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PROBLEM SOLVING:
1. (a) A sinusoidal voltage with Veff = 10V is connected across Z1 = 1 + j Ω as shown in
figure(a) below. Find i1 , Ieff , p1(t), P1, Q1, power factor pf1, and S1.
(b) Repeat part (a) replacing the load Z1 in (a) by Z2 = 1 – j Ω as shown in figure (b) below.
(c) Repeat part (a) after connecting in parallel Z1 and Z2 as shown in figure (c).
Let v = 10√2cos wt.

2. A certain passive network has equivalent impedance Z = 3 + j4Ω and an applied voltage
v(t) = 42.5 cos (1000t + 300) V. Give complete power information. (a) Apparent power, S
(b) Real Power, P (c) Reactive Power, Q (d) power factor, p.f.

3. Given a circuit with an applied voltage v(t)= 340 sin (wt -600) V and a resulting current
i(t) = 13.3 sin (wt -48.70) A. Determine the complete power triangle: P, Q, p.f.

4. A two-element series circuit with R = 5.0 ohms and XL = 15.0 ohms, has an effective
voltage 31.6V across the resistance. Find the complex power and the power factor.
5. Determine the circuit impedance which has a complex power S = 5031 /-26.570 VA for an
applied phasor voltage 212.1 /00 V.

6. Determine the impedance corresponding to apparent power 3500 VA, power factor 0.76
lagging, and effective current 18.0 A.

7. A two-branch parallel circuit, with Z1 = 10 /00 ohms and Z2 = 8.0 /-300 ohms, has a total
current i(t) = 7.07 cos(wt – 900) A. Obtain the complete power triangle. P, Q, p.f.
Ohms.
8. A two-branch parallel circuit has branch impedances Z1 = 2.0 – j5.0 ohms and Z2 = 1.0 +
j1.0 ohms. Obtain the complete power triangle for the circuit if the 2.00hm resistor
consumes 20W. P, Q, p.f.

9. A two-branch parallel circuit, with impedances Z1 = 4.0 /-300 and Z2 = 5.0 /600 ohms, has
an applied effective voltage of 20 V. Obtain the power triangles for the branches and
combine them to obtain the total power triangle.

10. A 240 V, 60 Hz source energizes a load of 30/500 ohms. What capacitor in parallel with
this load produces an overall power factor of 0.95 lagging?

11. A factory draws 100A at a 0.7 lagging power factor from a 12,470 V, 60 Hz line. What
capacitor placed across the line at the input to the factory increases the overall power
factor to unity? Also, what are the final currents for the factory, capacitor, and line?

12. Find Io of the given circuit shown below.

13. For the given circuit below, find VS

14. The nameplate of an electric motor has the following information:

Line Voltage: 220 Vrms Line Current: 15 Arms
Line Frequency: 60 Hz Power: 2700 W
Determine the power factor (lagging) of the motor. Find the value of the capacitance C
that must be connected across the motor to raise the pf to unity.