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The document is a midterm exam for the Circuits II course at Clemson University, consisting of 19 questions to be completed in 50 minutes. It includes instructions for filling out personal information on the exam sheet and Scantron, as well as various circuit-related questions involving power, impedance, and voltage. The exam assesses knowledge of electrical circuits and requires calculations based on provided data.

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2023SP Midterm2 VerA

The document is a midterm exam for the Circuits II course at Clemson University, consisting of 19 questions to be completed in 50 minutes. It includes instructions for filling out personal information on the exam sheet and Scantron, as well as various circuit-related questions involving power, impedance, and voltage. The exam assesses knowledge of electrical circuits and requires calculations based on provided data.

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Clemson University

Circuits II (ECE 2620)- Midterm Exam 2


March 10, 2023
19 questions, equal weight, 50 minutes.

ˆ Write your name on this question sheet. Name:


ˆ Write your name on your note sheet.
ˆ Write and bubble in your last name, first initial, middle initial and student ID number (omitting the
“C”) on the Scantron sheet. You do NOT need to bubble in the course number or section number.
ˆ Above the Clemson logo on the Scantron sheet, write “ECE2620, 2023SP, Midterm Exam 2”.
ˆ Fill in the proper circle on the Scantron sheet as you solve problems. Exams will be collected promptly
at the end of the period. You will not be given extra time to fill in your answers.
ˆ Note: Answers have been rounded after solving. Please choose answers that are generally close (by
your estimation and within reason).

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Begin Quiz Version A
1. The version of my exam (printed directly above) is
(a) A (b) B (c) C

2. A sinusoidal voltage source is connected to a load. The load consists of a series connection of a resistor
and a capacitor. Then the reactive power associated with the voltage source is positive.
(a) True
(b) False
3. Consider a passive load consisting of resistors, capacitors, and inductors. Then the real power of the
load is always less than or equal to the apparent power of the load.
(a) True
(b) False

For Questions 4, 5, and 6: A series-connected load draws current i(t) = 4 cos(100πt + 10◦ )A when the
applied voltage is v(t) = 120 cos(100πt − 20◦ )V.
4. The apparent power of the load is
(a) 120 VA
(b) 480 VA
(c) 240 VA
(d) 328 VA
(e) 415 VA
5. The power factor of the load is
(a) 0.866 leading
(b) 0.632 leading
(c) 0.500 lagging
(d) 0.632 lagging
(e) 0.866 lagging
6. The element values that form the series-connected load are
(a) A 30.24Ω resistor and a 15.00 F capacitor
(b) A 30.24Ω resistor and a 47.75 mH inductor
(c) A 21.37Ω resistor and a 94.35 mH inductor
(d) A 25.98Ω resistor and a 4.712 mF capacitor
(e) A 25.98Ω resistor and a 212.2 µF capacitor

7. When 680.0∠0◦ V(rms) is applied to a certain load, the load absorbs 2.632 kW with a lagging power
factor of 0.93. The reactive power associated with the load is
(a) −2448 VAR
(b) −1040 VAR
(c) 2448 VAR
(d) 1040 VAR
(e) 966.7 VAR

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Figure 1:

For Questions 8,9: Consider the circuit shown in Figure 1. The following information is known about
the circuit:
The voltage at the load is V̄L = 220∠0◦ V(rms)
Load L1 absorbs complex power SL1 = 834.0 + j274.7 VA.
Load L2 has impedance ZL2 = 23.0 − j18.50 Ω
The line impedance is Zline = 0.05 + j0.02 Ω.

8. Current I¯1 is given by


(a) 4.741∠32.6◦ A(rms)
(b) 3.991∠−18.2◦ A(rms)
(c) 5.227∠14.6◦ A(rms)
(d) 7.983∠18.2◦ A(rms)
(e) 5.227∠−14.6◦ A(rms)

9. The average power absorbed by the line, Pline , is given by


(a) 8.391 W
(b) 4.021 W
(c) 0.7965 W
(d) 2.778 W
(e) 5.193 W

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Figure 2:

For Questions 10 and 11: Consider the circuit in Figure 2. The load impedance ZL = RL + jXL is
designed such that is absorbs as much real power as possible. There are no constraints on the choice of
impedance ZL .

10. The load impedance ZL is given by


(a) 2.93 − j4.47 Ω
(b) 8.00 − j1.00 Ω
(c) 12.0 + j1.00 Ω
(d) 4.47 + j2.93 Ω
(e) 2.57 − j1.09 Ω

11. The real power absorbed by ZL is given by


(a) 2.80 W
(b) 4.74 W
(c) 1.74 W
(d) 8.53 W
(e) 3.11 W

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Figure 3:

For Questions 12 and 13: Consider the circuit shown in Figure 3 with load ZL = RL + jXL . If the load
reactance is restricted to −1 to −3 Ω and the load resistance is unrestricted, then determine the load
impedance to absorb Pmost .

12. The load ZL is given by


(a) 2.00 − j3.00 Ω
(b) 0.394 − j3.00 Ω
(c) 3.61 − j3.00 Ω
(d) 2.83 − j1.00 Ω
(e) 6.00 − j2.00 Ω

13. The real power absorbed by ZL is given by


(a) 76.8 W
(b) 91.3 W
(c) 81.9 W
(d) 123 W
(e) 70.9 W

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Figure 4:

For Questions 14 and 15: Consider the circuit shown in Figure 4 with
Z1 = 9 + j14 Ω
and Z2 = 183 + j45 Ω.
The number of turns N on the secondary side of the transformer is adjustable.

14. If the number of turns on the secondary side of the transformer is set to N = 1000, what is the average
power absorbed by impedance Z1 .
(a) 138.0 W
(b) 1265 W
(c) 41.38 W
(d) 93.71 W
(e) 162.3 W

15. The number of turns N on the secondary side of the transformer adjusted so that Z2 absorbs as much
real power as possible. Then N is
(a) 163
(b) 1132
(c) 4
(d) 729
(e) 336

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16. A 3-phase motor is the load in a balanced 3-phase circuit. Two of the line-to-neutral voltages at the
motor are measured to be V̄AN = 220∠−100◦ V(rms) and V̄CN = 220∠20◦ V(rms). What is the phase
sequence?
(a) positive (abc)
(b) negative (acb)
(c) new, waxing, full, waning
(d) cannot be determined

For Questions 17-19:


Assume rms units for all voltages and currents in Questions 17-19.
Consider a balanced three-phase Y −∆ system. The magnitude of the 3-phase Y -connected source is
110V and the phase sequence of the source is positive. The source impedance is negligible. The source
is connected to a balanced ∆-connected load by distribution line that has impedance 2 Ω/ϕ. The load
has impedance 9 − j6 Ω/ϕ.

17. The line current I¯aA is given by


(a) 20.43∠21.8◦ A
(b) 8.779∠−28.6◦ A
(c) 15.21∠58.6◦ A
(d) 11.79∠51.8◦ A
(e) 26.72∠29.2◦ A

18. The line-to-line voltage V̄CA is given by


(a) 155.9∠−92.7◦ V
(b) 127.6∠−41.9◦ V
(c) 155.9∠147.3◦ V
(d) 127.6∠138.1◦ V
(e) 54.82∠144.9◦ V

19. The total average power absorbed by the three-phase load is given by
(a) 6426 W
(b) 4931 W
(c) 3755 W
(d) 626.1 W
(e) 2082 W

End Quiz

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