Time: 45 Minutes

EE 101: Electrical Sciences

Marks: 10

Quiz-2 (01 Nov 2014)

1. The details of an iron-cored inductor are shown in Figure 1 (a) where the dimensions are in
cm. The core is 2 cm deep. The linearized B-H curve of the core is shown in Figure 1 (b).
2

2
B
(T)

2
200 H (A/m)

0,0
Figure 1(a)

Figure 1(b)

a. Draw the magnetic equivalent circuit for the system.

b. Calculate the inductance of the coil if the number of turn N=22.
c. What is the maximum current Imax that the inductor can take before it saturates?
2.

[2]
[1]
[2]

The circuit shown in Figure 2 operates in linear mode and the op-amp is assumed ideal.
a. Find the expression for output voltage
b. If

,
that yield

in terms of
and

and

[3]

, find the value of

[2]

Figure 2

Sol:

1a.

The magnetic equivalent circuit as shown below

NI

where,

= B = 1
H 200

Mean length
Cross section

= 411 cm = 0.44 m
= 2210-4 m2 = 410-4 m2

Reluctance = l =

0.44
0.22 106 H 1
A (1/ 200) 4 104
2

222
2.2 103 H
6
0.22 10

1b.

Inductance L= N =

1c.

Saturation occurs at B = 1 T,

Therefore max =1 4 104 =

imax =

Sol:

2a.

Let

and

[2]

[1]

Nimax
22 imax
and, then

0.22 106

Nimax 4 104 0.22 106

=4A

22

[2]

denote the voltages at inverting and non-inverting terminals of

op-amp. Now applying KCL at the node formed between

(

On applying the KCL at the node formed between

In linear mode of operation,

(

so
)

, we have
)

, we have
)

On simplification we have
(

2b.

For

)(

[3]

, from the relation derived in part (a) we get

[2]
Alternatively:
For

, we have ,

This means that the current

.
flows only through

and therefore