Alternating Currents Exam Questions and Answers, Exams of Electrical Engineering

A set of exam questions and answers related to alternating currents. It covers fundamental concepts such as transformers, voltage, current, phase angles, power, inductive reactance, capacitance, and waveforms. The questions are designed to test understanding of ac circuit behavior and calculations, making it a useful resource for students studying electrical engineering or related fields. Multiple-choice questions with correct answers provided, offering a practical way to review and reinforce key concepts in ac circuit analysis. It is suitable for exam preparation and self-assessment.

Typology: Exams

2025/2026

Available from 09/10/2025

Ordained
Ordained 🇺🇸

3.4K documents

1 / 7

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
P a g e | 1
LEVEL 2 MODULE 1 ALTERNATING CURRENTS
2025: EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. A device that uses electromagnetic induction to transfer
electrical energy from one circuit to another is a(n) - correct
answer - transformer
2. If a transformer has 200 turns in the primary, 100 turns in the
secondary, and 150VAC applied to the primary, the voltage
across the secondary is - correct answer - 75VAC
3. Transformers in which the primary and secondary voltages are
180 degrees out of phase are known as - correct answer -
unlike-wound transformers
4. Reactive power is always - correct answer - 90° out of phase
with true power
5. If the time for one cycle is 0.1 second, the frequency is - correct
answer - 10Hz
pf3
pf4
pf5

Partial preview of the text

Download Alternating Currents Exam Questions and Answers and more Exams Electrical Engineering in PDF only on Docsity!

LEVEL 2 MODULE 1 ALTERNATING CURRENTS

2025: EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

  1. A device that uses electromagnetic induction to transfer electrical energy from one circuit to another is a(n) - correct answer - transformer
  2. If a transformer has 200 turns in the primary, 100 turns in the secondary, and 150VAC applied to the primary, the voltage across the secondary is - correct answer - 75VAC
  3. Transformers in which the primary and secondary voltages are 180 degrees out of phase are known as - correct answer - unlike-wound transformers
  4. Reactive power is always - correct answer - 90° out of phase with true power
  5. If the time for one cycle is 0.1 second, the frequency is - correct answer - 10Hz
  1. If the phase angles of two sine waves are both 0 degrees, then the waves - correct answer - are in phase
  2. What is the true power in a 2A series RL circuit with a 100Ω resistor? - correct answer - 400W
  3. The opposing force that an inductor presents to the flow of alternating current is called - correct answer - inductive reactance
  4. The power factor can be defined as the ratio of true power to - correct answer - apparent power
  5. In a circuit that has both capacitance and resistance, the current will lead the voltage - correct answer - by some angle between 0° and 90°
  6. If the vector diagram of two AC waveforms is a right angle, then the waves - correct answer - are 90° out of phase
  1. Each of three equal capacitors in series has - correct answer
    • one-third the applied voltage
  2. The formula for inductive reactance is - correct answer - XL = 2πfL
  3. What is the current flow in a purely resistive AC circuit if the resistance is 15 ohms and the voltage is 150V? - correct answer - 10A
  4. If the area of the plates of a capacitor is increased, the amount of capacitance - correct answer - increases
  5. The self-induced voltage across an inductance is produced by a change in - correct answer - current with respect to time
  6. A 30-microfarad capacitor is in parallel with a 15-microfarad capacitor. The total capacitance is - correct answer - 45
  1. One type of nonsinusoidal waveform is the - correct answer - square wave
  2. According to the power triangle, the apparent power is - correct answer - greater than the true power
  3. 10 Hz - correct answer - If the time for one cycle is 0. second, the frequency is___.
  4. Are in phase - correct answer - If the phase angles of two sine waves are both 0 degrees then the waves___.
  5. 400W - correct answer - Calculate the true power in a 2A series RL circuit with a 100 ohms resistor.
  6. Frequency increases - correct answer - Inductive reactance increases as the___.
  1. Apparent power - correct answer - The product of the source voltage and the total current is___.
  2. The same as the applied voltage - correct answer - In a parallel LC circuit, the voltage across the branches is___.