Exam_2 EEC 1040 AC Fundamentals Professor O'Connor

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TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.

1) The peak value of a waveform is the maximum instantaneous value as measured from the zero volt 1)
level.

2) The quantity is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. 2)

3) The cosine curve leads the sine curve by 180°. 3)

4) The average value of a sine wave is zero. 4)

5) The time of a periodic waveform is called a period. 5)

6) There are 57.3 degrees in one radian. 6)

7) The SI unit of frequency is called hertz. 7)

8) The SI unit of angular velocity is radians per second. 8)

9) Increasing the frequency of a waveform increases the period. 9)

10) The equivalent dc value of a sinusoidal current or voltage is 70.7% of its peak value. 10)

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

11) What is the period of a 50 kHz sine wave? 11)

A) 5 × 104 s B) 50 µs C) 5 µs D) 20 µs

12) What is the angular velocity of a 50 kHz sine wave? 12)

A) × 105 rad/s B) × 104 rad/ns C) × 105 rad/s D) × 104 rad/s

13) What angle in degrees is equivalent to /3 radians? 13)

A) 120° B) 30° C) 90° D) 60°

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Figure 13.1

14) See Figure 13.1. What is the period of this waveform? 14)
A) 50 ms B) 30 ms C) 20 ms D) 10 ms

15) See Figure 13.1. What is the frequency of this waveform? 15)
A) 50 Hz B) 100 Hz C) 20 Hz D) 33 Hz

16) See Figure 13.1. What is the peak-to-peak voltage of this waveform? 16)
A) +10 V B) 0 V C) +20 V D) -10 V

17) What is the amplitude in the equation v = 35 sin(5000t)? 17)

A) 35 V B) 5000/ V C) 35 V D) 5000 V

18) What is the frequency in the equation v = 35 sin(5000t)? 18)

A) 5000 Hz B) 35 Hz C) 5000 Hz D) 2500/ Hz

19) If i = 4 sin( t + 50°) and v = 7 sin( t - 30°), which one of these statements is TRUE? 19)
A) i lags v by 80°.
B) i leads v by 20°.
C) i lags v by 20°.
D) i leads v by 80°.

20) What is the effective voltage if v = 10 sin( t - 50°)? 20)

A) 14.14 V B) 20 V C) 7.07 V D) 10 V

21) If the effective voltage of an ac receptacle is 120 V, what is the peak-to-peak voltage? 21)
A) 339.4 V B) 240 V C) 84.8 V D) 169.7 V

22) The magnitude of a waveform at any instant of time is called the 22)
A) average value. B) peak value.
C) peak-to-peak value. D) instantaneous value.

TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.

23) The voltage across an inductor leads the current through it by 90°. 23)

24) Inductive reactance increases directly in proportion to frequency. 24)

25) The more reactive the load, the lower the power factor. 25)

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 26) The length of a phasor is called the modulus or magnitude. 26)

27) For a purely resistive element, the voltage across and the current through the element are in phase. 27)

28) For an inductor, the voltage lags the current through it by 90°. 28)

29) Inductive reactance does not dissipate electrical energy. 29)

30) Unlike inductive reactance, capacitive reactance dissipates energy in the form of heat. 30)

31) A power factor of 1 indicates that maximum power is being delivered. 31)

32) The leading or lagging of current or voltage is not a consideration with power factor. 32)

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

33) What is the inductive reactance at 800 Hz of a 1 mH inductor with an internal resistance of 20 ? 33)
A) 12 B) 20 C) 0.2 D) 5.0

34) At what frequency does a 10 µF capacitor have a reactance of 100 ? 34)

A) 1.59 MHz B) 1.59 kHz C) 159 Hz D) 15.9 kHz

35) If the voltage across a 25 resistor is v = 50 sin(500t - 75), which of the following is the expression 35)
for the resistor current?
A) 1250 sin(500t - 75°) B) 2 sin(500t - 75°)
C) 2 sin(20t - 3°) D) 2 cos(500t - 75°)

36) The voltage across a 100 mH coil is v = 100 sin 50t. Which of these expressions describes the 36)
current?
A) 20 sin(50t - 90°)
B) 20 sin(50t + 90°)
C) 20 sin 50t
D) 2000 sin(50t - 90°)

37) How much power is dissipated by a resistor if the current through it is i = 10 sin( t + 30°) and the 37)
voltage across it is v = 50 sin( t + 30°)?
A) 353.5 W B) 5 W C) 250 W D) 500 W

38) Which one of the following phasor domain expressions is equivalent to the time domain expression 38)
50 sin( t + 15°)?
A) 70.7 15° B) 35.35 15° C) 50 15° D) 70.7 -15°

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39) See Figure 14.1. What is the coil current if eL is 500 sin(50t + 20°)? 39)

Figure 14.1

A) 5 sin 50t
B) 5 sin(50t + 20°)
C) 5 sin(50t - 70°)
D) 5 sin(50t + 110°)

40) See Figure 14.2. What relationship exists between voltages v 1 and v 2 ? 40)

Figure 14.2

A) v 1 leads v 2 by 45°. B) v 1 lags v 2 by 45°.

C) v 1 lags v 2 by ( /4)°. D) v 1 leads v 2 by ( /4)°.