Paper / Subject Code: FEC105 / Basic Electrical Engineering Q.

P Code: xxx9C3

Time: 3 hours TOTAL MARKS :80

1. Q No. 1 is compulsory.
2. Attempt any three questions from the remaining five.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Wherever not mentioned value of resistance is in ohms.
5. Assume suitable data if necessary.

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Q1. Attempt any five of the following

a) Find the equivalent resistance between terminal A & B 4

OR

b) 4

c) Find current in all branches 4

4
A 415 V, 50 Hz, three-phase voltage is applied to three star-connected identical impedances. Each
d) impedance consists of a resistance of 15Ω, a capacitance of 177𝜇𝐹 and an inductance of 0.1 henry in
series. Find the (i) power factor, (ii) phase current, (iii) line current, (iv) active power, (v) reactive power,
and (vi) total VA. Draw a neat phasor diagram. If the same impedances are connected in delta, find the (i)
line current, and (ii) power consumed.

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 OR An alternating current of frequency 60 Hz has a maximum value of 12A. (i) Write down the equation
1
of the instantaneous value, (ii) find the value of current after sec, and (iii) find the time taken to reach
360
9.6 A for the first time.

OR A voltage v(t) = 282.85sin⁡100𝜋t is applied to a coil, having resistance of 20Ω in series with
inductance of 31.83mH. Find
(i) RMS value of voltage;
(ii) RMS value of current;
(iii) power dissipated in the coil and
(iv) power factor of the coil.

OR Find the r.m.s value of given waveform

e) A 80⁡𝐾𝑉𝐴, 3200/400⁡𝑉, 50⁡𝐻𝑧⁡⁡single phase transformer has 111 turns on secondary winding calculate 4
a) Number of turns on primary winding
b) Secondary full load current
c) Cross sectional area of the core if the maximum flux density is 1.2⁡Tesla
OR Compare Ideal & Practical transformer
OR Draw phasor diagram of single phase transformer on resistive load
OR Draw and explain phasor diagram of 1-phase transformer when
a) On no load
b) Leading & laggiing power factor load
f) Single phase motor is not self-starting. Justify 4
OR Explain working principle of DC motor and DC generator.

Q2.

a) Using mesh analysis, find current in 1ohm resistor 8

Using mesh analysis find the mesh currents in the direction shown and also find the voltage across A and
B terminals.

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 b) When a resistor and a coil in series are connected to a 240 V supply, a current of 3 A flows, lagging 37∘ 8
behind the supply voltage. The voltage across the coil is 171 volts. Find the resistance and reactance of
the coil, and the resistance of the resistor.

OR A resistance and a capacitance connected in series across a 250 V supply draws 5 A at 50 Hz. When
frequency is increased to 60 Hz, it draws 5.8 A. Find the values of R & C. Also find active power and power
factor in both cases.

c) Three identical coils each of [4.2 + 𝑗5.6] ohms are connected in star across a 415 V, 3-phase, 50 Hz 4
supply. Determine (i) 𝑉𝑝ℎ , (ii) 𝐼𝑝ℎ , and (iii) power factor.

OR Three equal impedances, each of 8 + 𝑗10 ohms, are connected in star. This is further connected to a
440 V, 50 Hz, three-phase supply. Calculate (i) phase voltage, (ii) phase angle, (iii) phase current, (iv) line
current, (v) active power, and (vi) reactive power.

Q3.

a) For given circuit, find the Thevenin’s equivalent across A-B 8

OR Find current through 5Ω from A to B using Thevenin's theorem.

b) 8
A voltage of 𝑣 = 10sin⁡𝜔𝑡 is applied to R-L-C circuit. At the resonance frequency of the circuit, the
maximem voltage across the capacitor is found to be 500 V. Moreover, the bandwidth is known to be
400rad/sec. and impedance at resonance is 100Ω.
(i) Find the resonant frequency.
(ii) Compute the upper and lower limits of the bandwidth.
(iii) Determine the value of 𝐿 and 𝐶 for this circuit.

OR A coil having a resistance of 20Ω. and an inductance of 0.1H is connected in series with a 50𝜇F
capacitor. An alternating voltage of 250 V is applied to the circuit. At what value of frequency will the
current in the circuit be maximum? What is the value of this current? Also find the voltage across the
inductor

OR Plot the variation of current, impedance, resistance, inductive reactance and capacilive reactance
when supply frequency is varied in R-L-C series circuit.

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 c) A 15⁡𝐾𝑉𝐴⁡2200/110⁡𝑉 transformer has 𝑅1 = 1.75⁡Ω, 𝑅2 = 0.0045⁡Ω.⁡⁡The leakage reactance are 𝑋1 = 4
2.6⁡Ω, 𝑋2 = 0.0075⁡Ω.⁡Calculate
a) Equivalent resistance referred to primary and secondary
b) Equivalent reactance referred to primary and secondary
c) Equivalent impedance referred to primary and secondary
d) Total copper loss
OR A 30⁡𝐾𝑉𝐴⁡2400/120⁡𝑉, 50⁡𝐻𝑧⁡ transformer a high-voltage winding resistance of 0.1⁡Ω and a leakage
reactance of 0.22⁡Ω.⁡The low-voltage winding resistance is 0.035⁡Ω and a leakage reactance is 0.012⁡Ω
Calculate for the transformer -
a) Equivalent resistance referred both primary and secondary
b) Equivalent reactance referred both primary and secondary
c) Equivalent impedance referred to both primary and secondary
d) Copper loss at full load
OR A 50⁡𝐾𝑉𝐴⁡2200/440⁡𝑉, 50⁡𝐻𝑍⁡ single phase transformer has primary turns of 200.⁡Determine
a) Flux in core
b) Secondary turns
c) Rated primary current
d) Rated secondary current
OR A single phase transformer has a primary voltage of⁡230⁡𝑉. No load primary current is⁡5𝐴. No load pf
is⁡0.25. Number of primary turns are⁡200⁡and the frequency is⁡50𝐻𝑧. Calculate
a) Active component of the current
b) Core loss, and
c) Magnetizing current
d) Maximum flux induced in the core

OR A 230/110 V, single phase transformer takes an input of 350 VA at no load and at rated voltage. The
core loss is 110W. Find
a) The iron loss component of no load current
b) Magnetizing component of no load current and
c) No load power factor

Q4.

a) Determine current in 1 ohm resistor using superposition theorem 8

OR
OR Determine current in Ix through 5ohm resistor using superposition theorem

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 b) 6
The voltage of 150 V applied between terminals 𝐴𝐵, produces a current of 32 A for the circuit shown in
Fig. Find the value of 𝑅 and the power factor of the circuit.

c) Draw & explain construction & working of dc shunt motor. 6

Q5.

a) Calculate the (a) Full load efficiency at 0.8 p.f. (lag) (b) Terminal voltage when supplying full load at 0.8 8
p.f. (lag) for an input voltage of 500V. The result of O.C. and S.C. test on 5⁡𝑘𝑉𝐴, 500/250𝑉, 50𝐻𝑧, 1 −
𝜙⁡transformer are as follows:

OC test : 500V 1A 50W

SC test : 15V 6A 21.6W

OR Open circuit ad short circuit tests on 5⁡𝑘𝑉𝐴, 200/400⁡𝑉, 50𝐻𝑧⁡single phase transformer gave the
following test data
OC test : 200V 1A 100W
SC test : 15V 10A 85W

a) Draw the equivalent circuit referred to prim

b) Calculate the %⁡𝜂 at 80%⁡load, 0.8⁡p.f
OR With the help of a neat diagram explain how short circuit test is conducted on a single phase
transformer.

b) With the help of a neat circuit diagram and phasor diagram explain the 2-wattmeter method to measure 10
power in a 3-phase balanced delta connected load.
OR Two wattmeters are connected to measure power in a three-phase circuit. The reading of one of the
wattmeters is 7 kW when load power factor is unity. If the power factor of the load is changed to 0.707
lagging without changing the total input power, calculate the readings of the two wattmeters.

OR Two wattmeter’s that are connected to measure power in a three-phase system using the two-
wattmeter method, indicate 1250 W and 250 W respectively. Find the total power supplied and the
power factor of the circuit. When i) both the readings are positive ii) when the latter reading is obtained
by reversing the connections of the pressure coil.

c) Show the emf of dc generator . also state significance of back e.m.f 4

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Q6.

a) For the given circuit find the value of ' 𝑅L ' so the maximum power dissipated in it. Also find 𝑃max . 8

b) Example 2.86 Two impedances (14 + 𝑗5)Ω and (18 + 𝑗10)Ω are connecled in parallel across 200 V, 50 Hz 8
supply. Determine:
(i) admittance of each branch and of the entire circuit
(ii) current in each branch and total current
(iii) power and power factor of each branch
(iv) total power factor
Also draw phasor diagram.

OR The voltage drops across four series-connected impedances are given:

𝜋 5𝜋
𝑣1 = 60sin⁡(𝜔𝑡 + ) 𝑣2 = 75sin⁡(𝜔𝑡 − )
6 6
𝜋
𝑣3 = 100cos⁡(𝜔𝑡 + ) , 𝑣4 = 𝑉4𝑚 sin⁡(𝜔𝑡 + 𝜙4 )
4
3𝜋
Calculate the values of 𝑉4𝑚 and 𝜙4 if the voltage applied across the series circuit is 140sin⁡(𝜔𝑡 + )
5

c) 4

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