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1. One kwhr is equal to_____ BTU.

A. 960 B. 3,413 C. 3600 D. 1000

2. Which of the following is the basis of standards of electrical wiring installation

in the Philippines?
A. Philippine Distribution Code C. Philippine Electrical Code
B. Philippine Grid Code D. Fire Code of the Philippines

3. In dwelling units with a hallway of 3m or more in length, at least how many

receptacle outlet/s shall be installed?
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. none

4. When installing two grounding electrodes, the minimum distance between

them is
A. 1800 mm B. 2000 mm C. 1500 mm D. 2400 mm

5. A lamp produces an initial illumination of 800 lux over a normally placed

screen. If the distance of the lamp from the screen is doubled, what is the
new illumination on the screen?
A. 100 lux B. 200 lux C. 300 lux D. 400 lux

6. What is the minimum required ampacity of the feeder conductors supplying a

5A, single-phase motor and a 10A lighting load?
A. 14.25A B. 15.5A C. 17.5A D. 16.25A

7. When the length of a wire is doubled and all other factors remained the same,
what would the wire resistance become?
A. Remained the same C. decreased
B. Doubled D. could not be determined
8. A 3 phase, 60Hz, 60-pole induction motor delivers 25 HP at 1,150rpm. If the
rotor copper loss is 300 watts, what is the rotor power input?
A. 7,194 w B. 6,194 w C. 8,194 w D. 5,194 w

9. An aluminum wire has a diameter of 2 mm. What must be the diameter of

copper wire of the same resistance and length as aluminum?
A. 1.33 mm B. 1.45 mm C. 1.56 mm D. 1.75mm

10. A customer owns an old air conditioning unit rated ½ HP at 70% efficiency but
decide to buy a new one of the same horse power rating with 85% efficiency
and with 2 years warranty. If the usage of new unit is 8 hours per day and 150
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days per year, what is the differential cost of energy in one year when the unit
cost of energy is P8.99/KWHR?
A. P9,870 B. P8,070 C. P1,014 D. P2,029

11. Three impedances Z1= 2.2+j2.2Ω, Z2= 10+j10Ω and Z3=-j5Ω are connected in
series. The voltage across Z1 is 26. 59-j4.69 v. What is the total voltage?
A. P93+j62.4 v B. 93-j62.4 v C. 112+j51 v D. 112-j51 v

12. A series circuit consists of three resistors R1, R2 and R3 which are connected
to a 240 v source. If the voltage drop across R1 is 60 v when the current is 4
A and R2= 1.5 R3, what is the ohmic resistance R3?
A. 15Ω B. 18Ω C. 27Ω D. 28Ω

13. Two exactly similar turbo-alternators are rated 5 MW each. They are running
in parallel. The speed load characteristics of the driving turbines are such that
the frequency of alternator one drops uniformly from 60 Hz on no-load to
57.5Hz on full-load, that of alternator two from 60 Hz to 58 Hz. How will two
machines share a load of 8,000 kW?
A. 3,556 kW, 4,444 kW C. 3,500 kW, 4500 kW
B. 4,000 kW, 4,000 kW D. 3,636 kW, 4,364 kW

14. Two coupled coils have self-inductances L1= 2 H and L2= 0.5 H, and a
coefficient of coupling k= 0.9. Determine the turns N1/N2 of the two coils.
A. 2 B. 0.2 C. 0.5 D. 0.9
15. A 220-v bulb draws a current of 10 A. How much change in kilocoulombs will
pass through the bulb in two hours period?
A. 7.2 B. 3.6 C. 36 D. 72

16. A 36 Ω resistor is connected in parallel with an unknown resistor R. Their

combination is then connected in series with a 12Ω resistor. Find the value of
R such that power drawn by the parallel combination of 36 Ω and R is equal to
the power in the 12Ω resistor.
A. 48Ω B. 24Ω C. 18Ω D. 6Ω

17. A 3 phase, 60 Hz transposed transmission line is arranged horizontally with

distances D12= 5 ft., D23= 5 ft. and D13= 10 ft. The outside diameter of the
conductors is 0.721 inch and with GMR of 0.0243 ft. determines the
capacitance per phase of the line in microfarad per kilometer.
A. 0.0404 B. 0.0304 C. 0.0204 D. 0.0104
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18. An act to ensure and accelerate the total electrification of the Philippines, also
known as the EPIRA law of 2001.
A. RA 7920 B. RA 8189 C. RA 9136 D. RA 1081

19. Which of the following is not included in the evaluation of the Technical
Performance of a Distribution System according to Philippine Distribution
Code (PDC)?
A. Power quality C. Collecting Efficiency
B. Reliability D. System Efficiency

20. A 13.8 kV/480 v, 30-MVA three- phase transformer has a 0.03 pu resistance
and 0.004 pu reactance. What is the transformer actual impedance referred to
the primary?
A. 0.3174Ω B. 0.6348Ω C. 0.1587Ω D. 0.2749Ω

21. Three capacitance of 4µF, 6 µF, and 5 µF are connected in series across a
110-volt dc source. Find the charge passing through each capacitor.
A. 1,650 µC B. 69 µC C. 178 µC D. 7.33 µC

22. 7.1x10^10 BTU is equal to______ Gcal.

A. 17.829 B. 178.92 C. 1,789.2 D.17,892
23. Calculate the force that will be exerted on the scale in pony-brake test when a
20-HP, 1,400 rpm motor is operating at full-load. The length of the brake arm
is 3-ft, and the tare weight of the brake is 3.75lb.
A. 26.86 lb B. 62.76 lb C. 36.70 lb D. 28.76 lb

24. The core of a certain magnetic circuit has a length of 5 cm and the inductance
of the coil is 10 mH. What is the inductance of the same if the number of turns
is reduced to 1/2 of the original? All other factors are unchanged.
A. 20 mH B. 10 mH C. 2.5 mH D. 5.0 mH

25. A piece of conductor 20 cm long moves across a magnetic field of 10,000

gauss at a velocity of 120 cm/sec. What voltage appears across the
conductor?
A. 0.24 v B. 0.12 v C. 120 v D. 60 v

26. A certain electric generating station has an efficiency of 25%. If coal

consumption is 4,500 kg/hr and calorific value of coal is 6,000kcal/kg. Find
the total energy produced per day.
A. 753.6 MWHR B. 188.4 MWHR C. 376.8 MWHR D.565.2 MHWR
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27. Three 40Ω non-inductive resistances are connected in wye across 200 v, 3-
phase lines. If one of the resistors is disconnected, what would be the power
taken from the mains?
A. 3,000 w B. 2,000 w C. 1,000 w D. 500 w

28. A 220 v, 3-phase supply has a balanced delta connected load with
impedance of 15+j20Ω/phase. What is the total real power of the load in
watts?
A. 5,133.3 B. 2,965.6 C. 4,122.5 D. 3,484.8

29. Sparking occurs when a load is switched off because the circuit has high
A. Capacitance B. inductance C. resistance D. impedance

30. A 120-volt battery having an internal resistance of 0.5 Ω is connected through

line resistance of 9.5Ω to a variable load resistor. What maximum power will
the battery deliver to load resistor?
A. 36 watts B. 63 watts C. 630 watts D. 360 watts

31. A sis pole induction motor is connected to a 60 Hz supply and full-load the
rotor emf makes 105 complete cycles in 2 minutes. Find the rotor speed.
A. 1,150 rpm B. 1,182.5 rpm C. 1,140.5 rpm D. 1,170 rpm

32. A. 20 kVA, 2000/220 v, single –phase transformer has a primary resistance of

2.1 Ω and a secondary resistance of 0.026Ω. The corresponding leakage
reactances are 2.5Ω and 0.03Ω. Determine the transformer per unit
impedance.
A. 0.065 pu B. 0.043 pu C. 0.033 pu D. 0.055 pu

33. Slip ring are made of

A. Steel B. copper C. bakelite D. mica

34. The resistance of a coil of wire increases from 40 Ω at 10 degrees Celsius to

48.25 Ω at 60 degrees Celsius. Find the temperature coefficient at 0 degrees
Celsius of the conductor material.
A. 0.0043 C-1 B. 0.0039 C-1 C. 0.0027 C-1 D. 0.0013 C-1

35. The primary reason for using carbon brushes over copper brushes in DC
motors is
A. They have low loss C. They produce less arcing
B. They are stronger D. all of these
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36. A capacitor consists of two metal plates each plates 40 cm x 40 cm, spaced
6 mm apart. The space between the metal plates is filled with a glass plate
5mm thick and layer of paper 1mm thick. The relative permittivities of glass
and paper are 8 and 2, respectively. Calculate the capacitance.
A. 118 X 10-11 F B. 122X10-11 F C. 126X10-11 F D.130X10-11 F

37. A single-phase transformer is rated 110/440 v, 2.5 kVA. Leakage reactance

measured from the low- tension, side is 0.06 Ω. Determine leakage reactance
on the high-tension side in per unit.
A. 0.0124 B. 0.1984 C. 0.0496 D.0.3963

38. The capacitance per kilometer of a 3-phase belted cable is 0.3µF between the
two cores with the third core connected to the lead sheath. Calculate the
charging current taken by the five kilometers of this cable when connected to
a 3-phase 50 Hz, 11kV supply.
A. 5.98A B. 10.37A C. 3A D. 4.18A

39. Power developed by dc motor is maximum when the ration of back emf and
applied voltage is
A. Double B. Zero C. Unity D. Half

40. An office 15m by 8m wide is lighted by 8 lamps and each lamp has luminous
intensity of 200 sd, allowing an absorption loss of 4,000 lm for the reflectors,
walls, and ceiling, calculate the average illumination on the working plane.
A. 167.6 lux B. 134.2 lux C. 20.9 lux D. 106.7 lux

41. Two coils having inductances of 20 mH and 50 mH are wound on top of each
other. Calculate the mutual inductive between the two coils if the coupling
coefficient k= 0.98
A. 29 mH B. 30 mH C. 31 mH D. 32 mH

42. A lead storage battery is rated at volts. If the internal resistance is 0.01 Ω,
what is the maximum power that can be delivered to the load?
A. 1,200 watts B. 7,200 watts C. 3,600 watts D. 1,800 watts

43. Two charges of 2 x 10-5 C and 3 x 10-6 C are placed 10cm apart. Find the
force in kg on each charge.
A. 5.5kg B. 7.7kg C. 10kg D. 2.25kg
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44. Three units of 1:10 Transformers are connected in ∆/Y to supply a 3-phase
load from a 400-v, 3-phase source. What is the line voltage on the load side?
A. 6,928 v B. 3,464 v C. √ 3(40)v D. 4,000 v

45. The starting winding of single-phase motor is placed in

A. Rotor B. stator C. armature D. field

46. A 50-MVA. 11-kV, 3-phase alternator supplies full-load at a lagging power

factor of 0.7. What would be the percentage increase in earning capacity if
the power factor is increase in earning capacity if the power factor is
increased to 0.95?
A. 26.32 B. 6.92 C. 12.76 D. 35.71

47. In a synchronous motor, the rotor copper losses are met by

A. Motor input
B. armature input
C. supply lines
D. DC source

48. A string insulator has 5 units. The voltage across the bottom most unit is 25%
of the total voltage. What is the string efficiency?
A. 80% B. 75% C. 67% D. 86%

49. A delta connected load of 9 +j12 Ω/phase is supplied by a 230 v, 3-phase

source through a line with an impedance of 0.06+j0.12 Ω/conductor. Find the
load voltage in volts.
A. 220 B. 222 C. 224 D. 226

50. A substance that contains atoms with several bands of electrons but with only
one valence electron is
A. Insulator B. Conductor C. Semiconductor D. Resistor

51. What is the resistance of 2,000 m of copper wire that has a resistivity of 1.72X
10-8Ω-m and a diameter of 4-mm?
A. 0.086Ω B. 2.74Ω C. 1.37 Ω D. 3,24Ω
52. The charge on the plates of a 1µF capacitor is 50 µC. What is the energy
stored by the capacitor?
A. 1.25 mJ B. 25mJ C. 5.5mJ D. 10.5Mj

53. What is the ac current in a circuit if the impedance is (5+j4) Ω and the voltage
source, Vrms is 10v?
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A. 2.04 38.7 AB. 1.56 -38.7 A C. 1.25 54.3 A D. 1.11 -42.6 A

54. If the capacitance in a series RLC ac circuit increase by a factor of 4, what

happens to the resonant frequency?
A. It doubles C. It decrease by 50%
B. It stays the same D. It increases by 50%

55. A 10:1 ideal transformer has a load of 0.1µF on the secondary. What is the
load capacitance, as referred to the primary?
A. 1µF B. 10µF C. 0.01µF D. 0.001µF

56. A 110-volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.8Ω and a field
resistance of 220Ω. At full load the motor takes 10 amperes, and the speed is
1,200 rpm. At what speed must this motor run as a generator to deliver 10
amperes to an external circuit at 110v?
A. 1,237.8 rpm B. 1,337.5 rpm C. 1,037.8 rpm D. 1,387.5 rpm

57. When a conductor is stationary and the magnetic field is moving or changing,
the emf is called:
A. Self-induced emf C. Mutually induced emf
B. Statically induced emf D. Dynamically induced emf

58. The per unit impedance of a circuit element is 0.30. If the base kV and base
MVA are halved, then the new value of the per unit impedance of the circuit
element will be
A. 0.30 B. 0.003 C. 0.60 D. 0.006

59. In a series RL circuit, R=20Ω and L= 0.06H. The current lags the voltage by
80. Determine ω.
A. 1,890 rad/sec B. 328 rad/sec C. 1,980 rad/sec D. 823 rad/sec
60. A 12-pole, 3- phase alternator driven at a speed of 500 rpm supplies power to
an 8-pole, 3-phase induction motor. If the slip of the motor at full-load is 3%,
calculate the full-load speed of the motor.
A. 750 rpm B. 734.5 rpm C. 727.5 rpm D. 742 rpm

61. A coulomb
A. Represent a current of 1 ampere
B. Flows through a 100-watt light bulb
C. Is equivalent to 1 ampere per second
D. is an extremely large number of charge carriers
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62. A balanced wye-connected load with resistance of 8 Ω/phase and no

reactance is supplied by a 240v, 3-phase source. Find the real power of the
load in watts.
A. 6,400 B. 7,200 C. 6,800 D. 7,600

63. Given three unbalanced line currents Ia= 0+j12 A, Ib=5-j10A and Ic=-10-j5A.
Find the negative sequence component of Ic in amperes.
A. 3.12 -14.3 B. 3.12 14.3 C. 2.25 -14.3 D. 2.25 14.3

64. A hollow sphere is charged to 12 µC of electricity. Find the potential inside the
sphere. The radius of the sphere is 0.1m.
A. 1.08x107v B. 1.08x106v C. 1.08x104v D. 1.08x 102v

65. An electromagnet has an air gap of 3 mm and the flux density in the gap is
1.257 Wb/m2. Calculate the ampere-turns required for the gap.
A. 2000 B. 2,500 C. 3,000 D. 4,000

66. An alternating current is represented by i=70.7sin 520t. Determine the value

of the current 0.0015 second after passing through zero and increasing
positively.
A. 49.7 A B. 0.96 A C. 24.8 A D. 74.9 A

67. A 50-kVA single-phase transformer has on full-load a copper loss of 560

watts and iron loss of 500 watts. Calculate the efficiency at 25% of full-load
for a power factor of 0.8 lagging.
A. 92.94% B. 94.92% C. 93.94% D. 95.92%
68. Fault level means
A. Voltage ate the point of fault C. Fault power factor
B. Fault current D. Fault MV

69. Which plant can never have 100% load factor?

A. Hydro B. Peak C. Nuclear D. Base load plant

70. A lamp produces an illumination of 10 lux at point 10 m directly below it. What
is luminous intensity of the lamp?
A. 100 B. 1000 C. 10 D. 1

71. Find the capacitive susceptance per mile to neutral of a single-phase line
operating at 60 Hz. The conductor is Partidge with an outside diameter of
0.642 inch, and spacing is 20ft between centers.
A. 2.55x10^-6 mho/mi to neutral C. 5.10x10^-6 mho/mi to neutral
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B. 2.55x10^-4 mho/mi to neutral D. 5.10x10^-4 mho/mi to neutral

72. A 100 mw power station delivers 100 MW for 2hrs, 50 MW for 8hrs and is
shut down for the rest of each day. It is also shut down for maintenance for 60
days each year. Calculate its annual load factor.
A. 18% B. 19% C. 20% D. 21%

73. When a line to ground fault occurs, the current in a faulted phase is 300 A.
What is the zero sequence current in this case?
A. Zero B. 100A C. 200A D. 300A

74. Two 100-watt lamps connected in series across a 220-v line draw 1 A. What
is the total power consumed?
A. 200w B.220w C. 100w D. 50w

75. Three capacitors connected in series across a 135-v supply. The voltage
across them are 30,45 and 60v and charge on each is 4,500 µC. Find the
total capacitance in microfarads.
A. 33.3 B. 100 C. 75 D. 150

76. A potential lethal electric current is on the order of

A. 0.01 mA B. 0.1mA C. 1mA D. 0.1A

77. The unit elastance is

A. Farad B. daraf C. siemen D. henry

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

Find its average value in amperes.
A. 4.5 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4

79. The core loss of a 5-kVA single-phase transformer with normal voltage
applied to the primary is 75 watts. The maximum efficiency occurs 60% of full-
load kVA. What is the full-load efficiency of the transformer at 0.80 power
factor?
A. 95.16% B. 93.38% C. 89.52% D. 91.36%

80. A 34.5 kV feeder line is 5 miles long. The conductors are spaced 4-feet
horizontally. The conductor is 4/0 copper with GMR of 0.01688 ft. What is the
reactance?
A. 2.36 Ω B. 6.72 Ω C. 3.46 Ω D. 5.16 Ω
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81. A power plant gets water from a dam from a height of 122.45 meters at the
rate of 1,000 cubic meters per minute. If the output of the plant is 15,000kW,
what is the plant efficiency?
A. 65% B. 70% C. 75% D. 80%

82. If resonant frequency is 10kHz and quality factor is 50, then

A. Bandwidth is 200 Hz C. R= 50 Ω
B. XL=50,000 Ω D. Xc= 50,000 Ω

83. All magnetic fields originates from

A. Moving electric charges C. magnetic domain
B. Iron atoms D. permanent magnets

84. A capacitor is charged by a dc source through a resistor of one megohm. If in

one second, the potential difference across capacitor reaches 80% of its final
value, calculate its capacitance.
A. 0.321µF B. 0.421µF C. 0.512µF D. 0.621µF

85. The input power to a 3-phase induction motor running without load is
measured by two wattmeter method. One wattmeter indicates-220 watts and
the other one indicates 940 watts. What is the no –load power factor of the
motor?
A. 0.483 B. 0.253 C. 0.425 D. 0.337

86. The power required to produce a gain of 10dB over 4 w of original power is
A. 80w B. 40w C. 0.4w D. 8w

87. In a 12-Pole duplex lap wound dc armature, each conductor can carry a
current of 50 amperes. If the total armature conductor is 600, what is the
rated current of the armature?
A. 30,000A B. 1,200A C. 600A D. 2,500A

88. A 5-MVA, 13.8 kV/480 V, 5% impedance transformer is tapped at 13.8 kV line

where the Thevenin’s equivalent impedance is 0.5Ω. Determine the fault
current at the primary for a three-phase fault at the secondary.
A. 10,500A B. 4,200A C. 6,050 D. 3,300A

89. If stator voltage of a SCIM is reduced to80% of its rated value, torque
developed is reduced by____ percent of its full-load value.
A. 64 B. 36 C. 20 D. 40
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90. An ion
A. Is electrically neutral
B. Has positive electric charge
C. has negative electric charge
D. can have either a positive or negative charge

91. Two long straight conductors each carrying an electric current of 5A are kept
parallel to each other at a separation of 2.5cm. Calculate the magnitude of
magnetic force experienced by 10cm of a conductor.
A. 5X10^-5N B. 4x 10^-5N C. 3x 10^-5N D. 2x 10^-N
92. The current in the coil of a large electromagnet falls from 6A to 2A in 10ms.
The induced emf across the coil is 100v. What is the self- inductance of the
coil?
A. 10H B. 5H C. 0.50H D. 0.25H

93. An induction motor is analogous to

A. Two winding transformer with open circuit secondary
B. Two winding transformer with short circuit secondary
C. 3 winding transformer
D. Autotransformer

94. A three-phase,4-pole,50 Hz induction motor supplies a useful torque of 160

N-m at 4% slip. If friction and windage losses are 500 watts, determine the
rotor input.
A. 25,653w B. 26,653w C. 24,615w D. 23,615w

95. In a balanced 3-phase voltage source with phase sequence abc, phase A
voltage is 127cis 0 volts. Find the line voltage Vbc
A. 220 cis(-150)v B. 220 cis(-120)v C. 220 cis(-60)v D. 127 cis(-120)v

96. If the line frequency is 60 Hz, the output frequency of a bridge rectifier is
A. 30 Hz B. 60 Hz C. 120 Hz D. 240 Hz

97. A diesel generator set burns fuel with a heating value of 18,000 BTU per lb.
The diesel engine has an efficiency of 30% and the alternator has an
efficiency of 95%. Determine the fuel cost component of producing one
KWHR if the diesel cost P12.80 per lb.
A. P8.51 B. P7.51 C. P6.51 D. P5.51

98. The capacitance reactance of a transmission line is 90,000 ohms per

kilometer. Find the total capacitive reactance of a transmission line is 60-km
long.
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A. 5.4x10^6 ohms B. 1500 ohms C. 90,000 ohms D. 180,000 ohms

99. Estimate the distance over which a load of 150 MW at a power factor of 0.8
lagging can be delivered by a three phase transmission line having a
conductors each of the resistance 1 ohm per kilometer. The voltage at the
receiving end is to be 132 kV and the loss in the transmission is to be 5% of
the power delivered.
A. 37.18 km B. 55.77 km C. 42.93 km D. 74.36 km
100. A power transformer rated 50MVA, 34.5kV/13.8 kV is connected wye-wye.
What is the rated primary line current?
A. 636.7 A B. 1,449.3A C. 2,091.8 D. 1,207.7A

SOLUTION:

1. 1Kwhr = 3413 BTU

2. C. Philippine Electrical Code
3. C. Outlet
4. A. 1800 mm
5. B. 200 Lux
Solution :

( )
2
I2 d1
=
I1 d2

( )
2
800 d1
=
E2 2d 2
I 2=200 Lux
6. D. 16.25
Solution:
I ampacity=( 1.25 ) ( 5 ) +10=16.25 A

7. B. doubled
Solution:
R2 L2
=
R1 L1
R 2 2 L1
= =2
R 1 L1
R 2=2 R 1
8. A. 7, 194 W
Solution:
( 120 ) ( 60 )
Ns= =1200 rpm
6
Nr=1,150 rpm
1200 rpm−1,150 rpm
Sr= =0.04166
1200 rpm
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Pcur 300
Pinr= = =7200 W
S 0.04166
9. C. 156 mm
Solution:
ρa ρc
=
Aa Ac

17 ΩCM /ft 10.37 Ω Cm/ ft

−3 2
=
π ( 2 x 10 ) /4 π ( x )2 /4
−3
X =1.56 x 10 m

10.
11. D. 112-j51 V
Solution :
V 1 26.59− j 4.69 V
I 1= =
Z1 2.2+ j 2.2Ω
¿ 8.68−55

V =I 1 ( Z 1+ Z 2+ Z 3 )

¿ 8.68−55+ ( ( 2.2+ j 2.2 ) + ( 10+ j 10 ) + (− j5 ) )

¿ 111.908− j 50.894 ¿ 1.8+10.37 ohm CM /ft

12. B. 18
Solution :
240 V
Rt = =60 Ω
4A
60 V
R 1= =15Ω
1A
60=15+1.5 R 3+ R 3
R 3=18 Ω

13. A. 3556 kW, 4.444kW

Solution :
@58Hz
60−58 60−fr
=
Pb 8000
@57.5Hz
60−57.5 60−fr
=
Pa 8000
8000 kW =Pa+ Pb
Pb=800−Pa
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60−58 60−57.5
= −Pb
pb 8000
Pb=4.444 kW
Pa=800−4444=3556 kW
14. A. 2
Solution ;
2
L1 N 1
=
l 2 N 22
N1
N2
=
2
−5√=2

15. D. 72
Solution:
Q=¿
Q= (10 )( 60 x 60 )( 2 )
Q=72 kC
16. C. 18Ω
Solution :
36 R
=12
36+ R
R=18Ω
17.
18. C. RA 9136
19. C. Collecting Efficiency
20. A. 0.3174Ω
21. C. 178µC
Solution:
Q
C=
E
−6 −1 −6 −1
C=( ( 4 x 10 ) ¿ ¿−1+ ( 5 x 10 ) + ( 6 x 10 ) )¿
−6

C=1.62 x 10−6 F
Q=( 1.6 x 10 ) ( 110 )
−6

Q=178 µC
22. D. 17.89
Solution:
1 BTU =252 cal
10
7.1 x 10 x 252 cal=17.89 Gcal
23. D. 28.76
Solution:
2 πNT
20= =¿
33000
T =75.03
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T =( X −deadweight )( length of arm )

75.03= ( x −3.75 )( 3 )

¿ 28. 76lb

24. C. 2.5 mH
Solution ;

( )
2
n2
L 2=L1
n1

( −51 ) =2.5 mH
2
¿ 10

25. B. 0.12 v
Solution :
e=BlV
¿ ( 10 x 10 ) ( 10 ) ( 120 ) ( 1 x 10 ) e=−0.12 v
3 −8

26.
27. D. 500 w
Solution ;
rT =40+ 40=80
2002
Pnew= =500 W
80
28. D. 3.48
Solution :
Vϕ
Iϕ= =¿ 220/15+j20= 5.28+j 7.04
Zϕ
S=3 IϕVϕ=3 (5.28+ 7.04 ) ( 220 )

S=P+ jQ=3484.8+ J 4646.4

29. B. Inductance
30. D. 360 watts
V2 1202
Pin= =
4 R 4 ( 9.5+ 0.5 )
¿ 360 Watts
31. B. 1 182.5
Solution :
( 120 x 60 )
Ns= =1200 rpm
6
105
fr= =0.875
2 x 60
0.875
S= =0.0145
60
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Nr=( 1200 ) ( 1−0.0145 )

Nr=1182.6 rpm

32.
33. B. Copper
34. A. 0.0043⁰C
1 0
ἀ 0= =0.0043 C
T
R 2 T +t 1
=
R 1 T +t 2
35. C. They Producing less arching
36.
37. A. 0.0124
Solution:
110
a= =0.25
440
'
x =( 0.06 )
1 2
.25 ( )
=0.96
2
440
Xb= 3
=77.44
2.5 x 10
0.96
Xpu= =0.0124
77.4

38. A. 5.98 A
( 3 x 10−6 ) ( 5 )=( 1.5 x 10−6 )
1
X= = j 2122
(2 π ) (50 ) ( 1.5 x 10−6 )
11 x 10 3
I= =5.98 A
j 2122

39. D. half
40.
41. C. 31mH
Solution:
M =K √ L1 L2=0.98 √( 20 x 10−3 ) ( 50 x 10−3 )
¿ 31 mH
42. C. 3600 watts
Solution:
2 2
V 12
Pmax= = =3600 watts
4 R 4 ( 0.01 )
43. A. 5.5 kg
Solution :
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Q 1 Q2 ( 2 x 10 ) ( 3 x 10 )
−3 −3
F= = =54
4 πɛoɛr d 4 πɛoɛr ( 100 x 10−2 )2
2

F=mg=¿
44. A. 400:4000
Solution:
VL=√ 3 ( 4000 ) =6928.20V
45. B. Stator
46. D.35.71
Solution :
50 x 7=35
50 x .95=47.5
47.5−35
%= =35.71 %
47.5

47. D. DC Source
48. A. 80 %
Solution:
0.25−0.05
NS %= x 100=80 %
0.25

49.
50. B. Conductor
51. B. 2.74Ω
Solution :
ρL ( 1.72 x 10 ) ( 2000 )
−8
R= =
A −3 2
π ( 4 x 10 )
4
R=2.74 Ω
52. A. 1.25 mJ
Solution :

( )
2
1 1 50 x 10−6
W = C E2= ( 1 x 10−6 )
2 2 1 X 10−6
W= 1.25 mJ
53. B. 1.56 -38.7 A
Solution :
V 10
I= = =1.56−38.7 A
Z 5+ j 4
54. C. It decreases by 50 %
55. D. 0.001 F
Solution :
a=10
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Cp=( .1 x 10−6 )
( a1 )
2

1
Cp=( .1 x 10−6 )
102 ( )
=0.001µF

56. D. 1387.5 rpm

Solution :
110
Ia 1=10− =9.5
220

E 1=110−( 9.5 ) ( .8 )=102.4

110
Ia 2=10+ =10.5
220

E 2=( 110 )+ ( 10.5 ) .8 ¿=118.4

E 2 N 1 (118.4 ) (1200 )
N 2= =
E1 102.4

N 2=1387.5

57. B. Statically induced emf

58.
59. A. 1890 rad/sec
Solution :
wL
tanθ=
R
( X ) ( 0.06 )
tan80 0= X
20
¿ 1890 rad /sec
60. C. 727.5
Solution :
NP ( 500 )( 12 )
f= = =50 Hz
120 120
@motor
120 f ( 120 ) ( 50 )
Ns= = =750 Hz
P 8
S=Ns ( 1−s )=( 750 ) ( 1−.03 )
S=727.5rpm

61. D. is an extremely large number of charge carriers

62. B. 7200
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( )
2400
Iϕ=
√ 3 =10 √ 3 A
8

ST =3 ( 10 √3 )
( )
240
√3
=7200

63. C. 2.25 -14.3

Solution :
1
Ia 2= ( Ia +a 2 Ib +aIc )
3
1
¿ ¿
3
Ia 2=2.25 105.7
64. B. 1.08 x10^6 V
Solution :
Q 1.2 x 10−6
V= =
4 πɛoɛr d 2 4 πɛoɛr ( 0.1 )
6
V =1.08 x 10
65. C. 3000
( 3 x 103 ) (1.257)
Tair= = 3,000
µo
66.
67. B. 94.92
Solution :
Po=50 x 10 3 ( .25 ) (−8 )
¿ 10,00 W
Po
N=
( Po+Plosses )
2
Pcu=( 0.25 ) ( 560 )=35 W
10 x 10 3
N= 3
=94.92 %
10 x 10 +35+500
68. D. Fault MVA
69. D. Base load Plant
70. B. 1000
Solution :
2 2
I =E d =( 10 )( 10 ) =1000 cp
71.
72. D. 215
Solution :
AveLoad
Lf =
Peakload
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(100 )( 20 ) ( 3.05 ) + ( 50 ) ( 8 ) ( 305 )

¿
100 x 24 x 305
Lf =25 %
73. B. 100 A
Solution :
¿=3 Iao
If 300
Ia 0= =
3 3
Iao=100 A
74. B. 220
75.
76.
77.
78. B. 5
Solution :

Iave= (√ 12 ) (5 =5 )=5 A
2 2

79. B .93.38 %
Solution :
2
Pco=x Pcufl
75
Pcufl= 2 =208.33
6
( 5 ) ( 103 ) ( .8 )
N=
( 5 x 10 3 ) ( .8 ) + ( 288.33 )+75
N=93.38 %

80. C. 3.46 Ω
Solution :
Dm= √ ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 8 )=5.04
3

−7
L=2 x 10 ¿
(377 ) ( 1.139 x 10−6 ) ( 580 )( 5 )
X= =3.46
3.28
81. C. 75 %
Solution :
Kwh ( 15 x 103 ) ( 60 )
N= =
Qδh ( 1000 ) ( 9.81 ) (122.45 )
N=75 %
82. A. Bandwith is 200 Hz
Solution :
3
fr 10 x 10
Bw= = =200 Hz
Qf 50
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83. A. Moving electric charge

84.
85. D. 0337
Solution :
W 1=−220
W 2=940

θ=tan
−1 ( √ 3−220+940
(−220−940 )
)=−¿70.28

pf =cosθ=cos (−70.28 )=0.337 ¿ ¿

86.
87. B. 1200 A
Solution :
Ia=Iap ( mP )=( 10 ) ( 2 )( 12 )
Ia=1200 A
88. D. 3300A
Soltuion :
−( 5 x 106 ) ( 0.5 )
Zpu= 2
=0.01313
( 13.8 x 103 )
Zt=0.01313+ 0.05=0.06313
6
5 x 10
If =
( √ 3 ) ( 13.8 x 103 ) ( .6313 )
If =3313 A
89. B. 36
Solution :

( ) ( )
2 2
E1 ' 0.8
T =T = (1 ) =64
E2 1
Treduced=1−0.64=.36
Treduced=36 %
90. D. can have either a positive or negative charge
91. D .2 x 10−5 N
Solution :
( 2 x 10−7 ) ( I 1 I 2 L )
F=
d
( 2 x 10 ) ( 5 ) ( 2.5 x 10−2 )
−7
¿ −2
10 x 10
¿ 2 x 10−¿ 5
92. D. 0.25 H
Solution :
di
e=N
dt
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6−2
100= X −3
=0.25 H
10
93. B. two winding transformer with the short circuit secondary
94. A. 25, 653
Solution :
( 120 )( 50 )
Nr= ( 1−0.05 ) =1440
4
( 2 π )( 1140 ) ( 160 )
Po= =32.42 x 746=24127.43
44760
Pm=Po+ Spl=24127.43+ 500=24627.43
RCL=( Rcl + Pm )=( 0.04 )( RCL+24627.43 )
RCl=1026.143
Pr=Pm+ Rcl=( 24267.43+1026.143 )
Pc=25653.57
95. D. 127 cis (-120)
Explanation : since it positive sequence the rotation of Vbc is -120
96.
97.
98. B. 1500 ohms
Solution:
90 x 103
=1500 Ω
60 km
99. A. 37.18 km
Solution :
6
15 x 10
I=
( .8 ) ( √3 ) ( 132 x 103 )
I =82
Plosses=( 15 x 10 ) ( 0.05 )
6

3
Pl=750 x 10
2
Pl+ 3 I R
750 x 103
R= 2
=37.18 Ω
82 x 3
L=3718 x 1 x 10 3=37.18 km
100. A. 836.7 A
6
Sb 50 x 10
3 3
Ib= = =836.7 A
Vb 34.5 x 103
√3 √3