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FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS 2020/21



ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS & POWER SYSTEMS

TIME ALLOWED: Three Hours- + One Hour

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PAPER CODE NO. EXAMINER: Dr. A. Al-Ataby
ELEC209 DEPARTMENT: EE&E Email: aliataby@liverpool.ac.uk

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1 a) For the three-phase system shown in Figure Q1-1, determine the reading of
each Wattmeter W1 and W2, then determine the total power delivered to the
Y-load. Assume Van = 120 V.

Figure Q1-1

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b) For the three-phase system shown in Figure Q1-2, assuming EAN = 120 V and
ZY = 6 + j8 Ω,

Figure Q1 - 2

i) Find the line currents 6
ii) Find the phase voltages at the load 4
iii) Find the line voltages at the load. 3
iv) Find the total real power and reactive power delivered to the load.

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c) Figure Q1-3 shows a circuit with three coils in series. Coils L1 and L2 interact,
while L3 doesn’t interact with other coils. Find the total inductance of the
circuit LT.

Figure Q1-3

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Total
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2. a) For the circuit shown in Figure Q2-1,

Figure Q2 -1
Find the voltages v1 and v2, and the currents i1, i2, i3, i4 and i5 immediately
after closing the switch.

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b) For the circuit shown in Figure Q2-2 below:

Figure Q2-2

The switch was in position 1 for a long time. It is then thrown to position 2
for 2 s, then returned back to position 1.

i) Find the mathematical expression(s) for the voltage v for t ≥ 0.

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ii) Find the mathematical expression(s) for the capacitor current for t ≥ 0. 4

c) It is required to design an RC timer circuit, with a switch, a capacitor C
(1 µF) and a resistor R, all in series with a 50 V power supply. Closing the
switch then opening it after 5 s produces 3 V across the capacitor. Design this
circuit (i.e. find the value of R) to satisfy this condition.

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d) A 0.1 µF capacitor is initially charged to 230 V, then discharged through a
3 MΩ resistor. Find the capacitor voltage after 0.2 s from the start of
discharging.

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Total
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3. a) A power system is shown in Figure Q3 below. A 50 MW load with 0.8
power factor lagging connected to the 33 kV substation transformer is
required to maintain 30 kV. [Note that the system is a three-phase one.]

Figure Q3


i) Calculate the terminal voltage VG of the generator G in pu.

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ii) Redraw a simpler diagram for the system in per unit standard (i.e.
all the equipment/components, voltages and currents should be in
pu).

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b) An electrical heater is rated at 100 V, 500 W. Compute the actual and
per unit impedance of the heater. Draw the per unit equivalent circuit of
the heater.

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c) Find the voltage across the open-circuited secondary of a magnetically
coupled circuit when 35 V at 400 Hz is applied to the primary circuit.
(self-inductances of coil 1 and 2 are 0.75 H and 0.83 H, respectively, and
the coupling coefficient is 0.6).

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d) What is the maximum value of the mutual inductance that a
magnetically-coupled circuit could have between the two coils involved
if each has a self-inductance of 0.4 H and 0.8 H, respectively?
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Total
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4. a) A fossil fuel power plant generating 670 MW is planned to be replaced by a
wind farm. Determine the number of wind turbines needed to replace the
power plant, assuming average wind speed is 13 m/s, wind turbine efficiency
is 39% and blade length is 56 m. [Note: as the number of turbines needs to be
an integer, please round your answer to the nearest integer value]. (Assume
density of air is 1.25 kg/m3).


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b) A three-phase, 22 kV (phase), 500 MVA (phase) star-connected synchronous
generator has a per phase reactance Xs of 1.5 pu and supplies 0.8 pu per phase
real power at the rated voltage, with a lagging power factor of 0.6 to the load.

i) Calculate the actual excitation voltage and the power angle.

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ii) Calculate the actual complex power consumed by the load in MVA (per
phase).
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c)



A three-phase induction machine, with rated frequency of 60 Hz and rated
voltage of 220 V, has the following parameters: R1 = 0.39 Ω, R2' = 0.14 Ω,
x1 = 0.35 Ω and x2' = 0.35 Ω. Calculate input power of the machine, stator
current, slip and power factor under rated condition (assume the rated speed is
1746 rpm).

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d)

Two transformers (4:1 and 1:3) are connected together (cascaded). The two
transformers are powered by a 10 V AC supply (with a source resistance value
of 6 Ω) connected to the primary winding of the first transformer, and a load
with 9 Ω is connected across the secondary winding of the second transformer.
Find the current in the primary loop of the first transformer and the power
delivered to the load.
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Total
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