EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Dr. Alessio Medda
EEL 3003 Problem Sheet
Valid for 10% of final grade (project substitute)
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Problem 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTAL
Points 25 20 20 20 25 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 255
Score
EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Problem 1 (25) Consider the circuit in the figure below. Assume
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VS 25V RS 15 R1 20 R2 R3 80 R4 60 R5 30 R6 70
RS i0 V0 B R1 R3 A R2 R4 R6 R5
A. Find the equivalent resistance Req between the points A and B. B. Compute the current i0 C. Compute the power dissipated in Req
EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Problem 2 (20) Consider the following circuit. Assume
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V1 25V V2 10V I1 0.5A R1 5 R2 10 R3 20 R4 7
R4 V2
A R1
R3
I1
R2 V1
Find the voltage at point A in the circuit using the Mesh Analysis technique. Clearly mark the voltage drops according with the conventions used in class and the direction of the mesh currents. Include all the necessary details needed to be as clear as possible.
EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Problem 3 (20) Consider the following circuit. Assume
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VS 10V I S 2A R1 50 R2 30 R3 10 RL 250
R1 R3 iR3
Is
R2
VS
RL
Find the current iR3 using the Node Analysis technique. Clearly mark the direction of the currents in each branch. Include all the necessary details needed to be as clear as possible.
EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Problem 4 (20) Solve Problem 2 using the superposition principle
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EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
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Problem 5 (25) Find the Thvenin equivalent circuit for Problem 3. Also, what value of RL maximizes power transfer?
EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Problem 6 (20) Find the Norton equivalent circuit for Problem 3.
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EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Problem 7 (20) Consider the following circuit. Assume steady-state conditions and
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VS 30V L1 2mH L2 10mH C1 10F C2 60F R1 30 R2 50 RL 250
L1 R2 RL C2 L2
Vs
R1
Compute the energy stored in each capacitor and inductor and the power dissipated in RL
EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Problem 8 (25) Consider the following circuit.
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C 0.5F L 2H R 18 RL 24
C
RL
Represent the circuit in impedance form and: A. Find Zeq as a function of B. Consider =377 rad/s, find the numerical value of Zeq C. Represent the impedance in the complex plane. Is this impedance more resistive, capacitive or inductive?
EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Problem 9 (25) Consider the following circuit. Assume
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vS t 125cos 377t R 25 C 0.05F L 0.5H
R
i0 t
A
vS t
C R L
Represent the circuit in impedance/phasor form and: A. Compute the current i0(t) B. Compute the voltage at the point vA(t) C. Represent VS(j), VA(j), and I0(j) in the complex plane
EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Problem 10 (25) Consider the following circuit. Assume
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vS t 300cos 377t V R 65 RL 250
R
3 :1
vS t
V1
V2
RL
vRL t
Find A. The primary and the secondary currents B. vRL t C. The ratio
Pload Psource
D. The reflected source impedance circuit and the reflected load impedance circuit
EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Problem 11 (20) Consider the following circuit. Assume the ON/OFF model for the diode and
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V1 30V V2 5V V3 10V R1 50 R2 10
R1
V1
R2
V2 V3
Assume if the diode is conducting or not
EEL 3003 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Problem 12 (20) Consider the following circuit. Assume
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VS 20V VZ 13V PZ 3W
RS
VS
DZ
RL
Find A. The range for the load resistor B. If the load is removed, can the circuit still operate? What the power rating needs to be for the Zener diode to operate in open circuit?