MODEL QUESTION - I BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Full marks : 70 Time - 3 hrs.

Answer question no.1 which is compulsory and any five from the rest. SECTION A
1. Answer the following questions. (a) (b) [2 x 10]

A voltmeter V of 25 k resistance in series with a resistor R across a 220 V supply reads 110 volts. Calculate the value of resistor R. Three resistance of 12, 24 and 30 magnitude are connected in parallel across a 220 V d.c. source compute the power dissipated in each resistor and total power drawn from the source what is the total current. A circuit consists of a resistor 20 in series with an inductor 0.2 H. The frequency is 50 Hz. Calculate the conductance and susceptance of the ckt. A 10 F capacitor is connected to a constant d.c. voltage source of 200 v through a resistor R. Across the capacitor a neon lamp is connected that strikes at 110 volts. Calculate R to make the lamp strikes 5 second after switch has been closed. A 3-phase star connected load is connected to a symmetrical 3-phase 440 V balanced supply. The current in each phase 60 A and lags 30 behind the corresponding phase voltage. Find the phase voltage and total power. An iron ring with a circular cross-section of 2 cm diameter and a mean circumference of 60 cm is wound with a coil of 250 turns. For an exciting current of 2 A in the coil, the flux is found out to be 1.5. Calculate the relative permeability of iron. (l0 = 4 x 107 H/m) What do you mean the term slip of B. Calculate the slip of a 4 pole induction motor running at 1740 rpm while being connects to a 60 Hz three phase source. Draw the torque speed characteristic of a 3- I.M. and 1- I.M. Two impedances 0.02 (30o) and 0.05 (50o) are connected in parallel. Find out the resultant impedance in rectangular form. Write down the expression for back emf of motor and explain various term.

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SECTION B
Answer any FIVE questions. 2. 3. [5 x 10 = 50]

State and briefly explain both super position theorem and Nortons theorem with one example each. (a) (b) An inductance of 0.8 H in series with a capacitance of 0.5 F. Find the impedance of the circuit when frequency is (i) 50 Hz and (ii) 1 k Hz. A current of 8 A flows through a non inductive resistance in series with a coil when supplied at 240 V, 50 Hz. If the voltage across resistance is 120 V and across the coil 180 V. Calculate the impedance, reactance and resistance of the coil (i) power absorbed by the oil. (ii) total power draw the complete phaser diagram.

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A 3-phase, 3 wire, 415 volts, 50 Hz, RYB system of balance supply is connected to a delta connected load with Zpy = 100 (40o) , ZyB = 150 (50o) and ZBR = 120 (30o) . Obtain the three line current a draw the complete phaser diagram. The supply neutral is earthed.

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What are the expression for : (i) the torques developed and (ii) speed equation in a d.c. shunt meter . Explain all terms in the expressions very briefly.

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An iron ring has a mean diameter of 30 cm and acrossectional area of 50 cm2. It is wound with a coil of 1000 turns. An air gap of 1.5 mm width is cut in the ring. Determine the current required in the coil to produce a flux of 0.45 mob the air gap. If the relative permeability of iron is 900. Given 0 = 4 x 107 H/m.

(b) 6. (a) (b)

Explain the principle of operation of a single phase two winding transformer. Derive its emf equation. Describe the various methods of excitation and its connection diagrams in a d.c. modulus. A 4 pole d.c. shunt generator has 600 amateur combine in four parallel paths. The average flux per pole 0.04 weber. Calculate the generates emf it the speed of the prime mover coupled to this generator is 1500 rpm. The primary winding of a 1-f transformer connected to a 220 V, 50 Hz supply. The secondary winding learn 2000 terms. If the maximum value of the cone. flux is 0.004 lib. Determine (i) the number of turns on the primary winding. (ii) the secondary induced voltage.

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Explain briefly with help of block diagram the principle of power generates in a Hydral and thermal power plane. A moving coil having a resistance of 5 gives full scale deflection with 2.5 mA current. Calculate (i) the resistance required in parallel to enable the instrument to read upto 5 A. (ii) the resistance required in series to enable it to read upto 20 V.

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Explain in brief how a single phase inductor motor is different in construction as compared to a 3phase induction motor. State merits and demerits of moving iron instruments. What are the sources of electric power generation ? What is the purpose of putting a capacitor in series with the auxiliary winding of a single phase I.M. Write down formulas for eddy current and hysteresis loss in a magnetic material ?

(b) (c) (d) (e)

MODEL QUESTION - II BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Full marks : 70 Time - 3 hrs.

Answer question no.1 which is compulsory and any five from the rest. SECTION A
1. Answer the following questions. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) What do you mean by the effective value of alternating current. e = 100 2 sin (628 t + 30o). What is rms value and frequency of the emf. Three resistances of 30 each connected in star. Find out the delta equivalent of this combination. A direct voltage of 200 V is applied to a coil of resistance 20 and inductance of 200 mH. Find the time taken for the current through the coil to reach one-half of its final value. Calculate the power dissipated in a 15 resistance when a voltage of (225 + 225 sin 314 t) is applied across it. The eddy current loss in an iron core is 1 kw when excited by 200 V, 50 Hz. What will be the loses when the frequency is changed to 25 Hz. In a single phase a.c. circuit V = (100 + J 100 ) V, Z = (3 + J4), find the current in polar form. What is the basic constructional difference between an energy meter and wattmeter. Define and explain time constant in a R-L ckt. Explain briefly how the range of a PMMC instrument can be extended. [2 x 10]

SECTION B
Answer any FIVE questions. 2. 3. State and explain the Thevenins theorem with an example. (a) The input power to a 3-phase I.M. was measured by two wattmeter method. The ready were 3.5 kw and 1.5 kw and the line voltage was 400 V. Calculate (i) power factor (ii) total active power (iii) the line current (b) 4. (a) Derive the mathematical expression for the current through a R.L. Circuit connected across a d.c. voltage source. A mild steel ring having cross-sectional area 300 mm2 and mean circumference of 500 mm2 has a coil 200 turns wound uniformly around it. The relative permeability of steel is 600. Calculate : (i) Reductance of ring. (ii) the current required to produce flux of 400 lpl in the ring. (b) Two coils of impedance 25 (30o) and 18 (50o) . are connected in series across 1-phase 200 V, 50 Hz a.c. supply. Determine [5 x 10 = 50]

(i) total impedance (ii) current (iii) active power (iv) reactive power (v) p - f 5. (a) A star connected 3-phase load having resistance of 8 W and a capacitive reactance of 10 W in each phase. The load is fed from a 3-phase, 400 V, 50 Hz balanced supply. Calculate (i) the line current (ii) active and reactive power (b) 6. (a) Derive the emf equation of D.C. generator. The emf per turn for a single phase 2200/220 V, 50 Hz transformer is approximately 12 votes. Calculate (i) the number of primary and secondary turns and (ii) the net cross sectional area of the core, for a maximum flux density of 1.25 Wb/m2 on the core. (b) A 6 pole, 2 circuit wave connected armature has 250 conductors and runs at 1200 rpm. The emf generated is 600 V. Find the useful flux per pole. State the indicating and integrating measuring instruments that you have studied ? A moving coil instrument gives a full scale reading of 24 mA when the potential differential across its terminals is 72 mV. Calculate : (i) the value of shunt resistance for a full scale deflection corresponding to 100 A. (ii) the series resistance for a full scale reading with 500 V.

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MODEL QUESTION - III BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

SHORT QUESTIONS

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Answer the following questions. (a) (b) (c) (d) A circuit containing R, L, C is switched on to a DC supply. Which one them will behave as a short circuit in steady state ? Find the rms value of a voltage wave given by the expression, V = 220 + 230 2 sin 3Ht. In a two watt meter method of power measurement, the readings of the wattnates are 100 W and 70s W respectively. What are the total power consumption and resulting power factor. A single phase transformer has 400 turns in the primary and maximum flux density in the core is 0.03 wh/m2. If the emf induced in the primary is 200 V for a 50 Hz supply, what is the area of core crosssection. In a DC shunt motor, the speed it normal condition is 1200 rpm. If the field current is reduced by 30% what would be the new speed. An induction motor develope 20 kw output at 80% efficiency and 0.8 P.F. lagging. If the line voltage of the supply is 400 V. Find the line current drawn by it. A wat timer reads 100 W when the voltage is 50 V and current is 2A. What is the power factor of the circuit ? What are the advantages of electrical energy utiliation ? In a parallel combination of two resistors (4 and 6 ) the current in the 4 resistor is 2A. What is the total current ? A closed iron ring has mean circumference of 15 cm and cross section of 25 mm2. Calculate the reductance offered by is if relative permeability of iron is 400. A series circuit contains a resistance of 4 and an inductance of 2H. When excited by a 50 Hz AC source, what would be its impedance and power factor ? A delta circuit has identical resistances of 10 each what is its star equivalent ? A single phase transformer has 100 primary turns and 200 V AC supply. If the flux has a maximum value of 0.02 what is the supply frequency ? A DC shunt motor has a supply voltage of 200 V and a back emf of 180 V. If a voltage of 4 V is dropped in the brushes, find the armature current and load current. Assume armature resistance as 0.5 and field resistance A single-phase inductance motor developed 200 W at 1500 rpm. What is its output torque ? A PMMC instrument has coil resistance of 2 . If it shows fult scale deflection at 50 V, find a suitable scheme such that it can measure a voltage of 500 V directly. Why is high voltage preferred for transmission of electric power ?

(e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m) (n)

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LONG QUESTIONS
2. (a) (b) 3. (a) (b) Explain delta to star transformation with suitable examples. Three resistances 2 , 4 and 6 form a delta network. What will be the star equivalent for this delta network ? Explain why a capacitor can not be charged instantaneously when connected to a DC source. A capacitor with capacitance of 500 F and a resistance of 100 is suddenly switched across a 30 V DC supply of negligible internal resistances. Determine the initial and final current, time constant of the circuit, and instantaneous value of voltage across the capacitor after 500 ms. Draw the waveforms for the two alternating quantities given by e1 = 200 sin (314 t 30o) and e2 = 200 cos (314 t 30o)

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(b)

A circuit contains a voltage V = (10 + j 30) V and an impedance of Z = (30 j 45). Find the current flowing in the circuit, active power, and reactive power in the circuit. Also find the power factor of the load. Explain the principle of three-phase AC generation. What do you mean by turbo atternator ? A 100 W, 200 V filament lamp is to be operated on a 300 V DC supply. Determine the value of resistance to be connected in series with this lamp. If the same lamp were to be operated from a 300 V, 50 Hz AC supply, what would be the suitable inductance in series with the lamp ? Compare the power consumption in both the cases. Derive the emf equation for a single-phase transformer. A mild steel ring having cross-sectional area of 50 mn2 and mean circumference of 40 cm has a coil of 100 turns wound uniformly over it. Calculate (i) reductance of the ring (ii) current required to produce a flux density of 0.9 wb/m2 in the ring. Assume relative permeability of the ring material as 1000.

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Draw the B - H loop for a magnetic material and explain saturation, retentivity and coercitivly as highlighted in the curke. Explain Kirchhoffs current law with suitable examples. Explain Nortons theorem with a suitable example. Explain with a neat sketch the lay out of a thermal power plant. A moving coil having a resistance of 5 gives fult scale deflection with 10 mA current. Calculate the resistance required in series to enable it to read up to 10 V. Derive the expression for average value of a since soidal AC quantity. Find the average value for a current wave given by the expression i = 50 + 75 t + 100 sin 314 t. Explain the phenomena of resonance in series RLC circuit, excited by a single phase AC supply. A series RLC circuit contains R = 2 , L = 5 H, and an unknown capacitance. If the circuit is excited by a voltage source given by e = 200 sin 628 t, for what value of capacitance, the circuit may resonant ? Also find the brand width and quality factor for the circuit at resonance. What are the different types of transformers available in practise ? Calculate currents in the two windings of a single-phase fully loaded transformer of 100/200 V, 2KVA rating. Neglect no-load current if the loss at no load is 50 w at a power factor of 0.7 lagging corresponding to primary side. Explain with neat sketch the various types of DC machines as per the excitation methods adopted in them. A two-pole DC generator running at 1500 rpm has 40 conductors. The flux per pole is 1 m wb. Determine the induced emf if the armature winding is : (i) lap connected (ii) wave connected

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Explain the working of a moving-iron attraction-type measuring instrument with the help of a neat sketch. A moving - coil instrument gives full-scale deflection with 50 mA and has a resistance of 5 . How can the instrument be used as (i) 20 A ammeter (ii) 200 V voltmeter