EEE-201 Circuits Theory I - Fall 2020 Homework #2: Voltage Source. Is This Power Generated or Consumed?
EEE-201 Circuits Theory I - Fall 2020 Homework #2: Voltage Source. Is This Power Generated or Consumed?
Homework #2
1) Find i1 by first finding the Norton equivalent circuits to the left of the line ab and the right of the line cd.
3V
3Ω a c 2Ω
7Ω 10 A 10 Ω 18 Ω 2Ω 2Ω
20 V i1 3V
b d
2) The open-circuit voltage of a battery is measured to be 9.12 V. When a 15 Ω resistor is placed across its
terminals, the voltage drops to 8.86 V.
a) Find the Thevenin equivalent of the battery.
b) Find the Norton equivalent of the battery.
c) Find the maximum current that the battery can supply.
d) Find an equation for instantaneous power delivered to a load resistor RL connected to the terminals
of the battery. Using calculus, find the value of RL required to deliver the maximum power to RL.
What is the value of this maximum power?
70 kΩ 20 kΩ 10 kΩ
30 kΩ
2Ω
i1
4) Using nodal analysis, find i1:
5i1 A 4Ω 18 V
1Ω
5Ω
2V 3Ω
5)
a) Use the nodal analysis method to find i in the - 2Ω
following circuit. 2.5 - 2vx
vx
Ω +
b) Find the power associated with the independent + 1A
voltage source. Is this power generated or i
consumed?
c) Find the power associated with the current source.
Is this power generated or consumed?
6) Use the mesh analysis method to find ia and ib in 1A
the following circuit:
5Ω 1Ω 3Ω
ia ib
3Ω 12 V
20 V
4 kΩ
3 mA
7) Find the power absorbed in the 3 kΩ
resistor using mesh analysis. 25 V
4 kΩ
+
-
5 3 2 10
mA kΩ kΩ mA
8) A particular power source is modelled by the circuit on the left hand side below with A=200. The load
circuit on the right hand side is used to model the internals of a motor with 1 Ω connection resistance, and
motor resistance Rmotor.
1Ω 5Ω 2Ω 1Ω
+ +
vx 5Ω Rmotor
5 mA 2Ω
Avx -
-
1Ω