Electrical Technology

Tutorial Sheet 2: Single Phase AC Networks

Q1. (a) Calculate the (i) rms value and (ii) average value of the signal x(t) as shown in Figure 1a. [ans. (i)
k
√
3
;
(ii) 0 ]
(b) The waveform of the signal v(t) as shown in Figure 1b is derived from a sine function. Find the rms value
and the average value of this waveform. [ans. (i)0.448Vm ; (ii) Vπm ]

(a) (b)

Figure 1: Question 1

Q2. For the circuit of Figure 2 with t in seconds, calculate I2 , I3 , V1 and V2 . Draw suitable phasor diagrams
to represent them. Calculate the active and reactive powers absorbed by each parallel branch and also the active
and reactive power supplied by the current source.
[ans. I2 = 2.635∠ 9 26.565◦ A, I3 = 1.67∠45◦ A, V1 = 10.67∠6.34◦ V, V2 = 3.726∠18.435◦ V; power absorbed
by left branch: 6.94 W, 6.94 var; power absorbed by right branch: 5.565 W, −2.78 var; power supplied by current
source: 37.5 W, 4.16 var ]

Figure 2: Question 2

Q3. In the circuit shown in Figure 3, the magnitudes of both VL and VC are twice that of VR . Calculate the
inductance of the coil, capacitance of the capacitor and the current in the circuit. [hint: series resonance, ans.
L = 15.915 mH ]

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 Figure 3: Question 3

Q4. Draw the phasor diagram for the current in the circuit, VAB and VAC , when 200 V, 50 Hz source is con-
nected across the circuit shown in Figure 4. Indicate the angles and magnitudes in the diagram with supply voltage
as reference.

(a) Calculate the reactive power drawn by the circuit.

(b) Find the value of capacitance to be connected in parallel across the circuit to raise the overall power factor
of the combination to unity.
(c) Calculate the current and real power drawn by the above parallel combination. Draw the phasor for the
overall current owing through this combined circuit in the phasor diagram.
[ans. (a) 965.06 var ; (b) 76.797 µF; (c) 6.3104 A, 1262.1 W ]

Figure 4: Question 4

Q5. Calculate the current through the j5 Ω impedance of Figure 5 using (a) mesh analysis, (b) nodal analysis
and (c) superposition theorem. [ans. 1.54∠917.9◦ A]

Figure 5: Question 5

Q6. Find IL and the voltage across the current source in Figure 6 using (a) Thevenin's theorem (b) Norton's
theorem.
[ans. IL = 2.2662∠99.0226◦ A; 34.2944∠916.6172◦ V ]

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 Figure 6: Question 6

Q7. If G2 of Figure 7 supplies 5 kW at 0.707 pf lagging, nd amount of power supplied by G1 with pf. [ans.
5.805 kW, pf = 0.835 lag ]

Figure 7: Question 7

Q8. Assuming both the voltage sources are in phase, nd the value of R for which maximum power is transferred
from Circuit A to Circuit B in Figure 8. [ans. (a) R = 0.8 Ω ]

Figure 8: Question 8

Q9. A single phase, 100 V, 50 Hz source supplies a single phase load having impedance of 10 Ω and power factor
of 0.8 (lag) through a line of impedance Zline = (2 + j6) Ω, as shown in Figure 9. A pure capacitor is connected
in parallel (shunt) with the load. Two voltmeters, V1 and V2 , are connected at the source and load terminals
respectively as shown in the same gure.

(a) Find the minimum value of the capacitance (Csh ) such that the readings of the two voltmeters are exactly
same. Find the load current (IL ) and the source current (IS ) under this condition.

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 (b) Taking the source voltage as the reference, draw a phasor diagram showing the load terminal voltage, source
current, load current and the current into the capacitor (IC ).
[ans. (a) Csh = 381.972 µF, IL = 10∠0◦ A, IS = 10∠73.73◦ A; (b) IC = 12∠53.13◦ A ]

Figure 9: Question 9