CERTC WE5 EE

Electrical Engineering
Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following 16. A three-phase star-connected 4-wire system with 230V
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box between each phase to neutral and has resistances of 8, 10 and 20
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. ohms respectively in three-phases. Determine the neutral current.
A. 15.21 A C. 14.67 A
Strictly no erasures allowed. Use pencil no. 1 only. B. 17.43 A D. 14.89 A
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means
exponentiation. 17. Two wattmeters are used to measure the total power in the
load of a balanced wye-wye system. The line voltage is 208 v rms and
1. A three-phase delta-connected motor supplied by 400V, 50Hz has an the wattmeter readings are PA = 1,600 w and PB = 840 w. Compute
output of 50kW, the efficiency and power factor being 95% and 0.9 the impedance per phase of the load.
respectively. Calculate the phase current in each winding. A. 46.8cis28.35 Ω C. 46.8cis-28.35 Ω
A. 45.4 A C. 84.4 A B. 7.8cis28.35 Ω D. 15.6cis28.35 Ω
B. 48.7 A D. 56.3 A
18. The highest three-phase line-to-line voltage available in the
2. The minimum number of wattmeters to measure the power of an Philippine Grid is
unbalanced star-connected load. A. 750kV C. 138 kV
A. 1 C. 2* B. 230 kV* D. 69 kV
B. 3 D. 4
19. The neutral current in a four-wire system is nonzero in the case of
3. A symmetrical three-phase 240V supplies a balanced delta connected A. balanced load C. unbalanced load*
load of 6-j8 ohms per phase. What is the line current? B. single-phase load D. all loads
A. -25+j32 A C. 25-j5.78 A
B. -25-j32 A D. 25+j32 A * 20. Two wattmeter method is used to measure the power taken by a 3-
phase induction motor. The wattmeter readings are 375 W and -50W.
4. In a three-phase 3-wire system, the sum of the line currents is Determine the reactive power taken by the load in VAR.
A. 3 times the phase current C. equal to the phase currents A. 656 C. 827
B. 1.732 times the phase current D. zero* B. 736* D. 915
5. A three-phase balanced load of 10-ohm resistance in each phase is 21. The total power absorbed by a 3-phase load is 60 kW, the reactive
supplied by a 220V 3-phase source. The load is connected as Y. What power being 100 kVAR. What is the power factor of the load?

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is the power absorbed by the load? A. 0.618 C. 0.723

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A. 19.36 kW C. 9.68 kW B. 0.514* D. 0.632
B. 14.52 kW D. 4.84 kW*

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6. The phase difference between adjacent phases of a 2-phase system 22. The load to a three-phase supply consists of three similar coils
is ___ degrees. connected in star. The line currents are 25 A and the kVA and kW
A. 45 C. 180 inputs are 20 and 11 respectively. Find the reactance of each coil.

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B. 120 D. 90* A. 5.75 ohms C. 11.38 ohms
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B. 8.92 ohms* D. 14.63 ohms
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7. A four wire system can be achieved in

A. delta connection
B. both delta and wye
C. wye connection* 23. A 400-volt 50 HZ star connected induction motor takes a line current
D. open-delta connection of 50 amperes at a p.f. of 0.8 lagging. Three mesh connected
capacitors are connected to raise the p.f. to 0.9. Find the value of
each capacitor in microfarads.
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8. Two watthour meters connected to measure the power input to a

balanced three-phase circuit indicates 40kW and 30kW. Find the A. 146.7 C. 16.3
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power factor. B. 48.9 D. 24.5

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A. 0.84 C. 0.97 24. How many phase sequences are possible in a three-phase
B. 0.89 D. 0.94 alternator?
A. one C. three
9. Which of the following is not a power factor improvement equipment? B. two * D. none
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A. static capacitor C. synchronous converter*

B. synchronous condenser D. phase advancer
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25. A balanced delta load with impedances of 15 – j9 Ω is

connected to a three-phase source by three wires each of which has 2
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10. The equivalent wye element of 3 equal resistors each equal to + j5 ohms impedance. The load phase voltage is 120 v. Find the line
R and connected in delta is voltage of the source.
A. R C. 3/2R A. 69 V C. 87 V
B. R/3* D. 3R B. 208 V D. 150 V
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11. The phase voltages of a 3-phase, 12 MVA star-connected 26. In a three-phase, 4-wire system, there is a balanced three-
alternator is 6000V. Calculate the full-load line current of the alternator. phase motor load taking 10kW at a power factor of 0.8 lagging while
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A. 372 A C. 582 A the lamps connected between the phase conductors and the neutral
B. 429 A D. 667 A* are taking 2.5kW, 2kW and 5kW, respectively. If the line voltage is
430V, calculate the current in the neutral.
12. When using two-wattmeter method, the readings are equal and A. 13.45 A C. 11.23A
opposite in sign only if the load is B. 14.56 A D. 16.34 A
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A. purely resistive C. purely reactive*

B. inductive D. capacitive 27. In a balanced 3-phase Y-connected load, having a power factor
of cosθ, the angle between the line voltages and corresponding
13. A capacitor is placed in parallel with two inductive loads, one of currents is
20A at 30 deg lagging and another one of 40A at 60 deg lagging. What A. 90±θ C. 60±θ
must be the current in the capacitor so that the total current from the B. 30±θ* D. ±θ
source shall be at unity power factor?
A. 44.64 A C. 36.84 A 28. Three-equal impedances of 60+j30 ohms are connected in
B. 48.36 A D. 38.32 A delta at the end of a three-phase transmission line which has an
impedance of (1+j2) ohms per conductor. If the line voltage at the
14. The resistance between two terminals of a balanced star- generating station is maintained at 2300V, find the line-to-line voltage
connected load is measured as 12 ohms. What is the resistance of at the load.
each phase? A. 2.4 kV C. 2.6 kV
A. 6 ohms* C. 12 ohms B. 2.0 kV D. 2.1 kV
B. 9 ohms D. 15 ohms
29. A room heater has a rating of 2.4kW and runs for three hours every
15. In a balanced delta-connected system, the line current is ___ night. If the cost of power is charged at P 9.0862 per kWh, calculate
than the phase current. the cost for a 10-day period.
A. 30 deg ahead C. 30 deg behind* A. P 763. 28 C. P 545.20
B. 60 deg ahead D. 60 deg behind B. P463.16 D. P 654.24
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Electrical Engineering
30. The neutral point for a delta-connected source can be found in 45. The minimum number of wattmeters used to measure power in three-
A. the common point C. the center tap of each phase* phase balanced load.
B. in the star point D. none A. 1* C. 2
B. 3 D. 4
31. Three resistors of 6-ohm resistance are connected in delta. Inside
the delta another three 6-ohm resistors are connected in wye. Find 46. The impedances Z1=10+j10, Z2=8.66+j5, and Z3=12+j16 are delta-
its resistance between any two corners. connected to a 380-V 3-phase system. V12=380cis0, V23=380cis(-
A. 2 ohms C. 3 ohms* 120) and V31=380cis120. Determine the phase current I3.
B. 4 ohms D. 1 ohm A. 15` C. 25*
B. 19* D. 31
32. If one line conductor of a three-phase supply is accidentally cut, the
load is supplied with __ voltage. 47. For a balanced 3-phase load using two-wattmeter method of
A. 3-phase C. 2-phase measuring power, what is the power factor of the load if one of the
B. 1-phase* D. 4-phase meters read 0 watts.
A. 0.866 C. 0.25
33. The total power consumed by a balanced 3-phase load is 3000W at B. 0.5* D. 0.85
80% power factor. The two watt-meters Wa and Wb are connected to
the line. What is the reading of Wa? 48. Three-phase generators are generally ___ connected.
A. 2150W* C. 1500W A. wye* C. delta
B. 2000W D. 2500W B. either D. open delta
34. A circuit consisting of three resistors rated: 10 ohms, 15 ohms and 20
ohms are connected in delta. What would be the resistances of the 49. The disadvantages of low power factor are the following except:
equivalent wye connected load? A. greater conductor C. higher voltage regulation*
A. 0.30, 0.23 and 0.15 ohm B. large copper loss D. large kVA rating of equipment
B. 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 ohms
C. 3.33, 4.44 and 6.66 ohms* 50. Three-identical resistance connected in star carry a line current of 12
D. 5.77, 8.66 and 11.55 ohms A. if the same resistance are connected in delta across the same
supply, the line current will be:
35. To transmit the same amount of power over the same distance, 3- A. 12 A C. 4 A
phase systems require ___the weight of copper. B. 8 A D. 36 A

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36. Calculate the current drawn by the three-phase balance loads
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Load 1: 12 kW, delta-connected 1.0 pf
Load 2: 9kVA, Y-connected, 0.866 pf lag
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Load 3: 6kVAR, delta-connected, 0 pf
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A. 23.56 A C. 26.77 A
B. 28.66 A D. 29.34 A

37. A three-phase motor draws 20kVA at 0.707 pf lagging from a

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220 V source. A capacitor bank is connected to make the combined

power factor 0.90 lagging. Determine the line current after the
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capacitors are added.

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A. 39.1 A C. 41.2 A
B. 38.8 A D. 40.8 A

38. An alternator is delivering a balanced load at 0.866 power

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factor lagging. The phase angle between the line voltage and the
phase current is
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A. 30 C. 60
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B. 45 D. 90

39. The __ of the circuit is a measure of its effectiveness in utilizing its

apparent power drawn.
A. power factor * C. reactive factor
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B. efficiency D. voltage regulation

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40. In drawing phasor diagrams of voltages and currents, ___ values are
used.
A. rms* C. average
B. maximum D. mean
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41. A 3-phase, 3-wire 415 V system supplies a balanced load of 20A at a

power factor of 0.8 lag. The current coil of wattmeter 1 is in phase R
and of wattmeter 2 in phase B. Calculate the reading on 1 when its
voltage coil is across R and Y.
A. 6.12 kW C. 10.65 kW
B. 8.24 kW* D. 12.73 kW

42. For the same rating, the size of a three-phase motor is ___ that of a
single-phase motor.
A. equal to C. less than*
B. greater than D. cannot be determined

43. A synchronous motor can be used in power factor correction in an

inductive circuit when it is
A. underexcited C. excited
B. overexcited* D. none of the above

44. The common junction where all phase terminals meet in wye is called
A. ground point C. both A and B
B. star point* D. none of the above
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