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Basic Electrical and Electronics Quiz-3 Max. Time: 20 mins

1) Find the resonant frequency for the circuit in figure 1. if R = 2Ω,

L = 1 mH, C = 0.4 mF. Also determine the (peak) amplitude of current
at that frequency. [2+2]
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Solution: fr= 2𝜋√𝐿𝐶 = 252Hz

Figure 1.
𝑉𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 20
Ir= = = 10A
𝑍𝑒𝑞 2

At resonant frequency the reactance of inductor and capacitor cancel each other’s effect, so Zeq = R.

2) For the circuit shown in Figure 2.

a) Find and plot vc(t) if Vs was a 4V DC source. [3 + 1]
b) Plot vc(t) for t>0 if a waveform shown in Figure2b. was applied at Vs. [2]

Figure 2. Figure 2a. Figure 2b.

Solution: vc(0) = 12V

vc(∞) = 4V
Ʈ = ReqC = 2x3 = 6s
vc(t) = 4 + 8𝑒 −𝑡/6

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b) Vc(0) = 12V, after first 5s after closing switch vc(t) = would have reached 7.48V
vc(5) = 4 + 8𝑒 −5/6 = 7.48V
After which the 4V input pulse goes to zero so vc(∞) = 0V.