THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ALTERNATE FINAL EXAMINATIONS MAY 2014 Course Code and Title: ELEC1001- Introduction to Electrical Systems Programme: Bachelor of Applied Sciences Date: Thursday 22" May 2014 Time: 9:00am ~ 12 noon Duration: 3 Hrs Read all instructions carefully before you begin this Examination. Materials supplied 1. Question Paper 2. Answer Booklet Instructions to Candidates 1. This paper has 6 pages and 5 questions. 2. You are required to answer ALL questions. 3. All questions do not have the same weighting, 4, You must return the question paper along with your answer booklet and other writing paper to the Invigilator at the end of the examination. Key Examination Proto 1. Students please note that academic dishonesty (or cheating) includes plagiarism, collusion, falsification, replication, taking unauthorised notes or devices info an exam, obiaining an unauthorised copy of the exam paper, communicating or trying to communicate with another student during the exam and being a party to impersonation in relation to an exam. 2. These and any other actions which comprise the integrity of the academic evaluation process will be fully investigated and dealt with in accordance with UTT’s academic regulations. 3. Please be reminded that looking into another candidate's script is strietly prohibited. 4. Speaking without the Invigilator’s permission is NOT allowed ‘The Universiy of Bnidad & Tobago Page Lot ‘May 2014 Alienate Final Exaiations (eLnci00})THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO a) Refer to Figure 1(@). Using node voltage analysis: i) Pind the voltages across the 40 and the 80 resistors. ii) The total power dissipated by the resistors. ay Figure 1(@) [10, 4 marks) ) Referring to Figure 1(b), find the current through the 15Q resistor using = woo superposition theorem 209 160 Ww AM 4 S100 cc E S20 aorsov WW mF Figure 1(b) [8 marks] ‘The Universiy of inidad & Tobsp0 May 2014 Alternate Fina Examinations (ELECIOOI) Pane? of 6THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 2. i) Find the currents I; and Iz for the cireuit in Fig.2 (a) using mesh analysis. 24 30 [10 marks] ii) For the circuit in figure 2(b), find Thevenin’s equivalent at XY and hence determine the maximum power that resistor Ry, can dissipate. [6,4 marks) Fig 2) ‘The Univesity of nidad & Tobago Page’ of6 ‘Alternate Final EamintionsTHE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 3. Semiconductors are the basic building blocks for diodes and transistors. i) Forthe circuit shown in Figure 3(a), determine the voltage across and the current, through each of the diodes. Also find the voltage Vo. Ge eal? aov" VY] Eas Figure 3(a) [8 marks] fi) For the circuit in Figure 3(b), fz = 1.03 mA, calculate i The voltage Vow, and the currents Ieand ly ii, ‘The value of the resistance Rp, [10 marks] ‘The Univesity of Tinie & Tobago Pages of6 ay 20 (ELECTHE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 4, AC circuits generally have a sinusoidal input ‘The circuit in Figure 4 shows three loads and their associated powers. The reactive power for Load I and the real power for Load 2 are unknown, The total real power for the circuit is 1800 Watts and the total reactive power is 300 VARs inductive. Find a) The reactive power Q) in Load I and the real power P2, in Load 2. b) The total apparent power Sr, and the power factor of the circuit. ©) The source current Is. 4) The type of elements for each load and their values given that the source frequency is 60 Hz. Each load has only series elements, toot [7 900 var «) Figure 4 [4,4, 6, 6 marks} 5. Refer to the circuit in Figure 5. Determine: 8) The total impedance Zr, b) The source current Is, ©) The currents through Rj and Ly using the current divider rule The voltage across Ro : [6,3, 6, 5 marks] The University of nid & Tobago Pogo Sof May 2074 Altomate Final izations (eELECI00))THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 102 200 20° Ro Figure 5 END OF EXAMINATON ‘The Uriversity of Tinidad @ Todego Page 606 “May 2014 Alternate Final Examinations (ELECIOOI)