BUEA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (BIT)

DECEMBER 2018 PRE MOCK EXAMS

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND)
CIRCUIT THEORY

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

EXERCISE 1: Circuit analysis (12 marks)

a) Using source transformation and simplification, determine the voltage between the points
P and Q shown in figure 1.

Figure 1

b) In the circuit shown below the value of the load resistance, R, is chosen so that the load
power dissipation is maximized.
i) Derive the Thevenin equivalent of the network to which the load resistance R is
connected.
ii) Calculate the value of R to maximize the load power dissipation and the value of the
maximum load power.
ii) With the value of R calculated in part (ii) connected in the circuit, calculate the
power supplied by each of the sources.
12 1

+ 1A 4
12V - R

Figure 2
EXERCISE 2: Transient networks (10 marks)

The switch in the circuit in Figure 3 has been closed for a long time. It is opened at t = 0. Find
the capacitor voltage v(t) for t > 0.

t=0
300 Ω
Figure 3
+
100 Ω
50 V +
v(t) i0
2i0
_
0.1 F
_

EXERCISE 3: Two port network (8 marks)

The h-parameters of a two-port network shown in figure 4 are h11 = 1000Ω, h12 = 0.003
h21 = 100, and h22 = 50 x 10-6 . Find V2 and z-parameters of the network if
.

Figure 4

EXERCISE 4: Filters (10 marks)

In the circuit in Figure 5, the op-amps are ideal
(a) Find the voltage v0 when R f   (open circuit) .
(b) Find the voltage v0 when R f  12 k .

40 kΩ Rf
Figure 5
2 kΩ
10 kΩ v0
+
0.4 V _
10 kΩ