VCE Systems Engineering Past Exam Questions
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Section A, Question 20
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Question 20 If Py is the power supplied by the turbine and B,, is the total power available from the wind, the efficiency of the wind turbine, 7, is given by bp. n=—l 00 Pr Fowl Id
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Question 1 (3 marks) Figure 1 below illustrates a variable resistor (potentiometer) and a 330 Q resistor, wired in parallel. — A ° B — — 330 Q Figure 1 The graph in Figure 2 below
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a. Determine the gradient of the graph. 1 mark Id I & 2 £ 8 H ° = o [=]
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b. Calculate the resistance of the part of the variable resistor (potentiometer) involved in the circuit. Show your working. 2 marks
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Question 2 (4 marks) The data sheet for a solar panel states that it has a peak output of 360 W when newly purchased.
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a. How many panels will be required to produce 55 kW h of energy during a day with 14 hours of peak output? Show your working. 2 marks
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b. The embodied energy of a product s the energy required to produce it. It is a one-off energy cost. The embodied energy for one of these solar panels is 585 kW h per m2. The pane
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Question 3 (5 marks) Figure 3 shows a friction-free compound pulley system. Take the acceleration due to gravity as 10 ms 2 anchor eyelet guiding eyelet | 6 kg Figure 3
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a. Calculate the work done on the load when it has been raised by 3 m.
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b. Calculate the amount of rope that must be pulled through the guiding eyelet to raise the load by 3m.
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c. Ifthe power applied at the input rope is 90 W, calculate the speed at which the input rope would pass through the guiding eyelet. 2 marks 1 mark o ° =) S H FE he Id I & 2 £ 8 =
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Question 4 (6 marks) The diagram in Figure 4 illustrates a machine that translates the motion of a crank to the motion of a lever. pivot connecting crank to connecting rod Kx | con
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