American university of Ras Al Khaimah

ECEN 280

HW1

Name : Mohammed Al-Saftawi

ID number:2017003279

Instructor : Dr. Mayssa Farahat

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 1. Find the current in amperes if 650 C of charge passes through a wire in 50 s.

Q = 650 C
T = 50 s
I = Q/ T = 650/50 = 13 A.

2. Will a fuse rated at 1 A “blow” if 86 C pass through it in 1.2 minute?

Q = 86 C
T = 1.2 min = 1.2 *60 second = 72 seconds
I = Q/ T = 86/ 72 = 1.194 A
Yes the fuse with 1A rating will blow.

3. If 21.847x1018 electrons pass through a wire in 12 s, find the current.

Q = 1.6*10-19*21.847*1018 = 3.49 C
I = Q/T = 3.49C/12s = 0.29 A

4. How many electrons pass through a conductor in 1 min and 30 s if the current is 4 mA?

Q = I*T = 4*10-3*90s = 0.36 C

Number of electrons Ne = Q/charge of electron = 0.36/(1.6*10-19)
= 2.25*1018 electrons

5. Determine the current flowing through an element if the charge flow is given by
(a) q(t) = (8t2 + 4t -2) C
(b) q(t) = 10 sin120πt pC
(c) q(t) = 20e-4t µC

𝑑 𝑞(𝑡) 𝑑
(a)𝑖 (𝑡 ) = = (8t2 + 4t -2) = (16t + 4) A
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑
(b)𝑖 (𝑡 ) = (10 sin120πt pC) = 10cos120 πt *120π = 1200πcos120πt pA
𝑑𝑡
𝑑
(c) 𝑖 (𝑡 ) = 20e-4t µC = 20e-4t (-4) = -80e-4t µA
𝑑𝑡

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 6. Find the charge q(t) flowing through a device if the current is:
(a) i(t) = 3 A, q(0) = 1 C
(b) i(t) = (2t + 5) mA, q(0) = 0
(c) i(t) = 20 cos(10t + π/6) µA, q(0) = 2 µC
Solution: (a) q(t) = ʃ i(t) dt + q(0) = ʃ 3 A dt + 1 = 3t + 1 C
(b) q(t) = ʃ (2t + 5) mA + 0 = t2 + 5t = (t2 + 5t) mC
(c) q(t) =ʃ 20 cos(10t + π/6) µA + 2 = 20 sin(10t + π/6)/10 + 2 µC

7. The charge entering a certain element is shown in figure. Find the current at:
(a) t = 1 ms (b) t = 6 ms (c) t = 10 ms

First find the charge equations using the formulae for the equation of line with coordinates as (0, 0),
and (2ms, 80mC)
𝑦1 − 𝑦2
𝑦 − 𝑦1 = (𝑥 − 𝑥1 )
𝑥1 − 𝑥2
0−80𝑚𝐶
q(t) – 0 = (t – 0)
0−2𝑚𝑠
q(t) = 40t C, 0≤ t ≥ 2 ms

q(t) = 80 mC, 2 ms ≤ t ≥ 8 ms

8 ms ≤ t ≥ 12 ms; (8 ms, 80 mC), (12 ms, 0)

80𝑚𝐶−0
q(t) – 80 mC = (t – 8 ms)
8𝑚𝑠−12𝑚𝑠
q(t) = 80 m – 20(t – 8m)
q(t) = - 20 t + 80 m + 160 m
q (t) = - 20 t + 0.24 C, 8 ms ≤ t ≥ 12 ms

The charge equations are,

q(t) = 40t C, 0 ≤ t ≥ 2 ms
q(t) = 80 mC, 2 ms ≤ t ≥ 8 ms
q (t) = - 20 t + 0.24 C, 8 ms ≤ t ≥ 12 ms

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 𝑑 𝑑
(a) t = 1 ms; i = 𝑞 (𝑡 ) = 40 𝑡 𝐶 = 40 𝐴
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

𝑑 𝑑
(b) t = 6 ms; i = 𝑞 (𝑡 ) = 80 𝑚𝐶 = 0 𝐴
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

𝑑 𝑑
(c) t = 10 ms; i = 𝑞 (𝑡 ) = (−20 𝑡 + 0.24)𝐶 = −20 𝐴
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

8. The current flowing past a point in a device is shown in figure. Calculate the total charge through the point.

Solution:equation of line for the points (0,0) and (1,10) is

𝑦1 − 𝑦2
𝑦 − 𝑦1 = (𝑥 − 𝑥1 )
𝑥1 − 𝑥2
10𝑚𝐴 −0
i(t) – 0 = (t – 0)
1𝑚𝑠−0
i(t) = 10t A , 0≤ t ≥1ms
i(t) = 10 mA , 1≤ t ≥2ms

2𝑚𝑠 1𝑚𝑠 2𝑚𝑠

q(t) = ∫0 𝑖(𝑡 )𝑑𝑡 =∫0 10t A 𝑑𝑡 + ∫1𝑚𝑠 10 mA 𝑑𝑡
1𝑚𝑠 2𝑚𝑠
= 5 𝑡2 ∫ + 10 𝑚 𝑡 ∫ = 5 [(1 × 10−3 )2 − (0)2 ] + 10 × 10−3 [ 2 × 10−3 − 1 × 10−3 ]
0 1𝑚𝑠
−6
=5 × 10 + 10 × 10−3 (1 × 10−3 ) = 15 × 10−6 𝐶 = 15 𝜇𝐶

9. What is the voltage between two points if 96 mJ of energy are required to move 50×1018 electrons
between the two points?

Solution:Charge of electron = 1.6 × 10-19 coulombs

Total charge Q = 50*1018 * 1.6 × 10-19 = 8.01 C
Energy required W = 96 mJ
Voltage V = W/Q = 96*10-3 J/8.01 C = 12 mV
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10. The potential difference between two points in an electric circuit is 24 V. If 0.4 J of energy were
dissipated in a period of 5 ms, what would the current be between the two points?

V= 24 V , W = 0.4 J , T = 5 ms = 5*10-3 s
V = W/ Q
Q = W/ V = 0.4/ 24 = 0.01667 C
I = Q/ T = 0.01667/ 5*10-3 = 3.333 A

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