The Open University of Sri Lanka

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECX3210-Electro-Techniques - TMA 2 - 2010/2011 For the Q1, we will be dividing you into 4 groups based on your registration number, as with Assignment 1. Read the description carefully, and choose your group, you will loose your assignment marks otherwise. Bring solutions for this assignment with you on the scheduled day to Lab 2. First Digit odd odd even even Last Digit odd even odd even Group A B C D

Q1

You are to construct the following circuit consisting of two resistors, an inductor, and a capacitor, connected to a variable AC power source as shown below. RL L

RC

v
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The values for the components for each group are given below. Do the calculations according to your group. Group A B C D RL/ 10k 12k 12k 12k RC/ 10k 10k 10k 12k L /mH 10 10 22 22 C/nF 100 220 220 100 /s-1 65k 2k 3k 50k

The amplitude provided by the source is v = 34sin t V. (i) (ii) (iii) Calculate the currents through all elements of the circuit. Draw the phasor diagram for the circuit. (Include all currents and voltages!) Calculate a) active power b) reactive power c) apparent power d) power factor

for the circuit.

Q2

Now the source frequency of the circuit of the above figure is set to the circuits resonance frequency, while keeping the amplitude unchanged. (i) (ii) (iii) Calculate the resonance frequency for this circuit. Calculate the currents through all elements of the circuit at this frequency. Draw the phasor diagram for the circuit at resonance. (Include all currents and voltages!)

Q3 IS RS L
L = 10 mH C = 1 F

RS = 100 RP = 10 k

RP v
~ The circuit of the above figure is at resonance.

v = 17sin ot V

(i) (ii) (iii)

Calculate the resonance angular frequency o for this circuit. Calculate the currents through all elements of the circuit at resonance. Calculate the current IS through the resistor RS, for angular frequency values: a) 0.5o b) 0.9o c) 0.99o d) 0.999o e) 1.001o f) 1.01o g) 1.1o h) 1.5o (This should include both magnitude and phase; Voltage amplitude remains unchanged)

(iv)

How would the values of IS from (iii) change if RS is not present?

Q4

Two long, parallel wires hang by 4 cm long cords from a common axis. The wires have a mass per unit length of 0.0125 kg/m and carry the same current in opposite directions. What is the current in each wire if the cords hang at an angle of 6.0 with the vertical?

Q5

A vertically oriented, square loop of copper wire falls from a region where the field B is horizontal, uniform, and perpendicular to the plane of the loop, into a region where the field is zero. The loop is released from rest and initially is entirely within the magnetic-field region. Let the side length of the loop be s and let the diameter of the wire be d. The resistivity of copper is R and the density of copper is Cu. If the loop reaches its terminal speed vt while its upper segment is still in the magnetic field region, find an expression for the terminal speed vt.
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