Reviewer Questions in AC Systems
1. In an AC circuit a low value of KVAR compared with KW indicates?
A. Low efficiency
B. High power factor
C. Unity power factor
D. Maximum load current
2. A parallel AC circuit in resonance will?
A. Have a high voltage developed across each inductive and capacitive section
B. Have a high impedance
C. Act like a resister of low value
D. Have current in each section equal to the line current
3. The square waveform of current has following relation between r.m.s. value and average value
A. r.m.s. value is equal to average value
B. r.m.s. value of current is greater than average value
C. r.m.s. value of current is less than average value
D. None of the above
4. Which of the following will not be affected due to change in R?
A. Bandwidth
B. Q
C. Resonant frequency
D. None
5. The voltage applied across an R-L circuit is equal to..........of VR and V
A. Phasor sum
B. Arithmetic sum
C. Sum of the squares
D. Algebraic sum
6. The double energy transient occur in the
A. Purely inductive circuit
B. R - L circuit
C. R - C circuit
D. R - L - C circuit
7. In order to tune a parallel resonant circuit to a lower frequency, the capacitance must
A. Be increased
B. Be decreased
C. Be zero
D. Remain the same
8. When Q-factor of a circuit is high, then
A. Power factor of the circuit is high
B. Impedance of the circuit is high
C. Bandwidth is large
D. None of these
9. Laplace transform of the output response of a linear system is the system transfer function when the input is
A. A step signal
B. A ramp signal
C. An impulse signal
D. A sinusoidal signal
10. Real part of admittance is.......... and the imaginary part is........
A. Impedance, resistance
B. Resistance, impedance
C. Susceptance, inductance
D. Conductance, Susceptance
11. Capacitive Susceptance is a measure of
A. A purely capacitive circuit's ability to pass current
B. A purely capacitive circuit's ability to resist the flow of current
C. The extent of neutralisation of reactive power in a circuit
D. Reactive power in a circuit
12. Change in circuit voltage will affect
A. Resonant frequency
B. Q
C. Current
D. Bandwidth
13. In a three-phase supply, floating neutral is undesirable because it may result in........across the load.
A. Unequal line voltages
B. High voltage
C. Low-voltage
D. None of the above
14 The inductance of a coil can be increased by
A. Increasing core length
B. Decreasing in the number of turns
C. Decreasing the diameter of the former
D. Choosing core material having high permeability
15. In a purely inductive circuit if the supply frequency is reduced to 1/2, the current will
A. Be reduced by half
B. Be doubled
C. Be four times as high
D. Be reduced to 1/4
16. An alternating current of frequency 60 Hz has a maximum value of 120 A. Write
down the equation for its instantaneous value. Reckoning time from the instant the current is zero
and is becoming positive, find (a) the instantaneous value after 1/360 second and (b) the time taken
to reach 96 A for the first time.
A. 103.9A , 0.00245 seconds
B. 100.2A, 0.04965 seconds
C. 99.2A, 0.00215 seconds
D. 104.7A, 0.00378 seconds
17. A 50-μF capacitor is connected across a 230-V, 50-Hz supply. Calculate
(a) the reactance offered by the capacitor (b) the maximum current and (c) the r.m.s. value of the
current drawn by the capacitor.
A. 67.6 Ohms, 3.70 A, 7.11 A
B. 39.4 Ohms, 6.26 A, 4.12 A
C. 63.6 Ohms, 3.62A, 5.11 A
D. 34.9 Ohms, 2.66A, 2.12 A
18. A mercury vapour lamp unit consists of a 25μf condenser in parallel with a
series circuit containing the resistive lamp and a reactor of negligible resistance. The whole unit
takes 400 W at 240 V, 50 Hz at unity p.f. What is the voltage across the lamp ?
A. 209 V
B. 169V
C. 189V
D. 159 V
19. Two circuits, the impedances of which are given by Z1 = 15 + j12 ohms and Z2
= 8 − j5 ohms are connected in parallel. If the potential difference across one of the impedance is
250 + j0 V, calculate the total current and branch currents.
A. 10.14 − j 8.12 A, 22.47 + j14.05 A, 33.15 ∠ + 10.36º A
B. 12.17 − j 3.12 A, 29.48 + j24.05 A, 13.51 ∠ + 11.72º A
C. 11.14 + j 5.12 A, 12.47 – j24.05 A, 31.15 ∠ - 10.36º A
D. 12.17 + j 3.12 A, 19.48 – j34.05 A, 13.51 ∠ - 11.72º A
20. A capacitor is connected in parallel with a coil having L = 5.52 mH and
R = 10 Ω, to a 100-V, 50-Hz supply. What is the value of the capacitance for which the current
taken from the supply is in phase with voltage.
A. 56.4 μF
B. 54.6 μF
C. 64.5 μF
D. 65.4 μF
21. The output voltage of an amplifier is 10 V at 5 kHz and 7.07 V at 25 kHz.
What is the decibel change in the output voltage?
A. – 4 dB
B. – 3 dB
C. 4 dB
D. 3 dB
22. The inductance of a coil is measured by using the Heaviside-Campbell equal
ratio bridge. With the test coil short-circuited, balance is obtained when adjustable non-reactive
resistance is 12.63Ω and mutual inductometer is set at 0.1 mH. When the test coil is in circuit,
balance is obtained when the adjustable resistance is 25.9 Ω and mutual inductometer is set at
15.9 mH. What is the resistance and inductance of the coil?
A. 31.6mH , 13.27Ω
B. 30.6mH , 23.27Ω
C. 36.1mH , 17.27Ω
D. 32.1mH , 13.27Ω
23. In a test on a bakelite sample at 20 kV, 50 Hz by a Schering bridge, having a standard capacitor of 106 pF ,
balance was obtained with a capacitance of 0.35 μF in parallel with a non-inductive resistance of 318 ohms, the
non-inductive resistance in the remaining arm of the bridge being 130 ohms. Determine the capacitance, the p.f.
and equivalent series resistance of the specimen. Derive any formula used. Indicate the precautions to be
observed for avoiding errors.
A. 253.1 pF, 0.449 MΩ, 0.038
B. 259.3 pF, 0.429 MΩ, 0.035
C. 268.3 pF, 0.469 MΩ, 0.065
D. 299.3 pF, 0.419 MΩ, 0.045
24. A constant alternating sinusoidal voltage at constant frequency is applied across a circuit consisting of an
inductance and a variable resistance in series. Show that the locus diagram of the current vector is a semi-circle
when the resistance is varied between zero and infinity. If the inductance has a value of 0.6 henry and the
applied voltage is 100 V at 25 Hz, calculate (a) the radius of the arc (in amperes) and (b) the value of variable
resistance for which the power taken from the mains is maximum and the power factor of the circuit at the value
of this resistance.
A. 95.26Ω, 0.631 A
B. 97.36Ω, 0.733 A
C. 92.46Ω, 0.431 A
D. 94.26Ω, 0.531 A
25. A star-connected alternator supplies a delta connected load. The impedance
of the load branch is (8 + j6) ohm/phase. The line voltage is 230 V. Determine (a) current in the
load branch, (b) power consumed by the load, (c) power factor of load, (d) reactive power of the
load.
A. 26 A, 13,684 W, 0.85 (lag), 9613 W
B. 13 A, 22,784 W, 0.75 (lag), 9414 W
C. 23 A, 12,684 W, 0.8 (lag), 9513 W
D. 22 A, 12,584 W, 0.7 (lag), 9814 W
