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Rajshashi University of Engineering & Technology

B.Sc. Engineering 1st Year 1st Semister Examination- 2014
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Course no: EEE 1121 Course Title: Basic Electrical Engineering
Full Marks: 70 Time: Three(03) hours

N.B: Answer six questions, taking three from each section.

The questions are of equal value.
Use separate answer script for each questions.

SECTION- A
MARKS

1. (a) What is electric load? Why loads are connected in parallel with the supply? 3
(b) write down the characteristics of open and short electrical circuits. 03
(c) Determine the unknown currents in the following circuit. 05

2. (a) Determine Rab for the following circuit. 04

(b) For na resistive load operated from AC source, prove that 𝑃 = 𝑉𝐼 𝑐𝑜𝑠∅, where the symbols have their usual significant. 5
(c) Determine the values of R and VS so the=at the two circuits shown below become equivalent. 02
3. (a) Use mesh current method to determine the power dissipated through the 4Ω resistor. 05

(b) Find the Tevenin equivalent circuit for the network shown below. 03

(c) State an explain Superposition Theorem. 3

4. (a) Define Voltage regulator. Determine the voltage Regulation of the following circuit in terms of RS and RL. 3

(b) Determine the node voltages of the circuit shown below. 05

(c) Convert ∆ circuit shown below to its equivalent Y circuit. 03

 MARKS
SECTION- B

5. (a) Define Impedance, Admittance, Reactance and Susceptance. 04

(b) For the following pairs of sinusoids, determine which one leads and lag how much. 02
V(t) =10 cos(4t-60°), i(t)=4 sin(4t+50°)
(c) Determine which Z1 and I for the circuit shown below. 5

6. (a) Prove that capacitors and inductors do not consume any power. 3
(b) Find RMS value for the following waveform. 05

(c) What is power factor? Discuss its significance in electrical power system. 03

7. (a) Draw the phasor diagram for the series resistance circuit at resonance. Also, draw Z T versus frequency curve for series resistance 3
circuit.

(b) For the series resonant circuit of the following figure, 06

(i) find I, VR, CL and Vc at resonance. (ii) What is QS of the circuit? (iii) What the power dissipated in the circuit at the half
power frequencies?

(c) Determine which type of load in the box (shown below) for the following voltage and current relations. 3
(i) v=100 sin(wt+20°), i=20 sin(wt-10°)
(ii) v=50 cos(wt+30°), i=10 sin(wt-10°)

8. (a) Determine the Fourier series of the waveform shown below. 05

(b) Determine the voltage v(t) as shown in the following circuit if the input i(t) is a nonsinusoidal waveform whose Fourier series 6
can be approximated as i(t)=2+10 cos(t+10°)+6 cos(3t+35°) amp.

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