AE 311 - Electrical Exam questions and answers
with solutions
Name the project stages for a building project using the Traditional
Model - ANSWER 1. Project Definition
2. Schematic Design
3. Design Development
4. Construction Documents
5. Bidding and Award
6. Construction
7. Warranty Phase
What is the name of the document that contains Owner directions and
requests for a building project? - ANSWER Owner Project Requirements
(OPR)
What is the name of the document the design team assembles to explain
what their design is going to include? - ANSWER Basis of Design (BOD)
What are the project documents which contain project requirements and
design narratives are part of the LEED certification process? - ANSWER
OPR and BOD
,What are the design stages in a normal project's design process -
ANSWER 1. Information Gathering
2. Organization of Information
3. Initial Design
4. Review and Feedback
5. Complete Design
What are the deliverables that are often created by the Electrical Design
Team during the design process? - ANSWER Schematic Report; Basis of
Design; Preliminary Drawings and Specifications; Construction
Documents
This graph shows what kind of electrical power
(Constant current over time) - ANSWER Direct Current (DC)
This graph shows what kind of electrical power
(Changing current in a wave pattern over time) - ANSWER Alternating
Current (AC)
Electrical equipment and conductors are primarily rated by maximum
current. Why? - ANSWER Maximum current value is selected that will not
overheat the conductors or equipment
What is Ohm's Law? - ANSWER E = I x R or E = I x Z
, In Kirchoff's Laws, the algebraic sum of current flow at any point in a
circuit is what? - ANSWER Equal to zero
In Kirchoff's Laws, the algebraic sum of voltages in an entire circuit is
what? - ANSWER Equal to zero
If your circuit has five total 5-ohm resistances connected in series, what
is the equivalent resistance? - ANSWER 25 ohms
If your circuit has five total 5-ohm resistances connected in parallel,
what is the equivalent resistance? - ANSWER 1 ohm
What happens when an electrical conductor passes through a magnetic
field? - ANSWER Voltage and current flow (only for complete circuit)
A rotating coil (conductor) passing through a fixed magnetic field
produces varying voltage and current which simulate what kind of wave?
- ANSWER Sine Wave
This vector diagram is an illustration of what electrical value?
(A triangle with legs labeled Watts (real) and VAR (imaginary), and the
hypotenuse labeled VA total power) - ANSWER Power Factor (PF)
What is the power factor if the meter is reading 100kW and 117.6kVA? -
ANSWER .85=PF
with solutions
Name the project stages for a building project using the Traditional
Model - ANSWER 1. Project Definition
2. Schematic Design
3. Design Development
4. Construction Documents
5. Bidding and Award
6. Construction
7. Warranty Phase
What is the name of the document that contains Owner directions and
requests for a building project? - ANSWER Owner Project Requirements
(OPR)
What is the name of the document the design team assembles to explain
what their design is going to include? - ANSWER Basis of Design (BOD)
What are the project documents which contain project requirements and
design narratives are part of the LEED certification process? - ANSWER
OPR and BOD
,What are the design stages in a normal project's design process -
ANSWER 1. Information Gathering
2. Organization of Information
3. Initial Design
4. Review and Feedback
5. Complete Design
What are the deliverables that are often created by the Electrical Design
Team during the design process? - ANSWER Schematic Report; Basis of
Design; Preliminary Drawings and Specifications; Construction
Documents
This graph shows what kind of electrical power
(Constant current over time) - ANSWER Direct Current (DC)
This graph shows what kind of electrical power
(Changing current in a wave pattern over time) - ANSWER Alternating
Current (AC)
Electrical equipment and conductors are primarily rated by maximum
current. Why? - ANSWER Maximum current value is selected that will not
overheat the conductors or equipment
What is Ohm's Law? - ANSWER E = I x R or E = I x Z
, In Kirchoff's Laws, the algebraic sum of current flow at any point in a
circuit is what? - ANSWER Equal to zero
In Kirchoff's Laws, the algebraic sum of voltages in an entire circuit is
what? - ANSWER Equal to zero
If your circuit has five total 5-ohm resistances connected in series, what
is the equivalent resistance? - ANSWER 25 ohms
If your circuit has five total 5-ohm resistances connected in parallel,
what is the equivalent resistance? - ANSWER 1 ohm
What happens when an electrical conductor passes through a magnetic
field? - ANSWER Voltage and current flow (only for complete circuit)
A rotating coil (conductor) passing through a fixed magnetic field
produces varying voltage and current which simulate what kind of wave?
- ANSWER Sine Wave
This vector diagram is an illustration of what electrical value?
(A triangle with legs labeled Watts (real) and VAR (imaginary), and the
hypotenuse labeled VA total power) - ANSWER Power Factor (PF)
What is the power factor if the meter is reading 100kW and 117.6kVA? -
ANSWER .85=PF
