REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination Friday, March 24, 2006. 8:00 am, ~ 12:00 n.n. OF ESSIK ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS 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. Use pencil No. 2 oniy. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. fin an acb phase sequence, Van = 100 ~20°, then Ven is A. 1002100° B, 100.10° ©, 1002 -140% D. 1002 -50° 2..A 15-ohm and a 45-ohm resistors are connected in paratiel across a 48-volt source. What is the combined resistance? A. 14.79 B. 13.60 €.11.250 D. 15.250 3. A live room is one whose interior finish is such that reverberation of sound in seconds is A zero, B, more than 5 C. more than 4 D. less than 4 4. A lamp giving 200 candelas uniformly below the horizontal plane is suspended 3 m above a horizontal plane. Calculate the illumination at a point on the plane 3 m away from the vertical axis. A766 lux B. 7.55 lux C. 7.86 lux D. 7.35 tux 5. What is the electric state of a body that contains equal number of protons and electrons in its atorn? A static B. electrically charge C. positively charge _D. negatively charge 6. Which is not 180 degrees apart? AX and ic C.iLand te B. Xe and le D. Xe and X 7. A50—KVA, single-phase transformer has 96% efficiency when it operates at full'oad unity power factor for 8 hours per day. What is the all-day efficiency of the transformer if the copper loss is 60% of full-oad losses? A. 92% B. 90% C. 89.5% D. 93% 8. A series RLC circuit with R = 2,000 ohms, L = 100 microhenrys and C = 2 picofarads are connected across an 80-volt 2 MHZ source. What js the inductive reactance in ohms? A.1,265 B. 1,256 ©. 1,352 0D. 4,158 ‘9. Which is not found in a rapid start fluorescent lamp? A. ballast B. starter C. wire harness. capacitor 10. A 220-volt, 60 cycle source supplies a parallel circuit having a resistance of 10 © and two inductive feactances of 30 and 60 0. What is the current thru the 10 ohm resistor? A.30A B22A C.25A D.36A 14, What replaces coaxial cable for terrestrial transmission?, ‘A. copper cable C. aluminum cable B. print to print wireless transmissionD. fiber optics 12. A 3-phase, 8-pole, 2,400-volt delta connected generator has a line current of 500 amperes. If ‘converted in wye, what is the tolerable current? A3T15A B. 288.7 A C3451 A 0.31524 13. A 50-HP, 440v, 30, 60-cycle induction motor operates at full-load with 87% power factor and 90.6% efficiency. What is the power input to the motor in horsepower? AAT B.50 C.45 0.85.2REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Boara Examination: Friday, March 24, 2006 PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS. 14, Which is not used as a reduced voltage starting method for induction motors? A, variac . part winding resistance B. autotransformer . D. wye-delta 45, A de shunt motor runs at 900 rpm from a 460 v supply when taking an armature current of 26 ‘amperes. Calculate the speed at which it will run from a 230 v supply when taking an armature current of 15 amperes. The resistance of the armature circuit is 0.8. Assume the flux produced per pole at 230 volts to have decreased to 75% of its value at 460 volts. A, 495 rpm B. 585 rpm ©. 485 rpm D. 595 rpm 16. Ina purely resistive ac circuit, the angle between the voltage and the current is zero degree. This ‘combination is called i A. outof phase B. lagging current —_C. in phase D. leading current 47. A two parallel-plate capacitor charged to 15 KV has a capacitance of 4.5 x 10~* pF. if the plates of the capacitor of 200 square centimeters each are separated by a distance of 1 mm, what is the permittivity of the dielectric medium? A28 B. 2.65 C. 2.55 D. 2.54 48. A balanced wye-connected load has a phase impedance of 15 + j10 chms. What is the impedance per phase of the equivalent delta connected load? A.5 + 3.33.0 B.26+)17.320 — C,45+j300 D.8.66+)5.770 18, What is the code name or type of PVC insulation that is thermoplastic heat and water resistant with temperature rating of 75 degrees celcius? ATHW BTW C.TFE D. THHN 20. Five 20-ohm resistors are connected in series across a de source voltage. If the voltage across one of the resistors is 25 volts, what is the source voltage in volts? A. 150 8.175 c. 200 D.125 21. Which of the following conductors has the highest resistance? A. steel B. nichrome C, manganin D. constantan 22. A 20-hp three-phase induction motor operates at full-ioad with 440 volts across its ‘erminals. It takes 25 amp per line, lagging 30° behind the phase voltage. Determine the efficiency of this motor. A. 89.4% B. 87.4% C, 88.4% D. 90.4% 23. Find the capacitive susceptancé per mile of a single-phase line operating at 60 HZ. The conductor is Partridge with an outside diameter of 0.642 inch and spacing is 20 ft between centers, A. 5.10 x 10°® mholmi ©. 2.55 x 10° mhofmi B. 10.2x 10"* mholini D. 22.4x 10" mho/mi 24, A series-connected circuit has R = 49 and L = 25 mH. Calculate the value of C that will produce a quality factor of 50. 4.0.25 UF B25 uF C.62.5 pF D. 0.625 uF 25. A magnetic:coil produces 100,000 maxwells with 2,000 turns and with a current of 2 amperes. The ‘current is cut-off and flux collapses in 0.01 sec. What is the average voltage that will appear across ‘the coil? A20KV B. 2,000 KV c.200V D.2KkVv 28, The current in armature conductors of a de machine is ; A, pure de B. ac . pulsating de D. pure de plus pulsating de 27. The integrated circuit was invented at Texas Instrument in 1958 by A. Jonathan Kurtz 8. James Faug C. Jack Kilby ‘D. Harold LancheREGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination Friday, March 24, 2006 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 n.n, PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS 28. When a V - V system is converted into 4 - A system, increase in the capacity of the system is_ percent. A866 B.666 ©. 732 0.50 29. A haliow sphere is charged to 12 uC of electric:iy. Find the potent’ at a distarice of 0.3 m frum the surface. The radius of the sphere is 0.1 m. A. 36 x 10°'v B.27x10'v G, 108 x 10°v D. 18x 10°v 30, The capacitor in a capacitor - start induction-run ac motor is connected in series wvith ‘winding A. starting B. running ©. squirrel cage: compensating 31. A consumer requires 2 x 10° KWHR per year and its yearly load factor is 30 percent. What is its maximum demand? A. 617 KW B.716 KW c. 671 KW D. 761 KW 32. Calculate the distance up to which 4,000 KW of power at 0.9 lagging power factor can be transmitted by 3-phase, 11 KV transmission line at a power loss of 10% if the resistance per phase of the line is 0.4.0 per km, assuming 11 KV voltage at the receiving end. A.61,25 km B.6.125 km C.5.126 km D. 51.26 km 33. An idea! autotransformer with a 1 : 4 step-up turns ratio has its secondary connected to a 120 Q load and the primary to a 420-volt source. What is the primary current? ABEA B.14A C.42A D.70A 34. What is the basis of considering counterclockwise as positive direction of rotation for polyphase system of vector? ‘A. convention B. research C. agreement D. treaty 35. An amplifier has an output power of 3 watts. Determine the power output level with reference to 1 mW. A.34.7T dam B. 40. dam C. ~30 dBm D.-40.1 68m 36. Which is not correct in a wye connected transformer? ‘A. lower phase voltage B. power cable can tolerate 100% insulation level ©. provide neutral ground D. vulnerable to ferroresonance 37. What is the maximum voltage generated in a drum armature with concentrated windings consisting (of 300 series conductors in each path? The armature speed is 1,200 rpm, Each conductor cuts twice through a field of 1.5 x 10° lines of force per revolution. A. 282 B. 267 ©. 273 D.256v 38. Dielectric heating is based on the principle of A. capacitance B. resistance ©. inductance D. conductance 39, A magnetic field is produced by a coil of 300 tums which is wound on a closed iron ring. The ring has 9 cross-section of 20 cm” and mean length of 120 cm. The permeability of the iron is 600. If the current in the coil is 10 A, find the energy stored in the magnetic field, A103 B.S c.125J D.7.54 40. A circuit has a resistance of R 91 in series with an inductance of L henries. With a supply of 240 v, ‘50 HZ, the power in the circuit is 300 w and the voltage across R is 100 v. Find the value of L. A0432H B.0.321H ©.0.231H D.1.32HManila REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination Friday , March 24, 2006 8:90 am. — 12:00 nn, PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS. 41.1n a short circuit study,, the positive, negative and zero sequence impedances are 0.25 p.u., 0.25 P.u,, and 0.3 p.u,, respectively. The base MVA is 100. Determine the fault current for a three phase fault at the 115 KV level. A.3,000A B, 2,000 A. C.2,500A D.3,500A 42, A 3@ synchronous motor runs at full-load speed of 1,200 rpm, If the load is reduced to one-half of rated, calculate its speed regulation. A 100% B. 50% co D. 86.6% 43, Find the rotor frequency of an induction motor if the rotor speed is 1,145 rpm. A.275HZ B.5.5HZ C.1.25 HZ D. 60 HZ ‘44, For proper parallel operation, ac polyphase alternators must have the sane A. speed B. voltage rating —-C. KVA rating D. excitation 45. What is the output current corresponding to maximum efficiency for a transformer having core loss of 100 watts and equivalent resistance referred to secondary of 0.25 27 A.20A B.25A C.5A D. 400A 46. One ampere-hour charge delivered by a secondary cell is equal to _coulomb. ‘A360 B.80 3,600 D4 47. A 1.5 MA resistor is connected in series with a 20-uF capacitor. The voltage source is 120-volts de. Determine the voltage across the resistor 10 seconds after the switch is closed, A. 34.02 v B.120v c.60v D. 85.98 v 48, Fixtures that transmit 60 percent to 90 percent of the light downward are classified as A. Semi-indirect —B. Semidirect C. Indirect D. Direct 49. A sinusoidal current having peak value of 7.07 A is superimposed on de of 5A. If a hot-wire ammeter is used to measure the combined current in the circuit, it wil indicate amperes. A707 B.10 ©. 12.07 D207 50. A pulsating direct current has a constant magnitude of 9 amps for 0.02 sec and is zero for 0.01 sec, The cycle is then repeated. What is its effective value? AB4ITA B3A C.81A D.7.35A “END SUBMIT THIS TEST QUESTION SET TOGETHER WITH THE ANSWER SHEET TO YOUR WATCHERS. BRINGING THE TEST QUESTION SET OUT OF THE ROOM WILL BE A GROUND FOF DISCIPLINARY ACTION.PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERIN' JECTS c .D c pf TERR © (Sept. 2005 BP) D (Sept. 2005 BP) C (Sept, 2005 BP) A (Sept. 2005 BP) A (Sept. 2005 BP) D (Sept. 2005 BP) B (Sept. 2005 BP) B (Sept. 2005 BP) B (Sept. 2005 BP) 8 (Sept. 2005 BP) B (Sept. 2005 BP) D (Sept. 2005 BP) A (Gept. 2005 BP) . D (Sept, 2005 BP) C (Sept. 2005 BP) . D (Sept. 2005 BP) C (Sept. 2005 BP) A (Gept. 2005 BP) .. 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