VCE Systems Engineering Past Exam Questions
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a. Identify which brand of solar panel – Brand A or Brand B – would be the more economical choice. Show your working. 2 marks
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b. Solar panels produce electricity for an average of nine hours a day at their nominal power. For the brand of solar panel identified in part a., calculate how many solar panels t
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c. i. What other subsystem has to be introduced into the solar panel system to supply the 240 VAC needed to power the factory’s machines? 1 mark 15 2019 SYSENG EXAM TURN OVER
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ii. What is the power of the subsystem identified in part c.i.? 1 mark kW
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d. Identify an optional subsystem that could be included in the solar panel system to improve the efficiency of the system. 1 mark
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e. How could the energy produced by the solar panel system be used even when the factory’s machines are not operating? Give two possible options. 2 marks 2019 SYSENG EXAM 16
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Question 6 (7 marks) The circuit in Figure 6 is supplied with 30 VDC . The circuit consists of fi ve identical 20 Ω resistors. The current and the voltage in different sections of
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a. Calculate the total resistance of the circuit. Show your working. 2 marks Ω
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b. Calculate the current displayed by the ammeter and the voltage displayed by the voltmeter. Show your working. 2 marks Ammeter A Voltmeter V
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c. Calculate the power dissipated by the resistor R2. Show your working. 2 marks W 17 2019 SYSENG EXAM TURN OVER
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d. Calculate the total power supplied to the circuit. 1 mark W 2019 SYSENG EXAM 18
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Question 7 (7 marks) A student has designed and developed an electric hybrid bicycle that features a 14.8 V, 200 W brushless DC electric motor powered by a 14.8 V lithium-ion batte
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