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Current Division formula

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Voltage Division Rule

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Find Current across each component using current division rule
1)

Ans= 6mA, 2mA, 3mA

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Voltage Division Rule
Find Voltage across each resistance.
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Mesh Analysis.
a) Use mesh analysis to find the current through 30 Ω resistance in the following circuit.

b) Set up the mesh equations for the circuit shown below. Find the value of Rx so that no
current flows in the 0.5 Ω resistor.

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c) Find the value of current I by using mesh analysis

d) Calculate the three-mesh current for the figure shown below

e) Use mesh analysis to find Vo in the circuit.

f) Calculate the currents i1, i2, and i3 of the following network using mesh analysis.

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Nodal Analysis
g) Calculate the current through 3Ω resistor using nodal analysis in fig

h) Find the current through 4V source using Nodal Analysis Method.

i) Calculate the current in 24V source using nodal analysis.

4 6

10A 6 24V 8

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j) Use nodal analysis to find Vo for the figure shown below

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k) Solve the given circuit by Nodal Voltage Analysis. Also, find voltage drop across 7 ohms
resistance.

l) Fing node voltage for fig shown

m) Find current in 10 ohms resistance using nodal analysis

Star Delta Conversion

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n) State and explain KVL. Find RAB by using Delta to Star conversion technique.

A
3Ω 5Ω

5Ω
7Ω

5Ω 5
3Ω Ω
B

o) Find the value of the voltage source (V) that delivers 2 Amps current through the circuit as shown in

p) Find the current from source using star delta conversion.

q) . Find the equivalent resistance across the terminal AB as shown in fig using Star Delta
Conversion

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r) Find equt resistance across AB

s) Find source current using star delta technique

t) Find RAB

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 TUTORIAL on Average and RMS
1) Write down the advantages and disadvantages of AC over DC.
2) Compare AC and DC.
3) What are the significances of Average and RMS value of an A.C signal?
4) What does '220 V AC' really mean? Is it the RMS or peak voltage?
5) Show that form factor of sinusoidal signal is 1.11 and peak factor is 1.414.
6) Calculate Average value, Rms value, form factor and peak factor for cosine signal.
Ans: Avg =0.636, RMS=0.707, F,F=1.11, PF=1.414

7) Calculate average and rms value of the square voltage wave shown in figure below.
signal. Ans: 6.67V, 11.54V

20V
0.2 0.4
o t(s)
0.1 0.3

8) The output voltage wave of a Full wave rectifier is shown below. Find its average and
root mean square (RMS) value.
V Ans: 0.637Vm, 0.707Vm

Vm

0 π 2π 3π
9) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.
signal.

Ans: Avg= I1 RMS=I1

10) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.
Ans: Avg =2 Rms=2.31

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 11) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.
Ans: Avg =50V, RMS=57.73V

12) Calculate average value, rms value, form factor and peal factor of sinusoidal half wave
rectifier.
Ans: Avg =0.0.3183, RMS=0.5, FF= 1.57, PF= 2

13) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.
signal.

Ans: Avg= 2.5, RMS=5

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 14) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.
Ans: Avg= RMS=

15) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.
Ans: Avg=3.75V RMS=4.08V

16) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.
Ans: Avg=RMS=v

17) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.

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 18) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.

19) The full wave rectified sine wave shown in Fig has a delay angle of 60°. Calculate Vavg
and Vrms
Ans: Avg= 4.78 Rms=6.33

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20) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.
Ans: Avg= RMS=

21) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.
Ans: Avg= Vm/Π RMS=Vm/2

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 22) Calculate average and rms value of the wave shown in figure below.
Ans: Avg=Vo/2 RMS=Vo/√

23) Find the Root mean square value of resultant current in a wire in which simultaneously
direct a current of 2√ A and sinusoidal current of peak value 2√ A.
Ans: RMS=3.464

24) Find RMS and Average value of signal below.

Ans: Avg= 1.79 RMS=1.56

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 TUTORIAL : Numerical on Single phase AC

1 The equation for an alternating current is given by i = 77 sin 314t. Find the peak value
(Amplitude), peak-to-peak value, frequency, time period & instantaneous value at t=2 ms.
Ans: 77A, 154A, 314 rad/s, 0.025s, 0.84A
2 Given v =20 sin (ωt + 30°) and i = 18 sin (ωt + 40°), determine phase relationships, and
sketch the waveforms.
3 A pure inductance of 318 mH is connected in series with a pure resistance of 75 Ω. The
circuit is supplied from a 50 Hz sinusoidal source and the voltage across the 75 Ω resistor
is found to be 150 V. Calculate the supply voltage.
Ans:250V
4 Find the combined impedance of the following circuit:
Ans: 37.67<-9.054 ohms

5 A Capacitor of capacitance 79.5µF is connected in series with a non-inductive resistance

of 30 across a 100V, 50Hz supply. Find (i) impedance (ii) current (iii) phase
angle. iii) equation of instantaneous value of current iv) draw phasor diagram
Ans: 50ohms, 2A, 53 degrees, 2.828 sin(314t+53)
6 The current in a circuit is given by 4.5 +j12 A when the applied voltage is 100 +j150 V.
Determine: (i)the complex expression for the impedance, stating whether it is inductive or
capacitive(ii) the active power, the phase angle between voltage and current.
Ans: 14.066<-13.134, capacitive, 2249.94Watt
7 A 230 V, 50 Hz ac supply is applied to a coil of 0.06 H inductance and 2.5 resistance
connected in series with a 6.8 µF capacitor. Calculate (i) Impedance (ii) Current (iii)
Phase angle between current and voltage (iv) power factor.
Ans: = 449.26 Ω, 0.512A, −89. 7, 0.0056 lead
8 A current of (120-j50) A flows through a circuit when the applied voltage is (8+j12) V.
Determine (i) impedance (ii) power factor (iii) power consumed and reactive power.
Ans: = 0.11∠79.7, = 0.179 lag, 360Watt, 1840VAR
9 For the circuit shown below, determine
a) Circuit impedance
b) Supply current and its phase angle
c) Circuit power factor
d) Active, reactive and apparent power
Ans: 16+0.3449 ohms, 6.248<-1.235 A, 0.9997, 624.65Watt, 13.466VAR, 624.8VA

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10 In the circuit given below, total current i = (20+j0) A. Calculate (i) branch current i1 and i2
(ii) voltage V1, V2 and V. (iii) power factor of entire circuit. (iv)Active and reactive
powers in the entire circuit. (v) Draw the phasor diagram.
Ans: 22.36<-26.56 A, 10<90 A,223.606<26.56 V, 0V, 0.894,
3980.18Watt, 2000VAR
i1 8 10 10
6
10 20
i2

i V1 V2

11 Two impedances of (20+ j 5 Ω) and (30+ j 8 Ω) are connected in series across a 200V,
50Hz supply. Find current, active power, apparent power and reactive power and power
factor. Also draw the phasor diagram.
Ans: 3.871<-14.574 A, 749.28Watt, 194.812VAR, 774.2VA, 0.96
12 Two impedances of (10+j 5 Ω) and (20+ j 30 Ω) are connected in parallel across a 200V,
50Hz supply. Find current, active power, apparent power and reactive power and power
factor. Also draw the phasor diagram.
Ans: 21.87<-33.47 A, 3815.87Watt, 2522.56VAR, 4574 VA, 0.834
13 An impedance of (3-j8) and (2+j15) are connected in parallel. The circuit is fed from a
230V, 50Hz supply. Find the current through each branch, total circuit current,
impedance, p.f., active power, reactive power and apparent power?
Ans: (9.451+j25.203) A, (2.008-j15.064) A, (11.46+j10.13), 15.03<41.5
ohms, 0.74, 2635.5 Watt,
14 A parallel circuit comprises of a resistor of 20Ω in series with an inductive reactance 15Ω
in one branch and a resistor of 30Ω in series with a capacitive reactance of 20Ω in the
other branch. Determine the current and power dissipated in each branch if the total
current drawn by the parallel circuit is 10∠ −30 ⁰.
Ans: 7.17∠ − 60 A, 4.98∠ − 12.5A, 1028.2Watt, 744Watt
15 A circuit having a resistance of 20 and inductance of 0.07H is connected in parallel with a
series combination of 50 resistance and 60µF capacitance. Calculate the total current,
when the parallel combination is connected across 230V, 50Hz supply.
Ans: 8.13<-24.9A

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16 A circuit consists of R and C reactance is 30Ω connected in series. Determine the value of
R for which power factor of the circuit is 0.8. Draw the phasor Diagram.
Ans: 24 ohms
17 A resistance R, an inductance L=0.01 H and a capacitance C are connected in series.
When an alternating voltage v=400sin(3000t-20º) is applied to the series combination, the
current flowing is 10√ sin(3000t-65º). Find the values of R and C.
Ans: 20Ω, 33.3*10-6F
18 Three impedance Z1=8+j6Ω Z2=2-j1.5Ω and Z3=2Ω are connected in parallel across a
50HZ supply. If the current through Z1 is 3+j4A. calculate the current through each
impedance and what will be the power absorbed by the circuit. Also draw phasor diagram.
Ans: 20<126.88A, 25<90A, 2294.5 Watt
19 The current in each branch of a two branched parallel circuit is given by expression
Ia=7.07sin(314t-45) and Ib=21.2sin(314t+60). The supply voltage is given by
v=354sin314t. calculate supply current and ohmic value of two pre component in each
branch. State whether circuit is inductive or capacitive.
Ans:17.236<-40.57A, (35.405+j35.405)ohms, (8.344-j14.461)ohms
20 A 200 V, 50 Hz, inductive circuit takes a current of 10A, lagging 30 degrees. Find (i) the
resistance (ii) reactance (iii) inductance of the coil.
Ans: 17.31 ohms, 0.318H
21 For the circuit shown below, determine
e) Circuit impedance
f) Supply current and its phase angle
g) Circuit power factor
h) Active reactive and apparent power
Ans:6<-2.55 ohms, 1.667<30.0025A, 0.999, 16.653Watt, 16.67VA

22 A Series circuit consists of a non-inductive resistance of 5 Ω and inductive resistance of

10 Ω. When connected to single phase AC supply it draws a current of 77.89sin (628.3t -
45⁰). Find
a) Voltage applied to series circuit in the form v(t) = Vm sin (wt + Φ).
b) Inductance
c) Power drawn
Ans: 870.823sin(628.3t +18.435⁰)V, 0.0159H, 15.167kWatt
23 Two coils A and B are connected in series across 240 V volts, 50Hz supply.
The resistance of coil A is 5 ohms and inductance of coil B is 0.015 H. If the input from
the supply is 3kW and 2kVAR. Find the inductance of coil A and Resistance of B. Also,
calculate the voltage across each coil.
Ans: RB=8.29 ohms, LA= 0.013H, VA= 96.9 V, VB= 143.3 V

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24 For the circuit shown below, determine
a) Circuit impedance
b) Supply current and its phase angle
c) Current in each branch
d) Voltage drops in each branch
e) Circuit power factor
f) Active, reactive and apparent power
g) Draw phasor diagram

Ans: 1.22<29.59 ohms, 89.12<-29.59 A, 10.35<-120.91A, 49.9<10.71A,

55.79<-52.72A, 55.79<-52.719 V, 79.71<33.84 V

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