APRIL 2007 REFRESHER EE 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In year 2000, in a certain the consumption of energy (in quads) from various sources was as
follows; coal 16.1, Oil 32.1, natural gas 20.2, hydro 2.9 and nuclear 2.9 . Calculate the GWH
of total electric energy that could be produced from these sources assuming that the average
power plant conversion efficiency of 10%. Pp5
nasar
A. 21.75x106 C. 21.75x103
B. 2.175x106 D. 2.175x103

2. Suppose that the consumption of energy in certain country has a growth rate of 4% per year.
In how many years will the energy consumption be tripled? Pp5 nasar
A. 24.77 C. 77.42
B. 74.27 D. 27.47
3. What is the average output of a wind turbine in kw having a blade diameter of 35 ft if the
wind velocity ranges from 10 to 30 mi/hr. Pp9 nasar
A. 2.42 C. 24.2
B. 42.2 D. 224

4. Coal reserves in the the country are estimated to contain 2250 quads of energy. If the energy
content of this coal is 11, 500 btu per lb, determine the weight of the coal reserve. Pp8 nasar
A. 9.78 x1018 tons C. 9.78 x1010 tons
B. 9.78 x10 tons
15
D. 9.78 x1012 tons

5. A power plant consumes 3600 tons of coal per day. If the coal has an average energy content
of 10,000 btu/lb. Assume an overall efficiency of 15%, what is the plant’s output MW? Pp8
nasar
A. 132 C. 292
B. 235 D. 86

6. The base impedance and base voltage for a given power system are 10 ohms and 440 volts
respectively. What is the base current? Pp 15 nasar
A. 32 C. 88
B. 35 D. 44

7. The base current and base voltage of a 345 kv system are chosen to be 3000 A and 300 KV
respectively. Determine the per unit voltage for the system. Pp 15 nasar
A. 1.0 C. 0.87
B. 1.15 D. 1.24

8. A 5 kva 400/200 volts transformer be approximately represented by a 2 ohms reactance

referred to the low voltage side. Considering the rated values as base quantities, express the
 transformer reactance in per unit quantity. Pp 16
nasar
A. 1.25 C. 0.25
B. 0.15 D. 0.30
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