Miami University ECE 205 Spring 2010 Dr.

Chi-Hao Cheng
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

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you need more room, make a clearly indicated note on the front of the page, "MORE ON
BACK", and use the back. The back of the page will not be graded without an indication on
the front.
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pages designated in the headers.
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allowed.
 Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.

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1 20
2 20
3 30
4 30

Total 100

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Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

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[1] (True of False, 5pts for each problem)
(a) [ F ] In the circuit below, Rab=R1
a

(b) [ T ] In the circuit below, Req>6

(c) [ F ] In the circuit below, assume that ix=20A, then i0=10A.

(d) [ F ] There are 8 nodes in the circuit below

Miami University ECE 205 Spring 2010 Dr. Chi-Hao Cheng
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[2] (20pts) Calculate the equivalent resistance at terminals a-b for each of the two circuits.
(a) (10 pts)

5x 20
Rab = 5 (8  20 30)  5 (8  12)   4
25
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(b) (10 pts)

Rab=((20||20)+10)||5=4
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[3] (30 pts) Write three equations based on nodal analysis to solve v1, v2, and v3. Please indicate
your final equations. (Note: You DON’T have to actually solve these equations. Your equations
should only have v1, v2, and v3 as variables, i.e. no variable i in your final answers.)

10V Source: V110=V2 (1)

5i Voltage Source: V2+5i=V3, i=V1/2
V2+5/2V1=V3 (2)
Super Node: V1/2+V2/4+V3/3=0 (3)
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Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

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[4] (30 pts) Write four equations based on mesh analysis to solve mesh current, i1, i2, i3, and i4.
Please indicate your final equations. (Note: You DON’T have to actually solve these equations).

Meshes 1 and 3 form a supermesh.

10  6I3  4  12  3I1  3I 4  0
40  60
R1   2400 /150  16
40  60  50

18  3I1  6I3  3I 4 (1)

But I1  I 3  2 (2)
For mesh 2,
6 I 2  6  4  3I 4  0
10  6I 2  3I 4 (3)
For mesh 4,
9I 4  9  3I3  3I 2  0
9  3I 2  3I3  9I 4  0 (4)

We solve (1) to (4) using MATLAB and obtain,

I1 = 4.256 A; I2 = 3.051 A; I3 = 2.256 A; I4 = 2.769 A.