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Electrical Calculations and Formulas

This document contains 57 math problems involving calculations of voltage (V), current (I), resistance (R), power (P), and efficiency (η) based on the relationships between these circuit variables. The problems involve setting up and solving equations using Ohm's law, power formulas, efficiency formulas, and conversions between units.

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Electrical Calculations and Formulas

This document contains 57 math problems involving calculations of voltage (V), current (I), resistance (R), power (P), and efficiency (η) based on the relationships between these circuit variables. The problems involve setting up and solving equations using Ohm's law, power formulas, efficiency formulas, and conversions between units.

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Chapter 4

1. V = IR = (5.6 mA)(220 ) = 1.23 V

V 24 V
2. I=  = 3.53 A
R 6.8 

V 24 V
3. R= = = 16 k
I 1.5 mA

V 12 V
4. I=  = 300 A
R 40 103 

5. V = IR = (3.6 A)(0.02 M) = 0.072 V = 72 mV

V 120 V
6. I=  = 2.4 mA
R 50 k

V 120 V
7. R= = = 54.55 
I 2.2 A

V 120 V
8. I=  = 15 mA
R 8 k

V 120 V
9. R= = = 28.57 
I 4.2 A

V 4.5 V
10. R= = = 36 
I 125 m A

V 24 mV
11. R= = = 1.2 k
I 20  A

12. V = IR = (12 A)(0.5 ) = 6 V

13. a. R=
V 120 V
= = 12.63   60 min   60 s 
b. t = 2 h   = 7200 s
I 9.5 A  1 h   1 min 

W = Pt = VIt
= (120 V)(9.5 A)(7200 s)
= 8.21  106 J

14. V = IR = (2.4 A)(3.3 M) = 7.92 V

15. 

Chapter 4 25
16. b. (0.13 mA)(500 h) = 65 mAh

17. 

18. 

19. 

W 540 J 540 J
20. P=   = 2.25 W
t 60 s 240 s
4 min
1 min

W 640 J
21. t=  = 16 s
P 40 J/s

 60 min   60 s 
22. a. 8 h   = 28,800 s
 1 h   1 min 
W = Pt = (2 W)(28,000 s) = 57.6 kJ

(2 W)(8 h)
b. kWh = = 16  103 kWh
1000

23. P = VI = (3 V)(1.4 A) = 4.20 W


W 12 J
t=  = 2.86 s
P 4.2 W

24. P = EI = (6 V)(750 mA) = 4.5 W

25. P = I2R = (7.2 mA)2 4 k = 207.36 mW

P 240 mW
26. P = I2R  I =  = 10.44 mA
R 2.2 k

P 2W
27. I=  = 129.10 mA
R 120 
V = IR = (129.10 mA)(120 ) = 15.49 V

E 22 V
28. I=  = 1.31 mA
R 16.8 k
P = I2R = (1.31 mA)2 16.8 k = 28.83 mW
  60 min   60 s  
W = Pt = (28.83 mW) 1 h     = 103.79 J
  1 h  1 min  

P 324 W
29. E=  = 120 V
I 2.7 A

26 Chapter 4
P 1W
30. I=  = 461.27 A
R 4.7 M
no

31. V= PR  (42 mW)(2.2 k)  92.40 = 9.61 V

P 100 W
32. 
P = VI, I = = 0.833 A
V 120 V
V 120 V
R=  = 144.06 
I 0.833 A

P 450 W
33. V=  = 120 V
I 3.75 A
V 120 V
R=  = 32 
I 3.75 A

P 0.4  103 W
34. a. P = EI and I =  = 0.13 mA
E 3V

b. Ah rating = (0.13 mA)(500 h) = 66.5 mAh

P 100 W
35. I=   5  103 = 70.71 mA
R 20 k
V = PR  (100 W)(20 k) = 1.42 kV

36. P = EI = (220 V)(30 A) = 6.6 kW


6.6 kW
PHP = = 8.85 HP
746 W/HP

 V 2   12 V  2
37. a. W = Pt =  t    60 s = 86.4 J
 R   10  

b. Energy doubles, power the same

 1 
4 weeks 
12 h  3
39.   [5 months] = 260 h
week  1 month 
 
(230 W)(260 h)
kWh = = 59.80 kWh
1000

 60 min   60 s 
W = Pt = (60 W)(10 h)  = 2.16 × 106 Ws
 1 h   1 min 
40. a.

Chapter 4 27
b. 1 Ws = 1 J  2.16 × 106 J

c. W = Pt = (60 W)(10 h) = 600 Wh

600 Wh
d. = 0.6 kWh
1000 W/1 kWh

e. Cost = (0.6 kWh)(11 ¢/kWh) = 6.6 ¢

Pt (1000)(kWh) (1000)(1200 kWh)


41. a. kWh = P  = 120 kW
1000 P 10 h

P 120  103 W
b. I=  = 576.92 A
E 208 V

c. Plost = Pi  Po = Pi  Pi = Pi(1  ) = 120 kW(1  0.82) = 21.6 kW


Pt (21.6 kW)(10 h)
kWhlost =  = 216 kWh
1000 1000

$1.00
42. #kWh = = 9.09
11¢
Pt (kWh)(1000) (9.09)(1000)
kWh = t  = 36.36 h
1000 P 250 W

(kWh)(1000) (11.11)(1000)
t=  = 2.32 h
P 4800

$74
43. a. = $2.39/day
31 days

$2.39 / day
b. = 16¢/h
15 h/day

16¢
c. = 1.45 kWh
11¢/kWh

1.45 kWh
d. = 24.16  24 bulbs
60 W

e. no

$1.00
44. = 9.09 kWh
11¢/kWh
9.09 kWh
= 48.61 h
187 W

28 Chapter 4
45. t = 5 h/day(365 days) = 1825 h
P  t (339 W)(1825 h)
kWh =  = 618.68 kWh
1000 1000
Cost = (618.68 kWh)(11¢/kWh) = $68.05
P  t (213 W)(1825 h)
kWh =  = 388.73 kWh
1000 1000
Cost = (388.73 kWh)(11¢/kWh) = $42.76
Cost Savings = $68.05  $42.76 = $25.29

P  t (78 W)(4 h/day)(31 days)


46. kWh =  = 9.67 kWh
1000 1000
Cost = (11¢/kWh)(9.67 kWh) = $1.06

47. a. P = EI = (120 V)(100 A) = 12 kW

 746 W 
b. PT = 5 hp   + 3000 W + 2400 W + 1000 W
 hp 

= 10,130 < 12,000 W (Yes)

c. W = Pt = (10.13 kW)(2 h) = 20.26 kWh

1 1h
(1600 W)(6 h)  (1200 W)(1/4 h)  (4800 W) h  (900 W) 10 min  (200 W)(2 h)  (50 W)(3.5 h)
2 60 min)
48. kWh =
1000
9600 Wh +300 Wh  2400 Wh + 150 Wh  400 Wh + 175 Wh
= = 13.025 kWh
1000
(13.025 kWh)(11¢/kWh) = 1.43¢

1h 1
(200 W)(4 h)  (6)(60 W)(6 h) + (1200 W) 20 min  (175 W)(3.5 h) + (250 W) 2 h  (30 W)(8 h)
60 min 6
49. kWh =
1000
800 Wh  2160 Wh + 400 Wh + 612.5 Wh + 541.67 Wh + 240 Wh
= = 4.754 kWh
1000
(4.754 kWh)(11¢/kWh) = 52.29¢

746 W
(0.5 hp)
Po hp 373
50. =  100%   100%   100% = 90.98%
Pi 410 W 410

Po P (1.8 hp)(746 W/hp)


51. = , Pi = o  = 1960.29 W
Pi  0.685
P 1960.29 W
Pi = EI, I = i  = 16.34 A
E 120 V

Chapter 4 29
Po (0.8 hp)(746 W/hp) 596.8
52. =  100%   100%   100% = 67.82%
Pi (4 A)(220 V) 880

53. a. Pi = EI = (120 V)(1.8 A) = 216 W


Pi = Po + Plost, Plost = Pi  Po = 216 W  50 W = 166 W

Po 50 W
b. % =  100% =  100% = 23.15%
Pi 216 W

Po Po (3.6 hp)(746 W/hp)


54. Pi = EI = I= = = 16.06 A
 E (0.76)(220 V)

(2 hp)(746 W/hp)
55. a. Pi = P o = = 1657.78 W
 0.9

b. Pi = EI = 1657.78 W
(110 V)I = 1657.78 W
1657.78 W
I= = 15.07 A
110 V

Po(2 hp)(746 W/hp)


c. Pi = = = 2131.43 W
 0.7
Pi = EI = 2131.43 W
(110 V)I = 2131.43 W
2131.43 W
I= = 19.38 A
110 V

Po (15 hp)(746 W/hp)


56. Pi = = = 12,433.33 W
 0.9
12, 433.33 W
I = Pi = = 56.52 A
E 220 V

57. T = 1  2
0.75 = 0.85  2
2 = 0.88

58. T = 1  2 = (0.87)(0.75) = 0.6525  65.25%

59. T = 1  2 = 0.78 = 0.92


0.78
2 = = 0.867  86.7%
0.9

30 Chapter 4
60. a. T = 1  2  3 = (0.93)(0.87)(0.21) = 0.170  17%

b. T = 1  2  3 = (0.93)(0.87)(0.80) = 0.647  64.7%


64.7%  17%
 100% = 280.59%
17%

Po
61. T = = 1  2 = 1  21 = 212
Pi
Po Po 128 W
12   1 =  = 0.4
2 Pi 2 Pi 2(400 W)
2 = 21 = 2(0.4) = 0.8
 2 = 40%, 2 = 80%

Chapter 4 31

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