UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

EE REVIEW 2: Pre-final Examination

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark
only one answer for each item by encircling the letter of your choice.

1. Which of the following alloys is NOT a linear resistor.

A. Manganin C. thyrite
B. Advance D. constantan
2. A No. 12 copper wire common to house wiring installations has a cross-
sectional area of 0.00513 sq. in. Calculate the electron velocity when the
current is 15 Amp.
A. 0.0112 in./sec C. 1.0012 in./sec
B. 0.0221 in./sec D. 0.0212 in./sec
3. The maximum value of the pulsating rectified current is 6Amp. Calculate the
current that the dc ammeter would register if the supply comes from a full-
wave rectifier.
A. 1.91Amp C. 4.24Amp
B. 3.82Amp D. 2.12Amp
4. A 120-V battery, having an internal resistance of 0.5ohm, is connected
through line resistances of 9.5 ohms to a variable load resistor. For what load
resistance will the latter consume maximum power.
A. 0.5 ohm C. 9.5 ohms
B. 2 ohms D. 10 ohms
5. Permanent magnets are known as…
A. Magnesia C. perminvar
B. Lodestone D. alnico
6. Who discovered the relationship between electrical and magnetic phenomena
in 1820
A. Hans Christian Oersted C. Michael Faraday
B. William Maxwell D. William Gilberts
7. Calculate the flux density at the surface of a very long No. 0000 conductor
with diameter of 0.460 inch that carries a current of 2500A.
A. 345 gauss C. 532 gauss
B. 1497 gauss D. 855 gauss
8. Calculate the force (in dynes) exerted upon a conductor 6 in. long if it carries
a current of 180A and is placed at right angles to a field whose flux density is
48000lines per sq inch.
A. 20.4 x 105 C. 50.4 x 105
B. 23.8 x 10 5
D. 40.6 x 105
9. A 10 MVA, 10kV, 3Φ, 50Hz, 1500rpm alternator in parallel with others at its
capacity. The moment of inertia of the rotor is 2 x 105 kg-m2 and the
synchronous reactance of the machine is 40%. What is the natural time period
of oscillation.
A. 5 sec C. 2 sec
B. 6sec D. 4 sec
10. A 1000 kVA, 3,3kV, 60Hz, 4 pole, 3 phase star connected, wound rotor
alternator has a synchronous reactance of 1 ohm per phase and negligible
armature resistance. The generator is operating at full load, 0.80 p.f. lagging
 on an infinite bus. If a disturbance causes the power angle to swing by 1
degree (mechanical), what is the synchronizing power per phase.
A. 133.6kW C. 148.5kW
B. 90.8kW D. none of these
11. A 1000 kVA, 3,3kV, 60Hz, 4 pole, 3 phase star connected, wound rotor
alternator has a synchronous reactance of 1 ohm per phase and negligible
armature resistance. The generator is operating at full load, 0.80 p.f. lagging
on an infinite bus. If a disturbance causes the power angle to swing by 1
degree (mechanical), what is the synchronizing torque.
A. 708.9N-m C. 508N-m
B. 367.6N-m D. none of these
12. A 100MVA, 2 pole, 60Hz alternator has a moment of inertia of 50 x 103 kg-m2.
What is the energy stored in the rotor at rated speed.
A. 5533MJ C. 3553MJ
B. 3355MJ D. 5335MJ
13. A squirrel cage motor develops a maximum torque at 2.25 times its full load
torque and has a stand still reactance which is four times its resistance per
phase. Determine the slip when working on full load.
A. 0.0586 C. 0.0865
B. 0.0685 D. 0.075
14. A 3,300V, 24 pole, 50hz, 3-phase, star connected induction motor has a slip
ring rotor resistance of 0.016 ohm and stand still reactance of 0.265 ohm per
phase. Calculate the ratio of full-load torque to maximum torque if full-load
torque is obtained at 247rpm.
A. 0.298 C. 0.288
B. 0.375 D. 0.382
15. If the surge impedance of a long transmission line is 266.1 ohm, wavelength
of 5000km, and the sending and receiving end values are maintained at
765kV, what is the theoretical steady-state stability limit.
A. 2794MW C. 9752MW
B. 5974MW D. 6354MW
16. The ABCD parameters of a given long transmission line is as follows:
A=D= 0.9313cis 0.209° B= 97cis87.2°ohm C = 1.37 x 10-3 cis 90.06°
Determine the theoretical maximum power delivered if the sending and
receiving end voltages are maintained at 765kV.
A. 2794MW C. 3798MW
B. 5738MW D. 5974MW
17. What is the unit of reluctance
A. Mho C. henry
B. Unit is unnamed D. reciprocal henry
18. Each of the pole faces of an electromagnet has an area of 6 sq. in. If the
exciting winding creates a flux density of 50,000 lines per square inch in the
air gap between magnet poles and a smooth block of iron, calculate the
tractive effort exerted upon the latter.
A. 417 lb C. 198lb
B. 274lb D. 287lb
19. A 1250 turn coil is uniformly wound over the non-magnetic core of a toroid
whose average diameter is 4 in., and cross sectional area is 0.45sq.in.
Calculate the inductance of the toroid.
A. 0.00178H C. 0.00238H
B. 0.00718H D. 0.00287H
20. How much magnetic-field energy is stored in each of the poles of a generator
if 8 x 105 maxwells are produced by a current of 2.6A in a 2200-turn coil.
A. 17.1 J C. 16.9J
B. 5.7J D. 22.8J
 21. “In all cases of electromagnetic induction, the current set up by an induced
voltage tends to create flux whose direction opposes any change in the
existing flux”. This is know as____.
A. Faraday’s Law C. Maxwell’s Law
B. Tesla’s Law D. Lenz’ Law
22. Two units, connected in parallel are energized by an ac source. If the
component currents (rms) are 12 and 16A, respectively and the corresponding
sinusoidal waves are out of phase by 60 elec degrees, calculate the rms value
of the total current.
A. 28A C. 24.4A
B. 19.8A D. none of these
23. A series circuit consisting of a 0.0795-henry inductor and 177μF capacitor is
connected to a 120-volt variable-frequency source. At what frequency will the
circuit take a leading current of 4A.
A. 60Hz C. 58Hz
B. 82Hz D. 22 Hz
24. A 50μF is connected in series with an impedance coil whose resistance and
inductance are 12.25 ohms and 0.1 H, respectively. Calculate the Q factor of
the circuit.
A. 3.66 C. 100
B. 81.8 D. 62.2
25. A 480-V, 60Hz, 50Hp, three phase induction motor is drawing 60A at 0.85 pf.
lagging. The stator copper losses are 2kW, and the rotor copper losses are
700W. The friction and windage losses are 600W, the core losses are 1800W,
and the stray losses are negligible. What is the air-gap power.
A. 42.4kW C. 40.4kW
B. 38.6kW D. 40.6kW
26. How many Coulumbs are there in one Faraday.
A. 10 C. 96500
B. 14650 D. none of these
27. A circuit contains an inductance of 0.1062mH, a capacitance of 106pF, and a
resistance in series. At resonance the impedance equals 10 ohms. Determine
the bandwidth at resonance.
A. 1.5MHz C. 15MHz
B. 15KHz D. 150MHz

28. The core of a 60 Hz transformer has a net cross section of 20 sq in., and the
maximum flux density in the core is 60,000 lines per sq in. There are 700
turns in the primary and 70 turns at the secondary. What is the voltage at the
primary?
A. 2630 C. 2330
B. 2230 D. 2430
29. A 5 kva 60 Hz single phase transformer has a full load efficiency of 96% and
an
iron loss of 40 watts under rated condition. If the transformer is connected as
an
autotransformer operating from a 240 volts mains and delivering 5 kw at unity
power factor to a 120 volts circuit, calculate the percent efficiency.
A. 95.6 C. 98.7
B. 95.8 D. 98.4
30. Two single-phase transformers each rated 75kVA are connected in open-delta
to
serve a three-phase load of 120kW at 0.80 pf lagging. To prevent overloading
of
transformers, determine the size of the capacitor in KVAR.
A. 40 C. 50
 B. 60 D. 90
31. Meralco installed three-single phase transformers, each rated 50kVA, 2400V
primary and 277V secondary, 4% impedance, have their primaries connected
in delta and their secondaries in wye. Solve for the fault current delivered if a
phase to phase fault occurred at the secondary terminals.
A. 4512A C. 3908A
B. 2998A D. 2256A
32. A current transformer is rated 400/5 A., the ratio factor is four at 30°C. This is
to
be installed in an enclosure where the highest ambient temperature might be
55°C. Find the allowable maximum primary current of the current transformer.
A. 1180A C. 1600A
B. 1100A D. 565A
33. Calculate the RMS Hp required of an open type electric motor which operates
at
15HP load for 8 minutes, 10HP load for 6 minutes, 20HP for 6 minutes, and the
motor is at rest for 12 minutes, after which the cycle is repeated.
A. 26hp C. 14hp
B. 23.5hp D. 17. 45hp
34. What is the negative sequence component of the line currents if one of the in-
phase impedances of its delta connected load is removed. The delta load with
impedance of 10cis0 ohm per phase is supplied from a 220V, 60Hz, 3-phase
source.
A. 20cis0908 A C. 0
B. 34.64cis30 A D. 34.64cis0
35. An induction motor of 30Hp, 220V, 3-phase draws 450% of the rated current
with the rated voltage and delivers during the starting period 130% of the
normal torque. The full load efficiency and full load pf of the motor is 80
and 70%, respectively. If an autotransformer is used as starting unit and
the starting torque of the load is only 50% of the rated torque of the
motor, find the starting current of the line.
A. 104.88A C. 586.78A
B. 471.96A D. 292.71A
36. The reciprocal of the power factor of a coil is also called its…
A. figure of merit C. reactive factor
B. amplitude factor D. incidence factor
37. The transformer is designed to carry 30 times its rated current for 1 second.
The length of time that a current of 20 times the rated current can be
allowed to flow is…
A. 0.67s C. 2 s
B. 1.5s D. 2.25 s
38. An alternating current and a direct current flows simultaneously in the same
conductor. If the effective value of the alternating current is 5A and the
direct current is 10A. What will an AC ammeter read when connected in
the circuit.
A. 5A C. 15A
B. 11A D. 7.5A
39. For maximum power transfer, source impedance must be…
A. must be very high compared to the load impedance
B. must be very small as compared to the load impedance
C. must be complex conjugate of load impedance
D. must be equal to load impedance
40. One conductor of a three-phase line is open. The current flowing to the Δ-
connected load through line A is 20A. With the current in line A as
reference and assuming that line C is open, what is the negative sequence
current of phase A.
 A. 10 + j 5.78 C. -10 + j 5.78
B. 10 - j 5.78 D. j11.55

41. A 10-ohm resistor is connected in parallel to an impedance Z=3+j4 ohms.

Find the circuit power facto.
A. 0.600 lagging C. 0.609lagging
B. 0.866 lagging D. 0.809 lagging
42. The net energy required for a certain country in 2008 was approximately 3 x
106 GWH. What is the equivalent of this energy in quad.
A. 12.42 B. 102.4 C. 10.24 D. 124.2
43. Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity.
A. polyurethane C. graphite
B. china clay D. porcelain
44. Two identical coupled coils have an equivalent inductance of 40mH when
connected in series aiding and 17.5mH in series opposing. What is the
value of the mutual inductance.
A. 0.5625Mh C. 5.625mH
B. 56.25Mh D. 22.5Mh
45. The voltage across a 15H inductor is given by v = 28.5 + 6t1/2 V. Find the
current in the inductor at 2.5s if the initial current is 15A.
A. 16.5 B. 20.2 C. 21.7 D. 18.4
46. In a balanced three-phase system, the Y-connected impedances are 10cis 30
deg angle. If Vbc is equal to 416cis240 deg V. Determine Icn.
A. 12 + j20.8 A C. 12-j20.8 A
B. 20.8-j12 A D. 20.8+j12 A
47. A 4-pole, 3-phase synchronous motor runs at full-load speed of 1200rpm. If
the load is reduced to one-half of rated, what is its speed.
A. 1200rpm C. 600rpm
B. 1800rpm D. 2400rpm
48. An LC circuit resonates at 2,000kHz and has a Q of 100. Find the upper cut off
frequency.
A. 2,020kHz C. 2,010kHz
B. 2100kHz D. 2,050kHz
49. Brushes are always placed along
A. magnetic neutral axis C. perpendicular to MNA
B. geometric neutral axis D. perpendicular to GNA
50. Which of the following has the highest value of relative permeability
A. iron C. Mu-metal
B. supermalloy D. 4%Si- Fe