1. Total electric power required, P = 800 kW = 800 x 103 W Supply voltage, V = 220 V Voltage at which electric plant is generating power, V' = 440 V Distance between the town and power generating station, d = 15 km Resistance of the two wire lines carrying power =0.5 Ω/km Total resistance of the wires,Read more

    Total electric power required, P = 800 kW = 800 x 103 W

    Supply voltage, V = 220 V

    Voltage at which electric plant is generating power, V’ = 440 V

    Distance between the town and power generating station, d = 15 km

    Resistance of the two wire lines carrying power =0.5 Ω/km

    Total resistance of the wires, R = (15 + 15)0.5 =15Ω

    A step-down transformer of rating 4000 – 220 V is used in the sub-station.

    Input voltage, V1 = 4000 V

    Output voltage, V2 = 220 V

    rms current in the wire lines is given as:

    I = P V1 = 800 x 10³/4000 = 200 A

    Ans (a).

    Line power loss = I2R = (200)2 x 15 =600 x103W = 600 kW

    Ans (b).

    Assuming that the power loss is negligible due to the leakage of the current:

    Total power supplied by the plant = 800 kW + 600 kW = 1400 kW

    Ans (c).

    Voltage drop in the power line = IR = 200 x 15 = 3000 V

    Hence, total voltage transmitted from the plant

    = 3000 + 4000 =7000 V

    Also, the power generated is 440 V.

    Hence, the rating of the step-up transformer situated at the power plant is 440 V — 7000 V.

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  2. Height of water pressure head, h = 300 m Volume of water flow per second, V = 100 m3/s Efficiency of turbine generator, n = 60% = 0.6 Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s2 Density of water, ρ = 103 kg/m3 Electric power available from the plant = η x hρgV = 0.6 x 300 x 103 x 9.8 x 100 = 176.4 x 1Read more

    Height of water pressure head, h = 300 m
    Volume of water flow per second, V = 100 m3/s
    Efficiency of turbine generator, n = 60% = 0.6
    Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s2
    Density of water, ρ = 103 kg/m3
    Electric power available from the plant = η x hρgV
    = 0.6 x 300 x 103 x 9.8 x 100 = 176.4 x 106 W = 176.4 MW

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  3. Input voltage, V1 = 2300 V Number of turns in primary coil, n1 = 4000 Output voltage, V2 = 230 V Number of turns in secondary coil = n2 Voltage is related to the number of turns as: V1/V2=n1/n2 => 2300/230 = 4000/n2 => n2= 4000 x 230 /2300 = 400 Hence, there are 400 turns in the second windingRead more

    Input voltage, V1 = 2300 V

    Number of turns in primary coil, n1 = 4000

    Output voltage, V2 = 230 V

    Number of turns in secondary coil = n2

    Voltage is related to the number of turns as:

    V1/V2=n1/n2

    => 2300/230 = 4000/n2

    => n2= 4000 x 230 /2300 = 400

    Hence, there are 400 turns in the second winding.

     

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  4. Ans (a). Yes; the statement is not true for rms voltage It is true that in any ac circuit, the applied voltage is equal to the average sum of the instantaneous voltages across the series elements of the circuit. However, this is not true for rms voltage because voltages across different elements mayRead more

    Ans (a).

    Yes; the statement is not true for rms voltage

    It is true that in any ac circuit, the applied voltage is equal to the average sum of the instantaneous voltages across the series elements of the circuit. However, this is not true for rms voltage because voltages across different elements may not be in phase.

    Ans (b).

    High induced voltage is used to charge the capacitor.

    A capacitor is used in the primary circuit of an induction coil. This is because when the circuit is broken, a high induced voltage is used to charge the capacitor to avoid sparks.

    Ans (c).

    The dc signal will appear across capacitor C because for dc signals, the impedance of an inductor (L) is negligible while the impedance of a capacitor (C) is very high (almost infinite). Hence, a dc signal appears across C. For an ac signal of high frequency, the impedance of L is high and that of C is very low. Hence, an ac signal of high frequency appears across L.

    Ans (d).

    If an iron core is inserted in the choke coil (which is in series with a lamp connected to the ac line), then the lamp will glow dimly. This is because the choke coil and the iron core increase the impedance of the circuit.

    Ans (e).

    A choke coil is needed in the use of fluorescent tubes with ac mains because it reduces the voltage across the tube without wasting much power. An ordinary resistor cannot be used instead of a choke coil for this purpose because it wastes power in the form of heat.

     

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  5. Inductance, L = 3.0 H, Capacitance, C = 27 μF = 27 x 10-6 F, Resistance, R = 7.4 Ω At resonance, angular frequency of the source for the given LCR series circuit is given as ωr = 1/√(LC) = 1/√(3 x 27 x 10-6) = 111.11 rad/s Q-factor of the series: Q = ωrL/R  = 111.11 x 3 /7.4 = 45.0446 To improve theRead more

    Inductance, L = 3.0 H,
    Capacitance, C = 27 μF = 27 x 10-6 F,
    Resistance, R = 7.4 Ω
    At resonance, angular frequency of the source for the given LCR series circuit is given as

    ωr = 1/√(LC) = 1/√(3 x 27 x 10-6) = 111.11 rad/s

    Q-factor of the series:

    Q = ωrL/R  = 111.11 x 3 /7.4 = 45.0446

    To improve the sharpness of the resonance by reducing its ‘full width at half maximum’ by a factor of 2 without changing ωr, we need to reduce R to half i.e.,

    Resistance = R/2 = 7.4/2 = 3.7

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