There were 4 sets of questions in the mid-term test.

However, the questions were identical in 4

sets and they differ only in values of resistance and sources. Solution is given for Set A only.
EG1108 Electrical Engineering / Page 2
Q.1 Consider the circuit below with R
1
=10 , R
2
=15 , R
3
=20 , R
4
=5 , and I
4
=0.1 A.
Find V
S
using Ohms law, KVL and KCL.


I
4
=0.1 A
Voltage across R
4
R
4
I
4
=(5)(0.1) =0.5 V
Same voltage appears across R
2
and R
3
.

Current through R
3
(0.5V)/20 =0.025 A
Current through R
2
(0.5V)/15 =0.033 A
Current through R
1
0.1+0.025+0.033 =0.158 A

V
S
=(0.158)(R
1
) +0.5 =(0.158)(10) +0.5 =2.08 V































There were 4 sets of questions in the mid-term test. However, the questions were identical in 4
sets and they differ only in values of resistance and sources. Solution is given for Set A only.

EG1108 Electrical Engineering / Page 3
Q.2 Write a set of node voltage equations for the circuit shown below. [R
1
=10 , R
2
=10 ,
R
3
=10 , R
4
=10 , I
S
=2 A]. Do not solve the simultaneous equations.



I
x
=
v
3
-v
2
R
3
=
v
3
-v
2
10
, 2I
x
=
v
3
-v
2
5


v
1
-v
2
R
1
= I
S
+2I
x
,
v
1
-v
2
10
= 2 +
v
3
-v
2
5
I
1
+I
2
-2I
3
= 2u
Node V
1
:

Node V
2
:
v
1
-v
2
R
1
+I
x
-
v
2
R
2
= u
v
1
-v
2
10
+
v
3
-v
2
10
-
v
2
10
= u I
1
-SI
2
+I
3
= u

2I
x
+I
x
+
v
3
R
4
= u S
v
3
-v
2
10
+
v
3
10
= u 4I
3
-SI
2
= u
Node V
3
:






















There were 4 sets of questions in the mid-term test. However, the questions were identical in 4
sets and they differ only in values of resistance and sources. Solution is given for Set A only.
EG1108 Electrical Engineering / Page 4
Q.3 (a) Find Thevenins equivalent between nodes x and y of the circuit shown below.
[V
in
=4 V, R
in
=240 , R
o
=20]
(b) If a load is connected between x and y, what is the maximum power delivered
to that load?


(a)
Find V
OC
:
V
in
R
in
R
o
6i
V
OC
i
+
-
x
V
OC
+
-
y

I
o
) i
0C
= -6i(R = -12u
i =
I
n
-I
0C
n
=
4 -I
0C
24u

R
I
0C
= -12ui = -
4-v
OC
2
, I
0C
= -4 V
Find I
SC
:
V
in
R
in
R
o
6i
V
xy
=0
i
+
-
x
y
I
SC

I
SC
-6i
i =
I
n
-I
x
R
n
=
=
4 -u
24u
=
1
6u

I
SC
= -6i = -
1
10
,
There were 4 sets of questions in the mid-term test. However, the questions were identical in 4
sets and they differ only in values of resistance and sources. Solution is given for Set A only.

V
O
-4 V
R
1h
=
v
OC
I
SC
Th
=V
C
=
= 4u
(b)
For maximum power transfer, R
h L
=R
T
So, load c rr I =
v
Th
u ent
L
R
Th
+R
L
=
40+40
-4
= S A -u.u
Power P
L
= (I
L
)
2
R
L
= (-u.uS)
2
(4u) = u.1W
There were 4 sets of questions in the mid-term test. However, the questions were identical in 4
sets and they differ only in values of resistance and sources. Solution is given for Set A only.
EG1108 Electrical Engineering / Page 5
Q.4 Find the voltage V
ab
using superposition theorem. [R
1
=5 , R
2
=10 , R
3
=5 , I
1
=12
A, V
1
=120 V, I
2
=10 A]
5
10
5
12
10
120
a
b


I
10
= 12
0.1
0.2+0.1+0.2
= 2.4 A I
ub,1
= (2.4)(1u) = 24 V

I
soucc
=
120
||5)
=
120
12.5
= 9.6 A
10+(5
I
5
=
9.6
2
= 4.8 A, I
ub,2
= (-I
5
)(S) = -24 V

I
10
= 1u
0.1
0.2+0.1+0.2
= 2.u A I
ub,3
= (2.u)(1u) = 2u V

I
ub
= I
ub,1
+I
ub,2
+I
ub,3
= 24 -24 +2u = 2u