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2023 Regional Quiz Show

The document contains questions from an electrical engineering quiz show organized by the School of Engineering of Biliran Province State University. It has 3 categories of questions - easy, average, and difficult - testing fundamental to advanced concepts in circuits, power systems, and electrical installations. The document aims to challenge participants with problems involving calculations of current, voltage, power factor, capacitance, illumination, and cost of electricity.

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2023 Regional Quiz Show

The document contains questions from an electrical engineering quiz show organized by the School of Engineering of Biliran Province State University. It has 3 categories of questions - easy, average, and difficult - testing fundamental to advanced concepts in circuits, power systems, and electrical installations. The document aims to challenge participants with problems involving calculations of current, voltage, power factor, capacitance, illumination, and cost of electricity.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

BILIRAN PROVINCE STATE UNIVERSITY


SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

IIEE – CSC BIPSU

2023 REGIONAL QUIZ SHOW

QUESTIONS

EASY.

1. The current from neutral to ground is 12 A. What is the zero-sequence component in


phases?
Ans. 4 A

2. A 10 ohms resistor is connected in parallel to the impedance of Z=3+j4Ω. What is the


power factor?
Ans. 0.809

3. A registered master electrician's field of practice includes the installation, wiring,


operation, maintenance and repair of electrical machinery, equipment and devices, in
residential, commercial, institutional, commercial and industrial buildings, in power
plants, substations, watercrafts, electric locomotives, and the like: Provided, That if the
installation or the machinery is rated in excess of five hundred kilovolt-amperes (___
Kva), or in excess of six hundred volts (___ V) the work shall be under the supervision
of a professional electrical engineer or a registered electrical engineer.
Ans. 500kVA and 600 V

4. In fault current and system protection, evaluate 5 + 2a + 3a^2.


Ans. 2.5 – j0.866

AVERAGE.

1. The current through a 60 mH inductor is given by i = 15 sin 377t. Determine the


induced emf.
a. 900sin(377t) c. 339.3sin(377t)
b. 900cos(377t) d. 339.3cos(377t)*

2. A light source located 2.75m from the surface produces an illumination of 528 lux on
that surface. Find the illumination in lux if the distance is changed to 1.55m.
Ans. 1,662 lux

3. A capacitor has an initial charge 8.3 coulomb. If the current flows through it is given by
the equation i = 2t + 3 amperes, find the charge when t = 1 sec?
Ans. 12.3 Coulombs
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
BILIRAN PROVINCE STATE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

IIEE – CSC BIPSU

4. A capacitor is connected in parallel to a coil of impedance 50+j80 ohms at 50Hz. What is


the capacitance of the capacitor so that the resulting power factor is unity?
Ans. 28 µF

DIFFICULT.

1. A short three phase transmission line with an impedance of 2+j4 has equal sending and
receiving end voltage of 115 kV. What should be the power supplied to the load in MW if
receiving end power factor of 0.8?
Ans. ≈ 845∨846 MW
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
BILIRAN PROVINCE STATE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

IIEE – CSC BIPSU

2. A 2 H inductor, 16 ohms resistor and 0.02 F capacitor is suddenly connected to 300


volts. Find the transient current when the switch is closed.
Ans. 50e-4tsin3t

3. At a certain point of a power system network, the positive, negative, and zero sequence
impedances are 0.25 p.u., 0.25 p.u., and 0.30 p.u. respectively. The base MVA is 100.
The voltage level at the point is 34.5 kV. Determine the zero-sequence current for a one-
line to ground fault.
Ans. 2092 A

4. An industrial load consumes 120 kW at 0.707 pf lagging and is connected to a 480 + j0


V rms, 60 Hz line. Determine the value of the capacitor in microfarads that when
connected in parallel with the load will raise the pf in minimum requirement by the
Philippine Distribution Code.
a. 526 c. 397
b. 929 d. 713

TIE-BREAKER

1. (15 seconds) The illumination at a certain distance is 800 lux, what is the lux when the
distance to the point is doubled?
Ans. 200 lux

2. The mechanical equivalent of heat. An electric immersion water heater, rated at 400W,
should heat a kilogram of water from 10 degrees to 30 degrees in about
Ans. 3.5 mins.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
BILIRAN PROVINCE STATE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

IIEE – CSC BIPSU

3. Suppose the electricity company charges 10 cents per kWh. How much does it cost to
use 125 W lamp 4 hours a day for 30 days.
Ans. P 1.50

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