QUESTION BANK

BASIC ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (R)

State Kirchhoffs Laws. Differentiate between a constant voltage source and a constant current source. Write down the equation for converting star to delta and delta to star. Define the following terms with respect to magnetic circuits: MMF, field strength, flux density and reluctance. 5. What is the equation for the energy stored in magnetic circuits? 6. What are the factors affecting reluctance? 7. State Faradays Laws of electromagnetic induction. 8. State Lenzs Law. 9. Differentiate between statically and dynamically induced emf? 10. What is self inductance? 11. Define the term mutual inductance. 12. What is the equation of a dynamically induced emf? 13. How can alternating voltages be generated? 14. Define the following terms relating to alternating quantities: waveforms, frequency, period, average value, RMS value and form factor. 15. How can alternating quantities be represented by phasors? 16. What do you mean by impedance, admittance, conductance and susceptance as related to AC circuits? 17. Differentiate between active power, reactive power and power factor. 18. What do you mean by power factor? 19. What are the RMS value, average value and form factor for a pure sine wave? 20. What is the RMS value, average value and form factor for a half wave rectified sine wave? 21. Explain the generation of three phase voltages. 22. What are the advantages of a three phase system? 23. Differentiate between a three wire system and a four wire system. 24. What is the relation between the line values and phase values in a star connected system? 25. What is the relation between the line values and phase values in a delta connected system? 26. Give the expression for power in three phase circuits. 27. Explain the construction of a dynamometer type wattmeter. 28. Explain the principle of operation of a dynamometer type wattmeter. 29. Explain the three wattmeter method of power measurement. 30. Explain the two wattmeter method of power measurement. 1. 2. 3. 4.

31. Explain the construction of a single phase core type transformer. 32. Explain the construction of a three phase core type transformer. 33. Write the emf equation of a transformer. 34. What are the losses in a transformer? 35. Explain the construction of a D.C. generator. 36. How are D.C. generators classified? 37. Explain about separately excited D.C. generators. 38. Differentiate between a shunt, series and a compound generator. 39. Write the emf equation of a D.C. generator. 40. What are the different types of D.C. motors? 41. Explain the characteristics of D.C. motors. 42. What are the applications of D.C. motors? 43. Explain the principle of operation of a single phase induction motor. 44. Explain the starting methods of a single phase induction motor. 45. Explain a capacitor start capacitor run motor. 46. What are the applications of a single phase induction motor? 47. Explain conduit wiring. 48 What is earthing? Explain the different types of earthing. 49 Distinguish between plate and pipe earthing. 50. Distinguish between MCB and ELCB?