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Old exam questions for ECE113 Midterm #1
1) Consider an AC circuit consisting of parallel- and series-connected
components, Y1, Y2 , and Z3, as shown in the figure below.
The input voltage is v(t) = 10 cos(ωt), with f = 60 Hz. The components are:
Y1 = 0.2 + j S, Y2 = 0.8 - j S, & Z3 = +j Ω.
a) Find and sketch the voltage phasor V & current phasor I on a single plot.
b) Find an expression for the time-domain current i (t).
c) What is the net, time-average power supplied by the voltage source?
d) Determine the power factor PF.
2) Consider an AC circuit consisting of two series-connected impedances Z1 and
Z2 as shown in the figure below.
Let Is = 0.1 ∠45º Amps-rms,
Z1 = 1 - j2 Ω , & Z2 = +j1 Ω.
a) Assume f = 1 kHz to find an expression for the time-domain current Is(t)
a) Determine the phasor voltage V & the time-domain voltage v(t).
b) Sketch the voltage and current phasors on one plot.
c) Determine the complex power P & the power factor PF.
d) What is the time-average power consumed by Z1and by Z2?
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3) A sinusoidal voltage, vtest (t) = Vo cos (ωt), is applied to a network of
resistors and Si diodes, and the current is monitored using a scope.
• For Vo = 0.5 volts, the recorded current is the symmetric, sinusoidal
waveform shown in A below.
5 mA
A
-5 mA
• For Vo = 5.0 volts, the current waveform becomes asymmetric as shown in
B below.
a) Propose the simplest possible network consisting of the minimum number of
resistors and diodes that could give these current output waveforms.
HINT: first decide how many diodes are needed, and then figure out the
number and placement of resistors.
b) What are the values of the resistors?
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4) Real silicon diodes and resistors are used to make up the non-linear networks
shown below.
R1
R1 R2 R1
(a) (b) (c) R2
R2
i i i
(1) (2) (3)
-0.6
v v v
0.6 0.6
a) Match the circuits (a), (b), and (c) with the i-v curves (1), (2), and (3).
b) Which inequality, R1 > R2 or R1 < R2 , is consistent with all three i-v curves,
(1), (2), and (3)? In a few well-written sentences, explain the reasoning you
used to get your answer