NATAIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA

Department of Electrical Engineering

Mid-term Examination, 2014
Session: 2014 - 2015 (Autumn)
B. Tech. 1st Semester
Subject Name: Basic Electrical Engineering
Subject Code: EE-100

Number of Pages: 4 Full Marks: 30 Duration: 2 Hours

Figures at the right hand margin indicate marks.

All parts of a question should be answered at one place.

Answer all questions.

1. Find the marked currents, I1 , I2 and I3 , in the following circuit (Fig.1) using mesh analysis.

Ans: I1= 3.75 A, I2 = 0A, I3=1.25AFigure 1: Circuit diagram of Question No. 1

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2. Find the current through RL using superposition theorem.

Figure 2: Circuit diagram of Question No. 2

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3. Find the equivalent Thevenins circuit across RL in the following circuit. Also draw the
equivalent Nortons circuit mentioning the different parameters. What should be the value
of RL so that maximum power is transferred to it from the sources?
[2+0.5+0.5]

4. In the arrangement shown in Fig.4, (a) calculate the impedance between AB and the power
factor of the circuit; (b) Find active and reactive power consumed by the resistor connected

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Figure 3: Circuit diagram of Question No. 3

between AC and the inductor connected between CE respectively; (c) Draw phasor diagram of
the circuit. Indicate Vs , VAE , VEB , VAC , VCE , and Is in the phasor diagram; (d) Find the
value of the capacitor or inductor that needs to be connected in parallel across AB to bring
the power factor unity.

8 3

C 7 3

A E B
6 5.5

IS
VS

100V , 45 Hz, A.C. Single Phase Supply

Figure 4: Circuit diagram of Question No. 4

[2+1+2+1]
5. The circuit constants of Fig.5 are so adjusted that the currents in the parallel branches AB
are equal, and the magnitude of voltage across AB is equal to that across BC and the voltage
VBC is leading the voltage VAB by 90o . When a voltage of 200V is applied to AC, the total
power absorbed is 1200W. Calculate the circuit constants.

R1
R2 XL

A XC
B C

200V A.C. Single Phase Supply

Figure 5: Circuit diagram of Question No. 5

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6. (a) Explain with phasor diagram, how the total active power consumed by a 3-phase balanced
capacitive-load can be measured by two-wattmeter method. (b) Draw line-current phasors and
line-voltage phasors for the circuit shown in Fig.6. What is the wattmeter reading?

wattmeter
cc

A
R
L
pp L
R
C
L R
B

100 V, 50 Hz 3-phase balanced supply (phase sequence A-B-C)

feeding balanced 3-phase Delta load with R=5Ohm , L=0.0276 H.

Figure 6: Circuit diagram of Question No. ??

[2+2+2]

7. The magnetic circuit shown in Fig.7 is cast iron with a mean length 0.44m and square section
0.02m×0.02m. The air gap length is 2mm and the coil contains N=400 turns. Find current
I required to establish an air-gap flux 0.141mWb. B-H characteristics of cast iron is given in
Fig.8. Take µ0 = 4π × 10−7 H/m.

Figure 7: Circuit diagram of Question No. 7

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8. For the magnetic circuit shown in Fig.9 the reluctance of the central limb (PS) is 10×105 AT/Wb
and the reluctance of the outer limbs (PTS and PQS) are same and equal to 15×105 AT/ Wb.
Find the mmf required to produce 0.5mWb flux in PQS.
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Question 8 continues on the next page. . .

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Figure 8: B-H Characteristics for Question No. 7

(A) 750 AT (B) 1750 AT (C) 250 AT (D) 1500 AT.

T Q

Figure 21.20:
Figure 9: Circuit diagram of Question No. 8

End of Questions. ALL THE BEST