Seat No.: Republic of the Philippine REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS LICENSURE EXAMINATION SUNDAY, JAUNUARY 29, 2023 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: PRE-BOARD 1 ANSWER KEY SET: INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. [SEPT2022] Three capacitances Cl = 6f{F, C2 = 7{F and C3 = 18iF are connected in series across a 120V supply. Find the voltages across C3. A. 20.62V c. 18.26V B. 54.78V D. 46.95V 2. [SEPT2022] To adjust the power of the alternator, adjust the A. Governor Cc. Rheostat B. Excitation current D. Load 3. [SEPT2022] Two wires are made of the same material and have the same length but different diameters. They are joined end-to- end and a potential difference is maintained across the combination. Of the following the quantity that is the same for both wires is: A, potential difference Cc. current B. current density D. electric field 4, [SEPT2022] A certain ammeter has an internal resistance of 16 and a range from 0 to 50 mA. To make it range from 0 to 5 A use: . A resistance of 99 6, in parallel A resistance of 99 6, in series A resistance of 1/99 6, in parallel A resistance of 1/99 6, in series vo wp5. [SEPT2022] Joule found out that the heat produced in a current carrying conductor is proportional to A. The square of the current B. The current C. The square of the resistance D. Inversely proportional to time 6. [SEPT2022] The force between two electrons in a vacuum is 1 x 10-15 N. Approximately how far apart are the electrons? A. 1.4 x 10-12 m C. 5.1 x 10-12 m B 4.8 x 10-7 m D1.7 x 10-6 m 7. [SEPT2022] The per-phase impedance of a short transmission line is (0.3 + j0.4) 6. The sending-end line-to-line voltage is 3300 V. and the load at the receiving end is 300 kilowatts per phase at 0.8 power factor lagging. Calculate the receiving-end voltage. A. 1235V c. 1805V B. 1675V D. 1967V 8. [SEPT2022] What is the maximum power that can be transmitted over a three-phase short transmission line having a per-phase impedance of (0.3 + j0.4) ohms if the receiving-end voltage is 6351 volts per phase and the voltage regulation is not to exceed 5 percent? A. 108.9 MW c. 110.5 MW B. 112.86 MW D. 106.47 MW 9, [SEPT2022] If R is the distance from a magnetic dipole, then the magnetic field it produces is proportional to: a c. 1/R B. 1/R2 D. 1/R3 10. [SEPT2022] What is the maximum allowable load of a 20A circuit breaker supplying motor load, lighting load and other load? Bey LOR cm en B. 144 D. 16A 11. [SEPT2022] What is the rated non-continuous load for 10m show window? A. 14kVA C. 16kVA B. 18kvA D. 20kVA12. [SEPT2022] Find the mutual inductance of a 0.6 H and 0.4 H inductor having a k = 0.9? A. 3.3 Cc. 4.4 B. 2.2 D. 5.6 13. [SEPT2022] A 138-kV, three-phase short transmission line has a per-phase impedance of (2 + j4) 6. If the line supplies a 25- MW load at 0.8 power factor lagging, calculate the efficiency of transmission. A. 98.78% C. 96.75% B. 97.87% D. 95.56% 14, [SEPT2022] IEEE device # of AC circuit breaker Ate 2, CE 0) B. 87 D. 40 15. [SEPT2022] In Y connected balance load, line current is equal A. As well as line voltage 1/V3 of the phase current to the peak current V2 of the phase current vaw 16. [SEPT2022] What could be the most successful configuration of two parallel transformer? A. A-A - B-A Cc. Y-A - A-A B. A-Y - Y-A D. Y-Y - A-A 17. [SEPT2022] The net reactance in RLC circuit is? A. Xl Cc. Xe B. Xc - Xl D. Xl - Xe 18. [SEPT2019/SEPT2022] In a single-phase transformer, the core losses is 60 W at 40 Hz and 95 W at 60 Hz both measured at the same maximum value of flux density. Find the core losses in W at a frequency of 50 Hz. A. 69 Casta B, 89 D. 56 19. [APRIL2022/SEPT2022] At time t = 0 the charge on the 50-yF Capacitor in an LC circuit is 15 pC and there ia ne Current. If the inductance is 20 mH the maximum current is: A. 15 nA c. 15 uA B. 6.1 mA\ D. 15 mA20. [SEPT2022] Diesel pant is best suited as a plant. A. Base c. Peak B. Standby D. main 21. [SEPT2022] Maximum power consumption of cellular transmitter is : A. 3W Cc. 2W B. 10W D. 6W 22. [SEPT2022/APRIL2022] An LC circuit has a capacitance of 30 WF and an inductance of 15 mH. At time t = 0 the charge on the capacitor is 10 pC and the current is 20 mA. The maximum charge on the capacitor is: A. 8.9 uC c. 10 uc B. 12 uc D. 17 pe 23. [SEPT2022] is the power plant having the most expensive cost. A. nuclear Cc. hydro B. steam D. diesel 24. [SEPT2022] Faraday’s law states that an induced emf is proportional to: A. The rate of change of the magnetic field B. The rate of change of the electric field C. The rate of change of the magnetic flux D. Zero 25. [APRIL2022] Silica gel prevents air moisture from entering the outdoor transformer tank. It is placed in A. Conservator Cc. Breather B. Core D. Windings 26. [SEPT2022] A 115 kV three-phase transposed transmission line is composed of 2-ACSR 336,400 cmil. 30/7 Oriole conductors per phase with horizontal configuration: D12= 7ft, D23= 7ft, and D13= 14ft. The line spacing is measured from the center of the bundled conductors. The distance between the conductors of the bundle is 6 inches. The conductors have a diameter of 0.741 inch and GMR of 0.02255 ft. Find the capacitance per phase for 20 km of the line in pF. A.0.1300 ce B.0.2889 D. 0.27189 0.260927. [SEPT2022] A 220-kV, three-phase transmission line is 40 km long. The resistance per phase is 0.15 per km and the inductance per phase is 1.3263 mH per km. The shunt capacitance is negligible. Use the short line model te find the efficiency when the line is supplying a three-phase load of 381 MVA at 0.8 power factor leading at 220 kv. A. 98.2% cC. 94.4% B. 92.6% D. 96.7% 28. [SEPT2022] The selection of kAIC rating of circuit breaker is based on current. A. symmetrical fault C. Asymmetrical fault B. full-load D. short-circuit 29. [SEPT2018/SEPT2022] Three impedances Z: = 3+ j5, Z2 = 64£20°, and 23 = 4Z£-30° Q are connected in delta. Find the transform 6 impedance into the Y impedance Za, Zs, and Z (ACB sequence). A. Za = 2.67256.4°, Zg = 1.782-6.38° and Zc = 1.832-3.27° ohms Za = 1.782-6.38°, Zs = 1.832-3.27° and Zc = 2.67256.4° ohms Za = 2.67256.4°; Ze = 1.834-3.27° and Zc = 1.784-6.38 ohms 2a = 1.832-3.27°, Ze = 2.674£56.4° and Zc 1.782-6.38° ohms vow 0. [SEPT2022] No kinetic energy is possessed by + a shooting star a rotating propeller on a moving airplane . a pendulum at the bottom of its swing . an elevator standing at the fifth floor vOwrPYw 31. [SEPT2022] Four 20-Q resistors are connected in series and the combination is connected to a 20-V emf device. The current in any one of the resistors is: A. 0.250 c. 1.0A B. 4.0A D. 5.0 32. A three-phase, wye-connected, 20-MW load of power factor 0.866 lagging is to be supplied by a transmission line at 138 kV. It is desired that the line losses not exceed 5 percent of the load. If the per-phase resistance of the line is 0.7 Q, what is the maximum length of the line? A. 42 ce ol B. 55 D. 6933. [SEPT2022] A resistor R and inductance L are connected in parallel to 120V, 60Hz source. The total current drawn is 17A and the total power drawn is 1.8kW. Find L. A. 0.02 H C. 0.14 B B. 0.16 H D. 0.04 B 34, [SEPT2022] A resistor R and Inductance L are connected in parallel to 120V,60Hz source. The total current drawn is 17A and the total power drawn is 1.8kW. Find R. A. 7Q Cc. 8a B.9Q D, 109 35. [SEPT2022] What is being used to model the transmission line. I. T network IT. m network a. I only Ce tonly; B. Either I or II D. both I and II 36. [APRIL2022] a load of 50A must be protected by AT inverse time circuit breaker. (Bleel25) (a: Hob) B. 250 D. 80 37. [SEPT2022] Which is NOT the advantage of using per unit values? A. For transmission lines, its value of impedance and admittances in physical units (eg: ohms/km) that are of same magnitude regardless of voltage level or MVA rating B. Voltages, currents and impedances expressed in per unit do not change when they are referred from one side of transformer to the other side. C. The parameters of transformers as well as rotating machines lie roughly in the same range of numerical values irrespective of their ratings if expressed in Per Unit System of their ratings D. Voltages have same range in per unit in all parts of the system from EHV system to distribution and utilization 38. [SEPT2022] Three impedances Z1 = 2.2 + j2.2 Q, 22 = 10 + j10 Q and 23 = -j5 Q are connected in series. The voltage across Z1 is 26.59 - j4.69 v. What is the total voltage? A. 93 + 362.4 V Cc. 112 +351 Vv B. 93 - 332.4V D. 112-351 v39. [APRIL2022] A 7.5 MVA, 69/13.8 KV, 3-phase transformer has 8 % impedance, what is the per unit impedance at 10 MVA? A. 0.24 c. 0.106 B, 6,08 5, 0,096 40. [SEPT2022] Florenzo was given a circuit with four nodes, A, B, C, and D. In this same circuit, there are six branches, one between each pair of nodes. If we say the current flowing from node A to node B, IAB = 16 mA, and that flowing from node D to node A, IDA = 39 mA, Find IBC, IF ICD = -23mA. A. 23mA C. 46ma B. -23mA D. -46ma 41. If 25 ohms and 125 amperes are the base impedance and base current, respectively for a given system, what is the base kVA? A. 781.25 Cc. 39.1 B, 390.625 D. 78.12 42. [SEPT2022] A generator delivers a load through a pair of wires, each of which has a resistance of 0.06 ohm. If the load voltage and power are 120 V and 4.8kW, respectively, what is the generated voltage? A. 125.5 V c. 126.8 Vv Bw. 124.8 ¥ ie 43. [SEPT2022] A 115 kV three-phase transposed transmission line is composed of 2-ACSR 336,400 CMIL, 30/7 Oriole conductors per phase with horizontal configuration: Dl2 = 7 ft, D23 = 7 ft, and D13 = 14 ft. The line spacing is measured from the center of the bundled conductors. The distance between the conductors of the bundle is 6 inches. The conductors have a diameter of 0.741 inch and a GMR of 0.02255 ft. Find the capacitance per phase for 20 km of the line in microfarads? A. 0.1300 Ce OR 2a 9 B. 0.2889 D. 0.2609 44, A parallel plate capacitor with plates of area A that are separated a distance d by air is initially charged with charge qc. The energy stored in the capacitor initially is E. The plates are then separated by 2d. What is the new energy stored in the capacitor? A. 0 C 0.5E BBE D. 2E45. [APRIL2022] Which or the following instrument is used to measure high resistance as in the measurement of insulation resistance? A, Wheatstone bridge C. Megger B. Ohmmeter D. Multi-tester 46. [APRIL2022] Which of the following is the eddy current loss proportional to? A. Square of the flux density B. The square of the load current of the laminated core C. Square of the frequency D. Square of the thickness 47. [APRIL2022] Four 20-Q resistors are connected in series and the combination is connected to a 20-V emf device. The potential difference across any one of the resistors is: A. lv c. 4v B. 5V D. 20V 48. [APRIL2022] A source with an impedance of 100 ohm is connected to the primary coil of a transformer and a resistance R is connected to the secondary coil. If the transformer has 100 turns in the primary coil and 100 turns in the secondary coil, the greatest power will be dissipated in the resistor if R = a, 3 oe B. 100 De 4 49. [APRIL2022/SEPT2022] A 3 cm wavelength radar is located at the origin of a xy-coordinate system. A car located at x = 100 m and y = 200 m is heading east (x-direction) at a speed of 120 km/hr. What is the Doppler frequency measured by the radar? A. 933.81 Bx C. —-933.81 Hz B. 553.18 Hz D. -553,18 Hz 50. [APRIL2022] A certain sample carries a current of 4A when the potential difference is 2V and a current of 10A when the potential difference is 4V. This sample: A. obeys Ohm’s law B, has a resistance of 0.5 Q at 1Vv C. has a resistance of 2.5 Q at 1V DG. has a resistance of 2.5 G at 2V51. Find the insulation resistance of 1km cable having a conductor diameter of 1.5cm, insulation thickness of 1.5cm and insulation resistivity of 2860 x 109 ohm-metes. A. 600 M ohms Cc. 700 M ohms B. 500 M ohms D. 450 M 52. [APRIL2022] Nine identical wires, each of diameter d and length L, are connected in series. The combination has the same resistance as a single similar wire of length L but whose diameter is: A. 3d Gs 3d B. a/3 D. d/9) 53. [APRIL2022] A charged capacitor and an inductor are connected in series. At time t = 0 the current is zero, but the capacitor is charged. If T is the period of the resulting oscillations, the next time after t = 0 that the energy stored in the electric field of the capacitor is a maximum is: a. 10 c. T/4 Pe 72 E21) 54. [APRIL2022/SEPT2022] A capacitor in an LC oscillator has a maximum potential difference of 15V and a maximum energy of 360 pd. At a certain instant the energy in the capacitor is 40 J. At that instant what is the potential difference across the capacitor? A. zero iC. Vv, B. 10V D. 15V 55. [APRIL2022] A capacitor in an LC oscillator has a maximum potential difference of 15V and a maximum energy of 360 pJ. At a certain instant the energy in the capacitor is 40 pJ. At that instant what is the emf induced in the inductor? A. zero c. 5v B. 10V D. 15v 56. [APRIL2022/SEPT2022] An LC circuit has a capacitance of 30 BF and an inductance of 15mH. At time t = 0 the charge on the capacitor is 10 pC and the current is 20mA. The maximum charge on the capacitor is: A. 8.9 pC c. 10 pe B. 12 pC D. 17 pC57. [APRIL2022] A 10-turn conducting loop with a radius of 3.0 cm spins at 60 revolutions per second in a magnetic field of 0.50 T. The maximum emf generated is: A. 0.014V c. 0.53V B. 9.3 D. TeV 58. [APRIL2022] Suppose this page is perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field and the magnetic flux through it is 5Wb. If the page is turned by 30° around an edge the flux through it will be: A. 2.5Wb Cc. 4,3Wb B. 5Wb D. 5.8Wb 59. [APRIL2022] A total resistance of 3.0 Q is to be produced by combining an unknown resistor R with a 12 Q resistor. What is the value of R and how is it to be connected to the 12 Q resistor? A. 4.0 Q, parallel Cc. 4.0 Q, series B. 2.4 Q, parallel D. 2.4 9, series. 60. [APRIL2022] The units of motional emf are: A. tesla -meter2/second Cc. volt*meter/second B. volt/tesla D. tesla/second 61. [APRIL2022] Two parallel wires carrying equal currents of 10A attract each other with a force of 1 mN. If both currents are doubled, the force of attraction will be: A. 1mN Cc. 4mN B. 0.5mN D 0.25mN 62. [APRIL2022] When the frequency of the oscillator in a series RLC circuit is doubled: A. the capacitive reactance is doubled B. the capacitive reactance is halved C. the impedance is doubled D. the current amplitude is doubled 63. [APRIL2022] The units of the electric field are: A. N-C2 Cc. C/N B.N D. N/C64. [APRIL2022] A current is clockwise around the outside edge of this page and a uniform magnetic field is directed parallel to the page, from left to right. If the magnetic force is the only force acting on the page, the page will turn so the right edge: A. moves toward you C. moves away from you B. moves to your right D. moves to your left 65. [APRIL2022] Which of the following is used for tuning an amplitude (AM) signal? A. Varactor C. Thermistor B. Resonator D. Pin diode 66. [SEPT2022] Four 20-Q resistors are connected in parallel and the combination is connected to a 20-V emf device. The current in the device is: A. 0.25A c. 1.0A B. 4.0A D. 5.0A 67. [APRIL2022] If the reference bus is changed in two load-flow runs with the same system data and power obtained for reference bus taken as specified P and Q in the latter run, A. the system losses will change but complex bus voltages remain unchanged B. the system losses as well as complex bus voltage will change C the system losses as well as complex bus voltage will be unchanged D. the system losses will be unchanged but complex bus voltages will change 68. [APRIL2022] What is the term for a deadlock situation that occurs when a program references a difference page for almost every instruction and there is NOT even enough real memory to hold MOST of the virtual memory? A. Scanning C. Thrashing B. Handshaking D. Paging 69. [APRIL2022] Which of the following causes non-uniform distribution of current? I. Skin effect II. Proximity effect . Both I and II cause non-uniform distribution of current Neither I and II cause non-uniform distribution of current Both I and II cause uniform distribution of current . Only I cause uniform distribution of current vawp70. [APRIL2022] In subsequent iteration, a voltage-controlled bus is treated as a load bus when its A. Reactive power is violated B. Active power is violated C. Power factor is unity D. Power factor is 0.5 71. [APRIL2022] For an unbalanced load, which connection is suitable? A, 3 wire open delta C. 4 wire wye connection B. 3 wire delta connection D. 3 wire wye connection 72. [APRIL2022] An inductive load consisting of R and X in parallel, feeding from a 2.4kv rms supply, absorbs 288kw at lagging power factor of 0.80. What is the value of X in ohms? A. 9.6 Cc. 28.67 B. 26.67 D. 8.6 73. [APRIL2022] What is the equivalent IEEE device number for a differential protective relay? a. 7 = oF B. 50 D. 87 74, [APRIL2022] A circular top is located 4m below and 3m to the left of a lamp that emits 2000 lumens. What illumination is provided on the surface of the table? A. 4.58 lux €. 5.35 lux B. 5.09 lux D. 4.84 lux 75. [SEPT2022] A three-phase, 13-kV transmission line delivers 8 MVA of load. The per-phase impedance of the line is (0.01 + 50.05) pu, referred to a 13-kV, 8-MVA base. What is the voltage drop across the line? A. 663 V Cc. 790 V B. 650 V D. 874 V 76. [APRIL2022] Determine the circuit element and its value for V=120sin(377t-30°) volts and I=4sin(377t+60°) amps. A. Xc=30 ohms and C=66.31 C. Xc=30 ohms and C=88.42 B. Xc=40 ohms and C=66.31 D. Xc=40 ohms and C=88.42 71. [APRIL2022] Which of the following that the fluorescent luminaires CANNOT be directly mounted? A. Plasters C. Framing Members B. Concrete ceiling D. Plywood ceiling78. [SEPT2018/APRIL2022] A transformer rated at a maximum of 50kva supplies a 25kw load at power factor 75% lagging. How many kw additional load may be added at unity power factor without exceeding the transformer rating? A. 24 Cc. 25 Be 29 De 20) 79. [APRIL2022] What is the equivalent IEEE device number for an instantaneous overcurrent relay? A. 67 Cee B. 50 D. 51 80. A three-phase, wye-connected, 6.25-kVA, 220-V synchronous generator has a reactance of 8.4 per phase. Using the rated kVA and voltage as base values, determine the per-unit reactance. Then refer this per-unit value to a 230-V, 7.5-kVA base. A. 0.688 pu C. 0.766 pu B. 0.887 pu D. 0.555 pu 81. [APRIL2022] Which of the following transformer has only one winding? A. Current C. Autotransformer B. Distribution D. Power 82. [SEPT2021/SEPT2022] Three equal impedances Za = Zb = Zc = 4 - 4 7 ohm are connected in Wye; find the equivalent impedance in ohm £ these impedances are connected in delta. ae ea te eu B. 6-414 D. 2.31 — 3 4.04 83. [SEPT2022] Find the values in ohms of resistors Rl and R2 such that when connected in parallel draws a current of 6A out of 30V source and draws 4/3 A when connected in series. A, 15, 7.5 c. 0, 5 B. 10, 12.5 D. 45, 45 84. [SEPT2021] A 120-V power line is protected by a 15-A fuse. What is the maximum number of “120 v,500 W” light bulbs that can be operated at full brightness from this line? Be al cae Bes Dae 85. 1 weber is the same as: A. 1 V/s B. 1 T/m86. The per-phase line loss in a 40-km-long transmission line is not to exceed 60 kW while it is delivering 100 A per phase. If the resistivity of the conductor material is 1.72 x 10-8 m, determine the required conductor diameter. A, 1,208 cm C, 1,208 om B. 1.820cm D. 1,.820cm 87. The unit “henry” is equivalent to: A. volt -second/ampere Cc. volt/second B. ohm D. ampere -volt/second 88. The impedance of an RLC series circuit is definitely increased if: A. C decreases Cc. L increases B. L decreases D. R increases 89. One million cubic meters of water is stored in a reservoir feeding a water turbine. If the center of mass of the water is 50 m above the turbine and losses are negligible, how much energy (in megawatthours) will that volume of water produce? The density of water is 993 kg/m?. A. 135 Cc. 153 B. 315 D. 351 90. [APRIL2022] The primary of a 3:1 step-up transformer is connected to a source and the secondary is connected to a resistor R. The power dissipated by R in this situation is P. If R is connected directly to the source, it will dissipate a power of: A. P/9 Cc. P/3 Bae D. 3P 91. In an ideal 1 : 8 step-down transformer, the primary power is 10 kW and the secondary current is 25 A. The primary voltage is: A. 25, 600 V c. 3200 v B. 400 V D. SOV 92. The primary of an ideal transformer has 100 turns and the secondary has 600 turns. Then: A. the power in the primary circuit is less than that in the secondary circuit B. the currents in the two circuits are the same C. the voltages in the two circuits are the same D. the primary current is six times the secondary current93. A 300-cd light is suspended 5 m above the left edge of a table. Find the illumination of a small piece of paper located a horizontal distance of 2.5 m from the edge of the table? A. 8.6 lux C. 7.6 lux B. 8.5 lux D. 8.8 lux 94. [SEPT2021/SEPT2022] A golf ball is struck by a golf club and falls on a green three meters above the tree. The potential energy of the Earth-ball system is greatest A. just before the ball is struck B. when the ball reaches the highest point in its flight C. when the ball comes back to rest on the green D. just after the ball is struck 95. What angle between the flux and a line drawn normal to a surface will cause the illumination of that surface to be reduced by one-half when the distance to the surface has not changed? A, 30° c. 60° B. 24° De dog 96. A generator supplies 100 V to the primary coil of a transformer. The primary has 50 turns and the secondary has 500 turns. The secondary voltage is: A. 1000 V c. 500 V B. 250 V D. 100 Vv 97. [APRIL2022] A circular table top is located 4 m below and 3 m to the left of a lamp that emits 1800 lm. What is the area of the table top if 3 Im of flux falls on its surface? A. 0.586 m C. 0.837 m* B. 0.655 m D. 0.735 m? 98. [SEPT2022] Compute the illumination of a given surface 140 cm from a 74-cd light source if the normal to the surface makes an angle of 38° with the flux. A. 18.7 lux C. 25.6 lux B. 22.4 lux D. 29.8 lux 99. [SEPT2019] The main reason that alternating current replaced direct current for general use is: A. ac generators do not need slip rings B. ac voltages may be conveniently transformed Cc. electric clocks do not work on dc D. a given ac current does not heat a power line as much as the same dc current100. [APRIL2022] A 30-cd standard light source is compared with a lamp of unknown intensity using a grease-spot photometer. The two light sources are placed 1 m apart, and the grease spot is moved toward the standard light. When the grease spot is 25 cm from the standard light source, the illumination is equal on both sides. Compute the unknown intensity of the unknown lamp? A. 230 cd Cc. 270 cd B. 300 cd D. 295 cd