THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

SEMESTER I 2009

Scbool of Electrical Engineeri ng and Telecommunications

ELEC2134: Circuits and S ignals - Final Examination

1. TIME ALLOWED - 3 hours

2. READING TIME - 10 minutes
3. THIS EXAMINATION PAPER HAS 8 PAGES
4. TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS - 4
5. TOTAL MARKS AVAILABLE - lOO
6. ALL QUESTIONS ARE NOT OF EQUAL VALUE. MARKS A VAILABLE FOR
EACH QUESTION ARE SHOWN IN THE EXAMINATION PAPER
7. CANDIDATES SHOULD ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS
8. ANSWER EACH QUESTION IN A SEPARATE BOOK
9. LAPLACE TRANSFORM TABLES ARE INCLUDED AT THE END OF THE PAPER
I O. ONLY CALCULATORS APPROVED FOR USE IN EXAMINATIONS MAYBE
USED
11. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE WRITTEN IN INK. EXCEPT WHERE THEY ARE
EXPRESSLY REQUIRED, PENCILS MA Y BE USED ONL Y FOR DRA WING,
SKETCHING OR GRAPHICAL WORK
12. THIS PAPER MAY BE RETAINED BY THE CANDIDATE.

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Question 1 (30 marks)
(a) Write down and simpli fy but do not solve the node equations for the circuit shown in Fig.
1. Express the obtained node equations in matri x form in terms of the labeled node
voltages v /.

V2, VJ.

v .... For your calculation, choose direction of the currents as shown in

(12 marks)

Fig. I.

' 0

20

i3

'"
5i o

"

-."0

"

40

,4

1V

"lV

10

100
i51

i6 1

50

i-

SA

i4 1

io1

10

Fig.!
Cb) Write down and simplify but do not solve the mesh equations for tbe circuit shown in Fi g.
2. Express the obta ined mesh equations in matrix form in terms of the labeled mesh
currents i/.

iz. h ;4.

(12 marks)
10V
}--~-----< +

50
1V

.}---;
50

10

'0

20

Fig. 2
Question 1 continues on next page
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(c) Assume that a load Z absorbs power of 150 W at a lagging power factor of 0.8, and the
voltage across the load Z is 220 Vnns, 50 Hz. What must be the value of capacitor that
needs to be cOImected in parallel with the load Z in order to raise the power factor to
0.95?

(6 marks)

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Question 2 (25 marks)

(a) For the circuit shown in Fig. 3 find the load RL for maximum power transfer and the
(12 marks)

maximum power absorbed by the load.

100

"
x

5V

20

<

50

'x

Fig. 3

(b) Calculate and draw the Norton equivalent circuit of the circuit in Fig. 3 to the left of the
tenninals ab.

(3 marks)

(c) The switch in the circuit of Fi g. 4 has been in position I for a long time. Assume the
switch is moved to position 2 at time

I =

O. Find voltage v(t) for

> O. Calculate in the

(10 marks)

time domain, do not use the Laplace transform.

r -____~-----o
2

20

O.SH

,QV
pl ____~~. .

O.1F

Fig. 4

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'0

40

Question 3 (20 mar ks)

(a) Detenni ne vo{t) for the op amp circui t in Fig. 5 if

v~

= S cos 20001 V.
(10 marks)

l-

i10kQ

10ke

v,

10kQ

.-----i. -)--1'--'V'v'v--------1
OPAM P

1H

20kn

Vo

Fig. 5

(b) Use up to three operational amplifiers, a 5 V power supply and resistors to design and

draw a circuit with the relationship between output voltage

V2

and

V3

given by

Vo

= - 1-

VI

Vu

and three input voJtages

VJ.

+ 2V2 + I Dv). Show all calculations and draw the designed

(10 marks)

circuit.

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Question 4 (25 marks)

Make use of Laplace Transform Tables included at the end of the paper when so lving
Question 4.

(a) Find the LapJace transfonn of the funct ion J(I)

=7(1 -

2)u(t - 2) + 2Ie-" sin(l)u(l) .

(5 marks)

(b) If the initial vo ltage across the capacitor vo(O) = IOV , obtain Vo (t) in the circujt of Fig. 6

(10 marks)

by means of the Laplace transfonn.

-4\

2. u(t) A

40

l'

IF

lH
50

Fig. 6

(c) Consider the ci rcuit shown in Fig. 7. Detennine the state variable model. Take Vo and io as

(10 marks)

the output variables. A ll initial voltages and currents are zero.

+

O.SH

Vo

i . --

20
O.1F +

v,

Fig. 7

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The Laplace Transform

Notation

Transform Definition

Formal Properties

fit)

LUlt))

aflt) + {3glt)

aFIs) + {3GIs)

e" fit)

FIs - a)

ult - a)flt - a) ,

f(at),

fL

a> 0

a> 0

flu) du

t n fit)

l-l)"F(n)(s)

flt)/t

f.~

Flu) du

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la,{3EC)

Table of Laplace 'ITansforms

Definitions
I, t > 0

u(t)

{ 0, t<O

8(t) dt

1,

b(t)9(t) dt

~ 9(0) ,

b(t - a)g(t) dt

~ g(a)

Table of Common Transform Pairs

f(t)

.cU(t)}

f(t)

.cU(t)}

o(t)

sin at

~ 2+Q.2

u(t)

!,

cos at

".

tn

eO'
o(t - a)
u(t - a)

,,'+Bi

sinh at

B:l_o2

an-t-!

cosh

,1 _ ,,2

~
I

f(')(t)

sF(,) - f(O - )

e-~

f")(t)

s'F(s) - ,f(O-) - f 'I)(O- )

tf(t)

-F(J)(s)

n'

'-0

,,-'"

at

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