ELEC 0330.

1 - AC Electrical Circuit Analysis

Fall 2013

Practice Problems

1. If v ( t )=120 cos (377 t+ 45 °) V and i (t )=10 cos ( 377 t−10° ) A .Calculate the instantaneous
power and the average power.
Answer: p ( t ) =344.2+600 cos ( 754 t +35 ° ) W
Average power¿ 344.2 W
2. For the circuit in figure 1, let I =4 ∠ 35 ° A rms, and find the average power supplied:
a) by the source; (655.32 W)
b) to the 20 Ω resistor; (320 W)
c) to the load. (335.32 W)
Find the apparent power being supplied :
d) by the source; (800 VA)
e) to the 20 Ω resistor; and (320 VA)
f) to the load. (568.3 VA)

Figure 1

3. Obtain the power factor for each of the circuits in Figure 2. Specify each power factor as
leading or lagging.
Answer: (a) ZT =4− j 6=7.21 ∠−56.30 °
Pf =cos (−56.3)leading
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Figure 2
4. A source delivers a power of 50VA with a power factor of 0.8 lagging. Determine the unknown
impedance Z for the circuit in Figure 3.
Answer: Z=1.56− j 6.049 Ω

Figure 3

5. A source of 230 V rms is supplying three loads in parallel: 1.2 kVA at a lagging pf of 0.8; 1.6
kVA at a leading pf of 0.9 and 900 W at unity pf.
a) the amplitude of the source current;
b) the pf at which the source is operating; and
c) the complex power being furnished by the source
Answer: ( a ) 15.62 A rms
( b ) pf =0.9188 ( lagging )
( c ) S=3300+ j1417.37 VA
6. An industry has the following 3 major loads:
A motor rated at 4 hp, 0.8 pf lagging,
A heater rated at 1.5 kW, 1.0 pf,
Eight 110- W lightbulbs, and
a) Determine the total complex power
b) Calculate the real and reactive power.
c) Obtain the overall power factor.
Answer: (a) STotal =6.1285+ j2.796 kVA
(b) Ptotal=6.1285 kW ∧Qtotal =2.796 KVAR
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(c) p f =0.9098(lagging)