Arab Academy for Science and Technology

Electric Power and Machines EE328

Lecturer: Staff
Sheet (1)
Review on DC and AC circuits
I

1) In Fig (1) determine the following:

The currents I1, I2, I3
a)
The voltage E
b)

1 hm

I
3

200 V
2.2 KW
200 ohm

2) In Fig (2) calculate the following:

The voltage V
a.
The currents I1, I2
b.
The power delivered by the source V
c.

20 A

1 hm

V
250 ohm
230 V

0.3ohm

3) In Fig (3) find the following:

The current I
a.
The voltage E
b.

2.5ohm

I
0.2ohm
250 V
2.5KW
E

0.2ohm

4) In Fig (4) determine the following:

The value of the resistor R
a.
The electric power for each source
b.

5A
0.1ohm
230 V
220 V

5) In the circuit shown in Fig (5) at a frequency of (400/2) Hz,

the current leads the voltage by 63.4.Find R and the voltage
across each element in the circuit. Draw the phasor diagram.

R
I

120 V

25mH

50microf

Arab Academy for Science and Technology

Electric Power and Machines EE328
Lecturer: Staff
6) In Fig (6) Za, Zb, and Zc are connected as shown. If the current Ic = 25 A. Calculate the apparent,
Za
active, and reactive power.
3ohm

4ohm

Zc
2ohm

8ohm

5ohm

4ohm
V

Zb

7) In Fig (7), the supply voltage V1=220 V .Find I1, I2, I3, I4. Find also the active power dissipated by the
resistor 5 and the input power and power factor.
I

in

j0.4

j0.6

I1
V

200
1

j250

Arab Academy for Science and Technology

Electric Power and Machines EE328
Lecturer: Staff
Sheet (3)
D.C. Motor
1. A 3.37kW, 1725rpm, l25VJthunt motor has an efficiency of 82.5% at full load
Calculate the power input, line-current & output torque.
2. A 250V series motor has an armature & field resistance of 0.06 & 0.025 respectively.
The motor draws a line current of 25A when running at 850rpm.
Calculate the speed when the line current is 18A, for the same supply voltage.
3. A shunt motor, with an armature resistance of 0.1, runs at 1000rpm. The supply voltage is 250V & the
field resistance is 250. The input power is 6.5kW.
The supply voltage is reduced to 230V & the field resistance is reduced to 125.
Find the new speed to keep the motor torque constant.
4. A series motor has 0.l & 0.05 armature & field winding respectively. When the supply voltage is
600V & the motor current is 150A, the motor speed is 3000 rpm. What resistance should be inserted in
series to reduce the speed to 2000rpm without affecting motor torque. Neglect saturation.
5. A series motor has 0.1 & 0.1 armature & field resistance respectively, running at 400rpm. The input
power is 60 kW at 500V. If the supply voltage is reduced to 400V & a series resistance of 2.5 is
inserted between the motor & supply such that the torque is halved, find the new speed.
6. A 250V shunt motor has a shunt field of 250 & an armature resistance of 0.25. For a given load
torque, the motor runs at 1500 rpm drawing an armature current of 20A. If a resistance of 250 is
inserted in series with the field, the load torque remains the same. Find the new speed & armature
current.
7. The armature winding of a 200V shunt motor & the shunt field resistance are 0.1 & 400 respectively.
When the motor draws a supply current of 10A, the rotational loss is 100W & the speed is 400rpm.
Find:
a) The developed power.
b) The net output power.
c) The motor efficiency.
d) The net output torque.
e) If the flux is halved while the armature current is maintained constant. Find the new speed for the same
supply voltage
f) If the torque is doubled, find the new speed for the same supply voltage.

Arab Academy for Science and Technology

Electric Power and Machines EE328
Lecturer: Staff
Sheet (4)
Single phase Transformer
1) A single phase transformer rated 220/440V, 50Hz has an equivalent resistance
(Req) & reactance (Xeq) referred to the primary side equal to 0.02 & 0.2 respectively The open circuit
test at 220V gave a no load current of 1.8A & a no load power of 39.6W The transformer is feeding a
3kW, 0 8 lagging Power factor load at 440V. Calculate the efficiency & voltage regulation of the
transformer
2) A 1100/110V step down single phase transformer has the following parameters.
Rc= 2K, Xm= 1.5 K, R1=4, X1=3 , R2=0.04 , X2=0.03
If the transformer delivers its output to a load of 5.5 kVA with 0 8 lagging power factor at 110V Calculate
a) The primary voltage
b) The voltage regulation
c) The transformer efficiency
3) A single, phase 440/110V, 50Hz transformer has the following parameters:
Rc=500 , Xm=l000 , R1=0.6 , X1=0.4 , R2=0.2, X2=0.1 If the transformer feeds a 1kW load
with 0.8 lagging power factor at 110V Calculate the transformer efficiency
4) A 10kVA, 220/110V transformer has the following parameters
R1=0.02
X1=0.04
R2=0.01
X2=0.01
Rc=200
Xm=300
If the transformer is supplying 75% of its full load at unity power factor & rated secondary voltage,
Find:
a) The transformer referred circuit parameters
b) The voltage regulation
c) The transformer efficiency

Arab Academy for Science and Technology

Electric Power and Machines EE328
Lecturer: Staff
Sheet (5)
Synchronous Generator
1. A 3-phase, 8-pole synchronous, generator is star connected. The stator has 168 slots with 9 conductors
per slot. If the rotor speed is 750rpm, estimate the flux required in the air gap to generate an e.m.f of
1000V between lines.
(Winding factor = 0.96).
2. In a 50 kVA, star connected, 440V, 3-phase, 50Hz alternator. The armature resistance is 0.25/phase. The
armature reactance is 3.7/phase. Determine at rated load & unity power factor, the induced e.m.f. per
phase & voltage regulation. Sketch the phasor diagram.
3. A 3-phase alternator is rated at 5kW, 1 1OV, 29A lagging power factor, 50Hz & 1000rpm The stator
resistance is 0.1/phase & armature reactance is 1.53/phase
The field current is Ifl (full load current)
a) Find the no load induced m f, voltage regulation & number of poles
b) If the field current is reduced to ( 0.9 Ifi ) while the speed is kept constant, what would be the load
voltage if the generator is supplying the load with the same load current at the same power factor.
c) If the speed, field current & load current are kept constant, the power factor is changed to 0.8
leading, what would be the terminal voltage?
4. A 3-phase, star connected, 6-pole synchronous generator supplies a 3-phase load of 100kW, 0.8 leading
power factor at 60 Hz, 2kV line voltage. The machine per phase armature resistance & reactance are
0.4 & 4 respectively Find :
a) Voltage regulation
b) Maximum developed power
c) Efficiency if Pr =10kW
5. A 40kVA, 380V, 4-pole, 50Hz, star connected, 3-phase synchronous generator has per phase armature
resistance of 0.04 & armature reactance of 0.42. The generator has 100 turns per phase Determine :
a) The generated e.m.f voltage (Eph) at full load with 0.8 lagging pf
b) The full load voltage regulation
c) The generator driving speed
d) The flux per pole

6. A 9kVA, 208V, 1200rpm, 3-phase, 6OHz, star connected, synchronous generator ; a field winding
resistance of 4.5. The armature winding impedance is 0 3+j5 /phase.
When the generator operates at its full load & 0.8 pf lagging, the field winding current is 5A. The
rotational loss is 500W. Determine:
a) The voltage regulation.
b) The efficiency of the generator.
c) The torque applied by the prime mover.

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Electric Power and Machines EE328
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Sheet (6)
Induction Motor
1. A 40hp, 3300V, 50Hz, 4 poles 3-phase, star connected induction motor has a slip of 2% & a power
factor of 0.8 lagging at full load. The stator copper losses, core losses & mechanical losses are 1000W,
1500W & 1200W respectively.
(1hp = 746W).
At full load, determine:
a) The motor speed
b) The line current
c) The rotor copper losses
d) The motor efficiency.
2. A 3-phase, 500V, 50Hz, 6-pole, star connected induction motor develops (net outputs) 20hp at 950rpm
with power factor 0.85 lagging The mechanical losses are lhp & total stator copper losses are 1500W
(Neglect core losses)
Calculate for these loads:
a) The slip
b) The rotor copper losses
c) The line current
3. A 3-phase, 50Hz, 80hp, 4-pole, star connected induction motor operating at rated conditions has an
efficiency of 90%
The core losses, stator copper losses & rotor copper losses are 1500W, 2000W & 1400W respectively.
Determine:
a) Input power
b) Air gap power
c) Shaft speed
4. A 3-phase, 400V, 50Hz, 6-pole, star connected induction motor develops (net outputs) 20hp at 950 rpm
with pf 0 85 lag. The total mechanical losses are 750W, core losses are 500W & stator copper losses are
1000W .Calculate for these loads:
a) The slip
b) The rotor copper losses
c) The line current
5. A 3-phase, star connected, 50Hz, 6-pole, 380V induction motor running at 50rpm, has a net output torque
of 25Nm. If the stator copper losses & core losses are 350W, mechanical losses are 250W & input
power factor is 0.7 lag Calculate:
a) The slip, rotor copper losses & air gap power
b) The input line current & motor efficiency
6. A 3-phase, 20hp, 500V, 50Hz, 6-pole, star connected induction motor running at 950rpm with 0.85
lagging power factor. The mechanical losses are 1hp, the stator copper losses are 1500W, while the core
losses are 500W. Calculate:
a) The rotor copper losses
b) The line current
c) Motor efficiency

Arab Academy for Science and Technology

Electric Power and Machines EE328
Lecturer: Staff
Sheet (7)
Power Factor Correction
1) A 5-hp motor with a 0.6 lagging power factor an efficiency of 92% is connected to a 208V, 60Hz supply.
a) Establish the power triangle for the load.
b) Determine the power factor capacitor that must be placed in parallel with the load to raise the power
factor to unity.
c) Determine the change in supply current from the uncompensated to the compensated system.
d) Find the network equivalent of the above and verify the conclusions.
2) A small industrial plant has 10-KW heating load and a 20-K VA inductive load due to a bank of
induction motors. The heating elements are considered purely resistive (PF=1 ) and induction motors
have a lagging power factor of 0.7. If the supply is 1000 V at 60 Hz, determine the capacitive element
required to raise the power factor to 0.95.
3) The lighting and motor loads of small factory establish a 10- KVA power demand at a 0.7 lagging power
factor on a 208-V, 60 Hz supply.
a) Establish the power triangle for the load.
b) Determine the power factor capacitor that must be places in parallel with the load to raise the power
factor unity.
c) Determine the change in supply current from the uncompensated to the compensated system.
d) Repeat parts (b) and (c) if the power factor is increased to 0.9.
4) The load on a 120-V. 60-Hz supply is 5 KW (resistive) 8KVAR (inductive), and 2 KVAR ( capacitive).
a) Find the total Kilovolt-Amperes.
b) Determine the PF of combined loads.
c) Find the current drawn from the supply.
d) Calculate the capacitance necessary to establish Unity power factor.
e) Find the current drawn from the supply at unity power factor and compare to the uncompensated level.
5) The loading of a factory on a 1000-V, 60-Hz system includes:
20 KW heating (unity power factor)
10KW induction motors (0.7 lagging power factor)
5 KW lighting (0.85 lagging power Factor)
a) Establish the power triangle for the total loading on the supply.
b) Determine the power factor capacitor required to raise the power factor to unity.
c) Determine the change in supply current From the uncompensated to compensated system.