CARLETONLINIVERSITY

ELEC 3605MID-TERM EXAMINATION

ocToBER 31.2003
Duration:2 hours
Instructor:CarlKropp
Openboolg calculatorspermitted
This examinationcontains4 pageswith 7 questions.Reportanydiscrepancy
immediately
Examinationpapermay be takenfrom the examinationroom
i. (10marks)
A fully loadedmine lift cagehasa massof 5000kg. The lifting specificationrequires:
(I) Lifting speedof 5 meterVsecond
(steadystate)
(II) Lifting time from startto steadystatg l0 seconds.
Assuminga constantiifting forceduringaccelerationanda systemefliciencyof 45Yo,
i) What minimummotor sizeis requiredduringacceleration
in kW andin HP?
ii) What is the lifting powerrequiredin steadystatein kW andin FIP?
g:9.81 m /s

2. (10 marks)
The starter motor on a car draws 75 amperesstarting current, which lowers the battery
voltage from 12.6 volts to 9.1 volts. What would be the battery voltage if it were being
chargedat 30 amperes?

3. (20 marks)
For the circuit shownbelowdeterminethe following:
i) ThevalueofR to receivethe maximumpower
ii) The valueof maximumpower
iii) For the valueof R in part (i), find the powerout of the 14-volt source.
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14V

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4. (10 marks)
A 120-voltsourcewith an impedance
of (0.05+ j0.025)ohmssuppliesa motor,
which at the instantof startinghasan impedanceof (0.25+ j I .0) ohms. Giventhat
themotorwill startthreetimesper hour,would you agrewith supplyingan
incandescent
lighting load from the samecircuit? Explainwhy.

5. (15 marks)
The impedanceup to the terminals of a residential wall outlet plug is calculatedto be
(0.2 +j0.4) ohms. With no load plugged into the outlet, the voltage is measuredat
120volts.
i) The circuit is protectedby a fuse. A short circuit, having no impedance,occurs at
the plug. What are the symmetrical and the asymmetrical short circuit currents?
ii) An electric heaterrated 1500 watts at 120 volts (pure resistanceload) is plugged
into the outlet. Calculatethe voltage supplied to the heater.
iii) Calculate the heat provided by the heaterin watts, assumingthat its resistance
remains constantat its rated value-

6. (20 marks)
A small manufacturing plant is zupplied at IZO volts, 60Hz. The electrical demand
consistsof two touot'*uo
# r: 4gkw at 0.60 ragging power factor
Load # 2.24kW at 0.96leading power factor.

240 V olts
60 Hz

#1
P r= 4 8 k W
pfi = 0.60
Lag

#2
Pz= 24 kW
pf z = 0.96
Lead

i) Calculate the total real power, reactive power, apparentpower.

ii) Calculate the magnitudeof the total plant current.
iii) Calculate the power factor of the combined loads.
iv) How many kVARS of capacitorsmust be connectedin parallel to bring the plant
power factor to 0.9 lag?
v) What is the value of this capacitancein microfarads?

7. (15 marks)
For the circuit shown below:
i) Draw the Thevenin equivalent circuit and speci$, the value of the Thevenin voltage
and the Thevenin resistance
ii) What is the maximum power available ftom the given circuit?

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