MARKING GUIDELINE

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE

ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGY N3
10 November 2020

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QUESTION 1

1.1  Small enough to reduce electrical energy needed to maintain magnetic

field at desired level
 Large enough to prevent physical contact between stationary and rotating
parts of machine (2 × 2) (4)

1.2  In generators to convert AC to DC through commutation or to collect

current from armature conductors

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 In motors to provide difference in polarity between armature and field
 Allows electrical connection with rotating armature conductors by means of
brushes (Any 2 × 1) (2)

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1.3  Its hardness withstands wear
 It withstands high temperatures
 Carbon dust acts as a lubricant

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 Carbon dust helps to polish the commutator (Any 2 × 1) (2)

1.4 
 s.
Changing square face of a new brush to concave face
Grounding brushes with emery paper to fit arc of commutator
(Any 1 × 2) (2)
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QUESTION 2
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2.1 Existing current required by field coils is obtained from external dc source (1)

2.2
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(5)

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1 mark for each curve (3) and 1mark for labelling axes (2)

2.3 2.3.1 1,818 

62,5 

62,5 1,818 64,318  (3)

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2.3.2
= 400 + (64,318)(0,25)
= 416,08 V (1)

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QUESTION 3

3.1 3.1.1 In series with field circuit

3.1.2 s.
In series with armature circuit
(2 × 1) (2)
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3.2 3.2.1 45,455 
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1,467 

45,455 1,467 43,988  (3)

3.2.2
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= 440 ─ (43,988)(0,2)
= 431,202 V (2)
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3.2.3 ∅

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 594,761
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594,761
7,435 7  (3)
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QUESTION 4

4.1

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2 marks for
sketch (7)

4.2 s. 75 
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100% 100 % 91,542 %
, (3)
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QUESTION 5

5.1 5.1.1 That value of an alternating current that produces the same
amount of heat as its direct current equivalent
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That value which has the same heating effect as a direct current
of the same value
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5.1.2 Time in seconds taken by waveform to complete full cycle

(2 × 2) (4)
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5.2 5.2.1 , , , , , ,
 11,85  (2)

5.2.2 , , , , , ,
 15,326 
(3)

5.3.3 ,
1,293
, (1)
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QUESTION 6

6.1 2 2 50 20 10 6,283 Ω

27,679 Ω

25 27,679 6,283 32,906 Ω (3)

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6.2 4,558
, (1)

6.3 4,558 25 113,95 

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4,558 6,283 28,638 

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4,558 27,679 126,161  (3)

6.4
cos ∅
25
32,906
0,76
s. (1)
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6.5 150 4,558  683,7  (2)
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QUESTION 7
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7.1 525 V (1)

7.2 32,609 
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√3 cos ∅
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√3 cos ∅


√ , ,
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45,858 A (4)

7.3
√3
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
√

26,476 A (2)

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7.4 √3 sin ∅

cos ∅ 0,85

∅ 31,788˚

√3 525 45,858 sin 31,788  21,967  (3)

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QUESTION 8

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8.1  Star/star
 Star/delta
 Delta/delta

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 Delta/star (Any 1 × 1) (1)

8.2 8.2.1 11 000


s. 

230,94  (3)
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√ √

8.2.2  = 47,631:1
, (2)

8.2.3
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3  5 

OR
√3
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8,66 
√
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8.66
5 
√3 √3 (2)
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8.2.4

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5  238,155 
OR

11000
5  238,157 
230,94 (2)
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QUESTION 9

9.1  Spring control

 Gravity control (2)

9.2 Advantages
 Accurate
 Not affected by stray magnetic fields

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 Uniform (linear) scale (Any TWO)
Disadvantages
 Relatively expensive
 Can only be used for DC

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 Delicate construction easily damaged
 Use of control springs limits the current flow to the coil (Any TWO)
(2 × 2) (4)

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9.3

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(4)
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QUESTION 10
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10.1  Conducts when forward biased

 Prevents current flow when reversed biased
 Conducts current in one direction only
 Converts AC to DC (Any 2 × 1) (2)

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10.2

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(3)

10.3
1 1 0 0 1
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─ 1 1 0 1

1 1 0 0
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1100 1 2 1 2 0 0 = 8+4 = 1210 (5)

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TOTAL: 100
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