EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits – Midterm Exam

Faculty of Engineering

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

EENG223 Circuit Theory I

INFE221 – Electrical Circuits

Midterm Exam
Spring 2009-10

20 April 2010
Duration: 90 minutes

Instructor: O. Kukrer

Solve all 5 Problems

STUDENT’S
NUMBER
NAME
SURNAME
GROUP NO.

Problem Points
1 20
2 20
3 20
4 20
5 20
TOTAL 100
 EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits – Midterm Exam

1. In the circuit of Figure 1, find the current io using nodal analysis.

2 Ω v1 4 Ω v2
Figure 1

+
io
30 V _
3 io 3 Ω 2A

v1  30 v v
KCL eqn. for node 1:  3i0  1 2  0  3v1  v2  12i0  60
2 4
v2
i0   3v1  3v2  60 (1)
3

v2  v1 v2
KCL eqn. for node 2:   2  0   3v1  7v2  24 (2)
4 3
v
Solving (1) and (2)  v1  11.6 V v2  8.4 V  i0  2  2.8 A
3
 EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits – Midterm Exam

2. In the circuit of Figure 2,

(a) Find the voltage Vx using mesh analysis. (15 pts)
(b) Find the power supplied by the 4-A current source. (10 pts)

4 Ω C 10 Ω supermesh
Figure 2
+ Vx-

70 V + i1 i2 +
4V
_ _ x
4A

(a)

KVL eqn. for the supermesh: 70  4i1  10i2  4Vx  0

Vx  4i1  20i1  10i2  70 (1)

KCL at node C : i2  i1  4 (1)  30i1  40  70  i1  1 A , i2  5 A

Vx  4i1  4 V

(b) Voltage across the 4-A current source VC  70  4i1  66 V  P  4  VC  264 W

 EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits – Midterm Exam

3. Use superposition to find the current i0 in the circuit in Figure 3.

i0 6 Ω
Figure 3
2A
8 Ω

+
2 Ω 3 i0 24 V
_

1. Apply the 2A-source, turn off the 24V-source:

i 01 6 Ω
Nodal analysis:
2A
v1 v2 8 Ω
KCL eqn. for node 1:
v1 v v
2 Ω 3 i 01  2  1 2  0  4v1  v2  12 (1)
2 6
v2  v1 v
KCL eqn. for node 2:  2  3i01  2  0
6 8
v1  v2
i01   8v1  5v2  48 (2)
6
9  24
(1) & ( 2)  v1  9 V v2  24 V i01   2.5 A
6

2. Apply the 24V -source, turn off the 2A -source:

i 02 6 Ω
v2 v  24
KCL eqn. for node 2:  3i02  2 0
8 Ω
8 8
v2 v2
i02    v2  24 V  i02  3 A
+
8
2 Ω 3 i 02 24 V
_

 i0  i01  i02  0.5 A

 EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits – Midterm Exam

4. Use source transformation to find the voltage v0 in the circuit in Figure 4.

6v0 6 Ω
- +
Figure 4

3 Ω
+
6 Ω v0 +
_ 20V
-

Transform the dependent voltage source (6v0) in v0

series with the 6Ω resistance to a current source:

6 Ω
2 Ω
3 Ω
+
6 Ω v0 +
20 V
_
-

Transform the dependent current source (v0) in 2v0

parallel with the 2Ω resistance (equivalent of 2 Ω
- +
6 3 ) to a voltage source:
+
6 Ω v0 +
20 V
_
-
i

KVL for the loop : 8i  2v0  20  0 v0  6i  i  1 A  v0  6 V

 EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits – Midterm Exam

5. Obtain the Thevenin equivalent of the circuit in Figure 5 with respect to the terminals a-b.

5 Ω 5 ix
a + -

+ i in ix
Figure 5 v oc 4 Ω 10 A
_
b

Since the current iin is zero (terminals a-b are open)

ix  10 A  voc  5ix  4ix  90 V

 VTh  90 V

To find RTh, turn off the 10A-source, then apply a 5 Ω 5 ix

a test source between a-b: + -

it ix
 vt  9it  5ix  0  ix  it  vt  14it vt + 4 Ω
-

 RTh  14 

b
Thevenin equivalent circuit:

14 Ω
a

-
90 V