Amity School of Engineering & Technology

Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Subject Basics of Electrical Engineering

Assignment-1
1. A resistance of R is connected in series with parallel circuit comprising 2 resistances of
8 and 12 respectively. The total power dissipated in circuit is 70 W, when applied
voltage is 20 V. Calculate the value of R.

8
R

12

20 V
2. Find the current I in the 50 resistor in circuit shown in figure.

60

40 40

50 100 100
110 V

3. Find the current I supplied by 50 V source.

5
12 8 2 6 3

50 V
4. State Kirchoffs Voltage Law and Kirchoffs Current Law. And also solve the given
numerical and find the current in various resistors.

0.1 0.05
230V

1.2
0.06 1.1

5. Two Batteries A and B having emfs 12V and 8V respectively and internal resistances of
2 and 1 respectively, are connected in parallel across 10 resistor. Calculate
i) The current in each of the batteries and external resistors and
ii) Potential Difference across external resistor

6. Explain with diagram

i) Voltage and Current Sources
ii) Ideal Voltage and Current Sources
iii) Source Conversion Technique
iv) Dependent and Independent Current and Voltage Sources
v) Voltage Divider an Current Divider Rule

7. State Maxwell Mesh Current Method and Calculate the current in each branch of the
circuit.
a. 20

30

40
50
60 10

20V

100V 50V

b.

2 3

13V
11V 1 2
8. State Nodal Analysis Method and find the current flowing in the battery.
a.
4

5
5V

1A 2 20 10

b. Solve the circuit using Nodal Analysis.

5 6

2.5

2.5A
1A 15 20 4

9. State Superposition Theorem with derivation and find the circuit in 23 resistor in the
circuit shown in fig.
a.
4

27 47 23
20A

50V

b. Use the superposition theorem to find the current through 10 resistance in the circuit
shown in Fig.
10

25V
15

15V

5A
10. State and Explain Thevnins Theorem and Nortans Theorem with procedure.
11. Calculate
a. Power which would be dissipated in a 50 resistor connected across xy in the
network shown in fig.
20 20
X
100V
40 10

20
Y
20
b. Using Thevenins Theorem, Find Potential Difference across branch AB of the Network
Shown in Fig.
2 4
A

10V 2 2 1

B
c. Using Nortans Theorem, Find current through 1 resistor in shown in Fig.

3
4
6V 24V
1

12V 6 12

d. Using Nortans Theorem, find the current in 8 resistor of the network shown in Fig.

A
5
4
8
6
12V

B
12. State Maximum Power Transfer Theorem and Proof condition of Maximum Power
Transfer Theorem.
13. Calculate the value of R will absorb Maximum Power from the circuit shown in fig. Also
find the value of maximum Power.

6
6V

2A 15 3 R

8V
14. Derive Star and Delta transformation.
a. Delta to Star Transformation
b. Star to Delta Transformation
15. Determine the resistance between the terminal A and B of the network shown in Fig.
Using Star/Delta Transformation.
A
10 20 5
10 5 15 25

B
5 30
16. Using Nortons theorem and Star/Delta Transformation, Find the current through the 8
resistor shown in Fig. All resistance values are in ohms.

2
6 6

8
200V 4 20
10 10