Tutorial Sheet - 02

1. In a series R-L-C circuit, R= 6, L = 0.05H, C=98.8 F and the supply voltage is v(t) = 141.4 sin (t) + 70.7
sin(3t + 30) + 28.8 sin(5t-20) V. Determine the current and the total power in the circuit. =314 rad/s.
2. In a series R-L-C circuit, L is varied to produce resonance keeping the supply frequency and C fixed. The
circuit contains R = 100 , the capacitive reactance Xc = 200 , f= 50 Hz and the supply is 10000 V. Find the
voltage drop across L at resonance and also when the drop across L is a maximum.
3. A series R-L-C circuit is composed of components having values as R=0.2 ohm, L=100mH and C=50F. The
circuit is energized by a source of 24V, 50 Hz.
(a) Determine the voltage (magnitude and phase) across R, L and C.
(b) Find out the resonance frequency of this circuit. Also find out the voltages across R, L and C and Q-factor
for this condition.
4. Determine what value of capacitor (in figure 1) is required to bring the source power factor up to 0.85 (lag).
Also find I before and after the power factor correction. The supply frequency is 50 Hz.
I

2.4
600 0 V

+
C

Load 80 kW
0.8 pf (lag)

30
j 3.2

Fig. 1
5. (a) A single phase, 100V, 50Hz source supplies a single phase load having impedance of 10 and power
factor of 0.8 (lag) through a line of impedance Zline = (2+j6), as shown in Fig. 2. A pure capacitor is connected
in parallel (shunt) with the load. Two voltmeters, V1 and V2, are connected at the source and load terminals
respectively as shown in the figure. Find the minimum value of the capacitance (Csh) such that the readings of
the two voltmeters are exactly same. Find the load current ( I L ) and the source current ( I S ) under this
condition?
(b) Taking the source voltage as the reference, draw a phasor diagram showing the load terminal voltage,
source current, load current and the current into the capacitor ( I C ).
1-, 100V, 50Hz
IS

Zline = (2+j6)
IL

V1

V2

1-
load,
10,
0.8pf
(lag)

IC

Csh
Fig. 2
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6. Determine the wattmeter reading in figure 3 when the open terminal is connected to (a) X, (b) Y and (c) Z.
j2

Z
+

198.5 41 V

+
Wattmeter

100 0 V

-j12

Fig. 3
7. The waveform of the figure 4 represents current with = 10 amp, in a resistor = 10 .
a. For this waveform, sketch power () from = 0 to = 3 when = /2.
b. Sketch the energy () over the same interval specified in (a).
c. Compute the energy absorbed per cycle as a function of a.

Figure : 4

8. The waveform of the figure 4 represents voltage with = 100 of an inductor = 2 mH.
d. Let = 3 and sketch power () from t = 0 to = 3 if (0) = 0.
e. Under the same conditions as (a), sketch energy ().

9. For the linear circuit shown in figure 5a, the input is a current source of magnitude 1 (figure 5b) is applied
at time = 0. The initial conditions for capacitor voltages are 1 (0 ) = 1 and 2 (0 ) = 1. Find
the output voltage response (), 0.
+

()

1 = 1
2 = 2

Figure: 5a

= 2
= 2

()

(t)

Figure: 5b

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10. The network of the figure 6 consists of a current source of value (a constant), two resistors, and a
capacitor. At = 0, the switch K is opened. For the element values given on the figure, determine 2 () for
0.
: 6

1
F
2

11. The switch S in figure 7 is closed until the steady state prevails, and then it is opened. Assuming that the
opening occurs at = 0, find () and () for > 0.
S

10

+
()

2 3

()

Figure: 7

12. In the network shown in the figure 8, a steady state is reached with the switch K open. At = 0, the switch
is closed. For the element values given, determine the value of (0), (0), (0 +) and (0 +). Also
calculate () for 0.
10

Figure: 8

10

20

10

13. The network of the figure 9 was operating in the steady state with the switch K open. At = 0, the switch
is closed. Find an expression for the voltage, () for 0.

Figure: 9

sin

1
2

()

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14. In the network shown in figure 10, the switch is closed at = 0 connecting a voltage source () =
() to a series R-L circuit. For this system, solve for the response ().
10

()

()

15. In the circuit shown in figure: 11, the switch is caused to snap back and forth between the two positions A
and B at regular intervals equal to L/R sec. After a large number of cycles the current becomes periodic, as
shown in the accompanying plot. Determine the current levels I1 and I2 characterizing this periodic waveform.

: 11

()

()

2
1

16. (a). Calculate the (i) r.m.s. value, (ii) average value and (iii) form factor of the voltage signal v(t) as shown
in figure 12(a).
(b) This voltage v(t) is applied across a resistance R of 10 as shown in Figure 13(b). Calculate the power
dissipated in the resistance.
17. The voltage source v(t) as shown in figure 12(a) is connected across an inductance L of 1H through a switch
S as shown in figure 12(c). The switch is turned ON at = 0. Calculate the (i) r.m.s. value and (ii) average
value of the inductor current.

: 12

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18. The voltage source v(t) as shown in Figure12(a) is connected across an R-L circuit through a switch S as
shown in Figure 12(d). The switch is turned ON at = 0. Calculate the minimum and maximum value of
the inductor current at steady state.
19. In the given network (figure 13), the switch K is opened at = 0. At = 0 +, solve for the values of v,

, and 2 2 if = 10 amp, = 1000, and = 1.

13

20. The network shown in figure 14 has the switch K opened at = 0. Solve for , , and 2 2 at

= 0 +, if = 1 amp, = 100, = 10, and = 1.

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Answer Key for Tutorial Sheet - 2

1. 8.04( + 70.1) + 1.92(3 50.6) + 0.4(5 + 105)A; 205.4 W
2. 2000 V; 2236 V
3. (a) = 0.1589.6 V, = 23.4179 V, = 47.4 0.35 V;
(b) = 71.17 Hz, = 223.6, = 24 V, = 5366.5690 V
4. = 366.5 F, () = 328.04 42.1 A, () = 286.4 31.8 A
5. = 382 F, = 10 36.86 A, = 1036.86 A
6. (a) 1202.8 W, (b) 2203.6 W, (c) -497.9 W
7.
a.
b.
c. 1000( )
8.
9. For > 0, () = 4

2 )

V
10. For > 0, 2 () = 0 (1 0.67
11. For > 0, () = 30 32 V, () = 10 32 A
12. (0 ) =

10
3

40

10

V , (0 +) = 21 V , (0 ) = 0 V , (0 +) = 21 V
10

For > 0, () = 21 2527 V

13. () = 0 ( 2 ) + 0 (2 ) + 0 (1 ) 1 ,
2

1 2

where 2 = ()2 + , 2 = 1 (1 ) , 1 = ()2 +

14. For > 0, () =

( ) +

() ,

1 +2

, 2 = 1 (1 + 2 ).

Where = , = ( 2 + ()2 ) , 2 = 1 ( ) .
1

15. 1 = 1+ 1 , 2 = 1+ 1
16.

a.

i. 7.746 V
ii. 0 V
iii. 1.29
b. 6 W
17. (i) 37.95 A
(ii) 30 A
18. -9.997 A, 9.975 A
19. (0+ ) = 0,

0+

20. (0+ ) = 100 V,

= 107 V/s ,

0+

2 0+
2

= 104 V/s ,

= -1010 V/ 2

2 0+
2

= 106 V/ 2
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