EN-209: Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering TUTORIAL-I

(DC Circuit Analysis and Theorems)

1. Find the equivalent resistance between the terminals A and B

(a) (b)

[Ans: (a) 2Ω, (b) 3Ω]

2. If VA – VB = 6 V, then VC – VD is

[Ans: -5 V]

3. Use nodal analysis to find v1, v2 and v3 in the circuit shown in the figure below

[Ans: v1 = 10 V, v2 = 4.933 V, v3 = 12.267 V]

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4. Obtain the Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits at terminals a-b for the circuit in Fig. below

[Ans: 10 Ω, Vth = 166.67 V, IN = 16.667 A]

5. Find the Thevenin equivalent between terminals a-b of the foloowing circuits,

(a) (b)

[Ans: (a) Vth = 2V, Rth = 16.67 Ω. (b) Vth = -1.5 V, Rth = 2 Ω]

6. Use mesh analysis to find the current I in circuit (a) below, io and vo in circuit (b) below, and i1, i2
and i3 in circuit (c) below. All resistances in Ω if it is not mentioned.

(a) (b) (c)

[Ans: (a) I= 0.375 A. (b): vo =2.9406 V, io =490 mA. (c): i1=3.5 A, i2=-0.5 A and i3=2.5 A]

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7. For the circuit shown in the figure below, what resistor connected across terminals (ab) will
absorb maximum power from the circuit? What is that power?

[Ans: 8 kΩ, 1.152 W]

8. Find the Nortons equivalent at terminals a-b of the circuit in the Fig. below

[Ans: RN= 3 Ω, IN = 1A]

9. Use superposition to find Vx in the circuits (a & b) , and vo and io in circuit (c).

(a) (b)

(c)

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[Ans: (a) 11.2 V. (b): -26.67 V. (c) 17.99 V, 1.799 A]

10. Use source transformation to find the voltage vx in circuits (a&b) and ix in circuits (c&d).

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

[Ans: (a&b) 2.978 V. (c) 254.8 mA, (d) 1.6 A]

11. Find vX and iX in the circuit

[Ans: -4 V, 2.105 A]

12. Apply node voltage analysis to find io and the power dissipated in each resistor in the circuit

[Ans: i0 = 2.73 A, P6 = 44.63 W, P3 = 0.333 W, P5 = 3.8 W]

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13. For the circuit in the Figure, Suppose Vin = 20 V.

(a) Find the output voltage and output current.

(b) Find the ratio of output voltage to input voltage.

(c) Find the power delivered by each source (dependent & independent sources)

[Ans: (a) 100 V, 20 A; (b) 5; (c) 100 W (VS), 150 W (DVS), 2000 W (DCS)]

14. (a) For the circuit shown in the Fig. obtain the Thevenins equivalent at terminals a-b

(b) Calculate the current in RL = 8Ω

(c) Find the value of RL for maximum power to be

deliverable to load

(d) Determine the maximum power.

[Ans: (a) 12 ohm, 40 V; (b) 2 A; (c) 12 ohm; (d) 33.33 W]

15. Determine the mesh currents in the circuit

[Ans: I1 = -3.26 mA, I2 = -1.99 mA, I3 = 1.82 mA]

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16. In the circuit shown below, the maximum power transferred to the resistor R is

[Ans: 3.025 W]

17. Calculate the node voltages v1, v2, and v3 in the circuit (a) and the voltage VA in circuit (b)

(a) (b)

[Ans: (a) v1 = -7.19 V, v2 = -2.78 V, v3 = 2.89 V, (b) VA=11.42 V]

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