Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

The National Engineering University
Alangilan Campus
Golden Country Homes, Alangilan Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines 4200
Tel Nos.: (+63 43) 425-0139 local 2121 / 2221
E-mail Address: coe.alangilan@g.batstate-u.edu.ph | Website Address: http://www.batstate-u.edu.ph

College of Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering

PROBLEM SET NO. 2

NAME:

SECTION:

1. A coil has an inductance of 40 mH and negligible resistance. Calculate its inductive

reactance and the resulting current if connected to (a) a 240 V, 50 Hz supply, and (b) a
100 V, 1 kHz supply

2. A capacitor has a capacitance of 10 μF. Calculate its capacitive reactance and the
resulting current if connected to (a) a 240 V, 50 Hz supply, and (b) a 100 V, 1 kHz
supply.

3. A coil has a resistance of 4 Ω and an inductance of 9.55 mH. Calculate (a) the reactance,
(b) the impedance, and (c) the current taken from a 240 V, 50 Hz supply..

4. A coil takes a current of 2 A from a 12 V dc supply. When connected to a 240 V, 50 Hz

supply the current is 20 A. Calculate the resistance, impedance, inductive reactance and
inductance of the coil.

5. A resistor of 25 Ω is connected in series with a capacitor of 45 μF. Calculate (a) the

impedance, and (b) the current taken from a 240 V, 50 Hz supply.

6. Given a circuit with an impedance of 6 + j8 ohms and an applied phasor voltage of

100 ∠30° V. Determine the power component and draw the power triangle.

7. Determine the power components of a combination of three individuals loads specified as

follows. Draw the power triangle for each of the combination.
Load A: 250 VA, 0.5 leading pf
Load B: 180 W, 0.8 lagging pf
Load C: 300 VA, 100 VAR (inductive)

8. An ac circuit is rated 160kVA at a lagging power factor of 0.75. Determine real and
reactive powers.

9. A 50 microfarad capacitor is connected in series with a 50-ohm resistor. What is the

power if the source voltage is V = 100sin(377t+30)?

10. A 25-ohm resistor connected in series with a coil of 50 ohm resistance and 150mH
inductance. What is the power factor of the circuit?

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 Republic of the Philippines
BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
The National Engineering University
Alangilan Campus
Golden Country Homes, Alangilan Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines 4200
Tel Nos.: (+63 43) 425-0139 local 2121 / 2221
E-mail Address: coe.alangilan@g.batstate-u.edu.ph | Website Address: http://www.batstate-u.edu.ph

College of Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering

Computation:

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