Marist Brothers

Notre Dame of Kidapawan College

First Semester, SY 2015-2016
Kidapawan City

First Trinal Examinations

July 14-16, 2015
ECE414 Energy Conversion
Mar Lou P. Galinato, ECE, MEP

Name: ___________________________________________

Program/Year: _______________________

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE [50 PTS]

Shade only the letter of your choice to each item. Erasures will be considered wrong.
[1] When the north poles of two bar magnets are
brought close together, there will be
[A] no force
[B] a downward force
[C] a force of attraction
[D] a force of repulsion
[2] The direction of a magnetic field within a
magnet is
[A] from south to north
[B] from north to south
[C] back to front
[D] front to back
[3] If the cross-sectional area of a magnetic field
increases, but the flux remains the same, the
flux density
[A] increases
[B] decreases
[C] remains the same
[D] doubles
[4] What is the magnetomotive force in a 75-turn
coil of wire when there are 4 A of current
through it?
[A] 18.75 At
[B] 30 At
[C] 300 At
[D] 187 At
[5] When a solenoid is activated, the force that
moves the plunger is
[A] an electromagnetic field
[B] a permanent magnetic field
[C] varying voltage
[D] a steady current
[6] What is the flux density in a magnetic field in
which the flux in 0.1 2 is 600 ?
[A] 6,000
[B] 600
[C] 600
[D] 6
[7] What is the flux density when the flux is
5.5 and the cross-sectional area is 6
103 2 ?
[A] 91.7 T
[B] 917 T
[C] 91 T
[D] 9.7 T
[8] What is the reluctance of a material that has a
length of 0.07 , a cross-sectional area of

0.014 2 , and a permeability of 4,500

?

[A]
[B]
[C]
[D]

1111 At/Wb
111 At/Wb
11 At/Wb
1 At/Wb

[9] What is the magnetomotive force (mmf) of a

wire with 8 turns carrying three amperes of
current?
[A] 2,400 At
[B] 240 At
[C] 24 At
[D] 2.4 At
[10] What is the reluctance of the circuit in problem
9 if the flux is 275 Wb?
[A] 0.0066 At/Wb
[B] 0.066 At/Wb
[C] 8,727 At/Wb
[D] 872 At/Wb
[11] When the current through the coil of an
electromagnet reverses, the
[A] direction of the magnetic field reverses
[B] direction of the magnetic field remains
unchanged
[C] magnetic field expands
[D] magnetic field collapses
[12] An electromagnetic field exists only when
there is
[A] an increasing current
[B] decreasing current
[C] voltage
[D] current
[13] For a given wirewound core, an increase in
current through the coil
[A] reverses the flux lines
[B] decreases the flux density
[C] increases the flux density
[D] causes no change in flux density
[14] The ability of a material to remain magnetized
after removal of the magnetizing force is
known as
[A] permeability
[B] reluctance
[C] hysteresis
[D] retentivity
[15] The induced voltage across a stationary
conductor in a stationary magnetic field is
[A] reversed in polarity
[B] increased
[C] decreased
[D] zero

[16] When the speed at which a conductor is moved

through a magnetic field is increased, the
induced voltage
[A] increases
[B] decreases
[C] remains constant
[D] reaches zero
[17] If the steel disk in a crankshaft position sensor
has stopped with the tab in the magnet's air
gap, the induced voltage
[A] increases
[B] decreases
[C] is zero
[D] will remain constant
[18] A coil of wire is placed in a changing magnetic
field. If the number of turns in the coil is
decreased, the voltage induced across the coil
will
[A] increase
[B] decrease
[C] remain constant
[D] be excessive
[19] A basic one-loop dc generator is rotated at 90
rev/s. How many times each second does the
dc output voltage peak (reach maximum)?
[A] 90
[B] 180
[C] 270
[D] 360
[20] The voltage induced across a certain coil is 200
mV. A 120 resistor is connected to the coil
terminals. The induced current is
[A] 1.7 mA
[B] 16 mA
[C] 12 mA
[D] 120 mA
[21] There is 900 mA of current through a wire
with 40 turns. What is the reluctance of the
circuit if the flux is 400 Wb?
[A] 14,400 At/Wb
[B] 1,440 At/Wb
[C] 9,000 At/Wb
[D] 90,000 At/Wb
[22] The induced voltage across a coil with 250
turns that is located in a magnetic field that is
changing at a rate of 8 Wb/s is
[A] 1,000 V
[B] 2,000 V
[C] 31.25 V
[D] 3,125 V
[23] If a loop in a basic dc generator suddenly
begins rotating at a faster speed, the induced
voltage
[A] remains unchanged
[B] reverses polarity
[C] increases
[D] decreases

[24] The unit for reluctance is

[A] Tesla
[B] At/Wb
[C] At/m
[D] Wb
[25] The unit for permeability is
[A] Wb/Atm
[B] At/m
[C] At/Wb
[D] Wb
TEST II. TRUE OR FALSE [20 PTS]
Write T is statement is TRUE or F if the statement is
FALSE on the space provided before each item.
____ [1] Electromagnetic induction is the force that
produces a magnetic field.
____ [2] The tesla is the unit of magnetic flux.
____ [3] A relay is an electromagnetically controlled
mechanical device in which electrical
contacts are opened or closed by a
magnetizing current.
____ [4] A magnetic field is made up of flux lines.
____ [5] Reluctance in a magnetic circuit is
analogous to current in an electrical circuit.
____ [6] If a conductor is moved back and forth at a
constant rate in a constant magnetic field,
the voltage in the conductor will reverse
polarity.
____ [7] Lenz's law defines the polarity of the
induced voltage.
____ [8] Hysteresis is the number of lines of force
per unit area in a magnetic field.
____ [9] Materials with a low retentivity do not
retain a magnetic field very well.
____ [10] Ampere-turn is the unit of magnetomotive
force (mmf).
TEST III. ESSAY/EXPLANATION [60 PTS]
Write your answer clearly on provided newsprints.
[1] Explain the difference between magnetism and
electromagnetism.
[2] Explain a magnetic disk and tape Read/Write
operation.
[3] Why is low retentivity required for tape
recorder read/write heads but high retentivity
is required for magnetic tape?
[4] When there is current through a conductor in a
magnetic field, what happens?
[5] Explain how a crankshaft position sensor
works.
[6] Explain how a dc generator works.
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