FINAL EXAM

14 December 2012

EE 302

PLEASE ATTEMPT ALL PROBLEMS AND SHOW ALL WORK!

WRITE YOUR EXAM SOLUTIONS IN YOUR BLUE BOOK. WE WILL GRADE ONLY
WHAT IS WRITTEN IN YOUR BLUE BOOK.
No class notes, books, homework assignments, or other materials are allowed. You may use a
calculator for the exam. Any calculator that does not have photo/communication capability is
allowed. You have 180 minutes from the start of the exam to complete the exam.
NOTES: You may assume all numerical quantities given in the exam problems are known to 3
significant figures, unless stated otherwise, and calculate your answers accordingly. You must
show all of your work to receive credit. If you need to make an assumption to answer a question,
state it explicitly.
1. [15 points total] Answer each of the questions below clearly and concisely. Each part should require
a few sentences at most.
(a) Explain the passive sign convention as it relates to power. Why does positive power imply that
power is absorbed by the element, while negative power implies that power is delivered?
(b) Consider Circuit 1 below. The voltage measured across R2 by an ideal voltmeter (i.e., a voltmeter
that measures voltage between two terminals with infinite input resistance, therefore drawing no
current) is V0. What are the Thevenin voltage and resistance, vTh and RTh, as seen by the ideal
voltmeter?
(c) Unlike an ideal voltmeter, a real voltmeter offers a finite resistance to the circuit to which it is
connected, and therefore draws nonzero current. Will the voltage measured across R2 in Circuit 1
increase/decrease/stay the same if measured by a real voltmeter? Explain your reasoning.
(d) An op-amp voltage follower circuit is often used as a buffer between an input circuit and a load.
Explain the functionality of the voltage follower. Use a circuit schematic in your explanation.
(e) How would you use an op-amp voltage follower circuit
(using an ideal op-amp) to perform an ideal voltage
measurement using a real voltmeter? Draw the measurement
setup using the circuit in Figure 1a. What are the Thevenin
voltage and resistance, vTh and RTh, as seen by this real
voltmeter?
2. [20 points total] Consider the op-amp circuit on the right below. You may find both the ideal opamp model and realistic op-amp equivalent circuit useful to solve this problem.
(a) Determine the Thvenin equivalent circuit between terminals
a and b, assuming the op-amp is operating in the linear
regime. Simplify your answer as much as possible. Your
results should be expressed in terms of R1, R2, vs, Vcc, and the
op-amp equivalent circuit parameters A, Ri, and Ro, as needed.
(b) Calculate vTh and RTh if vs = 1V, R1 = 6k, R2 = 3k, Ri =
106, Ro = 10, and A = 106V/V (all quantities known to 2
significant figures).
(c) Under the conditions from part (b), if Vcc = 5V, is the op-amp
operating in the linear regime? Why or why not?

vs

Vcc
a

-Vcc

R1

R2
b

3.

[15 points total] Consider Circuit 3 shown below. The 10V source generates 20W of power and the
12V source generates 24W of power.
(a) What are the values of R1, R2, and R3 that satisfy the conditions described above and in the circuit
diagram?
(b) Verify explicitly that the total power generated in the circuit is equal to the total power dissipated.

4. [20 points total] Consider the circuit shown below right.

(a) Compute vTh and RTh for the circuit, in terms of v1, v2, R1, R2, R, and x (as needed), and draw the
corresponding Thevenin equivalent circuit. Be sure to label the terminals a and b in your drawing
of the Thevenin equivalent circuit.
(b) Suppose R1 = 4, R2 = 8, R = 12, and x = 1/3. A load resistor RL is connected between
terminals a and b. Compute the value of RL for which power transfer to RL is maximized, and
then, for this value of RL, compute the power dissipated in RL as a function of v1 and v2.
(c) Suppose R1 = 4, R2 = 8, R = 12,
v1 = v2 = v, and a load resistor RL = 4 is
connected between terminals a and b.
Calculate the value of x for which the
power dissipated in RL is maximized, and
the value of x for which the power
dissipated in RL is minimized, noting that
we must have 0 x 1 .
5. [15 points total] Consider the multiple op-amp circuit at the top of the next page. You may assume
the ideal op-amp model is valid.
(a) Determine vo(v1, v2), assuming the op-amps are operating in the linear regime. Simplify your
answer as much as possible. Your result should be in terms of v1, v2, and the resistances shown in
the circuit, as needed.
(b) Calculate vo(v1, v2) if R1 = 40k, R2 = 90k, R3 = 120k, R4 = 6k, R5 = 30k, R6 = 2k, R7 =
3k, R8 = 25k, R9 = 75k, R10 = 50k, R11 = 100k, R12 = 50k, assuming the op-amps are
operating in the linear regime.
(c) What is vo if v1 = 1V, v2 = 2V, Vcc = 5V, and the resistance values are the same as in part (b)? Is
the linear region analysis valid? Give a complete and detailed explanation of your answer.

R3
R10
R1
v1

vn1
vp1

Vcc

Op-amp I

vo1

R8

vn3
vp3

-Vcc

Vcc

Op-amp III

vo3

vo(v1,v2)

+
-Vcc

R6
R4

vp2
R2
v2

vn2

R7

Vcc

Op-amp II

-Vcc

vo2

R9

vp4
vn4

Vcc

Op-amp IV

vo4

-Vcc

R11

R5
R12

6. [15 points total] You are assigned the task of building a temperature sensing circuit that senses a
temperature in the range 0C to 20C. The temperature sensing element you are given is driven by a
20V source through a resistor as shown in Circuit 6 below, and provides a voltage Vts at the terminal
shown in the diagram. The temperature sensing element has a temperature coefficient of -2 mV/C,
i.e., Vts decreases by 2mV for every increase in temperature of 1C. The voltage Vts is 2V at 0 C
, and
the minimum current the temperature sensing element requires for operation is 1.8 mA.
You are given a 20 V power supply (same as the one shown in Circuit 6), 2 op-amps (ideal), and an
unlimited supply of resistors. You may also assume that the op amps have access to power supply
voltages sufficient to ensure operation in the linear region. Design a temperature sensing circuit as
described above that takes Vts as its input and also meets the following requirements:
(i) No current is drawn from the sensing element by the
temperature sensing circuit.
(ii) The output voltage of the instrument, in volts, is
numerically equal to the temperature in the temperature
range from 0C to 20C.

EE 302 Final Exam Results - Fall 2012

All sections
18

Mean = 41.3

Median = 41

Standard Deviation = 17.5

Range = 1-87

44

80

16

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Number of Students

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