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1. A resistor of 50  has a pd of 100 volts dc across it for 1 hour. B. 34.6 ohms * D. 109.6 ohms
Calculate the energy consumed.
A. 120 kJ C. 660 kJ 15. Two batteries A and B are properly connected in parallel to
B. 480 kJ D. 720 kJ * supply a current of 160 A to a load resistance RL. The open
circuit terminal voltage of battery A is 126 V and its internal
2. A conductor has a radius of 0.1625 inch. What is its cross- resistance is 0.12 ohm. If the internal resistance of B is 0.15
sectional are in circular mils? ohm and it delivers 90 A current, calculate the open circuit
A. 26,406 C. 100,000 terminal emf of battery B.
B. 6,602 D. 105,625 * A. 128.5 V C. 133.2 V
B. 131.1 V * D. 125.3 V
3. Twelve resistances each of resistance 3  are joined to form the
edge of a cube. The joints are electrically perfect. Find the 16. A coil has a resistance of 20 ohms at 25C. Find its resistance at
resistance across any two successive corners. 65C. Temperature coefficient of resistance at 25C is 0.00385
A. 2.25 ohms C. 1.75 ohms * per C.
B. 2.1 ohms D. 2.5 ohms A. 27 ohms C. 23 ohms *
B. 25 ohms D. 29 ohms
4. A 20-m length of a certain wire has a resistance of 15 . What is
the length of this wire would have a resistance of 8 ? 17. A cube is made up of 12 wires each of 1 ohm resistance what is
A. 37.5 m C. 5.68 m the equivalent resistance between opposite corners of the same
B. 10.7 m * D. 70.31 m face.
A. 0.833 ohm C. 0.889 ohm
5. The open circuit voltage at the two terminals of a two port B. 0.9 ohm D. 0.75 ohm *
network was measured and found to be 96 V. A short circuit test
was performed and an ammeter reading of 6 A was indicated. 18. If a copper wire is stretched to make it 0.1% longer, what is the
Determine the power taken by a load resistance of 176 . percentage change in its resistance?
A. 44 W * C. 52 W A. 0.2% * C. 0.02%
B. 16 W D. 63 W B. 0.1% D. 0.01%

6. Two 100-watt, 200-volt lamps are connected in series across a 19. A metal resistor has a resistance of 10  at 0C and 11  at
200-volt supply. The total power consumed by each lamp will be 160C. In reference to 0°C, the temperature coefficient is ____.
___ watts. A. 0.00625/C C. 0.0625/C
A. 400 C. 50 B. 0.000625/C * D. 0.0016/°C
B. 25 * D. 200
20. A 72-ohm coil of wire is connected in series with an adjustable
7. A single-core cable has a conductor diameter of 2.5 cm and an rheostat whose resistance can be varied from 0 to 88 ohms. If
insulation thickness of 1.2 cm. If the specific resistance of the line potential is 115 volts, calculate the rheostat resistance
insulation is 4.5 x 1014 -cm, calculate the insulation resistance when the power taken by the coil is 90 watts.
per km length of the cable. A. 31  * C. 24 
A. 305.5 M * C. 210.5 M B. 54  D. 45 
B. 331.3 M D. 281.2 M
21. The electric potential across AB of a circuit is 2 V. Point A being
8. Suppose a carbon composition resistor has the following colored at higher potential. If a charge of 2 C moves from A to B, then
bands on it: red, red, red, gold. This indicates a resistance of _ energy released is ____
A. 22  C. 220  A. 2 J C. 8 J
B. 22 k D. 2.2 k * B. 4 J * D. 12 J

9. The resistance of an incandescent lamp is 10 ohms and the 22. Four resistors A, B, C, D are connected in parallel. The resistors
rated voltage is 50 volts. Find the series resistance required to A, B, and D are 56, 50 and 40 ohms. The current in resistor D is
operate the lamp from an 80-volt supply. 2.5 A and the total current is 9 A. Determine the resistance of C.
A. 16  C. 6  * A. 12.95  C. 22.55 
B. 12  D. 8  B. 36.85  * D. 28.62 

10. A 50-ohm resistor is in parallel with a 100-ohm resistor. The 23. A 100-watt, 250-volt lamp is connected in series with a 100-
current in the 50-ohm resistor is 7.2 A. What is the value of the watt, 200-V lamp across a 250-volt supply. Calculate the circuit
third resistance to be added in parallel to make the line current current.
12.1 A? A. 0.244 A * C. 0.316 A
A. 276.9  * C. 279.6  B. 0.271 A D. 0.434 A
B. 296.7  D. 297.6 
24. A certain wire 20 ft long and 100 circular mil area has a
11. A load is connected to an active network. At the terminals to resistance of 1.6 ohms. What is its resistivity?
which the load is connected, Rth = 10  and Vth = 60 V. Then A. 10.3 ohm-CM/ft C. 2.2 ohm-CM/ft
maximum power supplied to the load is ____. B. 8 ohm-CM/ft * D. 15.2 ohm-CM/ft
A. 360 W C. 90 W *
B. 1440 W D. 180 W 25. A length of wire has a resistance of 6 ohms. The resistance of a
wire of the same material three times as long and twice the X-
12. A 100 W 220 volt lamp is connected in series with a 100 W 200 sectional area will be ________.
V lamp across 250 volt mains. Calculate the current taken A. 36 ohms C. 9 ohms *
assuming the lamp resistances remain unaltered. B. 12 ohms D. 1 ohm
A. 0.224 A C. 0.252 A
B. 0.283 A * D. 0.261 A 26. How much energy does a 100-W electric bulb consume in 2
hours?
13. The resistance of a coil of wire increases from 40 ohms at 10C A. 700 kJ C. 680 kJ
to 48.25 ohms at 60C. Find the temperature coefficient at 0C B. 460 kJ D. 720 kJ *
of the conductor material.
A. 0.0043 * C. 0.0048 27. A battery has an internal resistance of 0.5  and has an open
B. 0.0055 D. 0.0051 circuit voltage of 20 V. The battery supplies a 2-ohm load.
Determine the power lost within the battery?
14. Determine the resistance of a resistor that must be placed in A. 160 W C. 32 W *
series with a 75-ohm resistor across a 120-V source in order to B. 24 W D. 128 W
limit the power dissipation in the 75-ohm resistor to 90 watts?
A. 25 ohms C. 1.2 ohms

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28. Three cells each having an emf of 2 volts and internal resistance 42. Three resistors 2 , 5  and 10  are joined in parallel and a
of 1 ohm are connected in parallel. Calculate the current through total current of 24 A, is passed through them. Find the current in
an external resistance of 0.5 ohm. the 5  resistance.
A. 1.33 A C. 2.67 A A. 6 A * C. 12 A
B. 2.4 A * D. 1.8 A B. 3 A D. 15 A

29. A group of 5 x 1016 free electrons pass across the section of a 43. An electric boiler draws 10 A at 200 V for a period of 5 hrs. The
conductor in 1 minute and 20 sec. The current flowing is ___ quantity of electricity in coulombs which passes through the
A. 1 mA C. 0.1 mA * boiler is ______.
B. 0.01 mA D. 10 mA A. 180,000 * C. 100
B. 2,000 D. 10,000
30. A 10-watt resistor has a value of 120 ohms. What is the rated
current through the resistor? 44. The resistance temperature coefficient of phosphor bronze is
A. 0.289 A * C. 0.398 A 0.00394 per C at 0C. A length of phosphor bronze, wire has a
B. 0.318 A D. 0.417 A resistance of 10 ohms at 20C, What is its resistance at 60C?
A. 11.46  * C. 20.21 
31. A cooper coil has a resistance of 162  at 60C. What is the B. 10.31  D. 15.43 
percent decrease in resistance at 20C?
A. 13.58% * C. 15.71% 45. A coil of annealed copper wire has 820 turns, the average length
B. 22.15% D. 18.29% of which is 9 in. If the diameter of the wire is 32 mils, calculate
the total resistance of the coil at 20C.
32. A current of 4.8 A is flowing in a conductor. The number of A. 10.45  C. 9.26 
electrons flowing per second through the conductor is ____ B. 6.23  * D. 12.82 
electrons.
A. 3 x 1020 C. 76.8 x 1020 46. Three resistances of 3, 5, and 6 ohms are connected in parallel
B. 7.68 x 1020 D. 3 x 1019 * and absorbed a power of 280 watts. Determine the applied
voltage.
33. A voltage source having an open circuit voltage of 100 V and A. 25 V C. 48 V
internal resistance of 50  is equivalent to a current source ___ B: 20 V * D. 36 V
A. 2 A in parallel with 50  * C. 2 A with 50  in series
B. 0.5 A in parallel with 50  D. 2 A in parallel with 100  47. How much work will be done by an electric energy source with a
potential difference of 3 kV that delivers a current of 1 A for 1
34. Determine the insulation resistance of a single-core cable of minute.
length 3 km and having conductor radius 12.5 mm, insulation A. 150 kJ C. 170 kJ
thickness 10 mm and specific resistance of insulation of 5 x 10 12 B. 160 kJ D. 180 kJ *
-m.
A. 156 M * C. 202 MΩ 48. A 125-V dc generator whose internal resistance is 0.15  is
B. 178 MΩ D. 193 MΩ connected through a 0.45  line resistor two charge two 90-V
storage batteries A and B in parallel. If the internal resistances of
35. A 200 W, 100 V lamp is to be connected on a 250 V supply. The A and B are 0.32  and 0.4  respectively, find the charging
additional resistance required to be connected in series will be _ current on battery B.
A. 125 ohms C. 75 ohms * A. 28 A C. 22 A
B. 50 ohms D. 25 ohms B. 20 A * D. 25 A

36. Four resistances 2.5 , 10 , 7.5  and 15  are connected in 49. A certain conductor has a conductivity of 90% at 20C. What is
parallel. If the total current taken is 7 A, calculate the current its resistivity in ohm-circular mils per foot?
through the 2.5  resistance. A. 11.52 * C. 10.95
A. 4 A * C. 1 A B. 10.38 D. 11.83
B. 1.33 A D. 0.67 A
50. A 1000-ft length of a given wire whose diameter is 0.365 inch
37. Three loads A, B and C are connected in parallel to a 230-V has a resistance of 0.13 ohm at 20C. What is its percent
source. Load A takes 9.2 kW, load B takes a current of 60 A, and conductivity?
load C is a resistance of 4.6 ohms. Calculate the equivalent A. 66% C. 70%
resistance of the three parallel loads. B. 73% D. 60% *
A. 1.43 ohms C. 1.37 ohms
B. 1.53 ohms * D. 1.27 ohms 51. Two resistors A and B are connected in series across a 120-V
source. When a 30-k voltmeter is connected across A, and then
38. A resistance of 10  is connected in series with two resistances across B, the instrument deflection is 48 V in each case. Find the
each of 15  arranged in parallel. What resistance must be resistance of resistor A.
shunted across this parallel combination so that the total current A. 12 k C. 15 k *
taken shall be 1.5 A with 20 V applied? B. 10 k D. 18 k
A. 4  C. 10 
B. 6  * D. 8  52. Measurements made on a practical dc source show a terminal
voltage of 100 V for a load resistance of 100 , and 105 V for a
39. A battery is connected to a resistance causing a current of 0.5 A load resistance of 210 . Determine the internal resistance of
in the circuit. The current drops to 0.4 A, when an additional this source.
resistance of 5  is connected in series. The current will drop tp A. 5  C. 4 
0.2 A when the resistance is further increased by ___. B. 8  D. 10  *
A. 25  * C. 15 
B. 40  D. 10  53. The open circuit voltage at the terminals of load RL is 30 V.
Under the conditions of maximum power transfer, the load
40. A voltage of 200 V is applied to a tapped resistor of 500 . Find voltage will be
the resistance between two tapping points connected to a circuit A. 30 V C. 60 V
needing 0.1 A and 25 V. B. 5 V D. 15 V *
A. 87  C. 90 
B. 79  * D. 72  54. Two resistors R1 and R2 give a combined resistance of 4.5 
when in series and 1  when in parallel. If R1 > R2, solve for R1.
41. A wire has a resistance of 10 ohms. It is stretched by one-tenth A. 1.5  C. 2.0 
of its original length. Then its resistance will be ____. B. 2.5  D. 3.0  *
A. 10 ohms C. 12.1 ohms *
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55. Two 115-V incandescent lamps A and B are connected in series B. 72 C D. 1800 C *
across a 230-V source. If lamp A is rated 75 watts and lamp B is
rated 50 watts, determine the current drawn by the series 69. A series circuit consists of three resistors R1, R2 and R3
connection. connected to a 240 V source. If the voltage drop across the
A. 0.52 A * C. 0.68 A resistor R1 is 60 V when the circuit current is 4 A and R2 = 1.5R3,
B. 0.45 A D. 0.73 A what is the ohmic resistance of resistor R2?
A. 18 ohms C. 27 ohms *
56. Each of the 19 strands of a copper cable has a diameter of 59 B. 15 ohms D. 36 ohms
mils. Calculate the resistance of a mile length of such cable at a
temperature of 20C. 70. An electric heater takes 1.2 kWh in 30 min at 120 volts. What is
A. 0.585  C. 1.209  the current input to the heater?
B. 0.827  * D. 1.333  A. 12 A C. 18 A
B. 15 A D. 20 A *
57. A wire of resistance of 5 ohms is further drawn so that the
diameter is reduced to one fifth of its original diameter. The 71. A battery of 10 volts and internal resistance of 0.5 ohm is
resistance of the drawn wire will be ______. connected in parallel with another battery of 12 volts and
A. 3125 ohms * C. 3215 ohms internal resistance of 0.8 ohm. The terminals are connected by
B. 3152 ohms D. 3251 ohms an external resistance of 20 ohms. Find the current in the
external resistance.
58. A resistor R is connected across a 220 V supply. A voltmeter of A. 0.42 A C. 1.21 A
resistance of 12 k is connected between the center of the B. 0.53 A * D. 1.74 A
resistor and one side of the supply. It reads 100 V. Find the
value of resistor R. 72. A resistor rated 5 W, 6 V is connected across a battery with an
A. 5 k C. 4 k open circuit voltage of 6 V. What is the internal resistance of the
B. 3.6 k D. 4.8 k * battery if the resulting current is 0.8 A?
A. 0.5 ohm C. 0.3 ohm *
59. The emf of a dry cell is 1.4 volts, and the internal resistance is B. 0.2 ohm D. 0.4 ohm
0.06 ohm. Determine the maximum load power.
A. 8.17 W * C. 6.83 W 73. A copper wire of area of cross-section 1 mm2 is carrying a
B. 9.22 W D. 8.81 W current of 10 A. If the density of the electrons is 1 x 1028
electrons per cubic meter, find the drift velocity of the
60. Three resistors A, B and C are connected in parallel and take a conduction electrons.
total of 7.9 A. Resistor A takes 2.5 A and has a resistance of 48 A. 1/200 m/s C. 1/160 m/s *
, also the current in B is twice as much as that through C. B. 1/180 m/s D. 1/150 m/s
Calculate the resistance of resistor B.
A. 66.6  C. 45.5  74. Two 30-ohm resistors are connected in series. When a resistor R
B. 70.7  D. 33.3  * is connected across one of them, the total circuit resistance is 40
ohms. Calculate the ohmic value of R.
61. If the greatest output that can be obtained from an 8.4 V A. 20  C. 25 
storage battery is 50 W, what will be its output when a B. 15  * D. 10 
resistance of 4  is connected across its terminals?
A. 14.9 W * C. 12.2 W 75. Two batteries A and B are properly connected in parallel to
B. 13.5 W D. 11.4 W supply a current of 160 A to a load resistance RL. The open
circuit terminal voltage of battery A is 126 V and its internal
62. A color coded carbon resistor has colors of orange, green, red resistance is 0.12 ohm. If the internal resistance of B is 0.15
and silver. Determine its ohmic value. ohm and it delivers 90 A current, calculate the open circuit
A. 3.5 k * C. 4.5 k terminal emf of battery B.
B. 35 k D. 45 k A. 128.5 V C. 133.2 V
B. 131.1 V * D. 125.3 V
63. An emf of 20 V and internal resistance of 1  is impressed
across a resistor R connected between the terminals of the 76. A 20 F capacitor is connected to a 45 V battery through a
battery. For what value of R will its power drawn be 36 W. circuit whose resistance is 2 k. How long does it take for the
A. 12  C. 9  * charge to reach 63% of its final value?
B. 10  D. 8  A. 0.02 s C. 0.04 s *
B. 0.05 s D. 0.03 s
64. A 400,000-cir-mil cable is composed of 37 strands. What is the
diameter, in mils, of each strand? 77. A resistance R and a 4 µF capacitor are connected in series
A. 17 mils C. 10,810 mils across a 200 V dc supply. Across the capacitance is connected a
B. 104 mils * D. 117 mils neon lamp that strikes at 120 V. Calculate the value of R to
make the lamp strike after 5 s?
65. Calculate the current drawn by a 100 W, 250 V lamp when it is A. 1.346 MΩ C. 1.643 MΩ
connected across a 220 V. B. 1.364 MΩ * D. 1.364 MΩ
A. 0.352 A * C. 0.4 A
B. 0.454 A D. 0.516 A 78. What is the electric field intensity at a point 30 cm from a charge
of 0.1 coulomb?
66. Three resistors of 2 , 3  and an unknown resistor R are A. 1 x 1010 N/C * C. 3 x 1010 N/C
connected in parallel. The current through R is 5 A and the B. 2 x 1010 N/C D. 1.5 x 1010 N/C
equivalent resistance of the combination is 1 . The total
current is equal to ____ 79. A 5 F capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 800 V
A. 30 A * C. 25 A and discharged through a conductor. How much energy is given
B. 15 A D. 20 A to the conductor during the discharge?
A. 1.2 J C. 4 J
67. A wire has a resistance of 12 ohms. It is bent in the form of a B. 1.6 J * D. 160 J
circle. The effective resistance between two points on any
diameter is ___. 80. Potential difference across a capacitor of capacitance 20 F is
A. 3 ohms * C. 12 ohms
increased uniformly from 0 to 240 V in 1 s. The average
B. 6 ohms D. 24 ohms
charging current will be ____.
A. 12 mA C. 1.2 mA
68. The current in an electric lamp is 5 amperes. What quantity of
B. 9.6 mA D. 4.8 mA *
electricity flows towards the filament in 6 minutes?
A. 30 C C. 3600 C

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81. A cable 5 km long has an inner core diameter of 1.25 cm an B. 5 x 106 V D. 5000 V
impregnated paper insulation of thickness 1.25 cm having a
relative permittivity of 3.8. Find the capacitance of the cable. 95. The total capacitance of two condensers is 0.03 F when
A. 0.96 F * C. 0.83 F connected in series and 0.16 F when connected in parallel. One
B. 1.21 F D. 1.58 F of the condensers has a capacitance of ____.
A. 0.15 F C. 0.10 F
82. Two capacitors of capacitance 8 F and 2 F are connected in B. 0.12 F * D. 0.05 F
series across a 100-V dc supply. Now, if the supply voltage is
removed and the capacitors are then connected in parallel, what 96. A capacitor of 8-F capacitance is connected to a direct current
will be the final charge on the 8 F capacitor? source through a resistance of 1 M. Calculate the time taken
A. 384 C C. 256 C * by the capacitor to receive 75% of its final charge.
B. 512 C D. 288 C A. 11.09 s * C. 10.53 s
B. 9.38 a D. 8.33 s
83. A 2-F and 3-F capacitor are connected in series. A potential
difference of 500 V is applied to the combination. Find the 97. The total capacitance of two condensers is 2 F when connected
potential difference across the 2-F capacitor in series and 9 F when connected in parallel. Find the
A. 250 V C. 280 V capacitance on one of the condensers.
B. 300 V * D. 200 V A. 2 F C. 4 F
B. 5 F D. 3 F *
84. Two capacitors of capacitances 0.5 µF and 0.3 µF are joined in
series. What value of capacitance joined in parallel with the 98. A cable with a capacitance of 2.5 F discharges through its
combination would give a capacitance of 0.5 µF? insulation resistance of 50 M. By what percentage will the
A. 0.45 µF C. 0.31 µF * voltage have fallen 2 min after disconnection from its bus bar?
B. 0.63 µF D. 0.54 µF A. 38.3% C. 61.7% *
B. 90.9% D. 48.6%
85. A capacitance of 100 F is connected in series with a resistance
of 8000 ohms. The time constant of the circuit is ____. 99. The electric field intensity at a point located 4 m from a point
A. 0.025 s C. 0.64 s charge is 200 N/C. If the distance is reduced to 2 m, the field
B. 0.0125 s D. 0.8 s * intensity will be ____.
A. 400 N/C C. 100 N/C
86. A series circuit with 10-ohm resistor and 50 capacitor is suddenly B. 1 N/C D. 800 N/C *
connected to a dc source of 120 volts. What is the current at
one time constant? 100. If 10 J of work is required to move 2 C of charge in a uniform
A. 12 A C. 7.6 A electric field, the potential difference present is equal to ____.
B. 4.4 A * D. 2.44 A A. 20 V C. 12 V
B. 5 V * D. 1/5 V
87. Three charges at the corners of a square ABCD, 20 cm on each
side. A = +4 nC, B = -4 nC and C = +4 nC. Find the potential at 101. A series RC circuit consist of R = 2 M and an uncharged
point D. capacitor C = 5 F. The circuit is connected across a 100 VDC
A. 221 V C. 226 V source at t = 0. What is the initial rate of change of voltage
B. 233 V * D. 217 V across the resistor?
A. -15 V/s C. -20 V/s
88. A capacitor of 8 µF capacitance is connected to a dc source B. -10 V/s * D. -18 V/s
through a resistance of 1 MΩ. Calculate the time by the
capacitor to receive 95% of its final charge. 102. The voltage across a 50 µF capacitor rises at a constant rate of
A. 23.96 s * C. 26.39 s 10 V/ms. Calculate the current through the capacitor.
B. 21.38 s D. 28.13 s A. 2 mA C. 5 mA
B. 50 mA D. 500 mA *
89. Find the value of a capacitor with 500 volts across it, in which 20
J of energy is stored. 103. Two capacitors of capacitance 3 μF and 6 μF in series will have
A. 120 F C. 160 F * total capacitance of _____.
B. 100 F D. 150 F A. 9 μF C. 18 μF
B. 2 μF * D. 24 μF
90. What is the force of repulsion between two argon nuclei when
separated by 1 nm? The charge on an argon nucleus is +18e. 104. Approximately how many electrons must be added to a spherical
A. 75 nN * C. 82 nN conductor of radius 10 cm to produce a field of 0.002 N/C just
B. 67 nN D. 79 nN above the surface?
A. 10,800 C. 13,900 *
91. A 100-F capacitor in series with a 15-k voltmeter is connected B. 21,900 D. 22,800
across a 60-V dc source at t = 0. How long after will it take for
the voltmeter to register 20 V? 105. A capacitor of 4 F capacitance is charged to a pd of 400 V and
A. 1.372 s C. 3.273 s then connected in parallel with an uncharged capacitor of 2 F
B. 0.492 s D. 1.647 s * capacitance. Calculate the pd across the parallel capacitors.
A. 245 V C. 256 V
92. The electric field at a point due to a point charge is 30 joule per B. 272 V D. 267 V *
coulomb and the electric potential at that point is 15 volts.
Calculate the magnitude of the charge. 106. What accelerating voltage is required to accelerate an electron
A. 1.38 nC C. 1.21 nC to a kinetic energy of 5 x 10-15 J.
B. 0.83 nC * D. 0.96 nC A. 13,200 V C. 19,150 V
B. 31,250 V * D. 24,900 V
93. A certain parallel-plate capacitor consist of two plates, each with
area 200 cm2, separated by a 0.4 cm air gap. If the capacitor is 107. A 16 F capacitor is charged to 100 V. After being disconnected,
connected across a 500-V source, determine the stored energy it is immediately connected in parallel with an uncharged
on it. capacitor of 4 F. Determine the loss of energy.
A. 5.25 J C. 5.53 J * A. 0.010 J C. 0.014 J
B. 3.33 J D. 3.15 J B. 0.012 J D. 0.016 J *

94. A sphere has of radius 0.1 m has a charge of 50 nC. Determine 108. Four condensers of 4 F each are connected in parallel. Their
the potential at the surface of the sphere. Assume air as the equivalent capacitance will be ____.
medium. A. 16 F * C. 64 F
A. 4500 V * C. 4.5 V B. 1 F D. 1/4 F

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109. A capacitor of 40µF is charged to a potential difference of 500 122. A charge of 1 C flows from a 100-V outlet through a 100 W light
volts. The energy stored in the electrical field between the plates bulb each second. How much work is done each second by this
of this conductor is ____. electrical source?
A. 4.5 J C. 4 J A. 100 J * C. 1000 J
B. 5 J * D. 40 J B. 10,000 J D. 1 J

110. Four equal point charges of +3 C each, are placed at the four 123. A square ABCD has each side of 1 m. Four point charges of
corners of a square that is 50 cm on a side. Find the force acting +0.01 C, -0.02 C, + 0.03 C and +0.02 C are placed at A, B,
on each of the point charges. C and D respectively. Find the potential at the center of the
A. 0.97 N C. 0.62 N * square.
B. 0.16 N D. 0.32 N A. 509.2 V * C. 512.4 V
B. 502.8 V D. 516.7 V
111. A parallel plate capacitor has plates of area 2 sq. m. spaced by
three layers of different dielectric materials. The relative 124. A capacitor is charged to 100 V and then discharged through a
permittivities are 2, 4, 6 and thickness are 0.5, 1.5 and 0.3 mm 50 k resistor. If the time constant of the circuit is 0.80 s,
respectively. Calculate the capacitance of this capacitor. determine the time for the capacitor voltage to fall to 20 V.
A. 13.11 nF C. 21.47 nF A. 1.287 s * C. 1.316 s
B. 18.36 nF D. 26.23 nF * B. 1.304 s D. 1.211 s

112. A 2-F capacitor is connected by closing a switch to a supply of 125. What capacitance should be connected in series with a 12 F
100 V through a 1 M resistance. Calculate initial rate of rise of capacitor if the equivalent capacitance is to be 4 F?
pd across the capacitor. A. 5 F C. 4 F
A. 100 V/s C. 50 V/s * B. 6 F * D. 3 F
B. 10 V/s D. 5 V/s
126. A 5-pF and 10-pF capacitors are connected in parallel. A
113. Two identical tiny metal balls carry charges of +3 nC and -12 nC. potential difference of 1000 V is applied to the combination. Find
If the balls are touched together and then separated to 3 cm, the total charged stored in the capacitors.
determine the force between them. A. 15 nC * C. 30 nC
A. 0.36 mN C. 0.18 mN B. 32 nC D. 24 nC
B. 0.20 mN * D. 0.24 mN
127. A 5 µF capacitor is charged so that the p.d. between its plates is
114. Two electrons in a vacuum, experience a force of 2 x 10 -15 N. 800 V. Calculate how long the capacitor can provide an average
How far apart are the electrons? discharge current of 2 mA.
A. 3.4 x 10-7 m * C. 9.6 x 10-7 m A. 2.0 s * C. 1.8 s
B. 2.84 x 10-12 m D. 5.05 x 10-12 m B. 2.4 s D. 3.2 s

115. An isolated capacitor of unknown capacitance has been charged 128. Three charges +3, -4 and +6 coulombs are placed inside a
to a potential difference of 100 volts. When this charged sphere. What is the magnitude and direction of the flux passing
capacitor is then connected to an uncharged 10-µF capacitor, through the surface of sphere?
the potential difference is 30 volts. Find the unknown A. +5 C, going outward * C. +5 C, going inward
capacitance in microfarads. B. -5 C, going inward D. -5 C, going inward
A. 6.67 C. 4.29 *
B. 3.33 D. 5.38 129. A capacitor of capacitance 1 µF is charged to 10 kV and is then
discharged through a wire. Find the heat produced in the wire in
116. Two square parallel plates (4 cm x 4 cm) are separated by a 0.1 calories.
cm thick insulator with dielectric constant of 3.4. The plates are A. 12.9 C. 11.9 *
connected across 200 V. What charge exists on the plates? B. 10.9 D. 9.9
A. 9.63 nC * C. 6.38 nC
B. 4.19 nC D. 3.92 nC 130. Three capacitors of capacitance 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 F, respectively
are connected in parallel and the group then connected in series
117. The electric potential at a point in air due to a charge is 9V. If air with another group of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 F, respectively,
is replaced by a medium of relative permittivity 3, then electric connected in series. Calculate the total capacitance.
potential at that point will be _______. A. 54.7 nF * C. 55.2 nF
A. 27 V C. 3 V * B. 68.2 nF D. 61.5 nF
B. 1 V D. 18 V
131. Three capacitors have capacitances of 2, 3 and 4 F
118. Two capacitors A and B are connected in series across a 200 V respectively. Calculate the total capacitance when they are
dc supply. The pd across A is 120 V. This pd is increased to 140 connected in series.
V when a 3 F capacitor is connected in parallel with B. Calculate A. 9 F C. 0.923 F *
the capacitance of A. B. 0.833 F D. 24 F
A. 1.8 F C. 5.4 F
B. 2.4 F D. 3.6 F * 132. Compute the energy stored in a 60-pF capacitor when the
charge on each plate is 30 nC.
119. A series RC circuit is to have an initial charging current of 4 mA A. 7.5 µJ * C. 4.5 µJ
and a time constant of 3.6 s when connected to a 120 V dc B. 6.5 µJ D. 5.5 µJ
supply. Calculate the value of C.
A. 100 µF C. 120 µF * 133. A 0.09 microfarad capacitor is charged to 220 volts. How long in
B. 75 µF D. 90 µF milliseconds will it discharged to a level of 110 volts if the
discharged resistor has a resistance of 20,000 ohms?
120. A mechanical device moves a charge of 1.5 C for a distance of A. 1.5 C. 0.5
20 cm through a uniform electric field of 2 x 10 3 N/C. What is B. 1.25 * D. 2.5
the emf of the device?
A. 400 V * C. 200 V 134. A charged 100-pF capacitor has an initial voltage across it of 10
B. 10,000 V D. 600 V V. A 100 k resistor is suddenly connected across the capacitor
(at t = 0) to discharge it. What is the magnitude of the
121. What is the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor made of two instantaneous current at 20 s?
aluminum plates, 4 cm in length on a side and separated by 5 A. 13.5 µA * C. 13.5 pA
mm? B. 36.8 µA D. 36.8 pA
A. 2.832 pF * C. 2.328 pF
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135. Three capacitors are connected in series across a 135 volts 148. A 16 F capacitor is charged to 100 V. After being disconnected,
supply. The voltages across them are 30, 45 and 60 volts and it is immediately connected in parallel with an uncharged
the charge on each is 4500 µC. Find the total capacitance. capacitor of 4 F. Determine the loss of energy.
A. 33.3 µF * C. 100 µF A. 0.010 J C. 0.014 J
B. 75 µF D. 150 µF B. 0.012 J D. 0.016 J *

136. To move a charge particle through an electric potential 149. A parallel-plate capacitor has plates 5 cm square and 0.1 mm
difference of 0.001 volt requires 2 J of work. What is the apart. Find its capacitance in air.
magnitude of the charge? A. 221 pF * C. 212 pF
A. 2 mC * C. 4 mC B. 132 pF D. 123 pF
B. 8 mC D. 1 mC
150. A 20 µF capacitor initially charged to a pd of 500 V is discharged
137. A series RC circuit has R = 1 MΩ and C = 10 µF connected through an unknown resistance. After one minute, the pd at the
across a dc supply. Determine the time taken for the capacitor to terminals of the capacitor is 200 V. What is the value of the
receive 90% of its final charge. resistance?
A. 23 s * C. 26 s A. 3.274 MΩ * C. 3.427 MΩ
B. 17 s D. 12 s B. 3.247 MΩ D. 3.724 MΩ

138. Charges of +2, +3 and -8 C are placed at the vertices of an 151. An air cored solenoid has 300 turns, its length is 25 cm and
equilateral triangle of side 10 cm. Calculate the magnitude of the cross sectional area is 3 cm2. Solve its self inductance.
force acting on the -8 C charge due to the other two charges. A. 135 H * C. 115 H
A. 21.6 N C. 43.3 N B. 125 H D. 105 H
B. 31.4 N * D. 51.2 N
152. A circuit having a resistance of 20 and an inductance of 0.5 H
139. Two equally charged pit balls are 3 cm apart in air and repel is connected suddenly across a 200 V supply. Find the current
each other with a force of 4 x 10-5 N. Compute the charge on after half one time constant.
each ball. A. 6.32 A C. 4.21 A
A. 4 nC C. 3.6 nC B. 3.93 A * D. 5.18 A
B. 11.54 nC D. 2 nC *
153. The mutual inductance between two coils in a radio receiver is
140. Two capacitors of 3 F and 4 F are individually charged across 100 mH. One coil has 100 mH of self inductance. What is the
a 6-V battery. After being disconnected from the battery, they self inductance of the other is coefficient of coupling between
are connected together with negative plate of one attached to the coils is 0.5?
the positive plate of the other. What is now the voltage across A. 400 mH * C. 800 mH
each capacitor? B. 500 mH D. 1000 mH
A. 7 V C. 3 V
B. 0.752 V D. 0.857 V * 154. It is desired to send a flux of 500 Wb across an air gap, 0.1 cm
long and 25 cm2 in cross section located in a magnetic circuit.
141. An uncharged condenser in series with a 120-V voltmeter of 10 Solve the reluctance of the of the air gap.
kΩ resistance is suddenly connected to a 100-V battery. What is A. 3.18 x 105 AT/Wb * C. 3.28 x 105 AT/Wb
the capacitance of the condenser if after 1 s, the voltmeter reads B. 3.08 x 105 AT/Wb D. 3.38 x 105 AT/Wb
60 V.
A. 188.28 F C. 109.13 F 155. A current of 2 A through a coil sets up flux linkages of 4 Wb-
B. 195.76 F * D. 210.24 F turn. The inductance of the coil is ____.
A. 0.5 H C. 2 H *
142. The potential at a point due to a charge is 9 V. If the distance is B. 1 H D. 8 H
increased three times, the potential at that point will be ___.
A. 27 V C. 3 V * 156. An iron ring has a mean circumference of 1 m and a cross-
B. 1 V D. 81 V sectional area of 8.0 cm2. It is wound with 500 turns of coil
carrying a current of 1.8 A. If the flux produced is 1.2 mWb, the
143. Three capacitors of 2, 3 and 4 F are connected in series with a relative permeability is nearest to
6-V battery. When the current stops, determine the voltage A. 1155 C. 1326 *
across the 4-F capacitor. B. 1427 D. 1088
A. 2.61 V C. 1.846 V
B. 1.38 V * D. 2.79 V 157. Each of the six poles of a dc generator creates 2.3 x 106
maxwells when 3.7 A passes through its 1260 turns. Calculate
144. Assuming the earth to be an isolated conducting sphere of the total magnetic-field energy stored in the poles.
radius 6400 km, what is the capacitance of earth? A. 322 J * C. 408 J
A. 506 F C. 712 F * B. 368 J D. 446 J
B. 882 F D. 603 F
158. A certain 40-turn coil has an inductance of 6 H. Determine the
145. The electric intensity between the parallel plate capacitor is 10 new inductance if 10 turns are added to the coil.
N/C. If an insulating slab of relative permittivity 4 is placed A. 9.38 H * C. 0.375 H
between the plates, then electric intensity will be ____. B. 7.5 H D. 3.84 H
A. 10 N/C C. 2.5 N/C *
B. 40 N/C D. 20 N/C 159. An iron ring of mean diameter of 15 cm is uniformly wound with
450 turns of wire. A current of 2 A when passed through the
146. A multi-plate capacitor ha 6 plates connected in parallel, coil, establishes a flux density of 1.2 T in the iron ring.
interleaved with 5 similar plates. Each plate has an effective area Determine the relative permeability of iron.
of 120 cm2. The gap between the adjacent plates is 1 mm. The A. 700 C. 800
capacitor is immersed in oil of relative permittivity 5. Calculate B. 600 D. 500 *
the capacitance.
A. 5.31 nF * C. 4.82 nF 160. A conductor, 50 mm long, moves at a velocity of 2.5 m/s across
B. 3.33 nF D. 2.67 nF a magnetic field of 0.9 Wb/m2. What is the voltage generated?
A. 0.112 V * C. 0.456 V
147. A capacitor of 0.1 μF charged to 120 V is connected across an B. 0.284 V D. 0.324 V
uncharged 0.1 μF capacitor. Then voltage across each capacitor
will be ___. 161. Two coils of inductances 4 H and 6 H are connected in parallel.
A. 120 V C. 90 V If their mutual inductance is 3 H, calculate the equivalent
B. 60 V * D. 12 V inductance of the combination if mutual inductance opposes the
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A. 0.65 H C. 0.87 H 175. Two coils have inductance of 4 mH and 9 mH and coefficient of
B. 0.72 H D. 0.94 H * coupling is 0.50. If the two coils are connected in series aiding,
the total inductance will be
162. Three inductors of 10 mH, 20 mH and 20 mH are connected in A. 19 mH * C. 12 mH
parallel. Determine total inductance. B. 7 mH D. 5 mH
A. 50 mH C. 5 mH *
B. 20 mH D. 10 mH 176. A coil of inductance 0.2 H and 1 ohm resistance is connected to
a 90 V source. What is the current when it is growing at a rate
163. The field winding of a dc electromagnet is wound with 850 turns of 100 A/s?
and carries a current of 4.5 A. When the flux linking the coil is A. 85 A C. 80 A
0.005 Wb, calculate the self inductance. B. 70 A * D. 75 A
A. 0.86 H C. 1.04 H
B. 0.94 H * D. 1.12 H 177. Find the force per meter length between two conductors 5 cm
apart carrying 1000 and 5000 A respectively.
164. An iron-cored coil of 10 turns has a reluctance of the 100 A. 16 N C. 32 N
AT/Wb. The inductance of the coil is ___. B. 20 N * D. 45 N
A. 0.1 H C. 5 H
B. 1 H * D. 10 H 178. A wire 3 m long makes an angle of 53.13 in a magnetic field of
0.02 Wb/m2. If the wire is moved at the rate of 12 m/s in a
165. A pair of long parallel conductors is 12 cm apart and carries direction perpendicular to the field, what is the induced emf?
equal currents of 3000 A in opposite directions. Calculate the A. 0.720 V C. 0.576 V *
flux density at a point midway between the wires in a line joining B. 0.432 V D. 0.60 V
their centers.
A. 160 G C. 220 G 179. Find the relative permeability of a piece of silicon iron if a flux
B. 200 G * D. 300 G density of 1.3 T is produced by a magnetic field strength of 700
AT/m.
166. What is the inductance of a 780-turn solenoid which establishes A. 1282 C. 1672
420,000 maxwells when the current is 4.1 A? B. 1478 * D. 910
A. 0.50 H C. 0.72 H
B. 0.66 H D. 0.80 H * 180. A smooth core armature working in a 4-pole field magnet has a
gap (iron to iron) of 0.5 cm. The area of the surface of each pole
167. A mild steel ring has a radius of 50 mm and a cross sectional is 0.1 m2. The ampere-turns absorbed by each pole are 3000.
area of 400 mm2. A current of 0.50 A flows in a coil wound Calculate the mechanical force exerted by each pole on the
uniformly around the ring and the flux produced is 0.10 mWb. If armature.
the relative permeability at this current is 200, determine the A. 22,381 N * C. 20,452 N
number of turns in the coil. B. 24,110 N D. 18,192 N
A. 625 * C. 610
B. 605 D. 650 181. Solve the force acting on a conductor 0.5 m long carrying a
current of 100 A at right angles to a magnetic field of 100 mT.
168. The current in a circuit falls from 5 to 1 A in 0.1 s. If an average A. 5000 N C. 5 N *
emf of 2 V is induced in the circuit while this is happening, find B. 500 N D. 20 N
the inductance of the circuit.
A. 0.05 H * C. 0.03 H 182. A coil of 1200 turns links a magnetic circuit, and when the
B. 0.02 H D. 0.04 H current is 4 A, the flux is 500,000 maxwells. What is the self
inductance of the coil?
169. Two coils having 50 and 400 turns respectively are wound side A. 1.5 H * C. 2.8 H
by side on a closed iron circuit of cross section of area 150 cm 2 B. 2.0 H D. 3.6 H
and mean length 200 cm. Calculate the mutual inductance
between the two coils. Take relative permeability of iron as 183. A circular coil of diameter 20 mm is mounted with the plane of
2500. the coil perpendicular to the direction of a uniform magnetic flux
A. 0.55 H C. 0.47 H * density of 100 mT. Find the total flux passing the coil.
B. 0.61 H D. 0.73 H A. 45.6 Wb C. 52.1 Wb
B. 38.2 Wb D. 31.4 Wb *
170. A wire 300-cm long is to be moved through a uniform
orthogonal magnetic field of 1.1 W/m2. What force is required if 184. The field winding of a machine consists of 8 coils in series, each
the wire carries a 6 A current? containing 1200 turns. When the current is 3 A, flux linked with
A. 1.64 N C. 1.72 N each coil is 20 mWb. Calculate the energy stored in the circuit.
B. 1.98 N * D. 1.86 N A. 64 J C. 36 J
B. 288 J * D. 625 J
171. A 6-H coil whose resistance is 36 ohms is connected in series to
a 144 V battery and a switch. The switch is closed at t = 0. 185. The flux in the 0.15-inch air gap of a magnetic circuit is 222,000
Solve the current at t = 0.1 s. maxwells, produced by an mmf of 2,600 amp-turns. What is the
A. 1.8 A * C. 1.2 A approximate area of the air gap?
B. 1.9 A D. 2.5 A A. 3 sq in C. 5 sq in
B. 4 sq in * D. 6 sq in
172. Two identical coupled coils have an equivalent inductance of 80
mH when connected in series aiding and 35 mH in series 186. A 200-turn solenoid is 40 mm long. If the magnetic field inside it
opposing. Find the coefficient of coupling. is to be 0.01 Wb/m2, the current it carries should be ____.
A. 0.391 * C. 0.339 A. 1.6 A * C. 1.1 A
B. 0.302 D. 0.311 B. 2.5 A D. 2.1 A

173. An emf of 16 volts is induced in a coil of inductance 4 H. The 187. Calculate the back emf of a 1 H, 10  coil 0.1 s after 100 V dc
rate of change of current must be ____. supply is connected to it.
A. 64 A/s C. 16 A/s A. 36.8 V * C. 44.2 V
B. 32 A/s D. 4 A/s * B. 53.3 V D. 61.6 V

174. A current of 6 A is flowing in a solenoid wound with 1200 turns 188. An inductance of L henrys and a resistance of 10  are
of wire. If the length of the solenoid is 160 cm, calculate the connected in series with a constant emf of 100 V. If the current
field strength of the solenoid. is initially zero and is equal to 9 A after 1 s, find L.
A. 45 AT/m C. 4500 AT/m * A. 2.28 H C. 4.34 H *
B. 1.25 AT/m D. 320 AT/m B. 3.29 H D. 1.93 H

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189. A coil of 200 turns of wire is wound on a magnetic circuit of A. 20 * C. 100

reluctance 2,000 AT/mWb. If a current of 1 A is flowing in the B. 50 D. 400
coil is reversed in 10 ms, find the average emf induced in the
coil. 202. In a telephone receiver, the size of each pole of the
A. 4 V * C. 8 V electromagnet is 1.2 cm by 0.2 cm and flux between each pole
B. 6 V D. 10 V and diaphragm is 4 Wb. With what total force is the diaphragm
attracted towards the poles?
190. Coils A and B in a magnetic circuit have 600 and 500 turns A. 0.66 N C. 0.53 N *
respectively. A current of 8 A in coil A produces a flux of 0.04 B. 0.42 N D. 0.38 N
Wb. If the coefficient of coupling is 0.2, determine the flux
linking with coil B. 203. The coils of an electromagnet have an inductance of 0.2 H and
A. 0.004 Wb C. 0.008 Wb * are carrying a current of 8 A. What will be the value of the self
B. 0.002 Wb D. 0.006 Wb induced emf when the current is reversed in 0.02 s?
A. 200 V C. 80 V
191. Two circuits have a coefficient of mutual inductance of 16 mH. B. 160 V * D. 120 V
What average emf is induced in the secondary by a change from
40 t0 4 A in 6 ms in the primary? 204. A 230-V dc source is suddenly impressed across and RL circuit in
A. 32 V C. 96 V * which the inductance is 1.4 H. If the current is 3.16 A after one
B. 56 V D. 72 V time constant, what is the time constant of the circuit?
A. 22.8 ms C. 33.1 ms
192. At what velocity must a conductor 75 mm long cut a magnetic B. 30.4 ms * D. 26.4 ms
field of flux density 0.6 T if an emf of 9 V is to be induced in it?
Assume the conductor, the field and the direction of motion are 205. A steady current of 2.5 A creates a flux of 140 Wb in a coil of
mutually perpendicular. 500 turns. Determine the energy stored in the coil.
A. 120 m/s C. 180 m/s A. 28 mJ C. 145 mJ
B. 150 m/s D. 200 m/s * B. 88 mJ * D. 70 mJ

193. A coil has an inductance of 100 mH and at time constant of 10 206. An inductive circuit is carrying a current of 4 A. If its inductance
ms. It is desired to decrease the time constant of the coil to 2 is 0.15 H, find the value of the self induced emf when the
ms by connecting a series resistor R to the coil. Determine the current is reduced to zero is 0.01 s.
required value of R. A. 50 V C. 30 V
A. 20  C. 40  * B. 40 V D. 60 V *
B. 30  D. 50 
207. Two magnetically coupled coils have self inductance 1 mH and 4
194. An air cored solenoid of length 30 cm has a cross sectional area mH. If the coefficient of coupling between them is 0.8,
of 5 cm2. It is wound with 400 turns of coil. Calculate its self determine the mutual inductance.
inductance. A. 3.2 mH C. 1.6 mH *
A. 0.225 mH C. 0.125 mH B. 2.4 mH D. 2.0 mH
B. 0.305 mH D. 0.335 mH *
208. A cable 5 m above the ground carries a current of 100 A from
195. An iron cored coil is wound with 400 turns. It is 0.4 m long and east to west. Find the magnitude of the magnetic field on the
5 cm2 in cross section. When carrying a current of 0.5 A, ground directly beneath the cable.
determine the value of its self induced emf when the current is A. 20 T C. 4 T *
reduced to zero in 0.01 s. Assume the relative permeability of B. 0.2 T D. 4.47 T
the core as 2500.
A. 35.6 V C. 31.4 V * 209. The time constant of a certain inductive coil is found to be 2.5
B. 33.8 V D. 38.1 V ms. With a resistance of 80  added in series, a new time
constant of 0.5 ms was obtained. Find the inductance of the coil.
196. The wires that supply current to a 120-V, 2 kW electric heater A. 20 mH C. 30 mH
are 2 mm apart. What is the force per meter between the wires? B. 40 mH D. 50 mH *
A. 0.084 N/m C. 0.012 N/m
B. 0.033 N/m D. 0.028 N/m * 210. An iron ring has a length of 60 cm and cross section of 4 sq. cm.
If the field strength is 1.1 T, calculate the required ampere-
197. A 25 cm long straight conductor carries 100 A and lies turns. Assume permeability of iron is 1800.
perpendicular to a uniform field of 5000 lines per cm 2. Find the A. 245 AT C. 260 AT
mechanical force acting on the conductor. B. 292 AT * D. 274 AT
A. 10.50 N C. 11.25 N
B. 12.25 N D. 12.50 N * 211. A constant potential difference of 60 V is suddenly applied to a
coil which has a resistance of 30  and a self inductance of 8
198. A cast steel toroid has an average diameter of 6 in and a circular mH. What is the current at the instant the rate of change of
section whose area is 0.45 sq. in. If the 800-turn exciting coil current is 500 A/s?
must carry 0.32 A to produce a flux of 27,000 maxwells, A. 1.242 A C. 1.029 A
calculate the permeability of the steel. B. 1.586 A D. 1.867 A *
A. 1290 C. 1384 *
B. 1334 D. 1445 212. An iron ring of mean diameter 10 cm is uniformly wound with
2000 turns of wire. When a current of 0.25 A is passed through
199. The current in a circuit falls from 5 A to 1 A in 0.1 s. If an the coil a flux density of 0.4 T is set up in the iron. Find the
average emf of 2 V is induced in the circuit while this is relative permeability of the iron under these conditions.
happening, find the inductance of the circuit. A. 200 * C. 300
A. 0.05 H * C. 0.03 H B. 180 D. 240
B. 0.02 H D. 0.04 H 213. Two long parallel conductors carrying 1000 A in the same
direction are spaced 15 cm apart. Calculate the force per meter
200. How many ampere-turns are required to set up a flux density of run acting on each conductor.
80,000 lines per sq inch in a 15-in. length of silicon steel that A. 1.28 N C. 2.67 N
has a permeability of 1600? B. 1.33 N * D. 4.14 N
A. 235 AT * C. 195 AT
B. 225 AT D. 175 AT 214. The initial rate of current rise in an inductive circuit is 300 A/s
when 120 V is suddenly impressed. Determine the inductance of
201. An iron-cored coil has an inductance of 2 H. If the reluctance of the circuit.
the magnetic circuit is 200 AT/Wb, the number of turns on the A. 2.5 H C. 0.4 H *
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215. A circuit has 1000 turns enclosing a magnetic circuit 20 cm 2 in 228. A series circuit with R = 10  and L = 20 mH has a current i = 2
section. With 4 A the flux density is 1 Wb/m2 and with 9 A it is sin 500t amperes. Obtain total voltage v.
1.4 Wb/m2. Find the induced electromotive force if the current A. 20.01 sin(500t + 45) V C. 28.3 sin(500t + 45) V *
fall uniformly form 9 A to 4 A in 0.05 s. B. 20.01 sin 500t V D. 28.3 sin 500t V
A. 20 V C. 18 V
B. 24 V D. 16 V * 229. What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of
0.05 H, so that when the frequency is 100 Hz, the impedance
216. If a permanent magnet has a uniform flux of 14,000 lines becomes equal to the ohmic resistance?
between the pole faces, what must its area be to have a flux A. 46.5 uF C. 56.2 uF
density of 7000 gauss, in square inch? B. 50.7 uF * D. 63.3 uF
A. 0.31 * C. 1.2
B. 0.79 D. 2.0 230. A telephone receiver has an impedance of 306 ohms at 800 cps
and a resistance of 60 ohms. For what value of capacitance of a
217. A 900-turn coil solenoid having an average diameter of 2 inches capacitor in series with the coil will the power factor be unity at
and a length of 6 inches, carries a current of 0.35 A. Calculate 1000 cps?
the flux density at the center of the solenoid. A. 0.398 F C. 0.504 F
A. 26 G * C. 12 G B. 0.425 F * D. 0.606 F
B. 22 G D. 18 G
231. A 240 V, 60 Hz generator supplies energy to a parallel circuit
218. Two busbars, each 20 m long, feed a circuit and are spaced at a consisting of a 5  capacitive reactance, a 2- resistor and a
distance of 80 mm in between centers. If a short circuit current (0.10 + j0.40) S admittance. Determine the feeder current.
of 20,000 A flows through the conductors, calculate the force A. 203.65 A * C. 189.24 A
per meter between the bars. B. 194.52 A D. 210.83 A
A. 20,000 N C. 2000 N
B. 50,000 N D. 1000 N * 232. A series RLC circuit has L = 10 mH. If the total current and
voltage are i = 12.5 cos(3000t - 55) and v = 353.5 cos(3000t -
219. Calculate the inductance of a toroid, 25 cm mean diameter and 10). Determine C.
6.25 cm2 circular cross section, wound uniformly with 1000 turns A. 33.3 F * C. 20 F
of wire. B. 12.8 F D. 28.8 F
A. 2.0 mH C. 1.2 mH
B. 1.8 mH D. 1.0 mH * 233. A voltage wave is given by e = 100 sin 314t. How long does it
take this waveform to complete one-fourth cycle?
220. The combined inductance of two coils connected in series is 0.6 A. 20 ms C. 10 ms
H or 0.1 H depending on the relative directions of the currents in B. 5 ms * D. 15 ms
the coils. If one of the coils when isolated has a self inductance
of 0.2 H, find the coupling coefficient. 234. An impedance coil having an impedance of 10 + jX ohms is
A. 0.45 C. 0.62 connected in parallel with a 50-ohm resistance. The combination
B. 0.72 * D. 0.84 is connected across a 110-volt ac source. If the total power
drawn by the circuit is 500 W, find the value of X.
221. A conductor of 15 m length carries a current of 25 A and A. 19.21  * C. 12.42 
developed the force of 150 N. Find out the field strength B. 10.52  D. 15.24 
produced in the conductor.
A. 2.5 Wb/m2 C. 0.4 Wb/m2 * 235. A series RC circuit takes a current whose equation is i = 0.85 sin
B. 90 Wb/m2 D. 250 Wb/m2 (754t + /4) A when connected to a source of emf having the
equation e = 340 sin 754t. Find the capacitance of the capacitor.
222. An iron ring of mean length 50 cm has an air gap of 1 mm and a A. 7.41 F C. 5.25 F
winding of 200 turns. If the permeability of iron is 300 when a B. 6.18 F D. 4.69 F *
current of 1 A flows through the coil, find the flux density.
A. 94.2 mT * C. 98.5 mT 236. In a parallel RC circuit, R = 10  and C = 100F. If the current
B. 102.4 mT D. 81.6 mT in the resistor is 15 cos (5000t - 30) amperes, find the current
in the capacitor.
223. A coil of 1500 turns carries a current of 10 amperes, establishing A. 75 cos (5000t + 60) A * C. 90 cos (5000t - 120) A
a flux of 0.5 mWb. Find the inductance of the coil. B. 75 cos (5000t - 120) A D. 90 cos (5000t + 60) A
A. 80 mH C. 92 mH
B. 56 mH D. 75 mH * 237. A sinusoidal current has a maximum value of 20 amperes. Find
its instantaneous value at 135.
224. When a current of 1.5 A flows in a coil the flux linking with the A. 12.12 A C. 10.65 A
coil is 90 µWb. If the coil inductance is 0.60 H, calculate the B. 14.14 A * D. 15.73 A
number of turns of the coil.
A. 10,000 turns * C. 5,000 turns 238. An ordinary household outlet of 110 V rms at 60Hz is connected
B. 27,000 turns D. 8,000 turns to a series circuit consisting of an 8  resistance, 0.0531 H
inductance and 189.7 F capacitance. Calculate the complex
225. The emf induced in a coil is 100 V when current through it power.
changes from 1 A to 10 A in 0.1 s. Calculate the inductance of A. 968 + j726 * C. 1210 + j36.87
the coil. B. 8.8 + j6.6 D. 560 + j915
A. 1.11 H * C. 1.21 H
B. 1.02 H D. 0.11 H 239. An induction motor with a shaft power output of 1.56 kW has an
efficiency of 85%. At this load, the power factor is 0.8 lagging.
226. An inductive coil takes a current of 10 A lagging 30 from 200 Determine reactive power.
volts, 50 c/s supply. Calculate the inductance of the coil. A. 2.2 kVAR C. 1.37 kVAR *
A. 0.0318 H * C. 0.0248 H B. 1.67 kVAR D. 2.18 kVAR
B. 0.0216 H D. 0.0331 H
240. An alternating current of frequency 50 Hz has a maximum value
227. A non-inductive resistance and a condenser are connected in of 282.84 A. Reckoning the time from the instant the current is
series across 220-V, 60–Hz mains. They are adjusted so that the zero and becoming positive, find the time taken by the current
current is 8 A and the power absorbed is 250 W. What is the to reach a value of 141.4 A for the first time.
value of the capacitance? A. 1.67 ms * C. 1.46 ms
A. 97.44 F * C. 101. 63 F B. 1.35 ms D. 1.54 ms
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241. A two element series circuit has with R = 5  and XL = 15  has 254. A coil takes 300 W at a power factor of 0.8 from a 120 V, 60 Hz
an effective voltage of 31.6 V across the resistance. Find the supply. Determine the inductance of the coil?
complex power. A. 0.06 H * C. 0.025 H
A. 200 + j600 * C. 200 – j600 B. 0.015 H D. 0.053 H
B. 600 + j200 D. 600 – j200
255. The equation of an ac current is given by i = 80 sin 628t.
242. An impedance coil is connected in series with a fixed resistor, Calculate the form factor.
and a 120-V, 25 cycle source is then impressed across the A. 0.636 C. 1.11 *
combination. If the voltage drops across the coil and resistor are B. 0.9 D. 1.41
70 and 80 volts, respectively, when the current is 1.4 A, find the
resistance of the coil. 256. An impedance coil and a non-inductive resistance are connected
A. 22.4  C. 28.1  in parallel. The complex expression for the impressed emf is (-
B. 13.8  * D. 15.4  200 - j100) volts and for the total current, (-20 + j10) amperes.
If the current in the non-inductive resistance is 10 A, what is the
243. In a two branch parallel circuit consisting of R = 5 and L = 20 reactance of the coil?
mH, the voltage is e = 100 sin (1000t + 50), volts. Find the A. 7.07 ohms C. 10 ohms
maximum value of the line current. B. 13.12 ohms D. 12 ohms *
A. 15.3 A C. 12.9 A
B. 20.6 A * D. 35.9 A 257. An ac current is given by i = 100 sin 100t. It will achieve a
value of 50 A after ___ second.
244. Find the current in an inductance of 5 mH, given the voltage A. 1/1800 C. 1/600 *
across the element v = 75 sin(5000t -45) V. B. 1/900 D. 1/300
A. 3 sin(5000t - 135) * C. 25 sin(5000t - 135)
B. 3 sin(5000t + 45) D. 25 sin(5000t + 45) 258. The circuit element has a current i = 2.5 cos (2500t - 30°) A and
a voltage v = 5 sin(2500t - 30°) V. What is the element?
245. An ac voltage (100 + j60) volts is applied to a circuit and the A. 2  resistor C. 800 H inductor
current so produced is (-4 + j10) amperes. The power consumed B. 200 F capacitor * D. 50 mH inductor
in the circuit is _____.
A. -400 W C. 100 W 259. A 4500-VA load at a power factor of 0.75 lagging is supplied by
B. 200 W * D. 50 W a 60 Hz source at effective voltage of 240 V. Determine the
parallel capacitance necessary to improve the power factor to
246. A resistance R = 10  and an inductance L = 5 mH are in 0.90 lagging.
parallel. The inductive branch current is 5 sin(2000t - 45) A. A. 45.6 F C. 73.1 F
Determine the equation of the total current. B. 58.2 F D. 61.8 F *
A. 10 sin 2000t C. 10 sin(2000t + 45)
B. 7.07 sin 2000t * D. 7.07 sin(2000t + 45) 260. A load draws a current i = 10 cos (wt – 30°) from a voltage, e =
220 sin (wt + 30°). Determine the complex impedance of the
247. Given v = 200 sin 377t V and i = 8 sin (377t - 30°) A for an ac load?
circuit. Determine reactive power in VAR. A. 19.05 – j11 * C. 12.5 – j10.5
A. 693 C. 800 B. 19.05 + j11 D. 12.5 + j10.5
B. 401 D. 400 *
261. A two circuit elements R and X are in series connection have
248. A 50 F capacitor is connected across a 230-V, 50 Hz supply. current and total voltage equations
Calculate the maximum current drawn by the capacitor. i = 13.42 sin(500 t − 53.4 ), A and v = 150 sin( 500 t + 10 ), V .
A. 3.62 A C. 8.33 A
Find the resistance R.
B. 5.11 A * D. 11.12 A
A. 6.66  C. 10 
B. 8.11  D. 5  *
249. An inductive circuit takes 10 A and 1920 watts when connected
to a 240-V, 60 Hz source. When a capacitor is connected across
262. A coil takes 12 A from 60 Hz, 200 V source. A 100 F capacitor is
the circuit, the magnitude of the current is unaltered. Determine
connected across the coil and the total current drops to 10 A.
the size of the capacitor in microfarads.
Determine the reactance of the coil.
A. 132.62 F * C. 142.25 F
A. 13.84  C. 9.29  *
B. 126.53 F D. 136.67 F
B. 11.42  D. 8.52 
250. A two element series RC circuit has an average power of 940
263. An alternating voltage is given by e = 20 sin 314t. The time
watts and a power factor of 0.707 leading. Determine the
taken by the voltage to reach -20 V for the first time is ____.
capacitance C if the applied voltage is v = 99 cos(6000t + 30)
A. 0.02 s C. 0.005 s
volts.
B. 0.04 s D. 0.015 s *
A. 51 F C. 64 F *
B. 33 F D. 26 F
264. A voltage sine wave passes through zero at t = 0 and each 3.93
ms thereafter. At t = 3.12 ms, the voltage is 30 V. Find the
251. A circuit consists of pure resistance and a coil connected in
maximum value of the voltage.
series power dissipated in the resistance and in the coil are 1000
A. 49.7 V * C. 52.4 V
W and 250 W, respectively voltage drop across resistance and
B. 47.9 V D. 54.2 V
the coil are 200 V and 300 V respectively. Determine the
inductance of the coil, f = 60 Hz.
265. A series circuit consisting of a 0.0795 H inductor and a 177 F
A. 0.245 H C. 0.663 H
capacitor is connected to a 120-V variable frequency source. At
B. 0.157 H * D. 0.722 H
what frequency will the current be 4 A lagging?
A. 82 Hz * C. 22 Hz
252. Two currents i1 = 20 sin wt and i2 = 15 sin (wt + /4) are
B. 34 Hz D. 58 Hz
combined and made to pass through a common conductor.
Solve the rms value of the total current.
266. The voltage in an alternating current circuit at any time t
A. 32.40 A C. 22.91 A *
seconds is given by v = 60 sin 40t volts. Find the first time when
B. 28.31 A D. 24.61 A
the voltage is 20 volts.
A. 9.684 ms C. 8.496 ms *
253. A coil is supplied with 200 volts and takes a current (rms) of 2
B. 9.175 ms D. 7.250 ms
amperes at 0.707 lagging. The quality factor (Q) of the coil is
A. 25 C. 1 *
267. A series RL circuit takes 10 A and absorbs 250 W when
B. 10 D. 100
connected across a 220 V, 60 Hz source. What power will it
absorb when connected across 110 V, 25 Hz mains?

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A. 539 W C. 239 W 280. A transformer rated at a maximum of 25 kVA supplies a 12 kW

B. 439 W D. 339 W * load at a power factor 0.60 lagging. How many kW in additional
load maybe added at unity power factor before the transformer
268. A relay coil is rated 100 mA, 24-V dc / 160-V ac, 60 Hz. What exceeds its rated kVA?
value of capacitance is series with the relay coil will allow its A. 6.5 kW C. 5.8 kW
normal operation from a 120-V, 60 Hz supply? B. 7.2 kW * D. 8.3 kW
A. 6.53 F * C. 10.07 F
B. 8.88 F D. 12.52 F 281. The voltage and current on a circuit are e = 200 sin 377t volts
and i = 8 sin (377t - 30) amps for an ac circuit. Determine the
269. A capacitor is connected in parallel to a coil of impedance 50 + average power drawn.
j80 ohms. What is the capacitance of the capacitor so that the A. 692.8 W * C. 800 W
resulting power factor is unity? B. 1385.64 W D. 1600 W
A. 23.84 F * C. 20.18 F
B. 28.48 F D. 33.12 F 282. A series RLC circuit is to be made resonant when connected to a
208-V, 400 cycle source. If the inductance is 0.0396 H,
270. Calculate the maximum value of the voltage if in 0.0025 s it has determine the minimum ohmic value of R if the voltage drop
instantaneous voltage of 150 volts with a frequency of 60 c/s. across the capacitor is to be limited to 600 V.
A. 185 volts * C. 205 volts A. 32.4  C. 34.5  *
B. 195 volts D. 225 volts B. 36.3  D. 38.2 

271. Two impedances, Z1 = 0.8 + j5.6 and Z2 = 8 – j16 and a single- 283. A series RL circuit takes 371.2 watts at a power factor of 0.8
phase motor are connected in parallel across 200 V rms, 60 Hz from a 116-V, 60 Hz source. What additional inductance should
supply. The motor draws 5 kVA at 80% power factor lagging. be inserted in series if the overall power factor is to be reduced
A capacitor is connected in parallel with the loads. Find the to 0.5?
capacitance in F to improve the overall pf to unity. A. 60.43 mH * C. 102.85 mH
A. 530 F * C. 525 F B. 85.51 mH D. 110.24 mH
B. 518 F D. 520 F
284. A 20 F capacitor is in parallel with a practical inductor
272. A voltage of 230 V is applied across a series AC circuit XC = 25 represented by L = 1 mH in series with R = 7 ohms. Find the
ohms, R = 15 ohms and XL = 10 ohms. The phase angle resonant frequency in rad/s of the parallel circuit.
between voltage and circuit current is ____. A. 900 C. 159
A. 66 C. 30 B. 1000 * D. 800
B. 60 D. 45 *
285. A circuit consisting of a non-inductive resistance in series with a
273. A load is represented by a parallel cobination of a resistor R and condenser is connected in series with a non-inductive resistance
a capacitor of reactance X ohms respectively. The load is feed of 2  across 220 volts, 25- Hz mains. What is the capacitance
from a single-phase supply through a line impedance 8.4 + j11.2 when the entire circuit takes 300 W at a power factor of 0.2?
ohms. The rms voltage at the load terminal is 1200/0 rms and A. 192 F C. 201 F *
the load is taking 30 kVA at 0.8 pf leading. Determine the supply B. 221 F D. 188 F
voltage.
A. 1280 V C. 1270 V 286. A 110-V, 40-W lamp is connected to 240-V, 50 –Hz supply with a
B. 1260 V D. 1250 V * capacitor in series with the lamp so that it operates at its normal
voltage. Determine the capacitance of the capacitor used.
274. A current wave is given by i = 4 + 2 2 sin 3  + 4 2 sin 5  . The A. 3.75 F C. 7.18 F
rms value of current wave is ____. B. 5.42 F * D. 9.43 F
A. 10 A C. 6 A *
287. A coil takes apparent and reactive powers of 100 VA and 80 VAR
B. 5 A D. 44 A respectively. The Q-factor of the coil is ___.
A. 1.33 * C. 8
275. A passive circuit has an applied voltage, v = 150 cos (wt + 10) B. 10 D. 1.25
V and a resulting current i = 5 sin (wt + 40) A. Determine
complex power drawn. 288. In an RLC circuit, v(t) = 20 sin (314t + 5/6) volts and i(t) = 10
A. 187.5 - j324.8 C. 375 - j 324.8 sin (314t + 2/3) amperes. The power drawn is ____watts.
B. 375 + j324.8 D. 187.5 + j324.8 * A. 200 C. 50
B. 173.2 D. 86.6 *
276. An incandescent lamp is rated 750 W, 100 V. The lamp is to be
connected across a 230 V, 60-Hz supply. Determine the 289. The voltage and current for a circuit element are e = 6
capacitance of a capacitor to be connected in series with the cos(1000t - 80°) volts and i = 3 cos(1000t +10°) amperes.
lamp in order to operate the lamp normally. Identify the element and find its value.
A. 91 F C. 84 F A. 2-ohm resistor C. 500-F capacitor *
B. 78 F D. 96 F * B. 0.002 H inductor D. 200-F capacitor

277. A capacitor draws 6 mA when connected across a 110-V-60 Hz 290. An inductive circuit of resistance 50  and inductance of 0.08 H
line. What will be the current drawn if both frequency and is connected in series with a capacitor. When connected across a
capacitance are doubled? 200 V, 50 cps supply, the current taken is 3.8 A leading. What is
A. 12 mA C. 24 mA * the value of the capacitance of the capacitor?
B. 6 mA D. 18 mA A. 76.6 F * C. 81.8 F
B. 88.1 F D. 93.6 F
278. Calculate the capacitance of a condenser to be connected in
series with a 100 V, 80 W lamp to enable it to be used with 291. A certain passive network has equivalent impedance of (3 + j4)
normal current on a 200 V mains.  and an applied voltage of e = 42.5 cos (1000t + 30) volts.
A. 14.7 F * C. 21.6 F Solve the complex power drawn.
B. 27.2 F D. 31.3 F A. 180.6 + j110.2 C. 108.4 + j144.5 *
B. 156.4 + j90.3 D. 312.8 + j180.6
279. A 50-Hz sinusoidal has a maximum value of 56.56 V. At what
time measured from a positive maximum value will the 292. Obtain the conductance corresponding to a voltage V = 85/205
instantaneous voltage be 14.14 V? V and a resulting current I = 41.2/-141 A.
A. 4.2 ms * C. 3.6 ms A. 0.485 S C. 2.06 S
B. 3.8 ms D. 4.0 ms B. 0.117 S D. 0.471 S *

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293. A two parallel branch circuit, with Z1 = 10/0  and Z2 = 8/-30 305. Three equal resistances connected in star carry a line current of
ohms, has a total current i = 7.07 cos (wt - 90) A. Determine 10 A. If the same resistances are connected in delta across the
complex power drawn. same supply, what is the line current?
A. 115 + j95.8 C. 115 – j95.8 A. 30 A * C. 3.33 A
B. 110 + j32.9 D. 110 – j32.9 * B. 10 A D. 12 A

294. A series RC circuit, with R = 27.5  and C = 66.7 F has a 306. A 3-phase line has an impedance of (0.4 + j2.7) ohms per
sinusoidal voltages and current with angular frequency 1500 phase. The line feeds two balanced three-phase loads that are
rad/s. Find the phase angle by which the current leads the connected in parallel. The first load is absorbing 560.1 kVA at
voltage. 0.707 pf lagging. The second load absorbs 132 kW at unity pf.
A. 20 * C. 34 The line to line voltage at the load end of the line is 3810.5 V.
B. 30 D. 26 Determine the magnitude of the line voltage at the source end
of the line.
295. Three loads are connected in parallel across a 1400-V, 60 Hz A. 4160 V * C. 4380 V
single-phase supply, Load 1: inductive load, 125 kVA at 0.28 pf; B. 4280 V D. 4460 V
Load 2: capacitive load, 10 kW and 40 kVAR; Load 3: resistive
load of 15 kW. A capacitor of negligible resistance is connected 307. The two-wattmeter method is used in measuring power taken by
in parallel with the above loads to improve the pf to 0.8 lagging. a balanced delta connected load. The wattmeters read 1500 W
Determine the capacitance in F. and 500 W, respectively. If the line voltage is 120 V, determine
A. 53.57 F C. 36.87 F the magnitude of the impedance per phase.
B. 71.43 F D. 47.37 F * A. 24.25 ohms C. 28.20 ohms
B. 16.33 ohms * D. 9.76 ohms
296. A coil of 20 ohm resistance and 0.16 H inductance is connected
in parallel with a 100 F condenser to a constant voltage 308. Three sinusoidal generators and a battery are connected in
variable frequency source. At what frequency will the current in series with a coil whose resistance and inductance are 8  and
the main minimum? 26.53 mH respectively. The frequency and rms voltage of the
A. 32.50 Hz C. 44.62 Hz respective generators are 20 Hz, 15 V; 60 Hz, 30 V; and 80 Hz,
B. 34.46 Hz * D. 25.56 Hz 50 V. The battery voltage is 6 V. Determine the rms current.
A. 4.4 A * C. 2.7 A
297. In an RC parallel circuit 6 A flows through the resistance and 8 A B. 3.8 A D. 4.1 A
flows through the capacitance. Find the total power factor.
A. 0.8 C. 0.6 * 309. In a 3-phase, 4-wire system the currents in two phases are
B. 0.75 D. 0.714 (8 – j6 ) A and (3.6 – j4.8) A and the third phase is open
circuited. Determine the current through the neutral.
298. Three loads, units A, B and C are connected in parallel and take A. 16.32 A C. 15.85 A *
currents that are respectively 12, 10 and 15 A respectively. B. 12.45 A D. 4 A
Assuming IA to be the reference phasor. IB leads IA by 30° and IC
lags behind IA by 65°, calculate the resultant current. 310. A three-phase bank serves four customers with the following
A. 28.33 A * C. 33.4 A loads: Customer A = 80 kW at 65% pf; Customer B = 60 kW at
B. 17.65 A D. 21.7 A 85% pf; Customer C =100 kW at 90% pf; Customer D = 120 kW
at 70% pf . Determine the total kVA.
299. A circuit takes a current of 7 A that lags behind the 231 V source A. 301.56 C. 469.62 *
by 35. Determine the complex impedance. B. 360 D. 401.53
A. 27 + j18.93 * C. 33 - j15.42
B. 33 + j15.42 D. 27 - j18.93 311. A 2300 V, 60 Hz, 3-phase system supplies a 120-kW, 0.6 pf
lagging 3-phase balanced load. Solve the capacitance in each
300. Determine the power factor associated with a load that consists phase of a Y-connected capacitor bank to adjust the power
of a 6.25 F capacitor in parallel with the series combination of factor to 0.90 lagging.
400- resistance and 1 H inductor at w = 400 rad/s. A. 45 F C. 58 F
A. 0.707 lagging C. 0.707 leading * B. 51 F * D. 54 F
B. 0.5 lagging D. 0.5 leading
312. A 3-phase, 40 kW, 440 V, 60 Hz induction motor operates at full
301. Three similar coils are star connected to a three-phase, 50 Hz load with an efficiency of 90% at 0.80 lagging pf. It is required
supply. The line current taken is 25 A and two single wattmeter to raise the full load power factor to 0.90 lagging. A three-phase
connected to measure the input indicates 5.185 and 10.37 kW bank of capacitors are connected across the load. What will be
respectively. Determine the reactance of the coil. the capacitance per phase if the capacitors are delta-connected?
A. 4.8  * C. 4.5  A. 54 F * C. 49 F
B. 8.6  D. 6.8  B. 39 F D. 11 F

302. Each phase of a star-connected load consist of a non-reactive 313. A 230-V delta connected source delivers a balanced load of 45
resistance of 100 ohms in parallel with a capacitor of capacitance kW. If the line current under this condition is 138 A, determine
31.8 F. Determine the total kVA when connected to a 416-V, 3- the load power factor.
phase, 50 Hz supply. A. 0.82 * C. 0.86
A. 2.45 * C. 1.73 B. 0.79 D. 0.80
B. 3.39 D. 2.67
314. Three identical loads having an impedance of (8.66 + j5) ohms
303. The power taken by a balanced three-phase load is measured are connected in wye across a balanced 3-phase, 300-V system.
using only one wattmeter. If the wattmeter reads 1500 W, what A wattmeter is connected in the circuit with its current coil on
is the total power taken by the load? Assumed it’s a T-method. line b and potential coil across lines b and c. Solve the meter
A. 3000 W * C. 1500 W reading. Assume a phase sequence of abc.
B. 4500 W D. 6000 W A. 2946 W C. 2248 W
B. 2204 W D. 2598 W *
304. A balanced delta-connected load when supplied from a 230
volts, 60 Hz, 3-phase, 3-wire supply draws a line current of 10 A 315. A balanced 3-phase wye-connected load of 150 kW takes a
at a pf of 0.8 lagging. Determine the inductance of the load per leading current of 100 A, when the line is 2400 V, 60 Hz. What is
phase. the capacitance per phase?
A. 31.8 mH C. 63.4 mH * A. 100 F C. 150 F
B. 23.9 mH D. 45.2 mH B. 303 F D. 205 F *

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316. A relay coil carries a polarizing current of 1 A dc and a signal ac 328. A balanced 3-phase star connected load of 150 kW takes a
rms current of 3 A at 50 Hz. If the coil resistance is 5 , solve leading current of 100 A with a line voltage of 1,100 V, 50 Hz.
the power dissipated by the coil. Find the capacitance of the load per phase.
A. 20 W C. 5 W A. 108 F C. 125 F
B. 80 W D. 50 W * B. 506 F D. 813 F *

317. The line currents of a 4-wire, Y-connected system are the 329. A 3-phase induction motor of 15 kW is supplied by 3-phase, 500
following: IA = 10/-30; IB = 12/215; and IC = 15/82 amperes V, 60 Hz, at 0.8 power factor. Calculate the line current.
respectively. Solve the neutral current? A. 26.18 A C. 23.71 A
A. 2.53 A C. 3.11 A * B. 24.15 A D. 21.65 A *
B. 3.45 A D. 2.87 A
330. A 440 V, three phase source supplies a wye connected 10 kVA
318. A 3-phase, 50 hp, 440 V, 50 Hz induction motor operates on full load at 0.8 lagging power factor and a delta connected 10 kVA
load with an efficiency of 89% and at a power factor of 0.85 unity pf load. Calculate the total apparent power input to the
lagging. A capacitor bank is connected in parallel to raise the full two loads.
load pf to 0.95 lagging. What will be the capacitance per phase if A. 18.97 kVA * C. 20.56 kVA
the capacitors are delta-connected? B. 22.84 kVA D. 26.19 kVA
A. 66.8 F * C. 47.65 F
B. 9.23 F D. 12.65 F 331. Determine the operating power factor of a three phase balanced
load if the readings of the two wattmeters properly connected to
319. Three identical impedances are connected in delta to a three- measure power is 3:1.
phase supply to 400 V. The line current is 34.65 A and the total A. 0.756 * C. 0.671
power taken from the supply is 14.4 kW. Calculate the reactance B. 0.863 D. 0.707
of each impedance
A. 12  C. 16  * 332. A 3-phase star-connected balanced load of 8.5 kW operates at a
B. 10  D. 14  lagging power factor of 0.82. Calculate the value of the
reactance for a line voltage of 230 V.
320. A 3-phase, delta-connected induction motor has a full load rating A. 4.18  C. 3.29 
of 100 hp, the pf being 0.85 and efficiency 91%. If the line B. 1.32  D. 2.92  *
voltage is 1100 V, calculate the line current.
A. 50.63 A * C. 46.35 A 333. A 3-phase balanced load has 15-ohm resistance in each of its
B. 32.45 A D. 41.28 A phases. The load is supplied by a 220-V, 3-phase source.
Calculate the power absorbed by the load if it is connected in
321. Two wattmeters are used to measure the total power drawn by delta.
a balanced delta connected load. If the wattmeters read 1200 W A. 3226 W C. 7065 W
and 800 W respectively, and the line to line voltage is 208 V, B. 6600 W D. 9680 W *
solve for the resistance per phase of the load.
A. 51.31  C. 57.94  * 334. Three similar resistors are connected in star across a 400-V, 3-
B. 31.72  D. 20.07  phase supply. The line current is 5 A. To what value should the
line voltage be changed to obtain the same line current with the
322. Three similar coils each having a resistance of 15 ohms and an resistors delta-connected?
inductance of 0.04 H are connected in star to a 3-phase, 50 cps, A. 115 V C. 128 V
200 volts between lines. Calculate the total power absorbed. B. 121 V D. 133 V *
A. 1566 W * C. 1787 W
B. 1245 W D. 1655 W 335. The impedance coils each having 60 F condenser in series with
0.3 H inductance are connected in star to a 400 V, 3-phase, 50-
323. Three similar coils each having a resistance of 4  and inductive Hz system. Calculate the line current.
reactance of 8  are connected in star across a 400 V supply. A. 5.6 A * C. 8.3 A
Calculate the phase current. B. 6.2 A D. 7.7 A
A. 22.38 A C. 25.82 A *
B. 44.72 A D. 31.91 A 336. The following loads are connected delta across a 120-V, 3-phase
balanced system: Zab = (13 + j7.5) ; Zbc = (15 + j0)  and Zca
324. A 3-phase motor takes 10 kVA a 0.6 pf lagging from a source of = (13 – j7.5) . Determine the reading of a wattmeter
220 V. It is in parallel with a balanced delta connected having connected with its current coil in line a and potential coil across
16 resistance and –j12 reactance in series in each phase. Find lines a and b.
the line current of the combination. A. 1662.76 W * C. 1526.52 W
A. 32.43 A * C. 36.78 A B. 1462.62 W D. 1388.61 W
B. 42.11 A D. 47.21 A
337. A balanced delta-connected load with impedance Z = 25.98 +
325. A three-phase, 60 Hz, 2200 volts induction motor develops 500 j15 ohms per phase is connected to a three-phase, three wire
hp, 0.8 lagging pf and efficiency of 94%. The power factor is 250 V system by conductors having an impedance of Z = 0.4 +
raised to 0.90 lagging by connecting a bank of condensers in j0.3 ohm per conductor. Solve the line to line voltage at the
delta across the lines. Determine the required kVAR of the bank load.
A. 124.35 C. 126.53 A. 239 V * C. 208 V
B. 105.44 * D. 114.26 B. 138 V D. 228 V

326. Two thee-phase balanced loads are connected in parallel to a 338. Three equal star connected circuit components take 8 kW at a
three-phase 460-V source. Load A is 900 kVA at a power factor power factor of 0.8 lagging when connected across 410 V, 3-
0.6 lagging and load B is 400 kW at a power factor of 0.8 phase, 3-wire, 50 Hz. Find the inductance per phase of the load.
leading. Calculate the total current in the feeder conductors. A. 18 mH C. 27 mH
A. 1560 A C. 1155 A B. 32 mH * D. 10 mH
B. 1670 A D. 1292 A *
339. Three identical resistances, each of 15  are connected in delta
327. A three-phase balanced load draws a line current of 80 A at 0.90 across 400 V 3-phase supply. What value of resistance in each
lagging power factor. Solve the minimum size in kVAR of the leg of balanced star-connected load would take the same line
capacitor bank needed to raise the power factor to 0.95 leading, current?
if the line to line voltage is 13,200 volts. A. 3  C. 30 
A. 1260 C. 1338 * B. 5  * D. 45 
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340. Three identical coils connected in delta across 400 V, 50 c/s, 3- B. 49.6 A D. 36.8 A
phase supply takes a line current of 17.32 A at a power factor of
0.5 lagging. Determine the resistance of each winding. 352. Three resistors are connected in wye across a balanced 220 V,
A. 20  * C. 15  60 Hz system and draws 9680 watts. If one of the resistor is
B. 18  D. 24  open, find the new power drawn by the entire circuit.
A. 4.24 kW C. 4.44 kW
341. Three identical capacitances each of 450 F are connected in B. 5.04 kW D. 4.84 kW *
star. The value of the capacitance in each phase of the
equivalent delta-connected load would be ___. 353. A balanced three-phase load draws 20 kW at a lagging pf of 0.4.
A. 150 F * C. 450 F The frequency is 60 Hz. Three capacitors are bank and
B. 225 F D. 1350 F connected in parallel with the load to raise the power factor of
the combination to 0.9 lagging. If the line voltage at the load
342. A 400-V, 3-phase, 3-wire system feeds balanced 3-phase loads terminals is 1,300 V, calculate the value of each capacitance for
in parallel; one wye-connected with each branch impedance wye connection.
equal to (5 + j5) ohms and the other delta connected with each A. 18.85 F C. 9.425 F
branch impedance equal to (10 – j5) ohms. Calculate the total B. 56.55 F * D. 6.283 F
line current drawn from the supply.
A. 63.91 A C. 83.24 A 354. In a balanced, 230-V, 3-phase circuit, two wattmeters are
B. 78.62 A * D. 91.58 A properly connected to indicate the total power. If the readings
are 8140 W and -2980 W, calculate the line current.
343. A balanced three-phase three wire system supplies two balanced A. 62 A C. 50 A *
Y-connected loads. The first draws 6 kW at 0.0.8 pf lagging B. 56 A D. 75 A
while the second requires 12 kW at 0.833 pf leading. If the
current in each line is 8 A, find the current in second load. 355. Calculate the full load current taken by a three-phase 440-V, 50
A. 3.7 A C. 6.3 A * Hz, 10 bhp motor having power factor of 0.8 and efficiency of
B. 4.2 A D. 5.8 A 90%.
A. 11.01 A C. 10.37 A
344. The total power absorb by a certain 3-phase balanced load is 60 B. 13.59 A * D. 12.48 A
kW and the reactive power being 100 kVAR. Determine the
readings on the two wattmeters connected to read the power. 356. Two sinusoidal generators, an ammeter and a coil are connected
A. 48.15 kW, 11.85 kW C. 58.87 kW, 1.13 kW * in series. The inductance and resistance of the coil are 0.010 H
B. 52.50 kW, 7.50 kW D. 42.66 kW, 17.34 kW and 6  respectively. The generator voltages are expressed by
e1 = 10 sin 377t and e2 = 25 sin 754t, respectively. Determine
345. A 3-phase, 440 V, induction motor of 30 hp is running at 0.8 pf the ammeter reading.
at an efficiency of 80%. Calculate the line current. A. 2.09 A * C. 2.22 A
A. 36.71 A C. 33.21 A B. 1.83 A D. 1.04 A
B. 41. 51 A D. 45.88 A *
357. A balanced three phase Y-connected source has using positive
346. A three-phase, 50 Hz, 400 motor develops 100 hp, the power phase sequence, Van = 390/30 V Determine Vac.
factor being 0.75 lagging and efficiency 0.93. A bank of A. 675/0 V * C. 675/-60 V
capacitors is connected in delta across the supply terminals and B. 675/120 V D. 675/180 V
power factor raised to 0.95 lagging. Each of the capacitance
units is built of 4 similar 100 V capacitors. Determine the 358. A three-phase, 50 Hz, 3300 V star connected induction motor
capacitance of each capacitor. develops 250 hp, the power factor being 0.707 lagging and the
A. 1177.6 F * C. 1130.6 F efficiency 0.86. Three capacitors in delta are connected across
B. 1295.4 F D. 1210.4 F the supply terminals and the power factor is raised to 0.9
lagging. Calculate the capacitance of each unit.
347. In a balanced three-phase circuit, two loads are connected in A. 10.9 F * C. 12.2 F
parallel. Load 1 draws 80 kW and 60 leading kVAR. Load 2 B. 11.4 F D. 9.4 F
draws 120 kW and 160 lagging kVAR. The line voltage of the
system is 1000 volts. Find the line current at the generator 359. Three non-inductive resistances connected in star across a 200-
terminals. V, 60Hz, 3-phase lines draws 800 W. If one resistor is
A. 115 A C. 129 A * disconnected, what would be the power taken by the remaining
B. 156 A D. 172 A two resistors from the lines?
A. 1600 W C. 1600/3 W
348. Three identical coils, each having a reactance of 20  and B. 800/3 W D. 400 W *
resistance 20  are connected in delta across a 3-phase, 440-V,
50 c/s mains. Calculate the reading in one of the two wattmeters 360. The ratio of the wattmeter readings in a three-phase inductive
if the power consumed is measured by two-wattmeter method. system is 2:1, when power is measured by the two wattmeter
A. 11.45 kW * C. 8.26 kW method. Determine the power factor.
B. 9.76 kW D. 10.13 kW A. 0.577 C. 0.76
B. 0.707 D. 0.866 *
349. A balanced delta connected load draws 10 A of line current and
3 kW at 220 V. Determine the value of the reactance of each 361. A 220 V, 3-phase source supplies a 3-phase wye-connected load
phase of the load. having an impedance of 3 + j4 ohms per phase. Determine the
A. 30 ohms C. 23.5 ohms * total power drawn.
B. 24.3 ohms D. 38.1 ohms A. 5588 W C. 7742 W
B. 3226 W D. 5806 W *
350. The line current to a lightly loaded three-phase motor operating
from a 450-V three-phase system is 24 A. The power factor of 362. Three loads are supplied by a generator. Load 1 is 15 kVA at
the motor is 0.47 lagging. If the two wattmeter method is used 75% power factor lagging, Load 2 is 10 kW at 90% power factor
to measure the 3-phase power supplied to the motor, one and Load 3 is unknown. If the generator delivers 35.52 kVA at
wattmeter will read ___ watts. 80% power factor lagging to these loads, what is the kVA of the
A. 9162 * C. 2538 unknown load?
B. 4396 . 1045 A. 9.7 kVA * C. 10.8 kVA
B. 10.3 kVA D. 9.1 kVA
351. The currents in the ab, bc and ca branches of a delta connected
system with balanced 3-phase voltages are 25 A, at a pf of 0.80 363. Three non-inductive resistance each of 100 ohms are connected
lagging, 30 A at 0.70 leading and 20 A at unity pf respectively. in star across 400-V, 50 Hz mains. Calculate the current in each
Determine the current in line a. Phase sequence is abc. resistance.
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B. 2 A D. 1.33 A 375. An inductive load draws a current of 150 A at a pf of 0.707

lagging from a 230-V, 3-phase feeder. What capacitor bank
364. The phase c line voltage and phase a line current of a balanced kVAR is needed to improve the feeder power factor to 0.96
3-phase system are V = 220 sin (wt + 90) volts and I = 10 sin lagging?
(wt-60) amperes respectively. What is the total power of the A. 42.24 C. 29.93 *
system? B. 38.23 D. 34.74
A. 3560 W C. 3810 W *
B. 3000 W D. 3450 W 376. A 400 V shunt motor takes a current of 120 A and runs at 1000
rpm. The armature resistance is 0.2 ohm. Calculate the armature
365. A 460-V three-phase 60 Hz source supplies energy to the current if the magnetic flux is reduced to 80% of the initial.
following three-phase loads: 200 hp induction motor load A. 180 A C. 200 A
operating at 94 percent efficiency and 0.88 pf lagging, a 50 kW B. 140 A D. 150 A *
resistance heating load and a combination of miscellaneous
loads totaling 40 kW at a 0.70 lagging pf. Determine the total 377. A long shunt compound generator delivers a rated load current
kVAR supplied. of 50 A at 250 V. The armature, series field and shunt field
A. 279.04 C. 126.49 * resistances are 0.05 , 0.03  and 100  respectively.
B. 248.72 D. 158.72 Determine the induced emf. Assume a brush contact drop of 1.5
volt per brush.
366. A three-phase load draws a current of 10 A from a 230 V, three- A. 254.3 V C. 257.2 V *
phase source at 88% pf lagging. What is the reactive power B. 259.5 V D. 261.2 V
drawn?
A. 1288 VAR C. 1298 VAR 378. A dc series motor of resistance 1.5 ohms runs at 750 rpm at 220
B. 1882 VAR D. 1892 VAR * V with a current of 20 A. Find the speed at which it will run
when connected in series with a 4.5-ohm resistance and taking
367. A three-phase, 339.4 V, abc system has a delta connected load the same current.
with Zab = (10 + j0) ohms, Zbc = (8.66 + j5) ohms, and Zca = (13 A. 348.2 rpm C. 412.5 rpm
– j7.5) ohms. Find the current in line a. B. 452.2 rpm D. 394.7 rpm *
A. 49.23 A C. 23.83 A
B. 64.18 A D. 54.72 A * 379. A short shunt compound generator supplies a load of 20 kW at
500 volts. The armature, series, and shunt field resistances are
368. A three-phase motor takes 10 kVA at 0.6 pf lagging from a 0.10 ohm, 0.05 ohm, and 100 ohms respectively. Find the power
source of 220 V. It is in parallel with a balanced delta-load developed in the armature.
having 16  resistance and –j12 reactance in series in each A. 24.6 kW C. 22.8 kW *
phase. Find the total volt-amperes. B. 20.5 kW D. 25.4 kW
A. 11.81 kVA C. 3.64 kVA
B. 7.26 kVA D. 12.36 kVA * 380. A 250 V shunt motor on no load runs at 1000 rpm and takes 5 A.
The total armature and shunt field resistances are respectively
369. Two wattmeters are used for measuring the power input of an 0.2  and 250 . Calculate the speed when loaded and taking a
over-excited synchronous motor. If the wattmeter readings are current of 50 A, if armature reaction weakens the field by 3%.
–2 kW and 7 kW respectively, determine the input kVA of the A. 994 rpm * C. 972 rpm
motor. B. 981 rpm D. 965 rpm
A. 10.5 C. 16.4 *
B. 12.2 D. 39.2 381. A 100 V shunt motor is developing 6 bhp and the overall
efficiency at this load is 86%. Armature resistance 0.06 . Shunt
370. A wye-connected source, the voltage across each phase of which field resistance 50 . Find the iron and friction losses.
is 120 V, delivers a balanced load of 40 kW at a power factor A. 391 W C. 379 W *
0.855 lagging. Determine the line current. B. 382 W D. 388 W
A. 125 A C. 130 A *
B. 120 A D. 115 A 382. A long shunt compound generator supplies 22 kW at a terminal
voltage of 220 V. The resistance of the armature, shunt field and
371. It is required to raise the power factor of a 750 kW balanced series field are respectively 0.05 ohm, 110 ohms and 0.06 ohm.
three phase load from 70% lagging to 90% lagging. The line If the overall efficiency at the above load is 88%, find the iron
voltage is 6900 volts, 60 cycles. Specify the capacitor required and friction losses.
for wye-connected bank in microfarads per phase. A. 1416 W * C. 1641 W
A. 22.4 F * C. 20.6 F B. 1461 W D. 1614 W
B. 28.3 F D. 23.7 F
383. A 230 V dc shunt motor takes 5 A when running without load
372. A delta connected balanced 3-phase load is supplied from a and runs at 1000 rpm. If the field and armature resistance are
3-phase 400 V, 60 Hz supply. The line current is 30 A and the 230  and 0.2 . Calculate the speed on load if it is taking 30 A
power taken by the load is 12 kW. Determine the inductance from the mains.
per phase. A. 988 rpm C. 981 rpm
A. 0.03 H C. 0.04 H B. 978 rpm * D. 994 rpm
B. 0.06 H D. 0.05 H *
384. The armature of a 4-pole, shunt generator is lap wound and
373. A star connected 3-phase induction motor draws 4 A when generates 216 V when running at 600 rpm. The armature has
connected across 400 volt, 50 c/s mains. If the power factor is 144 slots with 6 conductors per slot. If this armature is rewind,
0.8 and efficiency of the motor to be 90%, how much bhp will wave connected, find the emf generated at the same speed and
the motor develop? flux per pole.
A. 3.302 hp C. 2.183 hp A. 216 volts D. 432 volts *
B. 2.675 hp * D. 3.102 hp B. 324 volts D. 460 volts

374. Three 3-phase balanced loads are connected in parallel across a 385. A shunt generator delivers 195 A at a terminal voltage of 220 V.
400-V, 3-phase, 3-wire balanced supply. The armature resistance and shunt field resistance are 0.02 
Load 1: 12 kW, delta-connected, pf = 1 and 44  respectively. If the iron and friction losses amount to
Load 2: 9 kVA, wye-connected, pf = 0.866 lag 1600 W, determine the BHP of engine.
Load 3: 6 kVAR, delta-connected, pf = 0, capacitive A. 66.3 hp C. 64.4 hp
Find the current drawn from the line. B. 62.2 hp * D. 60.5 hp
A. 18.45 A C. 24.16 A
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386. A 4-pole, lap wound dc generator has 728 active conductors and 398. A dc series motor having a resistance of 1.0 ohm between
runs at 1800 rpm. The flux per pole is 30 mWb. If this armature terminals runs at 800 rpm at 200 V with a current of 15 A. At
is designed to carry a maximum line current of 100 A, what is what speed will it run when connected in series with a 5 ohm
the maximum electromagnetic power developed in the armature. resistance, the current maintained at 15 A?
A. 72.5 kW C. 68.2 kW A. 462.8 rpm C. 480.4 rpm
B. 65.5 kW * D. 70.8 kW B. 475.7 rpm * D. 450.5 rpm

387. A short-shunt compound generator has a full load current of 60 399. A shunt generator has a full-load current of 100 A at 220 V.
A. If the series field resistance is 0.04 ohm and a diverter carries Stray losses are 1 kW and shunt field current is 12 A. The
24 A, what is the diverter resistance? armature resistance including brushes is 0.055 . Calculate the
A. 0.10 ohm C. 0.025 ohm efficiency of the machine.
B. 0.06 ohm * D. 0.015 ohm A. 83.5% * C. 98.4%
B. 92.1% D. 90.1%
388. A 200-V shunt motor takes the current of 2.5 A at no load. The
armature resistance is 0.5 ohm. At full load, the motor takes 40 400. A short shunt compound generator supplies a load at 100 V,
A and speed is 1000 rpm. Calculate the speed at no load. through a pair of feeder of total resistance 0.05 . The load
A. 1104 rpm * C. 1141 rpm consists of four motors each taking 40 A and a lighting load of
B. 1123 rpm D. 1061 rpm 200, 60 W lamps. Armature resistance 0.02 , series field
resistance 0.05 . Shunt field resistance 50 . Find emf
389. A dc generator is being driven at 1,200 rpm, and generates an generated.
emf of 125 V. What will be the generated emf if the field flux is A. 133.65 V * C. 131.83 V
decreased by 12% with the speed increased to 1,800 rpm? B. 135.29 V D. 137.41 V
A. 180 V C. 165 V *
B. 145 V D. 170 V 401. The armature circuit resistance of a 25 hp, 250 V series motor is
0.1 ohm, the brush volt drop is 3 V and the resistance of the
390. A four-pole shunt generator has 51 slots, each having 24 series field is 0.05 ohm. When the series motor takes 85 A, the
conductors with a wave wound armature. The flux per pole is speed is 600 rpm. Calculate the speed when the current is 100
0.01 Wb. At what speed the armature should be driven to give A.
an induced emf of 220 V? A. 590 rpm C. 505 rpm *
A. 484 rpm C. 539 rpm * B. 545 rpm D. 581 rpm
B. 516 rpm D. 497 rpm
402. A 250 V dc series motor has an armature resistance of 0.05 
391. A 500-volt shunt motor running at 720 rpm takes an armature and a series field resistance of 0.02 . It is running at a speed
current of 50 A. Effective armature resistance 0.4 ohm. What of 900 rpm while taking a current of 30 A. Determine its speed
resistance must be placed in series with the armature to reduce when it takes a current of 25 A.
the speed to 600 rpm, the torque remaining constant? A. 1060.42 rpm C. 1081.52 rpm *
A. 1.2  C. 1.8  B. 1192.62 rpm D. 1140.45 rpm
B. 1.6  * D. 2.4 
403. A 220-V series motor takes 10 A and runs at 600 rpm. Its total
392. Determine the flux per pole of a six-pole generator required to resistance is 0.8 . At what speed will it run when 5 
generate 240 V at 500 rpm. The armature has 120 slots, with resistance connected in series, the motor taking the same
eight conductors per slot, and is simplex lap connected. current at the same supply voltage.
A. 0.05 Wb C. 0.04 Wb A. 424 rpm C. 492 rpm
B. 0.03 Wb * D. 0.06 Wb B. 476 rpm D. 458 rpm *

393. A 250 V dc series motor takes 30 A and moves at 900 rpm. The 404. A long shunt compound generator has full load output of 100 kW
armature resistance is 0.25 ohm and series field resistance is 0.2 at 250 V. Armature resistance 0.05 . Series field resistance
ohm. Calculate armature torque. 0.03 . Shunt field resistance 55 . Determine the emf
A. 75.28 N-m * C. 77.21 N-m generated.
B. 73.48 N-m D. 71.33 N-m A. 261.52 V C. 272.61 V
B. 278.52 V D. 282.36 V *
394. A long shunt compound generator supplies a load at 200 V
through a pair of feeder conductors of total resistance 0.05 . 405. A 225 volt, 1600 rpm, separately-excited dc generator has 15 A
The load consists of four motors of 50 A each, a lighting load of current passing through a field coil supplied by 204 volts. If the
200 numbers 100 W lamps. The armature, series and shunt field speed is reduced to 1400 rpm, what should be the voltage for
resistances are 0.02 , 0.05  and 100  respectively. Find the the same field current?
emf generated. A. 257.14 V C. 196.87 V *
A. 236.15 V * C. 233.13 V B. 202.24 V D. 225.28 V
B. 234.21 V D. 235.37 V
406. A 230-V series motor develops torque of 310 N-m at 800 rpm.
395. Calculate the torque developed when a current of The torque lost due to iron and friction loss is 10 N-m. If the
20 A passes through the armature of a motor with the following efficiency is 85%, determine the current taken by the motor at
particulars: 280 conductors, lap winding, 4-poles, flux per pole 800 rpm.
19.5 mWb. A. 122.64 A C. 145.23 A
A. 17.4 N-m * C. 12.4 N-m B. 131.81 A D. 128.57 A *
B. 16.2 N-m D. 20.4 N-m
407. A dc shunt generator supplies a load at 250 V. The armature
396. A shunt generator running at 1000 rpm has generated emf of resistance is 0.5  and the shunt field resistance is 100 . Solve
200 V. If the speed increases to 1200 rpm, the generated emf the load supplied if the armature develops 271.25 V.
will be nearly ___. A. 15 kW C. 12 kW
A. 150 V C. 175 V B. 11 kW D. 10 kW *
B. 240 V * D. 290 V
408. When a generator is being driven at 1200 rpm, the generated
397. The terminal voltage of the shunt generator is 200 V and carries emf is 125 volts. Determine the generated emf if the speed is
the current of 150 A. The resistance of the armature and shunt reduced to 1100 rpm, the field flux remaining unchanged.
field are 0.08 ohm and 40 ohms, respectively. Calculate the A. 116.3 V C. 114.6 V *
generated emf in the shunt generator. B. 112.8 V D. 113.7 V
A. 210.3 V C. 212.4 V *
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409. A 60-hp, 230-V shunt motor has a shunt field resistance of 38.3 421. A shunt generator when running light as a motor at 1000 rpm
ohms and an armature resistance of 0.04 ohm. If the resistance takes 12 A from 115-volt mains. The field current is 7 A, and the
in the starter is 0.66 ohm, calculate the current input to the armature resistance is 0.03 ohm. Determine stray power loss of
motor at the instant it is started. Assume a 3 V brush drop. the machine at this particular value of flux and speed.
A. 324 A C. 331 A * A. 565W C. 558 W
B. 319 A D. 311 A B. 574 W * D. 550 W

410. The voltage of a dc shunt generator is 230 V at no load and 220 422. At 500 rpm, the total core loss of a separately excited dc
V at full load. If the armature resistance is 0.05 ohm and shunt machine is 3 kW. When the speed is 750 rpm, the core loss is
field resistance is 100 ohms, solve the load current of the doubled. What will be the core loss when the speed is 1250
generator. rpm? Assume the flux per pole is constant.
A. 192.5 A C. 200 A A. 20 kW C. 18 kW
B. 195.5 A D. 197.8 A * B. 15 kW * D. 22 kW

411. A 4-pole wave wound armature of dc generator has 51 slots, 423. A 220-volt, 7-hp dc shunt motor has an armature resistance of
each slot containing 48 conductors. The flux per pole is 7.5 0.25 ohm. When running without load at 1200 rpm, the
mWb. At what speed the generator be driven to induce an emf armature takes 6 A. Find the resistance which should be
of 220 V? connected in series with the armature to reduce the speed of the
A. 359 rpm * C. 366 rpm motor to 600 rpm with 30 A to the armature.
B. 348 rpm D. 352 rpm A. 3.69  C. 3.23 
B. 3.16  D. 3.44  *
412. Two identical shunt generators A and B are connected in parallel
to supply a total load current of 1000 A. Each machine has a 424. A 50 kW, 250 V short shunt compound generator has the
field resistance of 80  and an armature resistance of 0.02 . following data: Ra = 0.06 , Rse = 0.04  and Rf = 125 .
The induced emf of generators A and B are 250 and 240 V, Calculate the induced voltage at rated load and terminal. Take 2
respectively. Determine the current delivered by generator A. V as the total brush contact drop.
A. 750 A * C. 250 A A. 275.3 V C. 272.2 V *
B. 600 A D. 400 A B. 278.4 V D. 270.8 V

413. A shunt motor is taking 84 A at 100 V and delivering 9 hp. 425. A 200 V shunt motor is taking a current of 30 A. Armature
Armature resistance 0.05 ohm and shunt field resistance 25 resistance 0.2 , shunt field resistance 100 . Iron and friction
ohms. Find the iron and friction losses losses 600 W. Calculate the bhp of the motor?
A. 966 W * C. 980 W A. 7.7 hp C. 6.5 hp *
B. 926 W D. 995 W B. 8.3 hp D. 6.9 hp

414. A 240-V series motor takes 40 A when giving its rated output at 426. A 460-V series motor runs at 500 rpm taking a current of 40 A.
1500 rpm. Its resistance is 0.30 ohm. Find what resistance must Calculate the speed if the load is reduced such that the motor is
be added to obtain rated torque at 1000 rpm? taking 30 A. Total resistance of the armature and field circuit is
A. 1.2 ohms C. 2.2 ohms 0.8 ohm. Assume flux is proportional to the field current.
B. 1.9 ohms * D. 2.7 ohms A. 679 rpm * C. 623 rpm
B. 631 rpm D. 620 rpm
415. A 4-pole, lap wound armature when driven at 600 rpm generates
120 V. If the flux per pole is 25 mWb, find the number of 427. A lap wound 4-pole shunt motor armature has a resistance of
armature conductors. 0.25 ohm and has 600 armature conductors. The flux per pole is
A. 420 C. 500 4 mega lines. Find the speed of the motor when it takes 30 A
B. 480 * D. 540 from a 300 V supply.
A. 731 rpm * C. 737 rpm
416. A coil with five series connected turns rotates at a speed of 1200 B. 728 rpm D. 718 rpm
rpm. The flux per pole is 3 x 106 maxwells; the number of poles
is 6. What is the average emf induced in the coil? 428. The terminal voltage of a 150 kW, shunt generator is 600 V.
A. 36 V * C. 45 V Calculate the generated emf when delivering its full load current.
B. 42 V D. 30 V Armature resistance is 0.08 , shunt field resistance 80 .
A. 618.2 V C. 621.2 V
417. In a dc machine running at 500 rpm, the hysteresis and eddy B. 620.6 V * D. 619.4 V
current losses are 250 W and 150 W respectively. Find the speed
at which the core losses are reduced by 30%. Assume flux is 429. Two generators operating in parallel supply a total load current
constant. of 160 A. The terminal voltage of generator A falls from 246 V
A. 398.2 rpm C. 372.8 rpm on no load to 230 V when the current output is 100 A; the
B. 361.4 rpm D. 383.5 rpm * terminal voltage of generator B falls from 250 V on no load to
230 V when the current output is 80 A. The external
418. A separately excited dc motor develops 700 N-m torque while characteristics are rectilinear. Determine the kW shared by
drawing 35-A current. Calculate the motor speed in rpm if the generator A.
back emf at 35 A armature current is 200 V. A. 22.5 kW C. 23.2 kW
A. 88.2 rpm C. 102.2 rpm B. 20.3 kW * D. 21.4 kW
B. 112.4 rpm D. 95.5 rpm *
430. The terminal voltage of a dc motor is 240 V and the armature
419. Two dc shunt generators each having an armature resistance of current is 60 A. The armature resistance is 0.08 ohm. What is
0.02  and a field resistance of 250  operated in parallel to the horsepower developed by the motor.
supply a common load of 5000 A. Determine the common A. 15.89 hp C. 19.31 hp
terminal voltage if the induced emfs in the two machines are 500 B. 18.92 hp * D. 24.21 hp
V and 510 V, respectively.
A. 475 V C. 455 V * 431. Calculate the armature conductors for a 4-pole, wave wound dc
B. 500 V D. 425 V motor running at 900 rpm on full load at 440 V supply. Given the
full load armature current 25 A, flux per pole 0.0117 Wb, and
420. A dc shunt motor takes 30 A from a 230 V mains. Its efficiency is the armature circuit resistance 1.2 .
80%. If the field resistance is 160 ohms and an armature A. 1168 * C. 1152
resistance is 0.4 ohm. Find out the iron and stray power losses B. 1174 D. 1188
A. 698 W C. 702 W
B. 723 W * D. 732 W

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432. A 220 volt, shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.4 ohm B. 484 rpm D. 448 rpm
and shunt field resistance of 100 ohms. Find the back emf when
full load current is 15 A. 444. The torque measured at a pulley of a series motor is 130 N-m
A. 214.9 V * C. 215.8 V while the motor is taking 50 A at 200 V and runs at 600 rpm.
B. 216.6 V D. 213.7 V Armature resistance is 0.3 ohm. Series field resistance is 0.2
ohm. Find the iron and friction losses.
433. In a prony brake test, the effective load on the brake pulley was A. 576 W C. 540 W
38.1 kg. The effective diameter of the pulley is 63.5 cm and the B. 590 W D. 582 W *
speed is 12 rps. The motor takes 49 A at 220 V. Calculate the
efficiency at this load. 445. A dc shunt generator supplies a full load current of 100 A at 110
A. 87% C. 78% V. The shunt field resistance is 55 ohms and the stray losses are
B. 83% * D. 80% 500 W. If the efficiency at full load is 86%, find the armature
resistance.
434. In a 120 V compound generator, the armature, shunt field and A. 0.103 ohm * C. 0.133 ohm
serried resistances are 0.06 , 25  and 0.04  respectively. B. 0.085 ohm D. 0.058 ohm
The load current is 100 A at 120 V. Determine the induced emf
when the machine is connected as short shunt. 446. A 10 kW, 250 V self-excited shunt generator, when delivering
A. 130.29 V * C. 131.52 V rated load, has an armature circuit voltage drop that is 5% of
B. 133.56 V D. 135.18 V the terminal voltage and a shunt field current equal to 5% of
rated load current. Determine the resistance of the armature
435. An 8-pole wave wound dc shunt generator, with 778 conductors circuit.
while running at 500 rpm supplies 12.5  resistive load at 250 V. A. 0.154  C. 0.103 
The armature resistance is 0.24  and the field resistance is 250 B. 0.298  * D. 0.221 
. Calculate the flux per pole
A. 9.83 mWb * C. 12.11 mWb 447. A short shunt compound generator has an armature, series field
B. 11.52 mWb D. 10.06 mWb and shunt field resistances of 0.031 , 0.04  and 100 
respectively. At rated load condition, the terminal voltage is 400
436. A 250 V dc series motor takes 30 A and moves at 900 rpm. The V while the armature is developing an emf of 409 V. Find the kW
armature resistance is 0.25 ohm and series field resistance is 0.2 delivered to the load at rated condition.
ohm. Calculate the shaft torque of the motor, if iron and friction A. 66 kW C. 45 kW
losses are equal to 550 watts. B. 50 kW * D. 60 kW
A. 64.32 N-m C. 71.77 N-m
B. 77.51 N-m D. 69.44 N-m * 448. The output of a shunt generator is 24 kW at a terminal voltage
of 200 V. Armature resistance 0.05 ohm, shunt field resistance
437. A 100-kW, 230-V shunt generator has an armature resistance of 40 ohms. If the iron and friction losses equal to the copper loss
0.05  and field resistance of 57.5 . Determine the induced at this load. Find the overall efficiency?
emf at half load. A. 87.1% * C. 88.2%
A. 252 V C. 241 V * B. 86.3% D. 89.2%
B. 272 V D. 237 V
449. A 4-pole shunt connected generator has a lap connected
438. Two shunt generators running in parallel supply a total load of armature with 728 conductors. The flux per pole is 25 mWb. If
3600 A. Each machine has a field resistance of 60 ohms and an the generator supplies two hundred 110-V, 75-W bulbs,
armature resistance of 0.01 ohm. Calculate the bus bar voltage determine the approximate speed of the generator. The field and
if the induced emf for each machines are 455 and 460 V armature resistances are 110  and 0.075  respectively.
respectively. A. 382 rpm C. 394 rpm
A. 390.6 V C. 439.5 V * B. 397 rpm * D. 388 rpm
B. 420.2 V D. 450.8 V
450. A shunt generator supplies 100 A at 200 V. The driving engine is
439. The output of a shunt generator is 24 kW at a terminal voltage developing 32 bhp. Armature resistance 0.1  and shunt field
of 200 V. Armature resistance 0.05 ohm, shunt field resistance resistance is 50 . Find the iron and friction loss.
40 ohms. If the iron and friction losses equal to the copper loss A. 1680 watts C. 1880 watts
at this load. Find the bhp of the engine. B. 1770 watts D. 1990 watts *
A. 34.5 hp C. 37.8 hp
B. 36.9 hp * D. 40.2 hp 451. The iron losses in a 10 kVA, 240/100-V single phase transformer
are 100 W. The maximum efficiency occurs at full load. When
440. A 900 rpm, 6-pole generator has a simplex wave winding. There the secondary current is 50 A, what is the copper losses in the
are 300 conductors on the armature. The poles are 10 inches transformer?
square and the average flux density is 50,000 maxwells per A. 100 W C. 50 W
square inch. Determine the emf induced between the brushes. B. 25 W * D. 200 W
A. 664 V C. 675 V *
B. 640 V D. 610 V 452. High voltage side short circuit data for a 20 kVA, 2300/230 V
transformer are: P = 250 W, I = 8.7 A, E = 50 V. Find the
441. The armature of a 4-pole dc shunt motor has a simplex lap transformer regulation at 0.70 pf lagging.
winding accommodated in 60 slots with 20 conductors per slot. A. 2.313% C. 2.189%
If the flux is 23 mWb and the armature current is 50 A. B. 2.134% * D. 2.507%
Determine the torque developed in the armature.
A. 213.4 N-m C. 225.8 N-m 453. An ideal 220/110-V transformer carries a (6 + j8) ohms load at
B. 219.6 N-m * D. 225.4 N-m 110-V side. Under this condition, calculate the current in the
220-V side.
442. A 10-hp power 220 V dc shunt motor has an armature and field A. 22 A C. 11 A
resistance of 0.25 ohm and 100 ohms respectively. The full load B. 5.5 A * D. 6 A
efficiency is 83%. Determine the value of the starting resistance
needed in order that the starting current will not exceed 200% 454. The core of a 400-cycle aircraft transformer has a net cross
of full-load value. section of 2 in2. The maximum flux density is 60,000
A. 2.0  C. 2.6  * maxwells/in2, and there are 70 turns in the secondary coil. What
B. 1.8  D. 3.2  is the voltage induced in the secondary coil?
A. 129 V C. 149 V *
443. A 220-V dc shunt motor runs at 500 rpm when the armature B. 169 V C. 1690 V
current is 50 A. What is the speed if the torque is doubled?
Armature resistance is 0.20 ohm.
A. 476 rpm * C. 467 rpm

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455. A 10-kVA, 2400/240-volt 60 cycle transformer has the following 467. A 75 kVA transformer has iron losses 500 W and full load copper
data: R1 =5.2 ; R2 = 0.052 ; X1 = 7.6  and X2 = 0.076 . losses 1200 W. Find the efficiency at half load at 0.8 pf lagging.
The iron loss was found to be 61 watts. Determine the efficiency A. 97.8% C. 96.8%
at half load unity pf. B. 98.3% D. 97.4% *
A. 98.63% C. 97.29%
B. 97.92% * D. 98.36% 468. A 100-kVA 2400/240-volt, 60 cycle transformer has the following
constants R1 = 0.42 ohm, X1 = 0.72 ohm, R2 = 0.0038 ohm; X2
456. A 5 kVA 2000/250 V transformer has a primary winding = 0.0068 ohm. Calculate the equivalent complex impedance
resistance of 1.8  and a secondary winding resistance of 0.013 referred to the secondary.
ohm. Calculate the total resistance referred to the secondary A. 0.8 + j1.4 C. 0.458 + j0.788
windings. B. 0.0458 + j0.0778 D. 0.008 + j0.014 *
A. 0.0411 ohm * C. 2.824 ohms
B. 1.904 ohms D. 0.238 ohm 469. A 40-kVA transformer with a ratio 2000/250 V has a primary
resistance of 1.15 ohm and a secondary resistance of 0.0155
457. A 5 kVA transformer is supplying a lighting load, it would on a ohm. Determine the total copper loss on full load.
normal day’s run, operate at full load 1 ½ hours and at half load A. 865 W C. 855 W *
1 ½ hours; during the rest of the day there would be no load on B. 824 W D. 890 W
the transformer. The iron loss is 200 watts and the full load
copper loss is 200 W. Find the all-day efficiency of the 470. The following readings were obtained from OC and SC tests on 8
transformer. kVA 400/120 V, 50 Hz transformer: OC test (LV side): 120 V, 4
A. 68.5% * C. 77.2% A, 75 W; SC test (HV side): 9.5 V, 20 A, 110 W. Calculate the
B. 73.6% D. 66.9% voltage regulation for 0.8 lagging power factor load.
A. 2.38% C. 2.48%
458. A 2200/200 V transformer draws a no load primary current of B. 2.19% D. 2.26% *
0.6 A and absorbs 400 W. Determine the iron loss current.
A. 0.124 A C. 0.214 A 471. The voltage applied to the HV side of a transformer during short
B. 0.182 A * D. 0.321 A circuit test is 2% of its rated voltage. The core loss will be
____percent of rated core loss.
459. If the secondary of a 1:10 step transformer is connected to the A. 4 C. 0.4
primary of a 1:5 step up transformer, the total transformation B. 0.25 D. 0.04 *
ratio will be _____.
A. 1:2 C. 1:2500 472. The percentage resistance and reactance of a transformer are
B. 1:50 * D. 1:15 2.5% and 4.5 % respectively. Find the approximate regulation
on full load and 0.80 power factor leading.
460. A 37.5 kVA transformer has a rated core loss and copper losses A. 3.9% C. 4.7 % *
of 300 W and 500 W. Determine the efficiency when carrying B. 5.5% D. 6.3%
33.75 kVA load at 0.8 pf lagging
A. 97.45% * C. 96.24% 473. An ideal transformer is rated 2400 V/240 V. A certain load of 50
B. 96.71% D. 97.82% A, unity power factor, is to be connected to the low voltage
winding. With 2400 V applied to the high side voltage winding,
461. When 120 V, 60 Hz is applied to the primary winding of a what resistance must be added in series in the high voltage
transformer, the core loss is 240 W. When 50 V, 25 Hz is applied winding in order for the load to have exactly 200 V across it?
the core loss is 50 W. Determine the core loss when 230 V, 50 A. 48  D. 240 
Hz is applied to the primary winding. B. 80  * D. 480 
A. 783.2 W C. 902.2 W
B. 863.6 W * D. 1032.1 W 474. An ideal transformer is rated 2400 V/240 V. A certain load of 50
A, unity power factor, is to be connected to the low voltage
462. The eddy current loss in a 2300 V, 60-Hz transformer is 280 W. winding. With 2400 V applied to the high side voltage winding,
What will be the eddy current loss if the transformer is what resistance must be added in series in the low voltage
connected to a 2300 V, 50 Hz source? winding in order for the load to have exactly 200 V across it?
A. 250 W C. 233 W A. 0.8  * C. 120 
B. 336 W D. 280 W * B. 1.2  D. 80 

463. The secondary windings of a 60 Hz transformer has 50 turns. If 475. A 1600 kVA, 200 Hz transformer is operated at 50 Hz. Its new
the induced voltage of this winding is 220 V, determine the kVA rating will become __.
maximum value of the core flux. A. 800 kVA C. 400 kVA *
A. 12.3 mWb C. 20.8 mWb B. 100 kVA D. 6400 kVA
B. 24.4 mWb D. 16.5 mWb *
476. A single-phase transformer has a net core area of 60 cm 2. The
464. The per unit impedance of a transformer is 0.242. if the base primary with 400 turns is connected to a 500-V supply. Estimate
voltage is increased by 1.1 times, the per unit value will be ___. the flux density in the core. The frequency of the supply is 50
A. 0.266 C. 0.22 Hz.
B. 0.242 D. 0.2 * A. 0.833 T C. 0.961 T
B. 0.871 T D. 0.938 T *
465. A 2300/230 V, 20 kVA step down transformer is connected with
the low voltage side short circuited, data obtained for the high 477. A 10-kVA, 2400/240 V, single-phase transformer has the
voltage side are, wattmeter reading = 250 W, voltmeter reading following resistances and leakage reactances: R1 = 3 ; R2 =
= 50 V, ammeter reading = 8.7 A. Calculate the voltage 0.03 ; X1 = 15 ; X2 = 0.15 . Find the primary voltage
regulation at unity pf. required to produce 240 V at the secondary terminals at full
A. 1.26% * C. 1.85% load, when the load power factor is 0.8 pf lagging.
B. 2.12% D. 1.49% A. 2485.6 V C. 2496.5 V *
B. 2427.4 V D. 2482.5 V
466. A single phase transformer has primary and secondary
impedances of (1.4 + j5.2) and (0.0117 + j0.0465) ohms, 478. The output current corresponding to maximum efficiency for a
respectively. The supply voltage is 6600 V and the turns ratio is transformer having a core loss of 100 W and equivalent
10.6. The secondary feeds a load which draws 300 A at a power resistance referred to secondary of 0.25 ohm is ____.
factor of 0.80 lagging. Determine the secondary terminal A. 20 A * C. 25 A
voltage. B. 5 A D. 400 A
A. 615 V C. 605 V
B. 610 V D. 600 V *

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479. A 30 kVA, 6600/250-V single-phase transformer has an A. 0.826 T * C. 0.942 T

equivalent resistance and reactance referred to the secondary of B. 0.882 T D. 0.890 T
0.02648  and 0.04304 , respectively. Determine the full load
voltage regulation at 0.80 lagging power factor. 492. A 50-kVA single-phase transformer has a full load copper loss of
A. 1.83 % C. 2.74 % 560 W and an iron loss of 500 W. Calculate the efficiency at
B. 2.26 % * D. 3.14 % quarter load for a power factor of 0.8 lagging.
A. 94.92% * C. 93.35%
480. A 25 kVA, 2400/240 V single-phase transformer draws a current B. 90.22% D. 91.24%
of 5 A at 0.25 pf during the open circuit test. Determine the
magnetizing reactance of the core. 493. The core of a 100-kVA, 11000/550 V, 1-phase, 50 Hz core type
A. 49.57 ohms * C. 31.82 ohms transformer has a cross section of 20 cm x 20 cm. Find the emf
B. 62.18 ohms D. 51.28 ohms per turn if the maximum core density is not to exceed 1.3 Tesla.
Assume a stacking factor of 0.9.
481. A 3-kVA transformer has a core loss of 30 W and a full load A. 10.4 V * C. 9.3 V
copper loss of 75 W. Solve the all day efficiency for the following B. 11.5 V D. 8.9 V
loads: 1 ½ times the rated kVA, pf = 0.85, 2 hrs; rated kVA, pf
= 0.9, 5 hrs; ¾ rated kVA, pf = 0.95, 6 hrs; ½ rated kVA, pf = 494. The full load copper loss and iron loss of a transformer are 6400
1.0, 7 hrs; no-load, 4 hrs. W and 5000 W respectively. The above copper loss and iron
A. 97.102% C. 96.124% loss at half load will be _____.
B. 96.118% D. 96.068% * A. 3200 W, 2500 W C. 1600 W, 1250 W
B. 3200 W, 5000 W D. 1600 W, 5000 W *
482. A 20,000 kVA transformer with 10% reactance will have a
reactance of ____ at 10,000 kVA. 495. A transformer has a percentage resistance of 1% and a
A. 5% * C. 20% percentage reactance of 4%. Its regulation at a power factor of
B. 10% D. 2.5% 0.80 leading.
A. -3.23% C. -1.53% *
483. A single-phase 50 c/s transformer is required to have a no-load B. -2.24% D. -4.49%
voltage ratio of 3300/440 volts. The total maximum flux in the
core is to be about 50 mWb. Find the number of turns in the 496. A single-phase transformer is rated 15 MVA, 11.5/69 kV. If the
secondary. 11.5 kV winding (designated winding 2) is short circuited, the
A. 247 C. 298 rated current flows when the voltage to winding 1 is 5.5 kV. The
B. 40 * D. 33 power input is 105.8 kW. Find the transformer reactance X1
referred to the high voltage winding.
484. A 40-MVA, 20 kV/400-kV, single-phase transformer has the A. 2.24 ohms C. 2.53 ohms
following series impedances: Z1 = 0.9 +j1.8  and Z2 = 128 + B. 25.2 ohms * D. 21.7 ohms
j288 . Using the transformer rating as base, determine the per
unit impedance of the trasformer. 497. A 37.5 kVA transformer has a rated core loss and copper losses
A. 0.122 + j0.125 C. 0.122 + j0.252 * of 300 W and 500 W. Determine the full efficiency at 0.8 pf
B. 0.128 + j0.125 D. 0.128 + j0.252 lagging.
A. 95.15% C. 94.24%
485. A 2300 V/230 V, 10 kVA transformer has the following B. 96.71% D. 97.40% *
constants: 1% resistance; 10% reactance. Find the voltage
regulation of the transformer for a load power factor of 80% 498. The maximum efficiency of a 100-kVA transformer is 98.4% and
lagging. occurs at 90% full load at unity power factor. Calculate the
A. 4.833% C. 7.056% * efficiency of the transformer at unity power factor at 50% full
B. 1.469% D. 3.918% load.
A. 97.09% C. 97.91%
486. A transformer working under the condition of maximum B. 98.72% D. 98.12% *
efficiency has total losses of 1600 W. While operating at half
load, the copper loss will be ____. 499. A 60 Hz transformer having a 300-turn primary takes 60 W of
A. 800 W C. 400 W power and 0.8 A of current at an input voltage of 110 V. The
B. 200 W * D. 100 W resistance of the winding is 0.2 ohm. Calculate the core loss
equivalent resistance.
487. A 4 kVA, 400/200 V, single-phase transformer has a resistance A. 202.1  * C. 201.7 
of 0.02 pu and reactance of 0.06 pu. What are its resistance and B. 200.4  D. 203.3 
reactance referred to high voltage side?
A. 0.2  and 0.6  C. 0.08  and 0.24  500. A single-phase 50 kVA transformer has iron loss of 400 watts
B. 0.80  and 2.4  * D. 1  and 3  and full load copper loss of 750 watts. Determine the efficiency
at half load 0.8 pf.
488. A 75 kVA, 230-V/115-V, 60 Hz transformer was tested with the A. 97.14% * C. 98.32%
following results: Short circuit test: 9.5 V, 326 A, 1200 W; Open B. 96.23% D. 95.42%
circuit test: 115 V, 16.3 A, 750 W. Determine percent voltage
regulation at rated load, 0.8 pf lagging. 501. The primary resistance of a transformer is 0.1 ohm and its
A. 3.19% C. 3.57% * leakage reactance is 0.8 ohm. When the applied voltage is 1000
B. 3.14% D. 2.83% V, the primary current is 50 A at a lagging pf of 0.6. Find the
primary induced emf.
489. Given a 3-kVA transformer with an efficiency of 95.5% at half A. 965 V * C. 1040 V
load unity pf and a copper loss of 90 W in full load. Calculate the B. 981 V D. 972 V
iron loss in watts.
A. 48.18 W * C. 43.22 W 502. It is desired to step down the three-phase voltage from 6,600 to
B. 46.29 W D. 42.72 W 460 volts using the Y- transformer connections. What should be
the ratio of the transformation of each transformers?
490. During the short circuit test of a 25-kVA, 480/120-volt A. 14.3 to 1 C. 8.3 to 1 *
transformer, 17.85 volts causes the rated current in the primary B. 24.8 to 1 D. 205.8 to 1
winding. Solve the percent impedance.
A. 2.809% C. 3.424% 503. A transformer is rated 500 kVA 4800/480-V, 60 Hz when
B. 3.313% D. 3.718% * operated as a conventional two winding transformer. This
transformer is to be used as a 5.28/4.8 kV step down
491. The primary of a transformer has 1000 turns and is rated at 220 transformer in power distribution. Using an autotransformer
V, 60 Hz. If the core cross section is 10 cm2, what is the connection, what is the rating when used in this manner?
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B. 50 MVA D. 55 MVA B. 5.72 kVA D. 7.83 kVA

504. Two transformers in a V-V bank are serving a 3-phase balanced 516. When one transformer of a - bank rated 30-kVA is removed,
load of 43.3 kVA. If a third transformer of the same rating is the capacity of the resulting 3-phase bank in V-V connection will
added for - operation, what is the new rated capacity of the be __
bank? A. 11.5 kVA C. 17.3 kVA *
A. 75 kVA * C. 65 kVA B. 20 kVA D. 25.9 kVA
B. 225 kVA D. 130 kVA ‘
517. A three-phase 75 kVA, 440-V, 0.8 lagging pf load is to be
505. Two transformers are connected open- and delivers full load of supplied by three single-phase transformers banked wye-delta.
69.36 kW at a power factor of 0.8. Calculate the available bank Calculate the primary current in the windings of the
kVA if a third transformer of the same rating as one of the other transformers. Turns ratio is equal to 2.
two is added to form a -bank. A. 49.2 A C. 28.4 A *
A. 360 kVA C. 130 kVA B. 56.8 A D. 98.4 A
B. 260 kVA D. 150 kVA *
518. Three 1100/110 V transformers connected delta-delta supplying
506. Two 2,200/100 V transformers are operated in parallel to share a lighting load of 100 kW. What current in the secondary will
a load of 125 kVA at 0.8 pf lagging. Transformers are rated as flow in each transformer?
follows: A: 100 kVA, 0.9% resistance, 10% reactance; B: 50 A. 909 A C. 525 A
kVA, 1% resistance, 5% reactance. Find the kVA share of B. B. 303 A * D. 255 A
A. 68 kVA C. 76 kVA
B. 62 kVA * D. 72 kVA 519. Two single-phase transformers are connected open-delta and
deliver a balance three-phase load of 69.28 kW at a pf of 0.8.
507. Two single-phase transformers are connected in open delta. The Calculate the minimum kVA rating of each transformer.
rating of each is 15 kVA, 2400/240 V. What 3-phase load in kW A. 86.6 kVA C. 50 kVA *
can the open delta bank carry without overloading the B. 43.3 kVA D. 120 kVA
transformers? The load power factor is 0.707 lagging.
A. 30 kW C. 21.21 kW 520. Two single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA and
B. 26 kW D. 18.4 kW * connected open delta is overloaded while serving a 3-phase load
of 120 kW at 0.8 pf lagging. To prevent such overloading, what
508. A current transformer rated 75/5 A is used to measure the size (in kVAR) of a capacitor bank is needed?
current in a transmission line. If the ammeter reads 3 A, A. 40 * C. 90
calculate the current in the line. B. 50 D. 130
A. 45 A * C. 50 A
B. 60 A D. 55 A 521. An 11500/2300 V transformer is rated 100 kVA as a two-winding
transformer. If the two windings are connected in series to form
509. An autotransformer designed for 4000 to 2300 volts operation an autotransformer, what will be the maximum kVA rating?
supplies a load of 32 kW at a power factor of 0.80. Calculate the A. 750 kVA C. 450 kVA
transformed power. B. 600 kVA * D. 120 kVA
A. 14.6 kW C. 13.6 kW *
B. 16.8 kW D. 15.4 kW 522. Two Scott-connected transformers are used to supply power to a
3-phase motor load rated 30 kVA, 250 V. Calculate the minimum
510. Two single-phase transformers with equal ratings and turns ratio kVA rating of the teaser transformer.
are operated in parallel to supply a load of 180 kW at a lagging A. 13.6 kVA C. 17.32 kVA
pf of 0.90. Transformer A has a resistance of 1% and a B. 15 kVA * D. 21 kVA
reactance of 6%. Transformer B has a resistance of 2% and a
reactance of 5%. Calculate the power delivered by each 523. Three 37.5 kVA, single-phase transformers are connected in
transformer. delta to supply 85 kVA load at 85% lagging pf. If one
A. 85 kW, 95 kW C. 88 kW, 92 kW transformer is taken out for repair, what is the kVA overload of
B. 90 kW, 90 kW D. 80 kW, 100 kW * the remaining units?
A. 20 kVA * C. 65 kVA
511. Three single-phase transforermers are bank delta-wye. What B. 30 kVA D. 50 kVA
should be the required turns ratio of each transformers to
transform 10 MVA from 230 kV to 4160 V? 524. A 2,400/2,200-volt autotransformer delivers a load of 90.5 kW at
A. 31.92 C. 95.76 * a power factor of 0.75. Calculate the kVA rating of the
B. 55.29 D. 165.86 transformer.
A. 10 kVA * C. 25 kVA
512. An autotransformer having a primary voltage of 116 V and a B. 120 kVA D. 66.67 kVA
secondary voltage of 80 V delivers a load of 4 kW at unity pf.
Calculate the transformed power. 525. Three single-phase transforermers are bank delta-delta. What
A. 1240 W * C. 1420 W should be the required turns ratio of each transformers to
B. 1150 W D. 1510 W transform 10 MVA from 230 kV to 4160 V?
A. 31.92 C. 55.29 *
513. Three-single phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are bank in B. 95.76 D. 165.86
delta and supplying a 3-phase load drawing 160 kVA at 0.8
lagging power factor. If one transformer is removed for repairs, 526. A 400-V, 3-phase, round rotor synchronous motor has an
solve for the amount of overloading of the remaining units. efficiency of 92% while delivering 18 hp (at the shaft). The per
A. 30 kVA * C. 40 kVA phase synchronous impedance is 0.5 + j1.5 . If the motor
B. 35 kVA D. 25 kVA operates at 0.9 lagging power factor, determine the power
angle.
514. A PT and CT are used in conjunction with a wattmeter. The PT A. -7.4 * C. -6.5
ratio is 1000:1 and the CT ratio is 1200:4. If the actual power is B. -8.1 D. -8.8
270 MW, What will be the expected reading of the wattmeter?
A. 225 W C. 560 W 527. A 50-kVA, 550-V, single-phase alternator has an open circuit emf
B. 880 W D. 900 W * and short-circuit current of 300 V and 150 A respectively. The dc
resistance of the armature between terminals is 0.18 ohm.
515. Two single-phase transformers each rated 120 kVA are Assuming the ac resistance is 1.5 times the dc resistance, solve
connected open delta supplying a 3-phase load of 200 hp, 0.8 pf the percentage voltage regulation at 0.8 pf lagging.
lagging induction motor and 85% efficiency. What is the A. 25.44% * C. 33.23%
overload on each transformer? B. 22.19% D. 28.62%
A. 4.35 kVA C. 6.67 kVA *

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528. At what speed should a six-pole alternator be driven to develop 540. A factory takes a load of 2400 kVA at 0.6 pf lagging. A
40 cycles? synchronous motor having an input rating of 1500 kVA is to be
A. 800 rpm * C. 18 rpm installed to carry an additional load of 1200 kW (output) and
B. 120 rpm D. 240 rpm also to improve the power factor. Assuming a motor efficiency of
92.4%, calculate the over-all kVA load.
529. A two-pole thee-phase star connected alternator has 24 stator A. 2978 * C. 2743
slots and wound with 40 conductors per slot. The flux per pole is B. 2824 D. 2953
0.063 Wb. If the speed is 3000 rpm, calculate the generated
emf. Assume a winding factor of 0.966. 541. A 1000-kVA, 3000 V, 60-Hz, 3-phase, star-connected alternator
A. 3744 V * C. 3894 V has an armature effective resistance of 0.20 ohm. A field
B. 3682 V D. 3553 V current of 40 A produces on short circuit current of 200 A and an
open-circuit emf of 1040 volts (line value). Calculate the full
530. Two alternators A and B are operating in parallel supplying a load voltage regulation at 0.80 lagging power factor.
load drawing 1000 kVA at 0.80 power factor lagging. If A. 20.89% C. 24.33% *
alternator A contributes 500 kVA at 0.60 power factor lagging, B. 23.31% D. 28.45%
determine the power factor of alternator B.
A. 0.967 C. 0.928 * 542. Two identical 3-phase alternators, 100 kW each, are driven by
B. 0.912 D. 0.952 shunt motors whose speed-load characteristics are as follows:
Alternator 1, no-load speed 600 rpm and the full-load speed 530
531. The input to an industrial plant is 1440 kW at a pf of 0.6 lagging. rpm. Alternator 2, no-load speed 590 rpm and full-load speed
It is desired to connect a synchronous motor that operates at a 550 rpm. Solve the total load when these alternators divide the
leading pf of 0.8 to the power mains and have it correct the load equally?
over-all pf to 0.9. Determine the power input to the synchronous A. 82 kW C. 66 kW *
motor. B. 94 kW D. 72 kW
A. 890 kW C. 990 kW *
B. 950 kW D. 1050 kW 543. A synchronous motor absorbing 60 kW is connected in parallel
with a load of 240 kW having a lagging power factor of 0.8. If
532. A single-phase ac generator winding has an effective resistance the combined load has a power factor of 0.9, what is the value
of 0.2 ohm and synchronous reactance of 2.2 ohms. Find the of the leading kVAR supplied by the motor?
generated emf when the load is 50 A at a terminal voltage of A. 34.7 kVAR * C. 145.2 kVAR
500 V at pf 0.87 lagging. B. 54.2 kVAR D. 132.8 kVAR
A. 572 V C. 570 V *
B. 576 V D. 574 V 544. An 1000 kVA, 11 kV, 3-phase, star connected synchronous motor
has an armature resistance and reactance per phase of 3.5 and
533. A 3-phase, 4-pole, 24 slots alternator has its armature coils short 40 ohms respectively. Determine the induced line emf at 0.8 pf
pitched by one slot. Its pitch factor will be _____. lagging.
A. 0.983 C. 0.966 * A. 9210 V C. 8985 V *
B. 0.974 D. 0.958 B. 8424 V D. 9024 V

534. An industrial plant has an average load of 900 kW at a power 545. Two alternators operating in parallel supply the following loads:
factor of 0.6 lagging. A synchronous motor is to be installed to A = 400 kW, unity pf; B = 1000 kW, 0.707 lagging pf; C = 600
drive a dc generator and to raise the overall power factor to kW, 0.90 leading pf. One machine supplies 800 kW at 0.866
0.92. If preliminary estimates indicate that the input to the lagging power factor. What is the power factor of the other
synchronous motor will be about 250 kW, calculate its KVA input machine?
rating. A. 0.979 lagging * C. 0.971 lagging
A. 724 C. 772 B. 0.983 lagging D. 0.908 lagging
B. 753 * D. 792
546. A 3-phase Y-connected, 75 MVA, 27 kV synchronous generator
535. The winding of a 4-pole alternator having 36 slots and a coil has a synchronous reactance of 0.926 pu based on rated MVA
span of 1 to 8 is short pitched by ___ degrees. and voltage. Determine the new per unit value referred to a 100-
A. 140 C. 80 MVA, 30-kV base.
B. 20 D. 40 * A. 1.4 pu C. 1.2 pu
B. 1.6 pu D. 1.0 pu *
536. A factory draws a lagging load of 2000 kW at a power factor of
0.6 from 6000 V mains. A synchronous capacitor is purchased to 547. A 440 V, single-phase synchronous motor is taking 50 A at a pf
raise the overall power factor to unity. Assuming that the 0.9 lagging. Effective resistance of armature 0.8 ohm. The iron
synchronous capacitor losses are 275 kW, calculate the kVA and friction losses amount to 600 W. What is the commercial
rating of the synchronous capacitor. efficiency if the excitation losses is 800 W?
A. 2188 C. 2755 A. 88.2% C. 83.5% *
B. 2681 * D. 3333 B. 81.8% D. 85.7%

537. A winding is short pitched by 60 electrical degrees. Its pitch 548. A 10 MVA, 3-phase, wye-connected 11 kV generator has a
factor is ___. synchronous impedance of (0.0145 + j0.50) ohms per phase.
A. 0.893 C. 0.959 The field winding resistance is 3 ohms and field current is 175 A.
B. 0.866 * D. 0.966 Its core loss at 11 kV = 90 kW, friction and windage loss = 50
kW and its copper loss at 525 A = 220 kW. Ignoring the change
538. Three 2000 hp synchronous motors of 92% efficiency and 80% in field current, determine the efficiency at half-rated load and
power factor are to be added to an existing 10,000 kVA load 0.80 power factor lagging.
with lagging 82% power factor. If the motor are operating fully A. 91.5% C. 95.8%
loaded what will be the new power factor? B. 93.3% * D. 97.9%
A. 0.973 C. 0.988 *
B. 0.962 D. 0.912 549. A 3-phase, 318.75 kVA, 2300 V alternator has an armature
resistance of 0.35  per phase and a synchronous reactance of
539. A three-phase, 11-kV wye connected synchronous alternator has 1.2 /phase. Solve the regulation at full load kVA, 0.6 pf leading
a synchronous reactance of 8 ohms per phase but negligible and rated voltage.
resistance. If the excitation is such that the open circuit voltage A. -3.71% C. -4.11%
is 14 kV, determine the power factor at the maximum output. B. -4.33% * D. -5.17%
A. 0.786 * C. 0.772
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550. A 3-phase, 4-pole, 3-kV, 60 Hz, star-connected alternator has 9 B. 11.20 kV D. 11.04 kV *
slots per pole and 4 conductors per slot. What is the flux per
pole if the coil span of the winding is 90%? 562. A 75 kW, 400 V, 4-pole, 3-phase star connected synchronous
A. 0.216 Wb C. 0.286 Wb * motor has a resistance and synchronous reactance per phase of
B. 0.268 Wb D. 0.261 Wb 0.04  and 0.4  respectively. Compute for full load 0.8 pf lead
the open circuit emf per phase. Assume an efficiency of 92.5%.
551. A 3-phase synchronous motor takes 52.5 A at a power factor of A. 254 V C. 262 V
0.80 leading from a 400 volt line. If its synchronous impedance B. 259 V D. 266 V *
is (0.25 + j3.2) ohms per phase, determine the emf induced
between lines. 563. A 60 kVA, 3-phase wye connected 440 V, 60 Hz synchronous
A. 202.87 V C. 351.34 V generator has a resistance of 0.15  and a synchronous
B. 405.73 V D. 608.53 V * reactance of 3.5  per phase. At rated load and unity power
factor, calculate the percent voltage regulation.
552. Two alternators are operating in parallel supplying a common A. 45.87% C. 52.26%
load of 4250 kW at 0.85 power factor lagging. Alternator A B. 50.73% * D. 48.28%
contributes 600 kVAR at 0.92 power factor lagging. Solve for the
power factor of alternator B 564. A 60 MVA, 69.3 kV, three-phase synchronous generator has a
A. 0.813 lagging * C. 0.834 lagging synchronous reactance of 15  per phase and negligible
B. 0.804 lagging D. 0.820 lagging resistance. If the generated emf is 36 kV per phase What is the
maximum three-phase power that the generator can deliver
553. Two exactly similar turbo alternators are rated at 25 MW each. before losing its synchronism?
They are running in parallel The speed load characteristic of the A. 250 MW C. 296 MW
driving turbines are such that the frequency of alternator 1 drops B. 288 MW * D. 248 MW
uniformly from 50 Hz on no load to 48 Hz on full load, and that
of alternator 2 from 50 Hz to 48.5 Hz. Determine the MW share 565. A substation operating at full load of 1200 kVA supplies a load at
of alternator 1 on a total load of 30 MW. 0.7 power factor lagging. Calculate the rating of the
A. 9. 28 C. 12.86 * synchronous condenser necessary to raise the substation power
B. 11.62 D. 18.46 factor to 0.9 lagging.
A. 450 kVAR * C. 528 kVAR
554. A synchronous motor absorbing 60 kW is connected in parallel B. 595 kVAR D. 466 kVAR
with a load of 240 kW having a lagging power factor of 0.8. If
the combined load has a power factor of 0.9, at what power 566. A lighting load of 1500 kW and a motor load of 2200 kW at a pf
factor is it working? of 0.707 are supplied by two alternators running in parallel. One
A. 0.825 C. 0.884 of the alternator supplies 2000 kW at 0.8 pf lagging. Find the
B. 0.859 D. 0.865 * kVA load and pf of the other alternator.
A. 1932 kVA, 0.954 C. 1838 kVA, 0.942 *
555. A 3-phase synchronous motor absorbing 60 kW is connected in B. 1822 kVA, 0.931 D. 1914 kVA, 0.928
parallel with a factory load of 240 kW having a lagging power
factor of 0.8. The combined load has a pf of 0.9. Determine the 567. A single-phase ac generator winding has an effective resistance
kVAR supplied by the motor. of 0.2 ohm and synchronous reactance of 2.2 ohms. Find the
A. 28.2 C. 30.9 generated emf when the load is 50 A at a terminal voltage of
B. 34.7 * D. 24.6 500 V at unity pf.
A. 520 V C. 522 V *
556. The stator of a three-phase 20-pole alternator has 120 slots and B. 516 V D. 518 V
there are 4 conductors per slot. If the speed of the alternator is
300 rpm, calculate the emf induced per phase. The resultant 568. A 3-phase alternator has the following 3–phase loads: an
flux in the air gap is 0.055 Wb/pole and the coil span is 150 inductive load drawing 400 kVA at 0.60 power factor and a
electrical. resistive load drawing 80 kVA at 1.0 power factor. Solve for the
A. 902 V * C. 906 V size in kVAR of the capacitor bank needed to improve the power
B. 908 V D. 904 V factor of the combined loads to 0.85 lagging.
A. 121.68 * C. 122.87
557. The dc armature winding resistance between terminals of a 750 B. 120.38 D. 124.92
kVA, 4,400 V, three-phase wye-connected alternator is 0.9 ohm.
Calculate the copper loss in the winding at full load. 569. A 400 V, single-phase synchronous motor gives a net output
A. 26.14 kW C. 13.07 kW * mechanical power of 7.35 kW and operates at 0.92 pf lagging.
B. 4.36 kW D. 8.71 kW Its effective resistance is 0.7 . If the iron and mechanical
losses are 550 W and excitation losses are 750 W, calculate.
558. Calculate the open circuit line voltage of a 4-pole, 3-phase, 50 Calculate the armature current
Hz star-connected alternator with 36 slots and 30 conductors per A. 29.52 A C. 28.48 A
slot. The flux per pole is 0.05 Wb sinusoidally distributed. B. 21.84 A D. 22.42 A *
A. 3322 V * C. 3302 V
B. 3242 V D. 3052 V 570. A 2500 kVA, 6600 V synchronous turbo alternator is operating at
full load and 0.8 pf lagging. This machine has a synchronous
559. Calculate the distribution factor for a 36-slot four-pole, three- reactance per phase is 10.4 ohms and a negligible resistance.
phase winding. Calculate the percentage voltage regulation?
A. 0.94 C. 0.92 A. 48.56% C. 42.35%
B. 0.96 * D. 0.90 B. 45.84% D. 43.96% *

560. Two alternators A and B running in parallel supply the following 571. A 400-V, 15 hp, 3-phase star connected synchronous motor has
loads at 3.3 kV: Load 1, 800 kW at unity pf; Load 2, 600 kW at negligible resistance and reactance of 10 ohms per phase.
0.8 pf lagging; Load 3, 400 kW at 0.707 pf lagging. If alternator Determine the minimum current. Assume the efficiency as 88%
A is adjusted to carry an armature current of 150 A at 0.85 pf A. 18.35 A * C. 18.81 A
lagging, what is the armature current of alternator B? B. 18.42 A D. 18.05 A
A. 180 A C. 170 A
B. 200 A * D. 190 A 572. An industrial plant has a load of 1500 kVA at an average power
factor 0.6 lagging. Neglecting all losses, calculate the kVA input
561. A 1000 kVA 11 kV 3-phase Y-connected synchronous motor has to a synchronous condenser for an overall power factor of unity.
a 10 ohms synchronous reactance and a negligible armature A. 1200 kVA * C. 1000 kVA
resistance. Calculate the induced emf for a unity pf when the B. 900 kVA D. 800 kVA
motor takes 1000 KVA.
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573. A 3-phase, wye-connected synchronous motor, rated at 15 hp, 584. An industrial plant has a load of 800 kW at a pf of 0.8 lagging. It
400 V, has a full load efficiency of 90%. Its synchronous is desired to purchase a synchronous motor of sufficient capacity
reactance is 3 ohms per phase and the armature resistance is to deliver a load of 200 kW and also serve to correct the overall
0.15  per phase. The motor operates at full load and 0.8 pf plant pf to 0.92. Assuming the synchronous motor has an
leading. Determine the power angle. efficiency of 91%, determine the pf at which it will operate.
A. 12.81 C. 15.53 A. 0.769 leading C. 0.778 leading
B. 13.26 D. 11.74 * B. 0.797 leading * D. 0.781 leading

574. A 500 V single-phase synchronous motor is taking 50 A at a pf of 585. The speed regulations of two 800-kW alternators A and B,
0.8 leading. The output is 25 hp. Effective resistance of armature running in parallel are 100% to 104% and 100% to 105% from
is 0.25 ohm. Find the iron and friction losses. full-load to no-load respectively. Determine the kW share of
A. 765 W C. 740 W alternator A if the alternators share a load of 1000 kW?
B. 745 W D. 725 W * A. 533 kW C. 467 kW *
B. 446 kW D. 554 kW
575. An 11 kV, 3-phase, Y-connected synchronous motor draws a
current of 45 A. The synchronous impedance of the motor is 586. A 75-kW, 400-V, 3-phase, 4-pole, 50-Hz, wye-connected
(0.90 + j28) ohms per phase. Calculate the induced emf for a synchronous motor has a per phase synchronous impedance of
power factor of 0.80 leading. (0.04 + j0.4) ohm. At rated load and 0.8 pf lagging, the
A. 7.15 kV * C. 8.81 kV efficiency is 92.5%. Determine the mechanical power developed.
B. 8.31 kV D. 9.37 kV A. 78.51 kW * C. 77.35 kW
B. 76.28 kW D. 79.33 kW
576. The data for a 400 kVA, 6900-volt, 25-cycle star-connected 3-
phase alternator are as follows: poles = 6; total slots = 54; 587. The input power to a 600-V synchronous motor is measured by
conductors per slot = 12; eight-ninths pitch; flux per pole = 0.4 means of a two-wattmeter method. One wattmeter reads 64 kW
Wb. Determine induced emf at the terminals. and the other reads 36.5 kW. The motor is known to be
A. 7850 V * C. 7283 V operating at leading pf. Determine the line current drawn.
B. 7278 V D. 7624 V A. 104 A C. 110 A
B. 107 A * D. 112 A
577. One advantage of distributing the winding in alternator is to ___.
A. reduce harmonics 588. A three-phase, star-connected 1000 kVA, 11 kV alternator has
B. improve voltage waveform * rated current of 52.5 A. The AC resistance of the winding per
C. reduce the amount of copper phase is 0.45 . The test results are given below: OC test: Field
D. decrease the value of the voltage current =12.5 A, voltage between lines = 422 V; SC test: Field
current =12.5 A, line current = 52.5 A. Determine the induced
578. A 24 MVA, 17.32 kV, 3-phase, 60 Hz synchronous generator has emf per phase at full load at rated terminal voltage
a synchronous reactance of 5 /phase and negligible armature A. 6518 V * C. 6624 V
resistance. The excitation voltage is maintained at 13.4 kV/phase B. 6429 V D. 6490 V
and the terminal voltage at 10 kV/phase. What is the maximum
armature current that the generator can develop without pulling 589. A 440 V, 7.46 kW, 3-phase synchronous motor has negligible
out of synchronism? armature resistance and a synchronous reactance of 10 ohms
A. 4562 A C. 3880 A per phase. Determine the induced emf at minimum current for
B. 3344 A * D. 4024 A full load conditions, assuming an efficiency of 85%.
A. 279 V * C. 272 V
579. An induction motor while driving a load, takes 350 kW at 0.707 B. 263 V D. 268 V
pf lagging. An over-excited synchronous motor is then connected
in parallel with the induction motor, taking 150 kW in power. If 590. Two 3-phase alternators are operated in parallel. The total load
the overall power factor (of the motors combined) becomes 0.9 of the system is 1050 kW at 75% lagging pf. If alternator A is
lagging, calculate the kVA rating of the synchronous motor. carrying 700 kW at 80% pf lagging, determine kVAR of
A. 184.8 kVA * C. 158.3 kVA alternator B.
B. 167.2 kVA D. 173.5 kVA A. 401 * C. 419
B. 398 D. 518
580. A synchronous motor taking 40 kW is working in parallel with a
load of 80 kW having a pf 0.75 lagging. The pf of the combined 591. Solve the distribution factor of the alternator winding of a 3-
load is 0.9 lagging. Find the pf of the motor. phase alternator having 8 slots per pole per phase.
A. 0.938 leading C. 0.955 leading * A. 0.9627 C. 0.9482
B. 0.921 leading D. 0.946 leading B. 0.9716 D. 0.9556 *

581. Calculate the pitch factor for an alternator winding with 36 slots, 592. A synchronous motor is drawing 60 kW is connected in parallel
4-poles, and coil span of 1 to 8. with a load drawing 250 kW at a lagging power factor of 0.8. If
A. 0.95 C. 0.94 * the combined load has a power factor of 0.9, at what power
B. 0.96 D. 0.97 factor is the synchronous motor operating?
A. 0.858 C. 0.902
582. A 60-MVA, 69.3 kV, 3-phase synchronous generator has a B. 0.886 D. 0.849 *
synchronous reactance of 15 ohm per phase and negligible
armature resistance. The generator is delivering rated power at 593. A factory’s induction motor load draws 550 kW at 82% power
0.80 p.f. lagging at the rated terminal voltage to an infinite factor. What kVA of synchronous motor is required to carry 250
busbar. Determine the power angle. hp and raise the power factor to 95%?
A. 6.37° C. 9.47° A. 234.3 * C. 293.2
B. 7.67 *
°
D. 4.54° B. 228.4 D. 263.8

583. A 1000-kVA, 11-kV three-phase wye connected synchronous 594. An over-excited synchronous motor is connected across a 100
generator supplies a 600-kW, 0.8 leading pf load. The kVA inductive load having a 0.8 lagging power factor. The motor
synchronous reactance is 24  per phase and the armature takes 10 kW in power while idling (on no-load). Calculate the
resistance is negligible. Calculate the voltage regulation. kVA rating of the motor if it is desired to bring the overall power
A. -8.15% * C. -9.12% factor to unity. The motor is not used to carry any load.
B. -10.39 D. -11.07% A. 60.8 kVA * C. 58.3 kVA
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595. A 3-phase, 318.75 kVA, 2300-V, Y-connected alternator has an 2 kW, determine the mechanical power development in
armature resistance of 0.35 ohm/phase and a synchronous kilowatts.
reactance of 1.2 ohm per phase. Determine the no-load line to A. 89 kW C. 79 kW
line generated voltage at full load kVA, 0.6 power factor leading B. 42.52 kW D. 95.06 kW *
and rated voltage
A. 2200 V * C. 2463 V 608. The slip ring rotor resistance and standstill reactance per phase
B. 2150 V D. 2254 V of a 3300 V, 24-pole, 50 Hz, 3-phase star-connected induction
motor are 0.02 ohm and 0.3 ohm respectively. Calculate the
596. A factory load of 900 kW at 0.6 pf lagging is to be increased to speed at maximum torque.
0.9 by the addition of a synchronous motor that takes 450 kW. A. 233 rpm * C. 238 rpm
At what power factor must this motor operate? B. 242 rpm D. 235 rpm
A. 0.636 * C. 0.705
B. 0.682 D. 0.733 609. A 3-phase, 60 Hz induction motor has 8 poles and operates with
a slip of 5% for a certain load. Calculate the speed of the rotor
597. A 2,500 kVA, 6.6 kV, 3-phase Y-connected alternator is with respect to the stator.
operating at full load and 0.8 pf lagging. This machine has a A. 900 rpm C. 855 rpm *
synchronous reactance per phase is 10.4 ohms and a negligible B. 45 rpm D. zero
resistance. Calculate the percentage voltage regulation?
A. 34.78% C. 43.96% * 610. A 400-V, 60 Hz, 6-pole,3-phase induction motor runs at a speed
B. 41.82% D. 38.57% of 1140 rpm when connected to 440-V line. Calculate the speed
if voltage increases to 550 V.
598. A 3-phase, 10 kVA, 400 V, 50 Hz Y-connected alternator supplies A. 1161.6 rpm * C. 1154.5 rpm
the rated load at 0.8 pf lagging. If armature resistance is 0.5 B. 1159.6 rpm D. 1168.5 rpm
ohm and synchronous reactance is 10 ohms, find the power
angle. 611. A three-phase, 4-pole, induction motor has a full load speed of
A. 12.45 C. 18.97 * 1770 rpm. Determine the slip speed of the motor.
B. 16.73 D. 15.26 A. 50 rpm C. 30 rpm *
B. 60 rpm D. 40 rpm
599. A 440 V, single-phase, synchronous motor is taking 50 A at a pf
0.9 lagging. Effective resistance of armature 0.8 ohm. If the iron 612. A 5 hp, 3-phase motor draws current when connected to 230 V.
and friction losses amount to 600 W, find the bhp output. Determine the current drawn by the motor if the power factor is
A. 21.28 hp C. 23.05 hp * 0.90 and efficiency of 83%.
B. 25.81 hp D. 28.71 hp A. 10.37 A C. 12.53 A *
B. 11.49 A D. 13.37 A
600. A 3-phase, wye-connected alternator is rated 100 MW, 13.8 kV.
The effective resistance is 1.5 times the ohmic resistance. The 613. A 3-phase induction motor has a nameplate speed of 1160
ohmic resistance is obtained by connecting two terminals to a dc rpm. What is its full load slip?
source. The current and voltage are 87.6 A and 6 V respectively. A. 3.45% C. 2.53%
What is the effective resistance per phase? B. 3.02% D. 3.33% *
A. 0.0513 * C. 0.0612
B. 0.0539 D. 0.0620 614. A 3-phase squirrel-cage induction motor is drawing 45 kW from
a 440-V, 60 Hz 3-phase line. If stator losses amount to 900 W,
601. When the supply voltage for an induction motor is increased by determine total mechanical power developed. Assume a slip of
10%, the running torque will increase by ___ 3%.
A. 19% C. 10% A. 40.32 kW C. 44.64 kW
B. 25% D. 21% * B. 48.22 kW D. 42.78 kW *

602. A 3-phase, 50 Hz induction motor has 8 poles. If the rotor speed 615. A 3-phase induction motor has a star-connected rotor. The rotor
at rated load is 732 rpm, find the rotor frequency. emf (between slip rings) at standstill is 50 V. The rotor
A. 1.33 Hz C. 1.45 Hz resistance and standstill reactance are 0.5 and 3 , respectively.
B. 1.25 Hz D. 1.20 Hz * Find rotor current per phase at starting with the slip rings short
circuited.
603. The power input to a three-phase induction motor is 60 kW. A. 6.8 A C. 8.3 A
The stator losses is 1.4 kW. If the motor is running with a slip of B. 9.5 A * D. 11.7 A
4%, find the mechanical power developed.
A. 56 kW * C. 54 kW 616. An 8-pole induction motor is running by 50 c/s supply and
B. 55 kW D. 52 kW supplies emf in the rotor at 1.5 c/s frequency. Calculate the
speed of the motor.
604. A 25 hp, 440 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, three-phase induction motor is A. 728 rpm * C. 732 rpm
running with a slip of 4% at rated load. Stator losses are 1250 B. 712 rpm D. 745 rpm
W. Friction and windage losses are 200 W. Determine the motor
efficiency at rated load. 617. A 6-pole, 3-phase 440-V, 50 Hz induction motor develops 8-hp
A. 86.34% C. 89.29% * at 955 rpm and operates at 85% pf. Stator losses amount to 400
B. 91.43% D. 87.66% W. Friction and windage losses amount to 373 W. Determine
motor line current.
605. Determine the total power developed by a 3-phase induction A. 9.34 A C. 10.86 A *
motor taking 40 kW from 400-V, 50 Hz main and running at a B. 10.43 A D. 9.58 A
slip of 4%. The stator losses amounts to 800 W.
A. 37.63 kW * C. 38.42 kW 618. A 3-phase 60 cycle 10-pole induction motor has a rotor speed of
B. 38.91 kW D. 38.29 kW 54 rpm relative to the revolving field. Determine the frequency
of the rotor current.
606. A 12-pole, 3-phase alternator driven at a speed of 500 rpm A. 6 Hz C. 4.5 Hz *
supplies power to an 8-pole, 3-phase induction motor. If the slip B. 2.4 Hz D. 3 Hz
of the motor at full load is 3%, calculate the full load speed of
the motor. 619. A 40 hp, 3-phase, 4-pole, 230 volt, 60 Hz, induction motor
A. 727.5 rpm * C. 738.8 rpm operating at 0.90 efficiency, 0.85 power factor and 3 percent
B. 731.4 rpm D. 721.3 rpm slip, drives a water pump. Estimate the current at which the
motor is operating.
607. A 3-phase induction motor running with 3% slip takes 100 kW A. 94 A C. 96 A
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620. At what speed will a 14 pole, 60 cycle induction motor operate if 632. The power input to the rotor of a 440 V, 60-Hz, three-phase, 6-
the slip is 9%? pole induction motor is 60 kW. The rotor makes 108 complete
A. 468 rpm * C. 478 rpm cycles per minute. Find the rotor resistance per phase if the
B. 492 rpm D. 482 rpm rotor current is 50 A.
A. 0.24  * C. 0.18 
621. The rotor of a 3-phase, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction motor takes 120 B. 0.12  D. 0.09 
kW at 3 Hz. The motor has a stator copper loss of 3 kW, a
mechanical loss of 2 kW and a stotor core loss of 1.7 kW. Solve 633. A 60-Hz induction motor has 2 poles and runs at 3510 rpm.
the efficiency Calculate the percent slip.
A. 89.8% * C. 82.7% A. 0.028 C. 0.025 *
B. 91.2% D. 85.1% B. 0.033 D. 0.097

622. A 3-phase induction motor having a synchronous speed of 1200 634. Calculate the torque developed per phase by a 6-pole, 60 Hz, 3-
rpm draws 80 kW from a 3-phase feeder. The copper and iron phase induction motor at a slip of 5%, if the motor develops a
losses in the stator amount to 5 kW. If the motor runs at 1152 maximum per phase torque of 300 N-m. while running at 780
rpm, determine the mechanical power developed. rpm. The rotor leakage reactance is 3  per phase.
A. 74 kW C. 73 kW A. 90 N-m C. 88 N-m
B. 72 kW * D. 75 kW B. 84 N-m * D. 86 N-m

623. A 5-hp, 500 V, 3-phase induction motor is developing its full load 635. A 4-pole, 3-phase induction motor is energized from a 60 Hz
torque at 960 rpm. The starting torque is equal to the full load supply, and is running at a load condition for which the slip is
torque. What is the starting torque if the supply voltage falls to 3%. Determine the speed of the rotor magnetic field with
400 V. respect to the stator frame.
A. 31.3 N-m C. 25.2 N-m A. zero C. 1800 rpm *
B. 23.8 N-m * D. 28.5 N-m B. 54 rpm D. 1764 rpm

624. An 8-pole, 60-Hz, squirrel cage induction motor is deliberately 636. Calculate the power factor of a 3-phase 420 volts, 50 c/s, 25 hp
loaded to a point where the pull out torque or stalling will occur. induction motor when taking 35 A current from AC mains. The
The rotor resistance per phase is 0.3  and the motor stalls at efficiency being 87%.
650 rpm. Solve the locked rotor reactance (the standstill A. 0.842 * C. 0.824
reactance). B. 0.831 D. 0.813
A. 1.08  * C. 0.67 
B. 1.67  D. 0.83  637. A 6-pole, 3-phase 60 Hz induction motor runs at 4 % slip at a
certain load. Determine the rotor speed.
625. A 6-pole induction motor is supplied by a synchronous generator A. 1200 rpm C. 1152 rpm *
having four poles and running at 1500 rpm. If the speed of the B. 1292 rpm D. 1132 rpm
induction motor is 750 rpm, what is the frequency of the rotor
current? 638. The power input to the rotor of a 440-V, 50 Hz, 6-pole, 3-phase
A. 10 Hz C. 7.5 Hz induction motor is 100 kW. The rotor electromotive force is
B. 9 Hz D. 12.5 Hz * observed to make 120 cycles per minute. Calculate the speed of
stator field with respect to rotor.
626. The input to a 3-phase, 6-pole, 440-V, 50 c/s induction motor is A. 40 rpm * C. 60 rpm
45 kW. The speed is 960 rpm. The stator losses are 1.2 kW and B. 50 rpm D. 30 rpm
the friction and windage losses are 1.7 kW. Find the rotor copper
loss. 639. A 6-pole, 60 Hz induction motor runs at 1152 rpm. Determine
A. 1.752 kW * C. 1.692 kW the percent slip.
B. 1.702 kW D. 1.611 kW A. 3% C. 4.16%
B. 4% * D. 3.6%
627. A 3-phase, 4-pole, 440-V, 50 Hz, 2 hp induction motor runs at
1440 rpm. Determine the slip speed of the motor. 640. A 3-phase, induction motor has the following no-load test data:
A. 4 rpm C. 60 rpm * No load (per phase): 120 V, 5 A, 480 W. Determine the
B. 1500 rpm D. 41.67 rpm magnetizing reactance per phase of the approximate equivalent
circuit.
628. A 3-phase, 50 Hz induction motor develops 3730 W at 940 A. 30  C. 36 
rpm. If the stator loss is 300 W, what is the power input of the B. 50  D. 40  *
stator?
A. 3968 W C. 4268 W * 641. A 2-pole, 50 Hz induction motor has an emf in the rotor the
B. 4810 W D. 3824 W frequency of which is 2 Hz. Determine the rotor speed.
A. 3000 rpm C. 2880 rpm *
629. Determine the hp of a 3-phase, 400 volts, 50 c/s induction motor B. 2940 rpm D. 2910 rpm
drawing 85 A at a power factor of 0.85. The efficiency being
90%. 642. The rotor of a 4-pole, 60-Hz, slip ring induction motor has a
A. 63.2 hp C. 60.4 hp * resistance of 0.25 ohm per phase and runs at 1728 rpm, at full
B. 74.6 hp D. 71.2 hp load. Determine the external resistance per phase which must
be added to lower the speed to 1440 rpm, the torque being the
630. A squirrel-cage motor develops a maximum torque of 2.25 times same as before.
its full load normal torque and has a standstill reactance which is A. 2.1 ohms C. 1.0 ohm *
four times its resistance per phase. Determine its slip when B. 1.6 ohms D. 0.7 ohm
working on full load.
A. 5.24% C. 4.32% 643. A 3-phase, 50-Hz induction motor has 6 poles. If the full load
B. 4.81% D. 5.86% * slip is 3.5%, find the rotor speed.
A. 965 rpm * C. 975 rpm
631. A 440 V, 60-Hz, three-phase, Y-connected induction motor B. 945 rpm D. 955 rpm
develops a starting torque of 200% of full load torque. What will
be the starting torque expressed as a percent of the full load 644. A 20-hp, 440 V, 60 Hz, 4-pole, three-phase induction motor
value when the starting voltage is reduced to 220 V? delivers rated load at 4% slip. Determine the electromagnetic
A. 25% C. 60% torque developed. Assume a constant loss of 500 watts.
B. 45% D. 50% * A. 85.2 N-m * C. 81.4 N-m
B. 80.6 N-m D. 92.6 N-m

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645. A 3-phase induction motor develops 15 hp when running at a 657. A 3-phase delta-connected squirrel cage induction motor when
slip of 5%. If the rotor resistance per phase of this motor is started with direct on line starter has a starting torque of 600 N-
0.075 ohm, determine the rotor current? m. If an autotransformer with 70.7% tap setting is used for
A. 51.16 A * C. 52.45 A starting, the starting torque will be ____.
B. 56.32 A D. 53.21 A A. 600 N-m C. 300 N-m *
B. 200 N-m D. 424 N-m
646. A 3000-V, 24-pole, 50 Hz, 3-phase star connected induction
motor has a slip ring rotor of resistance 0.016 ohm and standstill 658. In a 3-phase, 440-V, 50-Hz, 6-pole induction motor, it is
reactance of 0.265 ohm per phase. Full load torque is obtained observed that the rotor emf makes 90 complete cycles in 1
at a speed of 247 rpm. Determine the ratio of maximum torque minute. Solve the speed of the rotor
to full load torque. A. 980 rpm C. 950 rpm
A. 2.6 * C. 2.2 B. 920 rpm D. 970 rpm *
B. 3.6 D. 3.3
659. A 3-phase, 50 Hz, 16-pole induction motor has a rotor
647. A 6-pole, 3-phase induction motor runs at a speed of 960 rpm impedance of (0.02 + j0.15) ohms at standstill. Full load torque
and the shaft torque is 135.7 N-m. Calculate the rotor copper is obtained at 360 rpm. Calculate the ratio of maximum to full
losses if the friction and windage losses amount to 150 W. The load torque
frequency of supply is 50 Hz. A. 1.752 C. 1.591
A. 561 W C. 574 W * B. 1.813 * D. 1.656
B. 558 W D. 542 W
660. An 8-pole induction motor is supplied from a 50 Hz source and
648. The slip ring rotor resistance and standstill reactance per phase runs at 720 rpm. Calculate the frequency of induced rotor
of a 24-pole, 60 Hz, three-phase, Y-connected induction motor current.
are 0.03 and 0.40  respectively. What is its speed at maximum A. 4 Hz C. 2 Hz *
torque? B. 5 Hz D. 3 Hz
A. 278 rpm * C. 245 rpm
B. 256 rpm D. 267 rpm 661. The power input to the rotor of a 440-V, 50-Hz, 3-phase, 6-pole
induction motor is 60 kW. It is observed that the rotor emf
649. An 8-pole, three-phase 50-cycle induction motor is taking 50 kW makes 90 complete cycles per minute. Calculate the mechanical
and running at 725 rpm. The stator losses and frictional losses power developed.
amount to 1.2 kW and 1.8 kW. Determine motor bhp. A. 58.2 kW * C. 57.4 kW
A. 63.28 hp C. 60.82 hp * B. 56.4 kW D. 59.2 kW
B. 62.35 hp D. 64.54 hp
662. A 500 hp, 3-phase, 440-V, 50 Hz induction motor has a speed of
650. A 3-phase, 6-pole, 50 Hz induction motor develops 5 hp at 960 950 rpm on full load. The machine has 6 poles. Calculate the
rpm. If the stator loss is 280 watts, what is the power input of slip.
the stator? A. 5% * C. 4%
A. 4210 W C. 4165 W * B. 3% D. 2%
B. 4500 W D. 4190 W
663. A 4-pole 60 Hz three-phase wye connected induction motor has
651. A 6-pole induction motor is connected to a 25-Hz supply and at a mechanical rotational loss of 500 W. At 5% slip, the motor
full load the rotor current makes 105 complete cycles in 2 delivers
minutes. Determine the rotor speed. 30 hp at the shaft. Calculate the rotor input.
A. 480 rpm C. 420 rpm A. 24,084 W * C. 22,880 W
B. 482 rpm * D. 458 rpm B. 28,280 W D. 25,760 W

652. A 3-phase wound-rotor induction motor gives a reading of 60 V 664. An 8-pole, three-phase 50-cycle induction motor is taking 50 kW
across the slip rings on open circuit with normal stator voltage and running at 725 rpm. The stator losses and frictional losses
applied. The rotor is wye-connected with impedance of (0.6 + amount to 1.2 kW and 1.8 kW. Determine rotor copper losses.
j6) ohms per phase. Find the rotor current when the machine is A. 2.024 kW C. 1.242 kW
at standstill with slip rings joined to a star-connected starter with B. 1.053 kW D. 1.627 kW *
a phase impedance of (5 + j4) ohms.
A. 3.02 A * C. 3.41 A 665. The rotor of a 3-phase, 60-Hz, 4-pole induction motor takes 125
B. 3.73 A D. 3.19 A kW at 3 Hz. Determine the rotor speed.
A. 1800 rpm C. 1765 rpm
653. A 3-phase induction motor is running at 2% slip. If the input to B. 1760 rpm D. 1710 rpm *
rotor is 1000 W, determine the mechanical power developed by
the rotor. 666. A 500 hp, 3-phase, 440-V, 50 Hz induction motor has a speed of
A. 20 W C. 980 W * 950 rpm on full load. The machine has 6 poles. How many
B. 500 W D. 200 W complete alternations will the rotor voltage makes per minute.
A. 180 C. 150 *
654. A 3-phase induction motor is wound for 4-poles and is supplied B. 200 D. 120
from a 50-Hz system. Calculate its rotor frequency when rotor
runs at 1200 rpm? 667. A 25 hp, 440 V, 60 Hz, 6-pole, three-phase induction motor is
A. 8 Hz C. 10 Hz * running with a slip of 4% at rated load. Stator losses are 1250
B. 9 Hz D. 7 Hz W. Friction and windage losses are 200 W. Determine the motor
efficiency at rated load.
655. A squirrel cage induction motor develops 80 N-m of starting A. 86.34% C. 89.29% *
torque when 50% tap on the compensator starter is used to B. 91.43% D. 87.66%
start the machine. What starting torque is developed if the 80%
tap is used? 668. A two-pole 60 Hz induction motor develops a maximum torque
A. 204.8 N-m * C. 203.4 N-m of twice the full load torque. The starting torque is equal to the
B. 201.5 N-m D. 205.5 N-m full load torque. Determine the full load speed.
A. 3413 rpm C. 3341 rpm *
656. A 3-phase induction motor has a full load slip of 6%. The motor B. 3231 rpm D. 3114 rpm
has a rotor resistance of 0.08 per phase. Determine the rotor
power developed if the rotor current is 40 A. 669. The result of the no-load tests on a three-phase, Y-connected
A. 6400 W * C. 6702 W induction motor is as follows: line to line voltage = 220 V; total
B. 6380 W D. 6550 W input power = 1000 W; line current = 20 A; friction and windage
loss = 400 W. Determine the resistance per phase representing
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A. 80.67 ohms * C. 90.45 ohms 682. Determine the thermal efficiency of a steam power station given
B. 61.41 ohms D. 78.29 ohms the following data: Coal consumption = 0.60 kg/kWh; Heating
value of coal = 6600 kcal/kg
670. A 3-phase, 400-V, 50 Hz, 2 hp induction motor runs at 1460 A. 24.8% C. 21.5%
rpm. Calculate the percent slip if the motor is wound for four B. 21.7% * D. 29.6%
poles.
A. 2.55% C. 2.67% * 683. The reservoir of a hydroelectric generating station measures
B. 2.74% D. 2.89% 217.8 ft by 200 ft at the surface. In one hour, its head decreases
by 1 ft while the station generates 100 hp at 70% efficiency.
671. The rotor resistance and reactance per phase of 3-phase, 50 Hz, Find the original head.
400 V induction motor having 4-pole star connected stator A. 100 ft C. 102 ft
winding are 0.15  and 1  respectively. If full load slip is 5%, B. 106 ft D. 104 ft *
determine the equivalent resistance of the its mechanical load
per phase. 684. A room 30 m x 15 m is to be illuminated by 15 lamps to give an
A. 2.48 ohms C. 3.33 ohms average illumination of 40 lm/m2. The utilization factor is 4.2 and
B. 2.85 ohms * D. 2.64 ohms the depreciation factor is 1.4. Find the MSCP of each lamp.
A. 561 cd * C. 489 cd
672. A 550-V 60 Hz 3-phase induction motor has a starting torque of B. 529 cd D. 493 cd
160% of full load torque If the motor is used on a 440-volt, 60
Hz system, what is the starting torque expressed in percent of 685. What current flow can be expected to operate a water heating
full load values? device containing 0.6 L of water, when the resistance of the
A. 102% * C. 112% heating coil is 5 , and the water is to be heated by 80C in 10
B. 104% D. 106% min? Neglect the losses.
A. 7.75 A C. 8.18 A *
673. An 8-pole alternator runs on 750 rpm and supplied power to a 6- B. 6.95 A D. 8.82 A
pole induction motor which has a full load slip of 3%. Find the
full load speed of the induction motor. 686. A certain amount of fuel contains 15 x 10 10 Btu of energy. This
A. 980 rpm C. 950 rpm fuel is converted into electric energy in a power station having a
B. 970 rpm * D. 960 rpm 12% overall efficiency. The average demand on the station over
a 24-hr period is 5 MW. In how many days will the fuel be totally
674. An 8-pole, three-phase 50-cycle induction motor is taking 50 kW consumed?
and running at 725 rpm. The stator losses and frictional losses A. 50 days C. 36 days
amount to 1.2 kW and 1.8 kW. Determine rotor copper loss. B. 46 days D. 44 days *
A. 1.63 kW * C. 1.52 kW
B. 1.74 kW D. 1.68 kW 687. A 100 MW coal fired power plant has an average heat rate of
9500 Btu per kW-hr. The plant load factor is 75%. The heating
675. A 4-pole induction motor is running at a slip of 4%. If it is feed value of the coal is 12,000 Btu per pound. Calculate the amount
from a 440-V, 50 Hz supply, calculate its slip speed. of coal usage for one day.
A. 100 rpm C. 1250 rpm A. 1.425 x 106 lbs * C. 1.525 x 106 lbs
B. 1440 rpm D. 60 rpm * B. 1.225 x 106 lbs D. 1.325 x 106 lbs

676. A 55 MW thermal plant of National Power Corporation delivers 688. A volume of 1,000,000 m3 of water is stored in a reservoir
an annual output of 238,000,000 kW-hr with a peak load of 44 feeding a water turbine If the center of mass of mss of the
MW. What is the capacity factor? water is 50 m above the turbine and losses are negligible, how
A. 49.4% * C. 42.4% much energy in MWh will the volume of water produce? Assume
B. 48.2% D. 44.6% the density of water is 993 kg/m3.
A. 135.3 * C. 487.7
677. A steam power station has a coal consumption of 0.54 kg/kWh B. 223.2 D. 338.6
and a load factor of 50%. Determine the coal consumption per
annum if the maximum demand of the station is 20,000 kW. 689. An electric lift is required to raise a load of 5 tons through a
A. 56.1 x 106 kg C. 49.7 x 106 kg height of 30 m. One quarter of the electrical energy supplied to
B. 47.3 x 106 kg * D. 38.5 x 106 kg the lift is lost in the motor and gearing. If the time required
raising the load is 27 minutes find the current taken by the
678. A large hydroelectric power plant has a head of 324 m and an motor, the supply voltage being 230 V dc. Efficiency of the
average flow of 1370 m3/s. The reservoir is a lake covering an motor is 90%
area of 6400 sq. km. Assuming an efficiency of 90% for the A. 5.85 A * C. 6.14 A
turbine and 95% for the generator, calculate the available B. 5.19 A D. 4.27
electric power.
A. 3723 MW * C. 3382 MW 690. A 40 ft by 20 ft office is to be illuminated by duplex fluorescent
B. 3549 MW D. 3188 MW luminaries at a level of 50 fc. The maintenance factor and the
coefficient of utilization are estimated to be 70% and 60%
679. A turbine is rated at 600 hp when the flow of water through it is respectively. Each fluorescent lamp produces 3300 lumens.
0.61 m3/s. Assume an efficiency of 87%. What is the head acting Approximately how many luminaries are required?
on the turbine? A. 20 C. 16
A. 92 m C. 90 m B. 15 * D. 29
B. 88 m D. 86 m *
691. Coal reserves are estimated to contain 2250 quads of energy. If
680. The following data relate to a proposed hydro electric station: the energy content of this coal is 11,500 Btu/lb, determine the
Available head = 28 m; catchment area = 420 sq km; rainfall = approximate weight of the coal reserve in tons.
140 cm/year; percentage of total rainfall utilized = 68%; A. 8.48 x 1010 C. 6.39 x 1010
penstock efficiency = 94%; turbine efficiency = 80%; generator B. 7.73 x 10 10
D. 9.78 x 1010 *
efficiency = 84% Calculate the power output.
A. 2.7 MW C. 3.6 MW 692. In a certain country the energy consumption is expected to
B. 3.1 MW D. 2.2 MW * double in 10 years. Calculate the growth rate.
A. 4.87% C. 6.93% *
681. A system having connected load of 100 kW, peak load of 80 kW. B. 5.29% D. 7.42%
base load of 20 kW and average load of 40 kW, will have a load
factor of ____. 693. An elevator can lift a load of 5 kN from the ground level to a
A. 40% C. 50% * height of 20 m in 10 s. Find the current drawn by a 3-phase,
B. 60% D. 80% 230-V motor driving this elevator. Assume an overall efficiency
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A. 35 A * C. 31 A A. 57.08% * C. 42.63%
B. 42 A D. 56 A B. 66.52% D. 49.29%

694. A 60 MW station has an annual peak load of 50 MW. The power 706. An electrically driven pump lifts 68 ton of water per minute
station supplies loads having maximum demands of 20 MW, 17 through a height of 7 m. Allowing an overall efficiency of 68%
MW, 10 MW and 9 MW. The annual load factor is 45%. for the motor and pump, calculate the input power in kW to the
Determine the energy supplied per year in kWh motor.
A. 197 x 106 * C. 189 x 106 A. 120.4 C. 128.6
B. 192 x 10 6
D. 195 x 106 B. 118.2 D. 114.5 *

695. A power station has annual load factor of 50% and capacity 707. The net energy requirement in a place was approximately
factor of 40%. If the maximum demand is 15 MW, the reserve 2.82 x 106 GWh. What is the equivalent of this energy in quad?
capacity of the plant is ____. A. 10.15 C. 8.18
A. 1250 kW C. 2500 kW B. 9.62 * D. 9.16
B. 3750 kW * D. 4750 kW
708. It is required to heat 5 gallons of water from 15C to its boiling
696. A power plant consumes 3000 tons of coal per day. If the coal point in 15 minutes. If the thermal efficiency of the heater is
being used has an average energy content of 12,000 Btu/lb, 80%, find the current taken if the supply voltage is 220 V?
determine the power output of the plant. Assume an overall A. 43 A * C. 63 A
efficiency of 30%. B. 54 A D. 47 A
A. 300 MW C. 264 MW *
B. 280 MW D. 315 MW 709. A waterfall discharges water at 1800 cm3/min with an available
head of 20 m. What is the available power if it is proposed to
697. The yearly duration curve of a certain plant maybe considered as install a hydraulic turbine at the bottom with 85% efficiency?
a straight line from 40 MW to 8 MW. The meet this load three A. 5.89 MW C. 7 MW
turbo generators, two rated at 20 MW each and one at 10 MW B. 6.92 MW D. 5 MW *
were installed. Determine plant capacity factor.
A. 60% C. 52% 710. The overall efficiency of an electric system, coal pile to lights, is
B. 48% * D. 80% 11%. What fraction of a pound of coal containing 30,250 J/g
must be consumed to light a 100-W lamp in 45 min?
698. A room 20 m x 10 m is to be illuminated by eight lamps and the A. 0.144 lb C. 0.179 lb *
average illumination is to be 50 lumens per square meter. If the B. 0.138 lb D. 0.161 lb
utilization factor is 0.48 and depreciation factor 1.2, calculate the
mean spherical power per lamp. 711. A 100 MW thermal plant has an overall efficiency of 34%. If the
A. 249 cp * C. 255 cp coal used has a heating value of 10,800 Btu per pound, calculate
B. 235 cp D. 224 cp the coal consumption of the plant per kW-hr output.
A. 0.84 lb C. 0.96 lb
699. The annual load of a substation is given by the following data B. 0.89 lb D. 0.93 lb *
(from January to December): 8 MW, 6 MW. 4 MW, 2 MW, 6 MW,
12 MW, 16 MW, 14 MW, 10 MW, 4 MW, 6 MW and 8 MW. 712. A power customer in applying for power listed his loads as
Determine the annual load factor. follows: five, 15-hp motors; three, 5-hp motors; lighting loads, 8
A. 50% * C. 60% kW; miscellaneous loads, 3.5 kW. The demand factor is
B. 56% D. 68% determined to be 65% and the power factor is estimated to be
80%, while the load factor is 46%. Determine the maximum kVA
700. A plant has a total operating capacity of 800 kW. The coal load.
consumption is 1900 lb per hour. Heating value of coal is 9,500 A. 69 C. 79
Btu per lb. What approximate percent of the heat in the coal is B. 64 * D. 51
converted into useful energy?
A. 12.3% C. 15% * 713. The flow of a river is 4.25 m3/s at a site where a 23 m
B. 8.7% D. 17.5% hydrostatic head can be created by the erection of a dam. What
is the kW capacity of a hydroelectric power plant if installed at
701. Assuming the peak power demand now is 450 MW with an this site? Consider that the hydraulic efficiency can be 80%, and
average growth rate of 3%, estimate the peak power demand the electric efficiency, 90%.
10 years from now. A. 768 kW C. 691 kW *
A. 506 MW C. 607 MW * B. 960 kW D. 746 kW
B. 592 MW D. 623 MW
714. A proposed hydroelectric station has an available head of 30 m,
702. A power plant has a maximum demand of 18 MW. If the load catchment area of 50 x 106 m2, the rainfall for which is 120 cm
factor is 56%, and its capacity factor 50%, determine its reserve per annum. If 70% of the total rainfall can be collected,
capacity. calculate the power that could be generated. Assume the
A. 2.45 MW C. 2.28 MW following efficiencies: Penstock 95%; turbine 80% and generator
B. 2.16 MW * D. 2.31 MW 85%.
A. 253 kW * C. 264 kW
703. A generating station has a maximum load for the year of 18 MW B. 285 kW D. 248 kW
and a load factor of 30.5% and the maximum loads on the
substations were 7.5 MW, 5 MW, 3.4 MW, 4,6 MW and 2.8 MW. 715. A diesel engine operating under constant load uses crude oil
Calculate the energy generated for the year. with a heating value of 19,000 Btu/lb. Assuming a brake thermal
A. 96,983 MWh C. 48,092 MWh * efficiency of 20%, determine the amount of oil required per
B. 102,294 MWh D. 78,182 MWh brake horsepower-hour output.
A. 0.55 lb C. 0.42 lb
704. A heater contains 1.6 kg of water at 20 C. It takes 12 minutes B. 0.72 lb D. 0.67 lb *
to raise the temperature to 100C. Assume the losses due to
radiation and heating the kettle to be 10 kcal, find the power 716. An electric kettle contains 1.5 kg of water at 15°C. It takes 15
rating of the heater. minutes to raise the temperature to 95°C. Assuming the heat
A. 820 W C. 860 W losses due to radiation and heating to be 14 kcal, find the
B. 880 W D. 802 W * current taken if the supply voltage is 100 V.
A. 5.50 A C. 6.23 A *
705. A power station has two 50 MW units each running for 8500 B. 5.24 A D. 6.66 A
hours in a year and one 30 MW unit running for 1250 hours in a
year. The station output is 650 GWh per year. Calculate the
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B. 286 D. 224
717. Water flows from a reservoir to a turbine 330 ft below. The
efficiency of the turbine is 80% and it takes 100 ft 3 of water 729. A hoist is to raise a 1135-kg of mine cage at the rate of 4.6 m/s.
each minute. Neglect friction in the pipe and the small KE of the Mechanical efficiency of the hoist is 92%. What is the motor
exiting water, compute the horsepower output of the turbine. rating (in KW) required to drive this?
A. 50 * C. 55 hp A. 51.2 kW C. 55.67 kW *
B. 60 D. 45 hp B. 49.7 kW D. 42.42 kW

718. If a generating station has a maximum load of 20 MW for the 730. A diesel power station has a fuel consumption of 0.37 lb/kWh.
year and the maximum loads on the substations were 7.5 MW, 6 The calorific value of fuel being 30,000 Btu/lb. Determine the
MW, 5.5 MW and 4.5 MW, calculate the diversity factor. engine efficiency if the generator efficiency is 95%?
A. 1.175 * C. 1.325 A. 32.37% * C. 33.12%
B. 1.225 D. 1.495 B. 30.21% D. 34.55%

719. The peak load on a power plant is 72,000 kW during the week. 731. A distribution transformer supplies a group of general power
However the energy produced is only 7.15 x 10 6 kWh. If the subscriber’s whose connected load is 300 hp. The demand factor
plant operates only 6 days per week and the turbine capacity is is 70%. If the group load factor is 50% and energy sells a $4
150,000 hp, determine the capacity factor. per kWhr; assuming motor efficiency is 80%, what is the
A. 48.45% C. 44.40% * average power in kW being delivered to the customer?
B. 43.62% D. 46.71% A. 108 C. 120
B. 98 * D. 150
720. In a hydroelectric generating station, the mean head is 400 m. If
the overall efficiency of the generating station is 70%, how 732. A customer connected to a substation has a connected load of
many liters of water are required to generate 1 kWh of electric 45,000 kW at a demand factor of 55%. The total unit consumed
energy? annually is 85 x 106 kWh. Determine the annual load factor of
A. 1312 L * C. 1361 L the station.
B. 1321 L D. 1316 L A. 35.4% C. 39.2% *
B. 38.6% D. 32.5%
721. The brake thermal efficiency of a 1 MW diesel electric plant is
36%. Find the heat generated by fuel in kW if the generator 733. A power plant consumes 21,542 kg of coal per hour. The heating
efficiency is 89%. value of coal is 6,652,800 calories per kg and the overall plant
A. 3121 kW * C. 3240 kW efficiency is 30%. What is the MW output of the plant?
B. 3704 kW D. 3163 kW A. 55 MW C. 45 MW
B. 60 MW D. 50 MW *
722. A heater is used to raise the temperature of 2.5 kg of water from
10C to 60C in a time of 5 min. What would be the resistance of 734. If a generating station delivers an average annual energy of 48
heater element if the supply voltage is 230 V. GWh and a load factor of 30.44%. The maximum loads on the
A. 16.53  C. 30.33  * station were 7500 kW, 5000 kW, 3400 kW, 4600 kW and 2800
B. 19.29  D. 22.28  kW. Determine the diversity factor.
A. 1.5 C. 1.4
723. Present natural gas reserve in a country is estimated to contain B. 1.2 D. 1.3 *
452 quads of energy. The present peak electric power demand is
450 GW. If the power consumption growth rate is 6.5% per 735. Natural gas reserves in a certain country are estimated at 100 x
year, and 22% of the total energy consumption is to be supplied 109 ft3 with an energy content of 0.025 W-yr/ft3. If the present
by natural gas, approximately how long will the natural gas peak power demand is 0.5 GW, the power demand growth rate
reserves last? is 5% and all the energy is to be supplied by natural gas,
A. 31.18 years C. 42.24 years approximately how long will the reserves last?
B. 24.52 years D. 36.78 years * A. 4.46 years * C. 3.14 years
B. 3.78 years D. 4.04 years
724. A room 12.2 m by 6.1 m is illuminated by twelve 300 W lamps
each having a mean spherical candle power of 340. Assuming 736. An electric kettle is marked 500-W, 230-V and is found to take
the coefficient of utilization to be 0.45 and depreciation factor 15 min to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water from 15C to
0.769, find the average illumination. boiling point. Calculate the percentage of energy which is
A. 238.4 lux * C. 224.5 lux employed in heating the water?
B. 240.2 lux D. 250.5 lux A. 79% * C. 76%
B. 78% D. 77%
725. Estimate the average power output of a wind turbine having a
blade diameter of 35 ft if the wind velocity ranges from 10 to 30 737. The maximum current loads of five circuits, served by a 3-phase,
mph. 230 V generator are as follows: 32 A; 39 A; 21 A; 42 A and 12 A.
A. 44.3 kW C. 49.2 kW The average demand of the generator is 21.18 kW Load factor is
B. 42.2 kW * D. 46.5 kW 60% while power factor is 85%. Solve the diversity factor.
A. 1.4 * C. 1.5
726. Calculate the current taken by a motor at 440 V having an B. 1.2 D. 1.3
efficiency of 90%. Moreover the motor is used to drive a pump,
which lifts 240,000 kg of water per hour to a height of 30 m. 738. Four lamps are suspended 8 m above the ground at the corners
The pump is given to be 80% efficient. of a rectangular horizontal field of 3 m by 4 m. Each lamp emits
A. 58 A C. 75 A 300 candelas uniformly below the horizontal plane. Evaluate the
B. 83 A D. 62 A * illumination at the center of the rectangular field.
A. 12.4 lux C. 11.8 lux
727. Theoretical horsepower required to pump water at 100 gal/min B. 16.3 lux * D. 14.1 lux
from a large reservoir to the surface of another large reservoir
400 ft higher is nearest to ___. 739. A power plant has an overall efficiency of 30%. If this plant can
A. 6 hp C. 10 hp * consumed 4,200 kilograms of coal per hour, estimate the total
B. 18 hp D. 35 hp electric energy produced in one day? Assume the calorific value
of the coal being used is 5,000 kcal per kilogram.
728. A suitable lighting scheme for a factory 120 m x 40 m with a A. 183 MW-hr C. 168 MW-hr
height of 7 m is being considered. Illumination required is 60 lux B. 155 MW-hr D. 176 MW-hr *
using 40 W fluorescent tubes giving 45 lm/W. Determine the
number of fittings required if a twin tube fitting is employed.
Depreciation factor = 1.2. Utilization factor = 0.5.
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740. The peak load on a 50 MW power station is 39 MW. It supplies resistivity of the conductor material is 1.72 x 10 -8 -m,
power through for transformers whose connected loads are 17, determine the required conductor diameter.
12, 9 and 10 MW. The maximum demands on these A. 1.227 cm C. 1.182 cm
transformers are 15, 10, 8 and 9 MW respectively. Determine B. 1.208 cm * D. 1.158 cm
the diversity factor.
A. 1.212 C. 1.018 753. A 34.5 kV, 60 Hz, feeder line is 5 miles long. The conductors are
B. 1.077 * D. 1.121 space 4 feet horizontally. The conductor is 4/0 copper with GMR
of 0.01668 ft. What is the inductive reactance?
741. The metering of a power customer was read and gave the A. 3.46  * C. 2.67 
following data: kW-hr = 200,000; kVAR-hr = 180,000; Maximum B. 3.39  D. 2.94 
demand = 380 kW; Billing days = 30. What is the load factor?
A. 68% C. 73% * 754. The conductors of a 3-phase, 3-wire system are transposed and
B. 80% D. 62% are arranged in a horizontal configuration with D12 = D23 = 1.8
m; D31 = 2D12. If the diameter of each conductor is 2.2 cm, solve
742. A power plant has the following given data: load factor of 0.48; for the inductance of the line per phase per km.
installed capacity, 35 MW; reserve over peak, 3 MW; hours out A. 1.116 mH * C. 1.239 mH
of service per year, 410. Find the capacity factor B. 2.183 mH D. 2.061 mH
A. 0.451 C. 0.481
B. 0.494 D. 0.439 * 755. Calculate the line-to-line capacitance per km of a single-phase
overhead line having copper conductors at a distance of 1.0 m
743. Find the amount of electrical energy expended raising the apart and diameters of 1.5 cm each.
temperature of 45 liters of water by 75 C. Assume the efficiency A. 5.68 nF * C. 4.56 nF
of the heating equipment to be 90%? B. 6.43 nF D. 5.12 nF
A. 6.24 kWh C. 3.92 kWh
B. 5.62 kWh D. 4.36 kWh * 756. A 3-phase, 3-wire short transmission line having an impedance
of 3.6 + j16 ohms per wire is used to supply an inductive load of
744. A hall 30 m long and 12 m wide is to be illuminated and the 100 A at 0.707 pf and a capacitive load of 50 A at 0.50 pf. The
illumination required is 50 meter-candles. Calculate the number receiving end voltage is 4160 volts per phase. Find percent
of lamps required taking a depreciation factor of 77% and regulation.
utilization coefficient of 50% given that the output of the lamp to A. 25.46% C. 20.33%
be used is 1615 lumens. B. 26.34% D. 23.71% *
A. 25 C. 29 *
B. 32 D. 22 757. A 3-phase 60 Hz line has a flat horizontal spacing. The
conductors have an outside diameter of 3.28 cm and 12 m
745. A 50 MW steam plant has an annual capacity factor of 54.3% between conductors. Determine the capacitive reactance to
with a peak load of 42.86 MW. Determine the annual load factor. neutral in of the line in ohms if its length is 125 miles.
A. 76.28% C. 59.15% A. 1550  C. 1430 
B. 68.19% D. 63.34% * B. 1620  * D. 1360 

746. The following data is available for a hydro power plant: available 758. A short transmission line is 20 km long. The line has a per-
head = 140 m; catchment area = 200 sq km; annual rainfall = phase series impedance of 0.13 + j0.45 ohm per km. The line
145 cm; turbine efficiency = 85%; generator efficiency = 90%; delivers 75 MVA, 0.80 lagging power factor at 66 kV. Determine
percolation and evaporation losses = 16%. Determine power the efficiency of transmission.
developed. A. 97.12% C. 94.68% *
A. 8.11 MW * C. 8.95 MW B. 96.24% D. 95.35%
B. 9.92 MW D. 10.28 MW
759. A 3-phase transmission line has conductors of diameter of 1.8
747. A road is illuminated by two 500 cd lamps placed 6.1 meters cm spaced 4 m, 6 m and 9 m respectively. The line is
above the center line of the road and 18.3 meters apart. Find transposed. Determine the inductance of the line per km per
the illumination produced on the surface of the road at a point phase.
midway between lamps. A. 1.62 mH C. 2.33 mH
A. 3.2 lux C. 5.4 lux B. 1.24 mH D. 1.35 mH *
B. 4.6 lux * D. 6.9 lux
760. A single-phase transmission line is 10 km long. The line has
748. Calculate the energy required for a geared dc motor to lift a conductors each of diameters 1.5 cm and spaced 2 m apart. Find
the inductive reactance of the loop at 50 Hz.
2200-lb load through 50 ft in 10 seconds. The motor/gear overall
efficiency is 51%. A. 6.19  C. 6.53 
A. 0.0379 kWh C. 0.0441 kWh B. 7.33  * D. 7.84 
B. 0.0682 kWh D. 0.0812 kWh *
761. A 3-phase line is designed with equilateral spacing of 16 ft. It is
decided build the line with horizontal spacing (D13 =2D12 =2D23).
749. An engine has a rating of 25 kW. The heating value of the fuel
The conductors are transposed. What should be the spacing
used is 12,500 kcal/kg. If the mass of oil required per hour is
between adjacent conductors in order to obtain the same
4.91 kg, determine the overall efficiency of the engine?
inductance as in the original design?
A. 35% * C. 32%
A. 10.6 ft C. 13.6 ft
B. 28% D. 26%
B. 12.7 ft * D. 11.2 ft
750. A hydraulic turbine receives water from a reservoir at an
762. A single circuit, 3-phase, 60-Hz transmission line consists of
elevation of 100 m above it. What is the minimum water flow in
three conductors arranged at the corners of an equilateral
kg/s to produce a steady turbine output of 50 MW.
triangle spaced 5 m respectively. If the conductors each have a
A. 53,323 C. 50,968 *
diameter of 0.635 cm, solve the capacitive reactance to neutral
B. 52,326 D. 55,335
per meter.
A. 351 ohms * C. 342 ohms
751. A load of 12 MVA, 0.8 pf lagging, 22 kV is served by a
B. 328 ohms D. 312 ohms
transmission line which has a line resistance of 3 ohms and a
line reactance of 10 ohms. Solve for the sending end voltage.
763. A 3-phase, 60 Hz transposed transmission line has a flat
A. 24.34 kV C. 26.79 kV *
horizontal configuration of spacing D. The line reactance is 0.486
B. 23.63 kV D. 25.09 kV
/km. The conductor geometric mean radius is 2 cm. Determine
the spacing distance D.
752. The per phase line loss in a 40-km long transmission line is not
A. 12.6 m C. 7.54 m
to exceed 60 kW while it is delivering 100 A per phase. If the
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764. A two-subconductor bundled conductor 3-phase line, 60-Hz has 775. A single phase, 10 km transmission line has 16.65 mH total
a flat horizontal spacing. The spacing between conductors of the inductance. If the distance between the conductors is 1 m, what
bundle is 45 cm. The spacing between bundle centers is 8 m, 8 is the approximate radius of the conductor?
m and 16 m. Find the inductive reactance in ohm per km per A. 2.0 cm * C. 1.5 cm
phase, GMR of conductor is 0.0466 ft B. 2.5 cm D. 1.0 cm
A. 0.212 C. 0.314
B. 0.254 D. 0.365 * 776. A short transmission line is 20 km long. The line has a per-
phase series impedance of 0.13 + j0.45 ohm per km. The line
765. A three-phase TL has a resistance of 1 ohm and an inductive delivers 75 MVA, 0.80 lagging power factor at 66 kV. Determine
reactance of 3 ohms. It is supplying power to a balanced 20 MW the sending end apparent power.
load at unity power factor. Determine the sending end voltage of A. 78.12 MVA C. 81.92 MVA
the line. Assume the line has an efficiency of 92%. B. 84.97 MVA * D. 79.89 MVA
A. 14.06 kV C. 16.96 kV *
B. 15.20 kV D. 17.88 kV 777. Calculate the inductance per kilometer per phase of a single-
circuit, two-bundle conductors. The diameter of each conductor
766. A 3-phase, 60 Hz, 500 kV transmission line is 300 km long. The is 5 cm. The distance between conductors in the bundle is 30 cm
line inductance is 0.97 mH/km per phase and its capacitance is while the distance between centers of the bundle is 5 m.
0.0115 F/km per phase. Assume a lossless line. Determine A. 0.734 mH/km C. 0.523 mH/km
wavelength. B. 0.822 mH/km D. 0.882 mH/km *
A. 4990 km * C. 5500 km
B. 4580 km D. 5290 km 778. A 230 kV, three-phase transmission line has a per phase series
impedance of z = 0.05 + j0.45  per km and a per phase shunt
767. A single-conductor, 3-phase transmission line is arranged in the admittance of y = j3.4 x 10-6 siemens per km. The line is 80 km
form of an equilateral triangle with sides 6 m each. If the long. Using nominal  model, find transmission line constant A.
diameter of each conductor is 500 mils, calculate the capacitance A. 0.9195 + j0.00544 C. 0.9915 + j0.000445
per phase per kilometer of the line. B. 0.9159 + j0.00445 D. 0.9951 + j0.000544 *
A. 9.221 nF/km C. 10.519 nF/km
B. 7.442 nF/km D. 8.115 nF/km * 779. Find the capacitance from line to neutral per 100 km of a three-
phase transmission line having conductors each of 1.8 cm
768. Using nominal T-circuit find constant B parameter of a three diameter and located at the corners of a triangle with sides 4 m,
phase 80 km, 50 Hz line with series impedance of 0.15 + j0.78 5 m and 6 m respectively.
ohm per km and a shunt admittance of 5 mho per km. A. 0.67 F C. 0.50 F
A. 0.9875 + j 0.0024 C. 0.7834 + j0.0423 B. 0.88 F * D. 0.92 F
B. 10.748 + j54.342 D. 11.851 + j62.027 *
780. A single phase, two-wire transmission line 20 km long is made
769. Calculate the inductive reactance in ohms per kilometer of a up of solid round conductor, each 0.8 cm in diameter separated
bundled 60 Hz three-phase line having three ACSR Rail (Ds = from each other by 40 cm. Determine the inductance of this
0.0386 ft) conductors per bundle with 45 cm between line.
conductors of the bundle. The spacing between bundle centers A. 41.7 mH C. 38.8 mH *
is 9 m, 9 m and 18 m. B. 39.1 mH D. 40.5 mH
A. 0.3348  * C. 0.2842 
B. 0.2891  D. 0.3139  781. A 3-phase overhead transmission line has conductors of
diameter of 1.8 cm spaced 4 m, 6 m and 9 m respectively. The
770. A 3-phase 60 Hz transmission line has its conductors arranged in line is transposed. Determine the inductance of the line per km
a triangular formation so that two of the distances between per phase.
conductors are 25 ft and the third distance is 42 ft. The A. 1.62 mH C. 2.33 mH
conductors are ACSR Osprey (GMR = 0.0284 ft). Determine the B. 1.24 mH D. 1.35 mH *
inductive reactance per phase per mile.
A. 0.531  C. 0.843  * 782. The capacitance and inductance per unit length of a line
B. 0.692  D. 0.772  operating at 110 kV are 0.01 F and 2 mH. The surge
impedance loading of the line is _____.
771. A 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line has an impedance per wire A. 40 MW C. 27 MW *
of 3 + j7 ohms, the receiving end load is 1950 kW, 0.65 pf B. 32 MW D. 25 MW
lagging with the line voltage of 13,200 V. Solve the efficiency of
the line. 783. A 15 km long 3-phase, 50 Hz overhead short line delivers 5 MW
A. 92.64% * C. 95.21% at 11 kV at a power factor of 0.8 lagging. Line loss is 12% of the
B. 90.24% D. 93.05% power delivered. Line inductance is 1.1 mH per km per phase.
Calculate the voltage regulation.
772. A single-circuit 3-phase transposed transmission line is A. 22.48% C. 24.71% *
composed of four ACSR, 1,272,000-cmil conductor per phase B. 30.62% D. 31.23%
with horizontal configuration of 14 m between centers of the
bundle. The bundle spacing is 45 cm. The diameter of each 784. The per phase impedance of a short transmission line is 0.3 +
conductor in the bundle is 3.574 cm and GMR of 1.419 cm. j0.4 ohm. The sending end line to line voltage is 3300 V and the
Determine the capacitance per phase per km of the line. load at the receiving end is 300 kW per phase at 0.8 pf lagging.
A. 12.66 nF/km * C. 16.32 nF/km Calculate the line current.
B. 10.52 nF/km D. 14.46 nF/km A. 207.75 A * C. 214.83 A
B. 210.12 A D. 217.48 A
773. A transmission line conductor has a resistance of 7 ohms at 0C..
Calculate the temperature coefficient of the conductor at 20C if 785. A 230-kV, three-phase transmission line has a per phase series
its resistance increases to 7.8 ohms at 20C. impedance of z = 0.05 + j0.45  per km and a per phase shunt
A. 0.00393 C. 0.00513 * admittance of y = j3.4 x 10-6 siemens per km. The line is 80 km
B. 0.00341 D. 0.00571 long. Using nominal  model, find transmission line constant C.
A. j0.0003721 S C. j0.0002137 S
774. A three-phase, 15 hp, 440-V motor operating at full load, 90% B. j0.0003127 S D. j0.0002713 S *
efficiency and 80% power factor lagging is supplied from a bus.
If the impedance of each of the three line connecting the motor 786. A short line has a resistance of 4 ohms and a reactance of 12
to the bus is (0.3 + j1.0) , find the line to line voltage at the ohms per wire and transmits power to a concentrated load of
bus which supplies 440 V at the motor. 1000 kVA, 13,200 volts, 3-phase, 60 Hz, 0.8 pf inductive load.
A. 470 V * C. 460 V Find its efficiency.
B. 475 V D. 465 V A. 93.30% C. 96.95%
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787. A 3-km, 3-phase transmission line is supplying power to a 10 798. A 3-phase, 60 Hz, 500 kV transmission line is 300 km long. The
MW, 31 kV balanced load at 90% pf lagging. If the sending end line inductance is 0.97 mH/km per phase and its capacitance is
voltage of the line is 33 kV and the operating efficiency of the 0.0115 F/km per phase. Assume a lossless line. Determine the
line is 96%, determine the series resistance of the line in ohms. line phase constant.
A. 2.15  C. 3.12  A. 0.001368 rad/km C. 0.001259 rad/km *
B. 2.65  D. 3.24  * B. 0.001134 rad/km D. 0.001048 rad/km

788. A 3-phase, 60-Hz, 550-V transmission line is 320 km long. The 799. A transmission-line cable consists of 12 identical strands of
line inductance is 1.0 mH/km per phase and its capacitance is aluminum, each 3 mm in diameter. Find the 50C ac resistance
0.012 F/km/phase. Assume a lossless line. Determine the per km of the cable. Assume a skin effect correction factor of
surge impedance loading 1.02 at 60 Hz. For aluminum, the resistivity at 20C is 2.8 x 10-8
A. 1048 MW * C. 1024 MW -m while the inferred absolute zero temperature is 228C.
B. 1096 MW D. 1056 MW A. 0.3747 /km C. 0.3774 /km *
B. 0.3470 /km D. 0.3407 /km
789. A 3-phase transmission line is designed to deliver 190.5 MVA at
220 kV over a distance of 63 km. The total transmission line loss 800. A balanced 3-phase, 3-wire, 60 Hz transmission line is use to
is not to exceed 2.5% of the rated line MVA. If the resistivity of transmit power to a 450 kVA, 6600-volt, inductive load at 0.8
the conductor material is 2.84 x 10-8 -m, determine the power factor. The line has a resistance of 3.5 ohms and
required conductor size in circular mils. reactance of 10.5 ohms per wire. Find the sending end pf.
A. 556,000 CM * C. 545,000 CM A. 0.834 lag C. 0.811 lag
B. 589,000 CM D. 518,000 CM B. 0.749 lag D. 0.763 lag *

790. At 85% lagging power factor, 20 MW is to be delivered at 69 kV, 801. A short transmission line serves at its end an induction motor
60 Hz over a 30 mile 3-phase transmission line. Resistance of rated 500 hp, 0.88 pf lagging, 0.90 efficiency, at 2.44 kV line to
conductor is 0.326 ohm per mile while reactance is 0.742 ohm neutral. If the transmission line has a resistance of 1.5 ohms and
per mile. Assume negligible charging capacitance. Determine the a reactance of 2.4 ohms per phase, solve for the voltage
source end voltage per phase. regulation of the line.
A. 38.43 kV C. 43.87 kV * A. 5.63% C. 8.25%
B. 34.50 kV D. 35.41 kV B. 9.22% D. 6.77% *

791. A 230 kV transmission line has an impedance of (1.045 + j4.89) 802. A single-phase transmission line 15 km long is using copper
ohms. The sending end power is 100 MW at 230 kV and 85% pf. conductors of diameter 0.8 cm. If the distance between
What is the line loss? conductors is 1.25 m, solve the total inductance of the line
A. 1.21 MW C. 962 kW A. 0.036 H * C. 0.016 H
B. 728 kW D. 272 kW * B. 0.023 H D. 0.045 H

792. A 3-phase transposed line is composed of a single conductor per 803. A short 3-wire transmission line has an impedance of 2 + j5
phase with a horizontal configuration of D12 = 5 ft, D23 = 5 ft ohms per wire. At the receiving end, a balanced 3-phase load
and D13 = 10 ft. Each conductor has a diameter of 0.741 inch. and capacitor bank draw 3000 kVA, 0.71 pf lagging and 600
Find the capacitance to neutral per phase of the line in F per kVAR respectively at 8000 volts per phase to neutral. Determine
km. the power loss of the transmission line.
A. 0.0163 F/km C. 0.0126 F/km A. 81.32 kW C. 69.57 kW
B. 0.0206 F/km D. 0.0104 F/km * B. 90.74 kW D. 71.09 kW *

793. A 3-phase transmission line is 40 km long. The resistance per 804. A 13.2 kV, 3-mile transmission line is composed of 336,400 cmil,
phase is 0.15  per km and the inductance per phase is 1.3263 26/7 (Linnet) ACSR has GMR of 0.0244 ft and a resistance of
mH per km. The shunt capacitance is negligible. Find the voltage 0.306 ohm per mile. The conductors are spaced horizontally 3 ft
regulation when the line is supplying a three-phase load of 381 apart. What is the series impedance?
MVA at 0.8 pf lagging at 220 kV. A. 0.918 + j1.835  * C. 0.918 + j1.583 
A. 10.81% D. 12.43% B. 0.866 + j1.583  D. 0.866 + j1.835 
B. 11.54% D. 13.64% *
805. A 3-phase transmission line has a horizontal configuration with a
794. A 3-phase, 60-Hz transposed transmission line has a flat spacing of 6 m between adjacent conductors and 12 m between
horizontal spacing. The line reactance is 0.45  per km. The outer conductors. The radius of each conductor is 1.81 cm. Find
conductor geometric mean radius is 1.8 cm. Determine the the inductance per phase per km of the line.
phase spacing D in meter. A. 1.442 mH C. 1.922 mH
A. 5.58 m * C. 6.63 m B. 1.682 mH D. 1.257 mH *
B. 6.27 m D. 5.87 m
806. Calculate the line-to-line capacitance per 100 km of a single-
795. A 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line supplies at the receiving end phase overhead line having copper conductors at a distance of
an inductive load of 5 MW at 0.8 pf and the line to line voltage 1.0 m apart and diameters of 1.2 cm each.
of 13.25 kV and in addition a capacitor bank that draws a line A. 0.517 F C. 0.525 F
current of 90 A. The effective impedance of the transmission line B. 0.543 F * D. 0.442 F
is 2 + j3 ohms per wire. Determine the sending end power.
A. 5.32 MW * C. 5.43 MW 807. A short transmission line is 20 km long. The line has a per-
B. 5.86 MW D. 5.71 MW phase series impedance of 0.13 + j0.45 ohm per km. The line
delivers 75 MVA, 0.80 lagging power factor at 66 kV. Determine
796. A 3-phase transmission line has a line impedance of 10 + j40 the sending end voltage between lines.
ohms. It delivers power to a three-phase load rated 5.5 MW, 44 A. 73.29 kV C. 74.77 kV *
kV, 0.8 pf lagging. Determine the efficiency of the line under the B. 75.22 kV D. 72.64 kV
given load.
A. 93.43% C. 96.43% 808. A certain station has 36 kV, 3-phase, is to supply 12 MW load at
B. 94.12% D. 95.75% * 30 kV and 0.8 power factor lagging over a 3-phase transmission
line. Find the resistance of the line if the length of the
797. A 60-Hz short transmission line having R = 0.62 ohms per phase transmission line is 4 km & the efficiency is 90%.
and L = 93.24 mH per phase, supplies a three phase wye- A. 5.33 ohms * C. 4.45 ohms
connected 100 MW load at 0.90 lagging power factor at 215 kV B. 6.31 ohms D. 3.56 ohms
line-to-line voltage. Determine the voltage regulation of the line.
A. 3.93% C. 3.69% 809. A short 230 kV transmission line has an impedance of 5/78
B. 4.08% * D. 4.72% ohms. The sending end power is 100 MW at 230 kV and 85%
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A. 3.6% C. 1.5% distance of 5 m between adjacent lines. The diameter of each

B. 0.77% * D. 2.2% conductor is 5 cm and the distance between conductors in the
bundle is 30 cm.
810. Find the inductive reactance in ohms per km of a 3-phase A. 0.01296 F * C. 0.02243 F
bundled conductors with 2 conductors per phase with spacing of B. 0.04522 F D. 0.03331 F
40 cm. phase to phase separation is 7 meters in horizontal
configuration. All conductors are ACSR each with a GMR of 3.63 821. A 3-phase line has a reactance of 4.32 ohms and a resistance of
cm. 4.15 ohms. The load at the receiving end is 3800 kW at 75%-
A. 0.32 * C. 0.42 power factor lagging and the voltage at the sending end is 36
B. 0.39 D. 0.22 kV. Determine the voltage at the receiving end.
A. 34.24 kV C. 33.86 kV
811. A 3-phase, 60-Hz transmission line is required to deliver 20 MW B. 35.14 kV * D. 32.45 kV
at 66 kV at a distance of 30 miles. The load pf is 85% lagging.
Each line conductor has a resistance per mile of 0.326 ohm and 822. A 10 km long, 1-phase short transmission line has 0.5/60 ohms
a reactance per mile of 0.742 ohm. Find the efficiency of per km impedance. The line supplies a 316.8 kW load at 0.8 pf
transmission. lagging. What is the voltage regulation if the receiving end
A. 97.22% C. 95.32% voltage is 3.3 kV?
B. 94.14% * D. 96.24% A. 20.52% C. 18.14%
B. 16.94% * D. 12.86%
812. A 3-phase transmission line has a triangular arrangement with
20 ft, 24 ft, and 32 ft spacing respectively. If the line conductors 823. A 3-phase, 3-wire short transmission line has an impedance of 5
have a GMR of 0.0217 ft, determine the capacitance of the line +j12 ohms per wire and transmit power to a 3-phase load
per phase per meter. drawing 1000 kW at 13,120 V line to line, 0.8 pf lagging.
A. 7.12 pF C. 8.32 pF Determine the voltage regulation of the line.
B. 5.32 pF D. 7.89 pF * A. 6.78% C. 8.23% *
B. 7.72% D. 9.11%
813. A short transmission line is 20 km long. The line has a per-
phase series impedance of 0.13 + j0.45 ohm per km. The line 824. The per phase impedance of a short transmission line is 0.3 +
delivers 75 MVA, 0.80 lagging power factor at 66 kV. Determine j0.4 ohm. The sending end line to line voltage is 3300 V and the
the voltage regulation. load at the receiving end is 300 kW per phase at 0.8 pf lagging.
A. 10.10% C. 13.97% Calculate the receiving end voltage per phase.
B. 13.28% * D. 11.05% A. 1910 V C. 1828 V
B. 1722 V D. 1805 V *
814. A 3-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 825. A 3-phase, 60-Hz transposed line has a flat horizontal spacing of
desired that the line losses not to exceed 5% of the load. If the distance D between adjacent conductors. The line reactance is
per phase resistance of the line is 0.7 /km, what is the 0.50 ohm per km. The conductor geometric mean radius is 2.15
maximum length of the line? cm. Determine the phase spacing D in meters.
A. 55 km C. 60 km A. 12.92 m * C. 15.12 m
B. 58 km D. 51 km * B. 13.64 m D. 17.58 m

815. Find the resistance per phase of a 3-phase transmission line if 826. A galvanometer coil has a resistance of 2.5 ohms and deflects
the diameter of the conductor is 0.8 cm. The overhead line uses full scale on 50 mV. Determine the resistance of a multiplier if
aluminum conductors. The resistivity of aluminum is 2.86 x 10 -8 the instrument is used as a 150-volt voltmeter.
-m at 20C and the temperature coefficient at 0C, 0 = A. 7228.2  C. 7497.5  *
0.0038/C. The length of the line is 50 km and the temperature B. 7520.8  D. 7510.4 
of the region is 36C.
A. 30.06  * C. 21.21  827. A station has a short circuit impedance of at given point of 0.21
B. 28.45  D. 34.72  pu based on 100 MVA. Determine the interrupting capacity of
the circuit breaker needed.
816. A 3-phase, 60 Hz, 500 kV transmission line is 300 km long. The A. 21 MVA C. 476 MVA *
line inductance is 0.97 mH/km per phase and its capacitance is B. 2267 MVA D. 121 MVA
0.0115 F/km per phase. Assume a lossless line. Determine
velocity of propagation. 828. Calculate the disk constant (in watt-hour per revolutions) of a
A. 3.0 x 105 km/s * C. 3.6 x 105 km/s watthour meter that makes 40 revolutions in 6 min when it is
B. 4.2 x 105 km/s D. 2.8 x 105 km/s measuring a constant load of 1 kW.
A. 2.2 C. 2.3
817. A 3-phase, 11-kV, 60 Hz short-transmission line is 10 km long. It B. 2.4 D. 2.5 *
delivers a load of 5000 kW at 0.8 pf lagging at the receiving end.
The resistance of the line per km per phase is 0.1 ohm and the 829. The available fault MVA of a point in a certain electrical system is
reactance per phase per km is 0.2 ohm. Determine the 600 MVA. Determine the Thevenin’s equivalent reactance using a
transmission line efficiency base of 15 MVA.
A. 94% * C. 92% A. 0.40 pu C. 0.025 pu *
B. 96% D. 98% B. 40 pu D. 15 pu

818. A 110-kV, 50 Hz, 3-phase overhead transmission line delivers a 830. A 5-MVA, 3-phase, 6.6 kV, alternator has an internal reactance
load of 40 MW at 0.8 pf lagging at the receiving end and has the of 6% based on its rating. Find the reactance per phase of the
following constants: A = D =0.98/3 ; B = 100/75 ; limiting reactor if the steady apparent power (MVA) on short
C = 0.0005/80 mho. Determine transmission efficiency. circuit is not to exceed 5 times the full load value.
A. 83.6% * C. 91.3% A. 2.41  C. 1.24 
B. 88.2% D. 85.7% B. 1.22  * D. 2.12 

819. A 3-phase, 50 Hz, 132 kV overhead line has conductors placed in 831. A galvanometer with a 10-ohm coil resistance has a full-scale
a horizontal plane 4.56 m apart. Conductor diameter is 22.4 mm. deflection current of 10 mA. If a 0.01 ohm is placed across the
If the line length is 100 km, calculate the charging current per meter, what is the approximate new full scale current of the
phase assuming complete transposition. meter?
A. 21.3 A * C. 28.5 A A. 110 A C. 100 A
B. 24.1 A D. 31.5 A B. 11 A D. 10 A *

820. Solve the capacitance per km per phase of a single circuit, two 832. In a short circuit analysis, the bases chosen are: 34.5 kV and
bundled conductors 3-phase line arranged horizontally with a 100 MVA. What is the impedance base?

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A. 11.9 ohms * C. 23.8 ohms 845. A 30 MVA generator with 15% reactance is connected to a bus
B. 7.5 ohms D. 5 ohms bar. Another generator rated 25-MVA with 10% reactance is
also connected through a 10% bus bar reactor to the same bus
833. A moving coil has a resistance of 36 ohms and takes 1 A to give bar. Both of these reactances is based on 25 MVA. If a feeder
full scale deflection. What shunt resistance is required if this taken out from the bus bars through a circuit breaker develops a
instrument is used as an ammeter to read up to 25 A? three-phase fault, what should be the appropriate MVA rating of
A. 2.4 ohms C. 1.5 ohms * the circuit breaker?
B. 2.7 ohms D. 1.2 ohms A. 923 MVA C. 675 MVA
B. 325 MVA * D. 500 MVA
834. A generator is rated 10 MVA, 33 kV. It is Y-connected and solidly
grounded at its rated voltage at no load. Its reactances are X1 = 846. A 5 MVA, 13.8 kV/480 V, 5% impedance transformer is tapped
X2 = 0.15 p.u. and X0 = 0.05 p.u. Determine the value of at 13.8 kV line where the Thevenin’s equivalent impedance is 0.5
inductive reactance in ohms to be inserted in the neutral to limit ohm. Determine the fault current at the primary for a three-
the subtransient current for a single line to ground fault equal to phase fault at the secondary.
that for a 3-phase fault. A. 5,600 A C. 3,300 A *
A. 5.75  C. 3.63  * B. 4,200 A D. 2,200 A
B. 3.48  D. 3.12 
847. The multiplying power of the shunt of a milliammeter is 8. If the
835. If symmetrical components of phase voltage Van are: Positive circuit current is 200 mA, then current through the meter is __.
sequence = 50; Negative sequence = j20, Zero sequence = -10 A. 200 mA C. 25 mA *
volts, respectively. Determine the phase voltage Vbn. B. 1600 mA D. 20 mA
A. 40 + j20 C. -52.32 – j53.3 *
B. -17.68 + j33.3 D. -22.63 – j17.2 848. A 15 MVA, 6.6 kV star-connected generator has positive,
negative and zero sequence reactance of 20%, 20% and 10%
836. If the percentage reactance if the system up to the fault point is respectively. The neutral of the generator is grounded through
20% and the base kVA id 10,000, then short circuit kVA is ___. a reactor of 5% reactances based on generator rating. A line-to-
A. 10,000 kVA C. 50,000 kVA * line fault occurs at the terminals of the generator when it is
B. 500 kVA D. 30,000 kVA operated at rated voltage. Find the fault current when the fault
does not involved the ground.
837. A 20 MVA, 13.8 kV generator has subtransient reactance of 0.25 A. 5681 A * C. 4853 A
p.u. The negative and zero sequence reactances are B. 5285 A D. 4478 A
respectively 0.35 and 0.10 p.u. The neutral of the generator is
solidly grounded. Determine the fault current when a double
line to ground fault occurs at the terminals of the generator 849. Evaluate: (1 + a) /(1 + a2 ) .
operated without load. A. 0.5 + j0.866 C. -0.5 + j0.866 *
A. 5956 A * C. 4872 A B. -0.5 – j0.866 D. 0.5 – j0.866
B. 6253 A D. 4017 A
850. A 15 MVA, 6.6 kV, wye connected generator has X1 = X2 = 0.2
838. A 100-A ammeter has internal resistance of 100 ohms. For pu and X0 = 0.1 pu. The neutral of the generator is grounded
extending its range to measure 500 A, the shunt required is of through a reactor of 5% reactance based on the generator
resistance ___ ohms. rating. A double line-to-ground fault occurs at terminals b and c.
A. 20 C. 22.22 What is the current in the ground?
B. 25 * D. 50 A. 6268 A C. 5624 A *
B. 6834 A D. 5435 A
839. Solve the symmetrical negative sequence component of phase a
for the ff. set of unbalanced phase voltages: Va = 300/-120, 851. In a 3-phase system, phase a is on no-load and phases b and c
Vb = 200/90 and Vc = 100/-30 volts respectively. are short-circuited to ground. The currents are given: Ib = -86.6
A. 193.185/-135 V C. 42.265/-120 V + j29.989 A; In = j60 A. Find the negative symmetrical
B. 86.947/-84.896 V * D. 67.421/-75 V component current of phase a.
A. –j60, A C. –j86.6, A
840. If the percentage reactance of the system up to the fault point is B. j40, A * D. j20, A
20% and the base kVA is 10,000, then short circuit kVA is ____.
A. 50,000 * C. 10,000 852. A generator having a solidly grounded neutral and rated 50-
B. 2,000 D. 12,000 MVA, 30 kV has positive, negative and zero sequence reactances
of 0.25, 0.15 and 0.05 pu, respectively. What reactance must be
841. What is the Thevenin’s equivalent reactance of a certain electric placed in the generator neutral to limit the fault current for a line
system rated 50 MVA at 34.5 kV if the available short circuit MVA to ground fault to that for a 3-phase fault?
is 1000 MVA? A. 0.825  C. 2.75 
A. 0.025 pu C. 0.05 pu * B. 1.25  D. 1.8  *
B. 0.04 pu D. 0.0625 pu
853. The per unit values of positive, negative and zero sequence
842. A moving coil ammeter has a coil circuit resistance of 1 k and reactances of a network are 0.08 and 0.07 and 0.05. Determine
need potential difference of 0.5 V across it for full scale the fault current if the fault is double line to ground.
deflection. Calculate the value of shunt to give full scale A. 16 pu * C. 12 pu
deflection when the total current is 10 A. B. 20 pu D. 14 pu
A. 0.033  C. 0.012 
B. 0.050  * D. 0.027  854. A 3-phase, 20 MVA, 10 kV alternator has internal reactance of
5% and negligible resistance. Find the external reactance per
843. The bus bars of each of the two alternators of 15% reactance phase to be connected in series with the alternator so that
each are interconnected through tie-bar reactors of 15% each. steady current on short circuit does not exceed 8 times the full
The equivalent impedance to fault current for a 3-phase fault in load current?
any alternator busbar will be ____. A. 0.125  C. 0.265 
A. 8.75% C. 11.25% * B. 0.375  * D. 0.075 
B. 10% D. 15%
855. In a power system the fault current at a point is 8.0 p.u. What
844. At 34.5 kV substation the available fault current is 10 pu. What is series reactance must be included at the fault point to limit the
the available fault MVA if the base MVA is 50? short circuit current to 5.0 p.u.?
A. 500 MVA * C. 50 MVA A. 0.075 pu * C. 0.065 pu
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856. A 3-phase, 13.8 kV, 50 MVA alternator has positive, negative A. 6661.7 ohms * C. 6411.5 ohms
and zero sequence of 0.20, 0.20 and 0.05 pu. If the alternator is B. 6284.5 ohms D. 6066.3 ohms
on no-load, determine the fault current for a three-phase fault.
A. 12,200 A C. 15,200 A 868. A generator is rated 500 MVA, 22 kV. The positive, negative and
B. 14,500 A D. 10,460 A * zero sequence components of the generator are 0.20, 0.20 and
0.05 per unit respectively. What is the ratio of the fault current
857. Solve the symmetrical zero sequence component of phase a for for a single line to ground fault to the fault current for a three-
the following set of unbalanced phase voltages: Va = 300/-120, phase fault?
Vb = 200/90 and Vc = 100/-30 volts respectively. A. 1.33 * C. 1.50
A. 193.185/-135 V C. 42.265/-120 V * B. 1.42 D. 1.25
B. 86.947/-84.896 V D. 67.421/-75 V
869. Solve the symmetrical positive sequence component of phase a
858. If the percentage reactance up to the fault point is 20%, then for the following set of unbalanced phase voltages: Va = 300/-
short-circuit current will be ___ times the full load current. 120, Vb = 200/90 and Vc = 100/-30 volts respectively.
A. 20 C. 5 * A. 193.185/-135 V * C. 42.265/-120 V
B. 25 D. 120 B. 86.947/-84.896 V D. 67.421/-75 V

859. A moving coil instrument has a resistance of 5 ohms and takes a 870. The section bus bars A and B are linked together by a bus bar
current of 50 mA to produce full scale deflection. How much is reactor rated at 5 MVA with 10% reactance. On bus-bar A, there
the series resistance required to produce full scale deflection are two generators connected each rated 10 MVA with 10%
when used as a voltmeter to read up to 20 V. reactance and on B, two generators are connected each rated 8
A. 450  C. 366  MVA with 12% reactance. Find the short circuit MVA fed into a
B. 395  * D. 425  3-phase fault on bus bar B.
A. 167.2 kVA C. 173.3 kVA *
860. A 60 Hz turbo generator is rated 500 MVA, 22 kV. It is wye- B. 178.4 kVA D. 183.7 kVA
connected and solidly grounded and is operating at rated voltage
at no load. It is disconnected from the rest of the system. Its 871. The sequence component of phase a currents are: Ia0 = 0 A;
reactances are X1 = X2 = 0.15 and X0 = 0.05 per unit. Find the Ia1 = 10 + j5: Ia2 = 8 – j5. Determine current in phase c.
ratio of the subtransient current for a single line to ground fault A. 17.74 cis 174.4° * C. 15.34 cis 164.5°
to the subtransient current for a symmetrical three-phase fault. B. 15.45 cis 134.3° D. 12.2 cis (-45.4)
A. 1.333 C. 1.286 *
B. 1.125 D. 1.428 872. What is the Thevenin’s equivalent reactance of a certain electric
system rated 20 MVA at 34.5 kV if the available short circuit MVA
861. A generator rated 100 MVA, 20 kV has X1 = X2 = 20% and X0 = is 950 MVA?
5%. Its neutral is grounded through a reactor of 0.32 . The A. 1.24% C. 2.62%
generator is operating at rated voltage without load and is B. 2.10% * D. 1.32%
disconnected from the system when a single line to ground fault
occurs at its terminals. Find the subtransient current in the 873. Given the following line currents: Ia = 60 +j0 A; Ib = -36 –j 48
faulted phase A; Ic = -48 + j36 A. Solve for the negative sequence component
A. 12,550 A * C. 19,520 A of Ia.
B. 16,640 A D. 22,180 A A. 8.641 – j1.543 C. 9.436 + j1.346
B. 9.751 – j1.464 * D. 8.354 + j1.034
862. A 1000 kVA transformer has a reactance of 5%. Its reactance at
2000 kVA base is ____. 874. Determine the zero sequence component of the following
A. 5% C. 2.5% unbalanced system voltage: Va = 100 cis 30; Vb = 150 cis (-
B. 20% D. 10% * 30); Vc = 120 cis (-120).
A. 62.257 cis (-38.28) C. 77.023 cis (-40.48)
863. The positive, negative and zero sequence reactances of a 20 B. 67.589 cis (-39.48) * D. 68.589 cis (-29.88)
MVA, 13.2 kV synchronous generator are 0.3 pu, 0.2 pu and 0.1
pu respectively. The generator is solidly grounded and is not 875. Calculate the value of the shunt resistance to be used with a
loaded. A line to line fault occurs. Neglect all resistances, galvanometer having a resistance of 10 ohms if the current
determine the fault current. through the galvanometer is not to exceed 5% of the total
A. 3030 A * C. 2280 A current.
B. 2840 A D. 1890 A A. 0.526 ohm * C. 0.432 ohm
B. 0.666 ohm D. 0.386 ohm
864. A milli-ammeter having an internal resistance of 500  reads full
scale when 1 mA flows. If the meter is to be used as an 876. In symmetrical components, ( a − a2 ) is equal to ____.
ammeter reading 100 mA full scale, what size of resistor should
be used in parallel? A. -1 C. j 3 *
A. 5.05  * C. 6.28  B. − j 3 D. 1
B. 2.89  D. 10.42 
877. The computed values of positive, negative and zero sequence
865. At a certain location in an electric system, the available fault reactance of a network at fault are 0.15, 0.15 and 0.10 p.u.
MVA is 400 MVA. A 15 MVA, 2.5% impedance transformer is Determine the fault current if the fault is a double line-to-
installed at that location. Determine the short circuit MVA at the ground.
secondary side of the transformer. A. 6.23 p.u. C. 8.57 p.u. *
A. 195 MVA C. 180 MVA B. 7.15 p.u. D. 9.11 p.u.
B. 210 MVA D. 240 MVA *
878. A 3-phase 34.5 kV, 100 MVA alternator has positive, negative
866. A 15 MVA, 6.9 kV, y-connected generator has X1 = X2 =0.15 pu and zero sequence impedances of 0.25 pu, 0.25 pu and 0.30 pu
and X0 = 0.05 pu. The neutral of the generator is grounded respectively. Determine the fault current for a line to line fault?
through a reactor of 0.04 pu reactance based on generator A. 5600 A C. 5800 A *
rating. The generator is operating at rated voltage without load. B. 5900 A D. 5700 A
Determine the fault current in the line for a. The double line-to-
ground fault of the line is ____. 879. A moving coil instrument has a resistance of 10  and gives full
A. 7428 A C. 7683 A * scale deflection when carrying a current of 50 mA. Determine
B. 7849 A D. 7221 A the multiplier (shunt) resistance required to measure a current
up to 100 A.
867. A moving coil instrument gives full scale deflection with 15 mA A. 10 m C. 5 m *
and it has a resistance of 5 ohms. Calculate the resistance to be B. 15 m D. 20 m
connected in series to enable it to read up to 100 V.

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880. A generator rated 600 kVA, 2400 V, 60 cycles, 3-phase, 6-poles 891. Calculate the shunt resistance needed to extend the range of a
and wye-connected has 10% synchronous reactance. If a three- 50 , 1 mA movement to 100 mA.
phase fault occurs, what will be the short circuit current? A. 0.505 m * C. 50 
A. 1443 A * C. 1450 A B. 0.150 m D. 1.5 
B. 1422 A D. 1476 A
892. A 10 MVA, 13.8 kV generator having X1 = X2 = 0.15 pu and X0 =
881. The sequence components of phase a current are: Zero 0.05 pu is about to the connected to a power system. The
sequence = 0.47 + j1.49; Positive sequence = 18.4 cis (-31.6); generator has a current limiting reactor of 0.70 ohm in the
Negative sequence = 3.23 cis 168.2. Determine the phase c neutral. Before the generator is connected to the system, its
current. voltage is adjusted to 13.2 kV when a double line to ground fault
A. 31.36 A C. 18.97 A develops at the terminals b and c. Determine the initial current
B. 22.51 A * D. 25.25 A in the ground.
A. 2623 A C. 2552 A *
882. Four identical alternators each rated for 20 MVA, 11 kV have a B. 2842 A D. 2494 A
subtransient reactance of 16% are working in parallel.
Determine the short circuit level at the bus bar. 893. A 3-phase transmission line operating at 10 kV has a resistance
A. 500 MVA * C. 400 MVA of 10. The percentage resistance of the line at 10,000 kVA is __
B. 125 MVA D. 80 MVA A. 20% C. 10% *
B. 5% D. 40%
883. A 3-phase, 30-MVA, 33-KV alternator has internal reactance of
4% and negligible resistance. Find the external reactance per 894. The positive, negative and zero sequence reactances of a 15
phase to be connected in series with the alternator so that MVA, 11 kV three-phase wye-connected generator are 11%, 8%
steady current on short circuit does not exceed 10 times the full and 3% respectively. The neutral of the generator is solidly
load current. grounded. If a line to ground fault occurs on phase a of the
A. 2.178  * C. 2.245  generator, solve the fault current.
B. 1.782  D. 2.524  A. 13,635 A C. 10,735 A *
B. 12,105 A D. 15,294 A
884. A 15 MVA, 6.9 kV, y-connected generator has X1 = X2 = 0.15 pu
and X0 = 0.05 pu. The neutral of the generator is grounded 895. The available fault current of a point in a certain electrical
through a reactor of 0.04 pu reactance based on generator system is 9 pu. Determine the short circuit MVA using a base of
rating. The generator is operating at rated voltage without load. 110 MVA.
Determine the fault current in the line for a. The fault current in A. 1222.2 MVA C. 12.22 MVA
the line for a single line-to-ground fault is ____ A. B. 9.9 MVA D. 990 MVA *
A. 7825 C. 8345
B. 8011 * D. 8513 896. The phase currents in a Y-connected unbalanced load are Ia =
44 –j33, Ib = -32 - j24 and Ic = -40 + j25. Determine the zero
885. The symmetrical components of a set of unbalanced 3-phase sequence component current of phase a.
currents are: Ia0 = 3/-30; Ia1 = 5/90; Ia2 = 4/30. Determine A. -9.33 – j10.67 A * C. -8.41 – j12.2 A
the current on line c. B. -8.52 – j 15.23 A D. -10.42 – j10.51 A
A. 4/-30 A C. 8.185/42.216 A
B. 8.815/-102.216 A * D. 4/-60 A 897. A single line to ground fault occurs on an unloaded generator in
phase a. For this generator, X1 = X2 = 0.25 pu and X0 = 0.15 pu.
886. A 60 Hz turbogenerator is rated 500 MVA, 22 kV. It is Y- The reactance connected in the neutral is Xn = 0.05 pu. If the
connected and and is operating at rated voltage at no load. It is initial prefault voltage is 1 pu, what is the magnitude of the fault
disconnected from the rest of the system. Its reactances are X 1 current in pu?
= X2 = 0.15 and X0 = 0.05 per unit. Determine the inductive A. 1.25 pu C. 1.54 pu
reactance in ohms to be inserted in the neutral to limit the B. 1.43 pu D. 3.75 pu *
subtransient line current for a single line to ground fault to that
for a symmetrical three-phase fault. 898. A 3-phase, 11-kV, 25 MVA generator with X0 = 0.05 pu, X1 = 0.2
A. 0.0323  * C. 0.0195  pu and X2 = 0.2 pu is grounded through a reactance of 0.3 .
B. 0.0456  D. 0.0272  Solve the fault current for a single line to ground fault.
A. 6189 A * C. 6818 A
887. A 15 MVA, 34.5 kV/6.24 kV transformer is connected at an B. 6144 A D. 6414 A
infinite bus. The percent impedance of the transformer is 2.5%.
What is the current at the 34.5 kV side for a three phase short at 899. A 60 Hz turbo generator is rated 100 MVA , 22 kV and solidly
the 6.24 kV side? grounded operating at rated voltage at no load. X1 = X2 = 0.20
A. 10,040 A * C. 12,450 A p.u. and X0 = 0.05 p.u. Determine the inductance reactance to
B. 10,120 A D. 11,240 A be inserted in the neutral of the generator to limit the
subtransient line current for a single line to ground fault to that
888. It is desired to use a 25-A ammeter which has a resistance of for a 3-phase fault.
0.002 ohm with a shunt to give a full scale defection of 100 A. A. 0.333 ohm C. 0.242 ohm *
What shunt resistance should be used? B. 0.525 ohm D. 0.375 ohm
A. 0.225 m C. 0.667 m *
B. 0.125 m D. 0.914 m 900. A 3-phase, 375 kVA, 480 V, wye connected alternator has an
equal positive and negative sequence reactance of 10%. Find
889. A 15-MVA, 6.9 kV, Y-connected generator has X1 = X2 = 0.15 pu the unsymmetrical fault current, if a line to line occurs at the
and X0 = 0.05 pu. The neutral of the generator is grounded alternator terminals.
through a reactor of 0.04 pu reactance based on generator A. 3906 A * C. 2250 A
rating. The generator is operating at rated voltage without load. B. 4210 A D. 3820 A
The fault current in the line for a line-to-line fault is ____ .
A. 8031 A C. 7628 A <nothing follows>
B. 7890 A D. 7246 A *

890. The symmetrical components of a set of unbalanced 3-phase

currents are: Ia0 = 3/-30; Ia1 = 5/90; Ia2 = 4/30. Determine
the current on line a.
A. 4/-30 A C. 8.185/42.216 A *
B. 8.815/-102.216 A D. 4/-60 A

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