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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

B.Tech I Year I Semester Examinations, MARCH - 2023
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(Common to EEE, CSE, IT, ITE)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60
Note: This question paper contains two parts section A and B.
section A is compulsory which carries 10 marks. Answer all questions in section A.
section B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks
and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
SECTION –A
Answer all questions: 1X10=10M
1. Explain the following:
i. Passive elements & their V-I relations
ii. Define ohms law and its limitations
iii. Difference between impedance, reactance, admittance & susptance
iv.Tank circuit
v. What is eddy current lossses in transformer?
vi. why transformer rating in KVA
vii.Define faradays laws
viii.Define slip
ix.what is fuse
x write basic properties of switchgear
SECTION -B
Answer any FIVE of the following questions (With internal choice) 5x10=60m
2. Find the power supplied by different sources using KCL and KVL equations in the following
given circuit shown in figure 1 [10m]
 Or

3. a) In the circuit shown in figure 2, determine ‘V’ using Thevenin’s theorem. [3+7]

Figure 2
b) find the voltage across1Ω resistor(Vx) in the given circuit in figure.3 by using
Super position Theorem

Figure 3
4.a.calculate the peak factor and form factor for a given sinusoidal volatge V(t) = Vm sin(ωt)
b. explain the steady behaviour of RLC circuit in detail. [5+5m]
or
5. a. A coil having an inductance of 2 H is connected in series with a resistance of 10 Ω and
a capacitor of 50 μF. The whole combination is connected to a 200 V variable frequency
supply. Determine i) the resonant frequency,
ii) the current in the circuit at resonance
iii) corresponding voltage developed across the capacitor.
iv) Quality factor
v) band width.
b. Derive ralation between line and phase voltages and currents in star connected three
phase circuit. [5+5m]
6. a. Explain briefly about different types losses in a 1-ph transformer and about how efficiency
is Calculated
b. Derive the condition for maximum efficiency and load at which maximum efficiency can
be achieved. [5+5m]
or
7. a. A 100 kVA, 1000/10000 V, 50 Hz, Single phase transformer has an iron loss of 1100 W.
The copper loss with 5 A in the high voltage winding is 400 W. Calculate the efficiency
at 25 %, 0.8 Power factor. The output terminal voltage being maintained at 10000 V.
b. A single phase transformer working at unity power factor has an efficiency of 90% at both
one half load and at the full load of 500 W. Determine the efficiency at 75% of full load.[5+5m]

8.a. Explain the principle of production of rotating magnetic field in a 3-phase induction Motor.
b. Derive the condition for maximum torque under running condition of 3-phase Induction
Motor. [5+5m]
Or
9.a.Explain characteristics of DC motors.
b. Explain the principle and operation of 1-phase induction motor [5+5m]

10. what is MCB ? explin the the working of MCB [10m]

Or
11. What are the different types of wires and cables? Explain [10m]
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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

B.Tech I Year I Semester Examinations, MARCH - 2023
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(Common to EEE, CSE, IT, ITE)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60
Note: This question paper contains two parts section A and B.
section A is compulsory which carries 10 marks. Answer all questions in section A.
section B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks
and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
SECTION –A
Answer all questions: 1X10=10M
1. a. Define electric current
b.Define KVL & KCL
c.Define resonant frequency and half power frequencies
d.what are the conditions for resonance
e.why the core of the tranmsformers are laminated
f.what is all day efficiency
g.what is armature reaction
h.what is synchronous speed
h.what is difference between MCB & ELCB regarding ratings
i.why power factor correction is used
SECTION -B
Answer any FIVE of the following questions (With internal choice) 5x10=60m

2. a) Explain about different types of sources. Find the current in 20Ω using KVL equations

in the Following given circuit shown in figure 1 [10m]

figure 1
 OR

3.State and explain Superposition theorem & Find the current 2Ω in the below circuit shown in
figure2 using super position theorem [10m]

figure2

4. a.Define RMS value and AVERAGE value of AC voltage .

b.Find the RMs value of given AC voltage. If T=10sec and V 0=230V [2+8m]

Or
5.a.A voltage V(t)=230sin314t is applied to a series RLC circuit where R=60Ω, L=0.18mH
and C=20μF. Find:
i) The power supplied by the source ii) The reactive power supplied by the source
iii) The reactive power of the capacitor iv) The reactive power of the inductor and
v) The power factor of the circuit.
b. A coil takes a current of 2 A at 0.8 lagging power factor from a 220 V, 50 Hz single phase
source. If the coil modeled by a series RL circuit,
find i) The complex power in the coil and ii) The values of R and L.
c.Derive the expression for RMS value of alternating current wave I = ImSin ωt. [5+2+3m]
6.a. Explain regulation & efficiency of a transformer with phasor diagrams
b.Explain the operation of an auto transformer with a neat diagram. [5+5m]
or
7. a.Describe the operation of 1-phase transformer on no –load and on load conditions with
Suitable phasor diagrams
b. Derive the EMF equation of transformer [5+5m]

8. Explain characteristics of DC motors. [10m]

Or

9.a.Explain the principle and operation of 1-phase induction motor

b.What are the various losses occurs in the three phase induction motor in their
operation [5+5m]

10. a. Explain domestic house wiring circuit

b.Calculate the cost of energy at 2rs per unit for the following loads, for one month[5+5m]

0r
11.Describe about the working of different types of cables and wires [10m]

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

B.Tech I Year I Semester Examinations, MARCH - 2023
 BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(Common to EEE, CSE, IT, ITE)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60
Note: This question paper contains two parts section A and B.
section A is compulsory which carries 10 marks. Answer all questions in section A.
section B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks
and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
SECTION –A
Answer all questions: 1X10=10M
1. a. Define node and loop
b. Define time constant fo RL circuit
c. What is the use of poly phase circuits
d. Define quality factor and band width of a resonat circuit
e. Write the properties of ideal transformer
f. write advantages of auto transformer
e. what is the use of damper windings
f. what is the emf equation of alternator & what is the effect of frequency on it.
h.write any two applications of batteries
i. what is th epurpose of earthing
SECTION -B
Answer any FIVE of the following questions (With internal choice) 5x10=60m
2.Define kirchoffs laws and caluculate current in 20Ω using KCL in figure1 [10m]

figure1
Or

3.state Norton’s theorem and fibd current in load resistor if R L=1.5kΩ in figure2
 Figure2
4. a.Compute the RMS & Average value of given wave form shown in below figure3

figure3
b.Describe phasor representation of RL series circuit? If admittance of a series circuit is
(0.05 - j0.014) Ω. Determine the values of the circuit components for the frequency value
of 50 Hz? [7+3m]
or
5.a. Balanced Y-connected load of 15 kW at 0.8 power factor lagging supplied by a 50-Hz,
400-V, and three-phase system. Find the line current delivered by the source. Draw the
phasor diagram.
b. Write the difference between properties of series & parallel resonant circuit [5+5m]

6. a. Write about OC test and SC conducted on transformer and their significance

b. A 150 kVA, 1000/10000 V, 50Hz single phase transformer has iron loss of 1000W.
The copper loss with 10 A in the high voltage winding is 600 W.Calculate the efficiency
 at i) 25 %, ii) 50 % iii) 100 % of normal load at power factor of 0.8. [7+3m]
or
7.a. Determine the equivalent network parameters of the 220/2200, 10KVA 1-phase transformer
and also determine the efficiency at half of the full load using following data when s/c and
o/c test are conducted
Test data :
Open circuit test: 220V, 0.5A, 250W
Short circuit test : 550v, 4.5A, 1KW
b. A transformer, tested on full load is found to have cu loss of 1.5% reactance drop 3%
calculate its full load regulation at (I) 0.89pf lag (ii) 0.89 pf leading (iii) unity pf [5+5m]

8. a. Describe about speed control methods of DC motors

b. Describe the characteristics of separately excited dc motor. [5+5m]
or
9. a. Explain torque –slip characteristics of 3-phase induction motor
b.A 10pole , three phase induction motorruns at 485 rpm at 50hz supply , determine
i)synchronous speed ii) slip [8+2m]

10..a) Describe the operation of ELCB with its schematic diagram.

b) What are the drawbacks of low power factor, describe how it is improved? [5+5m]

or
11.Explain about different types batteries [10m]

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

B.Tech I Year I Semester Examinations, MARCH - 2023
 BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(Common to EEE, CSE, IT, ITE)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60
Note: This question paper contains two parts section A and B.
section A is compulsory which carries 10 marks. Answer all questions in section A.
section B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks
and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
SECTION –A
Answer all questions: 1X10=10M

1.a) Define permeability & permitivity.

b) What is meant by acctive power , reactive power & apparent power?
c) Why the copper losses are more in a transformer?
d) What is necessity of rotating magnetic field in the induction motor?
e) What is the difference between fuse unit and switch fuse unit?
f) What is meant by capacitor charging current, obtain its expression in terms of its time
constant in case of R-C circuit?
g) An alternating voltage e1=300sin[ωt+π/3] , what is its instantaneous voltage at t = 5 ms
and 10 ms for 50 Hz frequency?
h) What is the difference between ideal transformer and practical transformer?
i) What are the advantages of armature winding placing in its stator?
j) What are the characteristics of batteries for longer life?

SECTION -B
Answer any FIVE of the following questions (With internal choice) 5x10=60m
2.a) In the following given circuit shown in figure 1,
calculate i) v1,v2,v3 ii) power delivered to R1, R2 and R3.
 Figure1
b. find the value of current flowing through RL using KCL in figure 3below [5+5m]

Figure 3
or
3.a) Explain the transient behavior of RL series circuit for the step input
b) find the equivalent resistance between AB in the circuit below figure4 [4+6m]

Figure 4
4.a) A series R-L circuit has resistance of 20Ω and inductance of 0.02H. If the net impedance of
the given circuit is 40 Ω, find and the frequency of the circuit.
b) Find RMS value, Average value of AC voltage shown in figure below.
If T=2sec and A=10V [3+7m]

Or

5.a) A coil of resistance 5 ohms and inductance 120mH in series with 100uf capacitor,
is connected to a 300V, 50 Hz supply, Calculate
i) The current flowing in resistor
ii) Phase difference between voltage and current
iii) The voltage across the coil and voltage across the capacitor
b) A three phase balanced delta connected load of (10+j6) ohm is connected across a 440V,
3ϕ balanced supply. Determine the phase currents and line currents. Assume the phase
of sequence to be RYB [5+5m]

6.a)Describe the operation of auto transformerDerive the expression for saving od copper
b) What are the distinguished features of Y-Y and Δ-Y three phase transformers? [5+5m]
or
7.a. A 200KVA transformer has an efficiency of 98% at full load. If the maximum efficiency
occurs at three quarters of full load, calculate a) iron loss at FL b) cu loss at FL
c) efficiency at Half load. Ignore magnetising current and asume a pf 0.8 at all loads
b.A single phase transformer working at unity power factor has an efficiency of 92% at both
one half load and at the full load of 500 W. Determine the efficiency at 85% of full load.
[5+5m]

8a. Explain the characteristics of DC motors

b. Describe about speed control methods of DC motors [5+5m]
or
9.a) Explain the working principles of Synchronous generator.
b) A 6 pole, 3-ø induction motor runs at 1140 rpm on full load when supplied from a 60Hz
supply. Determine the synchronous speed and slip at full load. [5+5m]

10. Calculate total energy consumed per day by the use of following loads:
i) 5 number of 40 W lights operated 5 hours per day
ii) 1 h.p. motor is operated 2 hours per day
iii) 1 k.W heater is operated 1 hour per day
iv) 1 computer is used for 6 hours per day with printer about 30 minutes.
b) Define switchgear and what are the components of LT switchgear?
c) Explain domestic house wiring circuit [5+2+3m]
or

11. Explain the operation of MCB [10m]

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

B.Tech I Year I Semester Examinations, MARCH - 2023
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(Common to EEE, CSE, IT, ITE)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60
Note: This question paper contains two parts section A and B.
section A is compulsory which carries 10 marks. Answer all questions in section A.
section B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks
and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
SECTION –A
Answer all questions: 1X10=10M
1.a. Define Resistsor ,inductor & capacitor
b. Differentiate conduction and convection current
c. Define balanced and unbalaced loads
d.write any twoapplications & features of parrallel resonance circuit
e. what happens when the core of a transformer is made of wood
f. what is the significance of turns ratio of a transformer
g. what is use of capacitor in sigle phase induction mortor
f . what is RMF
h.what ar ethe use of neutral earthing
i. what is use of LI-ION batteries
SECTION -B
Answer any FIVE of the following questions (With internal choice) 5x10=60m

2.a. Explain about kirchoof’s laws

b. Find current in 20 ohms resistor using KCL in the circuit shown in figure1[5+5m]

figure1
 or
3.a.state and explain super position theorem
b. find the value of Vo using super position theorem in the circuit in figurer2. [5+5m]

Figure2

4.a.Define rms and average values & Find the RMs value of given AC voltage below in figure3

Figure3
b.A circuit consisting of three branches, Z2 is in parallel with Z3 the combination is in series
with Z1 having the values Z1=1+j3, Z2 =15+j10 and Z3=10-j16 connected across single phase,
200 V, 50 Hz supply. Find i) I1, I2 and I3 ii) V1 and V2. [5+5m]
or

5. a.Show that the resonant frequency ω0 of an RLC series circuit is the geometric mean of ω 1
and ω2, the lower and upper half power frequencies respectively
b. Derive the relationship between line , phase voltages & currents in delta connected 3phase
load [5+5m]
6.a. Explain about equivalent circuit of a single phase transformer
b. What are the different type’s connections of 3-phase Transformers? [5+5m]
Or

7. a. Describe the operation of 1-phase transformer on no –load and on load conditions

with suitable phasor diagrams
b. Derive the EMF equation of transformer [7+3m]

8. a . Describe the constructional details of three phase slip ring induction motor.
b. Describe the characteristics of separately excited dc motor. [5+5m]
or

9.a.Define i) Synchronous speed, ii) Actual speed of an induction motor.

b. A three phase, 400V, 100hp, 50Hz, 4-pole induction machine delivers rated output power
at a slip of 5%. Determine the i) synchronous speed ii) motor speed (actual speed)
iii) frequency of the rotor induced voltage.
c) 12 pole, 3 phase alternator driven at a speed of 500rpm supplies power to an 8pole,
3phase induction motor. If the slip of the motor at full load is 0.03, calculate the full load
speed of the motor. [2+4+4m]

10. a.Calculate the cost of energy at 2.5rs per unit for the following loads, for six month

b. Expalin about plate earthing procedure [5+5m]

or
11.a. Explain about pipe earthing
b. what is the need for battery back up & explain about different battery back
up connections. [5+5m]