CMR Institute of Technology

Aug. - Nov. 2017 | Basic Electrical Engg. (15ELE15) | Sem 1 – I & L | Prof. Kashif Ahmed
Assignment # 04: Single Phase ac Circuits
Date of issue: 13 Sept. 2017 | Submission Due: 03 Oct. 2017
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Instructions:
➢ ANSWER NEATLY AND LEGIBLY in A4 sheets only.
➢ Sketch diagrams wherever relevant. Explain your notations explicitly and clearly.
➢ An incomplete assignment is NOT acceptable for submission.
➢ Once you submit your assignment, you will be expected to answer all the questions there
INDEPENDENTLY. You may be asked to answer any question of the assignment in the class.
➢ All instructions as in earlier assignments are also applicable.
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Part - A: Theory

Q1. With relevant sketches, define the following with respect to sinusoidal signals:
(i) Peak Value; (ii) Period; (iii) Frequency; (iv) Angular Frequency; (v) Phase; (vi) Phase difference,
phase lead and phase lag;
Q2a. Define the following with respect to sinusoidal signals.
Caution: DO NOT ASSUME THAT THE SINUSOID IS A CURRENT!
(i) Average value; (ii) RMS value; (iii) Peak factor; (iv) Form factor.
Q2b. If the sinusoid is a current, i(t) = Im sin (ωt), give an interpretation for its (i) Average value; and (ii)
RMS value.
Q3. For each of the following signals, obtain expressions for (i) Average value; (ii) RMS value; (iii) Peak
factor; and (iv) Form factor.
(a) Sinusoid; (b) Full rectified sinusoid; and (c) Half rectified sinusoid
Q4. Explain ‘phasor representation of sinusoids’. What are the conventions?
Q5. Consider a sinusoidal emf source, v(t) = Vm sin (ωt). Derive the phase relationships between the drop
across and the current through each of R, L & C. Sketch (i) the complete phasor diagram; and (ii) voltage
& current waveforms for each case.
Q6. In the following circuits supplied by an alternating emf, v(t) = Vm sin (ωt), find expressions for the
supply current and the drops across each element: (a) R-L series circuit; and (b) R-C series circuit. Sketch
the complete phasor diagram in each case.
Q7. With the help of suitable circuits, explain ‘reactance’, ‘impedance’ and ‘admittance’. Give their
relationships. Mention their SI units.
Q8. In an R-L-C series circuit supplied by an alternating emf, v(t) = Vm sin (ωt), find expressions for the
supply current, i(t), in the following three cases: (a) XL > XC; (b) XL < XC; and (c) XL = XC. In each case,
sketch the complete phasor diagram indicating all voltages and the current.
Q9. Define ‘total OR complex power’, ‘active power’, ‘reactive power’ and ‘apparent power’. Mention
their SI units.
Q10. Derive expressions for each of active, reactive and complex powers when an impedance, Z = R + jX,
carries a current I.
Q11. What is ‘power factor’ in ac systems?
Q12. Show that the average power consumed in (i) a pure capacitor; and (ii) a pure inductor is zero. {Hence,
an inductor and a capacitor are lossless.}
Q13. What are the advantages of ac systems over dc systems?
Q14. With a neat schematic, explain the principle of generation of 1-ϕ sinusoidal emf.

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Part - B: Problems

Q1. When connected to 220 V, 50 Hz supply with an ammeter which reads 12.5 A, a coil dissipates 900
W. Find the resistance & reactance of the coil. Find also the real power, reactive power, total power and
apparent power. Sketch the phasor diagram.
Q2. A coil of 25 Ω and 0.7 H is connected across 250 V, 50 Hz supply. Find (a) inductive reactance; (b)
circuit impedance; (c) supply current; (d) overall pf; (e) phase angle of the current; (f) voltage drops across
each of R & L; and (g) active, reactive, complex (total) and apparent powers. Take the 250 V supply as the
reference phasor.
Q3. The circuit is the same as in Q2. Obtain an expression for the supply current, i(t). Also sketch the
complete phasor diagram.
Q4. A capacitor of 60 μF is connected in parallel with a non-inductive resistance of 40 Ω across a 100 V,
60 Hz supply. Find (a) capacitive reactance; (b) impedance; (c) supply current; (d) power factor; (e) power
factor angle; (f) current in each of R & C; and (g) total power supplied.
Q5. The circuit is the same as in Q4. Assuming (- π/3) phase angle for the supply voltage, obtain an
expression for the supply current, i(t). Also sketch the complete phasor diagram indicating the supply
voltage and all three currents.
Q6. A circuit comprising R, L and C in series and excited by a 220 V, 50 Hz supply has the following
specifications: R = 20 Ω; L = 100 mH; and C = 32 μF. Determine the supply current and the voltage drop
across each element. Represent them in a phasor diagram.
Q7. A choke is connected in series with a non-inductive resistor across a 240 V, 60 Hz supply. It draws a
current of 5 A. The voltage (rms) across the coil and the non-inductive resistance are 120 V & 140 V
respectively. Find (a) R, L & Z of the coil; (b) power loss in the coil; and (c) total (complex) power supplied.
Sketch the complete phasor diagram.
Q8. Two impedances Z1 = (10 – j 12) Ω and Z2 = (11 + j 7.5) Ω are connected in parallel across a 230 V
supply. Find (a) branch currents; (b) total current; (c) complex power; and (d) apparent power. Sketch the
complete phasor diagram.
Q9. An ac generator with an internal impedance of (0.8 + j 1.1) Ω is connected to a load consisting of two
impedances (4.1 + j 2.9) Ω and (3.7 - j 4.8) Ω in parallel. If the supply voltage is 220 V, determine (a) the
current in each branch; (b) the complex power in each branch; (c) the power factor of each branch; (d) the
overall circuit power factor; and (e) the total power supplied.
Q10. A resonant circuit comprising R, L and C in parallel and excited by a 240 V supply has the following
specifications: R = 30 Ω; L = 164 mH; and C = 45 μF. Determine the supply current and the current in each
element. Represent the supply emf and the four currents in a phasor diagram. Take the supply as reference
phasor.
Q11. In an R-L-C parallel circuit, each of the three ammeters connected in series with each branch reads 10
A. What does an ammeter connected in series with the supply read?

Q12. Find (a) the current in all branches; and

(b) the active, reactive, apparent and total
powers supplied by the source. Make suitable
assumptions as required.

For your benefit, you are strongly advised to take the assignments very seriously.
Topics in this assignment are included for the first Internal Assessment Test.
Submission Due: 03 Oct. 2017
Good luck!