Practice Questions
Practice Questions
Practice Questions
14 mH
+
208 cos 40t V – R 28 mH
■ FIGURE 11.37
30. (a) Calculate both the average and rms values of the waveform plotted in
Fig. 11.38. (b) Verify your solutions with appropriate PSpice simulations
(Hint: you may want to employ two pulse waveforms added together).
v(t)
t (s)
–1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
■ FIGURE 11.38
38. Determine the load impedance for the circuit depicted in Fig. 11.40 if the
source is operating at a PF of (a) 0.95 leading; (b) unity; (c) 0.45 lagging.
39. For the circuit of Fig. 11.41, find the apparent power delivered to each load,
ZA ZC
and the power factor at which the source operates, if (a) Z A = 5 − j2 ,
Z B = 3 , ZC = 8 + j4 , and Z D = 15/−30◦ ; (b) Z A = 2/−15◦ ,
+
200 0 V rms
–
ZB ZD Z B = 1 , ZC = 2 + j , and Z D = 4/45◦ .
Im (VAR) Im (kVAR)
1.5 4
3
1.0
S S
2
0.5
1
Re (W) Re (kW)
1 2 3 1 2
(a) (b)
■ FIGURE 11.42
43. Referring to the network represented in Fig. 11.21, if the motor draws complex
power 150/24◦ VA, (a) determine the PF at which the source is operating;
(b) determine the impedance of the corrective device required to change the PF
of the source to 0.98 lagging. (c) Is it physically possible to obtain a leading PF
for the source? Explain.
44. Determine the complex power absorbed by each passive component in the
circuit of Fig. 11.43, and the power factor at which the source is operating.
18
18
+
240 45 V rms –j5 1000
–
j10
■ FIGURE 11.43
EXERCISES 455
–j10 j20
+
100 0 V rms – 20 10
■ FIGURE 11.44
46. The kiln operation of a local lumberyard has a monthly average power demand
of 175 kW, but associated with that is an average monthly reactive power draw
of 205 kVAR. If the lumberyard’s utility company charges $0.15 per kVAR for
each kVAR above the benchmark value (0.7 times the peak average power
demand), (a) estimate the annual cost to the lumberyard from PF penalties;
(b) calculate the money saved in the first and second years, respectively, if
100 kVAR compensation capacitors are available for purchase at $75 each
(installed).
47. Calculate the complex power delivered to each passive component of the cir-
cuit shown in Fig. 11.45, and determine the power factor of the source.
j30 –j25
+
50 –17 V rms – 10 15
■ FIGURE 11.45
48. Replace the 10 resistor in the circuit of Fig. 11.45 with a 200 mH inductor,
assume an operating frequency of 10 rad/s, and calculate (a) the PF of the
source; (b) the apparent power supplied by the source; (c) the reactive power
delivered by the source.
49. Instead of including a capacitor as indicated in Fig. 11.45, the circuit is erro-
neously constructed using two identical inductors, each having an impedance
of j30 W at the operating frequency of 50 Hz. (a) Compute the complex power
delivered to each passive component. (b) Verify your solution by calculating
the complex power supplied by the source. (c) At what power factor is the
source operating?
50. Making use of the general strategy employed in Example 11.9, derive Eq. [28],
which enables the corrective value of capacitance to be calculated for a general
operating frequency.
Chapter-Integrating Exercises
51. A load is drawing 10 A rms when connected to a 1200 V rms supply running
at 50 Hz. If the source is operating at a lagging PF of 0.9, calculate (a) the
peak voltage magnitude; (b) the instantaneous power absorbed by the load at
t = 1 ms; (c) the apparent power supplied by the source; (d) the reactive power
supplied to the load; (e) the load impedance; and ( f ) the complex power
supplied by the source (in polar form).
52. For the circuit of Fig. 11.46, assume the source operates at a frequency of
100 rad/s. (a) Determine the PF at which the source is operating. (b) Calculate
the apparent power absorbed by each of the three passive elements.
(c) Compute the average power supplied by the source. (d ) Determine the
456 CHAPTER 11 AC CIRCUIT POWER ANALYSIS
Thévenin equivalent seen looking into the terminals marked a and b, and
calculate the average power delivered to a 100 resistor connected between
the same terminals.
50
j60 80
5 0 A
b
■ FIGURE 11.46