Circuits for Electrical Power

Cairo University
Engineering (EPE2010)
Faculty of Engineering
Problems Sheet (6)
Electrical Power Department
Laplace Transform in Circuit Analysis

1) A 400Ω resistor, a 12.5mH inductor, and a 0.5µF capacitor are in series.

a) Express the s-domain impedance of this series combination as a rational function.
b) Give the numerical value of the poles and zeros of the impedance.

2) Find Vo(s) and vo(t) and in the circuit shown in Figure (1),
a) if the initial energy is zero.
b) if the initial voltage on the capacitor is 150V.
140 5mH
+
t=0
90V 1.25µF vo
-
Figure (1)

3) The switch in the circuit shown in Figure (2) has been in position x for a long time. At t = 0 the
switch moves instantaneously to position y.
a) Construct an s-domain circuit for 𝑡 > 0.
b) Find Io.
c) Find io.
50 y 100 io
x
t=0
75V 312.25µF 500mH

Figure (2)

4) There is no energy stored in the circuit in Figure (3) at the time the sources are energized.
a) Find and I1(s) and I2(s)
b) Use the initial- and final-value theorems to check the initial- and final-values of i1(t)
and i2(t)
c) Find i1(t) and i2(t) and for 𝑡 > 0

i1

i2

Figure (3)

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5) Find vo in the circuit shown in Figure (4) if 𝑖𝑔 = 10𝑢(𝑡)𝑚𝐴. There is no energy stored in the
circuit at 𝑡 = 0.

vo
+
vϕ -
-

Figure (4)

6) There is no energy stored in the circuit in Figure (5) at the time the switch is closed.
a) Find I1
b) Use the initial- and final-value theorems to find 𝑖1 (0+ ) and 𝑖1 (∞)
c) Find 𝑖1

t=0 i1

Figure (5)

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