1. Find the impedance which requires 1549 VAR AT 230 V rms and 10 A rms.

A. 17.40 - j15 ohms C. 17.09 - j15.39 ohms

B. 16.82 – j15.69 ohms D. 17.62 – j14.78 ohms

2. For a series RLC circuit with elements R = 50 Ω, L = 8 mH and C = 2.22 μF.

What is the equivalent impedance of the circuit if its frequency is 796 Hz?
A. 50 – j50 ohms C. 50 + j130 ohms
B. 50 + j50 ohms D. 50 – j130 ohms

3. Find the current that will follow in a series circuit containing a 5 kohm
resistor, a 470 picoF capacitor, a 150- mH inductor, and a 0.001 microfarad if
the exciting voltage is 65 volts at 25kHz.
A. 6.32 +j8.46mA C. 8.46+j6.22mA
B. 6.22-8.46mA D. 8.46-j6.22mA

4. Two impedances, Z1=0.8+j5.6 and zZ2=8-j16 and the single phrase motor are
connected in parallel across 200 Vrms. 60Hz supply. The motor draws 5 kVA at
80% power factor lagging. Find the complex power of impedance Z2?
A. -1-j2kVA C. 2+ j1kVA
B. 1-j2kVA D. -2-j1kVA

5. What are the two elements in a series circuit connection having a current and
voltage i= 13.42 sin (500t-53.4degrees) A and v= 150sin (500t+10degrees) V?
A. R= 8.8 ohms and L=35mH C. R= 6.3 ohms and L=25mH
B. R= 7.5 ohms and L=30mH D. R= 5.0 ohms and L=20mH

6. The impedance Z3 in series to the two impedances Z1= 10+ j10 ohms and Z2= 20-
j30 ohms that are connected in parallel. What is the value of the impedance Z3
in ohms that will produce resonant circuit?
A. –j13.1 C. j13.1
B. j5.4 D. –j5.4

7. One hundred picofarad capacitor is connected in series with a coil having

inductance of 100μH and a resistance of 100 ohm. At what frequency will this
network have at unity pf.
A. 1.4 MHz C. 1.8 MHz
B. 1.2 MHz D. 1.6 MHz

8. A 125-F capacitor that has a n initial voltage of 25-V is charge with a

current that varies with time according to the equation i = t (t2+6.83)1/2.
Find the voltage across the capacitor at 1 s.
A. 26 V C. 25 V
B. 20 V D. 20.2 V

9. Find the current through a 0.1 microfarad capacitor at t = 0, if the voltage

across it is -2 e-10^7t V.
A. 200 mA C. 20 A
B. 20 mA D. 2 A

10. A balanced three-phase wye-connected load of 150 kW takes a leading current

of 100 A, when the line is 2400 V, 60 Hz. What is the capacitance per phase?
A. 21 Mf C. 205 mF
B. 21 μF D. 205 μF

11. A balanced delta connected load of 4 – j3 ohms per phase is fed by a 380 V,
three-phase system. Find the reactive power.
A. 52 kVARS C. 69 kVARS
B. 29 kVARS D. 87 kVARS

12. The phase currents in a wye-connected unbalanced load are la – 44 – j33, lb =

-32 – j24, and lc = -40 + j25 A. What is the positive sequence current for
phase A?
A. -28 – j21 A C. 28 – j31 A
B. 40.8 + j8.9 A D. 40.8 – j8.9 A

13. A 240 V (line to neutral) three-phase source is connected to three 10 ohm

resistance loads with both source and load in the Y-configuration. Determine
the current in each phase
A. 22 A C. 24 A
 B. 20 A D. 28A

14. A balanced three-phase wye connected source has using positive phase
sequence. Van = 220 V rms with 30 degrees angle. Determine Vbc.
A. 190.5 + j330 V C. -190.5 – j330 V
B. 190.5 – j330 V D. – j381 V

15. In a balanced three-phase system, the wye-connected impedances connected are

10 ohms with 30 degrees angle. If Vbc is equal to 416 V with 240 degrees angle,
determine Icn. Assume the phase sequence is abc.
A. 12 + j20.8 A C. 12 – j20.8 A
B. 20.8 – j12 A D. 20.8 + j12 A

16. Given the following phase currents, Ia = 3.5 + j3.5, Ib = 0 – j3 and Ic = -2.6
+ j1.6. determine the negative sequence current for phase A.
A. 0.333 + j0.678 C. 0.424 + j0.571
B. -0.333 – j0.678 D. -0.333 + j0.678

17. Given the following sets of symmetrical components currents, determine the
phase B current.
Current Magnitude Angle, degrees
Ia0 1.0 75
La1 1.0 15
La2 1.0 -45
A. 0.259 + j0.966 C. 1.932 + j0.518
B. 0.516 + j1.931 D. 1.414 + j1.414

18. A transformer having a 360 turn primary winding takes 150 W in power and 1.4
A in current at an input voltage of 230 volts. Determine the no-load power
factor.
A. 0.606 C. 0.466
B. 0.866 D. 0.523

19. A transformer when it is operated as a conventional two winding transformer

is rated 10 MVA, 12/1.2 kV, 60 Hz. Under these conditions, its series
resistance and reactance are given as 2% and 7% pu respectively. This
transformer is to be used as 13.2/12 kV step-down autotransformer in a power
distribution system. What is the transformer’s series impedance in pu in the
autotransformer connection?
A. 0.0017 + j0.0058 C. 0.0020 + j0.0070
B. 0.0022 + j0.00778 D. 0.0018 + j0.0064

20. A transformers rated 500 kVA, 4800/480 V, 60 Hz when operated as a

conventional two winding transformer is to be used as a 5.28/4.8 kV step down
autotransformer in power distribution system. In the autotransformer
connection, when is the transformer’s rating when used in this manner?
A. 5MVA C. 5.5 MVA
B. 6MVA D. 6.5 MVA

21. The open circuit and short circuit tests were performed on the primary side
of the 25 kVA, 7620/240, 60 Hz transformer and the following data were
obtained, open circuit test; Eoc = 7620 V, Ioc = 0.30 A and Poc = 500 W. Short
circuit test Esc = 450 V, Isc = 3.5 A and Psc = 220 W. Determine the shunt and
series impedances refer to the primary of the transformer.
A. 116 + j26 k & 17.97 + j130  C. 112 + j22 k & 15.95 + j128 
B. 124 + j14 k & 21.85 + j134  D. 120 + j10 k & 19.95 + j132 

22. An induction motor is rated 240 V, 150 A and 0.707 power factor. What is the
size of the capacitor in kVAR which must be place in parallel with the circuit
to improve the power factor to 95% lagging?
A. 17.1 C. 41.9
B. 24.3 D. 26.9

23. A transmission line cable consists of 26 strands of identical copper

conductor, 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 10-8 ohm-meter,
what is the resistance of the cable in ohms?
A. 1.08 C. 1.13
B. 5.39 D. 5.66