EE102

FUNDAMENTALS FOR ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS

ENGINEERING
Faculty of Science Technology and Environment
School Of Engineering & Physics

Final Examination
Semester 2 2017

Mode: Face to Face

Duration of Exam: 3 hours + 10 minutes

Reading Time: 10 minutes
Writing Time: 3 hours

Instructions:
1. This paper has FOUR sections:
Section A: Answer ALL questions [5 marks]
Section B: Answer ALL questions [10 marks]
Section C Answer ALL questions [50 marks]
Section D: Answer Any TWO questions [30 marks]

2. This exam is worth 50% of your overall mark. The minimum exam mark is
40/100.
3. Write your answers in the answer booklet provided.
4. Start each question on a new page.
5. Where applicable, state all assumptions with clear justifications.
6. Unless otherwise stated, all other symbols have their usual meanings.
7. Only non-programmable calculators are permitted.

Total Number of pages = 8

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Acceleration due to gravity, g 9.8 m s-2
Coulomb’s constant, k 9.0  109 N m2 C-2
Charge of an electron, e 1.6  10-19 C
Mass of electron, me 9.11  10-31 kg
Mass of proton, mp 1.67  10-27 kg
Permittivity of free space, εo 8.85  10-12 C2 N-1 m-2
Permeability of free space, 0 4 10-7 T m A-1
Planck’s constant, h 6.63  10-34 J s

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Section C: Answer ALL questions in this section.

C1. The variable resistor in the circuit in figure below is adjusted to maximum
power transfer

a. Find Ro so that maximum power is transferred to the resistance Ro.

(5 marks)
b. Find the maximum power dissipated by Ro. (10 marks)

[15 marks]

Solution

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C2. For the circuit in figure below, find the value of vo using

a. Mesh analysis. (10 marks)

b. Nodal analysis. (10 marks)

(20 marks)

Solution

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C3. In the circuit in Figure below, it is given that i(0)=10A.

a) Find the current i(t) for t > 0. (8 marks )

b) Find the current ix(t) for t > 0. (7 marks)

[15 marks]
Solution

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Section D: Answer any TWO questions. Each question is worth 10 marks.

D1. Find the value of Io using superposition principle.

[10 marks]

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D2. For the circuit below, find Io

[10 marks]
Solution

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D3. Obtain the line currents in the three phase circuits of the figure below

[10 marks]

Solution

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D4. For the figure below, find Vo

[10 Marks]

Solution

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