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A COMPILATION OF 100 PREVIOUS BOARD

EXAM PROBLEMS

Engr. Myrine Ysobelle S. Sioco

SUBJECT INSTRUCTOR

Erwin Rommel A. Bioc

STUDENT

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A COMPILATION OF 100 PREVIOUS BOARD EXAM PROBLEMS

1. REE Board (April, 1997). Determine the power factor angle in the series circuit

which consists of R = 25 Ω, L = 0.2 H, across a power supply of 200 V, 30 Hz.

a. 36.4° c. 52.4°

b. 46.4° d. 56.4°

2. REE Board (September, 2001). In laboratory experiment, the impedance of the coil was obtained

at 60 Hz and 30 Hz. These are 75.48 ohms and 57.44 ohms respectively. What is the inductance of

the coil?

a. 150 mH c. 42.5 mH

b. 182.5 mH d. 2.1 mH

3. REE Board (September, 2002). A 10 ohms inductive resistor is connected in series with an

unknown capacitance. At 60 Hz the impedance of the circuit is 10 + j11.72 ohms. At 30 Hz the

impedance of the circuit is 10 – j5 ohms. What is the value of L in millihenrys?

a. 50 c. 100

b. 500 d. 250

4. REE Board (April, 1995). An impedance coil takes 10 A and absorbs 250 W when connected

across a 220 V, 60 Hz source. What power will it absorb when connected across 110 V, 25 Hz mains?

a. 539 W c. 439 W

b. 239 W d. 339 W

5. REE Board (March, 1998). A 25 Ω resistor connected in series with a coil of 50 Ω resistance and

150 mH inductance. What is the power factor of the circuit?

a. 85% c. 90%

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b. 80% d. 75%

6. REE Board (April, 1997). A current of 2.5 A flows through a series circuit consisting of a 100 ohm

resistor and an unknown capacitor across a source of 460 V, 50 Hz. What is the value of the

capacitive reactance?

a. XC = 91.86 Ω c. XC = 154.45 Ω

b. XC = 39.19 Ω d. XC = 184 Ω

7. REE Board (October, 1998). The ohmic resistance of a large magnetic contactor is measured to

be 20 ohms. A 230 V is impressed on the contractor and the current is taken as 3.2 A. Neglecting

core loss, determine the inductance of the contractor in mH?

a. 261 c. 183

b. 315 d. 251

8. REE Board (March, 1998). A load of 20 + j35 Ω is connected across a 220 V source. Determine

the power factor and the VARS.

a. 49.6%, 1042 vars c. 85.3%, 975 vars

b. 52.2%, 1023 vars d. 42.3%, 1087 vars

9. REE Board (October, 1997). An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A from a voltage,

v = 220 sin (ωt + 30°) V. What is the impedance?

a. 15.6 – j 15.6 Ω c. 19.1 – j 11.1 Ω

b. 15.6 + j 15.6 Ω d. 11.0 + j 19.1 Ω

10. REE Board (March, 1998). A 50 μF and 100 μF capacitors are connected in series and across a

100 sin (ωt + 30°) voltage. Write the equation of the current.

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a. 1.26 sin (ωt + 120°) A c. 5.65 sin (ωt + 120°) A

b. 1.26 sin (ωt + 90°) A d. 5.56 sin (ωt + 90°) A

11. REE Board (October, 1996). A series circuit composed of 100-ohm resistor and a 20-microfarad

capacitor connected across a 240-V, 60 Hz line. Which of the following answers is WRONG?

a. the impedance of the circuit is 167 ohms c. the resulting current is 0.723 ampere

b. angle between the current and the voltage d. the voltage across the resistance is 144.6 volts

vectors is 53.1 degrees

12. REE Board (April, 1994). A capacitance is connected to a 115-V, 25 Hz mains and takes 5 A.

What current will it take when the capacitance and the frequency are both doubled?

a. 2.5 A c. 20 A

b. 5 A d. 10 A

13. REE Board (October, 1996). A capacitor is rated 100 kVAR, 380 V, 50 Hz. What will be its rating

be at 60 Hz, 220 V?

a. 50 kVAR c. 90.9 kVAR

b. 40 kVAR d. 57.7 kVAR

14. REE Board (October, 1992). A resistor and a capacitor are connected in series across a supply

of 250 V. When the supply frequency is 50 Hz the current in the circuit is 5 A. When the supply

frequency is 60 Hz, the current is 5.8 A. Find the value of the capacitance.

a. 58.3 μF c. 60.2 μF

b. 69.1 μF d. 70.2 μF

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15. REE Board (October, 1998). The maximum instantaneous voltage and current output of an

alternator are 300 V and 20 A, respectively. What is the power output in watts if the voltage leads the

current by 30°?

a. 2598 c. 5196

b. 3000 d. 6000

15. REE Board (October, 1998). A 50-microfarad is connected in series with a coil having 50 ohms

resistance and 150 mH inductance. The source voltage is 100 sin (ωt – 120°) V. What is the

maximum power?

a. 199 watts c. 212 watts

b. 147 watts d. 165 watts

15. REE Board (October, 1997). An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A from a

voltage v = 220 sin ωt. What is the maximum power?

a. 2200 watts c. 190.5 watts

b. 1100 watts d. 1320 watts

16. REE Board (April 1995). An incandescent lamp load generally considered to be made up of

resistors take 4.8 kW from a 120 V ac source. The instantaneous maximum value of power is?

a. 4800 W c. 480 W

b. 2400 W d. 9600 W

17. REE Board (March, 1998). A coil of a 50-ohm resistance and of 150 mH inductance is connected

in parallel with a 50 μF capacitor. What is the power factor of the circuit?

a. 80% c. 70%

b. 50% d. 60%

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18. REE Board (October, 1997). A resistor of 50 ohms and an impedance of 100 + j50 ohms are

connected in parallel across a 220 volts supply. What is the power factor of the load?

a. 96% c. 98%

b. 99% d. 95%

18. REE Board (October, 1996). A bank of capacitors is connected in parallel each rated at 10 kVAR,

380 volts. If one unit is shorted out, what would be the net capacitance of the bank?

a. 330 μF c. 220 μF

b. 440 μF d. 110 μF

19. REE Board (March, 1998). A coil of 50-ohm resistance and of 150-mH inductance is connected in

parallel with a 50-μF capacitor. If the source voltage is 100 sin (ωt + 30°), what is the equation of the

line current?

a. 1.91 sin (ωt + 52.5°) c. 1.82 sin (ωt - 62°)

b. 1.25 sin (ωt + 75.5°) d. 1.32 sin (ωt – 75.5°)

20. REE Board (October, 1994). A capacitor branch having a ratio of XC to R of 5 is paralleled with

impedance consisting of a 4 Ω resistance and a 3 Ω inductive reactance. The power factor of the

resulting circuit is 0.8 leading. Find the size of the capacitor in μF if the frequency is 60 Hz.

a. 879.9 μF c. 978.9 μF

b. 1078.9 μF d. 778.9 μF

21. REE Board (October, 2000). A series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance, a 150 mH

inductance and an unknown capacitance. The circuit is supplied with a voltage v = 100 sin 377t. Find

the value of capacitance at resonance.

a. 42 μF c. 34.65 μF

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b. 47 μF d. 72.57 μF

22. REE Board (April, 2001). A 5 mH pure inductance is connected in parallel with one microfarad

capacitor. What frequency will the circuit be antiresonance?

a. 250 Hz c. 60 Hz

b. 2250 Hz d. 100 Hz

23. REE Board (October, 1998). One leg of a radio tuned circuit has a capacitance of 1 x 10-9 F. It is

tuned at 200 kHz. What is the inductance of the other leg in Henry?

a. 6.33 x 10^-4 c. 8.25 x 10^-5

b. 20 x 10^-3 d. 120 x 10^-3

24. REE Board (April, 1995). What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of 0.05

Henry so that at 100 Hz, the impedance becomes equal to the ohmic resistance?

a. 50.7 μF c. 70.7 μF

b. 35.5 μF d. 87.0 μF

25. REE Board (March, 1998). A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75% power factor and

220 volts. What approximate size of capacitor is necessary to raise the power factor to about 95%?

a. 3 kVAR c. 2.5 kVAR

b. 2 kVAR d. 3.5 kVAR

26. REE Board (October, 1996). A single-phase, 60 Hz, 5 hp squirrel cage induction motor draws a

current of 53 A at 117 V. If it has a 78.5% electrical to mechanical conversion efficiency, what

capacitance should be connected at the terminals of the motor in order to increase the power

factor of the load combination to 92%?

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a. 480 μF c. 320 μF

b. 380 μF d. 420 μF

27. REE Board (April, 2002). A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75% power factor and 220

volts. What approximate size of capacitor is necessary to raise the power factor to about 95%?

a. 3 kVAR c. 2.5 kVAR

b. 2 kVAR d. 3.5 kVAR

28. REE Board (April, 2002). In a balanced three-phase system, the phase A voltage is 132.8 cis 0°,

what is the line to line voltage VCA?

a. 230 cis 30° c. 230 cis (-60°)

b. 230 cis (-30°) d. 132.8 cis 120°

29. REE Board (September, 2001). The phase B line voltage and the phase A line current of a

balanced three phase system are v = 220 sin (ωt + 210°) and i = 10 sin (ωt + 180°) amperes,

respectively. What is the power of the system?

a. 1,905 W c. 5,716 W

b. 3,300 W d. 3,810 W

30. REE Board (April, 1997). A 170 kV, 3-phase electric source delivers 200 MVA to a balanced

load, which has a power factor of 90% lagging. What is the line current?

a. 257 A c. 402 A

b. 502 A d. 679 A

30. REE Board (October, 1997). A three-phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts and 85% power

factor. What is its rated current?

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a. 61.5 A c. 55 A

b. 57.5 A d. 59 A

31. REE Board (March, 1998). A generator supplies three-phase power to balanced load. The

voltage is 230 volts, the current is 18 A and the power factor is 85%. What is the power?

a. 3.6 kW c. 6.1 kW

b. 1.6 kW d. 1.4 kW

32. REE Board (March, 1998). Three impedances, -j10, j10 and 10 ohms are wyeconnected.

Determine the impedance of an equivalent delta.

a. 12.5, j12.5, -12.5 Ω c. j8.5, -j12.5, 8 Ω

b. 10, j10, -j10 Ω d. 5, j5, -j5 Ω

33. REE Board (October, 1998). Three 10-ohm resistances are connected delta on a balanced three-

phase source. If the equation of the phase Van =120 sin ωt. What is the equation of the line current in

line a?

a. 20.78 sin (ωt + 30°) c. 12 sin (ωt – 56.56°)

b. 13.15 sin (ωt - 30°) d. 36 sin ωt

34. REE Board (March, 1998). Three impedances each 10 + j5 ohms are connected delta on a

balanced three-phase source. If the equation of the phase Van =120 sin ωt. What is the equation of

the line current through the impedance connected across phase A and B?

a. 20.02 sin (ωt - 22°) c. 16.21 sin (ωt + 56.56°)

b. 18.59 sin (ωt + 3.44°) d. 21.32 sin (ωt – 8.15°)

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35. REE Board (March, 1998). The phase b line voltage and the phase a line current of a balanced

three-phase system are v = 220 (sin wt + 210°) and i = 10 sin (wt - 30°), respectively. What is the

power of the system?

a. 1905 W c. 5716 W

b. 3300 W d. 3810 W

36. REE Board (October, 1998). The loads of a wye connected transformer are: Ia = 10 cis (-30°); Ib

= 12 cis 215°; Ic = 15 cis 82°. What is the neutral current?

a. 1.04 cis 72.8° c. 0.92 cis 62.5°

b. 2.21 cis (-30°) d. 3.11 cis 72.6°

37. REE Board (October, 1996). A 132 kV line, three-phase system delivers 70.7 MVA of a balanced

delta load of power factor 70.7%. Determine the reactance necessary in order to attain unity power

factor.

a. 1,092 Ω c. 1,142 Ω

b. 965 Ω d. 1,045 Ω

38. REE Board (April, 1997). A single-phase transformer is rated 4,160-V primary and 250-V

secondary. It has 1,500 turns in the primary and voltage regulation of 8%. What should be the number

of turns in the secondary winding?

a. 88 turns c. 90 turns

b. 92 turns d. 86 turns

39. REE Board (March, 1998). A 13.8 kV/480 V, 10 MVA three-phase transformer has 5%

impedance. What is the impedance in ohms referred to the primary?

a. 0.952 ohm c. 5.125 ohms

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b. 0.03 ohm d. 9.01 ohms

40. REE Board (October, 1998). Which of the following given below is the eddy current loss not

proportional to?

a. square of the thickness c. square of the load current of the laminated

core

b. square of the frequency d. square of the flux density

41. REE Board (October, 1997). A small single transformer has 10.2 watts no load loss. The core

has a volume of 750 cu. cm. The maximum flux density is 10,000 gauss and the hysteresis constant

of core is 5 x 10-4. Using the Steinmetz law to find the hysteresis, determine the eddy current loss.

a. 4.55 watts c. 3.55 watts

b. 5.55 watts d. 2.55 watts

42. REE Board (October, 1998). The potential transformer of a line has a ratio of 132,000/66. These

are connected wye-delta. The voltmeter connected at the secondary reads 64 volts. What is the

voltage of the line?

a. 221.7 kV c. 112.5 kV

b. 135.2 kV d. 132 kV

43. REE Board (October, 1997). A power transformer rated 50,000 kVA, 34.5 kV/13.8 kV is

connected wye-grounded primary and delta on the secondary. Determine the full load phase current

on the secondary side.

a. 2092 A c. 1449 A

b. 1725 A d. 1208 A

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44. REE Board (October, 1998). A 69/13.8 kV, 10 MVA three-phase transformer is connected wye-

grounded delta. What is the kV rating of the secondary winding?

a. 7.97 c. 15

b. 23.9 d. 13.8

45. REE Board (October, 1997). The PTs of a 220 kV transmission line have a ratio of 132.76

kV/66.375 V are connected wye-wye. A voltmeter connected line to ground reads 66 volts, what is the

transmission line voltage?

a. 228.63 kV c. 223.15 kV

b. 220.10 kV d. 225.25 kV

46. REE Board (October, 1997). A power transformer rated 50,000 kVA, 34.5 kV/13.8 kV is

connected wye-wye. What are the line currents at full load?

a. 525.5 A, 1725.4 A c. 483.1 A, 1207.7 A

b. 836.7 A, 2092 A d. 1449.3 A, 3623.2 A

47. REE Board (March, 1998). A 125 kVA distribution transformer with 4% impedance is connected

in parallel with another transformer rated 75 kVA and with 35% impedance. Both have same voltage

ratio. (Neglect resistance of each transformer.) The total load is 140 kVA at 85% power factor. How

much load does each carry?

a. 80.5 kVA, 59.5 kVA c. 80 kVA, 60 kVA

b. 77.78 kVA, 62.22 kVA d. 87.50 kVA, 52.5 kVA

48. REE Board (April, 1994). Two single phase transformers with equal ratings and turns ratio are

operated in parallel to supply a load of 180 kW at a lagging pf of 0.90. Transformer A has a resistance

of 1% and a reactance of 6%. Transformer B has a resistance of 2% and a reactance of 5%.

Calculate the power delivered by each transformer.

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a. 83 kW, 97 kW c. 88 kW, 92 kW

b. 79 kW, 92 kW d. 80 kW, 100 kW

49. REE Board (March, 1998). A power customer draws power at 220 volts from a transformer on a

pole. Current transformers with ratio of 200/5 are use to meter the electrical usage. What is the

multiplier of the kW hr and demand meters?

a. 40 c. 200

b. 100 d. 80

50. REE Board (October, 1997). At a 155 kV substation, the PT ratio is 1000 and the CT ratio is

1200/5. The potential going into the wattmeter is 115 volts. What is the MW indicated when the

wattmeter reads 800 watts?

a. 192 MW c. 19.2 MW

b. 150 MW d. 15 MW

51. REE Board (March, 1998). A 50 MVA, 33 kV/11 kW, three-phase, wye-delta connected

transformer has a 3% impedance. What is the %impedance at 100 MVA base and 34.5 kV base?

a. 1.639% c. 5.74%

b. 5.49% d. 6.56%

52. REE Board (September, 2001). The loads of a wye-connected transformer are: Ia = 10 cis (-30°);

Ib = 12 cis 215° A; Ic = 15 cis 82° A. What is the neutral current?

a. 1.04 cis 72.8° A c. 2.21 cis -30° A

b. 0.92 cis 62.5° A d. 3.11 cis 72.8° A

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53. REE Board (October, 1998). Its primary function is to provide ground source

a. zigzag transformer c. surge arrester

b. sectionalizer d. tertiary transformer

54. REE Board (October, 1997). What is the main use of a zigzag transformer?

a. to step down voltage c. to stabilize transformer sequence currents

b. to provide path to zero sequence currents d. to step down current

55. REE Board (October, 1997). A power transformer rated 50,000 kVA, 34.5 kV/13.8 kV is

connected wye-wye. What are the line currents at full-load?

a. 525.2 amperes, 1,725 amperes c. 483.1 amperes, 1,207.7 amperes

b. 836.7 amperes, 2,092 amperes d. 1,449.3 amperes, 3,623.2 amperes

56. REE Board (October, 1996). A three-phase transformer has a primary voltage rating of 34.5 kV,

wye-connected with two 2.5% taps above and two 2.5% taps below the rated voltage. The secondary

winding is rated 460 volts and is delta connected. If it has 100 turns, what will be the effective number

of turns in the primary winding if voltage tap us set at minus 2.5%?

a. 7,133 turns c. 4,222 turns

b. 7,312 turns d. 4,333 turns

57. REE Board (September, 2002). A 20 kV/7.87 kV autotransformer has 200 A current in the

common winding. What is the secondary line current?

a. 143.52 A c. 56.48 A

b. 200 A d. 329 A

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58. REE Board (October, 2000). The CT ratio and PT ratio used to protect a line are 240 and 2000

respectively. If the impedance of each line is 10 Ω, what is the relay impedance to protect the line

from fault?

a. 83.33 Ω c. 48,000 Ω

b. 1.2 Ω d. 12 Ω

59. REE Board (October, 2000). Two single-phase transformers operate in parallel. Transformer 1 is

rated 100 kVA with 4% reactance while transformer 2 is rated 75 kVA with 3% reactance. The

transformers have secondary voltages of 220 volts and same voltage ratio. If the common load is 125

kVA at 80% p.f. lagging, determine the kVA sharing of each transformer.

a. 71.43 kVa and 53.57 kVA c. 62.5 kVA and 62.5 kVA

b. 75 kVa and 50 kVA d. 82.5 kVA and 42.5 kVA

60. REE Board (April, 2004). A transformer rated 2,000 kVA, 34,500/240 volts has 5.75%

impedance. What is the per unit impedance?

a. 0.0635 c. 0.0575

b. 0.0656 d. 34.2

61. REE Board (April, 2001). A 69 kV/13.8 kV, 7.5 MVA transformer has 8% impedance. What is its

impedance at 100 MVA base?

a. 0.6% c. 800%

b. 8% d. 106.7%

62. REE Board (October, 1997). A 3-phase transformer is rated 30 MVA, 115Δ/13.8Y kV and 2%

impedance, the resistance is negligible compared with the reactance. Determine the percent (%)

voltage drop at the secondary at 80% load and at 75% power factor.

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a. 4.1% c. 1.05%

b. 2.26% d. 3.15%

63. REE Board (April, 1997). A six-pole, 3-phase AC generator has 72 slots, the coil span is 12.

What is the pitch factor?

a. 1.000 c. 0.985

b. 0.939 d. 0.966

64. REE Board (October, 1994). A 30 MVA, 15 kV three-phase alternator will have a per phase

nominal impedance of

a. 7.5 ohms c. 15 ohms

b. 9 ohms d. none of these

65. REE Board (March, 1998). A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90% power factor. The

effective resistance is 1.5 times the ohmic resistance. The ohmic resistance is obtained by connecting

two terminals to a DC source. The current and voltage are 87.6 A and 6 V respectively. What is the

effective resistance per phase?

a. 0.0513 ohm c. 0.342 ohm

b. 0.0685 ohm d. 0.0617 ohm

66. REE Board (October, 1997). To get the armature resistance of a 100 MW, 13.89 kV and 90%

power factor generator, two terminals are connected to a DC source. The measured current and

voltage are 87.6 amperes and 6 volts respectively. What is the DC resistance per phase?

a. 0.0223 ohm c. 0.0685 ohm

b. 0.0342 ohm d. 0.0617 ohm

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67. REE Board (March, 1998). Two alternators are driven by shunt motors. The shunt motors have

speed-load droop characteristics of 3% and 4% respectively. The alternators are in parallel and each

carrying 50 kW. There is no automatic speed-load control. An additional 50 kW is switched on. What

are the resulting loads of the alternators assuming that the speed-load control of each is not

adjusted?

a. 78.57 kW, 71.43 kW c. 75 kW, 75 kW

b. 82.51 kW, 67.49 kW d. 80.31 kW, 69.69 kW

68. REE Board (September, 2004). A 3,600 V, 500 kVA, 60 Hz, 3-phase Y-connected generator on

test yields the following results: Mechanical and iron losses is 10 kW; field current at full load 100%

p.f. is 50 A; field current at full-load 80% p.f. is 70 A; resistance per phase of armature winding is 0.4

ohm. The exciter voltage is constant at 120 volts and voltage current is control is done by means of

rheostat. Determine the full-load armature current at 80% lagging p.f.

a. 96.5 A c. 64.2 A

b. 99.8 A d. 80.2 A

69. REE Board (October, 1997). A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75% power factor and

220 volts. What is its full load current?

a. 22.5 amperes c. 16.5 amperes

b. 20.5 amperes d. 18.5 amperes

70. REE Board (October, 1997). What is the speed of an induction motor of six poles if the percent

slip is 2.5%?

a. 1462 rpm c. 877 rpm

b. 1170 rpm d. 1755 rpm

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71. REE Board (March, 1998). A 50 HP three-phase motor, rated 220 V, 75% power factor has 6

poles. The slip at full load is 3%. What is the frequency of the rotor current at full-load?

a. 1.8 Hz c. 5.4 Hz

b. 60 Hz d. 58.2 Hz

72. REE Board (April, 1997). A resistor assembly for a wound rotor consists of 20 elements of cast

iron grid elements. The rating of each is 0.10 ohm. When joined in series and tested across 220 volts,

the measured current was 100 A. How much power was lost in the joints?

a. 1.9 kW c. 2.0 kW

b. 1.8 kW d. 2.1 kW

73. REE Board (October, 1998). A 25 hp, 230 V, three-phase motor with 85% power factor has a

starting current of 5.5 times rated current. To reduce the starting current, a wye-delta is installed.

What shall be the new starting current?

a. 195 amps c. 135 amps

b. 302 amps d. 175 amps

74. REE Board (October, 1997). A squirrel cage motor is started at 50% its rated voltage. What is the

starting torque relative to its rated voltage starting torque?

a. 50% c. 25%

b. 100% d. 75%

75. REE Board (September, 2000). Find the rotor frequency of an induction motor if the rotor speed

is 1,145 rpm.

a. 2.75 Hz c. 1.25 Hz

b. 5.50 Hz d. 60 Hz

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76. REE Board (October, 1997). A three-phase induction motor is rated 50 hp, 220 volts and 1745

rpm and 78% power factor. What is the percent slip?

a. 2.5% c. 3.5%

b. 3.1% d. 4.0%

76. REE Board (October, 1996). An AC squirrel cage induction motor has a speed rating of 1,750

rpm. If the leads are such that they could be reconnected for consequent winding, what would be the

resulting speed?

a. 3,500 rpm c. 875 rpm

b. 1,780 rpm d. 3,450 rpm

77. REE Board (October, 1997). A three phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts and 85%

power factor. What is its rated current?

a. 57.8 amps c. 55 amps

b. 57.5 amps d. 59 amps

78. REE Board (September, 2001). A 70-hp, 230-volts, 3-φ induction motor operating at 0.77 power

factor has a starting current of 5 times its full-load current. Calculate the starting current.

a. 851 amps c. 295 amps

b. 170 amps d. 1,475 amps

79. REE Board (September, 2001). Which of the following is not a reason why a single phase

induction motor will not run?

a. one of the current is made out of phase c. shaded poles

between the lines

b. hysteresis d. two windings displaced from each other

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80. REE Board (October, 1996). The following are types of AC motor starters except one

a. reactance starter c. across the line starter

b. wye-delta starter d. capacitance starter

81. REE Board (April, 1995). Motor starting device that will reduce the voltage impressed at motor’s

terminals during starting periods.

a. autotransformer c. wye-delta starter

b. primary resistor-type d. all of these

82. REE Board (September, 2004). In an induction motor, what is the percent slip if the speed is

3,510?

a. 1 c. 2

b. 1.5 d. 2.5

83. REE Board (September, 2002). The speed of an induction motor is 1170 rpm. What is the

frequency of the rotor current?

a. 2.5 Hz c. 1.5 Hz

b. 37.5 Hz d. 3.3 Hz

84. REE Board (September, 2002). A 3-phase, 220 volt induction motor having a power factor of 0.8

has 3% losses. Determine the current drawn by the motor.

a. 25.23 A c. 20.18 A

b. 43.69 A d. 14.56 A

85. REE Board (April, 2002). A three-phase squirrel cage motor is started by wye-delta starter. What

shall be its starting torque relative to its rated voltage starting torque?

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a. 33.3% c. 57.7%

b. 42.3% d. 100%

86. REE Board (October, 1994). A wye-connected turbo alternator having a synchronous reactance

of 0.5 ohm and negligible resistance is connected to a large power system having a busbar voltage of

13.8 kV supplying a load of 15,000 kVA at 0.80 lagging power factor. If the steam supply is cut-off, the

armature current will the machine carry assuming negligible losses?

a. 256.55 A c. 384.26 A

b. 525.62 A d. 627.55 A

87. REE Board (October, 1994). A 1,000 kVA, 6,600 V wye-connected three-phase alternator having

a reactance of 8.8 ohms and a negligible resistance is supplying power to a constant frequency bus

bar. The open-circuit emf at this instance is 4,3111 V per phase. If steam supply is suddenly cut-off,

the armature current in amperes is nearest to

a. 57 c. 59

b. 60 d. 56

88. REE Board (September, 2004). What is the percent slip of the synchronous motor when running?

a. 3 c. 1

b. 2.5 d. 0

89. REE Board (October, 1998). The pulley of an old gen-set has a diameter of 20 inches. The belt

exerts a pull of 353 pounds on the pulley. The gen-set runs at 900 rpm. What is the approximate kW

rating of the gen-set?

a. 75 c. 200

b. 250 d. 37.5

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90. REE Board (March, 1998). The substation bus bar is made up of 2 inches round copper bars 20

ft long. What is the resistance of each bar if resistivity is 1.724 x 10-6 ohm-cm.

a. 7.21 x 10-5 Ω c. 5.185 x 10-5 Ω

b. 13.8 x 10-6 Ω d. 2.96 x 10-5 Ω

91. REE Board (October, 1997). Determine the resistance of a busbar made of copper if the length is

10 meters long and the cross section is a 4 x 4 cm2. Use 1.7241 micro ohm-cm as the resistivity.

a. 2.121 x 10-4 Ω c. 3.431 x 10-5 Ω

b. 4.312 x 10-4 Ω d. 1.078 x 10-4 Ω

92. REE Board (October, 1998). A one-meter rod of 2-cm diameter is drawn until its resistance is

100 times the initial resistance. Its length afterwards is?

a. 10 m c. 12.5 m

b. 100 m d. 5 m

93. REE Board (October, 1998). What is the size in square millimeter (mm2) is the cable of 250

MCM size?

a. 118.656 mm2 c. 112.565 mm2

b. 126.675 mm2 d. 132.348 mm2

94. REE Board (October, 1998). The resistance of a copper wire at 30°C is 50 ohms. If the

temperature coefficient of copper at 0°C is 0.00427, what is the resistance at 100°C?

a. 72.26 ohms c. 63.24 ohms

b. 54.25 ohms d. 58.15 ohms

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95. REE Board (March, 1998). The resistance of a wire is 126.48 Ω at 100°C and 100 Ω at 30°C.

Determine the temperature coefficient of copper at 0°C.

a. 0.00427/°C c. 0.0256/°C

b. 0.00615/°C d. 0.365/°C

96. REE Board (October, 1998). The resistance of 120 meters of wire is 12 ohms. What is its

conductance?

a. 0.0521 siemens c. 6 siemens

b. 0.0833 siemens d. 12 siemens

97. REE Board (October, 1997). A load of 10 ohms was connected to a 12-volt battery. The current

drawn was 1.18 amperes. What is the internal resistance of the battery?

a. 0.35 ohm c. 0.25 ohm

b. 0.20 ohm d. 0.30 ohm

98. REE Board (April, 1997). The electromotive force of a standard cell is measured with a

potentiometer that gives a reading of 1.3562 V. When a 1.0 megaohm resistor is connected across

the standard cell terminals, the potentiometer reading drops to 1.3560 V. What is the internal

resistance of the standard cell?

a. 174.5 ohms c. 147.5 ohms

b. 145.7 ohms d. 157.4 ohms

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99. REE Board (April, 1997). If a resistor rated at 5 watts and 6 volts are connected across a battery

with an open circuit voltage of 6 volts. What is the internal resistance of the battery if the resulting

current is 0.8 A?

a. 0.30 ohm c. 0.23 ohm

b. 0.26 ohm d. 0.03 ohm

100. REE Board (March, 1998). Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20 ohms each are connected in

parallel. What is the equivalent resistance?

a. 45 ohms c. 0.22 ohm

b. 17.2 ohms d. 4.62 ohms

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