City&e

9209-502 Guilds
Advanced Technician Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
ectrical and electronic engineering

Sample questions

You should have the

following for this assessment
A non-programmable scientific calculator
A pen with blue or black ink
Drawing instruments (full set)
A pencil
.Smith Chart paper
.Graph paper
The purpose of these sample
questions is to provide examples of the type of question that will be set,
giving an indication of the breadth and depth of knowledge that is expected. It should be noted that
these are sample questions and not a full sample question paper.

The City and Guilds of London Institute 2015.

1
Aseries RL circuit has a constant voltage V appled at t=0.
a) Express the time in terms of the circult components when v
=V
b)If R 1002and L=2H, calculate the time in seconds when va =V1
c If V=12 v, find the time in seconds when v = 3v.
d) Both the values of the inductor and resistor are
changed to
whether these component changes make a difference to R=502and L 1H, evaluate
=

the prevlous values calculated.

2 For the series-parallel RLC circuit shown in Figure 1, determine the
a) equivalent circuit impedance model
b) supply voltage
c) circuit phase angle.

42 /3 2

2520 A
10 2

i20 2
Figure 1

2
3 a) A 230 v, 50 Hz
single-phase supply feeds the following loads:
tnree
0.8
air
Compressors with a total load current of 50 A at a
combined power factor (P.F) o
fluorescent lamps drawing 64 A at a P.F. of
four 2.5 kVA motors all 0.75
a static capacitor. operating at full load with a combined P.F. of 0.8

Determine the
i) total current drawn by the
i) overall P.F. for these feeds lamps
and motor feeds
ii total power
dissipated by these feeds
iv) capacitor value to improve the overall P.F. to 0.95
b) An RLC series circuit is energised then lagging.
de-energised and short circuited. Figure 2 shows three
alternative current decays, explain in terms of one component value, the reason for each
response (1, 2 and 3).

Initial
offset

Figure 2

4 a) Two point charges of 1 Ceach and ofthe same sign are placed 1 mm apart in air.
i) Calculate the magnitude of the repulsive force.
i) Analyse the effect of this force in terms of the mass (weight) required to counteract this
repulsion.
b) Figure 3 shows two series-connected rectangular blocks of iron. The permeabilty of Block 1 is
A 500, and the permeability of Block 2is 4, = 2000,4,. Assuming that B is uniform
throughout each block, calculate, between the ends of the combined blocks, the total
i) reluctance
i) permeance.

50 mm Block 2 Block1 30 mm
B
30 mm A "H Vsomm
200 mm 100 mm

Figure 3

i s the permeability offree space.

3
 5a) Maxwell'sequations in differential form are given in Table 1together with the application (case)
for both the H and E fields. Complete thetable by inserting the case or equation in the blank spaces.

Case

D
General VxHJ+
OD
Vx H =

VxH= (o +joe)E
Steady
Static

General OB
VxE =
OB
Vx E =
ot

VxE =-jwuH
Steady
Static

Table 1
b) With reference to Smith Charts,
i) their general purpose
identify
I) why normalised values are used
ii) the values plotted on a Z Smith chart
iv) the values plotted on a Y Smith chart.

A
c)Atransmission line of characteristic
Z, (50+ j40)2 as per
= resistance of R =1002 is terminated in a load
i) VSWR Figure 4. Using Smith Chart,
a

i) impedance
determine the
Z, at x =0.2A
ii) two shortest distances
where Z, is non-reactive.

Zx R

Figure 4
6 Figure 5 shows a symmetrical r-network with an input port
impedance Z, and the same load
impedanceZ,. Determine this characteristic impedance Z, when
Z = (10-120)
Z -8+ j6)
Z

V Z2 V2 Zo
Zo

Input Output
port port

Figure 5

5
7 In the two-port network shown in Figure 6 the impedances are purely resistive, where
Z = R =6%2 and Z, = R, = 12k2.Determine the voltage gain in dB
a) with no load
b) when the load is Z, = R, = 40k2.

V2

Figure 6