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ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGY N3

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QUESTION 11

1.1
1.1 Brushes
Brushes
1.2
1.2 Bedding
Bedding
1.3
1.3 Lap winding
Lap winding
1.4
1.4 Air gap
Air gap
1.5
1.5 Laminated
Laminated plates
plates
1.6
1.6 Pole
Pole shoe
1.7 winding
Wave winding

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1.8
1.8 Yoke
1.9
1.9 Bearings
Bearings
1.5
1.5 Commutation
(10
(10 ×
x 1)
l) [10]

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QUESTION 2
2

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2.1
2.1 The
The output
output of the generators
of the generators are
are easily
easily controlled
controlled by
by simply
simply varying
varying or
or
changing
changing its
its field
field current.
current. rs (2)
(2)

2.2
2.2
overcompounded

level-compounded
pe

undercompounded
Pa

differential series-parallel
et

load current
11 mark for
for each
each curve
curve
Half
Half a
a mark
mark each
each for
for correct
correct labeling
labeling of
of the
the terminal
terminal voltage
voltage and
and load
load current
current (4)
(4)
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2.3 2.3.1 𝑉 300

𝐼𝑎 = 𝐼IL𝐿 +
+ 𝐼If𝑓 =
= 90
90 +
+ 1,714
1,714 = 91,714
91,714 𝐴 (2)
(2)

2.3.2
2.3.2 𝐸
E = 𝑉
V++ 𝐼laRa
𝑎 𝑅𝑎 = 300 + (91,714)(0,2) = 318,343 v
V (1)

2.3.3
2.3.3 VIL𝐿 = (300)(90) = 27
𝑃𝑜 = 𝑉𝐼 27 𝑘𝑊
kW (1)
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QUESTION 3
3

3.1
3.1 3.1.1
3.1.1 False – They are
False — are variable
variable speed
speed motors.
motors.
DC shunt
shunt motors
motors are
are constant
constant speed
speed motors.
motors. (2)
(2)

3.1.2
3.1.2 False – They
False — They produce
produce high
high starting
starting and
and operating torques.
operating torques.
DC shunt
shunt motors
motors produce
produce low
low starting
starting and
and operating
operating
torque.
torque. (2)
(2)

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3.1.3
3.1.3 True
True (1)

3.2
3.2 𝐸
E = 𝑉
V-− 𝐼laRa
𝑎 𝑅𝑎 = 400 - (32)(0,3) = 390,4 𝑉 
400 −

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x 6 = 264 
Z = 44 ×

60𝐸𝑐
60Ec (60)(390,4)(8)
𝑁 = = = 11 344,353 𝑟/𝑚𝑖𝑛 
344,353 r/min v/ v/
(5)
2∅𝑝𝑍
2Øpz (2)(66 x 10−3 )(4)(264)
(2)(66 × (5)

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[10]

QUESTION 4
4
rs
4.1
Original direction Reversal of direction by Reversal of direction by
interchanging connections to interchanging connections
pe
armature to field coils
Pa
et

11 mark for
for each correct
correct connection
connection of the field
of the field coils
coils
11 mark for
for the
the armature
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armature
2
2 marks for each
marks for each diagram
diagram (6)
(6)

4.2
4.2 4.2.1
4.2.1 𝑃𝑜 20
20
𝑃𝑖 = × 100%
x 100 % =
- ×
x 100% = 21,739
21,739 𝑘𝑊
kW
𝜂 0,92
0,92 (1)

4.2.2
4.2.2 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙
Total 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠
losses = 𝑃𝑖 − 𝑃𝑜 = 1,739
1,739 𝑘𝑊
kW (1)

4.2.3
4.2.3 20×103
𝐼𝐿 = = 50 𝐴
50 A
400
400

𝐼𝑎 = 50
50 + 2,7 = 52,7 𝐴
52,7 A (2)
(2)
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QUESTION 5
5

5.1

I122 √
N/

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𝛼 √ √

𝛽 I1 V Ref
Ref

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rs I133 √

(4 x 11 for
(4 x for each
each vector
vector correctly
correctly drawn)
drawn) (4)
(4)
pe

5.2
5.2 5.2.1
5.2.1 3 2+ 9
32+ 2 + 22
92+ 2 + 37
222+ 2 + 18
372+ 2+ 5
182+ 2
52
rms = √
𝐼𝑟𝑚𝑠 6
19,545 A
= 19,545

5.2.2 3+9+22+37+18+5
3 18+5
𝐼𝑎𝑣𝑔
avg = 15,667 A
Pa

5.2.2 = 15,667
6

5.2.3
5.2.3 𝐼rms
𝑟𝑚𝑠 19,545
19,545
𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑚 Fator =
Form 𝐹𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 = = 1,248
1,248
𝐼𝑎𝑣𝑔
avg 15,667
15,667
(3 × 2) (6)
et

(6)
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QUESTION 6
6
Tv

−3 )
6.1 27TfL = (2)(𝜋)(50)(150 ×
𝑋𝐿 = 2𝜋𝑓𝐿 x 10
10-3) = 47,124
47,124 𝛺
0
1 1
𝑋𝑐 = = (2)(𝜋)(50)(200×10−6 )
= 15,915 𝛺
15,915 0
2𝜋𝑓𝐶
27TfC

100
100
𝐼𝑅 = = 3,33 𝐴
3,33 A
30
30

100
100
𝐼𝐿 = = 2,122 𝐴
2,122 A
47,124
47,124

100
100
𝐼𝐶 = = 6,283 𝐴
6,283 A (5)
15,915
15,915 (5)

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6.2
6.2 𝐼𝑇 = √𝐼1k𝑅2 +
+ (𝐼𝐶 − 2 3,33322 + (6,283
𝐿 ) = √3,333
— 𝐼IL)2 - 2,122)2 = 5,331
(6,283 − 𝐴
5,331 A (2)
(2)

6.3 −1 6,283−2,122
1 6,283-2,122
6.3 ∅ = tan
tan- ( 3,333 ) = 51,305°
51,3050 (1)
3,333

6.4
6.4 S = VI 533,1 VA
VI = (100)(5,331) = 533,1 (2)
(2)
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QUESTION 7
7

7.1 525
525
7.1 𝑉𝑝 = = 303,109
303,109 𝑉
v (2)
√3 (2)

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7.2 25
25
7.2 𝑃𝑖 = = 29,412
29,412 𝑘𝑊
kVVv/
0,85
0,85

29,412×103

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𝐼𝐿 = 𝐼𝑝 = = 40,431
40,431 A (3)
√3(525)(0,8) (3)

7.3
7.3 𝑉𝑝 = 𝑉𝐿 = 525
525 𝑉
v (1)
40,431
rs
7.4
7.4 𝐼𝑝 = 40,431
= 23,343 𝐴
23,343 A
√3 (2)
(2)

7.5
7.5 cos
cosØ∅ = 0,8 36,870 
∴ ∅ = 36,87°
pe
0,8 v/

𝑄 = √3 (525)(40,431)(sin 36,87°)
Q = 36,870) = 22,059 kVAr 
22,059 𝑘𝑉𝐴𝑟 (2)
(2)
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QUESTION 8
8

8.1 • Copper
Copper loss
loss occurs
occurs in
in the
the primary
primary and
and secondary windings
secondary windings
• Iron
Iron losses
losses occurs
occurs in
in the
the iron
iron core
core (2 × 2) (4)
(4)
et

8.2
8.2 8.2.1
8.2.1 𝑁2 400
400
𝑉2 = 𝑉1 = (240)
(240) ( ) = 76,8
76,8 𝑉
v
𝑁1 11 250
250
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8.2.2
8.2.2 𝑁1 1 250
(1 250h
𝐼2 = 𝐼1 = (12)
(12) ( ) = 37,5
37,5A𝐴
𝑁2 400
400 )

8.2.3
8.2.3 𝑉1 𝐼1
VIII (240)(12)
(240) (12)
𝑆 = = = 2,88
2,88 𝑘𝑉𝐴
kVA
11 000
ooo 11 000
ooo
(3 × 2) (6)
(6)
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QUESTION 9
9

9.1
9.1 • Deflecting
Deflecting mechanism
• Controlling
Controlling mechanism
• Damping mechanism (3)
(3)

9.2
9.2 9.2.1
9.2.1  Relatively
Relatively cheap
cheap
 Robust construction
construction
 Can measure

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measure both
both AC and
and DC quantities
quantities (Any
(Any 2
2 ×
x 1)
1)

9.2.2
9.2.2  Non-linear
Non-linear scales
scales
 Reasonably difficult
difficult to
to calibrate
calibrate
 Accuracy is influenced by
Accuracy is influenced by stray
stray magnetic
magnetic fields
fields and
and temperature

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temperature
(Any
(Any 2
2 ×
x 1)
1)
(2 x 2) (4)
(4)

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9.3
9.3
rs potential transformer
pe

load
supply
Pa

Windings 11
Windings
Supply
Supply 1
et

Load 11 (3)
(3)
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QUESTION 10
10

10.1
10.1

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Switching circuit
(1
(1 mark for each
mark for each component)
component) (4)
(4)

10.2
10.2 111011,011
111011,01122 = = (1
(l ×
x 2
5
25)) +
+ (1(l ×
x 2
4
rs
24)) +
+ (1
(l ×
x 2
3
23)) +
+ (0
(O ×
x 2
2
22)) +
+ (1
(l ×
x 2
1
21)) +
+ (1 x 2°)
(l x 20) +
+
2-3)) 
(0
(0 ×
x 2 -1
2-1)) +(1 ×
-2
x 2 )+(1 × x 2 -3

1 1
+8+2+1 +4+8
pe
16+8+2+1
= 32 + 16

3
=
= 59
5928 or 59,375 
or 59,375 (1
(1 mark for whole number +
for whole +11 mark for
for fraction)
fraction) (4)
(4)
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10.3
10.3 A diode
diode is
is said
said to
to be
be forward
forward biased the positive
biased when the positive terminal
terminal of
of a
a battery
battery is
is

connected
connected to the P-type
to the P-type material
material and
and the
the negative
negative terminal
terminal is
is connected
connected to
to
the
the N-type
N-type material.
material. (2)
(2)
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TOTAL: 100
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