Code: 9A02304 B.

Tech II Year I Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations December/January 2013/14

BASIC ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

(Biotechnology)

Time: 3 hours

Max Marks: 70 All questions carry equal marks A total of five questions are to be answered with at least two questions from each part Use separate booklets for Part A and Part B *****

PART - A

(a) (b)

A battery operated table lamp develops 3 V and the current through the bulb is 100 mA. What power is absorbed by the bulb? Find the energy absorbed by the bulb in a 30 minute period. Calculate the equivalent resistance Rab in the circuit in figure:

2 (a) Resistor of 25 ohms is connected in series with a capacitor of 45 F. Calculate: (i) The impedance, and (ii) The current taken from a 240 V, 50 Hz supply. Find also the phase angle between the supply voltage and current. Given, V1(t) = 30 Cos(wt -50) and V2 (t) = 20 Sin (wt+60), find their sum. A 20 resistor and 30 inductive reactance are placed in series with a voltage source and the total current flow is 2 A. Find: (i) power factor. (ii) applied voltage. (iii) true power. (iv) reactive load. (v) apparent power. Calculate the line currents in the three wire Y-Y system shown in the figure.

(b) (c)

(a)

(b) (c)

Calculate the line current required for a 30 KW three-phase motor having a power factor of 0.85 lagging if it is connected to a balanced source with a line voltage of 440 V. A three phase motor can be regarded as a balanced Y-load. A three-phase motor draws 5.6 KW when the line voltage is 220 V and line current is 18.2 A. Determine the power factor of the motor.

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(a) (b) (c) (d)

Mention the reasons for compounding d.c. generator. Neatly sketch and explain the external characteristics of a D.C. compound generator. What types of motors contain brushes and commutator? What is the function of these parts? Describe various losses in a transformer. Explain how each loss varies with the load current, supply voltage and frequency. What two types of windings are used in AC electrical machines? Explain in details.

PART - B
5 (a) (b) Explain about Zener breakdown mechanism and with a neat diagram illustrate how a Zener diode can be used as a voltage regulator. Design a voltage regulator that will maintain an output voltage of 20 V across a 1 K load with an input that will vary between 30 and 50 V. Determine the proper value of Rs and the maximum current A bridge rectifier has an input voltage The diode has Determine the fraction of time that any one diode will conduct when . Explain the working of the full wave rectifier circuit with neat sketch of waveforms at various points in the circuit. Sketch a common collector amplifier. Develop its dc and ac equivalent circuits. Hence derive expressions for , Explain the construction and characteristics of a bipolar junction transistor with neat diagrams. Draw the total circuit of a common base amplifier and determine its small signal equivalent and hence find its gain and input impedance. Discuss the various bipolar transistor biasing techniques in detail with necessary diagrams. Explain in brief the working of tuned plate oscillator circuit used in induction heaters. Explain the working of piezoelectric ultrasonic generator using a Hartley oscillator. Explain how ultrasonics are useful for medical testing. Explain the arrangement of a dielectric heater for heating a job requiring very large power. Explain the block diagram of dual beam CRO. Explain the attenuator section of a vertical deflection system. What is the function of a delay line in CRO? Explain.

(c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c)

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Code: 9A02304 B.Tech II Year I Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations December/January 2013/14

BASIC ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

(Biotechnology)

Time: 3 hours

Max Marks: 70 All questions carry equal marks A total of five questions are to be answered with at least two questions from each part Use separate booklets for Part A and Part B *****

PART - A
1 (a) When a car battery is down, it can often be started by connecting the battery from another car across its terminals. The positive and negative terminals are connected accordingly. Assume the current I is measured and found to be 20 A. If this connection is maintained for 2 min, how much energy is transferred the down battery. A resistor with the color code brown, red, yellow is connected to a 30 V source. What is I? Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit shown in the figure:

(b) (c)

1 2

2 (a) (b)

Find the phasor for each voltage and draw the phasor diagram. , , . An AC circuit consists of parallel branches as shown in figure. Calculate: (i) the equivalent impedance of the circuit, (ii) total current supplied by the source. (iii) the current through the inductor and capacitance, (iv) total active and reactive power and (v) power factor.
30 1 2

10 120 V 50HZ

3 (a) (b)

(c)

A balanced three phase load draws 8 KW at a lagging power factor of 0.8. If the line voltage applied is 440 V, find the complex power and line current. Three delta connected impedances each consists of 180 resistor in series with a 330 mH inductor. The supply line voltage is 300 V at 50 Hz. Three delta connected 5 micro farad capacitors are connected in parallel with the load. Calculate the line current, load power and power factor: (i) Without the capacitors in the circuit and (ii) with the capacitors connected. A balance abc-sequence Y-connected source with Van = 100 is connected to a delta connected balanced load (8+j4) ohms per phase. Calculate the phase currents.

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4 (a) (b) (c) (d)

Give the types of DC generator. Draw and explain the circuit for all types of generators. Derive the equation for induced e.m.f. of a DC generator. What is a difference between slip ring and squirrel cage induction motor? Explain the working principle of an induction motor.
Why synchronous motor is not self starting? Draw a approximate model of a transformer. Also draw phasor diagram on load.

PART B
5 (a) (b) (c) Discuss the energy band theory of crystals with neat diagram and explain the band structure for an n-type and p-type semiconductors. A diode is manufactured using Si. The temperature of the ambience has increased from 25C to 50C. What is the percentage increase in the diode current? Explain about the space charge region formation in a PN junction diode and with neat diagrams and necessary equations deduce the potential barrier relation. What is thermal runway in transistors? For a voltage-divider biased circuit calculate the minimum collector current to avoid thermal runway given RB1 and RB2 are base resistors, collector resistors is RC and emitter resistance is Re. A CE configuration with npn transistor has the following parameters RC = 3 K, R b = 50 K, V CE = 10 V, VBE = 5 V and hfe = 100. Determine whether or not the silicon transistor is in saturation and also find IB and IC. Explain about base width modulation in transistor. Explain how the value of supply frequency is selected in an electronic induction heater. Explain with the help of an appropriate diagram the process of induction heating. Explain the required conditions for making the dielectric heating process more efficient. Explain with the help of a block diagram the working of a piezoelectric ultrasonic generator. Describe the applications of the CRO. With the help of neat circuit diagram explain the working of a sweep generator. Describe the application of CRO in voltage and current measurement.

6 (a)

(b)

(c) 7 (a) (b) (c) (d) 8 (a) (b) (c)

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BASIC ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
(Biotechnology)

B.Tech II Year I Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations December/January 2013/14

Time: 3 hours

Max Marks: 70 All questions carry equal marks A total of five questions are to be answered with at least two questions from each part Use separate booklets for Part A and Part B *****

PART A
1 (a) An electrical heater made up of nichrome wire, having resistivity of ohm and diameter of 1.5 mm. The heater is rated for 200 W when operated from 230 V. Find the resistance, current and length of the wire. For the circuit shown in the figure find V1 and V 2 and power dissipated in the resistors:
1 k + 10 mA
5 k

(b)

3 k

+ -

20 k -

(c)

Under DC conditions, find the energy stored in the capacitors shown in the figure.
3 k 1 k 20 F 10 V 10 F

6 k

(d)

Find the equivalent capacitance for the circuit shown in the figure:
50 F 60 F

70 F 20 F 120 F

2 (a)

(b)

(c)

A resistor of 25 ohms is connected in series with a capacitor of 45 F. Calculate: (i) The impedance, and (ii) the current taken from a 240 V, 50 Hz supply. Find also the phase angle between the supply voltage and current. A 10 resistance, a 30 inductive reactance and a 24 capacitive reactance are in series with a 50 Hz source with a current flow of 2 A, as shown in figure. Find the (i) impedance. (ii) supply voltage. (iii) power factor. (iv) true power. (v) reactive power. (vi) apparent power. Find V0 in the circuit shown in the figure:
0.5 H

10

(10t + 75)

10

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3 (a)

(b)

(c)

In a three phase four wire system, the line voltage is 400 V. Non inductive loads of 12 kW, 10 kW and 8 kW are connected between the three line conductors and the neutral point. Calculate the current in each line and the current in the neutral conductor. A balanced Y- connected load with a phase resistance of 40 ohms and reactance of 25 ohms is supplied by a balanced, positive sequence delta-connected source with a line voltage of 210 V. Calculate the phase currents. Use the Vab as reference. Calculate the readings of the two wattmeters connected to measure the total power for a balanced load fed from a three phase, 400 V balanced supply with phase sequence as R-Y-B. The load impedance per phase is (20+j15) . Also find the line and phase currents, power factor, total power, total reactive power and apparent power. List the two principal types of three phase AC motors. Which is in more common use? List two practical disadvantages of DC motors compared to single phase AC induction motors for supplying power to a ventilation fan in home or small business. What is armature reaction? Describe the effects of armature reaction on the operation of D.C. machines. How the armature reaction is minimized? Explain the principle of torque production in a D.C. motor. Derive the torque equation of a D.C. motor.

4 (a) (b) (c) (d)

PART B
5 (a) (b) Give two applications and two advantages of bridge rectifier circuit. A full wave rectifier circuit is fed from s transformer having a centre tapped secondary winding. The rms voltage from either end of secondary to centre tap is 30 V. If the diode forward resistance is 2 and that of the half secondary is 8 , for a load of 1 K, calculate the power delivered to load. Explain the types of diodes mentioned below with appropriate diagrams. (i) Photodiode. (ii) Zener diode. (iii) LED. Why is stability factor important? Derive the expression for stability factors S( and S . Write about the need for biasing and explain various biasing schemes of BJT circuits, mentioning the advantages for each method. Draw the total circuit of common collector amplifier and determine its small-signal equivalent. Derive the gain, input and output impedance by clearly showing the steps. Explain with help of circuit diagram the working principle of a tube version circuit for an induction heating unit. State the merits of high frequency induction heating. Explain why a finite air gap to be maintained between the two electrodes in a dielectric heater. Explain the process of pulsed-echo ultrasonic flaw detection. Describe the construction and operation of the horizontal deflection system in the CRO. Draw the block diagram of a dual-trace oscilloscope and explain its working. Explain the use of CRO for frequency measurement.

(c)

6 (a) (b) (c)

7 (a) (b) (c) (d) 8 (a) (b) (c)

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Code: 9A02304 B.Tech II Year I Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations December/January 2013/14

BASIC ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

(Biotechnology)

Time: 3 hours

Max Marks: 70 All questions carry equal marks A total of five questions are to be answered with at least two questions from each part Use separate booklets for Part A and Part B ***** PART A

(a)

(b)

The average monthly consumption at house-hold applications for a family of four members is shown in table. The cost electricity depends upon the energy consumed in kilowatt-hours (KWh) or units. If the electricity utility company charges 6 rupees per unit, determine the electricity bill for a month. Water Washing Microwave Appliance Freezer Lighting TV Computer heater machine oven KWh 300 75 100 12 100 20 10 consumed Find V1 and V2 in the circuit shown in the figure:
12

6 15 V 10 40

(c)

Find the currents and voltages in the circuit shown in the figure:

(a) (b)

Find elements in the series circuit, given that the current and total voltage are Determine the value of the voltage source and power factor in the following network if it delivers a power of 100 Watts to the circuit shown in the figure.

(c)

A 10 A 10 resistor and 30 inductive reactance are in parallel with a 230 V source. Find: (i) the current supplied by the source. (ii) power factor. (iii) true power. (iv) reactive power. (v) apparent power.

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One line voltage of a balanced star-connected sources is VAB = 180 V. if the source is connected to a delta- connected load of 20 ohms, find the phase and line currents. A star connected 3- AC generator supplies a phase current of 100 A at a phase voltage of 240 V and a power factor of 0.9 (lag). Find the line voltage, real power, reactive power and apparent power. The star connected load having impedance of (12-j16) per pha se is connected in parallel with the deltaconnected load having impedance of (27 + j18) per phase shown in figure, with both the loads being balanced, and fed from a three-phase 230 V balanced supply, with the phase sequence as R-Y-B. Find the line current, power factor, total real power, reactive power and apparent power. Draw a neat sketch of a d.c. generator. State the functions of each part. Derive the e.m.f. equation of a D.C. generator. Draw the speed-torque characteristics of a D.C. shunt, series, and compound motors in one figure and compare them. Which characteristic is more suitable for traction purpose and why? Why the primary of the transformer draws current from the mains when the secondary in not carrying any load? Explain the process of building up of voltage in a D.C. shunt generator and give the conditions to be satisfied for voltage buildup.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

PART B
5 (a) (b) (c) Explain Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Give the circuit symbol and two applications for Varactor diode and tunnel diode. Design a circuit such that it passes the negative half cycle and the positive half cycle is truncated to 5 V (Assume it is an ideal diode and the input signal to be 30 V Peak-Peak). Derive the relationship between In a common base connection The voltage drop across 2 K resistance which is connected in the collector is 2 V. Find the base current. Explain the input and output characteristics of common emitter configuration of a transistor and derive the expression for in terms of . Explain with help of circuit diagram the working principle of an induction heating unit employing a transistorized Colpitts oscillator. Explain the help of block diagram the basic arrangement of a dielectric heater. Explain the working of magnetostriction ultrasonic generator using a Colpitts oscillator. With the neat diagram explain the function of a general purpose oscilloscope. Explain the operation of a sampling CRO. Explain the vertical deflection system of the CRO with neat diagram.

(a) (b) (c)

(a) (b) (c)

(a) (b) (c)

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