Introduction to Circuit Analysis

Practice Assignment 1-Solutions

Week 1

Fundamentals of Electric Circuits: Chapter 1

Problem 1.
How many coulombs are represented by these amounts of electrons?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)

(a) q = 6.482x1017 x [-1.602x10-19 C] = –103.84 mC

(b) q = 1. 24x1018 x [-1.602x10-19 C] = –198.65 mC

(c) q = 2.46x1019 x [-1.602x10-19 C] = –3.941 C

(d) q = 1.628x1020 x [-1.602x10-19 C] = –26.08 C

Problem 2.

Determine the current flowing through an element if the charge flow is given by
(a) q(t) = (3t + 8) mC
(b) q(t) = (8t2 + 4t – 2) C
(c) q(t) = (3e–t – 5e–2t) nC
(d) q(t) = 10sin(120πt) pC
(e) q(t) = 20e–4t cos(50t) µC

(a) i = dq/dt = 3 mA
(b) i = dq/dt = (16t + 4) A
(c) i = dq/dt = (-3e-t + 10e-2t) nA
(d) i=dq/dt = 1200 cos 120 t pA
(e) i =dq/dt = − e −4t (80 cos 50 t + 1000 sin 50 t )  A
Problem 3.

Find the charge q(t) flowing through a device if the current is:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(a)
(b)
(c)

10e -30t
q(t) =  10e -30t sin 40t + q(0) = ( −30 sin 40t - 40 cos t)
(d) 900 + 1600
= − e - 30t (0.16cos40 t + 0.12 sin 40t) C
Problem 4.

A current of 7.4 A flows through a conductor. Calculate how much charge passes
through any cross-section of the conductor in 20 seconds.

q = I * t = 7.4 x 20 = 148 C
Problem 5.
Determine the total charge transferred over the time interval of 0  t  10s when
A.
Problem 6.

The charge entering a certain element is shown in Fig. 1.23. Find the current at:
(a) t = 1 ms (b) t = 6 ms (c) t = 10 ms

30

Figure 1.23
For Prob. 1.6.

(a) At t = 1ms, 15 A

(b) At t = 6ms, 0A

(c) At t = 10ms, –7.5 A

 Problem 7.

The charge flowing in a wire is plotted in Fig. 1.24. Sketch the corresponding
current.

Figure 1.24
For Prob. 1.7.

25A, 0t2
dq 
i= = - 25A, 2t6
dt 
 25A, 6t8

which is sketched below:

Problem 8.

The current flowing past a point in a device is shown in Fig. 1.25. Calculate the
total charge through the point.

Figure 1.25
For Prob. 1.8.

q is the area under the curve.

Problem 9.

The current through an element is shown in Fig. 1.26. Determine the total charge
that passed through the element at:
(a) t = 1 s (b) t = 3 s (c) t = 5 s

Figure 1.26
For Prob. 1.9.

(a)

3  5 1
q =  idt = 10  1 + 10 −  + 5 1
(b) 0  2 
= 15 + 7.5 + 5 = 22.5C

(c)
Problem 10.

A lightning bolt with 10 kA strikes an object for 15  s. How much charge is

deposited on the object?

q = it = 10x103x15x10-6 = 150 mC
Problem 14.

The voltage v across a device and the current i(t)

through it are
v(t) = 10cos(2t) V, i(t) = 20(1 – e–0.5t) mA

Calculate:
(a) the total charge in the device at t = 1 s.
(b) the power consumed by the device at t = 1 s.

(a)
= 20(1 – 0.303 + 0.5) = 23.94 mC.

(c) p(t) = v(t)i(t);

v(1) = 10cos(2 rad) = 10cos(114.6) = –4.161 volts;
i(1) = 20(1-e-0.5)(10–3) = 20(0.393)(10–3) = 7.9*10-3 Amps = 7.9 m-amps
p(1) = (–4.161)(7.9)(10–3) = –32.744 mW
Problem 15.

The current entering the positive terminal of a device is i(t ) = 6e −2 t mA and the voltage
across the device is v(t ) = 10di / dt V .

(a) Find the charge delivered to the device between t = 0 and t = 2 s.

(b) Calculate the power absorbed.
(c) Determine the energy absorbed between t = 0 and t = 3 s.

− 0.006 2t
2

q =  idt =  0.006e dt =
2
- 2t
e
(a) 0 2 0

(
= −0.003 e − 1 = -4
)
2.945 mC

(b) V this leads to p(t) = v(t)i(t) =

(-0.12e-2t)(0.006e-2t) = –720e–4t µW

(c) = –180 µJ
Problem 16.

Figure 1.27 shows the current through and the voltage across an element. (a)
Sketch the power delivered to the element for t >0. (b) Find the total energy
absorbed by the element for the period of 0< t < 4s.

i (mA)

60

0 2 4 t(s)

v(V)

0 0 2 4
t(s)

-5

Figure 1.27
For Prob. 1.16.
(a)

which is sketched below.

p(mW)

300

1 2
4 t (s)

-300

(b) From the graph of p,

Problem 21.

A 60-W, incandescent light bulb operates at 120 V. How many electrons and coulombs
flow through the bulb in one day?

q = i *t = 0.5 x 24 x 60 x 60 = 43.2 kC
Problem 22.

A lightning bolt strikes an airplane with 40 kA for 1.7 ms. How many coulombs of
charge are deposited on the plane?

q = it = 40 x 103x 1.7 x 10–3 = 68 C

Problem 24.

A utility company charges 8.2 cents/kWh. If a consumer operates a 60-W light

bulb continuously for one day, how much is the consumer charged?

W = pt = 60 x24 Wh = 1440 Wh = 1.44 kWh

C = 8.2 cents x 1.44 = 11.808 cents

Problem 25.

A 1.5-kW toaster takes roughly 3.5 minutes to heat four slices of bread. Find the
cost of operating the toaster once per day for 1 month (30 days). Assume energy
costs 8.2 cents/kWh.

3.5
Cost = 1.5 kW  hr  30  8.2 cents/kWh = 21.52 cents
60
Problem 29.

An electric stove with four burners and an oven is

used in preparing a meal as follows.
Burner 1: 20 minutes Burner 2: 40 minutes
Burner 3: 15 minutes Burner 4: 45 minutes
Oven: 30 minutes
If each burner is rated at 1.2 kW and the oven at
1.8 kW, and electricity costs 12 cents per kWh,
calculate the cost of electricity used in preparing the meal.

(20 + 40 + 15 + 45)  30 
w = pt = 1. 2kW hr + 1.8 kW hr
60  60 
= 2.4 + 0.9 = 3.3 kWh
Cost = 12 cents  3.3 = 39.6 cents
Problem 30.

Reliant Energy (the electric company in Houston, Texas) charges customers as

follows:
Monthly charge $6
First 250 kWh @ $0.02/kWh
All additional kWh @ $0.07/kWh

If a customer uses 2,436 kWh in one month, how much will Reliant Energy charge?

Monthly charge = $6

First 250 kWh @ $0.02/kWh = $5

Remaining 2,436–250 kWh = 2,186 kWh @ $0.07/kWh= $153.02

Total = $164.02
Problem 32.

A telephone wire has a current of 20  A flowing through it. How long does it take for a
charge of 15 C to pass through the wire?

i = 20 µA

q = 15 C

t = q/i = 15/(20x10-6) = 750 x 103 hrs

Problem 35.

The graph in Fig. 1.33 represents the power drawn by an industrial plant
between 8:00 and 8:30 A.M. Calculate the total energy in MWh consumed by the
plant.

Figure 1.33
For Prob. 1.35.

energy = (5x5 + 4x5 + 3x5 + 8x5 + 4x10)/60 = 2.333 MWhr

Problem 36.

A battery may be rated in ampere-hours (Ah). A lead-acid battery is rated at 160 Ah.
(a) What is the maximum current it can supply for 40 h?
(b) How many days will it last if it is discharged at a rate of 1 mA?

(a) i = (160 Ah)/(40 h) = 4 A

(b) t = (160 Ah)/(0.001 A) = (160,000 h)/((24 h)/day) = 6,667 days
Problem 37.

A 12-V battery requires a total charge of 40 ampere-hours during recharging. How

many joules are supplied to the battery?

W = pt = vit = 12 x 40 x 60 x 60 = 1.728 MJ
Problem 38.

How much energy does a 10-hp motor deliver in 30 minutes? Assume that 1
horsepower = 746 W.

P = 10 hp = 7460 W

W = pt = 7460  30  60 J = 13.43  106 J = 13.43 MJ

Problem 39.

A 600-W TV receiver is turned on for 4 hours with nobody watching it. If electricity
costs 10 cents/kWh, how much money is wasted?

W = pt = 600 x 4 = 2.4 kWh

C = 10cents x 2.4 = 24 cents