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QUESTION 1
Water is pumped to a height of 150 m at a rate of 300 litres per minute. The efficiencies of the
pump and the 200 V driving motor are 73 % and 82 % respectively.
Determine:
POWER(output)=(7357.5)/(0.82*0.73)
=12291.179w
CURRENT=12291.179/200
=61.456 A
b) The cost of running the motor for 14 hours per day (Note: 1kWh cost 35c)
COST =12.291179*0.35*14
=R 60.226
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QUESTION 2
Calculate the length of the resistor of a circular wire used in a heater element connected to a
240V supply and the heater consumes 8 joules of energy in 0,25 seconds. The resistor element
is made of aluminium and it has a uniform cross-sectional area with a diameter of 0,00016
inches.
Hints: 1inch = 25,4 mm, resistivity of aluminium = 2,825 x 10- 6 cm
POWER=ENERGY/TIME
=8/0.25
=32 W
POWER=IV
I=POWER/V
I=32/240
I=0.133
R=V/I
R=240/0133
R=1800
DIAMETER =(0,00016*25.4)/100
=0.004064/1000
=0.000004064/2
RADIUS =0.000002825
L=(A*R)/p
=((3.14*(r*r))/(p)
=(3.14*(2.082*10-6 )2*1800)/(2.825*10-8)
=82.652cm
QUESTION 3
A dc shunt motor after running for several hours on constant mains of 350 V takes a field current
of 1,6 A. If the temperature rise is known to be 40°C, what value of extra circuit resistance is
required to adjust the field current to 1,6 A when starting from cold at 20°C?
The temperature coefficient of the motor’s armature material is 0,0043/K at 20°C.
R=R0[1+α[T+T0]
R0=R/(1+α[T-T0]
R0=(350/1.6)/(1+0.0043(60-20))
R0=186.646
EXTRA VALUE OF RESISTANCE =(350/1.6) -186.646
=32.10
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QUESTION 4
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4.1
E1 =I1R1 +(I1+I2)R3
24=6I1 +(I1+I2)20
24=6I1 +20I1 20I2
24=26I1 +20I2………………………(1)
E2=I2R2 +(I1+I2)R3
12=8I1 +(I1+I2)20
12=8I1 +20I1+I220
12=28I2 +20I1 ……………..(2)
12=25I2+20I1
I1=(12-25I2)/(20)
24=26((12-25I2)/(20)) +20I2
430=312-728I2+400I2
I2= -0.512A
I1=(12-(28*-0.512))/20
=1.317A
I3=I1+I2
=1.317+(-0.512)
=0.805A
4.2
Figure 8
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QUESTION 5
12 V
9Ω
8,5 Ω 2Ω 5Ω
7Ω
8Ω
11 Ω
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