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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark
only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of
your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means exponentiation.
Ex. x^2 means x2; (x+y)^(x-z) means
(x+y) raised to the (x-z). Pi=3.1416
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Find the impedance which requires 1549 VAR AT 230 V rms and 10 A rms.
A. 17.40 - j15 ohms C. 17.09 - j15.39 ohms
B. 16.82 – j15.69 ohms D. 17.62 – j14.78 ohms
3. Find the current that will follow in a series circuit containing a 5 kohm
resistor, a 470 picoF capacitor, a 150- mH inductor, and a 0.001 microfarad if
the exciting voltage is 65 volts at 25kHz.
A. 6.32 +j8.46mA C. 8.46+j6.22mA
B. 6.22-8.46mA D. 8.46-j6.22mA
4. Two impedances, Z1=0.8+j5.6 and zZ2=8-j16 and the single phrase motor are
connected in parallel across 200 Vrms. 60Hz supply. The motor draws 5 kVA at
80% power factor lagging. Find the complex power of impedance Z2?
A. -1-j2kVA C. 2+ j1kVA
B. 1-j2kVA D. -2-j1kVA
5. What are the two elements in a series circuit connection having a current and
voltage i= 13.42 sin (500t-53.4degrees) A and v= 150sin (500t+10degrees) V?
A. R= 8.8 ohms and L=35mH C. R= 6.3 ohms and L=25mH
B. R= 7.5 ohms and L=30mH D. R= 5.0 ohms and L=20mH
6. The impedance Z3 in series to the two impedances Z1= 10+ j10 ohms and Z2= 20-
j30 ohms that are connected in parallel. What is the value of the impedance Z3
in ohms that will produce resonant circuit?
A. –j13.1 C. j13.1
B. j5.4 D. –j5.4
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A. 200 mA C. 20 A
B. 20 mA D. 2 A
11. A balanced delta connected load of 4 – j3 ohms per phase is fed by a 380 V,
three-phase system. Find the reactive power.
A. 52 kVARS C. 69 kVARS
B. 29 kVARS D. 87 kVARS
14. A balanced three-phase wye connected source has using positive phase
sequence. Van = 220 V rms with 30 degrees angle. Determine Vbc.
A. 190.5 + j330 V C. -190.5 – j330 V
B. 190.5 – j330 V D. – j381 V
16. Given the following phase currents, Ia = 3.5 + j3.5, Ib = 0 – j3 and Ic = -2.6
+ j1.6. determine the negative sequence current for phase A.
A. 0.333 + j0.678 C. 0.424 + j0.571
B. -0.333 – j0.678 D. -0.333 + j0.678
17. Given the following sets of symmetrical components currents, determine the
phase B current.
Current Magnitude Angle, degrees
Ia0 1.0 75
La1 1.0 15
La2 1.0 -45
A. 0.259 + j0.966 C. 1.932 + j0.518
B. 0.516 + j1.931 D. 1.414 + j1.414
18. A transformer having a 360 turn primary winding takes 150 W in power and 1.4
A in current at an input voltage of 230 volts. Determine the no-load power
factor.
A. 0.606 C. 0.466
B. 0.866 D. 0.523
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is rated 10 MVA, 12/1.2 kV, 60 Hz. Under these conditions, its series
resistance and reactance are given as 2% and 7% pu respectively. This
transformer is to be used as 13.2/12 kV step-down autotransformer in a power
distribution system. What is the transformer’s series impedance in pu in the
autotransformer connection?
A. 0.0017 + j0.0058 C. 0.0020 + j0.0070
B. 0.0022 + j0.00778 D. 0.0018 + j0.0064
21. The open circuit and short circuit tests were performed on the primary side
of the 25 kVA, 7620/240, 60 Hz transformer and the following data were
obtained, open circuit test; Eoc = 7620 V, Ioc = 0.30 A and Poc = 500 W. Short
circuit test Esc = 450 V, Isc = 3.5 A and Psc = 220 W. Determine the shunt and
series impedances refer to the primary of the transformer.
A. 116 + j26 k & 17.97 + j130 C. 112 + j22 k & 15.95 + j128
B. 124 + j14 k & 21.85 + j134 D. 120 + j10 k & 19.95 + j132
22. An induction motor is rated 240 V, 150 A and 0.707 power factor. What is the
size of the capacitor in kVAR which must be place in parallel with the circuit
to improve the power factor to 95% lagging?
A. 17.1 C. 41.9
B. 24.3 D. 26.9
26. A 69 kV three phase transposed line is composed of one ACSR 336,400 cmil,
36/7 Linnet conductor per phase with a horizontal configuration of D12=5 ft,
D23= 5 ft and D23=10 ft. The conductors have diameter of 0.721 inch,
resistance of 0.306 ohm per mile and gmr of 0.0244 ft. What is the reactance
for 12 miles line.
A. 6 ohms C. 4 ohms
B. 2 ohms D. 8 ohms
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31. The per phase parameters for a 60 Hz, 200 km long transmission line are
R=2.07 Ω and L=310.8 mH and C=1.4774 μF. The transmission line supplies a 100
MW, wye connected load at 215 kV (line to line) and 0.9 power factor lagging.
Using nominal π model, determine the sending end voltage line to line.
A. 229 kV C. 236 kV
B. 243 kV D. 233 kV
34. What will happen to an insulating medium if subjected to a voltage more than
its basic impulse insulation level? It will________.
A. change its molecular structure C. become magnetic
B. punctured D. melt
35. If the certain conductor has an area of 336,400 cmils, what is the radius of
this conductor in cm?
A. 0.663 C. 0.737
B. 0.8310 D. 0.921
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36. A 110V dc motor draws current of 30A and is located 500ft from the power
source. What is the supply voltage if the diameter of the copper wire is 0.25
inch? Resistivity is 10.4 omhs-cmil per ft.
A. 119 V C. 121 V
B. 117 V D. 115 V
37. A series loop contains the following circuit elements in order a 8-volts
source, a 2k ohms resistor, a 3k ohm resistor, a 16-V source and a 7k ohm
resistor. What is the power absorbed by the 3k ohm resistor?
A. 12 mW C. 0.12 W
B. 1.2 mW D. 1.2 W
38. Three resistors 3, 4 and z ohms respectively are connected in parallel across
a constant current source of 10A. Find the value of z if the resistor draws 3
A current.
A. 6 ohms C. 4 ohms
B. 2 ohms D. 8 ohms
39. The voltage applied across the resistor was reduced by 50%. The power
consumed by resistor will reduced by?
A. 75 C. 25
B. 50 D. 100
40. A 6 V car radio draws a current of 6.5 A. What resistance in ohms must be
connected in series with it to operate it in a car with a 12 V battery?
A. 0.947 C. 0.923
B. 0.969 D. 0.981
41. Three resistors R1=9k ohm, R2=9k ohm and R3=9k ohm are connected in parallel
across a 12-V power supply whose internal resistance is 1k ohm. How much
current is drawn from the source?
A. 6mA C. 2.4 mA
B. 3mA D. 1.2 mA
43. Two batteries are connected in parallel to feed a 12-ohm load. Battery A has
open circuit emf of 6.3V and internal resistance of 1.5 ohms. Battery B has
open circuit emf of 6V and an internal resistance of 2.1 ohms. What is the
load current?
A. 0.48 A C. 0.44 A
B. 0.52 A D. 0.56 A
43. The resistance of a length of copper wire is 2.6 ohms at 20deg. C. The temp
coefficient of resistance on a 20deg. C for copper is 0.0393. What is its
resistance at 75deg. C?
A. 3.670 ohms C. 11.38 ohms
B. 3.162 ohms D. 4.378 ohms
44. A length of a copper telephone line has a resistance of 24 ohms at 20deg. C.
What is the resistance on a hot summer day when its temp. raised to 36deg. C?
A. 26.5 ohms C. 25.5 ohms
B. 24.5 ohms D. 27.5 ohms
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45. A certain copper wire has a resistance of 25 ohms at 10deg. C. Take the temp.
coefficient at 10deg. C to be 0.00409deg/C. What must be the maximum operating
temp.of the wire if its resistance is to increase by at most 20%?
A. 58.89 C. 59.24
B. 60.13 D. 59.25
47. State the force in pounds upon one side of a coil of 50 turns carrying a
current of 20 A if the real length of the coil is 12 inch and the flux density
is 25,000 lines per square inch. There are 4.448x10^5 dynes in a pound. The
conductors are at right angles to the flux.
A. 29.4 C. 27.9
B. 25.3 D. 26.6
48. What is the complex expression for a given alternating current i=250 sin(wt +
25deg.)?
A. 227 + j106 C. 227- j106
B. 160 - j75 D. 160+j75
49. The resistance of a length of copper wire is 2.6 ohms at 20˚C. The
temperature coefficient of resistance at 20˚C for copper is 0.003939/˚C. What
is its resistance at 75˚C.
A. 3.670 ohms C. 11.38 ohms
B. 3.162 ohms D. 4.378 ohms
50. Find the turn ratio of a transformer used to match a 14400 ohms load to a 400
ohms load.
A. 5:1 C. 6:1
B. 4:1 D. 36:1
51. Two 2-H coil are connected in series so that the mutual induction between
them is 0.2-H. find the total inductance when they are connected to be series
aiding.
A. 4.4 H C. 3.6 H
B. 4 H D. 16 H
52. A poles lap wound, dc machine has 728 active conductors running at 1800 rpm.
The flux per pole is 30 mWb. The armature current is 120A, what is the
electromagnetic power developed in the armature in kW?
A. 72.4 C. 65.5
B. 78.6 D. 62.4
53. When one coil of magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5 amperes, the
resulting flux Φ11 = 0.4 mWb and flux Φ12 = 0.8 mWb respectively. If the
turns are N1 = 500 and N2 = 1500, find the mutual inductance.
A. 60 mH C. 120mH
B. 80 mH D. 240 mH
54. The line currents in a delta connected load are Ia = 5 cis 0deg. Ib = 7.07
cis 225deg and Ic = 5 cis 90deg. Calculate the positive sequence components of
current for phase a.
A. 7.94 ∠224° C. 5.57 ∠-15°
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B. 0 D. 8.35 ∠-25°
55. Power system has receiving current of 1.2 pu or current at the receiving
end and 0.6 pu voltage at the receiving end and 0.5 pu receiving power. When
the base current is 160 A and base voltage is 20 kV, what is ohmic value of the
resistance of the load?
A. 68.725 C. 35.827
B. 57.765 D. 43.375
57. A 4 pole 60 Hz synchronous generator has a rating of 200 MVA, 0.8 power
factor lagging. The moment inertia of the rotor is 45,100 kg-m2. Find inertia
constant H.
A. 3 MJ/MVA C. 4 MJ/MVA
B. 5 MJ/MVA D. 6 MJ/MVA
58. A 250 MW, 60 Hz turbine generator has a speed regulation of 5% based on its
own rating. The generator frequency decreases from 60 Hz to a steady state
value of 59.7 Hz. Determined the increase in the turbine power output.
A. 15 MW C. 20 MW
B. 25 MW D. 30 MW
59. Two generating unit of 250 MW and 400 MW have governor speed regulation of
6% and 6.4% respectively from no-load to full load. They are operating in
parallel and share a load of 500 MW. Determined the load shared by each unit.
A. 200 MW & 300 MW C. 220 MW & 280 MW
B. 225 MW & 275 MW D. 240 MW & 260 MW
60. The moment of inertia of a 100 MVA, 2 pole, 60Hz generator is 50x103 kg-m2.
Determined the angular momentum M for the machine.
A. 0.329 MJ rad/sec C. 0.569 MJ rad/sec
B. 0.762 MJ rad/sec D. 0.432 MJ rad/sec
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68. A single 60 Hz power line and a telephone line are parallel to each other.
The power line carries an rms current of 226 A. find the magnitude of voltage
per Km induced in the telephone line.
A. 8 V C. 3 V
B. 6 V D. 5V
69. Calculate the positive sequence symmetrical components for the set of
unbalance voltage Va= 300∠-120° , Vb= 200∠90° , and 100∠-30°
A. 42.265 ∠-120°V C.193.185∠-135°V
B. 86.947∠-120°V D. 185.567∠-120°V
70. The symmetrical components for the set of unbalance three phase currents
are: Iao= 3∠-30°,Ia1= 5∠-90°,Ia2= 4∠30° find the current at line b
A. 8.185∠42.216° C. 4∠-30°
B. 8.185∠-102.216° D. 4
73. In the three phase system, phase is on no load, phase b and c are shorted –
circuited to ground. The following current are given: Ib= 91.65∠160.9° and
In=91.65∠160.9°. Find the zero sequence current.
A. 20∠90° C. 40∠90°
B. 60∠180° D. 30∠180°
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74. A generator having a solid grounded neutral and rated 50 MVA, 30 kV has
X1=25%, X2=15%, and Xo=5%. What reactance must be placed in the generator
neutral to limit the fault currents for a bolted double line to ground fault to
that for a bolted 3-phase fault?
A. 2.4 ohms C. 0.825 ohm
B. 1.8 ohms D. 0.765 ohm
75. A 4-pole, 60 Hz, 3-phase induction motor has a blocked rotor reactance of
0.5 ohm per phase and the rotor resistance of 0.1 ohm per phase. At what speed
will the motor develop maximum torque?
A. 1200 rpm C. 1440 rpm
B. 1500 rpm D. 1620 rpm
76. A 10 Hp, 440 volts, 60 Hz, 3-phase, 6 pole, induction motor has 4% slip at
full load. What is the full load speed?
A. 1140 rpm C. 1152 rpm
B. 1162 rpm D. 1200 rpm
77. A two winding transformer is rate 60 kVA, 240/1200 V, 60 Hz. When operated
as a conventional two winding transformer at rated load, 0.8 pf lagging, its
efficiency is 96%. This transformer is to be used as a 1440/1200 volts step
down transformer, find the new efficiency at 0.8pf.
A. 99.31% C. 98.9%
B. 97.8% D. 96.8%
78. A 5 hp 4 pole, 60 Hz 3-phase induction motor with a wound rotor draws 4590
watts from the line. What is the speed of this motor when delivering 4.95 hp,
if the core loss is 250 watts, the stator copper loss is 390 watts, and the
friction and windage loss is 70 watts?
A. 1720 rpm C. 1715 rpm
B. 1724 rpm D. 1750 rpm
79. A 25 hp 240 volts series motor takes 93 amperes when driving its rated load
at 800 rpm. The armature resistance is 0.12 ohm and the series field resistance
is 0.08 ohm. At what speed will the motor operate if the load is partially
removed so that the motor takes 31 ampere? Assume that the flux is reduced by
50% for a current drop 66 2/3 percent and that the brush drop is 2 volts at the
both loads.
A. 1690 rpm C. 1230 rpm
B. 1580 rpm D. 1604 rpm
80. The power plant has a maximum demand of 100 MW and connected load of 160
MW. Annual generation of 500 GWH. Calculate the load factor.
A. 32% C. 57%
B. 37% D. 22%
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81. The rated line current of a 230 volts shunt motor is 56 amp. If the field
circuit resistance is 230 ohms and the armature circuit resistance is 0.15
ohms. What is the starting resistance to limit the current at starting to 125%
of the full load armature current.
A. 3.2 ohms C. 2.4 ohms
B. 3.8 ohms D. 4.2 ohms
82. The voltage across 20 micro-farad capacitor varies with time as given by
vc=(10.75-1.5e-1000t) volts. What is the current through capacitor after 1
millisecond?
A. 0.023 sec C. 0.011 sec
B. 0.013 sec D. 0.033 sec
83. A 100 hp, 1750 rpm, 2300 volts, 3-phase motor draws 150 amp when started at
2300 volts. If the compensator is to be used, and 80% voltage tap is selected,
find the starting current.
A. 96 A C. 120 A
B. 108 A D. 75 A
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