ECE3413-01 Test4

Spring 2015

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1. This is a work-at- home exam consisting 10 total questions.
2.

You must print out the test as individual pages and work each page. You may not reformat the
test, so that multiple problems are on one page. You must turn in all pages, stapled, but not
folded. You may add additional pages with your work if necessary.

3. Calculators are allowed.

4. Make sure you clearly indicate your answers (i.e., clearly write your answer with units
on the lines provided). Do not just write an answer you must show your work!
5. This test is due at 8:00 am on Monday, April 13, 2015. No late tests will be accepted.
6. If you have any questions, send an email to me. I will be checking my email regularly.
I will not answer any emails after 10pm on Sunday evening.

1.

(10 points) For the circuit shown below, calculate the power for the load. The voltage
source is () = 120 cos( + 20) and the current is () = 10 cos( 25) with
the direction shown in the diagram. The frequency is at 60 Hz. Note: Make sure your
answers include units. List any angles in degrees.

Complex Power

______________

Average Power

______________

Reactive Power

______________

Apparent Power

______________

Power Factor

______________

Leading or lagging pf _____________

Load

1.

(10 points) The motor inside a blender can be modeled as a resistance in series with an
inductance, as shown. Determine the current pulled by the blender in phasor form, the average power
dissipated in the load, the power factor, and the value of a capacitor when placed in parallel with the
motor which will change the power factor to 0.95 (lagging)? Note: Make sure your answers include

units. List any angles in degrees.

RMS Current ______________________
Pavg dissipated by the load_____________
Power Factor _______________________
Leading or lagging pf ________________
Reactive Power (load) before correction
__________________________________

Size of capacitor ___________________

2.

(10 points) Determine the required value of capacitance for perfect pf correction the circuit
below with two loads. Draw the phasor diagram showing the relationship between the two
load currents and the capacitor current. Assume the following values. Assume rms values
for all phasor quantities in this problem.

Vs = 120/0 V; P1 = 500 W; pf1 = 0.7 lagging, P2 = 200 W; pf2 = 0.95 leading; = 377 rad/sec.

Load Current (RMS) I1 _________________________

Load Current (RMS) I2 _________________________
Apparent Power |S1| ____________________________
Apparent Power |S2| _____________________________
Reactive Power, Q1 ____________________________
Reactive Power, Q2 ____________________________
Total Reactive Power __________________________
New reactive Power needed for unity pf ___________
Capacitor Size ________________________________

Draw the currents as phasors:

4. (10 points) Given the waveform of the voltage source shown, find:
a) the steady DC voltage (RMS voltage) that would cause the same heating effect across a
resistor.
b) the average current supplied to a 10 resistor connected across the voltage source.
c) The average power supplied to a 1- resistor connected across the voltage source.

VDC = Vrms = ___________________________

Average current for a 10 load _____________
Average power for a 1 load _______________

5. (10 points) A residential electric power monitoring system rated for 120 Vrms, 60-Hz source
registers power consumption of 1500W, with a power factor of 0.87 leading. Find the
The rms current __________________
The phase angle (how much the current lags the voltage) __________________
The system complex impedance, Z _____________
The system resistance, R _______________
The system reactance, Q _______________
What type of element might generate this reactance ____________________

6. (10 points) A current flows when a neon light advertisement is supplied by a 110 V rms power
system. The current lags the voltage by 40. Find the power dissipated by the circuit and the
power factor. Also determine what size capacitor should be placed in parallel to bring this to
0.90 power factor.
Pavg dissipated by the load_____________
Power Factor _______________________

Capacitor Size ______________________

7. (5 points) The current through a 5 H inductor is given by iL = 2cos (377t +40). Write the
expression for voltage across the inductor in time dependent (standard) form. Box your answer.
Include units.

7b. (5 points) The voltage across a 70-uF capacitor takes the following values. Calculate the
expression for the current through the capacitor in the following case: vc((t) = 10 cos 100t V.
Give your answer in in time dependent (standard) form. . Box your answer. Include units.

8. (10 points) Given v(t) = 150 cos (200t 30) in time dependent or standard form.

Find
angular frequency, ______________
Frequency in Hertz _______________
Period __________________________
Peak value______________________
Rms value_______________________
First value of time tmax after t=0 such that v(t) attains positive peak.
______________________________
Draw a picture (labeled) of the sinusoidal voltage.

9.(10 points) Determine the current through Z3 in the circuit of the figure below.
vs1(t) = vs2(t) = 120cos(377t) V Z1=5.9/30

Z2=2.3/15

Z3=17/-27

10. (10 points) Use the definition of complex power to calculate the real and reactive power for
the load shown. Vs = 110/0; Rs = 7 ; RL = 15 ; jXL = j12 . Determine the power transfer
between source and load. Explain what happens to the remaining power.
Assumptions: Use rms values for all phasor quantities in this problem.