TUTORIAL-2
UES013: Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Topic: DC Circuits-2
(Source transformation, Problems with dependent sources, Star-delta transformation, DC transients)
1. Find i0 in Fig. 1 using source transformation. [Answer: i0 = 1.78 A]
Fig. 1
2. Use source transformation to find current through 2 Ω in the circuit of Fig. 2. [Answer: I = 21.28 mA]
Fig. 2
3. Determine v3 in the circuit of Fig. 3. [Answer: v3= 104.16 V]
Fig. 3 Fig. 4
4. For the circuit in Fig. 4, find i1 to i3. [Answer: i1 = 15 A, i2 = 11 A, i3 = 17 A]
5. Obtain the equivalent resistance Rab for the circuit in Fig. 5. [Answer: Rab= 2.2394 Ω]
Fig. 5
6. Explain the limitations of superposition theorem. Use the superposition principle to find vo and io in Fig 6.
[Answer: vo = 34.139 V, io = 2.2759 A]
Fig. 6
7. For Fig. 7: i) Find the Thevenin equivalent circuit; ii) Calculate the current through load, if a load of 10 Ω
is connected at terminals a-b; iii) What resistor connected across terminals a-b will absorb maximum power
from the circuit? What is that power? [Answer: i) Vth= 2.667 V, Rth= 1.867 Ω, ii) I10Ω = 0.225 A, iii) Rab=Rth,
Pmax=0.95 W]
Fig. 7
8. Assume vC(0)= 100 V in the circuit of Fig. 8. Find vC, vx and i0 for t ≥ 0. [Answer: vC = 100e-0.25t V, vx =
33.333e-0.25t V, i0 = -8.333e-0.25t A]
Fig. 8 Fig. 9
9. For the circuit Fig. 9, find i(t) for t > 0. [Answer: 5e-2t A]
10. The switch in Fig. 10 has been closed for a long time. It opens at t = 0. Find i(t) for t > 0. [Answer: (4 + 2
e-10t) A for all t > 0]
Fig. 10 Fig. 11
11. Find the capacitor voltage for t < 0 and for t > 0 in the circuit as shown in Fig. 11. [Answer: v(t) = 15 V for
t < 0, v(t) = (5+10 e-0.125t ) V for t > 0]