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EEC 249 Practice Questions

1 List three sources of AC power


2 Describe five (5) components of AC power systems
3 An AC power system has instantaneous voltage and current given as

(
v ( t )=400 sin ωt +
π
4 ) and i (t )=200 sin ⁡(ωt + π6 ) respectively. Determine
(i) Peak value of voltage V0
(ii) Peak value of the current I0
(iii) Voltage phase angle
(iv) Current phase angle
(v) Current-Voltage phase difference
(vi) Power factor of the AC system
(vii) Power consumed in the circuit.
(viii) Draw the power, voltage, and current phase difference wave form
4 Describe briefly five (5) methods of power factor correction.
5 Differentiate between Single phase and Three phase power system
6 The potential difference measured across a coil is 4.5V when it carries a direct current of 9
A. The same coil carries an alternating current of 9 A at 25 Hz, the potential difference is 24
V. Determine the current, the power and the power factor when it is supplied with 50V, 50Hz
supply.
7 State three (3) applications, two (2) advantages, and two (2) disadvantages of purely
inductive loads in an AC circuit.
8 (a) Define impedance as it relates to AC circuit.
(b) Derive the equation for impedance in RLC circuit

9 With v ( t )=300 c os (20 t+30)V applied, a circuit draws

i (t )=15 c os ⁡(20 t−25)A. Find the power factor of the circuit, maximum and minimum
power absorbed. [0.574, 5.54KW, -959W]
10 A coil of inductance 160 mH and resistance 30 Ω is connected in series with a 60 Ω
resistor to a 240 V, 50 Hz supply. Determine
(a) the impedance of the circuit,
(b) the current in the circuit,
(c) the circuit phase angle,
(d) the p.d. across the 60 Ω resistor,
(e) the p.d. ACross the coil,
(f) Draw the circuit phasor diagram showing all voltages.
11 (a) Describe briefly five (5) applications of RLC circuit
(b) Deduce the resonance frequency of RLC circuit.
(c) A coil of resistance 5 Ω and inductance 120 mH in series with a 100 μF capacitor, is
connected to a 300 V, 50 Hz supply. Calculate
(a) the current flowing,
(b) the phase difference between the supply voltage and current,
(c) the voltage ACross the coil
(d) the voltage ACross the capacitor.
12 In a given R-L circuit, R = 3.5 Ω and L =0.1H. Find
(a) The current through the circuit,

the current through the circuit and (ii) power factor if a 50-Hz voltage V = 220 ∠ 30°
(b) Power factor if a 50Hz voltage V =220∠ 30° is applied across the circuit.

is applied across the circuit.

13 Three phase star-connected load when supplied from a 400 V, 50 Hz source


takes a line current of 10 A at 66.86º with respect to its line voltage. Calculate :
(i) Impedance-Parameters,
(ii) P.f. and active-power consumed. Draw the phasor diagram.
14 Three 20 Ω non-inductive resistors are connected in star across a three phase supply the
line voltage of which is 480 V. Three other equal non-inductive resistors are connected in
delta across the same supply so as to take the same-line current.
(a) What are the resistance values of these other resistors
(b) What is the current- flowing through each of them?
[60 Ω; 8A]
15 A 415 V, 3-phase a.c. motor has a power output of 12.75 kW and operates at a power
factor of 0.77 lagging and with an efficiency of 85 per cent. If the motor is delta connected,
determine (a) the power input,
(b) the line current and
(c) the phase current.
16 (a) (i) Describe briefly the three (3) types of transient
(ii) List the Transient analysis techniques
(b) Draw the transient charging and discharging voltage curve for an electrolytic capacitor
17 A voltage of 10V is applied to a series circuit consisting of a resistance of 2 Ω in series
with a pure capacitor of 100 μF. Determine
(a) Time constant of the circuit
(b) the voltage across the capacitor at t = 0.5 millisecond.
18 A 20 μF capacitor is connected in series with a 50 k resistor and the circuit is connected
to a 20 V, d.c. supply. Determine:
(a) the initial value of the current flowing,
(b) the time constant of the circuit,
(c) the value of the current one second after connection,
(d) the value of the capacitor voltage two seconds after connection, and
(e) the time after connection when the resistor voltage is 15 V.

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