EE 101/102: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENT NO: 1B
DC CIRCUITS
Q1. Find the current delivered by the battery.
5Ω 1oΩ

4Ω 20Ω

8Ω
6oV

12Ω
15Ω
5Ω

Q2. Assuming 𝑅𝐿 is the load resistor, find the Thevenin equivalent circuit.

20Ω
50V
10Ω

30Ω
RL=40Ω
100V

Q3. In the network shown below, find the current through 90 Ω resistor.

40Ω 60Ω

70V 90Ω 180Ω 36V

Q4. Using superposition theorem, find current which flows in each resistor of the circuit.

3Ω 6Ω

8Ω
10V 12Ω 10V

10V

1
Q5. Find the equivalent resistance between the terminals ab, where all the resistance are given in
ohm(Ω).

35Ω
b

8Ω

15Ω
a
22Ω

Q6. Find the value of E which permits a dissipation of 180 W in the 20 Ω resistor.

5Ω

E 8Ω 24Ω 15Ω 20Ω

10Ω

Q7. Using superposition theorem, find the current flowing in 𝑅2 = 20 Ω.

5Ω
40Ω

20Ω
100V R2=20Ω 16Ω

100V

Q8. Find the current in 2kΩ resistance in the given figure

1kΩ 1kΩ

2kΩ
1kΩ 1kΩ

6V

Q9. For the given figure find the Thevenin voltage 𝑉𝑎𝑏

2
 10Ω 10Ω

6A 5Ω a 10Ω DC 16V

Q10. Find the Thevenin voltage of given figure across AB

1Ω 20x
A
x

2V 1Ω 2Ω

Q11. In the given figure find the equivalent resistance across terminal ab
a

1Ω

1Ω 1Ω
1Ω
1Ω

1Ω
1Ω 1Ω
1Ω
b

Q12. In the given figure find the power supplied by the voltage source
1Ω

1Ω 1Ω
1A
DC 10V

1Ω 2A

1Ω

3
Q13. Find the Z in the parallel circuit using nodal analysis
I=27.9 57.8A

3Ω

z 5Ω
AC -j4Ω
V=50 30°V

Q14. In the given circuit what value of 𝑅𝐿 maximizes the power delivered to it. Find the maximum
power also.
Vx
4Ω

a
4Ω
Vx 4Ω

DC RL
100V

Q15. Verify the Tellegen’s theorem in the given figure

5Ω 23Ω

DC 7Ω DC
10V 12V

Q16. An inductor has a current passing through it which varies in time as shown in figure. Find
the corresponding voltage drop variation with time across the inductor if inductor is 0.1mH.

4
 I(Amp)

10

0.4 0.5 0.6

Time(sec)
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.9

100

Q17. The current variation given in figure below is made to flow through the capacitor of
capacitance 0.01F. Find the capacitance voltage variation as a function of time.

I(Amp)

10

0.4 0.5 0.6

Time(sec)
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.9

100

ANSWERS
Q1. 2.86 A
Q2. Voc=130 V, Rth=22 Ω
Q3. 0.448 A
Q4. I3=0 A, I6=0 A, I8=0 A, I12=0.835 A
Q5. 18.75 Ω
Q6. 165 V
Q7. 1 A
Q8. 0 A

5
Q9. -1.5 V
Q10. 3.36 V
8
Q11. 15 𝛺

Q12. 0 W
Q13. 5(cos30+jsin30) Ω
Q14. 4 Ω, 625 W
Q16.

VL

10

0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9

Time(sec)
0.1 0.7
-5
10

Q17.

Vc

225

150

100

50

t΄
Time(sec)
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9