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1. The length of copper telephone line has a resistance 2. A three-phase 440-V, 51-kW, 60-kVA inductive load
of 24 ohms at 20-degree C What is its resistance on operates at 60 Hz and is wye-connected. It is desired
hot summer day when its temperature rises to 35- to correct the power factor to 0.95 lagging. What
degree C. value of capacitor should be placed in parallel with
each load impedance?
( )
2 2
V ph 440
Z=3 =3 3
=9.68 ohms
S 60 ×10
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3. Two coils having 30 and 600 turns respectively are 4. The direct axis reactance of a synchronous
wound side by side on a closed iron circuit of cross- generator is given as 0.4 pu based on the generators
section 100 cm² and of mean length 150 cm A name plate rating of 10KV, 75MVA. The base for
current in the first coil grows steadily from zero to calculation is 11KV 100MVA What is the pu value of
10A in 1 second. Find the emf induced in the coil Generator on the new base?
Relative permeability of iron is 2000.
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6. Three equal impedances, 60+j30 ohms each, are
5. Twelve identical wires of resistance 8 ohms each are
delta connected to a 230-V rms, three-phase circuit.
arranged to form the edge of a cube. A current of
Another three equal impedances. 40 + j 10 ohms
40mA is led into the cube at one corner and out at
each are wye-connected across the same circuit at
the other diagonally opposite comer. Calculate the
the same points. Determine the power factor of the
potential difference developed between these
two loads combined.
corners.
*NOTE: R=6 ohms IN THIS SOLUTION*
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7. For the unbalanced phase voltages given, Va= 5<53,
Vb 7<-164, and Vo=7<105 Determine the zero
8. Find the load resistance RL that enables the circuit
symmetrical components
(left of the terminals a and b) to deliver maximum
power toward the load.
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9. Resistance R is connected across two batteries A 10. Three loads are connected in parallel to a 120 angle
and B connected in parallel. Then open circuit pd of zero V mms source. Load 1 absorbs 60 KVAR at pf
and an internal resistance of the batteries are 12V, 2 = 0.85 lagging load 2 absorbs 90 kW and 50 KVAR
ohms and EV, them respectively Determine the leading, and load 3 absorbs 100 kW at pf= 1. Find
ohmic value of R if the power absorbed by R is 7.656 the equivalent impedance.
watts.
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11. The heater element of an electric kettle has a 12. A pump driven by an electric motor fts 15 m3 of
constant resistance of 100 Q and the applied water per minute to a height of 40 m. The pump has
voltage is 250 V. Calculate the time taken to raise an efficiency of 90% and motor has an efficiency of
the temperature of one liter of water from 15°C to 85% Determine: pf the power input to the motor (b)
90°C assuming that 85% of the power input to the The current taken from 480 V supply (c) The electric
kettle is usefully employed. If the water equivalent energy consumed when motor nuns at this load for
of the kettle is 100 g find how long will it take to 4 hours. Assume mass of 1 m3 of water to be 1000
raise a second liter of water through the same kg
temperature range immediately after the first
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13. A balanced delta-connected source has a phase 14. The switch in the circuit shown has been closed for
voltage Vab= 416<30 V and abc phase sequence. If a long time, and it is opened at EG. Find vit) for 120.
this is connected to a balanced delta-connected
load, find the phase current la Take the load
impedance per phase as 60<30 ohms and line
impedance per phase is 1+j1 ohm.