Circuits Workshop

Friday, August 29,2008

Week 1

Problem 1: Is the source in the active or passive sign convention? If the power absorbed by the
device is 12[W] and v
s
= 110[V], solve for i
s
. What is the power absorbed by the source, v
s
?











Problem 2: In the circuit below, find the value of i using only the definition of power and the
law of Conservation of Power. DO NOT use KCL or KVL. State which of the voltage sources
are in the active sign convention.







+
-
Device
v
s
i
s
+
-
+ -
+
-
5[mA]
7[mA]
i
14[V]
1[V]
3[V]
+ -
+ -
15[V]
4[V]
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Friday, August 29,2008

Problem 3: The voltage and current at the terminals of the circuit element in the figure are zero
for t less than zero. For t greater than or equal to zero they are: v=(50e
-1600[1/s]t
-50e
-400[1/s]t
)[V]
and i=(5e
-1600[1/s]t
-5e
-400[1/s]t
)[mA].

+
-
v
i


a) Find the number of charges that flow through the device between 0 and 625 [s]
b) Find the power absorbed by the circuit at t=625 [s]
c) How much energy is delivered to the circuit between 0 and 625 [s]?
d) Find the total energy delivered to the circuit.










Problem 4: The diagram below shows a model for a cars electrical system. The current i
B
and
the voltage v
B
are given as
( )
1
2[ ]
10 5 [A]; for 0, and
14[V]; for 0.
s t
B
B
i e t
v t

= + >
= >


The variable t is given in [s].

a) With respect to i
B
and v
B
, is the battery in
the active or passive convention?
b) How much energy is absorbed by the
battery in the first second after 0 t = ?






Rest of the
Car
i
B
(t)
v
B
(t)
+
-
Battery
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Friday, August 29,2008

Problem 5: What is the value of the current i
R
?










Problem 6: Solve for the values of v
1
and i
2
. What is the power absorbed by each resistor?














+
-
| |
17.9 kO
R
i
| |
13.4 V
+
-
1
v
| |
1.3 mA
| |
.022 MO
| |
4.6 kO
2
i
| |
0.3 V
+
-
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Friday, August 29,2008
Problem 7: If i
S
= 14[mA] and i
2
= 8 [mA], then what is the value of i
1
? If R
2
=256 [], what is
the power absorbed by R
2
?











Problem 8: A device can be modeled using an ideal voltage source in series with a resistance.
That device is shown in Figure P2.2. A set of resistors was connected to the terminals of the
device, one at a time, and the voltage at the device terminals, v
t
, was measured in each case. The
results are shown in Table P2.2. Then, a 10[] resistor was connected to the terminals of the
device. Find the power absorbed by this 10[] resistor, when it is connected to the device
terminals.









1
R
3
R
2
R
S
i
1
i
2
i
Table P2.2
-113 20
-24.2 15
-3.32 5
v
t
in [V] R in [O]
Device
v
t
+
-
i
t
Figure P2.2
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Problem 9: Find the value of i
A
and v
0
.

200 [V]
40 []
300 [] 75 []
+
v
0
-
i
A