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 Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES
University Town, Northern Samar

1st Semester
S.Y. 2020-2021

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN
EE 413 (Electrical Circuits III)

Name: ________________________ Course & Year: _____________ Score: _____ Rating:

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I. MULTIPLE CHOICES. Select the best answer to make the statement true. Write the letter
of your answer in the first page and your solution in the following pages. Enclose your final
answer in a box. (3 points each)

1. Which of the following is a four wire system?

a. delta b. star c. both delta or star d. neither delta nor star
2. In a three-phase, 4-wire star-connected system, the line currents are I A, IB and IC. The
current in the neutral IN is equal to
a. IA – IB b. IB – IC c. IA – IC d. IA + IB + IC
3. Find the line voltage Vab if Vbn is 265.6 and the sequence is BCA
a. 460 V b 460 V c. 460 V d. 460 V
4. A three-phase, four-wire system has the following unbalanced loads: Z a = 10 + j10Ω, Zb = 13
– j2Ω, Zc = 7.5 + j10Ω. Determine the total power delivered to the load if the line voltage is
208V.
a. 4.48 kW b. 1.48 kW c. 2.49 kW d. 2.90 Kw
5. A three-phase load is balanced if all three phases have the same
a. impedance c. impedance and power factor
b. power factor d. none of these
6. The resistance between any two terminals of a balanced delta-connected load is 12 ohms.
The resistance of each phase is _______________.
a. 6 ohms b. 12 ohms c. 18 ohms d. 36 ohms
7. The phase sequence RBY denotes that
a. emf of phase B lags that of phase R by 120°
b. emf of phase B leads that of phase R by 120°
c. both A and B are correct
d. none of these
8. Three impedances, -j10, j10 and 10 Ω are wye connected. Determine the impedance of an
equivalent delta.
a. 12.5, j12.5, -12.5 Ω c. j8.5, j12.5, 8 Ω
b. 10, j10, -j10 Ω d. 5, j5, -j5 Ω
9. Three unequal impedances are connected in a delta to a three-phase, three-wire system.
a. the voltage across the three phases will be different
b. both the phase currents and line currents will be unbalanced
c. phase currents will be unbalanced but the line currents will be balanced
 d. none of these
10. In a balanced three-phase, wye-connected load having a power factor of cos , the angle
between the line voltages and corresponding currents is
a. 90 b. 30 c. 60 d.
11. In a star or wye connection, similar ends of three phases are joined together to form a
common junction N. This common junction N is called
I. grounded point II. star point III. neutral point
a. I or III b. II or III c. I or II d. I, II and III
12. A balanced delta connected loads draws 10 A of line current and 3 kW at 220 V. The
reactance of each phase of the load is _______________.
a. 38.1 Ω b. 30 Ω c. 23.5 Ω d. 22 Ω
13. In a system, a phase voltage of 100 V produces a line voltage of:
a. 58 V b. 71 V c. 100 V d. 173 V
14. The power in a 3-phase system is given by VLIL cos where is the phase angle between
a. line-voltage and line current c. line voltage and phase current
b. phase voltage and phase current d. phase voltage and line current
15. When phase sequence at the 3-phase load is reversed
a. phase currents are changed in magnitude
b. phase currents change in phase angle but not in magnitude
c. total power consumed is changed
d. phase powers are changed
16. In a balanced star-connected system, line voltages are __________ ahead of their respective phase
voltages.
a. 30° b. 120° c. 60° d. none of these
17. The algebraic sum of instantaneous phase voltages in a three-phase circuit is equal to
a. zero b. phase voltage c. line voltage d. x line voltage
18. In two phase system phase voltage differ by
a. 60° b. 90° c. 120° d. 180°
19. In a three-phase balanced star-connected load, neutral current is equal to
a. zero b. Ir c. IL d. unpredictable
20. In a delta connection of balanced 3-phase load, the line current is
a. x phase current c. equal to the line current
b. vector sum of phase currents d. x phase currents

II. PROBLEM SOLVING. Show your complete solution and enclose your final answer in a
box. (10 points each)

1. A Y-connected balanced three-phase generator with an impedance of 0.4 + j0.3 Ω per phase is
connected to a Y-connected balanced load with an impedance of 24 + j19 Ω per phase. The line
joining the generator and the load has an impedance of 0.6 + j0.7 Ω per phase. Assuming a positive
sequence for the source voltages and that Van = 120 cis 30° V, find:
a. line voltages
b. line currents
2. For the Δ-Δ circuit in the given figure, calculate:
a. the phase currents
b. line currents.
III. ESSAY. Explain using your own words. You can use illustrations. (10 points each)

1. Distinguish between phase and line voltages, and phase and line currents in star and delta
connections. Illustrate the different configurations of connecting three phase sources and
loads.
2. Discuss how you are going to solve the currents and voltages in abc and acb phase
sequence.

Prepared by:
MECHILLE M. FABIALA, MEM
Faculty, EE Dept.
Noted:

LONEL I. MORADO, MAME

OIC Chair, EE Dept.

Approved:

CONSTANTINE F. MERIDA, MSE

OIC Dean, College of Engineering