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SINUSOIDAL VOLTAGE AND CURRENT 10. REE Board Exam April 1997
1. REE Board Exam September 2000 Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm non-
Find the average current during the half cycle given inductive resistor. What is the equation of the resulting
the instantaneous maximum value of 20 amperes. current?
A. 12.73 amperes C. 20 amperes A. i = 21.68 sin 377t C. i = 15.33 sin 377t
B. 14.14 amperes D. 10 amperes B. i = 26.56 sin 377t D. i = 28.16 sin 120t
2. REE Board Exam April 1997 11. EE Board Exam April 1991
The phase shift between the current and voltage Determine the effective value of the circuit current of
vectors us due to the following except one an emf of 151 sin 377t is connected in series with a
A. magnet coils C. power capacitors DC emf of 110 volts. Both supply a load of 10 + j8
B. electric flat iron D. fluorescent lamp ohms.
A. 10.3 A C. 13.8 A
3. REE Board Exam April 2001 B. 12.5 A D. 11.4 A
An alternating rectangular wave has a maximum value
of 10 V and a frequency of 1 cycle per second. What 12. EE Board Exam April 1994
is the average value of the wave? An alternating current and a direct current flow
A. 5 V C. 0 simultaneously in the same conductor. If the effective
B. 10 V D. 7.07 V of the alternating current is 5 A and the direct current
is 10 A, what will an AC ammeter read when
4. REE Board Exam October 2000 connected in the circuit?
A sinusoidal current wave has a maximum value of 20 A. 7.5 A C. 11.18 A
A. What is the average value of one-half cycle? B. 15 A D. none of these
A. 5 A C. 14.14 A
B. 12.7 A D. 0 13. REE Board Exam April 1997
If e = 100 sin (ωt – 30°) – 50 cos 3ωt + 25 sin (5ωt +
5. REE Board Exam October 1996 150°) and i = 20 sin (ωt + 40°) + 10 sin (3ωt + 30°) – 5
What is the wavelength of a carrier wave with sin (5ωt – 50°). Calculate the power in watts.
frequency of 100 megahertz? A. 1177 C. 1043
A. 3.0 m C. 1.5 m B. 919 D. 1224
B. 7.5 m D. 6.0 m
14. ECE Board Exam November 2001
6. REE Board Exam April 1997 It is the value of sine wave of voltage or current at one
A chart speed of a recording instrument is 25 mm/sec. particular instant of time.
One cycle of the signal being recorded extends over 5 A. average value
mm. What is the frequency of the signal? B. effective value
A. 20 cps C. 50 cps C. rms value
B. 2 cps D. 5 cps D. instantaneous value
7. EE Board Exam April 1992 15. ECE Board Exam November 1998
Determine the rms value of the current drawn by a 2 If the combination of an ac voltage and a dc voltage
μF condenser, which is connected across a source of has an instantaneous voltage that varies through a
potential. The potential has a third and fifth harmonic range from -2 V to +10 V, what is the peak ac voltage
components, which are 30% and 20% respectively of of the combination?
the fundamental. The fundamental sinusoidal A. 10 V C. 6 V
component has a peak value of 1000 volts and 60 Hz B. 16 V D. 12 V
frequency.
A. 0.89 A C. 0.91 A 16. ECE Board Exam April 2001
B. 0.75 A D. 0.84 A Measured in Hertz, it is the number of cycles of
alternating current per second.
8. EE Board Exam April 1990 A. frequency C. peak to peak
A 240-V, 25 Hz sinusoidal generator is connected to a B. period D. wavelength
20 ohms resistor. Determine the instantaneous
current when elapsed time is 0.01 second. 17. ECE Board Exam April 2000
A. 15.43 A C. 16.97 A If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what is
B. 16.30 A D. 12.00 A the rms voltage?
A. 16.2 V C. 25.38 V
9. REE Board Exam April 1997 B. 19.98 V D. 12.73 V
A wire carries a current i = 3 cos 314t amperes. What
is the average current over 6 seconds?
A. 0 A C. 1.5 A
18. ECE Board Exam April 2000 B. 14.14 volts D. 6.37 volts
If an ac signal has a peak voltage of 55 V, what is the
average value voltage? 26. ECE Board Exam November 1997
A. 61.05 V C. 34.98 V The relation of the voltage across an inductor to it
B. 38.86 V D. 86.35 V current is ____
A. Lagging the current by 90 degrees
19. ECE Board Exam April 1999 B. Leading the current by 90 degrees
What is the phase relationship between current and C. In phase with the current
voltage in an inductor? D. Leading the current by 180 degrees
A. in phase
B. current lags voltage by 90° 27. ECE Board Exam April 1999
C. voltage lags current by 90° If two equal frequency ac signals of exactly 5 V each
D. current lags voltage by 180° are combined with one of the signals 180 degrees out
of phase with the other, what will be the value of the
20. ECE Board Exam November 1995 resultant voltage?
If sine wave voltage varies from 0 to 200 V, how much A. 2.25 V C. 0 V
is its instantaneous voltage at 90°? B. 5 V D. 10 V
A. 100 V
B. minimum voltage SERIES CIRCUITS
C. 200 V 28. REE Board Exam September 2003
D. half of its maximum voltage The following are in series R = 1,000 Ω, L = .100 μH
and C = 20,000 pF. The voltage across the circuit is
21. ECE Board Exam November 2000 100 V, 60 kHz. What is the total impedance expressed
How many degrees are there in one complete wave in ohms?
cycle? A. 1882 ohms C. 2132 ohms
A. 360 degrees C. 180 degrees B. 1000 ohms D. 1885 ohms
B. 90 degrees D. 720 degrees
29. REE Board Exam October 2000
22. ECE Board Exam April 1998 A series circuit has an applied voltage of v = 220 sin
When comparing rms voltage and average voltages, (ωt + 30°) and draws a current of i = 10 sin (ωt - 30°).
which of the following statement is true, assuming What is the average power and power factor of the
sine waves? circuit?
A. Either the rms voltage or the average voltage A. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging
might be larger. B. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging
B. The average voltage is always greater than the C. 2,200 W, 100%
rms voltage. D. 1,100 W, 50% lagging
C. There will always be a very large difference
between the rms voltage and the average 30. REE Board Exam September 2001
voltage. A coil has an impedance of 75.4 Ω when connected a
D. The rms voltage is always greater than the across a source of 60 Hz. The same coil yields an
average voltage. impedance of 54.8 Ω when connected across a
source having a different frequency of 30 Hz. What is
23. ECE Board Exam November 1999 the coil’s inductance?
It is the maximum instantaneous value of a varying A. 245.7 mH C. 158.6 mH
current, voltage, or power equal to 1.414 times the B. 512.8 mH D. 341.7 mH
effective value of a sine wave.
A. rms value C. effective value 31. REE Board Exam April 1996
B. peak to peak value D. peak value A circuit consists of a 4 ohms resistor and a 300 μF
capacitor in series. It is connected across a 60 Hz
24. ECE Board Exam November 1999 voltage source with a 500 V peak voltage. What is the
It is the description of two sine waves that are in step phasor form of the current?
with each other going through their maximum and A. I = 19.7Ð57.5° A C. I = 36.5Ð65.7° A
minimum points at the same time and in same B. I = 8.84Ð73.2° A D. I = 10.5Ð65.7° A
direction.
A. stepped sine waves 32. REE Board Exam September 2000
B. sine waves in coordination Find the power in a circuit if i(t) = 10 sin (ωt - 30°) and
C. phased sine waves
v(t) = 220 sin (ωt + 30°).
D. sine waves in phase
A. 550 watts C. 1900 watts
B. 2200 watts D. 1500 watts
25. ECE Board Exam April 1999
What is the average voltage (Eave) output of a full
33. REE Board Exam April 1997
wave rectifier with an output of 100 volts peak?
A current of 5 A flows through a series circuit
A. 63.7 volts C. 141.4 volts
consisting of a 100 Ω resistor and an unknown
capacitor across a source of 460 V, 50 Hz. What is the 41. REE Board Exam April 1997
value of the capacitive reactance? Determine the power factor angle in the series circuit
A. XC = 91.86 Ω C. XC = 154.45 Ω which consists of R = 25 Ω, L = 0.2 H, across a power
B. XC = 39.19 Ω D. XC = 184.0 Ω supply of 200 V, 30 Hz.
A. 36.4° C. 52.4°
34. REE Board Exam April 1995 B. 46.4° D. 56.4°
In a series RC circuit the voltage across the capacitor
and the resistor are 60 volts and 80 volts respectively. 42. EE Board Exam April 1993
The total voltage is The impedance coils absorbs 250 watts when
A. 70 C. 140 connected across 220 V, 60 Hz mains. It is then
B. none of these D. 100 connected across 110 V, 25 Hz mains and also
absorbs 250 watts. What is the inductance of the coil?
35. EE Board Exam October 1984 A. 0.125 H C. 0.154 H
An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and B. 0.149 H D. 0.163 H
reactance of 24 ohms and rated 440 volts at 60 Hz. A
factory will connect the coil to a 440 V, 50 Hz supply. 43. REE Board Exam September 2001
Solve for the value of a series resistor needed to In laboratory experiment, the impedance of the coil
avoid over-current condition. was obtained at 60 Hz and 30 Hz. These are 75.48
A. 2.07 ohms C. 2.44 ohms ohms and 57.44 ohms respectively. What is the
B. 2.64 ohms D. 2.25 ohms inductance of the coil?
A. 150 mH C. 42.5 mH
36. REE Board Exam October 1998 B. 182.5 mH D. 2.1 mH
Two relays each with 20 ohms resistance and 0.16 H
inductance are connected in series. What is the 44. REE Board Exam September 2002
equivalent impedance? A 10 ohms inductive resistor is connected in series
A. 20 + j 102.2 Ω C. 40 + j 120.63 Ω with an unknown capacitance. At 60 Hz the
B. 20 + j 95.32 Ω D. 40 + j 25.32 Ω impedance of the circuit is 10 + j11.72 ohms. At 30 Hz
the impedance of the circuit is 10 – j5 ohms. What is
37. EE Board Exam October 1990 the value of L in millihenrys?
An inductive coil takes a current of 2 A and consumes A. 50 C. 100
160 W when connected to a 240 V ac supply. A B. 500 D. 250
second coil when connected across the same supply
takes 3 A and 500 W. Find the total power when the 45. REE Board Exam April 1995
two coils are connected in series to this supply, An impedance coil takes 10 A and absorbs 250 W
A. 144.56 W C. 150.22 W when connected across a 220 V, 60 Hz source. What
B. 134.31 W D. 128.35 W power will it absorb when connected across 110 V, 25
Hz mains?
38. EE Board Exam October 1985 A. 539 W C. 439 W
A coil draws 1875 watts when connected to a 150 V B. 239 W D. 339 W
dc source. It consumes 30.72 watts when use on a
240 V, 60 Hz ac source. Find the inductance of the 46. EE Board Exam October 1984
coil. An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and a
A. 0.0255 H C. 0.0153 H reactance of 24 ohms and rated 440 volts at 60 Hz. A
B. 0.0341 H D. 0.0240 H factory will connect the coil to a 440 V, 50 Hz supply.
How much percentage over-current will the coil
39. REE Board Exam October 1994 suffer?
A current of 10 A and a power factor of 0.8 lagging is A. 5% C. 6%
taken form a single phase 250 volt supply. The B. 10% D. 8%
reactive power of the system is
A. 1500 vars C. 2500 vars 47. REE Board Exam March 1998
B. 2000 vars D. none of these A 25 Ω resistor connected in series with a coil of 50 Ω
resistance and 150 mH inductance. What is the power
40. REE Board Exam October 1996 factor of the circuit?
The resistor of 6 Ω and unknown impedance coil in A. 85% C. 90%
series draws 12 A from a 120 V, 60 Hz line. If the real B. 80% D. 75%
power taken from the line is 1152 watts, what is the
coil inductance? 48. REE Board Exam April 1997
A. 15.9 mH C. 20 mH A current of 2.5 A flows through a series circuit
B. 10 mH D. 1.59 mH 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
49. REE Board Exam October 1998 B. angle between the current and the voltage
The ohmic resistance of a large magnetic contactor is vectors is 53.1 degrees
measured to be 20 ohms. A 230 V is impressed on the C. the resulting current is 0.723 ampere
contractor and the current is taken as 3.2 A. D. the voltage across the resistance is 144.6 volts
Neglecting core loss, determine the inductance of the
contractor in mH? 57. REE Board Exam April 1994
A. 261 C. 183 A capacitance is connected to a 115-V, 25 Hz mains
B. 315 D. 251 and takes 5 A. What current will it take when the
capacitance and the frequency are both doubled?
50. REE Board Exam March 1998 A. 2.5 A C. 20 A
A load of 20 + j35 Ω is connected across a 220 V B. 5 A D. 10 A
source. Determine the power factor and the VARS.
A. 49.6%, 1042 vars C. 85.3%, 975 vars 58. REE Board Exam October 1996
B. 52.2%, 1023 vars D. 42.3%, 1087 vars A capacitor is rated 100 kVAR, 380 V, 50 Hz, What
will its rating be at 60 Hz, 220 V?
51. EE Board Exam October 1990 A. 50 kVAR C. 90.9 kVAR
Find the total impedance in rectangular form for the B. 40 kVAR D. 57.7 kVAR
following three series impedances:
12Ð10° ohm, 25Ð15° ohm, 34Ð26° ohm. 59. REE Board Exam October 1992
A. 66.52 + j 23.46 Ω C. 74.31 + j 21.56 Ω A resistor and a capacitor are connected in series
B. 68.34 + j 20.54 Ω D. 67.70 + j 22.04 Ω across a supply of 250 V. When the supply frequency
is 50 Hz the current in the circuit is 5 A. When the
52. REE Board Exam October 1997 supply frequency is 60 Hz, the current is 5.8 A. Find
An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A the value of the capacitance.
from a voltage, v = 220 sin (ωt + 30°) V. What is the A. 58.3 μF C. 60.2 μF
impedance? B. 69.1 μF D. 70.2 μF
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 60. EE Board Exam October 1993
A series circuit composed of a 0.2 Henry inductor and
53. EE Board Exam April 1990 a 74-microfarad capacitor is connected to a 60 V
A series resistance-capacitance (R-C) circuit is variable frequency source. At what frequency is the
connected to a 230 volt 60 cycle source. If the power current be 4 amperes with a lagging power factor?
taken by the circuit is 4,800 watts and the voltage A. 50 Hz C. 48 Hz
drop across the resistor is 115 volts, calculate the B. 51 Hz D. 49 Hz
capacitance of the capacitor.
A. 540 μF C. 556 μF 61. REE Board Exam October 1998
B. 530 μF D. 503 μF The maximum instantaneous voltage and current
output of an alternator are 300 V and 20 A,
54. REE Board Exam March 1998 respectively. What is the power output in watts if the
A 50 μF and 100 μF capacitors are connected in voltage leads the current by 30°?
series and across a 100 sin (ωt + 30°) voltage. Write A. 2598 C. 5196
the equation of the current. B. 3000 D. 6000
A. 1.26 sin (ωt + 120°) A
B. 1.26 sin (ωt + 90°) A 62. REE Board Exam October 1998
C. 5.65 sin (ωt + 120°) A A 50-microfarad is connected in series with a coil
D. 5.56 sin (ωt + 90°) A having 50 ohms resistance and 150 mH inductance.
The source voltage is 100 sin (ωt – 120°) V. What is
55. EE Board Exam April 1993 the maximum power?
A 100Ð0° V 120 Hz generator and a 80Ð0° V 60 Hz A. 199 watts C. 212 watts
generator are connected in series with a 60 V battery B. 147 watts D. 165 watts
and a coil. The resistance and inductance of the coil
are 3 Ω and 2.65 mH, respectively. Determine the rms 63. REE Board Exam October 1997
current of the coil. An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A
A. 42.54 A C. 43.55 A from a voltage v = 220 sin ωt. What is the maximum
B. 44.24 A D. 40.44 A power?
A. 2200 watts C. 190.5 watts
B. 1100 watts D. 1320 watts
56. REE Board Exam October 1996
A series circuit composed of 100-ohm resistor and a
20-microfarad capacitor connected across a 240-V, 64. REE Board Exam April 1995
An incandescent lamp load generally considered to be
60 Hz line. Which of the following answers is
WRONG? made up of resistors take 4.8 kW from a 120 V ac
A. the impedance of the circuit is 167 ohms source. The instantaneous maximum value of power
is
A. 4800 W C. 480 W 74. EE Board Exam April 1984, April 1987
B. 2400 W D. 9600 W Three impedances Za = 3 + j4 ohms, Zc = 4 – j4 ohms
and Zc = j3 ohms are connected in parallel. Solve for
65. ECE Board Exam November 1998 the pf of the combination.
The term used for an out-of-phase, non-productive A. 0.653 leading C. 0.503 leading
power associated with inductors and capacitors? B. 0.554 lagging D. 0.620 lagging
A. peak envelope power C. true power
B. effective power D. reactive power 75. EE Board Exam October 1993
A pure capacitance of 530.515 x 10-6 farad and an
66. ECE Board Exam November 2001 inductance of 530.515 x 10-4 Henry are connected in
What is the capacitive reactance of a 33 microfarad parallel across an ac power source. Solve for the
capacitor at 6500 Hz? resultant impedance assuming that the frequency is
A. 7.4 0hms C. 0.74 ohms 30 Hz.
B. 96 0hms D. 1122 ohms A. 10 Ω C. zero
B. infinite D. undefined
67. ECE Board Exam November 1999
The power dissipated across the resistance in an AC 76. REE Board Exam March 1998
circuit. A coil of a 50-ohm resistance and of 150 mH
A. true power C. reactive power inductance is connected in parallel with a 50 μF
B. real power D. apparent power capacitor. What is the power factor of the circuit?
A. 80% C. 70%
68. ECE Board Exam April 2000 B. 50% D. 60%
What is the capacitive reactance of a 33 microfarad
capacitor at 500 Hz? 77. EE Board Exam April 1982
A. 1,000,000 ohms C. 0 ohms Three impedances Za, Zb and Zc are connected in
B. 144 ohms D. 9.55 ohms parallel. If at 60 Hz, Za = j8, Zb = -j2 and Zc = 5 ohms.
Solve for the resultant power factor.
69. ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. 0.471 lagging C. 0.573 lagging
What is the reactance o 25 mH coil at 600 Hz? B. 0.471 leading D. 0.573 leading
A. 0.011 ohm C. 785 ohms
B. 94,000 ohms D. 94 ohms 78. REE Board Exam October 1997
A resistor of 50 ohms and an impedance of 100 + j50
70. ECE Board Exam April 1999 ohms are connected in parallel across a 220 volts
Ignoring capacitance effects, what is the impedance supply. What is the power factor of the load?
of a 250 mH coil with an internal resistance of 55 A. 96% C. 98%
ohms at 60 Hz? B. 99% D. 95%
A. 149.2 ohms C. 94.2 ohms
B. 109 ohms D. 10,900 ohms 79. EE Board Exam October 1992
A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in
71. ECE Board Exam November 1999 parallel with a resistance of 2,000 ohms. The
Ignoring any inductive effects, what is the impedance combination is further connected in series with an
of RC series capacitor made up of a 56 kilo ohms inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms
resistor and a 0.033 μF capacitor at a signal across a supply given by e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt
frequency of 450 Hz? + 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine the
A. 66,730 Ω C. 10,730 Ω power dissipated.
B. 57,019 Ω D. 45,270 Ω A. 74.66 W C. 80.28 W
B. 78.05 W D. 75.66 W
PARALLEL CIRCUITS
72. EE Board Exam October 1981 80. EE Board Exam October 1992
A circuit consists of XL = j5 ohms, XC = -j5 ohms and A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in
R = 5 ohms all are connected in parallel. Find the parallel with a resistance of 2,000 ohms. The
equivalent impedance. combination is further connected in series with an
A. 5.5 Ω C. 4.8 Ω inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms
B. 5.0 Ω D. 5.2 Ω across a supply given by e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt
+ 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine the
73. EE Board Exam October 1985 circuit power factor.
Given: Z1 = -j2.5 ohms; Z2 = j4 ohms; Z3 = 5 ohms; Z4 A. 0.702 C. 0.633
= 1 + j5 ohms. If the four impedances are connected in B. 0.650 D. 0.612
parallel, find the equivalent impedance in ohms.
A. 4.1 + j0.72 C. 4.2 + j0.35 81. EE Board Exam April 1990
B. 4.3 + j0.45 D. 4.0 + j0.97 A capacitor, an electric resistance heater, and
impedance are connected in parallel to a 120 V, 60 Hz
system. The capacitor draws 50 var, the heater draws
100 W and the impedance coil draws 269 VA at a pf 0f B. 10.68 A D. 10.34 A
0.74 lagging. Determine the system power factor.
A. 0.933 leading C. 0.916 lagging 88. EE Board Exam April 1993
B. 0.928 lagging D. 0.911 lagging An inductor L1 is connected in series with a parallel
combination of inductor L2 and capacitor C. The
82. REE Board Exam October 1996 impedance of the circuit w = 400 rad/sec is j100
A bank of capacitors is connected in parallel each ohms. The circuit is to yield infinite impedance at w =
rated at 10 kVAR, 380 volts. If one unit is shorted out, 1,000 rad/sec and zero impedance at w = 2,000
what would be the net capacitance of the bank? rad/sec. Determine the value of C.
A. 330 μF C. 220 μF A. 1.28 μF C. 2.06 μF
B. 440 μF D. 110 μF B. 1.67 μF D. 1.32 μF
83. EE Board Exam October 1992 89. EE Board Exam April 1992
A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in A sinusoidal current source, 10 cos 1000t, is in
parallel with a resistance of 2,000 ohms. The parallel both with a 20-ohm resistor and the series
combination is further connected in series with an combination of a 10-ohm resistor and a 10-mH
inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms inductor. Find the equation of the voltage across the
across a supply given by e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt 10-ohm resistor.
+ 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine the A. 63.25 cos (1000t – 18.43°)
rms value of the total current. B. 61.32 cos (1000t – 20.34°)
A. 0.40 A C. 0.56 A C. 59.36 cos (1000t – 17.45°)
B. 0.33 A D. 0.45 A D. 60.12 cos (1000t – 19.38°)
84. EE Board Exam June 1990 90. EE Board Exam April 1993
Three loads, units A, B and C are connected in A 1-hp, 220 V, 60 Hz capacitor-start motor has main
parallel and take currents that are respectively 12, 10 and auxiliary winding impedance at starting of 3.5 +
and 15 A respectively. Assuming Ia to be the j2.5 ohms and 8.6 + j2.5 ohms, respectively.
reference phasor. Ib leads Ia by 30° and Ic lags behind Determine the value of the starting capacitance that
Ia by 65°, calculate the total (resultant) current. will place the main and auxiliary winding currents 90°
A. 28.33 A C. 26.46 A apart at starting,
B. 30.21 A D. 32.10 A A. 186.75 μF C. 182.43 μF
B. 174.35 μF D. 170.67 μF
85. EE Board Exam April 1992
Two single-phase motors are connected in parallel 91. EE Board Exam October 1990
across a 120-volt, 60-cycle source of supply. Motor A Two impedances A and B are connected in parallel
is a split-phase inductance type and motor B is a across a 120 V ac supply. The total current and the
capacitor type: current in each impedance is adjusted to 20 A. The
power drawn by A is doubled that of B and the power
Motor HP Output Efficiency pf factor is lagging. Determine the power factor of A.
A ¼ 0.60 0.70 lag A. 0.650 lagging C. 0.841 lagging
B ½ 0.70 0.95 lag B. 0.704 lagging D. 0.677 lagging
100. EE October 1986, April 1993 108. REE Board Exam April 1995
A parallel circuit consists of a resistor having a What capacitance must be placed in series with an
conductance of 4 mhos, an inductive reactor having a inductance of 0.05 Henry so that at 100 Hz, the
susceptance of 8 mhos and a capacitive reactor impedance becomes equal to the ohmic resistance?
having a susceptance of 5 mhos. What is the A. 50.7 μF C. 70.7 μF
impedance of the circuit? B. 35.5 μF D. 87.0 μF
109. EE Board Exam April 1989 116. EE Board Exam October 1998
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of
100 ohms, is shunted by a capacitor, which has 70 ohms. A capacitor is connected in parallel to
practically no losses in order that the voltage across produce resonance. The source voltage is 120 V.
the coil be in phase with the total current supplied to What is the power drawn by the circuit?
the parallel combination. What is the impedance of A. 162 W C. 132 W
the parallel combination under the given condition? B. 97 W D. 52 W
A. 250 ohms C. 230 ohms
B. 200 ohms D. 220 ohms 117. EE Board Exam April 1995
A coil is supplied with 200 volts and takes a current
110. EE Board Exam April 1983 (rms) of 2 amperes at 0.707 lagging. The quality factor
A non-inductive resistor R is connected in parallel with (Q) of the coil is
an inductive reactance of 10 ohms. The combination A. 25 C. 10
is then connected in series with a capacitive B. 1 D. 100
reactance of 5 ohms. Solve for R at which the power
factor of the given circuit would be unity. 118. EE Board Exam October 1998
A. 10 Ω C. 13 Ω In a series resonant RLC circuit, all of the following
B. 12 Ω D. 11 Ω statements are correct EXCEPT one. Which one is
this?
111. EE Board Exam October 1982 A. The resonant frequency is dependent on the
Two impedances Z1 = 15 + j20 and Z2 = 5 – jXC are resistance of the circuit.
connected in parallel. Solve for the values of XC so B. The phase angle between the voltage and the
that the total current drawn by the combination will be current vectors is zero.
in phase with any supply voltage V. C. The impedance is a minimum.
A. 28.54 Ω C. 33.12 Ω D. The current is a maximum.
B. 30.43 Ω D. 29.55 Ω
119. EE Board Exam April 1994, October 1993
112. EE Board Exam April 1985 The current in RLC series circuit at resonance is
A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a A. maximum C. minimum
capacitor of 442.1 μF. The combination is then B. zero D. infinity
connected in parallel with an inductance of 21.22 mH.
Solve for the frequency of the impressed voltage with 120. ECE Board Exam April 2001
which the inductive reactance is equal to the Ignoring the capacitive effects, what is the impedance
capacitive reactance in magnitude. of a 100 mH coil (with an internal resistance of 45
A. 50 Hz C. 52 Hz ohms) in parallel with 4,700 ohms resistor at a
B. 51 Hz D. none of these frequency of 500 Hz?
A. 317 ohms C. 5014 ohms
113. EE Board Exam April 1989 B. 237 0hms D. 314 ohms
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of
100 ohms, is shunted by a capacitor, which has 121. ECE Board Exam November 1996
practically no losses. What must be the reactance of ____ frequency is reached when the capacitive and
the capacitor in order that the voltage across the coil inductive reactance in a tuned circuit are equal.
is in phase with the total current supplied to the A. zero C. infinite
parallel combination? B. pulsating D. resonant
A. 120 ohms C. 125 ohms
B. 127 ohms D. 132 ohms 122. ECE Board Exam November 1998
Find the Q of a circuit when the resonant frequency is
114. EE Board Exam April 1982 4.468 MHz, the inductance is 47 microhenry and the
Three impedances Za, Zb and Zc are connected in resistance is 180 ohms parallel.
parallel. If at 60 Hz, Za = j8, Zb = -j2 and Zc = 5 ohms, A. 0.136 C. 0.00735
Solve for the frequency at resonance. B. 13.30 D. 7.35
A. 30 Hz C. 36 Hz
B. 34 Hz D. 28 Hz 123. ECE Board Exam November 2000
In an “IDEAL” resonant circuit, what is the relationship
115. EE Board Exam April 1981 between the current and the impedance?
A resistor R is connected in parallel with a 20-ohm A. current high, impedance low
inductive reactive. The combination is then connected B. current low, impedance low
in series with a 5-ohm capacitive reactance. Solve the C. current low, impedance high
value of R at which the power factor of the resultant D. current high, impedance high
impedance is unity.
A. 10.05 ohms C. 11.55 ohms 124. ECE Board Exam November 1997
B. 9.15 ohms D. 10.73 ohms What condition does resonance occur in an electrical
circuit?
A. When the power factor is at minimum B. 10.3 MHZ D. 10.3 kHz
B. When the square root of the sum of the capacitive
and inductive reactances is to the resonant 133. ECE Board Exam April 1998
frequency What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of
C. When the inductive and capacitive reactances 3 microhenrys and C of 40 picofarads are in series?
are equal A. 14.5 MHz C. 1.33 kHz
D. none of the above B. 1.33 MHz D. 14.5 kHz
125. ECE Board Exam November 2001 134. ECE Board Exam November 2001
What is the relationship between frequency and the ____ refers to reactive power.
value of XC? A. power consumed in circuit Q
A. frequency has no effect B. power consumed in wire resistance in an inductor
B. XC varies directly with frequency C. wattles, non-productive power
C. XC varies inversely with frequency D. power lost because of capacitor leakage
D. XC varies indirectly with frequency
135. ECE Board Exam November 1998
126. ECE Board Exam April 2001 How do you call the nature of a circuit during series
When is the line current minimum in a parallel LC resonance?
circuit? A. unstable C. resistive
A. at the broadcast frequency B. capacitive D. inductive
B. at the circuit frequency
C. at the resonant frequency 136. ECE Board Exam April 1999
D. at the highest frequency What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is
200 microhenrys and C is 10 picofarads are in series?
127. ECE Board Exam November 1999 A. 7.96 MHz C. 3.56 MHz
Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant B. 6 MHz D. 7.96 kHz
circuit which has a resonant frequency of 7.1 MHz and
Q of 150. 137. ECE Board Exam April 2000
A. 16.5 kHz C. 21.1 kHz In a series resonant LC circuit, what is the impedance
B. 211 kHz D. 47.3 kHz at resonant frequency?
A. Infinity
128. ECE Board Exam November 1997 B. Determined solely by the dc resistance
It is the term for the phenomena which occurs in an C. The maximum impedance value
electrical circuit when the inductive reactance D. Zero
balances with the capacitive reactance.
A. reactive equilibrium 138. ECE Board Exam April 1999
B. resonance What is the characteristic of the current flow in a
C. reactive quiescence parallel R-L-C circuit at resonance?
D. high Q A. The current circulating in the parallel elements is
dc
129. ECE Board Exam April 1998 B. The current circulating in the parallel elements is
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of zero
25 microhenrys and C of 10 picofarads are in parallel? C. The current circulating in the parallel elements is
A. 68.7 kHz C. 68.7 MHz at a maximum
B. 10.1 kHz D. 10.1 MHz D. The current circulating in the parallel elements is
at a minimum
130. ECE March 1996
What is the effect in terms of bandwidth when the Q of 139. ECE Board Exam March 1996
a single-tuned stage is doubled? What is the responsible for the phenomenon when
A. halved C. doubled voltages across reactances in series can often be
B. the same D. four times larger than the voltage applied to them?
A. Capacitance C. Conductance
131. ECE Board Exam November 1999 B. Resistance D. Resonance
If you need an LC circuit to be resonant at 2,500 Hz
and use a 150 mH coil, what should the capacitance 140. ECE Board Exam March 1996
value be? Term used for resonance in an electrical circuit.
A. 0.015 μF C. 27 μF A. The frequency at which power factor is at a
B. 0.15 μF D. 0.027 μF minimum
B. The frequency at which capacitive reactance
132. ECE Board Exam April 1999 equals inductive reactances
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is C. The highest frequency that will pass current
40 microhenrys and C is 6 picofarads are in series? D. The lowest frequency that will pass current
A. 6.63 MHz C. 6.63 kHz
141. ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. Non-resonant frequency
Ignoring any effects of dc resistance, what is the total B. Broadcast frequency
reactance of a 250 mH coil in series with a 4.7 µF C. Circuit frequency
capacitor at a signal frequency of 1000 Hz? D. Resonant frequency
A. 1604 Ω C. 1536 Ω
B. 35 Ω D. 1570 Ω 151. ECE Board Exam November 1995
An LC circuit resonates at 2000 kHz, and has a Q of
142. ECE Board Exam November 1996 100. Find the lower and upper cut-off frequencies.
The _____ the Q of a circuit, the narrower is its A. 1950 kHz, 2050 kHz
bandwidth. B. 1990 kHz, 2010 kHz
A. Lower C. Higher C. 1980 kHz, 2020 kHz
B. Broader D. Selective D. 1900 kHz, 2100 kHz
143. ECE Board Exam March 1996 152. ECE Board Exam November 1998
Find the half-power bandwidth of a resonant circuit What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is
which has a resonant frequency of 1.8 MHz and a Q 50 microhenrys and C is 10 picofarads are in parallel?
of 95. A. 3.18 kHz C. 7.12 MHz
A. 58.7 kHz C. 189 Hz B. 3.18 MHz D. 7.12 kHz
B. 18.9 kHz D. 1.89 kHz
153. ECE Board Exam November 1999
144. ECE Board Exam November 1998 What is the cause of a minimum Q on a single-tuned
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 5 LC circuit?
microhenrys and C is 9 picofarads are in series? A. Decreased shunt resistor
A. 23.7 kHz C. 23.7 MHz B. Decreased capacitance
B. 3.54 kHz D. 3.54 MHz C. Increased shunt resistor
D. Decreased series resistor
145. ECE Board Exam April 1998
Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant 154. ECE Board Exam November 1998
circuit which has a resonant frequency of 3.6 MHz and ____ is another term for quality factor or Q of the
a Q of 218. resonant circuit.
A. 58.7 kHz C. 16.5 kHz A. Noise factor C. White noise
B. 606 kHz D. 47.3 kHz B. Noise figure D. Figure of merit
146. ECE Board Exam November 1998 POWER FACTOR CORRECTION (1-PHASE)
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 3 155. EE Board Exam October 1990
microhenrys and C is 40 picofarads are in parallel? A single phase inductive load takes 50 kVA at 0.60
A. 14.5 kHz C. 14.5 MHz power factor lagging. Solve for the kVAR of a
B. 13.1 kHz D. 13.1 MHz capacitor required to improve the power factor to 1.0.
A. 30 kVAR C. 22.5 kVAR
147. ECE Board Exam November 1998 B. 20 kVAR D. 40 KVAR
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is
15 microhenry and C is 5 picofarads are in series? 156. REE Board Exam March 1998
A. 2.12 kHz C. 18.4 kHz A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75%
B. 18.4 MHz D. 2.12 MHz power factor and 220 volts. What approximate size of
capacitor is necessary to raise the power factor to
148. ECE Board Exam November 1998 about 95%?
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 2 A. 3 kVAR C. 2.5 kVAR
microhenry and C is 15 picofarads are in series? B. 2 kVAR D. 3.5 Kvar
A. 29.1 MHz C. 29.1 kHz
B. 5.31 MHz D. 5.31 kHz 157. EE Board Exam April 1984
A plant has a load of 290 kilowatt with an average
149. ECE Board Exam April 1998 power factor of 70%. The owner requests you to
Characteristic of the current flow in a series R-L-C correct the power factor to reduce its power
circuit at resonance consumption. How much capacitor kVAR is required
A. it is zero to increase the power factor to 90%?
B. it is dc A. 152.46 C. 150.34
C. it is at a maximum B. 155.39 D. 154.58
D. it is at a minimum
158. REE Board Exam October 1996
150. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A single-phase, 60 Hz, 5 hp squirrel cage induction
What is the term for the number of times per second motor draws a current of 53 A at 117 V. If it has a
that a tank circuit energy is stored in the inductor of 78.5% electrical to mechanical conversion efficiency,
capacitor? what capacitance should be connected at the
terminals of the motor in order to increase the power 167. EE Board Exam April 1990
factor of the load combination to 92%? The input power factor to a three-phase, 6-poles, 460
A. 480 μF C. 320 μF volts., 60 Hz, 50 hp induction motor is 0.62 as 20 A is
B. 380 μF D. 420 μF drawn by the motor. Find the power input to the motor.
A. 9,880 W C. 9,895 W
159. EE Board Exam April 1997 B. 9,675 W D. 9,478 W
A load of 10,000 kVA, 80% pf lagging is connected to
a 13,200 volts line. How much capacitive reactive 168. EE Board Exam April 1992
power is needed to correct the power factor to 0.97 A 460 volt, three-phase motor draws 208 A with a
lagging? power factor of 0.91 lagging. Calculate the kW input to
A. 5,156 kVAR C. 2,547 kVAR the motor.
B. 3,138 kVAR D. 4,395 kVAR A. 150.8 C. 152.4
B. 156.3 D. 160.3
THREE PHASE SYSTEM
160. REE Board Exam April 2002 169. EE Board Exam April 1993
In a balanced three-phase system, the phase A A wye-connected load has a 5Ð20° ohm impedance
voltage is 132.8 cis 0°, what is the line to line voltage per phase and is connected across a 120-V three-
VCA? phase source. Calculate the line current.
A. 230 cis 30° C. 230 cis (-60°) A. 24 A C. 41.56 A
B. 230 cis (-30°) D. 132.8 cis 120° B. 13.85 A D. 15.45 A
161. REE Board Exam September 2001 170. EE Board Exam April 1993
The phase B line voltage and the phase A line current Three condensers, each having capacity of 75
of a balanced three phase system are v = 220 sin (ωt microfarads are connected in star to a 440 volts, 3-
+ 210°) and i = 10 sin (ωt + 180°) amperes, phase, 50 cycles supply. Calculate the capacitance of
respectively. What is the power of the system? each of the three condensers so that when they are
A. 1,905 W C. 5,716 W connected in delta to the same supply the line current
B. 3,300 W D. 3,810 W remains the same.
A. 20 μF C. 25 μF
162. REE Board Exam April 1997 B. 28 μF D. 30 μF
A 170 kV, 3-phase electric source delivers 200 MVA
to a balanced load, which has a power factor of 90% 171. REE Board Exam March 1998
lagging. What is the line current? Three impedances, -j10, j10 and 10 ohms are wye-
A. 257 A C. 402 A connected. Determine the impedance of an equivalent
B. 502 A D. 679 A delta.
A. 12.5, j12.5, -12.5 Ω C. j8.5, -j12.5, 8 Ω
163. REE Board Exam October 1997 B. 10, j10, -j10 Ω D. 5, j5, -j5 Ω
A three-phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts and
85% power factor. What is its rated current? 172. EE April 1993
A. 61.5 A C. 55 A A balanced three-phase load is wye-connected and
B. 57.5 A D. 59 A has an impedance Zp = 4 – j3 ohms per phase. Find
the line current if this load is connected across a 220
164. EE Board Exam April 1985 V three-phase source.
A balanced 3-pjase load draws 120 amperes line A. 25.4 A C. 20.5 A
current at 230 volts line to line, 0.848 pf lagging. Solve B. 22.3 A D. 26.7 A
for the real power.
A. 40.54 kW C. 41.45 kW 173. REE Board Exam October 1998
B. 42.35 kW D. 43.15 kW Three 10-ohm resistances are connected delta on a
balanced three-phase source. If the equation of the
165. REE Board Exam March 1998 phase Van =120 sin ωt. What is the equation of the
A generator supplies three-phase power to balanced line current in line a?
load. The voltage is 230 volts, the current is 18 A and A. 20.78 sin (ωt + 30°)
the power factor is 85%. What is the power? B. 13.15 sin (ωt - 30°)
A. 3.6 kW C. 6.1 kW C. 12 sin (ωt – 56.56°)
B. 1.6 kW D. 1.4 kW D. 36 sin ωt
166. EE Board Exam April 1984 174. EE Board Exam April 1982
A balanced 3-pjase load draws 75 amperes line Given a balanced 3-wire, three-phase system serving
current at 230 volts line to line, 0.848 pf lagging. Solve the following loads:
for the reactive power being drawn. Vab = 200Ð0° V Zab = 10Ð53.13° W
A. 15.83 kVAR C. 15.35 kVAR
B. 15.26 kVAR D. 15.94 kVAR Vbc = 200Ð240° V Zbc = 10Ð0° W
Vca = 220Ð120° V Zca = 10Ð30° W
Determine the current on line b B. 27.74 A D. 34.46 A
A. 20.34 A C. 24.36 A
B. 22.04 A D. 21.57 A 180. EE Board Exam April 1980
A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system
175. EE Board Exam April 1982 with the following characteristics:
Given the following line voltages and two load Vab = 230Ð0° V Ia = 110Ð - 36.87° A
impedances:
Vbc = 230Ð240° V Ia = 125Ð53.13° A
Vab = 117Ð0° V Zac = 5 + j12 ohms
Find the line current Ib.
Vbc = 117Ð240° V Zbc = 13 + j0 ohms A. 145.3 A C. 184.6 A
Vca = 117Ð120° V B. 163.3 A D. 166.5 A
Solve for the current in line c.
181. EE Board Exam October 1994
A. 17.41 A C. 16.62 A
Three resistors 10, 15 and 30 ohmic values are
B. 17.95 A D. 18.46 A
connected in wye-configuration to a balanced 208 volt
three-phase supply. Calculate the total power of the
176. EE Board Exam April 1988
system.
Three unequal single-phase loads so connected
A. 2644 W C. 3080 W
across the lines of a balanced, 3-phase, 230 volts
B. 2880 W D. 3280 W
circuit. The first takes 106 A at 0.78 pf lagging and is
connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 142
182. REE Board Exam March 1998
A, at 0.82 pf lagging and is connected across lines 2 &
Three impedances each 10 + j5 ohms are connected
3. And the third takes 28.4 kW at 0.77 pf lagging and
delta on a balanced three-phase source. If the
is connected across lines 3 & 1. Find the three line
equation of the phase Van =120 sin ωt. What is the
currents.
equation of the line current through the impedance
A. 254.40 A, 211.38 A, 252 A
connected across phase A and B?
B. 231.26 A, 215.20 A, 268 A
A. 20.02 sin (ωt - 22°)
C. 254.40 A, 215.20 A, 252 A
B. 18.59 sin (ωt + 3.44°)
D. 231.26 A, 211.38 A, 268 A
C. 16.21 sin (ωt + 56.56°)
D. 21.32 sin (ωt – 8.15°)
177. EE Board Exam October 1992
A 120-V per phase, three-phase Y-connected source
183. EE Board Exam June 1990
delivers power to the following delta-connected load:
Two parallel connected loads A and B are supplied by
Phase 1 = 40Ð0°
a 440 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz generator. Load A draws an
Phase 2 = 20Ð - 60° apparent power of 100 kVA at 0.80 pf lagging and
Phase 3 = 15Ð45° load B draws an apparent power of 70 kVA at unity pf.
Solve for the three line currents. Determine the feeder current.
A. 12.45 A, 9 A, 22.45 A A. 208 A C. 214 A
B. 13.49 A, 9 A, 22.45 A B. 212 A D. 202 A
C. 13.49 A, 10 A. 20.22 A
D. 12.45 A, 10 A, 20.22 A 184. EE Board Exam April 1990
A three-phase motor takes 10 kVA at 0.67 pf lagging
178. EE Board Exam October 1985 from a source of 230 volts. It is in parallel with a
Given: balanced delta load having 16 ohms resistance and
12 ohms capacitive reactance in series in each phase.
Vab = 240Ð0° V Zac = 6 + j8 ohms
Determine the total power factor.
Vbc = 240Ð240° V Zbc = 5 + j8.66 ohms A. 0.966 lagging C. 0.917 lagging
Vca = 240Ð120° V Zca = 10 + j0 ohms B. 0.896 lagging D. 0.967 lagging
Solve for the three line currents Ia, Ib and Ic. 185. EE Board Exam April 1985
A. Ia = 45 A, Ib = 43 A, Ic = 20 A A three-phase 230-V circuit serves two single-phase
B. Ia = 48 A, Ib = 42 A, Ic = 24 A loads, A and B. Load A is an induction motor rated 8
C. Ia = 45 A, Ib = 42 A, Ic = 20 A hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which is connected
D. Ia = 48 A, Ib = 43 A, Ic = 24 A across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW at 1.0 pf and
is connected across lines b and c. Assume a
179. EE Board Exam April 1985 sequence of a-b-c, solve for the total power factor of
A three phase 230-V circuit serves two single-phase the load.
loads, A and B. Load A is an induction motor rated 8 A. 0.907 C. 0.864
hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which is connected B. 0.704 D. 0.886
across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW at 1.0 pf and
is connected across lines b and c. Assume a 186. EE Board Exam April 1988
sequence of a-b-c, solve for the current on line b. Three unequal single-phase loads so connected
A. 42.19 A C. 41.08 A across the lines of a balanced, 3-phase, 230 volts
circuit. The first takes 106 A at 0.78 pf lagging and is A. 7.54 A C. 8.81 A
connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 142 B. 9.12 A D. 8.02 A
A at 0.82 pf lagging and is connected across 2 & 3.
And the third takes 28.4 kW at 0.77 pf lagging. 193. EE April 1981
Determine total apparent power. A wye-connected transformer with neutral connection
A. 94 kVA C. 78 kVA has balanced voltages of 265 V between lines and
B. 83 kVA D. 101 kVA neutral. The transformer is serving two single phase
motors. Motor A (rated 4 hp, 0.90 efficiency, 0.80
187. REE Board Exam March 1998 power factor lagging) is connected across line a and
The phase b line voltage and the phase a line current neutral. Motor B (rated 3 hp, 0.85 efficiency, 0.85
of a balanced three-phase system are v = 220 (sin wt power factor lagging) is connected across line b and
+ 210°) and i = 10 sin (wt - 30°), respectively. What is neutral. Solve for the neutral current, using Van as
the power of the system? reference vector.
A. 1905 W C. 5716 W A. 20.42 A C. 22.45 A
B. 3300 W D. 3810 W B. 25.37 A D. 23.14 A
188. REE Board Exam October 1996 194. REE Board Exam October 1998
The following information is given for a delta- The loads of a wye connected transformer are: Ia = 10
connected load of three numerically equal cis (-30°); Ib = 12 cis 215°; Ic = 15 cis 82°. What is the
impedances that differ in power factor. Line voltage = neutral current?
120 volts. Zab = 15Ð30° Ω; Zbc = 15Ð0° Ω and A. 1.04 cis 72.8° C. 0.92 cis 62.5°
B. 2.21 cis (-30°) D. 3.11 cis 72.6°
Zca = 15Ð - 30° Ω phase sequence of voltages is a-b-
c. Using the phase sequence as a guide, calculate the 195. EE Board Exam April 1980
total power drawn by the load. A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system
A. 2,624 W C. 2,564 W with the following characteristics:
B. 2,472 W D. 2,731 W Vab = 230Ð0° V Ia = 110Ð - 36.87° A
191. EE Board Exam April 1983 197. .EE Board Exam October 1981
Two single-phase transformers are connected in V A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line
(open delta) and serving a delta connected currents:
impedance load. Each impedance is equal to Ia = 60Ð330° A
16Ð36.87° ohms. If the transformer voltages Ib = 78.4Ð214° A
impressed on the impedances are:
Vab = 240Ð0° Vab = 240Ð240° ; Vab = 240Ð120° V Ic = 75Ð80° A
Solve for the total kVA drawn by the load. If the voltages impressed on the load are balanced 3-
A. 6.23 C. 10.8 phase, having a magnitude of 4140 volts line to line,
B. 8.31 D. 11.3 solve for the total power in kW.
A. 556.16 C. 536.54
192. EE Board Exam October 1980, October 1982 B. 506.85 D. 520.18
Three impedances Zan = 20 + j0, Zbn = 16 + j12, Zcn =
5 – j15 ohms, are connected in wye across a 230 V 198. EE Board Exam October 1983
(line to line), 3-phase, 4-wire source. The phase Given the following load impedances in delta and the
sequence is a-b-c, counterclockwise. Determine the impressed voltages as follows:
current passing thru the neutral. Vab = 220Ð0° V Zab = 8 + j6
Vbc = 220Ð240° V Zbc = 8.66 - j5
204. EE Board Exam October 1987
Vbc = 220Ð120° V Zca = 10 + j0 A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-phase takes
What will be the reading of the two wattmeters a line current of 18.4 ampere, when operating at rated
connected to measure total power. Use line a as the output at an efficiency of 88%. Calculate the indication
common potential point. on the wattmeter when this is inserted to measure
A. 3.869 kW, 9.031 kW power by the T-method.
B. 2.546 kW, 8.357 kW A. 3.179 kW C. 3.361 kW
C. 3.125 kW, 6.778 kW B. 4.401 kW D. 4.042 kW
D. 4.055 kW, 9.848 kW
205. EE Board Exam October 1994
199. EE Board Exam October 1984 A wattmeter with its current coil in line 2 and potential
The 3-phase power supply to a factory has the coil across lines 2 and 3 is connected to a balanced 3-
following measurements: phase system. The only load supplied is a single
Vab = 240Ð0° V Ia = 120Ð330° A phase one connected to lines 1 and 2. This load is
known to be inductive. If the wattmeter reads zero
Vbc = 240Ð240° V Ib = 157Ð214° A watts, determine the power factor of the single-phase
Vca = 240Ð0° V Ic = 150Ð80° A load.
Solve for the total power drawn. A. 0.707 C. 0.800
A. 60.2 kW C. 58.8 kW B. 0.866 D. 0.900
B. 56.5 kW D. 62.4 kW
206. EE Board Exam April 1984
200. EE Board Exam April 1985 A balanced 3-phase load draws 75 amperes line
A balanced 3-phase load draws 120 amperes line current at 230 volts line to line and 0.848 lagging
current at 230 volts line to line, 0.848 pf lagging power factor. If the two-wattmeter is used, solve for
current. Solve for the readings of the two wattmeters the readings of the two wattmeters.
used to measure the 3-phase power. A. 15.32 kW, 10.02 kW
A. 25.543 kW, 15.087 kW B. 17.86 kW, 7.48 kW
B. 28.155 kW, 12.385 kW C. 16.42 kW, 8.92 kW
c. 24.365 kW, 16.175 kW D. 17.24 kW, 8.10 kW
D. 27.583 kW, 12.957 kW
207. EE Board Exam October 1980
201. EE Board Exam April 1988 Three equal impedances, each having a resistance of
MERALCO used two wattmeters to measure the 8 ohms and an inductive reactance of 7 ohms are
balanced 3-phase dynatron elevator motor drive. The connected in delta to lines a, b and c of a 240 V, 3-
coils of the wattmeters are connected to the current phase, 3-wire line, phase sequence a-b-c. What is the
transformers, which are lines 1 and 2 respectively. reading of a single-phase wattmeter connected with
The potential coils are connected to potential its current coil in line a and the potential coil across
transformers, which are across lines 2 and 3 and lines lines b and c?
3 and 1, respectively. The line potentials are 230 V A. 6,180 W C. 6,561 W
and the line currents are each 150 A. The wattmeters B. 6,324 W D. 6,004 W
each indicate 19.6 kW. Assume load is wye
connected. What is the total power supplied? 208. EE Board Exam October 1992
A. 49.175 kW C. 45.461 kW A 3-phase feeder carries two lagging balanced loads.
B. 48.236 kW D. 47.350 kW The power observed by each is measured by two
wattmeter method, giving the following readings:
202. EE Board Exam April 1992 First Load: W1 = 160 kW W2 = 96 kW
A 460-volt three-phase motor draws 208 A with a Second Load: W1 = 90 kW W2 = 48 kW
power factor of 0.91 lagging. Calculate the indication What is the combined kVA load on the feeder?
of W1 and W2 for the given condition. A. 434.68 C. 504.35
A. 75.40 kW, 75.40 kW B. 462.35 D. 420.12
B. 91.23 kW, 59.58 kW
C. 89.56 kW, 61.25 kW 209. EE Board Exam October 1992
D. 95.24 kW, 55.57 kW National Power Corporation used two wattmeters to
measure 3-phase power of a balanced Y-connected
203. EE June 1990 lagging power factor motor loads. Each wattmeter
Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP, 230 indicates 15.4 kW. The voltage coils are connected
volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle, 3-phase induction motor. across lines 2 and 3, and across lines 1 and 3,
When the line voltages are 230 volts, one wattmeter respectively. The line to line voltages are 230 volts
reads +13,400 watts and the other +7,400 watts. with V12 leading V23 and the line currents are each
Determine motor power factor. 120 A. Calculate the total power supplied.
A. 0.961 C. 0.894 A. 37.44 kW C. 39.67 kW
B. 0.886 D. 0.807 B. 30.72 kW D. 34.88 kW
210. EE Board Exam April 1980 216. EE Board Exam October 1982
A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system Two single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are
with the following characteristics: connected in V or open delta to serve a 3-phase load
Vab = 230Ð0° V Ia = 110Ð - 36.87° A of 120 W at 0.8 power factor lagging. Determine the
size in kVAR of the capacitor needed to prevent
Vbc = 230Ð240° V Ib = 125Ð53.13° A overloading of the transformers.
A. 0.934 lagging C. 0.892 lagging A. 40.25 C. 45.24
B. 0.908 lagging D. 0.866 lagging B. 41.28 D. 43.50
211. EE Board Exam October 1981 217. EE Board Exam October 1982
A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line A 150 kVA transformer bank will serve a load
currents: expected to draw 135 kW at 0.80 lagging power
Ia = 60Ð330° A Ib = 78.4Ð214° A Ic = 75Ð80° A factor. Solve for the size of the capacitor bank needed
If the voltages impressed on the load are balanced 3- to be added in order to prevent overloading of the
phase, having a magnitude of 4140 volts line to line, transformer bank.
solve for the power factor of the load. A. 32.506 kVAR C. 40.391 kVAR
A. 0.976 C. 0.982 B. 35.866 kVAR D. 28.266 kVAR
B. 0.999 D. 0.906
218. EE Board Exam October 1981
212. EE Board Exam April 1995 A 3-phase generator has the following 3-phase loads:
Three unequal single-phase induction motor loads are an inductive load drawing 400 kVA at 0.60 pf power
connected across the lines and neutral conductor of a factor and a resistive load drawing 80 kVA at 1.00
balanced, 3-phase, 350 volts circuit. The line to power factor. Solve for the size in kVAR of the
neutral voltages is each 202 volts. The first load takes capacitor bank needed to improve the power factor of
20 kW at 0.82 power factor, the second takes 28 kW the combined loads to 0.85 lagging.
at 0.75 power factor, and the third takes 36 kW at 0.80 A. 120.58 kVAR C. 124.54 kVAR
power factor. What is the current in the neutral B. 121.68 kVAR D. 122.82 kVAR
conductor?
A. 105.5 amps C. 125.4 amps 219. EE Board Exam April 1986
B. 86.6 amps D. none of these A short, 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line has a
receiving end voltage of 4,160 V phase to neutral and
POWER FACTOR CORRECTION (3-PHASE) serving a balanced 3-phase load of 998.400 volt-
213. EE Board Exam April 1989, October 1989 amperes at 0.82 pf lagging. At the receiving end the
A three-phase, 60 Hz, 2200 volts induction motor voltage is 4600 V., phase to neutral and the pf is 0.77
develops 500 HP, 0.8 lagging pf and efficiency of lagging. Solve for the size in kVAR of a capacitor
94%. The power factor is raised to 0.90 lagging by needed to improve the receiving end pf to 0.9 lagging
connecting a bank of condensers in delta across the maintaining 4160 V.
lines. If each of the capacitance unit is built up of four A. 181 C. 172
similar 550 V condensers, calculate the required B. 175 D. 178
capacitance of each condenser.
A. 77.04 μF C. 76.12 μF 220. REE Board Exam October 1996
B. 75.42 μF D. 72.30 μF A 132 kV line, three-phase system delivers 70.7 MVA
of a balanced delta load of power factor 70.7%.
214. EE Board Exam October 1987, October 1982 Determine the reactance necessary in order to attain
Installed in one of the customer CEPALCO are two unity power factor.
single phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are A. 1,092 Ω C. 1,142 Ω
connected V or open delta to serve a 3-phase load of B. 965 Ω D. 1,045 Ω
120 kW at 0.8 p.f. lagging. To prevent the overloading
of the transformers, determine the size of the 221. EE Board Exam October 1980
capacitor in kVAR. A balanced 500 kVA, 3-phase, 440 volt, 60 Hz,
A. 40 C. 39 inductive load operates at a pf of 75%. Determine the
B. 41 D. 42 total capacitive kVAR required improving the pf to
95%.
215. EE Board Exam October 1983 A. 207.46 C. 210.75
Three single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA B. 176.42 D. 192.21
are banked in delta and supplying a three-phase load
drawing 160 kVA at 0.8 lagging power factor. If one 222. EE Board Exam October 1984
transformer is removed for repairs, solve for the A balanced 3-phase load draws 150 A phase current
minimum amount in kVAR of a capacitor needed to at 7.5 kV phase to neutral, 0.891 power factor lagging.
prevent overloading of the remaining units. It is desired to raise the power factor to 0.96 leading.
A. 70.32 C. 72.46 Solve for the amount of capacitor kVAR needed to
B. 73.64 D. 73.28 achieve such pf.
A. 2273 kVAR C. 2509 kVAR B. D.
B. 2409 kVAR D. 2365 kVAR
230.
223. EE Board Exam April 1981
A 3-phase, 3-wire, short transmission line has a A. C.
resistance of 3 ohms and a reactance of 8 ohms per B. D.
wire. At the receiving end, a balanced 3-phase load
draws a line current of 60 A, at 13,500 volts line to 231.
line, 0.90 power factor lagging. Assuming the
receiving end voltage is maintained at 13,500 V, solve A. C.
for the size in kVAR of capacitors needed to raise the B. D.
power factor at the receiving end to 0.95 leading.
A. 1043.5 C. 1026.5 232.
B. 1154.2 D. 1232.2
A. C.
224. EE Board Exam April 1981 B. D.
A three-phase balanced load draws a line current of
80 A at 0.90 lagging power factor. Solve for the 233.
minimum size in kVAR of the capacitor bank needed
to raise the power factor to 0.96 leading, if the line to A. C.
line voltage is 13,200 volts. B. D.
A. 1310.15 C. 1247.54
B. 1338.25 D. 1430.12 234.
39. EE Board Exam April 1980 45. EE Board Exam October 1983
Three single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA
are banked in delta and supplying a 3-phase load
drawing 160 kVA at 0.8 lagging power factor. If one A. 228.63 kV C. 223.15 kV
transformer is removed for repairs, solve for the B. 220.10 kV D. 225.25 kV
amount of overloading of the remaining units.
A. 30 kVA C. 20 kVA 53. REE Board Exam October 1997
B. 10 kVA D. 25 kVA A power transformer rated 50,000 kVA, 34.5 kV/13.8
kV is connected wye-wye. What are the line currents
46. EE Board Exam April 1992 at full load?
A 6600-volt, 60 Hz, 2-phase network is connected to a A. 525.5 A, 1725.4 A
three-phase, 4-wire system by a Scott-connected B. 836.7 A, 2092 A
transformer combination. If there are 1500 turns on C. 483.1 A, 1207.7 A
the 2-phase side, calculate the number of turns on the D. 1449.3 A, 3623.2 A
3-phase side required for the main and teaser
transformers. Voltage per phase on the 3-phase side 54. EE Board Exam October 1985
is 240 V. Two transformers are connected in parallel to supply a
A. 94 turns and 83 turns common load of 175 kVA. Transformer A is rated 100
B. 93 turns and 84 turns kVA with equivalent impedance of 9.6 ohms while
C. 95 turns and 82 turns transformer B is rated 75 kVA with equivalent
D. 92 turns and 85 turns impedance of 12.5 ohms. Find the kVA load of each
transformer.
47. EE Board Exam April 1985 A. 78, 97 C. 80, 95
A balanced 3-phase transformer bank has delta- B. 76, 99 D. 75, 100
connected primary and secondary windings. The
primary to secondary winding voltage ratio is 55. EE Board Exam October 1981
2400/277. Solve for the primary line current if the low- Two distribution transformers are connected in
side (secondary) load draws a line current of 1000 A. parallel supplying a load of 125 kVA. If transformer A
A. 200 A C. 150 A is rated 50 kVA, with 14 ohms equivalent reactance
B. 115 A D. 175 A and transformer B is rated 75 kVA with 11 ohms
equivalent reactance. Solve for the loading of each
48. EE Board Exam October 1991 transformer.
What should be the turns ratio of a three-phase A. 55 kVA, 70 kVA C. 58 kVA, 67 kVA
transformer to transform 10,000 kVA from 230 kV to B. 50 kVA, 75 kVA D. 52 kVA, 73 kVA
4160 V if the transformer is to be connected Δ – Y?
A. 94 C. 96 56. REE Board Exam March 1998
B. 98 D. 97 A 125 kVA distribution transformer with 4%
impedance is connected in parallel with another
49. REE Board Exam October 1998 transformer rated 75 kVA and with 35% impedance.
The potential transformer of a line has a ratio of Both have same voltage ratio. (Neglect resistance of
132,000/66. These are connected wye-delta. The each transformer.) The total load is 140 kVA at 85%
voltmeter connected at the secondary reads 64 volts. power factor. How much load does each carry?
What is the voltage of the line? A. 80.5 kVA, 59.5 kVA
A. 221.7 kV C. 112.5 kV B. 77.78 kVA, 62.22 kVA
B. 135.2 kV D. 132 kV C. 80 kVA, 60 kVA
D. 87.50 kVA, 52.5 kVA
50. REE Board Exam October 1997
A power transformer rated 50,000 kVA, 34.5 kV/13.8 57. EE Board Exam April 1993
kV is connected wye-grounded primary and delta on MERALCO has two single-phase transformers with
the secondary. Determine the full load phase current equal turns ratio and ratings are operated in parallel to
on the secondary side. supply a load of 280 kW at 0.8 lagging pf. Transformer
A. 2092 A C. 1449 A A has a resistance of 2% and a reactance of 8%.
B. 1725 A D. 1208 A Transformer B has a resistance of 1% resistance and
a reactance of 6%. Determine the power delivered by
51. REE Board Exam October 1998 the transformers A and B to the load.
A 69/13.8 kV, 10 MVA three-phase transformer is A. A = 123 kW, B = 157 kW
connected wye-grounded delta. What is the kV rating B. A = 125 kW, B = 155 kW
of the secondary winding? C. A = 122 kW, B = 158 kW
A. 7.97 C. 15 D. A = 127 kW, B = 153 kW
B. 23.9 D. 13.8
58. REE Board Exam April 1994
52. REE Board Exam October 1997 Two single phase transformers with equal ratings and
The PTs of a 220 kV transmission line have a ratio of turns ratio are operated in parallel to supply a load of
132.76 kV/66.375 V are connected wye-wye. A 180 kW at a lagging pf of 0.90. Transformer A has a
voltmeter connected line to ground reads 66 volts, resistance of 1% and a reactance of 6%. Transformer
what is the transmission line voltage?
B has a resistance of 2% and a reactance of 5%. secondary winding is rated 460 volts and is delta
Calculate the power delivered by each transformer. connected. If it has 100 turns, what will be the
A. 83 kW, 97 kW C. 88 kW, 92 kW effective number of turns in the primary winding if
B. 79 kW, 92 kW D. 80 kW, 100 kW voltage tap us set at minus 2.5%?
59. REE Board Exam March 1998 A. 7,133 turns C. 4,222 turns
A power customer draws power at 220 volts from a B. 7,312 turns D. 4,333 turns
transformer on a pole. Current transformers with ratio
of 200/5 are use to meter the electrical usage. What is 67. EE Board Exam April 1988
the multiplier of the kW hr and demand meters? Two single-phase transformers each rated 75-kVA are
A. 40 C. 200 connected in V-V or open-delta, to serve a three-
B. 100 D. 80 phase load of 120 kW at 0.80 power factor lagging. To
prevent the overloading of transformers, determine
60. REE Board Exam October 1997 the size of the capacitor in kVAR.
At a 155 kV substation, the PT ratio is 1000 and the A. 50 C. 30
CT ratio is 1200/5. The potential going into the B. 40 D. 20
wattmeter is 115 volts. What is the MW indicated
when the wattmeter reads 800 watts? Unsolved problems
A. 192 MW C. 19.2 MW 68. REE Board Exam September 2002
B. 150 MW D. 15 MW A 20 kV/7.87 kV autotransformer has 200 A current in
the common winding. What is the secondary line
61. REE Board Exam March 1998 current?
A 50 MVA, 33 kV/11 kW, three-phase, wye-delta A. 143.52 A C. 56.48 A
connected transformer has a 3% impedance. What is B. 200 A D. 329 A
the %impedance at 100 MVA base and 34.5 kV base?
A. 1.639% C. 5.74% 69. REE Board Exam April 2004
B. 5.49% D. 6.56% Instrument transformers are used in indicating and
metering and with protective devices, they are used
62. REE Board Exam September 2001, October 1998 for
The loads of a wye-connected transformer are: A. measuring C. relaying
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) A B. detecting D. sensing
Ib = 12 cis 215° A
Ic = 15 cis 82° A 70. REE Board Exam October 2000
What is the neutral current? The CT ratio and PT ratio used to protect a line are
A. 1.04 cis 72.8° A C. 2.21 cis -30° A 240 and 2000 respectively. If the impedance of each
B. 0.92 cis 62.5° A D. 3.11 cis 72.8° A line is 10 Ω, what is the relay impedance to protect the
line from fault?
63. REE Board Exam October 1998 A. 83.33 Ω C. 48,000 Ω
Its primary function is to provide ground source B. 1.2 Ω D. 12 Ω
A. zigzag transformer
B. sectionalizer 71. REE Board Exam October 2000
C. surge arrester Two single-phase transformers operate in parallel.
D. tertiary transformer Transformer 1 is rated 100 kVA with 4% reactance
while transformer 2 is rated 75 kVA with 3%
64. REE Board Exam October 1997 reactance. The transformers have secondary voltages
What is the main use of a zigzag transformer? of 220 volts and same voltage ratio. If the common
A. to step down voltage load is 125 kVA at 80% p.f. lagging, determine the
B. to provide path to zero sequence currents kVA sharing of each transformer.
C. to stabilize transformer sequence currents A. 71.43 kVa and 53.57 kVA
D. to step down current B. 75 kVa and 50 kVA
C. 62.5 kVA and 62.5 kVA
65. REE Board Exam October 1997 D. 82.5 kVA and 42.5 kVA
A power transformer rated 50,000 kVA, 34.5 kV/13.8
kV is connected wye-wye. What are the line currents 72. REE Board Exam April 2004
at full-load? A transformer rated 2,000 kVA, 34,500/240 volts has
A. 525.2 amperes, 1,725 amperes 5.75% impedance. What is the per unit impedance?
B. 836.7 amperes, 2,092 amperes A. 0.0635 C. 0.0575
C. 483.1 amperes, 1,207.7 amperes B. 0.0656 D. 34.2
D. 1,449.3 amperes, 3,623.2 amperes
73. REE Board Exam April 2001
66. REE Board Exam October 1996 A 69 kV/13.8 kV, 7.5 MVA transformer has 8%
A three-phase transformer has a primary voltage impedance. What is its impedance at 100 MVA base?
rating of 34.5 kV, wye-connected with two 2.5% taps A. 0.6% C. 800%
above and two 2.5% taps below the rated voltage. The B. 8% D. 106.7%
and voltage are 87.6 A and 6 V respectively. What is
74. REE Board Exam October 1997 the effective resistance per phase?
A 3-phase transformer is rated 30 MVA, 115Δ/13.8Y A. 0.0513 ohm C. 0.342 ohm
kV and 2% impedance, the resistance is negligible B. 0.0685 ohm D. 0.0617 ohm
compared with the reactance. Determine the percent
(%) voltage drop at the secondary at 80% load and at 82. REE Board Exam October 1997
75% power factor. To get the armature resistance of a 100 MW, 13.89 kV
A. 4.1% C. 1.05% and 90% power factor generator, two terminals are
B. 2.26% D. 3.15% connected to a DC source. The measured current and
voltage are 87.6 amperes and 6 volts respectively.
75. What is the DC resistance per phase?
A. 0.0223 ohm C. 0.0685 ohm
A. C. B. 0.0342 ohm D. 0.0617 ohm
B. D.
78. REE Board Exam October 1994 84. EE Board Exam April 1994
A 30 MVA, 15 kV three-phase alternator will have a A three-phase, 11-kV wye-connected synchronous
per phase nominal impedance of ____. alternator has a synchronous reactance of 8 ohms per
A. 7.5 ohms C. 15 ohms phase but negligible resistance. If the excitation is
B. 9 ohms D. none of these such that the open circuit voltage is 14 kV, determine
the power factor at the maximum output.
79. EE Board Exam April 1990 A. 0.786 C. 0.793
A 6-pole, 3-phase, 60 cycle alternator has 12 slots per B. 0.772 D. 0.708
pole and four conductors per slot. The winding is 5/6
pitch. There are 2,500,000 Maxwells entering the 85. EE Board Exam April 1994
armature from each North Pole, and this flux is A three-phase AC generator is supplying power to a
sinusoidally distributed along the air gap. The load of 3200 kW at 230 volts and a power factor of
armature coils are all-connected in series. The 60%. Assume that the loss of the line, the generator
winding is wye-connected. Determine the open circuit armature and the load is equal to the 10% of the load,
emf of the alternator. what would be the savings in watts if the power factor
A. 532.1 V C. 512.4 V were raised to 80%?
B. 504.2 V D. 572.4 V A. 100,000 C. 80,000
B. 140,000 D. 230,000
80. EE Board Exam April 1995
A 1200 kVA, 6600 volt, 3-phase, Y-connected 86. EE Board Exam April 1992
alternator has an effective resistance of 0.40 ohm and A three-phase turbo alternator has a reactance of 15
a reactance of 6 ohms per phase. It delivers full load ohms and negligible resistance, the machine draws an
current of 0.80 lagging power factor at rated voltage. armature current of 250 amperes at 0.8 pf lagging
What will be the terminal voltage for the same when running on 12,000 volts infinite bus-bars. If the
excitation and load current if the power factor is 0.80 steam admission is constant but the emf is raised by
leading? 20%, calculate the new operating pf.
A. 4560 V C. 7898 V A. 0.547 C. 0.509
B. 9878 V D. 4250 V B. 0.586 D. 0.575
81. REE Board Exam March 1998 87. EE Board Exam April 1980
A generator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV and 90% power A standby Diesel generator set will have the following
factor. The effective resistance is 1.5 times the ohmic loads: inductive load drawing 50 kVA at 0.8 power
resistance. The ohmic resistance is obtained by factor; Lighting load drawing 20 kVA at 1.0 power
connecting two terminals to a DC source. The current factor. At what power factor will the generator
operate?
A. 0.855 lagging C. 0.821 lagging characteristics are as follows: Alternator no. 1: no-load
B. 0.872 lagging D. 0.894 lagging speed 600 rpm and the full-load speed 530 rpm; while
alternator no. 2: no-load speed 590 rpm and the full-
88. EE Board Exam April 1992 load 550 rpm. For what load will the alternators divide
A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel the load equally?
circuit consisting of a 20 hp motor whose efficiency is A. 62.45 kW C. 67.54 kW
90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a second load that draws B. 68.78 kW D. 64.67 kW
an apparent power of 7 kVA at unity pf. Determine the
system reactive power. 94. EE Board Exam April 1989
A. 23.582 kVAR C. 10.341 kVAR There are two alternators, 100 kW, 3-phase in parallel
B. 12.435 kVAR D. 20.384 kVAR are driven by shunt motors whose speed-load droop
characteristics are as follows: Alternator no. 1: no-load
89. EE Board Exam October 1980 speed 600 rpm and the full-load speed 530 rpm; while
Two alternators A and B are operating in parallel alternator no. 2: no-load speed 590 rpm and the full-
supplying a load drawing 1000 kVA at 0.80 power load 550 rpm. What is the greatest load that can be
factor lagging. If alternator A contributes 500 kVA at delivered without overloading either alternator?
0.60 power factor lagging, determine the power factor A. 171.43 kW C. 177.54 kW
of alternator B. B. 168.78 kW D. 164.67 kW
A. 0.928 lagging C. 0.901 lagging
B. 0.852 lagging D. 0.977 lagging Unsolved problems
95. REE Board Exam September 2004
90. EE Board Exam October 1981 A 3,600 V, 500 kVA, 60 Hz, 3-phase Y-connected
Two alternators are operating in parallel supplying a generator on test yields the following results:
common load of 425 kW at 0.85 power factor lagging. Mechanical and iron losses is 10 kW; field current at
Alternator A contributes 600 kVAR at 0.92 power full load 100% p.f. is 50 A; field current at full-load
factor lagging. Solve for the power factor of alternator 80% p.f. is 70 A; resistance per phase of armature
B. winding is 0.4 ohm. The exciter voltage is constant at
A. 0.813 lagging C. 0.804 lagging 120 volts and voltage current is control is done by
B. 0.834 lagging D. 0.820 lagging means of rheostat. Determine the full-load armature
current at 80% lagging p.f.
91. EE Board Exam April 1988 A. 96.5 A C. 64.2 A
Sipalay Mines, has two 3-phase, 60 H AC generators B. 99.8 A D. 80.2 A
operating in parallel. The first unit has a capacity of
1000 kVA and the second unit has a capacity of 1500 AC INDUCTION MOTORS
kVA. The first is driven by a prime mover so adjusted 96. REE Board Exam October 1997
that the frequency falls from 61 Hz at no-load to 59.6 A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75%
Hz at full-load. The second has a different speed-load power factor and 220 volts. What is its full load
characteristics, the frequency falls from 61.4 Hz at no- current?
load to 59.2 Hz at full-load. When these alternators A. 22.5 amperes C. 16.5 amperes
are jointly delivering 2000 kW, what is the load of each B. 20.5 amperes D. 18.5 amperes
generator?
A. 884 kW, 1116 kW 97. EE Board Exam April 1990
B. 867 kW, 1133 kW A 5 hp, 3-phase motor draws current when connected
C. 915 kW, 1085 kW to 230 V. Determine the current drawn by the motor if
D. 804 kW, 1196 kW the power factor is 0.90 and efficiency of 83%.
A. 12.53 A C. 13.25 A
92. REE Board Exam March 1998 B. 15.13 A D. 14.05 A
Two alternators are driven by shunt motors. The shunt
motors have speed-load droop characteristics of 3% 98. EE Board Exam April 1994
and 4% respectively. The alternators are in parallel A 3-phase motor is rated 750 hp at 460 volts line to
and each carrying 50 kW. There is no automatic line, 0.85 pf lagging and 0.95 efficiency. Solve for the
speed-load control. An additional 50 kW is switched rated current.
on. What are the resulting loads of the alternators A. 869.64 A C. 405.43 A
assuming that the speed-load control of each is not B. 702.23 A D. 917.32 A
adjusted?
A. 78.57 kW, 71.43 kW 99. EE Board Exam April 1985
B. 82.51 kW, 67.49 kW A 40 hp, 3-phase, 4-pole, 230 volt, 60 Hz, induction
C. 75 kW, 75 kW motor operating at 0.90 efficiency, 0.85 power factor
D. 80.31 kW, 69.69 kW and 3 percent slip, drives a water pump. Determine
the current at which the motor is operating.
93. EE Board Exam April 1989 A. 94.531 A C. 97.915 A
There are two alternators, 100 kW, 3-phase in parallel B. 96.234 A D. 93.351 A
are driven by shunt motors whose speed-load droop
100. EE Board Exam April 1992 watts; stator copper loss is 568 watts; rotor copper
Calculate the speed of a 60-cycle, 14-pole motor if the loss is 445 watts and the friction and windage loss is
slip is 5%. 121 watts. Determine the output torque in Newton-
A. 514.28 rpm C. 456.32 rpm meters.
B. 488.57 rpm D. 429.63 rpm A. 108.4 C. 101.2
B. 112.5 D. 103.3
101. EE Board Exam April 1992
The rotor speed of a six-pole, 50-cycle induction motor 109. EE Board Exam April 1993
is 960 rpm. Calculate the percent slip. The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4 pole induction motor
A. 5% C. 4% has a power input of 80 kW is observed that the rotor
B. 2% D. 3% emf makes 90 cycles per minute. Calculate the
mechanical power developed.
102. REE Board Exam October 1997 A. 72 kW C. 75 kW
What is the speed of an induction motor of six poles if B. 78 kW D. 77 kW
the percent slip is 2.5%?
A. 1462 rpm C. 877 rpm 110. EE Board Exam April 1993
B. 1170 rpm D. 1755 rpm Determine the speed in rpm of the motor at full load
with the following circuit elements per phase:
103. EE Board Exam October 1984 Rotor leakage reactance = 0.65
A squirrel cage induction motor with nameplate data of Stator leakage reactance = 1.12
150 HP, 3-phase, 460 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, 0.85 p.f. was Rotor resistance = 0.10
subjected to certain performance tests. The test result Stator resistance = 0.25
readings were as follows: Connection = Y – Y
Full-load current = 202 A This motor is 500 HP, 3-phase, 2200 volt, 60-cycle, 6-
Full-load torque = 676.8 lb-ft pole induction motor with additional core loss of 2,000
Solve for the percentage slip. watts and the friction and windage losses total is
A. 3.28% C. 3.05% 10,000 watts.
B. 4.15% D. 2.25% A. 1200 rpm C. 1190 rpm
B. 1196 rpm D. 1188 rpm
104. REE Board Exam March 1998
A 50 HP three-phase motor, rated 220 V, 75% power 111. EE Board Exam April 1981, April 1989
factor has 6 poles. The slip at full load is 3%. What is A 30 HP, 4 poles, 3-phase, 230 volts, 60 Hz squirrel
the frequency of the rotor current at full-load? cage induction motor operating at 90% efficiency,
A. 1.8 Hz C. 5.4 Hz 85% power factor and 2.5% slip drives a water pump
B. 60 Hz D. 58.2 Hz for a reservoir. Find the current and speed at which
the motor is operating.
105. EE Board Exam April 1986 A. 73.4 A, 1755 rpm
A 150 HP, 3-phase, 6-pole, 460 V, 60 Hz induction B. 62.4 A, 1755 rpm
motor draws 195 A line current at full-load speed of C. 73.4 A, 1800 rpm
1170 rpm and 0.85 p.f. Solve for the percent slip at D. 62.4 A, 1800 rpm
full-load.
A. 2.5% C. 2.8% 112. EE Board Exam October 1980
B. 3.0% D. 2.0% A 50 HP, 3-phase, 4-pole, 60 Hz, 230 volt squirrel
cage induction motor has an efficiency of 90%, a
106. EE Board Exam October 1986 power factor of 85% and a slip of 2% at full-load. Find
The deep well pump motor is 50 HP, 3-phase, 4 poles, the torque in lb-ft at full-load.
230 volts, 60 Hz induction motor, operating at 0.90 A. 152.45 C. 121.34
efficiency, 0.85 power factor and 3% slip. Determine B. 148.87 D. 150.56
the current at which the motor is operating.
A. 112.7 A C. 120.5 A 113. EE Board Exam October 1992
B. 122.4 A D. 124.7 A The losses in a 220-V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4-pole
induction motor at full-load are as follows:
107. EE Board Exam April 1993 Core = 3.0%
The rotor of a 220 V, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction motor Friction and windage = 2.0%
has a power input of 80 kW is observed that the rotor Stator Cu loss = 4.0%
emf makes 90 cycles per minute. Calculate the rotor Rotor Cu loss = 2.0%
copper loss. At 70% of full-load of the machine, determine its
A. 2 kW C. 3 kW efficiency.
B. 5 kW D. 4 kW A. 90.52% C. 87.24%
B. 88.15% D. 89.81%
108. EE Board Exam October 1990
A 10-HP, 4 pole, 25 Hz, 3-phase induction motor is 114. EE Board Exam October 1980
taking 9100 watts from the line. Core loss is 290
A 100 HP, 440 volt, three-phase, 60 Hz induction A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-φ induction motor has a
motor operates with 92 percent efficiency, 0.85 power starting torque of 160% of full-load torque and starting
factor, at rated load. What is the current of the motor? current of 425% of full-load current. If the motor is
A. 125 A C. 98 A used on a 440 volt, 60 Hz system, what will be the
B. 115 A D. 55 A starting torque expressed in percent of full-load value?
A. 102.4% C. 104.2%
115. EE Board Exam October 1991 B. 101.8% D. 103.5%
A three-phase wound rotor induction motor, 440 V, 60
cycles, 4 pole is connected to a pump that delivers 121. EE Board Exam October 1989
1000 cfm of water against an effective head of 8 ft. A 10-HP, 550 volts, 60 Hz, 3-φ induction motor has a
Under this load, the motor draws 15 kW at a power starting torque of 160% of full-load torque and starting
factor of 0.90. When operated without load, the motor current of 425% of full-load current. What will be the
draws 800 watts. The stator resistance per phase is voltage in order that the starting current be limited to
0.21 ohm and the rotor resistance per phase is 0.022 the full-load value?
ohm. The turns ratio between stator and rotor is 4:1. A. 132.47 V C. 125.52 V
Determine the efficiency of the pump. B. 129.41 V D. 136.75 V
A. 83.62% C. 83.16%
B. 84.65% D. 84.24% 122. REE Board Exam October 1998
A 25 hp, 230 V, three-phase motor with 85% power
116. REE Board Exam April 1997 factor has a starting current of 5.5 times rated current.
A resistor assembly for a wound rotor consists of 20 To reduce the starting current, a wye-delta is installed.
elements of cast iron grid elements. The rating of each What shall be the new starting current?
is 0.10 ohm. When joined in series and tested across A. 195 amps C. 135 amps
220 volts, the measured current was 100 A. How B. 302 amps D. 175 amps
much power was lost in the joints?
A. 1.9 kW C. 2.0 kW 123. REE Board Exam October 1997
B. 1.8 kW D. 2.1 kW A squirrel cage motor is started at 50% its rated
voltage. What is the starting torque relative to its rated
117. EE Board Exam October 1997 voltage starting torque?
A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-phase takes A. 50% C. 25%
a line current of 18.4 amperes, when operating at B. 100% D. 75%
rated output at an efficiency of 88%. Calculate the
indications on wattmeters when these are inserted to 124. EE Board Exam April 1989
measure power by the two wattmeter method. A delta-connected load induction motor draws 100 A
A. 4.035 kW, 2.325 kW from each line of a three-phase source and develops
B. 4.232 kW, 2.126 kW 40 lb-ft torque at standstill. Find the torque when
C. 3.902 kW, 2.456 kW connected to the same source if the motor is
D. 3.855 kW, 2.503 kW reconnected in wye.
A. 13.3 lb-ft C. 40 lb-ft
118. EE Board Exam June 1990 B. 120 lb-ft D. none of these
Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP, 230
volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle, 3-phase induction motor. 125. EE Board Exam April 1992
When the line voltages are 230 volts, one wattmeter An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase draws
reads +13,400 watts and the other +7,400 watts. 450 percent of the rated current with the rated voltage
Determine motor line current. and delivers during the starting period 130 percent of
A. 55.6 A C. 52.3 A the rated torque. The full-load efficiency and full-load
B. 58.4 A D. 50.8 A power factor of this motor is 80% and 70%
respectively. If an autotransformer is used as a
119. EE Board Exam April 1992 starting unit and starting torque of the load is only 50
An induction motor of 30-hp, 220-volts, 3-phase draws percent of the rated torque of the motor, find the
450 percent of the rated current with the rated voltage starting voltage and starting current of the line.
and delivers during the starting period 130 percent of A. 245.78 volts and 301.4 amps
the rated torque. The full-load efficiency and full-load B. 136.44 volts and 292.7 amps
power factor of this motor is 80% and 70% C. 178.90 volts and 288.6 amps
respectively. If an autotransformer is used as a D. 220 volts and 227.3 amps
starting unit and starting torque of the load is only 50
percent of the rated torque of the motor, find the 126. EE Board Exam October 1986
starting voltage. The deep well pump motor is 50 HP, 3-phase, 4 poles,
A. 136.44 volts C. 132.36 volts 230 volts, 60 Hz induction motor, operating at 0.90
B. 130.65 volts D. 134.20 volts efficiency, 0.85 power factor and 3% slip. Determine
the discharge of the pump in cubic meters per minute,
120. EE Board Exam October 1989 assuming that the total head against which the pump
is working is 50 meters and that the density of water is C. Php145.78/week
1000 kg per cubic meter. D. Php267.89/week
A. 4.103 C. 4.563
B. 4.224 D. 4.205 134. EE Board Exam October 1990
A 10-hp, 4-pole, 25-Hz, 3-φ induction motor is taking
127. REE Board Exam September 2000 9,100 watts from the line. The core loss is 290 watts;
Find the rotor frequency of an induction motor if the stator copper loss is 568 watts; rotor copper loss is
rotor speed is 1,145 rpm. 445 watts; and the friction and windage loss is 121
A. 2.75 Hz C. 1.25 Hz watts. Determine the output torque in Newton-meter.
B. 5.50 Hz D. 60 Hz A. 150.56 C. 103.32
B. 190.32 D. 178.76
128. REE Board Exam October 1997
A three-phase induction motor is rated 50 hp, 220 135. EE Board Exam April 1988
volts and 1745 rpm and 78% power factor. What is the A Ball Mill rotor is rated 750-hp, 460 volts line to line,
percent slip? 60 Hz, 0.85 power factor lagging and 0.95 efficiency.
A. 2.5% C. 3.5% Solve for the rated current.
B. 3.1% D. 4.0% A. 900 amps C. 780 amps
B. 870 amps D. 990 amps
129. REE Board Exam October 1996
An AC squirrel cage induction motor has a speed 136. REE Board Exam September 2001
rating of 1,750 rpm. If the leads are such that they A 70-hp, 230-volts, 3-φ induction motor operating at
could be reconnected for consequent winding, what 0.77 power factor has a starting current of 5 times its
would be the resulting speed? full-load current. Calculate the starting current.
A. 3,500 rpm C. 875 rpm A. 851 amps C. 295 amps
B. 1,780 rpm D. 3,450 rpm B. 170 amps D. 1,475 amps
130. EE Board Exam April 1993 137. REE Board Exam September 2001
In a certain industrial plant, they have two motors that Which of the following is not a reason why a single
are connected in concatenation to drive a load. phase induction motor will not run?
Machine A has 4 poles is connected to a 50-Hz A. one of the current is made out of phase between
source, while machine B which has 8 poles is the lines
connected to the rotor of machine A. Find the speed of B. hysteresis
the combination if the slip is 8%. C. shaded poles
A. 460 rpm C. 690 rpm D. two windings displaced from each other
B. 750 rpm D. 1500 rpm
138. REE Board Exam October 1996
131. REE Board Exam October 1997 The following are types of AC motor starters except
A three phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts and 85% one
power factor. What is its rated current? A. reactance starter l
A. 57.8 amps C. 55 amps B. wye-delta starter
B. 57.5 amps D. 59 amps C. across the line starter
D. capacitance starter
132. EE Board Exam October 1992
The losses in a 220 V, three-phase, 25 Hz, 4-pole
induction motor at full-load are as follows:
Core = 3.0%
Friction and windage = 2.0% 139. REE Board Exam April 1995
Stator Cu loss = 4.0% Motor starting device that will reduce the voltage
Rotor Cu loss = 2.0% impressed at motor’s terminals during starting
At 70% of full-load of the machine, determine its periods.
speed and efficiency A. autotransformer
A. 1,170 rpm and 88.78% B. primary resistor-type
B. 740 rpm and 89.81% C. wye-delta starter
C. 1,200 rpm and 89.81% D. all of these
D. 1,800 rpm and 78.93%
140. EE Board Exam April 1994, April 1992
133. EE Board Exam April 1992 Basically all electric motors operate on the principle of
A 460-volt, 3-φ motor draws 208 amperes with a repulsion or ____.
power factor of 0.91 lagging. Calculate the cost of A. induction C. resistance
energy input to the motor during a 40-hr/wk with 5.5 B. magnetism D. capacitance
cents/kW-hr.
A. Php545.56/week 141. EE Board Exam April 1994
B. Php331.78/week
The principle of operation of induction motor is based A. 2.5 Hz C. 1.5 Hz
on B. 37.5 Hz D. 3.3 Hz
A. Fleming’s right hand rule C. Faraday’s law
B. rotating magnetic field D. Ohm’s law 150. REE Board Exam September 2002
A 3-phase, 220 volt induction motor having a power
142. EE Board Exam October 1993 factor of 0.8 has 3% losses. Determine the current
A compensator is a device that is used with drawn by the motor.
alternating current motors to ____. A. 25.23 A C. 20.18 A
A. boost the supply voltage during starting periods B. 43.69 A D. 14.56 A
B. compensate for low power factor when motor is
not fully loaded 151. REE Board Exam April 2002
C. reduce the supply voltage during starting periods A three-phase squirrel cage motor is started by wye-
D. compensate for voltage drop in the circuit delta starter. What shall be its starting torque relative
to its rated voltage starting torque?
143. EE Board Exam April 1992 A. 33.3% C. 57.7%
A single-phase motor provided with a squirrel cage B. 42.3% D. 100%
winding on its rotor in addition to its regular winding is
called SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS
A. split-phase induction motor 152. EE Board Exam April 1993
B. repulsion induction motor A single phase synchronous motor gives an output of
C. universal motor 9.46 kW at 0.9 lagging p.f. at 600-volts. If the stray
D. repulsion-start induction motor power loss is 600 watts and the field loss is 900 watts,
while the effective armature resistance is 0.6-ohm,
144. EE Board Exam April 1992 calculate the efficiency of the synchronous motor.
A test used to determine the equivalent resistance of A. 82.35% C. 85.25%
an induction motor is B. 81.24% D. 84.64%
A. no-load test
B. short circuit test 153. EE Board Exam April 1991
C. blocked rotor test A three-phase synchronous motor is measured by two
D. polarity test wattmeters A and B. Wattmeter A reads 28.6 kW and
wattmeter B reads 46.5 kW. The input power of the
145. EE Board Exam April 1991 motor is under excited and assumed constant. What
Rapid stopping of a motor by momentarily connecting are the readings of wattmeters A and B if the power
the motor in reverse direction is called factor is 85% and the motor is over-excited?
A. jogging A. 48.6 kW, 26.5 kW
B. inching B. 42.5 kW, 32.6 kW
C. plugging C. 52.6 kW, 22.5 kW
D. sequence operation D. 51 kW, 24.1 kW
146. EE Board Exam October 1990 154. EE Board Exam October 1991
Repeated starting and stopping of a motor is referred A 3,600 volts three-phase star connected turbo
to as synchronous generator of synchronous reactance of
A. stepping C. phasing 0.5 ohm per phase and negligible resistance is
B. jogging D. none of these supplying 30,000 kVA at 0.8 pf lagging to a large
power system. If the steam supply is cut-off, calculate
147. EE Board Exam June 1990 the amount of current that the generator will then carry
An induction motor driven above synchronous speed assuming negligible losses.
is called A. 3901 A C. 3094 A
A. induction regulator B. 3823 A D. 3870 A
B. frequency changer
C. induction generator 155. REE Board Exam October 1994
D. phase converter A wye-connected turbo alternator having a
synchronous reactance of 0.5 ohm and negligible
Unsolved problems resistance is connected to a large power system
148. REE Board Exam September 2004 having a busbar voltage of 13.8 kV supplying a load of
In an induction motor, what is the percent slip if the 15,000 kVA at 0.80 lagging power factor. If the steam
speed is 3,510? supply is cut-off, the armature current will the machine
A. 1 C. 2 carry assuming negligible losses?
B. 1.5 D. 2.5 A. 256.55 A C. 384.26 A
B. 525.62 A D. 627.55 A
149. REE Board Exam September 2002
The speed of an induction motor is 1170 rpm. What is 156. REE Board Exam October 1994
the frequency of the rotor current?
A 1,000 kVA, 6,600 V wye-connected three-phase B. increase induced voltage in fild winding
alternator having a reactance of 8.8 ohms and a C. produce much larger starting torque
negligible resistance is supplying power to a constant D. lower voltage produced between layers of the
frequency bus bar. The open-circuit emf at this field
instance is 4,3111 V per phase. If steam supply is
suddenly cut-off, the armature current in amperes is 163. EE Board Exam April 1990
nearest to A synchronous motor running without load is
A. 57 C. 59 A. synchronous converter C. capacitor motor
B. 60 D. 56 B. synchronous condenser D. induction motor
5. EE Board Exam April 1992 11. REE Board Exam October 1998, September 2001
A coil has 6,000 turns of wire and a resistance of 380 The resistance of a copper wire at 30°C is 50 ohms. If
ohms. The coil is rewound with the same quantity the temperature coefficient of copper at 0°C is
(weight) of wire, but has 13,400 turns. How many 0.00427, what is the resistance at 100°C?
ohms will the new coil have?
A. 72.26 ohms C. 63.24 ohms
A. 1895 ohms C. 1792 ohms
B. 54.25 ohms D. 58.15 ohms
B. 1825 ohms D. 1905 ohms
50. EE Board Exam April 1991 54. EE Board Exam August 1977
Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are In the figure below R1 = 1 ohm, R2 = 1 ohm, R3 = 3
connected so as to form a cube. Find the resistance ohms, I2 = 2 A and VB = 120 V. Find Eg.
between the two corners of the same edge.
A. 1.133 ohms C. 1.125 ohms
B. 1.102 ohms D. 1.167 ohms
1Ω
0.1 Ω Lamp
4Ω 60 W
+ V 12 V
24 V G 12 V
-
A circuit consists of three resistors rated 3-Ω, 4-Ω and
5-Ω connected in parallel. If the circuit is connected to
a battery which has an internal resistance of 0.2-Ω,
what would be the current through the 4-Ω resistor?
A. 2.04 A C. 2.4 A
B. 4.8 A D. 3.0 A
A. 20 V C. 24 V
B. 16 V D. 12 V 65. REE Board Exam October 1998
What is the work in ergs needed to raise a 10 g weight
100 m up?
A. 4.9 x 105 C. 98 x 107
58. REE Board Exam September 2001 B. 9.8 x 107 D. 1.96 x 107
Three resistors 10-Ω, 15-Ω and 20-Ω are connected in
parallel. What is the total resistance?
A. 3.56 Ω C. 0.217 Ω 66. REE Board Exam October 1999
The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature
B. 4.62 Ω D. 45 Ω of water by 1°C.
A. energy C. calorie
59. REE Board Exam September 2000 B. specific heat D. BTU
Two 10-Ω resistances are connected in parallel. The
two are then connected in series with a 5-Ω
resistance. It is then connected across a 24-volt 67. REE Board Exam October 1999
battery; find the voltage across the 5-Ω resistor. When heat is transferred into any other form of energy
A. 12 volts C. 9 volts or when other forms of energy are converted into
heat, the total amount of energy is constant. This is
B. 24 volts D. 15 volts known as
A. First law of thermodynamics
60. REE Board Exam April 1997
B. Boyle’s law
C. Specific heat 74. REE Board Exam October 1998
Two copper conductors have equal length. The cross-
D. Isothermal expansion sectional area of one conductor is three times that of
the other. If the resistance of the conductor having
smaller cross-sectional area is 20 Ω, what is the
resistance of the other?
A. 20/3 Ω C. 180 Ω
B. 60 Ω D. 20/9 Ω
68. REE Board Exam October 1999
How long must a current of 5 A pass through a 10
ohm resistor until a charge of 12000 coulomb passes 75. REE Board Exam October 2000
through? A copper bar has a length of 20 ft., width of 4 inches
and thickness of 0.5 inch. If the resistivity of copper is
A. 1 min C. 3 min 10.37 Ω-CM/ft, what is the resistance of the bar?
B. 2 min D. 4 min A. 81.4 μΩ C. 814 μΩ
B. 8.14 μΩ D. 0.814 μΩ
69. REE Board Exam October 1999
What is the power required to transfer 97,000
coulombs of charge through a potential rise of 50 volts 76. REE Board Exam April 2001
in one hour? The resistance of the field winding of a DC machine is
0.25 Ω at 25°C. When operating at full-load, the
A. 0.5 kW C. 1.3 kW temperature of the winding is 75°C. The temperature
B. 0.9 kW D. 2.8 kW coefficient of resistance of copper is 0.00427 per °C at
0°C. Find the resistance of the field winding at full-
load.
70. REE Board Exam April 2001 A. 0.298 Ω C. 0.512 Ω
A round wire has 250 MCM. Find its diameter in
inches. B. 0.315 Ω D. 0.271 Ω
A. ½ C. 0.16
B. ¼ D. 0.08 77. REE Board Exam October 2000
A coil of copper has resistance of 5.46 Ω at 75°C.
What will be its resistance at 25°C?
71. REE Board Exam September 2003 A. 4.58 Ω C. 5.02 Ω
In the American wire gauge, as the number of gauge
increases, the diameter of wire ____ B. 4.84 Ω D. 4.35 Ω
A. increases
B. decreases 78. REE Board Exam September 2003
A total current of 60 A is divided among 3 parallel
C. does not change branches having resistances of 10 Ω, 6 Ω and 12 Ω,
respectively. What is the current that flows through the
D. become twice
branch with 10 Ω resistance?
A. 17.1 A C. 14.3 A
72. REE Board Exam September 2003
B. 28.6 A D. 42.9 A
In cgs system, what is the unit of emf where I is in
abampere and P is in erg per second?
A. millivolt C. abvolt 79. REE Board Exam October 2000
Two 10-ohm parallel resistors are connected in series
B. kilovolt D. volt
with a 5-ohm resistor. The combination is then
connected across a 24 volts battery. Find the voltage
drop across the 5-ohm resistor.
73. REE Board Exam September 2002
One (1) kW is equal to ____ hp. A. 6V C. 12 V
A. 0.746 C. 550 B. 18 V D. 20 V
B. 1.34 D. 1.5
80. REE Board Exam September 2002 A. C.
What is 1012 ergs/sec in kW?
B. D.
A. 100 kW C. 10 kW
B. 1,000 kW D. 10,000 kW
TRANSIENTS
81. REE Board Exam October 2000
An electric heater is used to heat up 600 grams of 88. EE Board Exam April 1979, October 1982
water. It takes 14 minutes to raise the temperature of In an RL circuit, Kirchhoff’s law gives the following
water by 40°C. If the supply voltage is 220 volts, what relation: E = Ldi/dt + Ri where:
is the power rating of the heater neglecting heat E = supply voltage (200 volts)
losses? R = resistance (20 ohms)
A. 180 W C. 200 W L = inductance (1 Henry)
B. 120 W D. 60 W t = time in seconds
i = current in amperes
82. REE Board Exam April 2001 If i = 0 when t = 0, find i when t = 0.02 second.
A 100 liter of water is heated from 20°C to 40°C. How A. 3.3 A C. 3.2 A
many kWHR of electricity is needed assuming no heat B. 3.1 A D. 3.0 A
loss?
A. 4.2 C. 5.6
B. 2.3 D. 3.7 89. EE Board Exam October 1980
In an RL circuit, Kirchhoff’s law gives the following
83. REE Board Exam April 2002 relation: E = Ldi/dt + Ri where:
Ten (10) kW is equal to ____ gram-cal/sec. E = supply voltage (200 volts)
A. 156 C. 2,388 R = resistance (20 ohms)
L = inductance (1 Henry)
B. 436 D. 425 t = time in seconds
i = current in amperes
If i = 0 when t = 0, find i after a long time.
84. REE Board Exam April 2001
A certain generator generates 1,500,000 joules per A. 10 A C. 0
minute. What is the output in kW? B. 11.2 A D. infinite
A. 50 C. 25
B. 500 D. 125 90. EE Board Exam October 1990
A 6 H coil whose resistance is 12 ohms is connected
in series with a 24 ohms resistor and to a 144 V
85. REE Board Exam April 2002 battery and a switch. The switch is closed at t = 0.
A 12 volts battery has a 50 ampere-hour capacity. The Determine the time constant and the steady state
internal resistance is 0.1 ohm. A 5 ohm load is current of the circuit.
connected for 5 hours. How many ampere-hours are
still left? A. 0.36 sec, 12 A C. 0.66 sec, 3 A
B. 41.24 D. 35.92
91. EE Board Exam April 1990
A time of 10 milliseconds is required for the current on
86. REE Board Exam April 2002 a series RL dc circuit to reach 90% of its final steady
Two-24 volt battery supply power to a 20 ohm load. state value. Assume at t = 0, i(0) = 0. What is the time
One battery has 0.2 ohm internal resistance while the constant in seconds for the circuit?
other has 0.4 ohm. What power does the load draws?
A. 4.25 ms C. 3.39 ms
A. 28.4 W C. 30.8 W
B. 3.86 ms D. 4.34 ms
B. 22.2 W D. 18.6 W
DC GENERATORS
106. REE Board Exam October 1999 1. REE Board Exam March 1998
If R = 50 ohms, C = 0.0001 Farad, E = 100 volts and A four-pole, DC generator with lap winding has 48 slots
i(0) = 2 amperes, determine the Laplace transform and 4 elements per slot. How many coils does it have?
expression for I(s). A. 48 C. 192
A. I(s) = 2/(s + 200) C. I(s) = 2/(s + 50) B. 384 D. 96
B. I(s) = 2/[s(s + 2)] D. I(s) = 2/(s + 2) 2. REE Board Exam October 1996
If the armature of an eight-pole machine were wound
with a simplex wave winding, how many parallel paths
107. REE March 1998 would there be?
A generator has a field winding with an inductance L = A. 16 paths C. 2 paths
10 Henry and a resistance Rf = 0.1 ohm. To break the B. 8 paths D. 4 paths
initial field current of 1000 amperes, the field breaker
inserts a field discharge resistance Rd across the field 3. REE Board Exam October 1998
terminals before the main contacts open. As a result, A 4-pole DC generator with duplex lap winding has 48
the field current decays to zero according to the slots and four elements per slot. The flux per pole is
differential equation. 2.5 x 106 Maxwell and it runs at 1500 rpm. What is the
output voltage?
di A. 60 V C. 225 V
L + Ri = 0 Where: R = Rf + Rd
dt B. 360 V D. 120 V
preventing a sudden decrease of i to zero, and a 4. REE Board Exam October 1996
resulting high inductive voltage due to L. Solve the A shunt generator supplies a load of 5,500 kW, 220
differential equation and determine the value of Rd volts, shunt generator in the FEU laboratory is 232
that would limit the initial voltage across it to 1,000 volts and rated load voltage is 220 volts. The armature
volts resistance including brushes is 0.026 ohm and the
A. 0.90 ohm C. 0.85 ohm resistance of the shunt field resistance is 52 ohms.
What is the induced electromagnetic force at rated
B. 0.80 ohm D. 0.95 ohm load?
A. 221.36 V C. 224.56 V
B. 226.02 V D. 227.05 V electromotive force when the generator is connected
short-shunt. Assume a brush contact drop of 1 V per
5. EE Board Exam April 1984, April 1997, October 1989 brush and an armature resistance of 0.1 ohm.
The field current of a 180 kW, 250 volts DC shunt A. 415.48 V C. 416.23 V
generator is 6 A when running full-load at rated B. 411.42 V D. 412.42 V
terminal voltage. If the combined armature and brush
resistance is 0.02 ohm, solve for the mechanical 12. EE Board Exam April 1993
efficiency of the generator. Two shunt DC generators G1 and G2 are rated at 100
A. 92.13% C. 93.73% and 150 kW at 110 V respectively. Their external load
B. 94.05% D. 91.87% characteristics may be considered as straight line.
The drop in the terminal voltage from no-load to full-
6. EE Board Exam June 1990 load is 10 volts for G1 and 20 volts for G2. Calculate
The field circuit of a 200,000 watt, 230-V shunt the no-load voltages of these generators when they
generator is 6 A when running full load at rated are operated in parallel to supply a load of 2000 A,
terminal voltage. If the combined brush and armature which is divided between them in proportion to their
resistance is 0.03 ohm, solve for the electrical range.
efficiency of the generator. A. G1 = 123.7 V, G2 = 133.7 V
A. 85.34% C. 88.91% B. G1 = 123.7 V, G2 = 131.7 V
B. 89.14% D. 87.82% C. G1 = 121.7 V, G2 = 133.7 V
D. G1 = 121.7 V, G2 = 131.7 V
7. EE Board Exam October 1980
The field current of a 100 kW, 250-volt shunt 13. REE Board Exam October 1998
generator is 5 amperes when delivering power at A piece of conductor 10 cm long moves across a
rated terminal voltage and rated load current. The magnetic field of 10,000 gauss at a velocity of 120
combined armature and brush resistance is 0.01 ohm. cm/sec. What voltage appears across the conductor?
Determine the efficiency of the generator. A. 0.24 V C. 0.12 V
A. 97.2% C. 98.2% B. 60 V D. 120 V
B. 94.3% D. 94.7%
8. REE Board Exam April 1997 14. REE Board Exam October 1998
The armature of a shunt generator has 0.05 ohm One of those listed is not of dc generator winding.
effective resistance. Each brush has an effective A. drum C. gramme-ring
resistance of 0.01 ohm. The terminal voltage is 100 B. progressive D. lap
volts while the current is 40 amperes. What is its
efficiency? 15. REE Board Exam October 1998
A. 95.15% C. 97.30% What is the solution to reduce rotor friction to a large
B. 97.65% D. 96.52% generator?
A. use sulfur hexafluoride gas in rotor chamber
9. REE Board Exam October 1996, April 1997 B. use hydrogen gas in the rotor chamber
A DC generator has no-load output voltage of 120 C. use lubricating oil in the rotor chamber
volts. Its armature circuit resistance is 0.95 ohm and D. apply vacuum in the rotor chamber
its field coils are separately energized. If the load is
rated 2 kW at 115 V. Neglecting the effect of armature 16. EE Board Exam April 1995
reaction, what power could be delivered to the load? Interpoles are connected in ____ with the armature
A. 1,518 W C. 1,670 W and compensating windings are connected in ____
B. 2,180 W D. 2,000 W with the armature.
A. shunt, shunt C. series, shunt
10. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. shunt, series D. series, series
A compound dynamo supplies a load of 20 kW at 400
V through a feeder having a resistance equal to 0.1 17. EE Board Exam April 1994
ohm. The shunt and series resistances are 85 ohms The generator’s ripples in the dc emf generated are
and 0.06 ohm respectively. Determine the total reduced by using
electromagnetic force when the generator is A. equalizer ring
connected long shunt. Assume a brush contact drop B. commutator with large number of segments C.
of 1 V per brush and an armature resistance of 0.1 quality carbon brushes
ohm. D. all of these
A. 418.34 V C. 415.76 V
B. 412.50 V D. 421.44 V Unsolved problems
18. REE Board Exam April 2001
11. EE Board Exam April 1992 The difference between the front pitch and the back
A compound dynamo supplies a load of 20 kW at 400 pitch of a retrogressive lap winding is 2. If the front
V through a feeder having a resistance equal to 0.1 pitch is 21, what is the back pitch?
ohm. The shunt and series field resistances are 85 A. 19 C. 21
ohms and 0.06 ohm respectively. Determine the total B. 23 D. 21.5
ohms respectively. The full-load efficiency is 83%.
19. REE Board Exam October 2000 Determine the value of starting resistance in order that
A four-pole dc generator has an armature containing 4 the starting current will not exceed 200 percent of full-
elements per slot and 48 slots per pole. The armature load value.
is simplex lap-wound. The flux per pole is 2,500,000 A. 2.88 ohms C. 2.15 ohms
Maxwell and the speed of the armature is 1500 rpm. B. 2.59 ohms D. 2.45 ohms
Calculate the total voltage generated in the armature?
A. 120 V C. 960 V 26. REE Board Exam October 1998
B. 480 V D. 240 V The shaft power of a shunt motor is 7.8 hp. It draws
50 A from 120 V. The field winding draws 1.2 A. What
DC MOTORS is the efficiency of the motor?
20. EE Board Exam October 1990 A. 94.7% C. 96.9%
A DC shunt has a full load rating of 15 hp, 230 volts, B. 93% D. 98.2%
57.1 amperes, 1400 rpm. The armature circuit
resistance is 0.13 ohm and the field circuit resistance 27. REE Board Exam March 1998
is 115 ohms. Neglecting the effect of armature A certain shunt motor has an armature resistance of
reaction, determine the no-load line current. 0.05 ohm. It draws 50 A at a terminal voltage of 120 V.
A. 6.74 A C. 7.45 Assume other miscellaneous losses at 1%. Determine
B. 5.62 A D. 8.64 A the output horsepower of the motor.
A. 8.5 hp C. 6.8 hp
21. EE Board Exam October 1990 B. 7.1 hp D. 7.8 hp
The nameplate rating of a shunt motor is 150 hp, 600
volts, 205 A, 1700 rpm. The resistance of the shunt 28. EE Board Exam October 1990
field circuit is 240 ohms and the total armature circuit A shunt motor, which has a field resistance of 220
resistance is 0.15 ohm. Calculate the speed ohms and an armature resistance of 0.8 ohm takes 26
regulation of the motor. A from a 260 V supply when running at 500 rpm on
A. 4.07% C. 5.25% full load. In order to control the speed of the motor a
B. 4.89% D. 5.18% 1.2-ohm resistor is connected in series with the
armature. Calculate the speed at which the motor will
22. EE Board Exam April 1990 run when supplying full load torque.
A belt-driven 150 kW shunt wound DC generator is A. 438 rpm C. 424 rpm
running at 450 rpm and is supplying full-load to a bus B. 445 rpm D. 472 rpm
bar at 240 V. At what speed will it run if the belt
breaks and the machine continues to run taking 8.5 29. EE Board Exam October 1992
kW from the bus bar? The armature and field The input and output powers of a 220 V, shunt motor
resistance are 0.05 ohm and 85 ohms respectively. are 30 and 28 kW respectively. The field and armature
The brush contact drop is 1.5 V per brush. Neglect circuit resistances are 40 ohms and 0.0125 ohm
armature reaction. respectively. Determine the efficiency of the motor if
A. 395 rpm C. 402 rpm the output power is reduced to 10 kW.
B. 388 rpm D. 358 rpm A. 83.56% C. 84.93%
B. 88.67% D. 86.48%
23. EE Board Exam October 1990
A DC shunt motor has a full load rating of 15 hp, 230 30. EE Board Exam April 1988
volts, 57.1 amperes, 1400 rpm. The armature circuit The pony brake test of an elevator door drive shunt motor,
resistance is 0.13 ohm and the field circuit resistance the ammeter and voltmeter measuring the input read
is 115 ohms. Neglecting the effect of armature 34 A and 220 V. The speed of the motor is found to be
reaction, determine the no-load speed. 910 rpm and the balance on a 2 ft brake arm read 27.2
A. 1392 rpm C. 1441 rpm pounds. The tare weight of the arm is found to be
B. 1264 rpm D. 1380 rpm positive 2.3 pounds. Determine the efficiency of the
motor at this load.
24. EE Board Exam October 1990 A. 87.03% C. 84.45%
The nameplate rating of a shunt motor is 150 hp, 600 B. 86.05% D. 88.32%
volts, 205 A, 1700 rpm. The resistance of the shunt
field circuit is 240 ohms and the total armature circuit 31. EE Board Exam October 1986
resistance is 0.15 ohm. If the motor is to be deliver In a brake test of an elevator door motor, the ammeter
full-load torque at 1,200 rpm, what value of resistance and voltmeter measuring the input read 34 A at 220 V.
must be added to the armature circuit? The speed of the motor is found to be 910 rpm and
A. 0.833 ohm C. 0.827 ohm the balanced on a 0.61 m brake arm reads 11.9 kg.
B. 0.802 ohm D. 0.862 ohm The dead weight of the arm is found to be 1.09 kg.
What is the output hp of the door motor?
25. EE Board Exam April 1985 A. 9.40 hp C. 8.26 hp
A 10-hp power 220 V DC shunt motor has an B. 10.38 hp D. 9.58 hp
armature and field resistance of 0.25 ohm and 100
32. EE Board Exam October 1993
Calculate the force that will be exerted on the scale in 39. REE Board Exam September 2000
a pony brake test when a 20-hp, 1,400 rpm motor is What dc motor over-speeds at light loads?
operating at full load. The length of the brake arm is 3 A. series motor
ft and the tare weight of the brake is 3.75 lbs. B. shunt motor
A. 30.45 lbs C. 21.54 lbs C. cumulative compound generator
B. 28.76 lbs D. 36.33 lbs D. differential compound generator
33. REE Board Exam October 1998, October 2000 40. REE Board Exam April 1997
The pulley of an old gen-set has a diameter of 20 DC motor starters are used for the following functions
inches. The belt exerts a pull of 353 lbs on a pulley. EXCEPT one. Which one is this?
The gen-set runs at 900 rpm. What is the approximate A. control the speed of the motor
rating of the gen-set? B. start large DC motors
A. 75 C. 250 C. limit the starting current of the motor
B. 200 D. 38 D. prevent large voltage drop during starting
34. EE Board Exam October 1993 41. REE Board Exam October 1997
Calculate the force that will be exerted on the scale in If you try to start a DC compound motor the shunt field
a prony brake test when a 20 HP, 1,400 rpm motor is of which is open, what would happen?
operating at full-load. The length of the brake arm is 3 A. it will overspeed
ft and the tare weight of the brake is 3.75 lbs. B. the direction of rotation will reverse
A. 26.86 lbs C. 28.76 lbs C. the fuse will blow
B. 62.76 lbs7 D. none of these D. it will not start
35. EE Board Exam April 1990 42. EE Board Exam October 1994
The armature of a DC motor has 648 conductors, 65% The speed of a series motor at no load is
of which are directly under the pole shoes where the A. 3,600 rpm C. 300 rpm
flux density is 48,000 lines per square inch. If the core B. infinity D. zero
diameter is 7 inches and its length 4 inches and the
current in each conductor is 20 amperes, calculate the 43. EE Board Exam April 1994
torque exerted by the armature. The armature of a dc shunt motor is laminated to
A. 41.7 lb-ft C. 78.2 lb-ft reduce the
B. 34.7 lb-ft D. 56.1 lb-ft A. inductivity of the armature
B. hysteresis loss
36. REE Board Exam April 1997 C. mass of the armature
A 20-hp, 110 V DC shunt motor has an efficiency of D. eddy-current loss
88% and the exciting current of 4 amperes and an
armature resistance of 0.04 ohm. What starting 44. EE Board Exam April 1994
resistance is required for full-load torque? A dc series motor is started without load the effect is a
A. 0.98 ohm C. 0.95 ohm rapid increase in
B. 0.94 ohm D. 0.69 ohm A. current drawn C. speed
B. its emf D. torque
37. EE Board Exam April 1989
A shunt motor was tested by means of a prony-brake 45. EE Board Exam April 1994
having a length of arm of 3.5 feet and a tare weight The rotation of a direct current motor may be reversed
3.7 pounds. The current drawn by the machine from a by
240-volts line was 50.9 amperes when the scale A. reversing the line connection to the motor
reading on the brake was 24.0 pounds and the speed B. reversing either the armature or field
of the motor was 1,103 rpm. The resistance of the C. reversing both the armature and field connection
armature including the brushes is 0.28 ohm and that D. shifting the brushes opposite to the direction in
of the shunt field is 265.5 ohm. (Assume 2-volts drop which the motor is rotating
across the brushes). Calculate the efficiency under
the consideration of the test. Unsolved problems
A. 89.41% C. 85.91% 46. REE Board Exam April 2002
B. 91.11% D. 94.73% A certain shunt motor armature has a resistance of
0.70 ohm and current of 50 amperes at 120 volts.
38. EE Board Exam April 1992 Determine the counteremf.
The DC motor armature whose speed is to be A. 108.5 V C. 112.2 V
controlled by Ward-Leonard system is fed by B. 116.5 V D. 118.3 V
A. 3-phase motor
B. DC generator 47. REE Board Exam April 2001
C. Rectifier
D. DC supply in parallel with the rheostat
A DC shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V. The A. C.
armature efficiency is 95%. What is the armature B. D.
effective resistance?
A. 0.10 ohm C. 0.08 ohm 62.
B. 0.06 ohm D. 0.60 ohm A. C.
B. D.
48. REE Board Exam April 2001
A DC shunt motor develops 15 hp at 120 V. If the 63.
effective armature resistance is 0.001 ohm and the A. C.
field winding draws 2 amperes, what is the overall B. D.
efficiency?
A. 90% C. 95% Past Board Exam Problems in Electromagnetism
B. 93% D. 94%
237. REE Board Exam October 1994
49. The force acting on a pole of 3 Wb is 12 N. The
A. C. magnetic intensity of the magnetic field is
B. D. A. 4 N/Wb C. 36 N/Wb
B. 12 N/Wb D. none of these
50.
A. C. 238. EE Board Exam October 1992
B. D. The reluctance of a non-magnetic circuit is 12 units.
How much flux will be set up if surrounded by a coil
51. 600 turns carrying a current of 3 A?
A. C. A. 150 Wb C. 50 Wb
B. D. B. 16.67 Wb D. 200 Wb
260. REE Board Exam April 1995 269. REE Board Exam April 1997
Those magnetic materials are best suited for making Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 x
armature and transformer cores which have ____ 10-15 N. How far apart are the electrons?
permeability and ____ hysteresis loss. A. 0.48 x 10-7 m C. 3.39 x 10-7 m
A. high, low C. high, high B. 2.84 x 10-12 m D. 5.05 x 10-12 m
B. low, high D. low, low
270. REE Board Exam October 1996
261. EE Board Exam October 1994 Two spheres separated from each other by 10 m have
Permanent magnets are normally made of charges of 0.001 Coulomb and 0.003 Coulomb
A. cast iron C. aluminum respectively. In between the two spheres is a point of
B. wrought iron D. alnico alloys zero electric field. What is its distance from the 0.001
Coulomb sphere?
262. REE Board Exam September 2002 A. 6.34 m C. 2.24 m
It is the unconventional unit of mmf in CGS system. B. 7.78 m D. 3.66 m
A. unit pole C. gilberts
B. statvolts D. ampere turns 271. REE Board Exam October 1998
Two metallic plates separated by 1 cm are connected
263. REE Board Exam September 2002 across a 12 V battery. A certain material is inserted
A solenoid has a magnetic reluctance of 2.2 x 10-3. It completely filling the space between the plates and
has 300 turns and a core area of 5 cm2. What is the the charge on each plate observed to double. What is
flux density when the current flowing is one ampere? the dielectric constant of the plastic material?
A. 26,300 gauss C. 12,200 gauss A. 0.5 C. 4
B. 34,200 gauss D. 21,200 gauss B. 2 D. 6
264. REE Board Exam April 2001 272. EE Board Exam October 1991
The flux density emanating from a pole of generator is Calculate the capacitance between two parallel plates
20,000 gauss. A conductor one meter long cuts the each of which is 100 cm2 and 2 mm apart in air.
flux perpendicularly at a speed of 40 meters per A. 0.443 μμF C. 0.452 μF
second. What voltage is developed? B. 0.515 μF D. 0.502 μF
A. 800 volts C. 230 volts
B. 80 volts D. 8 volts 273. REE Board Exam October 1994
A parallel plate capacitor is made of 350 plates,
Unsolved problem separated by paraffin paper 0.0010 cm thick (k = 2.5).
265. REE Board Exam April 2001 The effective size of plate is 15 by 30 cm. What is the
A DC current of 50 amperes flows through a long capacitance of this capacitor?
straight conductor. Determine the force on a magnetic A. 35 µF C. 140 µF
pole of 50 unit pole strength placed 5 cm from the B. 15 µF D. 70 µF
conductor?
A. 100 dynes C. 100π dynes 274. REE Board Exam October 1997
B. 1000 dynes D. 200 dynes A capacitor is charged with 0.23 watt-second of
energy at a voltage of 48 volts. What is its
266. capacitance?
A. 180 μF C. 200 μF
A. C. B. 240 μF D. 220 μF
B. D.
Past Board Exam Problems in Electrostatics
275. REE Board Exam October 1997
267. REE Board Exam March 1998 A 20 µF capacitor is charged by a 12-V battery. What
Three equal positive charges of 10 statcoulomb each is the stored energy in the capacitor?
are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of A. 1.07 x 10-3 J C. 2.88 x 10-3 J
-2
B. 2.88 x 10 J D. 1.44 x 10-3 J
276. REE Board Exam October 1994 283. REE Board Exam March 1998
A parallel plate capacitor with air between its plates is A certain capacitor is charged at 48 volts after which
charged until the potential difference V appears its stored energy is 5.76 x 10-2 joules. What is the
across it. Another capacitor having hard rubber capacitance of the capacitor?
(dielectric constant = 3) between its plates but A. 2 F C. 60 μF
otherwise identical, is also charged to the same B. 30 μF D. 50 μF
potential difference. If the energy of the first capacitor
is W, that of the second is Unsolved problem
A. 9W C. W 284. REE Board Exam October 2000
B. W/3 D. 3W What is the force between a point charge 2 x 10-5
coulomb and another 3 x 10-6 coulomb when they are
277. EE Board Exam October 1990 10 cm apart in vacuum?
The result of capacitance C1 = 6 microfarads and C2 A. 53.95 kg C. 5.5 kg
connected in series is 3 microfarads. Capacitor C2, in B. 5.395 x 10-3 kg D. 45.5 kg
microfarads is
A. 3 C. 8 285. REE Board Exam April 2002
B. 4 D. 6 Three (3) 10-µF capacitors are connected in series.
What is the total capacitance?
278. EE Board Exam October 1993 A. 3.33 µF C. 6.66 µF
A condenser of 1 microfarad capacitance is charged B. 30 µF D. 60 µF
to 100 volts and then disconnected from the power
supply. A second but uncharged capacitor of 3 286.
microfarad is connected across the first capacitor. The
voltage across the parallel combination is A. C.
A. 66 2/3 volts C. 25 volts B. D.
B. 45 volts D. 110 volts
287.
279. REE Board Exam October 1994
Three capacitors A, B and C are charged as follows: A A. C.
= 10 µF, 100 V; B = 15 µF, 150 V and C = 25 µF, 200 B. D.
V. They are connected in parallel with terminals of like
polarity together. What is the voltage across the 288.
combination?
A. 150 V C. 185 V A. C.
B. 120 V D. 165 V B. D.
293.
282. REE Board Exam September 2000
Two charges of 2 x 10-5 C and 3 x 10-6 are placed 10 A. C.
cm apart. Find the force in kg on each charge. B. D.
A. 5.5 kg C. 10 kg
B. 7.7 kg D. 2.25 k 294.
B. 4.98 lux D. 4.88 lux
A. C.
B. D.
118. EE Board Exam October 1992
Luminaires of 2000 lumens output will be installed in a
Past Board Exam Problems in Illumination room. The desired illumination is 200 foot-candle. The
112. EE Board Exam April 1992 coefficient of utilization is 0.45 and maintenance factor
A piece of paper lies on a table 2 m away from a point is 90%. Determine the number of luminaires needed if
directly below a bulb of 100 cd and is 4 m above the the size of the room is 120 m2.
table. Calculate the illumination on the center of the
paper in lux. A. 30 C. 32
A. 5.2 C. 4.5 B. 28 D. 36
B. 5.7 D. 3.4
119. EE Board Exam October 1993
A hall 35 m x 20 m is to be provided with a general
113. EE Board Exam April 1989 illumination of 130 lux. If the depreciation factor is 1.4
A medium unshaded lamp hangs 8 m directly above and the coefficient of utilization is 0.50, determine the
the table. To what distance should it be lowered to number of fluorescent lamp required. Assume
increase the illumination to 4.45 times its former luminous efficiency of the fluorescent tube as 50
value? lumens per watt for 80-watt lamp.
A. 4.02 m C. 3.79 m A. 62 lamps C. 63 lamps
B. 3.86 m D. 4.21 m B. 65 lamps D. 64 lamps
114. EE Board Exam April 1994 120. EE Board Exam April 1990
A floodlight emitting 25,000 candelas in the center of A hall 30 m long and 12 m wide is to be illuminated
its beam is aimed at 60° to a point on the ground 20 and the illumination required is 50 meter-candles.
meters away. The illumination of the point in lux is Calculate the number of lamps required taking a
A. 54.12 C. 31.25 depreciation factor of 1.3 and utilization coefficient of
0.5 given that the output of the lamp to be used is
B. 62.5 D. 625 rated 100 W, 1615 lumens.
A. 30 C. 28
115. EE Board Exam April 1985 B. 29 D. 27
A light is to be placed on a wall in order to obtain
maximum brightness of illumination. To achieve this
brightness, how high on the wall should this light bulb 121. EE Board Exam April 1993
be placed to a point on the floor that is 3.6 m from the A room 20 m x 10 m is to be illuminated by eight
wall? lamps and the average illumination is to be 50 lumens
A. 2.54 m C. 2.08 m per meter. If the utilization factor is 0.48 and
depreciation factor 1.2, calculate the mean spherical
B. 2.25 m D. 2.86 m power per lamp.
A. 249 cp C. 235 cp
116. EE Board Exam October 1991 B. 255 cp D. 224 cp
A lamp of 500 cd is placed at the center of a room, 20
m x 10 m x 5 m. Calculate the illumination in each
corner of the floor. 122. EE Board Exam October 1991
A. 0.83 lux C. 0.78 lux It is required to provide illumination of 150 meter-
candle in a factory hall 45 m x 15 m. Assume that the
B. 0.81 lux D. 0.98 lux depreciation factor is 0.80, coefficient of utilization is
0.40 and efficiency of the lamp is 20 lumens per watt.
Calculate the number of 250 W lamps.
117. EE Board Exam October 1991 A. 60 C. 63
A lamp of 500 cd power is placed at the center of a
room, 20 m x 10 m x 6 m. Calculate the illumination in B. 62 D. 61
a point in the middle of a 10 m wall at a height of 2 m
from the floor.
A. 4.75 lux C. 4.69 lux 123. EE Board Exam March 1998, September 2000
The illumination of a room is being designed. The
data are as follows:
128. EE Board Exam April 1993
Room length = 30 ft An instrument used to measure the intensity of a light
source
Room width = 20 ft
A. illumination meter C. cygnometer
Coefficient of utilization = 0.6
B. Bensen photometer D. candle meter
Maintenance factor = 70%
Required foot-candle = 50
129. REE Board Exam April 1993, April 1992
Lumens per lamp = 3300 The ratio of lumens reaching the work plane divided
Watts per lamp = 53 by the total lumens generated by the light is
What is the total current of the lamp required to satisfy C. illumination factor
the requirements? D. maintenance factor
A. 21 A C. 7A
B. 15 A D. 25 A Unsolved problems
130. REE Board Exam September 2004
124. EE Board Exam October 1989 A light source has an illumination of 100 footcandles
The floor area of a room is 10 meters by 10 meters. (fc), what is the illumination in lux?
The desired illumination level is 150 lux. Assume the A. 1,204 C. 1,496
coefficient of utilization is 0.51, the maintenance factor
is 0.95 and in the market a fluorescent luminaire B. 1,075 D. 1,360
provide 1200 lumens output of light. Determine the
number of luminaires needed for the room.
A. 24 lamps C. 25 lamps 131. REE Board Exam April 2004
A room with dimensions of 72 ft x 36 ft x 13 ft requires
B. 28 lamps D. 26 lamps 50 footcandles, maintenance factor of 0.7, coefficient
of utilization of 0.46 and RI of 4. Calculate the
required lumens output of the lamps.
125. REE Board Exam September 2001 A. 144,000 C. 402,485
The illumination of a room having dimensions of 20 x
10 sq ft is 50 fc. Find the luminous flux if the B. 136,800 D. 74,690
maintenance factor is 70% and the illumination factor
is 0.60.
A. 35,760 C. 23,810 132. REE Board Exam September 2001
The illumination of a room is being designed. The
B. 15,150 D. 20,345 illumination intensity required is 50 footcandles. The
maintenance factor is 70% and coefficient of
utilization is 0.6. If the room is 20 ft by 15 ft, what is
126. REE Board Exam April 1997 the total required lumens output of the lamp?
Which of the following affect the overall efficiency of a A. 35,000 lumens C. 6,300 lumens
lighting installation?
B. 10,050 lumens D. 12,800 lumens
A. age of lamp C. voltage
B. dust and dirt D. all of these
133. REE Board Exam September 2001
A 40 ft by 20 ft office is to be illuminated with duplex
127. REE Board Exam April 1995 fluorescent luminaires at a level of 50 footcandles.
The rate of passage of radiant energy evaluated by The maintenance factor and coefficient of utilization
reference to the luminous sensation produced by it is are estimated to be 70% and 60%, respectively. Each
called fluorescent produces 3,300 lumens. How many
luminaires are required?
A. luminous flux C. luminous plane
A. 18 C. 14
B. luminous radiation D. luminosity
B. 8 D. 28
A. C.
134. B. D.
A. C.
143.
B. D.
A. C.
135. B. D.
A. C.
144.
B. D.
A. C.
136. B. D.
A. C.
B. D.
A. C.
B. D.
326.
360. REE Board Exam September 2000 367. EE Board Exam April 1990
The following are the given loads of a particular A thermal power plant using dry organic material such
circuit: as wood and other wastes for its fuel
5 - 15 HP motors A. geothermal power plant
3 - 5 HP motors B. diesel power plant
8 kW - lighting loads C. dendro power plant
3.5 kW - miscellaneous loads D. hydro power plant
Calculate the maximum demand if the demand factor
is 65%. 368. REE Board Exam April 1994
A. 78.64 C. 51.12 Type of water wheels used in hydraulic plants
B. 45.81 D. 120.98 A. propeller C. reaction
B. impulse D. all of these
361. EE Board Exam October 1994
Power plant curves or graphs showing the direct 369. REE Board Exam April 2001
relationships of the peak load and the generated A hydroelectric plant generates 100 MW at an
energy of the said plant is available head of 200 m and an overall efficiency of
A. load curve/graph 75%. What quantity of water in cubic meter per
B. load duration curve second is required?
C. modified load curve A. 1,200 C. 26
D. none of the above B. 122 D. 68
362. REE Board Exam March 1998 370. REE Board Exam October 1998
In fission, energy is produced when A ten year investigation of rivers potential gave an
A. chemical compound split into its constituents average water flow of 25 cm per second at the bottom
B. nuclear particles combine and 90 cm per second at the surface. The average
C. nuclear particles split cross section at the same location is 80 sq m. What is
D. molecules combine the average flow rate in cubic meter per hour?
A. 165,600 C. 46,500
363. REE Board Exam March 1998 B. 57,600 D. 5,760
In the list below, which one is not a type of present
day nuclear power plant? 371. REE Board Exam September 2002
A. boiling water reactor A power plant is driven by turbine at a rate of 10 cubic
B. fusion-fission reactor meters per second and with a head of 235 m. If the
C. low pressure reactor plant efficiency is 0.65, calculate the power plant
D. fast breeder reactor output.
A. 10,000 kW C. 35,000 kW
364. REE Board Exam October 1997 B. 15,000 kW D. 25,000 kW
The energy of present nuclear plants comes from
A. the fusion of radio active materials 372. REE Board Exam October 1997
B. the friction of high speed electrons against A coal power plant has a boiler, turbine and alternator
protons efficiencies of 35%, 86% and 93% respectively. Coal
C. the destruction of very tiny particles released with heating value of 12,000 BTU per lb cost Php1.50
when atoms split per lb. What is the fuel cost of producing one kW-hr?
D. the heat produced by the collision of high speeed A. Php1.90 per kW-hr
protons B. Php1.75 per kW-hr
C. Php1.52 per kW-hr
365. REE Board Exam October 1997 D. Php1.62 per kW-hr
373. REE Board Exam October 2000 A. 2.22 cis 65° C. 6.66 cis 65°
A diesel power plant has an overall efficiency of 30%. B. 1.19 cis 46° D. 3.57 cis 46°
If the calorific value of diesel is 18,000 BTU/lb and
cost Php6.00 per liter, how much is the fuel cost of 380. EE Board Exam April 1981
production per kW-hr of energy? Take the density of A 3-phase, 3-wire, short transmission line has a
diesel as 900 grams per liter. resistance of 3 ohms and a reactance of 8 ohms per
A. Php1.91 per kW-hr wire. At the receiving end, a balanced 3-phase load
B. Php1.85 per kW-hr draws a line current of 60 A, at 13,500 volts line to
C. Php2.12 per kW-hr line, 0.90 power factor lagging. Determine the voltage
D. Php2.45 per kW-hr at the sending end.
A. 14,156 V C. 14,230 V
374. REE Board Exam October 1998 B. 14,143 V D. 15,055 V
The feedwater is usually heated before it is injected to
the boiler for the following reason except one. Which 381. REE Board Exam October 1996, April 1997
one is this? A load of 12 MVA, 0.8 pf lagging, 22 kV is served by a
A. improves the overall performance of the plant transmission line which has a line resistance of 3
B. recovers part of the flue gas heat which is ohms and a line reactance of 10 ohms. Solve for the
otherwise lost to the atmosphere sending end voltage.
C. derating types of preheaters permit the removal A. 24,345 V C. 23,335 V
of dissolved gases from the feedwater B. 26,795 V D. 25,422 V
D. increases the efficiency of the boiler
382. EE Board Exam April 1982
375. REE Board Exam October 1998 A short 3-phase, 3-wire line has a resistance of 5
A proposed hydroelectric station has an available ohms and a reactance of 12 ohms per wire and
head of 30 m, a catchment area of 50 x 106 sq m, the transmit power to a 3-phase load drawing 1000 kW at
rainfall for which is 120 cm per annum. If 70% of the 13,120 volts line to line, 0.8 pf lagging, 60 Hz. Solve
total rainfall can be collected, calculate the power that for the sending end voltage.
can be generated. Assume the following efficiencies: A. 14,200 V C. 14,130 V
Penstock 95%, Turbine 80% and Generator 85%. B. 14,330 V D. 14,240 V
A. 253 kW C. 214 kW
B. 678 kW D. 925 kW 383. EE Board Exam April 1991
A 3-phase line has a reactance of 4.32 ohms and a
376. resistance of 4.15 ohms. The load at the receiving end
is 3800 kW at 75% power factor lagging and the
A. C. voltage at the sending end is 36 kV. Determine the
B. D. voltage at the receiving end.
A. 34.24 kV C. 35.14 kV
B. 34.86 kV D. 35.45 kV
Past Board Exam Problems in Power Systems 384. REE Board Exam March 1998
A short 230 kV transmission line has an impedance of
377. REE Board Exam March 1998 5 cis 78° ohms. The sending end power is 100 MW at
A 230-kV transmission line is 100 miles long. The 230 kV and 85% power factor. What is the voltage at
conductor is ACSR of 1,113,000 CM. The conductors the other end?
are horizontally arranged with 20 ft spacing. The A. 225.4 kV C. 223.2 kV
resistance per mile is 0.0969 ohm and its GMR is B. 228.2 kV D. 226.3 kV
0.0435 ft. What is the impedance of the line?
A. 9.69 + j95.25 Ω C. 9.69 + j77.19 Ω 385. REE Board Exam October 1996
B. 3.23 + j95.25 Ω D. 3.23 + j25.93 Ω A three-phase transmission line, 15 km long serves a
substation rated 15 MVA at 34.5 kV, 70.7% lagging
378. REE Board Exam October 1997 power factor at 60 Hz. If the line resistance is 0.120
A 34.5 kV feeder line is 5 miles long. The conductors ohms per kilometer and the line reactance is 0.457
are spaced 4 feet horizontally. The conductor is 4/0 ohm per kilometer, what should be the sending end
copper with GMR of 0.01688 ft. What is the voltage be so that the transformer can be fully loaded
reactance? at its rated voltage?
A. 2.36 ohms C. 3.46 ohms A. 37,200 V C. 35,408 V
B. 6.72 ohms D. 5.16 ohms B. 36,500 V D. 34,990 V
379. REE Board Exam October 1998 386. EE Board Exam April 1980
A 5 km long, three-phase line has a horizontal A 3-phase, 3-wire short transmission line having an
configuration of 4 ft spacing. The conductor is 336.4 impedance of 3.6 + j16 ohms per wire is used to
MCM ACSR with GMR of 0.0244 ft and a resistance supply an inductive load of 100 A at 0.707 pf and a
of 0.306 ohm per mile. What is its impedance? capacitive load of 50 A at 0.50 pf. The receiving end
voltage is 4160 volts per phase. Find percent
regulation. 393. EE Board Exam April 1986
A. 25.46% C. 26.34% A short, 3-phase, 3 wire transmission line has a
B. 20.33% D. 23.71% receiving end voltage of 4160 V phase to neutral and
serving a balanced 3-phase load of 998,400 volt-
387. REE Board Exam October 1998 amperes at 0.82 pf lagging. At the sending end the
A short 230 kV transmission line has an impedance of voltage is 4600 V, phase to neutral and the p is 0.77
5 cis 78° ohms. The sending end power is 100 MW at lagging. Solve for the resistance of the line.
230 kV and 85% power factor. What is the percent A. 1.345 Ω C. 1.457 Ω
regulation? B. 1.462 Ω D. 1.635 Ω
A. 3.6% C. 2.2%
B. 1.5% D. 0.77% 394. EE Board Exam April 1984, April 1997
At the sending end of a 3-phase transmission line, the
388. EE Board Exam October 1983 voltage is maintained to be 2,540 volts phase to
A short sub-transmission line serves at its end an neutral and the line current to be 60 A at a lagging
induction motor rated 500 HP, 0.88 pf, 0.90 efficiency, power factor of 0.75. At the receiving end, the voltage
at 2,400 volts phase to neutral. If the transmission line measured is 2,200 volts phase to neutral and the
has a resistance of 1.5 ohms and a reactance of 2.4 power factor is 0.80, likewise lagging current. Solve
ohms per phase, solve for the voltage regulation of for the resistance and reactance of the line.
the line. A. 2.2 + j4 Ω C. 2.0 + j5 Ω
A. 6.77% C. 6.48% B. 2.4 + j6 Ω D. 2.1 + j3 Ω
B. 7.02% D. 6.25%
395. EE Board Exam April 1993
389. EE Board Exam October 1993 A certain station in Luzon has 36 kV, 3-phase, is to
Each conductor of a three-phase, 3-wire transmission supply 12 MW load at 30 kV and 0.8 power factor
line has impedance of 15 + j20 ohms at 60 Hz. The lagging over a 3-phase transmission line. Find the
voltage between line conductors at the sending end is resistance and reactance of the line if the length of the
13,200 volts. The load connected to this line is transmission line is 4,000 meters and the efficiency is
balanced and takes 1000 kW at a lagging power 90%.
factor. The current per conductors is 70 A. What is the A. 5.33 Ω, 12.39 Ω C. 6.31 Ω, 15.89 Ω
load power factor? B. 4.45 Ω, 11.67 Ω D. 3.56 Ω, 12.78 Ω
A. 0.803 lagging C. 0.850 lagging
B. 0.824 lagging D. 0.815 lagging 396. EE Board Exam October 1980
A short line has a resistance of 4 ohms and a
390. EE Board Exam April 1981 reactance of 12 ohms per wire and transmits power to
A short 3-phase, 3-wire line has a resistance of 5 a concentrated load of 1000 kVA, 13,200 volts, 3-
ohms and reactance of 12 ohms per wire and transmit phase, 60 Hz, 0.8 pf inductive load. Find its efficiency.
a power to a 3-phase load drawing 1000 kW at 13,120 A. 93.30% C. 95.75%
volts line to line, 0.8 p.f. lagging, 60 Hz. Solve for the B. 96.95% D. 97.21%
sending end power factor.
A. 0.755 lagging C. 0.754 lagging 397. REE Board Exam October 1998
B. 0.745 lagging D. 0.773 lagging A 230-kV transmission line is sending 100 MW power
at 230 kV and 90% power factor. The impedance is 5
391. EE Board Exam October 1982, October 1987 + j20 and its capacitive reactance is 2500 ohms.
A short 3-phase transmission line has a resistance of Determine the receiving end voltage.
3 ohms and an inductive reactance of 4 ohms. At the A. 221.72 kV C. 226.15 kV
receiving end, the voltage is 13,250 volts line to line, B. 222.83 kV D. 224.28 kV
with a load which draws 200 A at 0.707 lagging power
factor and a capacitor bank drawing 96 A. Solve for 398. REE Board Exam October 1996
the power factor at the sending end. A 3-phase, 60 Hz transmission line delivers 20 MVA
A. 0.965 lagging C. 0.928 lagging to a load at 66 kV at 80% pf lagging. The total series
B. 0.902 lagging D. 0.935 lagging impedance of each line is 15 + j75 ohms. Of a
nominal “pi” circuit is used, what would be the
392. EE Board Exam April 1985 transmission efficiency if the admittance is j0.0006
The sending end voltage of a balanced 3-phase mhos?
transmission line is 8410 volts, phase to neutral. The A. 90.8% C. 93.5%
line current is 200 amperes with a sending end B. 91.7% D. 92.6%
lagging power factor of 0.803. The receiving end
voltage is 7600 volts, phase to neutral, with the line 399. REE Board Exam March 1998
current having a lagging power factor of 0.85. Solve A 230 kV transmission line has impedance of 50 cis
for the impedance of the transmission line. 78 ohms and a capacitive reactance of 1200 ohms. It
A. 1.47 + j5.15 Ω C. 1.47 + j5.04 Ω transmits the power of a base load plant. On a certain
B. 1.42 + j5.15 Ω D. 1.42 + j5.04 Ω dry season the sending end power is 100 MW at 235
kV and 95% power factor continuously for a period of 406. REE Board Exam October 1998
one month. If cost of generation is 1.30 pesos per kW- The sequence components of phase a current are:
hr, what is the cost of the line losses for one month Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49
period? Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6°)
A. Php565,000 C. Php5.6 million Negative sequence current = 3.23 cis 168.2°
B. Php12.2 million D. Php2.3 million Determine the phase b current.
A. 18 cis 215° C. 19 cis 220°
400. REE Board Exam October 1998 B. 15 cis 240° D. 20 cis 225°
If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are:
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) 407. REE Board Exam March 1998
Ib = 12 cis 215° The sequence components of phase a current are:
Ic = 15 cis 82° Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49
What is the phase b positive sequence component? Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6°)
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2°) C. 12.27 cis 208.4° Negative sequence current = 3.23 cis 168.2°
B. 10.2 cis 240° D. 12.27 cis (-31.6°) Determine the phase c current.
A. 17.5 cis 91° C. 22.5 cis 82°
401. REE Board Exam March 1998, September 2001 B. 18 cis 215° D. 15 cis 100°
The three unbalanced currents are:
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) 408. EE Board Exam April 1992
Ib = 0 Determine the symmetrical components of the line
Ic = 10 cis 150° current in line ‘a’ if one of the in-phase impedance of
Find the negative sequence current of phase a. its delta connected load connected across lines ‘ca’ is
A. 8.66 cis 30° C. -5.77 removed. The delta load with impedance of 10∠0°
B. 5.77 cis (-60°) D. 5.77 ohms per phase is supplied from a 220 volts, 60 cycle,
3-phase source. Assume a phase sequence of a-b-c.
402. EE Board Exam October 1984 A. Ia1 = 11 A, Ia2 = 11 A, Ia0 = 0 A
Given the following currents: B. Ia1 = 7.33 A, Ia2 = 7.33 A, Ia0 = 7.33 A
Ia = 60 + j0 A C. Ia1 = 22 A, Ia2 = 22 A, Ia0 = 22 A
Ib = -36 – j48 A` D. Ia1 = 25.4 A, Ia2 = 12.7 A, Ia0 = 0 A
Ic = -48 + j36 A
Solve for the negative sequence component Ia. 409. EE Board Exam April 1991
A. 8.641 – j1.543 C. 9.751 – j1.464 A star-connected balanced load takes 75 A from a
B. 9.436 + j1.346 D. 8.354 + j1.034 balanced 3-phase, 4-wire supply. If the two supply
lines of the fuses are removed determine the
403. REE Board Exam October 1998 symmetrical components of the lines after the fuses
The three unbalanced currents are: are removed.
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) A. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 25 A, I3 = 25 A
Ib = 0 B. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 50 A, I3 = 0 A
Ic = 10 cis 150° C. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 75 A, I3 = 75 A
Find the zero sequence current. D. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 0 A, I3 = 0 A
A. 3.33 cis 30° C. 5.77
B. 0 D. 3.33 410. REE Board Exam March 1998
A 50 MVA, 33 kV/11 kV, three phase, wye-delta
404. EE Board Exam October 1984 connected transformer has a 3% impedance. What is
Given the following currents: the percent impedance at 100 MVA base and 34.5 kV
Ia = 60 + j0 A base?
Ib = -36 – j48 A` A. 1.639% C. 5.74%
Ic = -48 + j36 A B. 5.49% D. 6.56%
Solve for the zero component of Ia.
A. 10 + j4 C. -8 – j4 411. EE Board Exam April 1980
B. 8 – j6 D. 12 – j6 A 5 kVA, 2400-120/240 volt distribution transformer
when given a short circuit test had 94.2 volts applied
405. REE Board Exam October 1997 with rated current flowing in the short-circuited wiring.
The sequence currents of phase a current are as What is the per unit impedance of the transformer?
follows: A. 0.0392 ohms C. 0.0415 ohms
Zero sequence current = 14.13∠17.34° B. 0.0386 ohms D. 0.0435 ohms
Positive sequence current = 2.98∠10.06°
Negative sequence current = 708.26∠ − 31° 412. EE Board Exam April 1992
Determine the phase a current. A generator rated 600 kVA, 2400 V, 60 cycles, 3-
phase, 6 poles and wye-connected has 10%
A. 720∠ − 30° answer C. 710∠88°
synchronous reactance. If a three-phase fault occurs,
B. 730∠ − 15.2° D. 695∠15.2° what will be the short circuit current?
A. 1443 A C. 1435 A
B. 1532 A D. 1428 A In a short circuit study, the positive, negative, and
zero sequence impedance are 0.25 pu, 0.25 pu and
413. REE Board Exam March 1998 0.3 pu, respectively. The base MVA is 100. Determine
At a certain location in an electric system, the the fault current for a three-phase fault at the 115 kV
available fault MVA is 400 MVA. A 15 MVA, 34.5/6.24 base.
kV, 2.5% impedance wye-wye grounded transformer A. 3000 A C. 2500 A
is installed at that location. Determine the short circuit B. 2000 A D. 3500 A
MVA at the secondary side of the transformer.
A. 195 MVA C. 90 MVA 420. EE Board Exam April 1984, April 1987
B. 150 MVA D. 240 MVA Three single-phase transformers each rated 50 kVA,
2,400 volts primary, 277 volts secondary, four (4)
414. EE Board Exam October 1992 percent impedance have their primaries connected in
A generator is rated 100 MVA, 15 kV. It is Y- delta and their secondaries in wye. Calculate the fault
connected, solid grounded and is operated at rated current drawn if a short circuit occurs between two
voltage at no-load and is disconnected from the rest of phases at the secondary terminals.
the system. Its positive and negative sequence A. 2260 A C. 2036 A
reactances are 0.10 p.u. and its zero sequence B. 2585 A D. 2256 A
reactance is 0.05 p.u. Calculate in ohms of inductive
reactance to be inserted in the neutral connection of 421. EE Board Exam October 1986
the generator to limit the fault current for a single line La Tondeña Distillery, Inc., located in Canlubang,
to ground fault to the fault current of a symmetrical Calamba, Laguna installed an emergency 3-phase
three-phase fault. generator, 3-wire GM generator is rated 350 kVA, 460
A. 0.0233 ohm C. 0.0376 ohm volts, 60 Hz, with a reactance of 8%. Solve for the
B. 0.0225 ohm D. 0.0325 ohm symmetrical 3-phase short circuit.
A. 5,321 A C. 5,284 A
415. EE Board Exam October 1982 B. 5,703 A D. 5,491 A
The reactance of a three-phase alternator is 8
percent. If the alternator is rated 25 MVA at 13.25 kV 422. REE Board Exam October 1997
output voltage, line to phase, solve for the magnitude A 15 MVA, 34.5 kV/6.24 kV transformer is connected
of the fault current generated when a short circuit to an infinite bus. The percent impedance of the
occurs between 2 phases at the terminals. transformer is 2.5%. What is the current at the 34.5 kV
A. 6704 A C. 6808 A side for a three-phase short at the 6.24 kV side?
B. 6135 A D. 6458 A A. 55,000 amperes C. 5,000 amperes
B. 10,400 amperes D. 25,000 amperes
416. REE Board Exam March 1998
A 5 MVA, 13.8 kV/480 V, 5% impedance transformer 423. EE Board Exam April 1985
is tapped at 13.8 kV line where the Thevenin’s A three-phase, 3-wire generator is rated 325 kVA, 480
equivalent impedance is ½ ohm. Determine the fault volts, 60 Hz with a reactance of eight (8) percent.
current at the primary for a three-phase fault at the Solve for the fault current delivered by the generator
secondary. during a 2-phase short circuit at the terminals.
A. 10,500 amperes C. 4,200 amperes A. 4232 A C. 4012 A
B. 3,300 amperes D. 6,050 amperes B. 4462 A D. 4156 A
417. EE Board Exam October 1980 424. REE Board Exam September 2001
A 10 kVA, 110 V, 3-phase, 4-wire, 60 Hz alternator Find the GMD of a double circuit having vertical
generates 70 volts per phase when excited to give configuration 3 meters apart and 3 meters between
rated voltage at full-load. The armature synchronous conductors. The phase configuration of the 1st circuit
impedance per phase is 0.2 ohm. What is the current is abc from top to bottom and the 2nd circuit is cba.
in each phase if the generator terminals are short- A. 4.24 m C. 3.567 m
circuited? B. 3.78 m D. 3 m
A. 350 A C. 620 A
B. 875 A D. 534 A 425. REE Board Exam September 2000
Two No. 8 copper conductors are placed 15-cm apart
418. REE Board Exam October 1998 with a GMR of 1.27 x 10-3 m. If the length of the line is
At a certain point of the system network the positive, 4 km, find the value of the line inductance.
negative and zero sequence impedances are 0.25 pu, A. 6.85 mH C. 5.78 mH
0.25 pu and 0.3 pu respectively. The base MVA is B. 7.63 mH D. 9.65 mH
100. The level at that point is 34.5 kV. Determine the
zero sequence current for a line to ground fault. 426. REE Board Exam October 1997
A. 6,275 A C. 8,132 A A 230 kV line has an impedance of 0.05 + j0.2 ohms
B. 7,516 A D. 2,091 A per phase per kilometer. If the line is 100 kilometer
long, what is the total impedance?
419. REE Board Exam March 1998 A. 0.05 + j0.2 Ω C. (5 + j20) x 104 Ω
B. 0.5 + j10 Ω D. 5 + j20 Ω 434. REE Board Exam September 2000
A self-contained device that disconnects during
427. REE Board Exam October 1996 overload without damage
Transmission lines are not normally installed A. fuse C. molded CB
equilaterally. However, in the calculation of voltage B. disconnect D. cut-off
drops in 3-Φ transmission lines, equilateral distances
are required. Unequal spacing is therefore converted 435. REE Board Exam October 1998
accordingly. What is the equilateral spacing of a line A relay is used to
with actual spacing between conductors 2.0 meters, A. receive a signal and record
2.0 meters and 3.0 meters? B. connect a line to the source
A. 2.333 meters C. 2.280 meters C. protect a circuit
B. 2.104 meters D. 2.517 meters D. relay a message to a remote place
428. REE Board Exam September 2001 436. REE Board Exam October 1998, April 2002
The capacitive reactance of a transmission line is What surge arrester’s nominal rating shall you
90,000 Ω/km. Find the total capacitive reactance if the recommend to protect distribution transformer in a
transmission line is 50 km long. 34.5 grounded system?
A. 4.5 x 106 Ω C. 90,000 Ω A. 34.5 kV C. 30 kV
B. 1,800 Ω D. 180,000 Ω B. 22 kV D. 27 kV
429. REE Board Exam October 1998 437. REE Board Exam October 1998
A 100 km transmission line has a 1,200 ohms shunt It is the computerized data gathering, monitoring and
reactance. What is the per km shunt reactance? switching equipment
A. 1,200 ohms C. 12 ohms A. supervising control
B. 120,000 ohms D. 120 ohms B. remote control
C. SCADA
430. REE Board Exam April 1997 D. control and monitoring system
A load of 10 MVA, 0.8 p.f. lagging, 22 kV is served by
a transmission line which has a line resistance of 3 438. REE Board Exam March 1998
ohms and a line reactance of 10 ohms. Solve for the What arrester nominal rating shall be used in a 34.5
sending end voltage. kV ungrounded system?
A. 26,721 V C. 25,972 V A. 27 kV C. 22 kV
B. 22,433 V D. 24,214 V B. 42 kV D. 35 kV
431. EE Board Exam October 1993 439. REE Board Exam October 1998
Each conductor of a 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line Which of the following is not use of the classes of
has an impedance of 15 + j20 ohms at 60 Hz. The surge arresters?
voltage between the conductors at the sending end is A. transmission class
13,200 volts. The load connected to this line is B. distribution class
balanced and take 1000 kW at a lagging power factor. C. station class
The current per conductor is 70 amperes. What is the D. intermediate class
efficiency of the transmission line?
A. 81.93% C. 87.45% 440. REE Board Exam October 1997
B. 85.91% D. 91.22% Which one of the following is not one of the relays
transmission line?
432. REE Board Exam September 2000 A. phase comparison relay C. distance relay
B. negative sequence relay D. ground relay
A 230 kV, 3-Φ medium transmission line has a line
impedance of 5 + j20 Ω per phase has a capacitive 441. REE Board Exam October 1997
reactance of 2,500 Ω. If the receiving end power is What is the meaning of SCADA?
98,725 kW at 222.81 kV at 83.97% power factor, A. System Coordinated Area/Distribution Area
calculate the sending end power. B. System Control and Data Acquisition
A. 100 MW C. 110 MW C. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
B. 150 MW D. 200 MW D. Super Computer and Dec Accessibility and Data
Acquisition
433. REE Board Exam September 2001
Bushings, PT, transformer windings, insulators, these 442. REE Board Exam October 1997
have something in common Which of the following does not belong to the
A. current rating protection of a transmission line?
B. insulating coil A. distance relay
C. BIL rating B. recluse relay
D. dielectric constant C. ground relay
D. reverse power relay
443. REE Board Exam April 1997 451. EE Board Exam April 1995, April 1991
Surge arresters are needed in transmission line for The fault current that exists immediately after the fault
the following purpose. What is the important? is known as
A. regulate the voltage A. sub-transient current
B. prevent the lighting from striking the line B. transient current
C. protect the system from high voltage transients C. steady state current
D. protect the line from short circuit currents D. sustained current
444. REE Board Exam April 1997 452. EE Board Exam October 1994, October 1993
In transmission lines, the most effective protection It is a disruptive discharge between electrodes of a
against the lighting strike is one of the following. measuring gap, voltage control gap, or protective
Which one is this? device
A. lighting rods C. Petersen coils A. flashover C. corona
B. lighting arrester D. overhead wires B. sparkover D. flashover
445. REE Board Exam October 1996 453. EE Board Exam April 1994, April 1991
The cause of nearly all high voltage flashovers in A circuit breaker that can be closed against a fault and
transmission lines is due to one of the following. operated at once, although the solenoid mechanism
Which one is this? may continue through its closing operation, is said to
A. high humidity be
B. dust and dirt A. fully rated
C. corona B. trip free
D. lighting discharges C. direct current operated
D. selective
446. EE Board Exam April 1993
When alternating current is passing through a 454. EE Board Exam October 1993, June 1990
conductor there is a tendency for the current to crowd When a circuit breaker is selected for a particular
near the surface of the conductor. This is known as application, which one of the particular ratings is
A. corona C. skin effect usually considered most important?
B. magnetization D. resistivity A. maximum current rating C. momentary rating
B. continuous rating D. interrupting rating
447. EE Board Exam June 1990
The most economical size of a feeder is that for which 455. EE Board Exam October 1993, April 1991
the annual cost of energy lost in the feeder equals the The most common tripping time for 60 Hz circuit
cost of the interests and depreciation on the capital breaker is
cost of the conductor material. A. 3 cycles C. 10 cycles
A. Kirchhoff’s law C. law of economics B. 15 cycles D. 8 cycles
B. Faraday’s law D. Kelvin’s law
448. REE Board Exam September 2000 456. EE Board Exam April 1993
If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are: The main contacts of a circuit breaker are most likely
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) to be operated by a
Ib = 12 cis 215° A. heavy duty switch C. mimic bus
Ic = 15 cis 82° B. vacuum D. solenoid
Find the positive sequence component of phase a
current. 457. EE Board Exam April 1993
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2°) C. 12.27 cis 208.4° The current that a breaker must be able to carry
B. 10.2 cis 240° D. 12.27 cis (-31.6°) immediately after a fault occurs is known as
A. interrupting current
449. EE Board Exam April 1995 B. short circuit current
The reactance of a rotating machine that determines C. exciting current
the current that circuit breakers will have to open to D. momentary current
clear a fault or short-circuit is
A. subtransient C. transient 458. EE Board Exam April 1993
B. synchronous D. none of these There is no zero sequence component of the fault
current for
450. EE Board Exam April 1995 A. line-to-line fault
Protective relays that operate on the principle that the B. single line-to-ground fault
current entering and the current leaving a section are C. symmetrical fault
equal normally but unequal when fault develops within D. double line-to-ground fault
the section
A. differential relay C. directional relay 459. EE Board Exam June 1990
B. overcurrent relay D. none of these The arcing contact on a circuit breaker are used to
A. reduce the heating of the trip coil B. 1.023 µF D. 6 µF
B. ensure that a closed circuit is made
C. prevent damage to the main contact 467. REE Board Exam April 2004
D. increase the magnetic field of the blow out coil A 30 mile 3-phase transmission is to deliver 20,000
kW at 69 kV at 85% power factor. The line resistance
Unsolved problems is 0.324 ohm per mile and inductive reactance is
460. REE Board Exam October 1997 0.737 ohm per mile. What is the line loss?
The sequence currents of a three phase current are: A. 1,050 kW C. 997 kW
Zero sequence current = 14.13 cis 17.34° B. 376.7 kW D. 1,130.3 kW
Positive sequence current = 708.26 cis (-31°)
Negative sequence current = 2.98 cis 10.06° 468. REE Board Exam September 2001
Determine the phase a current. A 250 km transmission line has the following
A. 720 cis (-30°) C. 710 cis 88° parameters: resistance per kilometer 0.05 ohm,
B. 730 cis (-15.2°) D. 695 cis 15.2° capacitive reactance per kilometer 625,000 ohms and
inductive reactance per kilometer 0.2 ohm. What is
461. REE Board Exam April 2001 the series impedance?
The three unbalanced currents are: A. 37.5 + j150 ohm C. 12.5 + j50 ohm
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) B. 12.5 – j2,450 ohm D. 75.5 – j2,450 ohm
Ib = 0
Ic = 10 cis 150° 469. REE Board Exam April 2001
Find the phase B positive sequence current. The capacitive reactance of a 40 km 34.5 kV line is
A. 8.66 A C. 5.77 A 90,000 ohms per kilometer. What is the total
B. 5.77 cis 240° A D. 8.66 cis 120° A capacitive reactance of the line?
A. 2,250 ohms C. 6,750 ohms
462. REE Board Exam September 2002 B. 1.08 x 107 ohms D. 3.6 x 106 ohms
The phase currents of a three-phase system are:
Ia = 100 cis 0° 470. EE Board Exam October 1994
Ib = 80 cis 240° A lead sheath cable for underground service has a
Ic = 91.8 cis 130.9° copper conductor (diameter = 0.35 inch) surrounded
Find the zero sequence current. by 0.2 inch wall of rubber insulation. Assuming a
A. 0 dielectric constant of 4.3 for rubber, calculate the
B. 270.7 cis 3.68° A capacitance of the cable.
C. 34.68 cis (-30.24°) A A. 1.01 µF/mile C. 0.76 µF/mile
D. 90.23 cis 3.68° A B. 0.504 µF/mile D. 0.252 µF/mile
463. REE October 2000 471. REE Board Exam April 2001
Which of the following is not a standard distribution The percent impedance of a line is 6% at 34.5 kV and
voltage? 100 MVA base. What is the ohmic impedance?
A. 6.24 kV C. 13.8 kV A. 2.32 C. 0.72
B. 16 kV D. 11 kV B. 3 D. 1.2
464. REE Board Exam April 2001 472. REE Board Exam April 2002
A 5 km long, three-phase, 34.5 kV line has a At a certain point in an electrical network, the
horizontal configuration with 4 ft spacing. The available fault MVA is 400. A 15 MVA, 34.5 kV, 2.5%
conductors are 336.4 MCM ACSR with GMR of impedance, wye-grounded transformer is installed in
0.0244 ft. What is the inductance of the line? that location. Determine the short circuit MVA at the
A. 5.33 mH C. 10.22 mH secondary side of the transformer.
B. 15.12 mH D. 12.02 mH A. 600 A C. 240 A
B. 625 A D. 500 A
465. REE Board Exam April 2001
A 115 kV line has vertical configuration with 9 ft 473. REE Board Exam April 2001
spacing. The diameter of the 336.4 MCM ACSR At a 34.5 kV substation, the available fault current is
conductor used is 0.721 inch. What is the total 10 pu. What is the available fault MVA if the base is
capacitor if the length of the line is 20 km? 50 MVA?
A. 0.282 µF C. 2.2 µF A. 50 MVA C. 250 MVA
B. 0.197 µF D. 5.25 µF B. 100 MVA D. 500 MVA
466. REE Board Exam September 2002 474. REE Board Exam September 2002
A three-phase transmission line is 30 km long. The At a certain point on a 69 kV transmission line, the
outside diameter of the conductors is 0.721 inch and positive sequence impedance is j0.15 pu and the zero
has an equilateral spacing of 4 ft. Determine the sequence impedance is j0.55 pu. Calculate the fault
capacitance per phase per line. current if a line to line fault occurs. The base is 50
A. 4.57 µF C. 0.341 µF MVA.
A. 3,511 A C. 420 A
B. 1,890 A D. 2,414 A
479.
A. C.
B. D.