UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

Assessment No. 4: Major Test 2

Semester Module

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING I

Module Code: EEA1501

Examiner: Mr. Tshepo Mahlare Moderator: Dr. Bessie Monchusi

External Moderator: NONE Marks: 50
Weight of Assessment: 40%

INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL STUDENTS:

This assessment submissions opens from 17 May 2023 at 10:45, due date is on the 17
May 2023 at 13:00.

Plagiarism is a violation of academic integrity, and students who do plagiarize or copy

verbatim from published work will be in violation of the UNISA policy on Academic
Integrity.

1. All file submissions must be in PDF only.

2. The use of a non-programmable pocket calculator is permissible.
3. This is a closed book assessment with IRIS proctoring.
4. Plagiarism is prohibited. Plagiarism is the act of taking words, ideas and thoughts of others
and presenting it as your own. It is a form of theft which involves several dishonest
academic activities.
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reproduced.
6. Answer all questions.
 Assessment Group Unique Number Due Date Weight

Major Test 2 Formative 217190 17 May 40%

2023

QUESTION 1
A capacitor with glass and paper dielectric material has relative permittivity of the glass =
8.36 and that of paper = 2.42. This capacitor consists of two metal plates with areas of
1.6 x 106mm2 and are spaced 4.20mm apart. The space between the metal plates is filled
with a glass dielectric of 3.40mm thick and the rest, a layer of paper dielectric material.

1.1 Calculate the total capacitance.

1.2 Calculate the electric field strength in each dielectric due to a potential difference
of 220V between the plates.
[15]

QUESTION 2

Discuss the five characteristics of lines of magnetic flux.

[10]

QUESTION 3

3.1 A 480cm long conductor is placed at a right angle to the magnetic field. When the
conductor is moved through a magnetic field at a speed of 1.782m.s-1. Calculate
the magnetic flux density of the field if the e.m.f generated in the conductor is
12.4V. (5)

3.2 A four-pole generator has a magnetic flux of 14.4mWb per pole. The armature is
driven at 750r/min. Calculate the average value of the e.m.f generated in one of
the armature conductors while it is moving through the magnetic flux of one pole.
(5)
[10]

QUESTION 4

0,48 mm 0,48 mm

Figure 1

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Consider the magnetic circuit in Figure 1 above. The total length of the magnetic circuit
is 360mm (including the two airgaps), The cross-sectional area of the circuit is 160cm2.
The circuit has a magnetic flux density of 0.35T. (Assume that there is NO flux leakage
or fringing takes place).

4.1 Sketch the magnetising curve (B vs. H curve) for the material as given in the
following table below. (B vs. H curve) (5)

Flux density, B (T) 0,18 0,24 0,35 0,48 0,57

Magnetic field strength, H 240 335 420 530 625
(A/m)

4.2 Calculate the m.m.f required to produce a flux of 5.6mWb in the air gaps. (8)
4.3 Calculate the value of the relative permeability of the material. (2)
[15]

TOTAL MARKS: 50
FULL MARKS: 50

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 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 1 – FORMULAE SHEET
Power e.m. f = B v
2NTsh 
P = e.m. f = − N
60 t
=I R
2
( −  0 )
e.m. f = − N 1
= VI t1 − t 0
V2 I
= e.m. f . = − L
R t
(I − I )
Temperature coefficient: e.m. f . = − L 2 1
t 2 − t1

R = 
a e.m. f . = N
RT = R0  (1 +  0t ) I
R1 (1 +  0t1 )
= Energy
R2 (1 +  0t 2 ) Ep = mgh
Ek = 12 mv 2
Delta to Star Transformation
E = 12 CV 2
Rb  Rc
R1 = Rb + Rc + E = 12 LI 2
Ra
E = mct
R  Rc
R2 = Ra + Rc + a E = I 2 Rt
Rb
= VIt
R  Rb
R3 = Ra + Rb + a V2
Rc = t
R
Star to Delta Transformation Capacitance
  (n − 1))a
R2  R3 C = 0 r
Ra = d
R1 + R2 + R3
0 = 8.85  10 −12 F /m
R1  R3
Rb = i1 = I Max (e −t /  )
R1 + R2 + R3
i2 = − I Max (e −t /  )
R1  R2
Rc = = VMax (1 − e −t /  )
R1 + R2 + R3 v1
v2 = VMax (e t /  )
Force
F = BI Inductive circuits
2
B a o = 4 10−7 Wb / A.m
Fp =
2 0 i1 = I Max (1 − e −t /  )
mmf = NI i2 = I Max (e −t /  )
= H v1 = VMax (e −t /  )
= S
v2 = VMax (1 − e t /  )