EEE2164 Basic Electric Principles (April 2012)

Question 1
(a). A copper conductor of circular cross section 2 mm in diameter is 5 m long. Calculate
its resistance at 20 C, if the resistivity of copper at 20 C is 1.72 10
-8
.m.
(5 marks)

(b). A resistor made of Aluminium wire dissipates 25W of power at 50 V at 20 C.
Calculate the current in a second resistor made of copper and having the same
resistance as the first resistor and consuming four times the power of the first resistor.
(5 marks)

(c). Determine the colour band for each of the following 4-band resistors.
(i). 330 5 %
(ii). 5.1 M 5 %
(5 marks)
(d). In figure below, how much voltage does each meter indicate when the switch is in:
(i). position 1
(ii). position 2
(5 marks)
(e). If a resistor with a current of 2 A through it converts 1000J of electrical energy into
heat energy in 15 s, what is the voltage across the resistor?
(5 marks)





Question 2
(a). A parallelplate capacitor has circular plates of 8.2 cm radius and 1.3mm separation.

(i) Calculate the capacitance.
(4 marks)

(ii) What charge will appear on the plates if a potential difference of 120V is applied?
(4 marks)
(b). Four capacitors are connected as shown in below.


(i) Find the equivalent capacitance between points a and b.
(4 marks)
(ii) Calculate the charge on each capacitor if Vab = 15V.
(6 marks)

(c). What capacitance is required to store an energy of 10 kW h at a potential difference
of 1000V?
(7 marks)




Question 3

(a). The current through a 0.1-H inductor is i(t) = 10te
-5t
A. Find the voltage across the
inductor and the energy stored in it.
(6 marks)
(b). Find the equivalent inductance of the circuit shown in below.

(7 marks)

(c). When the current i(t) = 4(2-e
-10t
) mA and i
2
(0)= -1 mA, find the followings for the
circuit shown below:
(i). i
1
(0)
(ii). v(t), v
1
(t) and v
2
(t)
(iii). I
1
(t) and i
2
(t)

(12 marks)


Question 4

(a). A coil has an inductance of 3.00 mH and the current in it changes from 0.500 A to
1.50 A in a time of 0.200 s. Find the magnitude of the average induced emf in the coil
during this time.
(4 marks)


(b). A coiled telephone cord forms a spiral with 70 turns, a diameter of 1.30 cm and an
unstretched length of 60.0 cm. Determine the self-inductance of one conductor in the
unstretched cord.
(4 marks)

(c). Calculate the resistance in an RL circuit in which L= 2.50 H and the current increases
to 90.0 % of its final value in 3.00 s.
(12 marks)

(d). State faradays law of magnetic induction.
(5 marks)









Question 5

(a). An alternating current of frequency 50 Hz has a maximum value of 100 A.

(i). Find the expression of the instantaneous value.
(2 marks)
(ii). Determine the instantaneous current at time t = 1/30 s; and
(3 marks)
(ii). The time taken when the current increases to 96 A for the first time.
(3 marks)

(b). The current in a circuit is given b (4.5 + j12) when the applied voltage is
(100 + j 150) V. Determine

(i). the complex expression for the impedance stating whether it is inductive or
capacitive.
(3 marks)
(ii). the power
(3 marks)
(iii). the angle between the voltage and current.
(3 marks)

(c). Each phase of a Y-connected load consists of a nonreactive resistance of 100 in
parallel with a capacitor of capacitance 21.8 F. Calculate the line current, power
absorbed, the total kVA and the power factor when connected to a 416 V, 3-phase,
4-wire, and 50 Hz supply.
(8 marks)


Question 6

(a). For the circuit shown below, sketch the waveform v
L
and v
D
if the source voltage v
S

is as given by figure 6 a(ii). The diode is ideal, and the R
L
= 100 . Also calculate
the voltage v
L
when v
S
0 and v
S
0.
(8 marks)

(b).