The document contains a 34 question exam on applied electricity concepts. It includes circuit analysis questions involving resistors, capacitors, inductors, and other circuit elements. It also includes questions on AC circuits involving power, current, voltage, impedance and other concepts.
The document contains a 34 question exam on applied electricity concepts. It includes circuit analysis questions involving resistors, capacitors, inductors, and other circuit elements. It also includes questions on AC circuits involving power, current, voltage, impedance and other concepts.
The document contains a 34 question exam on applied electricity concepts. It includes circuit analysis questions involving resistors, capacitors, inductors, and other circuit elements. It also includes questions on AC circuits involving power, current, voltage, impedance and other concepts.
The document contains a 34 question exam on applied electricity concepts. It includes circuit analysis questions involving resistors, capacitors, inductors, and other circuit elements. It also includes questions on AC circuits involving power, current, voltage, impedance and other concepts.
Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find out the correct option and circle without ambiguity the letter for the option you have chosen.
Index No……………………………..Dept…………….……………………Circle Your Year: 1, 2, 3 or 4.
1. If the voltage across a 1000-μF capacitor is v (t ) = 2t volts, find the current through the capacitor at t = 10 s in milliamps. A 100 A B 50 C 4 D 2 3.4 4.0 6.0 2. Calculate the total resistance 3.4 3.4 between terminals A and B of the circuit shown in Fig. 1 in ohms. All resistances are in ohms. A 3.18 B 10.0 B 4.76 C 2.18 Fig. 1 D 5.21
Use the circuit in Fig. 2 to answer questions I1 I2
3 and 4 given that I 2 = 1 A. 3Ω 3Ω
3. Determine the source current I 1 in amps. 4V
13 V R A 3.0 B 2.0 C 1.0 D None of the above Fig. 2 4. Determine the value of the resistance R in ohms. A. 7.0 B. 4.0 C. 1.0 D. None of the above R2
5. In the linear circuit shown in Fig. 3, the current in
the 3-ohm resistor is 3 A. Find the current in the 2-ohm resistor if the source voltage is moved into the branch containing the 3-ohm resistor. 3Ω R1 4Ω 2Ω A 6.0 B 2.0 C 1.5 E D None of the above
Use the circuit in Fig. 4 to answer questions 6 to 8 Fig. 3
6. Find the current supplied by the 24-V source in amps if it is acting alone. A 5.0 B 4.0 C 3.0 D 2.0
7. Find the value of the current I in amps if the 32-V source is acting alone. A 8.0 B 7.0 C 6.0 6Ω I 4Ω D 5.0 32 V 8. Find the value of I in amps if the two 24 V 4Ω voltage sources are all in circuit. A 4.5 B 3.0 C 1.5 D None of the above. Fig. 4
Use the information below to answer questions 9 to 11:
Three batteries, A, B and C have the following particulars:
Battery A B C E.m.f. (V) 24 12 18 Internal resistance (Ω) 4 4 6
The three batteries are connected in parallel, and a 3-ohm resistor is connected across the battery terminals. 9. The 3-ohm resistance is disconnected from circuit and an ammeter connected between the battery terminals. Find the reading of the ammeter in amps. A 14.0 B 12.0 C 10.0 D 8.0
10. The 3-ohm resistor is disconnected from circuit and a voltmeter connected across the battery terminals. Find the reading of the voltmeter in volts. A 18.0 B 15.0 C 12.0 D 9.0
11. With the 3-ohm resistor now in circuit, a voltmeter is connected across the battery terminals. Find the reading of the voltmeter in volts. A 24.0 B 20.0 C 16.0 D 12.0
Use the circuit in Fig. 5 to answer questions 12 and 13.
12. Determine the voltage across the terminal A and B 2Ω 4Ω
in volts. A 2.0 A B 1.5 C 1.0 4Ω B 2Ω D 0.5
13. Find in ohms the resistance seen between terminals 6V
A and B when the 6-V source is deactivated. A 5.40 B 2.67 C 1.45 Fig. 5 D 0.50
14. If a 5-k Ω load is connected across terminals A and B of the network in Fig. 6, the load current is 10 mA. If a 10-k Ω load is connected across the terminals, the load current is 6 mA. Find the current in a 7.5-k Ω load in milliamps. A A 10.0 Linear B 7.5 Network C 5.0 B D 2.5 Fig. 6 15. Find the total resistance between 6Ω 4Ω terminals A and B of the circuit in Fig. 7 in ohms. A A 1.67 B 1.74 2Ω 6Ω 8Ω C 5.50 D 5.57 B
16. Calculate the r.m.s. value of the Fig. 7
waveform in Fig. 8 A 4.0 B 3.0 C 2.0 D 1.0
17. Calculate the average value of the waveform in Fig. 8.
A 6.0 B 4.5 C 3.0 D 1.5 4
0 6 8 14 16 Time (s)
Fig. 8
18. Four conductors meet at a junction, as shown in Fig. 9. The currents are i1 = 5 sin t , i2 = 3 sin(t + 90o ) and i3 = 2 sin(t − 90o ) . Calculate the r.m.s. value of the current i4 . i4 i1 A 7.5 B 6.3 i3 C 5.0 i2 Fig. 9 D None of the above.
19. An alternating current is represented by i = 3 + 4 2 sin t + 5 2 sin 3t . Calculate its average value. A 12.0 B 9.0 C 6.0 D 3.0 20. Calculate the r.m.s. value of the current given in problem 19. A 9.57 B 7.07 C 5.67 D 3.02
21. An inductor having inductance of 3 H is connected in series with an 8-ohm resistor. A 28-V, 1-Hz supply is connected across this series circuit. Determine the voltage across the resistor in volts. A 22.4 B 16.8 C 16.0 D 12.0
Use the information below to answer questions 22 to 24.
When a series circuit, containing inductance and resistance, was connected across a 240-V, 50-Hz supply, the current was 4 A and the power taken was 400 W.
22. Calculate the power factor of the circuit, when connected across the a.c. supply. A 0.912 B 0.615 C 0.417 D 0.312
23. Calculate the value of the resistance in ohms
A 55.0 B 46.7 C 34.5 D 25.0
24. Calculate the inductance in henries.
A 0.515 B 0.437 C 0.256 D 0.174
Use the information below to answer questions 25 and 26.
A coil of resistance 30 Ω and inductance 20 mH is connected in parallel with 8 μF capacitor across a
supply of 25 V and frequency 1000 Hz.
25. Calculate the total supply current in amps.
A 0.53 B 0.30 C 0.10 D 0.05 26. Calculate the total power taken from the supply in watts. A 11.2 B 9.4 C 8.3 D 7.5
27. A circuit has two parallel paths and their impedances are Z1 = 10 + j 20 ohm; Z 2 = − j12.5 ohm. Calculate the combined impedance. A 10 − j 20 B 15 − j15 C 21 − j18 D 10 + j8
28. A circuit draws a current of 530o amps when the applied voltage is 200 − 30o volts. Calculate the complex apparent power drawn by the circuit in voltamperes. A 866 + j 500 B 500 − j866 C 866 − j 500 D 1000 + j 0
Use the information below to answer questions 29 and 30.
A single-phase motor connected to a 200-V, 50-Hz supply is developing 5 kW with an efficiency of 80 per cent and a power factor of 0.6 lagging.
29. Calculate the input apparent power in kilovoltamperes.
A 6.25 B 9.30 C 10.42 D 12.32
30. Calculate the reactive power drawn by the motor in kilovars.
A 5.85 B 7.65 C 8.33 D 10.75
Use the information below to answer questions 31 to 33.
The load taken from a 200-V single-phase a.c. supply consists of: i. a fluorescent lighting load of 800 W at 0.8 power factor lagging ii. a motor load of 3 kVA at power factor of 0.6 lagging. 31. Find the total power in kW. A 2.44 B 2.60 C 3.80 D None of the above.
32. Find the total reactive power in kVAr
A 2.0 B 3.0 C 4.0 D 5.0
33. Find the total current in amps if the total power and reactive power are assumed to be 1.6 kW and 1.2 kVAr respectively. A 4.0 B 6.0 C 10.0 D 14.0
34. A circuit consists of an impedance of 24 + j8 ohm in series with two impedances of 0 + j 6 ohm and 0 − j8 ohm which are parallel. Calculate the total impedance in ohms. A 2890o B 4053.1o C 5136.9 o D None of the above.
Use the information below to answer questions 35 and 36.
A 250 3 -V, 50-Hz, 3-phase supply delivers 3.75 kVA to a balanced load which has a power factor of 0.6 lagging.
35. Calculate the line current in amps.
A 8.0 B 7.0 C 6.0 D 5.0
36. Calculate the value of the inductance per phase in henries assuming the load to be star connected. A 0.127 B 0.321 C 0.567 D 0.814 Use the information below to answer questions 37 and 38.
In a 3-phase, 4-wire system, the line voltage is 400 V and pure resistive loads of 5, 4 and 2.5 kW are connected between the three line conductors respectively and the neutral point.
37. Calculate the current in the line to which the 5-kW load is connected in amps. A 10.21 B 21.65 C 32.74 D 53.66
38. Calculate the current in the neutral conductor in amps.
A 9.5 B 8.4 C 7.3 D 6.7
Use the information below to answer questions 39 and 40.
Three similar coils, each having a resistance 5 ohm and inductance 66 mH, are connected in star to a 250 3 -V, 3-phase, 50-Hz source.
39. Calculate the line current in amps.
A 51.8 B 45.7 C 30.2 D 20.6
40. Calculate the total power absorbed in kilowatts.
