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Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Subject Name: Introduction to Electrical Engineering Subject Code : BESCK204B
Semester : 2nd Question Bank-1 Academic Year:2024-2025
Q. No Module 1
1 a. States Ohm’s Law. Mention its limitations.
For the bridge circuit shown in fig calculate the currents in all branches and power
supplied by the source.
b.

2 a. State and Explain Kirchhoff’s Law as applied to DC Circuits

b. Given the network shown in the figure determine the I1, E,I2 and I. if the voltage across
the 9Ω resistor is 27V.

3 a. For the network shown in the figure calculate the power consumed by each resistor

Fig a Fig b
b.
Determine the potential difference between the points X & Y
4a Two resistors connected in parallel across 100V D.C supply. The total current from the
supply source is 10A. The power dissipated in one resistor is 600 W. What is the current
drawn when they are connected in series across the same supply.
b Define the following with reference to AC quantities i). Frequency iii)Time Period
iii) Form Factor
5 An Alternating current I is given by I=141.4sin314t. Find i) The maximum value ii)
Frequency iii) Time period and iv) the instantaneous value when t is 3ms.
6 Show that voltage and current in pure resistive circuit are in phase and power consumed
in the circuit is equal to product of rms voltage and current. The circuit is excited by an
AC source.
7 Explain the generation of single phase A.C induced EMF with suitable diagrams.
8 Two 12 V batteries with internal resistance 0.5 Ω and 1Ω respectively are joined in
parallel and a resistance of 2 Ω is placed across the terminals. Find the current supplied
by each battery.

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9 Calculate currents in each resistors, total power and power dissipated in each resistors for
below shown circuit diagram.

10 A circuit consists of two parallel resistors having resistances of 20ohm and 30ohm
respectively, connected in series with a 15ohm resistor. If the current through 30ohm
resistor is 1.2A, find i)currents in 20ohm & 15ohm resistors, I)the voltage across the
whole circuit iii)voltage across 15ohm & 20ohm resistor)Total power consumed in the
circuit.
11 Find the current in all the branches of the given network. 80A

12 Write equations for RMS value of an alternating quantity

13 Write equations for Average value of an alternating quantity.
14 An inductor coil is connected to supply of 250V at 50Hz and takes a current of 5A. The
coil dissipates 750W. Calculate power factor, resistance and inductance of the coil
15 A resistance of 7Ω is connected in series with a pure inductance of 31.8mH and the
circuit is connected to a 100V, 50 Hz sinusoidal supply. Calculate (1) circuit current (2)
phase angle
16 A Circuit of two parallel resistors having resistance of 20Ω and 30Ω respectively,
connected in series with 15Ω. If the current through 15Ω resistor is 3A, find (i) current in
20Ω and 30Ω resistor, (ii) voltage across the whole circuit, (iii) the power and power
consumed in all resistors.

17 A resistance of 10 Ω is connected in series with the two resistances of each of 15 Ω

arranged in parallel. What resistance must be shunted across this parallel combination so
that the total current will be 1.5A from 20V supply?
R

10 ohm

15 ohm
V1
I=1.5 A
15 ohm

20V
18. With block diagram explain Nuclear power generation.
19 With block diagram explain Hydro electric power generation.
20 With block diagram explain Solar power generation.
21. With block diagram explain Wind Power generation.
22 With neat single line diagram explain the various steps of electrical power system
transmission and distribution system.

Q. # Module 2
1. Define Power factor and mention its practical importance.

2. Prove that the voltage and current in a purely resistive circuit are in phase.
Derive the expression for the current for R-L series circuit when supplied by a voltage
3.
v(t)=Vmsinωt. Draw the phasor diagram
Derive the expression for the current for R-C series circuit when supplied by a voltage
4.
v(t)=Vmsinωt. Draw the phasor diagram
Derive the expression for the current for R-C series circuit when supplied by a voltage
5.
v(t)=Vmsinωt. Draw the phasor diagram
Derive an Expression for power in pure capacitor circuit and draw voltage, current and
6. power waveforms.
An alternating voltage (80+j60)V is applied to a circuit and the current flowing through it
7. is (-4+j10)A. Find the i) impedance of the circuit ii) phase angle iii) pf of the circuit iv)
power consumed by the circuit
Derive an Expression for power in pure Inductor circuit and draw voltage, current and
8.
power waveforms.
A 318 µF capacitor is connected across a 230 volts, 50 Hz system. Determine i) capacitive
9.
reactance ii) RMS value of current iii) voltage and current expressions.
An Inductor coil Is connected to supply of 250V at 50Hz and takes a current of 5A.The
10.
coil dissipates 750W,calculate power factor, resistance and inductance of the coil
A series RLC circuit with 100Ω, 25µF and 0.15H is connected across 415V,50Hz AC
11. supply. Calculate i) impedance ii) current iii) power factor iv) voltage drop across
inductor and capacitor.
Sketch and explain the phasar diagram of RLC series circuit for i)Xc>XL,ii)Xc<XL &
12.
iii)Xc=XL
Three similar coils each having resistance of 10 Ω and reactance of 8Ω are connected in
13.
star across 400 V, 3 phase supply. Determine (i) line current, (ii) total power
A 125 volts at 60Hz is applied across a capacitance connected in series with a non
inductive resistor. The combination carries a current of 2.2 A and causes a power loss of
14.
96.8W in the resistor. Power loss in the capacitor is negligible. calculate the resistance and
capacitance
15. With a neat sketch explain the generation of three phase voltages in an alternator
16. List out the advantages of three phase system as compared to single phase system
Obtain the relationship between line and phase voltages and currents in 3-Φbalanced star
17.
connected system.
Obtain the relationship between line and phase voltages and currents in 3-Φbalanced delta
18.
connected system.
Given V= 200 Sin 377t volts and i= 8 Sin (377t-30o)A for an ac circuit, determine (i) RMS values
19. of voltage and current (ii) Comment on Phase difference (iii) Write phasor diagram.