Electrical Circuit

Mid-se
emester exaamination (6
( question
ns, 100 poinnts)
Maay 10, 2010
0 from 10 am
a till noon
n (2 hours)

For all questions,, please justify your answer to get full crredits. If thhe question
n is not
clear, p
please statee you assum
mption.

1) Calculate R4
R so that Vab = 0 giveen R1=4 ohm, R2=8o
ohm,R3=2oohm and Vi=5Volt
(10 points).

Brid
dge Circuit

=  No volltage between
n a&b

∗
R = = = 4 Ohm

Exp
planation

 a&
&b must havee the same potential to asssure Vab = 0!!

2 tim
mes Voltage divider
d equation:

2 Ohm R
5V ∗ = 5V ∗
4 Ohm + 2 Ohm
O 8 Ohm + R
2) Using supeer position
n to calculaate voltage Vx and current Ix of circuit bellow (20
points).

Sup
perposition 1 (Current souurce open circuit))
Paraallel resistancce:
∗
= 0.75 kOhm m

Volttage divider:
20 V = 8.57 V

Calculation IX1 and

a VX1
.
I = = 2.86 mA (- be
ecause directtion is given)

8.5
57 V
V = = 2.86 V
3 (resistorrs in series)

Sup
perposition 2 (voltage sourrce short cut)
Mesh Analysis
1) i1 = 1 mA
2) 1000(i2-i1)+1000(i2-i3)=
=0
i3
3) 1000(i3-i1)+1000(i3-i2)+2000(i3)=0

1) i1 = 1 mA
2) i2 = 0.714 mA
A
i2 i1
3) i3 = 0.429 mA
A

 IX2 = i3 = 0.4
429 mA
 VX2 = (i1-i3)**1000 = 0.571 V

Total

IX1 + IX2 = -2.86 + 0.43 = - 2.4

43 mA
VX1 + VX2 = 2.86 + 0.57 = 3.43 V
3) Using eitheer nodal an
nalysis or m
mesh analyssis to find the
t currentt I (20 points).

Node to calculatee Referencce Node

1 1 1 40 20
+ + + =0
1
10 8 8 8 10

 Node voltagee = -8.57 V

( . )
I= = 2.857 A  -2.857 A (beecause of assu
umed directio
on of current))
4) Obtain Thevenin equ uivalent cirrcuit at terrminal A-B
B for the ciircuit below
w. Note
that curreent across current coontrolled current
c sou
urce is 100 I. when I is the
current acrross 1 Kilo--ohm resisttor (20poin nts).

C D

Find
d Thevenin
n equivalentt circuit forr the nodes between 100 kOhm rresistor
Rth

1000
00(i1-i2)+50000(i1-i3)=0
1000
00(i2-i1)+60000i2+100000 0(i2-i3)=0
5000
0(i3-i1)+1000000(i3-i2)+4000(i3-i4)=0
4000
0(i4-i3)-1=0

 i4 = 0.426 mA
A
 Rth = 1/0.426 mA = 2347
7 .41 Ohm

Vth

1000
00(i2-i1)+500
00(i2-i3)=12
I2=1
10*I
I3=1
11*I

 I = 0.088 mAA
 10*I = 0.88 mA
m
 Vth = 12 – (6
6000 Ohm * 0.88 mA) = 6. 72 V

5) The circuitt below hass R = 1 ohm

m, and L = 5H.Calcula
ate Vo from
m the circuiit below
given dc voltage Vi = 10 Volt iss applied at
a time t = 0. Op-ampp is initially
y nulled
(20 points).

Till eexam inducto

or is not cove
ered.
6) Calculate Vo from the
e circuit beelow assum
me that Vi = 10V annd gm = 9.6
64x10-3.
You can usse any meth
hod (10 po ints).

Even
n though theey are conneccted left and
d right is independent exccept the currrent source. They are
conn
nected only via
v ground lin
ne.

Calculation of Vbee
.
= 6.23 kO
Ohm (paralle
el resistors 10
00k and 6.64k)
.

.
= 10 ∗ = 9.5 V (Voltage
( divid
der formula)
. .

Calculation of VO

Isourcce = 9.46*10-33 * 9.5 V = 91

1.58 mA
R = 9171.81 Ohm m (Three resiistors paralleel)
V = 91.58 mA * 9171.81
9 Ohm = 839.95 V

CConsidering the
t direction of
tthe current so
ource!!
 VO = - 8399.95 V