TUTORIAL 1 SEM 1 2022 Due Wed 23 March @10h00

QUESTION 1

Water is pumped to a height of 150 m at a rate of 300 litres per minute. The efficiencies of the
pump and the 200 V driving motor are 73 % and 82 % respectively.
Determine:

a) The current of the motor

POWER(output)=mgh/t
=(300)(9.81)(150)/60seconds
=7357.5w

POWER(output)=(7357.5)/(0.82*0.73)
=12291.179w

CURRENT=12291.179/200
=61.456 A

b) The cost of running the motor for 14 hours per day (Note: 1kWh cost 35c)
COST =12.291179*0.35*14
=R 60.226

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QUESTION 2

Calculate the length of the resistor of a circular wire used in a heater element connected to a
240V supply and the heater consumes 8 joules of energy in 0,25 seconds. The resistor element
is made of aluminium and it has a uniform cross-sectional area with a diameter of 0,00016
inches.
Hints: 1inch = 25,4 mm, resistivity of aluminium = 2,825 x 10- 6 cm

POWER=ENERGY/TIME
=8/0.25
=32 W
POWER=IV
I=POWER/V
I=32/240
I=0.133

R=V/I
R=240/0133
R=1800
DIAMETER =(0,00016*25.4)/100
 =0.004064/1000
=0.000004064/2
RADIUS =0.000002825

L=(A*R)/p
=((3.14*(r*r))/(p)
=(3.14*(2.082*10-6 )2*1800)/(2.825*10-8)
=82.652cm

QUESTION 3

A dc shunt motor after running for several hours on constant mains of 350 V takes a field current
of 1,6 A. If the temperature rise is known to be 40°C, what value of extra circuit resistance is
required to adjust the field current to 1,6 A when starting from cold at 20°C?
The temperature coefficient of the motor’s armature material is 0,0043/K at 20°C.

R=R0[1+α[T+T0]
R0=R/(1+α[T-T0]
R0=(350/1.6)/(1+0.0043(60-20))
R0=186.646
EXTRA VALUE OF RESISTANCE =(350/1.6) -186.646
=32.10

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QUESTION 4

4.1 Calculate the branch currents using Kirchoff law

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4.1
E1 =I1R1 +(I1+I2)R3
10=2I1 +(I1+I2)8
10=6I1 +8I1 +8I2
10=10I1 +8I2………………………(1)

E2=I2R2 +(I1+I2)R3
6=4I1 +(I1+I2)8
6=4I1 +8I1+I28
6=12I2 +8I1 ……………..(2)

6=12I2+8I1

4.2

Figure 8

The questions below refer to figure above.

a) Given that IT = 2A, find the total resistance RT.
VT =IT *RT
30V/2A=RT
RT=15
b) Show that IT is the sum of IR1, IR2 and IR3.
((1/60)*30)=I
0.3A*3=1.5A

c) Find IT. using the total supply (E) and RT.

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QUESTION 5

Determine the current through the 8 ohm resistor.

 12 V
9Ω

8,5 Ω 2Ω 5Ω

7Ω

8Ω
11 Ω

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Total Marks = 50 = 100%