Problem Solving
At t =0 a constant voltage resonant frequency of the circuit is that
1. The shunt winding of a machine has
a resistance of 80 ohms and an
inductance of 4-H is suddenly switched
on to a 220 volt supply. Find the time
taken for the current to rise to its half
its steady state value.
Ans. 0.0346 sec
2. A 100 microF capacitor initially
charged to 24 volts is discharged across
a series combination of a 1,000 ohms
resistor and a 200 microF capaciotr.
Find the current after one second.
Ans. 7.342 10-9 amps
3. A 6.0 H coil whose resistance is 12
ohms is connected in series with a 24
ohms resistor, a 144 volts battery and a
switch. The switch is closed at t=0.
Determine the time constant of the
circuit and the steady state current.
Ans. 0.1667 sec; 4 amps
4. A series RLC circuit has R = 40
ohms, L = 100 mH and C = 50 microF.
The circuit is connected across a 100V
dc source at t=0 through a switch.
Determine the current 0.02 second
after the switch is closed. Assume all
initial condition to be zero.
Ans. 6.4 mA
5. An 80 microF capacitor in series
with a voltmeter of 10,000 ohm
resistance is connected suddenly across
a 100 V supply. How long will it take
for the voltmeter to register 15 V?
Ans. 1.52 sec
6. A series RC circuit consist of R =
2Mohms and an unbalanced capacitor
C = 5 microF. The circuit is connected
across a 100 VDC source at t =0. What
is the initial rate of change of voltage
across the resistor?
Ans. -10 V/s
7. A series RL circuit is connected
across a dc source through a switch.
Three milliseconds after the switch is
closed, the voltage across the
inductance is 20V and drops to 5V
after 20 ms. If R = 100 ohms, find L.
Assume at t = 0, I ==0.
Ans. 1.22 H
8. A coil has a resistance of 10 ohms
and a time constant of 1 second. If the
coil is connected across a steday
potential of 24 V, how much is the
current after 2 ms?
Ans. 4.79 mA
9. A 500 ohm relay coil has an
inductance of 10 mH. This relay
requires a current of 40 mA in order to
trigger. How long after the switch is
closed will the relay trigger if a 24 V
DC source is applied across its
terminals. Assume at t=0, I=0.
Ans. 35.83 microsec
10. An uncharged condenser in series
with a 120 volt voltmeter of 10,000
ohms resistance is suddenly connected
to a battery 100 V battery. One second
later, the voltmeter reads 60 volt.
Determine the rate at which the voltage
across the condenser is charging.
Ans. 51 e -0.51t
11. A 350 ohm resistor is connected in
series with a 1.0 H inductor and a 100
microF capacitor which is initially
uncharged.
of 500 volts is suddenly applied. Find
the voltage across the resistance at t =
0.01 sec.
Ans. 420 volts
12. The armature of a relay working
on a 200V circuit operates when the
current reaches 0.24A. It is required
that the realay shall close 0.004 sec
after the voltage is applied, this time
corresponds to the time constant of the
circuit. Find the resistance and
inductance of the relay.
Ans. 526.6 ohms, 2.1 H
13. A resistance of 200 ohms, a 1-0 H
inductor and a 100 microF capacitor
are connected in series across a 500 V
dc source. The voltage is applied at t=0.
Determine the maximum current.
Ans. 1.84 A
14. A series circuit consisting of 1.0 H
inductance, a 100 microF capacitance
and a variable inductance is connected
across a 100 volt dc source. Determine
the minimum value of resistance R,
which will prevent the circuit to
oscillate.
Ans. 200 ohms
15. A 12 kV, 50 Hz, single-phase
alternator is connected to a circuit
having an inductance of 0.20 H and a
capacitance of 2.03 microF. What
harmonic in the supply voltage would
produce resonance in the circuit.
Ans. 5th
16. A 0.225 H inductor is joined in
series with a 5 microF capacitor. Find
the supply frequency in order that the
of the third harmonic.
Ans. 50 Hz
17. The shunt field winding of a
machine has a resistance of 44 ohms
and an inductance of 11 H. If 100 volts
is applied to the field terminals, how
long will it take the current to reach
95% of its steady state value?
Ans. 0.75 s
18. A 50 microF capacitor is charged
to 200 volts and then discharged
through a resistor of 5000 ohms.
Determine the rate at which the current
begins to decrease.
Ans. 0.16 A/s
19. A 2 microF capacitor and an
electrostatic voltmeter are connected to
a 500 V supply. After disconnection the
voltmeter reading falls to 250 volts in
15 minutes. Find the leakage
resistance.
Ans. 649 megaohms
20. A dc voltage of 100 volts is
applied to an RL circuit in which R =
10 ohms and L = 10 H. The time
required for the current after switching
on to reach one half of its final value is
Ans. 0.69 s