Basic Electrical Engineering Tutorial
Basic Electrical Engineering Tutorial
Goel
1. Three resistors R1, R2 and R3 are connected in series with a constant voltage V. The
voltage across R1 is 20 volts, the power in R2 is 25 watts, and R3 has resistance 2 Ω. Find
the voltage V if the current is 5 amperes.
[35 Volts]
2. Two resistors R1 and R2 are connected in parallel to have an equivalent resistance of 10/3
Ω. When a current enters the parallel circuit it divides between the two resistors in the
ratio of 2 and 1. Determine R1 and R2.
[5 Ω, 10 Ω]
3. Determine Re for the four resistors in the circuit shown below. If a constant voltage V =
100 volts is applied, which resistor contains the most power.
10 Ω 5Ω
2Ω 15 Ω
[5.42 Ω, 5 Ω resistor, 957 Watts]
4. Two constant voltage sources act in the circuit shown below. Find the power P supplied
by each source to the circuit.
4Ω
7.6 Ω
25 V 5V
6Ω
5. In the circuit shown below, determine the constant voltage V if the current in the 5 Ω
resistor is 14 amperes. 2Ω
10 Ω 5Ω 10 Ω
V
[126 Volts]
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6. What current is supplied by the 50 volt source to the connected network of resistors in the
circuit shown below.
5Ω 50 V
12 Ω 8Ω 6Ω 3Ω
2Ω
[13.7 Amps]
7. Determine the value of the resistance R shown below if the potential drop across it is 25
Volts.
20 Ω
100 V 50 Ω RΩ
[4.76 Ω]
8. To what ohmic value is the adjustable resistor shown below set when the power in the 5
Ω resistor is 20 Watts.
20 Ω
50 V 5Ω RΩ
[16 Ω]
1. Find the equivalent resistance across X-Y of the circuit shown below:
1Ω 3Ω
2Ω 2Ω
X 5Ω Y
6Ω
5Ω
[2.392 Ω]
2. Find the equivalent resistance across X-Y of the circuit shown below:
5Ω 2Ω
X
2Ω 2Ω
Y
1Ω
[6 Ω]
3. Find the equivalent resistance across X-Y of the circuit shown below:
3Ω
X
4Ω
5Ω
2Ω
Y
1.5 Ω
[2 Ω]
4. Find the equivalent resistance across X-Y of the circuit shown below:
5Ω
X
2Ω
10 Ω 2Ω
10 Ω
2Ω
Y
[2.375 Ω]
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5. Determine the resistance between the terminals A & B of the network shown.
10Ω 20Ω 5Ω
A
5Ω 15Ω
10Ω 25Ω
2Ω
B
5Ω 30
Ω [23.6 ohms]
A
6Ω 4Ω
:
3Ω 5Ω
5Ω 8Ω 4Ω
B [4.23 ohms]
7. For the resistive network shown in figure, find the resistance seen between nodes ab and
bc
[22.22 Ω, 15.55 Ω]
40 Ω b 50 Ω
a a
20 Ω 30 Ω 20 Ω 8Ω
10 Ω c 12 Ω
a
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50 V
100 Ω 120 Ω 20 V
[311.4 mA]
2. Using nodal method, find current through the resistors shown below.
6A
5Ω
2Ω 4Ω
3Ω
4A 2V
5V
3. Using nodal method, find the battery currents in the circuit shown below.
1Ω
2Ω
1Ω
5V
2Ω 2Ω
5V 1Ω 2Ω
2Ω 5V 2Ω
[-1.13 A, -0.5325 A, 0.655 A]
4. In the circuit shown below, find the power loss in the 1 Ω resistor by Thevnin’s theorem.
10 Ω
2A 5Ω 1Ω
10 V
[5.33 W]
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5. Find the current flowing in branch AB in the unbalanced bridge shown below, when this
branch is having a resistance of (a) 3.6 Ω and (b) 0.36 Ω
8Ω 12 Ω
A
B
4Ω 36 Ω
[1 A, 1.37 A]
40 V
6. Find the current in the 4 Ω resistor connected across AB in the network shown below.
1Ω 1Ω
A
4V 4Ω 1Ω 8A
A 10 V
B
[8/7 Amps]
7. Apply the Superposition Theorem to the network shown below to find the voltage VAB.
10 Ω
2Ω 4A
2A 5Ω [9.41 V]
8. Obtain Thevenin equivalent and Norton equivalent circuit at terminals AB for the
network shown below:
4Ω 5Ω 2Ω
A
100 V 2Ω 40 V
B
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1. For the resistive circuit shown below, find V and I using the principle of superposition.
0.1 Ω I 0.6 Ω 0.1 Ω
+
60 V 10 Ω 5Ω 40
V
V
- [25.36 A, 56.89 V]
2. Find the Thevnin equivalent of the circuit shown below as seen at terminals XY.
11/ 8 Ω
1Ω 3Ω
X
11 V 2Ω
Y
[Vth = 10 V, Rth = 1 Ω]
3. For the circuit shown below, find the Thevenin equivalent as seen by the resistance R.
Find the value of R for maximum power dissipation in it and value of this power.
RΩ
4Ω
30 Ω
4V 12 Ω 12 Ω 2A
A
2 mho 4 mho
4A 5A 3 mho 6A
[7 V, 5 V, 6.5 V]
5. Using mesh analysis find the currents I1, I2 and I3. Also find the power supplied by the
two current sources
I1 20Ω I2 4 0 Ω
15 Ω
0.5 A 60Ω I3 100 Ω 0.6 A
10V
6. For the circuit shown below, determine the voltage at each node of the network with
respect to datum shown. 1A
1Ω
1Ω 1Ω
1Ω 1Ω
1Ω 1V
3Ω
100 V 6Ω 9Ω
9Ω 6Ω
[3571 W]
3Ω
8. For the bridge circuit shown below, find the galvanometer (G) current using Thevnin
equivalent as seen across the galvanometer.
10 Ω 15 Ω
5Ω G
12 Ω 16 Ω
10 V
[0.0159 A]
9. In the circuit shown below, find the current I1 using principle of Superposition.
I1 1.5 Ω 1Ω
6V 6Ω 3Ω 2Ω 4A
[2/3 A]
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2. Find the impedance across the terminals A and B for the circuit shown below with a
frequency of operation is 50 Hz
2 mH
10 Ω 100 μF 1 mH
A B
100 μF 10 mH
[ 32.439 72.04 ]
3. With reference to the circuit shown below compute: (a) Impedance of the circuit, (b)
Current I1, (c) Current I2, (d) current I3 (e) voltage VBC, (f) power of the whole circuit.
Applied voltage is 250 0 50 Hz .
100 Ω 1H
A
I1
I3
0.5 H
10 μF
I2
4. In the circuit shown below, determine the value of 50 Hz supply voltage that must be
applied across AB in order that a current of 10 A may flow through condenser.
5Ω 0.0191H
8Ω 0.0318H
A 7Ω 398μF B
[289 21.9]
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5. Find the current and power supplied by the 100 V source for the circuit shown below:
10 Ω 10 Ω
20 Ω
10 Ω 10 Ω
100 V 10 Ω
10 Ω 10 Ω
10 Ω
[5.145A, 441.2 W]
6. For the circuit shown below, the applied voltage is 110 V, 50 Hz, find (a) the total
impedance; (b) current drawn; (c) power factor, and (d) power input
3Ω 4Ω
2Ω 2Ω 1Ω 1Ω
A B
2Ω
7. A voltage of 250 V at 50 Hz is applied to the circuit shown below, find (a) current drawn
from the source; (b) power factor of the circuit; (c) power consumed.
3+j5Ω
2+j6Ω
A 200 µ B
8. For the series circuit shown below with the current and voltage indicated, find the values
of R, r, L and frequency of the applied voltage and its magnitude.
L 50 μF
35 A
R r
25 V 40 V 45V
50 V
Q.1 In a particular RL series circuit a voltage of 10 V at 25 c/s produces 100 mA, while the
same voltage at 75 c/s produces 60 mA. Draw the circuit diagram and insert the values of
the constants. At what frequency will the value of the impedance be twice that at 50 c/s.
Q.2 A coil of power factor 0.6 is in series with a 100 μF capacitor. When connected to a 50
c/s supply, the p.d. across the coil is equal to the p.d. across the capacitor. Find the
resistance and inductance of the coil.
Q.3 A resistor R in series with a capacitor C connected to a 50 Hz, 240 V supply. Find the
value of C so that R absorbs 300 W at 100 V. Find also the maximum charge and
maximum stored energy in C.
Q.4 When 1 A is passed through three air-cored coils A, B and C, in series, the voltage drops
are respectively 6, 3 and 8 V on direct current and 7, 5 and 10 V on alternating current.
Find (a) the power factor, (b) the power dissipated in each coil, and (c) the power factor
of the whole circuit when the alternating current flows.
Q.5 A current of 10 A flows in a circuit with a 30° angle of lag when the applied voltage is
100 V. Find (a) the resistance, reactance and impedance; (b) the conductance,
susceptance and admittance.
Q.7 Calculate (a) the admittance Y, (b) the conductance G, and (c) the susceptance B of a
circuit consisting of a resistor of 10 ohms in series with an inductor of 0.1 H, when the
frequency is 50 Hz.
Q.8 A voltage of 125 V at 60 c/s is applied across a non-inductive resistor connected in series
with a condenser. The current is 2.2 A. The power loss in the resistor is 96.8 W and that
in the condenser is negligible. Calculate the resistance and the capacitance.
[0.062 H; 63°]
Q.10 An inductive coil takes 10 A and dissipates 1000 W when connected to a supply at 250
V, 25 c/s. Calculate (a) the impedance, (b) the effective resistance, (c) the reactance, (d)
the inductance, (e) the power factor, (f) the angle of lag.
[(a) 25 Ω; (b) 10 Ω; (c) 22.9 Ω; (d) 0.146 H;, (e) 0.4; (f) 66.4°]
Q.11 An iron cored choking coil of resistance of 5 ohm takes 10 A when connected to 200 V,
50 Hz mains, and the power dissipated is 750 W. Assuming the coil to be equivalent to a
series impedance, calculate (a) the iron loss, (b) the inductance and (c) the power factor.
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1. A 50 kVA single phase transformer has 600 turns on primary and 40 turns on secondary.
The primary winding is connected to 2.2 kV, 50 Hz supply. Determine:
(a) Secondary voltage at no load
(b) Primary and Secondary currents at full load.
[146.67 V, 22.72 A, 390.9 A]
2. A single phase 4 kVA transformer has 400 primary turns and 1000 secondary turns. The
net cross sectional area of the core is 60 cm2. When the primary winding is connected to
500 V, 50 Hz supply, calculate:
(a) The maximum value of flux density in the core.
(b) The voltage induced in the secondary winding, and
(c) The secondary full load current.
3. The design requirement of a 11000/415 V, 50 Hz, single phase, core type transformer are
approximate emf/turn 15 V, maximum flux density 1.5 T. Find a suitable number of
primary and secondary turns and the net cross-sectional area of the core.
6. A 4600/230 V, 60 Hz, step down transformer has core dimensions of 76.2 mm by 111.8
mm. A maximum flux density of 0.93 wb/m2 is to used. Calculate the following,
assuming 9% loss of area due to stacking factor of limitations:
(a) Primary turns required
(b) Turns per volts
(c) Secondary turns required, and
(d) Turns ratio.
[2, 422, 0.52, 120, 20]
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7. A 5 kVA, 220/110 V, 50 Hz, single phase transformer has 55 turns on the secondary
winding. Determine the number of turns in the primary winding, the secondary and
primary full load currents, neglecting losses:
8. A 3000/200 V, 50 Hz, single phase transformer has a cross sectional area of 150 cm 2 for
the core. If the number of turns on low voltage winding is 80, determine the number of
turns on high voltage winding, and the maximum flux density in the core.
9. In 25 kVA, 2000/200 V, single phase transformer, the iron and full-load copper losses are
50 W, and 400 W respectively. Calculate the efficiency of the transformer at unity p.f.
(a) full load, and (b) half load.
[98.23%, 99.40%]
10. A 3300/300 V single phase transformer gives 0.6 A and 60 W as ammeter and Wattmeter
readings when supply is given to the low voltage winding and high voltage winding is
kept open, find : (i) power factor of no-load current; (ii) magnetizing component; (iii)
iron loss component.
[0.33A, 0.566 A, 0.198 A]
11. A 3300/220V, 30 kVA, single phase transformer takes a no-load current of 1.5 A when
the low voltage winding is kept open. The iron loss component is equal to 0.4 A. Find
(i) no-load input power; (ii) magnetizing component and power factor of no-load current.
12. A 230/115 V single phase transformer takes a no-load current of 2 A at a power factor of
0.2 lagging with low voltage winding kept open. If the low voltage winding is now
loaded to take a current of 15 A at 0.8 p.f. lagging, find the current taken by high voltage
winding.
[9.09 A]
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