D Y Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi, Pune- 44
F.Y. B Tech Engineering
Subject: Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Question Bank
Unit-II AC Fundamentals and Single Phase AC Circuits
Q. 1 Derive an expression for instantaneous current and power consumed when voltage of
V= VmSin (wt) is applied to pure inductance alone. Also draw the phasor diagram.
Q. 2 Derive an expression for instantaneous current and power consumed when voltage of
V= VmSin (wt) is applied to pure Capacitance circuit alone. Also draw the phasor
diagram.
Q.3 Prove that current in a purely capacitive circuit leads the applied voltage by 900 and current
in a purely inductive circuit lags the applied voltage by 900.
Q. 4 State and derive the expression for the Average value of sinusoidal varying alternating
quantity.
Q. 5 State and derive the expression for the RMS value of sinusoidal varying alternating
quantity.
Q. 6 Define the following terms related to alternating quantities:
i) Waveform, ii) Instantaneous value, iii) Cycle, iv) Periodic time, v) Frequency, vi)
Amplitude, vii) RMS value, viii) Average value, ix) Form Factor, x) Peak Value.
Q. 7 If a sinusoidal voltage v= Vmsin ωt is applied across a purely inductive circuit, derive the
expression for current drawn and power consumed, draw their waveform.
Q. 8. If a sinusoidal voltage v= Vmsin ωt is applied across a purely capacitive circuit, derive
the expression for current drawn and power consumed, draw their waveform.
Q 9 Explain the concept of lagging, leading and in phase phasors. Draw the respective
waveform and phasor diagram for the same.
Q. 10 Define the following terms with their units.
Impedance, Active power, Reactive power, Apparent
Power, and power factor.
Q. 11 Draw and explain phasor digram of an RLC series circuit, when
a) XC>XL b) XC<XL c) XC=XL
Q. 12 A sinusoidal voltage of V= VmSin (wt) is applied across a series R-C circuit. Derive the
expression for current drawn and Power Consumed by the circuit. Also draw their waveforms.
Q. 13 What is Series Resonance? Obtain the expression for resonant frequency in series RLC
circuit.
Q. 14 A sinusoidal voltage of V= VmSin (wt) is applied across a series R-L circuit. Derive the
expression for current drawn and Power Consumed by the circuit. Also draw their waveforms.
Q. 15 The series circuit having resistance 5 Ohm and capacitance 150 µF is connected to single phase
200 v,50 Hz AC supply . Calculate i) Capacitive Reactance ii) Impedance iii) Current drawn by the
circuit iv) Power factor v) Active power vi ) Reactive power
Q. 16 A R-C circuit is connected across 100 V , 50 Hz supply draws a current of 5 Amp at power factor
0.3 leading .Find the value of R and C .Also find power consumed.
Q. 17 A coil of 15 mH and resistance 25 Ohm is connected in series with capacitor ‘c’ across 230 V
,50 Hz supply .Find the value of capacitor so that circuit draws maximum current . What will be the
power factor and power consumed?
Q. 18 The resistance of 5 Ohm is connected across 200 V , 50 Hz single phase A.C supply .The voltage
across resistance is 50 V. Calculate ,
i) Voltage across inductance ii ) Value of inductance iii) Power iv) Power factor
Q. 19 Find the expression for current which will flow when a pure inductor of 0.2 H is connected across
230 V, 50 Hz AC supply . Draw the phasor diagram.
Q. 20 A coil having resistance of 7 Ohm and an inductance of 31.8 mH is connected to 230 V, 50 Hz
supply, Calculate
i)The circuit current ii) Phase angle iii) Power factor iv) Power consumed
v) Voltage drop across resister and inductor
Q. 21 An impedance Z1 = (100 + j 0) Ω is connected in series with another impedance Z2 = (50 + j
80 ) Ω . The circuit is connected to 230 V, 50 Hz supply.Calculate i) current drawn by the circuit
i)Power consumed by whole circuit iii) circuit power factor
Q. 22 An e.m.f given by v = 100 sin 100 πt is impressed across a circuit consisting of resistance of 40
Ohm in series with 100 µF capacitor and 0.25 H inductor . Determine i)rms value of current ii) power
consumed iii)power factor
Q. 23 A series circuit consist of resistance of 10 Ohm and inductance of 0.1 Henry connected across
one phase ,50 Hz A.C supply .If the voltage across resistance is 50 Volt,calculate,
i) Voltage drop across inductance ii) Supply voltage
Q. 24 A 50 µF capacitor is connected across a single phase 230 V ,50 Hz supply . Calculate
i) Reactance offered by capacitor ii) maximum current iii) rms value of current
Drawn by capacitor.
Q. 25 A pure inductance L =0.1 H is connected across voltage of v = 200 sin 314t . Find rms value of
current , instantaneous and average power . Write down expression for current.
Q. 26 A series R-L circuit consists of resistance of 3 Ohm and inductance of 0.0106 H connected across
v = 141 sin ωt ,60 Hz supply . Write down expression for instantaneous current drawn by circuit .
Calculate average power dissipated and p.f of circuit.
Q. 27 An inductive coil having negligible resistance and 0.1 H inductance is connected across 200 V,
50 Hz supply . Find i) Inductive reactance ii) RMS value of current drawn
State equations for voltage and current.
Q. 28 A series circuit consist of resistance of 20 Ohm and inductance of 0.1 Henry connected across
one phase 220 V ,50 Hz A.C supply .Calculate i) Current drawn ii) p.f iii) power consumed.
