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DC The resistance of the same length of aluminum and copper wires are found to be
equal. Find the ratio of radii of aluminum to copper.
The voltage applied across an electric press was reduced by 50%. The power RAI
A. = 0.78
consumed by the press will be reduced to RCu

A. 25%* RAI

B. 50% B. RCu
= 1.29*
C. 60% RAI
D. 75% C. RCu = 0.88
RAI
A series circuit consists of three resistors R1, R2 and R3 which are connected to a D. RCu
= 1.14
240-V source. If the voltage drop across Ri is 60-V when the current is 4A and R2
=1.5 R3, what is the ohmic resistance R3? Find the total resistance if 3 Ω is connected in series with the parallel combination
A. 15 of 4 Ω, 5 Ω, and 20 Ω.
B. 18* A. 4 Ω
C. 27 B. 5 Ω*
D. 28 C. 6 Ω
D. 7 Ω
Two resistors, each of 30 ohms are connected in series. When a resistor R is
connected in parallel in one of them, the total resistance is 40 ohms. What is the A 220-V bulb draws a current of 10 A. How much charge in kilocoulombs will pass
value of R in ohms? through the bulb in two hours period?
A. 15* A. 7.2
B. 10 B. 3.6
C. 20 C. 36
D. 30 D. 72*

Three resistors A, B and C are connected in series to a 120-V supply. If the resistor What is the total resistance of eleven 33 kΩ resistors connected in parallel?
A is 50 ohms and the voltage across resistor B is 40 V when the current is ½ A, A. 33 kΩ
what is the resistance of resistor C in ohms? B. 3 kΩ*
A. 105 C. 363 kΩ
B. 90 D. 11 kΩ
C. 110*
D. 100 Calculate the dc voltage when the converter consumes 1.5 kW of power at a
source voltage of 230 V ac.
7.1 x 1010 BTU is equal to Gcal. A. 253 V
A. 17.892 B. 352 V
B. 178.92 C. 235 V
C. 1,789.2 D. 325 V*
D. 17,892*
How many 100 kΩ will be connected in parallel to obtain 20 kΩ
One MWHr is equivalent to . A. 8
A. 8,160 calories B. 6
B. 1,000 kWHr* C. 5*
C. 4,186 joules D. 4
D. 3,412 BTU
A copper wire is drawn down such that its length is doubled but the volume remains
The resistance of a copper wire at 30˚C is 50 Ω. If the temperature coefficient of the same, what is the new resistance of the wire?
copper at 0˚C is 0.00427, what is the resistance at 100˚C? A. R1
A. 72.26 Ω B. R1/2
B. 63.24 Ω* C. 2R1
C. 54.25 Ω D. 4R1*
D. 58.15 Ω
A resistance of 6 Ω is connected in parallel with another resistor R across a 120 V
A car battery has an open-circuit terminal voltage of 12.6 V. The terminal voltage supply. The total current taken from the supply was found to be 40 A. What is the
drops to 10.8 V when the battery supplies 240 A to a starter motor. What is the value of resistance R?
Thevenin equivalent resistance for this battery? A. 1 Ω
Answer: 7.5 milliohms B. 2 Ω
C. 4 Ω
An aluminum wire has a diameter of 2 mm. What must be the diameter of copper D. 6 Ω*
wire of the same resistance and length as aluminum?
A. 1.33 mm Two resistors R1 and R2 are connected in parallel. R1 is twice of R2. If the current
B. 1.45 mm in R1 is I, what is the current in R2
C. 1.56 mm* A. I
D. 1.75 mm B. 2I*
C. 4I
A customer owns an old air conditioning unit rated 1/2 Hp at 70% efficiency but D. I/2
decided to buy a new one of the same horsepower rating with 85% efficiency and
with 2 years warranty. If the usage of new unit is 8 hours per day and 150 days per Receptacle outlet in a dwelling unit must be installed no more than mm above the
year, what is the differential cost of energy in one year when the unit cost of energy floor.
is P8.99/kWHr? A. 1,700*
A. P9,870 B. 1,800
B. P8,070 C. 3,700
C. P1,014* D. 1,600
D. P2,029
A total resistance of 3.0 Ω is to be produced by combining an unknown resistor R
A 36 Ω resistor is connected in parallel with an unknown resistor R. Their with a 12 Ω resistor. What is the value of R and how is it to be connected to the 12
combination is then connected in series with a 12 Ω resistor. Find the value of R Ω resistor?
such that the power drawn by the parallel combination of 36 Ω and R is equal to the A. 4 ohms, parallel*
power in the 12 Ω resistor. B. 4 ohms, series
A. 48 Ω C. 3 ohms, parallel
B. 24 Ω D. 3 ohms, series
C. 18 Ω*
D. 6 Ω Two 500-watt lamps connected in series across a 220-volt line draw 1 A. What is
the total power consumed?
The resistance of a copper wire at 30°C is 50Ω. If the temperature coefficient of A. 1000 W
copper at 0°C is 0.00427, what is the resistance at 100°C? B. 220 W*
a. 72.26 Ω C. 500 W
b. 52.25 Ω D. 250 W
c. 63.24 Ω*
d. 58.15 Ω Four 20 ohms resistors are connected in series and the combination is connected
to a 20 V emf device. The potential difference across any one of the resistors is
Four 20-Ω resistors are connected in series and the combination is connected to a _____.
20-V emf device. The current in any one of the resistors is: A. 1 V
A. 0.25 A* B. 4 V
B. 4.0 A C. 5 V*
C. 1.0 A D. 6 V
D. 5.0 A
A 15 ô resistor is connected in parallel with a series combination of resistors of 8
Two 6-ohm resistors are connected in series. When a resistor R is connected in and 12 ô. If the voltage drop across the 8 ô resistor is 48 V, what is the total voltage
parallel with one of them, the total resistance is 9 ohms. What is the value of R? applied?
A. 5 Ω A. 110 V
B. 6 Ω* B. 120 V*
C. 7 Ω C. 130 V
D. 8 Ω D. 140 V

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A certain sample carries a current of 4 A when the potential difference is 2V and a D. 1:2*
current of 10A when the potential difference is 4V. this sample ______.
A. Obeys ohms law A 3Ω resistor is connected in series with a 2Ω resistor. If an 8Ω resistor is
B. Has a resistance of 2.5 and 1V connected in parallel with the two, what is the total resistance?
C. Has a resistance of 0.5 and 1V* A. 3.0769 Ω*
D. Does not have a resistance B. 2.6667 Ω
C. 3.4286 Ω
A cylindrical copper rod has resistance R. It is reformed to twice its original length D. 3.7333 Ω
with NO change of volume. What its new resistance?
A. 4R* Five resistors are connected in parallel; 5 Ω, 10 Ω,15 Ω,20 Ω, and 25 Ω. The total
B. 2R resistance is
C. 6R A. 2.18978 Ω*
D. 8R B. 2.14286 Ω
C. 2.18182 Ω
Nine identical wires, each of diameter d and length L, are connected in PARALLEL. D. 2.22222 Ω
The combination has the same resistance as a SINGLE similar wire of length L but
whose diameter is _____________. A 15-bus system with 3 voltage-controlled bus will have a Jacobian matrix size
A. 9d A. 12 x 12
B. 3d* B. 25 x 25*
C. d/3 C. 24 x 24
D. d/9 D. 11 x 11

Nine identical wires, each of diameter d and length L, are connected in series. The A 120V. 200A single phase is supplied by a source 1000 ft. away through a copper
combination has the same resistance as a single similar wire of length L but whose conductor with a diameter of 0.45 in. and resistivity of 10.4 Ω-CM/ft. What voltage
diameter is: must the supply be?
A. 3d A. 140.50 V*
B. 9d B. 136.64 V
C. d/3 * C. 133.75 V
D. d/9 D. 146 V

Four wire must at a junction. The first carries 4 A into the junction, the second A 120-volts battery having an internal resistance of 0.5 Ω is connected through line
carries 5 A out of the junction and the third carries 2 A out of the Junction. The resistance of 9.5 Ω to a variable load resistor. What maximum power will the
fourth carries ____________ the junction. battery deliver to the load resistor?
A. 3 A out A. 36 W
B. 3 A into* B. 63 W
C. 7 A into C. 630 W
D. 7 A out D. 360 W*

A certain copper wire has a resistance of 25 ohms at 10ÏC. Take the temperature Two 500-watt lamps connected in series across a 220-volt line draw 1 A. What is
coefficient at 10ÏC to be ? = 0.00405ÏC-1. What must be the maximum operating the total power consumed?
temperature of the wire if its resistance is to increase by at most 20%? A. 1,000 W
A. 60.13ÏC B. 220 W*
B. 59.38ÏC* C. 500 W
C. 58.80ÏC D. 250 W
D. 59.24ÏC
10^13 ergs/sec is equal to how many kW?
A 120-V power line is protected by a 15 A fuse. What is the maximum number of A. 1000*
“120 V, 500 W” light bulbs that can be operated at full brightness from this B. 250
one? C. 100
A. 2 D. 10
B. 4
C. 3* The current-carrying capacity of a copper wire having twice the diameter of another
D. 5 copper wire is as great.
A. Twice
Two resistors are connected in parallel across a potential difference. The B. Four times*
resistance of resistor A is twice that of resistor B. If the current carried by resistor A C. Three times
is I, then what is the current carried by B? D. Half
A. 4I
B. 2I* Three resistors of 10 Ω, 15 Ω, and 20 Ω are connected in parallel. What is the total
C. I/4 resistance?
D. I/2 A. 3.56 Ω
B. 4.62 Ω*
A 3 Ω and 1.5 Ω resistors are wired in parallel and the combination is wire in C. 0.217 Ω
SERIES to a 4 Ω resistor and a 10-V emf device. What is the current in the 3 Ω D. 45 Ω
resistor?
A. 6.7 A A voltage divider of two resistors are designed with a total resistance of the two
B. 0.67 A* resistors equal to 50 ohm. If the output voltage is 10% of the input voltage, what are
C. 0.33 A the values of the two resistors in the circuit?
D. 3.3 A A. 49.5 and 0.50 ohms
B. 40 and 10 ohms
A coil of wire having a resistance of 3.75 ohm and carrying a current of 0.30 A is in C. 42.5 and 7.5 ohms
parallel with an unknown resistance through which there a current of 1.5 A. D. 45 and 5 ohms*
Determine the total equivalent resistance.
A. 0.625 ohm* Three 3-ohm resistors are connected in parallel. The combination is then placed in
B. 0.865 ohm series with another 3-ohm resistor. What is the equivalent resistance in ohm?
C. 0.489 ohm A. 12
D. 0.549 ohm B. 9
C. 4*
A 15-ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a series combination of D. 6
resistors of 8 and 12 ohms. If the voltage drop across the 8-phm resistor is 48 V,
what is the total current in A? CHANGE 15-ohm to 12-ohm, 12 ohms to 16 ohms The terminal voltage of a battery is 11.8 V when delivering 20 W of power to an
A. 16 external load resistor R. If the battery has an emf of 15 V, find the internal
B. 18* resistance of the battery.
C. 22 A. 1.96 ohm
D. 20 B. 1.89 ohm*
C. 1.68 ohm
Calculate the power required to raise 639 kg mass, 20.74 m in 2.120 minutes. D. 1.75 ohm
A. 1.430 kW
B. 1.022 kW* In a 12-V battery supplies 10 A, find the amount of energy in KJ delivered in one
C. 1.340 kW hour.
D. 1.220 kW A. 120
B. 216
Find the maximum power that can be drawn from a 12 V battery if its internal C. 324
resistance is 0.25 Ω. D. 432*
A. 72 W
B. 144 W* Three resistances of 4, 9, and 11 ohms are connected in series and then in parallel.
C. 576 W Find the effective resistance for series connection.
D. 36 W A. 15 Ω
B. 13 Ω
Resistor 1 has twice the resistance of resistor 2. They are connected in parallel to a C. 20 Ω
battery. Find the ratio of thermal energy generation rate in resistor 1 to that in D. 24 Ω*
resistor 2?
A. 2:1 A 36 Ω resistor is connected in parallel with an unknown resistor R. Their
B. 1:4 combination is then connected in series with a 12 Ω resistor. Find the value of R
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such that the power drawn by the parallel combination of 36 Ω and R is equal to the C. 0.8*
power in the 12 Ω resistor. D. 0.7
A. 6 Ω
B. 18 Ω* A Y–Δ connected transformer has a turns ratio of 1. If the primary line is 5
C. 24 Ω amperes, what is the secondary line current?
D. 48 Ω A. 5 A
B. 15 A
An aluminum cable has 10 identical strands, a length of 1,500 m and a diameter of C. 8.66 A*
2.50 mm each. What is the resistance of the cable? D. 2.89 A
A. 86.3 Ω
B. 0.863 Ω* What is the power given V = 4 sin 3t and I = 4 sin 4t?
C. 56.3 Ω A. 16 sin 3t 2
D. 0.563 Ω B. 16 sin2 (3t)*
C. 8 (1 – 6cos 3t)
Three 6.66 Ω resistors are connected wye. What is the equivalent of each delta D. 16 (1 – 6cos 3t)
connected series?
A. 2.22 Ω A 40 μF capacitor is supplied with a voltage of v(t) = 100 sin 377t. Find the current
B. 20 Ω* equation.
C. 11.54 Ω A. 1.51 sin(377t - 90˚)
D. 10 Ω B. 1.51 sin 377t
C. 1.51 cos(377t + 90˚)
Three 3-ohm resistors are connected in parallel. This combination is then placed in D. 1.51 cos 377t*
series with another 3-ohm resistor. What is the equivalent resistance in ohm?
A. 12 How many 240 V, 20 A branch circuits are required to supply 63,000 VA load?
B. 9 A. 13
C. 4* B. 14*
D. 6 C. 15
D. 12
Three resistors A, B, and C are connected in series to a 120-V supply. If the
resistor A = 60 ohms and the voltage across resistor B = 40 V when the current is A series RL circuit is connected across a 120 V, 60 Hz source and draws a current
1/2 A, what is the resistance of resistor C in ohms? of 0.5 A at 0.70 lagging pf. Determine the values of R and L.
A. 105 A. R = 171 Ω, L = 0.455 H
B. 90 B. R = 171 Ω, L = 0.445 H
C. 110 C. R = 168 Ω, L = 0.455 H*
D. 100* D. R = 168 Ω, L = 0.445 H

Suppose you are capable of carrying a weight of 400 N (about 90 lb). What size A 24.6 μF capacitor stores an energy W = sin2 377t J. Find the current through it.
cube of cold could you carry? The density of gold is 19300 kg/m^3. A. 4 sin 377t
A. 11.77 cm B. 4 cos 377t
B. 13.45 cm C. 9.16 sin 377t
C. 12.83 cm* D. 9.16 cos 377t*
D. 15.21 cm
How many 150-watt lamps can be supplied by a 4,800 VA branch circuit?
A Walkman has 4 – AA batteries. The combination has a capacity of 200 watt-sec. A. 38
How long will it take to discharge if Walkman consumes 10 mA at 6 V? B. 36
A. 55.6 min* C. 34
B. 65.6 min D. 32*
C. 45.6 min
D. 75.6 min Three impedances Z1 = 2.2 + j2.2 Ω , Z2 = 10 + j10 Ω , and Z3 = −j5 Ω are
connected in series. The voltage across Z1 is 26.59 – j4.69 V. What is the total
When two resistors R1 and R2 are connected in parallel across a battery, they voltage?
consume a total of 50 W and draw a total current of 5 A. When the two resistors A. 93 + j62.4 V
are then connected in series across the same battery, they consume a total of 225 B. 93 – j62.4 V
W with the same total current of 5 A. Determine R1 and R2. C. 112 + j51 V
A. 3 Ω and 8 Ω D. 112 – j51 V*
B. 9 Ω and 6 Ω
C. 6 Ω and 3 Ω* Determine the circuit element and its value for V = 120sin(377t – 30 deg) volts and I
D. 6 Ω and 4 Ω = 4sin(377t + 60 deg) amps.
A. Xc = 30 ohms and C = 66.31
Find the values in ohms of resistors R1 and R2 such that when connected in B. Xc = 40 ohms and C = 66.31
parallel draws a current 6A out of 30 V sources and draws 4/3 A when connected in C. Xc = 30 ohms and C = 88.42*
series. D. Xc = 40 ohms and C = 88.42
A. 15, 7.5*
B. 10, 12.5 Find the power factor of the impedance 5∠-25˚Ω.
C. 0, 5 A. 0.423 lagging
D. 45, 45 B. 0.9063 leading*
C. 0.423 leading
One KWHR is equal to BTU. D. 0.9063 lagging
A. 360
B. 3,413* Convert the delta connected impedance of 12∠36˚ Ω to balanced wye connected
C. 3,600 impedances.
D. 1,000 A. 3∠36˚ Ω
B. 6∠36˚ Ω
A parallel RL circuit draws a total current of 17 A and 1.8 kW from a 120 V supply. C. 4∠36˚ Ω*
Find R. D. 12∠36˚ Ω
A. 7 Ω
B. 8 Ω* A resistor R and inductance L are connected in parallel to 120 V, 60 Hz source.
C. 9 Ω The total current drawn is 17 A and the total power drawn is 1.8 kW.
D. 10 Ω Find L
A. 0.02 H
AC B. 0.16 H
C. 0.14 H
How many 240 V, 20 A branch circuits are required to supply 60,000 VA load? D. 0.04 H*
A. 13*
B. 14 A resistor R and inductance L are connected in parallel to 120 V, 60 Hz source.
C. 15 The total current drawn is 17 A and the total power drawn is 1.8 kW.
D. 12 Find R
A. 7 Ω
An inductance of 40 mH is connected in series with 300 Ω resistance. At t = 0, the B. 9 Ω
energy stored is 0.96 microjoule. Find the current at t = 0. C. 8 Ω*
A. 0.44 x 10−3 A D. 10 Ω
B. 0.22 x 10−3 A
C. 13.86 x 10−3 A An inductive load consisting of R and X in parallel, feeding from a 2.4 kV rms
D. 6.93 x 10−3 A* supply, absorbs 288 kW at lagging power factor of 0.80. What is the value of
X in ohms?
An inductance of 20 mH is connected in parallel with a capacitance of 80 μF. What A. 9.6
is the frequency when XL= XC? B. 28.67
A. 100 Hz C. 26.67*
B. 150 Hz D. 8.6
C. 128.5 Hz
D. 125.8 Hz* Transform the current given by 6 + j8 A to its time domain.
A. 100 cos(ωt + 53.13˚)
Find the reactive factor of the load having 30 kW and 50 kVA. B. 10 cos(ωt + 53.13˚)*
A. 0.6 C. 100 cos(ωt + 36.87˚)
B. 0.5 D. 10 cos(ωt + 36.87˚)

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A single-phase inductive load draws 10 MW at 60% lagging power factor.

What is the equivalent phasor of i(t)=20 cos(ωt + 40˚) A? Determine the reactive power of a capacitor in MVAR to be connected in parallel
A. 15.3 – j12.9 A with the load to raise the power factor to 85%. CHANGE 10 MW to 60 MW
B. –15.3 + j12.9 A A. 48
C. 15.3 + j12.9 A* B. 51
D. –15.3 – j12.9 A C. 56
D. 43*
A balanced delta load of 3 + j4 Ω per phase is connected to a balanced 110 V
source. Find the line current. A washing machine is, in effect, an R-L circuit. If the machine takes 311 W and 4.5
A. 22 A A from a 155-V source when operating normally. Find its power factor?
B. 38.1 A* TROUBLESHOOT: 155 115
C. 11 A A. 0.75 lagging
D. 19.05 A B. 0.65 lagging
C. 0.70 lagging
If 25 ohms and 125 amperes are the base impedance and base current, D. 0.60 lagging*
respectively for a given system, what is the base kVA?
A. 781.25 In a series RC circuit, the voltage across the capacitor and the resistor are
B. 39.1 60 V and 80 V respectively. What is the total voltage of the circuit?
C. 390.625* A. 130 V
D. 78.12 B. 120 V
C. 140 V
Three impedances Z1 = 3 + j5, Z2 = 6∠20º, and Z3 = 4∠-30º Ω are connected in D. 100 V*
delta. Find the transform ∂ impedance into Y impedance ZA, ZB, and ZC (ACB
sequence). TROUBLESHOOT: ZB = 1.83∠-32.7º, and ZC = 1.78∠+6.38º ohms Find the power factor of a circuit that absorbs 1.5 kW for a 230-V input voltage of a
A. ZA = 2.67∠56.4º, ZB = 1.78∠-6.38º, and ZC = 1.83∠-3.27º ohms 8-A current.
B. ZA = 1.78∠-6.38º, ZB = 1.83∠-3.27º, and ZC = 2.67∠56.4º ohms A. 0.815*
C. ZA = 2.67∠56.4º, ZB = 1.83∠-3.27º, and ZC = 1.78∠-6.38º ohms* B. 0.781
D. ZA = 1.83∠-3.27º, ZB = 2.67∠56.4º, and ZC = 1.78∠-6.38º ohms C. 0.852
D. 0.798
A balanced three phase wye connected load of 150 kw takes a leading current of
100 A when the line is 2400 V, 60 Hz. What is the capacitance per phase? Three impedances Z1 = 2.2 + j2.2 Ω, Z2 = 10 + j10 Ω, and Z3 = -j5 Ω are
A. 21 mF connected in series. The voltage across Z1 is 26.59 – j4.69 V. What is the total
B. 21 microF voltage?
C. 205 mF A. 93 + j63.4 V
D. 205 microF* B. 93 – j32.4 V
C. 112 + j51 V
What is the equivalent value of this expression aj + a^2 in rectangular form? D. 112 – j51 V*
A. 1.366 – j 1.366
B. -1.366 + j 1.366 A resistance of 30 ohms and a capacitance of 132.6 μF are connected in series
C. 1.366 + j 1.366 across a 220 V, variable frequency ac supply. At what frequency in Hz will the
D. -1.366 – j 1.366* current be 4.4 A?
A. 60
An inductive load consisting R and X in series feeding from a 2.4 kV supply B. 50
absorbs 288 kW at a lagging power factor of 80%. Determine R and X. C. 40
A. R = 21.8 ô and 6.9 ô D. 30*
B. R = 9.6 ô and 12.8 ô
C. R = 12.8 ô and 9.6 ô* A coil of wire having a value of 10 + j16 Ω is connected in series with a capacitance
D. R = 16.2 ô and 16.9 ô reactance Xc, and this series combination is then connected in parallel with a
resistor R. if the equivalent impedance of the circuit is 8 +
Three equal impedances Za = Zb = Zc = 4 – j7 ohm are connected in Wye. Find the j0 Ω, what is the value of Xc in Ω?
equivalent impedance in ohm if these impedances are connected in delta. A. 14
A. 4 – j7 B. 18
B. 6 – j14 C. 10
C. 12 – j21* D. 16*
D. 2.31 – j4.04
A 230 V, 3-phase, 4-wire system supplies the loads 10<0º, 20<20º, and 12<35º.
An impedance, 2.2 + j3.81 ohms is connected across a 220 V source. If a pure The neutral line current is
resistor is connected in parallel with the original impedance, what should be the A. 22.76 – j7.77 A*
ohmic value if the power delivered to the circuit is 16.6W overall unity power factor? B. 3.63 + j19.42 A
A. 5.8 C. 15.86 – j26.49 A
B. 5.3 D. 22.67 + j30.42 A
C. 4.4*
D. 4.9 A 440-V, three-phase source supplies a wye-connected 10-kVA load at 0.8 lagging
power factor and a delta-connected 10-kVA unity power factor load. Calculate the
If a coil draws 0.50 A from a 120 V, 60 Hz source at a 70% lagging power factor, total apparent power input to the two loads.
what are the coil resistance in ohm and inductance in H? A. 20 kVA
A. R = 171 and L = 0.455 B. 17.27 kVA
B. R = 168 and L = 0.554 C. 16.50 kVA
C. R = 171 and L = 0.554 D. 18.97 kVA*
D. R = 168 and L = 0.455*
At what frequency will a 100 μF capacitor offer a reactance of 100 Ω?
The reactance in ohms of a 35 ÌF capacitor connected to a 400 Hz generator is A. 60 Hz
________. B. 15.9 Hz*
A. 0.088 C. 100 Hz
B. 11* D. 141.4
C. 0.014
D. 0 A balanced wye-connected load with resistance of 8 ohms/phase and no reactance
is supplied by a 240 V, 3-phase source. Find the real power of the load in watts.
A series circuit consists of a 20 Ω resistor, a 0.20 H inductor, and 50 microfarad A. 6,400
capacitor. If a variable frequency 120 V source is connected across its terminal, B. 7,200*
what is the resonant frequency in Hz? C. 6,800
A. 45 D. 7,600
B. 55
C. 40 Find the average power absorbed by a balanced three-phase load in an ABC circuit
D. 50* in which VCB = 208∠15° and IB = 3∠110°?
A. 1080 W
A 20-ÌF capacitor and a parallel 200-ô resistor draws 4 A at 60 Hz. Find the B. 624 W
power consumption. C. 358 W
A. -0.98 + j 1.47 kVA D. 620 W*
B. -0.98 – j 1.47 kVA
C. 0.98 – j 1.47 kVA* If R = 3 ohms is in series with XL = 4 ohms. Then the admittance of this circuit is Y
D. 0.98 + j 1.47 kVA =?
A. 5
A balanced-delta load consisting of pure resistances of 15 ohm per phase is in B. 25
parallel with a balanced-wye load having phase impedance of 8 + j6 ohm. Identical C. 0.2*
impedances of 2 + j5 ohm are in each of the three lines connecting the combined D. 0.4
loads to a 110-V, three-phase supply. Determine the current drawn from the supply
and the line voltage at the combined loads. A 40 μF capacitor is supplied with a voltage of v(t) = 100 sin 377t. What is the
A. 10 A, 58.47 V current at t = 0?
B. 14 A, 84.38 V A. 0
C. 8 A, 48.72 V* B. 1.51 A*
D. 15 A, 75.95 V C. 3.02 A
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A washing machine is in effect, an RL circuit. If the machine takes 311 W and 4.5 A A. 25.5 mH
from a 115-V source when operating normally. Find its power factor. B. 26.5 mH
A. 0.70 lagging C. 23.5 mH
B. 0.80 lagging D. 24.5 mH*
C. 0.75 lagging
D. 0.60 lagging* Find the emf induced on a 0.4 H inductor if the current changes from 10 A to 30 A
in 0.2 second.
A coil of wire having a value of 10 + j16 ohms is connected in series with a A. 30 V
capacitive reactance Xc, and this series combination is then connected in parallel B. 40 V*
with a resistor R. if the equivalent impedance of the circuit 8 + j0 ohms, what is the C. 50 V
value of Xc in ohms? D. 60 V
A. 18
B. 10 An inductance of 8 mH is in series with the parallel combination of 3 mH and 6 mH.
C. 16* What is the equivalent inductance?
D. 5 A. 4 mH
B. 6 mH
A resistance of 30 Ω and a capacitance of 132.6 μF are connected in series across C. 8 mH
a 220 V, variable frequency ac supply. At what frequency in Hz will the current be D. 10 mH*
4.4 A?
A. 30 Hz* When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5 A, the resulting
B. 40 Hz fluxes Ф11 and Ф12 are 0.4 and 0.8 mWb, respectively. If the turns are N1=500
C. 50 Hz and N2=1,500, find M.
D. 60 Hz A. 120 mH
B. 20 mH
Determine the circuit element and its value for V = 120 sin(377t – 30˚) volts and I = C. 240 mH*
4 sin(377t – 30˚) amps. D. 40 Mh
A. Xc = 30 Ω and C = 66.31 μF
B. Xc = 40 Ω and C = 66.31 μF The shunt winding of a machine has a resistance of 80 Ω and an inductance of 4 H
C. Xc = 30 Ω and C = 88.42 μF* is suddenly switched on to a 220-volt supply. Find the time taken for the current to
D. Xc = 40 Ω and C = 88.42 μF rise to half its steady state value?
A. 0.05 sec
A 15 Ω resistor connected in series with an inductor has an equivalent impedance B. 0.0346 sec*
of 30 Ω with an unknown angle. Find the power factor angle in degrees. C. 0.0251 sec
A. 30˚ D. 0.0172 sec
B. 60˚*
C. 45˚ A series RLC circuit consists of a 50Ω resistor, a 0.2 H inductor and a 50 μF
D. 75˚ capacitor. Compute the resonant frequency.
A. 40 Hz
When a 3 A flows through a circuit with an input admittance of 0.4 + j0.5 S, what B. 60 Hz
reactive power does the circuit consumed? C. 50 Hz*
A. 11 var D. 70 Hz
B. -8.7 var
C. 8.7 var A horizontal powerline carries a current of 90 A. Compute the magnetic field at a
D. -11 var* point 1.5 m below the line.
A. 1.2 x 10−5 T*
An inductive coil consumes active power of 500 W and draws 10 A from a 60 Hz B. 1.2 x 10−4 T
AC supply of 110 V. What is the coil inductance? C. 1.2 x 10−3 T
A. 26 mH* D. 1.2 x 10−2 T
B. 28 mH
C. 30 mH Two capacitors in series are charged across a 24 V source. If C1 is 12 picofarads,
D. 32 Mh and the voltage across it is 6 V, find C2.
A. 6 pF
The power factor of a 20 MW, 13.2 kV, 3Ф motor is corrected to a 0.9 by B. 8 pF
connecting a 230 μF capacitor. What is its initial power factor? C. 2 pF
A. 0.628* D. 4 pF*
B. 0.965
C. 0.765 Two identical coupled coils have an equivalent inductance of 80 mH when
D. 0.828 connected in series aiding and 35 mH is series opposing. Find the coefficient of
coupling.
The current in a series circuit of R = 10 ohms and L = 60 mH lags the applied A. 0.391*
voltage by 80˚. What is the source frequency is Hz? B. 0.319
A. 144.3 C. 0.193
B. 163.5 D. 0.139
C. 150.4*
D. 174.6 A capacitor is used to charge the lamp of the flash of a camera. If the source
voltage is 6 V, how long will it take to charge the capacitor of 10 μF if it takes 10
If 25 ohms and 125 amperes are the base impedance and base current, μA?
respectively for a given system, what is the base kVA? A. 4 sec
A. 781.25 B. 8 sec
B. 39.1 C. 6 sec*
C. 390.625* D. 10 sec
D. 78.12
Two coupled coils have self-inductance L1 = 2 H and L2 = 0.5 H, and a coefficient
What is the complex expression for a given alternating current, I + 250sin (wt – of coupling k = 0.9. Determine the turns N1/N2 of the two coils.
25deg)? A. 2*
A. 227 +j106 B. 0.2
B. 160 – j75* C. 0.5
C. 227-j106 D. 0.9
D. 160+ j75

ELECTROSTATICS/MAGNETICS/TRANSISENTS
What is the emf induced across an inductor with 150 mH inductance and constant
A 20 mH inductor draws a current of i(t) = 100 sin 100t. Find the voltage equation. current of 4 amperes?
A. 200 sin 100t A. 0.6 V
B. 200 cos 100t* B. 0 V*
C. 2000 sin 100t C. 1.2 V
D. 2000 cos 100t D. 12 V

Three capacitances of 4 μF, 6 μF, and 5 μF are connected in series across a 110- Find the mutual inductance of a 6.0 H and 4.0 H inductor having a k = 0.9.
volt dc source. Find the charge passing through each capacitor. A. 3.3
A. 1,650 μC B. 2.2
B. 69 μC C. 4.4*
C. 178 μC* D. 5.6
D. 7.33 μC
A 1 m long conductor is moved in a field of density 1 Wb/m2 at a velocity of 30 m/s.
When one coil is of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5 A, the resulting What is the emf induced if the motion is perpendicular to the field?
fluxes Φ11 and Φ12 are 0.4 mWb and 0.8 mWb, respectively. If the turns are N1 = A. 20 V
500 and N2 = 1,500, find L1. B. 30 V*
A. 20 mH C. 15 V
B. 40 mH D. 25 V
C. 60 mH
D. 120 mH* A 50 cm long conductor is moved in a field of density 1 Wb/m2 at a velocity of 30
m/s. What is the emf induced if the motion is perpendicular to the field?
A 6 Ω resistor is connected in series with an inductor L across 110 V, 60 Hz source A. 150 V
and draws a current of 10 A. Find L. B. 1.5 V

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C. 15 V* A. R
D. 0.15 V B. 1/R
C. 1/R^2
Three capacitance C1 = 6 μF, C2 = 7 μF, and C3 = 18 μF are connected in series D. 1/R^3*
across a 120 V supply. Find the voltage across C3.
A. 1.826 V Two parallel wires carrying equal currents of 10A attract each other with a force of
B. 18.26 V* 1 mN. If both currents are doubled, the force of attraction will be:
C. 54.78 V A. 1 mN
D. 5.487 V B. 0.5 mN
C. 4 mN*
What is the frequency where the ractances of 57 μH inductor and a 57 μF capacitor D. 0.25 mN
are equal?
A. 7.92 kHz At time t = 0 the charge on the 50 microF capacitor in an LC circuit is 15 microC
B. 9.72 kHz and there is no current. If the inductance is 20 mH the maximum current is
C. 2.79 kHz* ________.
D. 2.97 kHz A. 15 nA
B. 15 microA
Two capacitors C1=50 μF and C2=30 μF are connected in series. Find the C. 6.7 mA
equivalent capacitance in μF. D. 15 mA*
A. 1,875
B. 187.5 A capacitor in an LC oscillator has a maximum potential difference of 15 V and a
C. 18.75* maximum energy of 360 µJ. At a certain instant the energy in the capacitor is 40
D. 1.875 µJ. At that instant what is the emf produced in the inductor?
A. Zero
The force between two electrons in a vacuum is 1 x 10^-15 N. Approximately how B. 5 V
far apart are the electrons? C. 10 V*
A. 1.4 x 10^-12 m D. 15 V
B. 4.8 x 10^-7 m*
C. 5.1 x 10^-12 m A 10-turn conducting loop with a radius of 3.0 cm spins at 60 revolutions per
D. 1.7 x 10^-6 m second in a magnetic field of 0.50 T. The maximum emf generated is:
A. 0.014 V
An LC circuit has a capacitance of 30 µF and an inductance of 15 mH. At time t = 0 B. 5.3 V*
the charge on the capacitor is 10 µC and the current is 20 mA. The maximum C. 0.53 V
charge on the capacitor is: D. 18 V
A. 8.9 µC
B. 12 µC A capacitor in an LC oscillator has a maximum potential difference of 15 V and
C. 10 µC a maximum energy of 360 µJ. At a certain instant the energy in the capacitor
D. 17 µC* is 40 µJ. At that instant what is the potential difference across the capacitor?
A. Zero
Suppose this page is perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field and the magnetic B. 10 V
flux through it is 5Wb. If the page is turned by 30º around an edge the flux through C. 5 V*
it will be: D. 15V
A. 2.5 Wb
B. 5 Wb Two coils have self-inductance of 5H and 1H, the mutual inductance being zero.
C. 4.3 Wb* If the two coils are in series, what is the total inductance will be?
D. 5.8 Wb A. 5 H
B. 4 H
An LC series circuit with an inductance L and a capacitance C has an oscillation C. 6 H*
frequency f. Two inductors, each with inductance L, and two capacitors, each with D. 12 H
capacitance C, are all wired in series and the circuit is completed. The oscillation
frequency is: A 3-H inductor has 2000 turns. How many turns must be added to increase the
A. f /4 inductance to 5 H?
B. f /2 A. 825 turns
C. f* B. 582 turns*
D. 2f C. 2582 turns
D. 2825 turns
A charged capacitor and an inductor are connected in series. At time t = 0 the
current is zero, but the capacitor is charge. If T is the period of the resulting A piece of conductor 10 cm long moves across the magnetic field of 10 k gauss
oscillations, the next time after t = 0 that the charge on the capacitor is a maximum at a velocity of 120 cm/s. What is the voltage across the conductor?
is: A. 12 mV
A. T B. 1.20 mV
B. T/4 C. 120 mV*
C. T/2* D. 0.12 mV
D. 2T
As a loop of wire with a resistance of 10 ohm moves in a constant non-uniform
Two magnetically coupled coils have mutual flux Φ11 and Φ12 are 0.50 mWb and magnetic field, it loses kinetic energy at a uniform rate of 4 mJ/s. Determine
0.75 mWb respectively. If the number of turns N1 and N2 is equal to 100 and 300 the induced current in the loop.
respectively, what is the coefficient of coupling? A. 10 mA
A. 0.60* B. 30 mA
B. 0.50 C. 20 mA*
C. 0.40 D. Cannot be calculated from the given data
D. 0.70
The current I a coil decreases from 30 A to 10 A in 0.2 sec. If the self inductance of
Radio receivers are usually tuned by adjusting the capacitor of an LC circuit. If C = coil is 4 H, what is the induced emf in V?
C1 for a frequency of 600 kHz, then for a frequency of 1200 kHz one must adjust C A. 400*
to: B. 450
A. C1/2 C. 350
B. C1/4* D. 300
C. 2C1
D. 4C1 A capacitor C is connected in parallel with a series combination of capacitors 8 and
4 microF. The voltage drop across capacitor C is 12 V. The 3 capacitors
You are facing a loop of wire which carries a clockwise current of 3.0 A and which have been connected for some time and have reached their present value. Find
surrounds an area of 5.8 x 10^-2 m^2. The magnetic dipole moment of the loop is: the voltage across the capacitor with 8 microF.
A. 3.0 A · m^2, away from you A. 4 V*
B. 3.0 A · m^2, toward you B. 9 V
C. 0.17 A · m^2, away from you* C. 3 V
D. 0.17 A · m^2, toward you D. 8 V

Three capacitances C1 = 6ÌF, C2 = 7ÌF, and C3 = 18ÌF are connected in series What is the quality factor Q of an RLC series circuit having R = 5 Ω, L = 10 mH and
across 120 V supply. Find the voltages across C3. C = 100 ÌF?
A. 20.62 V A. 4
B. 54.78 V B. 1
C. 18.26 V* C. 3
D. 46.95 V D. 2*

Two solid spheres have charges of 1 C and -8 C, respectively. The permittivity, ε0 Calculate the inductance in mH required to resonate a 1.0 Mhz with a
is 8.85 x 10^-12 C^2/N·m^2, and the distance between the sphere centers, r, is 0.3 capacitance of 10 picofarad.
m. Determine the force on the spheres. A. 3.25
A. -1 x 10^13 N B. 2.53*
B. -8 x 10^11 N* C. 3.52
C. 0 N D. 5.23
D. 8 x 10^11 N
A 2-T uniform magnetic field makes an angle of 30½ with the z axis. The magnetic
If R is the distance from a magnetic dipole, then the magnetic field it produces is flux through a 3-m2 portion of the xy plane is ______ Wb.
proportional to: A. 12

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B. 4.3 D. 9.23 cos wt*

C. 6
D. 5.2* A +25µC and +16µC charge is placed 90mm apart. A +60µC charge is place
between them and is 30mm away from the +25µC charge. What is the net force
Two equal charges of opposite signs are separated by a horizontal distance of acting on the +60µC charge?
70 mm. If the resultant electric filed at the midpoint of the line is 4 x 104 A. 12.6 kN to the right*
N/C. Find the magnitude of each charge. B. 12.6 kN to the left
A. 3.6 nC C. 12.6 kN at the center
B. 2.7 nC* D. 12.6 kN away from the center
C. 4.5 nC
D. 2.4 nC Two inductors when connected in series aiding has a total inductance of 40 mH.
When connected in series opposing, the total inductance is 17.5 mH. What is the
A parallel plate capacitor with plates of area A that are separated a distance mutual inductance?
d by air is initially charged with charge q. The energy stored in the capacitor A. 5.625 mH*
initially is E. The plates are then separated by 2d. What is the new energy B. 5.256 mH
stored in the capacitor? C. 5.75 mH
A. 1/2 E D. 5.375 mH
B. 0
C. 2E* The equivalent capacitance of two capacitors C1 and C2 connected in series is
D. E 7.3µF. If the value of C1 = 9.6µF, what is the value of C2?
A. 30.5µF*
In an oscillating LC circuit, the total stored energy is U. The maximum energy B. 20.5µF
stored in the capacitor during one cycle is ______________. C. 50.2µF
A. U/2 D. 37.2µF
B. U*
C. U/2π A wire has a diameter of 2mm and a conductance of 5 x 10^7 ℧/m with 10^29 free
D. U/π electrons per m^3. It is subjected to an electric field of 10 mV/m. Calculate for the
free electron charge density.
In an oscillating LC circuit, the total stored energy is U and the maximum charge on A. -1.6 x 10^10 C/m^3 *
the capacitor is Q. When the charge on the capacitor is Q/2, the energy stored in B. 1.6 x 10^10 C/m^3
the inductor is: C. 1.6 x 10^19 C/m^3
A. U/2 D. -1.6 x 10^19 C/m^3
B. U/4*
C. (4/3)U Calculate the AT/m to produce a flux density of 0.001 Wb/m2 at the center of a long
D. 3U/4 straight solenoid.
A. 769
A certain capacitor, in series with a resistor, is being charged. At the end of 10 ms B. 745
its charge is half the final value. What is the time constant of this process in ms? C. 783
A. 2.3 D. 796*
B. 10
C. 6.9 A series RLC circuit consists of 20 ohms resistance, 0.2 H inductance and an
D. 14* unknown capacitance. What is the value of the capacitance if the circuit has a
leading angle of 45˚ at 60 Hz?
A uniform magnetic field makes an angle of 30º with the z axis. If the magnetic flux A. 27.8 μF*
through a 1-m2 portion of the xy plane is 5 Wb then the magnetic flux through a 2- B. 47.9 μF
m2 of the same plane is ______ Wb. C. 35.18 μF
A. 10* D. 30.7 μF
B. 8
C. 4 Two conductors carrying 50 amperes and 75 amperes respectively are placed 10
D. 5 cm apart. Calculate the force between them per meter.
A. 0.075 N/m
A stationary conducing loop with an internal resistance of 0.50 ohm is placed in a B. 100 N/m
time-varying magnetic field. When the loop is closed, a current of 5 A flows through C. 0.0075 N/m*
it. What will the current be if the loop is opened to create a D. 10 N/m
small gap and a 2-ohm resistor is connected across its open ends?
A. 2 A How much energy is stored in a 100 mH inductance with a current of 1 A?
B. 1 A* A. 0.01 J
C. 4 A B. 0.05 J*
D. 3 A C. 1 J
D. 100 J
A loop of wire carrying a current of 2 A is in the shape of a right triangle with two
equal sides, each 15 cm long. A 0.70 T uniform filed is parallel to the hypotenuse. What is the value of inductance of a coil that induces 100 volts when the current
What is the resultant magnetic force on the two equal sides? changes at the rate of 2 mA in 2 microseconds?
A. Zero* A. 1.02 H
B. 0.41 N B. 0.4 H
C. 0.21 N C. 0.01 H
D. 0.31 N D. 0.1 H*

The coulomb force F, acts on two charges a distance, r, apart. What is F A conductor of length 1 meter moves at the right angle to a magnetic field of flux
proportional to? density 1 Wb/m2 with a velocity of 25 m/s. What is the induced emf in the
A. r conductor?
B. 1/r^2 * A. 25 V*
C. r^2 B. 50 V
D. 1/r^3 C. 75 V
D. 100
Approximately how far away must an isolated positive point charge of 1 x 10^(8) C
be in order for it to produce an electric potential of 100 V? The charge is in free A straight conductor 100 cm long and carrying a current of 40 A lies perpendicular
space with a = 8.85 x 10^(-12) C^2/Nm^2. to a magnetic field of 1.5 Wb/ m2 . What is the mechanical power in watt/s required
A. 8.6 m to move the conductor at a uniform speed of 6 m/s?
B. 0.90 m* A. 390 W
C. 1.2 m B. 300 W
D. 5.3 m C. 330 W
D. 360 W*
An LC series circuit with an inductance L and a capacitor C has an oscillation
frequency of f. Two inductors, each with inductance L, and two capacitors, each A 40 ohm resistor and a pure capacitor are connected in parallel across a 230 V,
with capacitance C, are all wired in series and the circuit is completed. 60 Hz ac supply. The total current taken form the supply is 8 A. Find the
The oscillation frequency is __________. capacitance of the capacitor in μF.
a. f/4 A. 64.15*
b. f* B. 52.35
c. 2f C. 48.72
d. f/2 D. 71.68

A flux of 13.6 mWb penetrates a coil of wire 240 mm in diameter. Find the Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 x 10−15 N. How far apart are
magnitude of the magnetic field density in Tesla if the plane of the coil is the electrons?
perpendicular to the field. A. 3.12 x 10−7*
A. 0.3* B. 9.6 x 10−7
B. 0.8 C. 2.84 x 10−12
C. 0.4 D. 5.05 x 10−12
D. 0.5 When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 7.0 A, the resulting
fluxes 𝛟11 and 𝛟12 are 0.50 mWb and 0.75 mWb, respectively. What is the
The energy that is stored in a 25 microF is W(t) = 12 sin2 (377t) joule. Determine coefficient of coupling K, if the number of turns N1 and N2 are 100 and 300,
the current in A in the capacitor. respectively?
A. 6 cos 377t A. 0.4
B. 6 sin 377t B. 0.8
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D. 0.6* What is the total power consumed by the load when the readings of two wattmeter
are 5 kW and -0.5 kW?
In a series RC circuit the voltage across the capacitor and the resistor are 60 V and A. 5.5 kW
80 V respectively. What is the total voltage of the circuit? B. 4.5 kW*
A. 120 V C. 5 kW
B. 115 V D. 4.05 kW
C. 100 V*
D. 105 V A 4-pole dc generator has a total of 600 conductors in its lap wound armature. The
flux per pole is 106 lines. Determine the generated emf if it is driven at 2,400 rpm.
An equal number of electrons is placed on two metal spheres 3 cm apart in air. A. 230 V
How many electrons are on each sphere if the resultant force is 4 kN? B. 254 V
A. 1.47 x 1014 electrons C. 234 V
B. 1.33 x 1014 electrons D. 240 V*
C. 1.25 x 1014 electrons*
D. 1.40 x 1014 electrons Two exactly similar turbo-alternators are rated 5 MW each. They are running in
parallel. The speed load characteristics of the driving turbines are such that the
A series connected circuit has R = 4 Ω and L = 25 mH. Calculate the value of C frequency of alternator one drops uniformly from 60 Hz on no-load to 57.5 Hz on
that will produce a quality factor of 50. full- load, that of alternator two from 60 Hz to 58 Hz. How will the two machines
A. 62.5 μF share a load of 8,000 kW?
B. 6.25 μF A. 3,556 kW, 4,444 kW*
C. 0.625 μF* B. 4,000 kW, 4,000 kW
D. 25 μF C. 3,500 kW, 4,500 kW
D. 3,636 kW, 4,364 kW
A straight conductor 100 cm long and carrying a current of 40 A lies perpendicular
to a magnetic field of 1.5 Wb/ m2 . What is the mechanical power in watt/s required A generator delivers a load through a pair of wires, each of which has a resistance
to move the conductor at a uniform speed of 5 m/s? of 0.06 Ω. If the load voltage and power are, respectively, 120 volts and 4.8 kW,
A. 390 W calculate the power loss in the line wires.
B. 300 W* A. 96 W
C. 330 W B. 198 W
D. 360 W C. 192 W*
D. 99 W
GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
MOTORS
A 3-phase motor is rated for 50A. What is the minimum inverse time delay circuit
breaker rating? The nameplate speed of a 60 Hz, 3-phase induction motor is 1,175 rpm. What is its
A. 125* number of poles?
B. 100 A. 2
C. 150 B. 4
D. 137.5 C. 6*
D. 8
A single-phase motor runs a duty cycle: 20 kW for 10s, 40 kW for 10s, 60 kW for
5s, 80 kW for 10s, and idle for 10s. What is the rating of the motor? What is the speed of an induction motor of six poles if the percent slip is 2.5%?
A. 64 HP A. 1462 rpm
B. 63.8 HP* B. 1170 rpm*
C. 53.4 HP C. 877 rpm
D. 64.8 HP D. 1755 rpm

The electric field density of an induction motor is given by B = Bmcos2ϴsin3775. If an appliance has a motor load of 12-A and a heating load of 15-A, what is the
What is the synchronous speed of the motor? required ampacity of the branch circuit conductors?
A. 1800* A. 35 A*
B. 1713 B. 25 A
C. 1500 C. 20 A
D. 1200 D. 30 A

A 60 Hz alternator has a speed of 300 rpm. How many poles has it? A 4-pole, 60 Hz, 200 V induction motor having a full-load current of 350 A, torque
A. 12 developed is 700 N-m. What is the approximate speed of the motor?
B. 6 A. 870 rpm
C. 24* B. 955 rpm*
D. 16 C. 1100 rpm
A belt-driven generator supplies 875 kW at 90% efficiency. The loss in the drive D. 1250 rpm
belt is 2.5%. Calculate the horsepower of the engine needed to drive the generator.
A. 1353 What is the allowable rating for branch circuit overload protection if fuse is used for
B. 1346 a hermetic motor compressor with a rated load current of 25 A?
C. 1336* A. 35 A
D. 1363 B. 15 A
C. 20 A
A generator delivers a load through a pair of wires, each of which has a resistance D. 30 A*
of 0.06 ohm. If the load voltage and power are 120 V and 4.8 kW respectively, what
is the power loss in the line wires? A 115 V, dc shunt motor has an armature current of 75 A and armature resistance
A. 96 W of 0.2 ohm. Find the armature current in amperes during starting. Assume a 2 V
B. 192 W* brush drop. (EE - Sept. 2023)
C. 198 W A. 545
D. 200 W B. 575
C. 585
A four pole generator has 500 conductors on the armature. If the generator is D. 565
running at 1200 rpm, the average voltage generated between brushes for wave
winding. The total flux per pole is 10^6 lines. A 15 HP, 230 v 1800 rpm shunt motor has an efficiency of 90% at full load. The
A. 200 V* resistance of the field is 440 ohms. What is the full-load armature current?
B. 120 V A. 54.75 A
C. 100 V B. 51.26 A
D. 250 V C. 53.54 A*
D. 56.02 A
A load of 50 A must be protected by _____ AT inverse time circuit breaker.
A. 125* A motor is supplying 60 N-m of torque to its load. If the motor’s shaft is turning at
B. 250 1,800 rpm, what is the mechanical power to the load in horsepower?
C. 62.5 A. 9.2
D. 80 B. 11.4
C. 7.6
A generator delivers a load through a pair of wires, each of which has a resistance D. 15.2*
of 0.06 ohm. If the load voltage and power are 120 V and 4.8 kW, respectively.
What is the generated voltage? A single-phase motor runs a duty cycle; 20 kW for 10 s, 40 kW for 10 s, 60 kW for
A. 125.5 V 5s, 80 kW for 10s, and idle for 10s. What is the rating of the motor?
B. 126.8 V A. 45.6 hp
C. 124.8 V* B. 63.8 hp*
D. 123.5 V C. 12.9 hp
D. 55.2 hp
Two alternators operating in parallel supply of 2500 kw to a load at a power factor
of 80% lagging. If one machine delivers 1200kw at a power factor of 95% lagging, The speed of a 4-pole 60 Hz synchronous machine will be. . .
what is the power supplied by the other machine? A. 1800 rpm*
A. 1500kw B. 3000 rpm
B. 1400 kw C. 2400 rpm
C. 1600 kw D. 3600 rpm
D. 1,300 kw*
What is the minimum ampacity of branch circuit conductor for a hermetic motor
whose full-load current is 20 A?

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A. 15 A D. 1,728 rpm*
B. 20 A
C. 25 A* An induction motor draws 50 kW at a 0.60 lagging from a 480 V, 60 Hz source.
D. 30 A What parallel capacitor will increase the overall power factor to 0.90 lagging?
A. 532 μF
A 3Ф, 60 Hz, 6-pole induction motor delivers 25 Hp at 1,150 rpm. If the rotor copper B. 489 μF*
loss is 300 watts, what is the rotor power input? C. 704 μF
A. 7,194 W* D. 582 uF
B. 6,194 W
C. 8,194 W A 440 V, 60 Hz, 3 phase induction motor has a rotor input power of 33 kW at rated
D. 5,194 W voltage and frequency. Under this condition, the rotor emf makes 126 complete
cycles/minute. Find the rotor resistance in ohm/phase if the rotor current is 60
What is the minimum required ampacity of the feeder conductors supplying a 5 A, A/phase.
single- phase motor and a 10 A lighting load? A. 0.0118
A. 14.25 A B. 0.0107
B. 15.5 A C. 0.107*
C. 17.5 A D. 0.118
D. 16.25 A*
A three-phase motor is rated 50 Hp, 440 volts and 85% power factor. What is its
A three-phase induction motor delivers 100 Hp while operating at 80% efficiency rated current?
and a power factor of 0.75 lagging from 480 V lines. A delta connected power factor A. 64.5 A*
correction capacitor is to be installed to improve the overall power factor to 0.90 B. 57.5 A
lagging. Determine the required capacitance per phase. C. 55 A
A. 246.4 μF D. 59 A
B. 142.2 μF*
C. 41.1 μF An induction motor with 8 poles, 60 Hz is operated with a slip of 3%. Calculate the
D. 47.4 μF rotor speed.
A. 1,684
A 110 V DC motor draws an armature current of 16 A. If the armature resistance is B. 1,024
0.25 Ω, compute for the back emf. C. 873*
A. 117 V D. 927
B. 114 V
C. 106 V* TRANSFORMERS
D. 110 V
A 4,400 V, 60 Hz transformer has core loss of 840 watts, of which one-third is eddy
A 4 pole lap winding motor with 16 slots, 42 conductors per slot, 480 V runs at 1800 current loss. What is the core loss when the transformer is connected to a 4,600 V,
rpm. Find the flux produced per pole. 60 Hz source?
A. 11.9 mWb A. 926 W
B. 47.6 mWb B. 907 W*
C. 35.7 mWb C. 873 W
D. 23.8 mWb* D. 944 W

What is the branch circuit ampacity of a hermetic motor with a full-load current of 16 Given a transformer of 8 MVA, 69 kV/13.8 kV with 7% impedance, find the new per
A? unit impedance at 100 MVA, 67 kV base.
A. 15 A A. 0.928 pu*
B. 20 A* B. 0.921 pu
C. 25 A C. 0.113 pu
D. 30 A D. 0.875 pu

A 240 V DC series motor develops a shaft torque of 200 N-m at 92% efficiency A 25 kVA transformer supplies a load of 12 kW at a power factor of 0.6 lagging.
while running at 600 rpm. Calculate the motor current. Find the maximum kVA load at a power factor of 0.866 leading can be added
A. 62.09 A without overloading the transformer.
B. 52.36 A A. 16.6
C. 48.17 A B. 13.2
D. 56.91 A* C. 22
D. 12.8*
What is the maximum speed at which a 60 Hz synchronous machine can be
operated? The primary of transformer has 200 turns and is excited by a 240 V, 60 Hz source.
A. 3400 rpm What is the maximum value of the core flux?
B. 3200 rpm A. 4.04 mWb
C. 3600 rpm* B. 4.40 mWb*
D. 3000 rpm C. 4.13 mWb
D. 4.32 mWb
A 60-Hz induction motor has 2 poles and runs at 3510 rpm. What is the
synchronous speed of the induction motor? Two single-phase transformers with equal ratings and turns ratio are operated in
A. 3200 rpm parallel to supply a load of 5.5%. Transformer B has a resistance of 2.0% and a
B. 3600 rpm* reactance of 5.5%. Find the kVA load of each transformer.
C. 3800 rpm A. 147.7, 152.2*
D. 3400 rpm B. 148.7, 151.5
C. 149.7, 150.5
A 440 V, 8-pole, 50 Hz induction motor has a rotor speed of 720 rpm. What is the D. 150.7, 149.5
rotor frequency?
A. 2 Hz* Given a transformer 15 MVA, 69 kV/13.8 kV with 5% impedance, find the new per
B. 5 Hz unit impedance at 100 MVA, 67 kV base.
C. 4 Hz A. 0.314 pu
D. 6 Hz B. 0.333 pu
C. 0.354 pu*
A 4-pole induction motor running with 5% slip is supplied by a 60 Hz synchronous D. 0.111 pu
generator. Determine the speed of the motor.
A. 1,674 rpm A 13.8 kV/480 V, 30-MWA three-phase transformer has a 0.03 pu resistance and
B. 1,728 rpm 0.04 pu reactance. What is the transformer actual impedance referred to the
C. 1,710 rpm* primary?
D. 1,692 rpm A. 0.3174 Ω*
B. 0.6348 Ω
An induction motor draws 50 kW at a 0.60 lagging power factor from a 480 V, 60 C. 0.1587 Ω
Hz source. What parallel capacitor will increase the overall power factor to 0.90 D. 0.2749 Ω
lagging?
A. 532 µF Given a 100 kVA, 2,400/240 V single phase transformer. Find the current
B. 489 µF* transformer (CT) ratio at the low voltage side.
C. 704 µF A. 700:5
D. 582 µF B. 600:5
C. 500:5*
A 3-phase, 4-pole induction motor with open circuited rotor is connected to a 400-V, D. 400:5
50 Hz, 3-phase supply. The motor will run at rpm.
A. 1,500 A three-phase wye-delta connected, 50 MVA, 345/34.5 kV transformer is protected
B. 1,480 by differential protection. The current transformer on the high side for differential
C. 1,450 protection is 150:5. What is the current on the secondary side of CT’s?
D. 0* A. 3.83 A
B. 2.53 A
A three-phase 4-pole 60 Hz induction motor has a rotor resistance of 0.02 Ω/phase C. 4.50 A
and standstill reactance of 0.5 Ω/phase. Calculate the speed at which the maximum D. 4.83 A*
torque is developed.
A. 1,750 rpm A 10 kVA, 200/400 V single-phase transformer is operating with secondary open
B. 1,740 rpm circuited. What is the input current in amperes?
C. 1,720 rpm A. 50*

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B. 2 A. 30 A
C. 20 B. 25 A
D. 10 C. 35 A*
D. 20 A
Compute for core loss if the transformer consumes 75 watts when it is connected
across a 240 V source and taking 1.4 A. The primary resistance is 0.25 Ω. A transformer takes 5.17 kW at a power factor of 0.85 when connected to a 2.3 kV
A. 73.6 W distribution circuit. What is the current input in Amp.?
B. 74.65 W A. 2.51
C. 74.75 W B. 2.45
D. 74.51 W* C. 2.65*
D. 2.81
An autotransformer is used to connect a 13.2 kV distribution line to a 13.8 kV
distribution line. It must be capable of handling 2000 kVA. There are three phases A rice mill will be served by two units of 50 kVA transformers, 7.620 kV/240 V/ The
connected Y-Y with their neutral solidly grounded. What must be the transformers will be installed as open-delta to serve the three-phase load of the rice
Nc/Nse turn ratio to accomplish this connection? mill. What is the maximum kVA load that this bank can carry without overloading?
A. 24 A. 75.5
B. 20 B. 86.6*
C. 26 C. 50
D. 22* D. 100

In a single phase transformer, the core losses is 60 W at 40 Hz and 95 W at 60 Hz Three single-phase transformers rated 25 kVA each are connected in delta delta to
both measured at the maximum value of flux density. Find the core losses in W at a supply a balanced load of 75 kVA. One transformer is removed for repair, what is
frequency of 50 Hz. the kVA of each remaining transformer?
A. 69 A. 43.3*
B. 77* B. 50
C. 89 C. 57.7
D. 56 D. 34.4

A 100 KVA , 60hz 2200/200v transformer is designed to operate at maximum flux A transformer has 3% resistance 5.5% reactance drop. Find the voltage regulation
density of 1T and an induced voltage of 15 volts per turn, Determine the number of at full-load 0.8 power factor lagging.
turns of primary winding A. 5.73197%*
A.147 turns* B. 6.35436%
B.15 Turns C.0.0563 C. 5.11541%
D. 4.50478%
The primary of a 3:1 step-up transformer is connected to a source and the
secondary is connected to a resistor R. The power dissipated by R in this situation An 8 MVA, 69/13.2 kV transformer has a percent impedance of 6.75%. What is
is P. If R is connected directly to the source, it will dissipate a power of: the actual impedance?
A. P/9* A. 1.47015 Ω*
B. P B. 14.7015 Ω
C. P/3 C. 147.015 Ω
D. 3P D. 0.147015 Ω

A source with an impedance of 100 ohms is connected to the primary coil of a A transformer with a maximum rating of 25 kVA supplies a load of 12 kW at power
transformer and a resistance R is connected to the secondary coil. If the factor 60% lagging. How much additional kVA load can be added at 0.9 leading
transformer has 100 turns in the primary coil and 100 turns in the secondary coil, without exceeding the rating?
the greatest power will be dissipated in the resistor if R = _______ A. 16.6
A. 50 B. 12.8
B. 0.25 C. 13.2
C. 100* D. 11.8*
D. 4
A 200:5 current transformer is used with a 10-amps ammeter. If the meter reads
A 100 kVA, 20/5 kV transformer has an equivalent impedance of 10%. Calculate 3.75 amps, determine the line current.
the impedance (in ohm/s) of the transformer referred to the 5 kV side. A. 300 A
A. 400 B. 150 A*
B. 50 C. 180 A
C. 200 D. 45 A
D. 25*
A 230/115 V transformer operates on a frequency of 60 Hz. Due to an emergency,
A 7.5 MVA, 69/13.8 kV, 3-phase transformer has 8% impedance, what is the per the transformer is used on a 50 Hz system. What must be the voltage be suchthat
unit impedance at 10 MVA? the magnetic flux in 60 Hz is the same as that of the 50 Hz?
A. 0.24 A. 191.67 V*
B. 0.06 B. 276 V
C. 0.106* C. 138 V
D. 0.096 D. 154 V

A transformer rated at maximum of 50 kVA supplies a 25 kW load at power factor Two magnetically coupled coils have mutual flux Φ11 and Φ12 are 0.50 mWb and
75% lagging. How many kW additional load may be added at unity power factor 0.75 mWb respectively. If the number of turns N1 and N2 is equal to 100 and 300
without exceeding the transformer rating? respectively, what is the coefficient of coupling?
A. 24 A. 0.60*
B. 25 B. 0.50
C. 29 C. 0.40
D. 20* D. 0.70

A three-phase transformer is rated 8 MVA, 69/13.4 kV has a series impedance of If copper loss of a transformer at 7/8th of full-load is 4,900 W, then what is its full-
7%. What is the new per unit impedance if the system study requires a 100 MVA load copper loss?
base at 67 kV base? A. 5,600 W
A. 1.021 B. 6,400 W*
B. 0.891 C. 375 W
C. 0.928* D. 429 W
D. 0.954
The output current corresponding to maximum efficiency for a transformer having
An ideal transformer has voltage rating of 2400/240 V, a motor is connected to the core loss of 100 watts and equivalent resistance referred to secondary of 0.25 Ω is
secondary draws 40 A at 200 V, what resistance must be connected to maintain amperes.
this voltage? A. 5
A. 1.5 ohm B. 20*
B. 1 ohm* C. 25
C. 0.75 ohm D. 400
D. 0.50 ohm
A delta, 3Ø, 4-wire secondary 230/115 V would have a high-leg to neutral voltage
The primary of a transformer has 200 turns and is excited by a 60 Hz, 200 V of
source. What is the maximum value of core flux? CHNAGE 200 V to 220 V A. 208 V
A. 6.13 mWb B. 230 V
B. 4.13 mWb* C. 277 V
C. 3.41 mWb D. 199 V*
D. 5.21 mWb
A transformer has a primary winding of 2000 turns and voltage of 2400 V and
What is the actual voltage of the high-leg (middle) for the three-phase, four wire current of 8.66 – j5 with an impedance Z2 connected across the secondary
delta grounded system 240/120 V secondary voltage? winding. The secondary winding has 500turns. What is the value of the secondary
A. 170 V impedance?
B. 208 V* A. 8.66 + j5 ohm
C. 138 V B. 26 + j15 ohm
D. 199 V C. 15.32 + j10 ohm
D. 13 + j7.5 ohm*
What is the allowable rating for branch overload protection if fuse is used for a
hermetic motor compressor with a rated load current of 37 A?

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A transformer is rated 10 kVA, 440/110 V and 60 Hz when operated as a D. j11.56*

conventional 2 winding transformer. This transformer is to be used as 550/440 V
step-down autotransformer in a distribution system. What is the new kVA rating of A 115 kV three-phase transposed transmission line is composed of 2-ACSR
the transformer in this manner? 336,400 CMIL, 30/7 Oriole conductors per phase with horizontal configuration: D12
A. 20 = 7 ft, D23 = 7 ft, and D13 = 14 ft. The line spacing is measured from the center of
B. 10 the bundled conductors. The distance between the conductors of the bundle is 6
C. 37.5 inches. The conductors have a diameter of 0.741 inch and a GMR of 0.02255 ft.
D. 50* Find the capacitance per phase for 20 km of the line in microfarads?
A. 0.1300
A transformer rated at a maximum of 50 kVA supplies a 25 kW load at power factor B. 0.2719
75% lagging. How many kW additional load may be added at unity power factor C. 0.2889
without exceeding the transformer rating? D. 0.2609*
A. 24
B. 25 A three-phase, 345-kV transmission line has a series impedance of (4.0+j 60.0)
C. 29 and a shunt admittance of j 2.0 x 10^-3 S. Using 100 MVA and the line
D. 20* voltage as base values, calculate the per-unit shunt admittance of the line.
A. j 2.38 pu*
A 7.5 MVA, 69/13.8 kV, 3-phase transformer has 8% impedance. What is the per B. j 3.57 pu
unit impedance at 10 MVA base? C. j 4.76 pu
A. 0.24 D. j 5.95 pu
B. 0.106*
C. 0.06 A 6000 volts line supplying three loads A, B and C. If the loads are located 4, 6 and
D. 0.096 10 km respectively away from the supply having a resistance of 0.05 ohm per km
and currents IA = 50 А, IB = 75 A and Ic IC< = 100 A. What is the voltage delivered
The overload kVA of each transformer of an open-delta bank is 11.55. If each in load A?
transformer is rated 37.5 kVA, then what is the kVA of the balanced 3Ф load? Α. 5955 volts*
A. 70 B. 5975 volts
B. 80 C. 5970 volts
C. 85* D. 5962 volts
D. 90
A 220 kV three phase transmission line is 40 km long. The resistance per phase is
A 10 kVA, 200/400 V, 1Ф transformer is operated with open circuited secondary. 6 ohms per phase and the inductance per phase is 20 ohms per phase. The shunt
Find the primary current. capacitance is negligible. Determine the sending end line voltage when supplying
A. 2 A* 381 MVA at 0.8 power factor lagging at 220 kV.
B. 4 A A. 230 + j15.4 kV
C. 6 A B. 245 + j10.4 kV
D. 8 A C. 143.82 + j12.4 kV*
D. 240 + j15.4 kV
TLINES/FAULT ANALYSIS
A 220 kV three phase transmission line is 40 km long. The resistance per phase is
A 3Ф, 60 Hz transposed transmission line is arranged horizontally with distances 6 ohms per phase and the inductance per phase is 20 ohms per phase. The shunt
D12 = 5 ft, D23 = 5 ft, and D13 = 10 ft. The outside diameter of the conductor is capacitance is negligible. Determine the sending end line voltage when supplying
0.721 inch and with GMR of 0.0243 ft. Determine the capacitance per phase of the 381 MVA at 0.8 power factor leading at 220 kV.
line in microfarad per kilometer. A. 119.82 + j19.6 kV*
A. 0.0404 B. 143.82 + j12.4 kV
B. 0.0304 C. 120 + j10.4 kV
C. 0.0204 D. 240 + j15.4 kV
D. 0.0104*
A 220-kV, three-phase transmission line is 40 km long. The resistance per phase is
Find the GMR in terms of the radius r of each conductor in a three bundled 0.15 ohm per km and the inductance per phase is 1.3263 mH per km. The shunt
conductor arranged horizontally. capacitance is negligible. Use the short line model to find the efficiency when the
A. 1.6699r line is supplying a three-phase load of 381 MVA at 0.8 power factor leading at 220
B. 1.9766r kV.
C. 1.8096r A. 98.2%
D. 1.7036r* B. 92.6%
C. 94.4%*
A 60-Hz short transmission line, having R = 0.62 ohms per phase and L = 93.24 D. 96.7%
mH per phase, supplies a three-phase, wye connected 100 MW load of 0.90
lagging power factor at 230 kV line-to-line voltage. Determine the voltage regulation The per-phase impedance of a short transmission line is (0.3 + j0.4) ohm. The
of the transmission line. sending-end line-to-line voltage is 3300 V and the load at the receiving end is 300
A. 3.75% kW per phase at 0.8 power factor lagging. Calculated the receiving-end voltage.
B. 3.20% A. 1235 V
C. 3.55%* B. 1675 V
D. 3.42% C. 1805 V*
D. 1967 V
What is the maximum power that can be transmitted over a three-phase short
transmission line having a per-phase impedance of (0.3 + j0.4) ohm if the receiving A three-phase, 13-kV transmission line delivers 8 MVA of load. The per-phase
voltage is 6351 volts per phase and the voltage regulation is not to exceed 5 impedance of the line is (0.01 + j0.05) pu, referred to a 13-kV, 8-MVA base. What is
percent? the voltage drop across the line?
A. 108.9 MW* A. 663 V*
B. 112.7 MW B. 650 V
C. 120.3 MW C. 790 V
D. 106.2 MW D. 874 V

A conductor has four identical strands arranged in diamond configuration. Find the The per phase line loss in a 40 km long transmission line is NOT to exceed 60 kW
GMR of the conductor in terms of the radius r of each strand. while it is delivering 100 A per phase. If the resistivity of the conductor material is
A. 1.6921r* 1.72 x 10-8 ohm-meter, determine the required conductor diameter.
B. 1.7037r A. 1.2071 cm
C. 1.3008r B. 1.1723 cm
D. 1.3052r C. 1.2083 cm*
D. 1.2204 cm
A three phase wye connected 20MW load of the pf.866 lagging is to be supplied by
a transmission line is 138kV.It is desired that the line losses not exceed 5 percent If |Vs| = |Vr| = 33 kV (three phase) and X = 13 ohm per phase, what will be
of the load. If the per phase resistance of the line is .7 ohm, what is the maximum maximum power transmission per phase?
length of the line? A. 30 MW
A. 51 km* B. 29 MW
B. 64km C. 28 MW*
C. 58km D. 60 MW
D. 73km
A short three-phase transmission line of 16 km long is delivering power of 65 MW
Given the following set of equation: 2V1 + V2 = 5; at 64.5 kV and 0.9 pf lagging. The line impedance is 0.125 + j0.4375 Ω/km. Find
-V1 + 3V2 + 2V3 = 1 AND the line to line sending end voltage.
-V1 + 2V3 = 3 A. 70.2 kV*
Determine the value of V1? B. 71.2 kV
A. -0.667v C. 72.2 kV
B. 1.333V D. 69.2 kV
C. 2.833V*
D. 2.916V Given the following phase currents: Ia = 3.5 + j3.5; Ib = - j3; and Ic = -2.6 + j1.5.
Determine the negative sequence current for phase A.
One conductor of a three phase line is open. The current flowing to the delta A. 0.313 + j0.678*
connected load through line A is 20 A. With the current in line A as reference and B. -0.313 – j0.678
assuming that line C is open, what is the positive sequence current of phase C? C. -0.313 + j0.678
A. 10 + j5.78 D. 0.313 – j0.678
B. 10 – j5.78
C. –10 – j11.56

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Determine the GMR of a three-equal strands conductor in vertical formation in

terms of r of an individual strand? Calculate the value of aj + 1.
A. 1.6696r A. 0.5 + j0.866
B. 1.7036r* B. 1 + j0
C. 1.8149r C. 0.866 – j0.5
D. 1.9037r D. 0.134 – j0.5*

A symmetrical positive-sequence four-bus z matrix with z11 = j0.27, z12 = j0.24, The line currents in a three-phase, four-wire system are Ia = 30 + j40, Ib =
z13 = j0.17, z14 = j0.20, z22 = j0.29, z23 = j0.20, z24 = j0.24, z33 = j3.0, z34 = 20 + j20 and Ic = -40 – j20 A, respectively. What is the negative sequence
j0.26, and z44 = j0.38, all in p.u., what is the three-phase fault at Bus 3? current for phase A in Ampere?
TROUBLESHOOT: z33 = j0.30 A. -25 + j4
A. – j2.78 p.u. B. 25 + j4
B. – j3.70 p.u. C. 25 – j4*
C. – j3.33 p.u.* D. -25 – j4
D. – j2.63 p.u.
A symmetrical three-phase 240 V supplies a balanced delta connected load of 6 –
A symmetrical three-phase 240 supplies a balanced delta-connected load of 6 – j8 j8 ohms per phase. What is the line current?
ohms per phase. What is the line current? A. –25 + j32 A
A. 32 + j25 A B. 25 – j5.78 A
B. 32 – j25 A C. –25 – j32 A
C. 25 – j32 A D. 25 + j32 A*
D. 25 + j32 A*
A balanced three phase 4157 Vrms source supplies a balanced three phase delta
Given three unbalanced line currents Ia = 0 + j12 A, Ib = 5 + j10 A, Ic = −10 −j5 connected load of 38.4 + j28.8 ohms. Find the current in line A with Van as
A. Find the negative sequence components of Ic in amperes. reference.
A. 3.12∠−14.3° A. 120 – j90 A*
B. 3.12∠14.3° B. 120 + j90 A
C. 2.25∠−14.3°* C. -120 + j90 A
D. 2.25∠14.3° D. -120 – j90 A

A 100 km transmission line has a 1,200 Ω shunt reactance. What is the per km A 138-kV, three phase short transmission line has a per-phase impedance of (2 +
shunt reactance? j4) ohm. If the line supplies a 25-MW load at 0.8 power factor lagging, calculate the
A. 1,200 Ω efficiency of transmission.
B. 120,000 Ω* A. 98.78%*
C. 12 Ω B. 97.87%
D. 120 Ω C. 96.75%
D. 95.56%
What is the equivalent of 1 + a + a^2?
A. 0* Nazzana is given a circuit with four nodes, A, B, C, and D. In this same circuit,
B. 1 there are six branches, one between each pair of nodes. If we say the current
C. 1 + j flowing from node A to node B, IAB = 16 mA, and that flowing from node D to node
D. -1 A, IDA = 39 mA, Find ICD.
A. 23 mA*
The capacitance between any two conductors of a three-conductor cable, with the B. 16 mA
third conductor grounded is 0.6 μF/km. Calculate the line to ground capacitance of C. 39 mA
a 25-km length of the cable. D. 46 mA
A. 30 μF*
B. 40 μF What size of branch circuit is required for a window air conditioner with a nameplate
C. 50 μF rating of 8 A if the circuit also supplies other outlets?
D. 60 μF A. 17 A
B. 25 A
What is the VBN in this balanced three- phase in which VAN = 7200∠20° and VCN C. 20 A*
= 7200∠−100°? D. 15 A
A. 7200∠−80°
B. 7200∠120° Three 10 ohms resistor connected in wye are supplied from a balanced three
C. 7200∠90° phase source where phase A line voltage is given 230sin377t. What is the phase
D. 7200∠140°* A line current?
A. 13.28sin377t*
What is the maximum plug and cord rating of a 30-A branch circuit? B. 13.28sin(377t – 30deg)
A. 24 A* C. 23sin(377t – 30deg)
B. 30 A D. 40sin(377t + 30deg)
C. 26 A
D. 28 A A three-phase, wye connected, 20 MW load of power factor 0.866 lagging is to be
supplied by a transmission line at 138 kV. It is desired that the line losses not
A single-phase, 10-km transmission line has 16.65 mH total inductance. If the exceed 5 percent of the load. If the per phase resistance of the line is 0.7 Ω/km,
distance between the conductors is 1 m, what is the conductor radius? what is the maximum length of the line?
A. 2 cm* A. 51 km*
B. 1.5 cm B. 42 km
C. 1 cm C. 63 km
D. 0.75 cm D. 56 km

A 69 kV three-phase transposed line is composed of one ACSR 336,400 cmil, 26/7 A load consists of a resistance R in parallel with a capacitor of reactance X. The
Linnet conductor per phase with a horizontal configuration of D12 = 5 ft, D23 = 5 ft, load is fed from a single-phase supply through a line of impedance 8.4 + j11.2
and D13 = 10 ft . The conductors have a diameter of 0.721 inch and a GMR of ohms. The rms voltage at the load terminal is 1200 at 0 degrees V rms, and the
0.0243 ft. Find the inductance per phase per kilometer of the line. load is taking 30 kVA at 0.8 power factor leading. Find the supply voltage.
A. 1.0963 mH/km A. 1.2 – j0.35 kV
B. 1.1116 mH/km* B. 1.536 – j0.098 kV
C. 1.1505 mH/km C. 1.2 + j0.35 kV*
D. 1.1233 mH/km D. 1.536 – j0.098 Kv

Which is not a standard distribution voltage in the Philippines? A load consists of a resistance R in parallel with a capacitor of reactance X. The
A. 13.2 kV load is fed from a single-phase supply through a line of impedance 8.4 + j11.2
B. 13.8 kV ohms. The rms voltage at the load terminal is 1200 at 0 degrees V rms, and the
C. 34.5 kV load is taking 30 kVA at 0.8 power factor leading. Find the values of R and X.
D. 69 kV* A. R = 60 Ω ; X = 90 Ω
B. R = 60 ; X = 80 𝛀*
Which of the following is not a standard distribution voltage? C. R = 80 Ω ; X = 90 Ω
A. 6.24 kV D. R = 90 Ω ; X = 60 Ω
B. 16 kV*
C. 13.8 kV A three-phase, 60 Hz, transmission line has its conductors arranged in a triangular
D. 11 kV configuration so that the two distances between conductors are 5 m and the third is
8 m. the conductors have an outside diameter of 250 mils. Find the inductive
A room air conditioner is to be attached to an individual branch circuit. If the load is reactance in ohm per km per phase of the transmission line.
12 A, what is the minimum size of branch circuit required? A. 0.567
A. 15 A* B. 0.283
B. 13.8 A C. 0.586*
C. 8.7 A D. 0.293
D. 9.6 A
What is the equivalent of a2 + a + j?
An ACSR conductor has (n-1) layers around its single center strand, the total A. 1 + j
number of strands will be B. 1 – j
A. 3n2 + 3n + 1 C. –1 + j*
B. 3n2 – 3n – 1 D. –1 – j
C. 3n2 + 3n – 1
D. 3n2 – 3n + 1*

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A cable has the following characteristics: L = 0.201 microH/m C = 196.2 pF/m. Find C. 0.6*
the velocity of wave propagation through the cable. D. 0.9
A. 0.0312 m/s
B. 159.24 m/s A circular table top is located 4 m below and 3 m to the left of a lamp that emits
C. 32 m/s 1800 lm. What is the area of the table top if 3 lm of lux falls on its surface?
D. 159.24 m/µs * A. 0.586 m^2
B. 0.655 m^2*
POWER PLANT/ILLUMINATION C. 0.837 m^2
D. 0.735 m^2
A certain amount of fuel contains 15 x 10^10 Btu of energy. What is the
corresponding energy in kilocalories? A 30-cd standard light source is compared with a lamp of unknown intensity using a
A. 3.52 x 10^10 grease-spot photometer. The two light sources are placed 1 m apart, and the
B. 3.87 x 10^10 grease spot is moved toward the standard light. When the grease spot is 25 cm
C. 3.25 x 10^10 from the standard light source, the illumination is equal on both sides. Compute the
D. 3.78 x 10^10* unknown intensity of the unknown lamp?
A. 230 cd
A lamp produces an initial illumination of 800 lux over a normally placed screen. If B. 300 cd
the distance of the lamp from the screen is doubled, what is the new illumination on C. 270 cd*
the screen? D. 295 cd
A. 100 lux
B. 200 lux* A certain amount of fuel contains 17 x 10^10 Btu of energy. What is the
C. 300 lux corresponding energy in Gigacalories?
D. 400 lux A. 47.3
B. 49.4
In how many years will the energy consumption of the Philippines be quadrupled at C. 45.5
6.9% growth rate? D. 42.8*
A. 5
B. 10 The illumination of a surface 3.40 m directly below a light source is 25 lux. Find the
C. 15 intensity of the light source.
D. 20* A. 347 cd
B. 289 cd*
The sun generates 1 KW/m^2 when used as a source for solar collectors. A C. 231 cd
collector with an area of 1 mm^2 heats water. The flow rate is 30 liters/min. What is D. 393 cd
the temperature rise in the water? The specific heat of water is 4200 J / kg - °C.
A. 4.8 °C The growth rate of the energy consumption in our country is 6.9%. In how many
B. 0.48 °C* years will the energy be quadrupled?
C. 0.50 °C A. 20*
D. 0.84 °C B. 15
C. 30
Compute the illumination of a given surface 140 cm from a 74-cd light sources if the D. 25
normal to the surface makes an angle of 38º with the flux.
A. 18.7 lux A power plant consumes 3,000 tons of coal per day. The coal has an average
B. 22.4 lux energy content of 10,000 BTU/lb. The power plant has an overall efficiency of 25%.
C. 25.6 lux What is the plant power output in MW?
D. 29.8 lux* A. 187
B. 183*
A medium unshaded lamp hangs 8 m directly above the table. To what distance C. 181
should it be lowered to increase the illumination to 2 times its former value? D. 185
A. 2.34 m
B. 5.66 m* The growth rate of the energy consumption in our country is 6.9%. In how many
C. 4 m years will be the energy consumption be quadrupled?
D. 4.64 m A. 16 yrs
B. 20 yrs*
Two million cubic meters of water is stored in a reservoir feeding a water turbine. If C. 22 yrs
the center of mass of the water is 50 m above the turbine and losses are negligible, D. 18 yrs
how much MWHR per second will that volume of water produce? The density of
water is 993 kg/m3. A wind generator with an efficiency of 80% has blade diameter of 20 m. If the wind
A. 135 velocity is 35 km/h, how much power in kW is obtainable from the generator?
B. 253 CHANGE 35 km/h to 30 km/h
C. 271* A. 55.75
D. 293 B. 54.78*
C. 53.54
A power plant has a peak demand of 80 MW and a connected load of 150 MW. It D. 77.23
produces a total of 400,000 MWHR annually. What is the annual load factor of the
plant? Two million cu. m. of water is stored in a reservoir feeding water turbine. If the
A. 57.08%* center of the mass is 50 m above the turbine and losses are negligible. The density
B. 30.44% of the water is 993 kg/cu.m. How much energy in kWh/s will be that
C. 60.88% volume of water produce?
D. 45.66% A. 271*
B. 265
A plant has a total generating capacity of 800 kW. The coal consumption is 1,900 C. 275
lbs/hr. Heating value of the coal is 9.500 BTU/lb. What approximate percent in heat D. 280
in the coil is converted into useful energy?
A. 8.7% A light source located 2.75 m from a surface produces an illumination of 528 lux on
B. 17.5% that surface. Find the illumination if the distance is changed to 1.55 m.
C. 12.3% A. 298 lux
D. 15%* B. 1,662 lux*
C. 937 lux
An office has a total area of 500 square meters. Find the total lighting load for a unit D. 168 lux
of 28 volt-amperes per square meter.
A. 8 kVA A lamp has a luminous efficiency of 11lm/watt and gives out a luminous flux of 275
B. 10 kVA lm. What is the wattage of the lamp?
C. 12 kVA A. 20
D. 14 kVA* B. 25*
C. 40
Natural gas has an energy content of 0.036 watt- year/ft3, and coal has an average D. 60
energy content of 940 watt-years/ton. If 20 percent of the net energy requirement of
2.82 x 106 GWHR were to be met with gas and 80 percent with coal, what amount A small wind generator is designed to generate 75 kW of power at a wind velocity
of gas would be required? of 30 mi/hr. What is the approximate blade diameter of the wind generator in ft?
A. 1.79 x 106 ft3 A. 35.4
B. 1.79 x 108 ft3 B. 31.9
C. 1.79 x 1010 ft3 C. 33.6*
D. 1.79 x 1012 ft3* D. 37.3

A light source located 5 m from a surfaces produces an illumination of 450 lux on Suppose that the consumption of energy in a certain country has a growth rate of 4
the surface. Find the distance of the light source from the surface if the illumination percent per year. In how many years will the energy consumption be tripled?
is 900 lux. A. 27.47*
A. 3.54 m* B. 29.47
B. 3.45 m C. 31.47
C. 4.35 m D. 33.47
D. 4.53 m A 30-cd standard light source is compared with a lamp of unknown intensity using a
The annual load curve is a straight line from 40 MW to 80 MW. What is the annual grease-spot photometer. The two light sources are placed 1 m apart, and the
load factor? grease spot is moved toward the standard light. When the grease spot is 25 cm
A. 0.8 from the standard light source, the illumination is equal on both sides. Where
B. 0.7

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should the grease spot be placed for the illumination by the unknown light source to A transponder with a bandwidth of 400 MHz uses polarization diversity. If the
be exactly twice the illumination of the standard source? wavelength allocated to transmit a single telephone channel is 4 kHz, how many
A. 32 cm from standard* telephone channels can be carried by the transponder?
B. 68 cm from standard A. 300,000
C. 18 cm from standard B. 400,000
D. 82 cm from standard C. 100,000
D. 200,000*
In a certain, the energy consumption is expected to double in 10 years. Assuming a
simple exponential growth given by P=Poeat , what is the growth rate? Single-side Band signal produces a peak to peak voltage of 720 V on voice peaks
A. 6.39% across a 75-ohm antenna. What is the power? peak envelope
B. 5.39% A. 865 W*
C. 6.93%* B. 856 W
D. 5.93% C. 835 W
D. 853 W
In a certain country, the peak power demand for year 2005 is 9,287 MW and by
year 2014 it is estimated to be 10,064 MW. Calculate the growth rate. If the line frequency is 60 Hz, the output frequency of a bridge rectifier is
A. 0.9%* A. 30 Hz
B. 0.8% B. 60 Hz
C. 0.76% C. 120 Hz*
D. 0.85% D. 240 Hz

A certain amount of fuel can be converted into 3 x 10−3 quads of energy. Assume Find the frequency of a radio wave whose wavelength is 600 m.
a 30% overall efficiency for the power plant. If the average load on the power plant A. 500 Hz
over a 24 hours period is 60 MW, how long in day/s the fuel will last? B. 500 kHz*
A. 180 C. 150 Hz
B. 175 D. 150 kHz
C. 183*
D. 185 INSTRUMENTATION/FEEDBACK CONTROL

A circular top is located 4m below and 3m to the left of a lamp that emits 1800 A dc ammeter has an internal resistance of 0.1 Ω. A shunt of 1.01 x 10−3 Ω is
lumens. What illumination is provided on the surface of the table? connected to the ammeter. What is the multiplier of the set up?
A. 4.58 lux* A. 10
B. 5.35 lux B. 50
C. 5.09 lux C. 80
D. 4.84 lux D. 100*

A circular top is located 4m below and 3m to the left of a lamp that emits 2000 A certain galvanometer has resistance of 100 Ω and requires 1 mA for full scale
lumens. .What illumination is provided on the surface of the table? deflection. To make this into a voltmeter reading of 1 full scale.
A. 4.58 lux Connect a resistance of ______________.
B. 5.35 lux A. 1000 Ω in parallel
C. 5.09 lux* B. 1000 Ω in series
D. 4.84 lux C. 900 Ω in series*
D. 900 Ω in parallel
A 75-watt lamp is used to illuminate a desk that is 10 ft away. What is the wattage
of the lamp if it must operate 12 ft away from the desk to have the same A certain x-ray tube requires a current of 7 mA at a voltage of 80 kV. What
illumination? is the rate of dissipation in watts?
A. 108* A. 5600
B. 112 B. 26
C. 140 C. 560*
D. 241 D. 11.4

A light source is located 2 m from a surface produces an illumination of 50 lux on A certain voltmeter has internal resistance of 10 k-ô and a range from 0 to 100 V.
that surface. Find the intensity of the light source in candela. To give it a range from 0 to 1000 V, one should connect _____________.
A. 100 A. 100 k-ô in series
B. 50 B. 100 k-ô in parallel
C. 150 C. 90 k-ô in parallel
D. 200* D. 90 k-ô in series*

At a 115 kV substation, the PT ratio is 1,000 and the CT ratio is 1200/5. The A certain voltmeter has an internal resistance of 10 k-ô and a range from 0 to 12 V.
potential going into the wattmeter is 115 volts. What is the MW indicated when the To extend its range to 120 V, use a series resistance of ________ ô.
wattmeter reads 800 watts? A. 108,000
A. 150 MW B. 90,000*
B. 192 MW* C. 100,000
C. 15 MW D. 120,000
D. 19.2 MW
Two wattmeters connected to measure power read W1 = 30 kW and W2 = 55 kW.
A 100 watts 230 volts gas fitted lamp has a mean spherical candle power of 92. What is the power factor?
Find its efficiency in lumens per watt. A. 0.918
A. 9.56 B. 0.891*
B. 10.56 C. 0.981
C. 11.56* D. 0.819
D. 12.56

FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONICS

A 3 cm wavelength radar is located at the origin of a xy-coordinate system. A car

located at x = 100 m and y = 200 m is heading east (x-direction) at a speed of 120
km/hr. What is the Doppler frequency measured by the radar?
A. 993.81 Hz
B. 553.18 Hz
C. -993.81 Hz*
D. -553.18 Hz

The number of address lines requires to address a memory of size 32 K is ____

lines.
A. 18
B. 16
C. 13
D. 15*

A transmitter supplies 10 kW of carrier power to the antenna. The total radiated

power with 40% modulation is kW.
A. 14
B. 25
C. 1.6
D. 10.8*

Wavelength is the distance travelled by an electronic wave during the time of one
cycle. Given a wavelength of 12 meters, what is the frequency?
A. 250 kHz
B. 25 kHz
C. 250 MHz
D. 25 MHz*

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