EE – Refresher # 5

INSTRUCTION: select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by
shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURE ALLOWED.
USE PENCIL NO. 1 ONLY.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A 6 v car radio draws a current of 6.5 A. What resistance in ohms must be connected in series with to operate it
in a car with 12 volt battery?
A. 0.947 B. 0.969 C. 0.923 D. 0.981
2. If a certain conductor has an area of 336,400 cmils, what is the radius of this conductor in cm?
A. 0.663 B. 0.810 C. 0.737 D. 0.921
3. A 3-phase circuit 60 HZ, 230 kV transposed transmission line is composed of two 1,272 MCM 54/19 conductors
per phase with horizontal configuration. The bundle conductors are 50 cm in distance while spacing between
the centers of the bundle is 10 meters. If the GMR of the ACSR conductors is 0.0466 ft. Find the inductive
resistance in ohms/km/phase of the transmission line?
A. 0.3775 B. 0.3398 C. 0.3628 D. 0.3964
4. What are the two elements in a series circuit connection having a current and voltage of i = 13.42 sin (500t –
53.40) A and v = 150 sin (500t + 100) v?
A. R = 8.8 Ω and L = 35 mH C. R = 7.5 Ω and L = 30 mH
B. R = 6.3 Ω and L = 35 mH D. R = 5 Ω and L = 20 Mh
5. A 3Φ induction motor is rated 240 v, 150 A, 0. 707 p. f. What size of capacitor in kVAR must be placed parallel
with the circuit to improve the p. f. to 95% lagging?
A. 17.1 B. 41.9 C. 24.2 D. 29.6
6. A 230 v (line to neutral), 3-phase is connected to three 10 Ω resistance loads with both source and load in wye
configuration. Determine the current in phase B.
A. – 11.5 – j 19.9 A B. B. 11.5 + j 19.9 A C. – 11.5 + j 19.9 A D. 11.5 – j 19.9 A
7. Given the following set of symmetrical components, determine the phase current for phase B.
Ia0 = 1 at 75 deg Ia1 = 1 at 15 deg Ia2 = 1 at (-45 deg)
A. 0.259 + j 0.966 B. 0.516 + j 1.931 C. 1.932 + j 0.518 D. 1.414 + j 1.414
8. Three resistors of 3, 67 and Z ohms, respectively are connected in parallel cross a constant current source of 10
A. Find the value of Z if this resistor draws 2 A current?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 4 D. 8
9. A 120 cm long conductor is carrying a current of 3.2 A and is situated at a right angles to a field with flux density
of 0.85T. Calculate the on the conductor.
A. 3. 3640 N B. 3. 3048 N C. 3.1396 N D. 3. 5477
10. A series RLC circuit has elements R = 50 Ω, L = 8 mH and C = 2.22 microfarads. What is the equivalent impedance
of the circuit if the frequency is 796 HZ?
A. 50 + j 50 Ω B. 50 + j 130 Ω C. 50 – j 50 Ω D. 50 – j 130 Ω
11. The voltage applied across the resistor was reduced by 50%. The power consumed by the resistor will be reduce
by ______%.
A. 75 B. 50 C. 25 D. 100
12. A 110 v motor draws a current of 30 A and is located 500 ft. From the power source. Whaqt is the supply voltage
if the diameter of copper wire is 0.25 inch?
A. 119 B. 117 C. 121 D. 115
13. Find the value of an impedance which requires – 1,540 vars at 230 v tms and 10 A rms.
A. 17.40 – j 15.00 B. 16.82 – j 15.69 C. 17.09 – j 15.39 D. 17. 62 – j 14.78
14. A balance delta connected load of 4 – j 3 Ω per phase is fed by a 380 v, 3-phase system. Find the reactive power
in kVAR.
A. 52 B. 29 C. 69 D. 87
15. A transformer having a 360 turn primary winding takes 150 watts in power and 1.4 A in current at an input
voltage of 230 v at no-load. Determine the no-load p. F.
A. 0.606 B. 0.866 C. 0.466 D. 0.528
16. The phase currents in a wye connected, unbalance load are Ia = 44 – j 33, lb = - 32 – j 24 and lc = - 40 + j 25 A.
What is the positive sequence current for phase A?
A. 28 – j 31 B. 40. 2 + j 8.9 C. 28 + j 31 D. 40.8 – j 8.9
17. What is the complex expression for a given alternating current, i = 250 sin (wt – 25 deg)?
A. 227 + j 106 B. 160 – j 75 C. 227 – j 106 D. 160 + j 75

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18. A balance three-phase wye connected source has V an = 220 v rms with 30 degrees angle. Using a positive phase
sequence, determine V bc?
A. 190 + j 330 v rms B. – 190.5 – j 330 v rms C. 190.5 – j 330 v rms D. – j 381 v rms
19. A 115 kV three-phase transposed transmission line is composed of 2-ACSR 336, 400 cmil, 30/7 Oriole conductors
per phase with horizontal configuration: D12 = 7 ft., D23 = 7 ft. And D13 14 ft. The line spacing is measured from
the center of the bundled conductors. The distance between the conductors of the bundle is 6 inches. The
conductor have a diameter of 0.741 inch and a GMR of 0.02255 ft. Find the capacitance per phase for 20 km of
the line of microfarads?
A. 0.2889 B. 0.2609 C. 0. 1300 D. 0.2719
20. The effect of dielectric is to
A. Increase the capacitance C. increase the working voltage
B. Decrease the capacitance D. reduce the working voltage
21. A length of copper telephone line has resistance of 24 ohms at 20 degree C. what is the resistance on hot
summer day when its temperature rises to 36 degree C?
A. 26.5 Ω B. 24.5 Ω C. 25.5 Ω D. 27.5 Ω
22. A balance three phase, wye-connected load of 150 kW takes a leading current of 100 A, when the line is 2,400 v,
60 HZ. What is the capacitance per phase?
A. 21 mF B. 21 μF C. 205 mF D. 205 μ
23. An impedance Z3 is in series to the two impedances Z1 = 10 + j 10 Ω and Z2 = 20 j 30 Ω that are connected
parallel. What is the value of impedance Z3 in ohms that will produce resonant circuit?
A. j13.1 B. –j5.4 C. j5.4 D. – j13.1
24. Find the current thru a 0.10 microfarad capacitor at t = 0 if the voltage across it is – 2 e raised to – 10 raisede to
7 x t v.
A. 200 mA B. 20 mA C. 2 A D. 20 A
25. What will happen to an insulating medium if subjected to a voltage more than the basic impulse insulation level?
A. It will change its molecular structure C. It will get punctured
B. It will become magnetic D. It will melt
26. In a balance three-phase system, the Y – connected impedances are 10 ohms with 30 degrees angle. If Vbc is
equal 416 v with 240 degrees angle, determine lcn. Assume that phase sequence is abc.
A. 12 + j 20.8 A B. 20.8 – j 12 A C. 12 – j 20.8 A D. 20.8 + j 12 A
27. A transmission line cable consists of 26 strands of identical copper conductors, each 1.255 mm in diameter. The
length of the cable is 10 km, but because of the twist of the strands, the actual length of each conductor is
increased by 5%. If the resistivity of the copper is 1.72 x 10 raised to – 8 ohms/meter, what is the resistance of
the cable of the ohms?
A. 1.08 B. 5.39 C. 1.13 D. 5.66
28. A generator of 50 MVA, 4 kV, X”d = 25% and transformer of 50 MVA, 4.2 kV delta/115 kV wye grounded,
operating on 3.8 kV tap where X’t = 10%, are to be connected into a single equivalent reactance. What is the
single equivalent reactance on a 100 MVA, 110 kV base?
A. j 0.6667 pu B. j 0.6039 pu C. j 0. 8663 pu D. j 0.8241 pu
29. Two batteries are connected in series, one of 8 v, 2 k Ω and the other of 16 v, 3 k Ω battery.
A. 12 mw B. 1.2 mw C. 12 w D. 1.2 w
30. A three-phase transposed distribution line is designed with equilateral spacing of 12 ft. It is decided to build the
line with horizontal spacing ( D13 = 2D12 = 2D23 ). The conductors are transposed. What would be the spacing
between adjacent conductors in order to obtain the same inductance as in the original designed?
A. 9.5056 B. 9.5246 C. 9.6437 D. 3.6190
31. Sparking occur when a load is switched off because the circuit has high.
A. Capacitance B. inductance C. resistance D. impedance
32. Two lamps having luminous intensity of 250 and 300 candelas, respectively are place 100 m apart. Lamp A is
placed 10 m above the ground while lamp B is placed 20 m above the same level. What is the illumination at the
center of the lamp posts at ground level?
A. 0.0384 lux B. 0.0572 lux C. 0.4522 lux D. 0.0188 lux
33. A short 230 kV transmission line has an impedance of 10 cis 800 Ω. The sending end power is 150 MV at 230 kV
and 80% power factor. What is the voltage at the other end?
A. 222.45 kV B. 223.45 kV C. 224.45 kV D. 225.45 kV
34. The highest attained by dc shunt motor is
A. equal to infinity at rated flux B. higher than no load speed at rated flu
C. equal to no load speed at rated flux D. lower than no load speed at rated flux

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35. A transformer is rated 500 kVA, 4,800/480 v, 60 HZ when it is operated as a conventional two winding
transformer. This transformer is to be used as a 5.28/4.8 kV stepdown autotransformer in a power distribution
system. In the auto transformer, what is the transformer rating when used in this manner?
A. 5 MVA B. 6 MVA C. 5.5 MVA D. 6.5 MVA
36. Calculate the force in lb upon each side of a coil of 50 turns carrying a current of 20 A if the axial length of the
coil is 12 inches and the flux density is 2,500 lines per square inch. There are 4,448 x 10 raised to 5 dynes in a lb.
The conductors are at the right angle of the flux.
A. 29.4 B. 25.3 C. 27.9 D. 26.6
37. A power plant gets water from a dam from a height of 100 meters at the rate of 1,000 cubic meters per minute.
If the ove all efficiency of the plant is 75%, what is the kW output of the plant?
A. 7,550 kW B. 15,250 kW C. 12,250 kW D. 5,250 kW
38. A 4-pole 3-phase synchronous motor runs at full-load speed of 1,200 rpm. If the load is reduced to one-half of
rated, what is its speed?
A. 1,200 rpm B. 1,800 rpm C. 600 rpm D. 2,400 rpm
39. The main contacts of a circuit breaker are most likely operated by a
A. heavy duty switch B. B. vacuum C. mimic bus D. solenoid
40. in a short circuit study, the positive, negative, and zero sequence impedance are 0.25 p. u., 0.25 p. u., and 0.3 p.
u., respectively. The base MVA is 100. Determine the fault current for a three phase fault at the 155 kV level.
A. 3,000 amps B. 2,000 amps C. 2,500 amps D. 3,000 amps
41. In LC circuit resonates at 2000 kHZ and has a Q of 100. Find the upper cut off frequency.
A. 2,020 kHZ B. 2,010 kHZ C. 2,100 kHZ D. 2,050 kHZ
42. A plant has total generating capacity of 800 kW. The coal consumption is 1, 900 lbs. Per hour. Heating value of
the coal is 9, 500 BTU per lb. What approximate percent in heat in the coal is converted into useful energy?
A. 12.3% B. 15.1% C. 8.7% D. 17.5%
43. A 220-v dc shunt motor runs at 500 rpm with an armature current of 50 amperes and an armature resistance of
0.1 Ω. Calculate the speed if the torque is halved?
A. 500 rpm B. 510 rpm C. 506 rpm D. 518 rpm
44. Find the rotor frequency of an induction motor if the rotor speed is 1,145 rpm.
A. 2.75 HZ B. 5.5 HZ C. 1.25 HZ D. 60 HZ
45. A relay is used to
A. Receive a signal and record C. protect a circuit
B. Connects a line to the source D. relay a message to a remote place
46. In half-wave rectification, if the input frequency is 50 HZ, then output has a frequency of _____.
A. 12.5 HZ B. 100 HZ C. 25 HZ D. 50 HZ
47. Two single phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are connected in V or open-delta to serve a three-phase load
of 120 kW at 0.80 power factor lagging. To prevent the overloading of transformers, determine the size of the
capacitor in kVAR.
A. 50 B. 40 C. 30 D. 20
48. An incandescent lamp having a luminous flux of 3,000 lumens is enclosed in a 0.3 meter diameter diffusing
sphere and having an absorption factor of 15%. Calculate the average luminance of the sphere.
A. 450 B. 9,020 C. 2,255 D. 3,000
49. A. 1.5 MΩ resistor is connected in series with a 20 μF capacitor. The voltage source is 120 volts dc. Determine
the time at which the voltage across the capacitor is 75% of the source voltage.
A. 41.6 sec B. 14.6 sec C. 1.46 sec D. 4.61 sec
50. Rapid stopping of a motor by momentarily connecting the motor in reverse direction is called
A. Jogging B. inching C. plugging D. sequence operation

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