ES173 TUTORIAL 1

Questions

1. Calculate the equivalent resistance Rab in the circuit fig. 1

Fig 1

2 Find the resistance of aluminium conductor at 20 0C, if the length and diameter of the
conductor are 1000 m and 4 mm respectively.
3 A carbon rod has a length of 10 cm, what should be its diameter to result in a
conductance of 0.05 mho at 20 0C.
4 Calculate the resistance in question 3 at;
(a) 100 0C,

(b) -50 0C.

5 Calculate the resistance in question 2-2 at;

(a) 100 0C,

(b) 0 0C.

6 A certain resistance was measured to be 50 Ω at 30 0C and 75 Ω at 60 0C. Find the

temperature coefficient at;
(a) 0 0C,

(b) 20 0C.

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7 What current will flow through 100 kΩ resistor connected across a 220 V source.

8 If 10 μA current passes through a resistor causing a voltage drop across the resistor to
be 30 mV. Find the resistance of a resistor.

9 An aluminium wire 12.5 m long is connected in parallel with a copper wire 10 m long.
When a current of 2.5 A is passed through the combination, it is found that the current
in the aluminium wire is 1.5 A. If the diameter of the aluminium wire is 0.8 mm,
determine the diameter of the copper wire. Assume the resistivity of copper and
aluminium to be 0.018 Ωm and 0.028 Ωm respectively.

10 An aluminium conductor has a resistance of 5 Ω at 20 0C. What is its resistance at

70oC if the temperature coefficient of resistance of aluminium is 0.00403/ 0C at 20 0C?

11 An aluminium conductor has a resistance of 5 Ω at 20 0C. What is its resistance at 70

0
C if the temperature coefficient of resistance of aluminium is 0.004/ 0C at 0 0C?

12 The insulated copper wire is connected directly across a 500 V supply. When the wire
is at 20 0C, the current is 2.5 A. After the machine has been running for some time, the
current falls to 2.0 A, while the voltage remained the same. Calculate the average
temperature throughout the winding, assuming the temperature coefficient of
resistance of copper to be 4.26 x 10-3/ 0C at 0 0C.

13 The field winding of a d.c. motor has a resistance of 300 Ω at 30 0C. After the

machine has been running for some time, the average temperature is found to be 60 0C.
Assuming the temperature coefficient of resistance of copper to be 4.26 x 10 -3/ 0C at 0
0
C, find the resistance of the field winding at the new temperature of 60 0C.

14 A coil of insulated wire has resistance of 100 Ω at 30 0C. When the coil is connected
across 230 volts supply, the current after several hours is 2 A. Calculate the average
temperature throughout the coil assuming the temperature coefficient of copper to be
0.00393 at 0 0C.

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15 A coil of 40 Ω resistances is joined in parallel with a coil of R ohms resistance. This
combination is then joined in series with a piece of apparatus A, and the whole circuit
connected to 250 volts mains. What must be the value of R so that A shall dissipate
1000 watts with 10 amperes passing through it?

16 A load taking 120 amperes is supplied by copper and aluminium cables connected in
parallel. If the total length of conductor in each cable is 360 m, and each conductor
has a cross-sectional area of 72 mm2 calculate;
i) the voltage drop in the combined cables,
ii) the current carried by each cable,
iii) the power wasted in each cable.
Take the resistivity of copper and aluminium as 0.018Ωm and 0.028Ωm respectively.

17 Find the source current IS in Figure 2.

Figure 2

18 For the circuit shown in Figure 3; R1 = 2800 Ω, and R2 = 5600 Ω. Find the current I
drawn from the source.

Figure 3
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