Tutorial Single Phase Circuits

1. Convert each of the following to the polar form:

a) 5 + j20 b) 10 – j10
c) 15 – j8 c) -5 + j8
(20.6275.96, 14.14-45, 17-28.07, 9.43122)

2. Convert each of the following to rectangular form:

a) 830 b) 1090
c) 30-30 d) 6120
(6.93+ j4, j10, 25.98 – j15, -3+ j5.2)

3. Add or subtract as indicated and answer in rectangular form:

a) (4 + j8) + (3 – j2) b) (11 – j8) + (4 – j5)
c) (-4 + j10) + (2 – j12) d) (-12 – j6) + (3 – j2)
(7-j6, 15-j13, -2-j2, -9-j8)

4. Multiply or divide as indicated and answer in polar form:

a) (4 + j8)(3 – j2) b) (830)(4 – j5)
c) (-10830)(2 – j12) d) (-12 – j6)/(3 – j2)
e) (1625)/(80-15) f) (15 + j15)/(-18 +j10)
(32.2329.74, 51.22-21.34,-1313.88-50.54, 3.722187.12,0.240,1.03-105.95 )

5. If E1= 10 sin (t + 30) and E2 = 15 sin (t - 20);

a) Convert E1 and E2 to phasor form.
b) Determine V = E1 + E2
c) Convert V into the time domain
(1030,15-20,22.75-0.327)

6. A 10 resistor is connected in series with a pure inductance of 31.4 mH and the circuit is
connected to a 100V, 50 Hz, sinusoidal supply. Calculate
a) The current flows through the inductor;
b) The phase angle.
(7.12A, 44.59)
7. A pure inductance of 215mH is connected in series with a pure resistance of 50.The circuit
is supplied from a 50 Hz sinusoidal source and the voltage across the 50 is 125V. Calculate
the supply voltage for the circuit.
(210V)

8. A coil having a resistance of 10 and an inductance of 0.1H is connected across a 100 V, 50
Hz supply. Determine:
a) The reactance and the impedance of the coil
b) The current flow
c) The phase different between the current and the applied voltage
(31.42, 32.97, 3.03A, 72.35)

9. A simple RLC circuit having a resistance of 15, an inductance of 0.12 H and a capacitance
of 100F in series, is connected across a 115 V, 50 Hz supply. Determine:
a) The total impedance
b) The current flow
c) The voltages across R, L and C
d) The phase difference between the current and the supply voltage
(16.1, 7.14A, 107.1V, 269.18V, 227.27V, 21.37)

10. A circuit consists of 100 resistor in parallel with a 40F capacitor and is connected to a
240V, 50 Hz supply. Find
a) The branch currents and the supply current
b) The circuit phase angle
c) The circuit impedance
(2.4A, 3.02A, 3.85A, 51.53, 62.33)

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11. A circuit with three branches having single resistor, inductor and capacitor respectively are
connected in parallel across a 100 V, 50Hz supply. By considering R= 10, L=0.1H and
C=100F; Calculate
a) The current in each branch
b) The supply current
c) The phase angle between the supply current and the supply voltage
(10A, 3.18A, 3.14A, 10A, -0.229)

12. A coil of resistance 75 and inductance 0.412H is connected in parallel with a circuit
comprising a 50 resistor in series with a 147F capacitor. The resulting circuit is then
connected to a 240V, 50 Hz a.c. supply. Find:
a) The impedances at each branches
b) The supplied current
c) The phase angle between the supply current and the supply voltage
d) The phasor diagram for part c).
(149.56, 54.49, 4.85A, 4.37)

13. A 130 resistor and a 30F capacitor are connected in parallel across a 200V, 50 Hz supply.
Calculate:
a) The current in each branch
b) The resultant current
c) The phase difference between the resultant current and the applied voltage
d) The power factor
e) The phasor diagram
(1.54A, 1.89A, 2.43A, , 50.83, 0.63 leading)

14. A coil having a resistance of 20 and an inductance of 0.0382H is connected in parallel with a
circuit consisting of a 150F capacitor in series with a 10  resistor. The arrangement is
connected to a 240V, 50 Hz supply. Determine
a) The current in each branch
b) The total supply current
c) The phasor diagram
(10.29A, 10.23A, 13.76A)

15. A 30 resistor is connected in parallel with a pure inductance of 3mH across a 110 V, 2kHz
supply. Calculate
a) The current in each branch
b) The circuit current
c) The circuit phase angle
d) The circuit impedance
e) The power consumed
f) The power factor
(3.67A & 2.92A, 4.69A, 38.5 lagging, 23.45, 404W , 0.783 lagging)

16. A 1500nF capacitor is connected in parallel with a 16 resistor across a 10V,
10 kHz supply. Calculate:
a) The current in each branch
b) The supply current
c) The circuit phase angle
d) The circuit impedance
e) The power consumed
f) The apparent power
g) The circuit power factor
h) The phasor diagram
(0.625A & 0.943 A, 1.13 A, 56.38 leading,8.85, 6.25W, 11.3 VA, 0.55 leading)

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17. A coil of resistance 60 and inductance 318.4mH is connected in parallel with a 15F
capacitor across a 200V, 50 Hz supply. Calculate
a) The current in the coil
b) The current in the capacitor
c) The supply current and its phase angle
d) The circuit impedance
e) The power consumed
f) The apparent power and the reactive power
g) The phasor diagram
(1.715A, 0.943 A, 1.024A at 30.72 lagging, 195, 175.4W, 204.8 VA, 104.6 VAR)

18. In the circuit shown, a load having and impedance of 39 + j26 is fed from a voltage source
through a line having an impedance of 1 + j4. The effective, or rms, value of the source voltage
is 250V.Calculate
a) The load current and load voltage
b) The average and reactive power delivered to the load
c) The average and reactive power delivered to the line
d) The average and reactive power supplied the sources.
( 5-36.87 A & 234.36-3.18 V, 975W & 650 VAR, 25W& 100VAR, 1000W & 750VAR)

19. A single-phase motor takes 30A at a power factor of 0.65 lagging from a 240V, 50 Hz supply.
Calculate:
a) The current taken by the capacitor connected in parallel to correct the power factor to
unity
b) The value of the supply current after power factor correction
(22.80A, 19.5A)

20. A 200V, 50 Hz single-phase supply feeds the following loads :

a) Fluorescent lamps taking a current of 8A at a power factor of 0.9 leading
b) Incandescent lamps taking a current of 6A at unity power factor
c) A motor taking a current of 12A at a power factor of 0.65 lagging.

Determine the total current taken from the supply and the overall power factor. Find also the
value of a static capacitor connected in parallel with the loads to improve the overall power
factor to 0.98 lagging
(21.74A, 0.966 lagging, 21.7F)

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