BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
EE 311L
ACTIVITY NO.6
CIRCUITS WITH TWO POWER SOURCES

SUBMITTED BY:
GROUP NO. 2
LEADER:

VALILA, MARY GRACE CATHERINE I.

CO-LEADER: ENRIQUEZ, EPHRAEM MANUEL

MEMBERS:
CABRERA, CLARISSE JOY
CASTILLO, IAN RENNIER
CALALANG, PAMELA

DOMINGO, ESTEFANY REMUEL

SANCHEZ, CLARENZ

VILLANUEVA, LEVIE JOY

C/Y/S: BS ECE 3B
DATE SUBMITTED: OCTOBER 8, 2015

SUBMITTED TO:
ENGR. DANIEL A. CRISOSTOMO
(INSTRUCTOR)
1st SEMESTER / S.Y. 2015 2016

EE 311L
ACTIVITY NO.6
CIRCUITS WITH TWO POWER SOURCES

I.

OBJECTIVES

TO INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUITS WITH TWO POWER

SOURCES.

TO OBTAIN EVIDENCE FOR THE MATHEMATICAL

RELATIONSHIP THAT HOLD FOR CIRCUITS WITH TWO
POWER SOURCES.

II.

MATERIALS NEEDED

POWER SOURCE: 6V (EB) AND 12V (EA) DC

CONNECTING WIRES

RESISTOR1

RESISTOR2

III.

RESISTOR3

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

I1
I3

VA

IV.

I2
VB

MATHEMATICAL COMPUTATIONS: (SHOW COMPLETE

SOLUTION ANY METHOD)
R1 = 10kOhms
R2 =

5.6 kOhms

R3 =

15 kOhms

V1= 16.83 V
V2= 5.99 V

USING NODAL ANALYSIS

VD = 0
VA VD = 16.83 V

VC VD = 5.99 V

VA= 16.83 V

VC = 5.99 V

AT NODE B
VA VB VC VB VB
+
=
100 00
5600
1500

420000

VCVB
VB
+
=
420000
( VA100VB
00
5600
1 5000 )

42VA 42VB + 75VC 75VB = 28 VB

42VA + 75VC = 145 VB

(42)(16.83) + 75(5.99) = 145 VB

1156.11 = 145 VB
VB = 7.97 V

VB = I3R3
I3 =

V
7.97
=
=
R 15000

ANS:

V2 = I2R2

.53 mA

I3 = .53 mA

I2 =

V CVB 5.997.97
=
=
R3
5600

ANS:

.35 mA

I2 = .35 mA

V1 = I1R1
I1 =

V AVB 16.837.97
=
=
R1
100 00

ANS:

ANSWERS

I1 = .90 mA

I1 =

.90 mA

I2 =

.35 mA

I3 =

.53 mA

V1 = 8.9 V

V2 = 1.98 V
V3 = 7.97 V

V.

EXPERIMENTAL VALUE
VA= 16.83 V
VB= 5.99 V
R1 = 10kOhms
R2 =

5.6 kOhms

.90 mA

R3 =

15 kOhms

I1 =

0.93 mA

I2 =

0.38 mA

I3 =

0.55 mA

V1 = 9.16 V

V2 = 2.134 V
V3 = 8.12 V
VI.

OBSERVATION/CONCLUSION:
MEASURED VALUES:
VA= 16.83 V
VB= 5.99 V

R1 = 10kOhms
R2 =
R3 =

5.6 kOhms
15 kOhms

EXPERIMENTAL

COMPUTED

VALUE

VALUE

I1

0.93 mA

.90 mA

I2

0.38 mA

.35 mA

I3

0.55 mA

.53 mA

V1

9.16 V

8.9 V

V2

2.134 V

1.98 V

V3

8.12 V

7.97 V

CONCLUSION:

PROBLEM NO. 1

1. SOLVE I1, I2, AND I3 IN THE CIRCUIT SHOWN BELOW:

I1

I2
I3

KIRCHHOFFS LAW
A.)METHODS OF ELIMINATION
B.)METHODS OF SUBSTITUTION

C.)METHODS OF DETERMINANTS

BY MAXWELL MESH ANALYSIS (ANY METHOD)

BY NODAL NOTE ANALYSIS

BY SUPERPOSITION THEOREM

GIVEN:
VA= 15 V
VB= 13 V

R1 = 100 Ohms
R2 =

20 Ohms

R3 =

10 Ohms

REQUIRED:
I1, I2, and I3

SOLUTION:
BY KIRCHOFFS LAWS
BY MESH ANALYSIS

BY NODAL ANALYSIS

VD = 0
VA VD = 15 V

VC VD = 13 V

VA= 15 V

VC = 13 V

AT NODE B
VA VB VC VB VB
+
=
100
20
10

100

VC VB VB
+
=
100
( VAVB
100
20
10 )

VA VB + 5VC 5VB = 10 VB
VA + 5VC 6VB = 10 VB
VA + 5VC = 16 VB
15 + 5(13) = 16VB
80 = 16 VB
VB = 5V

V3 = I3R3
I3 =

V 5
= =
R 10

ANS:

.5A

I3 = .5A

V2 = I2R2
ANS:

I2 = .4A

ANS:

I1 = .1A

V CVB 135
=
=
R3
20

I2 =

.4A

V1 = I1R1
V AVB 155
=
=
R1
100

I1 =

.1A

BY SUPERPOSITION THEOREM

WE DIVIDED THE CIRCUIT INTO TWO PARTS CIRCUIT

A AND CIRCUIT B

I1

I2
I3

CIRCUIT A

I1

I2
I3

CIRCUIT B

SOLUTION FOR CIRCUIT A

LOOP 1

AT LOOP 1
110 I1 10 I2 = 15

LOOP 2

AT LOOP 2
-10 I1 + 30 I2 = 0

BY CALCULATION
I1A = 0.1406 A

I2A = 0.0468 A

I3A = I1A - I2A = 0.1406 A 0.0468 A = 0.0938 A

I3A = 0.0938 A

SOLUTION FOR CIRCUIT B

LOOP 1

LOOP 2

AT LOOP 1

AT LOOP 2

110 I1 10 I2 = 0

-10 I1 + 30 I2 = -13

BY CALCULATION
I1B = -0.04 A

I2B = 0.44 A

I3B= I1B - I2B = -0.04 A + 0.44 A = 0.4 A

I3A = 4 A
COMBINING THE RESULTS FOR CIRCUIT A AND B WE
GET:
I1A = 0.1406 A

I1B = -0.04 A

I2A = 0.0468 A

I2B = -0.44 A

I3A = 0.0938

I3B = 0.4 A

I1 = I1A + I1B

I2 = I2A + I2B

I3 = I3A + I3B

I1 = 0.1406 0.04

I2 = 0.44 0.04

I3 = 0.0938 + 0.4

I1 = 0.1 A

I2 = 0.4 A

I3 = 0.5 A

ANS:
I1 = 0.1 A

I2 = 0.4 A

I3 = 0.5 A

PROBLEM NO. 2

2. IN THE CIRCUIT GIVEN IN PROBLEM NO. 1: SOLVE FOR

I3, USING

A. THEVENINS THEOREM
B. NORTONS THEORE

GIVEN:
VA= 15 V
VB= 13 V
R1 = 100 Ohms
R2 =

20 Ohms

R3 =

10 Ohms

REQUIRED:
I3 USING NORTONS AND THEVENINS THEOREM
SOLUTION:
A. THEVENINS THEOREM
B. NORTONS THEOREM
NORTON EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT

LOOP 1

LOOP 2

AT LOOP 1

AT LOOP 2

110 I1 = 15

20 I2 = 13

I1 = .15 A

I2 = .65 A

IN = I1 I2

IN = 0.15 0.65

IN =.5

RN = 100 Ohms + 20 Ohms = 120 Ohms

THE EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT WILL BE:

USING THE CURRENT DIVIDER FORMULA WE GET

I3 =

0.5(120)
130

= 0.49 A

ANS:

I3 = .5A