Faculty of Engineering

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

EENG223 Circuit Theory I

Midterm Exam
Spring 2015-16

18 April 2016
Duration: 100 minutes

Instructor: M. K. Uyguroğlu

STUDENT’S
NUMBER
NAME
SURNAME
GROUP NO.

Problem Points
1 25
2 25
3 25
4 25
TOTAL 100
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Problem 1

Find V0 in Fig. P1 using nodal analysis.

Figure P1

KCL at the SUPERNODE:

V1 V1  12 V1  12  V0
   8m  2 m  0
3k 6k 2k

Multiply both sides of the above equation by 6k:

2V1  V1  12  3V1  36  3V0  48  12  0

6V1  3V0  12.........(1)

KCL at V0 :

V0  V1  12 V0
  2m
2k 1k
Multiply both sides by 2k :
V0  V1  12  2V0  4
V1  3V0  16........(2)

Multiplication of Eq.(2) by 6 and addition to Eq.(1) yields:

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15V0  84
84
V0   5.6 V
15

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Problem 2
Use mesh analysis to find I 0 in the circuit in Fig. P2.

Figure P2

i3  i2  4m  i3  i2  4m

There are 3 meshes and 2 current sources. This implies that only one KVL
Equation will be written. Mesh II and Mesh III constitute a supermesh.
Therefore KVL will be written around the SUPERMESH.

6  1ki2  2k (i2  4m)  2k (i2  4m  2m)  1k (i2  2m)  0

6ki2  6  8  4  2  4
4
i2   mA
6

4 8
I 0  i1  i3  2m  ( m  4m)   mA
6 6

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Problem 3
Use superposition to find V0 in the circuit of Fig.P3.

Figure P3

V0  V0  V0

Where
6k
V0  3  2 V (using voltage division principle)
6k  1k  3k

And using current division principle the current flowing through 6 k resistor can be
found.
 3k 
V0   2m  6k  4 V
 3k  6k 

Therefore
V0  2  4  6V

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Problem 4
Find the value of RL for maximum power transfer in the circuit in Fig. P4 and the
maximum power that can be transferred to this load.

Figure P4

When RL  RTH it will absorb maximum power.

Maximum power:

VTH 2
Pmax 
4 RTH

In order to find RTH , open circuit voltage will be found between the
terminals of RL .

KCL at Voc :
Voc  V1
 2m
4k
or
Voc  V  8........(1)

KCL at V1 :
V1  3 V1 V1  Voc
  0
3k 6k 4k
or
4V1  12  2V1  3V1  3Voc  0
9V1  3Voc  12........(2)

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Multiplication of Eq.(1) by 9 and addition to Eq.(2) gives:

6Voc  60
Voc  10 V
Since VTH  Voc
VTH  10 V

In order to find RTH , All independent source values are set to 0. (Replace
voltage source with short and current source with open circuit)

3k  6k
RTH  4k  3k / /6k  4k   6k
3k  6k
Therefore when RL  6k  then
102 100
Pmax    4.167 mW
4  6k 24k

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