Berdibekov GS Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I

Homework 1

1. A Capacitor is a circuit component that stores energy and can be charged when current
flows through it. A current of 3A flows through a capacitor that has an initial charge of
2µC (microCoulombs). After two microseconds, what is the magnitude of the net electric
charge of the capacitor?

2. The current passing though a terminal is given by i = 4t3 − 3t2 A. How much charge
entered the terminal between t=1s and t=3s?

3. The current flowing through an element is

(
5A, if 0 < t < 0.5
f (n) =
3t2 A, if t > 0.5

Calculate the charge entering the element from t = 0s and t = 1s.

4. Select the following statements which is true.

• Charge is measured in units of Amperes.

• It is easy fro an atom to gain extra positive charge carriers.
• Charge is measured in units of Coulombs.
• Charged particles exert influence on all other charged particles.

5. An electric power source supplies a constant current of 4A for 6.5s to a light bulb. The
total energy given off in the form of light and heat is 2.99kJ. Calculate the voltage drop
across the bulb.

6. For the diagram below (Figure 1), the following voltages are specified:

Figure 1: Circuit 1

VA =3V
VD =1V
Va =1V

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The voltage are specified using the labeled references. Va is the value of the voltage
potential at node a.
VB is the voltage drop across a particular element, it is the change in voltage from node
a to node b. Find the value VB in volts.

7. The expression Vab indicates the voltage referenced from node node b to node a. In other
words, imagine Vab being identified in the diagram as having a ”-” at the node b and a
”+” at node a. Find Vab .

8. For the same circuit above (Figure 1), find VC .

9. For the diagram below (Figure 2), the following voltages are specified:

vA =2V
vD =2V
vE =-3V
vG =2V
vH =1V
vab =10V

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Figure 2: Circuit 2

Here, vab indicates the voltage referenced from node b to node a. In other words, imagine
vab being identified in the diagram as having a ”-” at node b and a ”+” at node a. The
other voltages are specified using the labeled references. Find the value of vB .

10. For the same circuit (Figure 2), find vac .

11. For the diagram below (Figure 3), the following voltages are specified:

vA =3V%
vD =1V%
vE =2V%
vG =2V%
vH =-2V%
vab =1V%

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Figure 3: Circuit 3

Here, vab indicates the voltage referenced from node b to node a. In other words, imagine
vab being identified in the diagram as having a ”-” at node b and a ”+” at node a. The
other voltages are specified using the labeled references. Find the value of vC .

12. For the same circuit (Figure 3), find vac .

13. For the same circuit (Figure 3), find vF .

14. Determine the power in Watts across the element if V=10V and I=5A (Figure 4)?

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Figure 4: Circuit 4

15. Is the element in the figure above (Figure 4) generating power or consuming power?

16. Determine the power delivered to an element at t=4ms if the current through the element
is given by

i = 7 cos 60πtA

and the voltage is related to the current by the relationship v = 4i.

17. For previous problem, evaluate your answer when voltage is related to the current by the
relationship v = 5di/dt.

18. How much energy does a 50W bulb consume in four hours?

19. Determine the value of v what i = 2mA and R = 300Ω (Figure 5).

Figure 5: Circuit 5

20. Determine the value of v what i = 2A and R = 1000Ω (Figure 6).

Figure 6: Circuit 6

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21. Determine the value of i what v = 10V and R = 50Ω (Figure 7).

Figure 7: Circuit 7

22. Determine the value of i what v = 2V and R = 1000Ω (Figure 8).

Figure 8: Circuit 8

23. What is the power in watts across the element if V = 0.5V and I = 2A (Figure 9).

Figure 9: Circuit 9

24. What is the power in watts across the element if V = 4V and I = 0.2A (Figure 10).

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Figure 10: Circuit 10

25. What is the power in watts across the element if V = 10V and I = −2A (Figure 11).

Figure 11: Circuit 11

26. What is the power in watts across the element if V = 0.5V and I = −3A (Figure 12).

Figure 12: Circuit 12

27. Is the component in previous problem generating power or consuming power?

28. Suppose that the device above is a 100W lightbulb, and suppose it is being powered by
a 120V power source. What is the current i flowing through the bulb? (Figure 13).

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Figure 13: Circuit 13

29. A resistor has a cylindrical shape with length L = 1mm, cross-sectional area A = 4mm2
as shown below. This resistor has a resistivity of ρ = 20Ω-mm (Figure 14). What is the
resistance of this resistor in ohms?

Figure 14: Wire

30. Based on the information given about the resistor in previous problem: What is the
conductance of the resistor if the length L is increased to 2mm and resistivity of the
material is 10Ω-mm?

31. If the resistor has a length L = 5mm, cross-sectional area A = 4mm2 , and a resistivity
of ρ = 20Ω-mm, what is the current through it in Ampere when a 10V voltage is applied
across it?

32. Select the network from the list below that is equivalent to the following (Figure 15).

Figure 15: Circuit 14

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33. Select the network from the list below that is equivalent to the following (Figure 16).

Figure 16: Circuit 15

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34. How many unique nodes does the circuit have (Figure 17)?

Figure 17: Circuit 16

35. Different points on the circuit are labeled A - I. Which of the following points is on the
same node as G?

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Figure 18: Circuit 17

36. Select all the circuits which are electrically equivalent to the one below (Figure 19). Leave
all which are not electrically equivalent deselected.

Figure 19: Circuit 18

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37. In the circuit below (Figure 20), I1 = 5A, I3 = 7A, I4 = 6A, V1 = 5V , V2 = 18V .
Power delivered by the current source I1 is 90 Watts. Find the magnitude of current I2
in Amperes.

Figure 20: Circuit 18

38. In the circuit above (Figure 20), calculate the value of R1 in Ω.

39. In the circuit above (Figure 20), calculate the value of R2 in Ω.
40. For the following problem, use the figure below (Figure 21). Determine the value of V3 in
volts where Vs = 15V , V1 = 5V , and V2 = 3V . Find the value of V3 .

Figure 21: Circuit 19

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41. For the following problem, use the figure below (Figure 22). Determine the value of V3 in
volts where Vs = 15V , V1 = 6V , V2 = 9V , and V4 = 4V . Find the value of V3 .

Figure 22: Circuit 20

42. In the circuit below (Figure 23), Vs = 15V , V1 = 5V , and V4 = 20V . Find the values of
V3 in volts.

Figure 23: Circuit 21

43. For the following problem, use the figure below (Figure 24). Determine the value of V1 ,
V3 and V4 in volts where V2 = 5V , V5 = 3V , V6 = 2V , and V7 = 4V .

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Figure 24: Circuit 22

44. For the following problem, use the figure below (Figure 25). Given Vs = 12V , V2 = 4V ,
V3 = 2V , R1 = 3Ω, determine the value of the current i passing through the resistor R1 .

Figure 25: Circuit 23

45. Determine the value of i0 in amps in the figure below (Figure 26) where i1 = 1A, i2 = −2A
and i3 = 2A. Find the value of i0 .

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Figure 26: Circuit 24

46. Determine the value of i0 in milliamps in the figure below (Figure 27) where i1 = 5mA,
i2 = 4mA and i3 = −4mA. Put the value of i0 .

Figure 27: Circuit 25

47. Determine the value of i2 in amps in the figure below (Figure 28) where i1 = 1A, and
i3 = 2A. Put the value of i2 .

Figure 28: Circuit 26

48. For the following circuit (Figure 29), Vs1 = 12V , Vs2 = 10V , R1 = 8Ω, R3 = 1Ω, i3 = 2A,
V2 = −2V . Find V1 , V3 , i1 and i2 .

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Figure 29: Circuit 27

49. Given two resistors R1 = 10Ω and R2 = 20Ω connected in series, what is the total
resistance of this configuration?
50. Given two resistors, R1 = 40Ω and R2 = 100Ω, what is the equivalent resistance of the
parallel combination of these resistors, that is R1 k R2 ?
51. Given three resistors R1 = 10Ω, R2 = 20Ω and R3 = 1000Ω connected in parallel, what
is the total resistance of this configuration?
52. Given two resistors, R1 = 200Ω and R2 = 200Ω, what is the equivalent resistance of the
parallel combination of these resistors, that is R1 k R2 ?
53. Determine the value of equivalent R of the circuit (Figure 30).

Figure 30: Circuit 28

54. Determine the value of equivalent R of the circuit (Figure 31).

Figure 31: Circuit 29

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55. Find the equivalent resistance between the points a and b for the circuit below if R1 =
500Ω, R2 = 300Ω and R3 = 500Ω (Figure 32).

Figure 32: Circuit 30

56. Write the equation for the equivalent resistance, Req , between the nodes a and b for the
circuit below (Figure 33).

Figure 33: Circuit 31

57. Find the equivalent resistance, Req, between the nodes a and b if R1 = R8 = 400Ω,
R2 = R3 = 500Ω, R4 = R6 = 100Ω and R5 = 500Ω (Figure 33).
58. Find the equivalent resistance between the points a and b for the circuit below if R1 =
2000Ω, R2 = 500Ω, R3 = 100Ω and R4 = 400Ω (Figure 34).

Figure 34: Circuit 32

59. Find the equivalent resistance between the terminal a and b (Figure 35).

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Figure 35: Circuit 33

60. Find the equivalent resistance of the following circuit between terminals a and b (Figure
36).

Figure 36: Circuit 34

61. In the circuit below, Vs = 30V , R1 = 100Ω, and V2 = 10V . Find the resistance R2 (Figure
37).

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Figure 37: Circuit 35

62. For the circuit below, solve for V3 if R1 = 50Ω, R2 = 200Ω, R3 = 300Ω, and Vs = 15V
(Figure 38).

Figure 38: Circuit 36

63. For the circuit below, solve for V3 if R1 = 100Ω, R2 = 100Ω, R3 = 200Ω, and Vs = 15V
(Figure 39).

Figure 39: Circuit 37

64. For the circuit below (Figure 40), Vs = 15V , and V2 = 5V . Determine the value of the
voltage Vo .

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Figure 40: Circuit 38

65. In the circuit below (Figure 41), Is = 5mA, R1 = 5000Ω, R2 = 3000Ω. Find the current,
I2 , and voltage, v0 , for the circuit below.

Figure 41: Circuit 39

66. For the circuit below (Figure 42), find the value of i1 .

Figure 42: Circuit 40

67. For the circuit below (Figure 43), find the value of i1 .

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Figure 43: Circuit 41

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