Engineering science

1. Questions
1. If the charge of 25C passes a given point in a circuit in a
time of 125ms, determine the current in the circuit.
2. A circuit delivers energy at a rate of 20W and the current
is 10A. Determine the energy of each Colomb of charge in
the circuit.
3. A current of 5A flows in a resistor of resistance 8 ohm.
Determine the rate of heat dissipation and also the heat
dissipated in 30 seconds.
4. A motor gives an output power of 20KWand operates with
an efficiency of 80%.If the constant input voltage to the
motor is 200V what is the constant supply current.
5. A 200T train experiences wind resistance equivalent to
62.5N/T. The operating efficiency of the driving motor is
0.87 and the cost of electrical energy is
8rupees/kwh.What is the cost of energy required to make
the train travel 1km. If the train is supplied at a constant
voltage of 1.5kv and travels with a velocity of 80km/h what
is the supply current.

2. 5. A resistor is marked first band brown, second band black,
third band orange and no other band. What is its
resistance and between what values does it lies.
6. A 240V lamp is rated to pass a current f 0.25A. Calculate
its power output. If a second similar lamp is connected in
parallel to the lamp, calculate the supply current required
to give the same power output in each lamp.
7. A current of 3A flows through a 10ohm resistor, find
1. The power developed by the resistor
2. The energy dissipated in 5 minutes
5. A conductor of 0.5mm diameter wire has a resistance of
300ohm. Find the resistance of the same length of wire if
its diameter were doubled.
6. A coil is wound from a 10m length of copper wire having a
cross sectional area of 1.0mm2. Calculate the resistance of
the coil (resistivity of cu 1.59X10-8)

3. Chapter 3- DC and AC theory
3.2 AC circuits
3.2.1 features of AC sinusoidal wave form for voltages and
currents
3.2.2 explanation of how other more complex wave forms are
produced from sinusoidal wave forms
3.2.3 R, L, C circuits (eg reactance of R, L and C components,
equivalent impedance and admittance for R-L and R-C
circuits)
3.2.4 high or low pass filters
3.2.5 power factor
3.2.6 true and apparent power
3.2.7 resonance for circuits containing a coil and capacitor
connected either in series or parallel
3.2.8 resonant frequency
3.2.9 Q-factor of resonant circuit

4. Features of AC sinusoidal waveform
• Wave – A disturbance traveling through a medium.
• Waveform – A graphic representation of a wave.
– Waveform depends on both movement and time.
– A change in the vertical dimension of a signal is a result of a
change in voltage.
• Frequency – The number of cycles of the waveform
which occur in one second of time.
– (Measured in hertz (Hz))
• Period – The time required to complete one cycle of a
waveform.
– (Measured in seconds, tenths of seconds, millisecond, or
microseconds)
• Amplitude – Height of a wave
– (Expressed in one of the following methods)
• Peak
• Peak-to-peak
• Root-mean-square (rms)

5. • Peak – The maximum positive or negative deviation of a waveform
from its zero reference level.
– Sinusoidal waveforms are symmetrical
– The positive peak value of sinusoidal will be equal to the value of the
negative peak
• Peak-to-peak – The measurement from one peak to the other.
– Sinusoidal waveform: If the positive peak value is 10 volts in magnitude,
then the negative peak is also 10, therefore peak to peak is 20 volts.
– Nonsinusoidal waveform: determined by adding magnitude of positive and
negative peaks.
• Root-mean-square (rms)
– Allows the comparison of ac and dc circuit values.
– RMS values are the most common methods of specifying sinusoidal
waveforms.
– Almost all voltmeter and ammeters are calibrated so that they measure ac
values in terms of RMS amplitude.
– RMS value is also known as the effective value
• Defined in terms of the equivalent heating effect of direct current.
• RMS value of a sinusoidal voltage is equivalent to the value of a dc voltage
which causes an equal amount of heat due to the circuit current flowing through
resistance.
– The rms value of a sinusoidal voltage is 70.7% or 0.707 of its peak
amplitude value.

9. Types of waveforms
There are several classes of signals:
• Continuous-time and discrete-time signals
A signal that is specified for every value of time, t is a continuous-time
signal. A signal that is specified only at discrete value of t , is a
discrete-time signal
• Analog and digital signals
Analog signal is a signal whose amplitude can take on any value in a
continuous range. Digital signal is a signal whose amplitude can take
on only a finite number of values.
Note: Analog is not necessary continuous time and digital need not to
be discrete time
• Periodic and non-periodic signals
A periodic signal shows that the signal repeats itself indefinitely in the
future and has repeated itself indefinitely in the past for a period of T.
It starts from − ∞ to + ∞ . An aperiodic, or nonperiodic, is not periodic.
There is no specific period for this signal

10. There are three types of signal operation:
(a) Time shifting
g (T+t) is g( t) advanced (left-shifted) by T seconds and g(T−t ) is
g(t) delayed (right shifted) by T seconds.
(b) Time scaling
g (2t) is g (t) compressed by 2 seconds and g(t/2) is g(t) is
expanded by 2 seconds. (time scaling factor can take only positive
values)
(c) Time inversion
Time inversion may be considered a special case of time scaling
where scaling factor is equal to -1.

11. Few waveforms on oscilloscope
Oscilloscope Sine wave square wave triangular wave
• Oscilloscope is a device to observe the shape of
the waveform and to measure the amplitude and
period
• All above waves a periodic waveforms
• All complex periodic waveforms can be breakdown
into a series of trigonometric waveforms (sine and
cosine)

12. Fourier analysis
• In the study of communication systems, we are
interested in frequency-domain description or
spectrum of a signal.
• We need to know the amplitude and phase of
each frequency component contained in the
signal.
• We get this information by performing Fourier
analysis on the signal.
– Periodic signals: Fourier series
– Aperiodic signals: Fourier transformation

13. Fourier series
In general, a Fourier series can be written as a series of
terms that include trigonometric functions with the
following mathematical expression:
or

14. RLC components
Component Resistor Inductor Capacitor
Symbol
Impedance R LS or Lωj 1/CS or
1/Cωj
Phase shift Voltage and Current lags Current leads
currents are voltage by π/2 voltage by π/2
in phase

15. Properties of RLC
• Resistors dissipate energy as heat
• Capacitances store charge. If a capacitance is shorted out
the stored charge leaks off and its stored energy is lost.
• Inductances store current. If an inductive loop is opened
the stored current stops and its stored energy is lost.
• Pure inductors and capacitors do not dissipate energy.
Therefore only resistors are contributed to active power
and inductance/capacitance are for reactive power.
• So what happens if we connect an inductance and a
capacitance in series? Note that the capacitance sees a
short circuit and the inductance sees an open circuit. So
the capacitance will start to discharge, which creates a
current through the inductance. And the inductance will
push the current along until it is depleted by (re)charging
the capacitance. The energy oscillates back and forth

16. Reactance resistance and impedance
• Resistance is essentially friction against the motion of electrons.
– It is present in all conductors to some extent (except superconductors!), most
notably in resistors.
– When alternating current goes through a resistance, a voltage drop is produced that
is in-phase with the current.
– Resistance is mathematically symbolized by the letter “R” and is measured in the
unit of ohms (Ω)
• Reactance is essentially inertia against the motion of electrons.
– It is present anywhere electric or magnetic fields are developed in proportion to
applied voltage or current, respectively; but most notably in capacitors and inductors.
– When alternating current goes through a pure reactance, a voltage drop is produced
that is 90o out of phase with the current.
– Reactance is mathematically symbolized by the letter “X” and is measured in the unit
of ohms (Ω).
• Impedance is a comprehensive expression of any and all forms of opposition
to electron flow, including both resistance and reactance.
– It is present in all circuits, and in all components.
– When alternating current goes through an impedance, a voltage drop is produced
that is somewhere between 0o and 90o out of phase with the current.
– Impedance is mathematically symbolized by the letter “Z” and is measured in the
unit of ohms (Ω), in complex form.

17. Reactance
• Reactance is of two types
– Inductive reactance
– Capacitive reactance

18. • When taking current as a reference (refer to resistors) inductive reactance has a
phase lead of π/2 while capacitive reactance has a phase lag of π/2.
∀ π/2 phase shift can be represented by j. Therefore impedance of a real inductor
and real capacitor can be given as
Z L = R + jX L = R + j 2πfL = R + jωL
1 1 1
Z C = R − jX C = R − j = R+ = R+
2πfC j 2πfC j ωC
• jω can be replaced by s
• Reciprocal of the impedance is called the admittance and denoted by Y

19. Equivalent impedance
• Impedance can be manipulated as resistance,
but the only difference is impedance is a
complex number which composed of real and
imaginary parts

20. Ohms law for AC

21. Series and parallel LC circuits
Series RLC circuits Parallel RLC circuits
vS vS
i= i=
R + sL +1 sC R +1 YLC
YLC = sC + 1 sL

22. Filters
• Filters (active and passive/low pass and high pass)
– Passive filters:
• Composed of RLC elements
• no external power supply is required for operation
– Active filters:
• Active elements such as op amps are used
• For its operation external power supply is required
• Can achieve a gain of more than one
– Low pass filters
• Low frequencies are allowed to pass while high frequencies are subjected to attenuation
– High pass filters
• High frequencies are allowed to pass while low frequencies are subjected to attenuation
• It is sometimes desirable to have circuits capable of selectively filtering one
frequency or range of frequencies out of a mix of different frequencies in a
circuit. A circuit designed to perform this frequency selection is called a filter
circuit, or simply a filter.
• Applications
– certain ranges of audio frequencies need to be amplified or suppressed for best
sound quality and power efficiency
– filter circuits is in the “conditioning” of non-sinusoidal voltage waveforms in power
circuits

23. Low pass filters
• By definition, a low-pass filter is a circuit offering easy
passage to low-frequency signals and difficult passage to
high-frequency signals.
• There are two basic kinds of circuits capable of
accomplishing this objective, and many variations of each
one:
– The inductive low-pass filter and
– The capacitive low-pass filter

24. High pass filters
• offer easy passage of a high-frequency
signal and difficult passage to a low-
frequency signal

25. True reactive and apparent power
• Reactive power
– Reactive loads such as inductors and capacitors dissipate zero power, yet the fact
that they drop voltage and draw current gives the deceptive impression that they
actually do dissipate power.
– This “phantom power” is called reactive power, and it is measured in a unit called
Volt-Amps-Reactive (VAR), rather than watts.
– The mathematical symbol for reactive power is (unfortunately) the capital letter Q.
• Actual power
– The actual amount of power being used, or dissipated, in a circuit is called true
power,
– It is measured in watts (symbolized by the capital letter P, as always).
• Apparent power
– The combination of reactive power and true power is called apparent power,
– It is the product of a circuit’s voltage and current, without reference to phase angle.
– Apparent power is measured in the unit of Volt-Amps (VA) and is symbolized by the
capital letter S.
• Power factor
– When expressed as a fraction, this ratio between true power and apparent power is
called the power factor for this circuit.
– Poor power factor can be corrected, paradoxically, by adding another load to the
circuit drawing an equal and opposite amount of reactive power, to cancel out the
effects of the load’s inductive reactance. Inductive reactance can only be canceled
by capacitive reactance.

27. Examples

28. Power triangle

29. Series resonance
 The features of series resonance:
• The impedance is purely resistive, Z = R;
• The supply voltage Vs and the current I are in phase (cosθ = 1)
• The magnitude of the impedance is minimum;
• The inductor voltage and capacitor voltage can be much more
than the source voltage.

30. Vs (ω ) 1  1 
Z (ω ) = H (ω ) = = R + jω L + = R + j ωL −
I (ω ) jωC  ωC ÷

Resonance occurs when circuit is purely resistive
1 1
Im( Z ) = ω L − = 0 ⇒ ωo L =
ωC ωoC
1
ωo = Resonance Frequency
LC
1 1
ωo = , fo =
LC 2π LC

31. Inductive reactance versus
Capacitive reactance versus
frequency.
frequency.
Placing the frequency response of ZT (total impedance) versus
the inductive and capacitive frequency for the series resonant
reactance of a series R-L-C circuit on
circuit.
the same set of axes.

32. Bandwidth of series resonance
 Current versus frequency for the series resonant circuit.
Vm
I=I =
R 2 + (ω L − 1 ) 2
ωC
Half Power Frequencies
Dissipated power is half of the
maximum value.
• The half-power frequencies ω 1 and ω2 can be obtained by setting,
Z (ω1 ) = Z (ω2 ) = R 2 + (ω L − 1 ) 2 = 2 R
ωC
2
 Vm 
 ÷
P(ω1 ) = P (ω2 ) =  2
2R
2 2
R  R  1 R  R  1
ω1 = − +  ÷ + , ω2 = + +  ÷ +
2L  2 L  LC 2L  2 L  LC

33.  The width of the response is measured by the BANDWIDTH.
 BANDWIDTH is the difference between the half-power
frequencies.
B = ω2 − ω1
 Resonance frequency can be obtained from the half-power
frequencies.
ω o = ω1ω 2 , B = ω 2 − ω1
 The SHARPNESS of the resonance is measured by the
QUALITY FACTOR.
 QUALITY FACTOR is the ratio of the resonance frequency to the
bandwidth. The higher the Q the smaller is the bandwidth.
ωo
Q=
B

34. Parallel resonance
 Resonance is a condition in an RLC circuit in which the capacitive and inductive
reactances are equal in magnitude, resulting in a purely resistive impedance.
 Parallel resonance circuit behaves similarly but in opposite fashion compared to
series resonant circuit.
 The admitance is minimum at resonance or impedance is maximum.
1
ωo =
LC
Parallel resonant circuit.
I 1 1 1  1 
Y = H (ω ) = = + jωC + = + j  ωC −
V R jω L R  ωL ÷
Resonance occurs when admitance is purely resistive
1 1 1
Im(Y ) = ω L − = 0 ⇒ ωo L = ωo = rad/sec
ωC ωoC LC

35. Parallel resonance
 At Resonance frequency:
1) Admittance is purely resistive.
2) The voltage and current are in phase.
3) The admittance Y(ω) is Minimum.
4) Inductor and capacitor currents can be much more than the source current.
Im R
IL = = QI m I C = ωo CI m R = QVm
ωo L

36. Parallel resonance
Im
V=V =
2
1
 ÷ + (ω C − 1 ) 2
R ωL
Voltage versus frequency for the parallel resonant circuit.
 The half-power frequencies can be obtained as:
2
1  1  1
ω1 = − +  ÷ +
2 RC  2 RC  LC
2
1  1  1
ω2 = + +  ÷ +
2 RC  2 RC  LC
1
ω o = ω1ω 2 , B = ω 2 − ω1 =
RC

37. Summary of series and parallel resonance circuits
Characteristic Series circuit Parallel circuit
ωo 1 1
LC LC
Q ωo L 1 R
or or ωo RC
R ωo RC ωo L
B ωo ωo
Q Q
ω1, ω2 1 2 ωo 1 2 ω
ωo 1 + ( ) ± ωo 1 + ( ) ± o
2Q 2Q 2Q 2Q
Q ≥ 10, ω1, ω2 B B
ωo ± ωo ±
2 2

38. Questions
• An alternating current of sinusoidal waveform has an rms
value of 10A. What are the peak value over one cycle
• An alternating voltage has the equation v=141.4sin377t;
what are the values of
– Rms voltage
– Frequency
– The instantaneous voltage when t=3ms
• The instantaneous value of two alternating voltages are
represented respectively by v1=60sin θ volts and
v2=40sin(θ-π/3) volts. Derive an expression for the
instantaneous value of
– The sum
– The difference of these voltages

39. • A resistance of 7ohm is connected in series with a pure inductance of
31.4mH and the circuit is connected to a 100V, 50Hz sinusoidal
supply. Calculate
– The circuit current
– The phase angle
• A pure inductance of 318mH is connected in series with a pure
resistance of 75 ohms. The circuit is supplied from a 5Hz sinusoidal
source and the voltage across the 75ohm resistor is found to be
150V. Calculate the supply voltage.
• A coil having both resistance and inductance, has a total effective
impedance of 50ohm and the phase angle of the current through it
with respect to the voltage across it is 450 lag. The coil connected in
series with a 40ohm resistor across a sinusoidal supply. The circuit
current is 3A; by constructing a phasor diagram, estimate the supply
voltage and the circuit phase angle.
• A 30µF capacitor is connected across a 400V, 50Hz supply.
Calculate
– The reactance of capacitor
– The current

40. • A 8µF capacitor takes a current1A when the alternating voltage applied across
it is 250V. Calculate
– The frequency of the applied voltage
– Resistance to be connected in series with the capacitor to reduce the current in the
circuit to 0.5A at the same frequency
– The phase angle of the resulting circuit
• A metal filament lamp rated at 750W, 100V is to be connected in series with a
capacitor across a 230V, 50Hz supply. Calculate
– The capacitance required
– The phase angle between the current and the supply voltage
• A circuit having a resistance 12Ω, an inductance of 0.15H and a capacitance
of 100µF in series, is connected across a 100V, 50Hz supply. Calculate the
– Impedance
– Current
• Three branches possessing a resistance of 50Ω, an inductance of 0.15H and
a capacitance of 100µF respectively, are connected in parallel across a 100V,
50Hz supply. Calculate the
– Current in each branch
– Supply current
– Phase angle between the supply current and the supply voltage

41. • A coil of resistance 50 Ω and inductance 0.318H is connected in parallel with a
circuit comprising a 75 Ω resistor in series with a 159µF capacitor. The
resulting circuit is connected to 1 240V, 50Hz ac supply. Calculate
– The supply current
– The circuit impedance, resistance and reactance
• A coil having a resistance of 6 Ω and an inductance of 0.03H is connected
across a 50V, 60Hz supply. Calculate
– The current
– The phase angle between the current and the applied voltage
– The apparent power
– The active power
• An inductor coil is connected to a supply of 250V at 50Hz and takes a current
of 5A. The coil dissipates 750W. Calculate
– The resistance and the inductance of the coil
– The power factor of the coil
• A single phase motor operating off a 400V, 50Hz supply is developing 10kW
with an efficiency of 84% and power factor of 0.7 lagging. Calculate
– The input apparent power
– The active and reactive components of the current
– The reactive power

42. • A coil of resistance 5 Ω and inductance 1mH is connected in series
with an 0.2µF capacitor. The circuit is connected to a 2V, variable
frequency supply. Calculate the frequency at which resonance occurs,
the voltage across the coil and the capacitor at this frequency and the
Q factor of the circuit.
• A tuned circuit consisting of a coil having an inductance of 200µH and
a resistance of 20 Ω in parallel with a variable capacitor is connected
in series with a resistor of 8k Ω across a 60V supply having a
frequency of 1MHz. Calculate
– The value of C to give resonance
– The dynamic impedance and the Q factor of the tumed circuit
– The current in each branch
• A coil of 1kΩ resistance and 0.15H inductance is connected in parallel
with a variable capacitor across a 2V, 10kHz ac supply. Calculate
– The capacitance of the capacitor when the supply current is a minimum
– The effective impedance of the network
– The supply current