. 35.5F D. 87.0F
Acoilhasaresistanceof50ohmsandareactanceof100ohms,
by a capacitor, which has practically no losses in
across the coil be in phase with the total current
combination. What is the impedance of the parallel
givencondition?
isshunted
order that the voltage
supplied to the parallel
combination under the
A non-inductive resistor R is connected in parallel with an inductive
reactance of 10 ohms. The combination is then connected in series with a
capacitivereactanceof5ohms.SolveforRatwhichthepowerfactorofthe
givencircuitwouldbeunity.
A. 10 C. 13
B. 12 D. 11
Two impedances Z1 = 15 + j20 and Z2 = 5 jXC are connected in parallel.
SolveforthevaluesofXCsothatthetotalcurrentdrawnbythecombination
willbeinphasewithanysupplyvoltageV.
A. 28.54O C. 33.12O
B. 30.43O D. 29.55O
A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a capacitor of 442.1 F.

The combination is then connected in parallel with an inductance of 21.22
mH. Solve for the frequency of the impressed voltage with which the
inductivereactanceisequaltothecapacitivereactanceinmagnitude.
A. 50Hz C. 52Hz
B. 51Hz D. noneofthese
Acoilhasaresistanceof50ohmsandareactanceof100ohms,isshunted
byacapacitor,whichhaspracticallynolosses.Whatmustbethereactance
ofthecapacitorinorderthatthevoltageacrossthecoil isinphasewiththe
totalcurrentsuppliedtotheparallelcombination?
ThreeimpedancesZa,ZbandZcareconnectedinparallel.Ifat60Hz,Za=
j8,Zb=-j2andZc=5ohms,Solveforthefrequencyatresonance.
A. 30Hz C. 36Hz
B. 34Hz D. 28Hz
A resistor R is connected in parallel with a 20-ohm inductive reactive. The
combination is then connected in series with a 5-ohm capacitive reactance.
SolvethevalueofRatwhichthepowerfactoroftheresultantimpedanceis
unity.
Acoilhasaresistanceof50ohmsandareactanceof70ohms.Acapacitor
isconnectedinparalleltoproduce resonance.Thesourcevoltageis120V.
Whatisthepowerdrawnbythecircuit?
A. 162W C. 132W
B. 97W D. 52W
A coil is supplied with 200 volts and takes a current (rms) of 2 amperes at
0.707lagging.Thequalityfactor(Q)ofthecoilis
A. 25 C. 10
B. 1 D. 100
In a series resonant RLC circuit, all of the following statements are correct
EXCEPTone.Whichoneisthis?
A. Theresonantfrequencyisdependentontheresistanceofthecircuit.
B. Thephaseanglebetweenthevoltageandthecurrentvectorsiszero.
C. Theimpedanceisaminimum.
D. Thecurrentisamaximum.
465. EEBoardExamApril1994,October1993
ThecurrentinRLCseriescircuitatresonanceis
A. maximum C. minimum
B. zero D. infinity
Ignoringthecapacitiveeffects,whatistheimpedanceofa100mHcoil(with
an internal resistance of 45 ohms) in parallel with 4,700 ohms resistor at a
frequencyof500Hz?
B. 2370hms D. 314ohms
____frequencyisreachedwhenthecapacitiveandinductivereactanceina
tunedcircuitareequal.
A. zero C. infinite
B. pulsating D. resonant
Find the Q of a circuit when the resonant frequency is 4.468 MHz, the
inductanceis47microhenryandtheresistanceis180ohmsparallel.
A. 0.136 C. 0.00735
B. 13.30 D. 7.35
In an IDEAL resonant circuit, what is the relationship between the current
andtheimpedance?
A. currenthigh,impedancelow
B. currentlow,impedancelow
C. currentlow,impedancehigh
D. currenthigh,impedancehigh
Whatconditiondoesresonanceoccursinanelectricalcircuit?
A. Whenthepowerfactorisatminimum
B. When the square root of the sum of the capacitive and inductive
reactancesistotheresonantfrequency
C. Whentheinductiveandcapacitivereactancesareequal
D. noneoftheabove
WhatistherelationshipbetweenfrequencyandthevalueofXC?
A. frequencyhasnoeffect
B. XCvariesdirectlywithfrequency
C. XCvariesinverselywithfrequency
D. XCvariesindirectlywithfrequency
WhenisthelinecurrentminimuminaparallelLCcircuit?
A. atthebroadcastfrequency
B. atthecircuitfrequency
C. attheresonantfrequency
D. atthehighestfrequency
Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit which has a
resonantfrequencyof7.1MHzandQof150.
A. 16.5kHz C. 21.1kHz
B. 211kHz D. 47.3kHz
It is the term for the phenomena which occurs in an electrical circuit when
theinductivereactancebalanceswiththecapacitivereactance.
A. reactiveequilibrium C. reactivequiescence
B. resonance D. highQ
WhatistheresonantfrequencyofacircuitwhenLof25 microhenrysandC
of10picofaradsareinparallel?
A. 68.7kHz C. 68.7MHz
B. 10.1kHz D. 10.1MHz
476. ECEMarch1996
WhatistheeffectintermsofbandwidthwhentheQofasingle-tunedstage
isdoubled?
A. halved C. doubled
B. thesame D. fourtimes
IfyouneedanLCcircuittoberesonantat2,500Hzandusea150mHcoil,
whatshouldthecapacitancevaluebe?
A. 0.015F C. 27F
B. 0.15F D. 0.027F
WhatistheresonantfrequencyofacircuitwhenLis40microhenrysandC
is6picofaradsareinseries?
A. 6.63MHz C. 6.63kHz
B. 10.3MHZ D. 10.3kHz
WhatistheresonantfrequencyofacircuitwhenLof3microhenrysandCof
40picofaradsareinseries?
A. 14.5MHz C. 1.33kHz
B. 1.33MHz D. 14.5kHz
____referstoreactivepower.
A. powerconsumedincircuitQ
B. powerconsumedinwireresistanceinaninductor
C. wattles,non-productivepower
D. powerlostbecauseofcapacitorleakage
Howdoyoucallthenatureofacircuitduringseriesresonance?
A. unstable C. resistive
B. capacitive D. inductive
is10picofaradsareinseries?
A. 7.96MHz C. 3.56MHz
B. 6MHz D. 7.96kHz
In a series resonant LC circuit, what is the impedance at resonant
frequency?
A. Infinity
B. Determinedsolelybythedcresistance
C. Themaximumimpedancevalue
D. Zero
What is the characteristic of the current flow in a parallel R-L-C circuit at
resonance?
A. Thecurrentcirculatingintheparallelelementsisdc
B. Thecurrentcirculatingintheparallelelementsiszero
C. Thecurrentcirculatingintheparallelelementsisatamaximum
D. Thecurrentcirculatingintheparallelelementsisataminimum
485. ECEBoardExamMarch1996
What is the responsible for the phenomenon when voltages across
reactancesinseriescanoftenbelargerthanthevoltageappliedtothem?
A. Capacitance C. Conductance
B. Resistance D. Resonance
Termusedforresonanceinanelectricalcircuit.
A. Thefrequencyatwhichpowerfactorisataminimum
B. Thefrequencyatwhichcapacitivereactanceequalsinductive
reactances
C. Thehighestfrequencythatwillpasscurrent
D. Thelowestfrequencythatwillpasscurrent
Ignoringanyeffectsofdcresistance,whatisthetotalreactanceofa250mH
coilinserieswitha4.7Fcapacitoratasignalfrequencyof1000Hz?
A. 1604O C. 1536O
B. 35O D. 1570O
The_____theQofacircuit,thenarrowerisitsbandwidth.
A. Lower C. Higher
B. Broader D. Selective
Find the half-power bandwidth of a resonant circuit which has a resonant
frequencyof1.8MHzandaQof95.
A. 58.7kHz C. 189Hz
B. 18.9kHz D. 1.89kHz
WhatistheresonantfrequencyofacircuitwhenLis5microhenrysandCis
A. 23.7kHz C. 23.7MHz
B. 3.54kHz D. 3.54MHz
Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit which has a
resonantfrequencyof3.6MHzandaQof218.
A. 58.7kHz C. 16.5kHz
B. 606kHz D. 47.3kHz
WhatistheresonantfrequencyofacircuitwhenLis3microhenrysandCis
40picofaradsareinparallel?
A. 14.5kHz C. 14.5MHz
B. 13.1kHz D. 13.1MHz
WhatistheresonantfrequencyofacircuitwhenLis15microhenryandCis
A. 2.12kHz C. 18.4kHz
B. 18.4MHz D. 2.12MHz
Whatistheresonantfrequencyofa circuitwhenLis2microhenryandCis
A. 29.1MHz C. 29.1kHz
B. 5.31MHz D. 5.31kHz
CharacteristicofthecurrentflowinaseriesR-L-Ccircuitatresonance
A. itiszero
B. itisdc
C. itisatamaximum
D. itisataminimum
What is the term for the number of times per second that a tank circuit
energyisstoredintheinductorofcapacitor?
A. Non-resonantfrequency
B. Broadcastfrequency
C. Circuitfrequency
D. Resonantfrequency
AnLCcircuitresonatesat2000kHz,andhasaQof100.Findthelowerand
uppercut-offfrequencies.
A. 1950kHz,2050kHz C. 1980kHz,2020kHz
B. 1990kHz,2010kHz D. 1900kHz,2100kHz
is10picofaradsareinparallel?
A. 3.18kHz C. 7.12MHz
B. 3.18MHz D. 7.12kHz
WhatisthecauseofaminimumQonasingle-tunedLCcircuit?
A. Decreasedshuntresistor
B. Decreasedcapacitance
C. Increasedshuntresistor
D. Decreasedseriesresistor
____isanothertermforqualityfactororQoftheresonantcircuit.
A. Noisefactor C. Whitenoise
B. Noisefigure D. Figureofmerit
Whatisthebiggestadvantageofusingcrystalsinresonantcircuits?
A. lessfragile
B. cost
C. size
D. greateraccuracyandstability
Whatistheimpedanceofacrystalatitsresonantfrequencywhenitisused
intheparallelmode?
A. 70percent C. minimum
B. 50percent D. maximum
_____isaparallelLCcircuit.
A. Hartleycircuit
B. Staticcircuit
C. Tankcircuit
D. Parallelresistingcircuit
504. Therewill____beafrequency,calledthe____frequencyatwhich____.
A. sometimes,natural;XL=XC
B. always,natural;R=0
C. always,resonant;XL=XC
D. sometimes,resonant;R=0
505. Theformulafortheresonantfrequencyisf=____.
A. C.
B. D.
506. ForaseriesRLCcircuit,acircuitatresonancethecurrentamplitudeis____
forafixedvoltageamplitudeandthepowerfactoris____.
A. minimum,zero C. maximum,zero
B. minimum,unity D. maximum,unity
507. InanRLCcircuit,theimpedanceatresonanceis
A. maximum C. infinity
B. minimum D. zero
508. ThecurrentinRLCseriescircuit,i.e.,atresonanceis
A. maximum C. infinity
B. minimum D. zero
509. InRLCcircuits,thecurrentatresonanceis
A. themaximuminseriescircuitandminimuminparallelcircuit
B. maximuminparallelcircuitandminimuminseriescircuit
C. maximuminboththecircuits
D. minimuminboththecircuits
510. A series resonant circuit is capacitive at f = 100 Hz. The circuit will be
inductivesomewhereat
A. f=100Hz
B. f>100Hz
C. f=100Hzbyincreasingthevalueoftheresistance
D. noneofthese
511. Atafrequencylessthantheresonantfrequency
A. seriescircuitiscapacitiveandparallelcircuitisinductive
B. seriescircuitisinductiveandparallelcircuitiscapacitive
C. bothcircuitsareinductive
D. bothcircuitsarecapacitive
512. In series as well as parallel resonant circuits, increasing the value of
resistancewouldleadto
A. increaseinthebandwidthofboththecircuits
B. decreaseinthebandwidthofboththecircuits
C. increaseinbandwidthinseriescircuitanddecreaseinparallelcircuit
D. decreaseinbandwidthinseriescircuitandincreaseinparallelcircuit
513. The value of current at resonance in a series RLC circuit is affected by th
e
valueof
A. R C. C
B. L D. allofthese
514. Inresonantcircuits,thepowerfactoratresonanceis
A. zero C. 1
B. 0.5 D. 0.707
515. Which of the following statements is true for a series RLC circuit tuned at
resonantfrequency?
A. thevoltageacrossC>appliedvoltage
B. thevoltageacrossL>appliedvoltage
C. thevoltageacrossLandC>appliedvoltage
D. thevoltageacrossLandC=appliedvoltage
516. Atanti-resonanceforthegivencircuit,thefrequencyisgivenby
R1
C L
R2
A.
C.
B.
D.
517. The frequency at which maximum voltage occurs the inductance in RLC
seriescircuitsis
A.
C.
B.
D.
518. The frequency at which maximum voltage occurs across the capacitance in
RLCseriescircuitsis
A.
C.
B.
D.
519. If f1 and f2 are half power frequencies and f0 be resonance frequency, the
selectivityofRLCseriescircuitisgivenby
A.
C.
B.
D.
520. To a series RLC circuit, a voltage of 10 V is applied. If Q of the coil at

resonant frequency is 20, the voltage across the inductor at resonant
frequencywillbe
A. 200V C. 75V
B. 100V D. 50V
521. ThecurrentsflowinginLandCatparallelresonanceare
A. zero C. infinite
B. equal D. different
522. The exact natural frequency of free oscillation in an oscillatory circuit w
ith
capacitanceof0.055F,inductance2Handresistance1ohmwillbe
A. 478kHz C. 272kHz
B. 337kHz D. 192kHz
523. Acoilwithlargedistributedcapacitancehasa
A. lowresistance
B. lowQ
C. lowresonantfrequency
D. highresonantfrequency
524. InaseriesR-L-Ccircuit,resonanceoccurswhen
A. R=XL-XC C. XL=10XCormore
B. XL=XC D. netX>R
525. Thep.f.ofaseriesR-L-Ccircuitatitshalf-powerpointis
A. unity C. leading
B. lagging D. eitherBandC
526. Aresonancecurveforaseriescircuitisaplotoffrequencyversus____.
A. voltage C. current
B. impedance D. reactance
527. At half-power points of a resonance curve, the current is ____ times the
maximumcurrent.
A. 2 C.
B. D. 1/2
528. HighertheQofaseriescircuit,
A. greateritsbandwidth
B. sharperitsresonance
C. broaderitsresonancecurve
D. narroweritspassband
529. AstheQ-factorofacircuit____,itsselectivitybecomes____.
A. increases,better C. decreases,better
B. increases,worse D. decreases,narrower
530. An R-L-C circuit has a resonance frequency of 160 kHz and a Q-factor of
100.Itsbandwidthis
A. 1.6kHz C. 16MHz
B. 0.625kHz D. noneoftheabove
531. In a parallel resonant circuit there is practically no difference between t
he
conditionforunitypowerfactorandtheconditionformaximumimpedanceso
longasQis
A. verysmalloftheorderof5
B. smalloftheorderof20
C. largeoftheorderof1000
D. noneofthese
532. AparallelACcircuitinresonancewill
A. actlikearesistoroflowvalue
B. haveahighimpedance
C. havecurrentineachsectionequaltothelinecurrent
D. have a high voltage developed across each inductive and capacitive
section
533. Aparallelresonantcircuitcanbeused
A. toamplifycertainfrequencies
B. torejectasmallbandoffrequencies
C. asahighimpedance
D. bothBandC
534. TheQ-factorofa2-branchedparallelcircuitisgivenbytheratio
A. Ic/IL C. I/IL
B. I/Ic D. L/C
535. LikearesonantR-L-C,aparallelresonantcircuitalso
A. hasapowerfactorofunity
B. offersminimumimpedance
C. drawsmaximumcurrent
D. magnifiescurrent
536. At resonant frequency an R-L-C circuit draws maximum current due to the
reasonthat
A. thedifferencebetweencapacitivereactanceandinductivereactance
B. theimpedanceismorethanresistance
C. thevoltageacrossthecapacitorequalstheappliedvoltage
D. thepowerfactorislessthanunity
537. Consider the following statements with respect to a series R-L-C circuit
underresonancecondition:
1. AlltheappliedvoltageappearsacrossR.
2. ThereisnovoltageacrosseitherLorC.
3. The voltage across L and C is equal and equal to their maximum
values.
Ofthesestatement
A. 1aloneiscorrect C. 1and3arecorrect
B. 2aloneiscorrect D. 1and2arecorrect
538. AseriesR-L-Ccircuitwillhaveunitypowerfactorifoperatedatafrequency
of
A. 1/LC C. 1/
2
LC
B. D.
539. Aseriesresonantcircuitimplies
A. zeropfandmaximumcurrent
B. unitypfandmaximumcurrent
C. unitypfandminimumcurrent
D. zeropfandminimumcurrent
540. Considerthefollowingstatements:
Inanetworkofresonance:
1. theadmittanceismaximum
2. thepowerfactorisunityirrespectiveofthenetwork
3. theQofaseriesRLCresonantcircuitisindependentofR
Ofthesestatements
A. 1and3arecorrect C. 2and3arecorrect
B. 1and2arecorrect D. 1aloneiscorrect
541. Acircuitwitharesistor,inductorandcapacitorinseriesisresonantatf0Hz.
Ifallthecomponentvaluesarenowdoubledthenewresonantfrequencyis
A. 2f0 C. f0/4
B. stillf0 D. f0/2
542. IftheresonantfrequencyofthecircuitshowninFig.1is1kHz,theresonant
frequencyofthecircuitshowninFig.2willbe
100 L C
R L
C
L
C
Fig.1
Fig.2
A. 4kHz C. 0.5kHz
B. 2kHz D. 0.25kHz
543. Inthecircuitshowninthegivenfigure,themagnitudeofVLandVCaretwice
thatofVR.Theinductanceofthecoilis
5 0 V Z
5
VL VC
L
C
VR
A. 2.14mH C. 31.8mH
B. 5.30mH D. 1.32mH
544. In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the magnitude of voltage developed
acrossthecapacitor
A. isalwayszero
B. canneverbegreaterthantheinputvoltage
C. canbegreaterthantheinputvoltagehoweveritis90outofphasewith
theinputvoltage
D. can be greater than the input voltage and is in phase with the input
voltage
545. A coil having a resistance of 5 and inductance of 0.1 H is connected in
series with a capacitor ofcapacitance 50 F. Aconstantalternating voltage
of200Visappliedtothecircuit.Thevoltageacrossthecoilatresonanceis
A. 200volts C. 1,800volts
B. 1,788volts D. 2,000volts
546. A series R-L-C circuit, excited by a 100 V variable frequency supply, has a
resistance of 10 and an inductive reactance of 50 at 100 Hz. If the
resonance frequency is 500 Hz, what is the voltage across the capacitor at
resonance?
A. 100V C. 2,500V
B. 500V D. 5,000V
547. Theresonantfrequencyofthegivenseriescircuitis
2H
M=1H
2F
2H
A.
Hz C.
Hz
B.
Hz D.
Hz
548. InaseriesR-L-Ccircuit,themaximumvoltageacrossthecapacitoroccurs
atafrequency
A.
B.
C.
D.
doubletheresonantfrequency
equaltotheresonantfrequency
timestheresonantfrequency
belowtheresonantfrequency
549. ForaseriesRLCcircuit,thepowerfactoratthelowerpowerfrequencyis
A. 0.5lagging C. unity
550. Q-factorofaseriesRLCcircuitpossessingresonantfrequencyof10Hzand
bandwidthof5Hzis
A. 0.5 C. 2.5
B. 2 D. 50
551. ThequalityfactorofRLCcircuitwillincreaseif
A. Rdecreases
B. Rincreases
C. voltageincreases
D. voltagedecreases
552. WhenQ-factorofacircuitishigh,then
A. powerfactorofthecircuitishigh
B. impedanceofthecircuitishigh
C. bandwidthislarge
D. noneofthese
553. Considerthefollowingstatementsregardingthefrequencyresponsecurveof
aseriesRLCcircuit:
1. Athalf-powerfrequencies,thecurrentinthecircuitisonehalfofthe
currentatresonantfrequencies
2. At half-power frequencies, the power factor angle of the circuit is
45
3. Atresonantfrequency,thepowerfactorangleofthecircuitis90
4. Maximumpoweroccursatresonantfrequency
Ofthesestatements
A. 1,2and4arecorrect C. 2and4arecorrect
B. 1,2and3arecorrect D. 1and4arecorrect
554. An RLC series circuit has f1 and f2 as the half power frequencies and f0 as
theresonantfrequency.TheQ-factorofthecircuitisgivenby:
A.
C.
B.
D.
555. Resonant frequency fr of a series RLC circuit is related to half power

frequenciesf1andf2as
A.
C.
B.
D.
556. AseriesRLCcircuithasR=50,L=100HandC=1F.Thelowerhalf
powerfrequencyofthecircuitis
A. 30.55kHz C. 51.92kHz
B. 3.055kHz D. 1.92kHz
557. ForaseriesRLCresonantcircuit,whatisthetotalreactanceatthelowerhalf
powerfrequency?
A. C. R
B. D. -R
558. A series RLC circuit when excited by a 10 V sinusoidal voltage source of
variablefrequency,exhibitsresonanceat100Hzandhasa3dBbandwidth
of5Hz.ThevoltageacrosstheinductorLatresonanceis
A. 10V C.
B. V D. 200V
559. An RLC resonant circuit has a resonant frequency of 1.5 MHz and a
bandwidthof10kHz.IfC=150pF,thentheeffectiveresistanceofthecircuit
willbe
A. 29.5 C. 9.4
B. 14.75 D. 4.7
560. Thefollowingcircuitresonatesat
10
1 F
1 F
4 H
+ A. allfrequencies C. 5rad/s
B. 0.5rad/s D. 1rad/s
561. A choke coil of inductance L and series resistance R is shunted by a
capacitor.Thedynamicimpedanceoftheresonantcircuitwouldbe
A. R/(LC) C. L/(RC)
B. C/(RL) D. 1/(RLC)
562. Forthefollowingcircuit,thecurrentsourceissinusoidalwithfrequencyequal
totheresonantfrequencyofthecircuit.Whatisthevalueofcurrentthrough
resistor?
0.1H 10 0.1F
I
A. 0 C. 1
B. 0.11 D. 10.1
563. Inthegivencircuit,atresonanceIRamperesisequalto
0
.
5
HR
5
0
F
5A
IR
A. 0A C. 5A
B. 10A D. 0.5A
564. Acircuithastwoparallelbranches.Inonebranch,RandLareconnectedin
serieswhileintheotherRandCareconnectedinseries.If ,which
ofthefollowingisnotcorrect?
A. Thecircuitisinresonance.
B. Thetwobranchcurrentsareinquadrature.
C. Thecircuithasanimpedanceindependentofitsfrequency.
D. Thetwobranchcurrentsareinphase.
565. A parallel circuit consists of two branches. One branch has RL and L
connectedinseriesandtheotherbranchhasRCandCconnectedinseries.
Considerthefollowingstatements:
1. ThetwobranchcurrentswillbeinquadratureifRLRC=L/C.
2. The impedance of the whole circuit is independent of frequency, if
RL=RCand .
3. ThecircuitisinresonanceforallthefrequenciesifRL=RC.
4. Thetwobranchcurrentswillbeinphaseat .
Whichoftheabovestatementsarecorrect?
A. 1and2 C. 1and3
B. 2and3 D. 3and4
566. The value of Z in given figure which is most appropriate to cause parallel
resonanceat500Hzis
Z
5
2H
A. 125mH C. 2F
B. 304.2F D. 0.05F
567. ThevalueofthecapacitanceCinthegivenaccircuittomakeitaconstant
resistancecircuitorforthesupplycurrenttobeindependentofitsfrequency
is
4
1 H
C
4
A. 1/16F C. 1/8F
B. 1/12F D. 1/4F
568. A coil takes apparent power and reactive power of 100 VA and 80 VAR,
respectively.WhatistheQfactorofthecoil?
A. 1.33 C. 8
B. 10 D. 6
569. A 50 resistance, a 30 inductive reactance and a 25 capacitive
reactance are connected in series across a 100 V, 60 Hz supply. What will
beitsresonantfrequency?
A. 65.726Hz C. 25Hz
B. 53Hz D. 54.77Hz
570. A coil having a Q factor of 5 is connected in series with an ideal capacito
r
across ac source of 60 V. Calculate the voltage across the capacitor at
resonance.
A. 150V C. 12V
B. 300V D. 65V
571. Acoilhavinganinductanceof50mHandaresistance10isconnectedin
serieswitha25Fcapacitoracrossa200Vacsupply.FindthevalueofQ
factor?
A. 7.4 C. 3.54
B. 4.53 D. 4.47
572. The following data are given for a series RL and a series RC which are
connectedinparallel:XL=15,XC=25,RC=15.ForvalueofRLwill
thecircuitbeinresonance?
A. 169ohms C. 16.9ohms
B. 916ohms D. 91.6ohms
573. A circuit consisting of a capacitor in series with a resistance of 10 ohms
is
connectedinparallelwithacoilhavingareactanceandresistanceof17.32
ohmsand10ohmsrespectively.Whatisthereactanceofthecapacitorthat
willdrawminimumcurrentfroma230-V,60Hzsupply?
A. 17.32 C. 6.78
B. 10.32 D. 22.18
574. Seriescircuitconsistsofa20-ohmresistance,a150mHinductanceandan
unknowncapacitance.Thecircuitissuppliedwithavoltagev=100sin377t.
Findthevalueofcapacitanceatresonance.
A. 42F C. 47F
B. 72.567F D. 34.65F
575. A coil having a resistance of 0.5 ohm and an inductance of 5.25 mH is
connected in parallel with a capacitor across a 220 volt, 60 Hz source.
Calculatethevalueofthecapacitanceatresonance.
A. 125microfarad C. 125millifarad
B. 1.25microfarad D. 1.25millifarad
576. ThecurrentinanRLandCparallelcircuitatresonanceis
B. zero D. infinity
577. A circuit draws 25 A when connected across a source of frequency f1.

Determinethecurrentdrawnbythesamecircuitatresonanceiff1ishalfthe
resonantfrequency.
A. 12.5A C. 35.35A
B. 17.68A D. 50A
578. AseriesRLCcircuitisconnectedacrossa120-V,60Hzsourceanddrawsa
leading current of 5 A. Determine the voltage across the capacitor at
resonanceifR=5andL=25mH.
A. 47.12V C. 236.6V
B. 164.5V D. 422.6V
579. ThebestdefinitionofQ-factorofacoilis
A. The ratio of its maximum energy stored to its energy dissipated per
cycle
B. Itspowerfactor
C. Thereciprocalofitsreactivefactor
D. Theratioofitsresistancetoitsinductivereactance
580. A coil is to be wound with Q-factor of 8. A lamp rated 120 V, 480 W is
connectedinserieswiththecoilandconnectedacross230V,60Hzsource.
What is the impedance of the coil if the voltage across the lamp is
maintainedat120V?
A. C.
B. D.
581. Aninductivecoilhavingaresistanceof25ohmsandinductanceof0.2His
connected in parallel with a 100 F capacitor. Find the frequency at which
thetotalcurrenttakenisinphasewiththesupplyvoltage.
A. 35.6Hz C. 29.5Hz
B. 46.5Hz D. 52.9Hz
582. TheresonantfrequencyofanLCcircuitisthefrequencywhere
A. XL=0andXC=0
B. XL=XC
C. XLandrSofthecoilareequal
D. XLandXCareinphase
583. TheimpedanceofaseriesLCcircuitatresonanceis
B. nearlyinfinite D. bothAandB
584. Thetotallinecurrent,IT,ofaparallelLCcircuitatresonanceis
A. minimum
B. maximum
C. equaltoILandIC
D. QtimeslargerthanILorIC
585. ThecurrentatresonanceinaseriesLCcircuitis
A. zero
B. minimum
C. differentineachcomponent
D. maximum
586. TheimpedanceofaparallelLCcircuitatresonanceis
A. zero
B. maximum
C. minimum
D. equaltotherSofthecoil
587. ThephaseangleofanLCcircuitatresonanceis
A. 0 C. 180
B. 90 D. -90
588. Belowresonance,aseriesLCcircuitappears
A. inductive C. capacitive
B. resistive D. noneoftheabove
589. Aboveresonance,aparallelLCcircuitappears
A. inductive C. capacitive
B. resistive D. noneoftheabove
590. WheneitherLorCisincreased,theresonantfrequencyofanLCcircuit
A. decreases
B. increases
C. doesntchange
D. Thisisimpossibletodetermine.
591. InalowQparallelresonantcircuit,whenXL=XC
A. IL=IC C. ICislessthanIL
B. ILislessthanIC D. ILismorethanIC
592. TodoubletheresonantfrequencyofanLCcircuitwithafixedvalueofL,the
capacitance,C,mustbe
A. doubled
B. quadrupled
C. reducedbyone-half
D. reducedbyone-quarter
593. AhigherQforaresonantfrequencyprovidesa
A. dampenedresponsecurve
B. widerbandwidth
C. narrowerbandwidth
D. noneoftheabove
594. TheQofaparallelresonantcircuitcanbeloweredby
A. placingaresistorinparallelwiththetank
B. addingmoreresistanceinserieswiththecoil
C. decreasingthevalueofLorC
D. bothAandB
595. TheabilityofanLCcircuittosupplycompletesinewaveswhentheinputto
thetankisonlyapulseiscalled
A. tuning C. anti-resonance
B. theflywheeleffect D. itsQ
596. WhichofthefollowingcanprovideahigherQ?
A. ahigherL/Cratio
B. alowerL/Cratio
C. moreresistanceinserieswiththecoil
D. eitherBorC
597. Aresonancecurveforaseriescircuitisaplotoffrequencyversus____.
A. voltage C. current
B. impedance D. reactance
598. At half-power points of a resonance curve, the current is ____ times the
maximumcurrent.
A. 2 C.
B. D. 1/2
599. Aparallelresonantcircuitcanbeused
A. toamplifycertainfrequencies
B. torejectasmallbandoffrequencies
C. asahighimpedance
D. bothBandC
600. AstheQ-factorofacircuit____,itsselectivitybecomes____.
A. increases,better C. decreases,better
B. increases,worse D. decreases,narrower
601. Thehalfpowerfrequencyof,seriesRCcircuitis
A. 1/RC C. R/C
B. RC D. C/R
602. Forthegivenparallelresonantcircuit,matchthefollowing:
A. Iatresonance 1. W/R
B. IL 2. Inphasewithvoltage
C. Dynamicimpedance 3. L/CR
4. Lagstheappliedvoltage
ABC ABC
A. 423 C. 421
B. 243 D. 241
603. ToincreasetheQ-factorofaninductor,itcanbewith
A. Thickerwire
B. Thinnerwire
C. Longerwire
D. Wirewithheavyinsulation
604. GivenZ=jL+1/jC;themagnitudeofZcurve illbe
A. Figurea C. Figurec
B. Figureb D. noneoftheabove
605. ThebandwidthofR.Cseriescircuitis
A. 1/RC C.
B. RC D. noneoftheabove
606. Consider the following statements: In a series RLC resonant circuit, the
bandwidthis
1. directlyproportionaltoresonantfrequency
2. Inverselyproportionaltoresonantfrequency
3. directlyproportionaltoqualityfactor
4. Inverselyproportionaltoqualityfactor
A. 2&3arecorrect C. 1&3arecorrect
B. 2&4arecorrect D. 1&4arecorrect
607. AnRLCparallelresonantcircuithasaresonancefrequencyof1.5MHzand
a bandwidth of 1 kHz. If C = 150 pF, then the effective resistance of the
circuitwillbe
A. 2.96M C. 9.5
B. 14.75 D. 4.7
608. Theparallel RLcircuit is having quality factor of Q1, when it isconnected i
n
serieswithR,thenewqualityfactorQ2willbe
A. Q2>Q1 C. Q2=Q1
B. Q2<Q1 D. noneoftheabove
609. InaseriesRLCcircuit,asRincreases
1. Bandwidthdecreases
2. Bandwidthincreases
3. Resonancefrequencyincreases
4. Lower3dBdecreases
5. Upper3dBincreases
A. 2,4&5arecorrect C. 2,3,4arecorrect
B. 1,4&5arecorrect D. noneoftheabove
610. In a series RLC circuit, given R = 10 , L = 14 H, C = 1 F. Find damping
ratio.
A. 1.33 C. 0.5
B. 0.187 D. noneoftheabove
611. ThepowerfactorofparallelRLCcircuitatW>Wois
A. <1 C. >1
B. =1 D. 0
612. Thephaseofevensymmetricsignalis
A. +90 C. 0
B. 90 D. 0or180
613. ThepowerinaseriesR-L-Ccircuitwillbehalfofthatatresonancewhenthe
magnitudeofcurrentisequalto
A. V/2R C. V/R
B. V/R D. V/R
614. InaseriesRLChighQcircuit,thecurrentpeaksatafrequency
A. f=fo C. f<fo
B. f>fo D. noneofthese
615. The given series resonant circuit resonance at
frequencyof20MHz.Itwill
A. By pass all signals of 20 MHz
B. permit flow of signal of 20 MHz along the
time
C. Notproduceanyeffectat20 MHz
D. cause moderate attenuation of signal at 20
MHz
616. ThehalfpowerfrequencyofseriesRLcircuitis
A. R/L C. 2R/L
B. L/R D. 2L/R
617. In a series RLC circuit, the value of current at resonance is affected by t
he
valueof
A. onlyL C. bothL&C
B. onlyC D. onlyR
618. InaseriesRLCcircuitatresonancewithQ=10,andwithappliedvoltageof
100mVatresonancefrequencyvoltageacrosscapacitoris
A. 100mV C. 10mV
B. 1volt D. 10volts
619. FindfRinthecircuitshown.
A. allfrequencies C. 5rad/sec
B. 0.5rad/sec D. 1rad/sec
620. TheparallelRLCcircuitshownisinresonance.
A. |IR|<1mA C. |IR+IC|<1mA
B. |IR+IL|>1mA D. |IL+IC|>1mA
621. A series RLC ckt has a Q of 100 and an impedance of (100 + j0) at its
resonanceangularfrequencyof107rad|sec.ThevaluesofR&Lare
A. R=100;L=1mH C. R=100;L=10mH
B. R=10;L=10mH D. noneoftheabove
622. TheparallelRLCcircuithavingdampingratiopisconnecteinserieswith
samevalues,thenseriescircuitampingratiosis
A. 4p C. p/4
B. 2p D. p/2
623. A series LCR circuit consisting of R = 10, |XL| = 20 & |XC| = 20 is
connected across an a.c supply of 200 V rms. The rms voltage across the
capacitoris
A. 200-90 C. 400+90
B. 200+90 D. 400-90
624. AtfRwhatisK?
A. 0.25 C. 0.999
B. 0.5 D. 1.0
625. FindZinatresonance.
A. 1.28 C. 2
B. 12.8 D. 128
626. FortheseriesRLCcircuit,thepartialphasordiagramatacertainfrequency
isshown,theoperatingfrequencyofthecircuitis
A.
B.
C.
D.
Equaltoresonantfrequency
lessthanresonantfrequency
Greaterthanresonantfrequency
noneoftheabove
627. InaseriesRLCcircuitatresonance,themagnitudeofthevoltagedeveloped
acrossthecapacitor
A. isalwayszero
B. canneverbegreaterthantheinputvoltage
C. canbegreaterthantheinputvoltagehowever,itis90outofphasewith
theinputvoltage
D. can be greater than the input voltage and is in phase with the input
voltage.
628. A series RLC circuit when existed by a 10 V sinusoidal voltage source of
variablefrequency,exhibitsresonanceat100HZandhasa3dBbandwidth
of5Hz.ThevoltageacrosstheinductorLatresonanceis
A. 10V C. 10/V
B. 10V D. 200V
629. Acircuitwitharesistor,inductorandcapacitorinseriesisresonantatfRHz.
Ifallthecomponentvaluesarenowdoubled,thenewresonantfrequencyis
A. 2fR C. fR/4
B. stillfR D. fR/2
630. A coil (series RL) has been designed for high Q performance at a rated
voltage and a specific frequency. If the frequency of operation is doubled,
andthecoilisoperatedatthesameratedvoltage,thentheQfactorandthe
activepowerPconsumedbythecoilwillbeaffectedasfollows
A. Pisdoubled,Qishalved
B. Pishalved,Qisdoubled
C. Premainconstant,Qisdoubled
D. Pdecreases4times,Qisdoubled
631. Aseries RLC circuithas the following parameter values R= 10 , L = 0.01
H,C=100F.TheQfactorofthecircuitatresonanceis
A. 1 C. 0.1
B. 10 D. noneoftheabove
632. Atresonance,theparallelcircuitofgivenfigureconstitutedbyaniron-cored
coilandacapacitor,behaveslike.
A. opencircuit C. pureresistance=R
B. short D. pureresistance>R
633. FindL&CofaparallelRLCcircuittoresonateat1rad/secwithaQof5and
resistanceof1ohm.
A. 1/5H,5F C. 1H,1F
B. 5H,1/5F D. 5H,5F
634. InaparallelRLCresonantcircuitR=10k,C=0.47F,thebandwidthwill
be.
A. 212.76rad/sec C. 100rad/sec
B. 2.12x10
10
rad/sec D. noneoftheabove
635. Aparallel resonatecircuit (RP, L, &C)and aseries resonant circuit (RS, L &
C)havethesameQ.FindtherelationbetweenRP&RS
A. RS=Q
2
Rp C. RP=RS
B. RP=Q
2
RS D. noneoftheabove
636. Inaparallelresonantcircuit,asRincreases,theselectivitywillbe
A. Decreasing C. Constant
B. Increasing D. noneoftheabove
637. InaseriesRLCcircuit,thephasorformatsomefrequencyisasshown,then
thefrequencyis
A.
B.
C.
D.
LessthanW0
MorethanW0
equaltoW0
noneoftheabove
638. InaseriesRLCcircuit,letQcbetheQofthecoilatresonanceandletQs=
(resonancefrequency)/bandwidth,then
A. QcandQsarenotrelatedtoeachother
B. Qc>Qs
C. Qc<Qs
D. Qc=Qs
639. AcoilisrepresentedbyaninductanceLinparallelwitharesistanceR.The
Qofthecoilatfrequencywis
A. R/(L) C. LR
B. L/R D. 1/(LR)
640. ThehalfpowerbandwidthofaseriesRCLcircuitis
A. R/L C. 1/RC
B. L/RC D. 0L/R
641. TheQofaparallelRLCcircuitatitsresonancefrequency0is
A. 0L/R C. 0RC
B. R/0C D. 0LR
642. InaseriesR-L-Ccircuitbelowresonance,thecurrent
A. lagsbehindtheappliedvoltage
B. leadstheappliedvoltage
C. isinphasewiththevoltage
D. leads or lags behind the applied voltage depending upon the actual
valuesofLandC
643. AhighQcoilhas
A. largebandwidth C. lowlosses
B. highlosses D. flatresponse
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. Inthefollowingparallelcircuit,resonancewillneveroccur,if:
A. R1
2
=R2
2
=L/C
B. R1
2
<L/C
C. R2
2
>L/CandR1
2
<L/C
D. R1
2
>L/CandR2
2
>L/C
646. ThecirculatingcurrentinaparallelLCcircuitatanyresonantfrequencyis
A. Directlyproportionaltofrequency
B. Inverselyproportionaltofrequency
C. Independentoffrequency
D. noneoftheabove
647. InseriesRLCcircuitexcitedbyavoltage,e=Esint, hereLC<(1/
2
)
A. Currentlagstheappliedvoltage
B. currentleadstheappliedvoltage
C. currentisinphasewiththeappliedvoltage
D. voltagesacrossLandCareequal
648. AseriesRLCcircuithasaresonancefrequencyof1kHzandaqualityfactor
Q=100.IfeachofR,LandCisdoubledfromitsoriginalvalue,thenewQof
thecircuitis
A. 25 C. 100
B. 50 D. 200
649. WhatisthebandwidthofparallelRLCcircuitatresonance?
A. RC C. R/C
B. 1/RC D. C/R
650. ThecurrentbandwidthofRCseriescircuitis
A. 1/RC C.
B. RC D. noneoftheabove
651. The circuit shown acts as an ideal current source with respect to terminals
AB,whenthefrequencyis
A. zero C. 4rad/sec
B. 1rad/sec D. 16rad/sec
652. AseriesRLCcircuitisexcitedbyanacvoltagev(t)=sint.IfL=10HandC
=0.1F,thenthepeakvalueofthevoltageacrossRwillbe
A. 0.707
B. 1
C. 1.414
D. indeterminateasthevalueofRisnotgiven
653. InaparallelRLCcircuit,thecurrentsource(I)lagsvoltageacrosscircuit(V)
if
A. wL>1/wC C. R>[wL+1/wC]
B. wL<1/wC D. noneoftheabove
654. AtlowerhalfpowerfrequencythetotalreactanceoftheseriesRLCcircuitis
A. R C. -45
655. InaparallelRLCcircuit,thequalityfactorataresonanceisgivenby
A. R C. 1/R
B. R D. 1/R
656. Apracticalinductorcanbereplacedbythefollowingequivalentcircuitatlow
tomediumfrequency.
B. Figureb D. Figured
657. A coil of wire has inductive impedance. At high frequencies the impedance
willberepresentedby
B. Figureb D. Figured
658. In a series RLC circuit R= 2 k, L = 1 H, and C = 1/ 400 microfarads. The
resonantfrequencyis
A. 2x10
4
Hz C. 10
4
Hz
B. (1/)x10
4
Hz D. 2 x10
4
Hz
659. Inthecircuitshowninthefigure,Vs=Vmsin2tandZ2=1j.ThevalueofC
isshownsuchthatthecurrentIisinphasewithVs.ThevalueofCinfaradis
A. 1/4 C. 2
B. 1/2 D. 4
660. Thecircuitshownhasi(t)=10sin(120t).Theower(timeaverageower)
dissiatedinRiswhenL=1/120H,C=1/60 H,R=1ohm.
A. 25watts C. 10/watts
661. The value of the capacitanceCin the given accircuit to make it a constant
resistancecircuitorforthesupplycurrenttobeindependentofitsfrequency
is
A. 1/16F C. 1/8F
B. 1/12F D. F
662. A parallel RLC circuit has half power frequencies at 105 M rad/s and 95 M
rad/s.ThenQisgivenby
A. 10.5 C. 100
B. 9.5 D. 10
663. The system function H(s) = s/(s
2
+ 2s + 100). The resonant frequency and
thebandwidthinrad/saregiven,respectively,by
A. 10,1 C. 100,2
B. 10,2 D. 100,1
E. POWERFACTORCORRECTION(1-PHASE)
A single phase inductive load takes 50 kVA at 0.60 power factor lagging.
SolveforthekVARofacapacitorrequiredtoimprovethepowerfactorto1.0.
A. 30kVAR C. 22.5kVAR
B. 20kVAR D. 40KVAR
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
factortoabout95%?
A. 3kVAR C. 2.5kVAR
B. 2kVAR D. 3.5Kvar
Aplanthasaloadof290kilowattwithanaveragepowerfactorof70%.The
owner requests you to correct the power factor to reduce its power
consumption. How much capacitor kVAR is required to increase the power
factorto90%?
A. 152.46 C. 150.34
B. 155.39 D. 154.58
Asingle-phase,60Hz,5hpsquirrelcageinductionmotordrawsacurrentof
53 A at 117 V. If it has a 78.5% electrical to mechanical conversion
efficiency, what capacitance should be connected at the terminals of the
motorinordertoincreasethepowerfactoroftheloadcombinationto92%?
A. 480F C. 320F
B. 380F D. 420F
A load of 10,000 kVA, 80% pf lagging is connected to a 13,200 volts line.
Howmuchcapacitivereactivepowerisneededtocorrectthepowerfactorto
0.97lagging?
A. 5,156kVAR C. 2,547kVAR
B. 3,138kVAR D. 4,395kVAR
669. Inapurereactivecircuit,thepowerfactoris
A. lagging C. leading
B. zero D. unity
670. Powerfactorisdefinedastheratioof
A. voltamperetowatts
B. wattstovoltamperes
C. voltamperesreactivetowatts
D. wattstovoltamperesreactive
671. In a series circuit consisting of resistance and reactance, power factor is
definedastheratioof
A. resistancetoimpedance
B. resistancetoreactance
C. reactancetoimpedance
D. noneofthese
672. For a parallel circuit consisting of resistance and reactance the value of
powerfactoristheratioof
A. impedancetoreactance
B. reactancetoimpedance
C. resistancetoimpedance
D. impedancetoresistance
673. It is not easy to find the value of impedance for a parallel circuit but po
wer
factorcaneasilybeobtainedasaratioof
A. activecurrenttolinecurrent
B. reactivecurrenttolinecurrent
C. linecurrenttoactivecurrent
D. noneofthese
674. Thepowerfactorofa.c.circuitcontainingbotharesistorandaconductoris
A. morethanunity C. between0-1leading
B. leadingby90 D. noneofthese
675. Inana.c.circuits,alowvalueofreactive volt-amperecomparedwithwatts
indicates
A. highpowerfactor C. leadingpowerfactor
B. unitypowerfactor D. noneofthese
676. Inagivencircuitwhenpowerfactorisunitythereactivepoweris
A. amaximum C. zero
B. equaltoI
2
R D. noneofthese
677. Thecapacitorofpowerfactorcorrectionareratedintermsof
A. voltage C. kW
B. VA D. kVAR
678. Poorpowerfactorresultsinallofthefollowingexcept
A. overloadingoftransformers
B. overloadingofalternators
C. reductioninpowerlosses
D. reductioninloadhandlingcapacityofelectricalsystem
679. Power factor of an inductive circuit can be improved by connecting a
capacitortoitin
A. series
B. parallel
C. eitherseriesorparallel
D. dependsonthevalueofthecapacitor
680. Forthesameload,ifthepowerfactorisreduced,itwill
A. drawmorecurrent
B. drawlesscurrent
C. drawsamecurrentbutlesspower
D. drawlesscurrentbutmorepower
681. Thepowerfactorofincandescentbulbis
A. 0.8lagging C. unity
B. 0.8leading D. zero
682. Powerfactorofthemagnetizingcomponentofatransformeris
A. unity C. alwaysleading
B. 0.8lagging D. zero
683. Oneofthereasonsforimprovingthepowerfactoris
A. toincreasethereactivepower
B. todecreasethereactivepower
C. toincreasetherealpower
D. todecreasetherealpower
684. Anotherreasonforimprovingthepowerfactoris
A. toavoidpoorvoltageregulation
B. tokeepvoltageregulationconstant
C. toincreasethevoltageregulation
D. todecreasethevoltageregulation
685. Powerfactorimprovementmaybeachievedbytheuseof
A. synchronousmotor C. longtransmissionline
B. inductionmotor D. shorttransmissionline
686. The advantage of using static capacitor to improve the power factor is
becausethey
A. arenotvariable
B. arealmostlossfree
C. providecontinuouschangeofpowerfactor
D. noneofthese
687. Manyindustrialtariffspenalizeconsumerswhosepowerfactorfalls
A. below0.8 C. between0.8to0.95
B. belowunity D. noneofthese
688. Afactorytakesaloadof1000KWandhasareactivepowerof1000KVAR.
Itspowerfactoris
A. 0.6 C. 0.8
B. unity D. 0.7
689. Acurrentof10amperesatapowerfactorof0.8laggingistakenfrom250V
a.c.supply.Thereactivepowerofthesystemis
B. 2000VA D. 1500VAR
690. AresistanceRandinductanceLHareconnectedacross240V,50Hz
supply.Powerdissipatedinthecircuitis100WandthevoltageacrossRis
100 V. In order to improve the pf to unity, the capacitor that is to be
connectedinseriesshouldhaveavalueof
A. 43.7F C. 437F
B. 4.37F D. 4.37mF
691. What size of condenser must be placed across an inductance having a
resistance of 10 ohms and reactance of 20 ohms to draw minimum current
from the line when the combination is connected across a 60-cycle line?
(Assumeacondenserofnegligibleresistance).
A. 20F C. 10F
B. 106F D. 6.33F
F. ACNETWORKANALYSIS
692. A segment of a circuit shown in given
figure VR = 5 V, VC = 4 sin 2t. The
voltageVLisgivenby
A. 38cos2t
B. 32sin2t
C. 16sin2t
D. 16cos2t
693. Threecurrentsi1,i2and i3 are
approaching a node. If i1 = 10 sin (400t
+60)Aandi2=10sin(400t-60)A,theni3is
A. 0 C. -10sin400tA
B. 10sin400tA D. ( )A
694. ThephaseangleofthecurrentIwithrespecttotheV1inthecircuitshown
inthefigureis
V1=100(1+j);V2=100(1j)
10
I
j10
V1
V2
A. 0 C. -45
B. 45 D. -90
695. Consider the following statements: In the circuit shown in the figure, if t
he
equivalentimpedancexxisZeqthen
j4
4
j10
4
j10
I1 I2
x
x
1. Zeq=2+j5 3. I1=-I2
2. Zeq=2+j3 4. I1=I2
Ofthesestatements
A. 1aloneistrue C. 2and3arecorrect
B. 2and4arecorrect D. noneoftheabove
696. Forthenetworkshowninthefigure,thevoltageVBwillbe
1
A
j2
B
j4
A
j3
2
A
A. j5.33V C. -j5.33V
B. 5.33V D. j3.33V
697. In the circuit shown in given figure,
() ( ) and
()
( ). What is the voltage v(t) across the 1 ohm grounded
resistor?
1
1 1
+
e2(t) e1(t)
+
A.
B.
C.
D.
V
( ) ( )V
V
j1V
698. If all elements in a particular network are linear, then the superposition
theoremwouldholdwhentheexcitationis
A. dconly C. eitheracordc
B. aconly D. animpulse
699. For the network shown in given figure, the Thevenin equivalent impedance
acrossterminalsCDisgivenby
A.
[
C.
B.
[
]
D.
()
700. In the given figure

,
,
.
TheveninimpedanceseenfromX-Yis
A. C.
B. D.
701. InthefigurethecurrentsourceisA,R=1ohm,theimpedancesareZC
= -j ohm, and ZL = j2 ohm, The Thevenin equivalent circuit looking into the
circuitacrossX-Yis
A. V,(1+j2) C. V,(1+j)
B. V,(1+j2) D. V,(1+j)
702. ThecircuitshowninFig.1isreplacedbyitsNortonsequivalentcircuitinFig.
2.ThevalueofIwillbe
A. A C. A
B. A D. A
703. Consider the following statements: The transfer impedance and admittance
of a network remain constant when the position of excitation and response
areinterchangedifthenetwork
1. islinear
2. consistsofbilateralelements
3. hashighimpedanceoradmittanceasthecasemaybe
4. isresonant
Ofthesestatements
A. 1and2arecorrect C. 2and4arecorrect
B. 1,3and4arecorrect D. allarecorrect
704. In a linear network, the ratio of voltage excitation to current response is
unaltered when the position of excitation and response are interchanged.
Theassertionsstemsfromthe
A. principleofduality
B. reciprocitytheorem
C. principleofsuperposition
D. equivalencetheorem
705. AcertainnetworkNfeedsaloadresistanceasshowninFig.1.Itconsumes
a power of P. If an indicated network is added as shown in Fig. 2. The
powerconsumedbyRwillbe
A. lessthanP C. betweenPand4P
B. equaltoP D. morethan4P
706. In the circuit shown in the figure, the current source I = 1 A, the voltage
sourceV=5V,R1=R2=R3=1,L1=L2=L3=1H,C1=C2=1F.The
currents(inA)throughR3andthevoltagesourceVrespectivelywillbe
A. 1,4 C. 5,2
B. 5,1 D. 5,4
707. For loop (1) of the network shown in the given figure, the correct loop
equationis
A. C.
B. D.
708. An ac source ofvoltage ES and an internalimpedance of ZS = (RS + jXS) is
connected to a load of impedance ZL = (RL + jXL). Consider the following
conditionsinthisregard.
1. XL=XSifonlyXLisvaried
2. XL=-XSifonlyXLisvaried
3.
)
ifonlyRLisvaried
4. |ZL|=|ZS|ifthemagnitudeofZLisvaried,keepingthephaseangle
fixed
Amongtheseconditions,thosewhicharetobesatisfiedformaximumpower
transferfromthesourcetotheloadwouldinclude
A. 2and3 C. 1,2and4
B. 1and3 D. 2,3and4
709. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer from an ac source to a
variableload
A. the load impedance must be inductive, if the generator impedance is
inductive
B. thesumofthesourceandtheloadimpedancesiszero
C. thesumofthesourcereactanceandtheloadreactanceiszero
D. the load impedance has the same phase angle as the generator
impedance
710. If the combined generator and line impedance is (5 + j10) , then for the
maximum power transfer to a load impedance from a generator of constant
generatedvoltage,theloadimpedanceisgivenbewhichofthefollowing?
A. (5+j10) C. (5+j5)
B. (5j10) D. 5
711. Avoltagesourcehavinganinternalimpedanceof8+j6suppliespowerto
a resistive load. What should be load resistance for maximum power
transferredtoit?
A. 8 C. 10
B. 6 D.
712. TheTheveninequivalentcircuitofanetworkisasshowninthegivenfigure.
FormaximumpowertransfertothevariableandpurelyresistiveloadRL,its
resistanceshouldbe
A. 60 C. 100
B. 80 D. infinity
713. Two ac sources fed a common variable load as shown in the given figure.
Under the maximum power transfer condition, the power absorbed by the
loadresistanceRLis
A. 2200W C. 1000W
B. 1250W D. 625W
Threeimpedances,-j10,j10and10ohmsarewye-connected.Determinethe
impedanceofanequivalentdelta.
A. 12.5,j12.5,-12.5 C. j8.5,-j12.5,8
B. 10,j10,-j10 D. 5,j5,-j5
715. A telephone circuit makes power available at a pair of terminals. The open
circuitvoltage acrossthe terminals is1 volt and the impedance looking into
theterminalsis500j500.Whatisthemaximumpowerthatcanbedrawn
fromthecircuit?
A. 0.002W C. 0.001W
B. 0.0005W D. 0.0014W
G. BALANCEDPOLYPHASESYSTEM
Inabalancedthree-phasesystem,thephaseAvoltageis132.8cis0,what
isthelinetolinevoltageVCA?
A. 230cis30 C. 230cis(-60)
B. 230cis(-30) D. 132.8cis120
The phase B line voltage and the phase A line current of a balanced three
phasesystemarev=220sin(t+210)andi=10sin(t+180)amperes,
respectively.hatisthepo erofthesystem?
A. 1,905W C. 5,716W
B. 3,300W D. 3,810W
A 170 kV, 3-phase electric source delivers 200 MVA to a balanced load,
whichhasapowerfactorof90%lagging.Whatisthelinecurrent?
A. 257A C. 402A
B. 502A D. 679A
Athree-phasemotorisrated50hp,440voltsand85%powerfactor.Whatis
itsratedcurrent?
A. 61.5A C. 55A
B. 57.5A D. 59A
Abalanced3-phaseloaddraws120ampereslinecurrentat230voltslineto
line,0.848pflagging.Solvefortherealpower.
A. 40.54kW C. 41.45kW
B. 42.35kW D. 43.15kW
A generator supplies three-phase power to balanced load. The voltage is
230 volts, the current is 18 A and the power factor is 85%. What is the
power?
A. 3.6kW C. 6.1kW
B. 1.6kW D. 1.4kW
Abalanced 3-phase loaddraws 75 amperes line current at 230 volts line to
line,0.848pflagging.Solveforthereactivepowerbeingdrawn.
A. 15.83kVAR C. 15.35kVAR
B. 15.26kVAR D. 15.94kVAR
The input power factor to a three-phase, 6-poles, 460 volts., 60 Hz, 50 hp
inductionmotoris0.62as20Aisdrawnbythemotor.Findthepowerinput
tothemotor.
A. 9,880W C. 9,895W
B. 9,675W D. 9,478W
A 460 volt, three-phase motor draws 208 A with a power factor of 0.91
lagging.CalculatethekWinputtothemotor.
A. 150.8 C. 152.4
B. 156.3 D. 160.3
A wye-connected load has a
ohm impedance per phase and is
connectedacrossa120-Vthree-phasesource.Calculatethelinecurrent.
A. 24A C. 41.56A
B. 13.85A D. 15.45A
Threecondensers,eachhavingcapacityof75microfaradsareconnectedin
star to a 440 volts, 3-phase, 50 cycles supply. Calculate the capacitance of
eachofthethreecondenserssothatwhentheyareconnectedindeltatothe
samesupplythelinecurrentremainsthesame.
A. 20F C. 25F
B. 28F D. 30F
727. EEApril1993
Abalancedthree-phaseloadiswye-connectedandhasanimpedanceZp=
4j3ohmsperphase.Findthelinecurrentifthisloadisconnectedacrossa
220Vthree-phasesource.
A. 25.4A C. 20.5A
B. 22.3A D. 26.7A
Three 10-ohm resistances are connected delta on a balanced three-phase

source.IftheequationofthephaseVan=120sint.hatistheeuationof
thelinecurrentinlinea?
A. 20.78sin(t+30) C. 12sin(t56.56)
B. 13.15sin(t-30) D. 36sint
Three resistors 10, 15 and 30 ohmic values are connected in wyeconfiguration to a balanced 208 volt three-phase supply. Calculate the total
powerofthesystem.
A. 2644W C. 3080W
B. 2880W D. 3280W
Three impedances each 10 + j5 ohms are connected delta on a balanced
three-phase source. If the equation of the phase Van =120 sin t. What is
the equation of the line current through the impedance connected across
phaseAandB?
A. 20.02sin(t-22) C. 16.21sin(t+56.56)
B. 18.59sin(t+3.44) D. 21.32sin(t8.15)
TwoparallelconnectedloadsAandBaresuppliedbya440V,3-phase,60
Hz generator. Load A draws an apparent power of 100 kVA at 0.80 pf
lagging and load B draws an apparent power of 70 kVA at unity pf.
Determinethefeedercurrent.
A. 208A C. 214A
B. 212A D. 202A
A three-phase motor takes 10 kVA at 0.67 pf lagging from a source of 230
volts. It is in parallel with a balanced delta load having 16 ohms resistance
and 12 ohms capacitive reactance in series in each phase. Determine the
totalpowerfactor.
The phase b line voltage and the phase a line current of a balanced threephase system are v = 220 (sin wt + 210) and i = 10 sin (wt - 30),
respectively.Whatisthepowerofthesystem?
A. 1905W C. 5716W
B. 3300W D. 3810W
Abalanced3-phaseloaddraws120ampereslinecurrentat230voltslineto
line, 0.848 pf lagging current. Solve for the readings of the two wattmeters
usedtomeasurethe3-phasepower.
A. 25.543kW,15.087kW
B. 28.155kW,12.385kW
C. 24.365kW,16.175kW
D. 27.583kW,12.957kW
MERALCOusedtwowattmeterstomeasurethebalanced3-phasedynatron
elevator motor drive. The coils of the wattmeters are connected to the
currenttransformers,whicharelines1and2respectively.Thepotentialcoils
areconnectedtopotentialtransformers,whichareacrosslines2and3and
lines 3 and 1, respectively. The line potentials are 230 V and the line
currents are each 150 A. The wattmeters each indicate 19.6 kW. Assume
loadiswyeconnected.Whatisthetotalpowersupplied?
A. 49.175kW C. 45.461kW
B. 48.236kW D. 47.350kW
A 460-volt three-phase motor draws 208 A with a power factor of 0.91
lagging.CalculatetheindicationofW1andW2forthegivencondition.
A. 75.40kW,75.40kW C. 89.56kW,61.25kW
B. 91.23kW,59.58kW D. 95.24kW,55.57kW
Twowattmetermethodisusedtotesta25HP,230volt,1800rpm,60cycle,
3-phase induction motor. When the line voltages are 230 volts, one
wattmeterreads+13,400wattsandtheother+7,400watts.Determinemotor
powerfactor.
A. 0.961 C. 0.894
B. 0.886 D. 0.807
738. Inabalancedthreephasestarconnectedcircuitthelinevoltagesareequal
A. tothelinecurrent
B. tothephasevoltage
C. andsoarelinecurrents
D. butthelinecurrentsareunequal
739. Thetypeofa.c.distributionsystemcommonlyusedtosupplybothlightand
poweristhe
A. opendeltasystem
B. threephasedeltasystem
C. threephasestarsystemwithneutralwire
D. threephasestarsystemwithoutneutralwire
740. Thephasedisplacementbetweenphasorsinpolyphasesystemisalways
A. 90degrees
B. 120degrees
C. 360degreesdividedbythenumberofphases
D. noneoftheabove
741. Inabalancedthreephasestarconnectedsystemthelinevoltageis
A. thephasordifferenceofthetwophasevoltages
B. thephasorsumofthetwophasevoltages
C. 0.707timesthephasevoltage
D. 1.414timesthephasevoltage
742. Inastarconnectedsystemlinecurrentis
A. 0.707timesthephasecurrent
B. 1.735timesthephasecurrent
C. equaltothephasecurrent
D. 1.414timesthephasecurrent
743. The advantages of star connections over delta connections for the same
voltageisthatitgives
A. stepdowncurrent
B. extrastepupvoltage
C. extrastepupcurrent
D. extrastepuppower
744. Powerinathreephasestarsystemisequalto
A. xVLxILxpowerfactor
B. 3xVphxILxpowerfactor
C. xVLXIphXpowerfactor
D. 3xVphxIphxpowerfactor
745. Powerinathreephasedeltasystemwithbalancedloadisequalto
A. xVLxILxpowerfactor
B. xVphXIphXpowerfactor
C. 3xVphxILxpowerfactor
D. 3xVLxILxpowerfactor
746. Inadeltaconnectedsystemthelinecurrentis
A. 1.414timesthephasecurrent
B. phasorsumofthetwophasecurrents
C. equaltothephasecurrent
D. 1.732timesthephasecurrent
747. Powerinstarconnectedsystemis
A. equaltothatofdeltasystem
B. timesthedeltasystem
C. timesthedeltasystem
D. 3timesofadeltasystem
748. Electric power is almost exclusively generated, transmitted and distributed
,
bythreephasesystembecauseit
A. itismoreefficient
B. useslessmaterialforagivencapacity
C. costslessthansingle-phaseapparatus
D. alloftheabove
749. The voltages induced in the three windings of a three-phase alternator are
____degreeapartintimephase.
A. 120 C. 90
B. 60 D. 30
750. If positive phase sequence of a 3 phase load is a-b-c the negative
sequencewouldbe
A. b-a-c C. a-c-b
B. c-b-a D. alloftheabove
751. In the balanced 3-phase voltage system generated by a Y-connected
alternator,VYBlagsERby____electricaldegrees.
A. 90 B. 120
C. 60 D. 30
752. Thepowertakenby3-phaseloadisgivenbytheexpression
A. 3VLILcos C. 3VLILsin
B. VLILcos D. VLILsin
753. In a balanced 3-phase voltage generator, the difference phase voltages
reachtheirmaximumvalues____degreeapart.
A. 120 C. 240
B. 60 D. 30
754. If the B-phase, Y-connected alternator become reverse connected by
mistake,itwillnotaffect.
A. VYB C. VBR
B. VRY D. VBY
755. Three equal impedances are first connected in star across a balanced 3phasesupply.Ifconnectedindeltaacrossthesamesupply.
A. phasecurrentwillbetripled
B. phasecurrentwillbedoubled
C. linecurrentwillbecomeone-third
D. powerconsumedwillincreasethree-fold
756. A3-phase,4-wire,230/440-Vsystemissupplyinglamploadat230V.Ifa3phasemotorisnowswitchedonacrossthesamesupplythen,
A. neutralcurrentwillincrease
B. alllinecurrentswilldecrease
C. neutralcurrentwillremainunchanged
D. powerfactorwillbeimproved
757. Powerfactorimprovement
A. doesnotaffecttheperformancecharacteristicsoftheoriginalload
B. employsseriesresonance
C. increasetheactivepowerdrawnbytheload
D. increasesthereactivepowertakenbytheload
758. Thechiefdisadvantageofalowpowerfactoristhat
A. morepowerisconsumedbytheload
B. currentrequiredforagivenloadpowerishigher
C. activepowerdevelopedbyageneratorexceedsitsratedoutputcapacity
D. heatgeneratedismorethanthedesiredamount
759. Inthe2-wattmetermethodofmeasuring3-phasepower,thetwowattmeters
indicate equal and opposite readings when load power factor angle is ____
degreeslagging.
A. 60 C. 30
B. 0 D. 90
760. Whenphasesequenceatthe3-phaseloadisreversed
A. phasepowersarechanged
B. phasecurrentsarechanged
C. phasecurrentschangeinanglebutnotinmagnitude
D. totalpowerconsumedinchanged
761. Phase reversal of a 4-wire unbalanced load supplied from a balanced 3phasesupplychanges
A. magnitudeofphasecurrents
B. magnitudesaswellasphaseangleofneutralcurrent
C. thepowerconsumed
D. onlythemagnitudeofneutralcurrent
762. Inatwo-phasegenerator,theelectricaldisplacementbetweentwophaseor
windingsis____electricaldegrees.
A. 120 C. 180
763. In a six-phase generator, the electrical displacement between different
phasesorwindingsis____electricaldegrees.
A. 60 C. 120
B. 90 D. 45
764. The torque on the rotor if a 3-phase motor is more constant than that of a
singlemotorbecause
A. singlephasemotorsarenotself-starting
B. singlephasemotorsaresmallinsize
C. 3-phasepowerisofconstantvalue
D. noneoftheabove
765. For the same rating, the size of a 3-phase motor will be ____ single phase
motor.
A. lessthanthatof C. sameasthatof
B. morethanthatof D. noneoftheabove
766. Totransmitthesameamount of power over a fixed distance at a given
voltage, the 3-phasesystem requires ____the weight of copper required for
thesingle-phasesystem.
A. 3times C. 1.5times
B. 3/4times D. 0.5times
767. The phase sequence of a three-phase system is RYB. The other possible
phasesequencecanbe
A. BRY C. RBY
B. YRB D. noneoftheabove
768. IfinFig.14.1,thephasesequenceisRYB,then
3
p
h
a
s
e
l
i
n
e
60 W
60 W
R
Y
B
L1
Fig. 14.1
L2
C
A. L1willburnmorebrightlythanL2
B. L2willburnmorebrightlythanL1
C. bothlampswillbeequallybright
D. noneoftheabove
769. Ifthephasesequenceofthe3-phaselineinFig14.1isreversed
3
p
h
a
s
e
l
i
n
e
60 W
60 W
R
Y
B
L1
Fig. 14.1
L2
C
A.
B.
C.
D.
L1willbebrighterthanL2
L2willbebrighterthanL1
bothlampswillbeequallybright
noneoftheabove
770. Theadvantageofstar-connectedsupplysystemisthat
A. linecurrentisequaltophasecurrent
B. twovoltagescanbeused
C. phasesequencecaneasilybechanged
D. itisasimplearrangement
771. In a balanced star connected, line voltages are ____ ahead of their
respectivephasevoltages.
A. 30 C. 120
772. In a star-connected system, the relation between the line voltage VL and
phasevoltageVphis
A.
C.
B.
D. noneoftheabove
773. Fig 14.2showsa balanced star-connectedsystem. The line voltage VRYis
givenby
ERN
EYN
EBN
IR
IY
IB
N
VYB
VRY
VBR
R
Y
B
Fig. 14.2
A.
B.
C.
D.
VRY=ERNENY..phasorsum
VRY=ERNEYN.....phasordifference
VRY=ENR+EYN..phasorsum
noneoftheabove
774. If the load connected to the 3-phase generator shown in Fig. 14.2 has a
laggingp.f.ofcos,thenanglebetweenVRYandIRis
ERN
EYN
EBN
IR
IY
IB
N
VYB
VRY
VBR
R
Y
B
Fig. 14.2
A. 30+ C. 60+
B. 30- D. 120
775. If the load connected to the 3-phase generator shown in Fig. 14.2 has a
leadingp.f.ofcos,thenanglebetweenVRYandIRis
ERN
EYN
EBN
IR
IY
IB
N
VYB
VRY
VBR
R
Y
B
Fig. 14.2
A. 90 C. 60+
B. 90+ D. 30-
776. Each phase voltage in Fig. 14.2 is 230 V. If connections of phase B are
reversedthen
ERN
EYN
EBN
IR
IY
IB
N
VYB
VRY
VBR
R
Y
B
Fig. 14.2
A. VRY=230V C. VRY<230V
B. VRY>230V D. VRY=0V
777. The power delivered by the 3-phase system shown in Fig. 14.2 is
.Hereisthephaseierencebetween
ERN
EYN
EBN
IR
IY
IB
N
VYB
VRY
VBR
R
Y
B
Fig. 14.2
A.
B.
C.
D.
linevoltageandcorrespondinglinecurrent
phasevoltageandcorrespondingphasecurrent
phasecurrentandlinecurrent
noneoftheabove
778. A3-phaseloadisbalancedifallthethreephaseshavethesame
A. impedance
B. powerfactor
C. impedanceandpowerfactor
D. noneoftheabove
779. Three50-ohmresistorsareconnectedinstaracross400V,3-phasesupply.
Ifoneoftheresistorsisdisconnected,thenlinecurrentwillbe
A. 8A C. A
B. 4A D.
A
780. Fig. 14.3 shows abalanceddelta-connected supplysystem. The current in
line1is
IR
IY
IB
R
Y
B
Fig. 14.3
1
2
3
A.
B.
C.
D.
IR-IB.....phasordifference
IB-IR..phasordifference
IY-IR-IB..phasordifference
noneoftheabove
781. InFig.14.3,linecurrentsare____behindtherespectivephasecurrents.
IR
IY
IB
R
Y
B
Fig. 14.3
1
2
3
A. 60 C. 120
782. Thedelta-connectedgeneratorshowninFig.14.3hasphasevoltageof200
Vonnoload.Ifaconnectionofoneofthephasesisreversedthenresultant
voltageacrossthemeshis
IR
IY
IB
R
Y
B
Fig. 14.3
1
2
3
A. 200V C. 400V
B. V D. noneoftheabove
783. Ifonelineconductorofa3-phaselineiscut,theloadisthensuppliedbythe
____voltage.
A. singlephase C. threephase
B. twophase D. noneoftheabove
784. Theresistancebetweenanytwoterminalsofabalancedstarconnectedload
is12O.Theresistanceofeachphaseis
A. 12O C. 6O
B. 18O D. 36O
785. ThevoltageratingofeachresistorinFig.14.4shouldbe
10
10 10
N
400 V
400 V
400 V
Fig. 14.4
A. 400V C. 230V
B. V D. noneoftheabove
786. ThepowerratingofeachresistorinFig.14.4is
10
10 10
N
400 V
400 V
400 V
Fig. 14.4
A. 4000W C. 4600W
B. 2300W D. 5290W
787. IfoneoftheresistorsinFig.14.4wereopen-circuited,thenpowerconsumed
inthecircuitis
10
10 10
N
400 V
400 V
400 V
Fig. 14.4
A. 8000W C. 16000W
B. 4000W D. noneoftheabove
788. The power consumed in the star-connected load shown in Fig. 14.5 is 690
W.Thelinecurrentis
10
10 10
N
400 V
400 V
400 V
Fig. 14.4
A. 2.5A C. 1.725A
B. 1A D. noneoftheabove
789. If one of the resistors in Fig. 14.5 is open-circuited, power consumption w
ill
be
400 V
Fig. 14.5
R
R
R
400 V
400 V
R
B
Y
A. 200W C. 345W
790. Thepowerfactorofthestar-connectedloadshowninFig.14.6is
400 V
Fig. 14.6
400 V
400 V
8
8
8
6
6
6
B. 0.6lagging D. noneoftheabove
791. ThevoltagedropacrosseachinductorinFig.14.6is
400 V
Fig. 14.6
400 V
400 V
8
8
8
6
6
6
A. 184V C. 400V
792. ThepowerconsumedineachphaseofthecircuitshowninFig.14.6is
400 V
Fig. 14.6
400 V
400 V
8
8
8
6
6
6
A. 2300W C. 3174W
793. Three identical resistances connected in star consume 4000 W. If the
resistances are connected in delta across the same supply, the power
consumedwillbe
A. 4000W C. 8000W
B. 6000W D. 12000W
794. Threeidenticalresistances,eachof15O,areconnectedindeltaacross400
V,3-phasesupply.Thevalueofresistanceineachlegoftheequivalentstarconnectedloadwouldbe
A. 15O C. 5O
B. 7.5O D. 30O
795. Three identical capacitances, each of 450 F, are connected in star. The
value of capacitance in each phase of the equivalent delta-connected load
wouldbe
A. 150F C. 225F
B. 450F D. 900F
796. Three identical resistances connected in star carry a line current of 12 A.
If
the same resistances are connected in delta across the same supply, the
linecurrentwillbe
A. 12A C. 8A
B. 4A D. 36A
797. Three delta-connected resistors absorb 60 kW when connected to a 3phaseline.Iftheresistorsareconnectedinstar,thepowerabsorbedis
A. 60kW C. 40kW
B. 20kW D. 180kW
798. Ifabalanceddeltaloadhasanimpedanceof(6+j9)ohmsperphase,then
impedanceofeachphaseofequivalentstarloadis
A. (6+j9)ohms C. (12+j18)ohms
B. (2+j3)ohms D. (3+j4.5)ohms
799. In order to measure power in a 3-phase,4-wire unbalanced load, the
minimumnumberofwattmetersrequiredwouldbe
A. 1 C. 4
B. 2 D. 3
800. Awattmetermeasures____power.
A. instantaneous C. reactive
B. apparent D. average
801. InthecircuitshowninFig.14.7,thephasesequenceisRYB.Iftheloadp.f.
iscoslagging,thenreadingofwattmeterW2willbe
Z
Z
Z

N
R
Y
B

VL
VL
IL
IL
IL
W1
W2
Fig. 14.7
A.
( ) C.
( )
B.
( ) D.
( )
802. If the p.f. of the load shown in Fig. 14.7 (phase sequence is RYB) is zero,
then
Z
Z
Z

N
R
Y
B

VL
VL
IL
IL
IL
W1
W2
Fig. 14.7
A.
B.
C.
D.
W1willreadzero
W2willreadzero
bothW1andW2willreadzero
W1andW2willreadequalandopposite
803. Ifthep.f.oftheload(phasesequenceisRYB)inFig.14.7isunity,then
Z
Z
Z

N
R
Y
B

VL
VL
IL
IL
IL
W1
W2
Fig. 14.7
A.
B.
C.
D.
W1willgivemorereadingthanW2
bothW1andW2willgiveequalandpositivereading
W2willgivemorereadingthanW1
noneoftheabove
804. Ifthep.f.oftheload(phasesequenceisRYB)isFig.14.7is0.5,then
Z
Z
Z

N
R
Y
B

VL
VL
IL
IL
IL
W1
W2
Fig. 14.7
A.
B.
C.
D.
W2willgivetotalpower
W1willgivetotalpower
bothW1andW2willreadequal
W2willgivenegativereading
805. Ifthep.f.oftheload(phasesequenceisRYB)isFig.14.7is0.4,then
Z
Z
Z

N
R
Y
B

VL
VL
IL
IL
IL
W1
W2
Fig. 14.7
A.
B.
C.
D.
bothW1andW2willgivenegativereading
bothW1andW2willgivepositivereading
806. If capacitors of equal capacitance are shunted across each phase in Fig.
14.7,then
Z
Z
Z

N
R
Y
B

VL
VL
IL
IL
IL
W1
W2
Fig. 14.7
A.
B.
C.
D.
totalpowerdrawnwillchange
totalpowerdrawnwillnotchange
powerfactoroftheloadremainssame
noneoftheabove
807. In two wattmeter method, the algebraic sum of the readings of two
wattmeterswillindicatetruepoweronlyif
A. theloadisbalanced
B. phasesequenceremainsunchanged
C. thereisnosourceunbalance
D. neutralwireavailabledoesnotcarryanycurrent
808. Three-wattmeter method is not used to measure power in a 3-phase circuit
because
A. itiscomplicated
B. generallyneutralisnotavailableordeltaloadcannotbeopened
C. itrequiresthreewattmeters
D. noneoftheabove
809. Three resistors having the same resistances are connected in star and
across 480 V 3-phase lines. To what value should the line voltage be
changedtoobtainthesamelinecurrentswiththeresistorsdelta-connected?
A. 230V C. 160V
B. 133V D. 240V
810. In the circuit shown in Fig. 14.8, the wattmeter reads 1000 W. The total
reactivepowerdrawnbythebalanced3-phaseloadis
Z
Z
Z

N
R
Y
B
IY
IR
IB
W
Fig. 14.8
A. 1000VAR C. 1732VAR
B. 2000VAR D. noneoftheabove
811. Themostdifficultunbalanced3-phaseloadtodealwithis
A. 4-wirestarconnectedunbalancedload
B. unbalancedA-connectedload
C. unbalanced3-wire,Y-connectedload
D. noneoftheabove
812. In a balanced three-phase system, the line to line voltages are displaced
fromeachotherby____.
A. 0 C. 90
B. 30 D. 120
813. Whenphasesequenceofthethree-phasesystemisreversed____.
A. Phasecurrentschangeinanglenotinmagnitude
B. Phasecurrentsarechanged
C. TotalPowerconsumedischanged
D. Phasepowerarechanged
814. Athree-phaseloadisbalancedifallthethreephaseshavethesame____.
A. Impedance
B. Impedance&powerfactor
C. Powerfactor
D. Power
815. Inbalancedstar(wye)connectedsystem,thelinevoltageis
A. 0.707timesthephasevoltage
B. 1.414timesthephasevoltage
C. phasorsumofthetwophasevoltage
D. phasordifferenceofthetwophasevoltage
816. The phase sequence of a three-phase system is BCA. The other possible
phasesequencecanbe____.
A. CBA C. ACB
B. CAB D. noneofthese
817. FindthelinevoltageVabis
VandthesequenceisBCA.
A. V C. V
B. V D. V
818. LineBofa230Vungrounded-wyesystemtouchesthe ground.Whatisthe
voltagebetweenlineAandground?
A. 230V C. 0
B. 115V D. 132.79V
819. Asystemconsistsofthreeequalresistorsconnectedinwyeandisfedfrom
a balanced three-phase supply. How much power is reduced if one of the
resistorsisdisconnected?
A. 33% C. 25%
B. 50% D. 0%
820. Three identical wye-connected resistances consume 1,000 watts. If the
resistances are connected in delta across the same supply, the power
consumedwillbe____.
A. 3,000W C. 1,000W
B. 6,000W D. 333W
821. Abalanceddeltaconnectedloaddraws10Aoflinecurrentand3kWat220
V.Thereactanceofeachphaseoftheloadis____.
A. 38.1 C. 23.5
B. 30 D. 22
822. A 50-HP, three-phase induction motor with full load efficiency of 85% and
power factor of 0.80 is connected to a three phase, 480 V system. The
equivalentstarconnectedimpedancethatcanreplacethismotoris____
A.
C.
B. D.
823. Threeequalimpedancesof(20+j20)ohmsreconnectedindelta to240V,
three-phase,60Hzline.Determinethecapacitanceofanidealcondenserin
wyesothattheoverallpowerfactoris0.8lagging.
A. 16.58F C. 38.53F
B. 49.74F D. 83.74F
824. FindtheaveragepowerabsorbedbyabalancethreephaseloadinanACB
circuit in which one line voltage is
V and one line current to
theloadis
A.
A. 1337W C. 1719W
B. 1122W D. 1122W
825. Abalanceddeltaconnectedloadhavingimpedanceperphaseof
ohms is supplied from a balanced 3-phase, 240 V source. Determine the
totalrealpower.
A. 6824W C. 7416W
B. 6912W D. 6740W
826. Abalancedthree-phaseloaddraws20kWat0.447pflaggingfroma230V,
60Hzthreephasetransmissionline.Findthereadingsofthetwowattmeters
properlyconnectedtomeasurepower.
A. 18.45kW,1.55kW C. 21.55kW,-1.55kW
B. 14.25kW,5.75kW D. 25.75kW,-5.75kW
827. A25HPinductionmotorisoperatingatratedloadfromathreephase450V,
60 Hz system. The efficiency and power factor of the motor are 87% and
90%,respectively.TheapparentpowerinkVAdrawnbythemotoris____.
A. 23.82 C. 21.44
B. 27.78 D. 19.30
828. Abalancedstarconnectedloadissuppliedfromasymmetricalthreephase,
400 volts ABC system. The current in each phase is 30 amperes and lags
30behindthelinevoltage.Whatisthetotalpower?
A. 18,000W C. 20,785W
B. 10,393W D. 31.177W
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
impedance. The load phase voltage is 120 V. Find the line voltages of the
source.
A. 69V C. 259V
B. 208V D. 87V
830. Two-wattmetermethodisappliedtoathree-phasemotorrunningatfullload.
Thetwowattmetersindicate85.5kWand34.7kW,respectively.Whatisthe
operatingpowerfactorofthemotor?
A. 87.45% C. 89.49%
B. 80.69% D. 94.76%
831. A100KVAbalancedthreephaseloadoperatesat0.65powerfactorlagging
at450V.Ifpowerismeasuredbytwowattmeters,whatwillbethereadingof
eachwattmeter?
A. 20,000W&45,000W C. 10,563W&54,437W
B. 25,000W&40,000W D. 65,000W&0W
832. The two wattmeter method is applied to a three phase, three-wire, 100 V,
ABCsystemwiththemetersinlinesBandC,WB=836wattsandWC=224
watts.Whatistheimpedanceofthebalanceddelta-connectedload?
A. C.
B.
D.
833. Twowattmetersareconnectedareforthetwowattmetermethodwithcurrent
coilsinlinesAandBofa208V,ABCcircuitthathasabalanceddeltaload.
If the meter readings arte 6 kW and -3 kW respectively, find the load
impedanceperphase.
A.
C.
B.
D.
834. Three equal impedances, each represented by a series R-L circuit are
connectedtoathreephasesource.Atotalpowerof7630wattsismeasured
by the two-wattmeter method. If one wattmeter gives zero deflection,
determinethevaluesofRandXLforalinevoltageof230V.
A. 3.2,10 C. 3.2,9
B. 5.2,10 D. 5.2,9
835. Threeequalimpedancesof(25+j30) areconnectedinwyeto240V,60
Hz, three-phase source. Determine the value of the capacitor to be
connectedinparallelwiththeloadsothatthetotalcurrentdrawnbytheload
is3amperes.
A. 90F C. 70F
B. 80F D. 60F
836. A delta-connected load draws 17.28 kW from 240-V, balanced three-phase
supply. What is the resistance of the load if the reactance is equal to 5
ohms?
A. 5 C. 10
B. 7.5 D. 2.5
837. Threeidenticalimpedancesofohmsareconnectedinstartoathreephase,three-wire,240Vsystem.Thelinesbetweenthesupplyandtheload
have an impedance 2 + j1 ohms. Find the magnitude of the line voltage at
theload.
A. 123V C. 416V
B. 240V D. 213V
838. A delta connected load having an impedance of (300 + j210) per phase is
suppliedfrom480V,three-phasesupplythroughalinehavinganimpedance
of(4+j8)perwire.Whatisthetotalpowersuppliedtotheload?
A. 1418W C. 454W
B. 473W D. 1363W
839. Acertainloadtakes300kWat400V.Athree-phasecapacitorbankrated15
kVAperphaseisconnectedinparallelwiththeloadtoraisethepowerfactor
of the load to 90% lagging. What is the power factor of the load before
correction?
A. 99% C. 95%
B. 92% D. 88%
840. A factory load draws 100 kW at 75% lagging power factor from a 480 V
source. To increase the power factor to 90% lagging, a synchronous motor
operatingat80%leadingpowerfactorisconnectedtotheload.Whatisthe
ratingofthemotorifithasanefficiencyof80%?
A. 54HP C. 33HP
B. 43HP D. 35HP
841. A three-phase, wye-connected induction motor is connected to a 480 V,
three-phasesupply.Itdrawsacurrentof15amperesat80%powerfactor.A
delta connected reactance is connected in parallel with the motor and the
combinationdraws15amperes.Whatisthevalueoftheelement?
A. 57.4F C. 28.7F
B. 122.5F D. 245.0F
842. Athree-phase balanced load is connectedacross 220 V, three-phase, ACB
source.AwattmeterwithitscurrentcoilinlineAandvoltagecoilacrossliens
A and B reads 800 W. The potential coil is then connected across liens A
and C with the current coil in thesame line. What isthe power factor ofthe
loadifthemeterreads-800W?
843. In two-wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeter will be identical
when_____.
A. loadinoneofthetwophasesiszero
B. powerfactorisunity
C. powerfactoris0.5
D. neutralisearthed
844. Awye-connected,balancedthree-phaseloaddraws75Afrom230V,60Hz
source.Tomeasurethetotalpower,twowattmetersareconnectedinlinesA
and C and reads 8,625 W and 17,250 W, respectively. Determine the
impedanceofthebalancedload.
A. C.
B.
D.
845. Twowattmetersareusedtomeasurethepowerdrawnbyabalancedthreephase load from a 440 V, three-phase source. The wattmeters are
connectedinlinesAandBandreads10kWand-2.5kW.Whenacapacitor
inparallelwiththeloadandthewattmetersreconnectedinlinesBandC,the
wattmeterinlineBreads7.5kW.Whatisthepowerfactorofthecombined
load?
A. 33% C. 28%
B. 50% D. 72%
846. The ratio of the readings of wattmeters connected to measure the power
delivered to an inductive load is 0.75. If the load draws 75 kVA from 440-V
supply,determinetheimpedanceperphaseofthedelta-connectedload?
A.
C.
B.
D.
847. A balanced three-phase, three-wire, 480 V supply has two loads. The first
load is delta connected and takes 30 kW at 80% lagging power factor. The
second load is delta connected and uses 24 kVA at 90% leading power
factor.FindthereadingsofthetwowattmetersconnectedinlinesAandC.
A. 28,940&22,660W C. 30,000&21,600W
B. 20,400&31,200W D. 32,680&18,920W
H. POWERFACTORCORRECTION(3-PHASE)
848. EEBoardExamApril1989,October1989
A three-phase, 60 Hz, 2200 volts induction motor develops 500 HP, 0.8
lagging pfand efficiency of 94%. The power factor is raised to 0.90 lagging
byconnectinga bank ofcondensers in delta across the lines. If eachof the
capacitance unit is built up of four similar 550 V condensers, calculate the
requiredcapacitanceofeachcondenser.
A. 77.04F C. 76.12F
B. 75.42F D. 72.30F
849. EEBoardExamOctober1987,October1982
Installed in one of the customer CEPALCO are two single phase
transformerseachrated75kVAareconnectedVoropendeltatoservea3-
phase load of 120 kW at 0.8 p.f. lagging. To prevent the overloading of the
transformers,determinethesizeofthecapacitorinkVAR.
A. 40 C. 39
B. 41 D. 42
Threesingle-phasetransformerseachrated75kVAarebankedindeltaand
supplyingathree-phaseloaddrawing160kVAat0.8laggingpowerfactor.If
one transformer is removed for repairs, solve for the minimum amount in
kVARofacapacitorneededtopreventoverloadingoftheremainingunits.
A. 70.32 C. 72.46
B. 73.64 D. 73.28
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.
Determine the size in kVARof the capacitor needed to prevent overloading
ofthetransformers.
A. 40.25 C. 45.24
B. 41.28 D. 43.50
A 150 kVA transformer bank will serve a load expected to draw 135 kW at
0.80laggingpowerfactor.Solveforthesizeofthecapacitorbankneededto
beaddedinordertopreventoverloadingofthetransformerbank.
A. 32.506kVAR C. 40.391kVAR
B. 35.866kVAR D. 28.266kVAR
A 3-phase generator has the following 3-phase loads: an inductive load
drawing400kVAat0.60pfpowerfactorandaresistiveloaddrawing80kVA
at1.00powerfactor.SolveforthesizeinkVARofthecapacitorbankneeded
toimprovethepowerfactorofthecombinedloadsto0.85lagging.
A. 120.58kVAR C. 124.54kVAR
B. 121.68kVAR D. 122.82kVAR
A short, 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line has a receiving end voltage of
4,160 V phase to neutral and serving a balanced 3-phase load of 998.400
volt-amperesat0.82pflagging.Atthereceivingendthevoltageis4600V.,
phase to neutral and the pf is 0.77 lagging. Solve for the size in kVAR of a
capacitorneededtoimprovethereceivingendpfto0.9laggingmaintaining
4160V.
A. 181 C. 172
B. 175 D. 178
A 132 kV line, three-phase system delivers 70.7 MVA of a balanced delta
load of power factor 70.7%. Determine the reactance necessary in order to
attainunitypowerfactor.
A. 1,092 C. 1,142
B. 965 D. 1,045
Abalanced500kVA,3-phase,440volt,60Hz,inductiveloadoperatesata
pfof75%.DeterminethetotalcapacitivekVARrequiredimprovingthepfto
95%.
A. 207.46 C. 210.75
B. 176.42 D. 192.21
A balanced 3-phase load draws 150 A phase current at 7.5 kV phase to
neutral,0.891powerfactorlagging.Itisdesiredtoraisethepowerfactorto
0.96 leading. Solve for the amount of capacitor kVAR needed to achieve
suchpf.
A. 2273kVAR C. 2509kVAR
B. 2409kVAR D. 2365kVAR
A3-phase,3-wire,shorttransmissionlinehasaresistanceof3ohmsanda
reactanceof8ohmsperwire.Atthereceivingend,abalanced3-phaseload
draws a line current of 60 A, at 13,500 volts line to line, 0.90 power factor
lagging.Assumingthereceivingendvoltageismaintainedat13,500V,solve
for the size in kVAR of capacitors needed to raise the power factor at the
receivingendto0.95leading.
A. 1043.5 C. 1026.5
B. 1154.2 D. 1232.2
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
neededtoraisethepowerfactorto0.96leading,ifthelinetolinevoltageis
13,200volts.
A. 1310.15 C. 1247.54
B. 1338.25 D. 1430.12
TwoY-connected,50riseinductionmotorsarefedbya4160V,linetoline,
3-phase 60 Hz motor-control center 20 feet away. Motor 1 drives a 600-hp
compressor. The efficiency of this motor is 90% and its power factor is 0.5.
Instruments of motor 2 indicate 1730 kW, 277 amperes. Determine the
capacity in microfarads per phaseof a wye-connected bankthat is required
tocorrectthepowerfactoroftheloadto0.966lagging.
A. 172.4F C. 167.2F
B. 193.8F D. 182.1F
A star-connected 400 HP (metric), 2000 V, 50 c/s motor works at a power
factorof0.7lagging.Abankofmesh-connectedcondensersisusedtoraise
the power factor to 0.93 lagging. Calculate the capacitance of each unit
requiredifeachisrated500V,50c/s.Themotorefficiencyis85%.
A. 194F C. 302F
B. 225F D. 233F
862. Adeltaconnectedinductionmotortakes20kWat0.8pffroma500V60Hz
mains. Three delta connected capacitors are used to raise the pf to 0.95.
WhatisthecapacitanceofeachcapacitorinF?
A. 22.3F C. 29.8F
B. 28.7F D. 38.9F
863. A three-phase induction motor delivers 150 HP while operating at 80%
efficiency and a power factor of 0.8 lagging from 480 V lines. A wye
connectedpowerfactorcorrectioncapacitoristobeinstalledtoimprovethe
overall power factor to 0.9 lagging. Determine the capacitance required per
phase.
A. 428F C. 1283F
B. 142.6F D. 3850F
G. UNBALANCEDPOLYPHASESYSTEMS
Givenabalanced3-wire,three-phasesystemservingthefollowingloads:
Determinethecurrentonlineb
A. 20.34A C. 24.36A
B. 22.04A D. 21.57A
Giventhefollowinglinevoltagesandtwoloadimpedances:
Solveforthecurrentinlinec.
A. 17.41A C. 16.62A
B. 17.95A D. 18.46A
Three unequal single-phase loads so connected across the lines of a
balanced,3-phase,230voltscircuit.Thefirsttakes106Aat0.78pflagging
and is connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 142 A, at 0.82 pf
laggingandisconnectedacrosslines2&3.Andthethirdtakes28.4kWat
0.77 pf lagging and is connected across lines 3 & 1. Find the three line
currents.
A. 254.40A,211.38A,252A
B. 231.26A,215.20A,268A
C. 254.40A,215.20A,252A
D. 231.26A,211.38A,268A
A 120-V per phase, three-phase Y-connected source delivers power to the
followingdelta-connectedload:
Solveforthethreelinecurrents.
A. 12.45A,9A,22.45A
B. 13.49A,9A,22.45A
C. 13.49A,10A.20.22A
D. 12.45A,10A,20.22A
Given:
SolveforthethreelinecurrentsIa,IbandIc.
A. Ia=45A,Ib=43A,Ic=20A
B. Ia=48A,Ib=42A,Ic=24A
C. Ia=45A,Ib=42A,Ic=20A
D. Ia=48A,Ib=43A,Ic=24A
Athreephase230-Vcircuitservestwosingle-phaseloads,AandB.LoadA
is an induction motor rated 8 hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which is
connected across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW at 1.0 pf and is
connected across lines b andc. Assume a sequence of a-b-c, solve for the
currentonlineb.
A. 42.19A C. 41.08A
B. 27.74A D. 34.46A
A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system with the following
characteristics:
FindthelinecurrentIb.
A. 145.3A C. 184.6A
B. 163.3A D. 166.5A
Three unequal single-phase loads so connected across the lines of a
balanced,3-phase,230voltscircuit.Thefirsttakes106Aat0.78pflagging
and is connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 142 A at 0.82 pf
laggingandisconnectedacross2&3.Andthethirdtakes28.4kWat0.77
pflagging.Determinetotalapparentpower.
A. 94kVA C. 78kVA
B. 83kVA D. 101kVA
The following information is given for a delta-connected load of three
numericallyequalimpedancesthatdifferinpowerfactor.Linevoltage=120
volts.
,
and
. Phase
sequence of voltages is a-b-c. Using the phase sequence as a guide,
calculatethetotalpowerdrawnbytheload.
A. 2,624W C. 2,564W
B. 2,472W D. 2,731W
InACcircuit,findthetotalpowerinkWinanunbalancedthree-phasecircuit
loadedasfollows:PhaseI=120V,100A,unitypf.PhaseII=100V,230A,
80%pfandphaseIII=110V,85A,77%pf.
A. 37.6kW C. 32.8kW
B. 35.3kW D. 38.2kW
Twosingle-phasetransformersareconnectedinV(opendelta)andserving
a delta connected impedance load. Each impedance is equal to
. If the transformer voltages impressed on the impedances are
,
,
. Solve for the total
kVAdrawnbytheload.
A. 6.23 C. 10.8
B. 8.31 D. 11.3
875. EEBoardExamOctober1980,October1982
Three impedances Zan = 20 + j0, Zbn = 16 + j12, Zcn = 5 j15 ohms, are
connected in wye across a 230 V(line to line),3-phase, 4-wire source. The
phase sequence is a-b-c, counterclockwise. Determine the current passing
thrutheneutral.
A. 7.54A C. 8.81A
B. 9.12A D. 8.02A
876. EEApril1981
Awye-connectedtransformerwithneutralconnectionhasbalancedvoltages
of 265 V between lines and neutral. The transformer is serving two single
phase motors. Motor A (rated 4 hp, 0.90 efficiency, 0.80 power factor
lagging) is connected across line a and neutral. Motor B (rated 3 hp, 0.85
efficiency,0.85powerfactorlagging)isconnectedacrosslinebandneutral.
Solvefortheneutralcurrent,usingVanasreferencevector.
A. 20.42A C. 22.45A
B. 25.37A D. 23.14A
Theloadsofawyeconnectedtransformerare:Ia=10cis(-30);Ib=12cis
215;Ic=15cis82.Whatistheneutralcurrent?
A. 1.04cis72.8 C. 0.92cis62.5
B. 2.21cis(-30) D. 3.11cis72.6
characteristics:
Determinethepowerconsumedbytheload.
A. 42.75kW C. 40.23kW
B. 48.78kW D. 45.12kW
Thefollowingvoltagesandlinecurrentsweremeasuredtoa3-phase,3-wire
feederservingacommercialbuilding:
SolvefortherealpowerinkWdrawnbythecommercialbuilding.
A. 402.2 C. 419.5
B. 404.5 D. 421.5
A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line currents:
,
and
. If the voltages impressed on the load
arebalanced3-phase,havingamagnitudeof4140voltslinetoline,solvefor
thetotalpowerinkW.
A. 556.16 C. 536.54
B. 506.85 D. 520.18
Giventhefollowingloadimpedancesindeltaandtheimpressedvoltagesas
follows:
What will be the reading of the two wattmeters connected to measure total
power.Uselineaasthecommonpotentialpoint.
A. 3.869kW,9.031kW C. 3.125kW,6.778kW
B. 2.546kW,8.357kW D. 4.055kW,9.848kW
The3-phasepowersupplytoafactoryhasthefollowingmeasurements:
Solveforthetotalpowerdrawn.
A. 60.2kW C. 58.8kW
B. 56.5kW D. 62.4kW
Athree-phase230-Vcircuitservestwosingle-phaseloads,AandB.LoadA
is an induction motor rated 8 hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which is
connected across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW at 1.0 pf and is
connected across lines b andc. Assume a sequence of a-b-c, solve for the
totalpowerfactoroftheload.
A. 0.907 C. 0.864
B. 0.704 D. 0.886
Awoundrotormotor,7.5HP,230volts,3-phasetakesalinecurrentof18.4
ampere, when operating at rated output at an efficiency of 88%. Calculate
the indication on the wattmeter when this is inserted to measure power by
theT-method.
A. 3.179kW C. 3.361kW
B. 4.401kW D. 4.042kW
Awattmeterwithitscurrentcoilinline2andpotentialcoilacrosslines2and
3 is connected to a balanced 3-phase system. The only load supplied is a
single phase one connected to lines 1 and 2. This load is known to be
inductive. If the wattmeter reads zero watts, determine the power factor of
thesingle-phaseload.
A. 0.707 C. 0.800
B. 0.866 D. 0.900
Abalanced 3-phase loaddraws 75 amperes line current at 230 volts line to
line and 0.848 lagging power factor. If the two-wattmeter is used, solve for
thereadingsofthetwowattmeters.
A. 15.32kW,10.02kW C. 16.42kW,8.92kW
B. 17.86kW,7.48kW D. 17.24kW,8.10kW
Three equal impedances, each having a resistance of 8 ohms and an
inductivereactanceof7ohmsareconnectedindeltatolinesa,bandcofa
240V,3-phase,3-wireline,phasesequencea-b-c.Whatisthereadingofa
single-phase wattmeter connected with its current coil in line a and the
potentialcoilacrosslinesbandc?
A. 6,180W C. 6,561W
B. 6,324W D. 6,004W
A 3-phase feeder carries two lagging balanced loads. The power observed
byeachismeasuredbytwowattmetermethod,givingthefollowingreadings:
FirstLoad: W1=160kW W2=96kW
SecondLoad: W1=90kW W2=48kW
WhatisthecombinedkVAloadonthefeeder?
A. 434.68 C. 504.35
B. 462.35 D. 420.12
NationalPowerCorporationusedtwowattmeterstomeasure3-phasepower
of a balanced Y-connected lagging power factor motor loads. Each
wattmeterindicates15.4kW.Thevoltagecoilsareconnectedacrosslines2
and 3, and across lines 1 and 3, respectively. The line to line voltages are
230 volts with V12 leading V23 and the line currents are each 120 A.
Calculatethetotalpowersupplied.
A. 37.44kW C. 39.67kW
B. 30.72kW D. 34.88kW
characteristics:
A3-phase,3-wireloaddrawsthefollowinglinecurrents:
,
and
. If the voltages
impressed on the load are balanced 3-phase, having a magnitude of 4140

voltslinetoline,solveforthepowerfactoroftheload.
A. 0.976 C. 0.982
B. 0.999 D. 0.906
Threeunequalsingle-phaseinductionmotorloadsareconnectedacrossthe
linesandneutralconductorofabalanced,3-phase,350voltscircuit.Theline
to neutral voltages is each 202 volts. The first load takes 20 kW at 0.82
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
conductor?
A. 105.5amps C. 125.4amps
B. 86.6amps D. noneofthese
893. Foranunbalancedloadwhichconnectionissuitable
A. 3wireopendelta
B. 4wirestarconnection
C. 3wiredeltaconnection
D. 3wirestarconnection
894. Whatistheminimumnumberofwattmetersrequiredformeasuringpowerof
athreephasebalancedload?
A. two C. one
B. four D. three
895. The power is to be measured for a balanced delta connected load whose
terminalscannotbeopened.Howmanywattmetersdoyouneed?
A. four C. two
B. one D. three
896. Whatistheminimumnumberofwattmetersrequiredtomeasureunbalanced
powerforathree-phasesystem?
A. two C. three
B. four D. one
897. In two wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeter will be identical
when
A. loadinoneofthephasesiszero
B. powerfactorisunity
C. powerfactoris0.5
D. neutralisearthed
898. Twowattmeterscanbeusedtomeasure3-phasefora
A. balancedandunbalancedload
B. unbalancedloadonly
C. balancedloadonly
D. unitypowerfactoronly
899. In2wattmetermethod,thereadingofoneofthewattmeterwillbezerowhen
A. powerfactorisunity
B. powerfactoris0.5
C. loadinoneofthephasesiszero
D. aneutralwireisnotprovided
900. Fora3phaseunbalancedload
A. thepowerfactorofeachphasewillbeinproportionaltotheload
B. thepowerfactorofeachphasewillbethesame
C. thepowerfactorofatleastoneofthephasemustbeleading
D. thepowerfactorofeachphasemaybedifferent
901. A wattmeter is installed in a balanced 3-phase system. The wattmeter will

measure
R
Y
B
A. totalpower C. activepower
B. realpower D. reactivepower
902. A three-phase, three-wire, 240 V, CBA system supplies power a wyeconnectedloadwithimpedancesof
,
.Find
thetotalpower.
A. 1,553W C. 1,883W
B. 2,589W D. 2,104W
903. A100V,balancedthree-phasesourcehastwosingle-phaseloads.Thefirst
loadhasanimpedanceof(5+jX)ohmsandconnectedacrosslinesAand
B.ThesecondloadisconnectedacrossBandCandhasanimpedanceof
(R j2) ohms. Determine the values of R and X, if the current in line B is
AandtheratioofXtoRis1.5.
A. 2,3 C. 4,6
B. 3,4.5 D. 5,7.5
904. Three single phase loads are connected between lines of a 280 V,
balanced three phase source. The currents measured in lines B and C are:
A,
A. What is the negative sequence
componentofthecurrents?
A. A C. A
B. A D. A
905. Two of the three unbalanced currents are given for an unbalanced, threephase system. Find the positive sequence of phase B current of theneutral
currentisA.
A. A C.
B. A D.
A
906. Thephasebvoltageandthephasebcurrentofabalanced3-phasesystem
are:V=220sin(et+210)andI=10sin(et180).Whatisthepowerof
thesystem?
A. 3300W C. 1905W
B. 5716W D. 3810W
907. Twovoltagegeneratorsareinseries.ThevoltagebeinggeneratedareVab=
50sin(et-30)andVbc=100sin(et+60).WhatistheoutputvoltageVac?
A. 111.83cis33.5 C. 145.5cis50.1
B. 50cis30 D. 150cis30
TWOPORTNETWORKS
908. Asthepolesofanetworkshiftawayfromtheaxis,theresponse
A. remainconstant C. becomesmoreoscillating
B. becomeslessoscillating D. noneofthese
909. Theresponseofanetworkisdecidedbythelocationof
A. Itszeros C. bothzeros&poles
B. Itspoles D. neitherzerosnorpoles
910. The pole-zero configuration of a network function is shown. The magnitude
ofthetransferfunctionwill
A.
B.
C.
D.
Decreasewithfrequency
increasewithfrequency
Initiallyincreaseandthendecreaseswithfrequency
Beindependentoffrequency
911. GivenI1=2V1+V2andI2=V1+V2theZ-parametersaregivenby
A. 2,1,1,1 C. 1,1,1,2
B. 1,-1,-1,2 D. 2,-1,1,1
912. Theshortcircuitadmittancematrixofatwo-portnetworkisasshown
Thetwo-portnetworkis
A. Nonreciprocal&passive
B. Non-reciprocal&active
C. Reciprocal&passive
D. reciprocal&active
913. Ifthetwoportnetworkisreciprocal,then
A. Z12/Y12=Z122Z11Z12
B. Z12=1/Y22
C. h12=-h21
D. AD-BC=0
914. Two networks are cascaded through an idealbuffer. If tr1&tr2 are the rise
times of two networks, then the over-all rise time of the two networks
togetherwillbe
A. tr1tr2 C. tr1+tr2
B. (tr12+tr22) D. (tr1+tr2)/2
915. Which one of the following combinations of open circuit voltage and
TheveninsequivalentresistancerepresentstheTheveninsequivalentofthe
circuitshowninthegivenfigure?
A. 1V,10 C. 1mV,1k
B. 1V,1k D. 1mV,10
D. SymmetricalComponents
Iftheloadsofawye-connectedtransformerare:
Ia=10cis(-30)
Ib=12cis215
Ic=15cis82
Whatisthephasebpositivesequencecomponent?
A. 13.4cis(-32.2) C. 12.27cis208.4
B. 10.2cis240 D. 12.27cis(-31.6)
917. REEBoardExamMarch1998,September2001
Thethreeunbalancedcurrentsare:
Ia=10cis(-30)
Ib=0
Ic=10cis150
Findthenegativesequencecurrentofphasea.
A. 8.66cis30 C. -5.77
B. 5.77cis(-60) D. 5.77
Giventhefollowingcurrents:
Ia=60+j0A
Ib=-36j48A
Ic=-48+j36A
SolveforthenegativesequencecomponentIa.
A. 8.641j1.543 C. 9.751j1.464
B. 9.436+j1.346 D. 8.354+j1.034
Ia=10cis(-30)
Ib=0
Ic=10cis150
Findthezerosequencecurrent.
A. 3.33cis30 C. 5.77
B. 0 D. 3.33
Giventhefollowingcurrents:
Ia=60+j0A
Ib=-36j48A
Ic=-48+j36A
SolveforthezerocomponentofIa.
A. 10+j4 C. -8j4
B. 8j6 D. 12j6
Thesequencecurrentsofphaseacurrentareasfollows:
Zerosequencecurrent=
Positivesequencecurrent=
Negativesequencecurrent=
Determinethephaseacurrent.
A. C.
B. D.
Thesequencecomponentsofphaseacurrentare:
Zerosequencecurrent=0.47+j1.49
Positivesequencecurrent=18.4cis(-31.6)
Negativesequencecurrent=3.23cis168.2
Determinethephasebcurrent.
A. 18cis215 C. 19cis220
B. 15cis240 D. 20cis225
Thesequencecomponentsofphaseacurrentare:
Zerosequencecurrent=0.47+j1.49
Positivesequencecurrent=18.4cis(-31.6)
Determinethephaseccurrent.
A. 17.5cis91 C. 22.5cis82
B. 18cis215 D. 15cis100
Determinethesymmetricalcomponentsofthelinecurrentinlineaifoneof
the in-phase impedance of its delta connected load connected across lines
caisremoved.Thedeltaloadwithimpedanceof ohmsperphaseis
supplied from a 220 volts, 60 cycle, 3-phase source. Assume a phase
sequenceofa-b-c.
A. Ia1=11A,Ia2=11A,Ia0=0A
B. Ia1=7.33A,Ia2=7.33A,Ia0=7.33A
C. Ia1=22A,Ia2=22A,Ia0=22A
D. Ia1=25.4A,Ia2=12.7A,Ia0=0A
Astar-connectedbalancedloadtakes75Afromabalanced3-phase,4-wire
supply. If the two supply lines of the fuses are removed determine the
symmetricalcomponentsofthelinesafterthefusesareremoved.
A. I1=25A,I2=25A,I3=25A
B. I1=25A,I2=50A,I3=0A
C. I1=75A,I2=75A,I3=75A
D. I1=75A,I2=0A,I3=0A
Iftheloadsofawye-connectedtransformerare:
Ia=10cis(-30)
Ib=12cis215
Ic=15cis82
Findthepositivesequencecomponentofphaseacurrent.
A. 13.4cis(-32.2) C. 12.27cis208.4
B. 10.2cis240 D. 12.27cis(-31.6)
927. Themethodofsymmetricalcomponentsisveryusefulfor
A. solvingunbalancedpolyphasecircuits
B. analyzingtheperformanceof3-phaseelectricalmachinery
C. calculatingcurrentsresultingfromunbalancedfaults
D. alloftheabove
928. An unbalanced system of 3-phase voltages having RYB sequence actually
consistsof
A. apositive-sequencecomponent
B. anegative-sequencecomponent
C. azero-sequencecomponent
D. alloftheabove
929. Thezero-sequencecomponentoftheunbalanced3-phasesystemofvectors
VA,VBandVCisoftheirvectorsum.
A. one-third C. two-third
B. one-half D. one-fourth
930. In the case of an unbalanced star-connected load supplied from an
unbalanced3-|,3wiresystem,loadcurrentswillconsistsof
A. positive-sequencecomponents
B. negative-sequencecomponents
C. zero-sequencecomponents
D. onlyAandB
931. Insymmetricalcomponents,whatisthevectorsumof1+a+a
2
?
A. 1 C. -1
B. 0 D. infinity
Thesequencecurrentsofathreephasecurrentare:
Zerosequencecurrent=14.13cis17.34
Positivesequencecurrent=708.26cis(-31)
Determinethephaseacurrent.
A. 720cis(-30) C. 710cis88
B. 730cis(-15.2) D. 695cis15.2
Ia=10cis(-30)
Ib=0
Ic=10cis150
FindthephaseBpositivesequencecurrent.
A. 8.66A C. 5.77A
B. 5.77cis240A D. 8.66cis120A
Thephasecurrentsofathree-phasesystemare:
Ia=100cis0
Ib=80cis240
Ic=91.8cis130.9
Findthezerosequencecurrent.
A. 90.23cis3.68A
B. 270.7cis3.68A
C. 34.68cis(-30.24)A
D. noneoftheabove
935. Giventhreeunbalancedthree-phasevoltages:
Va=150+j0V
Vb=-90j120V
Vc=-120+j90V
DetermineVa1
A. 142.43+j12.35
B. 135.32j1.34
C. 145.62+j13.66
D. 140.23j9.32
936.
A. C.
B. D.

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