TEST INSTRUMENT

EE 154 – ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
1st Semester, School Year 2020-2021

NAME: ________________________________ Score: ________

Course, Year & Section: _________________ Date: _________

Test I (Familiarization of Electrical Symbols)

Draw the electrical symbols and write the uses/functions: (2pt each)

1. Pull Box ____________________________

2. Circuit Homerun ____________________________

3. Transfer Switch ____________________________

4. Service Entrance ____________________________

5. Circuit Breaker ____________________________

Test II (Permits and Inspection, Electrical Plan & Specification)

1. Identification (1pt each)

a) An electrical permit form uses for building permit purposes.

b) Electrical permit form uses for construction purposes only that is valid for 90
calendar days.

c) The La Union Electric Company requires the electrical permit form signed by
Electrical Practitioner, City Electrical Engineer and Building Official when
applying a kWHR connection. Identify the said form.

d) An electrical form needed before occupying a new building.

2. List the parts of an electrical plan (1pt each)

a) ___________, b) __________, c) _________, d) _______, e) _______, f)

________

Test III (Branch Circuits, Feeders, Branch Circuit, Feeder, and Service calculation)

Find the correct answer from the PEC (4pts each)

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1. An insulated grounded conductor larger than 14 mm 2 shall be identified either by a

continuous ____________ or natural gray outer finish or by three continuous white
stripes on other than green insulation along its entire length or at the time of
installation by a distinctive white marking at its terminations.

2. For a dwelling unit having a floor area not more than 50 sq. meters it shall be
permitted to have a single 20-amperes 2-wire branch circuit provided that the
total load shall not exceed _______ volt-amperes.

3. Where a branch circuit supplies continuous loads or any combination of continuous

and noncontinuous loads, the rating of the overcurrent device shall not be less
than the noncontinuous load plus ______ percent of the continuous load.

4. A 15 – or ____ ampere branch circuit shall be permitted to supply lighting units or

other utilization equipment, or combination of both.

5. The rating of any cord-and plug-connected utilization equipment shall not exceed
_____________ percent of the branch-circuit ampere rating.

6. Outlets shall be computed based on _____ volt-ampere.

7. Overheads open conductors not over 600 volts shall be less than _____ over public
streets, alleys, roads, parking areas subject to traffic, driveways on other than
residential property, and other land traversed by vehicles such as cultivated,
grazing, forest, and orchard.

8. Conductors shall have a vertical clearance of not less than ______ mm above the
roof surface.

9. The minimum size of conductor shall be smaller than 8.0 mm 2 (3.2 mm. dia.)
copper or ________ aluminum or copper-clad aluminum.

10. _______ loops shall be formed on individual conductors to prevent the entrance
of moisture, service-entrance conductors shall be connected to the service-drop
conductors either (1) below the level of the service head or (2) below the level of
the termination of the service -entrance cable sheet.

Test IV (Wiring Methods and Materials, Conductor for General Wiring

Locate the correct answer from the PEC (4pts each)

1. A _________ identified for the use shall be permitted in lieu of a box or conduit
body where accessible after installation and not containing spliced or
terminated conductors.

2. A box or conduit body shall not be required for conductors in manhole for each
conductor in _________ where accessible only to qualified persons.

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3. A ______ shall be installed at each outlet and switch point or concealed knob-
and- tube wiring.

4. The parallel conductors in each phase, polarity, neutral, grounded circuit

conductor, equipment grounding conductor, or equipment bonding jumper shall
comply with all of the following:

a) Be the same length.

b) _______________
c) _______________
d) _______________
e) _______________

5. Insulated conductors and cables used in dry and damp locations shall be types
FEP, FEPB, MTW, PFA, RHH, RHW, RHW-2, SA, a) _____, b) ______, THHW,
c) ______, THWN-2, d) ________, XHH, XHHW, XHHW-2, Z, or ZW.

6. The commonly used conductors in building wiring are TW, THHN and THW. The
letter represents the characteristics of the wire and its application. The letter
stands for;
a) T - ____________
b) W - ____________
c) H - ____________
d) N - ____________

Prepared by: Recommending Approved:

Approval:

ENGR. PABLO D. GURTIZA, JR. ENGR. ARIEL CAÑEDO ENGR. LORENZO L. BACANI
Associate Professor II Chairman, EE Dean, COE

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