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ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC) CJRq.JJTS

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Single' Phase ( 1~}System

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An alternating quantity either current or voltage is that which acts in alternate dirccti\m and whose magnitude
undergoes a definite cycle of change in a definite interval of time.
Sine Wave/Sinusoidal Wave

-----------------------f

Positive pak ----

Peak to pe.ak
value

-+-,----~~-----r--

- - - "- - - - - - - _ _ :~_ l

Negative peak

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1-.-~-

.alternation
I cycle _

o111111

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(360)

. Cycle a complete change in value and direction of~m alternating quantity. A cycle of alternating voltage and current
compktes in 360 electi'ical degrees. There are .two (2) altemations per cycle.
Frequency <0 .. the nu;nber of cycles per second expres:sed in heriz (HZ).

where:
'f..,.. freqtlency, h.ertz (HZ) or cps
P --no. o( poles
N -speed, rpm
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Period (T} -- the time it takes to complete one cycle.

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Wave leni!fh (A.)-- the length of one co.mplete wave or c)'cle or the distance traveled by the wave in one cycle.
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velocity
A.=-----=frequency

Note:

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For e1Cctror'i1agnetic waves, the velocity (v) in air or vacuum is 186,000 niils or 3 x I o'" cm/s, which
is the speed of light.

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For sound waves, the velocity (v) in air is I, 130 fi!s.

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l'(l)

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From the above figure.

l'(t)"' Y111 sin

(!)t

li _____ _

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volts

where:
l'(t)= instantaneous value ofvoltage, volts
V"'"" niaximum value of voltage, volts
(I)"' angular frequency, rad/sec
t "' time, seconds
: (tlt = radian
Ul = 2rrf
Similarly, if the above voltage wave is a current wave, then the equation is
I

i(t) "".1 111 sin OJ! Amp

where:
i(t)

instantai1eous value of current, amperes

1,1 .-.= maximum value of curreht, amperes

Note:

mt whose unit is radia:n can be replaced by 0 expressed in degrees.

I'J(t)

~........._--- -S7--~~-.(~~---- - vit)

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From the above figure,

v1(t) = Ym sin cot volts
vit) = Vm sin ( mt +G) volts
v3(t) = V111 sin (cot - 0) volts
where:

+ e = leading or ahead
- 0 = lagging or behind
0 = phase angle or angle of displacement

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Instantaneous Value- the value of alternating quantity at any instant.

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Maximum Value- the mnximum value nttnincd'by an alternating quantity during positive or negative half cycle. This is
also called the peak value, or amplitudcf.~,f alternating quantity.
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Average Value ihe nvcragc ofall the instaillanel)US values of half (either positive or nqgative) cycle of alternating
. quantity.
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For sini1soidal voltage wave, V>< ~' 0.636 Vm

For sintlsoidal current wave, l.,e "' 0.636 rm
Effcctivc Value the vi1lue of al;ernating quantity wh'lch when applied to a given circuit for a given time produces the
same expenditure of energy as when d.c. is applied to th~ same circuit for the same itHerval of till\e. The effective
. ,~,;
value is also called a~ the "root-mean-square" (rms) value.
For sinusoidal voltage :wave, V''"'' ., o:707 V,.,
For sinusoidal current wave; r,;;;.; ~- 0.707 1m
For other waves. avhage ~alue of voltage and current is given by

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V.ve== - -

fo

lve~

v(t)dt

. T

-+-:f

i(t)dt

and for RMS of EffeCtive value

+J
T

Yrms =

v (t)

dt

Forin. factor

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JT

P(t):dt

Effective value
Average value

:. For sine wave, Form factor= I. I I

Crest or peak factor

Maximum value
= -------

Effective value

For sine wave. Crest or peak factor= 1.414

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Pure Resistance .

Power Tri.angle:

I~:)

~-J_:_
0
p
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1R

0 =-power factor (p.f).anglc or phase angle

p.f. power factor cos 0 PIS
r.f. ' rcactivct-d.or ' sin 0 ,. Q/S
tan 0 '" Q/P

where:

V eflective or RMS voltage

''effective or RMS current
R ~~ efTective or ac resistance

For Pure R. since 0 '' 0

p. f. ""cos 0 "' I or unity
r.f. ~'~'sin 0 = 0
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For sinusoidal Voltage supply,

P"'S;

o~~o

Energy expended,
W = Pt joules or watt-sec

1m
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I"' -::::-- ";' 0.707 1111

'>/2
Pure Inductance

: .. V 111

I111 H

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Phasor diagram:

where:
I is in phase with V

XL = inductive reactance in ohms

XL= wL =" 2nfl~ n

I. Real or True or Active or Average Power

f= frequency, Hz
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L := inductance. henry (I I)

. P ~VI cos 8 watts

VI
p =~cos

e watts

For simisoidal voltage supply.

2
2

P= 1
'1

Rwatts

1m

v2

Reactive Power
Phasor diagrnm:

. Q =VI sin 8 volt-ampere reactives (~ars)

-+-r--------~Y

Yrnlm . O
Q = - - sm vars
2
3. Apparent Power

I lags V by 90'?
S =VI

Vmlm

s=-.""'

volt-ampere (va)
va

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.. For Pure L, since 0"' 90
P = VI cos q(jo "' 0
Q '" VI sin <}Oo "' VI

R and L in Series
~

s .Vi
.'. s '()

v
Energy expetided.

f-

1,/L

joules .

joules

2
Pure Capacitance

Note:

--~I.

t ..
~

x~.

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Phaso~

V" IXc

Xc "" citpacitive reactance in ohms

1

Xc=--=-(J)( . .
2nfC
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diagram:

71

~~
:VR

where:
I

= ooL = 2ntl, n

Vr~C

~~-__j

C,

I is constant

VIZ

IR

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v = -,JvR2 +v~,2
V =I -,JR 2. +X I. 2
V = IZ volts

capacitance,. farad (F)

For sinusoidal voltage supply,

where:

Z=

im~edance

in ohms
+ x~,2'
p.f. =cos 0 =! VR!Y= R./Z
r .. f. =sin 0 = V 1 !Y~ X1 /Z
tan 8 = VtfV 1:( =X 1/R .

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z =-,JR.

J=-

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v2

Phasor diagram:
Impedance Triangle:

ote~9oo ~

~x,

I leads V by 90

P =VI (p.f.) :~ 12R '"' V1/!R watts

Q =VI (r.f.) ~ 12 Xt. = V12 /X1. vars
S = VI ~ 12Z = V 2/Z va

. . For Pure C, since 0 = .90

P~"O;Q=Vl,S=VI

S=Q

Also,

Energy expended,

v"c

We= _ _
2

joules

V,/C

We,_._
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R and C in Series

RLC in Series

----::;:.

--7

r~-

1'
VR

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f'.,.

Yc

L V,

f-

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Phasor diagram:

x~_

~">
Yc,;,IXc
,

Xci

where:

V= IZ volts
where:

Vc!VR

Note:
Transpose XL and Xc if X(-. X 1
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= Xc!R

P =VI (p.f.) = 1 R = V 1//R watts

Q =VI (r.f.) = 12 (X~_ -Xc)
Q = (V1. 2/XL)- (V/!Xc)
2
S -=VI"' 1 Z:= V 2/Z va

Impedance Triangle:

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R"' +(XL- Xc)"'

p.f. =cos 0 = VRIV = R/Z
' r.f. =sin 0 = (VL- Vc)IV -~ (X 1 - Xc)IZ
: tan 0 =' (V 1 --Vc)IVR ,, (X 1 Xt )/R
Z=

V ,;, I "H.? + Xc 2

tan 0

{2

V"' ~VR + (VL -Vd

2
V =I ~R +(X,V = IZ volts

V = 'YVR + Vc-

z=,JR2+Xc2
p.r. =cos e = vRIV = R/Z
r.f. =sin 8 = Vc!V = Xc!Z

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V=IZ
(~

= (J)L = 2nfl,

Also,

z
P"' VI (p.f.) ~ 12R = VR 2/R watts
Q =VI (rJ.) = ! 2 Xc = V~_ 2 /Xc vars
S =VI=' 12Z = V 2/Z va

Also,

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Rand Lin Parallel

Phasor diagram:
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1
v

-----------~

r~fR
J~~~~
R.
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~f
.....

Note:

V is colistant.
X1. = mL c :2nfL n .
IR .c VIR: I, ~ v;x,
Phasor dingraii1:
\\'here:

>V

P =VI (p.f.) c= 11/R V2/R watts

Q =VI (r.f.) = 1/ X(
Q = V2/Xc vars:
S"" VIr cc I/Z = V 2/Z va

lr = v /Z amp.
where:

Z = impedance in ohms
Also,

z
p.f. =cos 0 = IR!Ir = Z/R
r.f. =sin 8 =IL/h = ZIX1.
tan 8 = 11/IR = RIXL

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Ir

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2
Q= VI (r.f.) "''L x~."" V 2/X1. vars
2
2
S VI-r= 11, Z '"' V /Z va

Also,

Xc"" (I)L .., 2nfL

X( .. _ l __ _

Rand C in J>aralld

we

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2nfC

IR = V/R: l1. .. V/X 1 :It

lr = ~l (IL - lc)'

VtXc

vx-;2 x~2 :i:-rZ26<-~~x~)z-

Xc=~--

I_R

wC

V/R

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IT = V/Z amperes

= --

2nfC

lc = V/Xc

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lmpedam~cs

where:

in Scl'ics

RX 1 Xc

z = -;::=;=::;:=::;::==:::;2
"x,2xc2~- R (Xc-Xd

p.f.

= Ct)S

0- IR/1 1

1~1

lmpedaneS in Pnrnllcl

Z/R

r.f=sin()c(lr.~-lc)/Ir.

tan 0 = {1 1

lc)IIR

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I(Xc X,) 1XrXc

R (X, - X 1 )i XcX 1

+ --/1

Note:
Transpose 11 mid Ic if 11

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z,

I. For PureR
z~R

----

Zn

For two (2).impedances in parallel.

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Impedance in Com1llex Form

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Note :

+iOn

z I R L::oo n

z,z 2
,-/--1
--;

~-~

In the above equations, iinpedances

must be in complex limn.

,c

Admittance
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(Y) --

is the rccipr6cal of impedance/.

For Pure L

Y .._, - I-

z =, o 1 iX, n
z-= I x; I L90 n
3. For Pure C
z =0

Conductance({;) -- is the reciprocal or resistance R.

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~jXcn

z = I x'c I L -90 n

4. For Series RL
Z = R + jX~,n

z"" ~R 2 ' x?L.+O

z = I z I L+8 n

G =

_J_

Susceptance (H)- is the recipr6cal of reactance X.

B = -

Z = ~-" i_XcQ__
Z = R2 +X/ L- 8

z =: Iz I L-On
where: oo f': 0 < 90

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In complex form,
y

where
6. For Series RLC :

R + j (Xr.- Xc) Q
Z = ~R 2 + (Xr. -Xc} L. 0

Z lziLOri
r 0, if Xr. > Xc
-0, ifXc > Xr.

In general, Z =. R .jX

.=.p jB

' .ti ~

+ j~

- J =
. ,I
1i

where

x. '

Inductive susceptance. 13 1 = I/X 1

Capaciti-.:e susceptance. Be= I 1X,

5 .. For Series RC

Note:

mho or sicmen

where: 0 < 8 < 90

mho or sicmen

~apaci~ive susceptance B.mductlve susce11tance 13 1

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Admittances in Series

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Yl

- - + --Y2
Y1

Y,

I ...... -t

Yn

For two (2) admrtt~nces in series.

+ jX =inductive reactance
- jX = capacitive reactance

Yir

Y,Y,

- - - --Y, + y2

Admittances in Parallel
*For the complex expression of an impedance,
its angle ranges from oo to 90 only either
positive or negative. Mathematically, 0 :50$ 90.

Y1 =Y 1 +Y2+Y 3 +

Note: In the above equations. admittances

must be expressed in complex rorm.
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Power in Complex Form

I. Voltage Conjugate Method

S c I x Conjugate of V with
resp~ct to the horizonial axis
S .JV
'-P~ . .
s "' ~ +
J () va
where:
. S - :apparcnt power. va
P -, real or true or average; power. watts
Q reactive power. vars
I c- .current, amperes
V ., voltage. ~'(>Its
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V " conjugate of the voltage, \'olts
0 = power factor angle
Note:
+j = Ois cap<:~citive (p f. is le~ding)
-j =Q is inductive (p.f. is lagging)

2. Current Conjugate Mothod

. J
S "' V x Conjugate of I \\~ .
. rppect to the horizontal axis
S ,. VI

"'" P'TlQ __

o /..

S ~

where:

0 va

I = cor~jugatc of the current .

l-

amperes
Note:

H.esona nee

@+()' / '

-j

Q is capacitive (p.C is leading)

lj

Q is inductive (p.f. is lagging)

1\ circuit is said to' be in resonance when the npJ{Iicd voltage V and the resttlting current I arc in phase. Thus at

resonance, the equivalent complex impedance of the circuit consists of only resi~tance .R. Since V and I arc in phase. the

power factor of a resonant circuit is unity.

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Series Resonance (For RLC in. Series)

At resonance;

Parallel Resonnnce/Antiresonance (For RLC in ParaiJ(.';J)

1\t resonance,

I.

v~.~~

2.

Xr. =Xc

2.

3.

L=--~1-

I
3. L=--,n.>o-c

4.

C=~L

(l)o-

4.

S.

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w_" 7" ~LC .

5. COo

Vc

w}C

.where W0 =angular frequency at

. resonance, racl/sec
(J.

I. lr.

lc

X~_=;

Xc

I
c =---,ro 0 "L
I
= r:-;::;- 1

. \'LC

6.

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r, = _ __,_
2rc..JLC

f,.;-~-

2rcvLC
where ~ "' resonant frequency;
hertz (HZ)
7. Supply ~oltage, V c=VR
8. Z == R ~ a pure resistance
.. Z is minimum.
9. Total reactance, Xr "'' 0
I 0. I = V /Z = V /R
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. .' .. r is maximum.
II. p.f. I or unity
12. S=P=VI.
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7. Supply volt~\ge, V =VR

8. Z =R ~ a pure resistance
:. Z ib maximUI!.).
9. Total reactahce, X-1 ~ 0
l

IR = V(Z= V/R
:. 11 is minimur_!}.
II. p. f. ~- I or unity
12. S~cP=VI
10. 11

13. Q

~o

13. Q=O
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Parallel Resonance, Two-Bratich Circuit

\(til(!)-;

w,c 2nf, ; (I)~

----~J...

2711':

. . lr . \ r, t;. ~
4. For Parallel RI.C.

Q = - - - .,. o>.,CR
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(I).,L

This is the rec,procal of<..> .. f(lr series RI.C.

At resonance.

Effective Value of a Nonsinusoidal Current or

Voltage Wave

,.-------'.-----------,..---I=

__,_

R12

ill

I de 2 + ~-1
2

1m/

1111 22
--, t--2

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---

---~:;--

LIC

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.. f ~

Rc2- L/C

where:
I = effective w11uc of thc current
V =effective value of the voltagc
Ide= de component of the current
Vdc =de COlllJ?Onent of the voltage
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1111 = maximtlln value of the ac cornpiHlcfll
of the current, subscript indicates thc
degree ofti)e harmonic. (i.e .. I for
the fundan~ental or predor\1inant
sinusoidal:fomponent. 2 for senind
harmonic,~~ for third harmonic and
so on)
-~
vm = rnaximu\11 value of the ac component
ofthe volt;ige, subscript indicates
. the degree pfthe harrnonic

RL 2 - LIC

t;= - - - ?.rr{Lf.

Rc 2 -L/C

Quality Factor Q

The qu;\lity f~1ctoi of cofls, capacitors

and circuits is defined by
m~ximum

stored energy

= 27t energy dissipaied per cycle

1. For Series RL,

Q=~=~= 2nfL
R
2. For Series RC,

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Xc

Harmoni~s- components of th~ current or voltage in which

o=--=--=-. R ..

wCR

2rrfCR

3. For Series RLC. a{ resonance

Oo=

the frequencies are lll~ll~iples or the fundamental,

Note:
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r ~ fundament\tl fiequency
2f= 2"" hanno'.nic fiequcncy
3f= 3'" harmopic frequency

_[_,._~ _f,_

f2-f,

BW

where:
fl ~nd

12 are the frequencies corresponding

to the half-power polnts.

BW =bandwidth }Vhich is the distance between

half-power points. measured in hertz (HZ)

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PART I- SINGLE PHASE SYSTEM

EXERCISES:

1. In an experiment, a sinusoidal wave form is observedto complete 8 cycles in 25 msec. Determine the
frequency of the wave form.
A. 320Hz
~ B. 40Hz
C. 200Hz
D. 64Hz
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wavelength of 12 meters, what is the frequency?
A. 250 KHZ
B. 25 KHZ
C. 250 MHZ
D. 25 MHZ
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3. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the maximum value of voltage and frequency is .

f\.

B. 100 V, 100Hz

100 V, 50 Hz
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D. 50-/2 V, 100Hz

C. 50-/2 V, 50 Hz
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4. What is the complex expression for a given alternating current, i
A.227+j106'
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B.160-j75
C.227-j106

~"'-

=250 sin(wt- 2

deg)?
D.160+j75

5. A sinusoidal voltage wave has an RMS value of 70.71 V and a frequency of 60 Hz. Determine the

value of the voltage 0.0014 second after the wave crosses the wt axis.
A. 70.71 V
B. 100 V
C. 50 V
D. 141.42 V
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6. In a single-phase circuit VA = 84.85 + j84.85 v and V 8 = 96.59- j25.88 v With respect to a reference
node 0. Calculate Vba
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A.-11.74-j110.73v
B.11.74+j110.73v C.11.74-j110.73v
; D.-11.74+j110.73v
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7. What is the rms value of a square wave with an amplitude of 10 A and frequency of 1 Hz?
B.10A
C.5A
D.7.07A
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8. A sinusoidal current wave has a maximum yalue of 20 A. What is the average value of one-half cycle?
A 5
B. 12.7
C. 14.14
D. 0
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9. A wire carries a current, i = 3 cos314t amperes. What is the average current over 6 seconds?
B. 1.5A
C. 3.0A
D. 0.532A
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10. The average value ofthe function i

A. 31.8 A
B. 25 A

=50 sin 'wt + 30 sin 3wt is equal to __

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.io;f-:1_ _

C. 38.2 A

:; D. 51.43 A
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11. The rms value of a .half-wave rectified current is 100 A Its value for full ~ave rectification would be
_ _ _ _ amperes.
A.141.4A
C. 200/rr A
B. 200 A
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D. 40/rr A
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12. A half wave rectified sine wave has an average value of 100 amp.'What is. the effective value?
A.157A
B.444A
C.70.71A
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D.100.A
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13. The form factor of a half-wave rectified alternating current is

A.1.11
s. 1.57

e. 1.73

D. 1.0

currents are given by i1 = 141 sin (rot + 45 );

.14. Three alternating
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i2 = 30 sin ( <tlt +goo); i3 = 20 cos ( o1t -120)

Find the equation of resultant current.

A 167.4 sin (rot +45.66)
C. 143.8 sin (wt+51.4)

B. 74.6 sin wt
D. 64.7 sin (rot- 30)

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15. When the sole purpose of ac is to produce heat, the selection of conducto~ is based on _ _ _ value
of the current.

A. Average
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B. Instantaneous
C. RMS
D. Peak

~uce he~t in a resistor at the same

. 16. The maximum value of a sine wave AC voltage which

average rate as 115 V of direct current is _ _ __
A. 81.3 V
B. 115 V
C. 162.6 V

l D. 230 V

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17. A sinusoidal voltage source has a peak value of 150 volts. What equivalent DC voltage source would
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produce the same heating effect in a 1 ohm resistor?
A.15V
B.212V:
C.95V
, D.106V

18. The effective value of v( t)

A. 25

100 t A, sin (l)t is known to be 1Q3.1. The amplitude A of the sine term is

B.4.85

C. 35.48

D. 100

19. An alternating curreht and a direct current flows simultaneously in the sa1'.~e conductor. If the effective
value of the AC is 8 A and DC is 12 A, wha't will an AC ammeter read when connected in the circuit?
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A. 14.42 A
B. 12 A
C. 11.66 A
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D. 16.49 A
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20. An impedance draws a current i =10 cos ((J)t- 30) A from a v

A. 550W
B.1100W
C.190.5W

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220 sin OJt vd!ts. What is the power?

, D.1320W
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21. A series circuit has an applied voltage of V = 220 sin( OJt + 30) and draws. a current h 10 sin( wt
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What is the average power and powedactor of the circuit?
A. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging
B. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging
G. 2,200 W, 100%
D. 1,100 W, 50% lagging ~

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22. The effective voltage across a circuit element is (20 + j10) V arid the effective current through the
element is 4 - j3 A. Calculate the true and the reactive power taken by the element.
A. 50 watts & 1OOVars lagging
B.,20 watts & 100 Vars leading
C. 110 watts & 20 Vars lagging
D. 110 watts & 20 Vars leading
23. A 11C)-volt AC line feeds two circuits in parallel. The currents are (2.2 - j6.5) A and (1.8 - j3.5) A. The
power consumed by the two circuits is approximately---'---A. 1,185 watts
B. 440 watts
C. 755 watts
D. 433 watts
, 24. Find .the average power in a resistance R
:.
3wt + 2 sin 5wt amperes.
A. 65.4 watts
B. 645 watts

= 10 ohms if the current in series form is i = 10 sin wt + 5 sin

C. 546 watts

D. 5.46 watts
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2S. The current thru an inductor with inductance of 1 mH is given as i(t) =' d.01 0 sin 10 t A. What is the
.voltage across this inductor?
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A. tOO sin 106 tv
. B. 10cos 106 tv.
C. 10 sin 10 tv
~\ D. 100 cos 10 tv
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26. The capacitive reactance Xc of a clrcult varies inversely as the capacitance C of the circuit: If the
capacitance of a certain circuit is decrease.d by 2S%, by what percentage will Xc change?
2
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A. 2S% increase
B. 20% increase
C. 66-% increase
D. 33-% increase
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27. A circuit has resistance of 20 0 and a reactance of 30 0. What is the powedactor of the circuit?
. A. 0
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C. 0.832
, D. 0.99
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28. A two-element series circuit with R
1S ohms, L
20 mH has an impedance of 30 ohms and an
unknown angle. What is the frequency in . HZ?
A. 2.0
. B. 21
C. 2,067
i D. 207

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29.. rhe current in a series circuit of R 10 'ohms and L 60 mH lags the ap~lied
voltage by 80 degrees.
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A 10 + jO.S671 n
B. 10 + j56.71 n
c. 10 + jS.671 n
D. 10 + jS67.1 n
REE - April 2007
30. What are the tWo elements in a series circuit connection having a current and voltage of
i ~ 13.42 sin( SOOt - 53.4 )A and v 1SO sin( SOOt + 1o )v?

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A. R 8.8 nand L 3S mH
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B. R 6.3 nand L 2S m~-1
c. R 7.S nand L 3omH
D. R= s nand L 20 mH

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31. A two-element series :circuit has voltage V= 240 + jO v and current I 48!\- j36 A. Find the current in
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amperes w~ich results when the resist.ance .is reduced to so.% of its former ralue.
A. 46.20 + j69.20
B. -46.20 + J69.20
C. 46.20- J69.20
I' D. -46.20- j69.20
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32. In laboratory. experiment, the impedance of a coil was obtained at .60 Hz afnd 30 Hz. These are 7S.48
j
ohms and S7.44 ohms, respectively. What is the inductance of the coil?
A. 1SO mH
B. 182.S mH
C. 42.S mH
, D. 2.1 mH
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33. A 200 mH inductor and an 80 ohm resistpr are connected in parallel across :a 100 v rms, 60 HZ source.
By what angle does the total current lead or Jag behind the voltage?
A. 46.70 leading
B. 43.40 leading
C. 43.40 lagging
. D. 46.70 lagging
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34. A capacitor in series w/ a 200 0 resistor draws a current of 0.3 ampere from 120 volts, 60Hz source.
What is the value of capacitor in microfarad?
A. 8.7
B. 9.7.
C. 6.7
D. 7.7
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resistance wili the power taken by the circuit be 172.8 watts, if the impressed 60-cycle emf is 120
W~?
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A. 83.33 & 3.33 ohms
B. 53.33 &:3o ohms c. 5.33 & 3.0 ohms
; D. 83.33 & 5.33 ohms
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36. Reactances are connected in series: 'Xc 1
reactance?
A. 80 Xc
B. 40 Xc

= 100,

c.

Xc 2

= 40,

XL1

=30,

Xi =70.
2

What is the net

60 XL

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37. Which is not 180 degrees apart?
A. XL and lc.
B. Xc and I~

D. Xc and XL
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50 0, L
8 mH and C = 2.22 microfarads. What is the
38. A series RLC circ'uit has elements R

equivalent impedance of the circuit it'the frequency is 796 HZ?

A.50+j500
B.50+j130.0
C.50-j500
: D.50-j1300

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39. A coil of inductance 0.1 H and resistance of 4 ohms is connected in series with a condenser of 70.4.
microfarad capacit~nce across a 60 Hz, 240 V line. How much current will flow on the circuit?
A. 55 A
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B. 60 A
C. '57.5 A
D. 52.5 A

40. An impedance of 100 n resistance and an unknown inductance is connected across the capacitor. The
resulting impedance is a pure resistance of 500 Q if ro 105 rad /sec. Calculate the values of inductor
and capacitor.

A. 1 J,Jf & 2 mH
B. 5 J,Jf & 1 mH
C. 7 J,Jf & 3 mH
D. 0.04 J,Jf & 2 mH

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'.41. Find the value of an impedance which absorbs a complex power of 2300 VA with a 30 degrees angle
at 115 V rms.

B. 7 + j5
c. 5 + j3 n
D. 3 + j5 n
A. 5 + j7 n

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42. Find the value of an impedance which requires -1 ,540 vars at 230 v rms and 10 A rms.
A. 17.40- j15.00
B. 16.82- j.15.69
C. 17.09- j15.3.9
D. 17.62- j14.78
REE - Sept. 2006
43. A 10 ohm resistor is connected in parallel to an impedance Z = 3 + j4 ohms. Find the circuit power
factor.
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A. 0.600 lagging
..J B. 0.86.6 lagging
C. 0.609 lagging
D. 0.809 lagging
44. The maximum values of alternating voltage and current are 40ov and 20 A, respectively, in a cir<;!Jit
connected to. 50 Hz supply and these quantities are sinusoidal. The instantaneous values of voltqge
0 both ihcrea.sing positively. What is the po#er:
and current are 283 V and 10 A respectively at t

factor of the circuit?

J
D. 0.966
A. 0.707
B. 0.83
C. 0.85

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45. The resistor of 6 nand unknown impedance coil in series draw 12 A from a 120 V, 60Hz line. If the

real power taken frbm the line is 1152 watts, what is the coil inductance?
A15.9mH
B.10mH .
C.20mH
D.1.59mH
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46. A coil and resistor each have a 160 v voltage across them when connected in series to 240 v, 60 HZ
source. If they draw a 1 A current from the source, what is the resistance of the coil?
A 25 ohms

B. 10 ohms
C.15 ohms
D. 20 ohms

:~1. A feeder. supplies two .l~ads, one. at .50 amperes at .50% 9p wer factor, the. other 150 amperes at unity

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power factor.. The total current supplied by the feeder is ap roximately

A180A
. B. 200A
C. 175A '

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D. 150A
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48. A single phase, 7.46 kW motor is supplied from a 400 V, 50 Hz AC mains. If its efficiency is 85% and
the power factor is0.8 lagging, find the r&active component of the input current.
A 16.46A
. B. 21.96A
C. 27.43A
D. 21 A
REE - October 1996

49.

Acapacitor is rated 100 KVAR, 380 V, 50 Hz. What will its rating be at 60 Hz, 220V?
A 50 KVAR

R 40 KVAR

C. 90.9. KVAR

D. 57.7 KVAR

50. A fluorescent lamp and iis inductive ballast draw a 1.0 A current at 50% lagging power factor from a
120 V, 60 Hz source~ What is the overall power factor when a Z6.5 IJf capacitor is connected across
:

the fixture?
C. 0.5 leading :
D. 0.5 lagging
A 0.832 lagging
B.0.832 leading
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51. A 3 HP, 120 V, 60Hz' induction motor operating at 80% efficiency and 0.,896 lagging power factor is to
be used temporarily with 240 V, 60 Hz source. What resistance in series with the motor will be required
for the motor to .have 120 V across itsterminals at full load?
A 6,68 0
B. 4.77 0
C. 13. 76 0
D. 9.54 0
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52. A single-phase motor fs taking 30 A, from a 220 v, 60 Hz supply, the power factor being 80% lagging.
What value of capacitor in microfarad connected across the circuit will be necessary to raise the power

factor to unity? .
A.214
B.220
C.217
D.224
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53. A series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance,. a 150 mH inductance and an unknown capacitance.

The circuit is supplied with a voltage v ~ 100 sin 377t. Find the value of capa citance at resonance.
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A. 42 IJF
B. 47 IJF ' '
C. 34.65 IJF
' I ' D. 72.57 IJF
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54. A 50 0 resistance; 30 n inductive reactance and 25 n capacitive reactance are connected in',series
across a 100 V, 60Hz supply. What will be its resonant frequency?
B. 53 Hz
C. 25Hz
. D. 54.77 Hz
A 65.726 Hz
REE - April 2005
55. A series RLC circuit has R 10 n, L
circuit in MHZ?
A 20.17
. B. 3.24

=40 x 10-e Hand C =60 x 10C. 4.49

12

F: What is the resonant of the

I D. 1.62
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56. A 5 mH pure inductance is connected in parallel with one microfarad capC!Citor. What frequency will the
circuit be in antiresonance?
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C. 60Hz
. D. 100Hz
A 250Hz
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57. A series RLC circuit resonates at 1,000 rad/sec. If C = 30 microfarads and it is known that the

impedance at resonance is 2.4 ohms, compute the value of Q of the circuit.

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A 13.9
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. B. 10.4
C. 20.~
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D. 41.7
58. A coil having a Q-factor.of 5 is connected in series with n ideal capacitor across an ac source of 60 V.
Calculate the voltage across the capacitor at resonanc .
C. 12 V
D. 65 V
A 150 V
. B. 300 V

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, 59. A tuned circuit is resonant at 4 MHz. Its Q is 100. What is its bandwidth?
B. 400 kHz
C. 400 Hz
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60. A circuit has load impedance Z = 50 j80 0. Determine the parallel impedanc;:e required to correct the
power factor to unity. .
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A 32 JJF
B. 36 JJF
C. 24 JJF
D. 28 JJF

61. A circuit consisting of Gapacitor in serie.s with a resistance of 10 ohms is connected in parallel with a
coil having a reactance; and resistance qf 17.32 ohms and 10 ohms, respectively. What is the
reactance of the capacitor that will draw minimum current from a 230 V, 60 Hz supply?
A 17.32 n
B. 10.32 n
c. 5.78 n
D. 22.1a n
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62. An impedance Z3 is in series to the.two impedances
10 + j10
and Z2
20- j30
that are
connected paralleL What is the value of the impedance Z 3 in ohms that will'.produce resonant circuit?
Aj13.1
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B.-j5.4
C.j5.4
D.-j13.1

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1. A voltage wave is given by v 100 sin314t. How long does it take this wave form to complete one
,_ fourth cycle?

A. 20 ms
B. 10 ms
C. 5 ms
D. 1 ms
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2. When a 15 V square wave is connected across a 50-volt AC voltmeter, it will read _ __
: B.10.61 V
C.15V
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D. 9.55V
A..21.21 V

3. Calculate the effective value of v(t) = 100 sin400t + 50 sin800St 10 cos 1200t V.
A. 79.5V
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B. 57.9V
C.112~-~
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D.121.52V
4. A circuit draws a current of (3 - j8) A from a source of (1 00 + j37) V. Find the true power of the
circuit.
A. 4 W
~.B. 596 W
C. 300 W
D. 296 W
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5. Across a 230 V, 60 Hzpower supply is a 15 ohm non-inductive resistor. What is the equation of the
voltage and resulting current?
A. e = 398.4 sin60t, i = 21.6 sin60t
B. e 325.5 sin377t, i 21.6 sin377t
D. e = 230 sin1 ~Wt, i = 15.3 sin120t
C. e 230 sin377t, i 15.3 sin377t

6. A resistor and a coil are conne~ted in series with a voltage source. If the voltage across the coil is
10sin(866t + 70) V and the current flowing thru the resistor is 2cos(866t - 80) A; what is the
resistance.of the coil? ..
A. 4.92 0
B. 2.5 0
C .. 50
: D. 4.33 0
7. Ten
impedances' connected
in
parallel draws the following
individual
curr~nt;
5.L0, 5.L5, 5.L1 0, 5L15, 5.L20, 5.L25, 530, 5L35, 5L40, 5.L45. What is the effective value
of the total current? (shortcut solution will be discussed on refresher)
D. 84.389 A
A. 48.444 A
B. 34.255 A
C. 25.345 A
8.. Using Problem 7, what is the equivalent impedance that could replace the iiT)pedances if the source
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voltage is 100 sin 150t V?
A. 1.325L- 30 h
B. 6.026.L- 2.5 0
C. 32.51.L50 0
,I D. 1.46.L- 22.5 0
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. 9. Using Problem 7, what is the equivalent power factor of the circuit?

A. 0.924
B. 0.866
C. 0.707

D. 0.876

10. Using Problem 7, .what element should be connected across the circuit so that the current would be
in phase with the source?
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A. 54 mH
B. 25.4 mH
C. 13 mH
:D.
31 mH
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11. An impedance has a lagging power:factorand takes 250 W when connect~d across 100 V, 60Hz
source. What power will it absorb when connected across 100 V, 50 Hz source?
A. 325W
B. 352W ,
C. 322W
D. 235W
12. A t~lephone circuit makes power available at a pair of terminals. The open c!rcuit voltage across the
terminals is 1 volt and the impedance looking into the terminals is 500 ~ j500 0. What is the
maximum power that can be drawn from ttie circuit?
A. 0.002 W
B. 0.0005 W
C. 0.001 W
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13. The ohmic resistance of a large magnetic contactor is measured to be 20 0. A 230 Vis impressed
on the contactor and the current is taken as 3.2 A. Neglecting core loss, determine the inductance
of the contactor.
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A. 261 mH
. B. 183 mH
C. 315 mH
D. 251 mH
14. A coil has a resistance of .6 oh~s and an. induct~nce of 0.02 H. When a hon-inductive resistor is
connected in series with the coil, the current drawn when connected to a 220 V DC source is equal
, to the current c;lrawn by the coil alone across a 220 V, 60 Hz source. Determine the resistance of
the non-inductive resistor.

A. 3.63 n
. B: 6.39 n

c. 3.69 n ~
D. 3.96 o
15.Aseries RL circuit,has L. ~ 0.02 Hand an impedance of 17.85 n. When~ sinusoidal voltage is
applied, the current le~gs the voltage by 63.5; What is the v lue of the angular frequency?.
A. 400 rad/sec.

R 500 rad/sec
C. 600 rad/sec
l D. 800 rad/sec
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16. A current of 2.5 A flows through a 'series circuit consisting of a 100 n re!:jistor and an unknown
capacitor across a source 0f 460 V, 50 Hz. What is the value of the capacitive reactance?
A. Xc = 91.86 0 .
B.. Xc ..= 39.19 0 '
C.
Xc = 154.45 0
D. Xc = 184.0 0
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17. A circuit consists of a 4 0 resistor and 300 :I-IF capacitor in series. It is cohnected across a 60 Hz
voltage source with a SOOV peak voltage. What is the phasor form of the cur~ent?
A. 1=19.7L57.5
B, 1=8.84L73.2 . C. 1=36.5L65.7
:D.I=10.5L65.7
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18. A small single phase, 240 V induction motor is tested in parallel with 160 n resistor. The motor
takes 2 amperes and the total current Is 3 amperes. What is the power of the: whole circuit?
A. 800 W
360 W
. C. 220 W
: D. 580 W

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19. .A capacitor is placed in parallel with two inductive loads, one of 20 A at 30o,1lagging and another of
40 A at 60 lagging. What current in amperes should flow in the capacito.~ so that the circuit will
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have a unity power factpr?

A. 35.8 A
B. 44.6 A
C. 28.8 A
!I D. 50.2 A
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20. A single-phase AC generator is supplying power to a load of 3,200 W at 230 V and a power factor
of 60%. If the total loss is 10% of the load, what would be the savi.~gs in wat~s if the pow~r factor is
raised to 80%?

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A. .64
B. 240
C. 427
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21. When a 240 V, 50 Hz supply is applied to a parallel combination of 15 0 resistor and inductor, the
total current is 22.1 amperes. What must be the value of the frequency f~r a total current of 34
amperes?
A. 25Hz
B. 60Hz
' C. 75Hz
'D. 100Hz
22. A coil of 10 0 resistance and 0.1 H inductance is connected in parallel with a capacitor of unknown
capacitance. If the total impedance of the combination is 100 0, determine the value of the
capacitance.
A. 50 IJF
B. 100 IJF
C. 150 IJF
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23. A coil of 50 0 resistance and 150 mH, inductance is connected in parallel with a 50 ~F capacitor .
. The source voltage is 100 sin( w t + 30) V. What is the equation of the line current?
A 1.91 sin( w t + 52.5) ".
B. 1.25 sin( w t + 75.5)
C. 1.25 sin( cot- 62)
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D. 1.32 sin( (I) t- 75.5)

24. An impedance equal to 4.4L60 0 is connected across a 220 source. What should be the value''
of the second impedance in parallel with the first, if the total pbwer delivered to the circuit is to be
. 16.5 kW and the overall power factor is to beunity?

A 2.21L:30.1 0
. B. 3.33L:- 40.9 Q ' c. 5.63L30 0
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2s: An induCtive reactance. of.B ohms is connected i {a;allel With a capacitive reactance of 18 ohrris.
Th1s comb1nat1on 1s then connected m senes
vanable res1stance. For what value of
resistance will the power factor be 0.5?

A.8.3140
8.3.1380
C.i13.810
D.1.3810

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2,6: What size of c,ondenser must be placed across an inductance having a resistance of 10 ohms and
reactance of 20 ohms to draw minimum current from the line when the combination is connected
across a 60-cycle line?(Assume a condenser of negligible resistance) .
. A 20 1,1f
B.106 J..Jf
C. 10 J..Jf.
D. 6.33 J..Jf
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by the same circuit at resonance if t1 is half the resonant frequency.
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B. 17.68 A
C. 35.35 A
l D. 50 A
A 12.5 A
28. A series RLC circuit is connected across a 120 V, 60 Hz source and draws a leading current of 5 A
. Determine the voltage across the capacitor at resonance if R =50 and L = 25 mH.
C. 236.6 V
D. 422.6 V
A 47.12 V
. B. 164.5V
29. The Q-factor of a coil is given by
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A the ratio of its maximum energy stored to' its energy dissipated per cycle
B. its power factor
C. the reciprocal of its power factor ' :
D. the ratio of its re.sistance to its indUctive reactance

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A coil takes apparent power and reac~ive power of 100 VA and 80 VAR,
factor of the coil?
A1.33

B.10

respectively. What is the Q

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31. A coil is to be wound with Q-factor of 8. A lamp rated 120 V, 480 W is con~ected in series with the
coil and connected across 230 V, 60 Hz source. What is the impedance ~f the coil if the voltage
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A. 35.2L82.9 0
B. 27.5L:72.4 0
C. 45.5.C82.9o n
!: D. 40.5L72.4 n
32. An inductive coil having a resistance of 25 .ohms and inductance of 0.2 H is connected in parallel
with a 100 J..JF capacitor. Find the frequency at which the total current taken is in phase with the
.supply voltage.

. A 35.6 Hz
B. 46.5 Hz
C. 29.5 Hz
1 D. 52.9 Hz

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33. The series circuit of R = 3 0 and X = 4' ~ and a parallel circuit of R' !3rid X' have the sar:ne
impedance and power factor. Calculate the yal~and X'.
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A. 8.33 o. 6.25 n
B. 2.2s o. 3.83 n
c. 7.47 o. 7.51 n
D. 5.62 o, 9.84 o

34. A parallel circuit with one branch of R = 5 0. and a single unknown element in the other branch has
the following applied.voltage and the current e = 10cos(50t + 60')V and I= 5.38cos(50t- 8.23')A.
The unknown element is
,
A. L = 0.04 H
B. L = 0.02 H
C. C = 10 IJF
; D. C = 5 IJF
. 35. The voltage across the resistor, inductor and capacitor connected in seri~s is 60 V, 90 V, 10 V

respectively. What is the voltage across this circuit?

A.160V
B.140V
C.100V

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36. Determine the power factor angle
a power supply of 200 V, 30HZ.
B. 46.4'
A. 36.4'

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37. A load of 20 + j35 0 is connected. across a 220 V source. Determine the power factor and the
VARS ..
A. 49.6%, 1042 VARS:
B. 85.3%, 975 VARS
D. 42.3%, 1087 VARS
C. 52.2%, 1023 VARS
38. An incandescent lamp load, generally considered to be made up of resistor; take 4.8 kW from a

120-volt source. The instantaneous maximum value of power is _ _ __

4,800 watts
B. 9,600 watts
C. 2,400 watts

D. 480 watts

39. A factory takes 50 kW at 0.75 lagging power factor from a 480 V source. In order to raise the power

factor to 0.9 lagging, a synchronous motor rated 10 HP with an efficiency of 87.5% is used. Find the
power factor of the motor.
A. 0.416 lagging
B. 0.825 lagging
C. 0.4761eading
D. 0.825 leading

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40. The wavelength of international distress of frequency is 600 m. What is the equivalent frequency in
kHz?
A.200

B. 300

C.400

D. 500

41. The voltage across a given circuit is 75 ;+ j50 V. What is the power supplied to the circuit if the
current through it is (8 -j5) A?
A 850 W
B. 550 W
C.750 W
D. 350 W
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42. A resistor R and capacitor C are connected in series across a 100 V, 60 cycle source. The reading
of an ammeter connected in the circuit is 2 A and the reading of a voltmeter connected across the
capacitor is 80 V. Calculate the values of R qnd C.
A. 66 0 & 30 IJf
B. 30 0 & 60 !Jf
C. 30 0 & 66 !Jf
D. 36 a & 60 IJf

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43. The following are in series: R
1, 00 0, L =100 J..IH and C
20,000 pF.' The voltage across the

circuit is 100 V. What is. the total impe ance expressed in ohms if the frequency is 3 MHZ?
A.18820
B.10000
C.21320
'D.18850

REE - October 1994

44. A capacitor branch having a ratio of X to R of 5 is paralleled with an impedance consisting of 4 0

resistance and 3 0 inductive reactaflce. The power factor of the resulting circuit is 0.8 leading. Find
the size of the capacitor in J..lf if the frequency is 60 Hz.

.
B. 923.31 J..lf
C. 552.31 J..lf
D. 392.13 J..lf
. A. 778.92 J..lf

3-

j3 0 is connec'ted in parallel with 5 + j2 0. The voltmeter connected across 3

0 resistance measures 45 V. Calculate the total current of the circuit.
A. 22.4A
B. 41.3A
C.13.4A
i D. 7.91 A

45. An impedance of

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46. The open circuit voltage of an alternator is .127 V and its internal
voltage across a load of 30L:- 30 0.
A. 100L:- 9.7 V
B. 97 L: -10 V
C. 79L10 V

impedan'~e

is 1OL:1 oo 0. Find the

D. 100L: --7.9 V

REE .:... October 1998

47. The maximum instantaneows voltage and current output of an alternatdr are 300 V and 20 A,
respectively. What is the power out'put in watts if the. voltage leads the curr~nt by 30 ?
A. 2598
B. 5196
C. 6000
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D. 3000
48. The following data are given for a series RL and a series RC which ar:e connected in parallel:
1
XL 15 0, .Xc 25 0, Rc 15 0. For what value of RL will the circuit be in resonance?
A.169ohms
B.916ohms
C.16.9ohms
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D.91.6ohms

49. A series circuit composed of 0.2 H inductor and 74 J..lf capacitor is connected to a 60 V variable
frequency source, At what frequency will the current be 4 A with lagging power factor:
A. 47.767 Hz
B. 74.68 Hz
C. 60Hz
D. 50 Hz
50. A 30 ohm resistor is connected in parallel with an inductor of inductive reactance XL The
combination is then connected in series with a capacitor of. reactance Xc. what is the value of XL
and Xc if the total impedance is 1.92 ohms?
A. 7.84, 7.34
8.47.4, 47.3
C. 44.8, 84.2
D. 84.7. 34.7

REE - April 1997

51. The phase shift between the voltage and current vectors is due to the following loads except one.
A. magnet coils
B. electric flat iron C. power capacitors
D. fluorescent lamp
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~ 52. The length of time between a point in one cycle to the same point of the hext cycle of an AC wave is

the _ _ __
A. frequency

B. period

C. magnitude

D. polarity

53. An alternating current varying sinusoidally with frequency of 50 Hz has an RMS value of 20 A. At
what time measured from the positive maximum value will the instantaneous current be 14.14 A?
A. 1/600 sec
, B. 1/200 sec
C. 1/300 sec
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54. An alternating rectangular wave has a maximum value of 10 V and a fr;equency of 1 cycle per
second. What is the average value of the wave?
~
A 5V .
'8. 10 V
C. 0
i D. 7.07 V
55. Determine the rms value of a semi-circular current wave which has a maximum value of a.
A 0.816 a
B. 0.237 a
C. 0.866 a
; D. 0.707 a
56. Find the reading of an AC
100 sin (wt- n /2) and 100 sin (tlt .
A 100
B. 130. 65

voltmeter

connected

across

th'e

C. 170.71

series

source

of

D. 184.78

REE - Sept. 2006

57. A two-element series circuit hasV 240 + jO volts and current 51.96- j30 A. What is the current in
amperes which results when .the resistance is reduced 50% of its former value?
B. 68.57 + j59.39
C. 59.39- j68.57
D. 59.39 + j68.57
A 68.57- j59.39

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A 10 0 . inductive resistor is conneCted in series with an unknown capacitance. At 60 Hz the
impedance of the circuit is 10 + j1 t 72. At 30 Hz the impedance of the circuit is 10- j5. What is the
value of L in millihenrys?
A. 50
B,500
C. 100
D.250

REE - March 1998

59. A 50 llf and 100 llf capacitors are connected in series and across a 1OOsin (wt + 30) voltage. Write
the equation of the current.
D. 5.65 sin((l)t + 90)
A. 1.26 sin(wt + 120) B. 1.26 sin(wt + 90) C. 5.65-sin(wt + 120)

60. Two impedances ZA 4 ~ j6 0 and Z 9 6 + j 12 0 are connected in parallel. The apparent power for
the impedance B is 1490 VA Determine the total apparent power.
C. 2652 VA
D. 8031 VA
A 4250 VA
"B. 3290 VA
61. Two coils A and Bare connected in series across a 240 V, 50 Hz supply. The resistance of A is 50
and the inductance of B is 0.015 H. If the input from the supply is 3 kW and 2 kVAR, find the
inductance of A and resistance of B.
A 0.0132 H & 8.3 0
B. 0.215 H & 3.8 0
C. 0.026 H & 12 0
D. 0.031 H & 5.3 0
62. A current of 5 A flows through a non-inductive resista.nce in series with a choking coil when supplied
at 250 V, 50 Hz. If the voltage across the resistance. is 120 V and across the coil is 200 V, calculate
the power absorbed by the coil in watts.
A. 168.75 W
B. 137.5 W.
c.:51.37 W
D. 75.31 W
63. A series RLC circuit consists of 20 _ohms resistance, 0.2 H inductance and an unknown
.: capacitance. What is the value of the capacitance if the circuit has a leading angle of 45 at 60 Hz?
A 35.181JF
B. 47.91JF
C. 27.81JF
D. 30.71JF
64._ If e = 100 sin {. wt + 30)50 cos 3wt + 25 sin (5wt + 150) and i =20 sin (wt +. 40) + 10 sin (3wt
.
-5 sin(5(1)t - 50). Calculate the power in watts.
A1177
B.919
C.1043
:D.1224
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65. A 25 .0 resistor connected in series with a coil of 50 .0 resistance and 150 mi-l inductance. What is
the power factor of the circuit?
A 85%
'. B. 80%
C. 90%
D. 75%
66. A fluorescent lamp taking 80 W at 0. 7 pf lagging from a 230 V 50 Hz supply is to be corrected to
unity power factor. What element should be placed in
for this purpose?
A series, 59.4 JJF.
B. parallel, 4.95 J.IF
C. series, 31.2 IJF
D. parallel, 8.36 J.IF
REE- .October 1998
67. One leg of a radio tuned:;circuit has a capa<;:itance of 1. x 10- 9 F. It is tuned at 200 kHz. What is the
inductance of t~e other leg in Henry?
A 6.33 x 10- 4
B. 20 x 10- 3
C. 8.25,x 10 5
.D. 120 x 10- 3
REE - April 2004
68: A series RLC circuit has a resistance of 15 0 and an inductive reactance of 1,500 .0. What is the Qfactor of the circuit at reso'nance?
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A 120
B. 100
C. 140
D. 150

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