Which power plant will require the

highest initial cost?

*

1 point

Diesel power plant

Steam power plant
Gas power plant
Nuclear power plant

A transformer is rated 2-kVA, 230/115

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 230 v, what
voltage should be applied at 50 Hz?*

1 point

195.83 v
200 v
183.33 v
191.67 v

A step-down transformer is used to

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1 point

increase the voltage

increase the power
decrease the voltage
decrease the power
A 30 Hz, 120/30 v, 1-KVA transformer
is to be used in 60 Hz supply. What is
the new secondary current?*

1 point

33.33 A
26.67 A
66.67 A
16.67 A

A transformer has a primary winding of

2,000 turns and voltage of 2,400 v and
current of 8.66 – j5 A with an
impedance Z2 connected across the
secondary winding. The secondary
winding has 500 turns. What is the
value of the secondary impedance?*

1 point

26 + j15 ohm
13 + j7.5 ohm
15.32 + j10 ohm
8.66 + j5 ohm

Which of the following motors is

generally used in toys ?*

1 point

Reluctance motor
Two-value capacitor motor
Hysteresis motor
Shaded-pole motor

Which of the following shall NOT be

excluded in the calculation of
reliability standard indices of the
distributor asset by the Philippine
Distribution Code?*

1 point

Outages that occur on the primary lines of the

distribution system
Outages that occur on the secondary lines of the
distribution system
Planned outages where the customers have been notified
at least three (3) days prior to the loss of power.
Outages that occur in the transmission line.

In an ideal 1 : 8 step-down
transformer, the primary power is 10
kW and the secondary current is 25 A.
The primary voltage is:
*

1 point

50 V
400 V
25,600 V
3200 V

A 30-mile, three-phase transmission

line is to deliver 20, 000 kW at 69 kV
at 85% power factor. The line
resistance is 0.324 ohm per mile and
inductive reactance is 0.737 ohm per
mile. What is the line loss? *

1 point

1,130.3 kW
1, 050 kW
 997 kW
376.7 kW

What is the maximum full-load current

for a window air conditioner connected
on a 20-ampere branch circuit that
supplies other loads?
*

1 point

16
15
12
10

A light source emits 500 lux when

placed 2.86 meters away from a
surface, what is the illumination,
when the same light souce is placed
1.75 meters away?*

1 point

187
1336
817
306

A single-phase motor runs a duty

cycle; 20kW for 10s, 40kW for 10s,
60kW for 5s, 80kW for 10s, and idle
for 10s. What is the rating of the
motor?*

1 point

68.3 hp
63.8 hp
 36.8 hp
38.6 hp

The effect of series capacitor on a

transmission line is to improve*

1 point

transient stability
steady state stability
none of these
A and B both

21 is the device function number for

this relay.*

1 point

Undervoltage relay
Overvoltage relay
Directional power relay
Distance relay

Copper loss of a transformer are

determined by means of a/an ____ test.*

1 point

inductive-circuit
polarity
open-circuit
short-circuit

A three-phase, 60 Hz, transmission

line has its conductors arranged in a
triangular configuration so that the
two distances between conductors are
5m and the third is 8m. The conductors
have an outside diameter of 0.25 inch.
Find the inductive reactance in ohm
per km per phase of the transmission
line. *

1 point

0.586
0.293
0.567
0.283

A pump, driven by a 440 V, three-phase

induction motor, lifts 1,200 cu. ft.
of water per minute against a total
head of 100 ft of water. The
efficiency of the pump and that of its
motor are 0.75 and 0.92, respectively.
The power factor of the motor is 90.
What is the line current drawn by the
motor?*

1 point

350 A
362 A
346 A
358 A

In a transmission line of negligible

resistance, the surge impedance will
be  .*

1 point

square root of L/C

square root of LC
square root of 1/LC
square root of C/L
What device is used to measure the
temperature of a motor winding while
the motor is in operation?*

1 point

Proximity probe
Seismic probe
Resistance temperature detector
Thermocouples

An 8MVA, 69/13.2kV transformer has a

percent impedance of 6.75%. What is
the actual impedance?*

1 point

1.69 Ω
1.11 Ω
1.47 Ω
1.33 Ω

Which of the following that uses water

power is a limited storage power
plant?*

1 point

Tidal power plant

ocean power
Pumped Storage
Run-of-River (ROR)

A single-circuit three-phase
transposed transmission line is
composed of four ACSR 1,272,000-cmil
conductors per phase with horizontal
configuration D12 = 14 m, D23 = 45.93
ft, and D13 = 28 m. The bundle spacing
is 45 cm. If the conductor have a
diameter of 1.382 in., what is the
capacitance per phase per kilometer of
the line?*

1 point

0.0127 microF/km
0.0150 microF/km
0.0135 microF/km
0.0119 microF/km

In the design of electrical power

systems, the IEEE device numbers
identify features of a protective
device such as relay or circuit
breaker. Which of the following is the
device number for the ac circuit
breaker?
*

1 point

72
52
60
50

Which of the following insulators will

be selected for high voltage
applications?*

1 point

pin type
strain type
suspension type
 disc type

An ACSR conductor having seven steel

strands surrounded by 25 aluminum
conductor is specified as
*

1 point

25/7
50/14
14/50
7/25

What is the effects on current flow

does in reversing the direction of
movement of a conductor in the
magnetic field of a generator?*

1 point

It reverses the direction of current flow.

It will increase the current flow.
It will neutralizes the current flow.
It has no effect on the current flow.

Given the following set of equation:

2V1 + V2 = 5; −V1 + 3V2 + 2V3 = 1; and
–V1 + 2V3 = 3. Determine the value of
V1?*

1 point

2.833 V
2.916 V
−0.667 V
1.333 V
 In a certain area, the energy
consumption is expected to double in
10 years. Assuming a simple
exponential growth given by P = Poeat,
what is the growth rate?*

1 point

6.39%
5.39%
6.93%
5.93%

A transformer has a 3% resistance 5.5%

reactance drop. Find the voltage
regulation at full-load 0.8 power
factor lagging.*

1 point

5.7%
7.5%
2.3%
3.2%

An induction motor with 8 poles, 60 Hz

is operated with a slip of 3%.
Calculate the rotor speed.*

1 point

873
927
1,684
1,024
A two terminal pair of network of a
transmission line can be represented
by a

I. Π network

II. T network
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1 point

I only
Both I and II
Either I or II
II only

Power lost due to alternating

magnetization and demagnetization of
the core material*

1 point

rheostat loss
eddy current loss
hysteresis loss
copper loss

Wooden transmission poles are

protected from termites using*

1 point

synthetic oil
mineral oil
insulation oil
creosite oil
What is the maximum speed at which a
60 Hz synchronous machine can be
operated?*

1 point

3000 rpm
3600 rpm
3200 rpm
3400 rpm

Guy wire is used in the construction

of distribution lines for what
purpose?
*

1 point

protection against surges

providing emergency grounding
support the conductor
supporting the pole

A 75-watt lamp is used to illuminate a

desk that is 10ft away. What is the
wattage of the lamp if it must operate
12ft away from the desk to have the
same illumination?*

1 point

64
108
180
96

A generator delivers a load through a

pair of wires, each of which has a
resistance of 0.06 ohm. If the load
voltage and power are 120 v and 4.8
kW, respectively, what is the
generated voltage?*

1 point

125.5 v
123.5 v
124.8 v
126.8 v

Which of the following is NOT a reason

why single-phase induction motor run?*

1 point

two windings are displaced from each other

one of the current is made out of phase between the
lines
hysteresis
shaded poles

RA 7832 concerns on*

1 point

pilferage of electricity and electrical materials

pilferage of electrical energy
pilferage of electricity, theft of transmission
materials and rationalizing of system loss
pilferage of electricity, theft of transmission
materials and capping of system loss

A conductor has four identical strands

arranged in diamond configuration.
Find the GMR of the conductor in terms
of the radius r of each strand.*

1 point
 1.3008r
1.6921r
1.7037r
1.3052r

Equalizer bus is necessary for the

parallel operation of the:
*

1 point

Over compounded generator only

Series generator only
series and under compound generators
series and over compound generators

Which of the following type of fault

used only the equivalent positive and
negative sequence impedance of the
circuit in the short-circuit
calculation?
*

1 point

Double line to ground

Three-phase
Line to line
Line to ground

If the per unit impedance is x  pu,

what is the new per unit impedance
when both base power and voltage are
doubled*

1 point

0.5x
 x
4x
2x

The electric motor generally used in

household food mixer.*

1 point

Capacitor Start
Split Phase
Shaded Pole
Universal

Two millions cu. m. of water is stored

in a reservoir feeding water turbine.
If the center of the mass is 50 m
above the turbine and losses are
negligible. The density of water is
993 kg/cu. m. How much energy in MWh/s
will that volume of water produce?*

1 point

275
265
271
280

Three 100 KVA single phase

transformers are connected in closed
delta to supply a three-phase load and
the total output power is 300 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?
*

1 point

200
100
57.7
50

A string efficiency of 100% means that

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1 point

one of the insulator discs is shorted

the potential across each disc is zero
potential across the large disc is very large
potential across each disc is the same

In the transformers,*

1 point

high tension winding is used near the core

high tension winding is used away from the core
low tension winding is used near the core
low tension winding is used away from the core

By increasing the transmission voltage

double of its original value, the same
power can be dispatch keeping the line
loss*

1 point

Double the original value

Equal to its original value
Half of the original value
One-fourth the original value
Overhead transmission lines are
protected from lightning with the use
of which? I. Overhead grounding
conductor II. Surge arrestors*

1 point

II only
I only
neither I nor II
either I or II