Spring Semester 2009 10

Department Of Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee
EE 101: Electrical Science
Tutorial Sheet 03
1.

Find the current i(t) and the voltage v(t) for the following circuits in Fig. 1 & 2.

t=0

i(t)

b
Vs = 5 V

+
10 k V(t)
-

2.

Fig. 2
Fig. 1
Find vc(t) (voltage across capacitor) for all t 0 in Fig. 3. The switch is closed at t = 0.
t=0
1k
2k
1 mfd

+
Vc(t)
-

6V

3.

C = 1 mfd

R = 50 Ohm +
V(t)

0.1 H

Vs = 100 V

10 k a
t=0

i(t)

3k

Fig. 3
The switch in the circuit shown in Fig. 4 opens at t = 0. Solve for the voltage vx(t) across the 3 K
resistor.
t=0
1k
2k

+
Vx(t)
-

3k

4k

6 mfd

5V

Fig. 4

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In the circuit of Fig. 5 find i(t) at t = 0 following switching of S from (1) to (2). Assume steady
state circuit while S was at (1). Also find the expression for i(t).
1
S 50 Ohm
i(t)
+

10 Ohm

2
12 V

1F

Fig. 5
5.

Find the expression of voltage across the capacitor following switching at t = 0 if the stored initial
voltage (vc (0)) is 50 V. What would be the time constant of the discharging circuit? (Fig. 6)

6.

4 Ohm

t=0

4 Ohm

1 Ohm

100 mfd
-

Fig. 6
In the Fig. 7 find the current through inductor at t=0 + as well as the voltage vL(0+)after closing S
at t = 0. Also derive the expression for iL(t) and vL(t).
1 Ohm

a t=0
iL(t)

b
1 Ohm

10 V

7.

L=1H

10 V

+
VL(t)

Fig. 7
With the switch closed in the circuit of Fig. 8 steady state is reached. Find the expression of net
current i(t) in the 10 V source after the switch is opened at t = 0.
15 Ohm

10 V
2H

t=0

10 Ohm

5 Ohm

i(t)

Fig. 8

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In the circuit of Fig. 9 find vc(t) and ic(t) following switching on the capacitor at t = 0.
10 Ohm

5 Ohm

Vc(t)
-

100 mfd

10 Ohm

5V

ic(t)

Fig. 9
9.

Find the current ic (t) in the Fig. 10 for t 0.

12 V

3k

2k
t=0
12 k

150 mfd

3k

6k

ic(t)
Fig. 10
10. For the network shown in Fig.11, determine the mathematical expressions for the variation of
the voltage across the capacitor and the current through the capacitor following the closure of
the switch at t = 0 on to position 1, The switch is closed on to the position 2 when t = 100 ms;
determine the new expressions for the capacitor voltage and current.
R1

100 k

10 V

C
0.1 F

R2
200 k

Fig. 11
11. The switch K was in open position for a long time. At t=0, the switch is closed. Find the inductor
current IL(0-) and capacitor voltage VC(0-) just before closing the switch. After the switch is
closed, determine the steady state value of inductor current IL( ) and capacitor voltage VC( ).
(Figure 12)

Fig. 12

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12. The switch in the circuit of Fig. 13 has been closed for a long time and it is opened at t = 0.
Calculate an expression for iL(t) for t 0

Fig. 13
13. In the circuit shown in the Fig. 14, the switch opens at t = 0. Find i(t) for t > 0

Fig. 14
14. The circuit shown in figure 15 is at steady state when the switch opens at t = 0. Determine i(t) for
t 0

Fig. 15
15. The source voltage in the circuit is vS (t )

8 12u(t ) . Determine v(t) for t

Fig. 16

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