0.1.

Source Shifting & Transformation Techniques

0.1 Source Shifting & Transformation Techniques

1 Use source shifting and transformation techniques
to find voltage across 2 Ω resistor as shown in Figure 2A
1 3
2 A 4 A 4
1 4 4

3
Figure 5

1 4
3A 2 2
2A +
2 - 3V
Figure 6
The voltage across 2 Ω resistor is
Figure 1: 2018-DEC
2
I = 3 = 1.5 A
2+2
Solution: V = 1.5 × 2 = 3V

3 3V
2 Use source shifting and transformation techniques
+-
to find voltage across a, b resistor as shown in Figure
1 4 3V 7
+- 3
2A 2
2A

Figure 2 6 9

3 3V 5A
+- b a
I1
2V 1 3V 2 8
4
+- +-
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2A 2
Solution:
3
Figure 3

4 1V
+-
6 9
4 3V
5A
+-
b 5A a
2A 2
2 8

Figure 4 Figure 8

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3 60 V
c a
-+
6 3 6
30 V 9
+
12  15 
-
b + a 8
10 V
- 8
2
b
Figure 9
Figure 12: 2018-DEC
3
Solution:
2A 60 V
c a
-+
- + 60 V
15 
b a 3
12  6
15 
1A
8

10  b

Figure 10 Figure 13

3 a

2  10 A
15 
6 12 
b a 4A
1A 8

b
Figure 11
Figure 14
The voltage across a, b resistor is
a

I = 1
3
= 0.3333 A 2
6+3 -
V = 0.3333 × 6 = 2V 20 V +
15 
12 
4A
8
3 Use source shifting and transformation techniques
to find voltage across a, b resistor as shown in Figure
b
12

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Figure 15 18 

Vx
a 15 V 15 V
3 7
-+ +- -+
3
6 15 V

+ 30 V
10  15  - 6
12  4
2A 4A
18 
b
Vx
Figure 16
10 

a 3A 5A

4
6A

10  2
b
The voltage across a, b 18 
resistor is

Vx
V = 6 × 4 = 24V
5 2
+- -+
15 V 10 V

4 Use source shifting and transformation techniques The voltage across 18Ω resistor is
to find voltage across a, b resistor as shown in Figure
12 5
i = = 0.2A
18  25
V = 0.2 × 15 = 3.6V
Vx
3 7 3
DEC 2018 (2017 scheme) DEC 2018 (2015 scheme)
15 V 1 a) Reduce the network shown in Figure 17 to a
5A +
- 6 single voltage source in series with a resistance using
6 source shift and source transformations..
4 Solution:
8
2 3
Solution: A B
45 A 30 V +-
18 

Vx 5 6
15 V 15 V 10 
3 7
+- -+
3
6
Figure 17: 2018-DEC
5A 5A
6 The modified circuit diagram is as shown in Figure
4
18 by shifting the voltage and current sources.

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45 A 8  30 V 30 V 90 A 16  60 V 60 V

+-

+-
3

-+

-+
6
A 2 B A 4 B
5 10 

6 12
45 A 10  90 A 20 

Figure 18 Figure 23

16  60 V 60 V
8  30 V 30 V
360 V -

+
90 V

-+
6
-

+-
+

-+ 3
+-

A 4 B
A 2 B

-+
10 
900 V
-+

5 12
225 V 6 20 
10 
Figure 24
Figure 19
20  6

10  15 A
3 A 10 A B
6A 30 
A 10 A B
15  12
30 A
6
15 A
Figure 25
Figure 20
A 12  4
-+ B
+-

A 6 2 180 V 40 V
-+ B
+-
54 V 20 V
A 140 V 16  B
-+
A 34 V
-+ 8 B
Figure 26
Figure 21

Aug 2020 (2018 scheme EE) 2 c) Apply source

transformation and shifting method to reduce the
Aug 2020 (2018 scheme EE) 2 c) Apply source network shown in Figure 27 to a single voltage source
transformation and shifting method to reduce the in series with a resistance.
network shown in Figure 22 to a single voltage source
in series with a resistance. Solution:

3
Solution:

16 
6 4 1
4
A B
90 A 60 V +-
18 V +- 2 6 Vx
10  12 
20 

Figure 22: 2018-DEC Figure 27: 2018-DEC

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18 V 3 6V
-+
-+ 1.333 1
6A 3
6 Vx
18 V 4 1
-+
Figure 30
2 6 Vx

6A 3 2.57 A 2.333 Vx
Figure 28 6

Figure 31

6
8.57 A 1.312 Vx
1

6A 3 4.5 A 4 2
6 Figure 32
Vx

1.312
Figure 29 I = 8.57 = 1.352 A
1.312 + 7

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