Niño John A.

Jayme; BSEE – 4 June 22, 2020

NON-SINUSOIDAL WAVES – PRACTICE PROBLEMS

1. A circuit is energized by e = 100 + 75 sin wt + 50 sin ( 2 wt + 200 ) – 25 sin ( 3 wt +

400 ) volts. Determine the effective value of the voltage wave.
a) 110 volts b) 120 volts
c) 210 volts d) 220 volts

2. A DC battery having an emf of 100 volts is connected in series with 120 V – 60 cycle
power supply. What is the effective voltage supplied to the circuit?
a) 156.2 volts b) 256.2 volts
c) 56.2.0 volts d) none of these

Ans.= 131.15 Volts

3. A 0.2 H pure inductance is connected across e = 100 sin 377 t + 50 sin ( 754 t + 100
) volts. What is the value of effective current of the circuit?
a) 99.1 amperes b) 0.867 ampere
c) 0.97 ampere d) 30.8 amperes
4. A 50 ohms resistor is connected in series with a 200 uF capacitor across e = 100 +
50 sin 314 t. What is the equation of the current ?
a) I = 2 + 0.953 sin 314 t b) I = 2 + 0.953 sin ( 314 t + 17.70 )
0
c) I = 0.953 sin ( 314 t + 17.7 ) d) none of these

5. The impressed voltage is e = 50 + 100 sin 377 t + 75 sin ( 754 t + 200 ) Volts. Takes
a current of I = 5 + 10 sin ( 377 t + 100 ) + 6 sin ( 754 t + 300 ) Amperes. What is the
apparent power of the circuit?
a) 979.31 Va b) 1079.31 Va
c) 1,700 Va d) none of these

Ans.= 975 VA

6. A current of I = 10 sin ( wt – 600 ) + 5 sin ( 2 wt + 200 ) Amp. Flows in a series circuit

consisting of 8 ohms resistance, 10 ohms 60 cycle capacitive reactance, and 4
ohms 60 cycle inductive reactance. Find the equation of impressed voltage wave. ω
= 377 rad. per second.
a) e = 100 sin ( wt – 900 ) + 42.7 sin ( 2 wt – 40.556 ) Volts
b) e = 100 sin ( wt + 96.870 ) + 42.7 sin ( 2 wt + 40.556 ) Volts
c) e = 50 sin ( wt + 96.870 ) – 42.7 sin ( 2 wt – 40.5560 ) Volts
d) none of these

Ans.= e = 100 sin ( wt – 96.870 ) + 42.7 sin ( 2 wt + 40.556 ) Volts

7. The voltage across one phase of a star connected bank of transformers in known to
contain a third harmonic component in addition to a fundamental in which effective
value is 133 volts. If the measured ( effective ) voltage is 140, determine the
magnitude of the third harmonic.
a) 43.6 volts b) 55.8 volts
c) 193.1 volts d) 136.5 volts

8. a non sinusoidal current wave has the equation I = ( 15 sin α + 10 cos α ) + ( 6 sin
3α – 8 cos 3α ) – ( 3 sin 5α – 4.5 cos α ). Determine the equation in terms of sine
components only.
a) I = 18 sin ( α + 33.70 ) + 10 sin ( 3α – 63.10 ) + 5.4 sin ( 5α + 123.70 )
b) I = 18 sin ( α + 33.70 ) + 10 sin ( 3α – 53.10 ) + 5.4 sin ( 5α + 223.70 )
c) I = 18 sin ( α + 33.70 ) + 10 sin ( 3α – 53.10 ) + 5.4 sin ( 5α + 123.70 )
d) none of these

9. A non – sinusoidal voltage wave consists of a fundamental and a third harmonic. If

the effective values of the composite wave and the fundamental wave are 240 V
and 230 V respectively, calculate the effective value of the third harmonic.
a) 235.1 Volts b) 68.5 Volts
c) 332.4 Volts d) none of these
10. The current in a circuit has the equation I = 12 + 18 sin ₤ - 12 sin 2₤ + 8 cos 3₤.
Calculate the effective value of the current.
a) 15.6 volts b) 16.6 volts
c) 17.6 volts d) 18.6 volts

11. Calculate the total true power in a circuit in which the non-sinusoidal equations of
voltage and current are:
e = 170 sin ( ₤ + 300 ) – 40 sin ( 3₤ - 800 ) – 15 sin ( 5₤ + 1200 ) volts
I = 16 sin ( ₤ - 300 ) + 6 sin ( 3₤ - 350 ) - 4 sin ( 5₤ + 900 ) volts
a) 618 watts b) 619 watts
c) 620 watts d) 621 watts

12. Calculate the over-all power factor for a circuit in which the voltage and current have
the following equations:
e = 240 sin ( ₤ + 600 ) – 90 cos ( 3₤ + 300 ) + 25 sin ( 5₤ - 750 ) volt
I = 4.8 sin ( ₤ + 600 ) - 1.8 sin ( 3₤ - 1200 ) + 0.5 sin ( 5₤ - 750 ) ampere
a) 0.738 b) 0.838
c) 0.938 d) 0.638
13. The following equations are given for the voltage and current in a non-sinusoidal
circuit:
e = 45 + 120 sin ( ₤ - 300 ) – 60 sin ( 3₤ + 600 ) volt
I = 8 + 15 sin ( ₤ - 450 ) - 6 sin ( 3₤ + 450 ) ampere
Calculate the power factor of the circuit
a) 0.68 b) 0.78
c) 0.84 d) 0.94

14. Express the non-sinusoidal voltage wave e = ( 96 sin α – 72 cos α ) + ( -15.4 sin 3α
– 12.8 cos 3α ) + ( - 4.5 sin 5α – 6 cos 5α ) in terms of sine components only.
a) 120 sin ( α – 36.90 ) + 20 sin ( 3α + 140.30 ) + 6.5 sin ( 5α + 233.10 )
b) 120 sin ( α – 36.90 ) + 20 sin ( 3α + 140.30 ) + 7.5 sin ( 5α + 233.10 )
c) 120 sin ( α + 36.90 ) + 20 sin ( 3α + 140.30 ) + 7.5 sin ( 5α + 233.10 )
d) none of these

15. A voltage wave having the equation e = 170 sin ( 377 t + π/4 ) + 50 sin ( 1,131 t –
π/4 ) is impressed across a series circuit in which R = 6 ohms, L = 0.0106 Henry
and C = 221 uF. Determine the apparent power.
a) 1655 Va b) 1565 Va
c) 1665 Va d) 1556 Va
16. The following two currents flow toward a certain junction.
I1 = 20 sin ( wt + 300 ) – 10 sin ( 2 wt – 300 ) + 5 sin ( 3 wt – 400 ) Ampere
I2 = 15 cos wt + 10 cos ( 2 wt – 600 ) + 10 cos ( 3 wt + 500 ) Ampere
What is the effective value of the resulting current ?
a) 135 amperes b) 316 amperes
c) 231 amperes d) none of these

17. 200 cos wt volt is impressed across the circuit and takes 10 sin ( wt – 300 ) ampere.
What is the impedance of the circuit?
a) 20 angle 600 ohms b) 20 angle 300 ohms
0
c) 20 angle 90 ohms d) 20 angle 1200 ohms

18. The current through the circuit is define by the equation I = 2.5 + 4 sin ( wt + 300 ) +
2.5 cos ( 3 wt – 100 ) Amp. The effective value of the current wave is. . .
a) 3.335 Amperes b) 4.717 Amperes
c) 4.168 Amperes d) 5.340 Amperes
19. A voltage v = 100 sin ( wt + 600 ) – 50 sin ( 3 wt – 300 ) Volts and current I = 10 sin (
wt + 600 ) + 5 cos ( 3 wt + 600 ) Amperes are the parameters of the circuit. What is
the over-all power factor?
a) 0.6 b) 0.7
c) 0.8 d) none of these

Ans.= 1