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ANMOL K MATHUR
ECE, II YEAR
CHARAN VEGI
MCE, II YEAR
AND
CHANGE ACCHA HAI TEAM
UNIT I
Introduction: Role and importance of circuits in Engineering, concept of fields, charge,
current, voltage, energy and their interrelationships. V- I characteristics of ideal voltage and
ideal current sources, various types of controlled sources, passive circuit components, V-l
characteristics and ratings of different types of R, L, C elements. DC Network: Series and
parallel circuits, power and energy, Kirchhoff’s Laws, delta-star transformation,
superposition theorem, Thevenin's theorem, Norton's theorem, maximum power transfer
theorem, Tellgen's theorem.
1. Derive a relation for obtaining the delta connected formation of three resistances equivalent
to star connected formation of three resistances.
( NOVEMBER 2014 )
2. A current of 20 A flows through two ammeters A and B joined in series. The potential
difference between A and B is 0.2 V and 0.3 V respectively. Find how the same current will
divide between A and B when they are joined in parallel.
( NOVEMBER 2014 )
3. State and illustrate with the help of an example the Tellgen’s Theorem for electrical
networks.
( NOVEMBER 2014 )
State and prove Tellgen's theorem with the help of some example.
(MAY 2011)
Write short notes on Tellgen’s theorem and Maximum power transfer theorem.
(NOVEMBER 2010)
4. Determine the loop current of the network as shown in Fig. 1.
( NOVEMBER 2014 )
(NOVEMBER 2012)
7. Find the power consumed by resistance 5Ω, in the circuit Fig. 3(b).
(NOVEMBER 2012)
8. Calculate the current flowing through a 60 W lamp on a 230V supply when just switched
on at an ambient temperature of 250C. The operating temperature of the filament material
is 20000C, and its temperature coefficient of resistance is 0.005 per degree C at 0OC.
15. Find the power consumed/generated by each element for the circuit Figure given below.
16. The metro-station is supplied 7.5kW electric lightening and fan load by a small diesel
generator set during power supply failure. The efficiency of diesel engine and electrical
generator are 50% and 90% respectively. If the set runs average 70 hours/month. The cost
of diesel is Rs—35 per litre and calorific value of diesel is 51, 500 kJ/hr, calculate the per
KWh unit cost of electricity.
(MAY 2012) 17. Two
capacitors A and B having capacitances of 20µf and 30µf, respectively are connected in series
to a 600 V dc supply. Now, a third capacitor C is connected in parallel with A and it is found
that the p.d. across B is 400V. Calculate the capacitance of C and the energy stored in it.
(MAY 2012)
18. Draw V-I characteristics of the following (i) Ideal voltage and current sources (ii) Ohmic
and non-ohmic elements.
(NOVEMBER 2011)
19. The current in a 10 Henry inductor is shown in Fig.1. Sketch wave forms for the voltage
v(t), the instantaneous power p(t) and the energy stored w(t) as a function of time.
(NOVEMBER 2011)
20. Find currents I1 and I2 in the circuit shown in Fig.2
(NOVEMBER 2011)
21. Obtain a Thevenin's equivalent at terminals a-b for the circuit shown in Fig.3
24. Calculate the current in the 6Ω resistor of the circuit of Fig.2 by Thevenin's theorem.
(MAY 2011)
25. Using nodal voltage method, compute the power dissipated in 6Ω resistor of Fig.3.
(MAY 2011)
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2010)
27. The current i0 in the circuit given in fig2 is 4A.
(a). Find i1.
(b). Find the power dissipated in each resistor.
(NOVEMBER 2010)
28. For the circuit given in fig3., Find the Thevenin’s equivalent with respect to the terminals
a, b.
29. For the circuit given in fig 4., determine I2 using principle of superposition.
(NOVEMBER 2010)
UNIT II
Single Phase AC Circuits: Single phase emf generation, average and effective values of
sinusoids, complex representation of impedance, series and parallel circuits, concept of
phasor, phasor diagram, power factor, complex power, real power, reactive power and
apparent power, resonance in series and parallel circuits, Q-factor, bandwidth and their
relationship , half power points.
as 50Hz.
( NOVEMBER 2014 )
3. Define series resonance in AC circuits. Draw the graphs showing variation of resistance,
inductive reactance, capacitive reactance, total impedance and current with frequency.
( NOVEMBER 2014 )
Derive the relation between quality factor, Bandwidth and resonance frequency for a
parallel RLC circuit.
(MAY 2012)
Derive the relation between Q-factor, bandwidth and resonance frequency for a series RL-
C circuit.
(MAY 2011)
What is meant by resonance in an R-L-C circuit? Derive the expression for resonant
frequency for a parallel RLC circuit. Also discuss the similarities and dissimilarities
between series and parallel resonance.
(NOVEMBER 2010)
4. A coil of resistance 40Ω and inductance of 0.75H forms part of series circuit for which
resonant frequency is 55 Hz. If the supply voltage is 250 V, 50Hz find the line current,
power factor and voltage across the coil.
( NOVEMBER 2014 )
5. A coil of inductance 100 mH and resistance 800 ohm is connected with a variable
capacitor across a 10 V, 5 kHz supply. Find (a) capacitance value when supply current is
minimum, (b) Quality factor, and (c) minimum supply current.
(NOVEMBER 2012)
6. For the series circuit of Fig.4(b), with the current and voltages indicated, find value of R, r,
L and the frequency of applied voltage and its magnitude.
7. Explain with the help of wave form diagrams, the concept of leading / lagging phase angle
w.r.t to sinusoidal waves. Draw the corresponding phasor diagrams also.
(NOVEMBER 2012)
8. Draw the phasor diagram of the following circuit (Fig.1g) showing voltage V, I and IC .
(NOVEMBER 2012)
(MAY 2011)
14. A non-inductive resistance of 10 ohms is connected in series with an inductive coil across
200V, 50Hz ac supply. The current drawn by the series combination is 10A. The
resistance of the coil is 2 ohms. Determine
(a). Inductance of the coil
(b). power factor of the coil
(c). voltage across the coil.
Also draw the phasor diagram showing all the voltages.
(NOVEMBER 2010)
UNIT III
Three-Phase AC Circuits: Three phase emf generation, delta and star connection, line and
phase quantities, solution of three phase circuits: balanced supply and balanced load, phasor
diagram, three phase power measurement by two wattmeter method.
1. Answer the following questions in reference to measurement of power using two Single
phase wattmeter in 3-Φ circuits.
a. How will you measure reactive power in three phase circuits?
b. What would be the readings of two wattmeters in this experiment if load is purely
resistive?
(NOVEMBER 2010)
2. A balanced 3-Φ star connected load of 150 kW takes a leading current of 100 A with line
voltage of 1100 V, 50Hz. Find the constants of load.
( NOVEMBER 2014)
3. A 400V, 3-Φ, 50 Hz, power supply is applied across the three terminals of a delta
connected three phase load. The resistance and reactance of each phase is 6Ω and 8Ω
respectively. Calculate the line current, phase current, active power, reactive power and
apparent power of the circuit.
(MAY 2012)
4. A star connected 3-phase load has a resistance of 8Ω and inductance 0.0191H in each
phase. It is fed from 400V, 50 Hz 3-phase balanced supply. Determine i. Line currents
in all phases ii. Power factor iii. Power iv. Apparent power
v. If power is measured by two wattmeter method. Determine W1and W2
vi. Draw neatly phasor diagram.
(NOVEMBER 2011)
5. Derive the relationship between line current and phase current in delta- connected 3phase
circuit.
(MAY 2011)
6. A balanced 3-phase Y (star) connected load has an impedance of 4 600Ω from line ‘a’ to
Determine
(a). current in phase ‘b’ and ‘c’
(b). voltage from line ‘b’ to neutral,
(c). The phasor expression for the voltage from line ‘a’ to line ‘c’, . The phase sequence is
abc. Also draw the phasor diagram showing the line and phase quantities.
(NOVEMBER 2010)
UNIT IV
Magnetic Circuits and Transformers: Amperes circuital law, B-H curve, concept of
reluctance, flux and mmf, analogies between electrical and magnetic quantities, solution of
magnetic circuits, hysteresis and eddy current losses, mutual inductance and dot convention,
single phase transformer- construction and principle of working, auto transformer and their
applications.
4. A toroidal core of radius 6 cm is having 1000 turns on it. The radius of the core
crosssection is 1 cm. Find the current required to establish a total magnetic flux of 0.4
mWb if
(a) the core is non-
Magnetic (b) the core is made of iron having relative permeability of 4000.
(NOVEMBER 2012)
5. Explain why ferromagnetic materials exhibit typical B-H behavior under cyclic excitation?
(Saturation & hysteresis). Also discuss, what do you understand by magnetostriction?
(MAY 2012)
(NOVEMBER 2011)
15. Draw the phasor diagram of ideal transformer at no load and at load.
(MAY 2011)
16. Explain the production of rotating magnetic field in poly phase system and principle of
working of 3 phase induction motor. What are various applications of 3 phase induction
motors?
18. Magnetic circuit of cast iron having the configuration and dimensions shown in Fig.5
below has cross sectional area of 0.005m2 throughout and an air gap of 0.002 m. Find the
mmf required to be produced by the coil in order to establish a flux of 4x10-4 wb in the air
gap.
length aefd = 0.25m
length (ab + cd)= 0.248 m
length (bc) = 0.002 m
length (ad) = 0.15 m
(MAY 2011)
19. Write a short note on Single phase induction motors
(MAY 2011)
20. What is an ideal transformer? How is a practical transformer different from ideal one?
Draw and discuss the phasor diagram of a real transformer on load.
In a 50kVA 1-phase transformer the iron loss is 500 and full load copper loss is 800W.
Find the efficiency of the transformer at one half of full load.
(NOVEMBER 2010)
UNIT V
Measuring instruments: Analog indicating instruments, PMMC ammeters and voltmeters,
damping in indicating instruments, shunt and multipliers, moving iron ammeter and
voltmeters, dynamometer type instruments, multimeters, AC watt-hour meters. Digital
voltmeters, ammeters and watt meters.