AC Fundamentals Part 1

Solve the following Problems:

1. Two current sources deliver current to a common load. The first source delivers a current
whose equation is 25sin100πt amperes while the second delivers a current whose
equation is 15cos100πt amperes. What is the rms value of the current in the load?
a. 29.15 A
b. 40 A
c. 20.6 A
d. 10 A

2. A series resistance-capacitance (R-C) circuit is connected to a 230 volt 60 cycle source. If

the power taken by the circuit is 4,800 watts and the voltage drop across the resistor is
115 volts, calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.
a. 540 μF
b. 530 μF
c. 556 μF
d. 503 μF
3. A single-phase load takes 55 kw at 70% pf lagging from a 240V, 50 HZ supply. If the
supply is made 60 Hz, with the voltage remaining the same what will be the KW load at
60 Hz?

a. 42 kW
b. 48 kW
c. 40 kW
d. 45 kW
4. A coil (RL) is connected in series with a capacitor across a 220V, 60Hz AC supply. The
circuit is designed such that the voltage across the coil and the capacitor are numerically
equal. If this circuit operates at 0.87 leading pf, determine the magnitude of this voltage.

a. 212 V
b. 228 V
c. 205 V
d. 223 V
5. The maximum instantaneous voltage and 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°?
a. 2598
b. 6000
c. 5196
d. 3000
6. A load is rated at 115V,60Hz,10 A and 1150 W. a coil is to be wound with a ratio of XL
to R of 5, such that when connected in series with the load on a 230-V, 60Hz line, the
load may operate normally. Solve for R.
a. 2.450 ohms
b. 3.489 ohms
c. 2.215 ohms
d. 3.826 ohms
7. The open circuit voltage across the output terminals of an AC power supply is 15.2 V.
When this terminal are short circuited, a current of 3.2 flows. When a 5 ohm resistance is
placed across these terminals, the current through it is 1.8 A. Calculate the series internal
resistance of the power supply.
a. 2.374 ohms
b. 2.240 ohms
c. 2.125 ohms
d. 2.045 ohms
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8. When connected to a 220-V,50 Hz supply, an impedance coil circuit takes 5A, but this
current falls to 4.4 A when a 10-ohm resistor is added in series. Find the inductance of the
coil.
a. 0.20H
b. 0.15H
c. 0.23H
d. 0.12H
9. A chart speed of a recording instrument is 25 mm/sec. one cycle of the signal being
recorded extends over 5 mm. What is the frequency of the signal?
a. 20 cps
b. 2 cps
c. 50 cps
d. 5 cps
10. Two alternators A and B delivers 100 and 150 A, respectively to a load. If these
currents are out of phase by 30 electrical degrees, determine the total current drawn by
the load.
a. 201.5 A
b. 250.0 A
c. 215.4 A
d. 241.8 A
11. An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (wt - 30) from a voltage V = 220 sin (wt +
30). What is the impedance?
a. 15.6 - j15.6
b. 15.6 + j15.6
c. 19.1 - j11.1
d. 11.0 + j19.1
12. An ideal inductor of 50 mH is connected in series with a 175 μF capacitor. The
combination is then connected across a 120V variable frequency AC source. At what
frequency will this circuit take a leading current of 5A?
a. 25 Hz
b. 30 Hz
c. 28 Hz
d. 22 Hz
13. Across a 230 V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15 ohm non-inductive resistor. What is the
equation of the resulting current?
a. 21.68 sin 377t
b. 26.55 sin 377t
c. 15.33 sin 377t
d. 28.16 sin 377t
14. A 25-ohm resistor connected in series with a coil of 50 ohm resistance and 150 mH
inductance. What is the power factor of the circuit?
a. 85%
b. 80%
c. 90%
d. 75%
15. A wire carries a current, i = 3cos 314t amperes. What is the average current over 6
seconds?
a. 0 A
b. 1.5 A
c. 3.0 A
d. 0.523 A
16. A single phase lagging power factor load takes 300W and 5A at 120 V. Find the
reactance of a pure capacitor that maybe placed in series with this load so that it will
operate normally from a 240V source.
a. 62.32 ohms
b. 67.25 ohms
c. 68.15 ohms
d. 64.48 ohms
17. An inductive coil takes a current of 2 A and consumes 160 W when connected to a
240V AC supply. A second coil when connected across the same supply takes 3A and
500 W. Find the total power when the two coils are connected in series to this supply.
a. 144.56 W
b. 134.31 W
c. 150.22 W
d. 128.35 W
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18. The impedance coil absorbs 250 W when connected across 220 V, 60 Hz mains. It is
then connected across 110V, 25 Hz mains and also absorbs 250 W. what is the inductance
of the coil?
a. 0.125 H
b. 0.149 H
c. 0.154 H
d. 0.163 H
19. An incandescent lamp generally considered to be made up of resistor take 4.8 kW
from a 120 V AC
source. The instantaneous maximum value of power is
a. 4800 W
b. 2400 W
c. 480 W
d. 9600 W
20. Two coils A and B known to have the same resistance are connected in series across a
110-V, 60 cycle line. The current and power delivered by the source are respectively 4.1
A and 300 W. If the voltage across coil A is twice that across coil B, calculate the
inductance of coil B.
a. 8.63 mH
b. 7.36 mH
c. 9.02 mH
d. 4.49 mH
21. A coil draws 1875 watts when connected to a 150 V DC source. It consumes 3072
watts when used on a 240V, 60 Hz AC source. Find the inductance of the coil.
a. 0.0255 H
b. 0.0341 H
c. 0.0153 H
d. 0.0240 H
22. A series circuit connected across a 100V AC source consist of a 10Ω resistor,a 5Ω
capacitor, a resistance R that takes 50W and a reactance X taking 100 inductive VARS.
Determine the minimum value of current required satisfying the above conditions.
a. 1.20 A
b. 0.92 A
c. 1.04 A
d. 1.13
23. A capacitance is connected to a 115V, 25Hz mains and takes 5A. What current will it
take when the capacitance and the frequency are both doubled?
a. 2.5 A
b. 5 A
c. 20 A
d. 10 A
24. An 8-ohm resistor is connected in series with an inductive coil and the combination is
connected across a 120V, 60 Hz source. A voltmeter connected across the resistor reads
32V and 104V when connected across the coil. Determine the resistance of the coil.
a. 8 Ω
b. 9 Ω
c. 12 Ω
d. 10 Ω
25. When a 30V DC source is applied to a given coil, the coil draws 150 W. When 230V
AC is applied to the same coil, it draws 3174 W. Determine the operating power factor of
the coil.
a. 0.7
b. 0.6
c. 0.9
d. 0.8
26. A 240-V, 25 Hz sinusoidal generator is connected to a 20-ohm resistor. Determine the
instantaneous current when elapsed time is 0.01 second.
a. 15.43 A
b. 16.30 A
c. 16.97 A
d. 12.00 A
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27. The ohmic resistance of a large magnetic contactor is measured to be 20 ohms. A 230
V is impressed on the contactor and the current is taken as 3.2 A. Neglecting core loss,
determine the inductance of the contactor in mH?
a. 261
b. 315
c. 183
d. 251
28. Determine the power angle in the series circuit which consist of R= 25 ohms, L= 0.2
H across a power supply of 200 V, 30 Hz?
a. 36.4°
b. 52.4°
c. 46.4°
d. 56.4°
29. Find the total impedance in rectangular for the following three series impedances: 12
cis 10 degrees, 25 cis 15 degrees, 34 cis 26 degrees.
a. 66.52 + j23.46
b. 68.34 + j20.54
c. 74.31 + j21.56
d. 67.70 + j22.04
30. A 50 and 100-microfarad capacitors are connected in series and across a 100 sin (wt +
30) voltage. Write the equation of the current.
a. 1.26 sin (wt + 120°)
b. 1.26 sin (wt + 90°)
c. 5.65 sin (wt + 120°)
d. 5.56 (wt + 90°)
31. A resistor and a capacitor are connected in series across a supply of 250V. When the
supply frequency is 50 Hz the current in the circuit is 5A. When the supply frequency is
60Hz, the current is 5.8 A. Find the value of the capacitance.
a. 58.3 μF
b. 60.2 μF
c. 69.1 μF
d. 70.2 μF
32. An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and a reactance of 24 ohms and rated
440 volts at 60 Hz. A factory will connect the coil to a 440V, 50 Hz supply. Solve for the
value of a series resistor needed to avoid overcurrent condition.
a. 2.07 Ω
b. 2.64 Ω
c. 2.44 Ω
d. 2.25 Ω
33. What is the wavelength of a carrier wave with a frequency of 100 megahertz?
a. 3.0 m
b. 7.5 m
c. 1.5 m
d. 6.0 m
34. A load of 20 +j35 ohms is connected across a 220 volts source. Determine the power
factor and the VARS.
a. 49.6%, 1042 VARS
b. 85.3%, 975 VARS
c. 52.2%, 1023 VARS
d. 42.3% 1087 VARS
35. A 1/2 hp, 110-V,60 Hz, single phase induction motor has an efficiency of 88% and a
power factor of 0.707 lagging at rated load. This motor is to be connected temporarily on
a 220V, 60 Hz line. Determine the resistance required to be placed in series with the
motor in order to [prevent the machine from experiencing overcurrent?
a. 25.2 ohms
b. 23.5 ohms
c. 19.5 ohms
d. 27.6 ohms
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36. Two relays each with 20 ohms resistance and 0.16 henry inductance are connected in
series. What is the equivalent impedance?
a. 20 + j 102.2 ohms
b. 20 + j 95.32 ohms
c. 40 + j 120.63 ohms
d. 40 + j 25.32 ohms
37. An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and a reactance of 24 ohms and rated
440 V at 60 Hz. A factory will connect the coil to a 440V, 50 Hz supply. How much
percentage overcurrent wil the coil
suffer?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 6%
d. 8%
38. An impedance coil takes 10 A and absorbs 250 W when connected across a 220V, 60
Hz source. What power will it absorb when connected across 110V, 25 Hz mains?
a. 539 W
b. 239 W
c. 439 W
d. 339 W
39. A 50 microfarad is connected in series with a coil having 50 ohms resistance and 150
mH inductance. The source voltage is 100 sin (wt-30°) V. What is the maximum power?
a. 199 watts
b. 147 watts
c. 212 watts
d. 165 watts
40. A series circuit composed of a 0.2 henry inductor and a 74 microfarad capacitor is
connected to a 60V variable frequency source. At what frequency is the current be 4
amperes with a lagging power factor?
a. 50 Hz
b. 51 Hz
c. 48 Hz
d. 49 Hz
41. A resistor of 6 ohms and an unknown impedance coil in series draws 12A from a 120-
V, 60 hz line. If the real power taken from the line is 1152 watts, what is the coil
inductance?
a. 15.9 mH
b. 10.0 mH
c. 20.0 mH
d. 1.59 mH
42. A current of 10 A and a power factor of 0.8 lagging is taken from a single phase 250
V supply. The reactive power of the system is
a. 1500
b. 2000
c. 2500
d. None of these
43. A series circuit consisting of a variable resistor in series with a capacitance of 80 μF
is connected across a 120V, 50Hz supply. To what value should R is adjusted so that the
power absorbed by the series circuit will be 100w?
a. 20 ohms
b. 18 ohms
c. 15 ohms
d. 12 ohms
44. A series circuit composed of 100-ohm resistor and a 20-microfarad capacitor
connected across a 240V, 60 Hz line. Which of the following answer is WRONG?
a. The impedance of the circuit is 167 ohms
b. Angle between the current and the voltage vectors is 53.1 degrees
 c. The resulting current is 0.723 ampere
d. The voltage across the resistance is 144.6 volts
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45. An impedance coil, in series with a resistor takes a current of 5A when connected to a
100-V AC source. Using a voltmeter, the voltage across the coil was found out equal to
80 V and that across the resistor equal to 30V. Find the operating power factor of the coil.
a. 0.56
b. 0.83
c. 0.73
d. 0.62
46. Three loads, units A, B and C are connected in parallel and take currents that are
respectively 12, 10 and 15 A respectively. Assuming Ia to be the reference phasor. Ib leads
Ia by 30° and Ic lags Ia by 65°, calculate the total (resultant) current.
a. 28.33 A
b. 30.21 A
c. 26.46 A
d. 32.10 A
47. A capacitor is rated 100 kVAR, 380 volts, 50 Hz. What will its rating be at 6o Hz,
220 volts?
a. 50 kVAR
b. 40 kVAR
c. 90.9 kVAR
d. 57.7 kVAR
48. An impedance draws a current I = 10 cos (wt - 30°) from a voltage V=220 sin wt.
What is the maximum
power?
a. 2200 watts
b. 1100 watts
c. 190.5 watts
d. 1320 watts
49. A 25 cycle sinusoidal emf wave has a maximum value of 340 V Determine the instantaneous value of
emf at 0.007 s after the wave passes through zero in a negative direction. (none of the above)
50. three incandescent lamps (resistors) are connected in parallel, and to a 115 V, 60 Hz source. If the
lamp ratings are 75, 100, 150 W. Determine equation of the resultant current. ( 3.97sin377t)