WEEK 2: AC CIRCUITS

1. A 240V, 25Hz sinusoidal generator is connected to a 20 ohms

resistor. Determine the instantaneous current when elapsed
time is 0.01 second.
A. 15.43A C. 16.97A
B. 16.30A D. 12A

2. An alternating current is given by i = 141.42 sin(314t).

Find the instantaneous current when t = 1 ms.
A. 0.775A C. 43.68A
B. 77.5A D. 34.86A

3. An alternating current is given by i = 10 sin(314t) Find the

time needed to reach +10A for the second time.
A.25s C. 0.052s
B. 0.025s D. 0.25s

4. What is the wavelength of a carrier wave with a frequency of

100MHz?
A. 3m C. 1.5m
B. 7.5m D. 6m

5. The wavelength of an international distress frequency is

600m. Find its equivalent frequency.
A. 300kHz C. 600kHz
B. 500kHz D. 700kHz

6. A voltage source has a terminal voltage of v(t) = 311.12sin

(377t), V. Determine its RMS Value.
A. 220V C. 200V
B. 250V D. 120V

7. A welder machine operates automatically as follows: 30A in

10 seconds, 20A in 10 seconds, 10A in 10 seconds and
finally, 30A for 20 seconds to complete one cycle. What is
the equivalent RMS value over one cycle?
A. 25.3A C. 53.2A
B. 60A D. 2.53A

8. An alternating current of rectangular wave shape has

amplitude of 10 and a frequency of one. What is the RMS
current?
A. 100A C. 5A
B. 10A D. 0A

9. The voltage across a terminal is given by the equation, v(t)

= 200 cos(100t), V. calculate its average value.
A. 127.2V C. 130V
B. 150V D. 100V
10. A wire has a current flowing, i(t) = 200sin(377t). Find
the average current over 10 sec?
A. 12.1A C. 0A
B. -102A D. 209.09 uA

11. Calculate the sum of two voltages as given: V1 =

25sin(wt); V2 = 30sin(wt + 60).
A. v(t)=47.7cos(wt) B. v(t)=47.7cos(wt + 33°)
B. v(t)=67.45sin(wt + 33°) D. v(t)=67.45sin(wt)

12. Three loads, units A, B, and C are connected in

parallel and take currents that are 12, 10 and 15A
respectively. Assuming Ia to be the reference phasor, Ib
leads Ia by 30 degrees and Ic lags behind Ia by 65 degrees,
calculate the total current.
A. 28.33A C. 26.46A
B. 37A D. 82.33A

13. Two alternators A and B delivers 100 and 150A

respectively to a load. The phase difference of the two
currents is 30 degrees. Determine the total current drawn by
the load.
A. 201.5 C. 215.4A
B. 250A D. 241.82A

14. Across a 230V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15 ohm non

inductive resistor. What is the equation of the resulting
current?
A. 21.68sin(377t) C. 15.33sin(377t)
B. 26.55sin(377t) D. 28.16sin(377t)

15. Two relays each with 20 ohms resistance and 0.16H

inductance are connected in series. What is the equivalent
impedance?
A. 20 + j 102.2 ohms C. 40 + j120.63 ohms
B. 20 + j 95.32 ohms D. 40 + j25.32 ohms

16. A 100 ohm resistor and a capacitor of 100uF are

connected in series. What is the equivalent impedance?
A. 100 - j 102.2 ohms C. 100 – j 26.53ohms
B. 100 + j 95.32 ohms D. 100 + j 26.53ohms

17. A 47 ohm resistor, an inductor of 100mH and a

capacitor of 10uF are connected in series. What is the
equivalent impedance?
A. 47 - j 37.7 ohms C. 47 – j 227.55ohms
B. 47 + j 265.25 ohms D. 47 + j 227.55ohms
18. When connected to a 220 V 50 Hz supply, an impedance
coil circuit takes 5A, but this current falls to 4.4A when
10 ohm resistor is added on series. Find the inductance of
the coil.
A. 0.2H C. 0.23H
B. 0.15H D. 0.12H

19. An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and a

reactance of 24 ohms and rated 440V at 60 Hz. A factory will
connect the coil to a 440V, 50Hz supply. Solve for the value
of a series resistor needed to avoid overcurrent condition.
A. 2.07 ohms C. 2.44 ohms
B. 2.64 ohms D. 2.25 ohms

20. A load of 20 + j35 ohms is connected across a 220V

supply. Determine the power factor and the VARS.
A. 0.496 lag, 1042 VARS C. 0.853 lag, 975 VARS
B. 0.496 lead, 1042 VARS D. 0.423 lag, 1087 VARS

21. A capacitor is rated 100kVAR, 380 volts, 50Hz. What

will its rating be at 60Hz, 220V?
A. 50kVAR C. 90.9kVAR
B. 40.2kVAR D. 57.7kVAR

22. The maximum instantaneous voltage current outputs of an

alternator are 300V and 20A, respectively. What is the power
output in watts if the voltage leads the current by 30
degrees?
A. 2598 C. 5196
B. 6000 D. 3000

23. If admittance Y = 0.06 – j 0.08 mho, then the

conductance G equals,
A. -0.06 C. 0.08
B. 0.06 D. -0.08

24. One leg of a radio-tuned circuit has a capacitance of

1nF. It is tuned at 200kHz, what is the inductance of the
other leg in henry?
A. 6.33 x 10^-4 C. 120 x 10^-3
B. 8.25 x 10^-4 D. 20 x 10^-4

25. Capacitor of 30 uF capacitance is in series with a coil

across an 8000-cycle supply. What inductance is required for
resonance?
A. 14.34 uH C. 13.19 uH
B. 10.45 uH D. 12.55 uH
26. A loudspeaker whose inductance is 1.15 H is coupled to
a power tube through a condenser of 2uF capacity. To what
frequency will the combination be resonant?
A. 110 Hz C. 105 Hz
B. 108 Hz D. 100 Hz

27. A 10-ohm resistor is connected in parallel with an

inductive reactance of 10 ohms. The combination is then
connected in series with a capacitive reactance of 6 ohms.
Solve for the frequency at resonance. The indicated values
have been derived at 50 Hz.
A. 68.08 Hz C. 67.51 Hz
B. 61.22 Hz D. 64.23 Hz

28. A coil is supplied with 200V and takes a current (rms)

of 2A at 0.707 lagging. Determine the quality factor (Q) of
the coil.
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4

29. An LC circuit resonates at 2000kHz and has a Q of 100.

Determine the lower and upper cutoff frequencies.
Ans: f1 = 1990 kHz; f2 = 2010 kHz

30. Determine the effective value of the circuit current of

an EMF of 151 sin(377t) is connected in series with a DC EMF
of 110V. Both supply a load of 10 + j8 ohms.
Ans: Irms = 13.8A

31. A 12-phase star connected transformer bank supplies

power to a balanced load rated 10MW, at 4160V at 85 percent
lagging. Calculate the current in each line.
Ans: 122A