Question 1: (13 marks)

A series circuit is fed by with an AC voltage source V = 10 V∠00. The power triangle of
the circuit is shown in Figure Q1a.

P = 12 W
φ

Figure Q1a

(a) Is this an inductive or capacitive circuit? [1 marks] (b) Calculate the apparent
power. [2 marks] (c) Find the power factor of the circuit? [2 marks]

(d) Expressed the current of the circuit in polar form. [4 marks]

(e) Calculate the resistance and the reactance of the circuit. [4 marks]

Question 2: (12 marks)

A RLC series resonant circuit is fed by a voltage source v(t) = 200sinωt V. The R, L,
and C values are 200 Ω, 1 mH, and 0.1 µF respectively.

(a) Calculate the resonant frequency ωs in rad/s. [1 marks]

(b) Determine the current i(t) in the circuit at resonance (i.e. ω = ωs). [2 marks]
(c) Calculate the quality factor Qs of the resonant circuit. [2 marks] (d)
Calculate the bandwidth of the resonant circuit.[2 marks]

(e) Suggest a method to reduce the bandwidth of the circuit while keeping the
resonant frequency ωs unchanged. [3 marks]

(f) What happens to Qs for the case given in part (e) above? [2 marks]
(24 marks)
Question 3:
Consider the AC electrical power circuit shown in Figure Q3a.
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Load 1 Load 2
1200 VAR (L )
E = 200V ∠ 00 600 W 800 W

Figure Q3a

(a) Find the total active power in the circuit. [1 marks] (b) Find the total reactive
power in the circuit. [1 marks] (c) Calculate the total apparent power in the
circuit. [2 marks] (d) What is the power factor of the circuit? [2 marks]

(e) Calculate the current I in polar form. [3 marks] (f) Find the current through
Load 2 in polar form. [2 marks]

(g) Find the current through Load 1 in polar form. [2 marks]

(h) Convert Load 1 and Load 2 into their corresponding equivalent resistance /
reactance networks. [5 marks]

(i) Sketch the phasor diagram of the circuit. [4 marks]

(j) Explain how to implement a unity power factor (p.f. = 1) circuit via power factor
correction. [2 marks] Question 4: (16 marks)
The Figure Q4a shows the block diagram of a DC power supply using a half wave
rectifier. vS is the secondary voltage of the transformer, vL is the load voltage. np and
ns are the number of turns in the primary and secondary windings of the transformer
respectively. The diode used in the rectifier circuit has a junction voltage of VB = 0.7
V.

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+ +
AC line Half wave Smoothing
vS vL Load
230 V rms Diode capacitor
R
50 Hz rectifier C
-
np ns

Figure Q4a

(a) Draw the complete circuit diagram by substituting relevant circuit components
appropriate to each box in the Figure Q4a. [2 marks]

(b) You are expected to design a DC power supply to provide a voltage of 12±1 V at
the output by following the steps given below.

i. Find the required peak value of vS to produce the specified DC output ( i.e. vL
= 12 ± 1 V DC). [4 marks] ii. Give the closest approximation of the
transformer turns ratio np/ns which satisfies the requirement in part (i) above.
[3 marks] iii. Find values for the load resistor (R) and the smoothing capacitor
(C) so that the ripple voltage is ±1 V. [4 marks]

(c) What happens to the ripple if the load resistance R is increased? [3 marks]
SECTION B

Question 5: (25 marks)

Consider the core shown in Figure Q5a. The permeability of the core material is 5 ×
10−3 H/m and µ0 = 4π × 10−7 H/m. Additionally, the following parameters are given.
The lengths related to the core are lab = lbc = lcd = lef = lfa = lbe = 0.2 m, ldp = 0.1 m, lqe =
0.099 m, and lpq = 0.001 m. The cross sectional areas are Aab = Abc = Acd = Adp = Aqe = Aef
= Afa = 4 × 10−4 m2. Abe = 1 × 10−4 m2.

a b c
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100 Turns

f e q p d
Air gap
0.001 m
Figure Q5a

(a) Calculate the reluctances Refab, Rbe, Rbcdp, Rpq, and Rqe.

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 (b) If the flux through the cross section is to be 2 × 10−4 Wb

i. Find the flux through section Abe. ii.

Find I.

Question 6: (10 marks)

(a) What are the types of power losses in an induction motor?

(b) A 4-pole induction motor has an overall efficiency of 85%. This motor drives a
load that has a torque of 15 Nm at 1450 rpm.

i. Find the input power

ii. If the supply frequency is 50 Hz, find the slip.

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