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II B.Tech I Semester (R09) Regular Examinations, November 2010

BASIC ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
(Biotechnology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 70
(Choose minimum of TWO questions from each part for answering FIVE questions)

PART-A
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1. (a) Explain resistance, inductance and capacitance in detail.

(b) Three resistances 2Ω, 4Ω and 6Ω are connected in series across a voltage supply voltage
across 2Ω resister is 4V. Find the voltages across remaining resistors.
2. (a) Derive the expression for average value of an alternating simmunoidal current wave form
3 − θ.
(b) A reactor having negligible resistance and an inductance of 0.1 H is connected is given
with a resistor of 15Ω. The circuit is connected across a 230V, 501Hz, 1 − φ AC supply.
Find (i) Current flowing through the circuit (ii) Power factor of the circuit (iii) Voltage
across the reactor.
3. (a) Derive the relation between phase and line values in 3−φ delta connected balanced system
with neat diagrams.
(b) Two wattmeters connected to 3 − φ AC line to measure A.C power and read 6717 watts,
and 2558 watts. Find the power drawn by the balanced load and its power factor.
4. Explain the principle of operation of
(a) DC generator.
(b) DC motor.

PART-B

5. (a) What is a PN junction mode ? Explain the V-I characteristics and how do you determine
DC and AC resistance from it.
(b) An AC voltage of peak value 20V is connected in series with a silicon and diode load
resistance of 500 ohms. If the forward resistance of diode is 10Ω find
i. peak current through diode
ii. Peak output voltage. What will be these values if the diode is assumed to be ideal?
6. (a) What is a thyristor ? Explain its characteristics and applications.
(b) What is an oscillator ? How an oscillator is obtained using transistor and what are the
necessary conditions?
7. (a) Explain about dielectric heating and its applications.
(b) How are ultrasonics generated and what are their applications?
8. (a) What are the three basic components of CRO and their uses ?
(b) How do you measure the current with a CRO?

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II B.Tech I Semester (R09) Regular Examinations, November 2010
BASIC ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
(Biotechnology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 70
(Choose minimum of TWO questions from each part for answering FIVE questions)

PART-A
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1. (a) Define and explain resistance, inductance and capacitance.

(b) It the total power dissipated in the network shown above is 16W, find the value of R and the
total current.
2. (a) Show that the power dissipated by a pure capacitor excited by a sinusoidal source is zero.
(b) A pure capacitance C=10µF passes a current i=10 sin 2000t Amperes. Find the voltage across
the element.
3. (a) Derive the relation between phase and line values in a balanced star connected 3-phase system.
(b) Three coils are connected in star to a 3-phase, 3-wire 415V, 50Hz supply and takes a line current
of 5A at 0.8 power factor lagging. Calculate the resistance and inductance of the coils.
4. (a) Explain the principle of operation of DC generator.
(b) Explain the constructional details of synchronous machines.

PART-B

5. (a) Describe a half wave rectifier using a crystal diode.

(b) An AC supply of 230V is applied to a half wave rectifier circuit through a transformer of turn
ratio 10:1, find the
i. Output dc stage
ii. Peak inverse voltage. Assume the diode to be ideal.
6. (a) Distinguish between PNP and NPN transistors in their operation.
(b) What is an amplifier and how a transistor is used as an amplifier?
7. Distinguish between dielectric heating and induction heating. Explain with their applications.
8. (a) What are the main components of CRT? Explain them.
(b) Explain the measurement of frequency using CRO.

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II B.Tech I Semester (R09) Regular Examinations, November 2010
BASIC ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
(Biotechnology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 70
(Choose minimum of TWO questions from each part for answering FIVE questions)

PART-A
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1. (a) Derive and explain basic circuit components.

(b) Two resistances of 1.5Ω and 3.5Ω are connected in parallel and this parallel combination
is connected in series with a resistance of 1.95Ω. Find the equivalent resistance of the
circuit. What current will it draw if connected to a 30V supply.
2. (a) Show that the power dissipated by a pure inductor excited by a sinusoidal source is zero.

(b) Calculate the current, power and power factor of the given circuit.
3. (a) Explain power measurement in a 3 − φ circuit by using 2Watt meter method with neat
phasor diagram.
(b) Three coils are connected in delta to a 3-phase, 3-wire, 415V, 50Hz supply and take a line
current of 5A at 0.8 pf lagging. Calculate the resistance and inductance of the coils.
4. Explain the principle of operation of 3-phase induction motor in detail.

PART-B

5. (a) With a neat sketch explain the operation of a fullwave rectifier.

(b) A full wave rectifier uses two diodes, the internal resistances of each dode may be assumed
constant at 20 ohms. The transformer rms secondary voltage from centre tap to each end
of secondary is 50V and load resistance is 980 ohms. Find
i. mean load current
ii. the rms value of low current.
6. (a) Explain the transistor as an amplifier in CE arrangement and its frequency response.
(b) Discuss about SCR characteristics and its applications.
7. (a) What is induction heating ? Explain with an application.
(b) How flow detection is made using ultrasonics?
8. (a) Explain how CRO can be used for measurement of voltage.
(b) Explain the functions of deflection plates in CRT.

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II B.Tech I Semester (R09) Regular Examinations, November 2010
BASIC ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
(Biotechnology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 70
(Choose minimum of TWO questions from each part for answering FIVE questions)

PART-A
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1. (a) State and explain Kirchoff’laws.

(b) Three resistances of 5Ω, 10Ω and 15Ω are connected in parallel. If the current in 10Ω
resistance is 3A, what is the current is other resistors and total current?

2. (a) Derive the expression for RMS value of an alternating simmusoidal current wave form
I = Im sin θ.
(b) An alternating current is expressed as I=14.14 sin 314t. Determine
i. RMS current
ii. Average current
iii. Frequency.

3. (a) Derive the relation between phase and line values in 3−φ star connected balanced systems
with neat diagrams.
(b) Two wattmeters are connected to measure the input to a balanced 3-phase circuit indicate
2000W and 500W respectively.
Find the power factor of the circuit when both readings are positive.

4. Explain the principle of operation of single phase transformer with heat phasor diagram.

PART-B

5. (a) What is a crystal diode? Explain its rectifying action. Discuss the importance of inverse
voltage in rectifier .
(b) With a neat sketch explain the working of centre tap full wave rectifier.

6. (a) Discuss the types of transistor and its action in detail.

(b) Describe the operation of transistor as an amplifier.

7. (a) What is dielectric heating? Explain with an application.

(b) What are ultrasonics ? How are they generated and what are their applications?

8. Draw the functional block diagram of a CRO and explain the function of each blocks. What
are its applications?

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