October 2016 Common Test -1-

School of Engineering

DCTA
Common Test
October 2016 Semester

Time allowed: 1.5 Hours

Name: _______________________________________

Student number:______________________________

Group:_______________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Answer all 14 questions.
2. This paper consists of 9 pages including this cover page.
3. Do your working clearly in the space provided and hand up this paper at the
end of the test.

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1 (a) Perform the conversion: 70 nF to F. (3 marks)

(b) Fill in the blank.

Determine: 2.5 mA + 500 A = _________________ A (3 marks)

(c) Convert 9 x 104 kJ to MJ. (3 marks)

(d) Fill in the blank.

Determine: 5 cm x 60 cm = _____________ mm2 (3 marks)

2 A copper wire has a resistivity of 1.72 x 10-8 Ω-m and a cross-sectional area of 9.5
mm2. Calculate the length of the wire in m when its resistance is 3.2 Ω.
(6 marks)

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3 A practical voltage source is connected as shown. Determine the resistance R2, the
voltage VL and the power dissipated in the internal resistor Rint. (6 marks)

Rint = 5  R1 = 0.7 k

E VL
R2 V2 = 72 V

IL = 0.1 A Figure 3

4 A coil of copper wire has a resistance of 40  at 20C and the temperature

coefficient of the wire is 0.004 /C at 20C. Determine the temperature of the wire
when the resistance is 46 . (5 marks)

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5 Three lamps are connected as shown.

(a) Calculate the total resistance RT. (2 marks)
(b) Calculate the supply current IS. (2 marks)
(c) Calculate the total power dissipated in the lamps. (2 marks)
(d) The lamps are turned on for a certain period of time and the total energy
consumed is 7260 J. Determine the period of time in second. (2 marks)
IS

45 

66 V RT

35  120 

Figure 5

6 In Figure 6, determine
(a) the currents I1 and I2, (4 marks)
(b) the voltage Vx, (2 marks)
(c) the charge flowing through the 10 Ω resistor in 20 minutes. (3 marks)
45 Ω

I1 I2
15 Ω Vx
E = 30 V

10 Ω Figure 6

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7 In Figure 7, determine
(a) the currents IS and I1, (4 marks)
(b) the voltages V2 and Va. (4 marks)

IS Va 30  I1

60 
30 

E = 48 V V2

100  10 

Figure 7

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8 In the resistive network shown in Figure 8, determine the current I1 and the
voltages Vab and E2. (6 marks)

Va E2 40 Vb

Vab

3V
I1

20 6 Figure 8
18 V

9 Table 9 shows the electricity tariff. Determine

(a) the cost of using an electric water heater with power rating of 4200 W for 3
hours, (3 marks)
(b) the energy in joules. (2 marks)

Table 9

Tariff
Low tension supplies, Domestic
All units, ¢/kWh 22.00

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10 Referring to Figure 10, determine

(a) the currents IS and I1 and voltage VSW when the switch is opened, (6 marks)
(b) the currents IS and I1 and voltage VSW when the switch is closed. (6 marks)

10 
50  I1
30 
IS 60 
VSW SW
20 V

Figure 10

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11 Cable A has a length of 500 cm and the resistance of the cable is 8 Ω. Cable A
and B are made of the same material and their cross-sectional areas are the
same. Determine the resistance of Cable B given that its length is 650 cm.
(5 marks)

Cable A Length = 500 cm

Cable B Length = 650 cm Figure 11

12 Determine the currents I1 and I2. (4 marks)

I1

20 
I2

20 V
50 

20 
Figure 12

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13 In Figure 13, the power dissipated in 5 Ω resistor is 0.8 W. Calculate the current
IS, the resistance R1 and the voltage E1. (6 marks)
12 V
IS R1
E1 3V
5
4V Figure 13

14 In Figure 14, the total resistance of the circuit is 36 Ω. Determine the current IS, the
voltage E and the resistance of R1 and R2. (8 marks)
E

RT = 36 Ω
IS
I1 = 0.1 A R1

I2 = 0.3 A R2

Figure 14
I3 = 0.1 A R3

** END OF PAPER **

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DCTA Common Test Answers (Oct 2016 Semester)

1. (a) 0.07 F
(b) 0.003
(c) 90 MJ
(d) 30000

l
2. R
A
A  9.5  10 6 m 2
𝑅×𝐴 (3.2)(9.5)(10−6 )
𝑙= = (1.72)(10−8 )
𝜌
= 1767.44 m

3. R2 = V / I = 720 Ω
VL = (720 + 700) (0.1 ) = 142 V
P = (I)2 R = 0.05 W

4. R2  R1 [1   20 (t 2  t1 )]
46 = 40 [1 +0.004 ( t2 – 20) ]
t2 = 57.5 ⁰C

5. (a) RT = 80 // 120 = 48 Ω
(b) IS = 66 / 48 = 1.375 A
(c) P = E IS = 90.75 W
(d) t = W / P = 80 s

6. (a) I1 = 30/ 25 => I = 1.2 A

I2= 0 A
(b) VX = I (15) = 18 V
(c) Q = I t
Q = 1.2 x 20 x 60 = 1440 C

7. (a) IS = 48 / (30+20+100+10) = 0.3 A

I1 = 0.3 (60)/ (30+60) = 0.2 A
(b) V2 = 30 (0.2) = 6 V
Va = V2 + 10 (0.3) = 9 V

8. I1  3/20  0.15 A
Vab = 18 – 3 – 6 (0.15) = 14.1 V
E2 = 14.1 – 40(0.15) = 8.1 V

9. 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡 = 22₵/𝑘𝑊ℎ × (3 × 4.2)𝑘𝑊ℎ = 277.2₵

W = 4200 X 3 X 60 X 60 = 45 360 000 J

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20
10. (𝑎) I𝑆 = = 0.27 A
50+24
40
I1 = 0.27 × 40+60 = 0.11𝐴
VSW = 20 – 50 (0.27) = 6.5 V
(b) IS = 20 / 50 = 0.4 A
I1 = 0 A
VSW = 0 V

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11. R
A
𝜌
Cable A => = R/l = 8/500
𝐴

8
Cable B=> R = x 650= 10.4 Ω
500

12. I1 = ( 20 / 20) + ( 20 / 50) = 1.4 A

I2 = 20/20 = 1 A

13. IS = √𝑃/5 = 0.4 A

R1 = 4 / 0.4 = 10 Ω
E1 = 0.4 (5) + 12 + 4 +3 = 21 V

14. IS = 0.1 + 0.3 + 0.1 = 0.5 A

E = I R = (0.5) (36) = 18 V
R1 = E / 0.1 = 180 Ω
R2 = E / 0.3 = 60 Ω

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