PROGRAM : BEng Tech

ENGINEERING: MECHANICAL

SUBJECT : ELECTROTECHNOLOGY 2A

CODE : ELTELA2
DATE : SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION / JULY 2019

DURATION : 3 HOURS

WEIGHT : 40: 60

TOTAL MARKS : 100

FULL MARKS : 100

ASSESSOR : Dr. Ali Hasan

MODERATOR : Dr W Doorsamy

NUMBER OF PAGES : 4 PAGES

REQUIREMENTS

 STANDARD STATIONARY.
 NO-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATOR MAY BE USED

INSTRUCTIONS

 READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

 ALL CALCULATIONS AND ANSWERS MUST BE DONE WITH A MINIMUM OF 2 AND 1 DECIMAL IN
NUMBERS AND ANGLE, RESPECTIVELY.
 WRITING MUST BE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK PEN ONLY- NO PENCIL WRITING WILL BE MARKED
 WORK NEATLY, UNTIDY WORK MAY BE PENALIZED.
 ALL UNITS MUST BE SHOWN-MARKS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR NO OR WRONG UNITS
 ALL CALCULATIONS MUST BE DONE IN COMPLEX NOTATION AND ANSWERS MUST BE
WRITTEN IN POLAR FORM, WHERE APPLICABLE.

ELTELA2/SUPPLEMETARY EXAM PAPER 2019

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Question 1 [36 Marks]

1.1 For the circuit in figure 1.1 below, use Mesh Analysis to solve for

Figure 1.1
1.1.1 The value of currents I1 and I2 (8)

1.1.2 The current flowing in (3+4j) Ω (2)

1.1.3 The power dissipated in (3+4j) Ω and (6 +2j) Ω (4)

1.2 For the circuit shown in Figure 1.2, use Thévenin’s theorem to determine

Figure 1.2
1.2.1 Voltage across R load (𝑉𝑡ℎ ) (5)
1.2.2 Current flowing on (6- 4j) Ω (3)
1.2.3 Show all the equivalent circuit diagrams (3)

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1.3 Use the superposition theorem to determine currents I3 for the network shown below.

(11)

Question 2 [20 Marks]

2.1 A current of (10+5j) A flows in a circuit when the supply voltage is (150+ 230j) V.
Determine

2.1.1 The active power (3)

2.1.2 The reactive power (3)

2.1.3 The apparent power. Draw the power triangle. (4)

2.2 A circuit has an impedance Z = (3+ 4j) Ω and a source p.d. of 80∠60◦V at a frequency of
50 Hz. Determine

2.2.1 The supply current (3)

2.2.2 The active, apparent and reactive power (4)

2.2.3 The rating of a capacitor (in var) to be connected in parallel with impedance Z to
improve the power factor of the circuit to 0.92 lagging (3)

Question 3 [22 Marks]

3.1 A 415 V, 50 Hz, 3-phase supply is connected to a star-connected balanced load. Each
phase of the load consists of a resistance of 25 Ω and inductance 0.4 H, connected in series.
Calculate

3.1.1 Phase voltage (4)

3.1.2 The line current drawn from the supply (4)

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3.1.3 The power dissipated (3)

3.2 A balanced load of phase impedance 60 Ω is connected in delta. When this load is
connected to a 400 V, 50 Hz, 3-phase supply, determine

3.2.1 The phase current (3)

3.2.2 The line current drawn. (3)

3.3 The power in a 3-phase balanced load was measured, using the two-wattmeter method.
The recorded readings were 3.6 kW and 5 kW respectively. Determine the load power and
power factor (5)

Question 4 [12 marks]

4.1 A 280 V, 7.46 kW, four-pole, 50 Hz, Y-connected induction motor has a full-load slip of
5 %.

4.1.1 What is the synchronous speed of this motor? (4)

4.1.2 What is the rotor speed of this motor at rated load? (4)

4.1.3 What is the rotor frequency of this motor at rated load? (4)

Question 5 [10 Marks]

5.1 A single-phase 400 V/200 V, 50 Hz transformer has a maximum core flux density of 1.5
T and an effective core cross-sectional area of 30𝑐𝑚2 . Determine the number of primary and
secondary turns.

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