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Second Test 2010

The document contains a 6 question exam on electrotechnology for mechanical engineering students. The exam includes questions that require calculations of power, current, impedance, and reactance for various AC circuits containing resistors, capacitors, and inductors. Students are asked to determine branch currents, total current, true and reactive power, phasor diagrams, and power factor correction capacitance values. The last page provides relevant formulas for the calculations.

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Second Test 2010

The document contains a 6 question exam on electrotechnology for mechanical engineering students. The exam includes questions that require calculations of power, current, impedance, and reactance for various AC circuits containing resistors, capacitors, and inductors. Students are asked to determine branch currents, total current, true and reactive power, phasor diagrams, and power factor correction capacitance values. The last page provides relevant formulas for the calculations.

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FACULTY : ENGINEERING

FAKULTEIT : INGENIEURSWESE
CAPE CAMPUS
ANNEXURES:1
VAK/SUBJECT BYLAE:1 PAGES: 4 TIME/TYD:
ELC210C BLADSYE: 4 14:00 – 16:00
Electrotechnology 2 DATUM/DATE: 28/04/2010

DEPARTMENT: Mechanical Engineering


DEPARTEMENT: Meganiese Ingenieurswese

COURSE: ND: ENGINEERING: MECHANICAL


KURSUS: ND: INGENIEURSWESE: MEGANIES

SECOND ASSESSMENT

EXAMINERS/EKSAMINATORE: C.SOLOMON, K TARTIBU


MODERATOR/MODERATOR: S SAAL

INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUKSIES
Attempt all questions. Probeer alle vrae.
Closed book test. Geslote boek toets.
Switch off cell phones. Skakel selfone af.
Show all workings. Wys alle berekeninge.
All answers (final and intermediate) Alle antwoorde (finaal en intermediêr)
must have units. moet eenheede hê.
Answer ALL questions. Beantwoord ALLE vrae

REQUIREMENTS BENODIGDHEDE
Calculator Rekenaar

DO NOT TURN THE PAGE before the starting time.


MOENIE OMBLAAI voordat die teken gegee is nie.

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Question 1
A small three phase workshop has some power tools giving a power grid as shown in figure 1 below.
Calculate:
(a) The total true power [2]
(b) The apparent power [2]
(c) The reactive power [2]
(d) The power factor of the grid [2]

1300 VAr Inductive 200 VAr Capacitive


600W 150W

2500 VAr capacitive


2000 VAr Inductive 2000 W
750W

800 VAr Capacitive


500W

380 55Hz

FIGURE 1

Question 2
For the following circuit (figure 2), determine the:
a) Current taken by each circuit, [3]
b) Total current taken from the supply, [1]
c) True-, reactive-and apparent power taken by the plant [6]
d) Single impedance that is equal to the total load and for such an impedance the value of the
resistance and reactance. [6]
e) Determine the capacitance of the power factor correction that would provide unity power factor.

[3]

2
FIGURE 2

Question 3
A supply voltage of 380 V at 50 Hz is connected across a series circuit. The circuit has a 85 mH coil and
a 85 µF capacitor while having a total resistance of 17 ohms. Sketch the voltage phasor and the voltage
vector diagrams for this circuit. [5]

Question 4
The instantaneous values of the applied voltage and corresponding current, 6 ms after zero, in a circuit are
given by:

260 = E sin(300t+ /4) and 50 = I sin(300t+ /12)


Calculate:
a. The impedance, resistance and reactance of the circuit, [6]
b. The power dissipation in the circuit, [4]
c. Sketch the power vector diagram. [6]

Question 5
5.1 Explain the terms “lagging power factor” and “leading power factor” [4]
5.2 Find the branch currents and the total current for the circuit in the following figure (figure 3).

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(16 R means 16 ohms) [4]

15 V

FIGURE 3

Question 6
A parallel circuit has three branches with the following impedances, 50+j0Ω, 3+j8Ω and 6-j4Ω.
Determine the inductance of the inductor and the capacitance of the capacitor when 220V 50 Hz is
supplied. [4]

4
FORMULAE

E = mgh
Q = mc t

XL= L.ω

5
XC= 1/C.ω

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