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FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3 shows the variation of current and voltage against time in a circuit.
(a) Sketch the current and voltage phasor diagram.
(b) Calculate the power delivered to the circuit. [Ans: = ]
[4 marks]
PSPM II 2008/2009 NO. 12(B)
12. (b) A voltage of 230 , 50 is connected in series to a 100 inductor and a 300
resistor. Calculate the
(i) peak voltage. [Ans: = . ]
(ii) rms current in the circuit. [Ans: = . ]
(iii) potential difference across the inductor. [Ans: = . ]
(iv) power factor of the circuit. [Ans: = . ]
(v) average power. [Ans: = . ]
[10 marks]
PSPM II 2009/2010 NO. 5
5. (a) (i) Why do the average values of alternating voltage and alternating current give very
little information about their actual behavior?
(ii) Why does root mean square current useful?
(b) Calculate the peak voltage of an electric circuit if it is connected to a 240 AC source.
[Ans: = . ]
[4 marks]
PSPM II 2009/2010 NO. 12
12. (a) Why an ideal LC circuit does not consume any power?
[1 mark]
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FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3 shows the graph of an alternating current.
(a) Write down the current equation. [Ans: = () = ()]
(b) Calculate the rms current value. [Ans: = . ]
[4 marks]
PSPM II 2011/2012 NO. 5
5. (a)
FIGURE 4
An AC source has an output voltage of = 300 sin . The source is connected to a 120
resistor as in FIGURE 4.
(i) Calculate the rms voltage. [Ans: = ]
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5. (a) In an AC circuit, the supply voltage is given by = 240 sin (5000 + 2 ) where in
volt and the current is given by = 0.480 sin(5000) where in ampere and in second.
(i) What is meant by root mean square (rms) value of the current?
(ii) Calculate the impedance of the circuit. [Ans: = ]
(iii) Sketch the phasor diagram for and and state the electrical component either
RCL, RC or RL. Give your reason.
(iv) Calculate the instantaneous and maximum power dissipated in the circuit. [Ans:
= . ; = . ]
[9 marks]
(b) A resistor of 6 , a capacitor of 3000 and an inductor of 5 are connected in series.
If an AC source of 50 and peak voltage of 240 is connected to this circuit combination,
calculate
(i) the total impedance of the circuit. [Ans: = . ]
(ii) the resonance frequency of the circuit and explain the energy dissipated during the
resonance. [Ans: = . ]
[6 marks]
PSPM II 2013/2014 NO. 5
5. (a) A voltmeter shows a reading of 220 for a 50 AC voltage.
(i) Calculate the maximum value of the AC voltage. [Ans: = ]
(ii) Write the equation for the AC voltage. [Ans: = ]
[4 marks]
(b) A 0.9 resistor, 0.25 capacitor and 2.5 inductor are connected in series across a
240 AC source with 140 peak voltage.
(i) Calculate the impedance. [Ans: = . ]
(ii) Calculate the maximum current. [Ans: = . ]
(iii) Calculate the phase angle between the current and voltage. [Ans: = . ]
(iv) Which quantity lags: current or voltage? Explain your answer.
(v) How to achieve resonance in the circuit?
[11 marks]
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