WorksheetsPhilippine Electrical Code (Subject 2) - Nth
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
1.The circuit in the figure shows the resistors R2 and R3 connected in parallel, but resistor R1 is in series with both the battery and the parallel combination of R2 and R3. What is the total resistance of R2 and R3?
40 ohms
10 ohms
20 ohms
30 ohms
2. If the total combined resistance of R2 and R3 is 10 ohms, what is the total resistance of the entire circuit in figure?
15 ohms
20 ohms
45 ohms
5 ohms
3. Assuming the battery in the figure is 30 volts, what is the total current in the circuit?
1 ampere
2 amperes
3 amperes
4 amperes
4. According to Kirchhoff’s voltage law, which of the following Ohm’s law equations may be used to find the voltage drop across a resistor?
Voltage drop = IR
Voltage drop = I/R
Voltage drop = E/R
Voltage drop = W/I
5. A 120-volt circuit has an electric heater connected with a current rating of 7.5 amperes. What is the resistance in ohms of the connected pure resistance load?
8 ohms
10 ohms
16 ohms
20 ohms
What current is drawn by a 277-volt fluorescent lamp with 8 ohms resistance?
20.52 amperes
60.75 amperes
34.62 amperes
10.30 amperes
7. If the impedance Z of the circuit impedance triangle in the figure
is 5 ohms and angle A is 30°, what is the value of the inductive reactance (XL)?
2.5 ohms
6.75 ohms
3.2 ohms
12.3 ohms
8. What is the minimum general lighting load permitted by the NEC in a 4500 square foot warehouse?
1005 volt-amperes
1125 volt-amperes
1750 volt-amperes
1243 volt-amperes
9. What is the minimum general lighting load permitted in a 1500 square foot single-family dwelling as specified in Table 220.12 of the NEC?
4500 volt-amperes
3500 volt-amperes
7350 volt-amperes
2130 volt-amperes
10. The voltage per turn for a transformer is 1.25 volts. What is the voltage of the transformer if it has 192 turns?
12 volts
240 volts
120 volts
24 volts
11. A 50 kVA, three-phase, delta-to-wye connected, 480/120-208 volt transformer is used to supply a lighting load. What is the rated phase current on the primary side?
45.54 amperes
50.41 amperes
60.21 amperes
124.7 amperes
12. A 50 kVA, three-phase, delta-to-wye connected 480/120-208 volt transformer used to supply a balanced lighting load will have what line-current rating on the secondary?
60.21 amperes
138.95 amperes
152.73 amperes
176.54 amperes
13. A 480/277 volt, Y-connected transformer is used to supply a balanced 277-volt, single-phase lighting load of 40,000 watts. What size transformer (kVA) should be used?
10 Kva
20 kVA
40 kVA
50 kVA
14. What is the maximum allowable wattage that can be connected to a 240-volt, 20-ampere, single-phase circuit feeding residential electric heaters?
3840 watts
4000 watts
4320 watts
1920 watts
15. An electric oven is rated at 2000 watts when connected to a 460-volt circuit. What is the resistance of the heating element?
50.3 ohms
75.2 ohms
105.8 ohms
120.7 ohms
16. The minimum allowable number of 120-volt, 15-ampere, 2-wire lighting branch circuits required for a residence 70 feet by 30 feet are:
2
4
3
5
17. A voltage drop of 3 volts has been determined on a 120-volt circuit. What percent is the voltage drop?
2%
2.5%
3%
5%
18. If a 120-volt circuit feeds six 80-watt fluorescent lamps, what current is drawn if the power factor is 0.91?
4.4 amperes
3.2 amperes
2.57 amperes
4.7 amperes
19. Calculate the minimum volt-ampere capacity of a 155,000 square foot school.
225 kVA
155 kVA
375 kVA
465 kVA
20. A store building 50 feet x 60 feet uses fluorescent lighting fixtures to illuminate the interior. If each fixture is to illuminate 60 square feet, how many light fixtures will have to be installed?
30
40
50
60
21. An electric heating element has an energized resistance of 30 ohms and is connected to a 120-volt circuit. How much current will flow in the circuit?
2 amperes
4 amperes
6 amperes
8 amperes
22. An electric heating element has an energized resistance of 30 ohms and is connected to a 120-volt circuit. How many watts of heat are being produced by the heating element?
550 watts
480 watts
225 watts
400 watts
23. A 240-volt air-conditioning compressor has an apparent resistance of 8 ohms. How much current will flow in the circuit?
10 amperes
20 amperes
30 amperes
40 amperes
24. A 240-volt air-conditioning compressor has an apparent resistance of 8 ohms. How many watts of power are being used?
5000 watts
6500 watts
7000 watts
7200 watts
25. A 3600-watt motor is connected to a 240-volt single-phase, 2-wire circuit. What is the minimum size THW conductor allowed to carry the load?
No. 16 AWG
No. 14 AWG
No. 12 AWG
No. 10 AWG
26. A clamp-on ammeter has three turns of wire wrapped around the movable jaw. If the meter is indicating a current of 15 amperes, how much current is actually flowing in the circuit ?
5 amperes
10 amperes
25 amperes
45 amperes
27. A dual-voltage three-phase motor draws a current of 45 amperes when connected to a 240-volt, three-phase circuit. How much current will the same motor draw if connected to a 480-volt,three-phase circuit?
11.3
22.5
30.4
45
28. A synchronous motor has an excitation voltage of 125 volts with a maximum rotor current of 10 amperes. What is the resistance of the motor?
10.1 ohms
11.5 ohms
12.5 ohms
13.4 ohms
29. The primary of a transformer is connected to 120-volts. There are 30 volts on the secondary with a resistance of 5 ohms. How much current will flow in the primary of the transformer?
0.50 amperes
0.75 amperes
1.25 amperes
1.5 amperes
30. What current flows in a 60 Hz 120-volt circuit with a capacitance of 10μf (10 microfarads)?
0.452 amperes
0.555 amperes
1.12 amperes
0.786 amperes
31. What is the total resistance in a 2-wire circuit, 30 feet in length, utilizing No. 10 AWG THWN conductors?
0.050 ohms
0.075 ohms
0.070 ohms
0.080 ohms
32. If the circuit in Question 31 is connected to a 240-volt source and feeds a load drawing 24 amperes, what is the amount of voltage drop?
2.24 volts
3.24 volts
1.80 volts
0.44 volts
33. Referring to Question 32 above, how many volts in the circuit actually reach the load?
240 volts
241.44 volts
242.44 volts
238.20 volts
34. A circuit consisting of two No. 14 AWG conductors is run from the panelboard to a load 100 feet away. If the K factor is 12.9 and No. 14 wire is equal to 4107 circular mils, what is the total resistance of the circuit?
62.8 ohms
0.628 ohms
628 ohms
6.28 ohms
35. A circuit consisting of two No. 14 AWG conductors is run from the panelboard to a load 100 feet away. If the K factor is 12.9 and No. 14 wire is equal to 4107 circular mils.
What is the voltage drop in the circuit if the current is 24 amperes at 240 volts?
15.072 volts
1.507 volts
0.1507 volts
0.0151 volts
36. A circuit consisting of two No. 14 AWG conductors is run from the panelboard to a load 100 feet away. If the K factor is 12.9 and No. 14 wire is equal to 4107 circular mils.
How much voltage actually reaches the load in the circuit?
240 volts
237.8 volts
224.9 volts
217.8 volts
37. What is the inductance reactance in a 120-volt, 60 Hz circuit connected to a coil with an inductance of 0.7 henrys?
2.639 ohms
26.39 ohms
263.9 ohms
0.2639 ohms
38. What is the impedance (Z) in a circuit with 40 ohms resistance (R) and 30 ohms inductive reactance (XL)?
20 ohms
30 ohms
40 ohms
50 ohms
39. What is the power factor of a circuit with 400 watts true power, 300 vars reactive power, and 500 watts (volt-amperes) of apparent power?
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
40. What is the power factor of a 120-volt circuit feeding an AC induction motor drawing 10 amperes of current with a true power of 720 watts and an apparent power of 1200 volt-amperes?
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
41. What is the reactive power of a 120-volt circuit feeding an AC induction motor drawing 10 amperes of current with a true power of 720 watts and an apparent power of 1200 volt-amperes?
960 vars
1150 vars
1225 vars
1300 vars
42. What is the capacitive reactance of a 120-volt circuit feeding an AC induction motor drawing 10 amperes of current with a true power of 720 watts and an apparent power of 1200 volt-amperes?
10 ohms
15 ohms
20 ohms
25 ohms
43. What is the amount of capacitance of a 120-volt circuit feeding an AC induction motor drawing 10 amperes of current with a true power of 720 watts and an apparent power of 1200 volt-amperes?
0.01768 farads
0.001768 farads
0.0001768 farads
0.00001768 farads
44. What is the total resistance of a series circuit with resistors of 5 ohms, 3 ohms, 12 ohms, and 9 ohms?
20 ohms
21 ohms
29 ohms
23 ohms
45. What is the resistance of a parallel circuit with resistors of 30 ohms and 50 ohms?
22.50 ohms
18.75 ohms
6.85 ohms
10.55 ohms
46. A 12-volt battery supplies a total load of 10 amperes. What would the amperage be if the battery voltage dropped 10% and the load resistance remained the same?
1.2 amperes
9 amperes
10.5 amperes
12.5 amperes
47. A department store is illuminated with 215 fluorescent lighting fixtures and connected to a 120-volt supply. Each lighting unit draws 2.2 amperes. How many 20-ampere branch circuits are necessary to feed these fixtures if each branch circuit must not exceed 80% of the branch circuit rating?
16
18
20
30
48. A department store is illuminated with 215 fluorescent lighting fixtures and connected to a 120-volt supply. Each lighting unit draws 2.2 amperes at 0.8 power factor.
What is the total power of the lighting load?
41.4 kW
45.4 kW
44.5 kW
48.5 kW
48. A department store is illuminated with 215 fluorescent lighting fixtures and connected to a 120-volt supply. Each lighting unit draws 2.2 amperes at 0.8 power factor.
What would the electric bill be for the lighting load for an 8-hour day if the energy costs 10 cents per kWh?
$31.45
$35.67
$36.32
$38.40
50. A 60 kW incandescent lighting load is connected to a 120/208-volt, three-phase, 4-wire electric service. The load is balanced. What is the total current consumed by this load?
169.50 amperes
160.25 amperes
166.74 amperes
169.24 amperes
