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1. One MWHR is equivalent to___________.

A. 8, 160 calories B. 1,000 KWHR C. 4, 186 joules D. 3,412 BTU

2. The current following in L and C at parallel resonance are

A. zero B. equal C. infinite D. different

3. What is the equivalent of acis2 + a + j?

A.1+j B. 1-j C.-1+j D. -1-j

4. In a series RLC circuit , i.e resonance is

A.maximum B. minimum C. infinity D. zero

5. An inductance of 8 mH is in series with the parallel combination of 3 mH and 6

mH. What is the equivalent inductance ?
A.4 mH B. 6 mH C. 8 mH D. 10 mH

6. The current in RLC series circuit, i.e at resonance is

A. maximum B. minimum C. infinity D. zero

7. What is the maximum distance between two receptacles in a single family

dwelling unit?
A.1.5 m B. 1.6 m C. 1.8 m D. 2.0 m

8. Which of the following plants will take least time in starting from cold conditions to
full-load operation?

A. gas turbine C. steam power plant

B. Nuclear power plant D. hydroelectric

9. The Value of mutual inductance in terms of self-inductance of the two coils L1

and L2 is proportional to
A. L1L2 B. L1/L2 C.
√L 1 D. √ L1 L2
L2

10. When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5 A, the result
fluxes ∅ 11and ∅ 12 are 0.4 and o.8 mWb, respectively. If the turns are N1= 500
and N2= 1,500, find M.
A. 120 mH B. 20 mH C.240 mH D. 40 mH
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11. Which of the following relays is used in transformers?

A. Buchholz relay B. Mho relay C. Merz- Price relay D. Translay relay

12. The heat required to raise 1 gram of water at 1 degree Celsius.

A. Calorie B. BTU C. joule D. KWHR

13. In how many years will the energy consumption of the Philippines be quadrupled
at 6.9 percent growth rate?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20

14. Heating value of coal largely depends on

A. Ash content C. Volatile matter
B. Moisture content D. Size of coal particles

15. An inductance of 40 mH is connected in series with 300 ohms resistance, At t=0,

the energy stored is 0.96 microjoule. Find the current at t=0.
A. 0.44 x 10^-3 A C. 13.86 x 10^-3 A
B. 0.22 x 10^-3 A D. 6.93 x 10^-3 A

16. For open circuited condition of Thevenin’s theorem, all sources of emf in the
network are replaced by
A. their internal impendance C. as a total a big source of emf
B. their internal resistance D. their internal reactance

17. A hydroelectric generating station is supplied from a reservoir of capacity 5 x

10^6 m³ at a head of 200 meters. Find the total energy available in KWHR if the
overall efficiency is 75% .
A. 1.044 x 10^6 C. 3.044 x 10^6
B. 2.044 x 10^6 D. 4.044 x 10^6

18. A direct lighting fixture directs at least

A. 90% of the light downward C. 85% of the light upward
B. 85% of the light downward D.80% of the light downward

19. One decibel represents a power ratio of

A. 10:1 B. 20:1 C. 2:1 D. 1:26:1

20. A generating station to supply four regions of load whose peak loads are 10 MW,
5 MW, 8 MW, 7 MW. The diversity factor at the station is 1.5 and the average
annual load factor is 60% . Calculate the annual energy supplied by the station.
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A. 150.12 x 10^6 KWHR C. 15.012 x 10^6 KWHR

B. 10.512 x 10^6 KWHR D. 105. 12 x 10^6 KWHR

21. Calculate the distance from a normally placed screen a 30 candela lamp be
placed in order that the illumination be 5 lux.
A. 2.45 m B. 4.45 m C. 5.25 m D. 3.77 m

22. Semiconductors like silicon and germanium are

A. Tetravalent B. Monovalent C. Trivalent D. Pentavalent

23. In a 13.8 KV, 10 MVA base three phase system a phase to phase fault occurs. If
the Thevenin’s equivalent impendance of the system is 2.63 % , what is the
magnitude of the fault current?
A. 13,800 A B. 15,900 A C. 27,600 A D. 7,970 A

24. A 50- KVA single phase transformer has a full-load a copper loss of 560 w and
iron loss of 500 w. Calculate the efficiency at 25 % of full-load for a power factor
of 0.8 lagging.
A. 93.9 % B. 94.9% C. 95.9% D. 96.9 %

25. A three- phase induction motor is taking 40 kW, the slip being 4 % , stator losses
amount to 800 watts, calculate the total power developed.
A. 39.200 KW B. 40.800 KW
C. 37.632 KW D. 36.732 KW

26. A 500 volts 1∅ synchronous motor is taking 50 amperes at a p.f. of 0.8 leading.
The output is 25 Hp and the effective resistance of the armature is 0.25 ohm.
Find the iron and friction losses.
A. 375 w B. 650 w C. 725 w D. 175 w

27. What is the copper loss at full-load of a transformer if its copper loss at 7/8 th full-
load is 4,900 w?
A. 5,600 w B. 3,750 w C. 6,400 w D. 375 w

28. If three transformers in ∆ -∆ are delivering rated load and one transformer is
removed, then overload on each of the remaining transformers is ________
percent.
A. 66.6 B. 173.2 C. 57.7 D. 73.2
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29. The output of a 200-volt 1∅ synchronous motor, taking a current of 20 amperes is

4 HP, its effective armature resistance is 0.5 ohm. The iron and friction losses
amount to 400 watts. What is the motor power factor?
A. 0.896 B. 0. 846 C. 0.796 D.0.916

30. In a half-wave rectifier, if ac supply is 60 Hz, the ac ripple is__________.

A.120 Hz B. 60 Hz C. 30 Hz D. 15 Hz

31. The three unbalanced currents are : Ia= 10cis(-30 ° ), Ib=0, Ic=10cis150° . Find the
phase C positive sequence current.
A. 5.77 A B. 5.77cis120°
C. 8.66cis120° D. 5.77cis240°

32. A coil of inductance 10 H and resistance 2 ohms is supplied at 20 v, Find the

average emf induced when the circuit is opened if the current fails to zero in
0.5sec.
A. 20V B. 10V C. 100V D. 200V

33. A 200V, three-phase source is connected to two equal impedance of 7.07 + j7.07
ohms in parallel and with both connected in wye configuration. What is the
current per phase of the combination?
A. -16.26 – j16.26 A C. 16.26 – j16.26 A
B. 16.26 + j16.26 A D. -16.26 + j16.26 A

34. A dc machine has 8 poles and a rated current of 100A. How much current will
flow in each conductor at rated condition if the armature is simplex lap wound?
A. 6.25A B. 50A C. 25A D. 12.5A

35. A 2-μF capacitor, with initial charge of 100μC is connected across a 100Ω
resistor at t=0. Calculate the time in which the transient voltage across the
resistor drops from 40 to 10 volts.
A. 27.7 ms B. 0.277ms C. 2.77ms D. 277ms

36. In parallel RC circuit as the value of frequency increases the power factor _____.
A. Remains the same C. decreases
B. Becomes unity D. increases

37. A 400-volt, 50Hz star connected induction motor takes a line current 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.
A. 146.7 B. 48.9 C. 16.3 D. 24.5
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38. Two capacitors C1 and C2 are placed in series. If C1= 100 μF, C2= 50 μF, find
the maximum energy stored when a 220 v dc supply is applied across the
combination.
A. 0.107 J B. 0.507 J C. 0.807 D. 1.107 J

39. A 2- element series circuit consumes 700 w and has a p.f of 0.707 leading. If the
applied voltage is v= 141 sin(314t + 30° ), find the circuits constants.
A. R=7.14 Ω , C= 44.6 μF C. R= 71.4 Ω , C= 44.6 μF
B. R= 7.14 Ω , C= 446 μF D. R= 71.4 Ω ,C= 446 μF

40. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 x 10^-15 N. How apart are the
electrons?
A. 2.84 x 10^-12 m C. 9.6 x 10^-7 m
B. 3.4 x 10^-7 m D. 5.68 x 10^-12 m

41. What is the current per phase in the primary windings of a 3 phase ∆ / Y
connected 6,600/400 – V 500- KVA, 50 Hz transformer. Neglect no load current.
A. 43.74 A C. 25.25 A
B. 75. 76 A D. 14.58 A

42. It is desired to correct the 2,400 – KVA 0.65 Lagging power factor load in a plant
unity by the installation of a synchronous condenser. Calculate the KVA rating of
the latter.
A. 2,400 B. 1,825 C. 1,560 D. 1,960

43. For a 36-slot 4-pole three phase full-pitch distributed winding, what is the percent
reduction in the generated voltage?
A. 4 B. 3 C.6 D. 5

44. Three 10:1 transformers are connected ∆ / Y for stepping up the 2,300 – volt
three-phase source. Calculate the secondary line voltage.
A. 23,000 v B. 69,000 v C. 46,000 v D. 40,000 v

45. A transformer is rated at 550 / 220 v. With the low voltage winding shorted, it
requires 25 v across the 550 v winding to permit rated current through both
windings of the transformer. Calculate the percent impedance.
A. 4.55 % B. 6.55% C. 3.55% D. 5.55%

46. A 3- phase overhead transmission line is being supported by three disc

insulators. The potentials across top unit and middle unit are 8 KV and 11 KV,
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respectively. Calculate the ratio of capacitance between pin and earth to the self-
capacitance between pin and earth to the self-capacitance of each unit.
A. 0.475 B. 0.775 C. 0.375 D. 0.275
47. This device function is used to reflect back surgest into the line.

A. Choke coil B. Arc horns

C. Surge depressors D. Delon gaps

48. A 50 KW carrier is to be modulated to a level of 85 % . What is the carrier power

after modulation?

A. 58.8 KW B. 18 KW C. 50 KW D. 42.5 KW

49. What is the device function number of overvoltage relay?

A. 59 B. 76 C. 27 D. 67

50. A short 3∅ line with an impedance of 6 + j8 ohms per line has sending and
receiving end line voltages of 120 and 110 KV respectively for some receiving end
load at a p.f. 0.9 lagging. The active power at the receiving end is nearest to

A. 100,200 KW B. 200,000 KW

C. 120,000 KW D. 110,200KW

51. A farmer has a small stream on his property which he thinks might supply
enough power to light his building. The stream is gauged and found to be flowing
0.03m2 per second. The available fall is 2.1m. A small hydraulic turbine and
generator will have a combined efficiency of 70%. Taking the transmission line
efficiency as 80%, how many 50W lamps can be connected to the generator
simultaneously?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

52. Two long straight conductors each carrying an electric current of 5A are kept
parallel to each other at a separation of 2.5cm. Calculate the magnitude of magnetic
force experienced by 10cm of a conductor.

A. 2X10-3N B. 2X10-4N C. 2X10-5N D. 2X10-6N

53. A 400V, 10KW series motor drives a fan when running at 800 rpm. The motor
draws 50A from the supply. The resistance of the armature and series field are 0.2Ω
and 0.1Ω, respectively. Determine the electromagnetic torque developed by the
motor.
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A. 225N-m B. 230N-m C. 235N-m D. 240N-m

54. The load of a certain transformer is reduced to 50%, the copper loss would
become

A. 0.25 times B. 0.50 times

C. 2 times D. same as before

55. At a slip of 4% the maximum possible speed of 3Ø, 60HZ squirrel cage induction
motor is

A. 3,600 rpm B. 3,456 rpm C. 3,200 rpm D. 3,000 rpm

56. An electric heater develops a power of 1KW when run on 230V supply. If the
resistance wire of the heater has a diameter of 0.5mm and a resistivity of 60x10 -8Ω-
m, find the minimum length of the wire required.

A. 11.33 m B. 13.3 m C.15.3 m D. 17.3 m

57. Each conductor of a horizontally arranged two- conductor bundle line is ACSR,
1,272 MCM Pheasant. The spacing between bundle centers is 8m, 8m and 16m and
between bundle conductors is 45 cm. Find the inductive reactance of the line in
ohms per km per phase if GMR of each conductor is 0.0466 ft.

A. 0.165 B. 0.265 C. 0.365 D. 0.465

58. Shunt generators are used where the main requirement is constant

A. current and voltage C. voltage over a narrow load range

B. current D. voltage over a wide load range

59. A 4-pole lap-wound armature has 480 conductors and a flux per pole of 25mWb.
What is the emf generated, when running at 600 rpm?

A. 240V B. 120V C. 60V D.30V

60. Transmission voltage level of 1,000kV is categorized as

A. Low Voltage C. Extra High Voltage

B. High Voltage D. Ultra High Voltage

61. The efficiency of thermal plant is approximately

A.10% B. 30% C. 60% D. 80%

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62. When a line to ground fault occurs, the current in a faulted phase is 100A. The
zero sequence current in the case will be

A. zero B. 66.6 A C. 33.3 A D. 100A

63. In which type of faults given below all the 3 components I a0, Ia1 and Ia2 are equal?

A. Single line to ground fault C. Double line to ground fault

B. Line to line fault D. Three phase fault

64. A 220V series motor takes 10A and runs at 600 rpm. The total resistance is
0.8Ω. At what speed will it run when a 5Ω resistance is connected in series, the
motor taking the same current at the same supply voltage

A. 456 rpm B.458 rpm C. 460 rpm D. 462 rpm

65. An electric heater takes 1.2 kWhr in 30 minutes at 120V. What is the current
input to the heater?

A. 20 A B. 15 A C. 10 A D. 5 A

66. When the relative permeability of a material is slightly less than 1, it is

called_____ material.

A. non-magnetic B. paramagnetic C. ferromagnetic D. diamagnetic

67. A coil of 50 turns having a mean diameter of 3cm is placed coaxially at the
center of a solenoid 60cm long wound with 2,500 turns and carrying a current of 2A.
What is the mutual inductance of the arrangement?

A. 18.5 mH B. 1.85 mH C. 0.185 mH D. 185 mH

68. The rms value of sinusoidal ac current is equal to its value at an angle of ______
degrees.

A. 45 B. 30 C. 90 D. 60

69. Two capacitors of 0.1μF, 250V and 0.2μF, 500V are connected in series. What is
the maximum voltage that can be applied across the combination?

A. 375V B. 750V C. 250V D. 500V

70. A current of 20A flows through two ammeters A and B joined in series. Across A,
the potential difference is 0.2V and across B, it is 0.3V. Find how the same current
will be divided between the two when they are joined in parallel.

A. 10 A, 10 A B. 12 A, 8 A C. 14 A, 6 A D. 16 A, 4 A
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71. An office 17m by 8m wide, is lighted by 8 lamps has a luminous intensity of 200
Cd. Allowing an absorption loss of 4,000 lm for the reflectors, walls and ceiling,
Calculate the average illuminations on the working plane.

A. 147.9 lm/m2 B. 132.6 lm/m2 C. 118.4 lm/m2 D. 112.8 lm/m2

72. One of the advantages of distributing the winding in alternator is to

A. reduce harmonics C. reduce the amount of copper

B. improve voltage waveform D. decrease the value of the voltage

73. A circuit breaker will normally operate

A. when the switch is put on C. when the power is to be supplied

B. when the line is to be checked D. whenever the fault in line occurs

74. Two-wattmeters can be used to measure three-phase power for a

A. balanced and unbalanced load C. balanced load only

B. unbalanced load only D. unity power factor only

75. A shunt motor runs at 500 rpm on a 200V circuit. Its armature resistance is 0.5Ω
and the current taken is 30A in addition to field current. What resistance must be
placed in series in order that the speed may be reduced to 300 rpm, the current in
the armature remaining the same.

A. 4.37 Ω B. 3.37 Ω C. 2.47 Ω D. 1.47 Ω

76. A transformer has 4% resistance and 6% reactance drop. Find the voltage
regulation at full-load unity power factor

A. 2% B. 3% C. 4% D. 5%

77. What is the nature of the current flowing in the armature of dc machine?

A. pulsating dc B. pure dc

C. rectified ac D. alternating current

78. The current in the circuit is given by i=50sinωt. If the frequency be 25Hz, how
long will it take for the current to rise to 25 amp?

A. 0.02 sec B. 3.33x10-3 sec C. 0.05 sec D. 0.033 sec

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79. A single phase transformer when supplied from 220V, 50 Hz has eddy current
loss of 50W. If the transformer is connected to a voltage of 330V, 50Hz, the eddy
current loss will be

A. 168.75W B. 112.5W C. 75W D. 50W

80. The resistance of the field coil of a motor is 200Ω at 15 ℃ . After the motor
worked for a few hours on full load, the resistance increases to 240Ω. Calculate the
temperature rise of the load coil assuming the temperature coefficient of resistance
is 0.0042 per ℃ at 0℃ .

A. 20.6℃ B. 30.6℃ C. 40.6℃ D. 50.6℃

81. A magnetic field exist around

A. copper B. moving charges C. iron D. aluminum

82. Inductance affects the direct current flow at the time of

A. turning on and off C. turning on

B. operation D. turning off

83. A power plant is said to have had a use factor of 48.5% and a capacity factor of
a 42.4%. How many hours did it operate during the year?

A. 7,660 B. 8,660 C. 5,660 D. 6,660

84. Surge impedance of transmission line is given by

A. √C/L B. √CL C. 1√L/C D. √L/C

85. In a radio a gang condenser is a type of

A. air capacitor B. paper capacitor

C. ceramic capacitor D. electrolytic capacitor

86. A single- phase transmission line has a total resistance of 1.5Ω and a loop
reactance of 0.3Ω. It delivers 2MW at 11kV at a power factor of 0.8 lagging.
Calculate the line voltage at the sending end.

A. 11.21kV B. 11.11kV C. 11.41kV D. 11.31kV

87. Three 40Ω non-inductive resistances are connected in delta across 200V, 3-
phase lines. Calculate the power taken from the mains if one of the three resistors is
disconnected.
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A. 500W B. 1,000W C. 1,500W D. 2,000W

88. Power in a balanced three-phase system is measured by the two wattmeter

method and it is found that the ratio of the two readings is 2:1. What is the power
factor of the system?

A. 0.5 B. 0.8 C. 0.866 D. 1

89. A material commonly used for shielding or screening magnetism is

A. brass B. aluminum C. copper D. soft iron

90. One advantage of secondary cell is that it

A. can be recharged C. it is compact, easy to carry

B. can be used for portable equipment D. cannot be recharged

91. Calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having 20cm x 20cm
square plates separated by a distance of 1mm. Assume the dielectric medium to be
air.

A. 3.54pF B. 35.4pF C. 354pF D. 3,540pF

92. Calculate the self-inductance of an air-cored solenoid, 40cm long having an area
of cross-section 20cm2 and 800 turns.

A. 2.42mH B. 4.02mH C. 5.20mH D. 6.40mH

93. A three-phase induction motor having an input power of 30KW running at a slip
of 4%. The stator loss is 1KW and friction and windage loss is 1.5KW. Determine the
motor efficiency.

A. 86.8% B. 87.8% C. 88.8% D. 89.8%

94. An iron core has a cross-section of 500mm 2and having a length of 100cm. A
magnetizing force of 500AT in it produces a magnetic flux of 400µWb. Determine the
relative permeability of the material.

A. 1,275 B. 1,250 C. 1,225 D. 1,200

95. Find the capacitive susceptance per mile of single-phase line operating at 60Hz.
The conductor is partridge with an outside diameter of 0.642in and spacing is 20ft.
between centers.

A. 4.10x10-6 mho/mile to neutral C. 5.10x10-6 mho/mile to neutral

B. 4.90x10-6 mho/mile to neutral D. 5.90x10-6 mho/mile to neutral

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96. The reactance generator having a subtransient reactance of 0.15pu and

operating at 5 percent above its rated voltage supplies a synchronous motor having
a 0.2pu subtransient reactance. The motor is connected to the generator by a
transmission line and a transformer of total reactance 0.305pu. A sudden three-
phase short circuit occurs at the generator terminals. Determine the per unit
subtransient fault current.

A. –j6.443pu B. –j7.443pu

C. –j9.079pu D. –j10.079pu

97. A synchronous generator having a subtransient reactance of 0.15 pu and

operating at 5 percent above its rated voltage supplies a synchronous motor having
a 0.2 pu subtransient reactance. The motor is connected to the generator by a
transmission line and a transformer of total reactance 0.305 pu. A sudden three-
phase short circuit occurs at the generator by a transmission line and a transformer
of total reactance of 0.305 pu. A sudden three phase short circuit at the generator
terminals. Determine the per unit subtransient fault current.

A. –j6.443 pu B. –j7.443 pu C. –j9.079 pu D. –j10.079 pu

98. What type of core is used for a high frequency transformer?

A. Air core B. Aluminum core

C. Closed iron core D. Open iron core

99. For a single line to ground fault the zero sequence current is given by j3.0pu.
The current carried by the neutral during the fault is

A. j1.0pu B. j3.0pu C. j9.0pu D. j6.0pu

100. An inductor supplied with 100V ac with a frequency of 10kHz passes a current
of 10mA. The value of inductor is

A. 1.7 mH B. 16 mH C. 1 mH D. 160 Mh
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1. B. Solution: 1 x 106 = 1000 x 103 WHR

= 1000 KWHR

2. B. equal
3. C. Solution: 1cis240 + 1cis120 + 1<90 = -1+j
4. B. minimum
1
8+ =10 mH
5. D. Solution: 1 1
+
3 6
6. A. maximum
7. C. 1.8
8. A. Gas Turbine
9. D. √ L1 L2
10. C. 240 mH
11. A. Buchholz relay
12. A. Calorie
13. D. 20
14. A. Ash content
1
15. D. Solution: W= LI 2
2
1
0.96 ( 40 x 10¿¿−3)( I )2 ¿
2
I= 6.93 x 10−3 A
16. A. their internal impedance
17. B. 2.044 x 10^6
18. A.90% of the light downward
19. D. 1:26:1
20. D. 105. 12 x 10^6 KWHR

22. A.Tetravalent
√
21. A. Solution: d=
30
50
= 2.45 m

23. A. 13,800 A
24. B. 94.9%
25. C.Solution: Pm = Pr-Pcu = 40000-800 = 39,200 (1-0.04)
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Pm= 37,632 KW
26. C. 725 W
27. C. 6,400 w
28. D. 73.2
29. A. 0.896
30. B. 60 Hz
31. D. 5.77cis240°
32. D. 200V
33. C. 16.26 – j16.26 A
34. D. 12.5A
35. B. 0.277ms
36. C. decreases
37. B. 48.9
38. C. 0.807
39. B. R= 7.14 Ω , C= 446 μF
40. B. 3.4 x 10^-7 m
41. C. 25.25 A
42. B. 1,825
43. A. 4
10
44. D. Solution: (2300)(√ 3)( ) = 39,837
1
Vs = 40,000 V
45. A. 4.55 %
46. C. 0.375
47. A. Choke coil
48. C. 50 KW
49. A. 59
50. D. 110,200KW
51. C. 7
52. C. 2X10-5N
Solution:

F=2 x 10−7 ( I ) ( Ld )=2 x 10

−7
( 25 ) ( 0.025
0.1
)=2 x 10
−5
N

53. B.
Solution: Eb =V s −I a ( Ra + R se ) =400−50 ( 0.2+ 0.1 )=385 V
19,250
P=I a Eb=50 ( 385 )=19,250Watts ; HP= =25.804 HP
746
2 πNT HP ( 44 , 760 ) 25.804 ( 44 , 760 )
HP= ;T = = =229.78 N−m
44760 2 πN 2 π ( 800 )
54. A. 0.25 times
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55. B.
Solution:
120 f 120 ( 60 )
N= ( 1−s )= ( 1−0.04 ) =3,456 rpm
P 2
56. D.
Solution:

R= =
V 2 2302
P 1000
=52.9 ohms; R=ρ
L
A L=
RA
=
52.9 (π (0.00052)
4 )
=17.31 m
ρ 60 x 10−8
57. C. 0.365
58. C. voltage over a narrow load range
59. B.
Solution:
−3
PZϕN (25 x 10 )(480)(600)
E= = =120V
60 mP 60
60. D. Ultra High Voltage
61. B. 30%
62. C. Solution:
I n 100
I n=3 I ao ; I ao= = =33.3 A
3 3
63. A. Single line to ground fault
64. B.458 rpm
65. A. 20
1.2 kWhr P 2400
Solution: P= =2400 W ; I = = =20 A
0.5 hr V 120
66. D. diamagnetic
67. C. 0.185 mH
Solution:
μo μr A N 1 N 2 4 πx 10−7 (1)(7.07 x 10− 4)(50)(2500)
M= = =0.185 mH
l 0.6
68. A. 45
69. A. 375 V
Solution:
E1 (C1 +C 2) (250)(0.1 x 10−6 +0.2 x 10−6 )
ET = = =375 V
C2 0.2 x 10
−6

70. B. 12 A, 8 A
Solution:

0.2 0.3 Ra Rb ( 0.01 )( 0.015 ) −3

Ra = =0.01; Rb = =0.015 ; R T = = =6 x 10
20 20 Ra +b 0.01+0.015
V T 0.12 V 0.12
V T =I T R T = ( 20 ) ( 6 x 10−3 ) =0.12V I a= = =12 A ; I b= T = =8 A
Ra 0.01 Rb 0.015
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PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS

71. Np
72. B. improve voltage waveform
73. D. whenever the fault in line occurs
74. A. balanced and unbalanced load
75. C. 2.47 Ω
76. C. 4%
77. D. alternating current
78. B. 3.33x10-3 sec
79. B. 112.5W
Solution:
' 2
Peddy =k e ( E g ) =( 1.033 ) (330 ) =112.494 W
80. D. 50.6℃
Solution:
1 1
α t 1= = =3.951 x 10−3 ; R=R1 ( 1+ α ( X ) )
t o +T
( 0.0042
15+
1
)
240=200 ( 1+ 3.951 x 10 X ) ; X=50.62 ℃
−3

81. B. moving charges

82. A. turning on and off
83. A. 7,660
84. D. √L/C
85. A. air capacitor
86. D. 11.31kV
87. D. 2,000W
Solution:
2 2
40
R= =20 ohms P= V = 200 =2000W
2 R 20

88. C. 0.866
89. D. soft iron
90. A. can be recharged
91. C. 354pF
Solution:
μ o μ r A 8.854 x 10−12 (1)(0.04) −12
C= = =354.16 x 10
d 0.001
92. B. 4.02mH
Solution:

μo μr A N 2 4 πx 10−7 (1)(2 x 10−3)(800 2) −3

L= = =4.0212 x 10 H
l 0.4
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PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS

93. B. 87.8%
94. A. 1,275
τ 500
Solution: R= = =1.25 x 10 6
φ 400 x 10−6

l l 1
R= ; μ r= = =1,273.239
μo μr A Rμo A (1.25 x 10 )(4 x 10−7 )(π )(5 x 10− 4)
6

95. C. 5.10x10-6 mho/mile to neutral

96. D. –j10.079pu
97. Np
98. A. Air core
99. C. j9.0pu
Solution:
I n=3 I a 0=3 ( j 3.0 )= j9.0
100. D. 160 mH