ACES REVIEW CENTER

(April 2025)
AC Circuits (Single-Phase)
Prepared by: Engr. David DC. Flores

A. Phasors and Sinusoids

1. *Using the phasor method in evaluating integrodifferential equation solve the steady state current of the
3di
equation, 4i + 8 ∫ idt − = 50cos⁡(2t + 75°) in amperes.
dt
a. 𝟒. 𝟔𝟒𝟐𝟒𝐬𝐢𝐧⁡(𝟐𝐭 − 𝟏𝟐𝟔. 𝟖𝟎𝟏𝟒) c. 6.6424sin⁡(2t − 254.8014)
b. 4.4624sin⁡(2t − 126.8014) d. 4.6424sin⁡(2t − 125.8014)
2. *The current in an AC circuit has an equation of i=20sin(wt+30°) A. Find its complex expression in amperes
(BEP).
a. 17.32 + j10 b. 12.24 + j7.07 c. 7.07+j12.24 d. 7.07-j12.24
3. *An alternating current of maximum value 20 amperes lags the reference voltage by 30 degrees. What is the
magnitude of current 2 ms after the current wave crosses the wt axis going in the positive direction?
a. 4.56A b. 19.14A c. 10.23A d. 13.69A
4. *If a half wave rectified sine wave has an RMS value of 20 amps. What is the average value?
a. 20A b. 12.74A c. 14.14A d. 28.3A
π π
5. Two sinusoidal currents are given by i1 = 100 cos (ωt + ) ⁡and⁡i2 = 150 sin (ωt − ). The phase difference
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between them is _______.
a. 60⁰ b. 100⁰ c. 195⁰ d. 15⁰
6. The current in a circuit is represented by the equation I = 20 sin 377t A. What is the maximum, effective
values of the current and the frequency?
a. 20, 14.14, 50 Hz c. 20, 14.14, 60 Hz
b. 20, 13.68, 50 Hz d. 20, 12.72, 60 Hz
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7. Find the steady state voltage describe by the integrodifferential equation, + 5v + 10 ∫ vdt = 43sin⁡(5t −
dt
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a. 𝐯(𝐭) = 𝟑. 𝟎𝟖𝟕⁡𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟓𝐭 − 𝟗𝟑. 𝟗𝟔°) c. v(t) = 3.087⁡sin(5t + 93.96°)
b. v(t) = 3.087⁡ sin(5t + 58°) d. v(t) = 3.087⁡ sin(5t − 58°)
8. The voltage v(t) = 90⁡ cos(ωt − 161.5°) may be represented as sine function by,
a. 90⁡ sin(ωt + 18.5°) c. 90⁡ sin(ωt + 71.5°)
b. 𝟗𝟎⁡ 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝛚𝐭 − 𝟕𝟏. 𝟓°) d. 90⁡ sin(ωt − 18.5°)
9. Which of the following waves has the highest value of peak factor?
a. Square wave c. Sine wave
b. Half-wave rectified sine wave d. Triangular
10. An alternating current varying sinusoidally with frequency of 50Hz has an RMS value of 20A. at what time
measured from the positive maximum value will the instantaneous current be 14.14A?
a. 1/600 sec b.1/200 sec c. 1/300 sec d.1/400 sec
11. Which is not 180 degrees apart? (BEP Sep 2005)
a. XL and Ic b. Xc and Ic c. IL and Ic d. Xc and XL

B. Effective or RMS values

1. *A sinusoidal voltage has a maximum value of 100V. Find its effective or RMS value in volts.
a. 81.6 b. 70.7 c. 100 d. 63.6
2. *An alternating current of sinusoidal waveform has amplitude of 15 amperes, what is the average current at
a frequency of 60 Hz.
a. 10.6A b. 4.8A c.15A d.9.6A
3. *The average current value of a semi-circle waveform is 100A. Its RMS value is…

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 a. 63.7A b. 141.4A c. 70.7A d.104A
4. *A varying current, with a periodic waveform, flows through a 10-ohm resistor, such that for the first 6
seconds, it is constant at 10A, for the next 4 seconds, it is zero and for the next 2 seconds, it is constant at
1A in the reverse direction. Determine the average value of this current in amperes.
a. 4.83 b. 5.83 c. 6.83 d.7.83
5. *The time domain equations representing the three generators are: e1=46sin(377t+56°) V,
e2=51sin(377t+76°) V and e3=96cos(377t-144°) V. What is the resultant voltage (BEP)?
a. 114V b. 32.5V c. 67V d. 80.6V
6. *The average value of the function i=50sinwt+20sin3wt A is equal to…
a. 46.4A b. 36.1A c. 50A d. 38.1A
7. *The RMS value of a sinusoidal AC current is equal to its value at an angle of ______.
a. 90⁰ b. 45⁰ c. 30⁰ d. 60⁰
8. The time domain equations representing the three generators are: i1=5sin(377t+34°) V, i2=4sin(377t+66°) V
and i3=8cos(377t-104°) V. What is the resultant current (BEP)?
a. 11.99 A b. 10.09 A c. 12.04 A d. 14.27 A
9. The current is represented by its equation 10 sin(wt + 30deg) + 5 sin(3wt-30deg) A. The magnitudes of the
components are instantaneous values. What is the rms value of the current?
a. 13.22A b. 7.9A c. 11.18A d. 10.6A
10. The instantaneous voltage across a 125 mH inductor and 120-ohm resistor is given by v(t) = 240 +
200 sin(500t − 15°) mA. What is the instantaneous current equation?
a. i(t) = 12 + 12 sin(500t + 159°) V c. i(t) = 2 + 1.77 sin(500t − 28°) V
b. i(t) = 19.21 + 19.21 sin(500t − 21°) V d. 𝐢(𝐭) = 𝟐 + 𝟏. 𝟒𝟖 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟓𝟎𝟎𝐭 − 𝟒𝟑°) 𝐕
11. What is the instantaneous expression for a given rms current 160-j75 amp.?
a. / = 250 sin (wt - 25 degrees) c. I = √2 250 sin (wt + 25 degrees)
b. / = 250 sin (wt + 25 degrees) d. I = √2 250 sin (wt - 25 degrees)
12. Three alternating current are given by i 1 = 141 sin (ωt + 45°); i2 = 30 sin (ωt + 90°); i3 = 20 cos (ωt - 120°).
Find the equation of resultant current
a. 167 sin (ωt + 45.66°) c. 143.8 sin (ωt + 51.4°)
b. 74.6 sin ωt d. 64.7 sin (ωt - 45°)

C. Series/Parallel RL-RC-RLC Circuits

1. *A series RLC circuit has R=8.66 ohms, L=0.1062 H and C=75.8microF. Find the power factor of the circuit
if the frequency is 60Hz.
a. 0.9 lagging b. 0.9 leading c. 0.86 lagging d. 0.86 leading
2. *A series RC circuit is connected to a single-phase supply at a certain frequency. If the frequency of the
supply is doubled, then the reactance of the circuit is____ (BEP).
a. decreased by 50% b. increased by 50% c. the same d. none of these
3. *In laboratory experiment, the impedance of a coil was obtained at 60Hz and 30Hz. These are 75.48 ohms
and 57.44 ohms, respectively. What is the inductance of the coil? (BEP Sep 2001)
a. 150 mH b. 182.5 mH c. 42.5 mH d. 2.1 mH
4. *A circuit containing R=60ohms, L=250mH and C=1.1 microfarad are connected across a 220V, 300Hz
supply. What is the impedance of the circuit? (BEP April 2015)
a. 60 b. 60-j36 c. 60-j12 d. 60-j24
5. *A current of 5A flows through a non-inductive resistance in series with a choking coil when applied at 250
V, 60 Hz. If the voltage across the resistance is 125 volts and across the coil 200 V, determine the inductance
of the coil.
a. 0.150 H b. 0.105 H c. 0.210 H d. 0.300 H
6. *A resistance and capacitive impedance are connected in parallel across a single phase, 60Hz ac supply.
The current through the resistance is 12A and that through the capacitive impedance is 8A. Find the total pf
if total current is 17.43A
a. 0.917 leading b. 0.907 lagging c. 0.917 lagging d. 0.907 leading

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 7. *A resistance R and a reactance X in series is connected in parallel with an inductive reactance of 300 ohms
across terminals a and b. Determine the value of R and X in order that the impedance across a and b is pure
resistance of 150 ohms.
a. 150 ohms b. 100 ohms c. 140 ohms d. 120 ohms
8. An inductive load takes 8 A from a 120 V, 60 Hz AC source. When a resistance of 3 ohms is connected in
series with the inductive load while supply remains the same, the current falls to 7.07 A. Find the resistance
and the reactance of the inductive load in ohms.
a. R = 10, XL = 11 c. R = 9, XL = 12
b. R = 9, XL = 9 d. R = 11, XL = 1
9. A non-inductive resistance of 15 ohms in series with a condenser takes 5 A from 220 V mains. What current
will this circuit take from 22 V, 25 Hz supply?
a. 2.89 A b. 2.19 A c. 3.19 A d. 3.89 A
10. A resistance of 10 ohms is connected in series with an impedance coil across 36 V, 60 Hz supply. The
voltage across the 10-ohm resistor is 20 volts and across the coil is 22.4 volts. Determine the inductance of
the coil.
a. 0.055 H b. 0.026 H c. 0.062 H d. 0.065 H
11. A two – element series circuit has V = 240 +j0 volts and current 51.96 – j30 A. what is the current in amperes
which results when the resistance is reduced 50% of its former value? (BEP Sep 2006)
a. 68.57 – j59.39 b. 68.57 +j59.39 c. 59.39 – j68.57 d. 59.39 +j68.57
12. A 10 Ω inductive resistor is connected in series with an unknown capacitance. At 60 Hz the impedance of
the circuit is 10 + j11.72 at 30 Hz the impedance of the circuit is 10 – j5. What is the value of L in millihenrys?
(BEP Sep 2002)
a. 50 b. 500 c. 100 d. 250

D. Power in AC Circuits
1. *A single-phase circuit has V=80+j60 and I=3+j1 A. Find the circuit power in watts.
a. 320 b. 210 c. 240 d. 300
2. *A 40 microF capacitor is connected in series with a 40-ohm resistor. What power is drawn when source
voltage is V=230 V?
a. 353W b. 1332.5W c. 187.2W d. 1158W
3. *A coil connected in series with a resistance draws 1 A when supplied from a 240 V, 60 Hz source. The
voltage across the coil and across the series resistance are both equal to 160 V. Find the coil resistance in
ohms.
a. 20 Ω b. 25 Ω c. 30 Ω d. 40 Ω
4. *The input of an AC circuit having a power factor 0.8 lagging is 40 kVA. The power drawn by the circuit is
a. 12 kW b. 32 kW c. 22 kW d. 64 kW
5. *Find the average power in a resistance R = 10 ohms if the current in series form is I = 10 sin ωt + 5 sin 3ωt
+ 2 sin 5ωt amperes
a. 65.4 watts b. 645 watts c. 546 watts d. 5.46 watts
6. *Across what direct (DC) EMF must an impedance coil which has a resistance of 20 ohms and an inductance
of 0.05 H be connected in order that it may take the same power that it takes from 220 volts, 25 cycle mains?
a. 204.8 V b. 215.8 V c. 202.5 V d. 201.5 V
7. A series circuit has an applied voltage of V = 220 sin (ωt + 30°) and draws a current I = 10 sin (ωt - 30°).
What is the average power and power factor of the circuit?
a. 1905 W, 86.6% lagging c. 2200 W, 100%
b. b. 1905 W, 86.6% lagging d. 1100 W, 50% lagging
8. The effective voltage across a circuit element is (20 + j10) V and the effective current through the element is
4 – j3 A. calculate the true and the reactive power taken by the element
a. 50W and 100VARS lagging c. 110W and 20VARS lagging
b. 20W and 100VARS leading d.110W and 20VARS leading

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 9. A 110-volt AC line feeds two circuits in parallel. The current are (2.2 – j6.5)A and (1.8 – j3.5)A. the power
consumed by the two circuits is approximately ___________
a. 1.185 W b. 440 W c. 755 W d. 433 W
10. Find the value of an impedance which requires -1,540 vars at 230V rms and 10A rms. (BEP Apr 2007)
a. 17.40 – j15.00 b. 16.82 – j15.69 c. 17.09 – j15.39 d. 17.62 – j14.78
11. Two impedances ZA = 4 + j6 Ω and ZB = 6 + j12 Ω are connected in parallel. The apparent power
for the impedance B is 1490VA. Determine the total apparent power
a. 4250 VA b. 3290 VA c. 2652 VA d. 8031 VA

E. Maximum Power Transfer

1. *Determine the value of R for which power consumed in it is maximum when it is connected in series with a
coil of resistance 3 ohms and reactance 20 ohms across 230V, 60 Hz AC supply.
a. 20 ohms b. 3 ohms c. 6.67 ohms d. 20.22 ohms
2. A 5:1 ideal transformer is used to couple a load to a generator whose internal impedance is 500+j2500 ohms.
Determine the load impedance that will transfer maximum power.
a. 20 – j100 b. 20 + j20 c. 100 – j100 d. 100 + j100

F. Resonance and Anti-Resonance

1. *A series RLC circuit has R=100 ohms, L=21mH and C=331.56 microF. Find the resonant frequency in Hz.
a. 50 b. 80 c. 60 d. 70
2. *The voltage applied across a series RLC circuit at resonance is 10V. If the Q factor of the circuit at resonance
is 20, the voltage across L is ____ V.
a. 300 b. 200 c. 100 d. 400
3. *An inductive impedance of 40+j40 ohms is connected in parallel with a pure capacitor. What must be the
reactance of the capacitor in ohms so that the total current is in phase with the supply voltage of 230V (BEP)?
a. 60 b. 80 c. 45 d. 50
4. *The quality factor of series R-L-C circuit will increase if
a. R increases c. impedance increases
b. R decreases d. voltage increase
5. *A resistance R and a reactance X in series is connected in parallel with an inductive reactance of 300 ohms
across terminals a and b. Determine the value of R and X in order that the impedance across a and b is pure
resistance of 150 ohms.
a. 150 ohms b. 100 ohms c. 140 ohms d. 120 ohms
6. A parallel resonant circuit having L = 100 micro henry and C = 10 pico farads. If Q factor of the circuit is 50,
what is the bandwidth of the resonant circuit?
a. 35.29 kHz b. 38.92 kHz c. 33.94 kHz d. 31.84 kHz
7. What is the bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit with 8-ohm resistance, 40 mH inductance and 0.25
microfarad capacitance?
a. 200 rad/sec b. 300 rad/sec c. 400 rad/sec d. 500 rad/sec
8. A series circuit consists of 20 ohms resistance, a 150mH inductance and an unknown
capacitance. The circuit is supplied with a voltage v = 100 sin 377t. Find the value of capacitance
at resonance.
a. 42 μF b. 47 μF c. 34.65 μF d. 72.57 μF

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