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Basic Electrical Engineering

This document contains a summary of a semester exam for a Basic Electrical Engineering course at Pokhara University. The exam contains 7 questions testing various concepts related to electrical circuits, power generation and transmission, transformers, motors, and more. Candidates are required to answer all questions in their own words and figures in the margins indicate the full marks for each part. The exam covers topics like circuit analysis using techniques like superposition, Thevenin's theorem, power calculations, transformers, induction motors, synchronous motors, and power factors.

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Basic Electrical Engineering

This document contains a summary of a semester exam for a Basic Electrical Engineering course at Pokhara University. The exam contains 7 questions testing various concepts related to electrical circuits, power generation and transmission, transformers, motors, and more. Candidates are required to answer all questions in their own words and figures in the margins indicate the full marks for each part. The exam covers topics like circuit analysis using techniques like superposition, Thevenin's theorem, power calculations, transformers, induction motors, synchronous motors, and power factors.

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POKHARA UNIVERSITY

Level: Bachelor Semester: Fall Year : 2013


Programme: BE Full Marks: 100
Course: Basic Electrical Engineering Pass Marks: 45
Time : 3hrs.

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.

1. a) Explain in brief about generation, transmission and distribution of 7


electrical power.
OR
Explain the construction and operation of single phase energy meter.
b) Define active and passive elements. Find the equivalent resistance of 8
the given network seen from the source.

1Ω

6Ω 1Ω 1Ω

100V 10 Ώ
2Ω 2Ω

2Ω 6Ω

2. a) By using Supermesh concept calculate voltage across 2 resister of 7


the circuit shown below.

1
b) State Thevenin’s theorem and use it to calculate power consumed by
3 resistor for the circuit shown below. 8

OR
State maximum power transfer theorem. Prove that the maximum
power transferred to the load is Vth2/4Rth.
3. a) Use superposition theorem to calculate the current through 10 8
resistor of the circuit shown below.

b) Compute the average and effective values of the square voltage wave
shown in figure below V

20 V 7

0
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 t (s)

4. a) Define resonance in electric circuit. Explain the variation of inductive 8


reactance, capacitive reactance, impedance and current with frequency
in RLC series circuit. Also find the resonant frequency in RLC series
circuit.
b) A coil of resistance 40 and inductive reactance of 25 is connected 7
in series to 220v, 50Hz supply. Calculate.
i. Active and reactive components
ii. Total power of the circuit.

2
5. a) A three phase balanced load connected in star draws a total power of 7
20KW at 0.8 if lag when connected to 3, 400v, 50Hz supply.
Calculate
i. Resistance of coil
ii. Inductance of coil
OR
The star-connected stator of a three-phase, 50Hz alternator supplies
a balanced delta- connected load. Each phase of the load consists of a
coil of resistance 15 ohm and inductance 36mH, and the phase
voltage generated by the alternator is 231V. Calculate a) the phase
and line currents b) the load power factor c) the power delivered to
the load.
b) A 240v shunt motor runs at 1450 rpm at full load with an armature 8
current of 11 A. The total resistance of armature and brush is 0.6. If
the speed to be reduced to 1000rpm with the same armature current,
calculate the value of resistance to be connected in series with the
armature.
6. a) A 50KVA, 500/250V transformer has a primary winding resistance of 8
0.5 and leakage reactance of 0.7. The secondary winding
resistance is 0.8 and leakage reactance of 0.9. Calculate the
equivalent resistance, reactance and impedance of transformer
referred to
i. Primary
ii. Secondary
b) Explain the construction and operating principle of 3 induction 7
motor.
OR
Explain the construction and operation of synchronous motor.
7. Write short notes on: (Any two) 2×5
a) Advantages of 3 system
b) Magnetic circuit analogy with electric circuit.
c) Power factor and its significance.

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