ACES REVIEW CENTER

REE ONLINE REVIEW

AC CIRCUITS – SINGLE PHASE
BY ENGR. DAVID DC FLORES
0920 . 644 . 6246

1. A coil of wire having a value of 10 + j 16 Ω is connected in series with a capacitance reactance Xc,
and this series combination is then connected in parallel with a resistor R. If the equivalent
impedance of the circuit is 8 + j 0 Ω, what is the value of Xc in Ω?
a. 14 c. 10
b. 18 d. 16
2. The energy that is stored in a 25 microF is W(t) = 12 sin2 (377t) joule. Determine the current in A in
the capacitor.
a. 6 cos 377t c. 9.23 sin wt
b. 6 sin 377t d. 9.23 cos wt
3. A coil has an impedance of 75.4 Ω when connected a across a source of 60 Hz. The same coil
yields an impedance of 54.8 Ω when connected across a source having a different frequency of 30
Hz. What is the coil’s inductance?
a. 245.7 mH c. 158.6 mH
b. 512.8 mH d. 341.7 mH
4. A washing machine is, in effect, an R-L circuit. If the machine takes 311 W and 4.5 A from a 115-V
source when operating normally. Find its power factor?
a. 0.75 lagging c. 0.70 lagging
b. 0.65 lagging d. 0.60 lagging
5. In a series RC circuit the voltage across the capacitor and the resistor are 60 volts and 80 volts
respectively. The total voltage is
a. 70 c. 140
b. none of these d. 100
6. Given: Z1 = -j2.5 ohms; Z2 = j4 ohms; Z3 = 5 ohms; Z4 = 1 + j5 ohms. If the four impedances are
connected in parallel, find the equivalent impedance in ohms.
a. 4.1 + j0.72 c. 4.2 + j0.35
b. 4.3 + j0.45 d. 4.0 + j0.97
7. When the amplitude of the oscillator in a series RLC circuit is doubled the ________.
a. current amplitude is doubled
b. the voltage across the capacitor is halved
c. impedance is doubled
d. capacitor reactance is halved
8. A resistance of 10 ohms is connected in series with an impedance coil across 36 V, 60 Hz supply.
The voltage across the 10-ohm resistor is 20 volts and across the coil is 22.4 volts. Determine the
inductance of the coil.
a. 0.055 H b. 0.026 H c. 0.062 H d. 0.065 H
9. 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 with capacitance C, are all wired in
series and the circuit is completed. The oscillation frequency is _______.
a. f/4 c. 2f
b. f d. f/2
10. A series circuit consist of a 20 Ω resistor, a 0.20 H inductor, and 50 microfarad capacitor. If a
variable frequency 120 V source is connected across its terminal, what is the resonant frequency in
Hz?
a. 45 c. 40
b. 55 d. 50
11. Find the power factor of a circuit that absorbs 1.5 kW for a 230-V input voltage and a B-A current
a. 0.815 c. 0.852
b. 0.781 d. 0.798
12. A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel circuit consisting of a 20 HP motor whose
efficiency is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a second load that draws an apparent power of 7 kVA at
unity pf. Determine the system power factor.
a. 0.828 lagging c. 0.802 lagging
b. 0.831 lagging d. 0.884 lagging
13. If admittance Y = 0.06 – j0.08 mho, then conductance G equals
a. -0.06 c. 0.08
b. 0.06 d. -0.08
14. A source with an impedance of 100 Ω is connected to the primary coil of a transformer and a
resistance R is connected to the secondary coil. If the transformer has 100 turns in the primary coil
and 100 turns in its secondary coil the greatest power will be dissipated in the resistor if R = _____
Ω.
a. 50 c. 100
b. 0.25 d. 4
15. The current in RLC series circuit at resonance is
a. maximum c. minimum
b. zero d. infinity
16. In a series resonant RLC circuit, all of the following statements are correct EXCEPT one. Which one
is this?
a. The resonant frequency is dependent on the resistance of the circuit.
b. The phase angle between the voltage and the current vectors is zero.
c. The impedance is a minimum.
d. The current is a maximum.
17. Two impedances Z1 = 15 + j20 and Z2 = 5 – jXC are connected in parallel. Solve for the values of
XC so that the total current drawn by the combination will be in phase with any supply voltage V.
a. 28.54 Ω c. 33.12 Ω
b. 30.43 Ω d. 29.55 Ω
18. Capacitor of 30-microfarad capacitance is in series with a coil across an 8,000 cycle supply. What
inductance is required for resonance?
a. 13.34 μH c. 13.19 μH
b. 10.45 μH d. 12.55 μH
19. Find the Q of a circuit when the resonant frequency is 4.468 MHz, the inductance is 47 microhenry
and the resistance is 180 ohms parallel.
a. 0.136 c. 0.00735
b. 13.30 d. 7.35
20. A single-phase inductive load draws 10 MW at 60% lagging power factor. Determine the reactive
power of a capacitor in MVAR to be connected in parallel with the load to raise the power factor to
85%.
a. 48 c. 56
b. 51 d. 43