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1. A short, 3-phase transmission line has a resistance of 3 ohms and an inductive reactance of 4
ohms. The voltage is 13, 250 volts line to line at the receiving end with a load which draws 200
A at 0.707 lagging power factor and a capacitor bank drawing 96 amperes.
a. 8,265.11 v c. 14,319.1 v
b. 18,265.11 v d. 15,391.9 v
2. A short, 3-phase transmission line has a resistance of 3 ohms and an inductive reactance of 4
ohms. The voltage is 13,250 volts line to line at the receiving end with a load which draws 200 A
at 0.707 lagging power factor and a capacitor bank drawing 96 amperes. Compute for the
sending end power factor.
a. 0.935 lagging c. 0.953 leading
b. 0.999 lagging d. 0.953 lagging
3. Two single phase transformers each rated 75 kva are connected open delta, to serve a three
phase load of 120 kw at 0.8 power factor lagging. What is the maximum kva the open delta bank
can carry without overloading the transformers?
a. 140 kva c. 225 kva
b. 130 kva d. 230 kva
4. Two single phase transformers each rated 75 kva are connected open delta, to serve a three
phase load of 120 kw at 0.8 power factor lagging. To prevent the overloading of transformers,
determine the size of the capacitor in kvar.
a. 140 kvar c. 50 kvar
b. 40kvar d. 13 kvar
5. A 3-phase balanced load draws 75 A line current at 230v line to line and 0.848 lagging power
factors. Solve for the reactive power being drawn.
a. 25.337 kvar c. 22.5 kvar
b. 16.5 kvar d. 15.838 kvar
6. A 3-phase balanced load draws 75 A line current at 230 v line- to-line and 0.848 lagging power
factor. Using two-wattmeter method, solve for the readings of the wattmeters.
a. 8,098 w,17,239 w c. 9,088 w, 17,239 w
b. 8,980 w, 17,293 w d. 8,098 w, 17,239 w
7. A Ball Mill motor rated 750 hp, 460 volts line-to-line, 60 hz, 0.85 power factor lagging, and 0.95
efficiency. Solve for the rated current.
a. 1, 510 A c. 826 A
b. 870 A d. 1,150 A

8. The sending end voltage of a 3-phase transmission line is 2,540 volts phase to neutrl and the
line current is 60 amperes at a lagging power factor of 0.75. the voltage at the receiving end is
 2,200 volts phase to neutral and the 3 power factor is 0.8 lagging. Calculate the resistance of the
line.
a. 4.217 ohms c. 2.417 ohms
b. 6 ohms d. 4.712 ohms
9. The sending end voltage of a 3-phase transmission line is 2,540 volts phase to neutral and the
line current is 60 amperes at a lagging power factor of 0.75. The voltage at the receiving end is
2,200 volts phase to neutral and the 3power factor is 0.8 lagging. Calculate the reactance of the
line.
a. 3 ohms c. 2.417 ohms
b. 6 ohms d. 4.712 ohm
10. A meter circuit whose full-scale deflection is 1 mA, the internal resistance of the meter is 10
kohms.. What value of R1 and R2 would make the meter deflect full scale when 200 volts is
applied to the input?
a. 300 kohms c. 190 kohms
b. 19 kohms d. 90 kohms
11. Three single phase 12.5 kv/120 volt, 150 kva, 60 hertz transformers are connected wye-delta.
One transformer is removed. What is the voltage across the outer pair of leads on the delta
side?
a. 120 v c. 60 v
b. 104 v d. 208 v
12. It is desired that a loading of 3 kw be maintained in a heating element at an initial temperature
of 20 C, a voltage of 220 v is necessary for the purpose. After the element has settled down to a
steady state, it is found that a voltage of 240 v is necessary to maintain the 3 kw loading. The
element resistance temperature coefficient is 0.0006 per degree centigrade at 20 C. Calculate
the final temperature of the heating element.
a. 336.8 C c. 316.8 C
b. 120 C d. 361.8 C
13. The field current of a 180 kw, 250 volts, dc shunt generator is 6 amperes when running full load,
at rated terminal voltage. If the combined brush and armature resistance is 0.02 ohm, solve for
the electrical efficiency of the generator.
a. 97.3% c. 95.335%
b. 93.535% d. 93.7%
14. The field current of a 180 kw, 250 volts, dc shunt generator is 6 amperes when running full load,
at rated terminal voltage. If the combined brush and armature resistance is 0.02 ohm, solve for
the electrical efficiency of the generator. Rotational losses = 400 watts.
a. 8.3% c. 96.335%
b. 93.535% d. 97.3%

15. The field current of a dc shunt motor is 6 amperes when running full load, at rated terminal
voltage of 250 volts. The motor draws 720 amperes. If the combined brush and armature
 resistance is 0.02 ohm, solve for the electrical efficiency of the motor. Rotational losses = 400
watts.
a. 93.28% c. 98.23%
b. 95% d. 92.38%
16. A 3-phase, 60 hz, 2200 volts induction motor develops 500 hp, 0.8 lagging power factor and 94%
efficiency. The power factor is raised to 0.9 lagging by connecting a bank of condensers in delta
across the lines. Calculate the capacitor KVAR.
a. 105.44 kvar cap c. 106.60 kvar cap
b. 104.55 kvar cap d. 102.28 kvar cap
17. A 3-phase, 60 hz, 2200 volts induction motor develops 500 hp, 0.8 lagging power factor and 94%
efficiency. The power factor is raised to 0.9 lagging by connecting a bank of condensers in delta
across the lines. Calculate the required capacitance of each condenser if each ofc the
capacitance unit is built up of four similar 550 volt condensers.
a. 71.7 c. 308.4
b. 77.1 d. 380.4
18. A 10 hp, 550 volts, 60 hz, 3-phase induction motor has a starting torque of 160% of full load
torque and starting current of 4255 full load current. What will be the voltage in order that the
starting current be limited to full load value? At full voltage starting, starting current is
proportional to the starting voltage.
a. 192.14 v c. 129.41 v
b. 219.41 v d. 505 v
19. A 10 hp 550 volts, 60 hz, 3-phase induction motor has a starting torque of 160% of full load
torque and starting current of 425% full load current. If the motor is used on a 440 volts, 60 hz
system, what will be the starting torque expressed in percent of full load values? At full voltage
starting, starting torque is proportional to the square of the starting voltage.
a. 104.2% c. 142.02%
b. 102.4% d. 92.4%
20. A current transformer is rated 400/5 amperes; the ratio factor is 4 at 30 C. This is to be installed
in an enclosure where the highest ambient temperature might be 55 C. Find the allowable
primary current of the current transformer.
(85− new ambient temp.) ( ratio factor at new ambient temp.)
= (𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝.)
(85 – old ambient temp.)

a. 14.75 A c. 1,018 A
b. 2,372.8 A d. 1,180 A

21. The floor area of a room is 10 m by 10 m. The desired illumination level is 150 footcandles.
Assume coefficient of utilization 0.51, t5he maintenance factor 0.95 and in the market a
 fluorescent luminaire provides 1,200 lumens output of light. Dsign the number of luminaires
needed for the room.
a. 287 luminaires c. 238 luminaires
b. 288 luminaires d. 278 luminaires
22. A capacitor, an electrical resistance heater, and an impedance are connected in parallel to a 120
v, 60 hz system. The capacitor draws 50 vars, the heater draws 100 w and the impedance draws
269 VA at a power factor of 0.74 lagging Determine the system apparent power.
a.
b. 130.9 VA d. 326.5 VA
c. 299.6 VA e. 190.3 VA
23. The armature of a dc motor has 648 conductors, 65 percent of which are directly under the
poles where the flux density is 48,000 lines per square inch. If the core diameter is 7 in. and its
length 4 in. and the current in each conductor is 20 A, calculate the total force tending to rotate
the armature.
a. 133.5 lbs. c. 129.41 lbs.
b. 122 lbs. d. 143.5 lbs.
24. The armature of a dc motor has 648 conductors, 65 percent of which are directly under the
poles where the flux density is 48,000 lines per square inch. If the core diameter is 7 in. and its
length 4 in. and the current in each conductor is 20 A, calculate the torque exerted by the
armature in lb-ft.
a. 502.25 lb-ft. c. 41.9 lb-ft.
b. 49.1 lb-ft. d. 43.9 lb-ft.
25. A 3-phase motor takes 10 kva at 0.6 power factor lagging from a source of 230 volts. It is in
parallel with a balanced delta load having 16 ohms resistance and 12 ohms capacitive reactance
in series in each phase. Find the total volt –amperes of the combination.
a. 12.766 kva c. 17.266 kva
b. 12.349 kva d. 13, 249 kva
26. A 3-phase motor takes 10 kva at 0.6 power factor lagging from a source of 230 volts. It is in
parallel with a balanced delta load having 16 ohms resistance and 12 ohms capacitive reactance
in series in each phase. Find the power factor of the combination.
a. 0.796 c. 0.967
b. 0.697 d. . 0.997
27. A series resistance-capacitance (R-C) circuit is connected to a 230 volt, 60 cycle source. If the
power taken by the circuit is 4,800 watts and the voltage drop across the resistor is 115 volts,
calculate the power factor of the circuit.
a. 0.6 lag c. 0.65 lead
b. 0.5 lead d. 0.56 lead
28. A series resistance-capacitance (R-C) circuit is connected to a 230 volt, 60 cycle source. If the
power taken by the circuit is 4,800 watts and the voltage drop across the resistor is 15 volts,
express the current equation as a sine wave.
a.
 b. 59.02 sin (377t + 60) d. 41.739 sin (377t + 60)
c. 59.02 sin (377t – 60) e. 41.739 sin (377t – 60)
29. A time of 10 milliseconds is required for the current to reach 90% of its final (steady state) value
in a series RL circuit with an excitation of 10 volts. The switch is closed at time t=0 with no
current flow in the circuit. If R= 5 ohms, what is the value of the inductance L?
a. 0.217 henry c. 0.0127 henry
b. 0.0217 henry d. 2.17 milli henry
30. What is the period of the wave of a 240 volts, 25 Hz sinusoidal generator?
a. 0.006 sec. c. 0.0167 sec.
b. 0.02 sec. d. 0.04 sec.