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Spring 2015
Homework 1
Due Tuesday January 29 in class. Show all your work; all problems must be
properly solved and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve
the homework on separate sheets of paper, i.e. not this paper, and preferably on
engineering paper.
1- Find the charge and sketch its waveform when the current entering a terminal of
an element is as shown in the figure below. Assume that q(t)=0 for t<0. The
vertical axis represents the current in A and the horizontal axis time in s.
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
4
2- Find the charge that has entered the terminal of an element from t = 0 s to t = 3 s
when the current entering the element is shown in the figure below. The vertical
axis represents the current in A and the horizontal axis time in s.
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
4
3- The figure shows four circuit elements identified by letters A, B, C and D
a- Which of the devices supply 12 W of power?
b- Which of the devices absorbs 12 W of power?
4- The following figure shows a circuit where all the element currents and voltages
are specified. Are these voltages and currents correct? Justify your answer
8- How much energy does a 10HP motor deliver in 30 minutes? Assume that 1HP
(horsepower) equals 746W
10- An electroplating bath as shown in the figure is used to plate silver uniformly onto
objects like kitchenware. A current of 600 A flows for 20 minutes and each
coulomb transports 1.118 mg of silver. What is the weight of silver deposited in
grams?
ECE103
Spring 2015
Homework 2
Due Thursday February 5 in class. Show all your work, all problems must be
properly solved and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve
the homework on separate sheets of paper, preferably engineering paper. Do not
solve the homework in this page.
3- Given the following circuits find (a) the current I and the power absorbed by the
resistor and (b) the voltage across the current source and the power supplied by
the source.
4- Write KCL equations for each node in the following circuit
5- Using the rules for parallel and series connection simplify the following circuit
and determine Vx and the power absorbed in the 8 Ω resistor
6- In the circuit shown in the figure below determine all the indicated currents.
Hint: Use parallel and series connection rules to simplify the circuit.
ECE103
Spring 2015
Homework 3
Due Thursday February 12 in class. Show all your work; all problems must be
properly solved and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve
the homework on separate sheets of paper, i.e. not this paper, and preferably on
engineering paper.
2- Design problem
You are designing a Christmas tree light set, to be strung on a tree in your backyard, that
will operate from a 6-V battery. The heavy-duty rechargeable battery you selected can
provide a continuous 9A of current for a 4-hour period of operation each night before
being completely drained. Design a set of lights that are configured in a parallel
arrangement that will match the performance specifications of your battery. The
resistance of each bulb is 12 Ω. Design for the case of the maximum number of lights.
Due Thursday February 26 in class. Show all your work; all problems must be
properly solved and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve
the homework on separate sheets of paper, i.e. not this paper, and preferably on
engineering paper.
1- Apply nodal analysis to determine the current I. Consider that the lower node is
ground
2- Apply nodal analysis to determine the voltage Va. Consider that the lower node
is ground
3- Apply nodal analysis to determine the current I. Consider that the lower node is
ground.
7- Using source transformation determine the current through and the power
dissipated in the 8Ω resistor.
ECE103
Spring 2015
Homework 5
Due Thursday March 5 in class. Show all your work; all problems must be properly
solved and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve the
homework on separate sheets of paper, preferably on engineering paper. Do not use
these pages for providing the solutions to the homework problems.
What will be the current through the variable resistor when it is set to R=18 Ω?
6- A battery has a short circuit current of 20A and an open circuit voltage of 12V. If
the battery is connected to a light bulb of resistance 1.4 Ω, what will be the power
dissipated by the bulb?
ECE103
Spring 2015
Homework 6
Due Thursday March 12. Show all your work; all problems must be properly solved
and assumptions justified. A list of results is NOT acceptable. Solve the homework
on separate sheets of paper, preferably on engineering paper. Do not use these
pages for providing the solutions to the homework problems.
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6- For the circuit in problem 5, find the maximum power that the circuit can deliver.
[Pmax=12W]
ECE103
Spring 2015
Homework 7
Due Thursday March 26 in class.
2- For the circuit in the figure, if V1=10V and V2=5V, find the output voltage V0
Answer: Vo = -5V
3- For the circuit in Exercise 2, if V1=10V and V2=0, find the current I0
Answer: Vo=-20V
Answer : Vo = -10V
8- What is the overall gain, Vout/Vin, for the circuit shown below?
Answer:
Vout/
Vin =
-1
ECE103
Spring 2015
Homework 8
Due Thursday April 2 in class.
Answer: 16 kohm
2- Obtain the expression for the voltage gain G=V0/Vs for the following circuit
Answer G=1/3
Vo = 8.5 VS
ECE103
Spring 2015
Homework 9
Due Thursday April 9 in class.
1- Two coaxial cables are connected in parallel and charged to 12 V. If the charge 50 pF
accumulated is 600 pC, what is the capacitance of the parallel cable connection?
2- A 10 µF capacitor has an accumulated charge of 500 nC. Determine the voltage 50 mV
across the capacitor
3- Determine the value of C1
4 uF
4- Find Ceq
1.5 uF
9.42 mH
6- The wavefront for the voltage across the capacitor shown in the figure (a) is given
by the figure in (b). Determine the following quantities:
a) the energy stored in the capacitor at t = 2.5 ms 11.25 mJ
b) the energy stored in the capacitor at t = 5.5 ms 1.25 mJ
c) the current in the capacitor at t = 1.5 ms 1A
d) the current in the capacitor at t = 4.75 ms 0A
e) the current in the capacitor at t = 7.5 ms 0.5 A
7- The wavefront for the current in the 2 H inductor shown in figure (a) is given in
figure (b). Determine:
a) The energy stored in the inductor at t = 1.5 ms 0.9 mJ
b) The energy stored in the inductor at t = 7.5 ms 56.25 uJ
c) The voltage in the inductor at t = 1.5 ms 0
d) The voltage in the inductor at t = 2.75 ms - 40 V
e) The voltage in the inductor at t = 6.25 ms 15 V
ECE103
Spring 2015
Homework 10
Due Thursday April 23.
2- Design an op-amp circuit in which the relationship between the output voltage
V0 and the two input signals V1 and V2 is:
V0 = "#5 ∫ V1 t dt $% − 2 V2 t
() ()
3- An uncharged capacitor of 1 mF is charged by a constant current of 1 mA. Find
the voltage across the capacitor after 4 seconds
4- Find the value of C if the energy stored in the capacitor equals the energy stored
in the inductor.
ECE103
Spring 2015
Homework 11
Due April 30.
1- The switch in the figure has been closed for long time and it opens at t = 0. Find
V(t) for t > 0
3- In the circuit in the figure, the switch was in the position A for long time. At t=0
it is switched to position B. The voltage in the capacitor for t > 0 is:
4- For the circuit in problem 3, the switch was in the position B for long time and at
t = 0 is switched to position A. The voltage in the capacitor for t > 0 is:
5- The switch in the circuit in the figure has been closed for long time. It opens at
t=0. Find i(t) for t > 0.
6- The switch in the circuit in the figure has been open for long time. It closes at
t=0. Find i(t) for t > 0.
ECE103
Spring 2015
Homework 12
Due May 7.
∞
1- Calculate the integral ∫ sin ( 2π t ) δ ( t − 1) dt
−∞
2- If Vs changes from 2 V to 4 V at t = 0, we may express Vs as:
2 δ (t ) V
a.
2 u (t ) V
b.
2 + 2 u (t ) V
c.
−2 u (t ) + 4 u (t ) V
d.
e. None of the above
du ( t )
a- δ ( t ) =
dt
dr (t )
b- δ ( t ) =
dt
du ( t )
c- r ( t ) =
dt
d- u (t ) = ∫ r (t ) dt