CERTC COMPREHENSIVE EXAM EE

Electrical Engineering
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following 13. An industrial load consumes 120 kW at 0.707 pf lagging and is
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box connected to a 480 + j0 v rms, 60 Hz line. Determine the value of
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. the capacitor in microfarads that when connected in parallel with
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only. theload will raise the pf in minimum requirement by the Philippine
Electrical Code.
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means A. 929 C. 397
exponentiation. B. 526 * D. 713
Ex. x^2 means x2; (x+y)^(x-z) means 14. A balanced three-phase three-wire system has a delta connected
(x+y) raised to the (x-z). Pi=3.1416 load with a 50 ohm resistor, a 5 microfarad capacitor and a 0.56H
inductor in series in each phase. If Van = 390 v rms with 30 deg
angle and  = 500 rad/sec, find the line current to phase c.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
A. 8.308 – j3.462 A C. -7.152 – j5.464 A*
B. -8.308 + j3.462 A D. -1.156 – j8.925 A
1. A three-phase, 60 Hz wye-connected wound rotor synchronous
generator rated at 10 kVA, 230 V has a synchronous reactance of
15. An infinitely long straight conductor located in air is carrying a
1.2 ohm per phase and an armature resistance of 0.5 ohm per
current of 100 A. determine the flux density at point 0.08 m away
phase. Calculate the percent regulation at full load with 0.8 lagging
from the conductor.
power factor.
A. 0.50 x 10-3 T C. 0.40 x 10-3 T
A. 18.3% C. 20.8%
B. 0.25 x 10-3 T * D. 0.33 x 10-3 T
B. 21.8%* D. 22.5%
16. A series RLC circuit contains a resistor R of 2 ohms and a capacitor
2. Which of the following is used in power factor correction?
C of ½ farad. Determine the value of the inductor so that the circuit
A. induction motor C. synchronous motor*
is critically damped
B. long transmission motor D. voltage regulator
A. 2 H C. 3/2 H
B. 1H D. 1/2 H*
3. A hermetic motor compressor has a full-load current of 25 A. What
is the allowable rating for branch disconnecting means?
17. A device which connects conductor to the earth to discharge the
A. 28.75 A* C. 31.25 A
charge on the conductor on the earth is called
B. 30 A D. 37.5 A
A. grounding electrode C. isolator
B. earthingswitch * D. surge arrester
4. The lighting load for a dwelling expressed in terms of a unit load in
volt-ampere per square meter must be at least____.
18. What type of transformer bank is used to convert 2-phase to 3-
A. 24 C. 16
phase power?
B. 12* D. 28
A. open-delta C. scott-T *
B. wye-delta D. delta-delta
5. An unshaded lamp is placed at a distance r1 above the ground and
produces an illumination E1 at a point on the ground directly below
19. A balanced delta load consists of three 20 cis 25 ohms
the lamp. At what angle must the lamp be aimed on the ground to
impedances. The 60 Hz line voltage is 208 volts. What is the line
produced an illumination one-half of E1?
current?
A. 45  C. 30  A. 18 A * C. 6 A
B. 37.5  *
B. 10.4 A D. 12 A
D. 27.5
20. If in an acb sequence, Van = 100-20, then Vcn is _____.
6. What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of
0.05 H so that at 100 Hz, the impedance becomes equal to the A. 100-140* C. 100100
ohmic resistance? B. 10010 D. 100-50
A. 5.7 µF* C. 35.5 µF
B. 70.7 µF D. 87 µF 21. Form factor is defined as ratio of
A. maximum to rms C. rms to maximum
7. The net cross section of a transformer is 20 square inches. The B. rms to average * D. average to maximum
maximum flux density is 11 kilogausses. The frequency is 60 Hz. If
there are 1,000 turns in the primary, determine the primary induced 22. A 4-pole, 50-Hz, 3-phase induction motor runs at a speed of 1470-
emf. rpm. The frequency of rotor current is __ Hz.
A. 3,780 v* C. 3,850 v A. 5 Hz C. 2 Hz
B. 3.590 v D. 3,945 v B. 60 Hz D. 1 Hz*

8. Two sinusoids are given. If V1 = A1sinωt and V2 = A2sin(ωt - θ), then 23. A 3-Φ, 4-pole, 50-Hz induction motor is running at 1450-rpm on full
A. V2 leads V1 by θ C. V1 lags V2 by θ load. The full load rotor current is 22 amperes while the rotor
B. V1 leads V2 by θ * D. V2 lags V1 by θ resistance 2-Ω. Calculate the mechanical power developed.
A. 94kW * C. 54kW
9. A 5-volt dc source in parallel with a 5-ampere current serves a B. 14kW D. 84Kw
common load of 1-ohm. Determine the power in the load.
A. 100 watts * C. 120 watts 24. Originally a wire has a resistance of 10-ohms. If it is uniformly
B. 260 watts D. 150 watts stretched to 5 times its original value, what will be its new
resistance?
10. A series circuit of 600-Ω and an unknown resistor R is connected in A. 150-Ω C. 350-Ω
series to a voltage source of 35-volts dc. A voltmeter with an B. 550-Ω D. 250-Ω *
internal resistance of 1200-Ω is placed across the 600-Ω resistor. If
the voltmeter reads 5-Vdc, determine the value of R. 25. Given two coils with inductances L1 = 1500-mH and L2 = 1000-mH
A. 6.8k Ω C. 2.4k Ω * connected series aiding. If the equivalent inductance is 4500-mH
B. 7.1k Ω D. 3.5k Ω then the mutualinductance would be ____ mH.
A. 2,000mH C. 1,000mH *
11. What do you call the interior lighting where the roof trusses or B. 1,500mH D. 3,500mH
ceiling height is greater than 7.6 m above floor level?
A. High mast * C. High bay 26. The power dissipated in a pure capacitor is ____.
B. High pressure sodium D. HID A.zero * C. maximum
B. minimum D. proportional to V
12. One conductor of a three-phase line is open. The current flowing to
the -connected load through line a is 20 A. With the current in line 27. The permissible variation of frequency in power system is ___.
a as reference and assuming that line c is open, what is the positive A. ± 3 Hz C. ± 0.8 Hz
sequence current of phase a? B. ± 0.3 Hz * D. ± 1Hz
A. 10 + j5.78 C. j11.55
B. -10 + j5.78 D. 10 – j5.78 * 28. For transmission line with parameters A, B, C, D; what is AD-BC?
A. 1/2 C. 1*
B. 1/4 D. 0

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29. A balanced three-phase system draws a line current (I L) of 15- B. 1,621-rpm D. 1,328-rpm
amperes at 0.85 lagging power factor. If the voltage source has an
effective value of 220-volts, calculate the total power drawn by the 42. The Electrical Safety Month of the year is________.
load. A. May* C. February
A. 7778 watts C. 5140 watts B. April D. June
B. 4860 watts* D. 2375 watts
43. A 30-μF capacitor is connected in series with a 200-W, 220-V light
30. A 500-kVA, 3300-V, 3-Φ star connected alternator operating at full bulb across a 220-V alternating supply. Which from among the
load with 0.8 power factor has an armature resistance and given frequencies the bulb will glow darkest?
synchronous reactance per phase of 0.3 Ω and 4.0 Ω respectively. A. 60 Hz C. 25 Hz *
Calculate the voltage regulation. B. 50 Hz D. 120 Hz
A. 12.96% * C. 21.96%
B. 18.96% D. 15.96% 44. A synchronous machine can be operated with ____.
A. leading pf C. lagging pf
31. If the load of a wye-connected transformer are: B. unity pf D. any pf *
Ia = 10 cis (-30  ) Ib = 12 cis 215  Ic = 15 cis 82 
45. A change of 5% in the supply voltage of a 3-phase induction motor
what is the phase b positive sequence component?
will produce to its torque a change of approximately ____.
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2  ) C. 10.2 cis 240  A. 10%* C. 25%
B. 12.27 cis 208.4  * D. 12.27 cis (-31.6  )
B. 5% D. 20%

46. An electric current can neither be ____ nor_____.

32. A transformer is rated 1 kVA, 220/110 V, 60 Hz. Because of an
A. felt, seen C. seen, touched*
emergency this transformer has to be used on a 50 Hz system. If
B. seen, produced any effect D. produced, felt
the flux density in the transformer core is to be kept the same as to
60 Hz and 220 V, what is the kilovolt-ampere rating at 50 Hz?
47. In transmission voltage levels, 765 kV is categorized as
A. 0.871 kVA C. 0.833 kVA
A. extra high voltage* C. ultra high voltage
B. 0.890 kVA D. 0.909 kVA*
B. high voltage D. medium voltage
33. A coil has an induction of 100-mH. The currentpassing through the
48. Which of the following condition of series L-R-C circuit is
coil changes from 2-A to 4-A at a uniform rate in 0.1 sec. Determine
overdamped?
the voltageacross the coil during this time taking the resistance as
2
æ Rö
2
negligible. æ Rö 1 1
A. 9 volts * C.5 volts A. ç
è ÷ > * C. ç ÷ <
2L ø LC è 2L ø LC
B. 3 volts D.2 volts
2 2
æ Rö 1 æ Rö
34. A load resistor R is in series with a 5-Ω resistor. This series B. ç ÷ = D. ç ÷ > LC
combination is connected in parallel to a 10-Ω resistor and the è 2L ø LC è 2L ø
whole circuit is connected to a voltage source of 10-Vdc. If the
internal resistance of the source is 10-Ω, determine the Thevenin’s 49. After the first time constant, a transient current has changed by
equivalent looking back resistance Rth. _______________ %, leaving _______________ % remaining.
A. 10-Ω* C. 15-Ω A. 63.2, 36.8 * C. 36.8, 63.2
B. 30-Ω D. 20-Ω B. 13.5, 86.5 D. 86.5, 13.5

35. Two source voltages V1 and V2 are connected in series subtracting 50. A generator rated 600 kVA, 2,400 V, 60 Hz, 3-phase, 6-poles and
to a load resistor of 20-Ω. If a charge of 600-C is delivered in 1 wye-connected has 10% synchronous reactance. If a three-phase
minute and V2 = 40-volts, determine the value of V1. fault occurs at its terminals, what will be the short-circuit current?
A. 250 volts C. 440 volts A. 1,428 A C. 1,443 A*
B. 240 volts * D. 230 volts B. 1,532 A D. 1,435 A

36. Determine the energy stored in the magnetic fieldof a solenoid 30- 51. A 240 v dc series motor develops a shaft torque of 200 N-m at 92%
cm long and 3-cm in diameter wound with 1000 turns of wire and efficiency while running at 600 rpm. Calculate the motor current.
carrying a current of 10 A. A. 62.09 A C. 56.91 A*
A. 0.15J* C. 0.35J B. 52.36 A D. 48.17 A
B. 0.55J D. 0.25J
52. A 100 MW power station delivers 100 MW for 2 hours, 50 MW for 8
37. A wave wound 4-pole DC generator is driven at 750-rpm. At this hours and is shutdown for the rest of each day. It also shut down
condition, the generatedemf is 240 V. The armature has 792 for maintenance for 60 days each year. Calculate its annual load
conductors. If the total flux from each pole is 0.0145 Wb, what is the factor.
leakage co-efficient? Leakage co-efficient= total flux per A. 25% C. 23%
pole/working flux per pole. B. 21%* D. 28%
A.1.8 C. 1.5
B.1.4 D. 1.2 * 53. What is the force required to separate two surfaces with contact
area of 150 sq.cm when the flux density is 2 Tesla normal to the
38. The full scale deflection of an ammeter is 50-μA. Its coil has a surfaces?
resistance 1000-Ω. Determine the value of shunt resistance to A. 10100 N C. 15800 N
extend the range to 1-A. B. 23900 N* D. 35050 N
A. 0.08-ohm C.0.05-ohm *
B. 0.01-ohm D. 0.09-ohm 54. A 200-kVA transformer has an iron loss of 1 kW and full-load
copper loss of 2 kW. Calculate its percent load at maximum
39. From among the following power plants, which is the least reliable? efficiency.
A. wind * C. hydro A. 86 C. 81
B. geothermal D. solar B. 76 D. 71*

40. A dc source of 5-volts, a load resistor of 10-kΩ and a switch S are 55. A completely transposed 60 HZ three-phase line has flat horizontal
all connected in series. If the switch is repeatedly closed for 1ms phase spacing with 10 m between adjacent conductors. The
and opened for another 1ms, determine then the average value of conductors are 1,590,000 cmil ACSR with 54/3 stranding and with
the current passing. GMR OF 0.0520 ft. Line length is 200 km. Determine the line
A. 0.65mA C. 0.15mA inductive reactance in ohms per phase.
B. 0.81mA D. 0.25mA* A. 50.5 C. 101*
B. 151 D. 202
41. The armature resistance of 200-Vdc shunt motor is 0.4-Ω. At no
load, the armature current is 2-Amp. When load is applied, the 56. In the computation of the size of building wire, the PEC requires that
speed becomes 1200-rpm while the armature current is 50-Amp. at least a certain percent increase must be added. What percent is
Determine the no-load speed. this?
A. 1,921-rpm C. 1,821-rpm A. 20% C. 25%*
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B. 50% D. 15% A. 451µH C. 113µH *
B.721µH D. 263µH
57. In transmission lines, the most effective protection against lightning
strikes is one of the following. Which one is this? 71. A voltage v(t) = 15t2 is applied across a 1-H inductor. Determine the
A. Overhead wires * C. Lightning rods current equation through the inductor for t ≥ 0.
B. Lightning arresters D. Petersen coils A. 5t3* C. 30t
B. 5t2 D. 15t
58. A coaxial cable has 10-mm diameter inside conductor and a
metallic sheath with an inside diameter 20 mm. If the insulating 72. At very low frequency, a series RC circuit behaves almost like a
medium has a dielectric constant, K = 2 and permittivity of 1.113 x purely ____ circuit.
10-10, what is the capacitance between the conductor and the A. resistive C. capacitive*
shield per km? B. inductive D. none of the above
A. 0.8036 mfd/km C. 1.1604 mfd/km *
B. 0.0803 mfd/km D. 0.0403 mfd/km 73. A capacitive circuit consumes a real power of 269-watts and
reactive power of 150-VAR. Determine the value of complex
59. DC motor starters are used for the following functions EXCEPT one. power.
Which one is this? A. 671-j321 C. 269-j350
A. Start large DC motors B. 269-j150 * D. 364-j150
B. Limit the starting current of the motor
C. Prevent large voltage drop during starting 74. A 4-pole, 50-Hz, 3-phase induction motor has a full load slip of 5
D. Control the speed of the motor* %, the full load speed would be ____.
A. 1800 rpm C. 1425 rpm *
60. A self-excited four-pole AC generator, 12.5 KVA, 60 Hz, was B. 1750 rpm D. 1657 rpm
reinstalled after it was rewound. When tested at 1,200 rpm the
voltage would not build up. What could be the most likely reason? 75. A 230-volt, 4 pole dc motor has an armature winding resistance of
A. The direction of rotation is reversed 0.6 ohm. If the back emf is equal to 210-v, calculate the armature
B. The field winding circuit is open * current.
C. The speed is low A. 76.12A C. 78.21A
D. The armature winding terminal connection is reversed B. 33.33A * D. 54.21A

61. When a V – V system is connected into  -  system, increase in 76. An ideal DC generated is one that has ______ voltage regulation.
the capacity of the system is _____. A. zero* C. negative
A. 86.6 C. 66.6 B. high D. positive
B. 50 D. 73.2*
77. Which of the following DC generators has rising Voltage-Current
62. Fixtures that transmit 60 percent to 90 percent of the light characteristics?
downward are classified as _____. A. flat compound C. differential compound
A. Semi-indirect C. Indirect B. shunt D. series *
B. Semidirect* D. Direct
78. The base impedance and the base voltage of a certain power
63. Name the voltage class when in the nominal voltage range is 120 – system are 20Ω and 400 volts respectively. Determine the SBase.
600 volts. A. 4 C. 6
A. EHV C. Low voltage * B. 8* D. 10
B. Medium voltage D. High voltage
79. A coil of 100 turns is cut by a magnetic field that increases at the
64. A 240 v shunt motor delivers 50 HP at the shaft of 1200 rpm. The rate of 40 Wb/min. What is the induced voltage?
motor has an efficiency of 85% at this load. The torque loss due to A. 16.7 v C. 4000 v
friction and windage is 9% of the shaft torque. What is the motor B. 66.7 v * D. 6.67 v
developed torque in N-m?
A. 296.8 C. 323.5 * 80. If the available energy of a certain fuel is 15x1010 BTU, determine
B. 314.6 D. 307.4 its equivalent in kcal.
A. 6.34x1010 C. 3.78x1010 *
65. With respect to a common reference, point A has a potential of 40 V B. 8.14x1010 D. 5.22x1010
while point B has a potential of - 10 V, then what will be the value of
VBA ? 81. The concept of a short, medium or long transmission line is
A. -50 volts * C. 50 volts primarily based on the ____ of the line.
B. -30 volts D. 30 volts A. length * C. voltage
B. wavelength D. power factor
66. Two batteries A and B are in parallel supplying power to a load of 2
ohms. The no-load voltages and the internal resistances of each are 82. The effect of capacitance on short transmission line is ___.
6-volts, 2-ohms and 3-volts 2-ohms respectively. If the current A. low C. negligible *
delivered by A is 1.5 amperes, determine the load current. B. maximum D. high
A. 1.9 amperes C. 1.5 amperes *
B. 3.2 amperes D. 2.5 amperes 83. An armature has 120 slots. If the number of poles is 6, determine
the pitch of arc.
67. A load resistor R is in series with a 5-Ω resistor. This series A. 50 C. 0.96
combination is connected in parallel to a 10-Ω resistor and the B. 120 D. 20*
whole circuit is connected to a voltage source of 10-Vdc. If the
internal resistance of the source is 10-Ω, determine the Thevenin’s 84. A coil of wire has a resistance of 10Ω at 0◦C. If the temperature
open-circuit voltage Vth. coefficient of resistance for the wire is 0.004/◦C, its resistance at
A. 8 volts C. 5 volts* 100◦C is:
B. 6 volts D. 9 volts A. 0.4 Ω C. 14 Ω
B. 1.4 Ω D. 10 Ω *
68. The angle between voltage and current will _____ when a small
capacitance is added in series to a circuit which is highly inductive. 85. Based from the ANSI/IEEE standard C57.12.00. One of the
A. increase C. decrease * following is not a typical kva standard size of a single-phase
B. the same D. none of these transformer.
A. 20 * C. 25
69. What would be the connection to get a neutral? B. 37.5 D. 15
A. Open Delta C. Delta
B. Wye * D. VV
70. A coil of 300 turns is wound on a non-magnetic core. If the mean 86. Which of the following is not a renewable energy?
length is 300-mm and has a cross sectional area of 300-mm2, A. wind C. geothermal
determine the inductance. The corresponding magnetizing current B. solar D. fossil fuel *
is 3 A.

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87. A 100-kVA transformer is operating 80% of its rated capacity at a B. 118 kV D. 145 kV
power factor of 0.85 lagging power factor. Calculate the amount of
additional load it could handle in kVA at a power 0.60 lagging power
to bring this transformer to rated full-load.
A. 11.2-kVA C.31.2-kVA
B. 21.2-kVA * D. 67.2-Kva

88. The base impedance and the base voltage of a certain power
system are 20Ω and 400 volts respectively. Determine the kVA
base
A. 8 * C. 6
B. 4 D. 10

89. Gen1 and Gen2 each having a reactance of j1.0pu and j0.5pu
respectively are in parallel. The inductance of the line that connects
the two generators is j0.5pu. Determine the equivalent admittance
at terminal1 in pu.
A. j3.0 * C. j1.0
B. j0.5 D. j1.5

90. What is the total energy generated by a station in kWH in a year if

its maximum demand and annual load factor is 150-kW and 45%
respectively?
A. 921,700-kWH C.655,312-kWH
B. 591,300-kWH * D. 111,900-kWH

91. Calculate the time required for an initial charge of 20 V DC to

decrease to 2.71 V DC in a 0.01- µFarad capacitor when connected
to a 2-MΩ resistor.
A. 0.04 s * C. 0.02 s
B. 7.36 s D. 12.64 s

92. Lamp A is marked 230-V, 75-W and Lamp B is 230-V, 150-W. If the
Lamp A has a resistance R, determine the resistance of Lamp B.
A. 0.25R C. 0.75R
B. 0.5R * D. 0.65R

93. This is an over-current protective device designed to function as a

switch and is equipped with an automatic tripping device to protect
the branch circuit from overload and ground fault.
A. Fuse Cut-out C. Fuse
B. Circuit Breaker * D. Disconnect

94. If Van=277/3600, Vbn=277/+2400 and Vcn=277/-2400 find the zero-

sequence component voltage Vo.
A. 0 volt * C. 277/-1200 volts
0
B. 277/0 volts D. 277/1200 volts

95. Calculate the B parameter of a nominal T- transmission line given

the following, R=10-Ω, X=20-Ω and Y=400µS/phase.
A. 45.67 C.52.43
B. 22.25 * D. 12.34

96. A 3-ɸ alternator has 36-slots. if the number of poles is 4-pole, what
is its breadth factor.
A. 0.96 * C. 0.83
B. 0.99 D. 0.91

97. A country has an average energy growth rate of 5%. Determine the
years will the energy consumption be 4 times its present
consumption.
A. 31 years C. 35 years
B. 12 years D. 28 years *

98. TCC that characterized protective devices such as power circuit

breakers stands for.
A. Transient Current Curve
B. Transient Curve Current
C. Time Current Curve *
D. Time Curve Current

99. The ANSI code of a dc circuit breaker is

A. 52 C. 72 *
B. 32 D.100

100. A load served by a short transmission line is 100MW at 0.9 lagging

pf. If the resistance R is 0.62 /ɸ, inductance L is 93.24 mH/ɸ and
the receiving end voltage is 215-kV line-to-line volts, calculate the
sending end voltage per phase.
A. 115 kV C. 129 kV *

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