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OPENSOURCE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION

REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS LICENSURE EXAMINATION
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: EE REFRESHER 4 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. Which of the following is NOT INCLUDED In the Technical

Performance Standards for Distribution and Supply set by the
Philippine Distribution Code?
A. Power Quality C. Reliability
B. Collection Efficiency D. System Efficiency

2. Three 3-ohm resistors are connected in parallel. This

combination is then placed in series with another 3- ohm
resistor. What is the equivalent resistance in ohm?
A. 12 C. 9
B.4 D. 6

3. What size of branch circuit is required for a window air

conditioner with a nameplate rating of 8 A if the circuit also
supplies other outlets?
A. 17 A C. 25 A
B. 20 A D. 15 A

4. Which plant takes the least time in starting from cold

conditions to full load operation?
A. Steam turbine power plant C. Hydro power plant
B. Gas turbine power plant D. Nuclear power plant

5. What is the equivalent IEEE device number for an under-

voltage relay?
A. 67. C. 52
B. 27 D. 51
6. A coil of wire having a value of 10+ 116 ohms is connected in
series with a capacitive reactance Xc, and. this series
combination is then connected in parallel with a resistor R. If
the equivalent impedance of the circuit is 8+ 10 ohms, what is
the value of Xo in ohms?
A. 18 C. 10
B. 6 D. 5

7. [SEPT2022] To adjust the power of the alternator, adjust the

________
A. power factor C. governor
B. field current D. frequency

8. In a series RC circuit the voltage across the capacitor and

the resistor are 60 y and 80 v respectively. What is the total
voltage of the circuit?
A. 120 v C. 115 v
B. 100 v D. 105 v

9. [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 120v and 4.8 kW, respectively what is the
generated voltage?
A. 125.5 v C. 126.8 v
B. 124.8 v D. 123.5 v

10. In a 4-pole, 60 Hz, 200v induction motor having a full-load

current of 350 A, torque developed is 700 N-m. What is the
approximate speed of the motor?
A. 1100 rpm C.955 rpm
B. 870 rpm D. 1250 rpm

11. Three resistances of 4, 9, and 11 ohms are connected in

series and then in parallel. Find the effective resistance for
series connection.
A. 15 ohms C. 20 ohms
B. 24 ohms D. 13 ohms

12. Three resistors A, B, and C are connected in series to a

120-v supply. If the resistor A = 50 ohms and the voltage across
resistor B 40 v when the current is 1/2 A, what is the
resistance of resistor C in ohm/s?.
A. 105 C. 90
B. 110 D. 100
13. In a transmission line of negligible resistance, the surge
Impedance will be
A. square root of LC C. square root of L/C
B. square root of 1/LC D. square root of C/L

14. What is the purpose of reactor in short circuit?

A. To open the line in short circuit
B. To decrease the circuit resistance
C. To lessen the current in short circuit
D. To Increase the current in short circuit

15. In a 12-v battery supplies 10 A, find the amount of energy

In KJ delivered in one hour.
A. 120 C. 216
B. 324 D. 432

16. [APRIL2022] A transformer rated at a maximum of 50 KVA

supplies a 25 kW 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 C. 25
B. 29 D. 20

17. [SEPT2022/APRIL2022] What is the maximum output power of a

cellular transmitter?
A. 4.5 w c. 1.5 w
b. 3 w D. 6 w

18. [SEPT2022] Three impedances Z1 = 3+ j5, Z2 = 64∠20°, and Z3 =

4∠-30° Ω are connected in delta. Find the transform δ impedance
into the Y impedance ZA, ZB, and Zc (ACB sequence).
A. ZA = 2.67∠56.4°, ZB = 1.78∠-6.38° and ZC = 1.83∠-3.27° ohms
B. ZA = 1.78∠-6.38°, ZB = 1.83∠-3.27° and ZC = 2.67∠56.4° ohms
C. ZA = 2.67∠56.4°; ZB = 1.83∠-3.27° and ZC = 1.78∠-6.38 ohms
D. ZA = 1.83∠-3.27°, ZB = 2.67∠56.4° and ZC = 1.78∠-6.38° ohms

19. For constant transmission efficiency, voltage is Increased n

times, the size of the conductor would
A reduced to (1/n) times of the original
B. reduced to (1/n2) times of the original
C. Increased to n2 times of the original
D. Increased to n times of the original

20. Copper loss of a transformer are determined by means of

a/an.
A. open-circuit C. polarity
B. short-circuit test D. Inductive-circuit
21. The power transmission capacity of the transmission is
A. Inversely proportional to the voltage
B. directly proportional to the voltage
C. proportional to the square of the voltage.
D. proportional to the cube of the voltage

22. The undervoltage relays are usually used for what protection
of the electrical equipment?
A. feeder protection C. motor protection
B. transformer protection D. bus-bar protection

23. In a certain area, the energy consumption is expected to

double in 10 years. Assuming a simple exponential growth given
by P Poeat, what is the growth rate?
A. 6.39% C.93%
B. 5.93% D. 5.39%

24. Which of the following type of fault used only the

equivalent positive sequence Impedance of the circuit in the
short-circuit calculation?
A. Line to Line C. Line to ground
B. Double line to ground D. Three-phase fault

25. [SEPT2022/APRIL2022] 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 4.8 KW, respectively,
what is the power loss in the line wires?
A. 96 w C. 198 w
B. 192 w D. 99 w

26. What device is used to measure the temperature of a motor

winding while the motor is in operation?
A. Seismic probe C Resistance temperature detector
B. Thermocouples D. Proximity probe

27. When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current

of 7.0 A, the resulting fluxes, Φ11 and Φ12 are 0.50 mWb and 0.75
mWb, respectively. What is the coefficient of coupling K, If the
number of tums N1, and N₂ are 100 and 300; respectively?
A. 0.4 C. 0.2
B. 0.6 D. C.8

28. What is VBN in this balanced three-phase in which VAN =

7200∠20° and VCN = 7200∠-100°?
A 7200∠-80° C. 7200∠120°
B. 7200∠ 90° D. 7200∠140°
29. Which of the following is a primary disadvantage of FM over
AM? A. Lower efficiency C. Higher cost and complexity
B. Noise susceptibility D. Excessive use of spectrum space

30. The terminal voltage of a battery is 11.8 v when delivering 20

w of power to an external load resistor R. If the battery, has
an emf of 15 v find the internal resistance of the battery.
A. 1.96 ohm C 1.89 ohm
B. 1.68 ohm D. 1.75 ohm

31. Which of the following that the voltage regulation is one of

the important factors consider in the electrical power design?
A. generator C transmission line
B. feeder D. transformer

32. A small wind generator is designed to generate 75 KW of

power at a wind velocity of 30 mi/hr. What is the approximate
blade diameter of the, wind generator in ft?
A. 35.4 C. 31.9
B. 33.6 D. 37.3

33. Single-Side Band signal produces a peak-to-peak voltage of

720 v on voice peaks across a 75-ohm antenna. What is the peak
envelope power?
A. 865 w C. 856 w
B. 835 w D. 853 w

34. Which of these is not a factor in the selection of fuse

rating for protection-of a branch circuit?
A. Branch full-load current C. System impedance
B. Branch fault-current D. System voltage

35. Which of the following principle will the operation of

fiber-optic cable is based?
A. dispersion C. refraction
B. reflection D. absorption

36. Two compound, generators are operated in parallel. If

generator A has a series-field resistance of -0.0015 ohm and is
adjusted to take 30% of the line load while generator B with a
series field resistance of 0.001 ohm takes the remainder of the
load, what is the current flow in the equalizer, when the load
is 230 kW at 230 v?
A. 300 A C. 100 A
B. 400 A D. 200 A
37. Determine the circuit element and its value for V = 120 sin
(377t-30°) volts and I = 4 sin (377t+60°) amps.
A. Xc = 30Ω and C = 66.31µF C. Xc = 30Ω and C = 88.42uF
B. Xc = 40Ω and C = 66.31 µF D Xc = 40Ω and C = 88.42uF

38. A straight conductor 100 cm long and carrying a current of

40 A lies perpendicular to a magnetic field of 1.5 Wb/m². What
is the mechanical power in watt/s required to move the conductor
at a uniform speed of 6 m/s?
A. 390 W C. 300 W
B. 330 W D. 360 W

39. A washing machine is, in effect, an RL circuit. If the

machine takes 311 W and 4.5 A from a 115-v source when operating
normally. Find its power factor.
A. 0.70 lagging C. 0.80 lagging
B. 0.75 lagging D. 0.60 lagging

40. An induction motor-draws 50 KW at a 0.60 lagging power

factor from a 480 v, 60 Hz source. What parallel capacitor will
increase the overall power factor to 0.90 lagging?
A. 532 µF C.489 µF
B. 704 µF D. 582 µF

41. When the voltage remains the same, the current will _____ as
the impedance decreases.
I. decrease II. increase
A. I only I C. Both
B. Either I or II C. II only

42. When electrons build up pressure at one point, it is called:

A. ganging C. current flow
B. impedance D. pressure filing

43. Which of the following type of fault used only the

equivalent positive and negative sequence impedance of the
circuit in the short-circuit calculation?
A. Double line to ground C. Line to line
B. Three-phase D. Line to ground

44. A 69 KV three-phase transposed line is composed of one ACSR

336,400 cmil, 26/7 Linnet conductor per phase with a horizontal
configuration of D12 = 5 ft, D23 = 5 ft and D13 = 10 ft. The
conductors have a diameter of 0.721 inch and a GMR of 0.0243 ft.
Find the inductance per phase per kilometer of the line.
A. 1.0963 mH/km C. 1.1116 mH/km
B. 1.1505 mH/km D. 1.1233 mH/km
45. Based on the Philippine Distribution Code, all users of the
distribution system must maintain a certain power factor at the
connection point in order to maintain power quality in the
system. What power factor should be maintained at the connection
point?
A. Not less than 65% C. Not less than 70%
B. Not less than 85% D. Not less than 75%

46. Which of the following is NOT considered in. the selection

of surge arrester?
A. Voltage rating C. Current rating
B. Class of Arrester D. Insulation level

47. A transformer has a primary winding of 2000 turns and

voltage of 2400 v and current of 8.66-j5 with an impedance Z2
connected across the secondary winding. The secondary winding
has 500 turns. What is the value of the secondary impedance?
A. 15.32 + j10 ohm C. 13 + 17.5 ohm
B. 8.66 + j5 ohm D. 26 + 115 ohm

48. Find the average power absorbed by a balanced three-phase

load in an ABC circuit in which VCB=208415° and IB = 34110°?
A. 1,080 w C. 624 w
B. 358 w D. 620 w

49. A 4-pole de machine is wound duplex lap. Find the number of

parallel paths.
A. 8 C. 10
B. 4 D. 6

50. The current in a series circuit of R 10 ohms and L 60 mH

lags the applied voltage by 80°. What is the source frequency in
Hz?
A. 144.3 C. 163.5
B. 150.4 D. 174.6

51. A 240 v, 3 phase, 3-wire system has two balanced 3 phase

loads. Load 1, delta connected takes 24 KW at 0.8 pf leading and
load 2, wye-connected takes 20 KVA at 0.768 pf lagging. Find the
line current in amperes.
A. 88.6 C. 110.4
B. 92.8 D. 95.4

52. In full-wave rectification, If the input frequency is 60 Hz,

then output has a frequency of
A 30 Hz C. 60 Hz
B. 120 Hz D. 240 Hz
53. in a 3 phase, 4-wire system, the current in line a has Ia1
200∠0 A and Ia2 = 100∠60° A. The current through the neutral
conductor is 300∠-60° A. Find the line current Ib, in amperes.
A. 300∠120° C. 300∠-60°
B. 300∠240° D. 100∠-30°

54. A hydroelectric power plant consumes 60 x 10° KWHR per year.

What is the net head if the expected flow is 1,500 m³/min and
overall 'efficiency is 63%?
A. 33.3 m C. 44.3 m
B. 66.3 m D. 55.3 m

55. The specific gravity of a lead-acid cell is often used as a

measure of its
A. rate of discharge C. operating temperature
B. state of charge D. life expectancy

56. The purpose of Insulating oil when used on power circuit

breaker are the following, EXCEPT
A. Coolant B. Interrupter
C. Quencher D. Insulation

57. What is the total flux emitted of four lamps having an

Intensity of 100 Cd each?
A. 1,256 lm C. 2,512 lm
B. 5,026 lm D. 10,052 lm

58. What is the Thevenin's equivalent reactance of a certain

electric system rated 20 MVA at 34.5. KV If the available short
circuit MVA is 950?
A. 2.10% C. 1.75%
B. 2.25% D. 1.59%

59. A transmitter supplies, 10 KW of carrier power to the

antenna. The total radiated power with 40% modulation is ___ kW.
A. 14 C. 1.6
B. 10.8 D. 25

60. The field system of a 60 HZ alternator has a sinusoidal flux

per pole of 0.1 Wb. Calculate the emf generated in one turn
which spans two-thirds of a pole pitch.
A. 5.2 v B.19.2 V
B. 23.1 v D. 33.3 v
61. A single-phase transformer is rated 110/440 v, 2.5 KVA.
Leakage reactance measured from the low-tension side is 0.06 Ω.
Determine the leakage reactance in percent.
A. 4.21% C. 1.42%
B. 14.2% D. 1.24%

62. A six-pole, 3Φ SCIM is connected to a 60-Hz supply. At full-

load, the rotor's induced emf makes 72 complete cycles in 1
minute. What is the rotor speed?
A. 1,154 rpm C. 1,176 rpm
B. 1,180 rpm D. 1,186 rpm

63. [APRIL2022] The commonly used light sensor in a modern fax

machine is the
A. photo tube C. photo transistor
B. charge couple device D. liquid crystal display

64. A standard candle emits a total luminous flux of ___ lumens.

A. 12.57 C. 25.14
B. 78.96 D. 157.90

65. A space station with communication equipment that

synchronizes with the earth's orbit.
A. space craft C. space probe
B. satellite D. space CATV

66. What is the total energy generated by a station in KWHR in a

year if its maximum demand and annual load factor is 150-KW and
45% respectively?
A. 1,314,000 C. 591,300
B. 67,500 D. 24,637

67. A 5,000 KVA synchronous condenser operates with a leading

power factor of 0:032. The total losses are 160 KW. What is the
power Input of the motor?
A. 320 kW C. 5,160 kW
B. 5,320 kW D. 160 kW

68. A magnetizing force of 1,000 AT/m will produce a flux

density of ______ in air.
A. 0.63 mT C. 0.63 T.
B. 1.257 mT D. 1.257 T

69. Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal short

circuit condition called _______
A. local action C. depolarization
B. polarization D. electrolysis
70. The average value of the function I = 50 sin ωt + 30 sin 3ωt
is equal to
A. 68.2 A C. 31.8 A
B.40 A D. 51 A

71. A single-phase, 10-km transmission line has 18.65 mH total

Inductance. If the distance between the conductors is 1 m, what
is the conductor radius?
A. 1 cm C. 2 cm
B. 1.5 cm D. 0.75 cm

72. What must be the maximum tidal head available for a proposed
1,000 MW tidal power plant if the area of the tidal bay is 112
km²?
A. 7.52 m C. 7.12 m
B. 6.38 m D. 6.74 m

73. As load power factor of an alternator becomes more lagging,

the value of generated voltage required to give rated terminal
voltage __________
A. Increases C. decreases
B. remains unchanged D. varies with rotor speed

74. Three 10:1 transformers are connected Δ-Y for stepping up

the 2,300 v three-phase source. Calculate the secondary line
voltage.
A. 23,000 v C. 46,000 v
B. 69,000 v D. 40,000 v

75. A 69 KV, three-phase short transmission line is 16 km long.

The line has a per phase series impedance of 0.125+J0.4375 ohm
per km. Determine the transmission efficiency when the line
delivers 70 MVA, 0.80 lagging power factor at 64 KV.
A. 93.75% C. 94.75%
B. 96.90% D. 95.90%

76. A 5 MVA, 13.8 KV/480 V, 5% impedance transformer is tapped

at 13.8 KV line where the Thevenin's equivalent Impedance is 0.5
ohm. Determine the fault current at the primary for a three-
phase fault at the secondary.
A. 4,200 A C. 3,300 A
B. 10,500 A D. 6,050 A

77. A certain copper wire has a resistance of 0.5 Q when the

length is 10 m. What is its diameter in mils?
A. 38 C. 33
B. 26 D. 21
78. A half-wave rectified sine wave has an average value of 100
A. What is its effective value?
A. 70.71 A C. 141.4 A
B. 100 A D. 157 A

79. Two Impedances Z1 = 12+ j16 ohms and Z₂ = 4.- j14 ohms are
connected in parallel across 240 v, 60 Hz ac supply. Find the
total power factor.
A. 0.766 C 0.877
B. 0.828 D. 0.846

80. In a commutator.
A. copper is harder than mica
B. mica and copper are equally hard
C. mica is harder than copper
D. none of these

81. The changes in volume of transformer cooling oil due to

variation of atmospheric temperature during day and night is
taken care of by which part of transformer?
A. Conservator C. Breather
B. Bushings D. Buchholz relay

82. Centrifugal switch disconnects the auxiliary winding of the

motor at about ______ percent of synchronous speed.
A. 30 to 40 C. B70 to 80
B. 80 to 90 D. 100

83. The material commonly used for insulation in high voltage

cables is
A. lead C. paper
B. rubber D. glass

84. An energy of 10.152 x 1018 J is equal to _______ quads.

A. 9.623 C. 96.23
B. 962.3 D. 9.623

85. A frequency of 27 MHz has a wavelength of approximately

A. 9 m C. 13 m
B. m D. 11 m

86. For a series RLC circuit at resonance, the current amplitude

is ______ for a fixed voltage amplitude and the power factor is
______.
A. minimum, zero C. minimum, unity
B. maximum, zero D. maximum, unity
87. If the length of a cable is doubled, its capacitance
A. becomes one-fourth C. becomes one-half
B. becomes double D. remains unchanged

88. A central station has annual factors as follows:

Load = 58.5% Capacity = 40.9% Use = 45.2%
The reserve carried over and above the peak load is 8,900 kW.
What is the installed capacity?
A. 20,700 kW C. 29,600 kW
B. 25,900 kW D. 40,000 kW

89. Wye-delta starting is equivalent to autotransformer starting

with ______ tapping.
A. 73% C. 67%
B. 58% D. 33%

90. These days DC motors are widely used in

A. pumping sets C. air compressors
B. electric tractions D. machine shops

91. A balanced delta connected Joad draws 30 A phase current

from a balanced 3-phase supply. An open circuit fault occurs in
one of the lines. Determine the line current in amperes.
A. 45 C. 60
B. 90 D. 100

92. Breather mounted on transformer tank contains

A. water C. oil
B. liquid D. calcium

93. switch is connected across a 220-v supply. What is the

voltage across the switch if it is closed?
A. 220 V C. 110 v
C. Infinity D. 0

94. The current in a coil decay as follows: when t = 0.002 sec,

the current is 10 mA; when t=0.006 sec, the current drops to 4
mA. What is the time constant of the coil?
A. 3.28 ms C. 4.36 ms
B. 5.36 ms D. 6.28 ms

95. As load power factor of an alternator becomes more leading,

the value of generated voltage required to give rated terminal
voltage
A. increases C decreases
B. remains unchanged D. varies with rotor speed
96. Two(2), 14, 25-KVA transformers are connected in open delta
bank supplying a balanced 36 load of 40 KVA. What is the
percentage load of the bank?
A. 90.4% C. 92.4%
B. 80% D. 85.4%

97. A hermetic motor compressor has a rated load current of 25

A. What is the allowable rating for branch disconnecting means?
A 28.75 A. C. 31.25 A
B. 30 A D. 37.5 A

98. The process by which metallic parts are demagnetized is

called
A. degaussing C. demagnetizing
B. degrading D. degreasing

99. Synchronous motors are

A. self-starting C. not self-starting
B. none of these D. essentially self-starting

100.A generating plant has a minimum and maximum outputs of 50

MW. and 100 MW, respectively. It generates an energy of 1.8 x 10
KWHR for 24 hours at an average power factor of 90%. What is the
load factor of the plant?
A. 65% C. 75%
B. 80% D. 85%