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REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination
‘Sunday, August 17, 2014 8:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.
PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for
‘each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer
Sheet provided, STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 2 only
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1. One MWHR 's equivalent tp
‘A 8.160 calories @)LOOOKWHR) ——_C. 4,186 joules D. 3.412 BTU
2. ‘The current flowing in Land C at parallel resonance are
A. zero equal . infinite D. different
3. What is the equivalent of a? + a + j7
AT Bt O44 b-t-5
4. ina-eries RLC cei, the prpedance at resonances RLC, —# B= Minimum
‘A. maximum ‘Grnserarn C. infinity D.zero = maximnar?
5. An inductance of 8 mH is in series with the parallel combination of 3 mH and 6 mH, What is the
equivalent inductance?
A 4mH 8.6mH C.8 mH @ 10 mH
6. The current in RLC series circuit, at resonance is
imum 'B. minimum C. infinity D. zero
7. What is the maximum distance between two ina single family dwelling unit? 200mm
A15m B16m 1.8m D.20m
8 of the following plants will take least time in starting from cold conditions to ful-toad operation?
)gas turbine C. steam power plant
nuclear power plant D. hydroelectric power plant
9. The value of mutual inductance in terms of self inductance of the two coils |, and L is proportional to
ALile B. Lily c. fila Onrery
10. When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has @ current of 5 A, the resutting fluxes $11 and ¢:2 are)
0.4 and 0.8 mWP, respectively. If the tums are N; 500 and N2 = 1,500, find M. Me240mh 47
A. 120mH B20 mH 240 mH, D.40mH Ls eh (BD!
41 of the following relays is used in transformers? koe
relay 8 Mhorelay . Merz-Price relay. Translay relay
42. The feat required to raise 1 gram of water at 1 °C is
calorie B.BTU C. joule D. KWHR,
12. In how many years will the energy consumption ofthe Philippines be ed at 6.9% growth rate?
AS 8.10 c.15 20
14 value of coal largely depends on
ash content C. volatile matter
moisture content D. size of coal particles
15. An inductance of 40 mH is connected in series with 300 0 resistance. At t= 0, the energy stored is 0.96
microjoule. Find the current at t= 0.
R044 x 102A 13.86 x 19° A
B.0.22x 107A 6.93x 10° A
46. For gpen circuited condition of Thevenin's Theorem, al sources of emf in the network are replaced by
‘their intemal impedance C. as a total a big source of emf
'B. their intemal resistance D. their internal reactance(CA) eee -
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17. A hydroelectric generating station is supplied from a reservoir of capacty § x 10° m° at a head of 200
meters. Find the total er jiable in KWHR if the overall efficiency is 75%.
A i08dx 10 (B)2044 x10" 6.3.084 x10" 4.084 x 10°
18. A direct lighting fixture directs at least
of the light downward C. 85% of the light upward
‘85% of the light downward 1D. 80% of the light downward
Fetes ee
eae a c.2:4 Ouse
20. A generating station is to supply four regions of load whose peak loads are 10 MW. 5 MW, 8 MW and 7
MAN The diversity factor at the station is 1.5 and the average annual load factor is 60%. Calculate the
annual energy supplied by the station.
A. 150.12 x 10° KWHR 15.012 x 10° KWHR
B. 10.512 x 10° KWHR )105.12 x 10° KWHR
21. Calculate the distance from a normally placed screen a 30 candela lamp be placed in order that the
Jumination be 5 lux.
2.45 m B.4.45m ©.525m 0.377m
22. Semiconductors like silicon and germanium are
@etravalent ‘8. monovalent C. trivalent D. pentavalent
23, Ina 13.8 KV, 10 MVA base three phase system a phase to phase fault occurs. if the Thevenin’s
lent impedance of the system is 2.63%, what is the magnitude of the fault current?
13,800 A B. 15,900 A C. 27,8008 D.7,970 A
24. A50 — KVA single-phase transformer has on fullload a copper loss of 560 w and iron loss of 500 w.
Calculate the efficiency at 25% of fullload for a power factor of 0.8 tagging.
A. 93.9% 9% C. 95.9% D. 96.9%
25. A three-phase induction motor is taking 40 KW, the slip being 4%, stator losses amount to 800 watts,
calculate the total power developed.
‘A. 39.200 KW B. 40.800 KW ©37.632 kw D. 36.732 KW
26. A'500 volts 1 synchronous motor is taking 50 amperes at ap. of 0.8 leading. The output is 25 Hp
and the effective resistance of the armature is 0. Find the iron and friction losses.
A375 B. 650 w 725 w 0. 175w
27, What is the copper loss at fultload of a transformer fits copper loss at 7/6th full-toad is 4,900 w?
‘A. 5,600 w B. 3,750 5.400 w D.375w
28. if three transformers in A 4 are delivering rated load and one transformer is removed, then overload
‘on each of the remaining transformers is _ percent.
A666 B. 173.2 C.577 @xn2
29, The output of a 200-volt 14 synchronous motor, taking a current of 20 amperes is 4 HP. Its effective
dimnature resistance is 0.5 ohm. The iron and friction losses amount to 400 watts. What is the motor
factor?
Soe 80.846 ©0796 D096
30. In a half-wave rectifier, if ac gupply is 60 Hz, then ac ripple is _
‘A. 120 Hz Hz C. 30 Hz D. 15 Hz
10 cis{-30"), lp = 0, le = 10 cis 150°. Find the phase C positive
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32. A coll of inductance 10 H and resistance 2 9 is supplied at 20 v. Find the average emf induced when
the circuit is opened # the current falls to zero in 0.5 sec.
A20v B10v C. 100 6 200v
33 A 200 v, three-phase source is connected to two equal impedances of 7.07 + j 7.07 ohms in parallel
‘and with both connected in wye configuration. What.is the current per phase of the combination?
A. ~16.26 —j16:26 A @rez8- 0284
B. 16.26 +)16.26A 16.26 + j16.26 A
34. Ade machine has 8 poles and a rated current of 100 A. How much current will flow in each conductor
at rated condition if the armature is simplex lap wound?
A625 B.50A C.25A @w25a
35. A 2-UF capacitor, with intial charge of 100 C is connected across a 100 0 resistor at t = 0. Calculate
the time in which the et voltage across the resistor drops from 40 to 10 volts.
A277ms (8)0.277 ms C.277 ms D. 277 ms.
36. in parallel RC circuit, as the value of irequency it the power factor
A womans he same B. becomes unt (6) decreases Orinereases
37. A 400-volt 50 Hz star connected induction motor takes a line current of 50 amperes at a pf. of 0.8
lagging. Three mesh connected capacitors are connected to raise the pf. to 0.9. Find the value of each
capacitor in microfarads.
A687 @as .163 0.245
38. Two capacitors C, and C; are placed in series. If C; = 100 pF, C2 = 50 pF, find the maximum energy
stored when a 220 v dc supply is applied across the combination
A.0.107 B.0.507 J 0.807 J 0. 1.4075
39. A 2-element series circuit consumes 700 w and has a pf. of 0.707 leading. If the applied voltage is v =
141 sin (314t + 30 *), find the circuit constants.
14.0, C = 446 pF C.R=7140,C=446 pF
14 0, C= 446 pF D.R=7140,C= 446 pF
40. Two electrons in a vi 2 force of 2 x 10""* N. How far apart are the electrons?
A284 x10? m B34 10m C.96x 107m 0.5.68 x10" m
41. What is the current per phase in the primary windings of a 3-phase A / Y connected 6,600 / 400 — V.
500 ~ KVA, 50 Hz transformer, Neglect no-load current.
Raazan BISTCA 25258 D 14584
42. It is desired to correct the 2,400 — KVA 0.65 lagging power factor toad in a plant to unity by the
installation of a synchronous, condenser. Calculate the KVA rating of the latter.
A.2,400 825 C. 1,560 D. 1,960
43. For @ 36-slot 4-pole three-phase fullpitch distributed winding, what is the percent reduction in the
rated voltage?
BS C6 O5
44, Three 10 = 1 transformers are connected / Y for stepping up the 2,300 — volt three-phase source,
Calculate the secondary line voltage.
A.23,000 v B. 69,000 v . 46,000 (© 40,000v
45. A transformer is rated at 550 / 220 v. With the low voltage winding shorted, it requires 25 v across the
'550 v winding to permit rated current through both windings of the transformer. Calculate the percent
@& 86.55% C. 3.55% 0.555%SFT J) were warw 0 wre cum wanes werene, erence ee
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46, A 3-phase overhead transmission line is being supported by three disc insulators. The potentials across
top unit and middle unit are 8 KV and 11 KV, respectively. Calculate the ratio of capacitance between
pin and earth to the self-capacitance of each unit
A 0.475 8.0.75 €e375 D. 0.275
47. This device is used to reflect back surges into the line
@ choke cot B. are hos CC. surge depressors _D. deion gaps
48. A.'50 KW carier is to be modulated to a level of What is the carer power after modulation?
A 58.8 KW B.teKW 50 KW 42.5 KW
49. What isthe device function number of overvotage relay?
59 8.76 C.27 D. 67
50. A short 30 line with an impedance of 6 + j6 Q per line has sending and receiving end line voltages of
120 and 110 KV respectively for some receiving end load at a pf. of 0.9 lagging. The active power at
the receiving end is nearest to
‘A. 100,200 KW B. 200,000 KW C. 120,000 KW ©110,200 Kw
51. A farmer has @ small stream on his property which he thinks might supply enough power to light his
buildings. The stream is gauged and found to be flowing 0.03 m° per second. The available fall is 2.1m.
A small hydraulic turbine and generator will have a combined efficiency of 70%. Taking the
transmission line efficiency as 80%, how many 50-w lamps can be connected to the generator
simultaneousty?
oo
AS B6 0.8
52. Two long straight conductors each carrying an electric current of 5 A, are kept parallel to each other at
a separation of 2.5 cm. Calculate the magnitude of magnetic force experienced by 10 cm of a
conductor.
RDN —w2xttN —@2xIN Dax t0tN
53, A 400 V, 10 kW series motor drives a fan when running at 800 rpm. The motor draws 50 A from the
supply. The resistance of the armature and series field are 0.2 Q and 0.1 0, respectively. Determine
the electromagnetic torque, bby the motor.
A 225.N-m }230 Nem C. 235 Nem D. 240. Nm,
54.71 of a certain transformer is reduced to 50%, the copper loss would become
125 times, 8.0.50 times. C. 2 times D. same as before
55. Ata slip of 4% the possible speed of 34, 60 Hz squirrel cage induction motor is
‘A. 3,600 rpm. 93,456 rpm C. 3,200 rpm. D. 3,000 rpm.
56. An electric heater develops a power of 1 kW when run on 230 V supply. If the resistance wire of the
heater has a diameter of 0.5 mm and a resistivity of 60 x 10° Q-m, find the minimum length of the wire
required,
At3m 8.133m C.15.3m @ 173m
87. Each conductor of a horizontally arranged two-conductor bundle line is ACSR, 1,272 MCM Pheasant
‘The spacing between bundle centers is 8 m, 8 m and 16 m and between bundle conductors is 45 cm.
Find the inductive reactance of the line in ohms per km per phase if GMR of each conductor is 0.0466
ft
A, 0.165 8.0.265 ©@o.365 D. 0.485
58. Shunt generators are used where the main 's constant
‘A current and voltage lover @ narrow load range
B current . voltage over a wide load range
59. A 4-pole lap-wound armature has 480 conductors and a flux per pole of 25 miNb. What is the emf
‘generated, when running at 600 rpm?
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‘Transmission voltage level of 1,000 kV is categorized as
A. Low Voltage C. Extra High Voltage
B. High Voltage ultra High Voltage
61. The efficiency of thermal plant is approximately
A 10% C. 60% D. 80%
62. When a line to ground fault occurs, the current in a faulted phase is 100A, The zero sequence current
in this case will be
‘A. zero 8.666A @G 233A 0.100
63. Inwhich type of fauts given below, all the 3 components lao, lx and laa are equal?
Sia ine to groan aut C. Double line to ground fauit
Line to line fault D. Three phase faut
64. A220 V series motor takes 10 A and runs at 600 rpm. The total resistance is 0.8 Q. At what speed will
it run, when @ 5 Q resistance is connected in series, the motor taking the same current at the same
supply voltage.
‘A456 rpm @ 458 pm ©. 460 rpm D. 462 mpm
65. An heater takes 1.2 KWH in 30 minutes at 120 V. What is the current input to the heater?
& BISA ©. 108 D.5A
68. When the relative permeabilty of a material is slightly less than 1, itis callag material
"A non-magnetic —-B. paramagnetic —C. ferromagnetic. (D) diamagnetic
87. A coil of 50 tums having a mean diameter of 3 cm is placed coaxially at the center of a solenoid 60
fem long wound with 2,500 turns and carrying a current of 2A. What is the mutual inductance of the
arrangement?
18.5 mH B.1.85 mH ©o0.185 mH D. 185 mH
68.7) -yalue of sinusoidal ac current is equal to its value at an angle of ___ degrees.
B.30 Cc. 90 B60
69. Two capacitors of 0.1 pF, 250 v and 0.2 JF, 500 v are connected in series. What is the maximum
‘that can be applied across the combination’?
v B750v C.250v D. 500v
70. A current of 20 A flows through two ammeters A and B joined in series. Across A, the potential
difference is 0.2 V and across B, tis 0.3 V. Find how the same current will be divided between the two
when they are joined in
A10A,10A 2ABA C4 A6A D.16A4A
71. An office, 17 m by 8 m wide, is lighted by 8 lamps and each lamp has a luminous intensity of 200 Ca
‘Allowing an absorption loss of 4,000 im for the reflectors, walls, and ceiling, calculate the average
illuminations on the working plane.
A. 147.9 iim? B. 132.6 invm? © 118.4 em? D. 112.8 im?
72. One of the advantages of distributing the winding in alternator is to
reduce harmonics C. reduce the amount of copper
voltage waveform D. decrease the value of the voltage
73. A circuit breaker will normally operate
‘A. when the switch is put on when the power is to be supplied
B. when the line is to be checked ‘whenever fault in the fine occurs
74.7) can be used to measure 3-phase power for a
balanced and unbalanced load . balanced load only
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75. A shunt motor runs at 500 rpm on a 200-V circuit. Its armature resistance is 0.5 © and the current taken
is 30 A in addition to field current. What resistance must be placed in series in order that the speed may
bbe reduced to 300 rpm, the current in the the same.
A4370 8.3370 2.47 0 D.1470
76. A transformer has 4% resistance and 6% reactance drop. Find the voltage reguiation at full-oad unity
power factor.
om 8.3% Qu 0%
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78. The current in a circuit is given by i = SOsinust. If the frequency be 25 Hz, how long wil it take for the
current to rige to 25 amp?
A. 0.02 sec @)333x10%sec 6. 0.05 sec D. 0.033 sec
79. A single-phase transformer when supplied from 220 V, 50 Hz has eddy current loss of 50 W. If the
‘transformer is connected to.a voltage of 330 V, 50 Hz, the eddy current loss will be
‘A. 168.75 W 12.5W c.75w 0. 50W
80. The resistance of the field coil of a motor is 200 Q at 15 °C. After the motor worked for a few hours on
full load, the resistance increases to 240 (1. Calculate the temperature rise of the field coil assuming the
temperature coefficient of resistance is 0.0042 per °C at 0 °C.
A.206°C B. 306°C C.40.6°C @s6°c
81. A magnetic field exists
‘A. copper moving charges. C. iron D. aluminum
82. Indi affects the direct current flow at the time of
(Graig on ano turing on
‘operation . tuming off
83. A power plant is said to have had a use factor of 48.5% and a capacity factor of 42.4%. How many
hours did it operate during the year?
@ys60 B. 8,660 Cc. 5,660 D. 6,660
84. Surge impédance of transmission line is given by
A JciL a Jel CN @ we
85, In a radio a gang condenser is a type of
Bair copecitor 'B. paper capacitor C. ceramic capacitor _D. electrolytic capacitor
86. A single-phase transmission line has a total resistance of 1.5 Q and a loop reactance of 03 0. It
delivers 2 MW at 11 KV at a power factor of 0.8 lagging. Calculate the line yoltage at the sending end.
AA12IKV B.14.14kV C11 AIK 11.31kV
87. Three 40 0 non-inductive resistances are connected in delta across 200-v, 3-phase lines. Calculate the
power taken from the mains if one of the three resistors is disconnected.
‘A. 500 W B. 4,000 w C. 1,500 W ©2.000w
88. Power in a balanced three-phase system is measured by the two wattmeter method and it is found that
the ratio of the two readings is 2:1, What is the factor of the system?
AOS BOB 866 D1
89. A matenal commonly used for shielding or screening magnetism is
A. brass B. aluminum C. copper G soft iron
90. One advantage of secondary cell is that it
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91. Calculate the capacitance of a paralle! plate capacitor having 20 cm x 20 cm square plates separated
by a distance of 1 mm. Assume the dielectric to be air.
‘A354 OF B. 35.4 pF pF D. 3,540 pF
92. Calgulate the selfinductance of an air-cored solenoid, 40 cm long, having an area of cross-section 20
com? and 800 turns,
A.2.42 mH @4.02 mH C. 5.20 mH 1D. 6.40 mH
93. A three-phase induction motor having an input power of 30 KW is running at a slip of 4%. The stator
loss is 1 kW and friction ang, windage loss is 1.5 KW. Determine the motor efficiency.
‘A. 86.8% 87.8% C. 88.8% D. 89.8%
94. An iron core has a cross-section of 500 mm? and having a length of 100 cm. A magnetizing force of
500,AT in it produces a magnetic fux of 400 Wb. Determine the relative permeability of the material.
4,275 8. 1,250 .1,225 BD. 4,200
95. Find the capecitive susceptance per mile of a single-phase line operating at 60 Hz. The conductor is
with an outside diameter of 0.642 in and, is 20 ft between centers.
A. 4.10 x 10% mho/mile to neutral 5.10 x 10° mha/mile to neutral
B. 4.90 x 10° mho/mile to neutral D. 5.90 x 10° mhosmile to neutral
96. The reactance of a generator designated X" is given as 0.25 per unit based on the generator’s
nameplate rating of 18 KV, 500 MVA. The base for calculations is 20 kV, 100 MVA. Find X" on the new
base
‘A. 0.0500 pu B. 0.1050 pu C. 0.0250 pu 0.0408 pu
97. A synchronous generator having a subtransient reactance of 0.15 pu and operating at 5 percent above
its rated voltage supplies @ synchronous motor having a 0.2 pu subtransient reactance. The motor is
connected to the generator by a transmission line and a transformer of total reactance 0.305 pu. A
sudden three-phase short circuit occurs at the generator terminals, Detennine the per unit subtransient
fautt current
A {6.443 pu B 47.443 pu © 9.079 pu 1D. 410.079 pu
98. What type of core is used for a high frequency transformer?
ir core B. Aluminum core C. Closed iron core 0. Open iron core
99, For a single line to ground fault the zero sequence current is given by j3.0 pu. The curent carried by
the neutral during the faut is
Aj1.0 pu B.j3.0pu ©joopu 0.6.0 pu
100. An inductor supplied with 100 V ac with a frequency of 10 kHz passes a current of 10 mA. The value
of inductor is
ALT mH 8.16 mH C.1mH @160mH
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