ELEC-275 Final Examination April 2012

Course Number Section

Principles of Electrical Engineering ELEC 275

Examination Date Time # of pages

Final Examination April 17, 2012 3 Hours 3

Instructor(s)

Dr. S.K.Das

Materials allowed: x No Yes

Calculators allowed: No x Yes

Non-programmable University-approved calculators are allowed.

Special Instructions:

Attempt all questions.

Show all steps clearly in neat and legible handwriting.
Students are required to return question paper with exam booklet(s)
ELEC-275 Final Examination April 2012

1. Using nodal analysis, find V1 , V2, and V3 of Fig. 1.

( 8 marks)

3 Amps

4

V2
V1 V3
16  8
16 
4
8
12 volts

Vref = 0

Fig. 1.
2. Using mesh analysis, find I1 , I2 , and V of the circuit of Fig.2. Use the mesh currents
shown. (8 marks)
10 Amps

10 

I3 I1

V2
16  4
8
+
V 8
56 volts II23
I1 - +
24 volts
I1 -

Fig. 2.

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3. (a) Replace the circuit to the left of a-b of Fig. 3 by its

(i) Thevenin equivalent
(ii) Norton equivalent
Draw these equivalent circuits ;
(b) Determine the value of RL that will absorb maximum power ;
(c) Find this maximum power. (8 marks)

3 Amps
a
20  4
20 
2 Amps 10  RL 
80 volts

Fig. 3.

4. For the circuit of Fig.4:

(a) Draw the phasor circuit. Identify the phasors of i(t), i1(t), and v(t) as I, I1,
and V respectively ;
(b) Find the impedance Z seen by the current source (between the points a and b) ;
(c) Find the phasor voltage V, and the phasor current I1 ;
(d) Draw the phasor diagrams of I, V, I1, and Z ;
(e) Write the expressions for v(t) and i1(t). (10 marks)
a

i1(t)
+ 180 
v(t) 120 
_ 200  27 mH
i(t)= 2 cos(10,000t+500) 10 mH
amps 0.2 F

b
Fig. 4. ( Page 2)
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5. A 60-Hz Y-connected three-phase source is supplying a balanced Y-connected load as

shown in Fig.5. For this system, determine:
(a) the line-to-line voltage vab ;
(b) the line current Ia ;
(c) the complex load power ;
(d) the apparent load power ;
(e) the real load power ;
(f) the reactive load power ;
(g) the power factor ;
(h) the capacitance C to be installed to achieve unity power factor, given
Qold  Q n
C . (8 marks)
Vrms
2

a Ia a'

+ 220 0 + 20 
- volts rms, 60Hz
vab j10 
220 120
j10 
volts rms
- -
+
- 20 
+ j10 
220   120 b b'
c 
volts rms Ib c'
Ic

Fig. 5.

6. A DC shunt motor has the following ratings:

Line (supply) voltage : 120 volts
Line current: 150 amps
Rated speed: 1200 rpm
Armature resistance: 0.2 ohms
Field resistance: 80 ohms
No-load line current: 9.5 amps
Brush drop: 2 volts.
Find:
(a) No-load speed in rpm;
(b) Speed regulation ;
(c) Rated torque in N-m
(d) Torque-speed curve (with torque in N-m and speed in rpm) ;
(e) Power output in hp (horse power) at the rated torque. (8 marks)

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