EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits Final Exam

Faculty of Engineering
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
EENG223 Circuit Theory I
INFE221 Electrical Circuits
FINAL EXAM
Spring 2008-09

23 June 2009
Duration: 120 minutes
Instructor: O. Kukrer

Solve all 5 Problems

STUDENTS
NUMBER
NAME
SURNAME
GROUP NO.

Problem
1
2
3
4
5
TOTAL

Points
20
20
20
20
25
105

EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits Final Exam

1. In the circuit of Figure 1,
(a) Find the current io using nodal analysis. (10 pts)
(b) Find the current io using mesh analysis. (10 pts)

io
12 V

12
8

Figure 1

+
vx

5vx

6A

(a)
supernode

KCL for the supernode :

io
12 V

v1

5v x

v1
6 5v x 0 v x v1 v1 1.25 V
5
v2 v1 12 13.25 V

12
8

v2

+
vx

v3
5vx

6A

KCL for node 3 :

v3 v2 v3 v1
122v1 3v2
v v

0 v3
38.45 V i0 1 3 3.1 A
8
12
5
12

(b)
io
12

KVL eqn. can be written only for mesh 1:

i1

12 V

12 12i1 8(i1 i3 ) 0

+
8
5

+
vx

i2

5vx
6A

i3

(1)

i3 5v x 5( 5i2 ) 25i2
i3 i2 6 A

i2 0.25 A

Substitute in (1)

i3 6.25 A

i1 i0 3.1 A

EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits Final Exam

2. In the circuit of Figure 2,

(a) Find R so that maximum power is transferred to the resistance R. (15 pts)
(b) Find this maximum power. (5 pts)

2A
Figure 2

6
1

10 V

8V

(a) Thevenin equivalent at the terminals of R must be found.

Voc:

By source transformation:
2A
4

1
+

10 V

oc

KVL: 10 2 4 8 I 0 0

RTh:

Th

8V

10 V

I0

oc

4V

RTh 4 P(1 6 P6) 4 P4 2

For maximum power transfer

(b)

I 0 1 A Voc 10 4 I 0 6 V

6
1

2V

Maximum power transferred: Pmax

R RTh 2
VTh2
4.5 W
4 RTh

EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits Final Exam

3. In the circuit in Figure 3, the op-amps are ideal
(a) Find the voltage v0 when R f (open circuit) . (10 pts)
(b) Find the voltage v0 when R f 12 k . (10 pts)

40 k

Figure 3

2k
0.4 V

10 k

v0

10 k

(a) When R f

40 k

v01 20 0.4 8 V

2k
+

10 k

v +2

v0

v 01

0.4 V

10
v01 4 V
20
v0 v2 4 V

v2

10 k

(b) When R f 12 k , the first amplifier may be considered as a summing amplifier, with inputs which
are the 0.4 V and v0.

40
10
40
0.4 v0 (8 v0 ) V
12
3
2
10
5
v2
v01 (4 v0 ) V
20
3
8
v0 v2
v0 4 V v0 1.5 V
3
v01

EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits Final Exam

4. The switch in the circuit in Figure 4 has been closed for a long time. It is opened at t = 0. Find
the capacitor voltage v(t) for t > 0.

300

t =0

Figure 4

+
50 V

v (t)

2 i0

100

i0

0.1 F

At t = 0- the circuit is under dc conditions:

300

KVL for the loop:

3 i0
50 V

i0

2 i0

100

v (0 )

50 300(3i0 ) 100i0 0
i0 0.05 A

v (0 ) 100i0 5 V

When the switch is opened at t = 0:

v (0 ) v (0 ) 5 V

+
2 i0

KCL at node A: iC 3i0

iC

100

Also, iC C

v (t)

i0

0.1 F

dv
v
, i0
dt
100

dv
3
dv

v
0.3v
dt
100
dt
v (t ) v (0).e 0.3t 5e 0.3t V
0.1

OR the solution could be found by determining the time constant as ReqC , where Req is found from
the circuit
A

+
2 i0

vt

100

it

i0

vt 100i0

Req

vt 100

it
3

KCL:

it 3i0

100
10
0.1
s v (t ) v (0).e t / 5e 3t /10 V
3
3

EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits Final Exam

5.The switch in the circuit in Figure 5 has been closed for a long time. It is opened at t = 0.
(a)
(b)

Find the current i(t) for t > 0. (20 pts)

Find the total energy dissipated in the 120 resistor after the switch is opened. (5 pts)

t =0

10 F

Figure 5
200
10 A

100 mH

i(t)

120

(a) At t = 0- the circuit is under dc conditions:

+ v (0 )

10 A

200

i (0 )

120

i (0 ) 10 A

v (0 ) 0 V

When the switch is opened at t = 0, the resulting circuit is a source-free RLC circuit:
10 F
+ v (t)
i(t)

100 mH

120

At t = 0+

i (0 ) i (0 ) 10 A .

1
1

103 rad./s
6
LC
0.1 10 10
R
120

600 / s, < 0
2 L 2 0.1 H

Therefore, the response is under-damped. The solution for the current has the form

i (t ) e t B1 cos(d t ) B2 sin(d t )

d 02 2 800 rad./s

To find the unknown coefficients, the initial conditions are applied. First the initial condition for the time
derivative of current must be determined.

di
di
1
v (t ) Ri ( t ) 0
(0 ) v(0 ) Ri(0 ) 10.(0 1200) 12000 A/s
dt
dt
L
i (0) B1 10 A
KVL:

EENG223 Circuit Theory I / INFE221 Electric Circuits Final Exam

di
e t B1 cos(d t ) B2 sin(d t ) e t d B1 sin(d t ) d B2 cos(d t )
dt
di
12000 600( 10)
t0
(0) B1 d B2 B2
7.5 A
dt
800
i (t ) e 600 t 10cos(800t ) 7.5sin(800t ) A
(b) The energy dissipated in the resistor is the total energy stored in the inductor and the capacitor at
t = 0+ ,

Wtotal

1 2 1 2
1
Li (0 ) Cv (0 ) 0.1 102 5 J
2
2
2