B.Sc. (Aviation Sc.) (I Sem.

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Circ. & Sign

B.Sc (FIRST SEMESTER) EXAMINATION,

DECEMBER 2013
AVIATION SCIENCE
PAPER 3- Circuits and Signals (Avionics)
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
Maximum Marks-60
Attempt Five questions in all, selecting not
more than ONE question from each Unit.

UNIT I
1.

(a) Give constructional detail of ceramic, mica, film and electrolytic capacitors. Give their
typical applications.
(b)

2.

How does temperature effect electrical resistance. Define temperature coefficient of

resistance.

(a) State faradays law of electromagnetic induction? What is self inductance?

(b) A series circuit consists of R-C in series with switch and supply voltage E, the capacitor has
initial charge 0.Find the transient voltage Vc (t) when the switch is closed.
UNIT II

3.

(a) Derive h-parameter in terms of Z-parameter for a two port network.

(b) Find the current trough the 5 ohm resistor in fig (1). using mesh analysis.

Fig. 1
4.

(a) State and explain maximum power transfer theorem with its application.
(b) Find the voltage V across 4 ohm resistor using thevenin equivalent circuit. (fig. 2)

Fig.2
UNIT III
5.

(a) What is the significance of r.m.s and average values of a wave? Determine r.m.s and average
value of waveform fig.3

Fig.3
(b) Prove that average power consumption in pure inductor is zero when a.c voltage is applied.
6.

(a) Define the following term and state their expression.

(i) Apparent power
(ii) Active power
(iii) Reactive power.
(b) Explain Q factor of coil. How is Q of resonant circuit affected by increase in R, L and
frequency?

UNIT IV
7.

(a) Derive an expression for impedance, current and phase angle for R,L,C series circuit with
phasor diagram.
(b)For the circuit shown determine the value of inductance for resonance if Q=50 and
fo=175KHz. Also find the circuit current, voltage across capacitor and bandwidth of
circuit.(fig.4)

Fig.4

8. (a) state and explain parallel resonance.

(b) A coil of resistance 20 ohm and inductance 200 H is in parallel with a variable capacitor.
This combination is in series with a resistor of 8000 ohm. The voltage of the supply is 200V at a
frequency of 106 Hz. Calculate value of C to give resonance and Q of coil.

UNIT V
9. (a) what is electromotive force (emf). Give all the mathematical terms included in details.
(b) The magnetic flux threading a coil changes from 12 X10-3 Wb to 6X10-3 Wb in 0.01 sec.
Calculate the induced emf.
10. (a) Compare auto transformer with two winding transformer on the basis of i) construction ii)
efficiency and applications.
(b) How does change in frequency affect the operation of given transformer?