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The document is a written assessment paper for a Telecommunication Engineering Level 6 course, focusing on electrical principles. It consists of two sections, with Section A containing multiple questions worth a total of 40 marks, and Section B requiring answers to any three questions for a total of 60 marks. The questions cover various topics in electrical engineering, including earthing, transformers, electromagnetic waves, power factor, and circuit analysis.

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electrical principle

The document is a written assessment paper for a Telecommunication Engineering Level 6 course, focusing on electrical principles. It consists of two sections, with Section A containing multiple questions worth a total of 40 marks, and Section B requiring answers to any three questions for a total of 60 marks. The questions cover various topics in electrical engineering, including earthing, transformers, electromagnetic waves, power factor, and circuit analysis.

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@2024 TVET CDACC

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TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING LEVEL 6
ENG/OS/TLE/CC/02/6/A
APPLY ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES
July/August 2024

TVET CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT AND


CERTIFICATION COUNCIL (TVET CDACC)

WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
TIME: 3 HOURS
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
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The paper consists of TWO sections; A & B


You are provided with a separate answer booklet
Marks for each question are as indicated
Do not write on the question paper

This paper consists FOUR printed pages.


Candidate should check the question paper to ascertain that
all pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

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SECTION A: [40 MARKS]


Answer ALL questions from this section.
1. In electrical engineering, earthing of an electrical equipment is a standard
requirement. Define the term earthling and state TWO reasons for earthing.
[4 marks]
2. Work done and average power developed by a machine depends on the force
applied.A portable machine requires a force of 400N to move it. [4 marks]
a) How much work is done if the machine is moved 10 Meters?
b) Calculate the average power utilized, if the movement takes 20 Seconds.
3. Electric circuits can be built from resistors arranged in parallel, series or a
combination of both. Figure 1 shows an electric circuit.

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Given the following values; 𝑅1 = 2.5 Ω, 𝑅2 = 6Ω, 𝑅3 = 2Ω 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑅4 = 4Ω ,


Determine the:
a) Total circuit resistance; [1 marks]
b) Supply current; [1 marks]
c) Current flowing through R2 and R3 resistors. [2 marks]
4. Transformers are used in electrical power distribution to step up and step down, as
well as in electronic circuits for coupling multistages. Briefly explain why
transformers are rated in KVA [2 marks]
5. Lightning is a sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs during a thunderstorm. This
discharge occurs between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between two clouds,
or between a cloud and the ground. State TWO effects of lightning. [2 marks]

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6. Electromagnetic waves have distinctive properties that distinguish them from other
waves. List FOUR properties of electromagnetic waves [4 marks]
7. The desired power factor is unity. A power factor less than unity results into several
disadvantages. State any FOUR disadvantages of low power factor. [4 marks]
8. Transient refers to a temporary condition or state that occurs during the transition
from one steady-state condition to another. A 1.0 H choke has a resistance of 50 ohms.
This choke is supplied with an a.c voltage of e=141sin 314t. Find the expression for
the transient component of the current flowing through the choke after the voltage is
suddenly switched on. [4 marks]
9. Passive networks are widely used in various applications such as filtering, impedance
matching and digital or analog signal processing. Briefly explain the meaning of
passive network. [2 marks]
10. Inductance is the property of a circuit to oppose further change in current. An
inductive coil stores energy in form of magnetic field. State TWO factors affecting
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inductance of a coil. [2 marks]


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11. The Poynting theorem is used to analyze and understand the flow of electromagnetic
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energy in various systems, including antennas, telecommunication transmission lines


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and electromagnetic wave propagation. State the Poynting theorem as applied in


energy conservation. [3 marks]
12. An alternator is an electrical device that converts mechanical energy into electrical
energy. An alternator is supplying a load of 300 kW at a P.F of 0·6 lagging. If the
power factor is raised to unity, how many more kilowatts can alternator supply for the
same kVA load? [5 marks]

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SECTION B [60 MARKS]


Answer any THREE questions in this section
13.
a) Static capacitors are used for power factor improvement in factories due to
many advantages they have over other power factor improvement equipment.
Outline FOUR reasons why static capacitors are popular in power factor
correction. [8 marks]
b) An industrial load consists of ;
i. A synchronous motor of 100 metric h.p
ii. Induction motors of 200 metric h.p, 0·707 power factor lagging and
82% efficiency
iii. Lighting load of 30 kW.
The tariff is Ksh 100 per annum per kVA on maximum demand plus 6 cents
per kWh. Find the annual saving in cost if the synchronous motor operates at
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0·8 P.F leading, 93% efficiency instead of 0·8 P.F lagging at 93% efficiency.
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[12 marks]
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a) Three similar coils, each having resistance of 8Ω and an inductive reactance


of 8Ω are connected across a 415V, 3-phase supply. Calculate for each of the
following connections the readings on each of the two wattmeters connected
to measure the power by the two-wattmeter method. [8 marks]
i. In Star
ii. In Delta
b) A series RLC circuit containing a resistance of 12Ω, an inductance of 0.15H
and a capacitance of 100uF are connected in series across a 100V, 50Hz
supply. Calculate the total circuit impedance, the circuits current, power factor
and draw the voltage phasor diagram. [12 marks]
15.
a) State Kirchhoff’s laws. [4 marks]

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b) Figure 2 shows an electric circuit. Determine the branch currents in the circuit
using the Kirchhoff’s current law. [12 marks]

Figure 2
c) The resistance of copper wire, 40M in length and having a resistivity of 0.002
× 10-6 Ωm is 0.25Ω. Determine the radius of the wire. [4 marks]
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a) An alternating voltage is given by v=75sin (200πt -0.25) volts. Find the


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i. Voltage amplitude
ii. peak-to-peak voltage value
iii. Vrms value
iv. periodic time
v. The frequency
vi. phase angle (in degrees and minutes)
b) A single-phase, 50Hz transformer has 25 primary turns and 300 secondary
turns. The cross-sectional area of the core is 300 cm2. When the primary
winding is connected to a 250V supply, determine the; [8 marks]
i. Maximum value of the flux density in the core
ii. Voltage induced in the secondary winding.

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