EE 101H – Electric Circuits
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Practice Problems
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Q1. Use Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law to
determine magnitude and polarity of
the voltage across the resistor R4 in
this resistor network:
Q2. Use Kirchhoff’s Current
Law to find magnitudes and
directions of currents through
all the resistors in this circuit:
10 A
3Ω 6Ω 12 Ω
240 V 30 Ω 60 V
Q3. Using nodal analysis, compute voltage across the 6Ω resistor.
10 A
V3 V4
3Ω V2 6Ω 12 Ω
240 V 30 Ω 60 V
Using Kirchoff’s current law (KCL) at the node 𝑉2 :
𝑉2 −240 𝑉2 −𝑉3
+ +10 = 0 or 2(𝑣2 - 240)+ 𝑣2 - 𝑣3 +60 = 0 giving
3 6
3𝑣2 - 𝑣3 -420=0 …………….………………..(1)
Using KCL at the node 𝑉3 :
𝑉3 −𝑉2 𝑉3 𝑉3 −60
+ + = 0 or 10( 𝑣3 - 𝑣2 ) + 2𝑣3 + 5( 𝑣3 -60) = 0 giving
6 30 12
17𝑣3 - 10𝑣2 -300 = 0 ………………………..…. .(2)
Now, (1) x10 becomes
30𝑣2 - 10𝑣3 - 4200=0 …………… .(3)
and, (2) x3 gives
−30𝑣2 + 51𝑣3 -900=0 …………… .(4)
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(3)+(4) becomes 41𝑣3 -5100=0 => 𝑣3 =124.39 V
Substitution of 𝑣3 in (2) gives 𝑣2 =181.46v
Voltage across the 6Ω resistor is 𝑣2 -𝑣3 = 181.46-124.39 = 57.07 V (Ans)
3V 4Ω
6Ω 2Ω 7V
3Ω
Vx
i
Q4. Using nodal analysis and supernode, find Vx and i in the circuit
V1
3V 4Ω V3
V2
6Ω 2Ω 7V
3Ω
Vx
i
𝑉1 , 𝑉2 , 𝑉3 are the three nodes apart from the reference node. As a source is
connected in between 𝑉1 and 𝑉2 it forms a super node.
Due to the super node V1 - V2: 𝑣1 − 𝑣2 =3
…………………………………(1)
Applying KCL at supernode overlapping V1 and V2:
𝑉2 −7 𝑉2 𝑉1 𝑉1
+ + + =0
4 3 2 6
OR
3(𝑣2 -7)+ 4𝑣2 +6𝑣1 +2𝑣1 = 0 resulting in
8𝑣1 +7𝑣2 =21 ……………………………………(2)
Substitution of (1) in (2) gives
24+8𝑣2 +7𝑣2 = 21
=> 𝑣2 = - 0.2 V
Now, (1) gives 𝑣1 = 2.8
Therefore, i = v1/2 = (3+v2) / 2 = (3-0.2) / 2 = 1.4 A (Ans)
Lastly, Vx = 𝑣2 = - 0.2 V (Ans)
Q5. Use superposition and source transformation to find the value of vx for the
circuit shown below.
20 Ω
10 Ω vx 45 Ω
30 Ω 48 V
24 V 2A
Considering only 24 V source and setting 2A and 48V sources to ZERO the circuit
becomes:
10Ω 20Ω 45Ω
+ Vx 1
-
30Ω
24 V
.
18 Ω
24
i= = 0.5 A
10 + 20 + 18
VX1 = 0.5 x 20 = 10 V
Similarly, considering only the 2 A current source, the circuit is:
10Ω 20Ω 45Ω
+ Vx 2 -
2A 30Ω
Current through 20 Ω is 2 x 10/(10+20+18) = 0.41666 A
Then, Vx2 = i x 20 = 0.416 x 20 = 8.33 V
Considering only the 48 V source,
10 Ω 20Ω 45Ω
+ Vx 3 -
i
30Ω 48 V
.
Using source transformation,
18
i = −1.07 = −0.4 A
18 + (10 + 20)
VX3 = i x 20 = - 8 V
Using superposition,
Vx = VX1 +VX2 +VX3 = 10 + 8.33 – 8 = 10.33 V.
ANOTHER METHOD
Converting both the VOLTAGE SOURCES (24V and 48V) into current sources:
20 Ω
vx
2.4 A 1.066 A
30 Ω
2A
10 Ω 45 Ω
Converting all the CURRENT SOURCES into Voltage sources:
20 Ω 18 Ω
10 Ω vx
19.2 V
44 V
44−19.2 = 0.516A
Loop current i =
10+20+18
VX = 0.516 x 20 = 10.33 V
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