Basic DC Network
1. Use Ohm’s Law and Kirchoff’s Law to find the value of R in the circuit shown in Fig. P1
2. The terminal voltage and terminal current were measured on the device shown in Fig. P2. The values of
v and i are as given in the table. Use these to plot v vs i and compute the equation of the line. Use the
equation to construct a circuit model for the device using an ideal voltage source and a resistor. Further,
use the model to predict the power that the device will deliver to a 40 resistor.
v (V) i (A)
i
100 0
R + 180 2
200V + v
260 4
± 120V 24 8 340 6
420 8
Fig. P1 Fig. P2
3. The voltage and current at the terminals of an automobile battery during a charge cycle are shown in
Fig. P3. Calculate the total charge transferred to the battery.
16
12
12
Fig. P3
i (A)
v (V)
8
8
4
4
| | | | |
4 8 12 16 20
4 8 12 16 20
t (ks)
t (ks)
4. If the interconnection in Fig. P4 is valid, find the total 60V
Fig. P4
power delivered/consumed by each source in the circuit. If
±
the interconnection is not valid, explain why. 25A 20A 100V
±
5. For the circuit shown in Fig. P5, determine v0. Find the 5A
power delivered by (i) 300 V source and (ii) 10 A source.
Check to see if the total power delivered equals the total
power consumed.
5
Vs ± 8 24 15 20
10
Fig. P5 Fig. P8
6. An electric heater draws 1000W from a 250V source. How much power does it take from a 200V
source? What is the value of the resistance of the heater?
7. A black box contains an ideal voltage source and an ideal current source connected in parallel. What is
the overall behavior of this black box – that of a voltage source? that of a current source? or both?
8. For the circuit shown in Fig. P8, find the value of Vs that will dissipate 180 W in the 20 resistance.
Further determine the power delivered by the source.
9. Show how you could connect five 5 resistors, to get (a) Req = 4 and (b) Req = 6 , all five resistors
being connected in each case.
10. For the battery charger modeled by the
circuit of Fig. P10, find the value of the
adjustable resistor R so that; a) A charging
current of 4 A flows, b) a power of 25 W is
delivered to the battery, c) a voltage of 11 V Fig. P10
is present at the terminals of the battery.
11. Compute the power absorbed by the two 16
: resistors shown in Fig. P11
12. In Fig. P12,
(a) Let Vx = 10 V, find Is. (b) Let Is = 50A, find Vx. (c) Calculate the ratio Vx/Is
Note:allresistancesareinohms
Fig.P11 Fig. P12
Nodal and Mesh Analysis
4Ω
Q1. In the circuit of Fig. 1, determine (a) the current
flowing through 4Ω resistor (b) voltage across the 4Ω
resistor with the assistance of nodal analysis 2Ω
technique. 8Ω 2A
+
- 2V
3A
Fig.1
io
10 Ω
4Ω 5Ω Q2. In the circuit of Fig. 2, compute (a) all the nodal voltages
(b) current flowing through 10 Ω resistor. Use nodal analysis
technique.
20 Ω 5Ω 15 Ω
+
- 15 V 4io 10 V 0.5vx
Fig.2
10 Ω
5A
Q3. In the circuit of Fig. 3, determine the voltage
across 20Ω resistor with the assistance of nodal vx 20 Ω 8Ω
0.25vx
analysis technique.
Fig.3
Q4. In the circuit of Fig. 4, compute (a) the
current flowing through 40Ω resistor (Io) (b)
voltage across the 80Ω resistor with the use of
nodal analysis technique.
Q5. In the circuit of Fig. 5, find the (a) Current
through 5 Ω (b) Power output from the current source 5Ω
(c) Power output from the voltage source. Use nodal 2Ω 4Ω
analysis.
Io
6Ω 20 Ω 1A 5V
2Ω
10 Ω 10 Ω
(=R1) (=R2)
Fig. 05
20 Io 40 V Q6. In the circuit of Fig. 6, find (a) Voltage across VR1
(b) Voltage across VR2 using nodal analysis method.
Fig. 06
A B
Q7. In the circuit of Fig. 7, determine (a) the current
flowing through 50Ω resistor (b) all the mesh currents + 30 Ω
- 100 V
with the assistance of mesh analysis technique.
H
G C
40 Ω 20 Ω
2Ω 2Ω +
80 V 50 Ω
+
- 150 V -
6V 4Ω F E D
Fig. 07
3A
Q8. In the circuit of Fig. 8, compute (a) all the mesh
currents. Use super mesh concept.
1Ω 8Ω
B
Fig. 08
Ω
10
0
0
10
Ω
Q9. In the bridge circuit of Fig. 9, determine the current flowing
through 10Ω resistor connected between B & D terminals with
the assistance of mesh analysis technique.
A C
10 Ω
Q10. In the circuit of Fig. 10, the power absorbed by 2Ω is 12.5 Ω
15
W, compute the value of K in this circuit. Use mesh analysis 0
20
0
Ω
technique.
2Ω 5Ω
D
10 Ω
+ Vo - 12 V
10 Ω
+
-
Fig. 09
4V 5A
KVo
4Ω 2Ix 2Ω
Fig.10 10V 6Ω Ix 12V
Q11. In the circuit of Fig. 11, find the (a) Current through
6 Ω (b) mesh currents. Use the mesh analysis method.
Fig.11
20 Ω 40 Ω
15 Ω
60 Ω 100 Ω 0.6 A
Q12. In the circuit of Fig. 12, find (a) all
3A 10 V the mesh currents (b) verify the power
balance in this circuit. Use Mesh
analysis.
Fig.12
