ESC201A Assignment 1

Instructor: Abhishek Gupta

2023-2024 I Semester

Topics
Circuit Analysis, Votage/current division, KCL-KVL, nodal and mesh analysis, superposition

Questions
1. The digital multimeter (DMM) is a device commonly used to measure voltages. It is equipped with two
leads (usually red for the positive reference and black for the negative reference) and an LCD display
lead at the top node and the negative lead on the bottom node. Using KCL, explain why would we
ideally want a DMM used in this way to have an infinite resistance as opposed to zero resistance.
2. Find the equivalent resistance between X and Y in the circuit shown where R1 = 8Ω, R2 = R3 =
2Ω, R4 = 7Ω.
1
R

R2
R4
X Y

R3

3. For the circuits below, R1 = 50Ω, R2 = 500Ω, R3 = 100Ω, R4 = 50Ω, R5 = 25Ω and R6 = 50Ω.
(a) Use current division to find current i through R5 .
R1 R4

5 mA

R2 R5

R3 R6 i

(b) Use voltage division to find voltage v across R2 .

1
 R1 R4

10 V + v R2 R5
−

R3 − R6

4. Use the concept of series/parallel resistances and voltage and current division to determine the current
i in the circuit shown below.

20Ω 15Ω

4Ω 15Ω

5Ω 15Ω
i
+ 5Ω
− 48 V 24Ω

8Ω

5. Use superposition theorem to solve for current i in the circuit shown below.

24 V
8Ω
+
−

4Ω 4Ω

+ 3Ω 3A
− 12 V

6. In the given circuit, use nodal analysis to find the value of k, that will cause vy to be zero.

1Ω 2Ω 2Ω

+ +

+ vy +
6 V vx 4Ω 2A kvx
− −

− −

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7. Three appliances — an 850W coffee maker, a 1200W microwave oven, and a 900W toaster — are
connected in parallel to a 120V circuit with a 15A circuit breaker.
(a) Draw a schematic diagram of this circuit.
(b) Which of these appliances can be operated simultaneously without tripping the circuit breaker?

8. Find V0 using Nodal Analysis.

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