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Chapter 3

The document contains a series of electrical engineering problems involving circuit analysis, including finding resistor values for maximum power transfer, applying Thevenin's theorem, and using superposition theorem to determine currents in various circuits. Each problem is accompanied by a figure and provides specific answers for the calculations. The problems cover a range of scenarios with different resistor configurations and voltage sources.

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Chapter 3

The document contains a series of electrical engineering problems involving circuit analysis, including finding resistor values for maximum power transfer, applying Thevenin's theorem, and using superposition theorem to determine currents in various circuits. Each problem is accompanied by a figure and provides specific answers for the calculations. The problems cover a range of scenarios with different resistor configurations and voltage sources.

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Basic Electrical Engineering

Tutorial
1. Consider the electric circuit shown in Figure 1. Determine: (i) the value of R so that load of 20 Ω
should draw the maximum power, (ii) the value of the maximum power drawn by the load. [Ans: 30 Ω;
180 W]
R
10 Ω 3Ω 10 Ω
45 V 45 V 45 V

30 Ω 30 Ω 10 Ω
180 V 10 Ω
60 Ω 20 Ω

10 Ω 10 Ω 10 Ω

Figure 1 Figure 2

2. Use Thevenin’s theorem to find the current through 3 Ω resistor in the network given in Figure 2. [Ans:
1.05 A]

3. Find the value of RL in the network shown in Figure 3 necessary to obtain maximum power in it. Also
find the maximum power in RL. [Ans: 5 Ω; 1.25 W]

6Ω 2Ω

6Ω RL
10 V

Figure 3
4. In the network shown in Figure 4 (a) and 4 (b), find the value of RL necessary to obtain maximum
power in RL and the maximum power dissipated in RL. [Ans: a) 6 Ω, 0.667 W; b) 150 Ω, (25/24)W]

12 Ω 300 Ω 25 Ω
2Ω
200
6Ω RL 100 V Ω RL
12 V
50 Ω

Figure 4 (a) Figure 4 (b)

5. In the circuit of figure 5, find the power loss in the 1 Ω resistor by Thevenin’s Theorem. [Ans: 5.33 W]
X R

X Y 10 Ω
10 Ω

2 Ω
5 Ω 1Ω
2A +
5 Ω -
+ 10 V
- 5A 24 V

Figure 5 Figure 6

6. What should be the value of R such that maximum power transfer can take place from the rest of the
network to R in figure 6? Obtain the amount of this power. [Ans: 5.33 Ω; and 188mW]
7. Find the current through 3 ohms resistor of the circuit shown in Figure 7, using the superposition
theorem. [Ans: 1.0 A]
A

2V
2Ω 2Ω 5Ω 10 Ω RL = 15
A
20 Ω

100 V
1V 3V
3Ω 50 V

B B
Figure 7 Figure 8
8. Determine the current flowing in the resistor RL of the circuit shown in Figure 8 by using
superposition theorem. [Ans: 4 A]
9. Find the current in 0.5 Ω resistor in the network shown in Figure 9 by using superposition
theorem. [Ans: 3.503 A]
0.5 Ω 4V 2Ω

1Ω 2Ω 1Ω
4V 2Ω
1Ω

15 V
20 V
6Ω
Figure 9 Figure 10
10. Find the load current in 6 Ω resistor in the circuit by using superposition theorem (see Figure 10).
[Ans: 0.57 A]

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