: ee Ministry of Higher & Tertiary Education, Innovation Science and Technology Development Industrial Training and Trade Testing Department ZIMBABWE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY ELECTRICIAN Class: 1 Theory Test Instructions to candidate: + Write your Candidate number on all your loose answer i r sheet . + Check if all your test papers are complete 's in the booklet provided. + Candidates are allowed to use non -programmable calculators « Allworking must be shown on all calculation questions. Section A: 20 Multiple Choice ‘Answer ALL questions Section B: 10 Short answer ‘Answer ALL questions Section C: 5 Essay type Answer ALL questions Time: 3 Hours Fest Paper (#796) July 2024 Page: teriaa f section A: ee ee Test Item: 1 = 7 4 Mar Which fF ich type of a motor do we find a centrifi it (A) repulsion motor saat (B) squirrel cage motor (C) universal motor (0) capacitor start motor Test Item: 2 Eee 1 Mar! The permissible vol i , (A) 2.5% fage drop allowed in a consumer installation must not exceed (B) 4.0% (Cc) 6.0% (D) 7.5% Test Item: 3 iid ari It is recommended that drai iti x inage facilities be ic ic i contains flammable dielectric liquid in eceaen| en binaries (A) 100 litres (B) 50 litres (C) 25 litres (D) 5Slitres Test Item: 4 Timark . ari Which method of earthing is no longer recognised today? (A) mains water pipe (B) _ supply cable sheath/armouring (C) copper rod electrode (D) _ metallic reinforcement Test Item: 5 ‘An electric heater draws 0,5Afrom a 30V source. The resistance 1 Mark ‘element is approximately of the heating (A) 15.0hm (8) 600hm (C) 0,6 ohm (D) 120hm Cacia Cases, Toak Paper THE) HY 2004 Fr ‘age: 2of 10domestie distribution, ig (A) Delta- Delta (8) Star-Delta (C) Delta-Star (D) Star-Star Test Item: 8 The abbreviation MCC in plant installation means (A) Motor command centre (B) Main centre command (C) Motor control centre (D) Main cable centre 4 MarkFest Item: 11 41 Mark When a motor starter coil ig de-energised (A) the main contacts Stay closed ®) itis held closed Mechanically ie) orevy and spring tension opens the contacts (D) 1e auxiliary contacts stay closed Test Item: 12 ee What does the pitch of a winding mean? (A) number of slots between coils (B) position of winding in slots (C) number of slots in stator (D) number of coils Test Item: 13 1 Mark Identify a device used to reduce electric shock in a capacitor bank (A) Adischarge resistor (B) An automatic cut-out device (C) Aheat sink (D) an earth leakage trip Test Item: 14 pare The fan that draws air into a boiler is called (A) Forced draught fan (B) Fair draught fan (C) Induced draught fan (D) Stoker fan Test Item: 15 1 Mark When using Class Il equipment outdoors, it is essential for it to be fed from a rod operated socket a a circuit protected by an MCB (Cc) aTT earthing system (D) an SPN switch jecirician, Class: 1, Test Pape! july 2024 Gleciician, Class: 1, Test Paper (# 796) Tuy 2 Page: aaran( Test Item: 16 1 Mark Under fault conditio, 7 i eu to be disconnected ea rotective devices controlling fixed equipment circuits ithin a ti (A) 0.4sec mee (B) 0.5sec (C) 4.0sec (D) 5.0sec Test Item: 17 1 Mark ae ene state that body harnesses shall be worn at heights above (B) 7M (C) 5M (0) 2M Test Item: 18 41 Mark A single phase motor overload has (A) one pole (B) two poles (C) three pole (D) four poles Test Item: 19 . 4 Mark ar’ At full load copper loss of a transformer is 1600W. At half- ea eae eee jalf-load the copper loss will be (B) 1600W (C) s00w (D) 400w Test Item: 20 The importance of housing cables of a circuit in one metallic conduit j 1 Mark (A). to reduce cost uit is (B) for easy maintenance (C) to reduce eddy currents (D) to maintain uniformity "Test Paper (#796) July 20244 Marks Describe briefly the following parts of a DC motor a) Armature b) Commutator est Item: 2 4 Marks Define electric Shock and its effect Test Item: 3 4 Marks Define voltage regulation and state the formula. Test Item: 4 4 Marks State two methods used by the supply authority to connect consumers and the type of cable used in each case. Test Item: 5 4 Marks Describe any two differences between a variable frequency drive (VFD) and a variable ‘speed drive (VSD). Test Item: 6 2 Marks State the mounting heights of the following switches in a domestic installation i) Lighting switch ii) Distribution board Test Item: 7 : 3 Marks, Explain the operation of the following i) a single pole switch a double pole isolator (iii) a three pole isolator Test Item: 8 ; : Mans List four different methods of coupling and driving machines is Grecian, Class: 1, Test Paper (#796) July 2024 Page: 6 ofanTest Item: 9 5 Marks State 5 main tariff Grouping of consumers, Test Item: 10 6 Marks a) Define Ohm's law and State the formula ower it dissipates when a 5) Calculate the Current flowing in a 50.2 resistor and the p voltage of a10ov, is applied to its ends. Section C: ‘an, Glass: 1, Test Paper (#796) July 2004 Electrician, Page: 7 of 10Pre / od Fest Item: 1 40 Marks a) An 8kW, 415V three-phase, four-pole, 50Hz indu or runs at full load with a slip of 4%, an effi tion mot f 4% ficiency of 80% , culate: i. Mol f 80% and a power of 0.86 lagging- Calculate: i. Motor speed rs rfactor of ji, Motor current (6marks) b) A250V de shunt motor has a shunt field resistanc®, of 0.20. If the motor takes a full load current of 25A from the supply, calculate the shunt field current. (4marks) Test Item: 2 40 Marks A neighbour asks you to supply an outer servants quarters building 50m away from the supply point, and has already bought a twin flat cable forthe ‘netallation and insist on runing the cable {inderground. Give five statements advising on the re rect regulatory approach to this type of installation. Test Item: 3 410 Marks ‘According to IEE regulations , at the end if an installation it is ne je oper identifications and notices such as the ae eeasary to provide Switch gear and control labels Warning notices. Diagram, charts and tables. Labelling of distribution board. Correct ‘identification of conductors. State 2 reasons why each of the above is done after completion of an installati jon. Grecian, Cass: 1. Test Paper (706) July 2024 Page: 8 of 10y 40 Marks Test Item: 4 e induction motor. (2marks) has! e induction 2) Describe the principle of operation of @ three PRI, rotor typ (2marks) ®) State two methods of starting a three phase $4 upply. Calculate motor. One Se from a ©) A6 pole three phase induction motor operates f the synchronous speed. (1mark) @) Using Fig A below, calculate the following: Capacitive reactance(1) Inductive reactance(1) Impedance(1) Supply Current(1) Power factor() a4qoV Schz Fig A Page: 9 of 10 a ser 706) 10 20/ 20 Marks ee 320.033 uF and C,=300 uF. - cae ac a) Given four capacitor rated as; C1=0.47UF, C2=1000! connected in: Calculate the re Hors a Sei i resultant capacitance if the capacito! ries (6 marks) Parallel . (4 marks) i in both diagrams. ») Given the diagrams below, Calculate total inductance Series Inductance L10 ut iz a (2marks) Parallel Inductance ui (2marks) fest Paper (# 796) July 2024 Page: 10 ofao