AUK (Spring 2015)

ELEG 220 Final Exam

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,

College of Arts and Sciences,
American University of Kuwait,
P. O. Box 3323, Safat, 13034
Kuwait

ELEG 220 (Spring 2015) Final Exam

Title: Electric Circuits

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Date: 30/05/2015
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Notes:
1. Answer the first 7 questions, and attempt question 8
2. Time allowed is 150 minutes (140 + 10 for E.C.)
3. There is a maximum of 10% extra credit!
4. Show all your work in details
5. Use matrix form to represent your final equations
6. Show directions of all assumed currents and polarities of all assumed voltages
7. Answers must be provided in the same booklet (use the space effectively)
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Q1. For the circuit, shown in figure (1), find

i. the value of i,
ii. the voltage across the 15- resistor (show polarity), and
iii. the power delivered by each source (indicate delivering/absorbing).

[8 + 3 + 9 marks]

Figure (1)

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Q2. For the circuit, shown in figure (2),

i. draw the Nortons equivalent circuit between the terminals of RL,
ii. determine the maximum power that can be delivered to RL, and
iii. determine the current that is delivered to RL = 300 .

[12 + 4 + 4 marks]

Figure (2)

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Q3. For the ideal Op-Amp circuit, shown in figure (3), assuming Ig = 1 mA, find
i. the value of vo,
ii. the value of io, and
iii. the range of Ig to avoid saturation, if VCC = 24 V.

[8 + 4 + 8 marks]

Figure (3)

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Q4. For the RL circuit, shown in figure (4), find

i. a time-expression for current in the inductor, iL(t), for t > 0,
ii. a simple graph for vR(t), showing vR(0-), vR(0+), vR(), and vR(), and
iii. the time at which the 1-k consumes 20% of the initial energy, stored in L.

[8 + 6 + 6 marks]

Figure (4)

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Q5. For the RLC circuit, shown in figure (5), find

i. iL(0+) and vC(0+),
ii. a time-expression for vC(t), t > 0, and
iii. the amount of energy stored in L, at t = 5 s.

[4 + 8 + 8 marks]

Figure (5)

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Q6. For the circuit, shown in figure (6), is = 2 cos(t + 90), where = 200,000 rad/s, find
i. the impedance of both L and C,
ii. the total impedance of the circuit, ZT,
iii. a time-domain steady state expression for v, and
iv. the time delay between v and the input current (indicate lag/lead).
[4 + 6 + 5 + 5 marks]

Figure (6)

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Q7. For the ideal Op-Amp circuit, shown in figure (7), find
i. a symbolic expression for vo as a function of vs, R1, Rf, when Cf is removed,
ii. a symbolic expression for vo as a function of vs, R1, Cf, when Rf is removed,
iii. a symbolic expression for vo as a function of vs, R1, Rf, and Cf, and
iv. a suitable application/function for each of the above configurations.
[4 + 4 + 6 + 6 marks]

Figure (7)

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Q8. For the circuit, shown in figure (8), the following matrix for the mesh currents was
developed by inspection:
10 8 0 ia 40
8 20 6 i = 0

0 6 10 ic 20
Find
i. the values of each resistor,
ii. the values of v1 and v2, and
iii. the corresponding matrix for the nodal analysis of va and vb (dont solve it).
[5 + 2 + 3 marks]

Figure (8)

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ELEG 220 Formula Sheet

Thvenins/Nortons equivalents: RTh = Req =

VOC ,
VTh = VOC and I N = I SC
I SC

Maximum Power Transfer: RL = RTh = RN and Pmax =

VTh2
I2R
= N N
4 RTh
4

Ideal Op-Amp: v p = vn , i p = in = 0 and VCC vo VCC

di
1
1 t
, i=
v( )d + i (t0 ) , p = vi and w = L i 2

t
0
L
dt
2
1
dv
1 t
Capacitor: i = C
, v=
i ( )d + v(t0 ) , p = vi and w = Cv 2

t
0
C
2
dt
Inductor: v = L

dx 1
= ( x f xi )e t /
dt
L
dx
RL circuits: x f = i () , xi = i (0+ ) = i (0 ) , = eq , vL = L
dt
Req

General First Order Response: x(t ) = x f ( x f xi )e t / and

RC Circuits: x f = v() , xi = v(0 + ) = v(0 ) , = ReqCeq , iC = C

R
1
(series RLC), =
(parallel RLC), and 0 =
2L
2 RC

dx
dt

1 (series/parallel RLC)
LC

Characteristic roots: s1, 2 = 2 02 (over/critical) and s1, 2 = j 02 2 = jd (under)

Overdamped: x(t ) = x() + A1e s1t + A2 e s 2 t

dx(0+ )
1
1
= s1 A1 + s2 A2 = iC (0+ ) or vL (0+ )
dt
C
L
Critically damped: x(t ) = x() + D1te t + D2 e t

x(0+ ) = x() + A1 + A2 and

1
dx(0+ )

1
= D1 D2 = iC (0 + ) or vL (0+ )
dt
C
L
Underdamped: x(t ) = x() + B1e t cos(d t ) + B2 e t sin(d t )

x(0+ ) = x() + D2 and

x(0+ ) = x() + B1 and

1
1
dx(0+ )
= B1 + d B2 = iC (0+ ) or vL (0+ )
dt
C
L

e j = cos j sin and cos = (e j ) and sin = (e j )

V = Vm e j = Vm (cos + j sin ) = Vm

Z1 = V1e j1 = V1 cos 1 + jV1 sin 1 = V11 and Z 2 = V2e j 2 = V2 cos 2 + jV2 sin 2 = V22

Z1Z 2 = V1V2e j (1 + 2 ) , Z1 / Z 2 = (V1 / V2 )e j (1 2 ) and Z1 Z 2 = (V1 cos 1 V2 cos 2 ) + j (V1 sin 1 V2 sin 2 )
Resistance: (V and I are in phase): I = I m i and V = RI m i V = RI
Inductor (V leads I by 90): I = I m i and V = LI m ( i + 90 ) V = jLI

1
1
I m ( i 90 ) V =
I
C
j C
1
Z R = R , Z L = j L , Z C = j
C

Capacitor (V lags I by 90): I = I m i and V =

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