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1. A coil has a 50 ohms resistance and a 70 ohms reactance. A capacitor is

connected in parallel to produce resonance. The source voltage is 120 V. What is
the power drawn by the circuit?
A. 162 W B. 132 W C. 97 W D. 52 W

2. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 x 10 -15 N. How far apart are
the electrons?
A. 3.4 x 10-7m B. 9.6 x 10-7m C. 2.84 x 10-12m D. 5.05 x 10-12m

3. The pitch factor for third harmonic in an alternator having 18 slots per pole and
coil span 5/6 of pole pitch is _.
A. 0.707 B. 0.259 C. 0.966 D. 1

4. When two capacitors of reactances 10ohms and 20 ohms are connected in

parallel across a 100 V supply, total VAR drawn will be _.
A. 500 B. 2 C. 1,500 D. 15

5. Overvoltage relay device function number.

A. 64 B. 56 C. 60 D. 59

6. A test used to determine the equivalent resistance of an induction motor is _.

A. No-load Test B. Short-circuit Test C. Blocked-rotor Test D. Polarity Test

7. A transformer has 4% resistance and 6% reactance drop. What is the voltage

regulation at full load 0.8 pf lagging?
A. 6.0% B. 6.4% C. 6.8% D. 7.2%
8. The unit of retentivity is
A. Ampere turn B. ampere turn/weber C. ampere turn/meter D. dimensionless

9. Three 10 ohm resistances are connected delta on a balanced three phase

source. If the equation of the phase Van = 120 sin ωt, what is the equation of the
phase a line current?
A. 36 sinωt C. 11.22 sin(ωt + 30̊)
B. 13.15 sin(ωt - 30)̊ D. 11.88 sin(ωt -56.6)

10. A 250/6,600 V, 50 Hz single – phase transformer has a core of cross section 600
cm2 and the flux density in it is 0.707 Tesla. Determine the number of turns in the
primary winding.
A. 27 B. 19 C. 23 D. 17

11. In running condition the rotor reactance of 3Φ induction motor is proportional to

A. induced emf B. slip C. supply voltage D. rotor resistance

12. The ratio of the total flux to useful flux is called _.

A. Mutual flux B. Flux Factor C. Leakage Factor D. Magnetic Factor
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13. An electric motor converted 700 W of electrical input into work at 58.186 kg-m/s.
The speed was 1750 rpm. Find the kg-m of driven torque.
A. 0.183 B. 0.381 C. 0.138 D. 0.318

14. What is the annual capacity factor of the plant if the annual energy produced in a
150 MW power plant is 500 x 106 kWhr?
A. 56.785% B. 34.44% C. 44.04% D. 38.05%

15. With reduction of load on alternator

A. the frequency decreases C. the frequency oscillates
B. the frequency increases D. the frequency remains the same

16. What is the quality factor Q of an RLC series circuit having R = 5 ohms, L = 10
mH and C = 100μF?
A. 2 B. 5 C. 10 D. 20

17. A load of 10, 000 kVA, 80% lagging is connected to a 13, 200 V line. How much
capacitive reactive power is needed to correct the power factor to 97% lagging?
A. 3, 995 kVAR B. 3, 138 kVAR C. 5, 156 kVAR D. 2, 547 kVAR

18. Two No. 8 copper conductors are placed 15 cm apart with a GMR of 1.27 x 10 -3
m. If the length of the line is 4 km, find the value of the line inductance.
A. 5.78 mH B. 6.85 mH C. 7.63 mH D. 9.65 mH

19. The process by which metallic parts are demagnetized is called

A. degreasing B. degaussing C. degrading D. demagnetizing

20. The gas inside the inner discharge tube of a sodium vapor lamp is
A. Argon B. Neon C. Nitrogen D. Helium

21. The following are the symmetrical components of phase B current:

Positive Sequence Component = 10 cis 45̊
Negative Sequence Component = 20 cis (-30̊)
Zero Sequence Component = 0.5 + j0.9
Determine the positive sequence component of Phase A.
A. 20 cis (-195̊) B. 10 cis 195̊ C. 10 cis (-195̊) D. 10 cis (-30̊)

22. What is the force between two wires carrying currents 10 and 50 A each? The
lengths of the wires are 50 cm and are separated by 5 cm distance.
A. 0.005 N B. 0.002 N C. 0.001 N D. 0.004 N

23. What is the nature of the current flowing in the armature of DC machine?
A. pulsating dc B. pure dc C. rectified dc D. alternating current

24. Which of the following frequencies has the longest period?

A. 1 Hz B. 10 Hz C. 1 kH D. 100 kHz
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25. Two coils of inductance 8 H and 10 H are connected in parallel. If their mutual
inductance is 4H, determine the equivalent inductance of the combination if
mutual inductance assists the self- inductance.
A. 3.46 H B. 2.46 H C. 4.6 H D. 6.4 H

26. The voltage applied to the stator of a three phase, 4 pole induction motor has a
frequency of 50 Hz. The frequency of the emf induced in the rotor is 1.5 Hz.
Determine the speed at which motor is running.
A. 1, 450 rpm B. 1,455 rpm C. 1, 460 rpm D. 1,465 rpm

27. If one of the resistors in a parallel circuit is removed, what happens to the total
resistance?
A. Decreases B. increases C. exactly doubles D. remains constant

28. What is the purpose of using oil in the transformer?

A. insulation B. cooling C. cooling and insulation D. lubrication

29. An air capacitor consists of two parallel square plates of 60 cm side. When the
two plates are 2 mm apart the capacitor is charged to a voltage of 240 V.
Determine the work done in separating the plates from 2 mm to 5 mm.
A. 27.54 μJ B. 24.75 μJ C. 25.74 μJ D. 42.75 μJ

30. Skin effect is proportional to

A. ( diameter of conductor )2 C. ( diameter of conductor )3
B. diameter of conductor D. ( diameter of conductor )1/2

31. A balanced delta connected load of ( 4 + j3 ) ohms per phase , 230 V supply.
Find the total kVA.
A. 19.04 kVA B. 37.01 kVA C. 31.74 kVA D. 25.39 kVA

32. A 400 V, 10 kW series motor drives a fan when running at 800 rpm. The motor
draws 50 A from the supply. The resistances of the armature and series field are
0.2 ohms and 0.1 ohms, respectively. Determine the electromagnetic torque
developed by the motor.
A. 215 N-m B. 220 N-m C. 225 N-m D. 230 N-

33. The three primary colors in the chrominance signal of a color TV are
A. red, green, orange C. blue, green, magenta
B. red, green, blue D. yellow, green, cyan

34. An alternator running in parallel with the other alternators all having automatic
voltage regulators is to be taken off the bus. The usual procedure before opening
the switch is to
A. reduce alternator excitation C. reduce the power fed to the prime
mover
B. increase alternator excitation D. do nothing
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35. In a 4 pole, 35 slot, dc armature, 180 electrical degrees coil span will be obtained
when coils occupy _ slots.
A. 1 and 10 B. 1 and 9 C. 2 and 11 D. 3 and 12

36. A circuit which has ω0 = 106 rad/sec, C = 10 pF and Q = 100, must have a
resistance of _ kῼ.
A. 10 B. 5 C. 1 D. 100

37. A lamp produces an illumination of 10 lux at a point 10 m directly below it. What
is its luminous intensity?
A. 100 Cd B. 10 Cd C. 10, 000 Cd D. 1, 000 Cd

38. A lead acid battery having a 100 Ah capacity is 25% charged. After being
charged at 10 A for 5 hours, it will be approximately _ charged.
A. ½ B. ¾ C. fully D. over

39. Four 100 W, 100 V heaters are connected in series across a 600 volt circuit. The
total heat given off by the four heaters will be _ watts.
A. 900 B. 800 C. 400 D. 2000

40. Which one of the following is not one of the relays of transmission line?
A. Phase comparison relay C. Distance relay
B. Negative sequence relay D. Ground relay

41. In an electric system the available short circuit MVA is 600 MVA. What is the
Thevenin’s equivalent reactance at 34.5 kV?
A. 1.984 ῼ B. 1.587 ῼ C. 2.561 ῼ D. 0.046 ῼ

42. The area of hysteresis loop is the measure of

A. permittivity B. permeance C. energy loss per cycle D. magnetic flux
43. If the secondary terminals of a 5:1 stepdown transformer is connected to the
primary of a 2:1 stepdown transformer then the total stepdown ratio of both
transformers is
A. 2.5 : 1 B. 3 : 1 C. 10 : 1 D. 7 : 1

44. Slip rings are made of

A. Steel B. Copper C. Bakelite D. Mica

45. In a winding of a 3Φ, 6 pole induction motor, the space angle between two
consecutive phases is
A. 600 mech. B. 1200 mech. C. 1800 mech. D. 400 mech.

46. The tailwater and the headwater of a hydro- electric power plant are 150 m and
200 m, respectively. What is the water power if the flow is 15 m 3/sec and a head
loss of 10% of the gross head?
A. 4, 621.56 kW B. 7, 621.65 kW C. 5, 621.76 kW D. 6, 621.75 kW
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47. A 2,000 V/ 400 V single phase transformer has an equivalent resistance of 0.03
pu and an equivalent reactance of 0.08 pu. Find the full load voltage regulation at
0.8 pf lagging if the primary voltage is 1,500 V.
A. 6.6% B. 6.8% C. 7% D. 7.2 %

48. Determine the value of R for which power consumed in it is maximum when it is
connected in series with a coil of resistance 3 ῼ and reactance 20 ῼ across 230
V, 60 Hz AC supply.
A. 20 ῼ B. 3 ῼ C. 6.67 ῼ D. 20.22 ῼ

49. Moving coil instruments are used

A. In ac circuits only C. Both in ac and dc circuits
B. In dc circuits only D. For measuring voltage only

50. The efficiency of thermal plant is approximately _.

A. 10% B. 30% C. 60% D. 80%

51. Merz – Price protection is used on

A. Substations B. Capacitor Banks C. induction motors D. Generator

52. A balanced delta connected load draws 100 A line current from a balanced 3
phase supply. Determine the zero sequence components of the currents.
A. -50 – j86.6 B. 50 – j86.6 C. 0 D. 86.6 + j50

53. Impedance z1 = 10 + j15 ohms and another impedance z2 = 6 – j8 ohms are

connected in parallel across a 60 Hz source. Find the total power in watts if the
total current is 15 A.
A. 1,845 W B. 2,176 W C. 3,188 W D. 2,380 W

54. A magnetizing force of 1000 AT/m will produce a flux density of _ in air.
A. 0.63 mWb/m2 B. 0.63 Wb/m3 C. 1.257 mWb/m3 D. 1.257 Wb/m3

55. A 13.8 kV distribution line has a Thevenin’s equivalent impedance 2.63%. If a

phase to phase fault occurs between phase B and C, determine the fault current
at 10 MVA base.
A. 13,000 A B. 7,950 A C. 5,300 A D. 15,900 A

56. A transmission line has two aluminum conductors in bundle. The self GMD of
each conductor is 8.90 mm and the distance between the conductors and phase
is 40 cm and 9 m, respectively. What is the inductance of the line per phase?
A. 2 μH/m B. 4 μH/m C. 1 μH/m D. 3 μH/m

57. The greater percentage of materials are _ .

A. Diamagnetic B. Paramagnetic C. Ferromagnetic D. Non- magnetic
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58. The electric potential at appoint in air due to a charge is 21 V. If air is replaced by
a medium of relative permittivity of 3, then the electric potential at that point will
be _ .
A. 63 V B. 7 V C. 21 V D. 42 V

59. The greatest percentage of power loss in dc motor is due to

A. Windage loss B. Core Loss C. Copper Loss D. Friction Loss

60. A galvanometer with a 20 ohms coil resistance has a full scale deflection of 10
mA. A 0.02 ohm is placed across the meter to increase its rated capacity. What is
the new full scale current for the meter?
A. 100.1 A B. 1.01 A C. 10.10 A D. 10.01 A

61. A 3Φ, 6 pole, 50 Hz induction motor develops 3.73 kW at 960 rpm. What will be
the stator input if the stator loss is 280 watts?
A. 4,615 W B. 4,165 W C. 3,855 W D. 4,516 W

62. Calculate the average voltage generated in a six turn full pitch coil of a 60 cycle
alternator if the flux per pole is 7.2 x 10 5 maxwells.
A. 4.32 V B. 23.4 V C. 17.30 V D. 10.37 V

63. The charge of a hole is _.

A. Zero C. equal to that of an electron
B. Equal to that of a proton D. equal to that of a netron

64. Transient current in an RLC circuit is oscillatory when

A. R = 0 B. R = 2 sq.rt. L/C C. R > 2 sq.rt. L/C D. R < 2 sq.rt. L/C

65. Three units of 1:5 transformers are connected in Δ/Y to supply a 3 phase load
from a 480 V, 3 phase source. The line voltage on the load side is _ volts.
A. 2,400 V B. 832 V C. 4,160 V D. 1.386 V

66. As load pf of an alternator becomes more leading, the value of the generated
voltage required to give rated terminal voltage _.
A. Decreases B. Increases C. Remains constant D. Varies with rotor speed

67. This device is used to reflect back surges into the line.
A. Deion gaps B. Overhead Ground C. Choke Coil D. Arc Horns

68. Some of the arrangement for switch/panel boards are as follows, except _.
A. Vertical B Linear C. Semi – Circular D. Truck Type

69. A 220 V, 3 phase, 4 wire abc system supplies unbalanced wye connected
resistances of Ra = 10 ohms, Rb = 15 ohms, and Rc = 20 ohms. Determine the
total power of the system.
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A. 3, 495 W B. 3,385 W C. 3,560 W D. 3,895 W

70. If a 440 V heater is used on 110 V supply, heat produced by it will be as _ much.
A. ¼ B. 4 times C. 16 times D. 1/16

71. A complex current wave is represented by the equation i = 5 + 5sin (120π)t A.

Find its average value in amperes.
A. 4.5 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4
72. The fuse used for the overhead primary distributors is
A. Fast acting B. Dual Element C. Expulsion D. Cartridge

73. A transformer has a maximum efficiency of 95% at a load of 100 kW. What is the
constant loss of the transformer?
A. 6. 32 kW B. 3.26 kW C. 3.62 kW D. 2. 63 kW
74. A string of four insulators has a self-capacitance equal to 5 times of pin to earth
capacitance. Find the string efficiency.
A. 64.86% B. 66.48% C. 68.64% D. 84.66%

75. Porcelain insulators are protected against creepage of surge current by the use
of _.
A. Surge gaps B. Arcing Horns C. Ground Conductors D. surge arrester

76. An amplifier works best into an impedance of 500 ohms but is required to drive a
speaker of 20 ohms impedance. The primary to secondary turn ratio of the
matching transformer should be
A. 1/5 B. 25 C. 5 D. 1/25

77. The rms value of the complex voltage given by v = 16 sq.rt. 2 sin ωt + 12 sq.rt. 2
sin 3ωt is
A. 20 sqrt 2 V B. 20 V C. 28 sqrt 2 V D. 192 V

78. A uniform 2 wire dc distributor 500 meters long is loaded with 0.4 ampere/meter
and is fed at one end. If the maximum permissible voltage drop per wire is not to
exceed 10 V, find the cross-sectional area of the distributor. Take ρ = 1.7 x 10 -6
ῼ-cm.
A. 1.0 cm2 B. 1.2 cm2 C. 1.5 cm2 D. 1.7 cm2

79. This is a lighting system wherein the percentage of upward and downward
brightness is the same.
A. General Diffuse B. Direct C. Indirect D. Semidirect

80. A coil having a resistance of 10 ohms and an inductance of 15 H is connected

across a dc voltage of 150 V. When the supply is switched off, find the time for
the current to drop to 9 A.
A. 0.667 sec B. 0.607 sec C. 0.706 sec D. 0.766 sec
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81. An iron ring 100 cm mean circumference is made from around iron of cross
section 10-3 m2. Its relative permeability is 500. If it is wound with 250 turns, what
will be required to produce a flux of 2 x 10-3 Wb?
A. 21.47 A B. 14.27 A C. 12.74 A D. 17.42 A
82. An 8 pole lap wound dc generator has 1000 conductors in its armature. The flux
produced per pole is 20 mWb and emf generated is 400 v. What is the speed of
the machine?
A. 1160 rpm B. 1200 rpm C. 1240 rpm D. 1300 rpm

83. Power in a balanced 3 phase system is measured by two wattmeter method and
it is found that the ratio of the two wattmeter readings is 2 is to 1. What is the
power factor of the system?
A. 0.9 B. 0.82 C. 0.866 D. 0.707

84. One ampere-turn is equivalent to _ gilberts.

A. 1.16 B. 1.26 C. 1.36 D. 1.46

85. What value of R is needed with 0.05 μF capacitor for an RC time constant of 0.02
sec?
A. 400 ῼ B. 400 kῼ C. 400 Mῼ D. 400 Gῼ

86. Which motor is used to start heavy loads?

A. Series C. Cumulative Compound
B. Shunt D. Differential Compound

87. The capacitor in a capacitor start induction run ac motor is connected in series
with _ winding?
A. Compensating B. Squirrel Cage C. Starting D. Running

88. A 150 MVA, 13.8 kV, Y- connected, 3Φ, 60 Hz alternator is operating at rated
voltage and at no load when a three phase fault occurs at its terminals. If the
subtransient reactance of the alternator is j0.2 pu , calculate the current at the
instant the fault occurs.
A. 10 460 A B. 18 117 A C. 6 040 A D. 31 380 A

89. What is the total energy generated by a station in kWhr in a year if its maximum
demand and annual load factor is 150 kW and 45%, respectively?
A. 513,900 kWhr B. 531,900 kWhr C. 593,100 kWhr D. 591,300 kWhr

90. Power circuit breakers can be classified according to operation, some of these
are, except
A. Inclined Break B. Horizontal Break C. Gravity Open D. Gravity Close

91. The lowest KAIC available commercially for miniature circuit breakers is
A. 3 B. 5 C. 10 D. 14
92. A 100 km transmission line has a 1000 ohms shunt capacitive reactance. What is
the capacitive reactance per km?
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A. 1000 ῼ B. 10 ῼ C. 100 000 ῼ D. 100 ῼ

93. The shaft power of a shunt motor is 7.8 HP. Its armature draws 50 A from 120 V.
The field winding draws 1.2 A. What is the efficiency of the motor?
A. 94.7% B. 96.5% C. 93% D. 98.2%

94. This is the least prevalent shunt fault among transmission and distribution lines.
A. LG B. LL C. LLG D. LLL

95. In what year was the first 500 kV line in the world became operational?
A. 1936 B. 1953 C. 1965 D. 1969

96. A single phase transformer is rated 110/440 V, 2.5 kVA. Leakage reactance
measured from the low tension side is 0.06 ῼ. What is the leakage reactance in
per unit?
A. 0.0124 B. 0.0142 C. 0.0241 D. 0.0421

97. The rms value of a half wave rectified current is 10 A. Its value for full wave
rectification would be _ amperes.
A. 20 B. 14.14 C. 20/π D. 40/π

98. If starting voltage of a SCIM is reduced to 50% of its rated vlue, torque developed
is reduced by _ percent of its full load value.
A. 57.7 B. 50 C. 25 D. 75

99. A standard candle emits a total luminous flux of _ lumens.

A. 157.90 B.78.96 C. 25.14 D. 12.57

100. A generator of 50 MVA, 4kV, Xd” = 25% and transformer of 50 MVA, 4.2
kV, delta/115 kV wye grounded, operating on 3.8 kV tap where X T” = 10% are to
be connected into single equivalent reactance. What is the single equivalent
reactance on a 100 MVA, 110 kV base?
A. j0.6039 pu B. j0.6667 pu C. j0.8241 pu D. j0.8663 pu

SOLUTIONS:
1. YT = GL
RL RL 50
GL = 2
= 2 2
=
50 +702
2
ZRL RL +XL

GL = 0.00676 mho
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PT = ET2VT2 = (1202)(0.00676) = 97.344 W

9 2
kQ1 Q2 kQ1 Q2 (9x10 )(1.609x10-19 )
2. F= ;d=√ =√ =3.4 x10-7 m
d2 F 2x10-15

3. kp=sin (90)x pitch

18 slots/pole
5/6 pole pitch
5 1
kp= sin (90x x x18) = .707
6 2

(10)(20)
4. X= = -j6.667 Ω
10+20
1002
Qr = =1499.23 VARS ≈1500 VARS
-j6.667

5. D. 59

6. C. Blocked-rotor Test

7. Rpu = .04
Xpu = .06

@
2 2
VR=√(Rpu +pf) +(Xpu +rf) -1

=√(.04+ .8)2 +(.06+.6)2 -1

%VR= 6.97 % = 6.8%

8. B. ampere turn/weber

AB 100 10
9. ZY= A+B+C = =
30 3
Van = 120 sinωt

Van 120
Ian = = = 36 sinωt
Zy 10
3
10. 250 / 6 600 V, 50 Hz
A= 600 cm2
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β=0.707

E= 4.44fɸN

ɸ=βmA

E1 =4.44fβmAN1

200
N1 = =26.5 ≈27 A
(4.44)(50)(.707)(600x10-4 )

11. B. slip

12. C. Leakage Factor

9.55(Pd) 9.55(58.186)
13. T= = =0.318kg-m
N 1750
Annual Energy in kWhr 500 x106
14. PCF= Installed Capacity in kW x 8760 = x 100%= 38.05%
(150 x103 )(8760)
15. A. the frequency increases

1 L 1 10mH
16. Qfactor = R √C = 5 √100μF = 2
17. Q = PL( tanθold –tanθnew) = (10000)(.8)(tan36.87 – tan 14.07) = 3995 kVAR

d .15
18. L=4x10-7 ln (GMR) =4x10-7 ln ( ) =(1.9086 x10-3 )(4000m)
1.27 x 10-3
=7.63 mH

19. B. degaussing
20. B. Neon
21. F = (2x10-7)(I1)(I2)(1/D)
F = (2x10-7)(10)(50)(50/5) = .001N

22. C. rectified dc
23. 1 Hz
L1 L2 -M2 (8 x 10)-42
24. La = = = 6.4 H
L1 +L2 -2M (8+10)-(2)(4)

120 x 50
25. Ns = =1500
4
4(1500- Nr )
Ns =
120
Nr = 1455 rpm
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26. B. increases
27. C. cooling and insulation
28.
29. ( diameter of conductor )2
V
30. I= Z = 46 angle - 36.83
S=(462)(5)(3) = 31.74 kVA

31. Eb= VL –IP ( Ra + Rs) = 400 – 50( .1+.2) = 385

IL = Ia =Ise

Pd = EbIa = 385 x 50 = 19 250 W

9.55Pd 9.55(19250)
T= = = 230N-m
N 800
32. red, green, blue
33. C. reduce the power fed to the prime mover
34. B. 1 and 9
1 1
35. XC = ωC = =100000Ω
(106 )(10X10-12 )
100000
R= =1000 Ω=1kΩ
100
36. I =10 lux
D=10 m
L
I= ; L=( 10 )(102 )= 1000Cd
d2

37. Battery : 100 Ah, 25 % charged = 25 Ah charged

I = 10 A

t= 5 hrs

charged = (10 A) (5 hrs) = 50Ah

charged = 50 +25 =75 Ah

75 𝟑
%charged = =
100 𝟒
38. P=100W
E=100V

Es=600V
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1002
R= =100
100

V2 6002
H= = = 900W
4R 4x100
39. C. Negative sequence relay
40. S= 600 kVA
V= 345 kV

V2 34.5 kV 2
X= = = 𝟏. 𝟗𝟖𝟒 𝛀
S 600 MVA
41. C. energy loss per cycle
43. 5:1 = 2:1

(5)(2) = 1

10:1

44. B. Copper

45. 2 pole = 360

360
6 pole x
2 pole
6 pole = 180

180
m=2x =60 mech
6
46. P=Qwh
h= 200 – 150 =50m

Q=15m3/sec

HL=10%

P= 15x 9810 x 50 = (7357500) – (10%)(7357500) = 6621750

= 6621.75 kW

47. Pf=.8 lag

%R=.03pu

%X= .08pu
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Vpu cosθ∓Xpu sinθ

%VR=(Vpu cosθ±Xpu sinθ)+
200
(.08)(cos36.87)-(.03)(cos36.87)
=[(.03)(cos36.87)+(.08)(sin36.87)]+
200
= 7.22%

48. R=√32 +202 = 20.22 Ω

49. B. In dc circuits only
50. B. 30%
51. A.Substations
52. Ia = 100
Iab = 3In

Iab = 3 [(100angle0) + (100angle240) + (100angle120)]

Iab = 0

53. Z1 = 10 + j15 ῼ
Z2 = 6 – j8 ῼ
(10+j15)(6-j8)
ZT =
(10+j15)(6-j8)

ZT = 9.67 – j3.6 Ω

PT = (9.67)(152)

PT = 2176. 15 W

54. H=100AT/m
ρ =?
β=μrμoH = (91.26x10-6)(1000) = 1.257mWb/m2

S 10x106
55. IFL-L = VB = =13 776.4 ≅13 000 A
B 13.8 x 103
56. GMD= 8.90 mm
Ds1 = 40 cm

Ds2 = 9m

40
L1=2x10 ln (-7100 ) =7.61 x 10-7
8.90
1000
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9
L2=2x10-7 ln ( ) =1.38 x 10-6
8.90
1000

LT = L1 +L2 = 7.61 x 10-7 +1.38 x 10-6 = 1 μH/m

57. B. Paramagnetic
58. V=21V
Q=1.60x10-19

At k=3, V=?

kQ
V=
d

(9x109 )(1.6x10-19 )
d=
21
d= 6.87x10-11

at k=3

(1.6x10-19 )
V= =6.99 = 7V
4πε0 (5)(6.87x10-11 )

59. C. Copper Loss

60. Pg=20Ω
Rsh=.02Ω

Ig = 10mA

I = Ig x multiplier

Rg+Rsh 20+ .02

multiplier= = = 1001
Rsh .02
I = 10 mA x 1001= 10.01 A

61. 3ø, 6pole, 50 Hz, Induction Motor

Pd = 3.73 kW @ Nr= 960 rpm

SL= 280W

Req’d : Ps

1000 − 960
S= = .04
1000
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3.73x103
Pr = =3885.42W
1-.04
Ps = Pr + SL = 3885.42+280 = 4165.42 W

62. N=6 turns

f= 60 Hz

ø= 7.2x 105 maxwells

Eave = 4føN = (4)(60)(7.2x105)(x10-8) = 10.37 V

63. Equal to that of a proton

64. D. R < 2 sq.rt. L/C
65. a= 1:5
Δ/Y

VP=480 V

Vs = ?

Ep 1
=
ES/Q 5

ES/Q = (5)(4800)

ES/L-L = (√3)(2400) = 4156.9= 4160 V

66. A. Decreases
67. C. Choke Coil
68. A. Vertical
2202 2202 2202
69. PT = √3(10) + √3(15) + √3(20) =6054.48
6054.48
PT = =3495.55 W
√3
70. VH = 440 V
VS = 110 V

Req’d: Heat Produced ( HH)

VH H
= HH
VS S

440HS
HH = =4HS
110
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4 times

71. i = 5+5sin(120π)t A
IDC +IAC 5+5
iave = = =5A
2 2
72. C. Expulsion
73. ɳmax = .95
PL= 100 kW

@ɳmax :Pcu = Pco

Req’d: Pco

100x103
Smax -100x103
ɳmax = = .95 = 2.36 kW
Smax +Pco 2

74. String efficiency =ɳst

v1 +V2 +V3 …+Vn
ɳst = ;k=1/5
n xVn
V2 = V1 (1 + k) = 1.2 V1
V3 = V1 ( 1 +3k + k2) = 1.64 V1
V4 = V1 (1 + 6k + 5k2 + k3) = 2.408 V1
V1 +1.2V1 +1.64V1 +2.408V1
ɳST = x100
4x2.408V1
ɳST = 64.867%

75. B. Arcing Horns

Z N1 2
76. Z1 =( ) =a2
2 N2
500 2
=a = a = 5
20
77. V = 16√2 sinωt + 12√2sin 3ωt
2 2
√ Vrms 2 Vrms 2 √(16√2) (12√2)
Vrms = Vdc + + = + = 20 V
2 2 2 2

V 10
78. R= = 100 = .05 Ω
I
ρL (1.7 x10-6 )(50 000cm)
R= ; .05=
A A
A= 1.7 cm2.
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79. A.General Diffuse

80. R = 10 ohms
L = 15 H
E = 150 V
I=9A
@ switched off, t=infinity
E 150
I= = =15 A
R 10
@ I= 9 A, t=?
I = 15 – 9 = 6 A
E R 10
I= (1-e- L ) ;6=15 (1- e-15t )
(t)
R
t = 0.766 s
Nɸ μr μo AN2 (500)(4πx10-7 )(10-3 )(2502 )
81. L= = =
I l 1
1
L= π=0.0393 π
80

Nɸ (250)(2x102 )
I= = =12.73 A
L 1
π
80
PZɸN 60aE 60x8x400
82. E= ;N= = = 1200 rpm
60a PZɸ 8x1000(20x10-3 )
83. Two wattmeter reading ratio
2 W1
=
1 W2

√3(w1 -w2 ) √3(2-1)

θ=tan-1 ( ) =tan-1 ( ) =30 ° ;cosθ=pf= .866
w1 +w2 1+2

1.256 gilberts
84. Ƭ=1amp turn x =1.256 gilberts
1 amp turn
t .02
85. R= C = = 400 kΩ
.05x10-6
86. A.Series
87. C. Starting
Sbase 150 x106
88. Ifault = = 3 = 31 377.73 A
√3(Vbase )(Xthpu ) √3(13.8 x10 )(.2)
AL
89. LF= PL ;AL=LFxPL=(150x103 )(.45)= 67500
Since annual average load therefore

Hour = 8760

AL= 67500 X 8760 = 591 300 kWhr

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90. A. Inclined Break

91. B. 5
92. XC/RM= 100 x 1000 = 100 000Ω
93. IL = Ia + Ish
= 50 + 1.2 = 51.2 A

Po 7.8 x 746
ɳ= x 100%= x 100= 94.7 %
Pi 51.2 x120

94. D. LLL
95. C. 1965
Vbase 2 1102
96. Zbase = = = 4.84
Sbase 440
Zact .06
Zpu = = = 0.0124
Zbase 9.84
10
97. Fullwave Amax= .707 = 14.14 A
98. VST1 = 100%
VST2 = 50%
T 1 V1 2
=( )
T 2 V2
T1 1 2
=( )
T2 5
T2 = .25T1
T2 = 100 – 25 = 75%

99. Rearth = 6137 km

d = 2πR − 2(R − 2)
d = 2π(6137 − (6137 − 2))
𝐝 = 𝟏𝟐. 𝟓𝟕 𝐤𝐦

100. C. j0.8241 pu