Faculty of Engineering

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

EENG223 Circuit Theory I

INFE221 – Electrical Circuits

Spring 2010-11

Instructors:

M. K. Uyguroğlu
O. Kükrer

Final EXAMINATION

June 3, 2011

Duration : 150 minutes

Number of Problems: 5

Good Luck

STUDENT’S
NUMBER
NAME
SURNAME SOLUTIONS
GROUP NO

Problem Points
1 30
2 20
3 15
4 20
5 15
TOTAL 100
 EENG223 Circuit Theory I/INFE221 Electric Circuits – Final Examination

1. Find the current i0 in the circuit

shown using
(a) Nodal analysis. (15 pts.) 4Ω
(b) Mesh analysis. (15 pts.) 8A io
10 V

+ 4Ω
+

2vx 2Ω vx

Solution:

(a) Nodal analysis

KVL for the 10-V source :
V3  V2  10
vx  V2
KCL for the supernode:

V2 V2  10  V1
2V2    8  11V2  V1  42 (1)
2 4

KCL for node 1:

V1  V3 V
 8  1  0  2V1  (V2  10)  32  2V1  V2 =  42 (2)
4 4

From Eqs. (1) & (2)  vx  2 V  V1  20 V  i0  5 A

(b) Mesh analysis

supermesh
KVL for the supermesh:
i1
4Ω 8A io 4i3  2(i3  i2 )  10  4i1  0 (1)
10 V i3
+ 4Ω For the 8-A current source: i1  i3  8 A (2)
+

2vx i2 2Ω vx i2  2vx vx  2(i2  i3 )  5i2  4i3 (3)

(1), (2) & (3)  i3  i0  5 A

M. K. Uyguroğlu, O. Kükrer June 3, 2011

 EENG223 Circuit Theory I/INFE221 Electric Circuits – Final Examination

2. In the circuit shown, find the value of R that will absorb maximum power from the circuit.
Find also the value of this maximum power. (20 pts.)
3Vx
+
+

Vx
2A 5Ω 8Ω R

Solution:

R  RTh :
3Vx
+
+ + KVL:
Vx Vt
5Ω 8Ω 1A Vx  3Vx  8(i  1)  0 Vx  5i
i
Vt
 i4A Vt  40 V  RTh   40 
1A

VTh:
3Vx
+
1
+ + KVL: Vx  3Vx  8i2  0  i2   Vx
4
5Ω
Vx
8Ω
VTh 5
2A Vx  5(i1  i2 ) i1  2 A  Vx  10  Vx
i1 i2 4
 Vx  40 V, VTh  2Vx  80 V

VTh2 6400
Pmax    40 W
4 R 4  40

M. K. Uyguroğlu, O. Kükrer June 3, 2011

 EENG223 Circuit Theory I/INFE221 Electric Circuits – Final Examination

3. The initial capacitor voltage in the circuit shown is v(0) = 10 V.

(a) Find the capacitor voltage v(t) for t > 0. (10 pts.)
(b) Find the current ix at t = 0.5 s. (5 pts.)

6v
+

0.4 F v 10 Ω ix 10 Ω

Solution:
v 6v v+6v
+
1
+
i
0.4 F v 10 Ω 10 Ω

v v  6v
(a) KCL for node 1: i   0  i  0.8v
10 10
dv dv i
i C    2v
dt dt 0.4
v(t )  v(0) e 2 t  10 e 2 t V

7v
(b) ix   0.7 10 e2t  7e2t A ix (t  0.5)  7 e1 A
10

M. K. Uyguroğlu, O. Kükrer June 3, 2011

 EENG223 Circuit Theory I/INFE221 Electric Circuits – Final Examination

4. In the circuit shown, the switch has been in position a for a long time. At t = 0, the switch
moves to b.
(a) Find the current i(t) for t  0 s. (10 pts.)
(b) Find the voltage v(t) for t  0 s. (10 pts.)

Solution:
(a) i(0)  0 A since for t  0 the source current is zero.
To find i() :

(10 / /10)
15 Ω i ( )  8  2 A
15  (10 / /10)
8A 10 Ω 10 Ω
i()

R eq :

15 Ω Req  15  (10 / /10)  20 

10 Ω 10 Ω
L 100 mH
Req     5 ms
Req 20 

 i(t )  i()  [i(0)  i()] et /  2  [0  2] et /0.005  2(1  e200t )

di(t )
v(t )  15 i(t )  0.1  30 (1  e200t )  0.2  200 e200t  30  10 e200t V
dt

M. K. Uyguroğlu, O. Kükrer June 3, 2011

 EENG223 Circuit Theory I/INFE221 Electric Circuits – Final Examination

5. Find the output voltage v0 and the output current i0 of the op-amp circuit shown. (15 pts.)

10 kΩ 10 kΩ

10 kΩ

io
5 kΩ
+
+
0.5 V
vo

Solution:
10 kΩ V1 10 kΩ

10 kΩ

(-) io
5 kΩ 0V
+
+
0.5 V
vo

KCL at nodes (-) and V1 :

0.5  0 0  V1
  V1  1 V
5 k 10 k
V1 V1 V v
  1 0  0  v0  3V1  3 V
10 k 10 k 10 k
v V
i0  0 1  0.2 mA
10 k

M. K. Uyguroğlu, O. Kükrer June 3, 2011