Spring Semester 2009 10

Department Of Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee
EE 101: Electrical Science
Tutorial Sheet 02
1.

Find the equivalent resistance between terminals X-Y in the resistive network shown in Fig.
(Ans.: R = 2.375 )
5

10

10

2
Y

Fig. 1
2.

Find the source current in the following circuit. (Fig. 2)

(Ans.: I = 0.5369 A)

5
5

2V
2

Fig. 2
3.

Find the Thevenins equivalent circuit of Fig. 3 and find the current in 3 resistance.
(Ans.: VTH = 3.125 V, RTH = 7/8 A, I = 0.806A)

10A

5A

10V

Fig. 3

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4.

Find the Norton equivalent to right of a-b terminal in Fig. 4.

(Ans.: IN = 0.333 A, RN = 15 )
10

a
3V

i0=1A

b
Fig. 4
5.

Find the current I in the given circuit (Fig. 5) using superposition theorem.
(Ans.: I = 0 A)
2

I0

1A

1V

Fig. 5
6.

Find the equivalent resistance between terminals A-B in Fig. 6.

(Ans.: R = 0.666 )
1
1
2
B
1

0.33

A
0.33

Fig. 6
Use superposition theorem to find current I in the given circuit. (Fig. 7)
(Ans.: I = 4 A)
3

4V

7.

+
Vx
-

1
2
2A

5Vx

Fig. 7

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8.

Find the current through 10 resistor using Thevenins theorem (use star delta
transformation also). (Fig. 8)
(Ans.: VTH = 139.354 V, RTH = 24.8 , I = 4 A)
180V

2V
8

30

17

34

12

12

30

13

B
10

Fig. 8
9.

Evaluate current through 10 resistance by Thevenins theorem and confirm it by Nortons

theorem. (Fig. 9)
(Ans.: VTH =-6.286 V, ZTH = 9.42 , Il = 0.3236 A)

12V

20V

10

2
5

B
Fig. 9
Find the currents through all the resistances using superposition theorem. (Fig. 10)
(Ans.: I1 = 4.75A, I2 = 0.5A, I3 = 4.25A, I4 = -1.75A)

I1
60V

4
I3
V
I2

12
V

10.

V
I4

6A

Fig. 10

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11.

Find the resistance Ra-b for the following network (all resistances being of 1). (Fig. 11)
(Ans.: Rab = 8/3 )
a

r4
r7

r8

r1

r3

r2

r6
b

r5
c

r9

Fig. 11
12.

Find the Thevenins equivalent circuit about a-b of the given circuit. (Fig. 12)
(Ans.: VTH = 28 V, RTH =10 )
2

4V
a

24A

8
24
b
4

Fig. 12
13.

Use superposition theorem to solve the circuit of Fig. 13 for Vx and Iy.
(Ans.: Vx = 5 V, Iy = 0.5 A)

Iy
30

0.6 Vx

+
20

Vx

10

3A

+
30 V

Fig. 13

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14.

Use superposition theorem to solve the circuit of Fig. 14 for Ix and Is.
(Ans: Ix = 0.433 A and Is = 0.3 A)
Is
10

Ix

+
16 V

1A

2 Ix

30

Fig. 14
15.

Find the current I in the circuit of Fig. 15.

(Ans: I = 2/3 A)

+
1V

1A

2V
1

Fig. 15
16.

Determine the value of Ix by superposition theorem.

(Ans: 1.4 A)

1
Ix

+
-

10 V

3A

+
-

2Ix

Fig. 16

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17.

For the circuit of Fig. 17, find the Nortons equivalent across terminals a and b.
(Ans: RTH = 50.5 )
+

2ia

ib

ia
100

80

0.2 ib

Fig. 17
18.

A practical Dc source when it is momentarily short circuited can provide a current of 2.5 A
and it can supply a power of 80 W to a 20 load. Determine the open circuit voltage and
the value of RL for maximum power transfer and find the maximum power in RL.
(Ans: RL = 80 , Pmax = 125 W)

19.

Determine Thevenins and Nortons equivalent for the circuit of Fig. 18 across a and b.
(VTH = 150 V, RTH = 20 and IN = 7.5 A)
3

+
Vx

10 A

(Vx/4) A

Fig. 18
20.

Find the Thevenins equivalent of the circuit given in Fig. 19 about points ab.
(VTH = 3 V, RTH = 3 )
2i1
-

i1
4

21.

Fig. 19
Determine the amount of power being delivered to 3 resistance in the circuit given in Fig.
20 using Super Position theorem.
(75 W)
-

12 V

i
3

6A
+ 2i
-

Fig. 20

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