§ UCcSI University FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, & BUILT ENVIRONMENT FINAL EXAMINATION Student ID (in Figures) Student ID (in Words) Subject Code & Name : EV101 Electrical Principles Semester May - August 2016 Lecturer Mr. Premkumar Chandrashegaran Duration 3 Hours INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: Five (5) questions set. Answer ALL questions. (TOTAL : 100 marks) This question paper consists of five (5) pages, excluding the cover page. Candidates are not allowed to bring into the Examination Hall textbooks, lecture notes, files or any unauthorized materials except writing equipment and scientific calculator. Electronic dictionaries are strietly prohibit This question paper must be submitted along with all used and/or unused rough papers and/or graph papers (if any), Candidates are NOT allowed to take any examination materials out of the examination hall. Warning: ‘The University Examination Board of UCSE University regards cheating as a most serious offence and will not hesitate to mete out the appropriate punitive actions according to the severity of the offence committed, and in accordance with the clauses stipulated in the Students’ Handbook, up to and including expulsion from UCSI University.May ~Aug 2016, Qu (a) ) © inal Examination BV 101 Blectrical Principles There are a few basic concepts of electric circuit that must be known in order to become 1 good engineer, Answer these questions based on this basic knowledge. Explain in simple terms, conductance, resistance and Ohm’s law. (6 marks) Ilustrate the position of resistors in series or parallel, Determine the equivalent resistance as seen from the open terminal on the left side in the circuit showa in Figure QI); 30Q eae NA Figure QI (b) (8 marks) Light detecting resistors serve as sensors to detect presence of light, The brighter the light source, the lower the resistance, and the darker it is, the higher the resistance. As an engineer, you are given the citeuit in Figure Ql (c) to act as sensor to turn the Fight connected to Vo as it turns dark, The voltage required to turn on the light is 3V. The value of the resistor on top of the LDR is 330 0. Determine the minimum resistance of the LDR required to tam on the light when the voltage source is SV. Page I of 5May ~ Aug 2016 Final Examination EYIO1 Elecirical Principles +0 Figure QI (c) con marks) Q2 Use concepts of DC analysis to answer the following questions. (@) Determine y,,, and iy in the circuit of Figure Q2 (a). Use appropriate Kirchoff's law, 202 HQ 2Q Wy Figure Q2 (a) (8 marks) Page 2 of 5May— Aug 2016 Final Examination EV 101 Blecuical Principles (b) Determine the thevenin equivalent circuit as seen from terminals a-b and b-<. 3Q 1Q rommrmrpomnmn Amn : s wy qQes Ob 22Q §Q —oc Figure Q2 (6) (8 marks) (©) Describe the behaviour of a capacitor and an inductor in a DC circuit, (4 marks) 3 AC analysis is one of the most crucial components of electric systems. Apply concepts of AC analysis to answer these questions. (@) For the following pair of current and voltage, determine whieh one leads and which one lags. ¥(0) = 10 cos(at - 60°) and i(e 4 sin (41-4 50°) marks) (b) Determine the current I, in the circuit shown in Figure Q3 (b) using nodal analysis, ¥ 100220° V Figure Q3 (b) (7 marks) Page 3 of 5May — Aug 2016 Final Exarnination EVL01 Electrical Principles «) Qs @ (b) © For the circuit shown in Figure Q3 (c): 4Q 7110 20 a bp | i | 24Z0° V © 1Q= Lt Figure Q3 (c) () Find the average, reactive and complex power delivered by the dependent current source, (7 marks) (i) Determine the circuit's power factor. Explain the technique to correct power factor and the importance of power factor correction, (G marks) Answer the following questions on transformers and electrical machines, You ate an engineer in a well known electrical power supply company. Recently, the company has received an order from a client requesting to build a transformer that is able to step-up an input voltage of 480V to an output voltage of 2400V. This transformer should deliver SOW to a resistive load. You are assigned to come up with an initial design assuming that this is an ideal transformer. Determine the tums ratio, primary current and secondary current for this transformer. (5 marks) The same company you are working at received another order to design a 4-kVA, 2,300/230-V rms transformer. This transformer has an equivalent impedance of 22 10° on the primary side, If the transformer will be connected to a load with 0.6- power factor leading, determine the input impedance. (6 marks) ‘Your company has decided to work on a solar tracker and your manager has assigned you to pioneer this project. A parabolic mirror will be used to focus the Sun's rays onto a ‘water container, which boils up to generate steam that moves a turbine, The objective of Page 4 of 5May — Aug 2016, Final Examination EVIO1 Electrical Principles Qs @ ) © this project is to have this parabolic mirror follow the Sun’s path from dawn to dusk with the use of logic controllers to control the input and output, The output is a motor’s movement, which moves the parabolic mirror. Your company is considering between a Permanent Magnet DC Motor, a Servo Motor and a Stepper Motor to achieve this, Justifiy which motor is best used. (9 marks) ‘The following questions are on electrical wiring systems and clectrical services, ‘There are many types of electrical cables. List five different types of electrical cables, (5 marks) Describe these different types of trunking: (i) Metallic Trunking Gi) PVC Trunking (iii) Overhead Bus-bar Trunking (iv) Double Compartment Trunking () Triple Compartment ‘Trunking (2 marks each) Briefly describe circuit breakers and relays, Identify the equipment used for to protect a premise from lightning strike(s). (5 marks) END OF QUESTION PAPER. Page 5 of S