Assignment-1:AC-circuit Date:12-09-2024

( 1) Basic definition of AC- Circuit

Q1. A direct current of 5 amp is superimposed on an alternating current I = 10sint
flowing through a wire. Calculate effective value of resulting current.

Q2. For a square wave having peak value v0 find the V

average value of voltage for one cycle and rms V0
value for complete cycle of voltage.

T/2 T 3T/2 2T

-V0

Q3. The shape of an A.C. voltage is given as in V

the figure, find the rms voltage for the given 2V0
voltage
V0
t (sec)
O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Q4. The current in a certain circuit varies with time as shown I0
in figure. Find the average current and the rms current
in terms of I0. t
 

-I0

Q5. Find the root mean square voltage and average

V
voltage of the given variation of voltage.
V

t
O
T 2T 2T

Q6. Find the root mean V

square (rms) voltage for
the given variation of
voltage.
V0
V0/2

(0, 0) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 t (sec)

Q7. The variation of voltage with time V

is being shown in the figure. Find
the r.m.s voltage. 50V

25V

t
O 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Q8. The wave from of AC voltage is given in the figure, represented by
 V sin  if 2n    (2n  1)
V 0
0 if (2n  1)    2(n  1)
Where n = 0, 1, 2, 3, ……………… V
Now find the Vrms and Vav in
the interval  = 0 to  = 2.
V0


O  2 3

( 2) Series Circuit
( a) R-Circuit

Q1. A voltage source v = 10 sin 2t volt is connected to

the circuit as shown in the figure. Find the energy
dissipated through the resistor in first 0.5 sec ? 1k
V = 10 sin2t

Q2. In the circuit shown in figure R = 50 , V1 = 253 volt and V2 R

-1
= 256 sin t volt where  = 100  s . The switch s is closed
at time t = 0 and is opened at t = 14 min. Find the amount of
heat produced in the resistor.
V2
V1 S
( b) C-Circuit

Q1. An alternating voltage E = 100 2 sin(100 t) V is connected to a 1 F capacitor

through an ac ammeter. What will be the reading of the ammeter?

( c) L-Circuit
( d) R-C-Circuit

Q1. An alternating current of 1.5mA and angular frequency  = 300 rad/s flows through
10k resistor and a 0.50F capacitor in series. Find the impedance of the circuit and
the rms voltage across the capacitor.
Q2. In a series RC circuit with an AC source,
50
R  300. C  25F. EPeak  50V and f  Hz. Find potential drop across

resistance.

Q3. In circuit power factor of box is given 0.5 and power factor Box
3
of circuit is given leading. Find the effective
2 10
resistance of the box and effective inductive reactance or
capacitive nature of element in box.
V,f Hz

( e) R-L-Circuit

Q1. A coil has an inductance of 0.7 H and is joined in series with a resistance of 220 .
When an alternating voltage of 220 V, 50 Hz is applied to it. Determine the power
factor.

Q2. A circuit consisting of 1 ohm resistance and 0.01 H inductance is connected to a 200
V line of frequency 50 cycles/s. Calculate the reactance, impedance and the power
factor

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Q3. A coil of self inductance 0.7 Henry is joined in series with a non-inductive resistance
of 50 . Calculate the wattless and power components of current when connected to
a supply of 200 volts at a frequency of 50 cycles/ sec.

Q4. An ideal choke takes a current of 8A when connected to an AC supply of 100 volt and
50 Hz. A pure resistor under same conditions takes 10 Ampere current. Now both of
these are connected in parallel to an 150 volt and 40 Hz source. Calculate current
through source.

Q5. A circuit, containing an inductance and a resistance connected in series, has an AC

source of 200 V, 50 Hz connected across it. An AC current of 10A rms flows through
the circuit and the power loss is measured to be 1 kW. Find
( a) the inductance in the circuit.
( b) the frequency of the AC when the phase difference between the current and emf
becomes /4, with the above components.
( c) the frequency of AC, at which the reactive power is half of the actual power lost.

( f) L-C-Circuit

Q1. A 200 Km. long telegraph wire has a capacity of 0.014 F/km. If it carries an
alternating current of 50 kc/s, what should be the value of an inductance required to
be connected in series so that impedance is minimum?

( g) R-L-C-Circuit

Q1. As shown in the figure ammeter reading is 3 amp and C = 1mF

power factor of circuit is 1. Find the power factor of the box Box
(V = 90 volt,  = 25 rad/sec).
A

V volt,  rad

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Q2. A circuit draws a power of 0.4 kw from a source of 200 volt, Hz. When the power

factor of the circuit is 0.8, the current lags behind the source voltage.
( a) What single element inductance/capacitance connected to the circuit and its value.
( b) In order to make the power factor 1.0 what electrical element inductance/capacitance
and its value to be connected in the circuit?

Q3. Calculate the XC=20

( i) impedance XL=14
C
( ii) current 8
( iii) phase
( iv) power factor for the circuit shown in the figure

220 V, 60 Hz

Q4. A current of 4A flows in a coil when connected to a 12 V d.c. source. If the same coils
is connected to a 12 V, 50 rad/s, a.c. source, a current of 2.4 A flows in the circuit.
Determine the inductance of coil. Also find the power developed in the circuit if a
2500 F condenser is connected in series with the coil.

Q5. An LCR circuit has L =10 mH, R = 3 ohms and C = 1 F connected in series to a
source of 15 cost volts. Calculate the current amplitude and the average energy
dissipated per cycle at a frequency that is 10 % lower than the resonance frequency.

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Q6. Prove that in a series LCR circuit, the frequency at which the current amplitude falls
1 R
to of the current at resonance are separated by an interval equal to .
2 2L

Q7. Given |ZL| = |Zc|, Ammeter reads 1A current. Find V ZC

and power factor of the circuit. ZL

80 (1/)H

A
V, 30Hz

Q8. A circuit element has shown in the figure as a box either C

a capacitor or, an inductor. The power factor of above Box
circuit is 0.8, while current lags behind the voltage. Find VC=100V
( a) the source voltage V.
( b) the nature of the element in box and find its value. 1A

80 V, 50Hz

Q9. In the above circuit power factor between A and L R

A B
B is 0.5 and over all power factor of the circuit is
1. Find the value of R and L.
C=2mF

V0sin10t

Q10. A 10F capacitor, an inductor and a resistor of

100  are connected to an alternating source of L 100
emf 200 2 sin100t as shown in the figure.
What is the r.m.s current in the circuit and the
value of the inductance if the current and the 10F
source voltage attain their maxima
simultaneously? What is the average power
consumed in this case? 2002sin100t

Q11. A circuit draws a power of 550 watt from a source of 220 volt, 50 Hz. The power
factor of the circuit is 0.8 and the current lags in phase behind the potential
difference. To make the power factor of the circuit as 1.0, what capacitor will have to
be connected with it.

Q12. As shown in the circuit diagram, find power factor and XC=80
supply voltage of circuit. Current in the circuit is 1 amp. XL=40
C
30

V, f Hz

Q13. A sinusoidal voltage of peak value 238 V and variable frequency is applied to a series
LCR circuit in which R = 3, L = 25.48mH and C = 796F. Calculate the impedance,
current and power dissipated at resonant condition.

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Q14. In the given connection as shown in the figure. Ammeter Box C
reading is 3A, R = 3, reactance of capacitor is 4 and
AC supply voltage is 15 V, 100 Hz. If the box consists of A
one capacitor of reactance 1 and an inductor. Find the
arrangement of capacitor and inductor in box and also
find the value of the inductance of the inductor.
R 15V, 100Hz

Q15. In the circuit shown below: the potential drop across L=10mH R=10
the resistance R is 20 sin100t at any time t. C
( a) Find the value of capacitance C.
( b) Power factor.

V=20sin100t

Q16. An alternating source of frequency 50Hz is applied across circuit of resistance

of 20 , an inductance of 100mH and capacitor of 30F are connected in series.
Does the current lag or lead the applied emf? What is the phase difference between
them?

Q17. In the circuit shown there is a box and capacitance C Box C

connected to alternating power source of angular frequency
of 2 rad/s. Box has power factor 1 2 and circuit has overall
power factor 1. Find the impedance of the box.

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ANSWER: Assignment-1:AC-circuit
Basic definition of AC- Circuit 1
XL    Z  3.3  pf  cos  
Ans1. 5 3 Amp 3.3
Ans2. 0, V0 Ans3. 0.865 amp
V0 Ans4. 152 Amp
Ans3. 5 50
2 3 25
Ans5. ( a) H ( b) Hz ( c) Hz
I0 10 3 3
Ans4. 0, and
3 ( f) L-C-Circuit
V V Ans1. 0.36 mH.
Ans5. , ( g) R-L-C-Circuit
3 2
Ans1. 0.6
7 Ans2. ( a) 1 H ( b) 438 F
Ans6. V0 0
24 Ans3. ( i) 10 ( ii) 22A ( iii) 37 (current leads)
50 ( iv) 0.8
Ans7. Volt Ans4. 17.8 Watt
3 Ans5. 5.13  104 J
V0 V0 R
Ans8. , Ans6.
 2 2L
( 2) Series Circuit Ans7. 100 volt , 0.8 lagging
( a) R-Circuit
Ans1. 0.025 J 0.4
Ans8. ( a) 100 V ( b) H
Ans2. 63000 J 
( b) C-Circuit 50
Ans1. 10mA Ans9. 5H , 
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( c) L-Circuit
( d) R-C-Circuit Ans10. 2A , 10H , and 400 watt
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Ans1. 1.2  10 , 10 Volt Ans11. 75F
Ans2. 15 2 Volt Ans12. 0.6 , 1 amp, 50 Volt
Ans3. Nature of box is capacitive Ans13. 3, 56.1A , 9.44KW
R  5 , and XC  5 3 Ans14. Series combination 1.59 mH, 14.31 mH
Ans15. ( a) 102 F ( b) 1
( e) R-L-Circuit
1 Ans16.   tan1  3.734 
Ans1.   3.3 
2 1
Ans17. The box contains a series circuit of
Ans2. R  1 , C 2
resistance and inductor