Assignment 1, Basic Electronics Spring 2015

Department of Computer Science, NUCES-FAST

Due Date for Sections C, D, E, F: 9th March 2015
Due Date for Sections A, B: 10th March 2015
Topics:
Voltage, current, power and energy
Ohms Law, Power sign convention,
Kirchhoffs laws (KCL & KVL) in circuits having independent as well as dependent sources
Series & parallel circuits

1. A stove element draws 15A when connected

to a 240-V source.
a. How long does it take to consume 180 kJ?
b. How many coulombs of charge is flowing
through stove element?

2. A battery may be rated in ampere-hours (Ah). A

lead-acid battery is rated at 160 Ah.
a. What is the maximum current it can supply for
40 h?
b. How many days will it last if it is discharged at
1 mA?

3. Find voltages v1 and v2

4. If Vs = 10 V, R1=5k and R2=25, find current in

each resistor and the power absorbed by each
resistor. If all resistors are of 1W each, then explain
whether following circuit is practically safe or not.

Answer: V1=8V, V2= -12

Answer: i1=2mA, i2= -400mA, PR1=20mW, PR2=4W

5. Find Is, I1 and I2 using KCL

Answer: I2 = 3mA, I1= 6mA, Is= 11mA

6. Find Vfb and Vec in the circuit using KVL

Answer: Vfb= - 8V, Vec= - 6V

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7. Calculate Io in the following circuit using KCL &
KVL

8. Calculate v and ix in the following circuit

Answer: Io = 1A

Answer: ix =-4A, v= 6Volts

9. Find Ix in the following circuit

10. Find Vo in the network given below:

Answer: Ix = -3mA

Answer: Vo = 6.857V

11. (a) Calculate the current in the resistance in the 12. (a) Calculate the voltage in the resistance in the given
given circuit when the switch is in position 1. (b)
circuit with the switch in position 1. (b) Now turn the
With the switch is in position 2 what will be the
switch to position 2 and calculate the new value of
new value of the current?
voltage in R. Both current sources are ideal.

Answer: (a) 100V (b) not valid

Answer: (a) 1A(b) not valid

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13. Find Io in the circuit given below:

14. Find Vy in the circuit given below:

Answer: Vy = 4.5v

Answer: Io = -2A

15. Find Req

16. All resistors are 5 each. Find Req

Answer: Req = 73

Answer: Req = 8.125

17. Find Req as seen by the source

18. Find V in the following circuit after simplifying the

circuit

Answer: Req = 20

Answer: V = 60V

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