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WorksheetsELECTRICAL ENGINEERS PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION MARCH 2017
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Heating effect of current has an undesirable side effect in
Electric oven
immersion heater
electric iron
vacuum cleaner
When the sole purpose of an alternating current is to produce heat, the selection of conductor is based on _______ value of the current.
average
instantaneous
root mean square
peak
Which of the following is not included in the evaluation of the Technical Performance of a Distribution System according to Philippine Distribution Code (PDC)?
Power Quality
Reliability
Collecting Efficiency
System Efficiency
The phase angle for a series RC circuit may be computed as the angle between the __________ and __________ phasors.
resistance, impedance
resistance, reactance
resistance, capacitance
impedance, reactance
Which is not a characteristic of an ideal transformer?
finite permeability
infinite permeability
no losses
no leakage flux
It is defined as the total number of sustained Customer power interruption within a given period divided by the total number of Customers served within the same period.
System Average Interruption Frequency Index
System Average Interruption Duration Index
Customer Average Interruption Frequency Index
Customer Average Interruption Duration Index
The specific resistance ρ is defined as
resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1 m and cross-section of 1 m2 at 20°C
resistance of any conductor at 25°C
resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1 m and cross-section of 1 cm2 at 20°C
The impedance triangle is similar to the __________ triangle with the resistance phasor in place of the
Current, resistor current
Current, resistor voltage
voltage, impedance
voltage, resistor voltage
What is the IEEE device function number 50?
AC time overcurrent relay
instantaneous overcurrent relay
AC circuit breaker
Differential protective relay
In long transmission line, at no-load the receiving end voltage as ccompared to the sending end voltage is
I. higher II. lower III. Remains the same
I only
II only
III only
Either I or II
What determines the direction of force in a conductor?
Lenz law
Faraday’s law
Left hand rule
Right hand rule
Which of the following plants will take least time in starting from cold condition to full load operation?
gas turbine
steam power plant
nuclear power plant
hydroelectric power plant
The study of illumination involves
design of lighting system
study of lighting and wiring system
calculation of wiring sizes for various lighting fixtures
study of photometry and its application
When a power plant is not able to meet the demand of consumers it will resort to
load shedding
efficiency plant operation
power factor improvement at the generators
penalizing high load consumers by increasing the charges of electricity
A distributor is designed from the point of view of
voltage drop
current carrying capacity
voltage drop and current carrying capacity
load capacity
Conservator of a transformer consists of
an air-tight metal drum fixed at the top of the tank
drum placed at the bottom of the tank
overload protection
none of these
Cellular phones operate in the frequency range of
EHF
VHF
UHF
SHF
Varmeter when paired with other devices measures __________ factor?
diversity
power
load
demand
The type of ac distribution system commonly used to supply both light and power is the
open delta system
three phase delta system
three phase wye system with neutral wire
three phase wye system without neutral wire
If an electrical network having one or more than one voltage source is transformed into equivalent electrical network with a single current source (which is the circuit current of previous circuit) with parallel internal resistance of the network with all current source replaced by their internal resistance; the above illustration is called
Thevenin’s theorem
Nortons theorem
Reciprocity theorem
Superposition theorem
Which is the most reliable power plant?
Steam
Hydro
Wind
Tidal
What governs the minimum safety requirement in the Philippines for distribution and grid?
Philippine Electrical Safety Code
Philippine Electrical Code
Philippine Grid Code
Philippine Distribution Code
In a diode modulator, what supplies the negative halfwave?
Inductor
Capacitor
Resistor
Tuned Circuit
Which is not a source of power?
Thermocouple
Fuel coil
Photovoltaic cell
Solar cell
When the frequency of a synchronous motor increases, what happens to its speed?
decrease
increase
remains the same
none of these
What instrument measures the insulation of a powerline?
growler
ohmmeter
galvanometer
megger
At steady state in an RC circuit, the capacitance will act as
open circuit
short circuit
transient circuit
coupled circuit
In an ac circuit, a low value of KVAR compared with KW indicates
maximum load current
low efficiency
high power factor
unity power factor
Branch circuit larger than __________ amperes shall only supply non-lighting outlet load.
15
20
30
50
How much larger is the rotor reactance of a SCIM at start-up than it is when the motor operates at 5 percent slip?
20 times
10 times
5 times
25 times
Wye-delta starting is equivalent to autotransformer starting with __________ tapping.
33%
58%
85%
52%
With reference to armature windings, wave windings are often called __________ windings
cascade
ring
multiple or parallel
series
Induced charge on insulators
resides on surface
moves inside
changes into electric current
moves outward
Human body is
Insulator
low resistive
conductor
electrolyte
The presence of an earth in case of overhead lines
increases the capacitance
decreases the capacitance
increases the inductance
decreases the inductance
Transformer breaths in when
load on it increases
load on it decreases
load remains constant
none of these
The shaft of synchronous motor is made of
mild steel
chrome steel
alnico
stainless steel
In a three-phase system, when the loads are perfectly balanced, the neutral current is
zero
one-third of maximum
two-thirds of maximum
at maximum
A double squirrel-cage induction motor has
two rotors moving in opposite direction
two parallel windings in stator
two parallel windings in rotor
two series windings in stator
Suppose that the consumption of energy in a certain country has a growth rate of percent per year. In how many years will the energy consumption be tripled?
20.60
13.73
9.16
27.47
