Due date: Aug 8, 2016

Basic components, voltage & current laws,

nodal analysis
 Problem - 1

Find the power absorbed by each element in the

circuit
 Problem - 2

The current waveform depicted here is characterized by

a period of 8 s.
(a) What is the average value of the current over a single
period? (b) If q(0) = 0, sketch q(t) for 0 < t < 20 s.
 Problem - 3

The current waveform depicted is characterized by a

period of 4 s.
(a) What is the average value of the current over a single
period? (b) Compute the average current over the
interval 1 < t < 3 s. (c) If q(0) = 1 C, sketch q(t) for 0 < t <
4 s.
 Problem - 4

The current-voltage characteristic of a silicon solar cell

exposed to direct sunlight is given here. It is obtained by
placing different-sized resistors across the two terminals of
the device and measuring the resulting currents and
voltages.
(a) What is the value of the short-circuit current? (b) What
is the value of the voltage at open circuit? (c) Estimate the
maximum power that can be obtained from the device.
 Problem - 5

The circuit contains a dependent current source; the

magnitude and direction of the current it supplies are
directly determined by the voltage labeled v 1. Determine
the voltage v1 if v2 = 33*i2 and i2 = 100 mA.
 Problem - 6

Count the number of branches and nodes in the circuit.

If ix = 3 A and the 18 V source delivers 8 A of current, what
is the value of RA?
 Problem - 7

For the circuit, determine (a) vR2 and (b) v2, if vR1 = 1 V.
 Problem - 8

Determine vx in the circuit

 Problem - 9

For the single-node-pair circuit, find i A, iB , and iC.

 Problem - 10

Determine the voltage v in the circuit.

 Problem - 11

For the circuit, calculate the voltage v x.

 Problem - 12

In the circuit, find i1, i2, and v3.

 Problem - 13

Determine the value of vx as labeled in the circuit.

 Problem - 14

For the given circuit (a) determine the power absorbed by

each resistor, (b) determine the power supplied by each
current source.
 Problem - 15

The circuit is routinely employed to model the midfrequency

operation of a bipolar junction transistorbased amplifier.
Calculate the amplifier output vout if the transconductance gm
is equal to 322 mS.
 Problem - 16

With regard to the circuit, compute (a) the voltage across

the two 10 Ohm resistors; (b) the power dissipated by the 4
Ohm resistor.
 Problem - 17

In the given circuit, (a) calculate the current flowing through

each resistor and (b) determine the voltage across the
current source
 Problem - 18

For the circuit, compute the voltage across each current

source.
 Problem - 19

For the circuit, determine the nodal voltage v 1 if A is (a) 2i1;

(b) 2v1.
 Problem - 20

Determine the nodal voltages in the circuit