WorksheetsElectrical Fundamentals Worksheet (Translated)
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
What are the basic components of an electric circuit?
Source – Load – Conductor
Source – Switch – Lamp
Conductor – Switch – Load
Converter – Switch – Load
An electric source is a device used to:
Store energy
Convert other forms of energy into electrical energy
Consume electrical energy
Increase voltage
Electric current is defined as:
Heat generated in a conductor
Directed movement of electric charge
Transmission capacity
Change of current over time
Formula for current:
i = dq/dt
i = U/R
i = P/U
i = L di/dt
Voltage UAB is calculated as:
UB − UA
UA − UB
U + I
P/I
P > 0 means:
The branch delivers energy
The branch consumes energy
The source is off
The circuit is open
Resistance R characterizes:
Ability to store energy
Opposition to current
Generation of magnetic field
Generation of electric field
Relationship for uR is:
R/i
R·i
R/I2
U/I
Inductive reactance XL equals:
1/(ωC)
ωL
R + L
ω/C
Capacitive reactance XC equals:
1/(ωC)
ωL
R·C
I/U
A power transmission system includes:
Source – Inverter – Load
Source – Transmission line – Load
Load – Switch – Fuse
Generator – Switch – Motor
A disconnect switch is used to:
Automatically protect against overload
Manually switch small circuits
Reverse motor direction
Increase voltage
When opening a disconnect switch, you should operate:
Slowly to avoid arcing
Quickly and decisively
Pull the neutral first
Close two poles in parallel
The main function of a circuit breaker (aptomat) is:
Manual switching
Protection against overload and short circuit
Increase power
Create a magnetic field
A contactor is a device for:
Manual switching
Remote, high-frequency switching
Surge protection
Voltage conversion
The main contacts of a contactor are used to:
Control small signals
Switch the power circuit
Hold a self-latching circuit
Provide overvoltage protection
A relay is a device that:
Protects large currents
Automatically switches small-power circuits
Is only for household use
Increases current
The most important part of an electromagnetic relay is the:
Spring
Coil and magnetic circuit
Contacts
Adjustment knob
A thermal relay operates based on:
Electronics
Mechanical force
Thermal expansion of a bimetal strip
Change of resistance
A thermal relay protects against:
Short circuit
Overvoltage
Motor overload
Starting overcurrent
A normally open (NO) pushbutton has the characteristic that:
When pressed it opens
When pressed it closes
It is always closed
It has no latching action
A sensor is used to:
Create a power signal
Automatically compensate voltage
Convert a physical quantity into an electrical signal
Generate alternating current
A fuse operates on the principle of:
Melting of the fuse element due to Joule heating ( I2R )
Magnetic attraction opening contacts
A semiconductor cutting off at high voltage
Cooling the conductor to interrupt current
When there is a small and prolonged overload, which device acts?
Fuse
Circuit breaker
Thermal relay
Contactor
The operating frequency of a contactor can reach:
50 operations per hour
500 operations per hour
1500 operations per hour
5000 operations per hour
The coil of a contactor is used to:
Reduce current
Create magnetic pull
Maintain the arc
Switch auxiliary contacts
An intermediate relay is used to:
Increase voltage
Switch large power
Convert control signals
Protect against short circuits
A timer produces:
Frequency
On/off delay time
Starting current
Control voltage
The rated current of a contactor is:
The maximum continuous current the contacts can withstand
Starting current
Peak current
Overload current
A knife switch is commonly used in:
Automatic control circuits
Small circuits with infrequent operation
High-frequency circuits
Large motor circuits
A purely inductive load has the characteristic:
Power consists only of active power
Contains only inductance L
Stores energy in the electric field
Current is in phase with voltage
A purely capacitive load has the characteristic:
Contains resistance
Contains capacitance C
Creates a magnetic field
Current lags the voltage
Conductance G equals:
R
1/R
R2
R21
Resistive power p equals:
RI2
R/I
UI
LI2
In a three-phase circuit, the line voltage equals:
Phase voltage
3 times the phase voltage
Half the phase voltage
Three times the phase voltage
In a star (Y) connection, the line current is:
Id=3Ip
Id=Ip
Ip=0
Id=Ip/3
In a delta (Δ) connection, the line current is:
Id=Ip
Id=3Ip
Id=Ip/3
Id=0
The phase voltage of a delta circuit is:
Equal to the line voltage
Zero
Equal to line voltage divided by 3
Three times the line voltage
The most common three-phase load is:
Electric stove
Three-phase motor
Capacitor bank
Sensor
A three-phase generator produces three electromotive forces that are:
Equal amplitude and in phase
Different amplitudes and 120° apart
Equal amplitude and 120° apart
90° apart
If the direction of current is drawn opposite to reality in a circuit, what happens to the computed result?
It cannot be computed
It is completely wrong
It is correct but the current carries a negative sign
The current is always positive
If U=0 but current is still not zero, which type of element is it?
Resistor
Inductor
Capacitor
Impossible
When the current through an inductor increases rapidly, the voltage across the inductor will:
Be zero
Be proportional to the rate of increase of current
Be opposite to the current direction
Be independent of the current
The energy stored in a capacitor is:
21LI2
21CU2
UI
RI2
When frequency f increases, which quantity increases?
XL
XC
Resistance R
In a purely capacitive load circuit, the current is related to the voltage by which phase relationship?
Lags the voltage by 90°
Leads the voltage by 90°
In phase with the voltage
Lags the voltage by 45°
In a purely inductive load circuit, the current is related to the voltage by which phase relationship?
Lags the voltage by 90°
Leads the voltage by 90°
In phase with the voltage
Equals zero
For a purely resistive load, the reactive power Q equals:
0
RI2
UIsinφ
Li2
If R is doubled while U is kept constant, how does the consumed power change?
Decreases by a factor of 2
Decreases by a factor of 4
Increases by a factor of 2
Remains unchanged
When a purely inductive load is connected to a DC source, the current:
Rises immediately
Does not increase
Increases gradually following an exponential law
Decreases gradually
In an AC circuit, the active power is calculated by:
P=UI
P=UIcosφ
P=UIsinφ
P=I2Z
In circuit modeling, a real source is replaced by:
Only an electromotive force
Only an internal resistance
A voltage source in series with its internal resistance
A series inductor
The equivalent circuit of a DC motor load consists of:
R in series with C
E in series with R
L in parallel with R
An ideal DC source
When a load has a low power factor, what happens?
Current decreases
Current increases
Active power increases
Losses decrease
To reduce short-circuit current, one increases:
Capacitance C
Inductance L
Resistance R
Both R and L
Arc formation during circuit interruption occurs because of:
Low voltage
High resistance
Forced current through air
High ambient temperature
A contactor cannot open/close when:
The coil loses power
The overload is small
The starting current increases
The control circuit is open
The normally closed (NC) auxiliary contact of a contactor is used to:
Carry power
Create a stop circuit
Maintain self-hold
Reverse motor direction
The AC contactor coil usually has a shading ring in order to:
Increase pull-in force
Reduce noise and prevent chatter
Reduce current
Increase service life
An electronic relay operates when:
I>Itd
U>Udm
Temperature rises
Frequency increases
A return coefficient Ktv closer to 1 means:
The relay is less sensitive
The relay is more sensitive
The relay acts slower
The relay has a large dropout
In a thermal relay, the heating element serves to:
Reduce current
Generate heat to bend the bimetal strip
Cool the contacts
Limit arcing
If the overload current is small but lasts a long time, which device acts first?
Fuse
Circuit breaker
Thermal relay
Contactor
ON-delay timer means:
Closes immediately upon receiving a signal
Holds even if the signal is lost
Closes after the preset delay
Opens after the preset delay
In a contactor, the main contacts are typically made of:
Pure copper
Silver alloy
Aluminum
Steel
A contactor may have welded (stuck) contacts when:
The overload is large
Short-circuit current flows through the contacts
The coil loses power
Ambient temperature is low
When selecting a circuit breaker (CB), choose:
CB rated current < load current
CB rated current = load current
CB rated current > load current
Independently of the load current
The instantaneous action of a circuit breaker (CB) protects against:
Overload
Short circuit
Phase loss
Undervoltage
An undervoltage trip of a circuit breaker operates when:
the voltage falls below 85%
the current increases
the power increases
the temperature increases
An intermediate relay primarily serves to:
switch a high-power circuit
replicate a control signal
provide short-circuit protection
convert AC to DC
In a three-phase system, if one phase is open (phase loss), the motor will:
run normally
speed up
vibrate strongly, overheat, and may burn out
reduce load but remain safe
In a star connection, if the neutral conductor breaks:
there is no effect
phase voltages shift and can become dangerous
the current decreases
the load stops operating
For an unbalanced three-phase load with a neutral present:
the neutral current equals 0
the neutral current is nonzero
the line voltage changes
it cannot be determined
In a delta connection, the phase voltage equals:
the line voltage
the line voltage divided by 3
0
three times the line voltage
In a delta circuit, the phase current equals:
the line current
the line current divided by 3
3 times the line current
0
The main function of the magnetic circuit in a contactor is to:
dissipate heat
carry magnetic flux
suppress arcing
reduce current
When contacts are oxidized, the contact resistance:
decreases
increases, causing heating and potential fire
does not change
has no effect
A latching (self-hold) pushbutton is used together with:
a contactor’s NO auxiliary contact
an NC auxiliary contact
a timer
a thermal relay
For a motor started direct-on-line, the starting current is typically:
2–3 times the rated current
3–5 times the rated current
5–7 times the rated current
10 times the rated current
In a reversing circuit using two contactors, it is not permitted to:
wire the two coils in parallel
energize both coils at the same time
use interlocking contacts
use an NC stop button
At the instant when the current i=0 , the energy stored in an inductor is:
W=21Li2
always zero
depends on the voltage U
depends on frequency
When a capacitor discharges, the current direction:
is always opposite to the charging current
is random
depends on the polarity of the voltage across the capacitor
is the same as the charging current
With an AC source, the average real power in an ideal inductor equals:
> 0
< 0
= 0
depends on frequency
As frequency becomes high, the impedance of a series R–L–C circuit tends to:
approach a maximum limit
decrease
depend only on R
increase because the inductor dominates
At resonance in a series RLC circuit:
Z=R
Z=0
Z=∞
I=0
In a parallel RLC circuit, at resonance the current is:
minimum
maximum
zero
increases with R
When R=0 in a series RLC circuit:
resonance cannot occur
resonance still occurs
the capacitor loses effect
the inductance becomes infinite
A high quality factor Q implies:
the circuit dissipates a lot of energy
a sharper resonance
a lower resonant frequency
it is undefined
In a power transmission system, increasing the transmission voltage aims to:
reduce power
increase current
reduce I2R losses
increase phase shift
When the power factor cosφ decreases:
the current decreases
the current increases
the real power increases
the losses decrease
The cause of phase shift in an inductive load is:
the electric field
a magnetic field that lags the current
a magnetic field leading in phase
measurement error
A parallel circuit has the smallest total impedance when:
R is large
L is large
one branch has a very small impedance
the capacitor is small
Khi hai contactor đảo chiều bị kích đồng thời:
Mạch mất tải
Mạch vẫn chạy bình thường
Ngắn mạch ba pha → nổ CB
Không tác động
22. Rơ le trung gian dùng để:
Đóng cắt tải
Tăng dòng điều khiển
Cách ly tín hiệu điều khiển
Bảo vệ chạm đất
Bộ ngắt hồ quang trong CB làm nhiệm vụ:
Hạ nhiệt độ ngay lập tức
Kéo dài hồ quang và dập nhanh
Tăng lực hút
Giảm dòng
Nút nhấn dừng là NC vì
Để tiết kiệm dây
Nếu đứt dây → tự động dừng máy
Ngăn điện áp cao
Giảm sụt áp
Timer OFF-delay nghĩa là:
Có điện là trễ ON
Mất điện vẫn giữ rồi mới nhả
Luôn mở
Luôn đóng
Trong mạch khởi động sao – tam giác, contactor sao và tam giác:
Có thể đóng đồng thời
Phải có liên động cơ và điện
Không cần timer
Đấu nối trực tiếp
Khi CB liên tục bị sập nhưng không quá tải:
Lỗi dây trung tính
Lỗi bộ bảo vệ từ
Rò điện → CB chống dòng rò tác động
Tiếp điểm dính
Tiếp điểm phụ NC của contactor có vai trò:
Tự giữ
Liên động chống đóng trùng
Truyền công suất
Bảo vệ quá dòng
