Introduction to Electrical Engineering

Tutorial -1 (DC Circuits) 1. Determine R1 for the network

2. Eight holiday lights are connected in parallel as shown in Fig. a. If the set is connected to a 120-V source, what is the current through each bulb if each bulb has an internal resistance of 1.8 k ohms? b. Determine the total resistance of the network. c. Find the power delivered to each bulb. d. If one bulb burns out (that is, the filament opens), what is the effect on the remaining bulbs? e. What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of the parallel system compared to the series arrangement?

3. A portion of a residential service to a home is depicted in Fig. a. Determine the current through each parallel branch of the network. b. Calculate the current drawn from the 120-V source. Will the 20-A circuit breaker trip? c. What is the total resistance of the network? d. Determine the power supplied by the 120-V source. How does it compare to the total power of the load?

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4. For the network : a. Determine the open-circuit voltage VL. b. If the 2.2-k ohm resistor is short circuited, what is the new value of VL? c. Determine VL if the 4.7-k ohm resistor is replaced by an open circuit.

5. Determine the current through each resistor and voltage through the labeled nodes with respect to ground in the ladder circuit given below.

6. Find the voltage across AB in the circuit given below.

7. Determine the current i in the circuit given below.

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8. Given the circuit, determine VB, IC, and VCE.

9. The circuit of Figure is referred to as a bridge circuit and is used extensively in electronic and scientific instruments.

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10. Find the voltage Vab for the circuit

11. For the circuit, find the indicated currents and voltages., I1,I2 and Vab

12. Simplify the circuit and determine the voltage Vab.

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13. Using delta-Y or Y-delta conversion, find the current I for the circuits

14. If all the resistors of the cube in Fig are 10 ohms, what is the total resistance? (Hint: Make some basic assumptions about current division through the cube.)

15. For the multiple ladder configuration shown below: a. Determine I. b. Calculate I4. c. Find I6. d. Find I10.
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16. Using Y-Delta or Delta -Y conversions, determine the total resistance of the network.

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