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Niño John Jayme - Circuit Exercises 04 Non-Sinusoidal Wave

The document contains 19 practice problems related to non-sinusoidal waves in electric circuits. The problems cover topics like determining the effective value of complex voltage and current waves, calculating impedance, apparent power, and power factor in circuits with non-sinusoidal waves. Sample calculations are provided for some of the problems.

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Niño John Jayme - Circuit Exercises 04 Non-Sinusoidal Wave

The document contains 19 practice problems related to non-sinusoidal waves in electric circuits. The problems cover topics like determining the effective value of complex voltage and current waves, calculating impedance, apparent power, and power factor in circuits with non-sinusoidal waves. Sample calculations are provided for some of the problems.

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Niño John A.

Jayme; BSEE – 4 June 22, 2020

NON-SINUSOIDAL WAVES – PRACTICE PROBLEMS

1. A circuit is energized by e = 100 + 75 sin wt + 50 sin ( 2 wt + 200 ) – 25 sin ( 3 wt +


400 ) volts. Determine the effective value of the voltage wave.
a) 110 volts b) 120 volts
c) 210 volts d) 220 volts

2. A DC battery having an emf of 100 volts is connected in series with 120 V – 60 cycle
power supply. What is the effective voltage supplied to the circuit?
a) 156.2 volts b) 256.2 volts
c) 56.2.0 volts d) none of these

Ans.= 131.15 Volts

3. A 0.2 H pure inductance is connected across e = 100 sin 377 t + 50 sin ( 754 t + 100
) volts. What is the value of effective current of the circuit?
a) 99.1 amperes b) 0.867 ampere
c) 0.97 ampere d) 30.8 amperes
4. A 50 ohms resistor is connected in series with a 200 uF capacitor across e = 100 +
50 sin 314 t. What is the equation of the current ?
a) I = 2 + 0.953 sin 314 t b) I = 2 + 0.953 sin ( 314 t + 17.70 )
0
c) I = 0.953 sin ( 314 t + 17.7 ) d) none of these

5. The impressed voltage is e = 50 + 100 sin 377 t + 75 sin ( 754 t + 200 ) Volts. Takes
a current of I = 5 + 10 sin ( 377 t + 100 ) + 6 sin ( 754 t + 300 ) Amperes. What is the
apparent power of the circuit?
a) 979.31 Va b) 1079.31 Va
c) 1,700 Va d) none of these

Ans.= 975 VA

6. A current of I = 10 sin ( wt – 600 ) + 5 sin ( 2 wt + 200 ) Amp. Flows in a series circuit


consisting of 8 ohms resistance, 10 ohms 60 cycle capacitive reactance, and 4
ohms 60 cycle inductive reactance. Find the equation of impressed voltage wave. ω
= 377 rad. per second.
a) e = 100 sin ( wt – 900 ) + 42.7 sin ( 2 wt – 40.556 ) Volts
b) e = 100 sin ( wt + 96.870 ) + 42.7 sin ( 2 wt + 40.556 ) Volts
c) e = 50 sin ( wt + 96.870 ) – 42.7 sin ( 2 wt – 40.5560 ) Volts
d) none of these

Ans.= e = 100 sin ( wt – 96.870 ) + 42.7 sin ( 2 wt + 40.556 ) Volts


7. The voltage across one phase of a star connected bank of transformers in known to
contain a third harmonic component in addition to a fundamental in which effective
value is 133 volts. If the measured ( effective ) voltage is 140, determine the
magnitude of the third harmonic.
a) 43.6 volts b) 55.8 volts
c) 193.1 volts d) 136.5 volts

8. a non sinusoidal current wave has the equation I = ( 15 sin α + 10 cos α ) + ( 6 sin
3α – 8 cos 3α ) – ( 3 sin 5α – 4.5 cos α ). Determine the equation in terms of sine
components only.
a) I = 18 sin ( α + 33.70 ) + 10 sin ( 3α – 63.10 ) + 5.4 sin ( 5α + 123.70 )
b) I = 18 sin ( α + 33.70 ) + 10 sin ( 3α – 53.10 ) + 5.4 sin ( 5α + 223.70 )
c) I = 18 sin ( α + 33.70 ) + 10 sin ( 3α – 53.10 ) + 5.4 sin ( 5α + 123.70 )
d) none of these

9. A non – sinusoidal voltage wave consists of a fundamental and a third harmonic. If


the effective values of the composite wave and the fundamental wave are 240 V
and 230 V respectively, calculate the effective value of the third harmonic.
a) 235.1 Volts b) 68.5 Volts
c) 332.4 Volts d) none of these
10. The current in a circuit has the equation I = 12 + 18 sin ₤ - 12 sin 2₤ + 8 cos 3₤.
Calculate the effective value of the current.
a) 15.6 volts b) 16.6 volts
c) 17.6 volts d) 18.6 volts

11. Calculate the total true power in a circuit in which the non-sinusoidal equations of
voltage and current are:
e = 170 sin ( ₤ + 300 ) – 40 sin ( 3₤ - 800 ) – 15 sin ( 5₤ + 1200 ) volts
I = 16 sin ( ₤ - 300 ) + 6 sin ( 3₤ - 350 ) - 4 sin ( 5₤ + 900 ) volts
a) 618 watts b) 619 watts
c) 620 watts d) 621 watts

12. Calculate the over-all power factor for a circuit in which the voltage and current have
the following equations:
e = 240 sin ( ₤ + 600 ) – 90 cos ( 3₤ + 300 ) + 25 sin ( 5₤ - 750 ) volt
I = 4.8 sin ( ₤ + 600 ) - 1.8 sin ( 3₤ - 1200 ) + 0.5 sin ( 5₤ - 750 ) ampere
a) 0.738 b) 0.838
c) 0.938 d) 0.638
13. The following equations are given for the voltage and current in a non-sinusoidal
circuit:
e = 45 + 120 sin ( ₤ - 300 ) – 60 sin ( 3₤ + 600 ) volt
I = 8 + 15 sin ( ₤ - 450 ) - 6 sin ( 3₤ + 450 ) ampere
Calculate the power factor of the circuit
a) 0.68 b) 0.78
c) 0.84 d) 0.94

14. Express the non-sinusoidal voltage wave e = ( 96 sin α – 72 cos α ) + ( -15.4 sin 3α
– 12.8 cos 3α ) + ( - 4.5 sin 5α – 6 cos 5α ) in terms of sine components only.
a) 120 sin ( α – 36.90 ) + 20 sin ( 3α + 140.30 ) + 6.5 sin ( 5α + 233.10 )
b) 120 sin ( α – 36.90 ) + 20 sin ( 3α + 140.30 ) + 7.5 sin ( 5α + 233.10 )
c) 120 sin ( α + 36.90 ) + 20 sin ( 3α + 140.30 ) + 7.5 sin ( 5α + 233.10 )
d) none of these

15. A voltage wave having the equation e = 170 sin ( 377 t + π/4 ) + 50 sin ( 1,131 t –
π/4 ) is impressed across a series circuit in which R = 6 ohms, L = 0.0106 Henry
and C = 221 uF. Determine the apparent power.
a) 1655 Va b) 1565 Va
c) 1665 Va d) 1556 Va
16. The following two currents flow toward a certain junction.
I1 = 20 sin ( wt + 300 ) – 10 sin ( 2 wt – 300 ) + 5 sin ( 3 wt – 400 ) Ampere
I2 = 15 cos wt + 10 cos ( 2 wt – 600 ) + 10 cos ( 3 wt + 500 ) Ampere
What is the effective value of the resulting current ?
a) 135 amperes b) 316 amperes
c) 231 amperes d) none of these

17. 200 cos wt volt is impressed across the circuit and takes 10 sin ( wt – 300 ) ampere.
What is the impedance of the circuit?
a) 20 angle 600 ohms b) 20 angle 300 ohms
0
c) 20 angle 90 ohms d) 20 angle 1200 ohms

18. The current through the circuit is define by the equation I = 2.5 + 4 sin ( wt + 300 ) +
2.5 cos ( 3 wt – 100 ) Amp. The effective value of the current wave is. . .
a) 3.335 Amperes b) 4.717 Amperes
c) 4.168 Amperes d) 5.340 Amperes
19. A voltage v = 100 sin ( wt + 600 ) – 50 sin ( 3 wt – 300 ) Volts and current I = 10 sin (
wt + 600 ) + 5 cos ( 3 wt + 600 ) Amperes are the parameters of the circuit. What is
the over-all power factor?
a) 0.6 b) 0.7
c) 0.8 d) none of these

Ans.= 1

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