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Assignment 2 due Monday, January 28, 2019

1. Given the complex numbers A1 = 6∠30° and A2 = -4 + j3, calculate the following,
giving the answers in both rectangular and polar forms.
a. A1+A2
b. A1/A2
c. A1/(A2)*
d. (A2)2
e. A1[1+(A2)2]

2. For a given electrical circuit, the expressions for voltage and current as functions
of time are given as follows:

v(t) = 283 cosωt V


i(t) = 25 sin(ωt + 25°) A

a. Find the rms values of the voltage and current.


b. Find the phasor expressions for the voltage and current in both polar and rectangular form.
c. State whether the circuit is inductive or capacitive.

3. The electrical network shown in Figure has a voltage source V = 100∠0°,


and the values of the impedances are as follows:

Z1 = 3-j4 Ω, Z2 = 8-j6 Ω, Z3 = 5+j5 Ω

Determine:
(a) the real power absorbed by each impedance and
(b) the reactive power taken by each impedance.

4. A single-phase source supplies a load consisting of a resistor R = 25 Ω and a


capacitive reactance Xc = 15 Ω, which are connected in parallel. The instantaneous
voltage of the source is given by:

v(t) = 170cos(ωt + 45°) V

Find the following:


a. Phasor voltage V of the source
b. Phasor current I supplied by the source
c. Instantaneous current i(t) supplied by the source

5. For the parallel R - C load of Problem 4, determine:

a. Instantaneous power absorbed by the resistor


b. Instantaneous power absorbed by the capacitor
c. Real power absorbed by the resistor
d. Reactive power absorbed by the capacitor
e. Power factor of the combined load

6. Consider a single-phase load with an applied voltage v(t) and load current i(t)
specified as follows:

v(t) = 170cos(ωt + 20°) V


i (t) = 30cos(ωt - 30°) A

a. Find the real and reactive power absorbed by the load.


b. Draw the power triangle.

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c. Find the power factor, and state whether it is lagging or leading.
d. Calculate the reactance in ohms of capacitors to be connected in parallel with the
load in order to improve the power factor to 0.9 lagging.

7. A 440V, 25-hp, three-phase motor operates at full load on its shaft (25-hp), 90% efficiency, and
65% power factor lagging.
a. Find the current drawn by the motor.
b. Find the real and reactive power absorbed by the motor.

8. A 345-kV, three-phase transmission line delivers 400 MVA, 0.866 power factor
lagging, to a three-phase load connected to its receiving-end terminals. Assume that
the load is Δ connected and the voltage at the receiving end is 345 kV.

a. Find the complex load impedance per phase.


b. Calculate the line and phase currents.
c. Find the real and reactive power per phase.
d. Find the total real and reactive power

9. A three-phase substation bus supplies two wye-connected loads that are connected
in parallel through a three-phase feeder with an impedance of 0.5 + j2.0 Ω per
phase. Load 1 draws 36 kW at 0.866 lagging power factor, and load 2 draws 50 kVA
at 0.9 leading power factor. The line-to-line voltage at the loads is 460 V. Find the
following:

a. Impedance of each load per phase


b. Total line current flowing through the feeder
c. Line-to-line voltage at the substation bus
d. Total real and reactive power supplied by the bus

10. The figure shows a small three-phase 480-V (line-to-line) distribution system. Assume that the lines in
the system have zero impedance.

Wye connected, ZΦ = 10∠30°

Delta connected, ZΦ = 14∠30°

Delta connected, ZΦ = 15∠−90°

(a) If the switch shown is closed, find the real, reactive, and apparent powers in the system. Find the
total current supplied to the distribution system by the utility.
(b) Repeat part (a) with the switch open. What happened to the total current supplied? Why?

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