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EECS 163 UCI Midterm Spring 2023

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EECS 163 UCI Midterm Spring 2023

The document is an exam for an electrical engineering course. It contains 4 questions testing knowledge of power systems topics like phasors, transmission lines, and transformer parameters. The exam covers multiple choice, calculations, and a circuit analysis question.

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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Henry Samueli School of Engineering

Midterm Exam Date and time: 05/16/2023 at 9:30 am


Course: EECS 163 Power Systems Exam duration: 70 minutes

Question # 1 (10 points): Multiple Choice Questions

1) If the RMS phasor of a current flowing through an inductor is given by I=100∠15o amperes, then the
corresponding i(t) is given by
(a) 141.4 cos(ωt+15o) (b) 100 cos(ωt+15o) (c) 141.4 cos(ωt-15o)

2) If a phasor representation of a voltage is given by V=70.71∠45o V, it is equivalent to


o
(a) 50+j50 (b) 100+j100 (c) 100 e j45

3) The power factor for a resistive-inductive circuit, in which the voltage leads the current, is said to be
(a) Lagging (b) Leading (c) Unity

4) A balanced Δ-load can be converted to an equivalent balanced Y-load by multiplying the Δ-load impedance by
(a) (3)1/2 (b) 3 (c) 1/3

5) With sinusoidal steady-state excitation, for a purely resistive circuit, the voltage and current phasors are
(a) in phase (b) perpendicular with each other with V leading I (c) perpendicular with each other with I leading V

6) The average value of a double-frequency sinusoidal instantaneous power, 10 sin(2ωt+δ) is


(a) (2ωt+δ)/2 (b) 7.071 (c) zero

7) With load convention, where the current enters the positive terminal of the circuit element, if Q is positive
then positive reactive power is absorbed.
(a) True (b) False

8) The three-phase source phase-to-neutral voltages are given by Ean=10∠360o, Ebn=10∠-240o, and Ecn=10∠240o
volts. Is the source balanced?
(a) Yes (b) No

9) For large power transformers, the winding resistances, which are small compared with the leakage
reactances, can often be neglected.
(a) True (b) False

10) In a Y-connected load, the line and phase currents are equal.
(a) True (b) False

Question # 2 (7 points):
If the voltage is given as v(t)=14.142 cos(ωt - 40o), and the current is given as i(t)=28.284 sin(ωt + 20o), find:
1. the voltage phasor
2. the current phasor
3. the complex power
4. the active power
5. the reactive power
6. the apparent power
7. the power factor
Question # 3 (7 points):
A 60-Hz, single-phase two-wire overhead line has solid cylindrical copper conductors with a 1.5 cm diameter. The conductors
are arranged in a horizontal configuration with 0.5 m spacing. Calculate the following parameters for a kilometer of the line:
1. the inductance of each conductor due to internal flux linkages only
2. the inductance of each conductor due to both internal and external flux linkages
3. the total inductance
4. the total inductive reactance
5. the capacitance-to-neutral
6. the line-to-line capacitance
7. the admittance-to-neutral

Question # 4 (6 points):
For the 10 kVA, 500/250 V, 50 Hz, single-phase transformer with the following parameters: Xp=1.25 Ω, Rp=0.16 Ω, Xs=0.3125 Ω,
Rs=0.04 Ω, calculate:
1. the transformation ratio.
2. the impedance of the transformer referred to the low-voltage side.

And find the readings of the four measuring devices during the short-circuit test shown in the figure below:
3. the short-circuit current of the high-voltage side Isc.
4. the short-circuit current of the low-voltage side.
5. the short-circuit voltage of the high-voltage side Vsc.
6. the real short-circuit power Wsc.

Important note: please return:


1. the filled-out answer sheet
2. the exam paper
3. all scratch papers

I wish you all the success! All the best for a bright future!
Dr. Saleh Al Jufout

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