UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
ENEL2EA ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES 1

TUTORIAL SHEET NO.3

1. For the voltage divider circuit shown in Fig. Q1, use Kirchhoff’s voltage law and Cramer’s
rule to determine:

i) The current in each of the voltage sources (7.5A, 7.0A)

ii) The current in the 6- resistor (7.5A)

 3

150 V 6 7A 24 V

Fig. Q1

2. Using KVL and any other circuit reduction techniques, determine in Fig.Q2 below:
a. The current through the 4- resistor 0.854A)
b. The current through the 5- resistor (-0.244)
c. The current through the 6- resistor (1.098A)

 8V 5

Fig. Q1

10 V 9
6 2A

Fig. Q2

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 3. Use nodal analysis to calculate in Fig.Q3, the current in each of the three resistors.
(IR1=0.421A, IR2=0.0525A, IR3=0.474A)

R1=5 R3=4

R2=2

10V 6V

8V

Fig.Q3

4. For the circuit shown in Fig.Q4, determine using KCL and Cramer’s rule:
a. The node voltages (5.65V, 7.56V)
b. The current through the 0.2- resistor (40.5 A)

10V
vs
0.2

80A 0.125 20A

0.143 R2

Fig.Q4

5. Apply the mesh current techniques in Fig.Q5 to analyze:

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 a. The currents in the 2- and 3- resistors.
b. The current in the 6-V source
c. The current in the 1- resistor

2A
R2


vs
6V

2

3 1 5

4Vs
v

Fig. Q5

6. Determine the Thevenin equivalent circuit with respect to the terminals a and b for
the circuit below. (Ans: VTH=64.8V, RTH=6 )

12 

5 8

72 V 20 

Fig. 6

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7. Determine the Norton equivalent circuit with respect to the terminals a and b for
the circuit below. (Ans: IN=6 A, RN=7.5 )

a
2

15 A
8 12 

10 
b
Fig. 7

8. A voltmeter with an internal resistance of 100 k is used to measure the voltage

VAB in the circuit below. What is the voltmeter reading? (Ans: 168 V)

12 k 15 k

36 V 18 mA 60 k VAB

Fig. 8

9. Use a series of source transformations to determine the voltage v in the circuit

below. How much power does the 120-V source deliver to the circuit (Ans: 48 V;
374.4W)

20  1.6 
60 V 36 A
120 V 6
v 8
5

Fig. 9

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10. For the circuit below, find the value of RL that results in maximum power being
transferred to RL. Then calculate the maximum power that can be delivered to RL.
When RL is adjusted for maximum power transfer, what percentage of the power
delivered by the 360-V source reaches RL? (Ans: 25 ; 900 W; 35.7%)

30 

360 V 150  RL

Fig. 10

11. For the circuit below containing dependent sources, determine the Thevenin
equivalent (Ans: VTH=-5V; RTH=100).

2 k
a
I

5V 20I V1 25  Vab
3V1

Fig. 11