EE102 Fundametals for Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Short Test I 2019-Solution

Duration: 50 Minutes Weighting: 7.5%

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1 . A uniformly charged rod of length L and total charge Q lies along the x axis as shown. Find
the components of the electric field at the point P on the y axis a distance d from the origin.

Solution
(5marks)

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 2. Use mesh analysis to find 𝑣𝑜 for the circuit below (10 marks)

Solution

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 3. Use source Transformation to find 𝑣𝑜 for the circuit below. (10 marks)
6v0 6Ω
- +

3Ω
+
6Ω v0 +
_ 20V
-

Solution
v0

Transform the dependent voltage source (6v0) in

series with the 6Ω resistance to a current source:
6Ω
2Ω
3Ω
+
6Ω v0 +
20 V
_
-

2v0
Transform the dependent current source (v0) 2Ω
- +
in parallel with the 2Ω resistance (equivalent
of 6 3 ) to a voltage source: +
6Ω v0 +
20 V
_
-
i

KVL for the loop : 8i  2v0  20  0 v0  6i  i  1 A  v0  6 V

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 4. Use superposition to find the voltage v0 in the circuit in the figure below.(10 Marks)

6A

5Ω 5Ω
+
5Ω
+
12 V v0
_ 3A _

Solution

1-) Apply the 12 V- source:

5Ω 5Ω
+ By voltage division:
12 V
+ v01 5Ω
_
_

5
v01   12  4 V
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2-) Apply the 6 A- source:

6A

By current division:
5Ω 5Ω
+
v02 5Ω
_
5 
v02    6A   5  10 V
 15 
3-) Apply the 3A- source:

5Ω 5Ω By current division:
+
v03 5Ω
3A 5 
_
v03     3A   5  5 V
 15 

 v0  v01  v02  v03  4  10  5  9 V

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 5. Use Nodal analysis to find 𝑣𝑜
(10 marks)

Solution

KCL at Supernode (1-2)

𝑉1 𝑉 2 𝑉2 −24
2𝑚𝐴 = + 4𝐾Ω +
6𝐾Ω 4𝐾Ω

KVL at Supernode

−𝑉1 − 6 + 𝑉2 = 0

𝑉2 = 𝑣0 = 2𝑉

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