Pre-

test 
Essay: Answer the following and write down your answers on the space provided below. 

1. Give at least 10 common terminologies in engineering utilities and define each.

a.) Energy-is the technical term for the more common expression-work. In terms of
power, it is the product of power and time.

b.) Power - is the rate at which energy is used, or alternatively, the rate at which work is
done.

c) Volt (V) — A unit measure of voltage. One volt is equal to the difference of potential
that would drive one ampere of current against one ohm resistance.

d.) Resistance — The opposition to the passage of an electric current. Electrical

resistance can be compared to the friction experienced by water when flowing through a
pipe. Measured in ohms.8

e.) Fuse — a circuit interrupting device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks
an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level. To restore service, the fuse must be
replaced using a similar fuse with the same size and rating after correcting the cause of
failure.

f.) Circuit — A closed path in which electrons from a voltage or current source flow.
Circuits can be in series, parallel, or in any combination of the two.

g.) Ohm's Law — The mathematical equation that explains the relationship between
current, voltage, and resistance (V=IR).

h.) Inductor — a coil of wire wrapped around an iron core. The inductance is directly
proportional to the number of turns in the coil.

i.) Watt (W) — A unit of electrical power. One watt is equivalent to one joule per second,
corresponding to the power in an electric circuit in which the potential difference is one
volt and the current one ampere.
j.) Voltage — an electromotive force or "pressure" that causes electrons to flow and can
be compared to water pressure which causes water to flow in a pipe. Measured in volts.

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Module no. 1
COURSE INTRODUCTION 

Year/Section: BSCE-2B
Subject: ES141- Engineering Utilities 1 Score:
 Post Test 
Test I. Answer the following and write down your answers on the space provided below. 

1. Apparent Power— measured in volt-amperes (VA). Apparent power is the product of the

rms voltage and the rms current.

2. Armature — the movable part of a generator or motor. It is made up of conductors which

rotate through a magnetic field to provide voltage or force by electromagnetic induction.
The pivoted points in generator regulators are also called armatures.

3. Capacitance — the ability of a body to store an electrical charge. Measured in farads as

the ratio of the electric charge of the object (Q, measured in coulombs) to the voltage across
the object (V, measured in volts). 

4. Circuit Breaker — an automatic device for stopping the flow of current in an electric
circuit. To restore service, the circuit breaker must be reset (closed) after correcting the
cause of the overload or failure. Circuit breakers are used in conjunction with protective
relays to protect circuits from faults.

5. Conductor — any material where electric current can flow freely. Conductive materials,
such as metals, have a relatively low resistance. Copper and aluminum wire are the most
common conductors.

6. Corona — a corona discharge is an electrical discharge brought on by the ionization of a

fluid such as air surrounding a conductor that is electrically charged. Spontaneous
corona discharges occur naturally in high-voltage systems unless care is taken to limit the
electric field strength.

7. Current (I) — the flow of an electric charge through a conductor. An electric current can be
compared to the flow of water in a pipe. Measured in amperes.

8. Henry (H)— A unit of measure for inductance. If the rate of change of current in a circuit is
one ampere per second and the resulting electromotive force is one volt, then the inductance of
the circuit is one henry.

9. Hertz (Hz)— A unit of measure for frequency. Replacing the earlier term of cycle per second
(cps).

10. Impedance — the measure of the opposition that a circuit presents to a current when a
voltage is applied. Impedance extends the concept of resistance to AC circuits, and possesses
both magnitude and phase, unlike resistance, which has only magnitude.
11. Inductance — the property of a conductor by which a change in current flowing through it
induces (creates) a voltage (electromotive force) in both the conductor itself (self-inductance)
and in any nearby conductors (mutual inductance). Measured in henry (H).

12. Inductor— a coil of wire wrapped around an iron core. The inductance is directly
proportional to the number of turns in the coil. 

13. Piezoelectricity — Electric polarization in a substance (especially certain crystals) resulting

from the application of mechanical stress (pressure).

14. Polarity — A collective term applied to the positive (+) and negative (-) ends of a magnet or
electrical mechanism such as a coil or battery.
15. Power — the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit. Measured in
Watts.
16. Power Factor — the ratio of the actual electrical power dissipated by an AC circuit to the
product of the rms. values of current and voltage. The difference between the two is caused
by reactance in the circuit and represents power that does no useful work.

17. Transistor — A semiconductor device with three connections, capable of amplification in

addition to rectification.

18. True Power — Measured in Watts. The power manifested in tangible form such as
electromagnetic radiation, acoustic waves, or mechanical phenomena. In a direct current (DC)
circuit, or in an alternating current (AC) circuit whose impedance is a pure resistance, the
voltage and current are in phase.

19. VARS — A unit of measure of reactive power. VARS may be considered as either the
imaginary part of apparent power, or the power flowing into a reactive load, where voltage and
current arespecified in volts and amperes.

20. Variable Resistor — a resistor that can be adjusted to different ranges of value.
21. Volt-Ampere (VA) — A unit of measure of apparent power. It is the product of the rms
voltage and the rms current.

22. Volt (V) — a unit measure of voltage. One volt is equal to the difference of potential that
would drive one ampere of current against one ohm resistance

23. Voltage — an electromotive force or "pressure" that causes electrons to flow and can be
compared to water pressure which causes water to flow in a pipe. Measured in volts.

24. Wattmeter — the wattmeter is an instrument for measuring the electric power (or the supply
rate of electrical energy) in watts of any given circuit.

25. Waveform — A graphical representation of electrical cycles which shows the amount of

variation in amplitude over some period of time.

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Module no. 2
ELECTRICAL THEORY 

Year/Section: BSCE-2B Subject: ES141-

Engineering Utilities 1 Score:

Pre-
test 
Essay: Answer the following and write down your answers on the space provided below. 
 1. What is Electricity
energy? 
Electrical energy or Electricity is a form of energy resulting from the flow of electric
charge. Energy is the ability to do work or apply force to move an object. In the case of
electrical energy, the force is electrical attraction or repulsion between charged
particles. Electrical energy may be either potential energy or kinetic energy, but it's
usually encountered as potential energy, which is energy stored due to the relative
positions of charged particles or electric fields. The movement of charged particles
through a wire or other medium is called current or electricity. There is also static
electricity, which results from an imbalance or separation of the positive and negative
charges on an object. Static electricity is a form of electrical potential energy. If
sufficient charge builds up, the electrical energy may be discharged to form a spark (or
even lightning), which has electrical kinetic energy.

2. What is electric current? 

Electric current is electric charge moving or in motion. It can appear as an abrupt

release of friction based electricity or so called static electricity. Electric current is the
pace of stream of electric charge past a point or district. An electric current is said to exist
when there is a net progression of electric charge through a district. Electric charge is
conveyed by charged particles, so an electric current is a progression of charged particles.

3. What is electric
potential?
An electric potential is the measure of work expected to move a unit of electric
charge from a reference point to a particular point in an electric field without creating
acceleration. You need more energy to move a charge further in the electric field, yet in
addition more energy to move it through a more or stronger grounded electric field.

SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Module no. 2
ELECTRICAL
THEORY 

Year/Section: BSCE-2B Subject:

ES141- Engineering Utilities 1 Score:

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Test 
Test I. Answer the following and write down your answers on the space provided below. 

1. Find the current I through a resistor of resistance R = 2 Ω if the voltage across the 
Resistor is 6 V. 
2. In the circuit below resistors R1 and R2 are in series and have resistances of 5 Ω and
10 Ω, respectively. The voltage across resistor R1 is equal to 4 V. Find the current
passing through resistor R2 and the voltage across the same resistor. 

3. In the circuit below resistors R1 and R2 are in parallel and have resistances of 8 Ω and
4 Ω, respectively. The current passing through R1 is 0.2 A. Find the voltage across
resistor R2 and the current passing through the same resistor. 

4. The current passing through a restor in a circuit is 0.01 A when the voltage across the
same resistor is 5 V. What current passes through this resistor when the voltage across it
is 7.5 V? 

5. The graph below represents the voltage V across a resistor against the current I passing
through the same resistor. What is the resistance of the resistor in the circuit?
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Module no. 3
ELECTRICAL
MATERIALS 

Year/Section: BSCE-2B Subject:

ES141- Engineering Utilities 1 Score:

Pre test. Answer the following and write down your answers on the space provided
below. Give at least 10 examples of building electrical service equipment and define
each.

1. Service Entrance - is where the wires connected to the load side of the meter enter the house
or building. The service entrance in a residence is commonly thought of as a breaker or fuse box.
In larger more complicated commercial or industrial electrical systems, the service entrance may
be a main disconnect panel or a trough where up to six main switches are present.

2. Electric meter - is an instrument that is used by the utility company to measure and record
electrical energy consumed.

3. Panel Board - is a component of an electricity supply system that divides an electrical power
feed into subsidiary circuits , while providing a protective fuse or circuit breaker for each circuit
in a common enclosure .

4. Transformer - is an electrical device which, by the principles of electromagnetic induction,

transfers electrical energy from one electric circuit to another, without changing the frequency.
The energy transfer usually takes place with a change of voltage and current.

5. Electrical cable - an assembly of one or more wires running side by side or bundled, which is
used to carry electric current.

6. Bus - sometimes called a bus bar, is an electrical conductor (usually copper or aluminum) that
serves as a common connection for two or more electrical circuits. Buses are typically solid bars
used for power distribution.

7.  Electric switchboard - is a device that directs electricity from one or more sources of supply

to several smaller regions of usage. It is an assembly of one or more panels, each of which
contains switches that allow electricity to be redirected.
8. Switch - a device placed between two or more electrical conductors in a circuit to safely and
intentionally open or close the circuit or to redirect the path of current in a circuit.

9. Cords - are made of stranded conductors within a flexible insulated sheathing material. They
are designed for flexibility and bending.

10. Circuit breaker - an automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical

circuit from damage caused by excess current from an overload or short circuit.

SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Module no. 3
ELECTRICAL
MATERIALS 

Year/Section: BSCE-2B
Subject: ES141- Engineering Utilities 1 Score:

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Test 

Test I. Answer the following and write down your answers on the space provided below.