Electrical Engineering
GATE EE year:2017 PYQs
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Questions 31–40 of 130. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 16
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Consider
where
. Here,
represents the largest integer less than or equal to
and
denotes the smallest integer greater than or equal to
. The coefficient of the second harmonic component of the Fourier series representing
is ________.Log in to check the answer
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The figure below shows the circuit diagram of a controlled rectifier supplied from a 230 V, 50 Hz, 1-phase voltage source and a 10:1 ideal transformer. Assume that all devices are ideal. The firing angles of the thyristors
and
are 90° and 270°, respectively. 
The RMS value of the current through diode
in amperes is _________.Log in to check the answer
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Let
, where
is the region shown in the figure and
. The value of
equals ________. (Give the answer up to two decimal places.) 
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Assume that in a traffic junction, the cycle of the traffic signal lights is 2 minutes of green (vehicle does not stop) and 3 minutes of red (vehicle stops). Consider that the arrival time of vehicles at the junction is uniformly distributed over 5 minute cycle. The expected waiting time (in minutes) for the vehicle at the junction is _________.
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The power supplied by the 25 V source in the figure shown below is ________ W.

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Consider a function
given by
The partial derivative of this function with respect to
at the point,
,
and
is _________.Log in to check the answer
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The equivalent resistance between the terminals A and B is ________
. 
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Let
and
be integers satisfying the following equations
The value of
is ________.Log in to check the answer
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A three-phase, 50Hz, star-connected cylindrical-rotor synchronous machine is running as a motor. The machine is operated from a 6.6 kV grid and draws current at unity power factor (UPF). The synchronous reactance of the motor is 30 Ω per phase. The load angle is 30°. The power delivered to the motor in kW is _____. (Give the answer up to one decimal place).
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Let
and
. The value of
equals ________. (Give the answer up to three decimal places)Log in to check the answer
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