EE 402 S1 Final Exam

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1. A parallel-plate capacitor has a capacitance of 1.0 F. If the plates are 1.0 mm apart, what is the area of the
plates? 3pts
A. 1.1x106 m2 C. 0.89x10-8 m2
8 2
B. 1.1x10 m D. 0.89x10-6 m2

2. A voltage source of 20 sin π𝑡 V is connected across a 5-kΩ resistor. Compute the power dissipated. 2pts
A. 80 𝑠𝑖𝑛 π𝑡 𝑚𝑊 C. 80 𝑠𝑖𝑛 π𝑡 𝑀𝑊
2 2
B. 80 𝑠𝑖𝑛 π𝑡 𝑚𝑊 D. 80 𝑠𝑖𝑛 π𝑡 𝑀𝑊

3. A resistor and capacitor are connected in series. The series connection is connected across a
5∠30° volt source. Find the average power supplied by the source if R = 4Ω and Xc = 2Ω. 3pts

A. 2.5 W C. 5.5 W

B. 5W D. 11 W

or P = 5 W
4. A balanced three-phase generator delivers 7.2 kW to a wye-connected load with
impedance 30 – j40 Ω per phase. Find the line voltage VL. 4pts

A. 1341.65 V C. 774.6 V
B. 895.78 V D. 997.2 V

5. A three-phase generator supplied 3.6 kVA at a power factor of 0.85 lagging. If 2500 W
are delivered to the load and line losses are 80 W per phase, what are the losses in the
generator? 3pts
A. 320 W C. 2500 W
B. 80 W D. 3060 W
6. Resistors R1 and R2 are connected in parallel. If R2 > R1, what can you say about the
resistance R of the combination? (Provide a simple proof to support your answer) 3pts

A. R > R2 C. R1 > R

B. R2 > R > R1 D. None of the above

7. A 10-ohm and a 20-ohm resistance are connected in parallel. Another resistance of 5-ohm is
connected in series with the two. If the supply voltage is 48 volts, what is the current through the
10-ohm resistance? 3pts

A. 2.74 A C. 6.02 A

B. 4.11 A D. 1.37 A

1
𝑅𝑡 = 5 + 1 1 = 11. 67 𝑜ℎ𝑚𝑠
10
+ 20

𝑉𝑡 48
𝐼𝑡 = 𝑅𝑡
= 11.67
= 4. 113𝐴

By CDT:
𝐼𝑡(20) 4.113(20)
𝐼10 = 10+20
= 30
= 2. 74 𝐴

8. A 30 kW 300 V DC shunt generator has a armature and field resistance of 0.05 Ω and 100 Ω
respectively. Calculate the power delivered by the armature when it delivers full output power.
3pts

A. 30 kW C. 33.43 kW

B. 31.43 kW D. 28.57 kW
9. A 4 pole DC shunt generator with lap connected armature has field and armature resistances
are 50 Ω and 0.1 Ω respectively. If the generator supplies sixty 100 V 40 W lamps calculate the
generated EMF. Take 1 V per brush as contact drop. Assume that lamps are connected in
parallel. 4 pts

A. 98.7 V C. 103.6 V

B. 100 V D. 104.6 V

10. A 4 pole 230 V DC series wave connected armature with 1254 conductors, with flux per pole
of 22 mWb, takes 50 A for motoring. The armature and series field coil resistances are 0.3 Ω
and 0.2 Ω respectively. Calculate the back emf. 3pts

A. 205 V C. 220 V

B. 210 V D. 230 V