Table 1(i) R and L values for Q1 (Note: Student id: 5730308)
Last Digit of
Student ID
Resistance R
(Ohm)
Inductance L
(H)
0 18 0.08
1 15 0.10
2 10 0.12
3 12 0.15
4 10 0.06
5 20 0.15
6 12 0.10
7 18 0.18
8 14 0.16
9 7 0.12
Table 1(ii) Frequency value for Q1
Last but one digit of
Student ID
Frequency f (Hz)
0 100
1 120
2 60
3 180
4 120
5 80
6 60
7 50
8 110
9 30
Submission arrangements
All coursework must be submitted through Moodle website by 11:55 pm on the specified date
Assessment Criteria
The work will be assessed by comparison with an approved marking scheme. Fully correct solutions
will receive the number of marks indicated. Marks will be reduced for errors in proportion to their
severity. You need to indicate the units for all electrical quantities. You need to clearly present the e
quations used for calculations and the comparison results.
Q1A. Single-Phase AC Circuits
A single-phase AC circuit with resistance of R Ohm in series with inductance of L Henry is connected
across the supply of 120 V (RMS), f Hertz. The value of R and L are given in Table 1(a) against the
last digit of your student ID. The value of frequency f is given in Table 1(b) against the last but one
digit of your student ID.
(i) Measure & calculate the real power & reactive power supplied by the source and power
factor of the circuit. (3 Marks)
(ii) Calculate the value of capacitance required, by reactive compensation method, to bring the
power factor of the circuit to 0.90. Implement this in the Multisim and measure the power
factor. (4 Marks)
(Note: Student id: 5730308)Q1B. A single-phase AC circuit with resistance (R) of 8 Ohm in series with inductance (L) and capacitance ( C ) is connected
across the supply of 120 V (RMS) with variable frequency. The value of L and C are given in Table 2 against the last digit of
your student ID. Calculate
i) The resonance frequency & the voltage across the coil & capacitance (3 marks)
ii) Simulate the circuit in Multisim and plot VR, VL & VC vs frequency within the frequency ranges: fr 1200 Hz where fr is the
resonance frequency. Also explain the simulated graphs with the theoretical values.
(5 marks)
Table 2: L and C values for Q2 (Note: Student id: 5730308)
Last Digit of
Student ID
Inductance: L
(mH)
Capacitance:
C (µf)
0 12 7
1 10 10
2 15 15
3 20 15
4 8 20
5 25 25
6 20 30
7 10 15
8 12 10
9 15 10
Q2A. Three-phase AC Circuits
A balanced star connected load consisting per phase impedance of Z ohm. The value of Z is given in
Table 3 against the last digit of your student ID number. The load is connected to a balanced 3-phase
supply of 340 V (Line Voltage), 60Hz, star connected, using three-phase 4-wire system. The phase
sequence is ABC. In Multisim:
(i) Simulate the three-phase circuit and measure the magnitude of line current and phase current.
Check your answers by calculation.
(3 Marks)
(ii) Measure the total real power consumed by the load and power factor of the circuit, using a
suitable wattmeter method. Check your answer by a calculation. From the
measurements of real power and power factor values, calculate the reactive power flow in
the circuit.
(3 Marks)
(iii) Measure the total real power consumed by the load; if the impedance of the load in phase
B is changed to 10-j12Ω (keeping all other load impedance values same as in part (a)).
Check your answer by calculation. For this loading condition, determine the reactive power
flow in the circuit.
(4 Marks)Table 3 Load Impedance (Z) values for Q3 (Note: Student id: 5730308)
Last digit of Student ID ZR (Ohm)
0 12-j8
1 12+j14
2 10-j10
3 10+j7
4 15-j8
5 12-j10
6 12+j5
7 15+j12
8 10-j10
9 12+j10
Question 3.
(a) What are hysteresis and eddy current losses? Also explains how to minimize the iron losses in the
Transformer? (8 Marks)
(b) How to identify better magnetic material from the B-H characteristics of several materials? (4 Marks)
(c) Briefly explain what information of the core is necessary to solve linear and non-linear magnetic circuit.
(3 marks)
Important: Your contribution to each answer is important, you must balance view points and data
from all independent sources of information i.e. books, journal publications and website (Wikipedia
should not be used!!!). In text citation and referencing, all sources including diagrams must be
referenced using the CU Harvard system.
Q4. Transformer Open & Short Circuit Test
IMPORTANT: Student is responsible to collect the data from Lab assistant (Mr. Alex
Beaumont) including the physical signature. This information is essential to ensure the originality
of your results. If the original signature is not included in this paper the results are considered not
valid.
Open Circuit Test Data
Low-voltage winding
voltage
(V)
Ammeter
(A)
Wattmeter
(W)
High-Voltage
Winding Voltage (V)Short Circuit Test Data
High-voltage winding
current
(A)
Voltage
(V)
Wattmeter
(W)
Low-Voltage
Winding
Current
(A)
Based on the test results, you need to answer the following questions and prepare
the final report. Your report should include any calculations and relevant formula used to
answer these questions.
1. Determine the magnetising and working component of the no-load current and draw the
equivalent circuit and phase diagram of the open circuit test?
(4 Mark)
3. Determine the copper loss of the transformer when it supplies 50% and 70% of full-load.
(2 Mark)
4. Determine the efficiency of the transformer at full-load and half-load for 0.85 power
factor lagging conditions.
(2 Mark)
5. Determine the loading condition at which the efficiency of the transformer would be the
maximum?
(2 Mark)