BIUST

College of Engineering
Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Department

TEST 01

Course code: EEEN 222

Course Title: Basic Electrical Engineering
Date: Thursday, 14th July 2016 Time: 18:00 -20:00 hours

At the top of your answer sheet write:

- ID
- Name
- Programme of study
- Course code
Time allowed: 2 hours

SECTION A: Answer ALL questions (Total: 20 marks)

Write all your answers in the answer sheet provided

Question A1 [2 marks]

Explain what is meant by an electromotive force.

Answer: It represents the driving influence that causes current to flow in an electric
circuit.

Question A2 [2 marks]

State the Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law.

Answer: At any instant in a closed loop, the algebraic sum of the e.m.f.s acting round the
loop is equal to the algebraic sum of the p.d.s round the loop.

Question A3 [2 marks]

State the Superposition theorem.

Answer: The Superposition theorem states that we can solve a circuit problem one
source at a time, finally imposing the analyses one on another.

Question A4
A stone block, having a mass of 220 kg, is hauled 120 m in 2 min
along a horizontal floor. The coefficient of friction is 0.3. Calculate
[2 marks]
(a) the horizontal force required;
(b) the work done; [1 marks]
(c) the power.
[1 marks]
Answer:
(a) Weight of stone = 220 [kg] × 9.81 [N/kg] = 2,158.2 N
∴ Force required = 0.3 x 2,158.2 [N] = 647.46 N = 647 N
(b) Work done = 647.46 [N] × 120 [m] = 77,695.2 J = 77.7 kJ
(c) Power = 77,695.2 J/ (2x60)s = 647.46 W

Question A5

The voltage and current at the terminals of the circuit element are shown in Figure
1.
a) Sketch the power versus t plot for 0 ≤ t ≥ 10 s. [3 marks]
b) Calculate the energy delivered to the circuit element at t = 1, 6, and 10 s. [2 marks]

Answer:
(a)
(b)
At 1 sec. energy is: -½*45*1 = -22.5J
At 6 sec. energy is: -45 + 2*1/2*15*1 = -30J
At 10 sec. energy is: -30 + 1/2*45*1 + 45*1 = -30 + 22.5+45 = 37.5J
Question A6

Parallel-plate capacitor with two dielectrics: A capacitor consists of two metal

plates, each 300 × 300 mm, spaced 8 mm apart. The space between the metal
plates is filled with a glass plate 5 mm thick and a layer of paper 3 mm thick. The
relative permittivities of the glass and paper are 8 and 2 respectively. Calculate [3 marks]
(a) the capacitance, neglecting any fringing flux, and
(b) the electric field strength in each dielectric in kilovolts per [2 marks]
millimetre due to a p.d. of 10 kV between the metal plates.

Note: permittivity in free space is 8.85x10-12F/m

Answer:
(a)
F
8.85x10 m
2 0.3 0.3
0.531 10
0.003
F
8.85x10 8 0.3 0.3
m 1.274 10
0.005

Total capacitance:
0.531 1.274 0.676494
0.3748 10
0.531 1.274 1.805
(b)
10 1.274 12.74
7.05
0.531 1.274 1.805

10 7.05 2.95
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SECTION B: Choose any TWO (2) questions (Total: 20 marks)

Write all your answers in the answer sheet provided

Question B1

Delta-Star transformation
(a) Find the values of the three colour-coded resistors. [2 marks]
(b) Draw π network which is the equivalent delta circuit and ‘T’ network
[3 marks]
which is the equivalent star circuit.
(c) For Figure B1, calculate the source current Is in the network using a $ – % [5 marks]
transformation (neglect the tolerance of the resistors).

Figure B1

Colour-coding to find values of resistance

Answer:
(a) R3 = 20 ohms
R4 = 8 ohms
R5 = 4 ohms
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[4 marks]
(a) Use the Superposition Theorem to determine current through the 12 Ω
load in Figure B2.
(b) Use thevenin theorem to confirm superposition theorem. [3 marks]
(c) Confirm results by comparing the absorbed and dissipated power in the [3 marks]
network.
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(b)
absorbed power Load power:
P12Ω = 12(2.2)2 = 58.08W
P24 Ω = 24(3.3)2 = 261.36 W
P4 Ω = 4(5.5)2 = 121W total = 440.44 W

dissipated power
P54V = 54(3.3) = 178.2 W
P48V = 48(5.5) = 264W total = 442.2 W

These are the same; error is due to approximations on calculations of the various
currents.
Question B3

For the network shown in Figure B3: [2 marks]

(a) determine the mathematical expressions for the variation of
the voltage across the capacitor and the current through the
capacitor following the closure of the switch at t = 0 on to
position 1; [2 marks]
(b) the switch is closed on to position 2 when t = 100 ms: determine
the new expressions for the capacitor voltage and current; [6 marks]
(c) plot the voltage and current waveforms for t = 0 to t = 200 ms.

Figure B3

Answer:
(c) The current and voltage waveforms are shown: