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Past Board Problems
in
Registered Electrical Engineering (REE) eee ~ Manila
REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination
Thursday, March 24, 2011 8:00 a.m. ~ 12:00 non.
PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer
for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided. STRIGTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 2
only
MULTIPLE CHOIC!
1.A series RLC citcuit resonates at 1,000 radisec, If G = 3Q microfarads and it is known that the impedance
at resonance is 2.4 ohms, compute the value of Q of the circuit.
A139 B.104 208 D417
2. A motor is supplying 70 N-m of torque to its load, If the'motor shaft is tuming at 1,500 rpm, what is the
mechanical power to the load in watts?
‘A. 11,467 B. 10,996 ©. 10,681 D.11,781
3. For the RLC parallel resonant circuit when R = 8 kO, L = 40 mH, and C = 0.25 uF find the bandwidth?
‘A, 400 rad/sec B. 500 rad/sec 6.300 radisec D. 800 radisec
4. What is the voltage induced in the armature winding of a 4-pole wave wound de machine having 728
active conductors and running at 4,600 rpm? The flux pet pole is 30 mWb.
A13104¥ 8. 1,092 v 14,4648 D.1,237.6v
5. How many electrons must be placed on each of two spheres separated by 4 mm in order to produce a
repulsive force of 500 N?
‘A, 6.89 x 10°12, B. 5.27 x 102 C.6.42x 1012 0.6.97 x 1012
6. A 36 wye connected, wound rotor synchronous generator rated at 10 KVA, 230 v has a synchronous
reactance of 1.2 ohms/phase and armature resistar ce of 0.5 ohm/phe xe. What is ne percent voliage
regulation at full load with 80% leading power factor?
A= 0.92% B.-5.14% ©.-3.08 % D.-3.91%
7. Transformer taps are generally on the __. of transformer.
‘A both high and low voltage windings ©. tertiary winding
B. low voltage winding . high voltage winding
8. A 45 HP, 60 HZ, 4-pole wound rotor, three-phase, 208 v induction motor draws 12 KW from the line. Its
losses are as follows:
‘Stator copper loss = 900 w Iron loss = 800 w
Rotor copper oss = 300 w Friction and windage toss = 160 w
What is the speed of this motor in rpm?
A754 B. 1,750, c. 4,752 D.4,748
9. A system operates at 220 KVA and 11 KV. Using these quantities as base values, what is the base
Impedance of the system?
‘A240 B.220 ©. 505 0.550
10. Suppose that voltage surge produces 280 v for a moment. By what percentage does power output of a
240 v, 100 watt light bulb increases? Assume that its resistance does not change,
A 56% 8.35% 6.46 % 3.27%
141. At what distance from a wall will 40 Cd lamp provide the same illumination as 80 Cd lamp located 4 m
from the wall?
A.293m B.2.83m C.2.65m D.2.07m
12, A thermal protection switch is able to protect a circuit against
A. overvoltage B, temperature C. overload BT short-circuit irae Manta
REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination
‘Thursday, March 24, 2011 8:00 am, ~ 12:00 n.n.
PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS
13, A symmetrical three-phase 240 v supplies a balanced delta connected load of 6 ~ j8 ohms per phase.
‘What is the fine current? 7
A= 25+] 32A B.25-J5.78A C.-25-]324 D,25+j32A
44, If 760 m of 3.0 mm diameter wire have a resistance of 27.6 ohms, what length of similar wire 5.0 mm
diameter will have the same resistance?
A.1,250 m B.208 m 6.125m D. 2,083 m
15. A certain amount of fuel can be converted into 3 x 10%3 quads of energy. Assume a 30% overall
efficiency for the power plant. If the average load on the power plant over @ 24 hour period is 60 NW,
how fong in days the fuel will last? :
A. 180 B.175 C.183 D. 185
16. What is the required branch circuit for a 26-A space heater?
A.33A B.31.25A C.28A D.25A
47. A.4,400 v, 60 HZ transformer has core loss of 840 watts, of which one-third is eddy current loss. What is:
the core loss when the transformer is connected to a 4,600 v, 60 HZ source?
A, 926 B.907 w C.873 w D. 944 w
18. A room heater has a rating of 2.4 KW and runs for three hours every night. If the cost of power is
charged at P 9.0887 per KWHR, calculate the cost over a 10 days period.
A.P 763.28 B. P 545.20 C.P 436.16. D.P 654.24
18, Minimum height of service drop conductors above a driveway is, mm.
A. 3,100 B. 3,700 C. 4,600 D.§,500
20. One conductor of a three-phase line is open, The current flowing to the delta connected load through line
Ais 20 A. With the current flowing in line A as reference and assuming that line C is open, what is the
zero-sequenice current of phase B?
AJT5A B, 104) 5.78A co D.10-]5.78A
21. Ina single-phase circuit Vj = 84.85 + j84.85 v and Vs = 96.59 — J25.88 v with respect to a reference
node 0. Calculate Vie
A 114.74~j 110.73 6.14.74 -j11073v
B. 11.74 +) 710.73 DL 11.744) 110.73
22. A power plant has a maximum demand af 100 MW anda connected load of 160 MW, For a 500,600 MWWr
annual generation, find the demand factor.
‘A.0.555 B. 0.588 ©, 0.625 D. 0.667,
23, A220 v 10 HP shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.62 © and full load current of 60 A. What i=
the value of the series resistance to be added to the armature to limit the initial starting current to 150%
of the normal?
A140 B.2150 6.1820 0.2.07
24. All circuits must be protected against? :
‘A, overload, short-circuit and earth leakage
B. avertoad only
C. overload and short circuit
D. overload, short circuit, earth leakage and voltage spikes,
25, A three-phase, wye-connected wound rotor synchronous generator rated at 10 KVA, 230 v has a
synchronous reactance of 1.2 ohmiphase and armature resistance of 0.5 ohmiphase, What is the
percent voltage regulation at full load with 85% lagging power factor?
A 18.3% B.24.7 % ©. 208% 2.225%
28. Which of the following is not a standard classification for a branch circuit supplying several loads?
A.30A B.20A C.40:8 D.25A
2 REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination
Thursday, March 24, 2011
3:00 a.m. ~ 12:00 n.n.
PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS
27. Based on Philippine Distribution Code which of the following interruption events’ is included in the
calculation of distribution utility reliability indices?
‘A. outages that occur on 230 v lines . outages on 34.5 KV lines
B. outages due to 500 KV lines . outages due to generator failure
28. In a balanced three-phase wye-wye system, the load impedance is 10 + j1 ©. The source has a phase
sequence abc and the line voltage Vip = 220 280°v rms. If the load voltage Ver = 120 v rms with 0 angle,
determine the line impedance.
A1+j009ohm —B.1.6+j1.10chm —C,0.6+}0.06chm _D. 0.8 + 0.08 ohm
29. Three resistors are connected in series across a 120 v source. Resistor A is 60 © and the voltage across
resistor B is 40 v when the current through its 0.5 A. Find the resistance of resistor C.
A.600 B80 €.1000 D. 140.9.
30. A 300 HP load, running at 80% power factor lagging and an efficiency of 85% is supplied by two
transformers connected open detta. Find the minimum KVA required for each transformer?
A180 B.185 6.170 D175
31. Ina resistance welding, the pneumatic pressure Is applied during time.
A. hold B, weld C. squeeze Dy squeeze, weld and hold
32, The voltage across a 25 H inductor is given by v = 8.9 + ( 3t )'%. Find the current in the inductor at §
seconds if the initial current is 1 A
A3BA B.23A C.3.3A D.27A
33. 1s known also as cold standby reserve.
‘A. power reserve CC. back-up reserve
B. spinning reserve D. contingency reserve
34. An alternator is supplying a 1 MU load at 0.80 pf. lagging. The alternator frequency is 61 HZ at no-load
and has a slope of 1 MWIHZ. An additional 0.8 MW load at 0.707 pf. lagging is added. What is the
operating frequency of the altemator before the load is-added? What is the frequency of the alternator
after the load is added?
A. 61 HZ, 59.8 HZ, ©. 60 HZ, 59.8 HZ
B. 61 HZ, 59.2 HZ D. 60HZ, 59.2 HZ
35, A wire of diameter 4.0 mm and conductivity 5 x 10*7 siemens per meter has 10429 free electrons per
meter cube when an electric field of 10 milivolts per meter is applied. Find the current density
‘A, 600 KAN sq, B.400 KAim sq, -C. 500 KAIm sq. D, 700 KA/m sq.
36. The commonly used light sensor in a modem fax machine is the __
A. photo tube C. charge couple device
B. photo transistor D. liquid crystal display
37. The load consist of a resistance R in paraltel with a capacitor of insulation resistance X. The load is fed
from a single phase supply thru a line impedance of 8.4 + | 11.2 ohms. The ms voltage at no-load Is
1.2 KV and the load is taking 30 KVA at 80% pt. leading. What is the supply voltage in KV?
A-1.20+}035 — B.1.20+)0.36 ©.-1.20-j0.35 —D.1.20=j0.35
38, A three-phase wye-delta connected, 50 NVA, 345/34.5 KV transformer is protested by differential
protection. The current transformer on the high side for differential protection is 150:5. What is the
current on the secondary side of CT's?
A.3.83A B.2.53A C.4.50A D.483A
39. Which is/are permitted for branch disconnecting mea. of a second buile'ng?
I. Inside the building near service entrance
II, Outside the building but accessible
A. Lonly B. tlonly C.tand I D, neither I nor f ._ REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination
Thursday, March 24, 2041 8:00 am. ~ 12:00 n.n,
- PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS
|
e | “40, A three-phase 60-HZ line has flat horizontal spacing. The conductors have an outside diameter of 3.28
: om with 12 m between conductors. Determine the capacitive reactance to neutral of the fine in ohms ifits
= length is 126 miles. |
‘A. 2,023 0 8.16190 c. 3,238.0 D. 2,605 9
44. 4.600 v, 30,000-chm voltmeter is used fo measure the insulation resistance of a motor. When connected
| in series with the insulation across @ 240-volt line, the instrument reads 6 volts. What is the value of the
i insulation resistance of the motor?
i A142x10Q — BA71x10%SQ —C.1.24x10"Q 1.17 x 10D
42. The current in a 600-volt series RC circuit is to be limited to a maximum of 30 ma, and the time constant
is to be 4 sec. Caleulate the value of C :
‘A. 2,000 pF B. 200 uF .20;uF D.2uF
43, The correct word to define wiring which is not concealed is
A. open B. exposed ©. bare D. uncovered
44. The per unit reactances of a synchronous generator.are Xj = 1.1, Xi = 0.24, and X¢" = 0.15. The
generator is operating without load at § percent above rated voltage when a three-phase short circult
‘occurs at its terminals, What is the subtransient current in kiloamperes if the generator is rated at 500 MVA
‘and 20 KV? .
A101 B96 c.63) D.60
48. A 460-volt three-phase circuit has a load of 75 KW. The length of the circuit is 400 ft and the three
‘conductors are size 0 wire with 0.104 ohm resistance per 1,000 ft of length. The present power factor is
aa 55 percent which is to be raised to 0,90. What will be the saving in line loss?
A. 1.38 KW B.230 KW €.3.65 KW D.5.01 KW
i 46. What is the barrier potential of a silicon diode at room ‘amperature?
AQ7v B.03v Cty, D.13¥
47. A generating station supplies peak loads of 12,000 KW, 9,000 KW, and 6,000 KW. Calculate the
: maximum demand of the stalion and the energy it supplies in a year if ts diversity factor and its average
i annual load factor is 1.2 and 70%, respectively.
‘A.12 MIN, 73,584 MWHR G. 22.5 MW, 137,970 MWHR
B. 12 MW, 105,120 MWHR D. 22:5 MW, 197,100 MWHR
48, When luminaires direct 90 to 100% of their output upward is considered a ne
A. Indirect fighting C. Local lighting
B. Direct lighting D. General diffuse fighting
49. An autotransformer is supplying a unity power factor load of S KW at 110 volts. Calculate the power
transferred conductively to the load if the input voltage is 220 volts. |
A.25 KW B.1.5KW C.3.5 KW D.4KW
50, How fong wil it fake to raise the temperature of 1 quart of water in a'percolator from 18 to 100°C if the
supply voltage Is 120 volts and the heater resistance is 24 ohms? Assume a heat loss by radiation of
25 percent. 7
‘A.9 minutes B. 10 minutes ©. 11 minutes D. 12 minutes
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REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 8:00 am. — 12:00 nin
PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer
for each item by shading the box -orresponding to t'.e letter of jour choice ot, the
answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 2
only.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. A transformer of 500 KVA is at full-oad and pf. of 0.60 lagging, A parallel capacitor bank is added
improving the pt. to 0.90 lagging. How many KVARS do these capacitors?
A2158 B.2547 C. 187.6 D. 222.6
2. A 25 KVA, three-phase, wye-connected, 400 v, synchronous generator has an impedance of 0.5 +
}1.6 ohms per phase. Calculate the full-load voltage regulation at unity power factor.
A11.2% B. 11.5% C. 9.6% D. 10.7%
3. What is the maximum number of bends permitted in rigid conduits between outlets?
‘A 4quarter bends 8, Squarter bends C. 2quarter bends —_D. 3 quarter bends
4. Two identical coupled coils have an equivalent inductance of 100 mH when connected in series
aiding and 50 mH in series opposing. What are the values of the self-inductances L; and L:?
‘A.3.750 mH B. 375 mH C.0.375 mH D. 37.50 mH
5. Adozen cell with an emf of 1.5 v and internal resistance of 0.15 ohm each are joined in parallel and
connected to an external resistor of 1.9875 ohms. What is the current drawn by the extemal
resistor?
A085 A B.O75A C.060A D.O50A
6. A69 KV, three-phase transmission line is 50 km long. The resistance per phase is 0.3006 ohm per
mile and the inductance per phase is 0.451 ohm per mile. Neglect the shunt capacitance. Using the
shortine model, what is the voltage regulation when the line is supplying a three-phase load of 20
MVA at 0.80 lagging power factor at 69 KV?
A8.7% B.7.2% C.7.6% D.6.3%
7. Abalanced detta connected load of 15 + j18 ohms per phase is connected at the end of a three-
phase line, The line impedance is 1 + j2 ohms per phase. The fine is supplied from a three-phase
source with a line to line voltage of 207.85 v rms, Using Vay as reference, what is the current in
phase A?
A-T2-)96A B.7.2+/96A C.-7.2+)96A 0. 7.2-]9.6A
8. An iron core has a cross-sectional area of 10° sq. m and mean circumference of 1.0 m. The
relative permeability of the material is 500 and the number of turns is 200. Determine the current
required to set up a flux of 0.001 weber.
A.TS4A B.7.96 A C8198 D.8a7A
8, Find the shaft speed in radians per second ifthe motor shaft is spinning at a speed of 1,800 rpm.
A 199 B. 188 ©. 183 D.178
10. Calculate the expression a? + a + in rectangular form?
At B41 cif D.4.158~j0.811
11. In two-wattmeter method of power measurement, the readings of the two waltmeters were 6,717
watts and 2,658 watts, respectively. Find the power factor,
A090 B.0.70 C.0.60 D. 0.80 REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 8:00 a.m. - 42:00 nin,
PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS
12. Current reactors are used to ‘
A. improve the voltage regulation . bring down the fault level within the capacity
B. improve the efficiency D. improve the power factor
13. A 6,000 volts generator supplies power to the transmission line with 3 loads A, B, and C. The loads
ate located at 4, 6, 10 km from the generator and draw currents of 75, 25, and 50 A, respectively.
The resistance of the transmission line is 0.05 ohm per kilometer, What is the voltage at load C?
‘A. 5,950 v B. 5,952.5 C.5970 D. 5,962.5
14. Three 25 KVA single phase transformers are connected in closed delta to supply a three-phase
load and the total output power is 75 KVA. If one of these transformers is to be removed and the
transformer bank is operated as an open-delta connection, what will be the new output of this new
connection in KVA?
A433 8.35.4 €.289 D.50
15, Heating effect of current has undesirable effects in
A. electric oven B. vacuum cleaner C. water heater D. electric flat iron
16. An isolated capacitor of unknown capacitance has been charged to a potential difference of 100 v.
‘When charged capacitor is then connected in parallel to an uncharged 10-microferad capacitor, the
potential difference is 20 v. Find the unknown capacitance in microfarads,
A667 B 3.33 6.4.29 D.5.38
17. A transmission line with impedance of 0.10 + j0.20 ohm is used to deliver power to a load. The load
is capacitive and the load voltage is 240 + j0 v rms at 60 HZ. If the load requires 15 KW and the real
ower loss in the line is 660 watts, find the input voltage to the line.
A254 + [10 B. 236 +j18v ©.230+j18v D, 240 + j20v
18. The minimum size of copper conductor, for a 230-volt general illumination branch-circult in a
dwelling is mm’,
A125 B.0.75 c.20 0.35
19, Two alternators operating in parallel supply 2,500 KW to a load at a power factor of 80% lagging. If
fone machine delivers 1,200 KW at a power factor of 95% lagging, what is the power supplied by the
other machine?
‘A 1,400 KW B. 4,600 KW C. 4,300 KW D. 1,500 KW
20, A separately excited motor develops 700 N-m torque while drawing 35 A armature current. What is,
the motor speed in rpm if the armature voltage is 200 v?
A 95.5 B. 102.3 6.90.7 D. 105.1
21, A two-element series circuit has voltage V = 240 + jO v and current | = 48 — j36 A. Find the current
in amperes which results when the resistance is reduced to 50 % of its former value.
A.46.20 + j69.20 8.46.20 + j69.20 C. 46,20~j69.20 D. ~48.20~j69.20
22. Overcurrent protection responds to
‘A. Single fine to ground faults © Increase in current above the pick-up value
B. Line to line faults D. Three phase faults
23. A collision avoidance radar is designed to detect the presence of vehicles up to a range of 0.50 km.
‘What is the maximum pulse repetition frequency, PRF?
‘A. 600 KHZ B. 300 MHZ ©. 300 KHZ D. 600 MHZ REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination
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24, Coal has an average energy content of 940 watt-year/ton, and natural gas has an energy content of
0.036 watt-year/f’. If 80% of the net energy requirement of 4.50 x 10° GWHR were to be met with
coal, what amount of coal will be required?
A.AT23x10 tons B.47.2x10°tons C. 437.2x 10% tons. 43.7 x 10° tons
25. A 15-ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a series combination of resistors of 8 and 12 ohms. If
the voltage drop across the 8-chm resistor is 48 v, what is the total current?
AIA B.16A C.18A D.14A
26. If the de current is reversed in the control winding of a saturable reactor __
A. ac current will decrease C. the inductance will decrease
8. ac current will increase D. same ac current will flow
27. The current in a 0.05 H inductor is | = 4 A with -30° angle. If the frequency of the current is 60 HZ,
calculate the voltage across the inductor in time function.
A. v(t) = 75.4 cos (3774 + 90°) v C. v(t) = 75.4 cos (377t +60") v
B. vit) = 75.4 cos (377t 60") v D. v(t) = 78.4 cos (877t- 30") v
28. The maximum tidal head available for a proposed tidal power plant is 7 m. What must be the area
of the tidal bay in square kilometer to generate an average of 1,200 MW of power?
A. 100 B.110 ©. 105 D112
29.A 4,187 v ims, three-phase supply is applied to balanced delta-connected three-phase load
consisting of three identical impedances of 38.4 + j28.8 ohms. Taking the phase to neutral voltage
Van 28 reference, what is the phasor current for phase A in amperes?
A. 120-90 B. 120 + j90 6. 90— 120 D.90+)120
30. The overcurrent protective device is caused to operate by
A. voltage surge —_B. current flow ©. voltage drop. imped:inee
31. certain light bulb has tungsten filament with a resistance of 19 ohms when cold and 140 ohms
when hot. Assume that the resistivity of tungsten wire varies linearly with temperature even over a
large temperature range, find the temperature of the hot filament. Assume initial tomperature is 20
degree centigrade and temperature coeeficient for tungsten is 4.5 x 10°.
‘A. 1,526 °C B. 1,363 °C C. 1,435 °C D.1,212°C
32. A 20 KVA, 480 v, single phase generator supplies power to a load through a transmission tine. The
load impedance is 2+ jS 9 and the transmission line impedance is 1 + j3 0. fa 1: 2 step-up
transformer is placed at the output of generator and a 10: 1 step-down transformer is placed‘at the
load of the transmission line, what is the per unit ine current assuming transformers are ideal?
A.0.0862 p.u. B. 0.0953 p.u C.0.0851 p.u, D. 0.0970 p.u.
33. A conductor situated at right angle to a magnetic field is carrying a current of 5 A. The flux density is
2.0 T. The length of the conductor is 12 em. What is the force on the conductor?
A.120N B.1.2N C.0.12N D.12N
34, Luminaire types permitted in clothes closets.
‘A. Incandescent fixtures with open lamps
B. Incandescent fixtures with partially enclosed lamps
C. Pendant luminaire
D. Surface mounted or recessed incandescent fixture with a completely enclosed lamp
36. The current in a 4-ohm resistor is known to be 12 A with 60 degrees angle. Express the voltage
across the resistor as a time function if the frequency of the current is 4 KHZ.
‘A. v(d) = 48 cos (8000mt + 60°) v C. vit) = 48 cos (8000r t + 30”) v
B. v(t) = 24 cos (8000rt + 30°) v D. vit) = 24 cos (80001 t + 60%) v REGISTERED ELEG{hiCAL ENGINEERS Pre-boara examination
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36. A three-phase, wye connected system with 240-volts per phase is connected to three loads: 10
‘ohms, 18.79 + j6.84 ohms, 9.83 — j6.88 ohms to phases A, B and ©, respectively. Find the current
in phase C.
A.174+/19.92A — B.-1.74+j19.92A C.-1.74~j19.92A D.1.74-j19.92A
37.A single-phase motor is taking 30 A, from a 220 v, 60 HZ supply, the power factor being 80%
lagging. What value of capacitor in microfarad connected across the circuit will be necessary to
raise the power factor to unity?
A214 B, 220 ©.217 D.224
38. When electrons build up pressure at one point itis called
A. current flow B. pressure piling C. ganging D. impedance
39.A synchronous generator and motor are rated 30 MVA 13.2 KV, and both have subtransient
Teactances of 20%. The line connecting them has a reactance of 12% on the base of the machine
ratings. The motor is drawing 20,000 KW at 80% power factor leading and a terminal voltage of
42.8 KV when a symmetrical three-phase fault occurs at the motor terminals. Find the three-phase
fault current at the motor terminals.
A. 10,600 A B. 10,150 A. C. 10,350A D. 10,800 A
40. Fermi energy is the amount of energy which
‘A. ahole can have at room temperature
1B. must be a given to hole to move it to variance band
C. must be given to an electron to move it to conduction band
1D. a valence electron can have at room temperature:
41, Two synchronous motors having subtransient reactances of 0.80 and 0.25 per unit, respectively, on
‘a base of 480 v, 2,000 KVA are connected to a bus. This motor bus is connected by a line having a
Teactance of 0.024 ohm to a bus of a power system. At the power system bus the short-circuit MVA
of the power system are 9.6 MVA for a nominal voltage of 480 v. When the voltage at the motor bus
Is 440 v, neglect load current, find the initial symmetrical rms current in a three-phase fault at the
motor bus.
A. 16,869 B.17,222A ©.17,485 A D. 16,761 A
42. Two coupled coils, L = 0.8 H and Lz = 0.2 H, have a coefficient of coupling k = 0.90, Find the turns
ratio Ny/Ne
AA B.2 c.18 D368
43, Two previously uncharged capacitors are connegted in series and then charged with a 12-v source.
‘One capacitor is 30 uF and the other is unknown. If the voltage across the 30 UF capacitor is 8 v,
find the capacitance of the unknown capacitor.
A.30 HF B. 24 uF C.20 uF 0.60 HF
44, The per unit reactances of a synchronous generator are Xj = 1.1, Xe! = 0.24, Xj" = 0.15. The
generator is operating without load at 5 percent above rated voltage when a three-phase short
Circuit occurs at its terminals. What is the per unit subtransient fault current?
A.6.35 pu B. 0.95 pu. ©. 7 pw. 0.4375 pu
48. A hydroelectric generating station is supplied from a reservoir of capacity 2 x 10° ft* at a head of
500 ft. What is the total available electric energy in megawatthours if the hydraulic efficiency is 0.8
and the electrical efficiency is 0.97
A.1,352 B1217 C. 1,690 D. 1,521
46, Calculate the time delay for a phase angle of 45° at a frequency of 500 HZ.
A.2ms B. 0.5 ms. C. 1.5 ms 0.25 ms Nie Manita
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47. Three 30 : 1 step-down transformers are connected Y-A for stepping down the 132,000-volt three-
Phase transmission voltage. Calculate the secondary line voltage.
A 2,540 B.7.621v C. 4,400 D. 24,100 v
48.A squirel-cage motor develops 80 Ib-ft of starting torque when the 50 percent tap on a
‘compensator is used to start the machine by the reduced-voltage method. What starting torque will
be developed if the 65 percent tap is used?
A104 lett B.135 lb-ft ©. 47 Ibft D. 176 lb-ft
49. A gang capacitor is a variable capacitor in which capacitance is varied by changing the :
A. dielectric B. number of plates C. plate area D. distance between plates
50. Two similar poles, each of 1 Wb, placed 1 m apart in air will experience a repulsive force of
‘A, 63,000 N B. 63x 10°.N ©.8x107N D. 796,000 N
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PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS
'NSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions, Mark only one answer
for each item by shaving the box corresponding to the letter of your choles orrthe
answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No, 2
only.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. A 6,000 volts generator supplies power to the transmission line with three loads A, B, and C. The
leads are located at 4, 6 and 10 km from the generator and draw 75, 26 and 60 A, respectively. The
resistance of the transmission line is 0.05 ohm per km. What is the voltage at load A?
A. 5,962.50 v B.5,975y ©. 5,970 0. 5,952.50 v
2. Find the magnitude of the voltage across an inductor of 23 mH if the current through it is increasing
at the rate of 20 mA/ms?
A.0.40v B.0.48y C.0.46¥ D.042v
3: The curtent in a series cicult of R = 10 ohms and L = 60 mbH'fags the applied voltage by 80 degrees,
What is the impedance in ohms?
AWO+j05E710 B.10+j56710 6. 104)56710 Dd. 104j58710
4. A transformer has a tum ratio of 5. if 2 150-ohm resistor is connected across the primary, what is the
resistance referred to the secondary?
‘A. 30 ohms. B. 3,750 ohms ©. 750 ohms D. 6 ohms
5. (A certain precision 1 microfarad capacitor has very high resistance material used between its
opaucling surface, The capacitor is charged to 1 volt at t= 0 and disconnected from the eeunee it
is found that the voltage drops to 0.80 v in 1 hour. What is the insulator resistance’?
A-24Gigaohms "B.20Gigaohms G16 Gigachms D. 12 Gigaohms
8. When a generator is being driven at 1.200 rpm, the generated emf is 230 v. What is the generated
emf ifthe feld flux is decreased by 10% with the speed remains unchanged
A205 v B. 207 €.200v D. 203 v
7- A single phase 100 KVA 2.4 KV/240 v step down transformer is to be differentially protected, What is
the appropriate CT ratio on the high side of the transformer?
5:5
AT B.60:5 ©.100:5 D.50:5
8 Afuseisa device,
A. 3 - phase thermal C. 3 ~ phase protective
B. 1 ~phase thermal D. 1 = phase switching
S.A three-phase balanced wyo-delta system has @ line voltage of 208 v rms. The total real power
absorbed by the load is 1,500 watts. If the power factor angle of the load ws 29 degrees lagging,
What is the line current?
A.7.09 A ms 8.3.54 Arms C.13.29 Arms D.4.43 Arms
10. A three-phase, 60 Hz, transmission 9
that the two distances between conductors are 7.62 m and the third is 12.8 ny The conductors are
Pove with GMR of 0.034 fi tho line is 75 km long, what Is the inductive veactaricn cr the fine?
A. 39.890 8.37570 6.37.180. D.38.73.0
11. How many parallel paths there will be in the armature of a 10-pol
simplex lap wound?
Aé B12 c.8 D.10
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12. In a balanced three-phase 230 v circuit, the line current is 90 A. The powér is measured by two-
wattmeter method, If the power factor 's 160% and the line current the same, what is the reading on
each wattmeter?
A. 25.6 KW B 304 KW C17. KW D: 20.7 KW
13, Two identical transformers bank on open delta serve a balanced 3-phase load of 26 KVA at 240 v,
60 Hz, What is the minimum size of each in KVA needed to serve this load?
A205 B. 10 cc. 30 D.15
14. A coil is wound using a copper conductor, The coil has a resistance of 50 ohms at a temperature of
25 degree centigrade. Copper has temperature coefficient of resistance of 0.004 per degree
centigrade, Calculate the resistance of the coil when it is operating at 75 degree centigrade.
A 64 ohms 8. 59 ohms C. 56 ohms 0.61 ohms
15. The current to a capacitor is given by i = 21 + 3, The initial charge on the capacitor is 8.13
coulombs. Find the charge when t = 1 second?
A.16coulombs B12. 13 coulombs C.8.13coulombs —_D. 4 coulombs
16. A 800 KV three-phase transposed transmission line is composed of two ACSR 1,272,000 emits,
45/7 Bittern conductors per phase with horizontal configuration. The bundle spacing is 20 Inches
and the phase spacing is 40 feet. f the conductors have a diameter of 1.345 inches, what is the
capacitance per phase per km of the transmission line?
A.0.0183 F/km =—B.0.0109 F/km CG, 0.0083
m + D. 0.0136 pF/km
17. A separately exited de generator has a no-load terminal voltage of 230 v when driven at 1,200 spm
with the field current set to 10 A, Neglecting saturation, find the speed in rom so that generated
voltage is 200 v with the field current constant at 10 A.
As 1,022 B. 1,043 €. 1,090 D. 1,087
18. Which of this Is not a factor in the selection of fuse rating for protection of a branch circuit?
‘A. system voltage . branch ful current
B, system impedance 1D. branch full load current
19. A transformer is rated 1 KVA, 220/110 v, 60 Hz. Because of an emergency this transformer has to
be used on a 50 Hz system, If the flux density in the transformer core is to be kept the same as at
60 Hz and 220 v, what is the kilovolt ~ampere rating at 50 Hz?
0.890 KVA, 8B. 0.833 KVA ©.0.909 KVA D. 0.871 KVA
20. A hermetic motor compressor has a rated load current of 25 A. What is the allowable rating for
branch disconnecting means?
A.31.25A, B.30A C.28754 D.375A
21. If the charge accumulated on two parallel conductors charged to 4 v is 600 pC, what is the
capacitance of the paraliel conductors?
‘A. 1,000 pF 8. 2,000 pF ©, 250 pF D. 125 pF
22, A three-phase system having a line voltage of 173.2 v is supplying a wye connected load of 10
hms with phase angle of 45 degrees in each phase. What is the line current?
A.12.254)1225A B.12.25-}1225A C.7.07-j7.07A D.7.07aj7.07A
23.4 is an electrical device that prevents an electrocution caused by an accident or
equipment malfunction,
A. circuit breaker . fault interrupter
B. fuse D. ground fault circuit interrupter pee ania
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24, Find the capacitances of a parallel plate capacitor having a mica as dielectric, r = 6, a plate area of
42 square inches and a separation of 0.01 inch
A124 0F B. 1.62 nF ©. 1.28 nF D. 1.35 nF
25. A 10 HP, 230 v motor of 85% full-load efficiency is located 150 m from the supply mains. If the
1g curront is 1.5 times the full-load current and the allowable voltage drop in the feeder
at starting is 10% of the motor voltage rating, what is the smallest cross sectional area in cmils of
copper conductor required? Resistivity for copper is 10.4 ohm-cmilit.
A, 3,883 B. 25,476 ©. 12,738 D.7,785
26, A single circuit 745 KV 60 Hz three-phase transposed transmission line is composed of four ACSR
1,272,000 cmils, 54/19, Pheasant conductors per phase with horizontal configuration. The phase
spacing between the center of the bundles is 14 rm and the bundle spacing is 45 om. The
conductors have a diameter of 7.382 inch and a GMR of 0.5592 inch. Determine the capacitance
per phase per kmn of the transmission line in microfarad per kilometer
A. 0,01424 B.0,01266 ©. 0.01583) D. 0.01234
27. If the reverse bias voltage of a PN junction is increased within the limits, the reverse saturation
current will
A. increase exponentially C, decrease
B, increase D, remain unaffected
26, ina balanced three-phase wye-wye system, the source is an abe sequence set of voltages. The
load voltage on the phase A is 110 v rms with 80 degrees angle. Zs = 1 + {1.4 ohms and
Zooa = 10 + j13 ohms, Determine the input sequence of the line to neutral voltage V rms between
phase B and neutral
A.=78.1-j419 ©.120.2-j20.7
B.93.4-j77.8 D.- 114.1 ~j 44.9
29. A wind generator with an efficiency of 80% has a blade diameter of 20 m. If the wind velocity is 30
kmihr, how much power in KW is obtained from the generator?
K8.48 B. 48.75 C. 54.87 D487
30, A charge of 36 nC passes through a circuit element during a particular interval of time that is 4 ms
in dutation. Determine the average current in this circuit element during that interval of time.
A.QmA BOA C. 9 micro D.0.09A
31, A 220 v de shunt motor draws 4 A line current on no-load while running at 700 rpm. The field and
armature circult resistances are 100 and 0.60 ohm, respectively. On load the motor takes 8 KW
from the source. For this load, what is the developed torque (N - m) of the motor?
A 103 B. 107 C. 105 D.101
32. When a current carrying conductor is brought into magnetic field, the force that moves the
conductor depends upon the
‘A. weight of the conductor
B. direction of the current
C. length of conductor within the magnetic field
D. value of current
33. A three-phase 2,209 v, Y-connected wound rotor synchronous motor has X, = 2 ohms/phase and
R, = 0.1 ohm/phase, The motor operates at 6.865 leading power factor while taking a line current of
350 amperes. Find the power angle in degrees.
A195 B.~22.9 C.224 D.-207 REGISTERS Cn sbeivcabene . de r
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to 100 ohms. If the output voltage is 20% of the input, what are the values of the two resistors
(ohms) in the circuit?
A. 15 and 85 B, 20 and 80 ©. 10 and 90 D. 2 and 96
35. Which of the following types of heating process is used for surface hardening of the steel?
A. resistance 8. induction ©. dielectric D. infrared
36, When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5 A, the resulting fluxes O11 and Dre
are 0.2 mWb and 0.4 mUVb, respectively, If the turns are N; = 600 and Nz = 1,500, find Ly.
A. 20 mH B40 mH C.60 mH D.120 nH!
37. A single-phase, 10-km transmission line has’ 16.65 mH total inductance. If the distance between the
conductors is 1 m, what is the conductor radius?
Atom B.2om €.1.8em D.2.5cm
38, The positive, negative, and zero-sequence reactances of a 20 MVA, 13.2 KV synchronous
generator are 0.3 pu, 0.2 pu, and 0.1 pu, respectively. The generator is solidly grounded and is not
loaded. A line to ground fault occurs on phase a, Neglecting all the resistances, determine the fault
current.
A.2,525 A B. 1,458 A C.2,9164 43744
39. A Telay coll carries @ polarizing current of 1A dc and a signal ac current of 3 A at 80 Hz. If coil
resistance is 5 ©, power dissipated by the coil is watts
A. 50 B. 80 Cs D.20
40. The capacitance between any two conductors of a three-conductor cable, with the third conductor
grounded, is 0.6 wF/km. Calculate the line to ground capacitance of a 25-km length of the cable.
A230 uF 8.15 uF C.50 uF D. 40 uF
41. In half-wave rectification, ifthe input frequency is 60 Hz, then output has a frec,uency of _
A 15 Hz B. 120 Hz ©.30 Hz D. 60 Hz
42. What is the peak factor of a triangular wave?
A116 8.4.73 c.141 D114
43. A series motor designed to operate on de or ac.
A. Shunt motor B. Series motor —C. Universal motor D. Compound motor
44, A hydroelectric generating station is supplied from a reservoir of capacity 5 x 10° cubic meters at a
head of 200 meters. Find the total energy avaliable in KWHR if the overall efficiency is 75%.
‘A, 2.725 x 10° KWHR C. 5.450 x 10° KWHR
B. 2.044 x 10" KWHR D, 4.088 x 10° KWHR
45, The magnitude of the complex power (apparent power) supplied by a three-phase balanced wye-
wye system is 3,600 va, The line voltage is 208 v rms. If the line impedance is negligible, ‘and the
power factor angle of the load js 75°, determine the load impedance.
A40 B.120 c. 180 D240
46. What is the total flux of light emitted from a source having a uniform intensity of 150 candlepower?
‘A150 Im B.4714.2im C. 1,088 Im D. 1,885 lin REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination
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47. A 50-KVA, 7,620/240 v, single-phase transformer has rated core loss of 360 watts and rated or
fullload copper loss of 800 watts. The’ transformer is 60% loaded for 12 hours at 0.8 pt. lagging.
The rest of the day, it is disconnected from the source. Calculate the all-day efficiency of the
transformer. :
A 97.32% > B.96.32% ©. 95.32% D. 94.32"
48, A coil has a time constant of 1 second and an inductance of 10 H. What is the rate of change of the
‘Voltage actoss L.0.1 second after switching on to @ steady voltage of 100 v?
‘A. £0.48 vis B. 9.048 vis, C, = 00.48 vis D. ~ 9.048 vis
49, A'4-pole, 50-cycle, three-phase induction motor has a blocked-rotor reactance per phase that is four
times the rotor resistance per phase. At what speed will the motor develop maximum torque?
‘A. 1,500 rpm B. 1,250 rpm C. 1.125 pm D. 1,150 (pm
50. Af iron ring 1 meter mean circumference is made from an iron fod of round cross-section 10 cm’ iis
wound with 200 turns. What current would be necessary to produce a flux of 1 mWb? Relative
permeability of iron is 500.
A.7.98A B679A C.9.76A D.67.9A
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fi ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions, Mark only one answer
: for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
: answer sheet provided, STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No, 2
only.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. A voltage source of 80c0s 1,000t is in series with a 1-kilo ohm resistor and @ 1-microfarad capacitor. What is
i the circuit currant?
| A. ~25 +25 mA B. -25~j25 mA ©, 28 =|25 mA D. 25 + j25 ma
curry betting be ve ofan caps wa ae teeta
| A963 8.8.39 ©.9.28 0.8.84
3, For the following phase currents |, = 34.64, 1, = ~10 - 17.22, |, = 10 + j17.32, What is the positive sequence
for phase c?
A12.44~ [21,55 B.1244+ 2165 CG. ~12.404 (2155.12.44 = 21.55
4. Five resistance of 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 ohms are in parallel. What is the total resistance?
A021898 8218.08 C.2.1898 D. 21.898
{ 5. A 10-microfarad capiscitor is charged by a conetant current source and its voltage is increased to 2 vals in 5
‘seconds, Calculate the value of the constant current souree in microamperes
AS B6 4 D3
pace |e 6. The equipment grounding conductor is required ta be in the same metal enclosure as the ciroult conductor to
protect against
‘A induced current in metal enclosure . maintaining constant voltage
8. surge current in metal enclosure D. increases impedance of the circuit
7. An air core toroidal coi! has @ 120 turns and the length is 12 em. What is the current required to set up a flux of
| 4.2 x 10 weber, if the cross-sectional area is 12 square cm?
A 08419 A B.0,7980 A\ CORSA DO7TTBA
| 8. A circuit has load impedance Z = 50 + j80 ohms, Determine the parallel impedance required to correct the
| power factor fo unity
| ASQ uF B36 pF C24 uF D 26 nF
i 9. Ate hase 13 ky dsb ne deers @ NVA aoa, The pe ose mpetarce of ne is 001 +05
buleie oa 1940, VA ave What votage sop aces ona vo?
REED 190 ARO e300 OL eal 180
40. A shunt moter with an armature resistance of 0.15 ohm Is running 1,200 rpm for a load which requires an
armature current of 0 A from a 230 v source, At no load, the armature current is § A. IF the effect of armature
reaction has reduced the air-cap flux 2% from no load to full load, what is the no load speed?
1,213 rpm B. 1,210 rom ©. 4,208 ram 3. 1,212 cpm
| 11. The ye connected three-phase voltage source has V sub ©= 175 v rms with ~ 240 degrees angle. Find the
line to line voltage V sub be
| A-O8-[173vims — B.199+j0vims —C.0-/190veme —_—.99~/172 ves
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12. A 69 KV, three-phase short transmission line is.16 km long, The tine has a per phase series impedance of
0.128 + J0.4375 ohm per km. Determine the transmission efficiency when the line delivers 70 MVA, 0.80
lagging power factor at 64 KV.
‘A. 98 75%, B. 96.38% 6, 94.67% D. 95.90%. REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Pre-Board Examination
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13, What contains in each cell site of cellular telephone system?
A repeater ©. diractlink to branch
B. touch tone processor control computer
14. AS-pole, three-phase, 60 HZ wound rotor induction motor delivers 25 hp at 1,150 rpm. Ifthe rotational losses
‘af the motor are 300 watts, what is the rotor power input in KN?
A 21.88 8.18.95 c.19.77 D.22.74
16. A separately excked DC generatit: has a no-load voltage of 225 v when driven at 1,600 rpm with field current
Sette 16 A Neglecting saturation, whats the generated voltage at 1.400 rpm wih afield curent constant at
1B AY
A208 8. 130 ©.i97 D. 189
16. Determine the current drawn from a three-phase, 440 v line by a three-phase 15 hp niotor operating at full-
load, 90% efficiency and 80% power fastor lagging,
A524 B 163A C184 A 2.2048
17. A copper conductor with a diameter of 0,16 incn has a resistance of 1 chm per 1,000 ft. What is the resistance
(0f 200 ft copper wire with a diameter of 40 mils?
A125 B18 14 D.1.38
48. Convert 3,000 rpm in radians per second,
A2367 8.3142 co. 786 0.61574
19. A three-phase 60 HZ transposed 230 KV transmission tine has a horizontal configuration of Dy = D and
Dye = D and Dye * 20.71he line reactance is 0.486 ohm per km. The conductor GMR is 2.0 cm, What is the
phase spacing D?
Ag B10 an p12
20. A straight conductor 100 em long and carrying 40 A lies perpendicular to a magnetic field of 1.5 T ( YWbisq.m )
What is the mechanical power in watts required to move tne conductor at a uniform speed of 5 meters per
second?
A230 Ba 6.03 D. 300
21. A sories circuit consists of three resistors Ri, Rz and Ry connected to a 240 v source. If the vottage drop
‘aoross the resistor R, is 60 v when the circuit current is 4 A and Ry = 1.5 Rs, what is the ohmic resistance of
the resistor Rs?
ANB B27 15 D.36
2, The lighting load for a dweling expressed in terms of a unit load in volt amperes por square meter must be at
least
Aa B16 c.12 B24
23. A balanced wye connected nad of 8 + j6 ohms per phase Is connected to a three-phase 460-v system, Find
the real power in KYW?
ARB 8.13.8 c 18.4 D. 106
24, The capaettive reactance X- of a circuit varies inversely as the capaciteeC of the ircuit. I the capacitance of
a certain citcutt 's decreased by 25%, by what percentage will X, change?
‘A 28% increase B. 20% increase 6.66 2/3% increase. 33 1/8% increase
25, Ifthe current in a cirouit doubles, the heat produced in the circuit conductor increases by a factor of
Ag B2 C4 bs
26. A hermetic motor compressor has @ rated foad current of 20 A. What is the allowable ampacity for branch
Circuit conductor?
Adda B30A C.208 0.254
27. A de machine has 8 poles and a rated current of 100 A, How much current will low in each path at rated
condition if the armature is simplex lap wound?
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28. Thee single phase transformers each rated 37 5 KVA are bank in delta and supply three-phase load of
85 KVA at 0.85 p.ttagging. Determine the KVA overicading of the remaining units if one transformer is
removed
AD B.20 ©.378 D. 30
20, Wavelength isthe distance traveled by an electronic wave during the time of one cycle. Given a wavelength of
12 meters, what is the frequency?
REIL Oe Lr cami = ase
‘reactance
chmimile and the inductive” is 0.441 ohmimile. Calculate the sublransmission fine efficiency when the line is
Supplying a three-phase load of 220 MVA at a lagging power factor of 80% at 115 KV using shart line made!
A 91.5% B, 88.9% © 90.3% ©. 90.4%
32. What is the equivalent resistance of three 80-ohrm resistors in parallel?
A. 20 ohms. B30 ohms. . 90 ohms D.45 ohms
$3. An inductive lead consisting of R and X in parallel feeding from a 2.4 KV rms supply, absorbs 288 KW at a
lagging power factor of 9.80. What is the value of R in ohms?
A18 B.128 C138 D.20
34. A three-phase, 115 KV, 60 HZ, transmission line has a per phase series impedance of Z = 0.08 + 0.45
‘ohmikm and a per phase shunt admittance of ¥ = [3.4 x 10 raised to riegative 6 siemens/atn, The line is 120
kmong. Using the nominal Pi tine model, determine the transmission line D constant,
A 0.999 + j0,001248 C. 0.989 + 0.001224
B. 0.969 + 0.001189 D.ooar212
35, An emf induced in a coil dus to @ change in current in a neighboring coll is known as__ emt.
‘A. speed C. salt - induced
B. mutually Induced D. series
36. A de machine has a 4-pole, lap wound, 728 active conductors and running at 1,800 rpm. The flux per pole is
30 mWb. The armature is designed to carry a maximum line current of 120 A. What is the maximum
electromagnetic power in KW developed by the armature?
A724 5655 ©. 786 b, 589
37. When a steel reinforcing bar is used as concrete encased electrode, itis required to have a minimum length
‘and minimum diameter of inmm?
‘A. 5,000 and 13, 55000 and 12 ©. 6,000 and 13 © 6,000 and 12
38, A balanced three-phase, three-wire system supplies two balanced wye connected loads. The first draws 6 KW
at 0.80 lagging power factor while the other requires 12 KW at a power factor of 83.9% leading If the current
in each ine is 10 A rms, what is the supply voltage in KV rms?
A2.190 B.1.969 1.833 01.855
39, A.2.6 KW, 240 volts shunt generator having an armature resistance of 0.10 chm and a shunt field resistance
of 249 chm, delivers ful load at rated voltage and 800 rpm, The machine is now run as @ motor while taking
250 v. Neglect the brush contact drop, whrat is the speed of the motor?
A857 8 827 C788 D774
40. A balanced three-phase source supplies power to three loads. The loads are
Load 1: 24 KVA at 0.60 tagging power factor
Load 2: 10 KW at 0.75 pit. lagging
Load 3: Unknown
4 the ling voltage at the load is 208 v rms, the magnitude of the total complex power is 35.52 KVA, and the
‘combined p.t. of the foad is 88% lagging, find the unknawn load
ATT#/68KVA BOBBY LTKVA C.11.1~j88KVA —.6.8-}11.1KVA
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41. 2 dielectric is placed in an electric field, the field strength
A. decreases B. increases C.remains the same —D. becomes zero
42. transformer has 3 cote loss of 84 watts and a copper loss of 144 watts when it is carrying 20% overload
currant. The load at which this transformer will operate at the maximum efficiency is___ porcent.
A.80 B66 ©. 120 0.44
43. A sinusoidal current having peak value of 7.07 Ais superimposed on de of 5 A. Ita hotwire emmeter is used
tomsasure the combined currant in the oicut, Iwill indicate amperes
ATO? 810 6.12.07 0.207
44. For eliminating 7" harmonic from the emf wave of an alternator, the tractional-pitch must be
A2B 8.516 C78 D.6i7
45. A tuily charged leac-acid cell has an open-circult voltage of about ___ volts.
At 822 C23 0.25
46. A-certain amount of fue! can produce 10 quads of energy. In how many days wil the fue! be totally consumed
I its used to satisty a demand of 10 raised to 13 BTUiday at a power plant with an overall efficiency of 20
percent?
A. 75 days B. 100 days. 6. 150 days D. 200 days
A7-& thros:phase, wye-connected, 6.25 KVA, 220-volk synchronous generator nas a reactance of 8.4 ohms per
phase. Using the fated KVA and voltage as base values, determine the per unit reactance
A 0.688 8.0627 €.0.888 B.0827
48 A single-shase, 10-km transmission line has 16 65 mH total inductance Ifthe distance between the conductors
is 4.0 mi what is the conductor radius?
Atom B.2en C.0.75em D. 4.60em
49, An iron ring, 100 em mean circumference is made from an iron rod of round cross-section 10 89,cm. itis wound
ith 200 turns. What current wound be necessary to produce a flux of 1 mWb. Relative permeabilly of iron =
600.
AT9A B.796A 0 0796.4 0, 798.8
50. A room measuring 16 m by 8 m is to be iluminated by 8 lamps with an average illumination of 72 Invsq.m at
floor level. if 40 percent of the tota! light emitted is absorbed by the walls and ceiling, calculate the mean
spherical candle power required for each lamp,
4. 103 Cd B, 203 Cd ©1534 ©. 253d
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ANSWER KEY
ae 1. A(SEPT. 2007 BP) 26. D (SEPT. 2007 BP)
2. D(SEPT. 2007 BP) 27. B(SEPT. 2007 BP)
3. C (SEPT. 2007 BP) 28. B (SEPT. 2007 BP)
4. C (SEPT. 2007 BP) ; 29. D (SEPT. 2007 BP)
5. C (SEPT. 2007 BP) 30. D (SEPT. 2007 BP)
6. B(SEPT. 2007 BP) 31. B (SEPT. 2007 BP)
| 7. B(SEPT. 2007 BP) 32. _B (SEPT. 2007 BP)
i 8 C (SEPT. 2007 BP) 33. D (SEPT. 2007 BP)
| 9. B (SEPT. 2007 BP) 34. C (SEPT. 2007 BP)
| 10. D (SEPT. 2007 BP) 35. B (SEPT. 2007 BP)
11. © (SEPT. 2007 BP) 36. © (SEPT. 2007 BP)
12, D (SEPT. 2007 BP) 37. D (SEPT. 2007 BP)
13, C (SEPT. 2007 BP) 38. C (SEPT. 2007 BP)
14. © (SEPT. 2007 BP) 39. D (SEPT. 2007 BP)
15. C (SEPT. 2007 BP) 40. B (SEPT. 2007 BP)
/ 16. D (SEPT. 2007 BP) aA
\ 17. A (SEPT. 2007 BP) 42. A
18. B (SEPT. 2007 BP) 43. A
19, B (SEPT. 2007 BP) 44. D
: 20. D (SEPT. 2007 BP) 45. B
E 24. B (SEPT. 2007 BP) 46. D
22. D (SEPT. 2007 BP) 47. B
23. C (SEPT. 2007 BP) 48. B
24. D (SEPT. 2007 BP) : 49. A
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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer
for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided, STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 2
only
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Which de motor cannot be used without a load connected to it?
A Shunt B Series ©. Compound D. Universal
2. Wire length of 50 cm is moved in a fietd of density 1.0 weber per square meter at a velocity of 30 meter per
second. What is the emf induced if the motion 's perpendicular to the field?
A1SY B.150v C.18v Doty
3. An induction motor with 8 poles, 60 Hz is operated with a slip of 3%. Calculate the rotor speed.
A884 B 1,024 6.873 D927
4, When the sole purpose af ac is to produce heat, the selection of conductor is based on value of the
current,
‘A Average B. Instantaneous C. RMS. D. Peak
5. A resistor of 1200 and a capacitor of 40yF are connected in parallel across @ 246 v, 69 Hz supply. What is the
‘current through the capacitor?
A362 B. 36.2 6.30.2 B.3.02
6. One conductor of a three-phase line is open. The current lowing to the A-connected load through line @ is 20
‘A. With the current in line a as reference and assuming that line ¢ is open, what is the negative sequence
current of phase 2?
‘A104 5.78 B.10-)6 78 c.j11.88 D.~10+)5.78
7. What is the type of relay that is intended to respond to the differerice between inceming and oulgoing electrical
quantities?
A. Directional B. Differential * ©. Subtractive D, Distance
8. A200 ohm resistor, a 0.04 henry inductor and a 0.25 microfarad capacitor are connected in series. What is the
voltaye across the combination ifthe current of 10 + j10 a is applied at w = 10,000 rad per second?
2~iav B.2+)2v C.-2-v D.-24j2v
9. If 25 ohms and 125 amperes are the base impedance and base current, respectively for a given system, what
is the base KVA?,
‘A 781.25 8.301 6.390.628 © 78.12
10. Which of these is not a factor in determining the speed of a do motor?
A. strength of armature circuit magnetic field
B strength of magnetic field produced by the field colts
. the load on the motor
. the thickness of the commutator bars
11. 4.10 ohm resistor ts connected in parallel to an impedance Z = 3 + ja chms. Find the circult power factor.
‘A 0.600 lagging B 0.886 lagging C, 0.609 lagging, 1D. 0.809 tagging
412, An 80 om long conductor is carrying a current of 3.6 amperes and is situated at right an gle to a field of fx
density 0.95 Tesia, What is the force on the conductor?
‘0.2736 N B.27.36N ©..273.6N D.2.736N
18. The net energy required for a cortain country in 2,000 was approximately 3 x 10° GWH, What is the equivalent
of this energy in quad?
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14. A series circuit consists of 20 ohm resistor, 0.20 henry inductor, and 50 miorofarad capacitor, If @ variable
frequency 120 v source is connected across its terminals, what is the resonant frequency?
‘A 55 Hz, B, 50 Hz ©.40 Hz D. a5 Hz
1, Which of the following statements is correct?
‘A. The resistance does not play an important ro'e in electrical engineering
8. The resistance of a wire does not depend upon its material.
C. The resistance of most of the materials is independent of the temperature,
D. The resistance of conductor is the hindrance by which the canductor opposes the flow of
the current,
16. In a series circu with a 20 Kohim resistance, a 10 kohm capacitive reactance, 6 kohm inductive reactance,
what is the current through the capacitance when 1,500 vis placed across the circut?
A= 106~ 17,7 mA ©.- 70.8 417.7 mA
8.706 *j17.7 mA 0.70.6 =}17.7 ma
417. What is the ampacity of the feeder conductor supplying several motors and other loads?”
‘A The sum of the ful-load motor currents plus.the sum of the currents of other loads,
B. The sum of the fulkload motor currents plus 125% of the sur of the currents of other loads.
, 125% of the sum of the full-load motor currents plus the sum of the currents of other
loads.
©, The sum of the full-ioad motor currents plus the sum of the currents of other loads plus
25% of the full-load current of the largest motor.
18, Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?
A Polyurethane B, China clay ©. Graphite D. Porcelain
19, ____IS used to prevent motorizing of the generaior.
A Directional current relay ©. Reverse power relay
B. Overcurrent relay D. Overvotage relay
20. A certain ight source produces an illumination of 800 lux on a surface, Find the ilfumination of that surface it
the distance te the light is doubied.
‘A. 300 lux, 100 ux ©, 400 ux D. 200 tux
21, Atwo-element series circuit with R
What is the frequency in H2?
A20 8.21 ©. 2067 D.207
46 ohms, L = 20 mH has an impedance of 30 chms and unknown angle.
22. Calculate the energy required for a gear de motor to lift 4 ton load through $5 ftin 10 seconds. The motor-gear
overall efficiency is 51%.
A91 KWHR 8.0.91 KWHR 0.0.09 KWHR D8 10 KWHR
23, Which one does not belong to the technical performance standards of Philippines Distribution Code?