14 Revision lecture 2
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• Periodic waveforms – r.m.s quantities
• Logic operations, gates
• Magnetic circuits
14.1 Example
For the waveform shown below determine the period, frequency, mean and
r.m.s. voltage.
Each of the non-straight segments of the waveform are exponential func-
tions of time given by expressions of the form
v (V)
exp( 400t) or exp( 400t).
1
0.2
t (ms)
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
−0.2
−1
Method. [12%]
14.2 Example – Past paper 2005, Question 5
5. A signal generator has a source resistance of 600 Ω. A 100 Ω load resistor
connected to its output terminals must dissipate 1 mW.
(a) Determine the required peak-to-peak amplitude of the source voltage if its
waveform is sinusoidal and its mean value zero. [5%]
(b) Determine the duty cycle required to deliver the same power using pulse
width modulation of a rectangular waveform which varies from
(i) a minimum of zero to a maximum of +10V, [3%]
(ii) a minimum of zero to a maximum of +5V, and [2%]
(iii) a minimum of –5V to a maximum of zero. [2%]
6. (a) Determine the complex impedance, at a frequency of 1 kHz, of the network
shown in Fig. Q6. [6%]
(b) A 10 V, 1 kHz a.c. voltage source is connected to the terminals of this
network. Sketch a phasor diagram having the source voltage as reference
and showing the magnitude and phase of the resistor current, the capacitor
current and hence the total current. [8%]
14.3 Example
The network shown below includes one XOR and one AND gate. Write a
truth table showing the values of outputs M and N for all possible 0 and 1
values of A and B. If the output is a 2-bit number in which N is the most sig-
nificant bit, determine the function that the gate array performs on the 1-bit
input binary numbers A and B.
A
M
B
N
(c) If the source frequency varies, will this network act as a low-pass filter, a
high-pass filter, or neither? Briefly explain your answer. [3%]
14.4 Example – Past paper 2004, Question 7
7. A coil of 500 turns is wound onto a circular ring of mean diameter 50 mm and
square 10 10 mm cross-section, as shown in Fig. Q7. The material of the ring
has a relative permeability of 180.
(a) Calculate the magnetomotive force, stating units, when a current of 4 A flows
in the coil. [2%]
(b) A parallel-sided cut, 2 mm thick, is made across the ring cross-section.
Calculate the force which acts between the faces of this cut. [8%]