Name or ID: Lecture Section:

L01, L03 - Anis Haque

L02 - Norm Bartley
L04 - Ed Nowicki

ENGG 325 - Electric Circuits and Systems

Midterm Examination
Monday, October 27, 2008
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Instructions:

• Time allowed is 90 minutes.

• The examination is closed-book.

• Only calculators sanctioned by the Schulich School of Engineering are permitted in

the examination.

• The maximum number of marks is 50, as indicated; please attempt all questions. The
midterm examination counts 25% toward the final grade.

• Please use a pen or heavy pencil to ensure legibility.

• Please answer questions in the spaces provided; if space is insufficient, please use
the back of the pages.

• Please show your work; where appropriate, marks will be awarded for proper and
well-reasoned explanations.
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Name: , ID:

1. Consider the Wheatstone bridge circuit in Fig. Q1. Using a method of your choosing,
determine vab and i5 for the following values of R5 .

(a) R5 = 400 Ω. [7 marks.]

(b) R5 = 0 Ω (i.e., a short circuit). [5 marks.]

R1 R2
400 Ω 1200 Ω
vab _
+ +
16 V _ a b
R5 i5

R3 R4
800 Ω 200 Ω

Fig. Q1. Find vab and i5 for two different values of R5 .

[12 marks total.]

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2. Consider the circuit given in Fig. Q2.

(a) Find all of the mesh currents. [8 marks.]

(b) Find the power in each of the 10V and 7A sources, indicating if it is absorbed
or supplied. [4 marks.]

+ vx _

2Ω
+
3A 20 V _ 7A

4Ω 6Ω

+
10 V _ 2vx 8Ω

Fig. Q2. Find the mesh currents, power in 10V and 7A sources.

[12 marks total.]

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3. Consider the circuit shown in Fig. Q3.

(a) Determine the Thévenin equivalent circuit to the left of the terminals x and y.
[11 marks.]
(b) Predict vxy if a resistor Rxy is now placed across terminals x and y, where:
i. Rxy = 2Ω;
ii. Rxy = 6Ω;
iii. Rxy = 8Ω;
iv. Rxy = 20Ω. [0.5 marks each.]

+
6Ω 12 Ω
9V
24 Ω vxy Rxy
+
_

8Ω 3A
_

y for part (b)

Fig. Q3. Determine the Thévenin equivalent circuit; find vxy for four cases.

[13 marks total.]

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4. Consider the circuit given in Fig. Q4.

(a) Find vy using the principle of superposition. [8 marks.]

(b) Find the power for each source, indicating if it is absorbed or supplied.
[5 marks.]

5Ω

40 Ω 20 Ω +

1.5 A 15 Ω vy 30 Ω
+ _
30 V _ 2vy

Fig. Q4. Find vy by superposition; find power in the sources.

[13 marks total.]

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