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Exercise 3 (2nd Sem)

1. A mine uses 5kW of lighting powered at 120V DC from a source 100m away. To limit power loss to less than 5% in the copper wires, the required cross-sectional area of hard-drawn copper wire connecting the source must be calculated. 2. The resistance of a heating element varies linearly with temperature over time. Given the element has an initial resistance of 2 ohms at 0°C, calculate its resistance and power consumed after 15 seconds when connected to a 230V source. 3. The ratios of power for two resistors wound with copper wire are determined, where the second has half the diameter and one-fourth the length of the first.

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Exercise 3 (2nd Sem)

1. A mine uses 5kW of lighting powered at 120V DC from a source 100m away. To limit power loss to less than 5% in the copper wires, the required cross-sectional area of hard-drawn copper wire connecting the source must be calculated. 2. The resistance of a heating element varies linearly with temperature over time. Given the element has an initial resistance of 2 ohms at 0°C, calculate its resistance and power consumed after 15 seconds when connected to a 230V source. 3. The ratios of power for two resistors wound with copper wire are determined, where the second has half the diameter and one-fourth the length of the first.

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EXERCISE

•   The portable lightning equipment for a mine is located


1.
100 meter from its dc supply source. The mine lights
use a total of 5kW and operate at 120V dc. Determine
the required cross-sectional area of the copper wires
used to connect the source to the mine lights if we
require that the power lost in the copper wires be less
than or equal to 5 percent of the power required by
the mine lights. Assume Hard-drawn copper wire.

LECTURE 3 – Ohm’s Law, Power and Energy


EXERCISE
Solution:
 

 
 

LECTURE 3 – Ohm’s Law, Power and Energy


EXERCISE
•   As the temperature of a heating element changes, its
2.
resistance also changes, and so does the temperature
coefficient. In a certain case, the temperature varies linearly
with time and is given by where is time in seconds. The
temperature coefficient of the material is 0.006 per at 0. If
the heating element is connected across a 230V source,
calculate the power after 15 seconds. Assume: Resistance of
the heating element is 2Ω at t=0.
Ans.

LECTURE 3 – Ohm’s Law, Power and Energy


EXERCISE
Solution:   𝑅𝑇 = 𝑅 0 ( 1+ 𝛼 0 𝑇 )
  𝐴 𝑡 𝑡 =0 , 𝑅 =2
𝑅
Ω 𝑅 0 ( 1 +𝛼 0 𝑇 )
  𝑇
  =
  𝑅 20 ℃ 𝑅 0 ( 1+ 𝛼 0 (20 ℃ ) )
 𝑇 ℃ =20 ℃  
170 ℃
  𝐴 𝑡 𝑡 =15 𝑠 , 𝑅 =?
𝑅 = 𝑅 20 ℃ ¿
  1+( 0.006 ) ( 17 0 )
 
 
𝑅170 ℃ =2
(
1 +( 0.006 ) ( 20 ) )
    101
𝑅 170 ℃ = Ω
28
2 2
 𝑃= 𝑉 = (230)
𝑅 170℃ 101
28

  𝑃= 14.66534654 𝑚𝑊

LECTURE 3 – Ohm’s Law, Power and Energy


EXERCISE
•3.  Two resistors wound with round copper wire. The
length and the diameter of the first wire are L and A
respectively and those of the second wire are one-
fourth of the length and one-half of the diameter of
the first wire. Determine the ratios of powers for the
two resistors if the same current flows through the
two resistor.
Ans.

LECTURE 3 – Ohm’s Law, Power and Energy


EXERCISE
Solution:  
 
Troubleshoot
 
Two resistors wound
with round copper wire.
The length and the  
diameter of the first wire
are L and A respectively  

It should be Area not diameter

  𝑃 1
= 2
𝑃 2

LECTURE 3 – Ohm’s Law, Power and Energy


EXERCISE
•4.  A source of emf of 15V supplies a current of 2A for
six minutes. How much energy is provided in this
time?
Ans.
 𝑤 = 𝑃 ∙ 𝑡=𝑣 ∙ 𝑖∙ 𝑡
  60 𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑤 = (15 ) ( 2 ) ( 6 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠 . ) ( 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛 )
  𝑤 =10.8 𝑘𝐽

LECTURE 3 – Ohm’s Law, Power and Energy


EXERCISE
•5.  A business uses two 3 kW fires for an average of 20
hours each per week, and six 150 W lights for 30
hours each per week. If the cost of electricity is 7p
per unit, determine the weekly cost of electricity to
the business.
Ans.
Solution:

LECTURE 3 – Ohm’s Law, Power and Energy

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