CLB 10402 FUNDAMENTAL of ELECTRICAL

& ELECTRONICS
Tutorial 1: Basic Concept of Electrical

1. What is a simpler way to expressing 0.000 018 A? Answer: 18µA

2. What is a simpler way to expressing 5 000 000 V? Answer: 5MV
3. An electric motor is developing 8.5kW at a speed of 900r/min. Calculate the torque available at the
shaft. Answer: 90.19Nm
4. A generating station has a daily output of 160MW h and uses 300 t (tones) of coal in the process. The
coal releases 7 MJ/kg when burnt. Calculate the overall efficiency of the station. Answer: 0.274
5. A lift of 250 kg mass is raised with a velocity of 6 m/s. If the driving motor has an efficiency of 85%,
calculate the input power to the motor. Answer: 17.312kW
6. An electric heater contains 70 liters of water initially at a mean temperature of 16 oC; 2.5kW h is
supplied to the water by the heater. Assuming no heat losses, what is the final mean temperature of the
water? (it takes 4185J to raise the temperature of 1 liter of water through 1 oC) Answer: 46.72˚C
7. A circuit delivers energy at the rate of 15W and the current is 13A. Determine the energy of each
coulomb of charge in the circuit. Answer: 1.154J
8. A current of 5 A flows in a resistor of resistance 32. Determine the rate of heat dissipation and also
the heat dissipated in 15 s. Answer: 12kJ
9. A motor gives an output power of 20 kW and operates with efficiency of 85 %. If the constant input
voltage to the motor is 170 V, what is the constant supply current? Answer: 138A
10. Gives the meaning of potential difference and its unit. Answer: Potential difference is the amount of
work energy required to move an electric charge from one point to another. The unit of
potential difference is the volt.
11. A p.d of 6 V causes a current of 0.6 A to flow in a conductor. Calculate the resistance of the conductor.
Answer: 10Ω
12. Find the p.d required to pass a current of 5 A through a conductor of a resistance 10. Answer: 50V
13. A 960  fan is connected to a 240 V supply. Calculate the current in the fan. Answer: 0.25A
14. A p.d of 1.35 V causes a current of 665 A to flow in a conductor. Calculate the resistance of the
conductor. Answer: 2.03kΩ
15. A p.d of 24 V is applied to a 4.7 k  resistor. Calculate the circuit current. Answer: 5.11mA
16. What is the voltage across a sound reducer of resistance 5  through which passes a current of 22 A.
Answer: 110V
17. What is the charged transferred in a period of 8 s by current flowing at the rate of 2.5 A? Answer: 20C
18. A p.d of 12 V is applied to a 7.5  resistor for a period of 5 s. Calculate the electric charge transferred
in this time. Answer: 8C
19. A voltage of 40 V is required to cause a current of 2 A to flow in a resistor of a resistance 20 . What
voltage would be required to make the same current flow if the resistance were 40? Answer: 80V
20. A d.c motor connected to a 240V supply is developing 20 kW at a speed of 700 r/min. Calculate the
useful torque. Answer: 272.8Nm
21. Calculate the effective resistance and hence the supply current. Answer: 1.95Ω, I = 6.16A

22. A current of 8A is shared between two resistors. Calculate the current in the 2 , if
a) R1 = 6  b) R1 = 8 
Answer: a) 6A, b) 6.4A

23. 3 resistors of 4 , 5  and 6  are connected in series and a current of 2 A flows through them.
Calculate the p.d across each resistor and the total supply voltage. Answer: 8V, 10V, 12V, 30V
24. 3 mixers are connected in series across a 220V supply and take a current of 1.5 A. If the resistance of
two of the mixers is 30 each, what is the resistance of the third mixer? Answer: 86.67Ω
25. The field coil of a d.c generator has a resistance of 60 and is supplied from a 240V source. Given that
the current in the coil is to be limited to 2A, calculate the resistor to be connected in series with the coil.
Answer: 60Ω
26. Given that VLN is the p.d of L with respect to N, calculate for the circuit shown below the values of:
a) VAB b) VBC c) VAC d) VBN
Answer: a) 40V, b) 80V, c) 120V, d) 80V
27. Given that VNL is the p.d of N with respect to L, and for the circuit shown below,
VLN = -80V. What are the corresponding values of;
a) VWX b) VYZ c) VXW d) VZW
Answer: a) -40V, b) -9.375V, c) 40V, d) 80V

VLN -80V

28. Three resistors of 6 , 9  and 15  are connected in parallel to a 12V supply. Calculate
a) the current in each branch of the network Answer: 2A, 1.33A, 0.8A
b) the supply current Answer: 4.13A
c) the total effective resistance of the network Answer: 2.9Ω

29. A parallel network consists of three resistors of 6, 8 and 16. If the current in the 8  resistor is
3A, what are the currents in the other resistors? Answer: 4A, 1.5A
30. The effective resistance of two resistors connected in parallel is 8.The resistance of one of the other
resistors is 14. Calculate;
a) the resistance of the other resistor Answer: 18.67Ω
b) the effective resistance of the two resistors connected in series. Answer: 32.67Ω