DEE-23106

Fundamentals of Electrical
and Power Engineering
Exercise #1

Ari Nikander
SN301.1
ari.nikander@tut.fi
Basic circuit elements
Exercise 1.1.
The current in and the voltage across a 100 mH inductor is known to be
zero for t ≤ 0. The voltage across the inductor is given in Fig. 1. Derive
the expression for the current as a function of time in the intervals
0 ≤ t ≤ 2, 2 ≤ t ≤ 3, 3 ≤ t ≤ 4, 4 ≤ t ≤ 7, 7 ≤ t < ¥ .
Sketch i versus t for 0 ≤ t < ¥.

v (V)
1

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 t (s)

-1
Fig. 1. Voltage across the inductor.
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Basic circuit calculations
Exercise 1.2.
Find the Thevenin equivalent for the circuit shown in Fig. 2. The rms
voltage of the sinusoidal voltage source is 230 V, frequency 50 Hz and
phase angle 0°. R1 = 36 W, R2 = 10 W, L1 = 190 mH, L2 = 50 mH and
C = 79 mF.
L1 R1 L2 R2
a

+ v
- g C

b
Fig. 2.

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Basic power calculations
Exercise 1.3.
A voltage source is feeding a load through a feeder. The source voltage is
325cos(314.16t+30°)V. The feeder impedance is 1+j1 W and the load
impedance is 10 – j5 W.
a) Determine the current. Draw the phasor diagram of the current and
voltage.
b) Determine the real power, reactive power, apparent power and the power
factor of the source. Draw the power triangle.
c) Determine the real power, reactive power, apparent power and the power
factor of the load. Draw the power triangle.