MBS3129 Electrical Principles

Tutorial 2A

1. Determine the period and frequency for the waveform of the below figure. How many cycles
are shown? [125kHz, 2]
2 cycles are shown
Period = T = 8s
f = 1/T = 1/8 = 125kHz

2. For the waveform of the below figure, determine:

a. period; b. frequency; c. peak-to-peak value [100s, 10kHz, 150V]
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a. 5 cycles in 525s. 5.25T = 525s and T =100s
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b. f = 1/T = 1/ 100s = 10 kHz
c. Peak to Peak value = 2(Vm) = 2(75V) = 150V

3. Determine f, T, and amplitude for each of the following equation:

a. v = 75 sin 200πt V b. i = 8 sin 300t A [100Hz,10ms, 75V, 47.75Hz, 21ms, 8A]
Amplitude Vm = 75V Amplitude Im = 8A
ω = 200π rad/s ω = 300 rad/s
by 2πf = 200π by 2πf = 300
f = 200π/2π = 100 Hz f = 300/2π = 47.75 Hz
f = 1/T T = 1/f = 1/47.75 Hz
T = 1/f = 1/100 = 100ms T = 21 ms

4. Given v = 5 sin(ωt + 45º) V. If ω = 20π rad/s, what is v at t = 20 ms and 90 ms?

180°
v(t =20ms) = 5 sin (20π x x 20 x 10-3 + 45º) = 5sin( 72º+ 45º) = 4.455V
π
180°
v(t =90ms) = 5 sin (20π x 90 x 10-3 x + 45º) = 5 sin(324º+ 45º) = 0.782V
π

5. Given i = 47 sin 8260t mA, determine current at t = 80s and 1200s. [28.85 mA, -22 mA]
180°
i(t = 80s) = 47 sin (8260 x x 80 x 10-6 ) = 47 sin(37.86o) = 28.85 mA
π
180°
i(t = 1200s) = 47 sin (8260 x x 1200 x 10-6 ) = 47 sin(567.92º) = -22 mA
π

6. Write the equation as a function of time for the following waveforms. Express the phase angle
in degrees.
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7. Write the equation as a function of time for the following waveforms. Express the phase angle
in degrees.

8. Sketch the following waveforms with the horizontal axis scaled in degrees and seconds:
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a. v =100 sin(232 .7 t +40 ) V b. i =20 sin(ωt −60 ) mA, f = 200Hz

9. Sketch the following waveforms with the horizontal axis scaled in degrees:
a. v1 = 80 sin(ωt + 45º) V c. i1 = 10 cos ωt mA
b. v2 = 40 sin(ωt − 80º) V d. i2 = 5 cos(ωt − 20º) mA

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10. Consider the voltages of Question 9:
a. Sketch the phasors for v1 and v2.
b. What is the phase difference between v1 and v2?
c. Determine which voltage leads and which lags.

11. With the aid of phasors, sketch the waveforms for each of the following pairs and determine the
phase difference and which waveform leads:
a. i = 40 sin(ωt + 80º), v = -30 sin(ωt − 70º)
b. v = 20 cos(ωt + 10º), i = 15 sin(ωt − 10º)
(Given: cos(t + ) = sin(t +  + 90) )

12. For each of the following phasors, determine the equation for v or i as a function of time, and
sketch the waveform.

13. For the below waveforms, determine the phase differences. Which waveform leads? Draw the
phasors for the waveforms.

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14. Determine the effective (rms) values of each of the following: [70.7V, 5.66A, 28.3V, 84.8mA]
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a. v =100 sin ωt V; b. i =8 sin 377 t A; c. v =40 sin (ωt +40 ) V; d. i =120 cos ωt mA

15. Compute the rms value for the below figure: [2.07A]

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MEC3129 Electrical Principles
Tutorial 2B

Q1. A pure inductance of 1.273 mH is connected in series with a pure resistance of 30 Ω. If the
frequency of the sinusoidal supply is 5 kHz and the p.d. across the 30 Ω resistor is 6 V,
determine the value of the supply voltage and the voltage across the 1.273 mH inductance.
Draw the phasor diagram. [10V, 8V]

Q2. A metal-filament lamp, rated at 750 W, 100 V, is to be connected in series with a capacitor
across a 230 V, 60 Hz supply. Calculate:
(a) The capacitance required; [96µF]
(b) The phase angle between the current and the supply voltage.
(c) Draw the phasor diagram. [64.23]

Q3. A circuit having a resistance of 12 Ω, an inductance of 0.15 H and a capacitance of 100 μF in

series, is connected across a 100 V, 50 Hz supply. Calculate:
(a) The total impedance; [19.4Ω]
(b) The current; [5.15A]
(c) The voltages across R, L and C; [61.8V, 242.5V, 164V]
(d) The phase angle between the current and the supply voltage.
[51.83]

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Q4. A coil having a resistance of 6 Ω and an inductance of 0.03 H is connected across a 50 V, 60
Hz supply. Calculate:
(a) The current; [3.91A]
(b) The phase angle between the current and the applied voltage; [62.05]
(c) The apparent power; [195.5 VA]
(d) The active power. [92 W]

Q5. A 20 Ω resistor is connected in parallel with an inductance of 2.387 mH across a 60 V, 1 kHz

supply. Calculate (a) the current in each branch, (b) the supply current, (c) the phase angle
between the supply current and the supply voltage, (d) the circuit impedance, and (e) the
power consumed. [3A, 4A, 5A, 538 lagging, 12Ω, 180W]

Q6. A 30µF capacitor is connected in parallel with an 80Ω resistor across a 240 V, 50 Hz supply.
Calculate (a) the current in each branch, (b) the supply current, (c) the phase angle between the
supply current and the supply voltage, (d) the circuit impedance, (e) the power dissipated, and
(f) the apparent power. [3A, 2.262A, 3.757A, 371 leading, 63.88Ω, 720W, 901.7VA]

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Q7. Three branches, possessing a resistance of 50Ω, an inductance of 0.15 H and a capacitance of
100 µF respectively, are connected in parallel across a 100 V, 50 Hz supply. Calculate:
(a) the current in each branch; [2A, 2.12A, 3.14A]
(b) the supply current; [2.24A]
(c) the phase angle between the supply current and the supply voltage. [2645]

Q8. A coil of inductance 159.2 mH and resistance 40Ω is connected in parallel with a 30µF
capacitor across a 240 V, 50 Hz supply. Calculate (a) the current in the coil and its phase
angle, (b) the current in the capacitor and its phase angle, (c) the supply current and its phase
angle, (d) the circuit impedance, (e) the power consumed, (f) the apparent power, and (g) the
reactive power. Draw the phasor diagram.
[3.748A, 5120 lagging, 2.262A leading, 2.434A, 1550 lagging
98.6Ω, 562W, 584.2VA, 159.4 VAR]

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Q9. Consider the below circuit. (a) Calculate the values of C and R for the circuit to have a
resonant frequency of 580 kHz and a bandwidth of 10 kHz.
(b) Use the above values to determine the power dissipated by the circuit at resonance.
(c) Find the vout across the inductor L.
[7.53pF, 628.30.995W, 1450V]

Q10. For the below circuit, determine:

(a) The resonant frequency expressed as ω (rad/s) and f (Hz). [10000 rad/s, 1592Hz]
(b) Total impedance at resonance. [8 Ω]
(c) Current at resonance. [1.25A]
(d) VL and VC. [125V, 125V]
(e) Reactive powers, QC and QL. [156.25VAR, 156.25VAR]
(f) Quality factor of the circuit, QS. [12.5]

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Q11. Refer to the series resonant circuit. Suppose the circuit has a resonant frequency of 600 kHz
and a quality factor of QS = 60. [320H, 20.1 Ω, 0.995mA, 1.2V, 20W]
(a) Determine the value of inductor L in henries.
(b) Calculate the value of resistor R in ohms.
(c) Find I, VL, and power, P, at resonance.

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