UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP 8.

A 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line has an

SYSTEM LAGUNA impedance per wire of 3+j7Ω, the receiving end
Electrical Engineering Department load is 1950kW, 0.65 pf lagging with line to line
voltage of 13,200V. Determine the kVAR of the
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING capacitor to be connected at the receiving end to
make the pf at that end equal to 0.8 lagging at
INSTRUCTIONS: SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. SHOW 13,200V.
ALL SOLUTIONS. a. 1482 c. 817
b. 2280 d. 1464
MULTIPLE CHOICE: 9. Which is the safest type of insulation for indoor
wiring installations specially residential and
1. For additional information on the requirements commercial buildings?
for a motor to be classified “energy efficient” the a. polyvinyl chloride c. polyethylene
reference would be the _____. b. XLPE d. ethylene propylene rubber
a. motor nameplate c. PEC 10. This is the maximum current a power breaker can
b. NEMA standard d. factory manual handle without causing mechanical damage to
2. At a certain point in a 69-kV transmission line, the itself.
positive sequence impedance is j0.15pu and the a. IC c. AF
zero sequence impedance is j0.55pu. Calculate b. MR d. AT
the fault current if a line-to-line fault occurs. The 11. A 3-phase, 60-Hz line has flat horizontal spacing.
base is 50MVA. The conductors have an outside diameter of
a. 3511A c. 420A 3.28cm with 12m between conductors.
b. 1890A d. 2414A Determine the capacitive reactance of the line to
3. The load of a wye-connected transformer are: neutral if its length is 125mi.
Ia = 10cis(-30°) a. 1.62x103Ω c. 25.3x106Ω
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Ib = 12cis215° b. 202.4x10 Ω d. 16.2x103Ω
Ic = 15cis82° 12. The current loads of four circuits are as follows:
What is the neutral current? Ckt #1 – 25A Ckt#3 – 18A
a. 1.04cis72.8° c. 2.21cis(-30°) Ckt #2 – 38A Ckt#4 – 45A
b. 0.92cis62.5° d. 3.11cis72.8° If the diversity factor is 1.5, what is the minimum
4. A short 230kV transmission line has an impedance ampacity of the feeder conductor?
of 5cis78°Ω. The sending end power is 100 MW at a. 126A c. 84A
230kV and 85% pf. What is its percent regulation b. 189A d. 152A
of the line? 13. A 10-MVA, 13.8-kV/480-V, 5%-impedance, wye-
a. 3.6% c. 1.5% grounded delta secondary transformer serves an
b. 2.2% d. 0.77% industrial customer. The phase A conductor on
5. The illumination at a point a surface is the the secondary side accidentally touches a
luminous flux per unit area of the surface and its grounded point. What is the fault current?
unit is a. 80,000A c. 50,000A
a. lux c. candela b. 120,000A d. 0
b. lumen d. candela power 14. A 115 kV, 60 Hz, three phase transmission line is
6. At a certain location in an electric system, the 45 km long. The resistance per phase is 0.2148
available fault MVA is 400MVA. A 15-MVA, 34.5- ohm per mile and the inductance is 0.441 ohm per
kV/6.24-kV, 2.5%-impedance, wye-wye grounded mile. Calculate the transmission efficiency when
transformer is installed at that location. the line is supplying a three phase load of 220
Determine the short circuit MVA at the secondary MVA at lagging power factor of 0.8 at 115 kV.
side of the transformer. a. 91.6% c. 90.4%
a. 195MVA c. 90MVA b. 90.6% d. 88.9%
b. 150MVA d. 240MVA 15. The ratio of the average load on the plant for the
7. Luminaires of 2,000 lumens output will be period of time considered to the aggregate rating
installed in a room. The desired illumination is 200 of all the generating equipment.
fc , the CU is 0.45 and MF is 90%. Determine the a. Capacity factor c. Utilization factor
number of luminaires needed if the size of the b. Load factor d. Diversity factor
room is 120 m2 ?
a. 139 c. 319 Note: Please submit your test paper on April 18, 2020
b. 391 d. 193