Problem Set EE – 3 *

INSTRUCTION : Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only the
answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer
sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED !

1. The temperature coefficient of carbon at 0oC is –0.000515 oC–1 and that of the platinum is
0.003571oC–1 at 40oC. A carbon coil has a resistance of 15  and a platinum coil has a resistance
of 12  each at 0oC. At what temperature will the coils have the same resistance?
A. 52 oC C. 25 oC
B. 43 Co D. 34 oC

2. Given power of 1012 ergs per sec, what is the equivalent kW?
A. 100 C. 10
B. 134 D. 74.6

3. Two 24-Volt battery supply power to a 20 ohm load. One battery has 0.2 ohm internal resistance
while the other has 0.4 ohm. What power does the load draws?
A. 28.4 Watts C. 22.2 Watts
B. 18.6 Watts D. 30.8 Watts

4. A solenoid has 250 turns. What is the magnetomotive force when the current is 0.12 Amp?
A. 41.2 gilbert C. 25.1 gilberts
B. 37.7 gilbert D. 30.0 gilberts

5. A metal transport plane has a wing spread 88 ft. What difference of potential exists between the
extremities of the wings, when the plane moves on horizontal plane with the speed of 150 miles per
hour? The value of the vertical-component of the earth’s magnetic field is 0.65 Gauss at the plane.
A. 0.12 Volt C. 0.41 Volt
B. 0.21 Volt D. 0.42 Volt

6. An 80 μF capacitor in series with a voltmeter of 10,000 Ω resistance is connected suddenly across

a 100 Volt dc supply. Find the reading of the voltmeter after 0.4 sec.
A. 100 Volts C. 60.4 Volts
B. 39.4 Volts D. 0

7. An alternating voltage of e = 200 sin 377 t is applied to a device which offers a resistance of 20
ohms to the flow of current in one direction while preventing the flow of current in opposite direction.
What is the rms value for the current for one cycle?
A. 7.07 Amp C. 5 Amp
B. 10 Amp D. 20 Amp

8. The ohmic resistance of a large magnetic contactor is measure to be 20 ohms. A 230 Volts is
impressed on the contactor and the current is taken as 3.2 Amp. Neglecting core loss, determine
the inductance of the contactor in mH.
A. 261 C. 183
B. 315 D. 251

9. A three phase star connected system with 230 V between each phase and neutral has resistances
4, 5 and 6 ohms respectively in the 3 phases. What is the neutral current in ampere?
A. 16.7 C. 81.9
B. 141.8 D. 9.6

10. The power taken by a 3-phase, 400 Volts motor is measured by two wattmeter method and the
readings of the two wattmeter are 460 W and 780 W respectively. The reactive power drawn by the
motor is _____.
A. 320 VAR C. 554 VAR
B. 1240 VAR D. 185 VAR
11. DC motor starters are used for the following functions EXCEPT one. Which one is this?
A. Control the speed of the motor C. Start large dc motor
B. Limit the starting current of the motor D. Prevent large voltage drop during starting

12. The difference between the back pitch and front pitch is 2. The front pitch is 21. If winding is lap
retrogressive, what is the back pitch?
A. 21.5 C. 21
B. 23 D. 19

13. A 288 Volt shunt generator has constant losses of 2880 Watts. The armature circuit resistance is
0.20 ohm and field resistance of 144 ohms. If the generator is delivering power at maximum
efficiency, then its armature current is.
A. 10 Amp C. 130 Amp
B. 120 Amp D. 64 Amp

14. The core of a 400 cycle aircraft transformer has a net cross section of 2 sq. in. The maximum flux
density is 60,000 maxwells/sq. inch and there are 70 turns in the secondary coil. What is the
voltage induced in the coil?
A. 129 Volts C. 169 Volts
B. 149 Volts D. 1490 Volts

15. A 1500 kVA, 3% impedance transformer is to be operated in parallel with a 1250 kVA, 3%
impedance transformer, the total load is 2500 kVA, What kVA load does the 1500 kVA carries?
A. 750 kVA C. 1200 kVA
B. 1363 kVA D. 909 kVA

16. When delta-connected alternator has a phase voltage of 200 Volts at no load. If connections of one
of the phases is reversed, then the resultant voltage across the mesh is _____.
A. 200 Volts C. 346.4 Volts
B. 400 Volts D. 115.5 Volts

17. Which of the following is the likely value of the sub-transient reactance of a 100 MW generator?
A. 0.10 p.u. C. 0.002 p.u.
B. 0.05 p.u. D. 1.00 p.u.

18. A 3-phase induction motor is wound for 4 poles and is a supplied from a 50 Hz system. The rotor
frequency when rotor runs at 1410 rpm is ______.
A. 3 Hz C. 2.5 Hz
B. 2.9 Hz D. 3.5 Hz

19. A transmission line has a triangular configuration of 4ft spacing. The conductor 336.4 MCM ACSR.
The outside diameter of 336.4 MCM ACSR is 0.721 inch. If the length of the line is 30 km, What is
the shunt capacitive reactance per phase?
A. 7782 C. 3000
B. 4833 D. 5000

20. A room measures 40 ft by 60 ft and needs 80 foot-candles of illumination. Each lamp has an output
of 3300 lumens. Depreciation and maintenance factor are 0.6 and 0.7 respectively. If each lamps
consumes 53 Watts, power factor is 90%, What is the feeder current? Take supply voltage is 220
Volts, 3-phase.
A. 24 C. 21
B. 22 D. 20

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